Cute Boy and Big Girl

 So we had several weddings to go to this summer I got Luke a new suit and he looked so darn cute. What a little stud!!! Today I just ordered his birthday invitations because next month he will be 3. It is amazing how quickly time goes. He is a smart little man how is such a good mix of his mom and dad.

 Amelia is such a quick learner. She works so hard. She is rolling all over the place and man does she love to follow me with her eyes. As long as she sees me she is happy but the moment I walk out of the room she gets so upset. She is also moving into the process of sleeping through the night.

8 weeks and counting

 So my little girl turned 8 weeks today. She is still a very easy going baby.Last night she slept in her crib and did well as long as she had her paci. The above picture shows that she got her momma's tongue. She is frequently sticking it in and out. It's cute.

 Luke is loving being a big brother. He is a little rough with her but he does have good intentions. I love that he enjoys to help out with her. He puts her paci in her mouth when she cries, he will get a clean diaper or me and throw the dirty one away, and he sings to her. He is doing awesome!

Amelia really does love us. And man does she know my voice. As you can see in this picture...she knows where her mommy is at all times. Got to love these kids...because they don't get any cuter than these two.

Amelia is 6 weeks!

 My baby girl is 6 weeks old today. So far she was been wonderful. She sleeps great, is usually in good spirits, and she takes will to her brother. I plan on moving her into her room in the next weeks. I could do it now but she does wake up occasionally when her paci falls out.The old issue she is having is puking...just like Luke did. So you may have to bring an extra shirt or two.

Life going fast

 So Amelia had her bath last week and she really didn't enjoy it. I felt bad but she will soon LOVE bath time if she is anything like her brother.

 Luke went to his first movie with Kate, Judah, Zion, Amelia, and myself. For a while Luke nd Zion shared a seat and uke was feeding Zion popcorn. Oh, the movie was Madagascar 3 and I have no clue what it was about because both Luke and Zion made it had to difficult. They were bored!

 This is Amelia at exactly 4 weeks old. She still mainly smiles when she is sleeping, so that is why her eyes are closed. These two are precious and helping me stay busy. Love em!!!

Big Week

 So Sunday Amelia was dedicated. She looked so cute. She had a puffy cream colored dress...and it was a premie. She is such a tiny little peanut. It was cute when my dad put the oil on her forehead because she smiled.

 Today Amelia is 3 weeks old. So I wanted to get a picture of Luke holding her and in every picture she looks like she is in pain or she is just scared of her big brother :)

We celebrated her 3rd week of life by going to the zoo. She slept the entire time and Luke had  blast because I let him actually walk most of the time instead of restraining the little stinker. All in all a great day beside the part where Luke slept in the car on the way home for like 10 minutes...which means he will not nap at all when we get home.

Welcome Amelia

So a little over 2 weeks ago I had the honor to welcome Amelia Ann into this world. She came very quickly. I was scheduled to be induce on Tuesday the 22nd and that morning I woke up and my water broke. So when we arrived to the hospital they were still going to hook me up to pitocin. That started at about 8. Bad cobtractions started around 9ish and Amelia came at 11:48am.

She was 7.2 pounds and 20.5 inches long. She was crying so hard.

So the past two weeks has been wonderful. Amelia is a very good girl. She pretty much sleeps and eats. She have ventured out almost every day because Luke is bored and she is such a trooper. By the way, uke is totally in love with her. He wants to hold her, pet her, and kiss her all the time. He really has proven himself to be a great big brother.

I love being their mommy!!!

Tips from a Pregnant Woman

So I am officially past my due date and man have I been getting ticked by comments from others. So if you would like to stay on the good side of a pregnant woman, follow these tips:

1. Never say "Oh I thought you would have had your baby by now"
2. When the pregnant woman calls you don't immediately say "are you in labor" (some of us still have lives up until the birth of our baby)
3. Don't rub her stomach with out permission
4. Never comment on the size of the belly unless it's "you look really good..."

Those are just a few of the things that could help you stay on the good side of a pregnant woman.

Zoo

So last Friday we (meaning my mom and myself) took Luke to the Fort Wayne Zoo. We had a blast. I was hoping that with all the walking I might go into labor, but that didn't happen. Luke was able to pet goats, ride the smallest pony ever among many other things. I will totally be going back, possible when there are not as many schools doing field trips.

On other news, I have a little less than 2 weeks before my due date. I am just hoping she arrives early. I have my bags packed and am just waiting for any type of sign for labor. So come on out Amelia!!! Mommy wants to hold you outside of the uterus.

Prayers

So I might be bragging a little bit but I think Luke is especially brilliant. He is not even two and a half and he is able to recognize most of the alphabet, he can count to 11, and man can he communicate. But for the past month, he started to pray and it is the cutest thing ever. He prays for all of his meals and for boo boos. He totally expects for the pain to be gone once he is finished praying which is awesome faith in the Lord. I love my boy.

On another page, he is starting to sing to Amelia every morning. He has to lift up my shirt and lay his head on my tummy and he either sings or hums. I really hope that he understand that Amelia is real and that he is not just singing to my stomach but he says good morning to her and gives her a kiss. He is going to be such a good brother!

Trouble

So you are thinking...what a cutie. He looks good with his haircut (my first time...not so bad). But he decided instead of going to the bathroom to fill the toilet bowl with a TON of wet wipes. I guess I will have to supervise all the time. I did move out the wet wipes because we don't need them anymore but "Man, come on Luke!" Last thing I was to do is stick my hand in a toilet. Life as a mom is always exciting.

Picnic

I will be very sad if the weather gets cold again because Luke and I are loving every minute of it. We had a picnic for lunch and afternoon snack today. He is just too stinkin cute even though he would not look and smile for the camera...ignore the fact that he would have had to look into the sun light.
In the picture above I was forcing him to take a picture with me.

Below are the two windows that were installed last week. Yay! This week we have drywallers installing and mudding. I just cannot wait till this basement project is finished. It would be nice to be lazy one day of pregnancy in pjs without random men coming and going from the house. So until then I have been doing so fix it projects on the main floor to keep me and Luke busy.

Basement

So we hired a company to put in two egress windows because after adding up the costs to do it ourselves it would be pretty much be the same to hire out. So this week poor Luke and myself have had to listen to extremely loud drilling and sawing but progress. So we have one window in and the second one is about to go in. Man does it make a big difference. Once they are done I will upload some pictures.

Other things for the week is that Luke got another ear infection. That boy is tough. The only reason I could tell was at bedtime, he would cry so I would end up letting sleep with me. But thanks to drugs he is sleeping like a little baby again. With the weather being so nice we have spent hours outside and loving it. It is weird to think that in a little less than 8 weeks we will have Amelia outside with us. I know Luke will be a great brother. His cousin Kiersten came by for a visit and when her mommy went out to get lunch from the car she started to cry. So Luke gently put her paci in her mouth and patted her back. It was cute to see the "softer" side of Luke.

Love my boy!

Sorry no pictures. Next post I promise.

Almost 31 weeks!

Luke cracks me up throughout the day. He brought his kitchen stuff out into the hallway and was making himself a snack. He is finally starting to entertain himself for small periods of time which makes me so happy. I find he does much better when the house is silent. Which is opposite than me...I like constant noise. Either way he makes me a proud mommy and I cannot wait to see what a good big brother he will be.
Here is me in all my glory. I recently chopped off about 10 inches of hair. I figured it is not a good thing to have your hair wet 24/7 so I shed some hair. Hopefully it will be long enough to put in a ponytail before Amelia comes. Pregnancy wise, I feel good and look large but thats kind of what you sign up for. I am hoping I go a little early like I did with Luke but we will see.

28 weeks

Not the best,or most attractive picture of myself but here you go. This is me at 28 weeks pregnant. It was laundry day so I didn't have a maternity shirt so I do realize it is a little short. Amelia has been pretty kind to me so far. I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to go potty yet, which I very much appreciate. It is cool to experience the differences in between Luke and Amelia. Luke wasn't very active and Amelia gives me awesome kicks and wiggles frequently. Just excited for us all to meet her!

Pictures

This was me at about 20 weeks pregnant with Amelia. Yes I realize that I am now 28 weeks I am just a little behind on taking pictures.

We had a good snow about a month ago so Luke had some fun scooping it and yes by the time he was finished he had striped down naked. Like usual!
This is the progress on the basement. Poor Andrew has like 60 days or so to give the whole thing done. As more gets completed I will post more pictures.
Andrew's assistant!

Baby Update

So I just felt no one was reading my blog but Kim says that she checks it so I guess I will continue.

For those who don't know I am for sure having a little girl. We are going to name her Amelia Ann. Amelia after my great grandma and Ann...well...because of me.

Luke is really becoming a little man. He reminds me so much of myself. He has to do everything himself so I frequently hear "no, I do it!" all day long. But he makes sure to love on me. He still loves his cuddle time and I sure am going to eat that up until I have another little one depending on me.

The basement is coming a long very slowly. Hopefully in the next month our egress windows will be installed and poor Andrew has a lot to do.

I promise to post pictures.