Growing up

Ryan is growing up too fast!  Last Saturday we decided to switch Ryan to his big boy bed so he could give his crib to "baby brother".  I was apprehensive to switch him since we had such a good nighttime routine, but Russ was ready to make the move.  Ryan really impressed me and you would never know a switch was made.  He was so excited and kept saying "big boy bed".  For the time being, we are using Russ' toddler bedspread which has all forms of transportation.  Ryan is super excited and he likes to point out the different vehicles.  I think he likes the extra space, too.  He hasn't tried to get out of bed and still calls for me to get him out when he wakes from a nap or in the morning.

So excited!  He kept saying "again" for another picture

Little monkey jumping on his bed

Showing me the race car

Sweet dreams buddy!

  

I'll have another

Boy, that is! We are excited to announce that we are having another healthy baby boy! The news came as no surprise as we guessed all along we'd have all boys one day, and we couldn't be happier to have a trio of them! We had a little scare when the technician thought she saw a rare congenital condition called an amniotic band, but thankfully after a follow-up ultrasound a few days later, we got the wonderful news that all was well with nothing but a healthy baby! Thanks be to God!

Here is a picture of #3!

Boston Getaway

A couple of weeks ago, Russ and I took a trip to Boston.  It was my first time to be away from the boys, but they were in good hands with Nanna and Gigi!  We had a wonderful time and did TONS of walking!  Boston is a great city and we really enjoyed it, along with beautiful weather and delicious food.  We packed a lot into our 2.5 day trip.  We walked the Freedom trail and enjoyed all the sights and history that go along with that.  We did some shopping, saw a comedy, toured Harvard and the Harvard museum, went to the Red Sox game, and took a quick trip out to Salem and saw some of the witch trial history there.  Below are some pictures from our trip:        

Not just a hand-me-down

LBG #3 due 2/26/13.  Stay tuned next week when we find out what we are having!

First Day of School - Part II

Today, Ryan had his first day of Mother's Day Out at our church.  He did great!  I was a little nervous he might cry, but I snuck out while his back was turned so he didn't get the chance.  His "monkey gram" said he was a busy little boy playing and he was very content, quiet, and a sweet little boy.  When I went to pick him up, he was busy coloring and he did not want to let go of the red crayon and come home!  I hope next week goes as smoothly as today.  Here is a picture before we headed out:

All ready to go!

 

A house divided

Last night we headed to the Stratford/Memorial high school football game. Russ and I both went to those schools so we thought it would be fun to take the boys to the game. I dressed the boys in the school colors...Kyle in green for Stratford and Ryan in red for Memorial. Russ joked we are a house divided. The boys had a blast, especially since it involved eating popcorn! The Brocks met us there and it was fun to have them to watch the game with. There was a nice breeze in the air and we left a little after halftime with Memorial ahead. They ultimately won, which has been the case here lately. We look forward to continuing the tradition of watching this rivalry game for years to come.

Before the game, about to watch the players run past

Brotherly love

Cousins - not sure what they are looking at

First Day of School

Kyle had his first day of Pre-K on Monday.  He has really seemed to enjoy heading back to class and is doing well.  He is worn out every afternoon!  Here are a few pictures of the first day:

A picture with my boys before heading out

Ready to walk to school

And he's off!