has had quite a bit of exposure to babies lately. First of all, congratulations to DH's sister and family for their newest addition to their family, born 12/18/09! Also, almost 2 months ago, we told DS that, "Mommy's having a baby." We then called our parents and allowed him to tell them the news. I wasn't sure how much he understood, but about a month later, he said, seemingly out of the blue, "Mommy's having a baby," and he seemed a little confused, so I explained to him,"Yes, mommy's having a baby. The baby is hiding in mommy's belly and the baby has to grow first." He seemed satisfied as he went on with is activities. About two weeks after that, he said, "Mommy's having a baby. Baby's hiding in mommy's belly. Baby has to grow first." I was impressed! I didn't think he would remember all of that. Last week, DS was talking about the baby again. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Baby! Come out!!" I think he's excited to be a big brother. So the other morning he said to me, "I'm having a baby." I thought I'd test the water and see where it would go and I explained to him, "Well, only mommies have babies." Then he clarified for me, "I'm just having a little baby." Ohhhh...well, in that case... :)It's been a while since I've written anything. We've had a busy couple months here. I have been enjoying my first semester of full time grad school. Last Friday was my last class for the semester and I am glad for a break and few weeks of rest and Christmas cheer before getting back into the grind.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the last few months for you to enjoy. :)
After my last post in May, we headed back east to spend a week with family. We spent a few days with my family in Ocean City, NJ, while my sister and her family were home to the US from their Africa home for a few months. We had a nice time catching up and DS enjoyed getting to know his cousins and spending time with his aunts and uncles and grandparents.
What better place to do that than the beach?!?
And, of course, Grandpa was itching to give his two grandsons a motorcycle ride, so in the few minutes available, he whisked them away for a magical more-than-just-a-few-minutes moment.
We made a quick stop to visit Great-Grandma...
then spent a few days with DH's family. Again, the cousins had a great time getting to know each other better. Our adventures together included the Hands-on-House
and Lake Tobias Wildlife Reserve.
We did some camping this summer. During the hottest week of the summer we found ourselves tenting in the Mount Hood wilderness.
It was a beautiful spot complete with a lake perfect for cooling off.
DH and I took two days, left DS with a friend and headed with a group to Mount Saint Helens. It was the first time we had left DS with someone overnight, which always causes a mother some nervousness, but he did just fine most of the time... DH and I had a great hike. It took us about 4 1/2 hours to get to the top where we spent about an hour or so resting and enjoying the views.
I had never looked down inside of a volcano before and I was determined to cherish the moment. On the way down, though, DH turned his ankle on a boulder. The rest of the way down was slow-going and it took us an extra 3 hours to reach the bottom, but with some help from our friends, we made it safely.
At 2 years old, DS has quite a bit of spunk...
and he has begun to learn to use the potty... (p.s. in case you are wondering, the black marks on his legs in this picture were from his permanent marker artwork from a few days before that resulted in some re-painting of some of our walls.)
and finally, here is a beautiful sunset from the Mount Hood Wilderness! Have I mentioned how beautiful Oregon is?!?
