Henry

While I don't have any new pictures of Henry to post sadly, I do have good news. The ultrasound tech said everything looked good and she was able to get the photos of the heart that they needed. She said the doctor still needs to review the pictures, but that things appeared normal and healthy.

It was fun seeing our little man in there today. I think seeing Henry seems all the more real after having Oliver and knowing what that little thing on the screen turns out to be. I can't wait to meet him and experience his little personality. We got some good close up looks at his face but I am not able to really tell if he looks like Oliver or not. It will be interesting to see.

I don't know that Oliver quite understands what Joe and I are saying when we tell him there is a baby in my tummy. He will call my tummy baby and touch it but I am positive that the fact that the baby we speak of is coming out some day and going to be a part of our family is still foreign to Oliver at this point. But I think when the time comes Oliver will be a great big brother... after some adjustment - hehe!

Oliver is growing so much and learning new things each day. I guess it's probably too bad that we can't always say that about ourselves as adults. Right now he is really into hiding under blankets, dinosaurs and Mickey Mouse. I suppose his love for dinosaurs came at just the right timing - he may be more willing to wear his costume this weekend now that he can relate it to something he enjoys.

I'll post some pictures of the Halloween festivities after this weekend.

From one year to the next...

I thought this would be fun to compare - the first picture is from last year. The second is this year's photo. That sweet little baby face has turned into the face of a little boy.

Bates Nut Farm

Once again, thank goodness for friends who come more prepared than Joe and I do. The Tansley's were kind enough to capture these memories for our family.

Oliver does not like getting his feet dirty and as you can see he had on crocs with no socks. So about every five minutes we had to stop and dust off his feet. Finally Joe just picked him up and carried him around.

Happy Anniversary - Seven years and still not itching!

Today is Joe and my seventh wedding anniversary. I was driving to work this morning thinking, was I up at this time seven years ago getting ready for a wedding... It's amazing how fast the time goes by! My thoughts then led to how thankful I am for my husband. I don't say it enough so I am posting it for the world to see - God has blessed me with a wonderful husband. He is so patient (especially lately with my crazy hormones and emotions) and always puts our family first. He keeps me sane when I just want to be erratic and illogical and of course he keeps me (and everyone else) laughing and appreciating the small things in life that we sometimes miss that are just too funny to ignore - even if it is at 11:00 at night when I need to get up early for work the next day. So thank you Joe for being so amazing and I can't wait to see what the years ahead have in store for us!

22 weeks!

So my camera and computer have been out of commission (both are on our Christmas wish list this year) so I am at the mercy of my kind friends to take pictures and send them to me when we do something fun. For instance, Niki was kind enough to take pictures at the pumpkin patch and Jennifer sent me the Disneyland photos. Basically, this blog might not exist without the help of my wonderful, prepared friends.

Anyway, all that to say here are two photos of my 22 week belly. I think this is what I looked like closer to 35 weeks when I was pregnant with Oliver, but oh well...

Pumpkin Patch

Here a couple photos from the Peltzer Family Fun Night hosted by our lovely city of Temecula. Oliver had a little fever so he didn't join in the festivities as we had anticipated. But it was a nice night out together with our friends.