Adam's First Night In His Big Boy Bed...

I've decided it's a magic bed. Adam goes comatose in it. We put it all together yesterday and he had to watch as we disassembled his crib and moved it into the new baby's room. He took it pretty well. I think he was more excited to use Chris' screwdrivers when he wasn't looking. We went through our normal bedtime routine and it helped he didn't get a good nap yesterday. We showed him how to lay down on the pillow and we tucked him in, read a quick book, and "big cracked" the door on our way out. I was glued to the monitor thinking he would be up in no time. But, he didn't move, didn't make a peep, and before I knew it he was out. The next morning I woke up at his normal wake-up time of 6:30am and he was still out. Same at 7:30...glorious bed!!! At 8:30, we had 15 minutes until we had to leave for church so I had to go in and wake him up! He had completely turned around 180 degrees, but never fell out. I love this bed! And that's not all! His first nap in the big bed was today after church. He slept for 2+ hours and didn't climb out at all! Chris had to wake him up to go to a birthday party we were going to be late for. So, all my worrying was ridiculous. I'm just hoping he sleeps until 8:30 tomorrow so I can sleep in too!

Went to the Doctor Again!

So I'm 22 weeks now and feeling pretty good. Vacation was great! Seventy degrees during the day and fifties at night. That felt great! Everything is going great with our new little boy! He's moving around, I'm getting bigger. My doctor reassured me that everything looks great and healthy. Can't ask more than that.

Our Vacation to the Smokey Mountains!

We Now Own A Camper!!

As if having another kid isn't enough, let's buy a camper. We've had the itch for awhile mostly b/c we love to tent camp, but you're camping season is limited by it being too hot or too cold. So, presto-chango, solved that problem. Actually, we spent the last few weeks really researching prices, what our family really needs, and what our truck can pull. We settled on a pop-up. It's the most bang for our little amount of buck. We went out today to look at this one that Chris got a great quote on and we could not turn our backs on it. It's one the dealer was itching to get rid of and had lowered the price to get it off the lot...we did that for him. It's got a shower/toilet which we will only use for the little ones in the middle of the night. It can sleep up to 7 as long as 2 of them are kids, an outside shower for dirty feet, air-conditioning, heated mattresses, etc. There's a lot more bells and whistles than we thought we could get. But, what we're most excited about is that we can use it immediately in this 100+ degree heat and spend more family time together. We're a busy family, but we're about to be gone a lot more!! Anyway, we're thrilled.

It's A Boy!

We had the ultrasound today and are very excited to announce that we're having a boy! Adam will have a little brother. We spent quite a while with the technician looking over every inch of him and he's super healthy which is a relief. He's around 12oz. which Chris put nicely, "he's the size of a beer!" We have some major discussions ahead of us in choosing a name. We'll keep that a secret until the big day again partly because it's fun and partly because it may take that long to come up with another boy's name that we both like.

On a side note, Adam's Big Boy Bed arrived today. It kind of feels like we know the new kid is coming and we're kicking Adam out of his crib. But, it must happen sooner or later. Naps will be fun.

Tomorrow is One of the Big Days!

So, any predictions our there? Tomorrow we are going to have our 20 week ultrasound to hopefully find our if we're having a boy or a girl. I think I will be shocked either way! If girl - what do i do with a girl? If boy - Holy Cow...2 boys!! We'll definitely let everyone know if we can actually tell. One thing's for sure...this kid likes to move! So, stay tuned!

The Conclusion of Swimming Lessons

After our week of swimming with Gigi, Adam is an expert 2 year old swimmer. He loves getting rings off the bottom of the pool. He's got a natural floating body, so you have to help him get down by pointing his head toward the bottom. But, he gets up on his own by kicking off the bottom. He also began swimming out from the step on his own, turning, and swimming back to the steps. Gigi worked very hard to teach him how to grab the side as a safety precaution and he is doing much better at that. Chris and Gigi both are very impressed with his flutter kick and that he naturally points his toes...good swimming technique. He was also getting a little too brave with jumping in wherever he felt like it. You really had to watch him because he'd go with no warning...we're still working on correcting that. Chris took him down to touch the bottom of the deep end a few times. Adam loved being thrown up high and then splashing into the water. That sometimes resulted in belly flops, but he still came up smiling. So, thanks to Gigi and Grandpa for spending a week with us and giving Adam personal swim lessons. The lessons and you are priceless.