Ultrasound

This morning was my 2nd ultrasound for baby #2....very exciting! The ultrasound tech let us know that everything looked good... always great news to hear :) We got to see the baby's heartbeating at 130 beats/min, and the baby yawning in the 3D ultrasound. 3D is a little weird to see...the baby looks a little alien like as the doctor warned... Crazy to think I am almost half way through the pregnancy! Erin really enjoyed seeing the baby on the monitor moving around... not quite sure if she fully understands yet but all in time :) Will post a pic once Brian has our scanner up and running again....

27 months old!

Wow, time has gone by too fast... I know Erin is 2 but she just learns so much everyday and amazes us with everything she does and says. She is like a little adult....wanting to be so independant.."no, no, mommy...me do it" is a very common phrase these days! lol! I spent an afternoon with Erin trying to get her to ask for things nicely...this is the outcome.."May..(pause), I...(pause), have (pause)...grapes (pause) please? Too cute! I can't believe how fast Erin caught on! So that is how she asks for everything... even if it doesn't make any sense...

Erin is also doing amazing with her potty training!!! I would have to say she is pretty much fully trained during the day...still a diaper at night but that will come with time. She really likes going to the potty by herself by pushing us outside the bathroom door...saying "me do it" as she proceeds to go to the bathroom. We are very proud of her!

As my tummy is growing larger, Erin likes to feel my tummy and press her ear against my belly to see if she can hear the baby. The baby has been moving more and more over the past few weeks, so Erin and Daddy enjoy feeling and seeing the baby move....Too cute! I think this baby might be an acrobat!

I don't recall anyone telling me how difficult it is to keep clothes on a 2 year old!!! haha! Erin is always telling us "warm, mommy...warm..." or "hot...hot..." then proceeds to stripping off every item of clothing... I try most days to keep panties on but it is a struggle... kids are hilarious... once Erin is naked... she tells us she has a "naked bum" and then dances around.... hopefully she grows out of this by the time she is 16!!!

Bee Movie

Well, we had our first family movie date on November 11th. We took Erin to see the "Bee Movie".... Erin was really good... enjoying all the popcorn and all the other families watching too. Then Erin wanted to sit on Daddy's lap, and soon enough... Erin was fast asleep! Erin slept through the last half of the movie... but not because it was a bad movie.. :) It was really good, Brian and I really enjoyed it.

Happy Halloween!

Well, this year was definitely more fun than last year... we think Erin understands the whole candy thing a bit more :) Erin was quite excited to see all the kids dressed up and amazed every time she got a piece of candy in her pumpkin bucket! She would grab a candy out and turn to Brian and I and say "look, look" in a very excited voice...too funny!! We are pretty amazed at how much candy she got from only going to 6 houses! I guess Daddy will have to help her eat some of it :) Erin was dressed up as a cute little chicken and would flap her arms and say "bock, bock" Very adorable, just wanted to squeeze her all night. I will post some pics as soon as I can.

Pumpkins!

Erin loves pumpkins!!! Whenever she sees them she always says " pumpkins....more pumpkins" pretty cute. Then she likes to count them all.... Tonight was time to carve the pumpkins for Halloween tomorrow. It was a little tricky to get Erin to stick her hand in the pumpkin to pull out the seeds and such... "yucky" and a funny look on her face, didn't seem like it was going to happen.. but then Mommy did it a few times and she thought it was fun. So Erin got nice and dirty... yes.. we stripped her down into just her panties... kind of a messy project but lots of fun at the same time! Can't wait for tomorrow! Should be lots of fun. We will just be heading out to our friends places for a few treats and visiting. Will post more pics in the next few days of the big event.

On another note, I had another doctor's appt today. Went well.... baby's heartbeat was around 154 beats/min and the doctor said my tummy is growing nicely :) Feeling much better now, just wish I could sleep through the night without having to go to the washroom.... I guess I won't be sleeping through the night for a long while yet.... :) Erin was quite happy at the appt because she got stickers and a halloween pencil... lucky girl! Anyways, off to bed.

Birthdays, birthdays, and more birthdays!

It has been a busy few past weekends full of birthday parties. Our first birthday party was for Gabriella Miller (Gina & Guy's little girl), who just turned 1 and then a costume halloween party for Jayce, (from our moms group)who just turned 2! Both were tons of fun and we think Erin had lots of fun at both.... as she can not stop talking about the parties :) Here are some pics of the birthday events...

Big Sister Erin

Yup, that's right.... Erin is going to be a big sister in April 2008! We are pretty excited and seems as though Erin is too :) She likes to point to my belly and say "baby"....too cute! Well I am now 13 weeks along and feeling much better than before.... still quite tired though. I do miss Erin's naptimes in the afternoon! My doctor's appt at 12 weeks, the baby's heartbeat was at 141beats/minute. I had an ultrasound done at 8 1/2 weeks and got to see the baby's heartbeat at 168beats/min. Pretty amazing! The ultrasound tech referred to the baby as looking like a "little puff wheat". I will try to post a picture of the ultrasound pic....