4th of July

We went to Lake Keowee for the 4th of July and had a great time! Grant go to try out some new activities too....here are some pictures!

Uncle Rhett and Grant hanging out

Aunt Brittani's dog, Bailey, was so much fun to play with! And he was very patient with Grant!

Grant caught his first fish, with Papa Bill and Luke's help of course
Pulling the fish in with Grant's fishing rod

Touching the fish's mouth

Enjoying some of the toys at the lake

Hanging out on the float inside before we head outside

Checking out the pool table

Feeding the ducks and fish some bread

4th of July outfit!

Golfing in my 4th of July outfit

On the dock

Luke and Grant floating

Riding in the boat!

New Nursery.....Grant takes over!

Now that I am finally starting to feel a little human again, we have been working on the new baby's nursery. Since we decided NOT to take Grant out of his crib, we borrowed a neighbor's crib. This means that baby girl Johnson has a little bit of a cramped nursery since there is a queen size bed in the room. We painted the walls gray and I bought some pink bumpers. I also bought some pink curtain panels but haven't gotten those hung up yet. So for now, the room is painted and the crib is all set. Guess who is LOVES the new crib! This crib has a drawer at the bottom so Grant can climb all the way in the crib on his own using the drawer as a step. He immediately climbed in and said "high!" since the mattress is all the way up. He thought that was the best thing in the world. He started jumping up and down saying "high, high". He has officially taken over the pink blanket that I bought too. Then, I got the mobile out and he was amazed. It is really funny to see how much he loved that now because he was never really interested in it when he was little. He just wants to have anything new for himself so it is going to be very interesting when this baby arrives!

Standing up and jumping around!

He even laid down and said "night, night" one time, lol!
Figuring out the mobile

Loving the new pink blanket and his straw hat

Update on Baby Girl Johnson

I had my 24 week appointment today and her heart rate was 135 which is normal. Ironically, it is lower than Grant's was at this point but she is way less active than he was too. We are hoping for a calm little girl! My next appointment will be in 4 weeks to get my Rhogam shot and do the Glucose Tolerance Test (I chose the fruit punch flavor this time so let's hope it is better than the lemon lime was). We will also have our last ultrasound in 4 weeks too. I am feeling much better FINALLY! Still not as good as I did with Grant but the countdown is on. Being pregnant in the summer is just miserable too for anyone who wants a fall baby like I thought I did, lol!

Spaghetti, Watermelon and a pile of shredded cheese! What a mess but a ton of fun!

Left Handed Maybe and Another New Toy

We have been wondering if Grant will be left or right handed since both Luke and I are Lefties! It appears, at this point, that he is a little of both right now. He seems to be Right footed...he kicks everything with his right foot first. But.....he is Left handed in that he throws with his left hand. And we found out this weekend that he bats and golfs Left handed!

He makes us laugh lately with the phrase "Oh Wow" at random times when he hears or sees something new. He also put his shirt on almost all by himself this morning and was so excited! He ran around pointing to his shirt and saying "Gwant, Gwant" defining that he did it himself.

This weekend was our neighborhood garage sale. We spotted a train table and of course....we couldn't pass it up. It was a great deal ($30) considering how much they cost in the store! Grant loves it! We are running out of room with all these toys but it is fun to watch him get so excited.

Golfing Left handed

I think this hat is just a little big
The new train table

I even have an apron to hold the pieces

Grilling and Swim Lessons

We have been getting lots of use out of the grill these days.....and Grant has been using his a lot too! Corn is one of his favorite foods right now and he loves to eat it right off the cobb.

We went to swim lessons again today and Grant still loves it! Today, they learned how to blow bubbles in the water, use their arms to swim after ducks, dunk their heads under water without being scared and let go and swim to someone else. One little girl in his class cries the entire time so we are thankful that Grant is not like that. When the instructor asked Grant to swim towards him from Luke, he went for it and did great. Another kid cried when he got to the instructor but not Grant. I think he would go to anyone, ha! They said that it is important to get the kids used to being with other people in the water since the next class up has no parents in the water.

I don't think this is how you are supposed to eat the corn!

I can grill too!
He started eating it before it was even cooked!

Grant giving the instructor a high five with a duck!

Swimming after ducks to get the arm movements correct. Pretty creative way to teach them I thought.

He can get out of the pool now all by himself. He even says the instructions while he is doing it...so funny..."elbow, elbow, leg...."

Blowing bubbles

Weekend Fun

This weekend Grant had his first swim lesson. I lost points as a mom because I forgot my camera...oops. We will be back next week so I will get some good ones then. He really LOVES the water. At this age, he is learning to kick his legs when you hold him out on his belly and when you hold him on his back. They show them how to float on their backs. He learned how to get to the edge of the pool and put both elbows up on the edge and pull himself out of the pool. He also learned how to hold onto the side of the pool and move around the side safely. It is very basic stuff at this point. They had a slide that went into the pool that all the kids got to try at the end....he thought this was great too!
His new skill is being able to roll down the window in the car from his carseat. He loves to ride with it down all the time now and then he demands his sunglasses. It is so hot lately but he doesn't seem to care. He still wants to do everything himself and points to himself and says "gwant" and then whatever it is he wants to do. I may have already put this in the blog but it is a daily thing now. He loves the song "The wheels on the bus" and we need to get it on video because he can do all of the hand motions with the words now, very cute to watch.
Baby news....we have begun work on the nursery this weekend. We decided that Grant is going to keep his room. He knows it is his room and we feel guilty taking it from him. He also still loves his crib so we are leaving him in it until who knows when. I am borrowing my neighbors crib for the new baby until Grant decides to get out of his. We painted this baby's room gray and it will have pink accents. Those who know me well should know that the walls never had a chance of being pink! There is a queen bed in there so it now has a white quilt, pink bedskirt and pink and gray pillows. It is definitely looking feminine. She will probably have some simple pink bumpers, nothing fancy.....that is what happens when you are second I guess.

Memorial Day Activities

We had a weekend filled with fun activities! It was super hot in Atlanta too. We went to visit the Yellow River Game Ranch where lots of the animals roam free throughout the park. They also have caged animals too. You get to buy lots of different foods before entering the park such as corn, peanuts, crackers, carrots, etc. The most exciting part must be the deer that are walking around everywhere freely. They are so friendly and tame.

We also got to blow up one of my birthday gifts, a water activity pool and slide! I had a great time diving in and playing in the water.

Here is one of the chipmunks eating a peanut from daddy's hand.

This is one of the baby goats that was in a cage. He was really fun to pet and feed though.
I love horses! There are some by my house that I wave at every time we pass. I got to feed this horse a carrot and he loved it!

I love ducks!

As soon as we entered the park, a deer came right up to me. I wasn't so sure about this at first...

But then, I got the hang of it and LOVED it!

And another one....we had like 5 of them all around us at one point.

In my bathing suit hanging out in the backyard

Leaning over to get my hair wet in the sprayer

Sliding head first...

This is so much fun!

20 Week Ultrasound pictures

It's A Girl! This is a picture looking up from the bottom (2 legs and 3 white lines they say means girl)

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Baby Sister Update

Today, we had our 20 week ultrasound appointment. I feel better now but still not great unfortunately. Headaches are gone but nausea not so much. It is 1000% a girl! This little girl is very calm and hardly ever moves so far. It took them longer to get her measurements because she just would not move to a good position. Her head is already sitting right on my cervix too. Her heart rate was 130 so out goes the theory of girls having higher heart rates. Everything was normal. She is measuring 2 days bigger than her due date and weighs approximately 11 ounces. We did get a couple of profile pictures so I will get those scanned in and add them soon. They are not as clear as Grant's were because he moved all over the place and allowed them to get better angles, etc. She is camera shy I guess!

2 Year Doctors Appointment

We went to the doctor this past Tuesday for my 2 Year checkup. I weigh 27 3/4 lbs (50%) and I am 34 1/4 inches tall (60%). I had to get one shot this time, my MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), which we are actually a little behind on. I laid down, they gave me the shot and I said "ouch" and rubbed my leg. Then, I sat up and looked at the nurse and said "thank you" and then "bye bye". She and mommy both laughed really hard at that. I think they were shocked I didn't cry at all. I have not had any reactions to the shot at all which is great! The only shot I have left is for chicken pox, which I will get sometime later this summer. Then, I am done until I am 4 years old!

2 Years Old....Let's Party!

I had my 2nd birthday party this past weekend and it was so much fun! I am blessed to have so many friends and family that love me. We had burgers, hotdogs, cake and ice cream! Everyone brought me such great gifts too. Here are some pictures....

I have a sweet tooth....enjoying some cake!

Icing on my chin...
My cake had construction equipment. And I actually blew out my candles all by myself!

I got a drill and helped to put together my new grill

I got a leaf blower and had to go around the yard blowing everything I could find!

Safety first!

I am a pro now at opening gifts!

Drew and I playing in my new house!

Bye Bye Baby Sign Language!

FINALLY......we have gotten Grant to say "More" versus using baby sign language (taking his two hands and tapping them together). I think it is definitely true that baby sign language delays their speech. He would look at us like we were crazy when we would try to get him to say the word "more" versus using his hands. Then, he would just bang his hands together harder as if to say..."more, why don't you understand me?"
We will definitely NOT be teaching our next little one any of this!