Happy Birthday Jason

Happy 30th birthday Jason!!!! 

Thank you for being a wonderful husband and father. 

Dylan (and Owen) and I are so lucky to have you!

We love you! We love you! We love you!

Owen pictures

Here's our little guy at 30 weeks. The ultrasound technician said it looks like the partial previa has corrected itself, but we are still waiting for final word from the doctor. We will hopefully know something later this week or early next week. 

this is a shot looking up his nose :)

and this is his cute little profile

Too busy

The last 2 months have been so busy for us, and I haven't really had the time or energy to keep my blog updated. I still don't really have time to go into detail, but here is the bulleted version of some of the things going on over the last few months:

• On the way home from CA, I received a call from my Dr. telling me that my ultrasound results showed I had a condition called partial placenta previa. Basically this means my placenta is positioned too low, and partially covering my cervix. This brought about a new set of restrictions to my everyday life- no lifting over 15 lbs, no "strenuous" housework, no exercising besides walking, and even that is limited to 20 minutes. 
• The reason for these restrictions is that I am at greater risk for my placenta to detach, which could cause premature labor, or worse, but we choose not to think about that.
• The good news is, partial previa usually corrects itself during the 3rd trimester, so we have an ultrasound scheduled for April 21st to see how things are going. 
• If I still have partial previa by the end of the pregnancy, I will have to have a c-section, but my midwives & Dr. are confident that it will probably have corrected itself by this next ultrasound. 
• Jason is super busy at work, due only in part to it being Easter week. The church is going through major changes, and only Jason, the youth Pastor Amanda, and the secretary are still on staff. 
• Currently the church is being run by the board, and we are searching for a new senior pastor (please pray we find the right one soon!!)
• Due to my partial previa, I was no longer able to lift Dylan in and out of his crib, which meant we had to put him in his toddler bed before we thought he was ready. This actually worked out better than expected, and he loves his Lightning McQueen race car bed!
• Our goal is to have him potty trained before the next little guys gets here...we'll see how that goes :)
  

I guess that is all for now. Here are a few pictures of my belly and Dylan:

It's a......

BOY!!!!!! Yippee, I am so excited we are having another boy :) The due date is June 29th.... the ultrasound tech said according to the ultrasound we are due July 4th- but since that is so close to the original due date, the doctor will probably just leave it at June 29th! So I guess that means I'm about 19 weeks pregnant now- almost halfway through the pregnancy already!! WooHoo! The baby was very active through the whole ultrasound, so she had trouble getting a clear picture of him. But she said everything looks good and healthy. We're naming him Owen, but we don't have a middle name picked out yet. I am so happy to be having another boy!!!!!!!!!!

Next Week

Next week is going to be one exciting week. One week from today we have our ultrasound and will hopefully find out if we are having a little boy or girl. Then the following day, we leave for Redding for a week!! We are so excited to get away for a little while, especially in the middle of winter. This has been an extremely long, hard winter, and it's probably not even close to being over. I can't wait to get away and hopefully see some CA sun. Even if it rains the whole time we are there, that would still be an improvement over bitter cold and snow. But really, the weather is not the actual reason we are going to Redding. Our church is going through a lot right now, and Jason needs a break. The church is sending him to a conference at Bethel, and then we will be spending time at The Stirring. I can't wait to see old Redding friends, and to attend a church service where I have no responsibilities!! What a nice break that will be :) I'm not even sure if we have finalized our plans for where we are staying.... nothing like waiting til the last minute! This will probably be our last trip before the baby is born, so we are looking forward that as well.  Jason's parents are staying at our house with Dylan, so not only will our week be "snow free," it will also be "kid free!" (well...at least free of our kid) We will miss Dylan like crazy, but I know he is in great hands with his grandparents, and this is a much needed break for us. 

Baby bump

Here's a pic of my bump. It was taken today- I'm approx. 16 weeks along. 

Random Dylan Cuteness

Dylan has been doing and saying some pretty cute stuff recently, and I know if I don't write it down, I will eventually forget about it as he moves on to new cute stuff :) So, here are some of the newest sayings:

While shopping at Target, I was trying on some jackets from the clearance rack (the best way to shop of course!) As I tried on each one he would look at me and say "Not cool Mommy, not cool." I thought we had a few more years before he would think I wasn't cool!! Haha

While I was changing his diaper:

Dylan: (singing) Twinkle, Twinkle little star...

Me: (joining in) How I wonder what you are...

Dylan: No singing Mommy, no singing!!

Me: You don't want me to sing with you?

Dylan: (almost yelling) NO!!!

OK, so even at 2 years old, he know which one of his parents has TERRIBLE voice!

When we are at home, and he hears a noise in another room or upstairs, he will cup his hand behind his ear and say "Listen. You heard dat?" 

If we ask him a question, and he feels he needs to think about the answer, he puts his hand up to his cheek and taps his face while saying "Hmmm, think, think, think." I think he got that one from the Disney cartoon My Friends Tiger & Pooh, but we cancelled our cable a few months ago, so it's been a while since he's seen it- but he still says it all the time!

That's all I can think of for now, soon he'll be on to new things....