That is right. Another boy to add to our little clan. We found out Sept 13th and both Haws and I were shocked! We both totally thought it was going to be a girl! But it was clearly evident that this little one is a boy. I guess you never really now until they are born, but we are pretty darn sure. We found out this early with James, so I was expecting to find out when we went. I was just surprised to see boy parts!
We have had a boy name picked out for years (we have a girl one too but then we are out of ideas). This little guy will be Davis Quinlan (my maiden name and Haws' mom's maiden name). We are very excited to have little Davis and I know he and James will be total buddies. Since they will be about 21 months apart, I am sure they will play together and also fight a lot. That will be part of the fun... right?? We know Davis is suppose to be in our family and anticipate his arrival.
This will be Grandson #9 for my parents and Grandson #7 for Haws' parents with only 1 girl representing for each family... so far. We know how to do boys around here I guess.
He has 7 teeth. That means he went from 0 to 7 in just 3 months. He has been busy.
He is walking!!! It started off slow. But now he walks everywhere around the house. His favorite thing to do is carry something with him as he walks and put it somewhere new. Trash cans, balls, shoes...
Knows how to throw a good tantrum. He throws is head back and arches his back as he cries. Luckily they don't last very long. He can turn things on and off really quickly.
Separation anxiety. He now will cry when Haws or I leave. Again... this doesn't last long either.
Points at everything! Points when he wants something, when he sees or hears something. He is starting to communicate more which can be nice, except when he wants something he can't have. He can be a little demanding that way.
Laughs so hard and loud at the funniest things. I wonder if he laughs so hard he pees? Probably.
Loves to be around other kids. Even though he pretty much parallel plays. He does like his personal space though and can get upset if a kid is poking around up in his face too much.
Scared of men with facial hair. This is sad for his Uncle Wade, but we are hoping he will outgrow it soon.
Has discovered how to unroll the toilet paper roll. Bathrooms are pretty much always closed around here now.
Loves to take all the Tupperware out of the drawer. This is a mess, but it is pretty harmless, so if it keeps him entertained while I cook... then go for it James!
Is a really good eater except when he isn't feeling well. But I can relate, so I don't blame him. He lives off cheese and carbs when he is sick, but with still eat his broccoli!
Still barely making 20lbs. He is a lean little guy. I wish I had his abs.
Likes Elmo and Sesame Street, Mickey Mouse and Sports although he doesn't watch TV really. Those are just the ones that will catch his attention for maybe 5 minutes max. I always tried to not expose him to TV (except if I was watching something in the background) but once the morning sickness hit, I really wished he was a child that could be glued to the TV for 30 minutes or so. :)
Loves loves loves his monkey blanket or "lovey". He now will go and pull it out of the crib so he can carry it around the house. I wish that never started. Now monkey is always getting dirty.
HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE PAC N PLAY!!! This was scary. I was in the shower thinking he would sit in the pac n play with his toys like normal, but he was mad when I left. SO I was trying to take a quick one when I heard a thump and then crying that got closer and closer to the bathroom. Then there he was, at the bathroom door. I was so glad he wasn't hurt, but am still baffled as to how he got out.
He can climb up onto the couch. He has lots of upper body strength.
Could go up and down the stairs all day! Another one that is tiring. I can't wait for Haws to be done making the baby gate!!!!
This thing has shown up on his neck that looks like a little red mole. I have seen them on my mom and other adults, but I guess kids get them too. It called a cherry hemangioma and is harmless, but weird looking I just want to pop it! But I guess that could cause severe bleeding, so I won't. My mom says it should change color and fall off. I will have the pediatrician check it out at the next visit.
OK... I think that is it for now.
Love his face here! He is actually enjoying the swing.
His preppy look.
And this is him walking around today after church. Notice all the shoes, he had been carrying those around. Then he moved onto the ball :)
Until this boy is walking!!! Uncle Wade got him this push toy and he loves it! See him in action. Don't mind the mess in the house... I have been slacking big time.
And here he is attempting to take some steps on his own. He got a few in here and there but this was all we could document.
Right before Dana's baby shower (July 16th) I discovered this...
We were so surprised! Not because we hadn't been trying, but because it only took us 2 months to get pregnant compared to 2 years with James. We didn't even have to do fertility treatments this time! The only downside to having it happen so fast was that I could not ski while we were in Montana. But that was just fine, especially since the weather was overcast most of the time we were there :)
What a blessing. We are very excited for James to have a baby brother or sister (hopefully we will knew in a few weeks). We had our first ultrasound yesterday and saw the heartbeat, which the tech said was very strong. Everything is looking good as far as the baby goes, so I thought I would put it on the blog.
Here is the little one. Looks like a shrimp! The ultrasound tech was so fun and took 3D images for us.
Now with every blessing there are challenges and sacrifices. I have been more tired and more sick than I was with James. That is a challenge with a busy 1 year old, but I can handle it. I am low in iron and have to take progesterone suppositories (did that with James too so no big deal). But the kicker this time is I have gestational diabetes!!!! Yes... I couldn't believe it. I don't have a huge sweet tooth (except for ice cream) and since I started feeling nauseous, sugar is the last thing on my list of things to eat. My family does have a history of it, so I guess I can blame it on my genes. I am a little nervous about what this might mean for the baby and my health during the pregnancy. My doctor is having me join a diabetes program through the hospital to teach me how to eat and manage the diabetes through the pregnancy. I am hoping that if I am really careful about my diet, than everything else will be fine. Luckily I have some self control. The only hard thing is with the sickness, carbs are my go to foods to settle my stomach... but hopefully that won't last much longer. Just a little challenge, but I will take it if it means having a healthy little one. I am so grateful my doctor tests for diabetes early in pregnancy and has been so on top of it with my health. She is amazing.
My due date in March 22nd, but since I will be having a c-section, it will be a little before than.
Again... we are very excited and feel very blessed to have the opportunity to expand our little family.
James and I went to Montana with Brooke and the kids. Haws was in Yosemite with the scouts, so we decided since he couldn't take the time off to do both that we would go while he was gone. We missed him a ton, but had fun hanging out with Brooke, her parents and the cousins. Here are some pics from the trip.
James and I both got sick before we headed home. (along with almost everyone else in the house!) This is James' sick boy face.
Had to put this picture in of Luke's awesome snot nose!
Joshua was the only one brave enough to hop in the cold lake with Bop Peter.
James and Caroline spent a lot of time together playing and "learning" how to share.
At the Farmers Market in Whitefish the boys were able to shoot the fire hose.
While Caroline and James hung out in the stroller. They look so excited about it don't they?
The trip was so much fun and I am so grateful to the Bendheims for having us. We love Montana!
On James' first birthday we took off for our first real road trip with James. Some friends of ours from church put together a trip to St. George with a stop in Vegas on the way home. We were hoping Dana and Chase would be able to meet us for a couple of nights in Vegas, but since Dana is getting further along in her pregnancy with the twins, they decided against it.
James was awesome on the road trip! He only got a little fussy towards the end of the 7 hour drive in which he took 2 naps and we stopped only once.
He is getting good at drinking from a sippy cup, so that helped a lot. He had lots of snacks and books to keep him occupied.
We stayed in a gorgeous condo and we even got the master bedroom so that James could sleep in the huge walk in closet. Their were two couple with no kids, and a couple who had 2 older girls and a baby boy.
James and Tyson. Tyson is only 6 months old and almost the same size as James. In fact, he weighs more than James! He is a little stud.
The Severson's we so nice to remember it was James' birthday and got him a present. He loved the trucks.
I don't have any pictures from Haws' hike with all the adults at Zion's. They hiked the narrows while Jodie and I stayed behind with the babies. The hike was a tough one. I am glad I didn't try to attempt it with James. They had a ton of fun and were gone for 8 hours! Jodie and I were just a little bitter that we didn't get to go. We had fun swimming with the kids and doing some shopping, but I think we both would have liked to hike. Oh well... that is the way it goes once you have kids!
We got a babysitter (someones sister) to watch the babies while we went to Tulacan and saw The Little Mermaid. It probably would not have been my first choice, but it was pretty good. It was so hot though. 105 at 10pm is not fun... but we endured.
The girls
Tulacan
We went to Vegas Sat. Stayed at a residence inn since they have the living room and kitchen separate so we could separate ourselves for naps and night time. James loved taking the lids of the pans and banging them on the kitchen floor. He is easily entertained.
We swam, went out to eat, but barely went to the strip. Vegas is a whole new thing with a baby. This picture is suppose to show you how awesome the moon looked, but you can not even see it.
There was a crazy monsoon while we were there. We were getting ready to head out and then all of a sudden there was lightening, thunder and pouring rain! The streets flooded so fast! It kind of spiced things up a bit though... and cleared out after 30 min.
I would say the trip was a success! We came home on the 4th of July and went out to my parents house for a pool party with my family and the Matsen cousins. We were too wiped out for the fireworks show at Grandma's house, but got a pretty good show driving through my parents neighborhood since fireworks were legal this year. We took James home from the hospital on 4th of July last year.. so much has changed in a year!
I know it is a cliche about how fast time goes when you have kids... but it is so true!!! It does not feel like yesterday that we brought James home from the hospital... but it doesn't seem like a year ago. I remember everything about it. I know people say you forget about some of the labor, but I honestly don't. I remember how horrible back labor was, how wonderful it was when I finally gave in and got a epidural and the rush of adrenaline when I was having the c-section and saw James' face for the first time. I thought he was beautiful then, and he was. But he is even cuter now! (in my opinion). He has the cutest personality, although he can be a little strong willed at times (where did he get that from???)
He goes in for his one year check up next week so I will add his stats in once I know them. He has gotten a lot taller and I think he has gained weight. We got a touch of a stomach bug when we got home from vacation, so I am hoping that has not caused him to lose weight since he is already on the lighter side.
Here is an update on the stats as of 7/10/11:
30inches (60%)
19.5lbs (10%)
45 1/2cm head circumference (25%)
So he is still tall and skinny with a smaller, but not too small head. I am not worried about the weight this time around. He has gotten his appetite back and eats a good amount. The Doc is not worried either, so that is good :)
It is getting harder to take pictures of this boy. He is a mover!
He looks so big to me in the picture! Slept like a champ on our trip.
This is what your shirts look like when you are getting 3 more teeth!
Finally started crawling on his hands and knees, but still prefers the army crawl when he wants to get somewhere fast.
"Furniture Surfs"... walking supported by furniture.
Pointed at Haws and said "daddy"! Haws was so excited. I was too... but I have to be honest and say I am a little sad he hasn't said mommy to me yet.
He is obsessed with Haws. Not surprised since all of our nephews are the same way.
He likes to pull things out of drawers, cupboards and book shelves. He tries to put things away, but doesn't quite have the hang of that.
Organizes things like blocks and his food.
Is getting 3 more teeth! That will make 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. I thought I was going to miss the gummy smile, but I love those teeth!
Loves tossing balls over his head and loves his huge Teddy.
Pushes things all over. Chairs, his high chair, his toys, whatever.
Has stood a few times on his own. My mom told me he stood on the bed a few times while opening and shutting the shutters (loves to do that as well)
Got a stomach bug.... threw up once and has had diarrhea for a few days. It is pretty messy. The weird thing is he acts totally fine. Kids are so deceiving.
Is drinking whole milk and does OK with a sippy. Still gets a bottle in the morning and at night.
Would rather drink from my water bottle than his sippy. He is good with straws.
