Silky Things and Bedtime

It just happened one day...John started loving silky things. He loves rubbing his hands across this particular texture...especially when he gets tired. Matt has some gym shorts that are silky and John loves cuddling with Daddy when he's got them on.

"Got my silky blanket and my thumb...I am ready to cuddle."

Silky blanket + Thumb + Daddy = Perfect Evening

Enchanted Forest

Our family of 3 (soon to be 4) went to the Enchanted Forest for a fun non-scary Halloween event.

John is bundled up and ready to go. "Let's Go!!"

After 2 hours waiting in line with 39 degree weather...John is officially cold. His Daddy got some good cuddle time.

The Wizard of Oz folks visited us!

Getting Dressed In the Morning

Hmm....I wonder how this thing works?

"I think I have seen Mom do it like this."

The Sex of the Baby

Matt and I have decided to do all of the old wives tales to see which ones tell us the true sex of the baby. We are making a chart and keeping track to see which ones tell us which. Then when I have the baby we will see which ones were right and which ones were wrong.

So far we have completed two. Here are the results...

String and Ring Test - Boy

Chinese Lunar Calendar - Girl (based on age and the month you conceive in)

Looks like it is a tie so far!

We'll keep you updated!

Feeling the Baby Move

I wanted to upload photos of the ultrasound but it isn't letting me put them on the blog site...so you'll just have to imagine what the new baby looks like. I realized that I hadn't been sharing much about the new baby, so I thought I would share some thoughts...

• Felt the baby moving all day today. It makes it feel even more real.
• Matt gets jealous when I feel the baby move and he doesn't get to. I assure him his time is coming.
• Everyone is asking if we have names picked out...and we don't. We really haven't discussed it much. I guess we should get on that soon.
• I was scared when I went in for my last ultrasound because I hadn't been feeling the baby move. I knew that by 20 weeks I should be feeling him/her move. I was relieved to find out that the due date was wrong and I was only 16 weeks.
• We are not finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl but I think it is a boy.
• I am worried about how John will react when the new baby arrives.
• I worry about being a mom to two kids and not just one.
• I can't imagine loving something as much as I love John.
• The baby will be in the nursery and John will move to the big green room. He'll have more room to play.
• I am trying to cherish all my moments with John while he is the "only child". Being the oldest one in my family, I know that it never happens again.
• I am excited to have 2 babies in bed with us for our snuggle time in the mornings.
• Matt made a proclamation the other day when John was busy and didn't want to be held or cuddled...."I don't care what you say...I am going to hold this new baby all I want. I am going to nap with it even though you say it needs to sleep on it's own. It will sleep anyway! You only get 7 months...and I am making the most of it!" I just laughed.
• I am excited for the journey of being a mom with 2 kids.

This is a very little picture but I can't get it bigger...so it will have to do. This is John and Jenna hanging out at the new TUE (elementary school) on Saturday. I had a tiring evening but after seeing this picture, I felt so much better.

Cleaning Weekend!!! John helped us by playing in the empty laundry basket.

At this point I am trying to figure out how to be a full time mom, full time teacher and a student...John thought he would help me out on my homework this weekend.

He said forget this...I am going to act like this calculator is a phone.

We ended the day with a bath and some crazy hair!

It was a great weekend.