Baby is a Lentil

We had such an exhausting weekend. Wowzers! Jamisen slept fitfully on Friday night (lots of whimpering all night) and then only slept 1 hour on Saturday and was quite irritable all day. It was all about trying to keep him busy, busy, busy to keep him from noticing how cranky he was.

 

His baby brother or sister is growing rapidly. S/he is the size of a Lentil and spent this week developing the very beginning of his/her eye and ear buds. I don't recall if I was sick much with Jamisen at this point (and the blog doesn't say) but I'm feeling really good. I'm a bit more tired than normal and sleeping way more hours in a 24 hour period but (knock on wood) so far, I haven't been all that nauseous.

 

 I'm just thankful that I had not one, but TWO blood tests this week to confirm that my hormone levels were rising at the appropriate rates (they are). Otherwise, I wouldn't know for certain that I was with child.

 

I made this delicious recipe while Jamisen was sleeping today and he was not thankful nor appreciative. I ended up eating more of it than he did.  

We did introduce him to French Fries today. He promptly scrawled a note that said, "On strike. More fries." It was an unspoken threat that he would organize other neighborhood babies in a rudimentary union if we didn't comply.  

We took him on a field trip downtown, complete with plain frozen yogurt with delicious blueberries (where in the world are they getting fresh blueberries this time of year?!) and a visit to the fish store.

 

Chris ran 16 miles and biked 28 miles this weekend. He was exhausted but still game to go hiking with the fam. Thanks honey!

  

Jamisen is so independent! He was insisting that he cold walk up a very harsh stone grade with no help. He was quite vocal about the fact that he didn't want Daddy to help him. Adorable little guy is just like both of his parents there - opinionated, stubborn and independent.

More Photos from Weekend

 

Yay! I made it! Hello world!  

So excited! I don't know if I'm smiling or grimacing but there's sure a lot of emotion here!  

Safer in Mommy's arms, of course.  

Little boy exploring the world, all on his own...

  

Yay! Grandpa and Grandpa!

  

 Hey, are those glasses I can take and chew? 

 

Feeding birds... well, one sole bird at the Ferry terminal.

 

  

I am a climbing genius! Genius, I tell you, genius!  

The perfect happy innocence (and lovely backlighting). Please ignore the fact that the baby is pantless.

In a Family Way

In the last 6 days, I've flown to Washington DC and back, made halvah from scratch and a from-scratch halvah cheesecake, spent a day with my family, participated in the annual Mastermind Business retreat and as I write this, am in Dallas about to board a plane to come back to Washington state. I am mostly just tired at this point

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The reason I am tired is because (drum roll!) we found out we are pregnant and expecting our second child on May 28, 2013. I had forgottn how exhausting the first trimester is. I feel like sleeping most of the day - or at least have since figuring out on Saturday that we are expecting.

 It was great to have Grandma and Grandpa visiting when we found out. I awoke with morning sickness at 4 a.m. and realized quickly what it was. I was mildly surprised since I had taken a pregnancy test just two days before in order to fly to DC (if pregnant, I should be on blood thinners to fly while pregnant) but even with the baby taking its sweet time to show a positive pregnancy test, it was welcome news when we found out.

 

With Grandma and Grandpa here, we did our traditional early-morning hike and pancake bake. Every single hike, Jamisen walks more and more himself. This time, we didn't even bring the Baby Bjorn front pack. He walked himself into a full 3 hour nap later on. He is quite the little explorer and LOVES to eat any berries he finds, including the white berries. Whoops. 

 We timed the train just perfectly. Jamisen is obsessed with trains right now. He flaps his little arms and makes happy-boy noises.

   

 Take a good look at these baby boy curls because they're all gone.  

 We cut Jamisen's hair this weekend (eeek!). We got him a little hair-cutting smock (that will double as an art smock in the future) and he took the entire experience like the little man he is. As soon as we cut his hair, I ran out for the all-day business retreat so there are no great photos of him without his little curls yet but I'll post them in the next few weeks.

 

I board in exactly 19 minutes and can't wait to see my baby boy tomorrow. In a strange twist of fate, I land at the airport an hour before Chris does (from his own business trip) so we'll be driving home together. I stopped at a mattress store to buy a pillow so I can sleep all the way home while he drives. Now that was handy! Chris also got upgraded to first class (as did I) so we're both having easy stress-free flights on the way home. It will be great to be home though - between DC and Dallas in under 5 or 6 days (I've lost count), it's been a little too much whirlwind travel here! =)

Indoor Pictures from Seabrook

 

There's a hidden attic in the rental house at Seabrook. The pull down ladder is on the first floor, right by the bathroom. It's ideal for rainy days, rambunctious kids or little guys that are still learning to walk and need an enclosed safe space to run.

 

Of course, parental supervision is still needed. Even with this latch, safety is always every parents' first thought (or at least, it is in ours!). Plus, Jamisen loves to be in the same room with us - always - it doesn't matter what we're doing. He loves to be with us. =) Awwww ...

  

There are balls, trikes, a giant tic-tac-toe game and a little crawling tent. None of these could hold a candle to the remote that Mr. Jamisen keeps toting around like it's some sort of precious gem.

 

There's even a race track in the hidden attic, complete with traffic cones for bigger kids. There are also lots of skid marks on the wall from trike mis-steers. Whoops. For the little guys, there are always bouncy balls.

  

 The most important ingredient though? Daddy! Jamisen loves his Daddy =)

 

FSE Picnic

 

 We were so happy to go the FSE Family Picnic this weekend. Jamisen absolutely loved running around the entire space. Grandpa was so good, chasing him around everywhere and was incredibly vigilant to make sure Jamisen didn't choke on ice or jump into the fire (both of which he attempted).  

Jamisen ate his very own veggie burger. Big thanks to Daddy for bringing them for our non-eating baby boy.  

What Jamisen mostly wanted, however, was other peoples' food. He kept stealing little Max's (3 year old Max) food. Max was so sweet about it (bless his little heart) and shared his food.  

Our precious little boy is perhaps the cutest baby that ever lived. His eyelashes are epic. I hope he keeps them for a lifetime.  

There was a adorable little puppy that Jamisen was delighted to see. Like many things, he lost interest fairly quickly but it was magical while it lasted.  

 We're already looking forward to next year's picnic. It was fantastic to see everyone and big thanks to Aunt Anamarie for taking most of these photos. She has quite the eye, doesn't she?!