paparazzi at bedtime

Sunday morning pancakes

The chicken pox patient and his cat await Dad's pancakes.

forts

There is nothing like spending Sunday morning, lounging in your fort, and reading a little Scientific American with Dad.

another heir to the throne

The latest news around here is that we are expecting our second baby boy at the end of June. We had the ultrasound yesterday and he was modest at first, crossing his legs until the very end of the exam.


Because of Calvin's early arrival, I went to see a doctor about my high-risk situation (instead of just seeing my midwife, like you normally do here). It turns out that because they don't know why I went into preterm labor, there is nothing for them to monitor closely on me for the next ~20 weeks. Also, my chances of having another preterm birth are only 10%. So because of these reasons, I'm being treated as a normal pregnancy. I'm happy about this and I have the doctor's phone number (and the delivery ward's phone number) should I have any questions. I now know what contractions feel like (vs Braxton-Hicks, for all those who know the pregnancy lingo) so I'm comfortable with being on alert for my own body.

Now I just have to learn how I'm going to live in a house full of dudes.

rewind

My new year's resolution of blogging more often hasn't worked out so well, has it? We'll see if a Groundhog Day resolution gives me more incentive.

Cal wondering what to do with all this snow

To recap December and early January, we were in snowy Minnesota for ~3 weeks with our families. Surprisingly, we didn't take a lot of pictures this year (I only took 3) and we did more relaxing or going out to see movies since we had our wonderful supply of babysitters on hand. Calvin had his first introduction to more than 1 inch of snow and didn't seem that interested in it...yet. However, he LOVED opening more Christmas presents and playing with Duplos and cars. He even went to the Mall of America twice and had a lot of fun on some of the rides (particularly driving the trucks). We were sorry to leave the grandparents (I think maybe I was the saddest...I liked not having to do anything but knit) but we're looking forward to their visits to Cambridge this coming year.

Intense car playing

Duplo stacking

There was lots of lounging around

And the occasional unhappiness of thinking Daddy is leaving without you

More pictures from our trip home are here.