oh the water!

Patrick loves water. He also loves to play in the water. He'll spend all afternoon at our kitchen sink filling up a cup, dumping it out, drinking from it and repeating this process until the kitchen and Patrick are soaked!

Kitty also loves the water and will hop over to any water source she can get to!



The tub has been funny lately. He loved the tub, but the last two nights we can't do anything to talk him into it. Hope this phase passed before he starts to grow things from his dirty hair!

17 weeks

Finally I have a new photo to post. You'd think with a studio in our home we could find the time to take a couple snapshots!

Well here we are.

Things are pretty uneventful right now. The biggest news is that I am starting to feel baby consistantly now. It is so fun to just feel these random movements. Next week we go in for our full work-up with Ultrasound. We have decided to have the baby with a midwife in Wabasha at the hospital there. They have a fabulous facility including tubs in every room, one room specifically designed for water birth and a large area for families to come and visit. Mayo has a closet dedicated to this, no lie! I am really hoping the tubs will be a great option for labor and then possibly the birth. When I labored at home last time I was in our tub and things went so much better there.

Ryan is most worried about the 45min drive. We'll leave much sooner than we did last time to make sure we get there in time for baby. The midwife is really fantastic. She pretty much does all the births there and all the nurses have used her as their midwife as well. They all seem so laid back and willing to let us have what we need to have the birth that we want. We really couldn't be happier.

We also began getting the babies room ready. Since we are moving the crib out of Patrick's room we are moving it into the guest room. This will now be a guest/baby room. Baby will just be with us when guests are here for now. Down the road, who knows! Of course I would like to add some color to the room, but I have to talk Ryan into it first!

If you need to compare to Patrick, here I am with him at 17weeks.

Big Boy bed!

Patrick is now officially in a big boy bed. No more crib for my baby. Makes me a little sad. We decided to make the leap this past weekend. That way if things didn't go well, we could nap during the day!

Well, the whole transition was pretty uneventful. He still woke up at night, but didn't come running out of bed like we expected. And when we put him down awake he didn't run out screaming like we imagined.

He isn't much into sharing his new bed, but will let mom and dad lay down once and a while and read to him.

It is hard seeing him grow up, but so exciting at the same time.

Of course this gets me even more "nesty" wanting to get the babies room in order!

First "real" haircut

I've been cutting P's hair for about a year now. Well Ryan needed to get his cut, so on a whim I decided to also take Patrick along. He first watched Ryan get his done and then it was his turn.

He wasn't really thrilled to be there, but the sucker sure did help.
He did so good. I could tell he was scared, but he sat really well and even followed directions like looking down.


The only really rough part came at the end when she got out the clippers to trim him up. I could just feel how scared his little body was. Luckily it was over in no time.

I don't have an after pic, but it does look better. That long hair over his ears was driving me nuts!

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Hey Patrick!

Where is

Your Hair?

Your Ears?

Your Mouth?

Your Eyes and Nose?

Your Toes?

Baby is a movin'!

Ryan and I both felt baby move last night. I have thought I had felt something for a week or so, but it was more obvious last night. I love this part. With Patrick we felt a distinct kick, but this one is more like a fish knocking the side of the bowl, or bubbles popping. I was freaked out about this last time, but this time I am really looking foward to feeling baby each day. Pure entertainment! Oh and these posts without pictures are just no fun, so here are a couple of Patrick!

Trip to the indoor playground

We met some friends last weekend at an indoor playground. When the weather outside is frightful, it's all you can do to keep your sanity!
Patrick loved this little roller coaster thing. He did really good getting the car back to the top as well.

The slides were also a hit.

Snack time was a favorite for everyone. Thanks to Anne's fishy crackers and Ali's raisens!
Lucy enjoying a snack

Patrick enjoying his snack.

Elizabeth enjoying hers.

And Miles finishing his up with a smile.