Walk This Way

A few days ago, James was crawling/walking around the house like this.  When I got the camera out he stopped, but I caught a little on video.

In the video he is saying stretch, because when he first started he was just staying in one place on his hands and feet.  I asked him if he was stretching.  Then he repeated that has he moved around the house.

Another War Craft Party

A few weeks ago, Jon went to another War Craft Party hosted by Steve.  There were more wives there this time.  Jenni, Robby, Chelsea, Molly, Kari, James and I decided to go to the park since it was a beautiful morning.  We walked over and the kids enjoyed playing on the toys there.  We even went down by the river and James threw his first rocks into a river.  His Grandma Brower would be so proud.  When we headed back to the Tollers, the only way I could get James to walk toward their house and not back to the water was to have him hold hands with Robby and walk with him. 

It was really cute! 

They are such good buddies.

One funny thing Jon told me about while we were at the park, we had been gone for about an hour, when someone asked where the wives and kids went.  Jon was the only one who knew.  We had said numerous times before leaving that we were headed to the park.  That is just how into their video games they can get.  Good thing Jon paid attention.

James wants to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUNT LORI!

After the Zoo

When we left the zoo, we went to the park and eat lunch while James and Robby played on the toys. It was a fun afternoon, and James never wanted to leave. He did finally overcome his fear of slides again. Jon and I also got sunburned for the first time this year.

Another Trip To the Zoo

We took advantage of a nice day last week and wen to the zoo. We ended up not staying too long because it was really busy. That is the nice thing about having a zoo pass. We saw the monkeys outside. There was evidence that it is truly Spring. Here is James relaxing in his stroller. We are really going to miss the Toledo Zoo.

Buddies

Robby and Jenni stopped by to visit on their way to the store. James and Robby had a lot of fun playing. I went to check on them in James's room, and found this. They climbed into the crib and were laying there "reading" a book. It was really cute!

7 Years

We celebrated our 7 year anniversary this week! Cannot believe how fast those years have gone by! Yet, lots has happened.

We celebrated by first taking a walk in the rain. It was really only sprinkling a little. We then went grocery shopping and spent way more than we should have. Then, we went to dinner at El Tipico with our friends, the Tollers and the Carters. We also played games afterwards while James and Robby played. It was a really relaxing, and fun day.

So What Is It?

Some of you are probably wondering about the gender of child number two.  It has been a few days and I have not posted anything (even though it will look like this post was up the next day).  Things just got really busy, but hopefully I will get some pictures of what we have been doing up over the next few days.  First some other good news we found out after my ultrasound.  The antibody levels in my blood are still staying the same.  This is really good news, and I pray this will always be the case!  I will find out in another four weeks.

For those who did not get an email from me, or have not heard yet, is the suspense killing you yet?  We are having another boy!  James will have a little brother.  We have been telling James that and even showed him the ultrasound pictures, but I doubt he really understands what it all means.  He will before too much longer.  Now, Jon and I have the hard part of coming up with a name.  For some reason boy names are harder for us then thinking of girl names.  I am sure we will have a name when this little boy is born.  We did not really know James's name until the day he was born.  Any suggestions will be considered, but probably not chosen.

James wants to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUNT KAREN!

18 Weeks

Friday, I was 18 weeks pregnant, about 4 months. At my doctor's appointment my weight was still down about 5 pounds below where I was when I started this pregnancy, which Jon tells me is not too unusual at least for those who are sick at the beginning of pregnancy. I have not been sick, but just before I got pregnant I did start working out more regularly. Dr. Rhee let Jon find the heart beat. Most of my visit was spent chatting with Dr. Rhee about all the people we both know. There are a lot of women in my ward who see her. She wondered what I knew about those who had moved away. She told me she was sad for those of us who are moving this year, because we are all going in different directions and we were like family away from home for each other. Our blog came up and I told her I have links to her former and current patient that I know, so she can "blog stock" if she wants to see how they are doing. She seemed excited by this.

Then, I got my blood drawn to teat the antibody levels again. I am still waiting for those results. Also as I said previously, I am going to have my second trimester ultrasound on Thursday, where we will find out the gender, hopefully. Here is a picture. Left is the current 18 weeks, and right is 18 weeks with James.

I think there is more a difference between these two pictures than there was at 14 weeks, but maybe it is not as much of a difference as I think.

Seven Months Later

The beginning of October, I met with my bishop after finishing my Personal Progress Leader Requirements. At the time, I was serving as the Stake Young Women's Secretary. I was beginning to wonder if I would receive my medallion before I moved. Yesterday, when the bishop said he had some business that was long overdue, I knew what he was talking about. I went up on the stand. Since Jon was helping pass the sacrament, James had no parent there to keep him in the bench, and he bolted after me. Thankfully, a friend grabbed him before he made it all the way, but he really wanted to go play on the stand. I am grateful to finally have received something that I work so hard to accomplish even if it has been seven months.

I did complete my Personal Progress as a young woman. It was about 15 years ago, and the program has changed a great deal since then. To the left is what the medallion looks like now, and you can choose gold or silver. To the right is what it looked like when I received it before. Then it only can in gold. Thanks to everyone who helped me complete this program then and now. Looking back I can see how much it has helped me through the trials of life. I hope in doing this I can be an example to all those Young Women out there, those who I served recently and any others who need to know that this is truly an inspired program.

James wants to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEORGE!

Boy or Girl?

We just found out that we will be having another ultrasound next week. My second trimester ultrasound with MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) is not scheduled until May 31st, and we thought we would have to wait until then to find out if we are having a boy or girl. Dr. Rhee, my OB, decided to do one earlier since that is a little on the later side. Now I will be having another ultrasound in May, next Thursday to be exact. Now is your chance to vote whether you think we are having a boy or a girl. Notice the poll on the left side of the blog. By the way, the pictures in thins post are of baby number 2. I have already had two ultrasounds. they were too early to tell the gender, but I will tell you there is only one baby in there. Of that, I am 99.9% sure.

Favorite Toy

Woody is James's favorite toy most of the time. One morning when I went to get him out of his crib, he was hugging Woody while he laid there. Here is a picture. When he saw the camera, he stopped hugging Woody.