come out, come out where ever you are...

ok so we are not even to the due date yet... but mentally i'm kinda on a schedule, baby! we've got a one week window till your Papa and Grammie are coming to visit us from Ohio... so come on, get your little newborn butt out here already! (head first... just to clarify)


we're waiting! :) (J's face looks like "wait, what?")


I've even washed and installed your car seat!

Fall fun and festivities

Fun in the leaves


daddy and J


love this picture! too bad it's blurry... J loves chasing the chickens and ducks


riding bikes in the yard


baby


i had a strange desire to put on an early thanksgiving for our family at 38 weeks pregnant... but i did it! :) it was good and yay for leftovers too!

blanket update

i know you are all following this story waiting desperately to know what the outcome is! :) ok maybe not... still i thought it deserved an update.

honestly we were ready to cave and give his blankets back... but i'm glad we didn't! this little guy slept through both nap time yesterday and all last night with out his blankets and with no evidence of anything being sucked on in his bed. yay! it is taking him a little longer to fall asleep but even that is already improving. We're very proud of him!

Hooray for J! stay tuned for other riveting 2 year old triumphs! :)

the blanket obsession

some kids suck their thumbs, some have a pacifier... some shove half a disgusting crocheted blanket in their mouth to fall asleep... not ideal... not that portable... and it stinks to high heaven!

so recent middle of the night wake ups involving a 2 year old requesting a different (not sopping wet) blanket is where we've decided enough is enough. yes we are nervous... it is very close to "go time" with baby #2... so probably not the best time to be taking what helps him fall back asleep away.

Last night we said goodbye to the blankets and daddy took them outside (to be hidden in the garage). J decided that the chickens ate them. At bed time we tucked him in blanket free and gave him a bear instead, there was a melt down about a half hour in, but he did manage to fall asleep on his own after an hour or so.

this morning his little bear was sopping wet. ohh boy... is this a battle worth fighting?

misc happenings

it has been a while but here's an update finally!

my last house project before i went into nesting retirement (at least the power tools edition) our closet is now nicely organized and painted :) and J thinks the bottom shelf is his :)


in order to carry out our plans to get goats this spring, we need to move our garden to the parking strip. in order for that to be feasible we need for there not to be an aphid infested tree 10 feet away from the new garden spot. so... my hard working husband cut it down. (to the dismay of many of our emotionally invested neighbors)


for the time being this is what's left... A + J = "heart"


J riding his dino with his birthday polar bear from uncle joe and aunt ashley :) yes the bear is wearing a red diaper... he's not fully housebroken yet.


i recently completed the freezer stocking phase of nesting... now i'm just trying to be in the "enjoy being J's mom" phase.


J chillin' with his peeps... or trying to... the chickens scatter when he goes in the coop.


ok so i might have played a little prank... i'm at home all day with a 2 year old... i told him this was his baby brother


speaking of at home all day with a 2 year old:
what a helper! he tried to fix his mess...


and i am always finding things in places he has deemed the "perfect spot" for them
crayon


snotty tissue


while i was prepping dinner one night J said, "mama, I find pink" and sure enough he had collected every shade!


proud little guy!


on daddy's tall bike




Jordan made a dutch apple pie! um yum! delicious!


as far as baby news goes... as of yesterday this little guy is officially at term (37 weeks) so yay! whenever you're ready little man. maybe the next time i post the co-star will have arrived.

a brief dialogue

J: daddy home soon?

me: daddy will be home in an hour... that's like 30 "time outs"

J: ohh... poor daddy

most of the people in Bham are pretty bummed about all this "summers over" business. (and i'll admit... it was kind of a bust) however, I just harvested my first 2 pumpkins out of my garden... i also made a plum crisp this past week... and ok i drank a carmel apple cider about a month ago. so i might be ready for fall...

our corn has started to produce! this is the first time in 3 years that we are really getting our own corn! J is a bit impatient... he wants to eat it raw. but he looks pretty cute when he perches on his crab to eat it.




Jordan brought home a bag of cucumbers from work... a lot of cucumbers... and i thought "i know what to do with these" sliced cucmbers+mayo+vinegar+sugar= grammie's summer pickles. (no measurements... just to taste) and you have to do that lip press/smack thing she did when you're tasting... they won't turn out if you don't :)


here's J and daddy watching pink panther together...


a couple friends from church saved this out of their wedding gifts for J... he loved it! Bubble wrap!


does anybody else see some serious JORDAN here?


made this Potato, Leek, Feta tart the other night... i wasn't sure about it when i was making it but it was really good and easy.


left over crust dough+cinnamon sugar = lovely treat that makes you feel like your 5 and mom's baking pie. :)


little tid bits (things a picture can't capture):

from listening to jordan, J has picked up calling me "darlin'", it's pretty cute.

any sigh or groan during the day is met with a "hurta toe?" or just recently "baby kick?"

any time he coughs (or sneezes) he says "wrong pipe"

he likes his bread with "peebutturhiee" (peanut butter and honey)

the other day i was working in the garage at nap time and i hear over the monitor "jeeesus, than you, i yov you, with daddy, joppa, namma, papa, gammi..." he laid in his bed by himself praying to jesus for like an hour... it was simple and repetitive and sometimes just chatter but it was pretty awesome.