A look into our world

Well, the nurse called Mommy on Monday, and guess what she said? She said that Mommy's blood sugar levels came back normal!!! Mommy was a bit surprised and relieved at the same time. We're very happy about this and thank you for your prayers!

Okay, well, we have to start with a disclaimer. Some of these pictures aren't in the order we wanted them to be in, but blogger was giving us fits. And once you upload the pictures, if you move them around in the order you want, it won't let you blow them up big to see them when looking at the blog. We're guessing you'd rather blow the pictures up than to see them in order, so we're going with that. Okay, here we go.

I've been very into basketball lately. I love watching it on tv, and when a commercial comes, I say "more, more, more!" Mom and Dad got me my very own basketball hoop that I can play with at home! It's actually not the one they thought they were getting, and it's a little too tall for me. So we're taking it back to get the other one that's just right for me now and will grow with me over the years. Boy do I LOVE shooting hoops.
Grandma Lou went on a trip to Arizona and sent me a postcard! It had a bunch of cactus all over it, and I loved having Mommy read it to me. Thank you Grandma!
Dad and I made my superfort into a cool round shape! I've been having lots of fun with it...

In my valentine package from Papa and M'laine, there was a lollipop in there! The other day, Mom put me in my highchair and gave me the "pop" (as I called it). I was trying to bite it at first, but then I kinda got the hang of licking it. It sure was tasty!
More basketball (see caption above)

Yesterday we got to go to Mommy's Dr. for her very first visit. It was special, cause I got to meet the Dr. who delivered me into the world for the first time! (Well, the first time since I was born.) We got to hear our baby's heartbeat, which sounded right away when the nurse put the wand on Mommy's belly. It was loud and clear and strong! So far, Mommy and the baby are both healthy. Since Mommy had gestational diabetes with me, they went ahead and tested her at her first appointment for it. The nurse will call next week to let Mommy know if her numbers are high or not. We're praying for not. Eating low-carb and pricking her finger 4 times a day to test her blood isn't Mommy's idea of a great time. But it will be okay either way. We'll keep you posted.

Here's a picture of what Mommy is looking like right now. Thank you to Auntie Sarah for letting Mommy borrow all her maternity clothes! Since this baby will be born at a different time of year than I was, Mommy didn't have much to wear. Auntie Sarah to the rescue! Mommy is officially 11 weeks along in this picture. She has "popped out" a lot faster this time! When Mommy asks me where the baby is, I like to smile and point to her belly :)

We sure had a fun Valentine's Day at our house! Mommy got me a special Valentine's balloon that I have been loving playing with. It must be a good balloon, because it is still going strong! Poor Bella - she is afraid of the balloon and cowers anytime it is around. We have a little bit of a scaredy-dog :) I say ba-oon, ba-oon, over and over again when I see my ballon, and I like the "balls" on the balloon. It sure has kept me busy!
After I woke up from my great nap, (I've been napping really well these days; for about the last week/week-and-a-half, I've been napping generally around 2 1/2 hours. We know for many of you this is normal, but I used to like only napping for an hour to an hour-and-a-half. So, needless to say, Mommy is really happy about the longer nap!) - anyways, after I woke up from my nap, Mommy went and got the mail, and I had 2 things!

First, Grandma and Grandpa sent me a special Valentine's card with Snoopy and lots of flowers on it! I love flowers.
Then I got to open a little package from Papa and M'laine that had lots of chocolate in it! They said I could share with Mommy and Daddy, so that's what I've been doing. But I have been enjoying a hershey's kiss each day! They are so yummy. I was so anxious to get into this one that I forgot to take the wrapper off, but don't worry, Mommy helped me get the wrapper off so I could eat the chocolate!

Well, we know we've been out of the loop for awhile, so we thought we'd post some pictures of my last few weeks for you to see what I've been up to. We forgot to post the final snow pictures, so we'll start with those. After our big snow day, Dad and I went out and played in it the next day. It was so fun!