One Week Later...

Still no bottle and we're doing awesome.  Michael has adjusted so well to life without his bottle, I couldn't be prouder of our little guy.  Our routine has changed a bit, as I'm sure it does for everyone.  Now instead of having a bottle first thing when he wakes up in the morning and then playing for 1/2 hour before eating breakfast we now wake up and go straight downstairs to fill up his belly.  He's drinking more than the recommended 16 oz. of milk a day.  Fantastic.  He doesn't seem to even notice that his bottle has gone missing. We'll see how this sticks once Will is here and has to have a bottle.  Keep your fingers crossed for us.  So far... so good!!

Eight Weeks To Go!!

Only eight more weeks until we can plan on meeting Will!! I can say it now, I am done being pregnant. Considering I'm the size I was when I delivered Michael I'm not exactly thrilled that there are eight weeks left. I am trying to be patient, but it's very difficult when my one year-old is in a throw and fetch phase which means EVERYTHING ends up on the ground, and I can't quite bend over any more. Yikes, please make it a quick eight weeks.

I saw my OBGYN today. Everything looks great, except for the fact that he mentioned that he can pretty much guarantee that I'll be delivering a 9+ lb. baby and suggested that we do an ultrasound at my next appointment just to see exactly how large William is. Nice.

Here we are at 32 weeks...

Stars and Stripes (and American English, Too!)

What an amazing weekend!! We spent Friday relaxing on the deck and followed it up with The Lights in the Sky Festival in Lisle, where I got to experience American English for the first time. Now, if you aren't familiar with American English let's just say they are a Beatles cover band who know how to get the crowd excited. Michael joined us for the event which meant staying well up past his bed time. He spent hours dancing and bopping his head to the crowd friendly tunes!! It was really super cute watching him enjoy himself, and watching the other concert goers enjoy Michael. Saturday Den was participating in the Darien Lions Club Annual 4th of July Parade. It was hot, but we made it through the event with a bucket full of candy and a little bit of a sun tan! Picnic in the park, catching up with the Kotwicas and an early night for us followed the parade. We spent almost all of Sunday at the pool, which Michael loved since he had all of the "ladies" swooning over him. By "ladies" I mean any female toddler in a 10 foot radius. It was incredibly cute!! Monday we recovered. I love the 4th of July!! Without a doubt one of my favorite holidays, a close second right behind Halloween. We took lots of pictures, enjoy!!

Here We Go...

The time has come.  We're saying goodbye to the bottle.  I'll get back to ya and let you know how things are going in a week or so. :)

Snack Attack!!

Michael's eating habits lately haven't exactly been what I would consider fantastic.  The minute a new flavor hits his tongue he's spitting it out immediately.  I was super excited today when I handed him a celery stick and he put it right into his mouth and started gnawing on it.  That was 45 minutes ago and he still hasn't put it down.  It's the traveling celery stick!!