The 5 of us: It's set! He's on his way!

Monday, March 23, 2009

It's set! He's on his way!

The date has been set! Our second little bundle of joy, our baby boy, will be born next Friday! Dave and I are really excited and I'm sure Katelyn is way excited to start her new role of being a big sister. My clothes are getting more and more limited which is another indication that the time is coming very, very soon. :) Here goes our new adventure of being a parent of two! Feel free to leave your advice of being a parent of two, a parent of a boy, or any other comment or criticism you'd like to leave. :) We'll post pictures soon!

6 comments:

Jen Petty said...: I'm sorry I haven't commented for so long... BTW, that outlet on Katelyn on the previous post is adorable! That's so exciting fo you guys that he is coming! Advice? Did I ever tell you that the best secret is just to fake like you know what you are doing? It usually works for me. I think it is so hard to give advice because every baby is just so different! Good luck with the adventure... I guess I do have a little advice, make sure you spend special time with Katelyn... especially as he gets older. It's been hard to give individualized attention to Elia when Ethan is down for a nap because I need a break, but I have taken to letting her rest for 1.5 hours and then we do something together until Ethan wakes up. It's been fun enjoying her by herself.; March 23, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Anonymous said...: YEAH! So excited! - We are so spoiled to have these new little babies in the house :) Can't wait to see him!; March 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Heidi Henderson said...: I am so excited for this cute little one!!!!!; March 26, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Nicole said...: Aaaagghhh! Really!? Awesome. I wish it were like two days earlier so I could see him before I leave. I still need to see you though... if you are feeling up to it! Good luck in the coming weeks! I am so excited for you!; March 27, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Gabbitas Family said...: Yahoo! I'm so excited for you guys. Kaitlyn was a new baby when we moved to AZ. Man, how time flies. I don't know anything about being a mother of 2, but all I can tell you about gender is boys are different than girls ;-).; March 29, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Amy & Greg said...: Can't wait to hear about the little guy's arrival. Advice...have fun! Let Katelyn help out with the baby. This has been survival for us.; March 29, 2009 at 10:24 PM

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Out of the mouth of my babes

Ethan: Mom, watch how the floor gets dirty.

(Drops his pizza on the ground.)

Ethan: See?

3-18-12

Ethan: (Achoo!) My ear hurts. I'll fix it with my water.

(He licks his finger and rubs his "water" all over his ear.) That's better.

Dec 2011

Katelyn is starting to read, so Ethan hears her sounding out words. He has started doing his own reading... "t-t-t Ethan!" 11-28-11

Ethan's learning to negotiate. "Ethan it's time for your nap." "I need to play mom. Two minutes. Okay?" 9-8-11

Katelyn was talking to Abby on the floor. I thought she was singing the ABC's to her when she asked me what was after T. I told her it was U. No, Mom! My name doesn't have a U in it! Evidently, she was spelling her name. She said, "That would be Kate-you!" Oh my... is she understanding how this reading thing works? :) 6-10-11

The kids were laughing at their own jokes in the car last night. Katelyn would say that they need to show "Drawmpa and Drammie thier gwasses." I'm not sure why it was funny... but they repeated it for a good 15 minutes. That's the funny part. 3-20-11

Katelyn is so excited to see her new sister that she frequently asks, "When is she coming out?"

Ethan is a happy kid. Morning, night, whenever. In the morning he runs out of his room and as soon as he sees Dave or I, he exclaims, "Awake!" :)

"I ov oo." Melt my heart. That's Ethan's new phrase this week. 2-21-11

Driving toward a new bridge. "Look Mom, they made a bridge! That was so nice. They made it with blocks. No with squares and they glued it together like paper." 2-27-11

After trying to explain that the sky is really big and goes a long ways...

K: The sky is floating... like toys in the bathtub.

K: Look mom, the moon is melting. (When it's a crescent.)

Every morning...

K: Mom, is it wake-up time?

Katelyn's first joke...

We need to stop and get the mail.

K: Okay, is Mel going to be there? (Smiling) Melanie? (Her aunt)

(Then she busted up laughing because she thought the pun was so funny.)

Katelyn, did you know that Heavenly Father made the earth?

K: I haven't seen the earth.

It's everything we see. He made the mountains, the trees, the plants. And he even made the sky!

K: That's cool! Did he get a ladder?

He also made people. He made you and me.

K: How'd he do that? Did he use blocks?

Jan 2011

This morning I told Katelyn and Ethan that we're going to some gardens with lots of grass that they can run around on. "You're going to be in heaven!" I said. Katelyn excitedly pipped in, "I'm going to see Jesus?!" Oh, the sweet innocence of my cute Katelyn. Dave and I are still smiling about it.

8-10-10

I was doing my hair in the bathroom when Katelyn came running in (she always runs), "My brother in the bathroom!" Uh-oh. Playing in the toilet? Bathtub? I started toward the other bathroom with Katelyn and Dave in tow. Outside the bathroom door I started calling to Ethan. "Ethan?" I was greeted with little happy sounds and grunts coming from behind the closed door. Opening it slowly I found little hands clinging to the door and a big smile... pretty proud of himself for being in the bathroom by himself.

Katelyn has a little sore on her foot today, so she declared she was sick and needed to be carried. She also couldn't sing, eat or frankly, anything she didn't want to. "I sick." We were driving home in the car and after explaining that she wouldn't be able to play outside and that she'd have to stay in bed, she had a miraculous recovery! With her head tilted to one side, she declared, "I get better!" It's a miracle!

When I get Katelyn out of bed each morning, she frequently tells me what princess character I am. Lately, I'm greeted with, "You're the queen!" She is usually Snow White or Cinderella, but my favorite is Ethan's daily "fairy tale" assignment.

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's a frog.

(or today it was...)

Me: What's Ethan?

Katelyn: Ethan's an elephant. (what?)

I was wearing some of Dave's basketball shorts yesterday. Katelyn looked me up and down and said, "You're wearing daddy's clothes!" I agreed and asked if that was okay. "No. You wear mommy's clothes!" There you have it. No more borrowing clothes. Dave will be happy. :)

Monday, March 23, 2009

It's set! He's on his way!

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