Smart Boy

Bennett just got this new play phone that helps him learn his numbers.  He learned 2 new numbers today by just playing with it.  He is also so close to knowing all of the letters in the alphabet.  We go over them a good bit but he has picked up the letters so fast.  Tonight he was playing with letters we have on a magnetic board in his playroom and he would point to the letters and tell me what they were.  I am so impressed with how quickly he learns new things!

The play phone he got he has been carrying around all day and he was cracking me up earlier because he was having conversations on his phone.  He told me he was talking to Dada and Lou Lou.

I love that he kept his leg propped up the entire time

Going in the other room.  I guess he needed privacy for his conversation :)

I love seeing Bennett learn more everyday.  It is amazing how much a 2 year old can grasp!

Valentine's Day

We had a nice Valentine's Day this year.  Bennett had school so he gave out Valentine's to his class and got some cute ones back.  Jeremy and I decided to have dinner at home after Bennett went to bed.  It was nice actually cooking again.  I literally haven't cooked a good dinner since early December.  I guess I need to get back on the ball!  After Bennett was asleep Jeremy and I enjoyed our dinner in peace and had a low key night.  The weekend before and after Valentine's Day we have things going on that kept us from going out to celebrate, but honestly I don't mind.  A quiet night at home it just fine with me especially since it meant we didn't have to fight the crowds!

Checking out the Valentine's he is going to give away to his class

Ready to go with his Valentines!

Helping me bake brownies for Daddy

Eating a lollipop from one of his Valentines he got from school

Opening his gift from Jeremy and me

It was a really nice day and I had a great time spending it with my 2 favorite boys.  It made the day that much better knowing that we have another little boy on the way!!

Big Surprise!

I am impatient and love surprises but love snooping for my surprises.  You following me...if you buy me a gift I will try and find it :)  Jeremy knows to keep things far out of my reach!  So my need to know things makes it very hard not being able to know whether our baby is a boy or a girl.  I sometimes wish there was a little window on my belly so I could peek in and see what is going on. I have mentioned to Jeremy a few times that we should just go to one of those 3D places and pay to find out the baby's gender early and he wasn't as eager as I was to run out so we could find out before our 20 week appointment.

Yesterday I woke up and just thought I could go get an ultrasound have the person write it down in an envelope and then I could give it to Jeremy for Valentine's Day and we could find out together in a fun way if the baby is a boy or a girl.  So yesterday I called and they had one appointment left yesterday so I took it!  Bennett and I loaded up to get the ultrasound and I got to see the baby and so did Bennett.  It was fun to see Bennett's reaction!  When she was looking at the gender I just had to look away which was SO hard.  I really wanted to peek but I let her type out the results and print out the picture.  Jeremy had no idea I did this so it was hard keeping it a secret and especially knowing I needed to wait until today.  My plan changed a bit because as soon as Jeremy walked in the door from work last night I told him what I did and he was so excited he had to open the envelope.  Honestly I am surprised I waited that long because I really wanted to open the envelope myself as soon as it was handed to me!  He looked first and made me guess.  I guessed boy and I was right!!!!!!  Baby #2 is another sweet BOY!  We are so excited. If I could have picked for Bennett I would have picked a boy.  I am really happy he gets a brother.  I pray they are so close and grow up to be best friends.  Now to picking out a name.  We didn't name Bennett until he was born, we had 3 names we liked but couldn't decide and I have a feeling it will be like that again.  Here's to being outnumbered by boys!  Should be fun!!

Conversations with Bennett

It is so much fun now that Bennett can actually have conversations with us.  They aren't in depth or anything but I am loving how interactive he is with us now.  Today he told me they had a cookie at school and that the cookie was yummy.  They had a birthday party in his class today and I loved hearing him tell me about his favorite part which of course was the cookie!  He loves to point out things to us and he follows up anything he points out with "see it?" or he will keep repeating himself until you acknowledge that you see what he is showing you.  If Jeremy or I run into something or seem to have hurt ourselves he comes over to pat our boo boo and asks us if we are ok.  It is really sweet!  I love all the things he is saying to us with a few exceptions.  Hearing "NO!" and "Mine!" are getting a bit old :)

After I dropped Bennett off at school today I headed to the doctor for my 16 week check up.  The baby's heartbeat sounded great and I got an A+ report from my doctor!  All good news and so far everything is healthy with the baby so we are praying it stays that way.

Today was another gorgeous day!  After I picked Bennett up from school and he had his nap we played outside and enjoyed the warm weather.

Anytime he hears a car or a truck he runs to the fence to see it

Showing me the "airplane in sky" then of course asked "see it?"

Since it is supposed to rain this weekend I guess we won't be outside as much as we would like so we are planning to work more on Bennett's big boy room!

Outside Fun!

We have been enjoying this warm weather this winter.  Bennett and I go on a walk every afternoon if it is warm enough and this weekend we were able to all get outside and play.  Bennett loves all the extra outdoor time and I am enjoying it because I am getting in some exercise which I am trying to keep up with this pregnancy!

I am also very excited because we got a lot done this weekend for Bennett's new big boy room.  We found a bed we love for him and we have narrowed down the bedding we are going to get him.  Once I decide we are going to get everything ordered for him.  We picked up some paint samples yesterday and I like one of them but I am not sure what exactly I want yet.  I am so excited about his room and cannot wait to get everything together.  Bennett's nursery is green so the new baby will just take that room and I won't get to repaint and if Baby #2 is a boy he will just get an exact repeat of Bennett's nursery.  If the baby is a girl I will make the room more girly and get new crib bedding, so Bennett's new room is my only chance to decorate an entire room so I am really looking forward to it.  We keep asking Bennett if he wants a big boy room and a big boy bed and he says no.  I told him the baby needs his crib and if he will let the baby have his crib and he of course says no.  Hopefully he will be more interested in his big boy room when it is all set up!  

The Baby did it!

Bennett had a scratch on his nose so I asked him how he scratched it.  First he tells me Patty did it, so then I asked him again to see if I would get the same answer and he then told me the baby did it.  Sneaky baby!  Later in the week he was talking so whiny so I asked him why he was whining and he told me it was because of the baby!  Poor baby is being blamed for things by his big brother and I am sure this will go on for a long time!  Bennett is being so cute though he pats my stomach and says "Hi baby" and will point to it at random times throughout the day.  Should be funny to see his reaction to it once I actually have a big belly.

I am definitely starting to feel a lot better and this is one demanding baby as far as food cravings.  I am obsessed with anything citrus right now!  I go through a carton of those Cuties oranges a week and drink lots of orange, grapefruit, and other citrus juice.  I literally cannot get enough.  This is my biggest craving so far and I definitely have more but I can't go a day with out having some type of citrus.  I guess it could be worse and I could be craving a bag of potato chips so at least baby wants one healthy thing.

Bennett is so excited...

Because he is going to be a BIG BROTHER!!  We are due with Baby #2 in July and couldn't be more excited to welcome a new addition into our family!

Excited to be a big brother! 

I decided to take a pregnancy test on a random Tuesday so I was home alone and to be honest expecting it to be negative. I was shocked to see a positive come back immediately.  I wanted to call Jeremy at work and tell him but thought it would be much more fun to wait until he got home.  When Bennett got up from his nap I put him in a Big Brother shirt that my sister handed down to us from Ryan, so I was lucky to have something to put him in.  When Jeremy walked in the door he didn't notice Bennett's shirt so I told him to take a look at what Bennett had on and he was shocked and thrilled!  It was so fun to see his reaction!

This pregnancy has been different then my pregnancy with Bennett but unfortunately the one common thread is morning sickness or in my case 24/7 sickness.  I was much more sick with Bennett then this one, but I have still been pretty sick this time.  Zofran is my best friend these days.  I have been feeling much better the past couple of weeks but every morning is still a little touch and go.  I really can't wait to stop feeling nauseous and get some energy back.  I have to say the main reason I have gotten through my first trimester is because of Jeremy.  He has literally done anything I have needed him to do.  He has picked up any food craving I have no matter how random or how far away the restaurant might be!  He has also done laundry, cleaned, grocery shopped, entertained our rambunctious 2 year old, you name it he has done it.  For weeks I just felt too sick to do much of anything and he really took over and made my life much easier so I could just be miserable on the couch.  I know it can't be fun for him to be around a sick person 24/7 but I think he knows how terrible I felt so luckily he didn't mind.  I am slowly returning to the land of the living and feeling like a normal person again and just hope it continues to get better.  

We find out in March if we are having a boy or a girl and we can't wait to find out.  I really don't have a preference just want to make sure everything is healthy with the baby and to me it is a win win.  Either we have another sweet boy and Bennett gets a brother or we have a little girl and get to have one of each!  So far most everyone is guessing this little one is a girl so we will see in March who is right!