Monkey-isms

This was Daddy's idea, to list all the funny things that Monkey says. Daddy's favorite is that he calls birds "mee mee"s. To the point where he will see a bird nest and say "mee mee nest." We're hoping he keeps that up until college.

Also on the list:
* "Nope" in a very definite way.
* "Yes" in an equally definite way.
* "Dadoo" that's Thank you. He's pretty good about saying it without a prompt. He says it after I tell him "bless you" when he sneezes.
* "Peas" is Please. He almost expects you to do whatever he is asking for if he says Please, because, after all, he said "please."!
* "Eebra" is Zebra.
* "Aminals" are animals. Also, the zoo.
* "ights" are lights. Christmas lights in particular. He also really loves the house down the street with the "purple ights."
* "cersops" is tricerotops - one of his dinosaurs. "T-Rex" is also on the list of dinos.
* "Bobby" is his lovey. No idea where he came up with the name "bobby," but it's stuck!
* He sings "Happy Birthday" and the Monkeys on the Bed song. It's particularly cute when he points his finger at you and tells you "No monkeys bed."
* He knows all of his Sesame Street characters and has particular affinity for Elmo "Ebo" and Abby.
* He also loves Thomas the Train and his Percy. He knows their names too. And he will ask you to "pay Thomas" = "play with Thomas."
* He says Moon and Sun and Stars. He knows where they all are too.
* One of his favorite things these days to do is get in a basket and tell Daddy to "peez" pick him up and run him around.
* He also likes to turn the Christmas lights on on the tree.
* His birthday morning, he ran into the room and said "Daddy presents open."
* Crockett, the dog, is "Crocky."
* He heard me call Daddy Travis the other day, and started calling him "Travis" too!
* We were trying to tell him to be careful with the ornaments for the Christmas tree, and he now says "Careful Mommy's balls." Nice.
* He sings "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells." It's adorable (see videos below).

That's all I can come up with right now. I'll let Travis (I mean Daddy) chime in in a later post with others!

Oh yeah, I really am pregnant.

I know this blog is all about Monkey. And I didn't have it when I was pregnant with him. But I'm pregnant with #2, and I feel like I should blog about her here a bit too.

On Dec. 27th, we found out for sure that she is, indeed, a she. Let the shopping begin :) Just a few days before that, I really started feeling her move too. It was some light taps and jabs at first, and last night, I felt a full "roll" in there. It's so fun feeling those movements, letting me know she's safe and sound! And she's polite too - she hasn't disturbed me while I'm sleeping (yet).

And I think that's about it. I have been feeling fine. I get a little dizzy/lightheaded here and there with quick movements, but that's to be expected. Other than that, I have nothing to report. Just awaiting her arrival, but in NO rush for it to get here.

So, from now on, you'll hear mostly about Monkey, but a little bit about Baby Girl too. And, here's a belly shot of me on New Year's Eve. 18 weeks and a few days.

Christmas in Pictures

Christmas Morning!

I think Monkey can say it all:


And then there's this one:


And here's some Christmas morning video (Christmas morning pictures to come next):

2 Year Stats

Monkey went in for his 2 year check up yesterday. He weighs a whopping 29.6 lbs., and is 34.5" tall. He was in the 50% for both. And I did the calculations for his height at 18. He's supposed to be somewhere between 5'10-6". So remember that, folks, 16 years from now ;)

Oh yeah, and it was my birthday yesterday too! We had a great time. Went on a family jog in the morning (Monkey LOVES going "running" in his jogging stroller - I think because he gets cookies and milk while Mommy and Daddy push). Had breakfast, then took him to the doctor. Daddy took Mommy to a delish steak dinner last night too. Yum-my!

Soon to come: a list of Monkey-isms so we don't forget all the funny things he says as he gets older. He already stopped saying "yea" and says "yes" now, even though his little "yea" was the cutest thing ever!! So sad, my little boy is growing up!

I'm Two!!

Spencer turned two yesterday! It amazes me that my little guy has grown up so fast! We had the best day a 2 year old could ask for! It started out with breakfast with Mommy and Daddy. Then went to his party at Enchanted Island. He had a ball riding the cars and horseys (carousel) and teacups. We topped the party off with some pizza and an Elmo cake (made my Mommy). As we headed home, Monkey went down for a nap and slept for a solid 3 hours!! He woke up in a fantastic mood, and we opened all his presents. This kid is so lucky, and we are blessed with such great friends! He loved every single thing he got and spent the rest of the night playing with his new toys.

As for me, I am so blessed to have such a great kid, and I can only hope this next one is as amazing and adorable and fills my life with such joy! Happy Birthday, Spencer. Mommy loves you like you couldn't even imagine!!




Oh, and this is him "jumping"

What to be thankful for...

Oh, there's certainly a ton. My wonderful husband, my fantastic son, my supportive family, my amazing friends.

But today, I'm thankful that we're expanding our family by one more sometime in May, 2011! Meet Baby Leach #2. Oh, and they're 95% sure she's a she!