Big boy room!

I was finally able to paint Ashton's big boy room. It's the smallest of all three but the baby room is a combo with the guest room. He doesn't need anything in his room anyways. Less to climb! We still need to go and get him a twin size bed, but this will do for now!

Ashton stared at the Curious George stickers for awhile. He is obsessed with monkeys and airplanes. I have ordered some airplane wall decals which will cover another wall! Can't wait for those to come in!

Ashton is still a "messy" sleeper, so I pull out the fold-out chair for him. He has done quite well with the transition. He still wakes up a couple of times in the night but it hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. I have heard of horror stories of parents putting the kids back in bed hundreds of times (in one night)! Thankfully, Ashton stays in bed but will cry his little eyes out. That has only happened 2-3 times... with Mom of course. Matt and Nana Dee can get him to go down without a fight... so far!

36 weeks

27 more days!

Wow! I am down to a daily countdown until baby girl Besmer joins us... at the most! The answer to the question I always get asked, "How are you feeling?" I am feeling fine. I often think the baby has dropped. She likes to kick and snuggle up closely to my bladder.

The closer it gets, the more nervous I get about having two kids under two years old. I wonder how Ashton will act towards a new baby and his Mommy being pulled in two directions. He is such a good kid but oh so attached to his Mommy. He is 100% boy and loves climbing and jumping and getting dirty. He is so much fun these days. He is learning to talk more and more and is even putting small phrases together. His favorites are "Is it ____?" or "It's a _____."  He loves to color and has figured out how to use stickers. He has discovered candy and cookies. I have resorted to bribes in public. His favorites include monkeys, Elmo, and airplanes. He will watch tv for close to 30 minutes with his favorites being Elmo (of course) and Curious George. He is a smart kid and will say the animal noises before the movie. He identifies and can remember his Nana and Gampa and Ma-mah and Papa. And he's decided to jump out of his crib so we have made the transition out of the crib. He now sleeps on the crib mattress of the floor. Hopefully I can get his room done before the baby comes so he can transition to his big boy room and bed! After his room is done, I can move onto the baby's room turning everything into shades of pink! I hoped to create a room of purple and green but I never realized how hard it is to find purple! Everything baby girl is pink! Wow! I can't believe all the baby stages will begin all over again!

Baby shower for Baby Besmer #2

Thanks to the hosts of the baby shower - Jenn, Tryna, and Nina Lucy! Someone I missed getting a picture of Nina Lucy! I'm sure there will be plenty in the future with the rug rats!

And what's a baby shower without games?!

The boys chugging the bottles! A different kind of bottle than they are used to?!

A Spring day at Woodward Park

A view of the trail to the park. Matt decided to walk an 8 month pregnant lady and his 18 month old son who no longer likes riding in strollers 1 1/2 miles to the park. It was a pretty walk but not much fun for the pregnant lady whose baby stomped on her bladder halfway there!

Ashton hanging out in the tree

Ashton plays rolly polly

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