Our Big News
First, we are going to have another baby! We announced it to the family by putting a "Big Bro" T-Shirt on Liam and seeing if anyone noticed. They noticed right away. Maybe not the T-shirt, but the sonogram picture that he was holding in his chubby little hand. :)
Ryan and I had been hoping to get pregnant for months and are so happy that we will be having another little Flurry on November 6, 2012 (Election Day), assuming everything goes as scheduled. And as excited as we are for the new wee one, that wee one has been giving his or her Mommy a hard time so far. I have been pretty sick for a lot of the first months (as I write this I am one day shy of 18 weeks) and while it's no excuse for not blogging, it certainly is a reason :) The days are getting better, I only feel sick a couple of times a week and not nearly as badly as before. It's been a very different pregnancy so far, but I'm sure that working and chasing Liam around has altered my perception as well!
The Little Troublemaker |
My Two Babies (at least for now) |
Less than a month after Liam's 1st birthday, we were able to enjoy Spring Break. Up until just a couple of years ago, my Spring Breaks always included international travel of some kind, usually with my friend Marilyn and sometimes Amy, Rosemary, Mom and others. Spring Break 2009 was the trip that changed my life- Switzerland and Germany with Ryan and a beautiful marriage proposal outside the cathedral in Ulm. Then, the next Spring Break was our honeymoon in Costa Rica. Last year I was snuggling up with newborn Liam, amazed that I could be happiest right there in my living room with this little guy.
So this Spring Break we wanted to just be together again as a family. We went to the farm for a couple of days, hung out at home, worked on projects, had play dates and dinner parties, got a hair cut, celebrated St. Patrick's Day and March Madness. It was close to perfect.
Snuggling up with Vivi Lukas for after dinner hugs |
Vivi introduces Liam to pudding during a dinner party with the Lukas Ladies |
Dim Sum with Daddy |
With Mimi on his first carousel ride |
So excited to head to the farm! |
"Driving" the gator up at Grandma's. |
Candy necklaces make for great distractions during a hair cut |
St. Patrick's Day at First Watch with Mommy, The Breakfast Club, and...
....Liam's favorite Russian server, Natasha!
March Madness w/ Mommy |
It all begins with cute bedhead mornings like this one |
An unusually quiet moment in the bath- the last bath in the blue tub. Only big-boy tubs from now on. |
The minutes before the bath might be the best though.
After all that building, it's nice to kick back in my chair and relax. |
In April we enjoyed spending Easter weekend up in St. Joe with Jeremiah and his parents and Grandma :) We missed the Margherios who were in St. Louis for the holiday, but Jeremiah and Liam were a lot of fun decorating Easter eggs, opening baskets, going to church and of course, hunting for eggs.
This was taken outside church after a lovely service that Liam and I saw most of it from the back room-
he was very antsy that day.
After we changed into play clothes (with faux tie, of course), Liam decided that the gator, the swings, the playset were all boring compared to playing with gravel under Grandma's deck. Seriously, he was under here for like half an hour in absolute bliss.
The kid is weird sometimes.
The kid is weird sometimes.
After Easter on the farm, Mimi played Easter Bunny one more time for Liam at our house. He loved the second one just as much as the first!
Many days we enjoy hearing Liam bang away on the drumset that one of my students gave him. We have moved the drums to the lower level of the house- too much of a good thing is never that good ;)
Liam has been a nature lover since he came home from the hospital and Ryan put him in that snowboard boot- most afternoons he loves hanging around the landscape in the front yard.
Or in the backyard treehouse, usually with the cousins as crew!
We have had some other fun visitors too, like Marsha and Ross
and Cousin Jenny (pictured here with her GORGEOUS gift she made for Liam's 1st bday)
And, sadly, this spring Liam had to say goodbye to his other cousin Jenny who moved to Indianapolis to start her life with Amar and little, soon-to-be-born Baby Asante. This was taken at her goodbye party- notice the hand-drawn cards from Benjamin and Dominic :)
And of course, we have had more Grandparents' Dinners on or near the 22nd of each month.
This was from his 13th month Grandparents' Dinner.
Speaking of celebrations, Dominic turned 3, Jeremiah turned 4 and Benjamin turned 5 since I posted last. Dominic's Pirate Party was one pillage of a good time!
Liam has also taken a recent interest in soccer. At the annual SMW vs. SMS Girls Soccer Game/ Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event, Liam acted as both a referee, player and cheerleader to the participants.
His love for soccer continued on through the spring when he went to cheer on Benjamin's team's final soccer game of the season.
He watched the game intently...
discussed strategy with cousin Dominic...
watched Aunt Shannon coach the team...
and celebrated with the rest of the them on the end of a great season!
Jeremiah's 4th Birthday "Snake" Party was a slitherin' success. Liam loved the theme (and the food, and the gifts, and the swimming after, etc. etc.)
New baby on the way, Spring Break, Easter, and parties, parties, parties. A lot can happen in 3 months. And oh yeah, Liam learned to walk as well. It's a brand new world.
1 comment:
Great catch-up post! You have a good lookin' kid and so happy! And thank you for including pics of Benjamin's soccer game. I look very official!
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