Baby Pool!

I found this website online, and thought it would be a lot of fun to try. It's basically an online baby pool, like the ones I remember my family members doing when I was a kid. Of course, there's no money involved, but there's also no arguing over who was closest. When the baby is born, we just enter in the time, date, and other info, and the site will calculate the winner. If you are interested in making a guess, just go to http://expectnet.com and search for BabyPower2 (case sensitive, no spaces). I look forward to seeing your guesses. Just remember - I'm due on February 24th, and so far have had a healthy, normal pregnancy, so the baby should be well into the average range for size and weight :) Have a happy day!

Baby Update!

Alan giving his baby brother a hug
Baby belly at almost 28 weeks :)

This one's just for fun...Alan as a pirate (though he removed the pirate hat and put on his sunglasses )

UC Baby pic at 24 weeks

Here he's yawning. So cool!

Quick baby update! I'm currently at 28 weeks (12 to go!) and everything is mostly going well. I have to have another ultrasound in a couple weeks to check on the location of my placenta (it was low last time, and started out low again this time. Should migrate up like it did with Alan, and all will be fine). The 3-D ultrasound with UC Baby was awesome, and there is NO denying that we are having a boy. Alan is still excited about having a baby brother, although he does keep telling me that his baby brother is a robot for some unknown reason.... At any rate, things are going well and we're gearing up for Christmas. Alan even sat on Santa's lap yesterday!

Alan's third birthday!

New haircut and ready to go

We had Alan's third birthday at the Treehouse Cafe this weekend,and he definitely had a blast. There were 9 kids at the party to play on the indoor playground, eat cake, and help Alan open presents. After the party we headed over to Nanny Power's for our first of two Thanksgiving dinners. When all was said and done and we made it back to Grandma's, Alan was so tuckered out he napped in my arms for a most of an hour. It was a great day, and a lovely weekend. Now I am home getting ready for the week and Alan is at Aunt Linny's house for a few more days, since he wasn't willing to come home! Oh...and in case you didn't hear, in another twenty weeks or so Alan will have a baby brother!!!!

Happy Anniversary!

Just a quick note to wish a Happy 4th Anniversary to my hubby. I love you more every day. Can't wait to see you with another little baby in your arms! Hugs!!

Alan Playing Wii

Alan always feel left out when Mommy and Daddy are playing on the Wii, so today I let him try the cycling on Wii Sports Resort. All You have to do for this one is move your hands up and down as if you are pedalling, and lean left or right to steer. Oh, and if you go too fast, you run out of breath. He had a great time, even if he did get progressively closer to the tv every time! More pics posted on Facebook here .

9 weeks and 1 day...

Obviously, from the title, I'm just over 9 weeks pregnant now. But let me tell you, I already feel like I'm twice that. When I was pregnant for Alan I didn't even find out until I was farther than this (Ok, so I was a little slow on the uptake), but I sure don't remember feeling like this! Basically, I'm just really really really tired, very queasy, kinda cranky, and I've already got a bit of a bump happening (although how much of that is still from child #1 I don't know :P ). Now to top it off, I am getting a cold. Grumble. Ah well. I know that in a few weeks I should be feeling better. Now if the weather would perk up a little, it would definitely lift my spirits, and getting Alan outside to play would definitely calm him down a little. The little bugger has decided that he will only nap at the sitter's. Think it has something to do with the playpen, since he can't get out of it. Here he just gets out of bed and plays for a while. And toilet training? Forget it. After a few pairs of underwear in a day, I give up (embarassed face). But I try it again the next day :) He'll get the hang of it eventually, I know.

On a brighter note, Tina and Rob and the boys are due home in less than a week for a visit. Soooo excited to see everyone. Now I just have to figure out when we can all get together! Also, on August first, our friend Shawn is coming to stay with us for a while. He's looking to get a job here in Amherst. Alan is super excited, as are we. Should be fun! And, to top it off, we are going to have a huge crew of people here the following weekend (Aug 7 - 10). Two friends of ours from the states (whom we were introduced to through that online game we play) are coming for a visit. As such, the rest of the group we play with are coming as well, to make a party out of it. Tim and Julie are even bringing Al and May's camper! We're pretty psyched, obviously. Right now I'm trying to plan a whole bunch of meal items that I can cook in advance (if possible), will feed a ton of people, and be pleasing to a wide variety of eaters. So far, I've come up with chili, meatballs, turkey (I'll cook it in advance to have the meat for sandwhiches and maybe casserole), lots of cut up veggies, pasta salad, and potato salad. I also think I may make spaghetti one night. I'm also tossing around the idea of making (or begging my mom to make) a seafood chowder, since the guys are coming up from the US, but I don't know. I'll have to see if they like seafood or not. I'd hate to not give them a taste of the maritimes (even if I hate it). Anyway, I'd appreciate any meal ideas anyone has out there! I'm also dropping Alan off at mom's that weekend, since I need his bedroom, and would like to relax with everybody a little.

At any rate, that's my rant for the day. Now off to find another way to avoid all the laundry and housekeeping I really need to be doing!

And three will be four....

Yep you see it! It looks like the Power family will be growing (again). I am 8 weeks along right now, and due on February 24th. So far I've been feeling really queasy and tired, but hoping that will pass in the next few weeks. I know most of the people that read this probably knew already, but I wanted to wait until after my first offical pre-natal appointment to announce it publicly :) I will definitely keep you all updated as things progress!