Boys

REALLY?!

Did I mention our son is TWO now? And that's he's fully aware of it? 

The picture above is an example of what Des likes to do these days, which is mainly to give his mother twice as much to clean. He had gotten into the bag of rice in the pantry and gingerly sprinkled it all over the hardwood floor--under the pool table, in the kitchen and also the dining room. After vacuuming forever and hearing dry rice grains flick against the plastic canister, I collected at least a cup of rice. 

Sigh.

What I didn't take a picture of was the dry macaroni I found in the hallway--in front of and inside the kids' bedroom and bathroom. I screamed because I thought they looked like maggots at first...until I heard Aislin say, "Desmond did it." 

Ah.

Now this next picture...is funny. And CUTE!

I honestly have no idea how my kids can sleep where they do! I attempted to move him out from under his sister's bed (and she, by the way, was laying on the floor between her bed and her brother's) because I could imagine him crying at 5 a.m. because he had tried to turn over and couldn't...but Tim was asleep and my belly wouldn't let me get down on the floor to pull Des out by his legs. So he slept there...all night and well into the morning, not waking up until the usual--7:30. 

Oh, and yes, my heart stopped beating when I saw he wasn't in his bed that night and he wasn't laying next to his sister or hiding in the closet! It may have been a really weird place to find him but I'm glad he was just under a bed :)

And, of course, Tim was right...as were all the other men in my family! Baby #3 is a boy :)

If you look closely, it's a very clear picture of boy parts :P

I remember someone asking us what we wanted to have. (Such a weird question, really!) Tim said he already knew it was a boy, and I said I just wanted it to be a girl so that he'd be wrong. This friend's response was, "It's not a competition."
Uhhh...of course it is--when you're married!
I may not have won the guessing game (for which I'm only 1 for 3 anyway) but I'm so excited for this little boy. So excited, in fact, that I drove straight to Babies r' Us after the ultrasound ;)

In the back of my mind, I kept hearing, "Wait until Black Friday! Or at least Labor Day weekend!!" But...but but but...look at all the cute onesies! 

Winding Down

We still get some sunny days and, since summer doesn't technically end for another month, we might as well take advantage of it. All I ask is that it stay cool in my house...because I refuse to buy a fan this late in the game ;)
Yesterday we went to a park down the street from our house...where Aislin was offered her first ride in a boy's car. She knew she was getting in without my consent, so what did she do? She looked back at me and grinned her face off ;) I can only hope this moment isn't repeated twelve years from now!

I will say that the boy was a good driver, maneuvering the car under the big toy without a scratch...but this still didn't impress a certain father when I sent him this pic :P

Today Tim took the kids to a story time event at Barnes and Noble. (Where was I, you ask? I was eating brunch, then taking a shower...after rubbing my swollen feet and ankles.) The kids enjoyed it and Des made a friend who had an equal love of toy trains. I'd say their dad had fun, too, since they came home with a new Sandra Boynton book and a kit for making super huge bubbles! They came home about an hour ago...and have been outside ever since :)

WOW.

Chasing after a bubble in full-force!

Aislin's turn!

This is a lot better than the ones I attempted. In Aislin's words, "Mommy's not good at this."

Good thing no one got my picture ;)

Summer's Come and Nearly Gone

Wow, REALLY?? My last post was in April?! Hmm...I guess time flies when there are birthdays, barbecues, weddings, baby showers and...ultrasounds :)

Shall we go in order then? Nah, didn't think so.

We're having our third baby who's due on January 5th, 2013 :) I'm really curious as to whether he/she will really wait until the new year, though, seeing as how the siblings arrived two weeks early! We found out about our nubbin in April (or was it May? Honestly I used to know these things...and then the pregnancy fog kicked in) and had our first ultrasound in June. We weren't surprised to see him/her or to hear my OB say there was just the one, but we were surprised that I was barely 10 weeks along when I thought I was already 12! No wonder it was still such a...nubbin!

Ultrasound #2 was taken at 12 weeks (for those typical anatomical tests), and at this point our "single fetus" looked like just that--a BABY! I love how clear these 12-week ultrasounds turn out because you see the baby's features so clearly! Look at that neck and nose!

Ultrasound #3 is up next week--just seven more days!!--which is when we find out the baby's sex. Funny how that ultrasound is meant to test and measure more important things, but knowing the baby's sex is all that makes sense to my husband and me ;) Finally, my daughter and I will be able to buy things for the baby instead of having the same conversation at every store:
Aislin: "Mom we need to buy things for the baby."
Me: "Not yet, sweetie. We still don't know if it's a boy or a girl."
Aislin: "I know!"
Me: "Oh, really?"
Aislin: "Yeah! Oh, this is cute!"
Me: Sigh... "I know."

In other news, Des turned TWO in May!! (And I turned 29....)

Cutest birthday boy ever :D When he woke up that morning, we immediately told him happy birthday and started singing to him, and the above was his reaction. He was bashful and happy, and I watched him in adoration. Interesting thing is...he seemed to inherently know what turning two meant because, after that day, he became...a 2-year-old. He's still sweet but he's also more curious, more defiant, more vocal and more...experimental! Let's just say I have more messes to clean.

Just a few days before his birthday, though, we celebrated his and mine...and my dad's (May 21st)...and my mom's (May 22nd) at my parents' house.

 Mmm...cake and fingers...(and hair, pre-Avatar look).

In honor of my personal tradition of documenting my first day--of being one year older. And with chubby cheeks :)

Moving on from the May birthdays brings us to our only other summer birthday: Aislin's :) Yes, my girl--my first--is now 4-years-old; and yes, she has finally stopped asking me if it's her birthday yet. And if she can have a bike, with a bell. And a princess dress.

We decided to celebrate Aislin's birthday the following day so that her grandparents and uncle could celebrate with us, so we got ice cream cones in lieu of a cake. Both days, however, made for a great weekend :)

 Heeheehee

For some reason, I just love this picture. This is us--side-by-side in all endeavors, including little family birthday parties.