My last doctor's appointment was last week, May 11th. Everything went well. The heartbeat was around 145, and I've gained about 6 pounds so far. The ultrasound is scheduled for June 2nd!! I can't wait to find out what we are having!! I've been feeling pretty good so far, with the exception of these allergies/cold. It's going on the 5th week now, it's getting to be ridiculous.

Blake is loving to be outside. The weather has still not been the greatest, but if it were up to him, he would be outside 24/7. He has a fit when it's time to come in. It's one of the few times that we see tears from him.

We celebrated my 2nd mother's day last weekend. We ended up going with John and Florence over to Aunt Jane and Uncle Ed's since Lynn was home from Florida for the weekend. Tom and I got each other tickets to a Tigers game for our Mothers/Fathers Day gifts. We went this past Saturday, May 16th. We had a nice dinner at Carrabba's before the game. And the Tigers won too!!

Mary's House

For the last week or so, once we get to a certain spot on the road, Blake realizes that "we going to Mary's house" and then he smiles. He is also very aware of all the trucks, tractors and school buses that we see on the road, and he is sure to point them out to me. On the way in today he kept saying "Wheee!!! we're going for a ride!" Maybe my driving was a little too adventuresome for him???

He's been a little picky with dinner lately. The last three nights he hasn't wanted to eat...we had sloppy joes, taco salad, and mac & cheese. The first two didn't surprise me, but he always likes his mac and cheese. Maybe we need to go back to some more finger foods for him? He doesn't do the greatest feeding himself yet, but refuses to have any help from anyone.

Blake has been in his "big boy (booster) chair" for a couple weeks now. About 3 weeks ago, he decided that he wasn't going to sit in his high chair anymore, so we had to get him a booster seat. He loves to sit in it, but hasn't been eating very well ever since. Little stinker!

Easter 2009

Although Blake had fun with the Easter Egg Hunt around the house and with his Easter Basket, at the end of the day, he was happy as could be playing with this box!
He was so excited to get M&M's in the Easter Eggs!

The Easter Bunny was pretty good to him, he didn't make Blake search too hard for his basket - it was right on the living room floor. He got a Bolt movie, some bubbles, a golf set, and of course some candy!

For the Love of the Game....

This child LOVES basketball. I took him to the park on Saturday, 4/18/09. Once he spotted a basetball and hoop, he wanted nothing to do with the swings, slides, merry go round, etc. It was all about basketball. He SO wanted to shoot the ball into the hoop. But he loved it when I shot it and made a basket, he would get so excited! Definitely have a little jock on our hands!

Showing off....

Blake showing me his ears.
Eyes...

Mouth... (my favorite)

Looking handsome as can be...

and again....

April 14, 2009 - We had our 12 week doctor's appointment. Everything went excellent. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat, all of my bloodwork came back good, and the previous ultrasound came back as normal. Can't ask for anything better than that!!

Blake is still growing and amazing me everyday. He's talking more everyday, it seems. His latest words/phrases include "Shut the door"....of course I can't think of any others right now. When he says "sshhhh", instead of putting his finger in front of his mouth, he touches his nose. It's so cute! He also knows most of his body parts (as you can tell from the pictures above). This comes in handy when we are trying to change his diaper and he thinks his hands need to be "down there." He gets easily distracted when you start asking about his body parts! He is very good natured....almost always in a happy, easy-going mood. But occasionally he does have a bad mood and doesn't like to listen to mommy and daddy. We've been drinking a lot of smoothies lately, Blake just LOVES them....that is also another word he says, but it sounds more like "moo-mee." He has also been saying "Big Boy"..usually when he is doing something good like a big boy....like walking down the steps, holding my hand, or eating really well with his utensils. If only we could get him to go potty like a "big boy!"

April 4, 2008 - Blake at 20 months

He's getting better at posing for me...but I still have to be quick!!!

I know, I know...I'm falling behind again. Seems like there is no energy left by the time I get home to sit on the computer and type (especially now that the Tigers have started their season!).

Blake has been talking more and more. His latest is saying "bless you" when I sneeze! And I've been sneezing a lot lately! He has also not been sleeping the greatest...been waking up in the middle of the night for no reason, crying. Tom has been great, getting up with him, so that I can get some rest.

We had a Mommy and Me/Pampered Chef party a couple weeks ago at our house. I had about 13 girls that I went to school with over, along with their toddlers. It was pretty wild!!! Blake wanted nothing to do with any of them...it's like he was being anti-social and just wanted to stick to my side. Which surprised me since he's around kids all day long at daycare, but maybe it's different because it was our house and HIS toys. He didn't seem to mind the kids playing with his toys though. Finally when there were only a couple kids left, he got into playing a little more with them. Trisha Hooper had little Brennen over and Blake just loved him. Starting next week Brennen will be going to Mary's, so Blake should be a good little helper for her!

I'm into week 11 now. Been feeling ok....not as good as the first 6 weeks though. Been very very tired and feeling yucky, especially in the evenings. I go back to the doctor on Monday April 13th.

Tom is doing great on his diet! He was down to 231.8 this morning....I think he was close to 245 when he started. He's been working very hard on the eliptical and eating healthier too! He's doing great!