There's something in the (blog) water

So, I realized one day as I was catching up on blogs, that every blog I follow has a friend that is pregnant (in one case, a friend just had her baby). Pretty funny considering that I follow five blogs and considering that I, too, am pregnant!!! We are finally making the announcement after hearing our little baby's heartbeat on Tuesday morning!! It has been a long 13 weeks to hold it in and not tell many people, but now that we've heart the precious heartbeat and know that things are going well, we can spread the news!

The first trimester went really well. I was really only nauseous for one week(thankfully) and found myself going to bed pretty regularly by 9:30. We joke that Nathan is also pregnant because he, too, was in bed and sleeping by 9:30, wasn't feeling great, was always tired and lacked motivation. Similar symptoms to what I was experiencing. Funny. Thankfully, it appears that Nathan has also moved into the second trimester! :)

So, baby #2 (also known to us as Mimi) will be born in late May or early June. Should be awesome timing as Nathan has summers off so we'll be home together for two months. We'll both be supported as we care for two kiddos!! YAY!!!

First Snowfall

We had our first real snow fall last Sunday and got to try out Isaiah’s snow gear. We ventured outside and played; Isaiah’s getting used to gloves, which makes playing a little tricky. He didn’t seem to mind the cold all bundled up, so we played, went for a walk and hung out while Nate kindly shoveled the snow.  If we get all the snow they say we are this winter, it should be fun sledding, playing and of course shoveling. YAY!!!

Fun with Cousins

The women in Nathan’s family got together over hunting weekend (along with the kiddos) and we had a great time. We gathered at my sister-in-laws house and enjoyed a weekend of hanging out, relaxing, cooking and some baking. Isaiah had a blast playing with his cousins (3 and 6) and was zonked out by our car ride home (YAY…it made the 3 hour car ride so much more bearable!). It was a great weekend to connect as family and as women…we made it to the church to play bingo, sang some karaoke, played S-P-O-O-N-S and then S-P-O-O-N-S-I-E-S just so we could keep going! Lots of fun was had. Looking forward to next year already!

Halloween 2010

Our little munchkin was a dragon/dinosaur this year for Halloween. He was adorable in his costume, as all kids are, and had some fun with friends and a couple Halloween carnivals. It was fun this year because he was old enough to play some of the games and seemed to have some fun. We didn’t go trick or treating; he took a 3 hour nap that day, which pushed all our afternoon activities back and left no time for trick or treating. Instead, we hit up a carnival at our Co-op and had some yummy treats.

Little Swimmer

The fun thing about your grandma working at a hotel is that you get to go swimming when you go visit. J When we were home for the hayride, Isaiah had a great time swimming in the pool. It took a little bit to warm up to the water, but eventually he got in and had fun. It helped that there were some other kids in the water too that played with him and made it more fun!

Amazing

I find myself often awe-struck by what a wonderful and beautiful child Isaiah is. Nathan and I will be sitting in the living room and Isaiah is just running around, being himself and we'll just look at each other in amazement and say "that's our kid!" It's still amazing that 19 months into this parenting gig, we have this great child and often still can't believe that he's our kid!! He is such a joy to have around and to watch figure things out. He is saying more and more words and using more signs as well. He's really becoming a little boy and it's SO much fun!

Hayride

We’re home in South Dakota this weekend visiting my parents. They had their annual hayride last night, which is always fun to come home to. Many of my family come out for the hayride, so it’s fun time to catch up with people. We eat wonderful food all prepared by my mom (four delicious soups were served this year) and a campfire at the end of the night with homemade baileys and s’mores! YUM!! The hayride this year held a record 39 people (adults and kids) and my dad drove the tractor. It was a warm day and around dinner time it began to rain. Lucky for us though, once we were done eating, the rain stopped so we were able to go on our hayride! The moon and stars even came out! A beautiful night with wonderful people. :)