Baby Belly

So far, this baby has felt HUGE compared to Eden. I think I'm as big now as I ever got with Eden. Unfortunately, photo booth doesn't put dates on pictures (or I'm just too computer illiterate to figure it out), so I don't really know how far along I was in these pictures, but I'm pretty sure this is right...

I now present, a belly comparison:

5 months pregnant with Eden

5 months with baby # 2

32 weeks with Eden

30 weeks with baby boy!

Well, that was fun...

Faulty box of "pop"corn...

These are the two bags of popcorn I made for dinner last night. Both cooked for 4 minutes, with very different results. We thought for a while that our microwave just wasn't compatible with popcorn making, but I'm thinking its the popcorn. I think I should demand a refund.

In other news, Luke is gone to Nebraska for his residency. He goes down for 10 days in the summer and winter. So far we have been able to join him for a few days every time he goes down (having family down there is a good excuse to visit him!) but I don't think we will make it down this time. We have been talking to him on iChat a few times a day, and Eden now taps on the computer and says "dadum?". She also calls for him every time we come home...I think she misses him! We have been trying to have fun girl time and stay busy so that we don't miss him too much. Its day 3 and we're still around so I hope we make it.

Later this week we will have 5 pets in the house. I think Eden will love it, so we will take a lot of pictures. If anybody wants to come visit our free petting zoo, you're invited!

Walk this way...

I never really walked, or should I say waddled when I was pregnant with Eden. She hung out pretty close to my rib cage (probably because my abs were so tight...). This baby is really cramping my style. He likes to take up a lot of room, kick and roll all day and night, and make me look and feel WAY more pregnant than I am! I feel like he should be huge, but everyone assures me that he is just as big as he should be! So far, everything has been going well and besides a few rough kicks, this pregnancy has been awesome.

In Eden news, she is doing great! She is more fun every day and it worries me that the next one will make us pay! She is 14 months old now and is turning into such a little girl! She says mama, dadum, up, down, please, and imitates monkey noises, all done, and a few other random words. She also LOVES to dance, as long as the song has a good beat! She likes to sneak up on people, "wake up" Luke, play peek-a-boo, sing songs, and be outside. Her all time favorite thing to do is carry around clothes. She carries them with purpose too, like she is helping with laundry or something. She just started to go to her room when we tell her its bedtime or nap time. She hands over her sippy cup when we ask and is so sweet about laying down!

She had her first sleep over with Nana and Papa this last weekend while Luke and I went to Duluth to celebrate our anniversary over the fourth. I know it was harder for me than it was for her! She will miss her Nana and Papa so much while they are gone, and I may have to get better at adding pictures to the blog for them! We are going to Milwaukee this weekend to visit Eden's great grandparents and catch a Brewers game...Ill try to put up some pictures when we get back!

We have hit an all time low...

I did something yesterday that I never thought I would do (ok, not in the first 14 months of life at least).

I fed my child ravioli from a can. You know, the kind with surprise meat inside? I got some that was on super sale and told Luke "This is only in case of emergency. If we have to feed her and only have 30 seconds to cook because we are in a HUGE hurry."

Well, yesterday we were not in a huge hurry and I had more than 30 seconds to cook, I just was feeling lazy and I was in the middle of a work project. As I wiped the umpa-loompa orange off of Eden's face and hands, I knew we had reached a new low. Luckily I have an amazing husband who laughed when I confessed what a bad mom I had been. He is the best!

My mom never fed us ravioli from a can, which is probably why we liked it so much when we went to my grandma's house! Luke and I have an ongoing discussion about feeding kids. I never got junk food-no canned ravioli or spaghetti-o's, no kool-aid, no chips, no candy. I can count the times we had Kraft mac and cheese. I didn't even know what ramen was when I got to college. So now, I have NO control when it comes to candy and pop. I love junk food. I even liked the ravioli from the can that I shared with Eden. So, is it good to NEVER have any junk food? The jury is out....

Anyways, Eden seemed to have survived the whole ordeal just fine, and ate cheese and bread without any issues last night, so I guess I haven't ruined her yet!

Eden Walking

Eden is now a BIG girl (not quite big enough to skip all of her naps, but big). She walks everywhere. She seems so busy, too, which I'm sure she is. She likes to carry clothes around the house with her and chat as she walks from room to room. I think she's pretending to clean. It's pretty amazing how old she seems now that she walks everywhere...maybe its a good thing that there's another baby on the way!

Weekend in Duluth

We went to Duluth this weekend for Luke's cousin's graduation party. Luke had a show on Friday night, which went well but was a little late for my pregnant self. On Saturday, we tried to help set up, but I'm not sure how much help a one year old running around was. We spent some time in Duluth during the afternoon having lunch and walking around by the lake.

Luke did an open mic during the graduation and then we came home afterwards. Eden had a lot of fun with all of the other kids that came to the party and she did not want to go to sleep and miss out on all of the fun! Its fun to watch her be so social...she would walk around smiling at people and showing them her toys...so cute!

We're having a....

BOY!

It's definitely, for sure, a boy. Ok, I realize that there is a chance that it will still be a girl. This happens. But we got to see the baby from a few angles, and its looking promising. Everything else on the baby looked good, which is the best news! He was measuring right at 21.8 weeks, so our due date hasn't changed yet. We got too see him moving his mouth (Luke thought it was a yawn, but the ultrasound technician was pretty sure he was saying "Hi mama") and he was already practicing how to use his lungs! Ill put some ultrasound pictures up after we get them scanned...we have a good one of his foot and his profile.

So now the fun begins...picking a name! We have a list of 10 names right now. We took off two last night, but I added another name today. Eden took a few names off this afternoon. We said them out loud and there were a few that she shook her head "no" to. Of course, she was running a slight fever at the time (which is probably why she said no to one of my favorites) so we might have to try again later...