Oh me oh my, I am so far behind....
Dear kiddos,
mom is starting to feel like a whale now, so things are definitely starting to move at a snail's pace. That means that only necessary things get done, along with lots of napping and resting whenever I can. Unfortunately, regardless of how unmotivated I am to do anything, time keeps marching on and neither one of you is sitting still.
Beck, your cast came off and you wore an air cast for a few days before we weaned you off of that too. You are now fully recovered and back to running around full force. I guess we will never know if you actually had a break or not. We will tell you it was broken if it makes you feel cooler though.
I neglected to update your vocab list last month, which I am certain is incomplete. Sometimes the words that you choose to repeat amuse me so...
Your new word list includes: bosh (blocks), hot, no, car, bus, shoes, back, clock, on, juice, book, fly, di-sore (dinosaur), off, walk, cereal (typically the first thing out of your mouth in the morning), Neenah (Nona), baby, boo, zip, fan, hug (yes, you give hugs now and it is the cutest thing EVER!!!), boom, say, Buck (Beck), pumpkin, nose, mouth, open, banana, hat, Elmo, milk, hummus, yes, apple, plate, purple, phone, thumb, Tyler, bubbles, and eyes. Whew. Yes, I would say that is officially the word explosion. You copy words we say often now, but I only record them when you start offering them on your own.
You have also started counting... it usually goes "one, two, one." But the other day you did six through ten perfectly. You are starting to notice colors as well and we heard your first two-word phrase the other day "dada done." One of your favorite things to do right now is to look at pictures and point out all the people that you know. I am sure you do not care about these little details now, but someday I hope that you are a father and you will recognize what a HUGE deal all these little moments really are.
Your dad and I celebrated our 5-year wedding anniversary last month. We actually left town for a night and went to stay at a bed and breakfast. It was a nice little getaway for us and you did not mind because you got to have your first sleepover at Oma's house! Both her and grandpa swear that you were good. You got to sleep in the big bed with Oma, you lucky kid.
We also celebrated your second Halloween last month. You were a pirate and your dad went all out converting the wagon that Oma bought you into a pirate ship for the day. After seeing the photos, a friend commented that we will not be able to do these crazy things when we have two kids. I sure hope we can. Halloween is a favorite holiday in our house and of course we want it to be a fantastic memory for you growing up. Challenge accepted!!!
This weekend we will actually be celebrating your birthday. A few weeks early so that Nona and G'pa could make it too. I cannot believe that you will be two! Where has the time gone?!
Speaking of time... your brother will be here before we know it!!!
Baby Zwei, we had one last level II ultrasound last month. You were estimated to be a large size at that point (3 lbs, 3 ounces, shocker!), but everything looked perfect. The spot that the docs were concerned about had completely resolved and we were released from their care. Yay!!! We passed the glucose tolerance test with flying colors as well, so it is not gestational diabetes that is contributing to your large size, apparently I just grow 'em big. You are still WAY active. Sometimes it seems impossible that you only have four limbs in there with all the movement I feel, you may even be MORE active than your brother was.
I am so excited to meet you, but feel so unprepared. We have most of the things we need for your care at this point, so there is none of that panicked feeling of a huge to-do list. And yet, I feel like I should be doing *something* to prepare for you. These next few months are going to fly by with the Holidays coming up. We are not even sure what your name will be at this point! Of this I am sure though, you are going to rock our world in the best of ways.
Love you boys, momma
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