Waiting!

As many of you already know, our family is awaiting the arrival of Baby #3 any day now! Today I am 38 weeks pregnant, making 14 days until our due date of January 21st.  Damien was born 10 days early and Blaise was 12 days early, so I've been waiting for this baby to arrive 14 days early! ;) No signs of labor yet, so we'll have to wait to see what this baby is planning to do. If this baby makes it to 39 weeks, I won't know what to do with myself as far as more waiting and anticipating the size of the baby...Damien and Blaise were nearly 9lb (8lb 11oz and 8lb 15oz, respectively).  We will be posting our birth story not long after our baby's arrival, so check back soon!

More Halloween Fun!

Happy Halloween!

Today our family had a great last Saturday in October. We started out the morning with the first day of fall swimming lessons (Damien's 2nd time in a class, and Blaise's 1st time). They both loved their time in the water!

After the boys' naps, we went to Janesville to celebrate our friends' birthdays and Halloween.  The boys got to wear their Halloween costumes, and they really seemed to enjoy it!

Damien, aka Shark!

Blaise, aka Skunk (or Stinker!)

Skunk and Shark together!

Happy Halloween!

Go Pack!

Our family was definitely ready for football season to start! It's the best part of fall!

Cooking up some tailgating food!

Eating some tailgating food!

Blaise is practicing his tackling skills!

Go Pack Go!

Blaise's Birthday Party (better late than never...)

I finally have a moment and a little time to upload some pics off the camera and write a quick blog post. On August 20th, Blaise celebrated his 1st Birthday Party with lots of friends, family, cake, and the kiddie pool! Below are some photo highlights of Blaise's big day!

Happy 1st Birthday, Blaise!

Today Blaise is 1 year old! The year has flown by, and it's amazing to see the little accomplishments he makes every day. To read where it all began with his birth story, click here.

Blaise is starting to learn to stand on his own and has tried to take a couple steps without holding on to anything. I think it will be only a matter of days before he figures out how

to walk. Blaise is very good at making gestures with his hands: he can wave, do "so big", clap, and sometimes he can even hold his pointer finger up to indicate that he is 1 year old.

Blaise loves eating! I think it's safe to say his favorite food is probably graham crackers, but he also loves mashed carrots and potatoes, bananas, and chicken nuggets. Tonight, for his birthday dessert, Blaise will try his first ever piece of cake. Poor little Blaise can't eat too much yet because he only has 1 tooth on the bottom!

Here are some photos of the 1 year old!

Happy 1 Year Old

Playing with Anna, Marian, and Damien

Birthday Boo Boo :(

Things Are Looking Up!

Thankfully, Blaise's second antibiotic seems to be doing the trick. He still has two days of it left to go, but he hasn't had a fever for a week, and he's been back to his normal, trouble-making self. It is clear that Blaise has been taking notes from his big brother.

We can hardly believe that Blaise will be turning 1 in only 5 days. The year has flown by, and it's amazing to see how much Blaise has grown in a year. Damien and Mama have been practicing singing 'Happy Birthday', so we'll see what Blaise thinks of it next week!