is always more fun with a helper :)
you will be missed
Today is bitter sweet day for the Knight family is moving home to Mississippi and while I am so excited for them and everything that this move means for their family I hate, hate, hate to see them go…
I couldn’t have been more thrilled when Nan called me 4.5 years ago to tell me that they were venturing down to Florida- I was so happy that they were going to be close and it has been so wonderful to have them here! I’ve loved watching our families grow together and am not sure that I would have made it through having a newborn without her advice and shoulder to lean on. And while I am thrilled at all of the opportunities this move will allow them, I just wish Hattiesburg wasn’t so far away! I guess a trip back to the ‘burg will be in my future soon!
Good Luck Nan, Jeremy and Leyton!! I love you friends and know that you will be so, so missed!
why we’ve been gone…
Please excuse the lack of blogging lately, this little one (also excuse the iPhone photo, I haven’t been able to scan the ultrasounds yet) has been keeping me pretty darn busy lately!! Honestly, I have been pretty lucky with both of my pregnancies and haven’t had much in the way of morning sickness. However, between chasing after Jay Bird (who is happily in full on toddler mode) and this one growing organs etc it’s wonder how I don’t pass out in my dinner every night…
Either way, there is light at the end of the tunnel since we have official passed into the second trimester and I have hope that my energy will be returning soon! Keep your fingers crossed for me ;-) Also, for those of you that are wondering the ultrasound is from our 12 week appointment, last Wednesday. We got a great report on our new little bean- everything looks super healthy, the heartbeat is strong- yea for good news!! Little baby has it’s back facing up in the photo (the bright white you can see is it’s spine) and you can also see a little bit of a profile, the top part of the leg and the blob in the middle is a hand. If you can’t see it you’ll have to trust me or try squinting a little…
Will try to check back in again soon…
a very special book to share
It’s no secret around here that our little Jay Bird loves a good book. He will crawl up into almost anyone’s lap, book in hand and sign “please” practically begging you to read to him. I challenge you to try and say no to his sweet little face; I simply don’t think it’s possible.
A little more than a month ago I ordered a very special book for Jay to share with all of our friends and family. Little by little, he crawled into each of their laps and had them read to him. Why is this book, “Things I Love…” so special you ask? Well, the end of this book marks a very exciting beginning for our family…
It reads…
But while I have loved being the number one son,
I know being a BIG BROTHER will be much more fun!!
Baby #2 due Thanksgiving 2011!!!!!!
Jamie , Jay and I are so very excited to share that this Thanksgiving we will have one more thing to be grateful for- a brand new baby, a fourth member of our family!!
And while we weren’t able to tell everyone in person I did have my camera out when we did and here are some of their reactions. They weren’t as shocked as the ones we had when we told them about Jay but they were fun to get on camera just the same!
tub time
The trains are by far Jay’s favorite part of bath time these days. He and Daddy “drive” them all around the edge of the tub over and over again. Seriously, with every trek across there is squeals and splashes of excitement.
happy day,
happy Friday! We have had a wonderful day today- one full of productivity, play and a whole lot of hugs!!
Here’s wishing you a wonderful weekend…
sharing
We are all about sharing around here these days. Or in Dolce’s case tolerating…
finger lickin’ good
Yesterday afternoon, Jay took this (vanilla pudding finger paint)
and made these masterpieces!!
He was one heck of a mess by the end of it but a good time was had by all!
the big four
Today our fuzzy ball of pitiful goodness turns four- Happy Birthday Piper!! Not exactly sure how that happened since I can remember anxiously waiting for her arrival like it was yesterday, but it did. Honestly though, she has been such a wonderful addition to our family and continues to melt my heart as I watch her turn into Jay’s best friend…
Here’s to many, many more Piper hugs sweet girl!
reading
Our little guy loves, loves, loves to climb in your lap and read a book. Some days we read the same book over and over again and some days he will pull every book we own off of the shelf and have you read them all. Either way I don’t mind- it’s great cuddle time and honestly the only time he sits still anymore…
I got these photos of him curled up with his blanket and book a few weeks ago, not sure why it’s taken me so long to share them. He’s precious, just precious…
I also managed to take a few of us reading together, this is what my lap looks like so frequently…
The blanket in the above photos is his baby blanket that I finally finished just shortly after Jay’s first birthday (better late than never) and I thought that it might be nice to grab a few photos of him with the blanket. Ha! Who was I kidding? This kiddo is not going to sit still for that any more…
the perreault family 