Baby Boy 2 Ultrasound at 28 weeks

Last Thursday we had our 28 week ultrasound on baby boy number 2. He is growing well. He is up to 2 lbs 2 oz with a heartrate of 141. He is a very active baby and kicks and moves all the time. He waved to us during the ultrasound as well. The fluid looks good around the baby. His heart and blood flow through the umbilical cord look great. He is currently breach, with his spine down and his head to the right side below my rib cage. He held his feet up near his face and hands, just like Evan did. Hopefully, he will move head down by week 34.

Getting Settled

We closed on our new house on Friday the 13th. Since then, it's been a whirlwind of unpacking, cleaning, paperwork, changing addresses, and more. I am still missing a few key items, but hopefully will find them soon. We have listed our old house for sale and hope it will sell quickly. I can't wait to take Evan trick or treating in our new neighborhood and see how he does with our Christmas tree. Evan started school last week and is going again this Tuesday and Thursday. He brought home his first official art project - stamp art with orange dots. He's saying words and walking 4 or 5 steps, and falling all over everything these days. He can climb over his gate or just push it over. He is a very determined toddler.

We took a family picture in front of our new house yesterday, but Evan was not in a smiling mood.

I am now in my 26th week of pregnancy with boy number 2. We are still discussing names, but haven't settled on one yet. He is kicking a lot and moving around all the time, just like Evan did. So I think we will have 2 very active little boys. I am doing well on my diabetic diet and I feel pretty good. I haven't been sleeping as well as I would like, but I refuse to get out of bed when I'm wide awake at 3am. I have 3 more months to go!

Evan's First Day of School

We registered Evan at the ELC (Early Learning Center) back in August. He is now starting to walk some and catches himself very well when he falls. We delayed his starting to school until he was more steady. So today was his big day! My mom gave him a good breakfast before taking him to school at 9am (first picture getting breakfast). I found out the night before from his teacher that it was also picture day. Good timing! We weren't sure how he would handle the other kids if they were crying, but he did great. He used his sign language for please and more during snack time. He ate two butter cookies and some puffs and drank his milk. He did not throw his sippy cup on the floor at all! (This is a miracle.) They said he told them the word for clock (his new favorite word when he sees a clock) and babbled a lot. When they went to the gym for play time, they said he crawled around like a madman and wore himself out. Mom took him home just before 11am and he promptly fell asleep for his nap. So he made it about 2 hours! The normal time is 3 hours, from 9am to 12pm. He went to the teacher, Mrs. Erika, and her two helpers just fine. They said he even stood up for one of his school pictures. I can't wait to see them.

Evan is sitting on the floor next to the blond boy playing in this last picture. Thanks to mom for getting some good first day pictures for me!

Evan is Walking!

Evan just turned 18 months old last week and decided this was a great time to start walking. He has been taking about 1 step and standing alone for the past month, but this past weekend he took lots of steps on his own. He is really doing great! He is so cute when he first lets go. He will stand for a minute and make sure he has good balance, then sets off very quickly to accomplish his mission. He's going to be running by next week.

20 Weeks Pregnant

On Friday, I hit the 20 week mark in my pregnancy with baby boy number 2. This is officially the 1/2 way point, although technically speaking, I won't go past 39 weeks. Vince and I got to see the baby for a long time on the ultrasound machine at the high risk doctor last week. The baby looked great! All the prenantal genetic testing and ultrasounds show this baby is happy and healthy. I have gained about 10 pounds total.

I took a picture of myself at 18 weeks, so not a big baby bump yet, but it's getting there! I'm feeling his little fluttering feet every now and then. According to the ultrasound, he is breach right now, which explains the flutters down low this time. Now we just have to come up with a name.

Evan at 17 Months Old

Evan is such a joy to be around. He is learning so much. He can say several words such as hat, bye bye, mama, dada, and hey. He can turn on all of his electronic toys. In fact, he usually shows us how they all work. He loves books, especially the kind that have sensory feel objects or mirrors in them.

And lately he really loves buckles (in his car seat, swing, etc.). He knows lots of signs to tell us what he wants in sign language. He knows hat, more (which usually also means eat), eat, milk, bye bye, please, hug, and more. He can point to his nose and hair on command. We are working on other body parts. He likes to say ooh ooh aah aah for the monkey sound. In fact, most animals he sees he says the monkey sound for them. He likes monkeys. He is so close to walking on his own. He has taken a few steps without holding on, but sits down quickly. He can stand and cruise easily. He will be running before we know it.

Georgetown, SC

This past weekend we took a quick trip down to Georgetown, SC to visit with Vince's family. Barbara's sister, Evelyn lives there and 4 out of 5 of her grown children (and some of their children) were there as well. We had a great mini family reunion. Evan and I both met lots of new relatives. He had a great time and performed for them all.