Getting ready

Checking out his new log cabin for the first time

Oh, I like it!

Maybe even love it! Zach agreed to letting him have a log cabin playhouse because they arent "too girly"

We have a very busy and exciting weekend ahead of us! Sawyer is one of the ring bearers and Zach the best man in two of our best friends wedding tomorrow night! I was at work the day that Sawyer's tux came in so Zach tried it on him and took a video of him for me to see when I got home. As you can tell, he likes it :)

He danced so much when they put him in the tux that right after zach took it off and put his jammies on him- he ended up throwing up. I guess he shouldnt dance right after he eats. Thank goodness he didnt throw up on his tux!

I had him practice holding the pillow and walking yesterday, just around the house, and he was VERY proud, and excited and, well, CRAZY as usual. I can't decide if he is going to freak out, or if he will ham it up- I think it will just depend on his mood Friday night.

We have been so busy as usual but with nothing specific. Lots of playdates to the park while the weather is so nice. And we have been working on clearing everything out of our upstairs office so it can become Sawyer's big boy room. Its been a slow process for me- I ussually only work on it when Sawyer is napping- IF the rest of the house is already clean. I have his bedding ect. all ready to go, we just need to pick out a bed, repaint the room, get all the office stuff out.... I think it will be a while yet. Its going to have to get cold out to get me more motivated to work on anything inside the house.

Its a BROTHER!

Both hands by his face

Arrow is pointing to the boy parts, kinda flopped over towards his leg in typical male fashion- it was VERY obvious during our US that he was a boy :) He was not shy one bit.

Leg up- that is NOT his boy parts like a few people thought- yikes!

Cute little profile and a hand by his chest

hand on the face

19 week belly- I havent done a 20 week picture...

We had our 20 week anatomy scan this morning at the hospital. I had been literally counting down the days for the past 5 weeks. Ultrasound day is one of my favorite days of the whole pregnancy! Its just so amazing to see that tiny person that has been kicking you- AND Im never really calm about the whole thing until Im told that everything looks good. We got there and right away our US tech asked us if we wanted to know the gender and what we had at home. I said we had a little boy and she said "looks like you are going to have another!!" and I was so happy I started laughing- since about 12 weeks I have been just SURE this was another boy, and actually a lot of the time forgot that I hadnt been told yet that it was a boy I felt so sure. I even had dreams where I had an ultrasound and they told me it was a boy. I was 99% sure up until yesterday when I started second guessing myself because Zach really thought it was going to be a girl- he said he thought it was a girl because he felt like he wanted another boy because he didnt know what to do with a girl baby just yet. Well, I guess he never had any reason to worry :) It was VERY obviously a boy- even more so than Sawyer was. I had by US with Sawyer at about 18-19 weeks- I think we was somewhere between 8 and 12oz, and this boy measured in at 1lb today! And he really looked bigger and more developed that Sawyer did when we saw him- I measured 5 days ahead with my US due date being January 20 which would make me about 21 weeks compared to the 18 with Sawyer's US. I was really excited to hear this part because with Sawyer I was due January 18 but my US due date was Jan 24- which was the day I went into labor! So now Im thinking- perhaps I wont have to go a week overdue with this boy! That would be nice- but Im not going to count on it! Baby Boy was very active and flipped all around and had his hands up by his face a lot- he even had a foot up there for a while! And most importantly- everything looked great. When I picked up Sawyer from my parents house I told him- we saw the baby! And he gave me a suprised look. I asked him this morning if he wanted a brother or a sister and he told me he wanted pizza and a vitamin- so my mom gave him some pizza at her house while she watched him- he is so funny :) Im so excited for him to have a brother and a boy cousin so close in age for him to play with. Im also really excited that I get to use all of Sawyer's baby stuff again- it made me so sad to see him grow out of stuff I really liked and now everything will fit his brother!

Seating for 2!

Well, I bit the bullet and bought a double stroller already. You might be saying - at only 19 weeks!!?? but I found a deal on an awesome stroller that was hard to beat, so yes, we have our stroller about 21 weeks early. The only part that stinks is that now I can't wait to use it and Im going to have to! I got an easywalker duo which is a dutch brand of stroller know for its manuverability on all terrain. I really wanted something similar to our jogger now with air filled tires, suspension, ect since where we live the road tends to be pretty bumpy with a regular stroller. Its a bit narrower than just a standard double jogger, and about 15 pounds lighter because its made of lightweight aluminum. Which was a huge bonus for me because I cant lift much. Im a wimp. I also got a carrycot for the new baby, and a footmuff for Sawyer since I figured we would proably be able to start walking again in March. The carrycot is so adorable! I think its my favorite part of the whole stroller! I went with Aqua and it turned out to be so cute! It was either that, or brown and I did think about getting brown because stains dont show on Brown but Im so glad I picked the aqua-its adorable, and everything is machine washable anyway.

Obviously I havent really gotten to take it for a test drive but Sawyer so far seems pretty excited about the stroller, AND he can climb up into his seat alone which is awesome! He points at the stroller and says, BABY! BABY!

I also had an OB appoinment today. All is well with Baby #2- heart rate was 140 which I think is close to where Sawyer was but I really can not remeber. Im 19 weeks 1 day and I measured 21 weeks- yikes! Maybe that means this baby will come on time- but in all reality Im totally planning on going a week overdue again- I figure if I plan on it, it wont seem like such a long time. I think 2/2/11 (8 days over) is a great birthday :) And the most exciting part of all is- my ultrasound is a week from Friday! Im so excited- and thankfully its in the mornig so I dont have to hang out all day being excited! I know what I THINK it is, but I might end up being suprised :) Which is fine. Just hoping for another healthy little family member. Today Sawyer was looking at a picture of Zach holding him as a newborn and he said, DADDY! Baby! I asked him if he wanted a baby and he said "Brother!!!!" What if it is a sister- I asked him. NO!!! He said in his sassiest voice.... guess he stated his opinion on what he thinks it is! Honestly I think he wants the baby to be an older brother, who can ride a bike, that is what would make Sawyer happy.

August..

Sawyer helps make salsa

Meeting baby Addi

Running in some grass in front of my senior year apartment

18 week bump

We have been having a ton of fun this month! Aunt Anna and baby Henry came for a visit and we spent every day with them, shopping, playing, and swimming in the pool- Sawyer loved getting to hang out with Granny everyday!

Zach and I took Sawyer to the fair and he LOVED it. We mainly walked around in all the animal barns because he adores animals. I think he was in shock when he saw SO MANY chickens- he is used to just our 4 at home. "Chickies, CHICKIES" he kept yelling. I think the chickens, sheep and cows were his favorites because those are the sounds he knows how to make. So we saw "baa baas and moo moos" He really wante to pet all the animals so after he woke up from his mid day siesta we took him to a little petting zoo and that was (i think) his favorite part. We probably spent a solid half hour in there petting the goats. Sawyer (of course) was not scared at all and stuck his hands into the cage and tried to grab any goat he could get his hands on- he really wanted to pull their ears. One particularly friendly goat loved Sawyer and nibbled on his hat when sawyer stopped holding out toddler sized handfuls of food fast enough- was Sawyer scared- not one bit, in fact he shoved his head closer to the goat and laughed until he could barely stand up.

Not long after the fair Zach and I took off for the Ozarks and left Sawyer at home (sad and exciting at the same time). We met up with 9 other friends for a long weekend at the lake of boating and sunshine. We were lucky because the weather was great all 3 days we were there. On Friday night late there was a HUGE thunderstorm with some pretty awesome lightning we watched from the deck. Our photographer friend Paul got and AMAZING picture of it stricking the hill across the lake from the condo. We even lost power for a few hours! But by Saturday morning the sun was shining again and the day was beautiful! I actually got a tan which was wonderful!

Yesterday I helped (watched everyone else) move my brother in to Coe- which is where I went to college. It was fun getting back on Campus again and seeing all the students running around. Its so weird to think that was my home for 4 years, and now its been 3 years since I last was a student! I got Sawyer a cute little Kohawk sweatshirt to wear- he looks like such a big boy with a hoodie on! We also got to eat lunch at my favorite resturaunt from College- Irish Democrat!! AND I got to see my old roomie, and still friend, Leeann and her brand new one week old daughter Addilyn Jane! She was a big girl- over 9 lbs and compared to Sawyer she seemed SO SO tiny! Sawyer didnt care at all the I was holding her- he was excited to play with toys at Leeann's house. Holding new babies makes me so exicited for our new baby!

And speaking of our new baby I have been feeling GREAT for about a month now. No more morning sickness, no more constant fatigue- i'm not even napping anymore! And I have a bump now that actually looks like a baby and not just a big lunch. I have been feeling the baby move since about 15 weeks or so and noticed my first braxton hicks contractions at only 17 weeks- I didnt get them until 20-23ish weeks with Sawyer that I can remember and MAN I forgot how annoying they are! And my sister and Leeann both never had ANY which is totally unfair! They drive me nuts. I should have my ultrasound within the next two weeks and Im getting so excited! That is one of my all time favorite parts of being pregnant!

Last night when I got home we made and jarred homemade salsa since Zach's gma had given us tomatoes and we didnt want them to go to waste. Zach also did a jar of pickled jalepenos and a jar of pickled banana peppers. We tried some salsa today and I think it turned out pretty good. We have a TON of cucumbers so I think we are going to do a bunch of pickles tonight before anything gets spoiled. And the weather today has been gorgeous! I have the windows open despite my allergies driving me crazy AND our house is getting

a new roof so the roofers are up there banging around...

Comparing..

Happy Anniversary to Zach and I today- we have no big plans for the day :) Actually I think Im going to take Sawyer to the pool which finally opens back up today! And Ill get some steaks and shrimp to grill for dinner- I tried to convince Zach to take the day off from work so we could go to the zoo, but he dad is in the ozarks so someone needed to be there to be in charge. Its crazy to think of how much things have changed in the past 3 years! When we got married I was a BRAND NEW nurse and I just started working on my own after we got back from our honeymoon. We lived in our old house on E. Third. We did have Cooper though- AND today isnt just our Anniversary- its also Cooper's 5th doggie birthday! Aww! We had no kids- and now we are working on our 2nd! I don't even think Zach owned his bending buisness yet but I can't remember if he bought that right before or right after we got married... and now he has some whole new projects in the works! I have gone from working full time, 4 evenings a week, to working part time two days a week and thank goodness for that, I love days. I can't even imagine still working EVENINGS! Some weeks I hardly saw Zach! It seems like 3 years has gone by so fast, but it also seems like forever ago that we didnt have kids, and I was wedding planning and then doing all that crazy evening working. I must say, life was very good then, but I am LOVING life right now 3 years later. Im just the type of person who was supposed to be a mom I guess. And for another comparison, here is my 14 week belly last night after work, compared with my 16 week belly with Sawyer.




I told you I look bigger this time! I keep weighing myself to see if I have just packed on a bunch of weight but I havent gained any weight from when I found out I was pregnant. I actually can't believe how big it looks already. With Sawyer I really didnt even look pregnant until I was 23 weeks, I think this time will be a lot sooner. Thats what happens I guess when everything is already stretched out and you get pregnant 15 months after having a baby. Sadly I was a TON tanner before I had Sawyer, I had all kinds of free time to lay out in my bikini still then. Now I chill in the baby pool with Sawyer in my bikini, which now looks a bit questionable with my belly hanging out. Good thing our yard is private :)

Recap

These two were snapped just seconds apart- what a good helper :)

Playground in NC-he looks so grown up!

Jetskiing in the pool- it has a motor and a water gun!

Fireworks on the boat! He loved it!

Well, our trip home from NC was great- Sawyer was very well behaved. He was SO glad to be home with his toys, dog, and daddy :) He got a new bubble mower for being such a good boy and let me tell you- the kid LOVES the thing. "mow mow MOW!!!" and then, "bubbles! BUBBLES!!!" what could be better. My mom also brought over my old american girl baby doll (which happens to be asian lol) and my old doll high chair for Sawyer to play with. He was excited to see the "baby" and to point out its "eyes" he also still likes to see pictures of baby Henry- so Im hoping this means he is going to be a good big brother in 6 months! And really 6 months dosent seem like nearly long enough anymore to get all the things done I would love to have finished before adding another child to our family- but perhaps that also comes from my total lack of energy/motivation. Im literally counting down these last few days of my first trimester. I honestly can say I am not a first trimester fan- is anyone? Give me a huge belly and being able to not tie my shoes over nausea and fatigue any day. The good news is the end is in sight and honestly ive had things pretty easy both times. And the exciting news- my baby bump is starting to show! Ill only be 13 weeks tomorrow but my bump already looks like it did when I was 16 weeks with Sawyer. I guess you do pop sooner the 2nd time- even people at work have commented on it, and thats when im wearing scrubs.

And our wedding anniversary is coming up soon! 3 years :) Guess we have been busy in 3 years ;) We contemplated what to do/going somewhere but to be honest staying home just sounded so nice- I havent been home for a weekend (and working dosent count) since... um May maybe- I dont even remember! So we havent decided what we are going to do yet.

And I never had time to say anything about 4th of July, but it was great- we were down at the lake, which was a good thing because I heard the weather at home wasnt very nice. Sawyer LOVED the fireworks- we saw them both the 3rd and 4th. He points up and says "boom, boom, boom" and he STILL talks about them and laughs. And Uncle Ben got Sawyer an inflatable jet ski- with a motor, and he rode that around the pool. We had a lot of fun- only a few more weeks and we will be there with our friends!

North Carolina- come on and RAISE up!

We made it to NC safe and sound yesterday. I had been telling Sawyer that we were going to ride on an airplane to see a baby cousin and he actually seemed excited. Our flight left DM at 6 so we left home at around 4 for the drive- and Sawyer didnt fall back asleep in the car... Everything at the airport was fine, we had no trouble finding our gate and waiting, and Sawyer was excited to board the plane and "GO!" We had a window seat and an empty seat next to us on our flight to Chicago and Sawyer LOVED the man and was sitting on the isle and also had his little face GLUED to the window until the only thing visable was clouds. He was even pretty quite- but he didnt sleep. We made it to Chicago fine, changed terminals and then had to wait FOREVER for a crazy lady to get out of the handicapped stall so I could take the stroller in it with Sawyer- and she was NOT handicapped, she was changing her clothes or something.... so then we had some diaper changing time and walked the few gates down and they were calling final boarding call for our flight as we walked up- not kidding, literally we got on and within a few minutes we took off. Yikes! And Sawyer was exhausted by this point- he had been up for 5 hours. so he was CRABBY and fussy and not his charming self. he probably whined for 45 minutes and nothing made it better- not even fruit snacks and his favorite suckers. he finally fell asleep- and slept for 4 more hours once we got to Annas- and then slept all last night. he loves baby Henry and says BABY! BABY! at first he didnt want to touch him but today he touched Henrys feet. the best part is that he dosent care at all when i hold Henry- so i think he will make a pretty wonderful big brother :) and Henry loves his aunt kay- he falls asleep every time i hold him- it makes me so excited to have a newborn again. only 200 days to go :)