10 Week Checkup & the "Pregnant Freshman 15"

So I've been horrible at posting lately but promise to post lots of pictures taken of Andrew the past few weeks very soon...

But before too much time got away from me - I wanted to post that we had our 10 week checkup for Baby #2 today. Great checkup - the heartbeat was @ 130, Dr. wasn't concerned about my HORRIBLE college freshman style diet :) and we're set to have a sonogram on May 11th to check for birth defects.

I do have to share a funny story about my experience with one of Dr. Becker's interns. Sweet girl - but definitely new in the patient relationship field. She was a little nervous asking questions and muddled through the paperwork. She reviewed my last lab results, blood pressure and weight over the past few visits. When she got to the weight - she looked up "OH! You've put on weight!"...to which I wanted to remark "DUH - I'm pregnant" but withheld. So I asked her how much weight I had gained - fearing that my many horribly fattening indulgences had caused me to gain "The Pregnant Freshman 15"... Nope. Not 15. Just 3. To which I started to breathe a sigh of relief until she stopped me with, "Most women lose weight their first trimester." I once again pondered a retort but thought I'd let it pass.... lucky for her I'm not emotional right now!!! :)

News...

We've already tried to call/email/text as many folks as we could... but I figured that it was time to add this onto our blog for the future memory book I intend to make out of this thing one day.

I figure that I will let Andrew "explain' what the big news is....













































































So...just in case the t-shirt wasn't obvious :) We are expecting a little brother or sister for Andrew the first part of November. My due date is November 12th (or 13th?) but since I have to have another c-section, it will be sometime the week before.

Welp - that's all for now! :)

Good Luck with the Nightmares....

So tonight I was craving some yummy portabello stuffed ravioli from Olive Garden to which my loving husband and sweet boy obliged. As our luck would have it, we were sat with a not too attentive waiter and his "trainee". Usually when we go out to eat, it seems they have the entree out the same time as you get your salad and/or appetizer. Tonight... 1 hr and 15 mins later we still didn't have our food... sigh. But patience prevailed and we got our food.

Now where this came from...I'm not sure because these words did not come out of the mouth of David or me. And we really didn't bad mouth the service either (suprisingly)...but as we're leaving Olive Garden, Andrew hollers out "Good bye, Restaurant! Good luck with the nightmares!!" I guess that's another word for poor waitstaff?

Kids, Kids, Kids....what they can come up with.... :)

Bathtime fun with Bubbles....

The other night, Andrew got to take his first bubble bath...which got even better when David turned on the jets in the tub. Enjoy the pics...he had a blast!! :)

Working Out...

Over 60 days ago, David began his journey on the P90X workout. He has done so well and stayed uber committed to it - losing a lot of inches and pounds! Dave and our neighbor, Chris Adams, and occasionally my brother Jeff work out in our partially enclosed garage. This is now referred to as the "sweat lab" and Andrew has so much fun with "his guys" coming over each night to work out. He feels like he is part of the P90x team :)

I got a kick out of these pics of Daddy and Son getting 'serious' about their working out... :)

(His mean face) :)

Trains and stuff

For Andrew's 3rd birthday, he received many wonderful gifts. Several of those are the beginnings of a "Thomas the Train" collection. He and David have had a great time putting them together and exploring different "train track options."

Below is Andrew deciding to cut the track "short" and to let the train run off track. He had great fun seeing the train engine leave the rug and head for the kitchen table :)

As I look at that last picture, I am again reminded at HOW QUICKLY he is growing! My baby boy, my sweetheart, is so grown up these days. Sigh... time passes TOO quickly!

"You're messing up my house"

The Culprit

Recently, David and I have decided that Andrew is old enough to take on a few new "chores". One of those chores is to wipe the table after dinner each night.

As with anything, the first time a chore or job is given - it is done with zest. And this is NO different with our Andrew who LOVES to help. He LOVES to get "jobs" and so while we're not taking advantage of that - we sure are going to enjoy it with that enthusiasm lasts :)

So, his first night of getting a wet rag, Andrew wipes down the table. And the chairs. And the doorknobs. And the floor. And anything else he could get away with before we took the rag away.

The next morning we're all getting ready to go in our different directions and in my haste, a receipt had been knocked off the kitchen counter. Not realizing that, I couldn't understand why Andrew looked so upset as David tied his shoes on. After some probing, he looked distressed as he pointed to the receipt and said, "I just cleaned the house!!!"

Hmmmm....wonder where he has heard that before??? :)