So far in April

Even though there are a few days left in April I am going to post some stuff so that we can share what a fun month it has been so far. We have moved up to weekly doctor's appointments until Stevie's arrival and recently had a serious of ultrasound measurements done to make sure everything is looking good. (Niki's external measurements were a little small and so the doctor wanted more tests.) The ultrasound measurements put her due date at May 9th, though the OB/GYN says that we will stick with our projected due date of May 6th.We had a bit of a scare last week when Niki experienced prodromal labor symptoms. With contractions consistently five minutes apart and severe back pain it looked like Stevie was coming three weeks early. However the contractions stayed five minutes apart and there was no progress in dilation or effacement. The contractions continued for the next day or so, and the back pain for about five days. Niki is back to feeling as comfortable as can be expected and we're back on for May 6th.

We received a great photo of Brodie enjoying a gift we sent him home with. Look at the little man cruise!


Mitchell started Montessori preschool this month and really enjoys "working" on playing with airplanes, coloring with crayons, and being outside.

When Mitchell is at home we get in a lot of drawing/coloring time too. Here are some of his recent pieces.


Mitchell plays a lot with with his planes and helicopters these day...A LOT...but here he took a break from those to create a line of cars doing wheelies. He was quite proud.

Here Mitchell plays with a helicopter attached to a bucket

Mitchell is earning his keep these days...helping with car washing...

And helping daddy put together furniture...


And of course we have spent some time just being cute.Here we go for bike ride with Daddy...



There's more to follow soon.

One exciting March

March was a very special month for us. We had a chance to share some of our inclement weather with Aunt Kristin, Uncle Matt and Cousin Brodie. This was taken just before being pelted by rain and hail.The little guys got some great one on one time with the grown-ups...




And with each other...


Our friend Melanie coordinated a surprise Baby Shower for us (surprise for Niki, everyone else knew). We had a great group of friends and family there and the gifts were so generous. Lots and lots of cute clothes, gift certificate, closet accessories, nursing items, blankets, hair accessories, rattles, a swing and bouncy chair just to name some. Mitchell received a few big brother presents including the Police helicopter above, the train blanket below, some bubbles, side walk chalk, and his very first camera (a toy Elmo edition).





Unfortunately we didn't get pictures of everybody but here are some of the lovelies that joined us that day...
Our neighbors Randie, Paul and Theresa
And our dear friends Tiffany and Noelle.


Ama and Apa stopped by for a visit too and got to work preparing the swing and bouncy chair.And of course they put in some cuddle time too.

And then we spent the rest of the month being cute.Much love.

February was short...

I know we did a lot in February but apparently we didn't take a lot of pictures. It rained a lot but we managed to get outside on a couple of dryer days.


Here Mitchell and mommy went to the Big Equipment Convention and checked out some cool stuff.
We also celebrated our dear friend Austin's birthday, but mommy failed to get any pictures of that event. What we did manage to get was pictures of Mitch playing with his new toy that Austin's mommy Melanie gave to Mitchell so he wouldn't feel left out.