Good Stuff

I am happy to report some good stuff going on around here. For starters, we had a great Saturday. I was off to a baby shower and Nathan and Daddy had a fun day out together. They went to Monkey Joe's to jump around in the inflatables there. I have been several times and I wanted Leo to experience it himself. Sounds like it was a little harder for a 6' 2" guy to climb around in those things, chasing a 2 year old, than little old me. But I think they had a good time. They had a McD's lunch and I came home to find them in Nathan's new room (more on that in a minute) reading Goodnight Moon (Nathan's new favorite book of the moment). He went down peacefully for the 3rd time in a row . . . .

. . . Which means he's sleeping in his toddler bed now! Yesterday he said "I don't want to sleep in this bed." I asked which bed he would prefer, thinking I would get "big bed" as the answer (meaning ours) but he surprised me with "little bed" in his new room. So he napped in his "little bed" for nap and bedtime and again today for nap. I'm hoping it's just something that happens and stays. It seems too good to be true to ask for such an easy transition . . . but maybe he will make up for it and have a terrible time potty training. Who knows!

The rest of today was fun too. We listened to silly Disney songs and danced in the pouring rain that finally fell from the sky. Hurray! We are looking at degrees in the upper 80's tomorrow which will feel like wonderful arctic weather after all this awful endless heat. I can't wait!

In other news that is even more exciting than rain dances and bed times is the new addition to the family. You probably already know that we are indeed expecting baby #2! I think (I hope) we have told everyone we need to tell ourselves but by way of facebook and general word of mouth, the proverbial cat is out of the bag. We weren't sure how long "to wait" but seeing as I'm starting to look a little different (love those maternity shorts!) and I'm feeling very pregnant these days, I figured it was ok to share. We had two ultrasounds already and everything is looking just fine. In a month and a half or so we will find out the sex and then I can either sit back and enjoy the boy toys that surround me . . . or get busy and transform Nathan's "old" room into a little girls' retreat.

I still owe a little update from our NY trip as well as some pictures. I'll work on that this weekend. Leo and I have also been working on an "around the house" list. There isn't much immediate stuff that needs to be done, but with a baby on the way, there is a new deadline that proves to be helpful when there are things you would like to see done. 'Cuz when there's two running around here, there won't be much painting, fixing or rearranging going on for a while.