Baby On Board!

I've been aware of this pregnancy for 159 days, but it wasn't until last night that I realized we only have three full months (plus the remainder of March and hopefully not much of July) to get things ready for baby #2!  I switched into nesting mommy mode and had Daddy lug all the newborn gear in from the garage.  Little Guy is in heaven with all the new gadgets to play with and I am shocked at some of the stuff I held on to, like the packaging for the portable eating tray, who needs that???  Anyways, baby preparation has started and I am getting more and more anxious to meet this little fella or gal!  Truth be told, I cannot wait to start nursing another baby (call me crazy, but I miss it!)  Here's to readying the nest for baby #2!

Scrub a Dub Dub

Little Guy continues to crack me up all day every day.  Today I thought I would spice up our playtime with a little singing...remember how he used to love me singing???  Well now when I start to sing, he comes right up to my face and starts frantically saying "All done Mama, all done Mama"... until I stop.  I thought it was a fluke at first, but upon further investigation, it was in fact my singing that he was "all doneing"...it's a good thing he's got cuteness on his side or I may have been seriously offended :)  Later that night we were goofing around at bath time- it's pretty precious how he'll mimic anything you say or do...which is also something to be keep in mind as we say or do anything around here.

A Perfect Day

You know those days that just seem to go perfectly...nothing great happens, but everything just feels right and you are able to enjoy every moment??  Well we had one of those days, and I just can't stop basking in how peaceful I feel.  Nothing major happened, but it started off with a baby that slept in until 6:50!  Yes, he fell asleep at 7:05 PM and woke at 6:50 AM; I was a little lost as to what to do with my extra alone time this morning.  We had a healthy light breakfast, played together, posted a few items on Craigslist and then headed to Kids Gone Wild with Noah and his mommy.  Little Guy had a blast running, climbing, and even conquering the giant slide by himself.  We came home happy and worn out, enjoyed our lunch outside on the porch (Little Guy had hummus for the first time and LIKED it!) and then did some quiet play time before heading upstairs for naps.  Little Guy needed about 2 minutes to fall asleep and then conked out for 2 hours!  We headed out to our first sale, SUCCESS, and then Daddy came home "early" to play and go in the hot tub!  Next up we sold the dining room table to make room for the amazing table Papa is making us, Little Guy did an incredible job eating his dinner (this is a praise worthy feat every night!), and we had plenty of wind down time just the three of us reading books after bath time.  Little Guy protested bed for three minutes and was out!  It's now 7:30 and my dear husband is grabbing me a sandwich so I don't have to cook and then we get to snuggle up and catch up on some recorded TV....I can only hope tomorrow brings me even half as much peace and serenity that today did, I feel very blessed!

Magic Eraser

I am in love with the magic eraser.  While I have been procrastinating cleaning up Little Guy's latest crayon shenanigans, I came across of friend's Facebook post swearing by the magic eraser.  I bought the bulk pack from Home Depot and I have not been disappointed.  My next project is the spilled hot pink nail polish in our bathroom....I'll report back!

Busy Sunday

We started off our Sunday with a special breakfast with Grandma, Grandpa, and Great Grandma Dorothy.  Little Guy was excited to play with everyone and zoom the cars all around the hardwood floor.  Little Guy fell asleep on the way home and Daddy took over so I could go to a special Mama's To Be Tea with three other special mamas, our own mamas, my aunt, and my grandma!  It was a great time organized by my aunt Colleen.  We're hoping it's the last time we're all together as four preggos- Katie needs to have her baby PRONTO!  I rushed back into town after lunch for our second meeting with the kitchen designer.  I am so excited that everything is coming along- we finished up all the blueprints for the cabinets, next up we'll look at counter tops and tile.  It's certainly a LONG process, but we can't wait to see the finished product.  Little Guy was lucky enough to have a play date with the Santopadres while we were working on the kitchen.  He was a little sad at first when Daddy left, but he soon found entertainment in the piano, the puppet shows, and his three buddies!  He loves playing at Auntie Heather's house :)

Sunny Days

Today was Jackson's 2nd birthday!  I am not sure how's he's already TWO!!  It seems like yesterday that we were waiting for the call to find out if Heather had had a boy or a girl...Well Mr. Man, we are so excited that we got to celebrate with you at your Sesame Street Birthday party!

Jackson and Little Guy June 2012 at Sesame Street Live

We followed up Jackson's birthday with a birthday dinner for Papa.  Daddy brought the steak and it turned out to be delicious (no surprise there!) and Auntie Katie made dessert lasagna...we justified it because we're pregnant, but I am pretty sure it needs to be a one time thing, it was dangerous!  Little Guy got to swim with Papa in the hot tub and had a blast playing with Tyson.  Weighing in at 160 pounds, Tyson is Little Guy's personal pony and he doesn't mind if Little Guy lays all over him.  What a special Saturday celebrating two of our favorite people!

Park Date

It was a beautiful day for a little park play date with our friends Noah and Landon.  Little Guy loves to run around with his buddies and it was nice to get a little sunshine in as well.  We followed up our fun play date with a long nap and a special visit from Lizzy Bug and her mommy.  Little Guy gets so excited when he sees Lizzy and he LOVES to say her name.  Lizzy might not share his excitement for chase, but that doesn't stop Little Guy from trying to start a game of chase every time he sees her.  What a nice Friday and a great way to start a VERY busy weekend!