Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

Sage got to ride in all three on the first day of our vacation.  She was so excited for the trip to Oregon.  The night before we left she requested that Papa wake her up.  So I sent Papa into her room at 4:45am to wake her up.  She got up and was ready to go - so excited that was the day she got to get on a plane.  There was no fuss or drama when she got up.  We had our first flight and she was really good. She was very excited that we had to ride a train to get to the terminal for our second flight.  We got her to snooze on the second flight for an hour.   Then when we got to Reno she was confused as to why we didn't have our car.  Try explaining a rental car to a 3 year-old!  We were off to a great start on our family vacation!

 She doesn't look happy in this picture - but I promise she was loving the train!

 This picture was taken on our second day going from Tahoe to Redding, CA. 

15 Weeks

15 Weeks
Total weight gain: +3.5 lbs (can't believe this isn't more - I ate lots on vacation!)

Size of baby: Baby H is the size of an apple

Gender: Going to have to wait until December!!

Movement: Nothing yet - will keep you posted

Sleep:  Getting up only once during the night to go to the bathroom. Still having a hard time falling asleep.

What I miss: Not much!

Cravings: Still loving any fruit that is cold (watermelon, blueberries, etc.), Chicken Pad Thai, anything sweet, I have an amazing sweet tooth and I normally go for salty snacks.  I see lots of baking in my future.  I finally had some pasta, and Chinese - yummy!

Clothes: I am still in my regular clothes and haven't brought out the bella band - but it is getting really close:)

Symptoms: Nausea is only occasionally but I still have an amazing sense of smell.  Not really throwing up anymore - YEAH!

Best moment this week:   Sage walking up to me to give the baby hugs and kisses.  She usually does this when she knows she is about to get into trouble.  Smart girl - delaying the punishment!

Happy Birthday Reese!

Today is Reese's birthday!   We are having a very relaxing day except he did have to mow the lawn this morning in 80 degree heat with lots of humidity - not fun.  He and Sage are both napping right now so I figured I would get caught up on blogging.  We have a graduation party later this afternoon and then more relaxing.  He might get a movie in tomorrow with some sushi.  Very low-key celebration!  We love you tons and hope you have a great day!  

This picture is from Reese's 40th birthday party!

Pretty Nails

Nana and Papa were visiting for a few days before we left for vacation.  We had a good visit and Sage was very happy when Nana painted her nails for her!  Pink with sparkles!

Lunch with Friends!

We went out to lunch last week with Stephanie and JJ.  We had lots of fun and the kids had way to much energy during lunch.  Good thing it was a drive-in that also has lots of outdoor seating.  Let's just say that Sage wasn't very well behaved at lunch and leave it at that!  This place makes their own Root Beer and I have always wanted to try it - only took me six years to get there.  But it was definitely worth it - I bought a half gallon of root beer to bring home for Reese.  Sage wasn't to fond of the root beer after one taste she spit it out.  Didn't think she would like it - but I did!

New Car!

We finally got a battery for Sage's new car and she was so excited to try it out!   Last week Reese put the new battery in and she was off.  I love living on a cul-de-sac, she can drive her car on the street and you don't have to worry about to many cars going by.  She was driving pretty good - she still needs to work on watching the road and staying to the side not the middle.  Working on it!

Out for a spin!

 She had to stop and get gas:)

Lunden and Natalie were both outside so they took their turns driving.  Lunden barely fit in the car!

12 Weeks

 I am going to try and do weekly updates with pictures for Baby H #2.  So here is the first one.  We are going on vacation for a few weeks so hopefully I will have a chance to blog while we are gone. 

12 Weeks
Total weight gain: +3 lbs

Size of baby: Baby H is the size of a lime

Gender: Going to have to wait until December!!

Movement: Nothing yet - will keep you posted

Sleep:  Getting up about three times a night to go to the bathroom - hoping that will stop soon as I am now in the second trimester.  Having a hard time falling asleep.

What I miss: Sitting on the porch having a cocktail in this beautiful weather

Cravings: Any fruit that is cold (watermelon, blueberries, etc.), pasta, Thai & Chinese food!

Clothes: I am still in my regular clothes and haven't brought out the bella band - but it is getting close:)

Symptoms: I am still nauseous, and have an amazing sense of smell.  Reese was making tuna fish this past weekend and I had to go upstairs to get away from the smell.  Throwing up about once a week and that could end ASAP

Best moment this week:  Sage giving the baby a check-up and using her otoscope to look at the baby through my belly button!

Busy Day at the Zoo

Sage and I went to the zoo last Friday and it was busy.   We had to wait to park and there was a huge line to get into the gates at the zoo.  There were a ton of school groups there and it made for a very busy zoo.  Luckily we have a membership and we can go and spend a few hours and come back another time.  That is what we did: we rode the carousel, the train and had a picnic.  It was a fun morning.

She was so scared on the carousel - which is very unusual.  She normally loves riding the carousel.  She had me get her off the horse and then she sat on a bench after getting off the horse and she was fine.

Getting ready for the train to go!

Time for some fruit snacks!

Special Announcement

I wasn't sure if I was ever going to get to write this post.  It makes me extremely happy to announce that Baby H. #2 will arrive in early December.  We are ecstatic that we are able to add another child to our family.  Sage is so excited that she is going to be a Big Sister!

Here is a picture from our 10 week ultrasound.