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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Micah's 2nd Birthday Party!!
Turning two would not be complete without having a big celebration I suppose! We all had a blast having a party for him at our home. We had a bouncy house and a bubble machine in the back yard and inside we had a burger bar with lots of toppings to choose from. And of course Micah's favorite part of the party... the CAKE! Thanks to every one who came to celebrate with us and to all who helped me set up and get ready for his spectacular airplane party!
Micah turns 2!
This is a bit late in coming but that seems par for the course these days! We now officially have a two year old on our hands and I think for the most part we are all loving every minute. Micah is fun and playful and increasingly independent. We had a wonderful day on his birthday and celebrated with presents and a fun birthday dinner at Chuck E Cheese. Also, we had our friends Sarah and Avery staying with us so we got to have a bit of extra fun with friends around.
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| Pretty happy with all the presents. He was much more into presents on his birthday even than he was a Christmas just two months ago! They change so quickly! |
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| First remote control car |
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| Looooooves the bubble machine! |
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| Yay! Cars! |
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| The aftermath |
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| Too much fun with the puzzle! |
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| Every boy needs his wagon |
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| Birthday boy at Chuck E Cheese! |
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| He seemed to like the big kid games much better than the age appropriate ones. He actually hated this one! |
Sunday, March 18, 2012
25 week belly pic
We have been so busy the past 6 weeks that the blog has really been neglected once again! Here is a quick 25 week belly shot we took on a hiking trip this past week. Momma and baby girl are still doing great! I will try to catch up soon!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Micah Evan is 2!
Our sweet baby boy is 2! Sometimes time seems to drag but when you hit a milestone like this it makes it seem that times goes so, so fast. Micah is such a joy and every day he just becomes so much more of a fun loving, independent, little man. He is talking in phrases now and loves to say the following:
I did it
I show Daddy
My turn
I see you
See ya! (as in see you later!)
I love you too (pronounced I wov you....too)
baby seester
And sooooooo many more! He eats well, plays hard, and loves his friends and family. He loves any mode of transportation whether it is airplanes, cars, trucks, and especially choo choos. We got a great hand-me-down gift from our friends the Vests of a train set and he is mildly obsessed with it. We build trains most days now. He also likes balls and most anything sports related. A funny story about this... Brad's father had built him a lamp made out of a TN Vols football helmet when he was a boy and after moving we unpacked this lamp and decided we should put it in Micah's room. He saw it and got so excited about the "football hat" we had to explain to him that he couldn't wear it because since it was nailed down it wouldn't fit him. He went around for about the next two weeks saying "football hat no fit... football hat no fit." We are working on a solution for that.
Micah likes to run, not walk. We were at Costco a few weeks ago and when we got out there was a cart right by our car. I got Micah out and said "Do you want to walk?" With the intention being the other option was to ride in the cart. His response was "No Mommy, Run!" Well okay then I suppose that is a logical alternative. He loves the outdoors and running around. We usually go out either in the backyard or to the park almost every day. When we are in the backyard he finds it necessary to make sure I know he is 100% boy by running, jumping, kicking the balls, digging in the rocks, and just so there is no doubt, throwing dirt all over himself and rolling around in dead grass. Needless to say, we have lots more baths these days. His favorite game to play with Daddy is called corners. I don't know if Brad made it up or I just don't know about this because I am a girl. The basic jest is to go to your "corner" (basically spread apart from each other) and then count to three then charge and tackle. I think it is a guy thing.
Despite his rough and tumble exterior Micah is still my little snuggle bug. He can be so sensitive and hates it when he hears other kids crying and will always be very concerned for them often looking to me and asking why they are crying. He also loves to give hugs and kisses. If he is saying goodnight or good bye and gives a kiss he will look at you and say "and hug" to make sure he gets a hug too. One of his new favorite things with Mommy is to "SQUEEEEEEZE!" When we give hugs we repeatedly hug and squeeze tight saying "squeeeeeeeeze!"
Micah is not only talking, but learning by leaps and bounds. He can count to twelve and recite random parts of his ABC's. However, he will usually not perform these on command. Micah has really developed a love of books. We read everyday before nap and bed and many times in between as well. I love turning on the monitor in the morning because he is almost always sat up in his bed with a book in his lap reading to himself. He is also learning to sing and loves ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, and the Clean Up Song. Throughout the day he will break into these or just make up his own tune. He enjoys most things musical whether it is dancing to others music or making his own. He got a harmonica for Christmas and can out play all of us. He enjoys his piano, xylophone and whistle too. One day Brad was drumming on the dinner table and Micah started to drum along with Brad. Then he cracked us up because he would all of a sudden strike a pose (mostly by crossing his arms and making a funny face) and just freeze, then start drumming again. Hilarious! What joy he brings to us everyday!
Everyday with my sweet boy proves to be a new adventure. He keeps us on our toes and rolling with laughter. How much fuller our lives have become with just one pint sized little guy.
I did it
I show Daddy
My turn
I see you
See ya! (as in see you later!)
I love you too (pronounced I wov you....too)
baby seester
And sooooooo many more! He eats well, plays hard, and loves his friends and family. He loves any mode of transportation whether it is airplanes, cars, trucks, and especially choo choos. We got a great hand-me-down gift from our friends the Vests of a train set and he is mildly obsessed with it. We build trains most days now. He also likes balls and most anything sports related. A funny story about this... Brad's father had built him a lamp made out of a TN Vols football helmet when he was a boy and after moving we unpacked this lamp and decided we should put it in Micah's room. He saw it and got so excited about the "football hat" we had to explain to him that he couldn't wear it because since it was nailed down it wouldn't fit him. He went around for about the next two weeks saying "football hat no fit... football hat no fit." We are working on a solution for that.
Micah likes to run, not walk. We were at Costco a few weeks ago and when we got out there was a cart right by our car. I got Micah out and said "Do you want to walk?" With the intention being the other option was to ride in the cart. His response was "No Mommy, Run!" Well okay then I suppose that is a logical alternative. He loves the outdoors and running around. We usually go out either in the backyard or to the park almost every day. When we are in the backyard he finds it necessary to make sure I know he is 100% boy by running, jumping, kicking the balls, digging in the rocks, and just so there is no doubt, throwing dirt all over himself and rolling around in dead grass. Needless to say, we have lots more baths these days. His favorite game to play with Daddy is called corners. I don't know if Brad made it up or I just don't know about this because I am a girl. The basic jest is to go to your "corner" (basically spread apart from each other) and then count to three then charge and tackle. I think it is a guy thing.
Despite his rough and tumble exterior Micah is still my little snuggle bug. He can be so sensitive and hates it when he hears other kids crying and will always be very concerned for them often looking to me and asking why they are crying. He also loves to give hugs and kisses. If he is saying goodnight or good bye and gives a kiss he will look at you and say "and hug" to make sure he gets a hug too. One of his new favorite things with Mommy is to "SQUEEEEEEZE!" When we give hugs we repeatedly hug and squeeze tight saying "squeeeeeeeeze!"
Micah is not only talking, but learning by leaps and bounds. He can count to twelve and recite random parts of his ABC's. However, he will usually not perform these on command. Micah has really developed a love of books. We read everyday before nap and bed and many times in between as well. I love turning on the monitor in the morning because he is almost always sat up in his bed with a book in his lap reading to himself. He is also learning to sing and loves ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, and the Clean Up Song. Throughout the day he will break into these or just make up his own tune. He enjoys most things musical whether it is dancing to others music or making his own. He got a harmonica for Christmas and can out play all of us. He enjoys his piano, xylophone and whistle too. One day Brad was drumming on the dinner table and Micah started to drum along with Brad. Then he cracked us up because he would all of a sudden strike a pose (mostly by crossing his arms and making a funny face) and just freeze, then start drumming again. Hilarious! What joy he brings to us everyday!
Everyday with my sweet boy proves to be a new adventure. He keeps us on our toes and rolling with laughter. How much fuller our lives have become with just one pint sized little guy.
Micah is 2! (Pictures)
This post will be in two parts. This is the 2 year photos and a second will update on all that we are doing and saying these days. I need more time to really update on what Micah is into because there is so much fun stuff going on with him right now and I just don't want to miss anything!
Here is our sweet boy!
Here is our sweet boy!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
21 Weeks
And the time continues to fly! Thank goodness I am mostly out of the sick and feeling yucky stage. I remember being out of that phase at 22 weeks with Micah so I am welcoming the end a week earlier this time! It has been so crazy with the moving, getting settled, doing projects, and having visitors, I have been neglecting the blog and the belly updates. Here is an ode to my ever expanding waistline!
Ultrasound Pics!!
Baby girl has gotten quite the exposure to the camera since we have been seeing our Doctor. He uses an ultrasound machine each time we come in instead of the doppler so we usually get a glimpse of the little princess if not take home a pic every time we go. We have had two longer ultrasounds in addition to the short ones as well. Most of the pics come from those visits but I have a couple in between. It is weird to think that at this point with Micah we had had our last ultrasound and didn't get to see him again until he was born. It will be interesting to get to keep seeing this little one along the way.
This was our first peek at the butter bean at 11 weeks. Pay no attention to the fact that someone else's name is on it. I promise it is my tummy they are looking in!
We had a big ultrasound at 14 weeks where we got lots of pictures. She was a modest little thing though and didn't give us the view we needed to find out the gender for sure.
And our most recent ultrasound was last week. This is at 20 weeks along. I made sure and pick up some caffeine on the way in because I was for sure leaving knowing the gender this time. It worked like magic and she was in there pretty much doing gymnastics. The ultrasound tech had no longer looked at her for a minute when her exact words were "100% its a girl." I know nothing is really a hundred percent until birth but she left us feeling very confident after looking at her for about half an hour that we would be having a she. Everything in the ultrasound looked perfect and we enjoyed seeing our little girl. She was a bit contrary when it came to giving us a good profile picture. Almost the entire time without exception she kept her hands balled up and in front of her face. The tech even said she might already be sucking her thumb! We will see!
This was our first peek at the butter bean at 11 weeks. Pay no attention to the fact that someone else's name is on it. I promise it is my tummy they are looking in!
We had a big ultrasound at 14 weeks where we got lots of pictures. She was a modest little thing though and didn't give us the view we needed to find out the gender for sure.
And our most recent ultrasound was last week. This is at 20 weeks along. I made sure and pick up some caffeine on the way in because I was for sure leaving knowing the gender this time. It worked like magic and she was in there pretty much doing gymnastics. The ultrasound tech had no longer looked at her for a minute when her exact words were "100% its a girl." I know nothing is really a hundred percent until birth but she left us feeling very confident after looking at her for about half an hour that we would be having a she. Everything in the ultrasound looked perfect and we enjoyed seeing our little girl. She was a bit contrary when it came to giving us a good profile picture. Almost the entire time without exception she kept her hands balled up and in front of her face. The tech even said she might already be sucking her thumb! We will see!
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