And then there were FOUR

Well, last week I found out that Joe and I are expecting number TWO! We are so thrilled. I feel so blessed and happy to be able to have two adorable little kiddos.
Number Two is due around February 3rd, 2010. Maybe GranMere will be able to share a birthday!

Now I am looking at every thing we do through out the day, and trying to imagine doing it with another baby in tow. And I'm going about the task of clearing out the "spare room" - which is just a nice term for junk collector.

Just wanted to share my news with everyone!

LONG DAY

Days like today, when Joe is gone from early in the morning until after Christian goes to bed, are very long days! It is even worse when I don't have a playdate scheduled.
Even still, we had an interesting day!
Went to Swoozies, (my first time, VERY cool store!) and picked up a hat and bib for the big first birthday party. When we got home, I planned on letting Christian play in the yard / driveway for a minute while I got all my things out of the car. WELL... he lost his balance and fell headfirst onto the driveway :-( Poor guy! He looks worse than it is... he didn't cry much at all!

Later; I worked on painting the baseboards, first time to try painting while he was awake. Not as bad as it could have been... he touched a couple wet spots, and I gave him his own paint brush to help, and he was "painting" the walls, and sometimes the spots I had just finished painting. Very cute. I love that he is wanting to copy what I do.

I've noticed he is also starting to really figure things out - how mega blocks work ( he loves those!! ) and this gumball machine toy that you push a lever, the ball rolls out, then after all the balls are gone, you have to drop them back in the top. He put all the pieces together, and actually managed to put the balls back in the right spot, with surprising accuracy! He was so proud of himself. Me too!!

I get so much joy and pleasure out of watching him discover, learn, explore, and develop into his own personality. He really is so much fun!

A trip to the mall

Today I had a playdate at Carolina Place mall, in the play area. I had never been to this play area before; and was surprised at how much fun it really was. Christian had a blast, and I was able to have grown up conversations with some other moms.

And he only slept the last 10 minutes on the way home. That doomed me. I am convinced that a 10 minute nap is the baby equivilant to an adult's 45 minute power nap. He was then wired all afternoon! We got home at 12:30-ish, ate lunch and I was thinking I was going to let him burn off some energy until 2, which is the latest he goes down for a nap. Well, I tried to rock him and let him  unwind three times between 2 and 3:30. FINALLY at 3:30 he was tired enough to fall asleep. The other times, he would just laugh, and talk and point at things in his room. He amazes me, I have no idea where his energy comes from. I wish I could tap into it.

I'm planning my first kiddie birthday party; although there won't be any kids there.
Making decisions on the cake, the food, etc. is somewhat stressful! I think it's harder trying to decide on the food for adults - but we'll see next year when I'm trying to serve umpteen picky eating toddlers.

This picture is from the mall playdate. Kind of blurry; took with my cell phone.

Productive Day!

Wow... actually had a very productive day today. Did some touch up painting, painted the stairwell, and had a great morning at church.
We are having Christian's first birthday party next Saturday, so I have a lot I need to get accomplished. Lots of little projects I've been putting off that I want to finish before the party. Gonna be a long week.

 

Christian sleeping on the way home from church...

He's almost one!

Wow... I can't believe that Christian is almost a year old. This year has literally flown by!
I can remember so vividly going into labor, and everything up until the time he was born; then everything after that is kind of a blur! You know, the memories are there, but it's all a bit fuzzy.

Life with Christian, now technically a toddler I guess, is so wonderful. He is just so much fun - and usually in a wonderful mood. He has been walking really well for almost a month - it's so cute to see him get so much joy from simply walking around and exploring things.
This past year has been quite a learning experience, Joe and I will know better what to do the next go round. Having your first baby is quite a shock to the system; I do remember coming hom with him, and wondering, well what do we do know?! Sleeping was the biggest struggle for us; but we finally have it pretty much under control.

So now we are looking out on another year; and it promises to get more exciting with every day.
It's taken me 4 days to write this, so I have totally lost my train of thought.

If anyone is reading this, I promise to write more regualarly this year :)