Happy 2nd Birthday!!

My baby is 2. It is so crazy to me how fast that time went by. We just love our little man so much! He cracks us up. Here is quite the list of what Powell does and loves!

-He is our little Polly Parrot. He repeats pretty much anything you say, so watch your mouth! ;)

-He's quite the polite little thing too. He says please and thank you. Well, he says thank you once if you give him something or do something on your own accord, but if he wants you to do something, he says "thank you, thank you, thank you," getting louder and more excited with each one. He'll say "help please" of course if he needs help. If you burp, he says "excuse you, (insert name here)," if you cough or sneeze he says "bless you, (insert name here)."

-He loves to run and jump on the couch or on the recliner in his room.

-He loves fire trucks

-Loves Curious George (or "George"), his "pig" (which is a stuffed animal guinea pig), "monkey" (a $1 stuffed monkey from King Soopers) and "Bluey" (which was one of Matt's favorite stuffed animals when he was little. It's a little blue bear)

-Loves burpies, snuggle blanket (even if it's a towel), being outside

-Likes to help daddy (especially when using tools), or being in daddy's office

-Loves phones, ice cream, getting the free cookie at the grocery store, fruit (minus melons), milk, apple juice, going bye bye (but always wants to go "bye bye" back home), ice, listening to music and dancing (or "rockin' out")

-Counts to 20

-Says his ABC's

-Starting to go down the stairs frontwards

-Likes opening and closing doors, containers, whatever can be opened or closed!

-Likes talking about the people he knows, especially his cousins.

-Says things like "oh man!", "oh my goodness", "be nice, (insert name here)", "love you, (insert name here)", "what in the world", "shock-a-la-bra", "what you talkin' 'bout (insert made up word or real word here)"....Like I said, he cracks us up!

-Makes funny faces, like squinting his eyes or blinking them as fast as he can (which isn't very fast)

-Loves being tickle tortured. I LOVE his laugh!!

-When I ask where baby sister is, he usually lifts his shirt up first, then goes for mine after.

-He's very good with other babies. He loves them in fact! Very gentle and sweet...wants to give them "nice" and kiss them.

-Loves to read (still)

I could probably go on and on, but I will refrain for the sake of those around me. ;) I just love my little boy and can't wait to see what this new adventure with a sibling will bring! Happy Birthday my little man!!!

We celebrated Powell turning 2 with just the three of us. I made cupcakes and we had some ice cream, which of course was Powell's favorite part.

Opening some presents. The Black & Decker tool box is a hit!

"Horton Hears A Who"!!
Inspecting the video. He seems to like Horton, but could care less about the Who's.

Sorry this one's a little dark, but he was cute. :)

26 Weeks!

Well, to date, I am 27 weeks, but this picture was taken at 26 weeks at my mom's house in WY. Things are going pretty good! I had my 2nd 1 hour glucose test yesterday (Friday the 30th) and I passed!!! Hooray! With Powell, I did not, and had to take the 3 hour test, which I did not pass either. I'm so happy to not have to have strict restrictions on my carb intake. This baby girl is looking great. Measuring a little on the big side (which I think is inevitable). I will post the current ultrasound pictures on a different day....hopefully not too far from now. :)

Poop...I Mean Croup.

I do not like the croup. Powell and I were in WY when it hit. He got the barky cough on Wednesday, and by that night, his breathing was very strided (even after sitting in the steamy, foggy bathroom and running the humidifier). My mom and I took him to the hospital in Rock Springs, well, the ER, at around 4 am on Thursday. They admitted him to the hospital once they opened because his O2 sats had gone down. They did have to give him some oxygen in the ER along with some nebulizer treatments and some steroids. He did not enjoy it, not one little bit. He freaked out whenever any of the hospital staff came near him, even though they weren't hurting him. It made for a long, rough day and night. He was finally released from the hospital on Friday morning at 10:30. I was oh, so happy, as was Powell. He had to be on prescription steroids for the next few days which made him very on edge, weepy, whiney...all my favorite things! lol When I would tell Powell to say that he had the croup, he kept saying "I have poop". Ah well, you can't get 'em all right. Other than our bout with croup, we had a very enjoyable time at g'pa and g'ma's house. Powell even learned how to walk down the stairs frontwards. Yikes!

Powell watching g'ma's skaters.
Happier days. Playing piano with g'ma.

Right after we got into the ER. Poor, sick baby.

He did not like getting the nebs or getting his vitals taken.

Finally crashed out for a bit.

I had to hold the O2 under his nose while he slept.

Feeling a little bit better in our hospital room. "Vacuuming" the floors.
Sweet boy fell asleep on me as I paced the hall.

A Beautiful January Day...

G'pa and g'ma Dove came to visit in January, and it was a beautiful weekend! It was a Saturday in the 50's/60's, so my mom and I took my niece, Caidyn and Powell to the playground at a nearby school to enjoy being outside in some nice weather. Powell loved the swing that was there, and as I was pushing him in it, he slid further and further down (in a most relaxed state). He did not want to get off. We then headed to the Corner Bakery Cafe for some lunch. It was quite enjoyable, and the food was delish! We ended up getting a jumbo cookie to share for dessert. Powell thoroughly enjoyed it. He took quite a big bite of his portion and we got some funny shots of him trying to chew the thing.
The last picture in the slide is of Powell serving up Elmo, George and his teddy bear. He would slap the spoon on their plates a couple of times like you would serve mashed potatoes or something, then he would go around and "feed" it to them. He would give each one a couple of bites, and then take a bite for himself. Such a little imagination. I love my little man.

Merry Christmas!!

I'm sure most of my readers (if I have very many) have been waiting for an update. It has been a bit busy over the holiday season, plus, I've just been a bit tired. I don't remember being this tired when I was pregnant with Powell, but then again, I wasn't chasing a toddler around and growing a baby at the same time. Whew! Kudos to all you moms out there with more than one rugrat! :)
We had a fairly eventful Christmas week. Christmas day was spent with just our little family. It was nice and quiet and uneventful. Christmas evening, we went over to Matt's parents house for some pie. Powell again had fun playing with the Duplo's and looking at and listening to the garland lit doorbell. It's basically garland that you put around your door and hook it up to your doorbell, so when people ring it, it plays Christmas music and the lights dance to whatever carol it plays. There is a setting that you can put it on to just play over and over, and that's what g'ma Kathy did for Powell. He enjoyed it. :)
The day after Christmas, my family, well, my parents, 2 sisters, Jerusha's now fiance Wes, and Jerusha's 13 year old charge, Emily. We did Christmas with my family on Saturday morn/afternoon after Christmas. I hosted it at my house. We just did some pizza for lunch, and I had made some Christmas goodies, which, by the way, were delicious if I do say so myself. :) That evening, we went over to my brother's house for a surprise engagement party for Jerusha and Wes. We had some of my mom's famous and delicious enchiladas. Mmmm... Topped off, of course, with some celebratory cake and icecream. We also had to play some Guitar Hero that weekend as well since my brother got a Wii with Guitar Hero 3 and Guitar Hero Aerosmith. :)
On New Year's Day, we traveled up to Fort Collins to celebrate Christmas with the DeHart side of the family. There was delicious taco soup and my brother-in-law's yummy Christmas cookies. I'm eating for two, right? Unfortunately, I was very lacking in taking pictures, so I only have a few to share.

P.S. Powell's favorite present he received was a Curious George stuffed monkey from his Aunt Christy and Uncle Josh. George is his buddy. He sits on the couch with George and watches George's shows with him.

Powell rockin' out to the triumphant music of his new fire truck on Christmas morning.

20 Weeks!

Whew! I am halfway there. Well, since I am posting this today, I'm a little over 20 weeks now, but who's counting? haha I actually had my 20 week appointment today, so the pictures of the baby are from today, but my updated belly picture is from my fondue night. Everything is looking great thus far. And I am thankful to say that her head is only measuring in the 50th percentile and will not be as big as her older brother's, unless it decides to go through a growth spurt... She is quite the feisty one. Most of the pictures that you will see, and I'm sorry that I could decide to cut it down to just a few, she's just too cute, she has her fists up in front of her face like she's ready to kick some booty.

She must take after her big brother. I have an ultrasound with him "picking his nose" as well.
She's got the side of her hand/thumb in her mouth.
"Put your dukes up!"
"Power to the people!"
I just love face shots, and like I said, I really couldn't choose just a few.

Cute little legs and feet.
Another with her fists up.
And the last, infamous picture of the day. It appears she had had enough pictures, and decided to give my ultrasound tech "the bird". Am I going to have my hands full with this one or what? ;) ha!

My Birthday, Extended...

The Thursday after my birthday, some of my good girlfriends took me out to eat at The Melting Pot in celebration, and also for a good excuse for a girl's night out. :) We partook in the Goodnight Special, which is your choice of a salad, cheese fondue and a dessert fondue for only $45 a couple. It, of course, was sooo delicious, and you can't beat the conversation and company of your gal pals! We had a cute waiter we nick-named "Bama" for Alabama, since that was where he was from, and of course had that southern drawl. :) I must say, I had quite a nice birthday this year. :)

Sherice and Emily

Sarah (my sis-in-law) and Andrea. Yep. They're crazy girls. :)

Roasted marshamallow anyone? Me and Joy.
A picture with our cute waiter.

Just the girls. Andrea, Sarah, Sherice, Emily, Joy and me.
We, of course, had to take advantage of the photo op in front of the restaurant. First is Joy and Emily.

Next, we have Sarah and myself. I was trying to "ho", but after a the first few, I started laughing, thus the face that I am making.

Lastly, is Sherice and Andrea. Andrea got her "ho's" all in order. A good time was had by all!