1st Official Belly Pic

Here's the bump.... Seems like it is bigger than it should be, but with this being number 2, I guess that is what happens. :) Here I am this time around:And, last time, at the same point in my pregnancy...
More to come in the future. We are going to try to be diligent in taking pictures along the way to document baby #2 as well as we did with Little Buddy. Wish us luck!

In Case You Haven't Heard....

Little Buddy is gonna be a Big Brother.
I know most people probably already know this. I have "announced" it at MOPS, Bible study, on Facebook, etc. But, just in case you haven't quite gotten the scoop... We are adding baby #2 to our little family sometime in October, God willing.
We are excited and a bit nervous, too. I get choked up and teary-eyed each time I think about Little Buddy ever feeling left out or "replaced". Of course, there is no way on earth we would ever want to replace him. But, I do fear that, after having 100% of the limelight from his family members (he's the only grandson, nephew, son, etc.) and lots of attention from friends, he'll have a really rough time sharing the spotlight. My heart breaks just thinking of having to tell him that I can't play with him or read to him "because mommy has to do XYZ for the baby". I never want to crush his little heart. I love him soooo much. I pray he enjoys being "mommy's big helper" and that he loves his sibling as much as I love my sweet Little Buddy.
So, that's our story!

Wonderful Weekend

I had the most wonderful weekend. I truly am blessed to have the amazing friends, husband and family that I have...If it weren't for them, the weekend wouldn't have been possible.
My best friend came to visit and we went to a lovely resort for the weekend. Her precious little boy came, too, and he hung out with Little Buddy at the "baby spa" most of the weekend, too. Amy and I relaxed by the pool, went down the water slide (like we were kids again), did the hot tub thing, ordered food poolside, had fun drinks, got amazing spa treatments and best of all... just got to hang out together. Of course, as it always does, the time went by too quickly. We made more hilarious memories because "it is always an adventure when we get together". Thanks to Amy for flying out with her sweet little boy and thanks to her hubby who made it all happen and who gave up his wife and precious boy for the weekend. Thanks, too, to my hubby, my in-laws, and Bobbie for making the child-care part of the equation run so smoothly. We were definitely spoiled! Now, we want to have a girls' weekend at least once a year... resort or not. The time together was truly the most cherished part. But, I'm certainly not complaining about the view from our suite,the breakfast (and dinner) in bed, super comfy beds, that "interesting" massage, or the pedicure.

What a wonderful weekend~!!

Our Little Helper?

Have you ever heard a parent comment "I'm so tired of wiping someone else's butt"? Well, it came to mind, yesterday.

Okay, so my son is a toddler. He follows me wherever I go, unless Daddy is home. Then, he follows Daddy everywhere... even to the bathroom. So, yesterday afternoon, I had to use the potty. I walked into the bathroom and sat down on the porcelain throne. Of course, two steps behind me was Little Buddy. (Now, often, when I am going to the bathroom, Little Buddy will take some toilet paper and wipe his nose while he's waiting. I think he just wants to play with the toilet paper.) Thus, when he grabbed the roll of toilet paper and ripped off a few squares, I didn't think anything of it. However, I almost died laughing when he walked to the back of the toilet and started to try to wipe my rear! Fortunately, he could only reach my lower back/very top part of my cheeks, but that was just because the toilet seat was covering my rear. I cracked up. He thought he was being so helpful, too. I love this boy!

But, it gets even better. Later that evening, I was on the computer and I hear my hubby trying to yell for some assistance, but his pleas were somewhat muffled by his laughter. You know how you try to talk when someone is tickling you? That's what it sounded like. So, I jump up and run to the hallway and almost peed my pants at the sight before me. Little Buddy had followed Daddy into the bathroom this time. My hubby was standing there just trying to pee, but my sweet son apparently thought that Daddy's rear needed to be wiped, too. There stood my little toddler with his arm stretched up through the leg-hole of my hubby's boxers, tickling my hubby's butt cheeks with the wad of toilet paper he had procured for the task. As my husband tried to finish going pee, he was also wiggling, trying to get Little Buddy's hand out of his underpants! It tickled so much that my husband couldn't help but laugh....which, in turn, make Little Buddy laugh and want to "help" Daddy all the more. Of course, I just stood there watching and laughing, instead of coming to my poor husband's aid.

Perhaps our son has heard our inner thoughts of "I'm so tired of wiping someone else's rear" and decided he'd just return the favor. Just call him "our little helper". He is too funny!

WOOHOO!!!! (and a couple Blehs)

Yes, people, we've officially gotten low enough on our bleh Costco toilet paper that I purchased my precious Charmin t.p. again, yesterday! Life is good. I can hardly wait to use it, although I am making myself finish what we do have left of the dumb Costco stuff before I bust open the Charmin. But, seriously, each time I walk by the 24 pack of jumbo, wonderful Charmin rolls, which I have yet to put away, I smile.

In other news, Little Buddy and I have been fighting a cold. It really is the pits. But, on the bright side... I'm super happy that we didn't get the flu that is going around, because I just don't enjoy throwing up, or being thrown up on. And, it seems as though we will both be far enough along in the yucky process to not be absolutely miserable when we board our plane this weekend! Yep, that's right! The time is finally here!!! We are headed to Cali for some good times with family and friends. Among the things I am most looking forward to on this trip: a "reunion" with old friends from high school and college (and even a couple from elementary school), celebrating my b-day with my family, staying up late playing games and drinking coffee with my brother and sister-in-law, going to Santa Barbara to eat at Palazzios!!! Oh, I can taste the hot, fresh garlic rolls now. And, of course, eating at Jakes, Dewars and Mannings is just making my mouth water, too! Ok, so now I have to pack. Bleh! Happy trails to us!

Here are a couple pictures of Little Buddy, just for the heck of it.

Making his "diamond in the sky", while singing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Little Buddy with his little girlfriend, Autumn. Isn't she adorable?!!

Sporting his "grandpa hat"

Getting ready to take his bear for a ride down the slide

Are You Kidding Me!!??

So, last night, I was giving Little Buddy a bath. He was having a grand ol' time "juggling" and playing "hoops" in the tub. At one point, he starts saying something to me. I couldn't quite understand what he was saying, though, because he was talking quietly. I asked him to repeat what he was saying. It sounded like he was saying "poo-poo", but I didn't know what he meant by that, because surely he didn't actually mean "poo-poo". So, I tried to search my brain for other words he says that sound similar to "poo-poo". I couldn't think of anything that sounded similar and would fit the situation. So, as I was asking him to repeat himself, I saw little bubbles coming up from the water. Then, I realized that he was probably trying to tell me "toot-toot" because he sometimes toots in the bathtub and it makes bubbles...and of course, he and his daddy laugh about it. So, I asked him, "are you tooting?", to which he replied, "POOP". Then, I saw it...a little floater that proved to me that the boy knew what he was talking about the whole time. Seriously. Oh my gosh. Yep, that's right people. My precious little boy pooped in the tub last night. As you can imagine, his bath ended rather abruptly and much sooner than he would have hoped. Here's a video of Little Buddy trying to "juggle" like his daddy, while taking his bath.

So, if your kid tells you when they are about to poop and they are actually correct, does that mean it is time to start thinking of potty training them? I'm terrified of potty training. But, I'm wondering if this "incident" should serve as an indication that Little Buddy is more prepared for the process than I am. Ay yay yay!

Things I Love

Since today is the "day to celebrate love", I thought I'd share some of the things I love most:

1)My husband. There aren't enough words to do him justice. But, for elaboration, you can check out this previous post of mine.

2)Watching my son sleep and listening to his breath as he does.

3)Hearing and/or making my son laugh. It is one of the sounds I LOVE most in this world.

4)My best friend. We've been friends since high school and despite being states apart, we are still the closest of friends. I miss just running errands together. But, I LOVE the fact that we appreciate those little things when we are together.

5)Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Frozen Yogurt.

6)Conversations over coffee. You know...those conversations that go way longer than you expect, yet you never even think to check the time.

7)Laughing with friends or family over past memories. I guess this is called reminiscing.

8)Traveling.

9)My Wednesday routine. Right now, it starts out with this:

10)Days when I believe that I look nice.

11)Sees Candies. Scotchmallows, Caramels (w/the almond in them), Butterchews, Vanilla Nut Caramels. I could go on and on.

12)A really hot shower, bath or jacuzzi.

13)Knowing I can trust my husband with my life.

14)Knowing my son can trust me with his.