4th of July in Virginia

Nico had a blast playing with his cousins all week at Mom and Dad's. They are so patient with him.
He absolutely loved riding in the boat and watching his cousins and Aunts and Uncles wake board off the back. His Mom skipped wake boarding this year since Gabriel probably wouldn't have enjoyed my many crashes.
Oz and Nico were in the pool a lot as well, he is not afraid of the water which is nice but scary too!
After a week with Grammy and D-Daddy we left for our 9 hour drive back home. Right when we pulled into the house, Nico started crying for his Grammy's house and didn't want to come in. I felt so bad for him, I wish we all were able to live a little closer. He will see everyone again soon once the baby comes though.

24 weeks

Here's a picture of Nicolas and I; I'm getting bigger! I feel like I'm huge this time but according to what I wrote when pregnant with Nicolas I'm really about the same as back then.

The ultrasound went fine, I hope to hear something back soon. Thank you for all the well wishes!
I've been feeling really good the past week so I hope to not have another flair up anytime soon; keeping my fingers crossed!

Stripes

We have the room painted and now just need to hang the name over the crib. Nicolas was a big help getting the tape lined up for the stripes :) As usual he has no pants on, I can't wait until the potty training is over! The only way we get him to not have an accident is if we keep his bottoms off, then he will run to the potty every time. This won't work in public though so I need a plan B.

Wish me luck

With all the trouble I've had this pregnancy with heartburn and indigestion they are finally looking into what it may be. I've got an ultrasound set up for 11 today to take a peak at my gall bladder to see if that's the root of my problems.
If anyone knows me they know I HAVE to eat breakfast, even when I'm not pregnant it's a meal I won't miss. This morning has been a challenge since I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything, including water until after the ultrasound. I hope I can make it until noon!

First REAL Haircut

He decided to stay still finally for a haircut but now I'm wondering where his curls went...

Ice Cream Time

Oh boy!

It's Another Boy!

For some reason I really thought this baby was a girl, I was pretty convinced actually. Maybe because we were pretty sure we were finished if we had one of each and so it was wishful thinking on my not feeling so great pregnant days.
The ultrasound showed a loud and clear boy, at first I was happy, then a little sad I wouldn't have a little girl to spend time with, then happy again that Nico would have a little brother to grow up with. Really that will be so wonderful for them both.
I'm looking around wondering who will want to play with all the little dolls I have and my little doll house my Dad and I built, maybe down the road we will have a third and maybe it will be a little girl or maybe I'll be the proud Mom of 3 boys. I can give the dolls to their daughters one day right?

Anyway, I really wanted something different for Gabriel's room, here is a picture of our work in progress. We will be painting stripes on the walls a few shades darker than the current color and I still am waiting on the valances to arrive. We've arranged the furniture different since the picture too. It's all coming together and we are so happy to welcome Gabriel Drake to the family this fall!