Pregnancy and Summer in Arizona...

Do NOT mix!! It's so hot, and I'm ready for September to be here. It's been a pretty hot summer this year, and it's only the end of June. I'm not looking forward to what July and August bring us temperature wise. We spend all day inside in our Air Conditioner and we go to the pool quite a bit in the evenings. One of Adam's favorite things to do is go to the pool with his daddy.

A few updates on my pregnancy: We are now officially in the 3rd trimester! Only 12 weeks to go to my due date, but my doctor thinks baby girl will be early! This pregnancy has been the complete opposite of Adams. At our 20 week ultrasound, they found a couple "soft markers" of Downs Syndrome. This was quite startling to us, so thus began testing so we could be informed before baby's arrival, if she did indeed have Downs Syndrome. We had and extra ultrasound, and I had a blood test. We had a stressful couple of weeks as we awaited the results of the ultrasound and blood test. However, when the results came back, we found our baby girl is healthy, negative for not only Downs Syndrome, but all chromosomal abnormalities, and is in fact a GIRL! Relief was so great! Now we get to wait (impatiently on my part) until she makes her arrival and we can finally meet our baby girl.

28 weeks 

Baby girl at 28 weeks

Adam is going to be a big brother!

It is true! We will become a family of 4 late September. Baby #2 is due a week before Adam's third birthday so our September's will be busy in the future. We are so excited to be welcoming another baby and we think Adam is finally understanding the concept of a "bee bee" in the house.

 

 8 week little bean

 20 week profile and arm 

 "He's a big brother!"

Now comes the situation of telling people gender, because nowadays you can't simply just tell them. You have to do something. So we took some pictures with Adam! Adam is getting a...

We can't wait to meet this little girl. We're halfway there!

A Year and a Half

It's been a year and a half since I blogged. I think it's safe to say I'm not so good at this, but I'm going to try and blog more! So much has happened in the last year and a half. Stephen graduated from the Defense Language Institute with High Honors in May, and went on to more training. Adam and I went to Idaho Falls and spent 6 months with family. Then in November 2012, we packed up and moved to Arizona. We love it here in Tucson and especially the weather. Now we're making our home here, watching Adam grow so fast and loving the sunshine.

 May at the park before the move

Road Trip to Idaho Falls

Greeting Darby!

Summer Ribs

In Grandpa's Kayak

Camping in Idaho

Idaho Falls Zoo

Adam's 2nd Birthday

Halloween 2012

Road Trip to Tucson with Cheeto mouth!

Sitting in Camping chairs in our NEW empty house!

Tucson Zoo

Snowing in Arizona!

Adam is 1!!

Adam is 1 year old today! This year has flown by. We've had our ups and downs, and I have learned a lot about who I am as a woman and as a mom! Adam has grown up so much in this first year and we have loved every minute of watching him develop and become a little boy! From the NICU to a vibrant little boy who is talkative, crawls EVERYWHERE, independent, and has a very infectious smile. : ) It is a little bittersweet, because my baby in growing up, but I am excited to see what the next year and years to come brings for us and to watch Adam keep growing! Here are some pictures from Adam's cake smash! Enjoy

 It has been a fun and exciting year! We go on Friday to his 12 month well baby check up to see just how BIG he is!

Family Pictures

We got our family pictures taken a couple weeks ago, and just wanted to share some of the results! Warning: LOTS of photos ahead :)

And these are just SOME of what we have! Now to get them printed so I can hang them on my walls!

Adam can crawl!!

I would be lying to say that I wasn't worried about Adam being able to crawl, or if he ever would. But hey, I'm a mom. Yesterday(July 26, 2011) I was working on some sewing I needed to get done and Adam was sitting playing by himself. He was being pretty quiet, when I heard what sounded like little hands slapping my hardwood floors. So I watched him out of the corner of my eye, because I knew once he saw me watching, he wouldn't do much of anything. While I was watching, he was crawling!!!! He is still a little uncoordinated, but he is getting around the house! And getting into EVERYTHING! Stephen and I couldn't be happier!

Here is a short little video I took of him today!

By the end of the week he will be cruising everywhere! He has suddenly become a much happier baby. He can now get places he wants to go! Needless to say, he keeps me on the edge of my seat! Love this little guy

9 months!!!

Adam is 9 months old today! He's growing up way too fast!

He weighs 27 pounds
He's 30 inches tall

What does a 9 month old do you ask?

Throws temper tantrums
Shakes his head 'no' at you
Says 'dada' and 'mama'
Wants to help me and Stephen with everything
and gets into EVERYTHING!! No joke.

Sits in the grocery cart at the store!

 

 

Don't you just love his excitement?

Loves to eat pickles

Loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He gets so excited when he sees Mickey

Plays in mom's blinds. "Oh, mom, you weren't supposed to catch me"

Sits in the laundry basket!

Tried some Mac and Cheese. He liked what he could get in his mouth! 

And we're working on the crawling thing. He gets this far, but can't move. He gets mad because he wants to be mobile so badly but just can't get the coordination down to go go go!

He is getting more and more like a big boy every day. He likes doing everything on his own. Adam keeps us really busy, but he sure is cute.