Daddy's My Superhero

This weekend John surprised Nicho and built him a swing set, so when we went out today we saw this shirt and had to buy it for Nicho to wear. It says "Daddy's My Superhero". Yes he adores his daddy very much.
We spent all afternoon outside playing on his swing and riding his Power Wheels Lightning McQueen. We also have the baby swing that used to go out on our front tree now on the swing set ready for baby brother or sister :)

Batfest 2009

We went out to Bat Fest tonight to listen to live music, watch the bats come out, eat some yummy festival foods, and check out all of the vendors. We had a blast!

The 50k bike daddy fell in love with

Nicho got his first drawing of him, here he is sitting patiently

He is checking out to see if his Momo is still waiting and watching

The final product, we all couldn't stop laughing when we saw it!

The bats!

Waiting in line for the moonwalk with Momo

Here he is jumping, it's kind of hard to see him but it's the best picture I got.

It was a fun experience and Nicho seemed to enjoy it all. The only downside...we had to wait in long lines for the port-a-potty. Once again today he turned down going once we had our turn. Oh well the boy doesn't like port-a-potties but who can blame him. He was able to hold it until we left and found a decent restroom.
We look forward to next year's Bat Fest with our new little addition :)

Fresh Fruit and Veggies Please

After our breakfast this morning we headed out to the Farmer's Market closest to our house. We had been planning on going for a while and finally went for some fresh fruit and veggies for Nicho's lunches at school. Since Nicho slept in this morning we got a late start and when we got out there it was HOT! We looked around and bought a few veggies, kettle corn (not really a fruit or veggie but hey it smelled good) and a REALLY YUMMY canteloupe!! Mommy ate half of the canteloupe already it is so delish!! They didn't have any berries (or they had run out maybe since we got there late?) so we went on to Sun Harvest down the street. Oh yea Nicho got to experience the port-a-potty while at the Farmer's Market and I guess he didn't really need to go or didn't like it and held it until we got to Sun Harvest hehe. Once at Sun Harvest I took him to the nearest potty and then we could continue on our fruit and veggie shopping. We bought tons of fruit (at great prices too!), we looked at all of the kid vitamins, trying to decide which ones were best. The doc said he could have a vitamin every other day or 2-3 times a week. We bought some yummy steaks that were on sale for Sunday evening dinner, I can't wait! When we were all done shopping and checked out we were all pooped! We came home and Nicho slept for 3 hours!! The boy must be growing. After my mom and I were rested up we left to do some browsing at the shops at the Galleria. I wanted to check out some of the boutiques down there and WOW! If this baby is a girl I'm going to go nuts with all of the cute girlie girl stuff I saw!!!! Poor Nicho and to all of the boys out there, I could not find a single cute boy item in the boutique we went into today :( Oh well I guess we have to stick to Carter's and GAP.

My Sleepy Bear

We completed our first week of school and phew both and Nicho and I were so happy to sleep in this morning. During the summer we usually would wake at 7 or 7:30 and then go for a morning walk after wards. This week we have been getting up an hour to an hour and a half earlier to get ready for school and going to bed earlier. Last night we were all in bed by 9 yet again even though it was a Friday night! I woke up this morning at 7 wondering why I had not heard my Nicho bear. I went to check in on him and he was still sound asleep. I went back to bed, I woke back up at 8 still no sounds from N's room so I went back to sleep. Finally at 9 I got out of bed and started making our usual Saturday big breakfast. So what time did my sleepy bear finally wake?? 9:30!!!!! Wow he did not shout for me until 9:30, I was shocked. I guess he needed to catch up on some zzz's which I didn't mind because it also allowed me too!!

Two Year Wellness Visit

Today we had Nicho's 2 year well check. It went well, he just needed one shot... ahhh I love how the shots become less and less once they get older. I would like to add that he did NOT cry either when he received his shot, it was great! He didn't even realize he had received the shot because he was distracted from the flu mist that he got up his nose just before that. Once he realized the nurse had "poked" him he looked down and saw his cool band-aid and was fascinated with it. The Doc played catch with him and kicked the ball, he was checking out his gross motor skills and did a good observation on his ears, throat, reflexes, etc. He complimented on his potty skills :) He showed off his undies and even went poo and pee at the doctor potty. He talked to him for a bit and then it was time to go. We got in a quick pic before we left, he loves Dr. R! His stats are: 75th percent in weight and 95th percent in height. He is a tall boy! Next well check is next year :)

Back To School

Okay so this is the best picture I could get of bear this morning. He was such a busy body and excited about all the new puzzles and cars that he would not give me the chance to snap a picture.

See what I mean...another snap hoping to catch a good pic

He had a great day back and loves Ms. Alyssa. He has been with Ms. Alyssa since he was an infant so luckily every August that we have returned he has gone to her with open arms. Happy first day back Nicho bear!

Mommy's Little Divo?

Someone got into mommy's purse and found mommy's lip gloss!! While I was on the phone this afternoon blabbing away (which I rarely do) I heard "uh oh" in the dining room. I thought Nicho had a potty accident or something so I went to look and he was happily applying my lip gloss. I had to bribe him with fruit snacks in order to retrieve my lip gloss he didn't want to give it up. I'm just glad that the lip gloss doesn't last 6 hours like the label says phew! The daddy is going to have a cow when he sees this!

This Is The Life...

Just lounging around.

Sibling Update

I went in today for a checkup and to get all my paperwork to register at the hospital. I also scheduled my ultrasound to find out the gender. So, it looks like the first week in September we will know what's in the belly :) . We listened to the heartbeat in which the nurse gave her opinion on the gender...she thinks it's a girl. We got a fast heartbeat again BUT it doesn't mean anything. Anyway the doc asked if I had felt the baby move yet and I told her yes but just a little that I could tell. Well of course after the doctor visit this baby has been moving ALOT. I have felt the little "fluttering" movements more today than any other day. This is my favorite part of pregnancy, to feel my baby in my belly :) . My appetite has started to come back. I didn't gain any weight in the first trimester however the belly is starting to pop out.
Summer has flown by and I have a feeling the holidays will be here before I know it then my brother's wedding in January and finally baby brother or sister arrives!!

His name is John, not Dad!

Nicho has discovered daddy's name is John. It's pretty hilarious hehe!!

Fun Times With Cousin Elise

"Hey Nicho, let's go for a ride in the Caddy!!"

"Wait Elise watch out for the barbecue pit!!"

Elise takes a moment to say "hello", poor Nicho is holding on for dear life.

"Oops my bad, I backed into the slide."

"MOVE OVER!!" says Nicho, " let a man drive now"

"Nicho watch out for the fence" says Elise.

These silly cousins had a fun evening playing out in the backyard. Poor Escalade has had it's share of dings and dents as you can see in the pictures above. It is over 4 years old!! Jeremiah has had it since he was just 3 and now he is 7.5 :(
Goes by really fast!! Anyway after outside play the two amigos went to take a
bath together. Nope no one went poo or pee during the bath :) phew!!