Easter 2016

Almost 2 months late, but here's a recap on Easter with the boys! First up was a party at school for Danny where he famously said in the car on the way home, "I wonder what's in this egg? I hope it's sugar. I like sugar." Needless to say, he was INTO all the candy associated with Easter.

And then it was an Easter egg hunt at Halyburton Park where Danny found the golden egg for a special prize, a book all about snakes! Crew found one egg filled with a piece of chocolate and was just as happy.

And then it was the main event - finding their Easter baskets! I failed to get a picture of them with said Easter baskets and the videos were anti-climatic, but it was fun...trust me! We had a little dinner get-together as well, but I didn't get any pictures :(

Loving their bunnies from Nana...

We also had a birthday party the following weekend that had a massive Easter egg hunt as an activity. Phew, it was a busy, but totally awesome Easter 2016!

Firsts

Danny and Jimmy have hit up the beach a couple times so far this year, but the other weekend was Crew's first "beach day" of 2016. The two boys together were cuteness overload!

Danny really likes this book Grandma got him, Dragons Love Tacos, so he decided he would venture from his normal cheese quesadilla to a taco for the first time at the Mexican restaurant last weekend. 

Not convinced

And in less pleasant news, Danny had his first stomach flu the Sunday before last. It started about 1:30am and only lasted until early afternoon that same day, but it was still awful. Poor kid was so used to throwing up by the end of it that it didn't even seem to bother him. I got it from him, or maybe the same person he got it from, and I was sick all day Monday until Tuesday. We were a sad, sad lot!

The aftermath

Birthdays and T-ball

I know I've gone "dark" again on the blog, but I'm trying to keep it up! I'm 16 weeks now and doing well - just so busy with work, which makes extracurriculars like blogging very difficult! Anyways, Danny had Sophia's birthday party at the aquarium the other weekend and Crew gladly crashed and photo bombed his way in as well!

Sporting the baby "gut" 

Hey Crew!

In then last week Danny started t-ball. He's by far the youngest on the team and a bit of a hot head, but we're getting there. Crew likes the added trips to the park.

Thanks for my book, Grandma and Grandpa Ron!

Party of Five

Not necessarily "news" at this point, but important for the record books (a.k.a. this blog), there is a 3rd baby on the way!! As with every other pregnancy, I kind of had a hunch and we officially found out on January 4th. What a great way to start the new year! Crazy, exciting, amazing! He/she is due Sept. 5th meaning he/she will be 22 months younger than Crew and a little over 4 years younger than Danny. Heartbeat was 179 at 8 weeks 3 days and about 159 at 11 weeks 4 days. At last glance, he/she was wiggling around like crazy and measuring just perfectly. Mom is TIRED and has insomnia (up most nights for a couple hours) but otherwise can't complain - no morning sickness, etc. So glad my immune system seems to be working like it should again after the spell I had with the flu and strep (or mono - it's still undetermined) when I was just 4 weeks along. I can definitely tell this is my third and I'm about to be 32 though - looking noticeably pregnant and I'm only 12 weeks and my hip joints and ligaments are already taking shape (read: they're achy). I feel like we're so busy most days, that it's going by quickly so far, but then there are those days when both boys are acting up and I don't think I'll make it until bedtime. Oh the ups and downs of being a mommy - wouldn't change it for the world! 

Random, but in looking back, it doesn't seem like I documented much of my pregnancy with Crew :(, so I'm going to try to do better this time. Sorry, Crewberry, mommy loves you!

Affirmative

First Picture (8 weeks 3 days)

Danny's depiction of "Rocco" (or "Taco" if it's a girl)

11 weeks 4 days

Can't promise that I'll continue to document my rapidly growing belly, but here it is at 4, 8 and 12 weeks pregnant. Note that this is in the morning (hence the bedhead). The night view is scary stuff, people!

Crew Goes to School

So Crew has been to school a couple times now and he's doing great! I love his teachers, Devyn and J.K. - he always smells like them when I pick him up meaning they must have been snuggling him. Warms my heart! He doesn't cry when dropped off, but is a little weepy when I pick him up like he's been trying to be brave all morning and can't hold it in anymore. On his second day, I got this sweet text from the Preschool Director - who we love so much - checking up on him in the toddler class and providing me an update. Overall, so far, so good!

Mommy spying from the window

Big boy with his lunch box! Eats lunch with his little friends at the tiniest table and chairs you're ever seen!

Fit for Fun and Valentine's Day

Had fun the other day with the boys at Fit for Fun and, of course, I'm the luckiest gal in the world with not one, but three handsome and sweet men as Valentine's. Though I gladly shared dinner out with just Jimmy - and no little Valentine's - thanks to my mom!

Pouring coffee for a fellow mommy

Proud of himself

Yay for Valentine's candy!

Danny and Crew

I haven't updated the blog in forever, so this is just going to be a brain and photo dump! Danny and Crew are starting to play more together and seem to even enjoy one another at times. Don't get me wrong, they still fight and push each others buttons, but I'm also seeing a friendship forming. Danny continues to be such a sweet kid and say the funniest things like, "you can say that again!" Crew is adding more and more words to his vocabulary - his words so far are "book", "milk", "dada", "mama", "nana" (banana and Nana), "bub" (for Bubble Guppies), "this" and my favorite "what?" with an emphasis on the question mark at the end. He also huffs and puffs - his version of "woof" when he sees a dog - and roars for bears and lions. He LOVES reading - makes me read book after book all day long - his favorites being Pout Pout Fish and Little Blue Truck.  Love my boys!

Doing his "butterfly" from yoga at preschool

Wearing my resistance band as a scarf. Messy playroom!

Ice cream date

Crew says screw posing for a picture!

Loves his rain showers with dad and Danny

Taking Woody to Show-and-Tell

Danny reading to Crew

Playing at the library

Impromptu pet store field trip - FREE fun!