35 weeks

I haven't updated this for a while, and I can't think of much to write about. The biggest (literally) thing going on for me right now is our upcoming arrival!

I had an appointment yesterday and everything is measuring just right. Our doctor and the nurses are all very friendly--they even remember Leah's name in addition to mine :) But the appointment was overall pretty uneventful, which is good.

We are still figuring out a middle name for the new little guy... he sure has been active! They say to make sure you feel the baby ten times in two hours (or something like that), and whenever I start to count, he makes it to ten in like two minutes.

So here I am, with about a month to go...:

Spring Break Beach Trip

For Matthew's Spring Break, I took the week off and we spent a few days at the coast! We went to Ocean Shores, Washington. Somehow it was sunny the entire time! We had lots of fun walking on the beach, collecting treasures, miniature golfing, bowling, eating yummy food, watching movies, chasing birdies, running from the waves, etc.

On the way home, we made a stop at the Olympic Rain Forest, saw the "world's largest spruce tree", then drove north along the coast and around the entire peninsula. We drove right along the ocean, mountains, and lakes. It was a beautiful drive! We stopped at Port Angeles and found some great tide pools and saw Canada and the strait. We kept going, rode a ferry, and made it back home.

The whole trip was so nice and so fun! I wish we could go again. Leah was great and she keeps saying, "Beach! Do again!" :)

A Little Catch-Up

Matthew and Leah and I went on a picnic to this fun park right on the water across from downtown Seattle. We had a really nice time, and the park had a lot of personality :)


Looking out across the water from the park.


Leah has become attached to several stuffed animals for naptime and bedtime. Her current favorite is this hedgehog-looking thing named "Tiny Bear". He is very easy to misplace :)


Our cute girl is growing up!


But she still loves "kid" things, such as playing in great big boxes!

Toddler Bed

Imagine here a picture of a sweet little two-year-old, sound asleep in a brand new toddler bed big girl bed.

About two weeks ago, we decided that since Leah was going to bed and sleeping so well, she would be ready for a toddler bed. And that would give her two months to adjust before having a little brother take over "her" crib. We took down the crib and set up the new bed, got Leah a special new blanket, and got her really excited about being a big girl in her new bed. We fully expected Leah to get up all through the night and protest having to stay in her bed by herself. Nope! She was a pro from the very start. I think she tried to get up once, but I told her she needed to stay in her bed to sleep, and we have had no problems since then. It was so much easier than I expected! What a good girl! (If only potty training came so naturally...) She even sleeps exactly as long as she used to, except now she goes to sleep happier and wakes up happier, sometimes opening her door and greeting us with a great big "Surprise!" It is especially cute to listen to her pitter-patter down the hallway to come say "Good morning!" if we are still in our bedroom!

Now, we are staying at Grandpa (gwappaw) and Grandma (gwammaw)'s house, and she is sleeping in a different room on a twin bed (with pillows on the side to prevent falls). No problems again! It makes me so happy :) No more portable crib to worry about! For a couple months at least...