video of B eatting his breakfast

My voice is TOTALLY annoying in this video (maybe it's ALWAYS this annoying???) Anyway, TURN YOUR VOLUME OFF!

Brayden has taken to feeding himself these days- "no help, Mommie!"
Here he is this AM eating his bananas and oatmeal:

Just a quick comment to all those out there who aren't "feeling the bump..." =)

I have gained 15lbs already!!! You haven't seen me in awhile if you think I look the same!! ....I'm just saying.... I think I'm FINALLY past that "is she preggy, or not? I'm too afraid to ask" stage! =)

Ahem.... ??? !!!

Here are a few pictures of Brayden's latest creations- What can I say, I'm a proud Momma!

Ummm... Wait a minute, is that THE WALL??? oops, I guess that was inevitable at some point, right?? Hope the magic eraser works on crayon..... !!!

Reading/lounging with Daddy this weekend! Awww...

My first of many Baby bump pictures!

OK, it's what you've been waiting for!! (or maybe not...haha) Although I've been wearing my maternity clothing since 3 months, I'm finally showing in the "right" area. We are at 22/23 weeks (5 1/2 mo). I have another ultrasound on Thursday since they didn't visualize everything they wanted at the last one. We'll let you know how it goes, and hopefully have a few more pictures of our newbie!!

More pics

Here are a couple more Pocono vacation pics from my mom...

Natalie and Todd out in the canoe

The canoes in the truck... or.... out of the truck, considering there is more canoe hanging out the back (80%??) than there is IN the truck!! =)

The 10" or 12".... or was it 17" fish?? =)

B with his cars that he didn't put down for 3 days straight- had them around the clock in the tub, in bed, at breakfast, the lake, etc.

Sharing popcorn with Auntie

Playing with Pop-pop

Me and my "Joey" at the zoo...

Brayden spying on the prairie dogs...

Here are some pics from the Bucks County "Granger Fair" that we visited today for something fun to do (a much larger version of the Lampeter Fair- if you're familiar with that sort of community farm fair) Brayden absolutely LOVED the farm animals and tractors and kettle corn!

B was tickled by the cows... he kept moo-ing and running back into the stables to look at them

And here is B's new "tricycle" that I found at yard sale today! His feet don't quite reach the pedals, but I'm sure it will happen soon enough! I also got him a toddler slide and a turtle sandbox -all for $10!- that didn't fit in my car (or Dereks) so we're waiting to pick those up ASAP! For not being a "yard-saler," I think we made out!!

Pocono's Vacation

This past week, Brayden and I visited with the Miller's at my uncle's house in the Pocono's! It was a perfect weather week (for the most part) and we had a ton of fun at the lake/house. Here are a few pics:

Brayden playing with Auntie and Mimi:

After a busy morning at the lake, Brayden and I cuddle to get warm and enjoy a snack! Pop-pop came to the beach to pick up B for his nap so I could spend a few hours in the sun reading!

Went to "Claws & Paws," a zoo for little kids where you can get a REALLY up close visit with tons of different animals. You can see here how close to the lion we got! (Brayden looks scared, but just wants down so he can run around more!)

Brayden doing his best "turtle" impression... =)

Can you see that the giraffe is actually licking something out of the spouting??

Brayden's favorite part of the zoo was the monkey cage... One monkey was swinging back and forth and hollering like you wouldn't believe! Brayden couldn't stop laughing with every "whoooop!" the monkey gave (and everyone around us couldn't stop laughing at Brayden laughing!) =) Tried to get a pic, but I either ran out of battery power or space on my camera...

MY favorite part of this week- the great family dinners, discussions and games. I learned a new domino's game called "chicken foot" and dad kept me laughing while attempting the phrases in "Mad Gab" (you read random unrelated words off a card and try to get your team to "mush" the words together to make a commonly heard phrase). "Di-digas, man!!" This game has formally been renamed to "Cad Mow" by my family....don't ask....

More pics to come after Natalie and mom share theirs!! check back soon!

Here's our little one...

Just HAD to share a picture of the new member of our family! =) ENJOY!!

Crayola Factory, Easton, PA

We had SO much fun at the Crayola factory (and hands-on museum upstairs) with Mimi. Here are some pics:

Mommy & Brayden with "Tip" the red crayon!



Attempting to color clay, but Brayden preferred the table....




Playing/splashing in the water.



Building (and knocking down, of course) towers

coloring with the MILLIONS of crayons available!!

Coloring with Mimi

In the "choo choo" with Mimi!

This was B's favorite part- the model trains!

Boat naming... although they didn't have any letters that actually went together- but that didn't bother Brayden one bit!! He LOVES magnets!

We spent how much money to get into the factory and one of his favorite activities- opening and shutting the shutters on this boat.... ?? simple pleasures!

Tuckered out after a long day!! Notice NO PACIFIER and the animal cracker has actually fallen out of his hand! LOL!