Josh's Birthday

Well, Joshua had a happy birthday. We opened the some of the presents in the morning, and he wouldn't leave them all day. It made nap time and bed time a little more difficult. He wasn't as interested in the cake as he was the ice cream. I guess when all is said and done I'd rather have ice cream, too. I can't believe Josh has been with us two full years (even though the first year seemed like an eternity). He's definitely no longer a baby, but a little boy who makes you regret leaving the stroller in the car at times. Because I'm constantly running after him, I wonder if I will unintentionally induce labor for this second little guy. One thing I do know...Josh will be a wonderful big brother.

Weekend with Dad

My grandpa passed away this past week. It wasn't a surprise, but I did drop everything to fly to SLC for the weekend leaving Joshua behind with Dad. I'm sure you've noticed from looking at the pictures of their train ride above that Josh wasn't fazed one bit that Mom was gone. He had a blast with Dad. Thanks, Nate!

Goodbye Blond Locks!

Pre and after shots of Joshua's first major hair cut. Well, Nate loves it. Josh doesn't know what hit him, but I had a hard time. I might never see blond highlights in his hair again. Oh well. I knew it had to be done eventually.

It's a boy!!!!!!

Crazy, Crazy, Crazy! We're having another little guy! I guess it wouldn't be so crazy if Nate and I didn't really think it was a girl. I guess what also makes it crazy is we called it right with Joshua, so why would we be wrong with our second? HaHa! We're so excited.

This little guy's a kicker. I've felt him more frequently and earlier than I remember with Josh. I feel like he's telling me, "I'm coming, Mom! And don't you dare forget it! Are you ready? HaHa! Tricked you on my gender."

The due date is Jan 20, exactly a month after Joshua was due. Now, we'll have to throw out the girl names we thought of for another time and start thinking about boy names. I hope deciding will be as easy as it was last time. We thought of Joshua before we even knew the gender for sure. Then we both got tired of the name and started thinking of others, but minutes before I delivered, I knew that Joshua would be the perfect name for him. After our son came out, Nate asked me what I thought about Joshua being his name. That was a relief.

Another thing I wonder about is how this labor will go. Josh was 15 days early, and from the first contractions to delivery was four hours and fifteen minutes. We'll see.

Galveston

We drove with Nate's brother, Ian, to Galveston yesterday. We arrived right after a storm, so the weather was cool, windy and cloudy, a nice change from muggy Houston. It was a fast trip, though, because Ian had a plane to catch, but the trip was priceless. I loved watching Joshua laughing and running on the beach and getting really nervous as the waves approached him. Nate took an awesome video of it all, but unfortunately, it's too long to upload on the blog.

What Kind Of Flower Are You?

I am a Sunflower What Flower Are You?

"When your friends think smile, they think of you. There is not a day that goes by that you can't find something good about the world and your fellow human."

Sounds a bit "flowery" to me, but...well...that's what I want to be like.

Playing the Piano and Dallas

Josh does like to play the piano, but he mostly likes looking through the children's song book. We enjoyed going to Dallas over Memorial Day weekend. Josh enjoyed playing with Hannah, his aunts and uncle, and grandma and grandpa. The break was wonderful for Nate and me as well. A week later, Nate said to Josh, "Don't you wish we were still in Dallas?"