Two Weeks of Vacation with Mom and Dad

These next few weeks are going to be great for us.  Mom is home for good now, and Dad has the next two weeks off before his class starts.  We have been going on lots of walks, getting little projects done around the house, and Dad has even been able to work on his car.  Mom and Dad have been doing stuff to make sure they are ready for the new baby all week.  First they had the interview with the pediatrician and the tour of the hospital maternity suites on Monday.

Dad has been spending a lot of time out in the garage doing some much needed work on the T-Bird, we are not sure what his obsession with that car is, we can't even go for car rides in it!  He has been working on the brakes, shocks, painting and was even able to put some of the wheels back on.  Check out these awesome silver rear suspension and breaks (before Dad put the wheel on).

Now he has the front wheels off and has been working on the front shocks, springs and brakes.  Oh and he finished painting the spoiler, and it is semi attached, but he lost a screw so we have to go out and try to find a replacement (it got lost in the trunk).  Between taking us for walks, working on the T-bird, baby stuff, and the Tigers having THREE! games on TV Dad has been really keeping busy on his vacation.  It has been a little rough listening to the White Sox announcers, but it seems to be better than watching it on his phone.

Wednesday Mom went to the doctor, yet again.  The baby is doing great, he is head down and really low.  We are hoping he makes his appearance early next week.  Mom is still healthy, her blood pressure is great, she has gained 24.5 pounds total.  She goes back next week for an ultrasound and appointment. The doctor thinks she could go into labor at any time, and we are all hoping that Baby B isn't stubborn and over stay his welcome in Mom's belly.  We are excited to get one more ultrasound pic of our little bro, so be sure to check back next week to see it!

After Mom's appointment they came back and we got to take a car ride of our own.  Hercules had to go to the vet, he has really bad allergies this season and has been scratching like it's nobody's business.  So we had to go and get him checked out and get some ointment for his eyes.  It was an awesome day to go because there were so many other dogs there for us to greet, even two baby puppies.  Hercules was being kind of a drama queen about going back into the room alone, it took Mom and the vet tech a good 5-10 minutes and a handful of treats to get him back there (he thought he was getting his nails trimmed again, which he hates).  I don't know why he has to be such a big baby about it, he always ends up getting a lot of attention, and this was no exception.  While he was getting checked out, I was in the waiting room with Dad greeting all the dogs, getting compliments and I even made a few friends.

Thursday was another day of Dad listening to the Tigers and just hanging around the house.  Then Mom and Dad went to get their car seats inspected, which was the last item on the baby check list.  Now we are officially just waiting for Baby B to arrive.

In the mean time, Dad started yet another home project this weekend.  He decided to start ripping up the linoleum in the 2nd bathroom and getting everything prepped for laying tile (next week's project).  It took him a whole day to get the linoleum and glue pulled up.  We kept getting into trouble for trying to walk on the glue, and it made our feet sticky.  Oh and Dad even had to pull the toilet out (it is currently sitting in the shower) so naturally we are curious as to what is going on in there.  Today he put the cement board down and tomorrow the tiling begins.

All in all it has been a great week, and the two + walks daily has really left us calm sweet boys.

The Nursery is Finished

This week while Dad has been working on the T-Bird, we have been helping Mom put the finishing touches on the nursery, and it is finally finished!  We hung the shelf, animals and decals last week with Ms. Pattie.  This week we helped Mom hang the ABC's, fix up our bed, finish putting everything away and taking pictures.  We even put batteries in the baby swing.  Mom and Dad wanted us to get used to the swing before they put the baby in it (notice the stuffed animals to simulate our little bro), but we could really care less as long as we can lay on our bed and look out the window.

As you can see, Bumper has spared no time before getting comfortable in bed.  
For more pics, check out or Baby Site: Nursery Pics.  

We love house guests!

Last week was a great week for us.  Besides it being Mom's first week staying home with us and Dad taking two vacation days, we had two visitors and it was the best week EVER!

 First our grandma (Ms. Pattie) came up and stayed the week with us, we even let her sleep in our bed.  While she was here they planted flowers outside, went to the movies (Sex and the City 2), had lunch and dinner at Mom's two favorite places (Pizza Hut and Villa Verone), and took us for a couple of walks.  They also did some of the final decorating for the baby's room (pics to come later this week).  We helped of course, we put up some of the wall decorations.  We got a ton of extra attention.  We also showed Ms. Pattie how to put on cloth diapers.  Then Friday she had to go back home and of course we were sad, tired, but sad.

 Mom and Dad stayed up late on Friday night, and we had no idea why until around 1 am when Phil, Dad's best friend from high school, showed up to spend the weekend!  We were so excited to have another visitor!  We stayed up with Dad and Phil for a little bit but then went to bed with Mom.  Saturday they all went to breakfast and we went snooping into Phil's stuff to see if he brought us anything...he didn't.  Then Dad and Phil hung out and played video games and so we spent the day with them, all the boys in Dad's man cave.  Mom, Dad and Phil went to see Prince of Persia and out to eat, but came back to spend time with us that night.  It was another late night for Dad and Phil, but we went to bed with Mom.  Phil left Sunday afternoon, and we were sad again.  But then we got to go on an extra long walk.  We spent the rest of the night catching up on sleep after our busy week.

A relaxing day at home and a Doctors Appt.

Today was a good day, well despite the non-May weather.  Mom had a doctors appointment and ultrasound  so they both took the day off and spent most of it with us.  We got to sleep in, then Mom and Dad went out to breakfast and to their appointment.  Everything looks good with the baby: he is growing well, Mom's blood pressure is good, the doctor is really happy with how everything is progressing.  She goes back in two weeks, and dad is already trying to plan the perfect day for the baby to come.  We won't complain because they say they will take us for a lot of walks when they want the baby to come.  Here are the ultrasound pictures, he was moving a lot this morning!

Then after their doctor appointment, they went to Petco and got some presents for us!  Then we spent the rest of the day together.  The Tigers are playing a double header, so we have been watching the game and playing.  Mom finally finished one of her projects for the baby's room...which still has stuff all over our bed.  And the changing table came today.  Most of the stuff is set up in the baby's room, well the big important items, but the decorating and little details still aren't finished.  There are nursery pics posted on Our Baby Info Site under the Nursery Pics page.