Birthday Eve Festivities

The dog birthday cake I made for Pete today. I am quite proud.Pete's first real haircut. He did a great job with a little help from Omi holding him still. He looks like such a little man now. Omi and Opa got Pete a new wagon for his birthday. Uncle Mike and Opa put it together and Pete loved riding around in it.
Dinner at Logan's Roadhouse. Yum. Pete had some mac n' cheese and their yummy rolls. They sang to Pete for his birthday. It was so cute. We went and got Pete a new swimsuit tonight after dinner to go swimming at the hotel our family was staying at. He looks so handsome. More to come tomorrow, the big day. I am especially missing my family tonight, wishing they could be here with us to celebrate. This has been the best year of my life and like P. says, it's just going to get better and better. Thank you God for blessing me so much. Goodnight.

Belly Picture 20 Weeks

I finally took a belly picture. I compared this picture to Pete's belly pictures and my belly is as big here as it was when I was 30 weeks pregnant with him. P. says I am ten weeks ahead of schedule.

We had a nice weekend. Did some shopping, worked on Pete's birthday party, drove up north to check out a cottage to rent this summer, did some yard work and house cleaning and last night we grilled up some steaks and potatoes and had black raspberry chocolate chunk ice-cream for dessert. It should be a quick, busy week for us. Lot's to do before Katie comes home Friday and family comes into town Saturday. Party on Sunday.

Here are a couple cute videos of Pete from this weekend.
This one he is refusing to eat peas. It would be funnier except the kid hates his vegetables. I wonder where he gets that? My numerous attempts were unsuccessful. We will try again tomorrow.

Here he is practicing walking with dad. Our happy boy.

Girl Stuff

My friend Kari and I went to the Sunshine Church MOPS Consignment Sale today and I bought a few girl things. It was hard to choose from all the cute outfits we saw. Tomorrow everything is half off, I might go back..... :)

Here is what I found. It was so fun to buy pink! Can't wait to meet our little angel.

Silly Boy

Pete is in love with this shower. He could play in there for hours. It's so funny. I go in to check on him and he gives me this cheesy smile like, yup, I am still in here mom. I took these pictures today. I laugh when I look at them.

PINK!

P. and I are having a girl! A sweet little baby girl! I think I am still in shock. I have pretty much felt we are having a girl since the first few weeks but it's confirmed now and I think it is going to take a while for it to feel real. My life has been boy for a long time now and it's going to be weird to switch gears. Exciting but totally different.

P. stayed home from work today to be with us. We had a nice slow morning and were off to the appointment with the same butterflies and excitement when we did this over a year ago. Our little girl had her legs crossed for most of the ultrasound so we waited in anticipation for the news. Hoping it would happen but honestly so thankful to just know she was healthy and growing well. Her heart is beating strong and she had lots of energy. The technician found all her major parts and measured her right on schedule. It estimated her at 10oz, just a teeny, tiny little girl. We were able to see her in 3D but the technician did warn us at this age they look pretty scary. She was right. Our girl was a skinny little skeleton but it was still fun to see her in that way. So, things look good and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our next sweet baby.

Here are some pictures. Enjoy! Here is a side view of our baby girl, you can see her head and her upper body. This is my favorite picture.
Her face, looking straight down at it. Our little baby's face looking back up at us.
Side view of her head a little bit closer.
3 little lines, no boy parts sticking out, it's a girl! Another "girl" picture. You can see the leg on the left side better in this one. Still no boy parts!Her hands. Left hand you can see her fingers and right hand you can see almost three fingers but it really looked like she was giving us the peace sign. Here are some pictures we took before and after the ultrasound. I only had to drink 16 oz this time instead of 32. Much easier on the bladder. Proud mommy. I cry like a baby during these. Tears of joy. My beautiful family. I couldn't ask for anything more. All done and ready to pee, and eat! Ok, I promise a belly picture this weekend! Off to bed, it's been a long, exciting day. Go pink!

Happy Birthday to Us!

We are on the second of 3 birthdays today. There are two weeks and a day between mine and P.'s b-day and exactly two weeks from today is Pete's first birthday. It will be 4 weeks of a lot fun and a lot of cake.

Yesterday we went out to eat and I made a cake. See pictures. I was very proud of my cake. Triple chocolate, vanilla frosting and vanilla pudding in the middle. Yum.Today we dropped Pete off at a friend's and went for a bike ride. I had a great idea to go on a ride and eat a packed lunch on the trail but it ended up being a lot colder than I planned. We rode a good ways before it got too cold and my butt hurt too much. We ate our lunch in the van and headed back to get Pete. It was a great time, despite the weather.
Happy birthday hun. I love you.

And a couple pics of Petesy having fun with dad.

Florida

Quick update because I am tired and anxious to get to bed soon. Florida was awesome. Yes, I missed Pete, and P., but the trip was literally so wonderful and went so fast I didn't think about it as much as I thought I would. The weather was so nice the whole time and I got a nice tan to show for it. Erin on the other hand didn't think sunscreen was necessary the first day and got a nice burn to show for it. We spent two full days laying on the beach, tanning, catching up and relaxing. The other day we took a bus down to South Beach. It was a totally different place than where we were staying. Much more "spring breaky" than up north where we were. Thank God. South Beach was too much for us. Here is a picture of us standing on South Beach, way over dressed and way under drunk. Erin and I travel well together. We get along, we like doing the same things and we have a ton of fun together. And as much as Erin loves and enjoys being around Pete it was nice to have time together without him. We spent as much time as we could outside, we ate dinners overlooking the beach, and enjoyed every bit of the warm sun we could. We did some shopping, had a few drinks (mine were virgin of course), and slept in. Overall the trip was perfect. So glad we went. Here are a couple more pics. Oh and of course I have to post a few cute pictures of Pete. I took him to the park Tuesday, it was a beautiful 60 degree day, and he loved the swing. And the kid swinging next to him was born on the same day, 6 hours earlier. Crazy. Today Pete was playing in the drawers in the bathroom when he closed the door. It was too quiet for him to be still in the drawers so I opened up the door and found him unrolling the toilet paper. I ran to get my camera and got a pic of him before it was totally unrolled. It was so funny. I got a video of him too, he was so proud of himself. So now we have an empty roll and a pile of t.p. on the bathroom counter. Proud boy and his toilet paper.

Doctors Appointment

Monday I had a doctor's appointment and just wanted to give everyone an update. I gained 2 pounds which was good but I am still 3 pounds under where I started about 9 weeks ago. The doctor told me to keep eating, I said no problem. Weight as of Monday, 156, but I feel huge. And depending on what I wear, I look huge. I need to put a new picture up of my belly but it will have to wait until I get back from FL. My blood pressure was good and as for the new spotting that started when I went to CA my doctor said as long as it's not running down my leg I am ok. Nice huh? The baby's heart rate was 160 and immediately my doctor predicated a girl. She said according to the heart rate, where he/she is sitting and how sick I am she felt it was a girl. I told her I was this sick with Pete too so that's not a reliable predictor. She said, well, we will know in a little over two weeks! :) Overall things were perfect. Next......ultrasound and the half way mark!

So I am off to FL tomorrow to meet my friend Erin for a long weekend of sun and relaxation. As much as I will miss Pete I think this weekend will be good for me. I have had a baby boy stuck to my leg or arm for over 11 months now. As much as I love it, I need a break. It will be good for me, my body, Pete, and this new baby for me to have a little "me" time. P. is taking the next 5 days off to stay home with Pete and I am so excited to be joining one of my best friends in warm, sunny FL for a few days. Can't wait to post pictures and give an update when I get back.

Here are the party decorations/plates/napkins for Pete's 1 year birthday party. I had to go "dog". We got a "pin the paw on the dog" game for all the kids to play and paw streamers for decoration. I have my eye on a few more dog themed items that I might get before the big day. What do you think? Perfect?

32

I turned 32 yesterday! 32 is my favorite number. When I was young my favorite basketball team was the LA Lakers and my favorite player was Magic Johnson who was #32. Growing up I used to say I would go sky diving when I turned 32 but a lot has changed since then. Well, one, I am pregnant and two, I am not quite as daring as I used to be. There is way too much at risk these days. So, my 32nd birthday was much more low key than all the others. But that is ok, life used to be about me, I don't feel that way anymore. P. and Pete went out in the morning and got me a donut and white chocolate mocha. In the afternoon we did some shopping and I got a few summer maternity items. We grabbed some pizza for lunch and they gave us a free birthday mud pie and ice-cream. It was fantastic. After dinner we had some friends over for cake and ice-cream. It was great to see friends again after a few weeks away and fun to celebrate with loved ones. I received some beautiful spring flowers from my friend Tina and her family, a Yankee Candle (my first) from Julie and her family and Julie also brought over the sweetest bib for Pete to wear on his 1st birthday. I couldn't have chosen a cuter bib for our son to wear on his big day. P. and Pete made me a card that I will keep forever, bought me a delicious Costco cake and brought me home beautiful flowers that I just love. It was a great night. Thanks everyone. I feel so blessed.

Pete and I out for pizza with dad.The girls and Pete.Me and my boys.I tried to cut Pete's hair last week. It's getting really long down his neck and over his ears. The curls are somewhat cute but overall he needs a good trim. Well, my attempts didn't work very well. He moved the whole time, trying to see what I was doing, trying to grab the scissors, and since he was in a chair I couldn't see the back of his head at all. I took a few snips and gave up. I might have to just take him somewhere at some point. I did get a cute picture of him though after giving up and having some fun. Oh and one more thing....Pete's new favorite toy......

Home

After returning home from a 2 1/2 week trip to CA my dad sent me this email last night.....so funny.

RETURN BABY PETE_ NO QUESTIONS asked--mom and dad

Pete and I had a wonderful time in CA. Better than I could have hoped for. You would think after 2 1/2 weeks of living my parents I would have been ready to come home but that was not the case. Besides one disagreement with my mom we got along perfectly. Pete absolutely loved my parents and my parents just adored him. I think Pete smiled at them one thousand times while we were there. He loved seeing them, playing with them and doing things with them. Pete was amazing. He was happy and content the whole trip. He got on a schedule after about 4 days and settled right in to his new place and surroundings. As long as I could keep him to this schedule we could basically take him anywhere. My parents were incredible with him. They just fell in love with his personality and sweet demeanor. Pete is truly a blessing to all who meet him and get to know him. What a gift from God, a little angel.

I won't go into everything we did in those 2 1/2 weeks but I will say we had a lot of fun with everyone we saw and everything we did. Our time in CA went really fast and when I sit here in the house with just Pete I miss seeing my parents. But it was time to come home. By the start of the second week in CA I was missing P. very much. And he was missing us. Wish we could live closer to our friends and family in CA. It would be good for Pete, and for me.

As soon as Pete saw his dad at the airport he knew him. Pete gave P. big smiles and kept looking up at him and smiling and laying his head down on his shoulder. Brought tears to my eyes. Next time we will bring dad with us. :)

Here are a couple pictures from our trip. I know you have probably seen most of them already if you are on Facebook or I emailed them to you.
I feel bad. During this time when I was pregnant with Pete my blog was all about my pregnancy and Pete. It is still all about Pete. I don't want our second child to feel like a "second child". It's hard to even remember some days that I am pregnant I am so involved in Pete. My morning sickness is better. 17 weeks tomorrow. I tried to go off my meds in CA but quickly decided that was a terrible idea. The nausea came back and even today is a little worse than it was when I left for CA. But that's ok, I am eating well and feeling good. I am guessing I gained quite a bit of weight in CA considering we either ate out at all my favorite restaurants or mom was cooking a big dinner for us. Since getting home my meals have again consisted of a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bowls of cereal. But it's my birthday weekend and I plan to get some good food back in me. By good food I mean bad food! :) Back to the pregnancy......the baby is kicking. I can feel it and it is very exciting. P. can't feel it yet but I am guessing soon. In less than 3 weeks we get to have our ultrasound. I am so excited about that. Kristyn and I didn't get around to taking the drano test so I am completely unsure of what we are having. I can't wait to know. I have a doctor's appointment Monday so we will get to see how my weight is doing, check the heart rate and start talking about some tests that are coming up. I will update more next week. We haven't thought about names yet although we talked about the name Joanna at one point and usually we go back to the first name we think of. Names are so hard for me. Once we find out boy or girl we can really get down to business because you know me, it's not a quick decision, nothing is. Exciting though, in 3 weeks we will be half way through the pregnancy! Wow!

Sorry I have been slacking lately on my blog. I plan to get back in the groove now that we are home and settled in. We are all healthy, happy and ready for spring. Things happening for us this month....my birthday, doctor's appointment, P.'s bday, ultrasound, Katie comes home for spring break, and Pete's 1 year birthday on April 5th. Fun times ahead. Stay tuned. (Gotta go pay attention to Ellen, Jason Mesnik is trying to make excuses for his stupidness!)

In CA

Pete and I are in CA. We got here Saturday without too many problems. It was a long day of traveling for mom and son. We left the house at 8am MI time and got to CA at 5pm CA time. Basically 12 hours of traveling with a little boy who finds it impossible to nap unless he is in his bed, it's dark and it's perfectly quiet. But he did a great job for not sleeping and being stuck in a seat on mom's lap the whole time. I thought my arms were going to fall off after "restraining" him to our small little space for 3 hours on the first flight. I didn't know how I was going to finish the trip but on the second leg they let me bring Pete's car seat on the place because their were open seats. It gave my arms a break for a little while until he decided the car seat wasn't a lot of fun either and wanted out. But that flight was more manageable and shorter and we were very happy to land on time in Orange County. Grandpa was there waiting and Pete told him all about the trip on the drive home.

The first thing we did after settling in was have In N Out burger. Man that stuff is good. Can't wait to have some more. Pete went to bed pretty easily in the pack n' play but woke up the next morning around 4am. It has taken him almost a week now to get on somewhat of a schedule. But overall he has not been phased too much by the new surroundings, new bed and all the action. We went to my brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew's house Sat and we stayed over night there Sun night. It was a good time of good eats and catching up. But Mon afternoon I started to feel a little under the weather. By the time I got back to my parents house Mon night I was sick as a dog. I spent the next 2 days in the house and in bed and that was really hard because who wants to be in CA and be stuck inside? I seem to get sick when I travel a lot. I think the stress, lack of sleep and changes in environment take it's toll on me. Thursday I filled my purse with kleenex, saline nasal spray and eye drops and mom, Pete and I headed to the beach. We had a wonderful day walking along the pier and taking some pictures. I was in heaven. Sun on my face and looking at the beach that I love so much. Pete didn't seem to notice we were at the beach but it was fun for me to take him there for the first time. Wish daddy was with us.

Today we laid low, went to Starbucks and did a little shopping. We spent most of the day outside and I even skipped laying down during his afternoon nap for a little time sunbathing in the backyard. Again, heaven. Tomorrow we go spend the day with my best friend and her family and I am looking forward to that time very much. So far my time here has been quite enjoyable. There are always those adjustments you have to make to being in a new place, especially with a baby but I think we are doing pretty well. Pete has captured everyone's hearts. He is a complete doll. One big smile. Doesn't matter who you are, you get a smile, and maybe even a wave. He laughed all night long tonight. Everything was funny. I had tears in my eyes, from laughing and joy. He is a joy, every day. He is asleep now and I can't wait to spend time with him tomorrow. I just with P. could be here with us enjoying the weather. MI is cold and snowy and I am telling him all about being outside in the sun with shorts and a tanktop on. He is happy for us though. And my little white boy is getting some color, he needs it. We have a busy next few days with family and friends. Most days are filling up with time with either friends or family. We might try to fit in a day to Disneyland and I am going to see Reba with my sister-in-law at The Honda Center on Sat the 28th. Can't wait!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip so far. If you are in MI or CO sorry for bragging. On a day like today I wonder why I ever left.....but then I hang out with my mom and remember why sometimes it is so good to be far away. I will try to check in again soon.

Have I Mentioned......?

Have I mentioned how much I love this little boy? I spend every day, all day with him and I just can't get enough of him. Yes, things are getting busier and messier, and quite a bit more active but he is still the cutest, sweetest, best little boy in the whole world. And have I mentioned how cute he is???? :)

So, Pete and I are traveling to CA on Saturday to spend a couple weeks with family and friends. It was a last minute trip through a friend of mine whose husband works for Southwest and I am flying standby all the way there. I am very excited. I have wanted my family and friends to get to know our sweet little boy and now I have my chance. I won't say I am not nervous to travel with him across the country though. He is a very active boy and I can tell sitting on an airplane for 5 hours (and a hour layover in Denver) is not going to be a lot of fun, for him or for me. We went to my doctor's appointment today and he didn't want to sit in his car seat for a half hour, not sure how we are going to do this, but we are. And I am very sad to be leaving P. for 2 weeks. I love spending time with my husband and look forward to seeing him every day. It's going to be hard to be away from him and I am sure Pete will miss him too. He is a great dad and Pete has a lot of fun with him.

I had my doctors appointment a little early because I am leaving for a couple weeks. So it was today. I am almost 14 weeks along and have my 20 weeks ultrasound in exactly 6 weeks from today. March 26 we will get to see our little baby again and hopefully find out if we are having a boy or girl. I can't wait! My best friend Kristyn and I are going to do the drano test again when I am home so we will see what it says.....

I lost another 2 lbs. I was sure I had gained weight this time because I have been feeling better and eat all day long. But no, today I was 154 lbs. Started in Dec at 159. That's ok, it will all catch up to me soon enough. The baby's heart rate was 160 and I asked, does that mean girl, and my doctor said, not necessarily, it is always high in the beginning. Guess we will know in 6 weeks. So everything looked good and we are all set for our trip to CA.

I better go start packing and doing some laundry. Lot's to do before Sat. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures from this week. Like I said, he is getting messy! And the bigger he gets the more CD's he can pull out from the rack. Today he pulled out more than half of the rack. Enjoy and hopefully I will have some time in CA to post an update. If I don't, pray for safe and smooth travels for Pete and I.

A Little Funny From My Father-In-Law

My father-in-law sent this email forward to me today because he knew I would find it funny. Well, actually it is only a little funny. It's more sad but true. I have changed the bad words to less harsh ones just in case my kids read this someday and because I am not a fan of cuss words. But it is funnier with the bad ones in there. Still funny though. If you are from MI and love living here sorry for the put down. It's just not for everyone and not for this CA girl. Here we go....

Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Mich. It is so beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change of seasons. This is truly God's Country.
Oct. 14 - Michigan is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful; certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.
Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility. I hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight: everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony, I love it here!
Dec.12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here!
Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!
Dec. 21 - More of that white crap coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway.
Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the SOB who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap?
Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is?
Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the jerk actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken six already this season.
Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a stupid deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the thing. It did $5,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.
Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece of crap into firewood when I had the chance.
May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow poop.
May 30 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida . I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken state of Michigan .

Ha. Something not so funny today, we tried to go to the grocery store and on the way Pete threw-up. He never throws up so it not only freaked him out but I was pretty shaken up. I heard him gurgling and gasping and then it was everywhere. If he was ok we probably would have continued on to the store but we could tell he was having a hard time. We brought him home because he was just not well and he has been sleeping since. Poor little guy. The morning started weird so now that I look back on it I am not sure he has been feeling well all day. And I keep thinking back to what I fed him. I have been letting him taste what I am eating more often and today he took a bite of my bagel, some watermelon and a few sips of a smoothie I had made. Might have been too much for his virgin stomach.

Anyway, I am sure he will be fine and hopefully be back to his silly self again soon. I am going to work on putting the Accord up on Craigslist so I can get it sold and start driving my new van. Just wanted to share the email on MI. Let's just say I am looking forward to spring....or moving! :)

13 Weeks and Pete turns 10 Months

I am 13 weeks and starting to show! This week my stomach totally popped and today I actually wore maternity pants. It is amazing how quickly I started to look pregnant. Someone that didn't know me wouldn't be able to tell yet but I can, and P. can. It's pretty neat but at the same time a little scary. If I look like this now what am I going to look like 6 months from now? Will I get stretch marks this time around? How will I come back from a bigger belly when I never really did the first time. Oh well, those are all silly things a woman worries about. Back to the important stuff.....I am still feeling pretty good. I am hoping it still gets better from here though, soon. We have a doctor's appointment a week from Monday and I look forward to hearing the heartbeat again and getting some info back from our ultrasound and other tests. I will try to take some pictures tomorrow to start my belly log.

Pete is now 10 months old. This week has been so much fun with him. This is officially my favorite age but like P. says, every age is my favorite age. I love how interactive he is getting and how much I see him learn and enjoy every day. He loves to explore everything, every cabinet, every drawer, every everything. My house has never been this messy, ever. But that's ok because he is learning and having fun and it's nothing I can't put back together at the end of the day. Here is our little explorer investigating the pots and pans.I took him to the mall and we played in the kids area. He loved it so much we went back the next day. He made a friend right off the bat, ventured off on his own and came running back to mom each time. He smiled at all the kids and watched the older ones run around with amazement. I can't wait to find more new things for us to do and see his sweet face soak it all in. This is his friend Lydia, they followed each other everywhere.And here is a picture of Pete eating watermelon. He likes it but it is not a very clean food for a baby. We had to change his outfit after this meal.More updates this week and like I said, belly pictures to come. Oh and a couple more things. There is no movement on the house. The weather was 50 degrees here today and it was such a nice relief to run errands and be in just a sweatshirt and comfortable. And I am going to FL with my friend Erin for a long weekend in March. I can't wait. Can't wait to see her and put my feet in the sand, lay on the beach and sleep in. How will I be away from my little boy? P. took him to Walmart tonight and was gone for a couple hours and I couldn't wait for him to get home. I was happy to see P. too of course. :) Will Pete be ok without me? Will I be able to enjoy my vacation without seeing him for 3 days? But I can't help but be ready for a warm getaway and a little mommy break. Yay!

Super Bowl

We went to the church again for their Super Bowl party and once again it was a big ol' bash. Tons of food, games, prizes and a good game if you are rooting for Pittsburgh. We are not. P. doesn't like the Steelers and if I don't prefer one team over the other I always root for the underdog. So far it is not going our way, but that's ok, it is a good game.

This year we had Pete so the party was a little different for us. Not bad different, just different. I found myself watching my sweet boy more than the game. I was more concerned with entertaining him than being entertained. And he did great. At first he hung back and checked everything out from his car seat. Then when he felt safe enough to come out he hung out in his highchair playing with football decorations that were on the table. When he got antsy I walked him around to check out all the kids playing Wii, ping pong, and this football punting game. He would get everyone's attention by staring at them or grunting at them then smile and wave. Then while we ate some dessert he ate some cereal and we headed home at half time to get him to bed. He is a great boy and we can take him anywhere. Here are some pics from tonight and one from this past week of him and the dogs.Oh and his new favorite thing is to hang upside down when dad puts him on his shoulders.
12 weeks! Officially through the first trimester. I have been soooo hungry the past couple of days. For about 2 months now I have survived on bland crackers/toast, cereals and fruit. The baby must have gotten hungry because all of a sudden no matter what I eat it is not enough. I can eat a full breakfast and be hungry a half hour later. Last night we went to Panera for dinner. I had a sandwich, salad, bag of chips and an iced-tea. Then I ate a bagel with cream cheese. Then I had P. go back and get me another bagel and cream cheese. About an hour later we had snacks, punch and birthday cake at a friends house. I don't want to eat this much and I am not trying to eat a lot, I am just starving. Hopefully it will calm down in a few days. Maybe the baby is going through a growth spurt. The morning sickness has been worse the past few days and I have felt some tugging, pulling and cramping lately so the baby might be growing. Overall the morning sickness is better than it was but I still deal with it every day. My evenings and nights are pretty miserable still. So I am getting pretty excited about the new baby. I can't wait to hold him/her for the first time and lay them on my chest. I can't wait to see their face.

Time to put my feet up. Have a great week!