Doctor Visit #2 for Baby #2

So another dr's visit under my belt for baby #2. Everything looks good. I am measuring a little bit larger -- 18 weeks, even though I will be at 17 weeks here on Wednesday. Heart beat was at 146 and everything looks spot on. Morning sickness is still there, but it hasn't been as bad as it was with Thomas. Maybe it's the fact that I don't necessarily have the time to be that sick :-)

Thomas is as busy as ever and NEVER stops talking. He is full of words all the time, and amazes us at how well he can put together a sentence and what he remembers!! He's absolutely amazing. He still is excited about the upcoming baby (I think). He'll point out to us where the baby is and if feeding us "food" from his little kitchen, he will offer some to the baby too...offer my tummy food, hugs, and kisses. He's going to be an amazing big brother :-)

News from the Herring Household

Well, I don't know if we will be making a new blog, but we now need one that will say HerringBaby2!!! John and I just found out this week that Thomas is going to be a big brother!! We are 7 weeks pregnant...with a due date around December 1. Think positive thoughts for us. I'm especially hoping that morning sickness will not last as long as it did with my pregnancy with Thomas....and everything goes well. I'm sure John is hoping that my tiredness ends quickly and I'm not a crazy pregnant woman. Thomas is just hoping for more cookies... :-) We couldn't be happier, or more surprised, but are really looking forward to our new addition. Talk to you all soon!

Spaghetti Night at the Herring Household

Well, here it is....the first meal of spaghetti for the boy. Needless to say, it was bath night too.

Christmas Pictures

Mommy is worn out from all the Christmas activity.
Playing 'peek' at Grandma & Grandpa Nelson's.
Playing 'peek' in Grandma's curtains
The results of our Christmas blizzard. Grandma & Grandpa Nelson's backyard. It was a BUNCH of snow.
Grandpa blowing the snow away so we could places.
Christmas morning - digging into the stocking
Have you ever seen anyone so excited to get a toothbrush? Diego toothbrush wins the day!!
Grandma & Grandpa Nelson's
Christmas morning with presents from Santa.
at Nana & Pa's Christmas Eve.

Barn door from Mommy & Daddy
Vikings jersey from Mom & Dad and looking for some more....
Digging into the present from Stu and Susan

Going to see Santa.
Showing Santa the Santa ornament on the tree
My first visit to see Santa at Great Uncle Lonnie's
Mommy, Daddy, baby, and Santa
Opening up his first football

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. We are still heading to one more Christmas with the Bakken side this weekend, which is always a great time. Can't wait to hang out the family, eat, and swim -- which should be a good time for the little guy. We made it to my parents through the Christmas blizzard and Thomas had a great time opening up his presents (and Mommy's presents and Daddy's presents, and Grandma's presents, and Grandpa's presents...and anyone else's presents who would let him). He has this present thing down now and loved looking at everyone's "pre-sents". We also enjoyed driving around and looking at "pretties"...thinking everyone's Christmas lights are "Barb's pretties" - Barb is our next door neighbor and has her house done up right...and Thomas loves it! Thomas even met Santa for the first time and had a blast - going right up to him, showing him the Santa ornament on the tree, and didn't even cry...which made "Santa's" day. We hope all of you had a great Christmas and the happiest of New Year's and that everyone continues to do well in 2010. Me personally I'm hoping that 2010 is a LOT better than 2009, but still feel blessed with everything we have.

Some New Pictures

Helping decorate the tree.
Thomas really didn't want to put this car ornament on the tree. I'm pretty sure he was thinking it belonged in his toy box. He's making the 'driving' noises for it and everything. Helping Mommy decorate the tree.

Full stomach...happy baby.
Sitting in a shoe box with a bowl on his head....some days I don't understand this boy :-)
Standing in his toy box...
Going back to the shoe box. (And yes, it's from Mommy's big feet)
Trying on Mommy's Vikings jersey.
I think it's a little too big....

Still adjusting to Daddy's new job....

Thomas woke up this morning missing Daddy I think. After giving me a hug and kiss, he made a bee line for our bedroom, looked up at the bed, and yelled Dadda. I put him up there explaining that Dadda was already on the way to work, but Dadda would know he loved him and he could give him a kiss on his picture. Thomas ran for the living room to get Daddy's picture. We picked it up, looked at it (he had to point out which one was Dadda to me), and gave Dadda a big sloppy kiss on the picture. I told him Dadda could feel that he loved him and told Thomas that Dadda loved him....his response: "yeah" with a nod, like duh Mom I knew that. :-) What a sweetie we have.

Can't you just sit on the couch???

Had to share these pictures of our little one...either standing in a bucket, bucket on the head, in a box, or in a toy box. I don't know what's wrong with just sitting on a couch!!! :-)