Baby Boy #2 Update

Everything is going well with baby #2. 31 weeks as of yesterday. We are going to the doctor every 2 weeks now. I'm measuring normally - but i was measuring normally with Blake and look how huge he was! I did find out recently that I don't have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy which was fantastic news. We are really hoping for a smaller baby this time around - but we will roll with whatever comes our way. I have to say that as smooth as everything is going this pregnancy is slightly different than the last. I definitely have heartburn much more and I am more uncomfortable now that i have entered my 30 weeks. And I'm a lot more tired I feel like. Maybe that is because I'm also chasing around a 2 year old. This baby moves very similar to how Blake moved around - Very slow movements, not a lot of sharp movements which i'm thankful for. For a little fun I put together a couple of belly shot sequences. One of when i was pregnant with Blake and the other is this pregnancy. I'm feeling like I look bigger in this late stage than I did with Blake. Hopefully that just means that I have gained more weight and that this baby isn't bigger. Please cross your fingers for me. ;)

Red Bluff & Walla Walla

September was a great month. We spent the beginning of the month in Walla Walla with Chris' family. It has become a tradition that we head up to the northwest for Labor Day weekend and partake in the traditional Walla Walla activities which include country concerts, labor day parade and the good ol' fair. All activities I grew up doing, so why not expose the darling little boy to them. We always have a wonderful time and this year was no different. I forgot my camera however so not many pictures to share - only those from my phone.

Later in the month we headed up to Red Bluff to spend a few days with my family. Chris went deer hunting with my dad and brother and the girls (+ Blake) stayed behind and had a great time hanging out. My dad bought a motorized john deere tractor for the kids and Blake could not get enough about it. He is still talking about the tractor and the horsies and the Rhino that my mom takes him for rides on to feed the horses. A total boy we have on our hands. I love it!

Well enjoy the pictures from the month. I have been a little lazy about taking picture these days so there aren't too many. I have a feeling once baby #2 gets here we will be snapping away again.

Baby News....

So I was horrible at taking pictures in August and have almost nothing to share so I thought I would give you all a baby update. We had our 20 week ultrasound about a month ago (I guess this update is coming kind of late). Everything looked great. Baby was doing well, moving around a ton and his little heart beat was as strong as can be. What more can you ask for. We of course found out the gender and are so excited to have another boy! The baby was laying breech - which later in pregnancy won't be such a great thing but for now its not too worrisome since the baby moves around quite a bit. I go in next week to get my gestational diabetes test done - chances are I will have it again, but I'm sure hoping not.

Ultrasound pic and belly shots! Enjoy!

20 week ultrasound picture of baby's face


Belly shots!

Oh July...you flew by WAY to fast!

So now that it's the middle of August I will finally get around to posting our July pictures. We had a very eventful month of July. Here is a quick recap of the month...

• July 4th we spent at home poolside with our friends Aimee and Kris. It was probably the most mellow 4th of July Chris and I have ever exprienced. Good times!
  
• We took a trip to Trinidad, Ca for a long weekend with the Einck family and some family friends. Blake loved the beach and we definitely will be visiting this area again.
  
• BLAKES 2ND BIRTHDAY! So much fun to celebrate another year with the coolest kid I know. We had a wonderful time and Blake loved his birthday and eating CUPCAKES!
  
• The Burkes came to visit! yay! They were able to celebrate Blakes birthday with us and we had a fun filled 5 days going to Santa Cruz, Happy Hollow and just hanging out!
  
• The last weekend of July we went to RB to celebrate Blakes birthday with the Eincks and also to celebrate my cousin Melissa's little girl Amira's 3rd birthday.

Phew...That was a busy month. Wait until I post about August. ;)

I just want to also mention a few things about Blake. Now that he is 2 we have our challenges but he is also so much fun to be around. He is starting to talk more and more and it's fun to finally be able to communicate with him. Some of his interests lately are:

• BIG TRUCKS...especially firetrucks and garbage trucks
  
• Watching me cook and helping "blake help", "blake watch"
  
• Throwing tantrums and whining. ha! Mama and Dada don't love that
  
• Playing outside watering plants, riding his four wheeler and playing with Zoe
  
• Another thing thats cute is that he calls Chris and I...MiMi Mama and DiDi Dada. Not sure where that came from but it has stuck.

So anyhow...here are our pictures from July. There are a ton!

Happy 2nd Birthday Blake

Enjoy the video! I promise i will post the rest of our July pics very very soon.

June!

So I'm a little behind on my posts, but still wanted to share our pictures from June. We celebrated Chris's birthday at the beginning of the month. We were lucky enough to have a visit from Melody and Al. We had a lot of fun with them. We also celebrated father's day in Discovery Bay this year with our friends Aimee and Kris and their little boy Cooper. It was a really nice relaxing weekend and the dads had a great time.

Here are the pics! Enjoy!

First Belly Pic!

Here goes the first belly pic. 15 weeks!