Mom guilt

It comes in all shapes and sizes. Mom guilt.  This particular guilt I've been feeling has been related to the lack of pictures I've taken of baby #2. He is just so cute too!  So here is an updated picture.  Luke is 4 months old, Michael 2 years old. The one of the three of us I just love. We were all sitting in my glider watching Daddy put together Luke's crib. Michael loves to smile for the camera now when we ask him to say "cheese!" So this is what Michael was saying as Dad was taking the picture.

One thing I've learned over my parenting years, especially since I've lost my Mom, is that there are never enough pictures of Mom's with their kids. We always seem to be the ones taking the pictures. So one of the things I am trying to get better about is asking other people to take pictures of me with my boys. My makeup may not look perfect and my hair may be going in different directions. But I know that years down the road, my boys will still look at these pictures and think their Mom was beautiful. I know I think that when I look at pictures of my Mom with her babies. So to all my Mom friends out there, take a minute and take a picture with your babies!

New found appreciation

I have a new found appreciation for people who are website designers. Wow. It really is a different language they speak. I am impressed...

New (to me) food finds!

With both boys in tow at the grocery store last week, I found myself walking slowly through the pasta aisle. Normally, I am having to sprint down every aisle in the event one boy decides to have a meltdown. This was a particular calm moment among a plentiful of carbohydrates and I came across "3 minute pasta."  Your read that right: it cooks in 3 minutes. Who doesn't love that when you have a hungry toddler in the house!  Here it is: Quick Cook 3 minute.

The other exciting (in my life) food find last week: Heintz Tomato Ketchup Dip & Squeeze. We were having dinner at the Chick-Fil-A in Fresno, CA and instead of the typical small ketchup packets, this is what greeted us at the condiment counter! Genius! It is almost 1 oz of ketchup that you can either dip something into or you can tear off the cap and squeeze it out. Heinz.  Sure beats fumbling with the tiny packets, especially when your fingers are greasy from the yummy waffle fries.

Where does the time go?

It was 4 months ago today that our baby was born.  Look at him now!  He's a BIG baby! What a ride it has been.  Last time I posted to my blog we were about to head to Florida. Daddy was deploying to the Middle East via the USS Lincoln. I was 7 months pregnant and chasing around an energetic but lovable toddler.

Fast forward to today. Daddy is home! And we are enjoying every minute of life, the good times and the challenging times, with two young boys.

I've updated the name of my blog, so please take note and add to your bookmarks/RSS feed.

Both boys are napping at the same time - IT'S GLORIOUS!!! And I'm back on the blogging bandwagon!

I'm Back...Stay tuned for an update!

It's been a wild 6 months since I have posted my last blog. I'm back with a new title for my blog and ready to fill everyone in on our adventures! Stay tuned!

A temporary blog pause

I wont be putting up any new blog posts over the next 2-3 weeks. It is about to get pretty busy around here and I won't have access to my computer. Will let you know when I am back up and blogging again! XOXO

4D Ultrasound!

We got to see our newest little bundle again today! It was the 28 week 4D ultrasound. The hospital that conducted the 20 week diagnostic ultrasound performs this 4D u/s for free for their patients. This was a neat experience for us since we did not do this when I was pregnant with Michael.

My expectations were probably a little too high. I did expect a better picture. But I am just glad we got this good one!

When the tech started the u/s, the umbilical cord was over the bridge of his nose and it moved down to right above his lips. It looked like he had a mustache! His hands were all over his face too. You can see his right hand in this picture. We could also see that he had some hair! It was so fun to see all of these details! We got to see his little toes and legs too.

We got 60 images and some video but this one is the best one. Walking out of the exam room, I was not super confident that the tech got many great pictures so I said to Chris: "I expected the pictures to be better, clearer." Chris's response: "What did you expect? The baby to be holding up a sign that says HI MOM!" YES!! That is exactly what I expected. LOL. Chris knows me too well.