And a baby makes 4!

It's a boy! Henry Thomas Lance was born April 28, 2010 at 12:34 pm. I went in to labor early in the morning on Wednesay and my Doctor said we had to deliver early. He weighed 8 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21 inches long. He is perfect! We are home now. I'm having a much harder recovery from my c-section this time around, but hopefully I'll feel better in a few days.

Pictures to Share

Getting closer! Feeling huge!

Handsome Andrew on Easter Sunday.

Finding eggs at the church Easter egg hunt.

Chocolate bunny!

Andrew's haul from the Easter Bunny.

Coloring eggs with Granny in our pjs.

New "Braska" outfit.

I wanted to get some pictures posted this weekend because I'm not sure when I'll be blogging again. This Friday April 30 I have a scheduled c-section for the arrival of Baby Lance #2!! We are all excited to meet him/her and I am really ready to be done with the pregnancy:)

Just call us the Griswolds

Last night at dinner the following conversation transpired:

Ryan: Andrew, will you say grace?
Andrew: Grace.
Ryan: Pointing at his mouth looking at Andrew (channeling uncle Louis a la Christmas Vacation) we want you to say the blessing...
Andrew: The blessing.
Me: (laughing hysterically) Andrew will you please say the prayer?
Andrew: (laughing hysterically) the prayer.
Me: Really Andrew please say the prayer so we can eat...
Andrew: God is great, thank you our food. Amen!

WHEW!

Here I am about one week ago. Baby bump is quite apparent these days.

Andrew on his horse in full Wyoming gear and his cowboy boots!

Andrew saying hi to the baby, someday I'll remind him of these moments when he and his new sibling are fighting.

BABY

Ch..ch..ch...changes...

So, I realize I've been very absent from this blog, but I have some really great excuses! We moved into our new home just before Thanksgiving. We love it, but there is much left to be done. We won't get our yard until Spring and we are still waiting for the last of our window treatments to be made and shipped. We need a lot of new furniture also, but we aren't finding what we want and I'm willing to wait.

Andrew has had a lot of change. Besides moving into a new home, which was hard for him, the first night he kept asking if we could go home, he has also now been potty trained, moved daycares and started sleeping in his twin "big boy" bed. Through it all though he is resilient and doing great!

Of course I've had a lot of change with my body since I am now almost to my 3rd trimester. I am really showing these days and sleeping is becoming much more uncomfortable. Fortunately, though I am completely over the nausea and vomiting and I am really enjoying how often I feel this baby move (much more active than Andrew was).

Poor Ryan is just trying his best to keep the rest of us sane! He often has to walk our dog across the street for 3 am potty breaks (again no yard) and he now has to help tie my shoes and of course share the burden of taking Andrew to the potty all the time. All the while he is working long hours and gearing up for the legislative session. Of course a new job is likely also on the horizon for Ryan since this is the Gov.'s last term this year.

I'll try to post more pics as soon as I can get them downloaded!

Andrewisms II

The other night Ryan and I got a good laugh when Andrew told us that our kitchen table is, "for sitting properly and eating." We kind of looked at each other and said, "properly?" Is our son British?

Every day after we get Andrew from daycare we ask him about his day and he always asks us, "did you have fun at work today Mommy (Daddy)?" Yes, Andrew it is LOTS of FUN!

Andrew loves to talk about night v. daytime and he gets so upset because the bats are supposed to be out at night, and why don't we ever see bats? Thank goodness for his mother we never seem to run into any:)

Andrew: "You're a good driver Mommy."
Me: "Thank you, Andrew."

Watching Cowgirls basketball on tv: "Oh, you silly girls!"

Andrew: "You have a baby in your tummy Mommy?"
Me: "Yes, Andrew, I do."
Andrew: "I have a baby in my tummy too Mommy."
Me: "You do? What kind of baby is it, a boy baby or a girl baby?"
Andrew: "It's a boy baby."
Me: "What are you going to name it?"
Andrew: "Andrew."
Me: "What kind of baby does Mommy have in her tummy?"
Andrew: "A girl baby and I'm going to be a big brother!"

Andrew: "Daddy you have a baby in your tummy?"
Ryan: "No, no baby in my tummy."
Andrew: "Oh."