Playing around at 19 Months

Look at my dimples!

Jack loves my water bottle!  I had to go get him a sippy cup with a straw so he would stop wanting mine!   He comes home often and asks for "why why" which means water.

Perfect for reams of paper or sweet little boys!  Look how his hands are folded- too cute!

When John was out of town in February, Jack looked for daddy all day.  He pointed to John's hat and said, "Daddy!"  I had to let him wear the hat at least for awhile. 

Jack makes this face when he is eating too!  He puts his head back a little bit and looks at you through tiny slits in his eyes.  He picks up such funny things!

This Belly is Growing!

Well, here you have it!  I'll be updating the blog every couple of weeks with belly photos. I'm showing much faster than I did when I was pregnant with Jack.  However, most mommies have told me that was the case with them too. 

Everyone knows I don't do well with gaining weight, but this is most likely the last time I will be pregnant.  I'm going to enjoy eating all the goood stuff while I can. 

The pregnancy has continued to be pretty easy so far.  I was light headed when I went to bed a couple of nights ago, so maybe I need to amp up the sodium like last time.  I see Dr. Salazar again on February 17 and will be getting the gestational diabetes test in a few weeks. 

New Baby Siminski will be here in 129 days!

Ice Storm 2011

Really?  IPS has been canceled for 4 days in a row?  In my 5 years with IPS, I think there has been a total of 4 days off! 

Each day Jack wakes up and looks for Daddy. The yells for Daddy begin before I even walk through Jack's door. After I get Jack up, he walks through the house yelling for Daddy. He even makes me open the bathroom doors and closets to see if Daddy is here. I tell him Daddy is at work, and we will see him at lunch!

We played at Asher's house for a little while on Thursday.  Jack loved exploring all of Asher's cool toys!

Despite my fourth or fifth sinus infection since Jack was born, we have been having a lot of fun!  Jack has been doing his dance moves he learned at Honey's house.  We have snuggled and read lots of books.  His favorite right now is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  I was overcome with the urge to begin cleaning things out to get ready for the new baby.  I cleaned up Jack's closet and I am sorting through baby toys he doesn't use any more.  It's so funny how much his interests have changed over the past year.  He is just so much more active and can be amused by almost anything.

Jack said "happy" for the first time the other day when we left El Rodeo. John said, "You are so happy!" Jack repeated, "happy."

Other Jack quotes are:

Oh Yeah
potty
duck
cow
momma
baby
ball

All that excitement just wears Jack out! 

Blowing Kisses

This video was taken on January 25 when we were leaving Honey's house.  You will see Brady in the video for a moment as he was blowing kisses too!  Jack had a very runny nose, so you will see how red it was!

A Baby Boy!

John and I are proud to announce we are expecting a baby boy!  We just had the ultrasound today, and it was a success.  The baby was moving around, and we got a good view of his feet, hands, spine, face, heartbeat, and boy parts.

Even in two years, the doctor's office has much better equipment for ultrasounds.  I was able to clearly see the images today, but with Jack, I could barely make any of it out! 

We have been thinking of all the fun things we will be able to do with two boys that are just two years apart!  Now we will begin planning the baby's room (which I LOVE).  The ultrasound also put the due date at June 11, but we know he will come when he is ready! 

Jack's Third Haircut

Prepare yourself for one of the most boring, yet intriguing haircut videos you have ever seen!  Jack is usually not happy during a haircut, but he was so calm and peaceful the whole time!  His hair looks great, but he looks even more grown up now!

18 Month Photo

This was the best Jack has ever behaved for his monthly photo!   He is usually trying to get away, eat his bear, jump off the chair or crush the numbers.  This time after he saw Baloo the Bear waiting for him, he pointed to the camera and waited by the chair for me to put him in.  I got lots of great pictures of Jack and had to narrow it down, but I couldn't resist these two.