Baby #2 Update

Today I had an OB appt and so far things are looking great.

I am almost 27 weeks pregnant, blood pressure was 117/72 (really good), and have only gained 15lbs total so far. There were a couple issues that we checked up on today but the doctor said that the issues come from the baby being really long for his age (gee, I wonder where he gets that) and my belly not really being big enough for him. So now that we know the reason, the doctor is not concerned and just told me to take it easy.

The baby is head down and locked into position and was extremely active. He was so active in fact that it was really hard to get a good picture of him. He was kicking, waving, blinking, and moving his mouth open and close over and over again. I am nervous that all this activity might be a sign of my future to come haha.

I always love seeing my little guy on the ultrasounds moving around and playing and hearing his heartbeat. It is weird how you can be so protective of and so in love with somebody that you have never even met. This little guy has already won my heart and I can not wait to meet him!

(his arm and face: it is so neat how clearly you can see his lips)

Ben's New Big Boy Room

Our project is finally done- Ben's big boy dinosaur room is complete! HOORAY! I must admit that I love the way it turned out but I am even more excited to see how much Ben loves it. He loves to show off his room to everybody that comes over and really enjoys spending time playing in there :)

Baking Up Cuteness

Wtih the cold weather and holidays coming up Ben and I have been doing lots of baking. He makes for a pretty cute little chef if you ask me.

Silly Ben

This boy is my joy- I just love him!

Dilemma of the Day

The other day I asked Ben to go get his underwear and put them on. When I came back to check o no his progress this is what I found . . . I guess he just couldn't decide which one to wear that day. HAHA! The expression on his face totally cracks me up! I love this guy!

Our Trip to the Happiest Place on Earth!

We had been planning for a long time to take Ben to Disneyland for his birthday (when he turned 2 in July) but with all Bryan's traveling and me getting pregnant and being so sick it just didn't work out. So when my birthday rolled around (Oct), we decided it was better late than never and we planned a trip. We left Wednesday after work and headed down south. We stayed the night in a hotel and then went to Disneyland and Disneyland CA Adventure on Thursday and Friday. It was great to be able to stay in a hotel because we were able to come back in the afternoons to give Ben a nap before heading back to the park at night. Then on Saturday morning, we packed up and headed home. We got discounted tickets off the base and thanks to all Bryan's traveling over the past 8 months, our hotel stay was free :)

The timing was great too- we were there for the first day of the Christmas decorations, lights, shows and surprisingly the lines were not too long. I think the longest we waited for was 30 minutes (for the ferris wheel) otherwise our average wait was 5-20 minutes which is really nice when you are waiting with a 2 year old in line :) The other nice thing was that there were actually a couple rides that I was able to go on with Ben (safe for PG women). It was really cool that Ben was able to ride every ride (for his age/height) in both parks except Small World (3 hr wait), Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted House (we thought those might be too scary for him). He loved all the rides except for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and after the rides were over he kept saying "more ride, more ride". It was really cute!

I must say, I am one blessed mommy to have a little guy that was so well behaved and patient. He was so sweet and friendly while waiting in lines, he did great sleeping in a hotel, and he didn't have one potty accident the whole trip. He had a blast and kept kissing up and saying thank you. It was really amazing to watch him experience everything and see it all through his perspective. This experience was amazing and something I hope I will never forget. I am so blessed to be Ben's mom and I am so thankful that we were able to go on this great family vacation together!!!

Tea Cups: Ben's favorite ride as you can see on his face










Waiting patiently in line


Train Ride




Ben and Daddy on the rocket ride. There was no line so they got to ride it two times.


Ben loved watching the parade. He thought it was really funny that the puppy's buns were "falling off"


Parade watching with daddy






Dumbo was another one of his favorite rides. I think because he could control the ride.




Ben was ready for the ride to start- love the face haha!




Christmas time in Disneyland(starting my 7th month PG)








It cracked me up that Ben thought riding the bus (shuttle) to and from Disnyeland was also a ride. LOL


The "Bugs Life" part of the park had tons of great rides for little kids and Ben loves bugs!






Daddy bear and baby bear

The Happiest Place on Earth

Here are 2 of the many videos we took from our trip to Disneyland. They had me laughing my head off- hope they make you smile too :)

Dancing like the people in the parade. People walking by got a real kick out of watching Ben dance. He cracks me up!


Ben is a kid after my own heart! He loves the tea cups as much as his mommy does. I was bummed I could not go on them with him but it was sure fun watching fun experience them.

Snuggle Up

Tonight my family came over to hear all about Ben's adventure to Disneyland and to bring him a little present. My sister and mom had made Ben some snuggle winter jammies. At the time he was a little busy (show off in his new room) to notice the jammies but after bath when it was time to put on jammies he was really excited. He was making all the sounds of the jungle animals on them and dancing. As you can tell in these pics, he is loving his new jammies. Thanks mom and Staci- they are the cutest little jammies :)

Preparations Have Started

This weekend Ben helped Daddy convert his bed back to the crib for the new baby, which he calls "Owen" (but that is another story for another post). We recently bought a new big boy bed and today we set it up and put together his new big boy room. I thought that Ben would be excited about his new room, (which he was) but he way more interested and excited about helping put the crib back together for "Owen". It was really cute!

His little toddler bed has been converted back to the crib, and I must admit that it is weird to see the crib set up for an infant again. It makes me excited for this new baby to come but sad at the same time that my little guy is growing up so fast that is already ready for a big boy bed and big boy room. More pics of his big boy room to come when it is finished.

Helping Daddy


Safety First

Family Fun Night

Tonight we decided to just stay home and have a family craft night. We played with pipe cleaners, crazy eyes, and puff balls and made silly looking pumpkin cutouts. They were pretty cute but Ben was more cute so here are some pictures of what craft night turned into . . . costume night :)










Also, just because they are so cute . . . here are some picture of Ben's new boxers so he can be just like daddy!

So You Think You Can Dance???

Ok, I know the video quality is not perfect but it's the best I could do since it was pretty dark outside when I shot this video.

On Friday night we went to a Harvest Dinner Fundraiser at my school. We all had a good time, especially watching Ben dance! :) He was having the best time trying to copy the older boys break dancing, dancing by himself, and dancing with all my middle school girls. He thought he was the coolest thing on the dance floor, we thought he was the cutest thing on the dance floor :)