Thank you Betsy and the Watters family for letting us enjoy your lovely beach on Lake Whatcom. We had a great time hanging out with everyone and we love the new sand and play area for the toddlers!

Several weeks ago we decided to eat on the deck and at the time we were still giving Isaac jar food since that was the only way to ger ‘bulk’ into him but as you will see, he was ready to wean off of it! Keep in mind my reactions are coming from an 8 month pregnant woman!

Isaac and cousin Zachary (6 months old)

with Aunt Jody

Bouncing together holding hands

I am in desperate need to update my blog with all of our June events but have been busy with work and trying to spend my free time with Isaac and Sonny to soak it all up before the baby arrives. Tomorrow is exactly 6 more weeks to our due date though we hope he’ll be here in July as he is already weighing more than Isaac was at this point and I’m getting a little anxious about birthing another BIG baby. Remember, Isaac was 9lbs 21 inches and I was in labor 36 hours (3 of which was pushing!) Sigh! Oh, well it was all worth it before and I know it will be easier the 2nd time around.

Ok, let’s get to the fun stuff! The nursery is 99% done! All that is left is hanging some pictures and homemade ABC’s up on the walls to add some color. We decided not to put up a border or paint any fun extras since this is the room the boys will share soon. Here are some pics of what it looks like so far…

We’ve just decided to buy a BOB Duallie Jogging Stroller for the boys and intended to use a 20% REI member coupon. We went to the store on Saturday and found out that we didn’t read the fine print well enough and it had already expired and all upcoming coupons were not valid on BOB products. So, we left disappointed and figured we’d do some searching for a better deal since the coupon was going to save us over $100! This morning I hopped onto craiglist and found the EXACT stroller we wanted that had been posted last night for less than what we would have paid for it with a coupon at REI. Fortunately we contact the owners first and get first shot. (By the time we saw it, they had already received three other inquiries)! We bought it today and it’s in fantastic shape! Thank you God for handling this detail in our lives! I know we’ll get lots of great use out of it!

In order to get all this baby stuff ready, we’ve had to do major rearranging in our house with all of our rooms. We have two up and two down plus a bonus open room (living area) downstairs. So, we all moved downstairs so the boys can each have a room and Sonny and I are in the bonus area! We moved our office back upstairs into Isaac’s old room and made our master a guest bedroom. The bathroom downstairs is 3x larger than the ones upstairs and the laundry is downstairs as well. So far, we really like the change and I know it will work well for the baby. The only downside is if anyone tries to sleep-in in the morning and the other parent is upstairs with Isaac, walking around can be quite loud and makes it difficult to get that extra sleep. Oh, and Sonny also put up lattice around our deck and a gate at the end so Isaac can play safely without being watched like a hawk. He loves to run around the deck, water the flowers, ride his various toys/bike and play with chalk. Here are some pics of the new rooms… (I need to get one of Isaac’s and our new room)

 

Last topic: the pregnancy. I just want to say that I think it’s funny that only a week ago I was wishing William would drop a bit because I would get short of breath easy and lying down at night trying to get comfortable made it practically impossible to breath! Anyway, I got my wish this morning but I’m not so sure I wanted it afterall :O

Now, I have to pee 2x as much and my back is hurting from him popping out so much further but at least I can breath again. Let’s hope these next 6 weeks or so go quick – I’m getting excited to meet this baby!

We have been LOVING this amazing summer weather! Though my ankles complain by filling themselves with water, we’ve been getting out as much as possible and are enjoying our deck where we have now put up the lattice and a locking gate so Isaac can run without worry!

Though we haven’t been brace enough to go swimming in the lake just yet, on Sunday we headed over to enjoy the new jetski and summer weather at a friend’s house on the lake. Sonny took it out and played down by the island on Lake Whatcom while the rest of us relaxed on the beach in the sun. When he got back however, he just couldn’t resist letting Isaac take a turn…

sorry the pic is fuzzy, it was taken on a phone

Isaac found a great place to play ‘hide and seek’

WE HAVE BEEN BINKY FREE FOR OVER 24 HOURS!!! Last night Sonny offered Isaas his binky before bed in a mix of other questions and he said “no”. Not sure if he understood or matched the answer to that particular question but Sonny didn’t give it to him and he went to sleep without it! Not only that, without complaint! So, today I didn’t give it to him for his nap. He asked for it but I said no and he didn’t complain or keep asking and went straight to sleep. The exact same thing happened tonight before bed and now he is fast asleep without it! So Awesome! I hadn’t really considered dealing with this until AFTER the baby comes becuase I figured Isaac would revert and there was little point so close to the baby but he was ready! Please pray that we can continue down this road successfully!

Sonny recently got a handheld GPS perfect for geocaching. If you don’t know what that is, there is a website where you can find coordinates to hike to where something is hidden – usually a log book or a collection of small items. It’s a great reason to get outside and get some exercise. We went on our first geocaching hike on Saturday to the AM/PM beach in Sudden Valley not far from our house. It was fun and here are a few pics…

This is our favorite from the day – Isaac originally did this to avoid some branches but then hung out there awhile

Hiking around…

Tall enough to reach the tree branches!

Petting the moss!

We found it!

Putting it back for the next person to find.

Talking on the GPS…it’s Isaac’s favorite ‘phone’

We recently started parent-child swim lessons and Isaac loves it! He is one of the younger kids so he doesn’t always understand all the activities but he sure gets excited when we say we’re going to go “swimming”. This huge open mouthed smile comes across his face and he starts running around saying “swimming, swimming!” It’s so fun! Sonny is in the pool with him while I watch. Here are some pics from the first lesson last week.

Recently, our local fire station had a pancake breakfast and brought out all their trucks and that little house where kids learn about fire. It was originally my dad’s (Poppy) idea to take Isaac to the breakfast. I couldn’t believe how much Isaac enjoyed the morning! He loved sitting at the big table across from Nana and Poppy eating pancakes, eggs and ham and he loved even more checking out the fire engines and ambulances. He was too little to go in the house, but he was sure to make away with his own fireman’s hat which he loves! I’m sure this is a new tradition for our family as they have these events 2-3 times each year!

We enjoyed the tulips and the Mt.Vernon street fair this year with our friends Aaron, Jo & Jordan! Here are some pics from our day…