Your baby -- currently the length of a carrot -- weighs about 3/4 of a pound. (Length: 10 1/2 inches, head to heel.)
On Monday at our appointment, he was almost a pound :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Walking/Talking commercial?
Justin and I were laying in bed this morning - he was watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and I was trying to get a few more minutes of sleep. He got right in my face and asked me "Mom - what's coming up next on Playhouse Disney?" He said it just like they do on the TV. He cracks me up and started my day off on a funny note :)
Digital Scrapbooking?
Does anyone do this? I think I want to try it. I have a ton of scrapbooking materials in the basement, but don't have the time to do it. I think that digital scrapbooking would be quicker and easier (and I can do it in my down time at work!).
If any of you do use it, what company do you use - any advice?
Thanks!
If any of you do use it, what company do you use - any advice?
Thanks!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Justin is going to have a.....
....Baby Brother!!!!
Everything looked great on the ultrasound and the results of the tests I had done last month are normal - no elevated levels to indicate downs or other diseases! He is measuring about a week ahead of my due date, which is not a surprise based on how big Justin was!
Everything looked great on the ultrasound and the results of the tests I had done last month are normal - no elevated levels to indicate downs or other diseases! He is measuring about a week ahead of my due date, which is not a surprise based on how big Justin was!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Swimming Lessons!
Justin started his swimming lessons again this week! I looked into the program that Kara put her girls in, but the closest one is Chicago :( I am not really happy with this instructor or the program. Pretty much all we do is sing songs and dance around in circles. The whole time he tells me to let him go by himself - that's what he wants to learn! I am hoping this summer I can get him to the Metamora pool a lot and teach him to swim myself. He still has fun at lessons though!
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Easter Party at PALS
This morning I went to PALS for Justin's easter party. I am glad I went - we had fun :) Days like today make me realize how much I love my job. Even though I complain about it and it gets really stressful, there are perks that most moms don't have. There was one little boy who was just sobbing and crying becuase his mom was not there. It broke my heart :( I am so glad that I have the flexibility to be there for things like this. They may seem like no big deal, but I think that it does mean a lot for Justin.
I thought he would be afraid of the Easter Bunny, but he went right up to him and got an egg and his picture taken!
I love him so much :)
Eating his treats
Jelly beans from the easter bunny!
At the table with his friends and some of their family. The one across from him in pink is his gf Lauren. She's on her grandma's lap and her mom is next to her - Lauren is going to have a baby brother in about a month!
Justin and the Easter Bunny!
Getting an egg for Lauren becuase she was afraid of the bunny :)
Ms. Ericka and Ms. Stephanie getting the kids ready to go outside on an egg hunt. Notice who is right in front and first in line? :)
Justin and Ms. Stephanie. They have become hockey game buddies :)
Justin and Lauren.....BFF's :)
I thought he would be afraid of the Easter Bunny, but he went right up to him and got an egg and his picture taken!
I love him so much :)
Eating his treats
Jelly beans from the easter bunny!
At the table with his friends and some of their family. The one across from him in pink is his gf Lauren. She's on her grandma's lap and her mom is next to her - Lauren is going to have a baby brother in about a month!
Justin and the Easter Bunny!
Getting an egg for Lauren becuase she was afraid of the bunny :)
Ms. Ericka and Ms. Stephanie getting the kids ready to go outside on an egg hunt. Notice who is right in front and first in line? :)
Justin and Ms. Stephanie. They have become hockey game buddies :)
Justin and Lauren.....BFF's :)
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
20 weeks...almost!
Your baby has grown as big as a banana. (Length: about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom, and 10 inches from head to heel.)
On Thursday we are at 20 weeks - 1/2 way there!!!! Here is your fruit comparison; sorry I've been slacking :)
Monday, April 06, 2009
Rivermen Banquet
Tonight was the end of season banquet for the Rivermen. They have been playing awesome hockey though lately, so lucky for us it's not the end of the season - only the end of the regular season this week. They clinched a spot in the playoffs and will hopefully clinch home ice advantage on Wednesday! The banquet was fun! We sat with 2 players that we have never talked to. One of them we had great conversations with; the other just came here from Finland last week and does not speak much English - but he was nice!
They had bags for all of the kids on the tables so Justin got a lot of candy and treats! It was at a hall though so it was nice becuase all of the kids were running around away from the tables. As soon as we walked in he said "I want to go play with the kids" - mind you he has never played with these kids before. We didn't see him until he had to go potty maybe 1/2 hour later! He was so good :) I won a door prize too; a Rivermen t-shirt that will look great on my husband! After dinner they did the adopt a player announcements of who had what families. This year, the players knew ahead of time though so they could buy a gift if they wanted to for their family. We had Manny Legace and we got to meet him for the first time...he was SO down to earth and nice! When they called our names and we had to take his gift over, Justin carried it right over with it above his head the whole way - everyone was oohing and aahing at how cute he was :) We got him a shirt with the Peoria Harley Davidson dealership on it and a Harley 6 pack cooler. He likes to ride his Harley and I thought something to remember Peoria by would be good! His wife was really nice too!
Mr. Olsen giving a speach before the Marc Olsen award was presented. This guy is one of the coolest guys I have met. He was the captain of Tech's hockey team in 48-50. His whole family played hockey. His brother was on the Miracle on Ice team in the Olympics. His son Mike that we know well played for State...just a really nice family :)
Justin being the goalie with the new goalie stick he got from Manny
Manny signing Justin's goalie stick
Our family with Manny after dinner
The gifts we got from Manny. They had us fill out a questionaire about our family. I thought it was cute that he included the baby in the gifts too :) We also got a TGI Fridays giftcard...and 2 sticks (see above) that I couldn't pry out of Justin's hands - they are in bed with him now.
The little cards on the right are signed too - one from when he was a Red Wing and one from the Blues.
A close up of the picture he signed for Justin
They had bags for all of the kids on the tables so Justin got a lot of candy and treats! It was at a hall though so it was nice becuase all of the kids were running around away from the tables. As soon as we walked in he said "I want to go play with the kids" - mind you he has never played with these kids before. We didn't see him until he had to go potty maybe 1/2 hour later! He was so good :) I won a door prize too; a Rivermen t-shirt that will look great on my husband! After dinner they did the adopt a player announcements of who had what families. This year, the players knew ahead of time though so they could buy a gift if they wanted to for their family. We had Manny Legace and we got to meet him for the first time...he was SO down to earth and nice! When they called our names and we had to take his gift over, Justin carried it right over with it above his head the whole way - everyone was oohing and aahing at how cute he was :) We got him a shirt with the Peoria Harley Davidson dealership on it and a Harley 6 pack cooler. He likes to ride his Harley and I thought something to remember Peoria by would be good! His wife was really nice too!
Mr. Olsen giving a speach before the Marc Olsen award was presented. This guy is one of the coolest guys I have met. He was the captain of Tech's hockey team in 48-50. His whole family played hockey. His brother was on the Miracle on Ice team in the Olympics. His son Mike that we know well played for State...just a really nice family :)
Justin being the goalie with the new goalie stick he got from Manny
Manny signing Justin's goalie stick
Our family with Manny after dinner
The gifts we got from Manny. They had us fill out a questionaire about our family. I thought it was cute that he included the baby in the gifts too :) We also got a TGI Fridays giftcard...and 2 sticks (see above) that I couldn't pry out of Justin's hands - they are in bed with him now.
The little cards on the right are signed too - one from when he was a Red Wing and one from the Blues.
A close up of the picture he signed for Justin
The Hills 4-6-09
Hello! Here are some random pictures from our camera - I finally plugged it into the computer :) So they are in no sort of order that make sense...but enjoy anyways!
Justin's Christmas present from us. He loved it - until on the 3rd day it blew away and landed behind our shed. It's still in one piece, but Daddy has to fix one of the poles that holds up the netting that broke. It's now anchored down with swingset anchors and ratchet straps!
One of the reasons we love not living in a neighborhood - we get visitors :)
Daddy and Justin after a game last week
We thought Uncle Kurt got a new job with the Rivermen as the water boy - it looked just like him!
Building a snowman with Daddy - in April!
Justin helping...
Justin's Christmas present from us. He loved it - until on the 3rd day it blew away and landed behind our shed. It's still in one piece, but Daddy has to fix one of the poles that holds up the netting that broke. It's now anchored down with swingset anchors and ratchet straps!
One of the reasons we love not living in a neighborhood - we get visitors :)
Daddy and Justin after a game last week
We thought Uncle Kurt got a new job with the Rivermen as the water boy - it looked just like him!
Building a snowman with Daddy - in April!
Justin helping...
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Hills 4-3-09
Yeah - it's FINALLY Friday :) I am so excited for the weekend. I am going to try and not work at all if I can get away with it!
*Last night we got new curtains. They are the exact same as our old ones except they are the chocolate color instead of burgandy. I need to sew the ones for the front window because they are too long. It will be nice to not be living in a fishbowl soon! I think I might put the burgandy ones on Craigs List - might as well get something for them if I can!
*I want to redo our bathrooms. It would be fairly inexpensive - a coat of paint, shower curtain, rug, etc. The one downstairs needs a little more work because the wall paper has to come down and it needs new fixtures. Still not the end of the world. We better finish the baby's room first though! It needs a closet, door, and paint.
*I want new carpet. Bad. Nothing expensive - just the instock stuff at Lowes. Our carpet now is white. White plush. With a 2 1/2 year old and 8 paws running around it looks HORRIBLE. It's past the point of even steam cleaning now. It's bad. I will have a nice commission check coming this fall from a couple of big jobs I just got, but want the carpet now :) We'll see. I would rather do it now before we bring up all of the baby furniture - that's my excuse.
*We are excited to have family in town for Easter! The whole Brooks clan is coming and I think Uncle Mikey is too if he gets his time off approved - keeping our fingers crossed! Uncle Mikey has training in Chicago the week after Easter on Tues/Wed so he will be here the day we find out if Justin will have a baby brother or sister! We have our appointment at 11:30am on Monday the 13th. I CAN'T wait!!! We get to find out if I get to go on a pink spree or start washing the baby clothes in our tupperware tubs downstairs :) One is cheaper, one is much more fun!
*We have a home Rivermen game tonight. It's against Houston - the team that we are tied for 2nd place with. It should be a good game! Tomorrow we are going to the Quad Cities for the away Rivermen game. It's only about 90 miles and we get to watch hockey at a nice arena and the best part is going across the river to Iowa for Outback Steakhouse!!!! (we don't have one here). Yummy and fun!
*Next week is looking to be pretty busy too! Monday we have the end of season banquet for the Rivermen, Tuesday we have swimming lessons, Wednesday we have hockey, Thursday we have swim lessons and then either Friday or Saturday our company will be here! Oh, and I have a ton of work in there somewhere too..... :)
*Last night we got new curtains. They are the exact same as our old ones except they are the chocolate color instead of burgandy. I need to sew the ones for the front window because they are too long. It will be nice to not be living in a fishbowl soon! I think I might put the burgandy ones on Craigs List - might as well get something for them if I can!
*I want to redo our bathrooms. It would be fairly inexpensive - a coat of paint, shower curtain, rug, etc. The one downstairs needs a little more work because the wall paper has to come down and it needs new fixtures. Still not the end of the world. We better finish the baby's room first though! It needs a closet, door, and paint.
*I want new carpet. Bad. Nothing expensive - just the instock stuff at Lowes. Our carpet now is white. White plush. With a 2 1/2 year old and 8 paws running around it looks HORRIBLE. It's past the point of even steam cleaning now. It's bad. I will have a nice commission check coming this fall from a couple of big jobs I just got, but want the carpet now :) We'll see. I would rather do it now before we bring up all of the baby furniture - that's my excuse.
*We are excited to have family in town for Easter! The whole Brooks clan is coming and I think Uncle Mikey is too if he gets his time off approved - keeping our fingers crossed! Uncle Mikey has training in Chicago the week after Easter on Tues/Wed so he will be here the day we find out if Justin will have a baby brother or sister! We have our appointment at 11:30am on Monday the 13th. I CAN'T wait!!! We get to find out if I get to go on a pink spree or start washing the baby clothes in our tupperware tubs downstairs :) One is cheaper, one is much more fun!
*We have a home Rivermen game tonight. It's against Houston - the team that we are tied for 2nd place with. It should be a good game! Tomorrow we are going to the Quad Cities for the away Rivermen game. It's only about 90 miles and we get to watch hockey at a nice arena and the best part is going across the river to Iowa for Outback Steakhouse!!!! (we don't have one here). Yummy and fun!
*Next week is looking to be pretty busy too! Monday we have the end of season banquet for the Rivermen, Tuesday we have swimming lessons, Wednesday we have hockey, Thursday we have swim lessons and then either Friday or Saturday our company will be here! Oh, and I have a ton of work in there somewhere too..... :)
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