22 Months & 20 Weeks

Hi, I'm Jack and I'm 22 months!

This was the week of the 20s....on Monday Jack turned 22 months and on Tuesday Baby D Part II (who we are now lovingly referring to as The Sequel) turned 20 weeks! If only mommy were still 29!  Jack is a fun-loving, active and very strong-willed 22 month old boy....who already weighs 36 pounds and wears a 9 1/2 wide shoe!  He loves anything that has an engine...motorcycles, firetrucks, trains and cars...especially the Disney movie Cars.  Sadly, Mickey Mouse has been slowly replaced by Lightening McQueen.  But Dora still reigns supreme on the TV.

In the past few weeks Jack has definitely started to assert his independence which makes daily activities a bit of a challenge, in fact his favorite words are NO and STOP IT.  It tries our patience for sure, but at the end of the day, his good moments outweigh the bad ones and we just adore him more and more.  He's so funny, inquisitive and smart. I could write a book about all the hilarious things he says on a daily basis but I won't bore you with them.  But I will tell you a sweet story that just proves that even if you feel like they are ignoring you, your children are always listening...

Christian and I always try to pray before dinner. We usually hold hands and start with either Dear God or Dear Jesus and we always thank God for the baby in mommy's belly. Tonight was one of those hectic nights when dinner was late and we were all so hungry we just dove into dinner without praying. Well a few minutes in Jack looked up from his burger and said, Mommy, Daddy, hold my hand. So we grabbed hands and he said..."Dear God, baby in mommy's belly, Amen." It was such a sweet moment and Christian and I had to pause and take it in. We felt incredibly proud that he already has a knowledge of God. I literally teared up. He may be a stinker from time to time but our Jack really is an amazing child...I just love him so much!

Jack has the best laugh...

Jack and his girlfriend Ava...

We also love The Sequel! We got to see him today at my 20 week ultra sound. He's already proving to be a big baby at almost a pound, when most babies at this age are aboout 9 ounces. He's got big hands and feet like his big bro and momma! I'm predicting a 9 pounder! He's extremely active and I can feel him move all the time. The great part about this stage that I'm finally feeling great! There's no more naseau and I have energy and am less tired all day. I'm super excited to enjoy the second half of my pregnancy. Hopefully we can use these next few months to pick a name because as of now we are totally stumped!

Big mama at 20 weeks...

The Sequel's 20 week ultrasound profile.  I can't wait to see what he looks like...

Baby's big ole claws...