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Weekend With the Boys

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Last weekend Evan spent Saturday and Sunday with “his cousins” (the babysitter’s nephews) over at his babysitter’s house. They had a blast playing outside, playing inside, going to Des Plaines for the slot car racing (race track with cars that drive with the connector that goes into the slot on the track – like my Turbo Hoppers but on a much larger scale). Evan even made a rice krispy house and decorated it up with all kinds of candy!

A big thanks to Denise and Phil for giving Evan an exciting weekend!

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The Superstar

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Evan has become quite the poser for the camera lately and I decided to get him to pose this morning since I was actually running a little early. Here he is after I told him to “pose”. As you can see he poses as naturally as I do…and both of us look equally as cool. Evan enjoys wearing his sunglasses on occasion and when he does I call him either “the superstar” or Bono (U2). Perhaps I can get some footage soon of him dancing (he break dances). If the entertainment industry does not want him, he come work for me 😉

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Week 21 Appointment

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137 lb and blood pressure is 132/75 – everything is good – no worries.  No ultrasound this time because of all of the other appointments I have had lately.

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Random Evan Photos

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Here are some random images from my iPhone taken over the last month or so.

The images are from the recent trip to NJ (including a Harley ride in the airport), as well as Evan’s first snowman we made together in the front yard.

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Movement

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Soon after the amniocentesis and Christmas I began to feel our little babies moving – a lot.  The girl moves all the time and the boy moves here and there (his heart rate is lower as well).  I took it as she is going to be active and energetic and he is going to be easy going just like his big brother Evan.  I did have some concerns of course since he was the one with the initial high reading in November – but the doctors keep confirming that thing seem normal.

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Amniocentesis

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Amniocentesis went well –  I was pretty concerned, but I am use to needles, so I just shut my eyes and waited for it to be over.  Jen actually asked where she could sit that she would see the least amount of the needle – funny.  It did not hurt too much, just uncomfortable when the doctor was trying to get in the right spot to take some of the fluid.

I got the results a few weeks later and all were normal with chromosome numbers and placement.  We get confirmation on a boy and a girl.  The girl is on my lower right side and the boy is on the left side higher up.  The girl is head-down and the boy is head-up.   I hope he flips and they both decide to exit normally – this is a concern I have had since I found out their positions.

Boy Pics – A

Girl Pics – B

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Happy Third Birthday Evan!

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Happy Birthday Evan! It is hard to believe Evan is now 3! I actually have memories from when I am 3 so I am excited that soon Evan will start building his memory for events we can talk about in the future. Today Amy got him out of bed (always a treat for him), he had a brownie from Mrs. Fields for breakfast (thanks Rosemary!) and then got to hang out with Josh and Phil Sr. while they hooked up the new fridge to our water line.

Later today we are going to take him to dinner at Chuck E Cheese (he called it “Yucky Cheese” this morning), have some cup cakes, and then end the day with some Garfield cartoons in bed.

Happy birthday!

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Mommy’s Beautiful Hat

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For years (probably 20) I have worn a ski hat – red with a big ball on the top and have loved it. Amy thought it was a bit much – especially since it had a hole in the middle (I called it the bullet hole), so I only wore it when using the snowblower on below zero days. The other day I put it on and as soon as Evan saw me where it, he looked at me and said very seriously “Mommy – your hat is beautiful!” That little sentence made my day because Amy had been making fun of it for years.

When we got home from our outing where I wore the hat – I put it on the table by the door (ok – probably the floor) and put Evan to bed. I went down to my office for a few minutes to quickly check email and the next thing I know Amy called me up to see the result of a horrible incident – Colby (who never has once shredded anything) – decided he liked my hat too and shredded the ball on top so that only 4 strands were left. I went from having a wonderful (beautiful even) hat to having a Charlie Brown Christmas tree like hat. Oh well. At least at the end of the day I can say Evan thought it was beautiful. Thanks Evan!

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Our Christmas Tree

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img_0486 Over the weekend we went out and picked out our Christmas tree. Evan enjoyed looking at all the trees and of course talking to all the people that were around us. We picked out the tree and upon paying for it Evan enjoyed one of the employee candy canes. Luckily for us, the cashier was in the Christmas spirt so Evan did not get yelled at.

When we got home and started decorating, Evan got quite excited and even helped put on some of the ornaments. He ended up putting them all in one area, some on the same branch, but since he wanted to help, they are on as he wanted. All in all, Evan absolutely loves decorations and loves to point them out wherever we go. He especially likes going to stores like Target where they have tons of decorations hanging down from the ceiling. As soon as we walk in – his face lights up.

img_0487While getting the tree ready in the garage, Evan decided he wanted to play out in the snow. He did not have any snow pants on so I was surprised how long he stayed out there, but he had a blast playing first with all his trucks in the snow, then building a “castle” with all his sidewalk chalk. Evan and I have also been enjoying the snow together as I discovered we have a common interest: throwing snowballs. As soon as we go outside he gets a snowball together and throws it at me and then I throw one at him. I look forward to next year when we can build forts together and have a real snowball war!