Nolan is 9 weeks

Nolan is 9 weeks today! It's amazing how different he is from when Adella was the same age. Nolan is so active and loves his play gym, he goes NUTS whacking the toys around, whereas Adella never seemed to get into toys until she was much older. I guess it's just the difference between boys and girls and we are loving it! The princess of the house, who we refer to as "the Greg of the family" is keeping us busy and entertains us with all the funny things she comes up with. We'll get more into that later.... for now, here are a few of the funny faces Nolan embraces us with everyday.

7 Weeks

Here are some more recent pics of the kids, Nolan at 7 weeks, and Adella enjoying her first candy necklace.

Hi mini Tim

Adella & Nolan

Just a few hours after I gave birth, Adella came in to meet her new brother... First thing she said "MIMI!!!! Mimi's baby, I hold my baby" She already adores him.

I swear I'm not choking him, just burping. But Had to share those amazing cheeks that droop over my hands. And Adella really likes touching them.

I guess it's time to change the name of our blog.

Done...

...with the nursery and mobile project I took on. It came out pretty cute and looks adorable as it sways with the slightest breeze. It's made from quilting rings and little wood cut-out's. Now we just need the bebe to come! I'm still having irregular contractions and have the waddle down pretty good now. Tomorrow I see the doctor so hopefully she can somehow get things going if I am not in labor before then. At least I will have made it to Adella's last swim lesson tomorrow. She is (as she puts it) "swimming like a fish, no turtle". Will post pics of her swimming with Miss Alex tomorrow!

The Nursery

I have been running around trying to get last minute finishing touches done with the nursery. Still working on a little mobile for him, for some reason I decided to make one myself... I wish we hadn't waited till the last minute to work on his room, it's been giving me anxiety even though he won't be in there for a while. Lesson learned. Here's how it looks:

Final Countdown

Cue the music....

Had another appointment today and I'm 1 cm dilated and he is really low, so hopefully I will have another week before little Jim enters our lives. Tim took this picture the other day, we're not having maternity photo's taken this time around, funny how things change with the second. We'd rather have a newborn photo session and more family photo's taken in the fall. But he did a pretty good job with a little direction! :) Helloooo thunda thighs!!

3 Weeks

I have just under 3 weeks to go until the due date. As long as I make it past Adella's birthday next week everything will be fine. Tim has to work on her actual birthday so we're having a few of our friends and their kids (who are Della's favs) over for a little BBQ and some cake the day before.

Everyone always asks if I am "ready" for the baby to come. And while I am DONE being pregnant, I am a little nervous for what is to come, caring for an infant and Adella. I'm having a little anxiety about being away from Adella while in the hospital, as I haven't spent more than a few hours away from her and miss her so much when I do get away for a little "me time". We still have some random baby gear items to get but this boy has more clothes than Adella and I put together! Between the hand me downs and all the gifts from friends and family he is set for a looonng time! His nursery isn't complete yet, but below is a pic of what we have started. It's funny how things change with the second kid, Adella's room was complete by the time I was 30 weeks. He will be in our room in a co-sleeper for a while, so we're not in a huge rush to have it done.

what blog post would be complete without a pic of the little fire captain...

5 weeks to go!

These last few weeks have flown by and I can't believe we're on the final countdown. Adella came a week early, so it could be more like 4 more weeks.... We still have a lot to do before he gets here, including picking a name. Whattyagonado.

I caught someone poking through our garden, and she managed to spot a few ripe tomatoes...

The Boy

.... in 4D!! This was from the big 20 week ultrasound last week. I am 22 weeks now and the tech said that he is measuring out to be pretty big and thinks he will be 3 days earlier. Adella was due the 11th, and they are now thinking he could be due around the 12th...it's going to be a busy month!!

Introducing....

....the little dood! This isn't the greatest ultrasound picture, but its of his leg, bum and.... see the arrow? This is from last week's ultrasound, I was around 16.5 weeks and have another next week. The best pictures that we got of Adella were during the 12 week ultrasound, when you can see the whole baby. Now that he is getting bigger you can only see certain parts. This pregnancy is definitely different from the last, I have been having some cramping, which is never fun. The doc said it was prob due to the fact that we have had so much going on lately with the move, being sick, etc. and that I should try and take it easy (yeah right). He is really active and I feel him kicking away all the time, that's my favorite part!

In other news, we are finally moved in and working on unpacking! We are loving the new house more and more each day. It's amazing how much stuff we have.... tons and tons of cooking, serving, and kitchen things that were still packed away in our garage from our wedding. We have enough stuff to have a party of over 100 people. What we don't have is furniture, but we're working on that too... slowly. I started planting flowers in the yard, so hopefully by the summer everything will be colorful and full grown, plus the weather has been so nice that we just want to be outside all day. Adella has been quite the little helper around the house. She likes to dig in the dirt, put laundry in the washer/dryer, and pick up any little piece of lint or dust that she can find. She's starting to seem a little OCD with things being dirty and/or out of place.... and gets really upset if her hands are dirty. Such a girl. :)

To get away from all the work in the house, we have started going to Disney again, and will meet friends for a morning or afternoon. I can't even mention the words "pooh", "mickey" or "disney" without Adella insisting we go, or repeating the words like a broken record. We are so lucky to be so close to disneyland and able to simply go for an hour or so during the week. Plus I love eating all the crap throughout the park, we have our usual stops for churros, ice cream, and burgers.

Well, off to finish up a few projects while the princess naps, and then possibly the pool for this afternoon!! It's a beautiful time of year to come out and visit.....

Bebe #2

We have had a lot going on over the past couple of months and it's only going to get busier. Just thought I would write a quick update on bebe #2's progress. I am now 15 weeks along, though I look more like 24... whattyagonado. I'm feeling pretty good and more energetic. During our 12 week screening we got a slight peek at "the goods" and as the technician said it's "looking boyish"! We were sure it was just going to be another girl, and have loads of Adella's clothes ready, but Lexi gets to go shopping! We are thrilled to be having a boy (as long as nothing falls off) and can't wait for sports, trains and fire trucks. I wanted to upload a photo of the ultrasound but they have all been packed away (that's another post) so here is a pic from babycenter.com of what a typical 15 week bebe looks like. I have another ultrasound next week so hopefully I should get some good pics then!

Sneak Peak...

Here is a little "sneak peak" of our Holiday card photo shoot :). This was no easy task and I can once again understand why we hire professionals. I should add that it was about 80 degrees when I was trying to take pictures of her all bundled up. Our Christmas cards will be in the mail very soon...