Better late than never

Beckham is here, born 5/7. He is almost 3 weeks old. Where has the time gone? He is cute & healthy. Reminds us a lot of Will. He has a head full of dark hair, which we love. Big brother Will is doing as well as expected, I guess. Overall, loving his brother. Life sure does get back to normal a lot quicker with your second child. Life does not pause at all for a 2 year old. So, we have been trying to make life for Will as normal as possible. It has it's challenges for sure. I admire all your parents out there. Will definitely requests more attention, more hugs, wanting to be held and wanting a bottle :) It's funny how how we have only had Beckham at home for a short time, but cannot imagine life without him already.

Beckham, just hours old

 Will, ready to give Beckham the pink flamingo balloon he picked out for him

 Beckham, 2 weeks old

 Wes, Will & Beckham @ the hospital

 First family photo of 4

 Will & Wes..loving having Wes home.

 And of course we had to celebrate Will's 1000th day!

Last Hurrah

We wanted to take a last family vacation before the arrival of bambino numero dos (initially hoping to head to Cali, but decided against the long drive), so we headed down to Zion for a few days (I had never been there, crazy, I know). It was so fun. Perfect weather, small hikes and just having a good time together. Here's Wes & Will on the Emerald Pools Hike.

And here's me, prego belly & all @ 34 weeks

This pregnancy is going too fast...

Here we are at 31 weeks prego. Holy Moly, this pregnancy is going by too quickly. I am super excited, but also nervous about being a mother of 2. Feeling good luckily, minus the frequent trips to the bathroom and having to continuously bend over to put Will's shoes & socks on numerous times during the day.

A month or so ago Will decided he was done napping. Yep, cold turkey. It was quite the shock. I tried over & over the entire week, but he refused. Major meltdown kind of refused. I was sad, very sad (yes there were tears). I had pretty much given up hope for naps, except in desperation I would take him for a drive, he of course would fall asleep and I would pull over and read a book. I really just needed a few moments to myself.

However, the good news is this week he has now napped 3 times. Yippee. So, it hasn't been every day, but, every few days. In a major desperation day (last Saturday), I was convinced he needed a nap, so he would last during the evening, and not become a monster...which happens about 5:30pm each day. I put him in his crib, and pretty much boxed him in, not letting him climb out. He was in a major meltdown and said he wanted to lay on the floor and put him jammies on. So with little negotiation I made a bed on the floor, put on his jammies and left the room. Honestly, just waiting for him to walk out. But...Happy day, it worked, he napped. And when he did wake up and opened the door, he said, "Mama, I'm happy." As I have repeatedly told him that naps make him happy. So there's my nap saga, a few days in. Wish us all luck.

Playing in the snow, yay.

Christmas & Winter wrap-up

We had a lovely Christmas with Family & Friends. Time off work, and spending time together. Loved it.

Enjoyed the lights downtown on New Years.

Will loves to cook with me...well, at least taste the goodies.

He pulls the stool over and wants in on all the action.

Christmas Eve, sporting his Toy Story jammies and a ring pop-happy little guy indeed. He literally will ask to wear these pajamas every night & every day. What to do when your child wants to wear pajamas all the time? Well, he often gets his wishes to avoid the meltdown. Yep, that's us wearing bright green pajamas (or others) out & about.

And last, but certainly not least...the baby belly has popped out. 25 weeks baby!
Baby Boy due this Spring. We are excited, anxious, nervous & every other emotion. When we asked Will what we should name the baby brother he proudly responded with "Two!"