What we've been up to...

We've had lots of good times these past few weeks. These pics start from most recent. Loving the time change (maybe only moms who work actually love the time change...we have a few hours of daylight with our little ones before bedtime!) Plus, I can't sleep anyway so now everyone has to get up with me!
This first pic is of T tonight. His teacher told me that he did not take a nap today. For some reason, he thought I was coming at naptime so he wouldn't close his eyes (a little heartbreaking...ok a lot) This may not sound like a big deal....but let me tell you, it is! He has NEVER missed a nap at school like EVER! This kid runs like a fine oiled machine and this is what happens at 6:40pm if the machine breaks..

I tried to wake him....took his clothes off....put on his jammies/pullup......threw him in bed...and he never woke up! I didn't know what do with myself with no child to chase this evening. Well, I am obviously finally blogging.

Trenton's stach he is so proud of compliments of LaHuerta. Trenton says "Hola amigos!"

Eating pot pie last night. Sitting at the bar is a must these days. He saw a stack of papers next to him and out poked a pic of Santa and him (Matt cleaned his desk off). Trenton said "Hey...there's Santa!.....he was a pretty nice guy!"


Cheese ball

Reagan and my sis Michelle came for a bit last weekend to shop. Reagan and Trenton eating snacks at the bar of course.

Reagan tootie

Watching tv...I acutally think they were watching that Bear guy on that survivor man show.

Papa John (my dad) came to visit last week. He is recently retired! and sooooo happy about it. "Every night is fri night and every day is sat!" That is his new motto...seriously. Trenton loves him some Papa John. He is in awe of his height, wants to be big like him (likely),and watches him closely. If my dad has on boots, Trenton goes and puts boots on. If my dad says "I have big stinky feet" Trenton wants big stinky feet too.

Trenton at Chuck E Cheese. Whack a mole! A personal fav.

Trenton and Daddy on a simulator ride. Trenton's face is about as serious as a heart attack the whole time. He was like that at Silver Dollar City this summer too. The most exciting rides and roller coasters and he shows NO emotion until the ride is over, then he smiles...too funny.

Catching Up!

Ok, time to catch up! I have been checking blogs lately, but not posting myself. Going through a lazy posting slump or something. Trenton is making us laugh constantly these days (what 2 yo doesn't make you laugh though). His new phrase: "I'm sorry bout that." May not sound that funny but the way he uses it and the WAY he says it is hilarious or as Trenton says "harious". He is becoming more and more obsessed with trains by the minute and is loving on his little brother, Trevor (in the belly), a lot. He likes to lay on him, listen to him toot (my stomach growling), and talk to him. Trenton thinks he is going to come out big and ready to play. Boy is he in for a shocker....I know how time flies and they WILL be playing together but in the moment it seems like they are tiny and do NOTHING forever! HA Here are some pics from the last few weeks.

New playgroup..well this pic is about 3 weeks old. Looking at everyone else's photo of the kids, mine is even worse. Trenton was excited to have a big boy buddy, TREVOR! This is going to get confusing....

Making brownies with Mommy a few weeks ago. Trenton loves helping in the kitchen...he can practically make his own Easy Mac (an essential life skill I might add).

Trenton on Sunday with some major Spring Fever. We ALL smiled a little bigger this weekend!

On the back of his Jeep. Rides this all over the backyard. When the back tires spin, he gets out and looks under the hood. I swear I did not teach him this.....creepy.

What's that I see.......green sprouts???.....day lillies????? Yipee!!

Sweet Will

T and I came to Conway yesterday to meet baby Will. He is just perfect and looks so tiny. Here are some pics that my step dad took yesterday.

Meet you mommy and daddy.
Look at that good looking mom (and dad :)). My mom made her hospital gown. She also made a matching sling, nursing cover, taggie, burp clothes, and swaddler. She better get to work for baby Trevor!! HA

Mom and Rach decorated her door with some of her bows from shower presents and left over decorations from her teacher/class shower.

William Reid Virden

Welcome Baby Will!!

My sis, Jenny, had her baby boy, Will, this am!! Yipee!! I'm an aunt again! He was 7lb 14oz and 20.5 in. long. Makes me excited about Trevor coming in June. All of us girls just keep having boys!! My stepdad said that the curse is now lifted though since there are 5 grandbaby boys now. 5 is the magic number since there are 5 of us girls! When I say curse...you know what I mean....boys aren't really a curse, my mom is just ready to sew some girly stuff! I'm sure there are plenty more to come.....

Here is a random pic from when Trenton was 13 months. Look at that round face! And just 4 teeth! Same happy boy.

The boy LOVES candy

The Vday presents are rollin in for this little guy! Last night, we got a package from Aunt Jo, Aunt Wendy, and Uncle Bill from Destin. Trenton went crazy for all the candy...of course! Also, notice the Valentines tie shirt from my mom, Trenton's "nina". There's a small heart that supposed to look like a tie tac..HA Thanks for the cavites....I mean candy and goodies! :)

Sheer joy

So proud of his gummie sucker..

Hmmm. I'm going to tear into this....

Two handed tear into it!! (The crazy hair is after a wild day at school, went with a mohawk, came home looking homeless).

20 week ultrasound

Well....it's a beautiful, healthy, baby BOY!! I really never had a doubt, although every now and then my eyes strayed to baby girl clothes.

He looks perfect already. He has been making his presence known to me for about a month now already. His big feet and long legs have been making some bigger movements this week. He is 11oz. today.

I think I heard Matt sigh a sigh of relief over there in the corner with Trenton. Trenton seems excited to have a brother although I'm still convincing him that it's human, not a monkey like his daddy tells him..... After I told Trenton where the new baby would sleep he thought of a better idea of putting him in the bathroom. I am getting a small glimpse of how this relationship is gonna go. I can't wait.. poor Gretchen (our grouchy chiwauwa). The chainsaws and machine guns have almost put her over the edge, it's about to be 2 to 1.

The name we have picked is not 100% yet so I won't reveal anything yet. Matt is 95% on it. He'll come around...

I am making plans now for Trenton's new room and baby's room. I can now order the stuff I really want for Trenton's room (wasn't going to spend it if we had to buy all new stuff for girl). I am revamping Trenton's baby bedding. Adding orange to the chocolate/cream scheme. Shouldn't be too much work (since my mom's gonna do it :)).

Heading to Bella Jack's buy 1 get 2 free!! I gotta buy SOMTHING!! Matt got off so easy!

Snowed In

Here are OUR snow pics everyone. Everyone else has theirs up. We got ice the night before (maybe an inch) then it snowed almost all day Fri, and not just a little, it was a blizzard! Matt got to come home early so he took Trenton outside to play and sled down the driveway (in the recycling bin lid--whoo hoo!) Looks like we are going to be at home all day today too.

Eating a snowball his daddy told him to throw at me while sledding.

Making snow angels. He saw Max and Ruby do this the other day. He was pretty excited!

Playing around the house. Trenton likes to build "nests".


Jumping in his nest.

Labels

These are the stickers that Trenton got on his back yesterday while I went to the gym. I kind of chuckled when I saw the second one but thought it was a great idea. I started thinking about that while I worked out (more like strolled around the track) and thought "what if we had a label on our back with one word summing us up for that day?" I thought of many things mine could say but right now I just want it to say "pregnant." I feel very pregnant although I don't look very pregnant so I would want everyone to know why it look like I drank too much beer or had a really good Christmas. What would your label say???

Will Go Potty 4 Popsicles!!

Well, it's official....Trenton is pottytrained!! Easier than I thought really. Fri. afternoon he said "I don't want to wear a diaper anymore." That was where it all began. We have stayed home all weekend wearing just underwear and he did great! Had an accident Sat. am (well 2 small ones, he wasn't "finished" with the first accident) but has gone in the potty everytime since then. The motivater.....popscicles! The more he eats....the more he pees!

Happy Dance!!


More Happy Dance

I'm not sure what this face is....I said "smile". What a stinker! I am so proud of my big boy!!

Little Gym Medal Day

Saturday was Trenton's last day at The Little Gym. It was "show/medal day". More like "chaos day." Trenton's cousin Reagan was in town so she came along and played too. Aunt Michelle got lots of shopping done that day. Friends and relatives came to watch the kids. Not OUR friends and relatives but that's ok. As far as I'm concerned, relatives can watch Trenton at the mall inside playground and get the same amount of action. He runs like a wild man for about an hour and wants nothing to do with any class activitiy. Hopefully he'll be in soccer this spring and it will be a little more his style..
Trenton and Reagan stopped to actually smile for the camera.

By the end of the class, he was a trainwreck and wanted nothing to do with standing up on the podium to receive his medal. He is pissed, can you tell?

Climbing the obstacle course.

Cute Avery, Emily's little one, climbing on the beam.

Supposed to be doing a bean bag song/activitiy with the class. He is of course too busy for something so silly. He does have the bean bag in his hand though....

I am slowly cleaning out the guest bedroom today. Michelle took some things back home for her house and my lil sister's friend bought the mattress and is coming to pick it up today. I am taking all of the things off the wall in my office and getting ready to start making it into the new baby's room. I have a long way to go. I find out what the sex of the baby is soon and I want to be ready to start decorating!!! Turing the guest bedroom into a playroom with a sleeper sofa for guests. Can't wait. Trenton still doing good in his bed. The last 2 naptimes have been good. We had a couple of rough ones where he kept putting toys in his bed. Hope he keeps this up!

Last note....if you want a good laugh....go to The Nicodemus Family blog and read her last post. For some reason, I think we could be great friends....she sounds hilarious.

Kind of Big Boy Bed

Well, with Baby 2 on the way, I've started some transitions in my house. First, Trenton's room. He LOVES his crib. Has NEVER gotten out and when asked if he wants a big boy bed, firmly answered NO! I LOVE my bed. I am not buying another one so we started the process. I took the front off (the whole time we did this we kept telling ourselves we were crazy). We bought a safety rail (which is practically the size of the crib). The kicker is he has the freedom to get in and out. I want him to have this freedom and learn to stay in on his own BEFORE we bring home a new baby. So far he loves it and stays in until I get him in the morning. Only one bump in the road so far.....naptime today. I heard him messing around on the monitor (as usual for naptime) and decided to check in. He had like 20 books, all his tools/nails/screws, and about 10 stuffed animals in there. We had a little chat about the rules of a big boy bed. We'll see how this goes. I can't wait to order the bedding I have picked out for his twin bed and change things up a bit. I took off the skirt, bumper, and changed the lamp (no more baby lamp). Things are looking a little plain for now I guess.

The essentials...Mr. Ribbits-check, Teddy-check, Puppy-check. Ohhhh and now cupholder...big check check!!

The other morning I caught Trenton on my bed with the bag of Marshmellow Mayteys (my fav). He was dumping them out, picking out the marshmellows...who am I to judge.


Look at that face.....guilty!!!

16 weeks

Today I went to the doctor for a checkup (15-16weeks). I didn't get to see my regular Dr. that I see all the time but that was ok. Little baby's heartrate was just perfect. He kept the doppler on there a while while we talked so I heard it for a long time. I wish I could just wear one of those things all the time. At first it was 140, but after a few min. it went up to 150. We could hear all the movement "it" was doing too, so that's why it's little heart rate went up. (Just like me walking up the stairs to the clinic....sad). He said "I'm suprised you can't feel it moving, with it being your second and you being so tall and thin." Yep, he's now my favorite, he called me thin....something I feel NOT SO MUCH OF! I quickly told him it was an illusion because of my height and as a matter of fact I DID feel lil peanut move this am in bed. Matt thought I was crazy. My next appt. is at 20 weeks for an ultrasound. We are very anxious for that appt to come. I want everything to be ok so I can worry a little less....and we can find out the sex!

My car outside temp said 3 this morning on my way to my appt. Radio said more like -10 to -15 with the windchill. That is the only time I have been outside my house for the last 2 days. RIDICULOUS!! to say the least.

Trenton and I have been warm and cozy inside this house. I play cars most of the day, "fix things" when I'm not playing cars, and take LONG naps while he does. I am still requiring the same amount of sleep as an infant these days. I have also caught up on my house, which I've been trying to do for like a year. I feel an amazing sense of accomplishment having all my laundry done, dishes clean, and my floors clean AT THE SAME TIME. We all know, it won't last. I can almost see dust gathering as I type.

Happy New Year & more SNOW!!

Happy New Year! We are ready for a new year filled with big events, many 1sts, and great memories. We haven't been up to much these days. Poor Matt is coming out of a terrible bout of strepp throat/ear infections. I didn't think adults got those but he did. He started the year at 2am with night sweats/chills and a high fever. I'm glad the medicine has started working and we are starting to see the old Matt come back.....we missed him. (He literally did not move or talk for like 2 days).

We were also suprised to see snow this am! I have been a busy bee around the house and have not been keeping up with the news. I guess everyone else knew it was coming. It was a nice suprise though. Here are some random pics and some new pics today of the snow..


Little man puttin down one of his many "cutie oranges" he eats everyday.

When my mom was here a few days ago, I put her diet coke in this as a joke. Trenton found it later that day and put his sippie in it. It was quite a site to say the least.

Checking out the snow.

About to hit mommy with a snow ball.

Daddy taught Trenton to eat the snow. Fabulous....

He said "yummmmm...it's icy!"