Baby #3

Had another ultrasound yesterday, the anatomy scan where they look at all sorts of things to make sure baby is healthy is growing as expected. Cole and Jeff joined me for the appointment, Cole liked hearing the heartbeat and requested to hear it several times.

Baby looks great! We saw the four chambers of the heart, the brain, stomach, kidneys, little fingers and toes. Oh and he's definitely baby boy! My OB's office just got a 3D ultrasound machine so we were also treated to that. Here is a 3D image of the little man...still a little like a skeleton at this stage but I love that you can see his little hand.

I am 5!

This is a bit behind, Cole turned 5 last week but we had to move his birthday celebrations back a bit after we all got the stomach flu. Super fun times!

I have to say I was so impressed with my little guy. This year he has been anticipating his birthday more than ever, counting down the days on a little calendar on the fridge. Jeff and I got hit with the flu last, right before his birthday. On that day we couldn't get out of bed and so he spent the day with his Oma and GPa. We had no cake, no special dinner or presents wrapped, and he had to miss school in case he was still contagious. 

I had asked him what he wanted for birthday dinner and he chose Lucky Charms and Corn dogs. So we slapped that together and I had managed to run to Target to grab him a new Hot Wheels track. He was the best sport and kept saying that he hoped that we would start feeling better soon.

Enjoying his lovely birthday dinner and his new race track. Why the Christmas pj's? I don't know...

We rescheduled his birthday party with his friends to this week, at his favorite spot - JJ Jump. Please don't laugh at my ridiculous attempt at creating a Lego cake.Cole kept asking me why it looked like a shoe.

Things I love about Cole right now:

He still uses the word "actually" all the time. Ex. "I rode down the hill really fast actually." "I think I would like a grilled cheese sandwich today actually."

Snuggles. He is a cuddly little guy who begs me on a daily basis to sit down and "snug". As much as it as can be hard sometimes to stop everything I'm doing to do it, I know it won't last forever and I'm glad he is so comfortable being affectionate.

All boy. Everything turns into some kind of shooting device, a launcher...always getting muddy and finding "treasures." I love it.

A kind brother. Stella can keep up with a lot, but she's at the age where she is constantly destroying and taking things apart. Like a carefully crafted Lego tower. He's pretty patient with her and I often catch him hugging her and giving her kisses. I love the bond between them.

We love you buddy and are so proud of the big boy that you have become. I know the next year will be a significant one and we can't wait to see how you continue to grow and change with all that is to come.