Darling Boy

C-ya! :)

8 O'Clock at last!!!

Today has been a long one.

I need to start by saying that Aidan is seriously the best little boy in the world (no bias here!). He is generally totally laid back and an absolute joy to be with. I'd rather be with him than without him most of the time even when doing "grown up" things like shopping, eating out, etc.

Today, however, was a trial. It might have something to do with the day beginning at 5am. I might also be due in part to the fact that day three of "diapers are for night-night and bye-bye" has been day three of wet/dirty (but adorable) Thomas the Train underwear.

I thought I had the day fairly planned out with the normal activities and some extra fun ones thrown in, but it was just me and Aidan all day today and I think I underestimated how boring I am. :) Daddy getting home is the highlight of our evening. Still, I tried! We went downtown for a few hours after his nap to enjoy the Holiday Open House and had a wonderful time in the beautiful weather. We said hello to our friends at the Scrapbook Boutique and at Champagne Baby and entered drawings to win gift cards and a trip to Mexico (crosses fingers), and then we enjoyed some leisure time at the park near the train tracks where Aidan met a 2 year old friend and had too much fun jabbering and running and picking up leaves.

And then we came home. I was ready for bed by 6pm. So was Aidan apparently. He was one unhappy little guy for most of the evening. He wanted to get into things he knows he's not supposed to and wanted "snacks" one after the other and *didn't* want any of the usual playthings or activities. I am so thankful for this alphabet website and for this website with ideas for toddlers. The toddler site really saved us. I only did this one tonight but I have more planned for tomorrow. There are some really great simple printables and ideas for you moms!

Here's me covered in "alphabet bugs"

Aidan had fun identifying them and then taking them off of my shirt and sticking them to his. He is really moving along with recognizing his letters! So far he's pretty well consistently able to pick out A,B,C,D,E,I,O,P,S,T, and Y. Tonight he surprised me with R!

Thankfully, it really brought his spirits up and we ended out the night on a good note. Nonetheless, 8pm is sooooo nice. :) If I had the option, I'd go to bed now too, I think! :) I'm in the middle of making yogurt and Rob's lunch for tomorrow, but it's off to sleep as soon as they are done! If she lets me...

Introducing Cora Ruth

Cora = "maiden" Ruth = "friend"

Cora is my father's maternal great-grandmother's first name and Ruth is Rob's paternal grandmother's name. :)

Our ultrasound yesterday went well! Everything looks great! I've gotta say again how much I appreciate my doctor and his practice and the way they put up with my concerns and requests! We asked for a short anatomy scan and it probably lasted 5 whole minutes. :) I was worried that we were looking at 30min+ but they were very respectful and were committed to abiding by the ACOG guidelines and said so.

Our office is relatively low tech (with all the high tech gadgets you could ask for next door in the fertility clinic) so we got a few print outs and requested to record a short section after the diagnostic section with our digital camera. You can see/hear below the proclamation that we're having a GIRL! She got a few more girly shots after that even though Cora was squirming all over the place. The tech kept saying, "wow, active baby!!" :D

My Boys

Gotta love them!

Look mom, I put all of your scrapbooking tools in your glass of water, isn't that cool??

Hey Look! I'm pregnant!

20 weeks! I walked past a mirror yesterday while getting ready to go to the gym and thought, "woah! Baby!" :D

We were supposed to find out boy/girl Tuesday but Rob had a meeting at work so (for those keeping track) you can expect an update after our appointment *next* Tuesday afternoon. :)

Pink Week

The people at I Heart Faces are honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week. Make sure to stop by and check out the other entries. Here is mine:

There are five people living in our home (including baby-in-belly). One of them is "papa," the gentleman on the right in the above photo. Until April of this year, he lived in a different house. He lives with us now because that house was no longer home to him. It has been empty even when full since April 2007 when his wife, my husband's mother, my baby's grandma finally got to rest from her 11 year battle with cancer.

This photo was taken in November of 2006. What you can't know from just looking at this photo is that there is no hair under that hat, no breasts under her shirt. You can't know that until 30 seconds before this picture was taken, she was in a wheelchair and feeling ill. Now that you know, you might assume that she was frail. On the contrary - despite the wheelchair out of sight in the background, I assure you that SHE was holding him up.

Fix-It Friday

Loving the photo they gave us to edit for Fix-it Friday at I Heart Faces today! It was perfect the way it was!

I used Picnik to rotate it just a tad, warm it up, and add vignette. Isn't she the cutest?

Go to I Heart Faces to see all of the other ideas people had.