We're pregnant!!!

(sometime in January)
We had a lovely Christmas followed by a nice quiet welcoming of the new year.

And now the latest is that Levi likes red and orange and yellow peppers, pepper jack cheese, has a bit of fuzz on his head (new year's resolution: have hair by the time he turns 2), and loves taking a bath.

 (1.June.2010)
Wahoo! We are expecting a wee new member to our little family. The anticipated arrival date is November 27th, so I'm kind of planning on something closer to December 10th (I'm currently 14.5 weeks). We'll see. We learn the baby's sex in about 6 weeks and we are very excited. The baby's name is already decided either way, so we're set in that department. If you're interested in seeing the changes in a woman's abdomen during pregnancy, click on this link: http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10237  This link contains pictures of how everything in the abdomen moves and squishes as the uterus grows. Very interesting, nicht!?

Levi is doing well. He is asleep right now (11am) and went down about an hour ago. He was so cranky! Naps usually occur at 1pm, so this might throw a kink into the day.

On more interesting topics concerning our little boy: He utters 2- and 3-word sentences now. He proclaims things like, "I did it!", "I love it!", and that's about the extent of his long sentences. His vocabulary is still growing and he absorbs information as if he were a very dry sponge. Dad, Nathan, Levi and I went to Hogle Zoo on Friday. We took a stroller, which served as a pack animal rather than transportation for Levi. He was just too busy and interested in everything. He walked most of the time, and asked Nathan to carry him the rest. We saw giraffes up close, and snakes and lizards behind glass. We were a little disappointed by the tigers because they were sleeping and wouldn't even look in Levi's direction!! (of all the rudenesses!). We took lots of pictures, which Dad proceeded to take home with him before we had chance to download them. Dad (my dad) took Levi for a ride on the carousel, which he had me record on video. Levi and Dad were the only people on the ride for the whole time, but Levi wouldn't ride an animal. Maybe they're a little too high, or something. He and Dad had a lovely time anyway and were very sad when the ride ended. Levi even figured out the open the gate which closed after him when he exited the ride, good thing we kept a good eye on him.