Sweet Owen

Happy Birthday, Owen! Man, I love this kid. He came into our lives 2 years ago today and has been so much fun. We LOVE having him in our family. He's rough, tough, funny, sweet, silly and just a joy to have around.

We had to cancel his Birthday party today because of the bad, yucky weather. We were going to do a baseball theme park party. He still wore his baseball shirt and we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese. I haven't been there in forever and didn't know what to expect, really. IT WAS CRAZY! Since he's 2, we invited 2 friends (plus their older siblings) to join the madness. You can find Owen's friends here and here. Grandparents and one uncle came, too. Here are some fun pictures we got of the brave souls that joined us there today.

The only ride he would try

This little guy didn't know what to think of the madness, but looks happy here!

Owen loves his GDaddy!

Sam got to play air hockey with his buddy

Sweet girl!

She didn't like this ride. The faces are priceless!

The birthday boy after his baseball cupcake

15.5 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 Weeks

Size of baby: about the size of an apple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 4 lbs (apparently eating tons of cookies helped me lose 2 pounds since last week!)

Maternity Clothes: I'm all about maternity pants now, but they fall off me. I put a Bella band over the maternity pants. My regular jeans are too tight and uncomfortable.

Gender: We don't know yet!

Movement: I've been feeling lots of fluttering

Sleep: I slept awful the past week. Awake every night for about half the night with sick kids or insomnia.

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly.

Cravings: Not sure, but those pumpkin muffins have been good this week.

Symptoms: I'm so thankful to be feeling better! I have had a lot of pain this week and haven't been able to carry Owen as much. He's a chunk anyways!

Many faces

Copy Cat

This cute little booger loves his brother and Daddy. He loves what they love. Owen is always wanting Sam's Buzz lightyear or yellow car. It's sweet to watch Sam share joyfully, sometimes. :) Owen likes to walk around saying, "I BUZZ! I SPIDERMAN! I BATMAN, I SAM!" He can't decide who he wants to be, but it's usually Buzz. I think we might just start calling him that!

14.5 weeks

We stayed inside most of the day today because Sam had a fever. We cleaned a lot and got around to taking a picture of my ever-growing belly, too! I've been bad about keeping up with everything this time. Hope to take better pictures soon. Michael was gone tonight for a NPU meeting for the charter school he's helping with. These will have to do for now. Sorry for no makeup and a toilet  in the background! haha!

I'm 14.5 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 14 Weeks

Size of baby: about the size of a lemon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 6 lbs (4 of those lbs. just in the last week!)

Maternity Clothes: I'm all about maternity pants now, but they fall off me. I put a Bella band over the maternity pants. My regular jeans are too tight and uncomfortable.

Gender: We don't know yet!

Movement: He/She is either hurting me or it's just growing pains. :) We both felt the baby one morning when I woke up and was dehydrated. 

Sleep: I sleep ok, but wake up with weird dreams (serial killers after me, snakes coming in the house)  or bathroom breaks.

What I miss: Almost getting in shape and wearing cute spring clothes.

Cravings: I love food again, but still gag when cleaning off plates.

Symptoms: Still having a little nausea, but nothing like the past couple of months. I'm so thankful to be feeling better!

Can't believe Owen is almost 2!!!!