Bryce & Brennon

We received Brennon's bedding the other day and you took advantage of the box!  You crawled in there and closed yourself in and then would pop out like it was a big surprise...and of course we acted totally surprised!  Your little imagination is really taking off and I love watching you play pretend!  Love you - Mommy

Well...I have to say I am feeling really crunched for time with this baby.  I've got the bed, the bedding, the armoir, and have picked out the wall color.  However, there are so many things still left to do!  I love the bedding...it's so bright and colorful which is the total opposite of what Bryce's baby room was like, but it is adorable! 

In other news we have decided on a name for the new baby:  Brennon Joshua.  It is always hard to pick a name for your child that will be theirs for their entire life.  But I just can't think of a more perfect name for our second little boy!

I went to the doctor this past week and everything is going great.  My blood pressure is a little low and has dropped since last time but my doctor's not worried about it!  I have gained a total of 15 pounds.  The heartbeat was perfect.  Brennon is moving around like CRAZY!  He flips and flops constantly.  I have been having alot of Braxton Hicks contractions and they are waking me up at night...but this too shall pass!  Can't wait for little Brennon's arrival!

Your second cousin (her mommy is my first cousin) came to visit this week.  They live in west Texas and we only get to see them on special occassions.  This week she came to stay with her grandparents and we got to play with her one day.  You two had a blast!  You guys colored, ran around the back yard, ate pizza, flew kites, and you guys drove us around while we checked the cows!  You were so sweet to her and were sharing every single toy of yours with her.  We're glad we got to spend some good quality time with little miss Izabella! (I posted some extra pictures for Bella's family!)

Well...you are rapidly approaching the 2 1/2 year mark!  I cannot believe it!  You are such a joy!  I wanted to write a few of the things you have been doing lately because they are so cute, but I know in a few months something new will be happening and I may forget...so here goes!

You are obsessed with Thomas the train.  I am not exaggerating!  You have to carry at least one train with us at all times, you know all of the trains by name, you love to watch the movies and read the books.  You have started saying hillarious things related to the narration of the movies...they are kind of old timey and it is so funny when you quote things, here are a few things you have said recently:  "I love Thomas...Thomas the train, my oldest friend!",  "Oh no!  sighed Percy",  "Here comes Harold to the rescue!"  You always role play with your trains too!  They talk to each other - most of the time it is things you've heard in the movies - and you line them up on the tracks and say "Come on, let's go to the Island of Sodor"!  I love watching you play!

You have also started stashing things in your pocets (i.e. the picture I took) and I never know what I'm going to find.

You LOVE eating breakfast and wake up most mornings asking for food.  Your favorites are bananas, strawberries, rice crispies, and pancakes.  Everytime you eat rice crispies you say with such excitement, "hear 'em poppin'?!"

Lately you've been asking to go pee-pee on the potty...but nothing has made it actually into the toilet yet.  So I'm following your lead and if you ask to go potty, I take you and otherwise I'm perfectly fine with changing diapers!

I love you and try everyday to let you know how precious you are to me...I treasure every second I have with you!

It has been so beautiful here the last couple of weeks!  The temperature has been from 70 - 75 degrees and the wind has blown, just enough clouds, and all of the beautiful flowers are blooming.  We've just had a great time being outside in the beautiful weather.  Sunday you and Abigail were so cute playing that I had to take pictures of the two of you in your church digs!