24 Weeks!

 

I am now 24 weeks (sorry about last week, we were on vacation).  I feel great and this baby is gettin big!!!!  He is movin all over the place ALL THE TIME!!!  I love it!  I can already see my belly moving when he is rockin and rollin!  Mark and I (and Claire) have pretty much decided on a name but we have decided to not spread it all over the place (even though a ton of people already know).  We LOVE the name but we may wait a little while to spread it around.

In other news, Claire  had a play date this evening with her buddy Giada.  They are just too cute together and they played so nice.  Claire was so excited to share all of her toys with Giada and take a tubbie :)  Also, THANK YOU Aunt Jessica for dinner, you are the best!!!

PS If everyone reading this could just say a little prayer that tomorrow is snowday that would be great.  THANKS!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Uncle Greg!

 

  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE GREG!!!!! 

We love you!

Playdate

Today Claire had a playdate with some friends that she is going to spend a lot of time with next year.  

 

Here is Claire with her friend Jack.  Her and Jack are like peas and carrots.  I think there may be a future here.

   

The kids enjoyed a delicious lunch!  

 

Claire was impressed by the fact that Mrs. Tony had a HUGE playroom in his house.  But I think she LOVED the fact that Mrs. Tony was a human jungle gym.  

PS I keep calling him Mrs Tony because that is what Claire calls him.

Claire did not want to leave.  The first time I tried to leave she climbed up on the top bunk of Jack's bunk beds and wouldn't come down.  I finally got her down and here she is saying a dramatic goodbye to her new friends.

Photos courtesy of the Duggans.

Valentine's Day

Today is the day of love. This was one of the best Valentine's Day that I can remember...EVER! Today was spent with my two favorite people, who just happen to be the two people that I love the most in this world.

Claire and I started the day by making Daddy his Valentine's Day Card. It was adorable. She told me what to write and I wrote it, it turned out super cute.

Then Claire just added the final touches and we were all set.

Then Daddy came home with presents for me and Claire! YAY!!! Claire got beautiful gold earrings and I got a beautiful watch. Daddy spoiled his girls today.


Then Daddy made us a delicious dinner. He made my all time favorite dinner. Strip steaks on the grill with blue cheese and mushrooms. With sides of mashed sweet potatoes, fresh green beans, and crab legs. MMMMMM!! Claire loved it all too! We are still watching her like a hawk to make sure that her tongue doesn't swell up, I think we are almost in the clear.

Then Claire took a tubbie while Daddy cleaned up the kitchen. After we all put on our jammies and got cozy we watched a special Valentine's day movie (thanks to Nana). As I said before, it was a perfect Valentine's Day :)

 

Week 22

Today I am 22 weeks pregnant. We had a doctor's appointment today and everything looks good. The heart rate is good and the doc didn't mention my weight so that means all is well. The baby was moving like crazy while Dr. Nick was trying to get a heart rate, hope that doesn't mean he is going to be a wild one!

Sharing...

Claire wanted to share her stickers with her baby brother.

Chuck E Cheese

Since we had to miss a really fun birthday party yesterday we decided to make it up to Claire by taking her to Chuck E Cheese today! It was her first time and WOW did she LOVE it!!!!

Claire loved playing all the games, even if she didn't really
know what was going on :)


I will tell ya, those games are not like they used to be. While Claire was "riding" this horse she could see herself on a tv screen. Couple steps up from the bouncy motion we got as kids!


I couldn't wait to show Claire how to play Skee Ball. This was my favorite game when I was a kid. Needless to say, Claire wasn't really into it. Well, that is until the tickets came out. Also, I like this picture because I think it really shows the true essence of Chuck E Cheese (check out the background...just MADNESS).


Here is Claire with her Best Friend. She LOVED Chuck E Cheese! She kept calling
him her best friend.


She went NUTS when Chuck E Cheese came out to visit.

Mommy, Claire, and her best friend.
Disclaimer - terrible picture of Mommy.


Claire's favorite thing was the School Bus. I think it's because she thought her best
friend was on the bus.


At one point she stopped driving the bus and just talked to her best friend.

Fashion Show

Tonight Claire put on a fashion show.

Here is outfit number one. The Dorothy.


Outfit two. The Gorilla.


Couldn't resist this. This is the butt of the gorilla :)


Here is the supermodel in training coming down the catwalk (AKA the hallway).


Stopping to pose for the Paparazzi.


Her Witch outfit. Which apparently makes her dance and jump down the runway.


Then it was all about the shoes.


Again, the shoes.


Then she felt that it was Peter's turn to be a foot model.



Then Daddy fell asleep so it was his turn to dress up.


Then Claire wanted him to wake up....so she stood on his face :)


Mark and I decided to start keeping a weekly log on my rapid growth.
Here I am at 21 weeks. I feel great! Little baby boy komo (which we are pretty sure will end up being his name because we can't decide on anything else) is moving around like crazy.