baby #3.

"i'm in love, i'm in love and i don't care who knows it" buddy the elf

today we had our 5th ultrasound with this little baby

and today was the first time little baby (somewhat) cooperated.

little baby likes to be a in ball, a very tight ball,

making it very hard to see/get measurements/feel comfortable.

today little baby sucked his/her thumb the whole time.

seriously so cute!

we don't care if its a boy or a girl.

we're going to be happy no matter what

and today we're very happy.

me :: a to z.

A. age :: twenty.eight.

B. bed size :: queen.

C. chore you hate :: dusting the blinds.

D. dogs :: do my parents dogs count?

E. essential start to your day :: washing my face.

F. favorite color :: olive green, golden yellow, grey.

G. gold or silver :: lately gold.

H. height :: five.four.

I. instruments you play :: piano.

J. job title :: mama.

K. kids :: lane, gage, and baby number 3.

L. live :: castle rock, co.

M. maiden name :: ferry.

N. nicknames :: bump.

O. overnight hospital stays :: quite a few.

P. pet peeve :: chewing with your mouth open, dirty kitchen sinks.

Q: quote :: "get done what you have to get done so you can do what you want to do"

R. righty or lefty :: right.

S. siblings :: old sister dana, younger sister renee.

T. time you wake up :: whenever the boys wake up.

U. university attended :: grace university.

V. vegetables you dislike: onions.

W. what makes you run late :: my kids!

X. x-rays you’ve had :: lots.

Y. yummy food :: chicken noodle soup & dumplings.

Z. zoo animal favorite :: penguins.

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gage(18months).

dear gage.

you're a year and a half. already. how did that happen? and how did you get so big?! you're huge. according to the dr you are the size of an average 27 month old. every night your dad and i sneak in and look at you in your crib and say "whoa, he is just getting so big!" and you know what?...you know you are getting big. you want to do everything a big boy does. you want to use a toilet, you lay in lane's big boy bed and cover up, you refuse to not use silverware and throw a fit about having to sit in a highchair.

unfortunately, you have my sweet tooth.

sharing? good job!

the guilt of being pregnant with your little sister or brother has set in. i remember this when you were in my belly too....feeling bad that i was about to totally disrupt lane's life and the perfect little routine we had established. and now i feel the same way with you, like i'm about to ruin your life and worry about how you'll adjust.

you love your morning oatmeal!

but i shouldn't be worried, because we both know...nothing could be further from the truth! we can't imagine life without you!! and you'll adjust just fine...having a new baby in our home makes hearts bigger, and you have a big little heart.

i think you walk around like this just to make us laugh.

you are developing right on track like any typical 18 month old. you say quite a few words (lane "aine", bubble, papa, mama, daddy, peek.a.boo, tractor, ball, bike, cat, dog, book, cookie ....), you loooove to cuddle & give kisses, you throw a few number of fits daily, you are so stubborn and just plain frustrating.

you can't stand waking up before lane from nap time.

you have to go in his room and try to wake him.

here you're pointing to his gum collection, trying to sneak a piece

while he's still crashed in his bed:)

but you're anything but "typical." i look at you each day and am amazed you are mine. i thought that maybe the awe-ness would wear off with the second child, but it hasn't at all. i'm totally in awe of you and that i get to be your mama.

saying "hi!"

"enough with the pictures"

blowing kisses.

happy year and a half gagers. mama loves you.

summer days.

we're seeing back to school signs, shiney new school supplies at the stores, there are less kids at the playground, the boys even wave to the school bus each morning but at our house summer is still going strong!

it was our third time going to the county fair here in castle rock. (2010, 2009)

the boys of course, LOVED the parade thru downtown. gage was double fisting the lollipops the whole time.
the boys also enjoyed seeing all the animals at the fair grounds...although it was very short lived. gage was bit by a turkey and that was the end of all the fun for everyone.
all three boys dreaming of being cowboys when they grow up.
a few weeks back we babysat my friend, and doula's, daughter while she was off at a birth overnight. vance and i said, this may make or break if we want our new baby to be a boy or a girl...we're still open to either. the kids were all so good!
look at those smiles! they were so cute, they whispered quietly and then said "goodnight" to each other before falling asleep. vance and i just watched the monitors with smiles on our faces.
rock painting.

grandma gwen came for a few days. what a great time!! lane LOVES having people come to our house, really, he is SO proud and happy to be at home with the people he loves. we'd walk in and he'd say "gramma gwen, this is my home, you like it?"
it was an odd moment...lane was letting me take his picture. (ok yes, he may have been bribed by pop, but does it make it better if it was natural soda?!)


oh gage!

while mom was here we ventured up to copper mountain to meet dad and doyle dykes there for a guitar event. you can see more about it on my mom's blog.
always, always amazing to see & hear doyle.
the boys enjoyed the playground with guitar music playing in the background:)
gage soooo wanted to go backstage with papa neal. gage and papa were buddies all weekend.
and lane, he was just unsure about the whole "stage" thing.
finally, backstage!
the next morning we took lane on an outing up the ski lift with just us (vance & i). it was so sweet sitting there looking out at the mountains, telling lane how special & what a blessing he is. i think vance and i took turns kissing his checks the whole way up & back down.

of course, once we got up there, lane was more interested in the machinery than anything else.

LOVE this picture!!
cheesy with mom.
and a big smooch!
doyle, papa, and gage.

everyday rain showers are still going strong which has lead to some fairly impressive rainbows.
i woke lane up just to see this one, it was pretty amazing!
summer means band aids and summer has been rough on their knees. a constant at our house.
the boys played forever with these lasagna roads.


(gage's little fingers make me smile!)





civic green park, probably the coolest park in denver, seriously.





LONG LIVE SUMMER!