This morning I went to get him from his crib, and our dialogue went as follows:
"Good morning Blake...did you have a good sleep?"
"Yup"
"Today we're going to Mary's house, you will get to see the kids and play with Baby Brennen."
"Baby David?"
"No, Baby Brennen."
Long pause.....
"oh...."
"Then when I pick you up from Mary's we are going to go to Grandma's house tonight. How's that sound?"
"Sounds good."
:-) Unbelievable!!!
Then tonight when we were waiting for our pizza, I tried to use the time constructively by teaching him his ABC's....turns out he practically knows them already....not all of them, but he filled in many of the letters and helped me sing, I was amazed!!
Then a few minutes later...I hear from the back seat....
"Blake Arbaugh.....louder! ... BLAKE ARBAUGH.....LOUDER!!!.....BLAKE ARBAUGH!!!!!" Yes..all coming from Blake...The "louder" part is what Tom always says when Blake says his name. Too funny!!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Names
We have the baby's name pretty much narrowed down....Cora Jane. Jane is my Grandma Vogel's middle name, Tom's Aunt's middle name (who both go by Jane), and is was also Paula's middle name. We also liked Dana Claire, after Tom's grandfather, but think we are going to go with Cora. Who knows, we still have 3 months to go, so it could change. :-)
I went through tons of girl clothes that mom got from a friend's garage sale. I washed them all up and started sorting....it's so different to see so many girly things. I'm looking forward to a girl though. Everyone always says you never take as many pictures of the second baby, but I don't think that will hold true in our family. Poor thing doesn't know what she's in for! I had so much fun taking pictures of Owen Vogel the other day, I just can't wait!
I've decided to get my life insurance license through work. It will help me with my job, plus work will pay for everything. I figure, I might as well do it before this baby gets here, or I might never get it done.
I went through tons of girl clothes that mom got from a friend's garage sale. I washed them all up and started sorting....it's so different to see so many girly things. I'm looking forward to a girl though. Everyone always says you never take as many pictures of the second baby, but I don't think that will hold true in our family. Poor thing doesn't know what she's in for! I had so much fun taking pictures of Owen Vogel the other day, I just can't wait!
I've decided to get my life insurance license through work. It will help me with my job, plus work will pay for everything. I figure, I might as well do it before this baby gets here, or I might never get it done.
What's your name???
Blake is talking so much, even full sentences every now and then ... "go to the bathroom and wash hands.." We also were at the grocery store the other day and went to check out and he says to the cashier "hiya bud-dy!" He also knows how to say his name now, if you ask him he will usually say "Blake Arbaugh" and Tom will usually prompt him to say "ARBAUGH" really loud, and he does. It's so cute!
I would like to start potty training him, but I am understanding what other mom's have said about him having to be ready. I think he gets the concept but is a bit stubborn.
We finally have his new room pretty well cleaned out, thanks to a few trips to good will! Now we just have to paint and get some decorations and curtains up and get him in there.
I would like to start potty training him, but I am understanding what other mom's have said about him having to be ready. I think he gets the concept but is a bit stubborn.
We finally have his new room pretty well cleaned out, thanks to a few trips to good will! Now we just have to paint and get some decorations and curtains up and get him in there.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Updates....
I went to the doctor on Wednesday, July 1st. Everything is going well so far. I do have to have another ultrasound due to a low lying placenta. Doctor thinks everything is fine, but wants to make sure. Her heartbeat was around 150. I've gained 10 pounds so far.
Blake is talking like crazy, repeating EVERYTHING!!! It's so funny and so much fun. He will now say his name "Blake Arbaugh" or "Blake-y Arbaugh"....when he wants to. I was also teaching him to say "Grandpa Regentin".....it sounds like "Grapa Rack-a-beans". I have been trying to catch it on video, but he doesn't cooperate when the video camera is running. I will have to keep working on that.
Looking forward to a 3 day weekend for July 4th...with not too many plans. We are going up to HB on Saturday since Todd, Kristin and the boys will be home. I'm going tomorrow to see Leslie and baby Owen to take some photos, so that should be fun.
Blake is talking like crazy, repeating EVERYTHING!!! It's so funny and so much fun. He will now say his name "Blake Arbaugh" or "Blake-y Arbaugh"....when he wants to. I was also teaching him to say "Grandpa Regentin".....it sounds like "Grapa Rack-a-beans". I have been trying to catch it on video, but he doesn't cooperate when the video camera is running. I will have to keep working on that.
Looking forward to a 3 day weekend for July 4th...with not too many plans. We are going up to HB on Saturday since Todd, Kristin and the boys will be home. I'm going tomorrow to see Leslie and baby Owen to take some photos, so that should be fun.
Monday, June 15, 2009
It's (going to be) a GIRL!
We had our ultrasound on June 2nd, and much to my surprise, it's a GIRL!! I was shocked...I thought for sure that it was going to be a boy. The only girl names that we have agreed on so far are Cora Jane (my favorite), and Dana Claire, which was Tom's grandpa's name. With Cora Jane, Jane was Paula's middle name, plus it's my Grandma Vogel's middle name, and it's Tom's aunt's (middle) name. So, we could cover all three of them with that name! We haven't decided anything for sure yet, but I think we are leaning towards Cora.
Blake has been talking like crazy lately, to the point that we really have to watch what we say, because he is repeating a lot too.
Over this past week, I can faintly feel the baby kick, from the outside. This baby seems very active this early, but I guess I don't remember for sure how active Blake was at this time. I just don't remember feeling movement everyday consistently at 20 weeks or so. I am almost 21 weeks pregnant, past the halfway point. Truly, hard to believe!
We got Blake a toddler bed from Jody, so now we just have to get working on his new room!
I've decided to start my own little side business. I've had several people comment about my photography skills and have asked if I would photograph their children. I finally decided that I may as well make up a little price list, so that I can get compensated for my time. I've already got about 6 people that want me to do their photos, and I haven't even finalized the price list yet! It should be fun though! Plus with the profits, maybe I can purchase more photography equipment!!
We took the day off work today (since Blake daycare was closed) and took him to the Frankenmuth zoo. It's a small zoo, but just perfect for a 2 year old. I will post some photos a little later.
Blake has been talking like crazy lately, to the point that we really have to watch what we say, because he is repeating a lot too.
Over this past week, I can faintly feel the baby kick, from the outside. This baby seems very active this early, but I guess I don't remember for sure how active Blake was at this time. I just don't remember feeling movement everyday consistently at 20 weeks or so. I am almost 21 weeks pregnant, past the halfway point. Truly, hard to believe!
We got Blake a toddler bed from Jody, so now we just have to get working on his new room!
I've decided to start my own little side business. I've had several people comment about my photography skills and have asked if I would photograph their children. I finally decided that I may as well make up a little price list, so that I can get compensated for my time. I've already got about 6 people that want me to do their photos, and I haven't even finalized the price list yet! It should be fun though! Plus with the profits, maybe I can purchase more photography equipment!!
We took the day off work today (since Blake daycare was closed) and took him to the Frankenmuth zoo. It's a small zoo, but just perfect for a 2 year old. I will post some photos a little later.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Trouble at daycare....
Blake doesn't usually cause too much trouble at daycare, but he is a curious boy.
The other day, as Mary was feeding baby Brennen, she happened to look outside and saw Blake and Sadie Jo out on the swingset...and she hadn't let them out to play! Turns out...Blake figured out how to unlock the sliding glass door, and they decided to go out to play!! So, the next day Mary put an alarm on the door, and sure enough, within 15 minutes of him being there, he opened the door. When the alarm went off he says "shut the door! shut the door!" But it's funny how he says it, it's "shut theeee door!" In general, that is one of his favorite sayings, and we aren't sure why. Whenever he goes by a door, big or small, he says "shut thee door". We get a kick out of it!
He got bit once by Sadie this week, but up until then, she hadn't bit him in about 3 weeks. Hopefully she is getting past that stage.
Today we put up Blake's new swingset with the help of Grandpa Regentin and Grandma and Grandpa Arbaugh. It's just about done..just need to put the tarps up tomorrow! I sure hope he enjoys it....for MANY, MANY years!!
Ultrasound on Tuesday...can't believe it's almost here already!!
The other day, as Mary was feeding baby Brennen, she happened to look outside and saw Blake and Sadie Jo out on the swingset...and she hadn't let them out to play! Turns out...Blake figured out how to unlock the sliding glass door, and they decided to go out to play!! So, the next day Mary put an alarm on the door, and sure enough, within 15 minutes of him being there, he opened the door. When the alarm went off he says "shut the door! shut the door!" But it's funny how he says it, it's "shut theeee door!" In general, that is one of his favorite sayings, and we aren't sure why. Whenever he goes by a door, big or small, he says "shut thee door". We get a kick out of it!
He got bit once by Sadie this week, but up until then, she hadn't bit him in about 3 weeks. Hopefully she is getting past that stage.
Today we put up Blake's new swingset with the help of Grandpa Regentin and Grandma and Grandpa Arbaugh. It's just about done..just need to put the tarps up tomorrow! I sure hope he enjoys it....for MANY, MANY years!!
Ultrasound on Tuesday...can't believe it's almost here already!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tom's Goal/Dream
Had my first baby dream last night...it was a boy. We were home from the hospital, and I asked Tom, "well, should we call the family and tell them we had the baby now?" We also didn't have a name for the baby at this point!!
Tom had a goal again this preganancy to get down to 220 by the time the baby got here. He started out at 245 and hit his goal today..he was down to 219.6!!!!! I am very proud of him. He has worked very hard, running on the ellipitcal almost every night for up to 60 minutes at a time...makes me feel like a lazy slug!!! Good for him though...I hope I have 1/2 of that motivation after the baby gets here!!!
Tom had a goal again this preganancy to get down to 220 by the time the baby got here. He started out at 245 and hit his goal today..he was down to 219.6!!!!! I am very proud of him. He has worked very hard, running on the ellipitcal almost every night for up to 60 minutes at a time...makes me feel like a lazy slug!!! Good for him though...I hope I have 1/2 of that motivation after the baby gets here!!!
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