Liam's 20 Month Pictures

Saturday we went to our Sis-in-laws family's home to get some pictures taken of Liam since they have all the photo equipment...Unfortunately, Liam was not in a great mood, and we were only able to get a few good ones. 20 months is really a difficult age to get them to sit still and take a good picture...we are probably going to take him to a studio sometime soon, and see if he will cooperate a little better...but here is a picture that I thought turned out really cute!

Liam's First Hair Cut

So we finally decided that Liam really needed a haircut. We like his hair a bit long, but his bangs were getting in his eyes. My aunt Gina is a beautician, so we made an appointment with her. I was a bit nervous because he's such a busy boy, I wasn't sure he would sit still long enough for her to cut it. We had him sit on Dad's lap, and we gave him different objects to distract him, and he did amazingly well!

Here Liam is with Gina...


Liam checking out the apron...


Starting the hair cut...


Trimming the back...


and the sides....


Ta da!! Doesn't he look so handsome : )

Large Mango! (23 Weeks)

I know it's only been a week since my last pregnancy update, but I have some good news!! I had a follow-up Ultra Sound today since the recording machine was not working the last time. The technician checked the placenta and it has moved, or rather grew enough that it is not laying low! This means the restrictions I was on have been lifted! We are all very happy about that. We got a great video of her moving about, and playing peek-a-boo, and toward the end we can see her opening and closing her mouth....she is sooo cute! Also, her position was breech, which I kinda guessed because I have started to feel more of her movements, but mostly it feels like she is dancing on my bladder. I am guessing that being breech at this point is not a big deal because they are still moving around a lot.

We had been a little concerned about the lack of movement, since Liam was so active by this stage...but last night Mike was able to feel her move!

We are going to try to upload the video...so check back later :)

Park City Art Festival

Today we went to the Park City Art Festival. We have gone all but one year since we started dating 14 years ago. We always go with the intention of buying something, and not to just browse. We just love filling our home with unique pieces of art. Last year Liam was around 8 months old, and we took him with us...but this year, we decided that with my pregnancy restrictions, and his 19 month old grabby hands, that it would be best if he stayed with Grandma and Grandpa for the day. It was a bit of a hot day, and we were there quite a long time, so we were glad we made that decision.

Anyway, we got some really fun and interesting pieces for the house, and a couple for the yard and pergola.

One particular artist, Lisa Telling Kattenbraker, that we have bought from for the last couple of years was there again. Below is a picture of a new one we got from her this year. She makes prints made from batiks that she creates. Her work is just fun and cute and we like them for the kids rooms. Her site is HERE


Below is a new artist that we had not seen before. His name is Lynden St. Victor and we just fell in love with his work. This is the picture we ended up buying of his. He also asked if we'd like him to dedicate the piece to anyone, and we decided to have it dedicated to Liam and Rowan...it was pretty cool, we had never been asked that before. His site is HERE



We got several other prints, and also a couple of new ceramics for the fireplace. We were pretty tired by the time we got home, but we were pretty happy with our finds.

Baby #2 Update (22 Weeks)

22 weeks marks the start of the 6th month, and Rowan is about 11 inches (about the length of a spaghetti squash), and is nearly a pound. Today, I had my first Dr's visit since my Ultra Sound when they told me I had a low lying placenta. Naturally, I had a list of questions regarding this issue. Basically, this is a fairly common thing, and he just wants me to 'not overdo it'. It's OK for me to lift Liam, and do a little yoga, but still no work-outs, and continue pelvic rest. And if anything causes me to bleed, then I need to stop! They were booked for the ultra sound machine today, so I have an appointment in a week to get the video, and they can check the placenta again then. He says that the heart beat sounds normal, and I'm measuring good. And the fact that I don't feel her move as much as the first pregnancy can be normal, but there would be a concern if that doesn't change in a month. As far as my due date, they have given me so many different days...thinking I will just stick with early December when people ask. I'm feeling pretty good overall. So far there doesn't seem to be as much growing pains as the first time round, and I'm guessing that is because it's already been stretched out. I am still a little bummed that I still can't work out because I am starting to gain more weight than I would like, but I know I don't want to risk hurting our little one, so I will just have to work on losing the weight after she is born.

Pergola

So our house faces north, which means our backyard gets the sun ALL day long, and we really can't be outside in the yard comfortably until 8pm, which is also Liam's bedtime, and he just LOVES to be outside, and asks to go 'outside' or 'side' all the time. Last year we put in some trees, but it will be a long while until they are big enough to provide any shade. So, we bit the bullet and decided to put a pergola in so that we could enjoy our yard more. We had considered the idea of finding a plan, and doing it ourselves. Then we actually found a decent kit online that had free shipping....but then shortly after that Mike was driving down the road near our house, and saw this beautiful pergola, so he stopped to take a look. An employee saw him as she was returning from break, and she set up an appointment to get a bid. The guy that came out convinced us that we should cover the entire patio, and he did have a good point that we wouldn't want to be bumping into posts as we moved about...anyway, we decided to go with the bigger plan...and even though we don't even want to think about how much it was, we are really happy with the finished product!

Patio before the pergola...

Gettting started






Finished Pergola






With Furniture...

Baby # 2 (20 weeks)

Well, this week marked half way...Rowan is about 10.5 oz. and about 10 inches head to heal, about the length of a banana. I'm not sure if it is because of the low placenta, but I have not felt much of her movements. I remember Liam doing acrobats at this point, and even Mike felt him move at 19 weeks! We do know that she is indeed moving from the Ultra Sound we had, and I do have a heart monitor that I can hear her heart, so that is reassuring, but it is a little weird that I can't feel her much yet. Anyway, I do have an appointment with the Dr. next Thursday, so I will have a HUGE list of questions regarding this placenta issue, etc. We also should be getting a video recorded since it wasn't working the last time. Looking forward to that appointment for sure!