Snow Day!

The Song and Dance Technique

Oh, the things we do to appease a grumpy child...

Austin caught one of my tactics on camera this morning. Here I am in all my morning glory using one of my most effective techniques to remedy the morning grumps: The Song and Dance.

http://youtu.be/Omg1W3ciTEM

Oh Boy Oh Boy!

Yesterday we found out we are having a boy!

Despite Adelyn being sick and me feeling under the weather as well, Austin and I made it to our ultrasound. It is so fun to see the little baby move, kick, and squirm. We were also so glad to find that everything looks healthy and normal.

Our orignal plan to find out the gender was to have the techincian write it down. Austin and I were going to go to a coffee shop or something and open together there.

However, since I was feeling pretty queasy, we opted to go to Sonic for a Sprite. So our magic moment happened while parked at Sonic... haha.

Here is a picture before we opened the envelope. We both were pretty convinced it was a girl. Even to the point of us starting to land on a name we liked for a girl.



We opened the envelope to find a picture that the technician had put in. It was pretty clear what baby 2.0 was. A boy!!! We both squealed. Well, Austin didn't really squeal but more of a manly, "hey!!!" I for sure squealed.

 



This is me just moments after finding out.


I honestly didn't expect to be this excited about a boy. It's a bit hard to wrap my mind around. As I was poking around online looking at boy blankets and clothes, I got even more excited.

I also loved seeing how excited and almost proud Austin was. I don't think he stopped smiling about it for an hour. I love the idea of him having a son. He is already talking about how he is going to take him to games and instill a love of sports- haha.

When we told Adelyn that she had a baby brother on the way, this was her reaction:



OK, not really. But we did tell her. She knows that a baby is mommy's tummy but we could also convince her it is in my elbow or in the toy box. She has no idea how much her world is going to be changed. Honestly, neither do we.

I can say this though, my heart is full of love and excitement for this baby boy right now.

Holiday Season is Upon Us

Something about having kids makes you want to get more into the holiday season. This year we actually have decorated for Christmas- inside and out. We've had Christmas music playing non-stop and I already have some presents wrapped and under the tree. Despite the fact that I was in shorts two days ago with the car windows down, it has been a fun holiday season so far.



As expected, the Christmas tree and all its glittery ornaments have been a constant temptation for Adelyn. For the most part she does well with the "one-finger rule" in which she is only allowed to touch ornaments with one finger at a time. However, it is not uncommon for me to be in the other room and hear an "uh-oh" followed by a toddler bringing me a hookless ornament. At least she owns up to her sin, right? For some reason she also likes to tickle the ornaments. Strange but true.

Adelyn had a pretty rough 2-3 weeks but I feel like has finally turned a corner the past few days. The transition from 2 naps to 1 was rough and turned her into a total grump. In the midst of those rough weeks I told Austin if Baby 2.0 is a similar temperament as Adelyn, we are done having kids. I'm happy to report that Grumpalyn has taken a leave of absence for the time being and we have a happy toddler back.

Baby 2.0 is cooking right along. I am 19 weeks and excited to have our ultrasound next week to get a good look at the little one. We have a list of boy and girl names but haven't even come close to settling on one. I'm beginning to feel more and more kicks, especially when I'm sitting still. I just had a glass of chocolate milk and Baby 2.0 is doing a little celebratory shin-dig in the uterus right now.

21 more weeks to go!