Spiderman turns 2!

Well, it's a good thing that I'm on spring break this week because we are recovering from many fun birthday experiences from the past weekend. On Friday (his actual birthday) we had special blueberry pancakes with daddy before he left for work. Then it was off to the zoo with Fred and Philie. No pictures from the zoo because it was cold and the boys preferred just cozying up in the double stroller. Fred gave Noah some spiderman pjs which he LOVES. For whatever reason Noah is big into spiderman lately. The pjs (see the first picture) have web wings on the shirt that flap in the breeze. You can also see the lime green color of his big boy room in that picture. We actually let him watch part of the spiderman movie for his birthday, during dinner, what a night! Then on Saturday the Rodriguez crew came over. Noah got some spiderman shirts, no surprise there, and lots of other cute clothes. He also got an inflatable sponge bob sleeping bag that he adores. He snuggled with his cousins in there for awhile. We wrapped up the weekend yesterday by decorating eggs with a kit that was another gift from Fred. It had all marvel superhero decorations, which he loved. Whew. So today we're going to take it easy and head to the doctor for his 2 year check up!

Happy Cake #2!

This weekend Noah and I drove out to Cedar Rapids, IA to meet up with Andrea, Nic, and their girls as well as Bob and Michelle at Andrea's brother Tyler and his wife Suzanne's house. Mike stayed home to paint Noah's big boy room. Noah had an awesome time playing with Ayla, who is 2 months older than him. He didn't know quite what to make of Kyndal (the 10 mos old), but he tried to sing to her a few times when she cried. He was beat after going to a play place and playing with Ayla in her "fort." He was very interested in Ayla's hair bows and helped Bob with his video games. We also got to celebrate Noah's birthday again. Of course my kid is the one that refers to birthdays as "Happy Cake." As opposed to his buddy Fred who refers to them more endearingly as "Happy Days." Of course for Noah it's all about the sugary treat, and Andrea did not disappoint with a great Spiderman cake. We had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing them all again soon!

Oh boy, Oh boy!

The much anticipated ultrasound was this past week. And, taadaa, we're having another boy! I suspected as much, so I wasn't shocked. We're all thrilled of course and most importantly the baby is healthy and normal (10 oz right now). It will be fun for Noah to have a little brother and it will be interesting for us, to say the least. For those who don't have degrees in radiology, the first 2 pictures are the 3D images that show the baby while looking down on him. The 3rd picture is the creepy face forward look. The 4th picture (my favorite) is the profile with him sucking on his fingers. The 5th picture is the hand, giving us the thumbs up. The 6th is the little feet and the last one is the zoomed in profile shot. I can assure you all, he is most certainly a boy, but we don't have any pictures to document that fact. The due date is somewhere around August 3rd, though it's still up for debate. So there you have it!

The Noah & CJ show

Last weekend, Noah and I headed up to the lake (mike had to stay home because of a family event) for another extended family weekend. This time there was an appetizer cookoff, I did not place booo! But Noah had a wonderful time hanging out with his cousin CJ. They were pretty much inseparable the whole weekend. They got to go sledding with the grandparents and had lots of play time at the house. It was fun to see how much more interactive they are now in comparison with just this past summer. We also celebrated Noah's birthday early. He had his favorite treats, donuts, incorporated into cake form, which he was happy about. The most special present was a handmade train from Uncle Lou (aka Pops). It was made from wood gathered on the island at the Lake. Noah loves it and CJ, of course, got a matching one. All in all, a great weekend!