Happy Easter!

It was a beautiful...rainy...windy...45 degree day in the Pac NW today, but it was Easter so we braved the cold weather anyway and got dressed up and headed to church. It was actually a really nice Easter despite the terrible weather. Timothy woke up and got his Easter basket and figured out pretty fast that those eggs had candy in them! We did go to church and it was a great service and then headed out to mom and dad's for lunch and spent the afternoon over there. Timothy didn't each much (regular food, that is...he had plenty of m&m's and jelly beans!) but he took a great nap so we all got to rest. And thank you again to everyone for my birthday presents!! I love them all!! I'm pretty tired so not going to say much more...just pictures for you to enjoy. The one with the Jr. Fire Fighter sticker came from the fire man that was at our neighbor's house yesterday and we went out for a walk and just happened to be going by when the fire truck was leaving so they stopped and gave Timothy a sticker. The whole way home he kept saying, "thank you fire man". Anyway, hope everyone had a good Easter!

Rejected

So tonight was the first night ever that Timothy has asked for Brandon to put him to bed. I finished drying his hair after his bath and he reached for Brandon and told me, "bye bye mommy". I tried to get him to come to me, but he only had eyes for daddy tonight. I went in his room with them while Brandon was sitting down in the rocking chair to read to him and Timothy actually hugged me, kissed me, and then pushed me away. I'm trying really hard not to cry. I'm really happy that he's turning into such a daddy's boy lately, but this little bit of rejection was hard. Anyway, nothing new to report, just a sad night for mommy!

Pink or Blue?

So we had our ultrasound today and as far as we (or really, the sonogram tech) can tell...it's a...GIRL!!! He tried for a good hour and I rolled from side to side and tilted backwards and forwards and after all that he still said he wasn't 100% sure but if he had to say one or the other he would say it's a girl so that's what we're going with. I figure they kind of have to say that when it's a girl because there is always room for error there, but his word is all we have to go on for now so it works for me.

I don't think it has sunk in at all...of course, I do already have bedding and nursery stuff picked out...and we do have a name picked - I know that's pathetic, but we've had the name picked for two years now and I'm so excited...so since you're all dying to know...she will be Charlotte Dyanne. I know there always a chance that at the next ultrasound things will change, but this is what I'm going with for now! Anything we buy between now and then we'll just keep the tags and receipts and return it if needed!

Timothy was very excited...not that he understands, but we told him he was going to have a baby sister and he said, "baby sister...yeah!!". It was pretty cute. Sorry it took so long to get on here, by the time we were done and went back to Ft. Lewis to pick up Timothy and then went and ate lunch it was time to get up to the church for our enrichment conference and then we had to go buy Grammy a birthday present!

So pray for us and our little girl, she's been really active this week, last night she kicked me the whole way home from dinner...it is so weird to type "she". I'll get some pictures up later of Timothy in his Easter clothes...but just wanted to share the news!

Monkeyin' Around

So Timothy learned a new trick on Saturday. I had put him in his crib for a nap and he wasn't particularly tired so he played for a bit. I was on the computer and I could hear him talking and then after about half an hour of that, I heard his door open and he just came walking out with a big smile on his face! I was a little shocked and surprised so I made him go back into his room with me and I put him back in his crib and asked him to show me how he climbed out. He didn't even hesitate and grabbed onto the rail and swung his leg over the top, hung from the side for a bit and then dropped down onto the floor! So we have a little monkey on our hands now. He'll stay in there and go to sleep if he's tired, but if not, he just climbs on out. I guess this will make a good transition to a big boy bed, but it's earlier than I had hoped.

In other news, this weekend was so beautiful! We spent most of Saturday playing outside and then decided to make a Home Depot run and get some supplies to build a rail around our deck. Lats week was horrible and I had to work a lot of over time. We did have a good anniversary (4 years!!) but Brandon had to eat dinner with Timothy and then I ate by myself when I got home...pretty sad. We're going out to the Melting Pot on Saturday though so that should make up for it!

We find out (hopefully) on Friday when baby #2 is...I can't wait. I've decided on how I want to decorate rooms so now it's just a matter of knowing which bedding we need to buy (blue? or pink?). I really hope the little guy/girl cooperates and gives us a good picture! We also have our Church Enrichment conference this weekend, I'm so excited. They're going to have some really good classes and free childcare so it should be a good weekend all around!

So with the time change and all, I'm exhausted so I'm going to go to bed (it's like 8:45 here, but hey, I'm tired!!). But here are some new pics from the weekend and Timothy making a nice little chocolate mustache from the yummy cupcakes that Aunt Brittany made for us!

Bedtime Routines

Timothy has a pretty normal bedtime routine - brush teeth, go potty, take a bath, put on diaper and pj's, hug his bear, pick out a book, read the book, turn on songs, say prayers, hugs and kisses and then in the crib he goes. He's really great about it too, he will fall asleep for pretty much anyone which comes in handy with baby sitters or when I have to work late.

The funniest part of the routine to me, is picking out his book. He has five choices that we read from at night - The Velveteen Rabbit, The Night Before Christmas (I know, it's not that time of year anymore, but he got hooked on it so now we have to read it occasionally), My Little Book About God, Runaway Bunny, and Goodnight Moon. He calls them - Rabbit, Santa, God is Great, Bunnies, and Moon. He almost always says Santa as his first choice, but we don't actually usually read it first. He gets two stories, either the same one twice or two different ones. I know it sounds like a lot and it sounds confusing, but it's really not that bad.

He has a favorite page in each book and he gets so excited when we get to that page. For Rabbit, it's the page when the fairy comes out of the flower and he grabs my face and points to it just to make sure I can see the little girl. For Santa, it's the "dash away, dash away, dash away all" part which he then repeats until the end of the book. For God is Great it's the page that shows the daddy giving hugs and we have to say, "nice daddy". For Bunnies it's the page where the bunny and his mommy join the circus and we have to point out the horsies and the bunnies and the clowns. For Moon, it's the page that shows the three little bears sitting in chairs which we have to call high chairs. He also likes to whisper "hush" with the old lady.

It's just crazy to me how much he is a creature of habit. While I love it and I think it's great, it's just funny to watch how he remembers things and repeats them. Tonight in church we were singing "A Common Love" and after everyone else belted out the first line, here's Timothy singing "common love!" so cute! The other night we started to sing at church and he sat there in my lap singing his ABC's. At least he knows we're supposed to be singing. He will now randomly sing "Head Shoulders" or "Itsy Bitsy Spider"...and he just does it at the weirdest times, like when you're changing his diaper or when he's coloring, I would love to know how that little brain works.

Anyway, I know these were just random thoughts, but he was so sweet tonight at bedtime that I thought I would share. To add to the randomness, here's some pictures from the last week. He has re-discovered his love for his dump truck.