Our Adventures with Noah and Kylie: A much needed update...

It's been a while since my last post, so here's an update on what's going on with us - just as a basic overview first...

We have been going through a little bit of a power struggle with Noah at home. We aren't sure if it has to do with him anticipating the arrival of the new baby or if it has to do with the fact that he moved into a new room at school and is now with the bigger kids. He's really just showing his independence and of course that's what the 'terrible twos' are all about but there is a reason they call them 'terrible'! :-) He's been much better in the past few days, so maybe it was just a little phase but we'll see!

We are slowly but surely working on potty training, too. He seems to be more interested and wanting to sit (and sometimes go) on the potty. I'm sure giving him M&Ms when he actually goes is helping, too! We aren't pushing it yet since he's likely to regress in a few weeks but he's definitely getting there.

On the baby front - we are pretty much ready. All the old stuff is down from the attic and clean, clothes and bottles are washed, and the nursery is almost done - we are just waiting for the letters for the wall to come in.... her name will be Kylie for those of you who don't know yet!

As for delivery, we went back and forth on scheduling the c-section or trying for a VBAC but in the end, we decided that it was best for us to just schedule the c-section. So, we have a d-day! We have a c-section scheduled for Oct. 15th (if nothing happens before that which is doubtful for me of course!).

I think that's all the big family updates - now here are the specifics...

Going back to two Saturdays ago, Grandad came over to babysit Noah while Waylon and I went to another wedding. This time it was a friend and old coworker of mine getting married. It was a beautiful wedding at the Duke Gardens and it was so fun to catch up with old friends.

Christie and Brandon

Old coworkers and friends

Sunday morning was a playdate for Noah and Maddie and then dinner with some old friends, Kate and Vic. It was so nice to see them and they are expecting their first son in December! Babies everywhere.

This shot was from this past Thursday -

Mommy's answer to a rainy day.... take the cushions off the couches and JUMP!

On Thursday afternoon, we went to visit Mason. Maddie was at school, so Noah enjoyed playing with her toys and then finally got excited to really meet Mason. Here he is tickling Mason.

Playing with trains on Friday

This past weekend was a busy one. Saturday, we went out to a Flyball competition that our neighbor and his dogs were competing in. Maddie and Frank came along with us to give Janet and Mason some quiet time. We left the house around 9:30, stayed to watch the dogs for quite a while and then got lunch and finally made it home around 1:00! Here are Noah and Maddie playing outside at the competition...

After Noah's (very short) nap on Saturday, we all headed out to the NC Stae game. Jennie had to work, so she let me use her ticket and we took Noah, too. Waylon was so excited about showing Noah his favorite sport and team. We weren't sure how well he'd do - he came to several tailgates last yaer but was difficult to keep up with. This year, he did great. He just hung out close to us and played in the dirt and played cornhole with the big boys, too!

Once inside, yet again, he did great! He was just enthralled with the sights and sounds and loved when the wolf howled. Since the game started at 6:00, we left at halftime and he fell asleep on the way home. It was such a fun family activity!

When we got home on Saturday night, my parents were there to greet us. Unfortunately, they had a funeral to go to on Saturday afternoon in Winston Salem, so they came to spend a quick night with us. Noah was surprised and excited to see them on Sunday morning. They didn't stay long and left around 9:30 or so but it was nice to see them as always. The rest of the morning was fairly relaxed and then Waylon took Noah to the store while I got some more baby things ready.

After Noah woke up from his nap, we headed over to spend some much needed quality time with Waylon's family! It had been a while since we'd all been together, so it was fun to let the kids play and have a nice dinner. I say it everytime they get together, but it really is so fun to see Noah and Savannah play. We all can't wait for Kylie to join in the fun!!

Hugs!

Riding matching cars :-)

How big is Savannah!?!? SO BIG!

Nana getting lovin from her two (of her three) favorite grandkids

Since we had skipped bath the night before and were planning to let Noah fall asleep on the way home again, we decided to get him a bath over at Nana and Grandad's and Savannah joined him!

Gotta love the hiney shots