Chomp chomp!

Marc is trying to pass along his love for raw vegetables to our daughter. This is not a bad thing! He was eating celery last night and she insisted on trying some. It made for a cute pic!

Baby's Room

The baby's room is done! If he came tonight, we would be ready for him!

Thanks to my mom and dad for your help in making this happen!





A closer look......



I sure hope he likes animals! Lydia definitely enjoys going in his room and checking out all the animals!

Snow Day

I've been waiting for some snow! Lydia has this nifty snowsuit, and she's only been out in the snow once this winter...until today! Marc had to do some shoveling outside, so we kept him company. Here are some pics of our winter fun, and also a funny one of Lydia chomping on a carrot her daddy gave her!

Doing my best to catch up!

I didn't realize it had been 2 months since I last posted.

Not much is new. The baby is growing which is good. In fact I am bigger than last time, which I didn't think was possible! I was in denial until I looked at a picture of when I was 29 weeks pregnant with Lydia, and then compared to my current belly. Boys are bigger I guess!! I am feeling good, but very tired usually. But I'm thankful for a healthy pregnancy so far.

Lydia is growing up so fast and doing more and more things. A few of her favorite current things are:

Babies
Cats (She calls Simon "Cat-ee" and loves to give him hugs and play with him)
Cheese (hahaha, she IS part Wisconsinite!)
Octopuses
Water, especially bathtime!
Singing and dancing along to any music
Cuddling

She loves reading books, or having them read to her! And she is even starting to get into imaginative play. For instance, the other day, I found her strapping her stuffed frog into her high chair so she could feed him.

We found she loves the snow, and everytime we are outside walking to the car or into a store, I have to restrain her from crawling into it!

She also is into helping mommy do stuff around the house, like vacuuming and sweeping.

On another note, the baby's room is painted, and pretty much ready to go. When the finishing touches get put on, I'll hopefully get some pictures up.

Here are some pictures of the last few months.


A decent family shot.


Lydia and daddy after taste testing the peanut clusters. Yummmmmmmm.



Christmas Eve with the Howards and Revoredos.



Four generations



Lydia enjoying the glider we got for the baby's room, so much in fact, that she's falling into a coma! It's very comfy!

We're having a......

BOY! Yes, it's official! Marc will not be the lone male in the house anymore (not including Simon of course). We were a bit shocked, maybe because this pregnancy feels pretty much the same as the first time around with Lydia. But we are very excited to welcome our new son/brother into our family!

Official Walker!

We have been waiting a LONG time(at least it feels like it!) to see our dear daughter use her feet to get around, rather than her hands and knees, or most recently, just her knees. Lydia had taken a few steps here and there, for the last month, but as of this past Saturday, she is officially walking! We are so proud of her!

Little Tiger...ROAR!

We did not get many pics of our little tiger, and unfortunately none with her smiling, BUT we did get a few. We did go trick or treating with some friends, but not for very long. The week before though, Marc's work had invited all the families in (kids in costume) to his work, and they had games, a magic show, food and fun. This is Lydia in a room full of balloons. She was a little overwhelmed, but this picture does show her entire costume. I don't think she's very keen on dressing up in costume.