I heart sleepsacks

They are probably one of my all time favorite essential baby items. We never did real well with swaddling, Zach always busted out, no matter HOW snug it was! So the sleepsack was a great answer when he was big enough to keep him warm. I just went and bought 2 new ones for the little man as it is getting too warm to be wearing the fleece ones now. And what did I see when I opened them up....but an advertisement for their big kid sleep sacks!! They have feet holes in them for mobility! While I think that is quite funny....I can totally see me buying one! :)

And in case you needed a visual...think snuggie for a kid!

Mommy & Me Monday- Fun at the Fire Station!

Thanks to Ashley, we had a fun morning at the fire station!  Unfortunately, she and Jack had to miss it since he wasn't feeling good! :(  We missed you guys and will definitely have to do again.  Zach had fun and I think in a year or so he would enjoy it even more!!  So interested and as one of the firemen said while Zach was babbling at the giant hammer, "all boy!"  Too funny!

All and all, fun little adventure!  We spent a lot of the rest of the afternoon either playing outside or at the park.  Late in the afternoon, Z's nose was runnin so hoping it was maybe just allergies.  We shall see.  knock on wood, we haven't felt bad in a long time! 

Good Clean Fun

We had some friends over at the house this weekend and after a bunch of romping, decided to throw the big kids in the bath together.  Too cute!

They had a blast and it was funny too.  Lots of slippin and slidin since there was no bath mat in mom & dad's tub!  Too bad they didn't stay clean too long....there was a situation involving cookies that followed this....I should have taken some pics of that!! ;-)

commercials

this commercial.....it makes me chuckle even if it seems so wrong!

And this one....I have to change the channel when it comes on!  What is it even advertising?!

All is well!

Doc appointment went well yesterday and doc was able find heart beat on doppler.  It was bouncing around 150-160s!  I am feeling much better about things now.  And no more progesterone, woohoo!  Definitely excited about that.

I swear I had something else to tell you about but cannot for the life of me remember so I shall call it a night!

12 weeks and a little lesson in patience & faith!

Yes, I am past the 12 week mark.  Can you believe it, because I cannot!  It has gone by very quickly and that is a little scary and exciting at the same time. I had a short appointment on Wednesday for some blood work, testing my progesterone.  I have been on supplements since we first found out about little peanut, apparently it was a little low.  Hopefully it will come back high enough that I can stop taking them soon!  

Along with the 12 week mark comes the hopes of being able to hear that fabulous little pitter patter on a doppler, and as of yet, I still cannot find it.  I am hoping its because its just early or due to the baby weight that I am still carrying around in the mid-section that I cannot find the little one on my own.  I asked the nurse about it while I was there hoping that my paranoia would get me a quick ultrasound or at least their check with the doppler but no such luck.  Instead I got a pep talk and instruction to return the doppler to my friend.  BOO.  I don't know if it's just left over from the difficulty conceiving Zach, but I am still so nervous about everything.  I just want to know that everything is okay!  That is one thing I miss about the RE, the weekly appointments and seeing little bean growing just as he/she should!  

So until then, I just am praying and trying to rest in the knowledge that He has it under control.  Why is that so hard to do?  I am reminded of 2 verses and think I will reflect on them until I get to the next appointment!

-Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.  Romans 12:12

-Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

I guess God is trying to tell me to be still, enjoy this experience, and trust in Him to know it will be okay one way or another.  Just easier said than done.  We live in a world of "instant" everything and its hard to sit still and wait on Him.  So I moved my regular appointment up one week and now will go this Monday instead of the 2oth.  So I guess I still need to work on this patience and being still thing....

Mommy & Me Monday

Our first Monday together was great!  We had a full day and I loved it! Zach and I headed to the Baby Story time at the library (thanks for the suggestion, Rox!)!  It was at the library at one of the local community colleges and I have to admit I felt a little weird pushing a baby stroller through campus!  The children's section of the library was great though.  Tons of books. Computers. Tables with puzzles and a table full of crayons and paper!!  We hung out and scribbled while we waited for story time to begin.  Then there is a special room just for that!  It was really fun and free!  The class was for 6 mo-2 yr olds so Zach was right in the middle. We sang, danced, listened to a couple of short books and just got to be silly!  At the end, they pulled out the tunnels and Z LOVED those!  Oh my goodness, the kid was laughing like crazy and just having a grand old time. (note to self, buy tunnels!!)  It was so cute!  After class ended we played with the puzzles and chatted with some of the other mommies.  Zach found a Spanish Elmo book that we almost had to check out but I distracted him with a puzzle and put it up!  Then it was time to be heading home for a nap! (during which mommy did a much needed sweep and mop session!)

Z took a good nap and then we headed to meet Popsie and Grandma for some lunch at Willie's.  We visited them for awhile and since we were in the area, stopped by Meyer Park to see the geese and run around!  The geese were a little to greedy for me....we were tossing them goldfish and I started having visions of Hitchcock's The Birds....so we ran away and left them honking at us!  The playground was great though.  They had one just for pre-schoolers so nothing was too tall or dangerous.  It had some tunnels and slides that Zach just loved.  We will definitely be going back.  Zach spotted some older boys playing football and kept running up towards them to play with the "baw", poor kid just doesn't get that he is only 1 year old!  

We made a quick stop at St. Ignatius to visit their Legacy Garden and to see Rachel's paver and a little moment of prayer.  I had been wanting to see it and this felt like a good time.

Zach sacked out on the way home, guess all that running around wore him out!

All and all it was a great day and I look forward to many more to come!  Work sounded like there were some issues today so hopefully can get it sorted out and next Monday will be better!

Eggs!

Picture Post!

Just a few pics from recently!

Showing off his belly to the animals at the Children's Festival
Petting the baby calf
YUM-O! Baked potato!
Enjoying the swing
wheeee!!!!

Quick Funny Story

We have a little ritual after bath time of running around naked down the hall.....or I should say Zachary does!!  I really need to get it on video because it is hilarious and he giggles uncontrollably every time.  And even if he trips and falls or something, it never seems to hurt while he's naked!  Strange!

But anyway....tonight during the nightly ritual he wandered back into the bathroom and it got quiet for a second or two....so Matt peeks in and there is poo on the floor and it LOOKED like Zach was about to be into it!!  NASTY!  and funny too.  Silly boy.  Needless to say that ended the naked fun for the evening....

The pics are from a couple of weeks ago but helps with the visual!  ;-)