I've been pregnant for...

186 days! I can't believe it, and how fast the time has gone. Only 94 days to go. Looking back to that Monday at the end of May when we found out, it seems like so long ago.

Anyway, I wanted to write another note to baby Caleb!

To our darling little Caleb...

We can't wait to welcome you into this big world. Although we really aren't prepared just yet, we are certainly getting anxious to meet you soon. You love to move around around bedtime, and sometimes after breakfast. Sometimes you feel the need to kick me a few times really hard, but I don't mind as that eases my fears and lets me know that you are doing just fine in there. When you kick for your daddy, his face lights up every time like it's the first time he's felt you.

We wonder about you all the time. Will you have your daddy's eyes or my eyes? Will you have lots of wavy hair? Curly hair? What kind of boy will you be? If you're anything like your daddy, we are in for some fun! You will be outgoing, and keep us all on our toes with your adventures and jokes. We'll be telling crazy stories about you for years to come. If you are like me, you'll be a little more reserved, a bit more shy and quiet. Or maybe you'll be the perfect combination of the two of us, a little wild with a soft side.

I wonder what sports you'll love to play and how you'll do in school. I hope I can be the one to teach you how to ride your bike without training wheels for the first time. I hope I can be the kind of mom that makes REAL good school lunches, lets you stay up late on special occasions, and reads to you every night before bed no matter how busy I may be.

I can't wait to share your first holidays and your first birthday and create traditions over the years as our little family. I can't wait to cheer for you in the stands as you make your first touchdown in football or basket in basketball or home run in baseball. You are ours to enjoy for years and years to come.

Though we haven't met, I love you already. I know my love for you can only grow, and I'm excited for that. I'm excited to meet you. Mommy will always be your biggest supporter, your number one fan, and your greatest admirer.

Love,
Your Mommy 
XOXO

Dear Baby.

I am thrilled to announce the baby's name (in case you haven't been reading my blogs. I have slipped his name a few times, ooops) Anyway, we are calling him...

Caleb Amana Johnson

Caleb was a name that we both loved (although I was kind of on the fence about it, but Mike made me grow to love it). We went through tons of names, it kept changing. We were this close to choosing Ethan or Nathan. Amana, is after my great grandpa's first name, & my dad's middle name. It means "warrior" in Hawaiian. He truly is our little warrior.

Okay, back to the real intention of this blog post. I wanted to write a sweet note to baby Caleb!

Dear Baby,

Caleb, in a few short months you will be here and that is almost hard to believe. I have waited to meet you, and now it's nearly time. I hope we are everything you could have ever imagined in parents. I know you will be everything we have ever in a million years dreamed of. 

I hope you learn - that mommy and daddy will try our best. We love you and your brother more than anyone else in the entire world. No matter what.

I hope you aren't afraid of - taking chances, no matter how big or scary they might be. You can do anything you set your mind to. You're never alone.

I hope you love - yourself and every piece of who you are, no matter what anyone could ever say to you or about you. You are perfect; in your own way. There will never be another you. Oh, and I hope you love football (especially playing football) as much as your daddy does. He's already thinking about the high schools and colleges you could possibly play for.

I hope you get - to see every inch of this world, with or without us.

I hope you laugh - at the hard times and struggles you may endure. Never let them crush your dreams.

I hope you never forget - to enjoy every aspect of life - beautiful or not.

I hope you ignore - and steer clear from all the evils in this world, along with the people who will bring you down just to watch you suffer. Choose your friends and actions wisely, young one.

I hope you become - exactly everything you ever want to be.

I hope you respect - that even though you may not always agree with me and daddy, we love you more than anything in this universe and will always be here to protect, guide, love, and see you through anything.

I hope you grow - in every possible way a person should.

I cannot wait to meet you (when you're ready), love you, and watch you grow. I have never felt such overpowering love inside of my heart since I was pregnant with your brother. You are the only one who knows my love for you, you are the only one who has heard my heart beat from the inside. You are my baby, you'll always be my little boy - no matter how old you may grow, may you never forget that.

Love,

Mommy

I'm ready, are you?

I have it. 

A severe case of FALL FEVER.

Such a fabulous time of the year.

Football (Go FALCONS)

(All the fab drinks)

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha

Hot Chocolate

(The weather)

Leaves changing colors

Crisp, clear, COOL air

(A few more reasons why I love it)

Holiday season

Wearing boots/fall fashion

It's like 79 degrees outside right now and it feels so good. I'm loving the cool weather, I was so done with the hot, humid, 100+ degrees. I'm definitely excited for fall.

Love,

Tiare

These Are My Confessions

I Confess: I can't stand ghetto females.

I Confess: I am scared of snakes. I never used to be until we moved to Alabama and I saw one outside of our house.

I Confess: I always use my straightener to curl my hair. It is so simple and takes just a few minutes! Love it!

I Confess: I miss my long hair. Cutting it is always a huge deal for me -- I love long hair. I wish it would grow back quicker.

I Confess: I need a vacation. The beach sounds fabulous!

I Confess: I can't stand skinny bitches who think they're fat.

Love,

Tiare

Fill in the Blank Friday.

1. If money wasn't an issue, the first thing I'd cross off my life list is a trip somewhere out the country. Somewhere tropical? Greece? London? Any of those will do! I've never been out of the USA & I'd love to change that ASAP!

2. Brussel sprouts are something I like that other people think is weird.

3. If my life were a movie right now, the title would be The Amazingly Boring Life of Tiare. Lol.

4. Three things I am looking forward to this month are hanging out with my husband, going to the gym again, and going to an Atlanta Falcons game.

5. My favorite song to sing in the shower is any song that's in my head at the moment! However, I don't really sing in the shower anymore.

6. If I found out that the production of Zaxby's Birthday Cake Shake was ending this month, I'd go out buy as much as I could tomorrow.

7. One thing I'll never grow tired of is hearing my husband tell me he loves me :)

Love,
Tiare

Husbands Make the Best Roommates :)

Love,

Tiare

Love.

Love is such a huge word. Maybe even the biggest word I use? Definitely.

When I was younger, I remember imagining what life would be like when I found the person I loved. It was too hard to imagine. I didn't know him, I didn't know what he looked like, what he liked to do, how he dressed, what his personality was like.

I remember when I was in high school saying things to my friends like, "Can you believe that in probably EIGHT years we will be married!?" 

I get to cuddle with this guy I know and hang out with him any time I want, we cook together, we have a baby together, we have fun together. We love together. All the time we look at each other and say, "Can you believe we are married?"

For those of you who haven't heard our story (long story short) we met when I was in the 12th grade, he was out of high school, in the army, and he was on leave from his 1st tour in Iraq. We had the same group of friends, so that's how we initially met each other. He wasn't my type (and at the time I had a boyfriend, so I really never paid much attention to him... later on, that relationship ended several months later). When I graduated high school, I was browsing through myspace and recognized him and added him as a friend. He myspace messaged me (keeping it classy of course) and we talked and he told me he had been back in Iraq and was coming home to the states in a couple of months. From that day on we have talked every single day. 

We started dating August 30, 2006.

We were engaged on March 17, 2007 (seven months after we started dating -- cray cray, I know!)

We got married October 30, 2007.

 

Love. You have to compromise, be selfless, and much much more. It's the easiest thing I have ever done, because I know I wouldn't rather do those things for any other man in the world, and I know no man in this world could love me like he does. 

(Please excuse the dorky hipster glasses)

I will never be able to wrap my mind around the fact that I married Micheal Johnson. He's my best friend. I am overwhelmingly in love with this one single person. God chose ME to be his wife.

XOXO,

Tiare

10 Things I Like:

#1. I don't like this picture. I LOVE IT. This is my little Micheal, when he was born. I LOVE him more than my heart can even express. 

#2. Free birthday drinks from Starbucks

#3. Essie nail polish. This color is called, "Navigate Her".. from the spring collection. I got this from Target.

#4. I love wearing pajamas, sitting on the couch & social networking.. with not one stitch of make-up on, haha.

#5. I like the DUBSTEP station on PANDORA.

#6. I like looking at old family pictures. That little baby at the bottom is me!

#7. I like quotes.

#8. I like it when I laugh so hard that I cry.

#9. I like laughing babies.

#10. I like baking & cooking. This was an apple crumble that I baked.. w/ ice cream & whipped cream.

#BONUS. I like taking showers & sleeping in my cozy bed! Hahaha.

Yours truly,

Tiare