This week

One of our traditions when Tyler is sick is to make super juice. He has always liked it, but this time I made it for him on Sunday and today he asked for it when he woke up instead of milk and if you know Tyler he loves his milk. It is jammed full of veggies and fruit. This mixture today was made of carrots, cucumbers, kale, lemon, orange, apple and ginger root. He even helped make it. We had a visit to the doctor this morning and she determined that he has a upper respiratory infection. He has had a fever of 101 F for a few days. She said all we could do is alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen, give him lots of liquids and use a humidifier. We are doing all these things and hopefully he will be ready before the baby arrives.

The ladies from our church had a baby shower for me on Saturday. It was such a fun time. Here are some oft he fun girlie presents that they gave me...books, bottles, receiving blankets, plush blankets, a video monitor, clothes, croqueted hats (adorable and made by Tylers Godmother, Anne), diaper cake, and more. It was so sweet. The ladies that threw it were Anne, Ine, Christine and Ally.

Pregnancy Pics and Tyler Fun Photos

Our friend Jamie Dulaney willingly agreed to take some photos of our family before the baby comes. Here are a few the shots. Unfortunately, we did not have much time because Tyler tripped and cut his lip open after the first few. It is already healed, but now he is sick, which is why this post will be short. I am on my way to take a nap!

Enjoying the moments I have with my special little boy before my attention is shared!

Family Photos before Tyler tripped and busted his lip open on the sidewalk:(

Ty watching a little video with his buddies Clay and Jace.

Riding his balance bike at Lacy Park. He is getting more confident and doing it all by himself.

Playing soccer with his little buddy Candace at a park playdate.

37 Weeks

Yay...tomorrow we will be full term...37 weeks! At our doctors appointment yesterday morning the doctor said that if we went into labor he would not try to stop it, that they baby would be developed enough.

Everything checked out great. Blood pressure is good, no swelling or abnormalities. They said I did not gain anything since last time, but last time they weighed me with my 2lb. boots on and said I gained five lbs. By my calculations I gained 2-3 last time and 1-2 this time, which is 29lbs. overall. Yikes that sounds like a lot, but it is in the normal range of 25-35lbs.

We also had an ultrasound this time and confirmed that she is indeed a girl! Her heartbeat is steady between 145-150. Even though it is not completely accurate they said she is about 6. 1 lbs. Last time he said she would be about 8lbs when she was born. This time they said she would be smaller...like around 7 lbs. Basically, we will have to just wait and see when she comes out:) Tyler was 7 lbs. 13oz. and was born on his due date. We will see what this little lady decides to do! April 11th of course is guesstimate in my opinion, she could come tomorrow or five weeks from now. We are in that weird waiting period and it is a roller coaster...one day I feel good and ready and the next exhausted, like that day can not come soon enough. It is definitely harder this time around with a toddler that is a ball of energy. I try to wear him out everyday before he wears me out. He usually wins:)

He is so active! He loves riding his plasma car and balance bike, playing soccer and basketball, throwing a tennis ball, and jumping off things. His most recent accomplishment is that he went poopoo on the potty:) We are not pushing him to potty train, just letting him tell us when he is ready. He has made some progress. He will go peepee in the potty whenever we ask him too. He is very independent and does not want to be told what to do, so we are not pushing it. I am sure this attribute will be a great part of his character someday! In regard to his communication he loves to say, "Sure" in response to a question.

Snow in California

We decide to take a trip to the snow this weekend. Our friends Bryan and Renae know some people with a cabin up there and we went to visit. It was an hour and 20 minute trip to Wrightwood, where they have the Mountain High Ski Resort. It was 60 degrees, but there was still lots of snow on the ground. We took Ty sledding. Dave made a snowman and lots of snow balls with him. He enjoyed it! We decided that we want to go back sometime and stay the night or do a ski weekend there someday.

Throwing snow balls at daddy.

Ty and Daddy making a snowball to roll down the hill.

Daddy pulling Ty around in the snow.

Mountain High Ski resort

Baby Shower: Welcome Sweetie!

This weekend some of my good friends (Ally, Kristy and Jenny) had a baby shower for me. I really appreciated it! I haven't been feeling all that great these days and this was a good pick me up. It got me even more excited about meeting our little sweetie. The theme for the shower was sweets. They decorated with all sorts of pink candy. It was complete with a diaper cake, grapefruit candy, marshmallows, m & m's, twirly suckers, dove chocolate, mints, etc. These were the favors. People took bags of candy home...except me... I just forgot. Probably better that way though...I have been eating way more sugar than I should these days. Anyways, it was a cute and creative idea. I was blessed by some much need baby items including a double stroller from Grandma and Grandpa Olson and Grandma and Grandpa Knight. Other things you can see in the pics below.
We played some games and the girls wrote notes of encouragement on lollipops for me to pick whenever I need a sweet note. I think will be using those frequently:) That was such a neat idea.
The church is also throwing us a shower in a few weeks. I am looking forward to that one as well. I didn't expect any of this, with it being the second time around, but it is fun:)

Ally Way (meet through our church conference, she mentors me as a parent), Debbie Wilder(from our mommy and me class at PCC), Jenny Frary (from Birth class with Ty-Jace mom, one of Ty's best buddies), Kristy Orzewalla (meet through Dave playing ultimate frisbee), Me, Nancy Morris (works at Keller Williams with Dave, her and I are sewing buddies), Renae Childs (next door neighbor and friend of Dave's since High school-she married Dave's best friend and now I have a great friend)
not pictured but attended: Joanne and Jamie from my MOPS table

Ally Way did the decorating...she is really talented. She even made the pom poms hanging from the ceiling out of tissue paper.

So excited about my new....Combi Twin Sport double stroller. Features include: it fits our car seat, folds easy, has removable cup holders, it's light weight, and has a carrying strap.

This morning Tyler brought all his "friends" out to the living room and said..I am having a birthday party. I just thought it was too cute. I had to take a picture.

Babymoon #2

This weekend was a nice break from our crazy week last week. Dave was overloaded with work and had a lot of other things going on. Our godsends (aka Grandparents) arrived on Thursday night to give us some relief. It was great. They took care of Tyler all day and even one night. he kept them up for three hours that night. Sorry grandma and grandpa. Hope you are catching up on your rest at home:)
Dave and I had a little babymoon before #2 arrives. We went to a hotel in Pasadena Friday night. It was pouring down rain, but we went out on the town anyways. We landed at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant for appetizers. It was awesome. They had lobster potstickers that are to die for! After that we stopped at the movie theater next door for some movie theater popcorn (Shelby's favorite)! We were going to eat it at the hotel while we watched am movie later, but it couldn't wait. It was hot when they gave it to us and we ate it in the car in the parking lot. SOOO good! We got back tot he hotel and went to the hot tub and the spa. It was so relaxing! The next morning we took our time getting ready, went to breakfast in the hotel restaurant and went to the spa attached to the hotel again. While at breakfast we saw Nancy O'Dell and family from Entertainment tonight. Overall, it was a much needed break before the baby comes.

Grandma and Grandpa took Tyler down to Hollywood to walk the red carpet. They saw Oscar, Shrek, and Spiderman. They have some fun stories to share about that. You will have to ask them. Grandpa brought Tyler a new book called "Tyler's Big Book of Ultimate Frisbee". It is his best yet. There are pictures of Tyler and Daddy playing ultimate Frisbee in it. The expression on Tyler's face when Grandma and Grandpa arrived was priceless. He was jumping up and down laughing. He bounced off the walls for a while and then went to bed. He had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Waking up after a nap

My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

February

Our little guys is not so little anymore. He is talking up a storm and doing new things everyday. We have had a number of people say that he says a lot for his age. He is saying sentences like "Where did he go?" "Can I play with that?" He is learning manners. He Says "scuse(excuse) me" when he wants to be get up from the table. He is learning to say "please" when asking for something. It has been fun seeing him interacting with his friends in more of a social way. They wrestle and chase each other around the house.

Our little girl is growing too. We are 34 weeks tomorrow. We had an appointment last week that went well. The heart beat was steady and doctor said everything looked good. I gained 4 lbs. in two weeks...opps:) The doctors guestimate is that she will be a little bigger than Tyler. I am not sure how in the world he can guess that, but that is what he said. I have met with our doula who showed me lots of stretches and techniques to help the baby get in the right position. We do not want a posterior birth again if we can help it.

Dave has been busy, busy, busy this week. He had a Keller Williams Conference(called Family reunion) at the beginning of the week in Anaheim, so Tyler and flew solo for the first three days of the week. We managed, but we missed daddy. He put another home on the market and wrote an offer for a nice sized house for a buyer. He has really been keeping busy. We are excited for a little break tonight when Grandma and Grandpa Knight arrive.

Our little artist. He loves to paint and draw. He has been learning his colors and can name all of the primaries.

34 Weeks tomorrow!

Ty and his friend Jace wrestling.

Tyler and Clay painting.