A Belly Report - 27 Weeks

Growing a baby and a toddler is hard work! I'm feeling pretty good these days, just growing and experiencing the pains that go along with expanding :) We had a Dr. apt earlier this month and all is well again. I am measuring right on and the heart beat was strong. The baby did an impressive dance for our Dr. while she was listening to to the heart beat. This child is, dare I say this, more active than Brock was. Or at least the movements are different...I remember Brock's movements being very large and in charge, rolling tumbling etc. My belly would change shapes with his movements! This baby is just down right violent, thrashing, punching and kicking. It will wake me out of sleep or sometimes when I get a good kick while sitting at work I feel my whole body move. I LOVE this part of pregnancy - there is just nothing like feeling a little life inside you! The other night I was rocking Brock on my shoulder and he could feel the baby moving under his belly - what a great mommy moment to have both my babies so close!

People (as in almost everyone) are predicting a girl. Yesterday I had a perfect stranger come up to me and ask when my daughter will be born. I don't believe there is any truth to people's predictions, but it sure is fun for everyone to keep guessing! We are very much anticipating our grand meeting with this little one. People always ask how I can wait to find out the gender. Because...we get to anticipate for even longer the biggest and most exciting surprise of our life! That moment at the end of a long hard labor is the most thrilling ever! We love this little bean either way - we can hardly wait to meet you! One thing is for sure, you will have the best big brother in the world - he already talks to you and gives you sweet little kisses. He seems to have no resentment for the limited space on mommy's lap - he is happy to share it with you little one - at least for now.



Hmmm....what is that on my belly, probably just dirt or dinner - the belly is always in the way!

Big Boy

Brock is becoming a big kid - seems like overnight! Last weekend we moved him into his big boy bed and he loves it. I love how he comes walking out of his room on his own in the morning and says, "mommy, I waked up!". I think he sleeps much better in his new bed. We have also officially started potty training. He has had several "successful" potty sessions and many where he just sat and tried which is also a huge success. Turns out there might be some hope for this boy I thought would be in diapers forever. We even left him in big boy underpants for a couple hours last night. I kept chasing after him asking if he needed to go to the potty - finally he got annoyed at me and said, "No, cause I'm so dry!"...back off mom! Other funny responses to my potty nagging - "I have not to go potty", "My pooh is not coming".

Nice underwear!


Packing up the crib - for now.

Brock and Owen playing on his big boy bed.

Brushing teeth in the most glamorous outfit - hard hat and mommy's necklace.

Troch Rockets and Pig Birds…I was wondering about that!

The other day we were sitting at our table eating dinner. A motorcycle drove by and we could hear it. Brock said, “what was that noise?”…then answered his own question, “Probly, a troch rocket”. Cory calls street bikes crotch rockets and apparently Brock noticed.

A bird made a funny sound in our back yard. Brock said, “what was that noise?”…then answered his own questions, “It’s a bird, making a noise like a pig”. Funny kid!

It is so funny when kids pick up on things you say, although they may have no idea what it means – it makes you think if you even know the meaning. The other day Brock found a little cement truck buried in his toy bin and said, “oh, my ment truck, I was wondering about that”.

Happy Easter

Can you believe I didn't take a single picture on Easter?! Well it is true. I was in a real hurry to get my too tight church clothes off that I couldn't even pose for one cute family picture. Nor did I take any pictures of Brock hunting for eggs left by the Easter bunny. I was having too much fun following him around listening to his hilarious comments like, "How'd that get there", "That's so funny", "The easter bunny is so tricky"! Here are some shots of the egg dying party the day before. I hope your Easter was wonderful!

Life's a Beach

We went to the Ma and Pa's house at the beach a few weeks ago.


There was no tide pool to deep for Brock!



Brock ran and ran and ran and.....

This is what happens when little guys skip their nap - passed out sitting up at 7pm!



We went to the Seymour Marine Life Center and Brock loved the fish!


While we were there I went to visit my best friend Katie and her beautiful girls at Stanford! They are both doing so well and have gained well over a pound since this picture was taken. Keep praying!

Nana!

Nana was here for a visit from Alaska. We had so much fun hanging out with her! Brock loved playing and talking with her all week long. He would wake up first thing each morning and say, "where'd Nana go?". We went to Tahoe for a night to stay at her time share and she even braved a very windy and dusty dirt bike race with Cory. They came home looking like they had a good tan, but it was dust! Poor Nana. We hope she made it safely back to Alaska, but last we heard she was stuck in Utah because Mt. Redoubt is erupting - yikes! Maybe she will be back in Reno sooner then we thought - we hope! We love and miss you Nana!


Brock thought is was really fun to throw snow balls in the "hot pool".

Feeding the ducks at the beach in Tahoe.


Brock and Nana went on a LONG walk while mom and dad lounged on the beach - what a life!

Story time with Nana.


Nana and Mama - does it get any better than this?