Read Previous Post and VOTE! :)

I wanted to post some cute pictures of Noah, but I am having so much fun reading what people are guessing about baby's gender, I want to make sure you vote on my previous post....tomorrow is the big day!

On to baby #1. Some of the pics I've taken have been a little random, but still super sweet. Enjoy! **Some of them are blurry, I must have had the camera on a weird setting...sorry!**

My little handsome guy:

Playtime with (rather, on) daddy:

He was helping me make banana bread this morning, enjoying a banana of his own!

Brushing his teeth after a delicious breakfast (he started in the bathroom but followed me out when I got the camera!)

Trying soooo hard to put on mommy's flip flops! Enjoy the progression of pics!

What's YOUR guess?

Already several people have commented on what gender they think baby #2 is. Obviously, none of these people have any real reason to guess one way or another, but still many have a "gut" feeling. I like keeping tabs. So, comment and let me know what YOUR guess is...boy? or girl?

I stole this from my friend Julie just because it looked fun!

1. Do you like blue cheese salad dressing? nope
2. Do you own a gun? No
3. What's your favorite drink at Starbucks? Iced caramel machiatto or Iced White Mocha (Hylke and I split a Venti w/ 4 pumps instead of 6)
4. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? coffee or OJ
5. Do you do pushups? I should, but I don't.
6. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My engagement/wedding rings.
7. Favorite hobby? cardmaking/scrapbooking
8. Do you have A.D.D? no
9. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? people pleaser.
10. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: It's nice to have a quiet afternoon, I really liked 3 of the homes we looked at today, I'm really ready for fall
11. Name 4 drinks you regularly drink. Water, juice, coffee, tea
12. Current worry right now? Will we be able to buy a home soon?
13. Current hate right now? THE WEATHER!!
14. Favorite place to be? It really depends.
15. Do you like to travel? love it! I love going on big trips, but I also love taking short little trips with my family. I get through hard days by thinking of the next little trip we get to take (4 day trip to Carlsbad in October. :))
16. What color shirt are you wearing? White
17. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I like really soft, high thread count sheets.
18 can you whistle? not very good
19. Favorite color? red
20. If you could would you be a pirate? no.
21. What song do you sing in the shower? Don't really sing in the shower
22. Favorite girl's name? Hmmm...right now I think it's Elliana (Ellie) Joy
23. Favorite boy's name? I'm thinking Zachary something....Zachary Jacob? (Hylke's middle name)
24. What's in your pocket right now? nothing
25. Favorite bedsheets as a child? i don't remember
26. Worst injury? Fractured elbow and tore bicep senior year in HS
27. Do you love where you live? yes, we live in a great neighborhood. Although, I'm praying it will change to somewhere we own soon.
28. How many TVs do you have in your house? We have one working TV. We're not big TV people (both our TV's are hand-me-downs from our parents....it's ok, you can laugh. :)
29. Who is your loudest friend? Hmmmm.....Amber?
30. How many pets do you have? No pets.
31. Does someone have a crush on you? I'm pretty sure Hylke stills has a crush on me. :)
32. What is your Favorite Book? I'm not sure, I like lots of different books.
33. What's your favorite candy? depends on the day...snickers, starburst, peanut butter m&m's
34. Favorite Sports Team? Don't really follow sports.
35. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Why is Noah playing in his crib when it's still pitch black out? You've got to be kidding me.

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Wednesday

This Wednesday is our BIG DAY! We will hopefully find out if we're having a little boy or a little girl. I'm so excited. I sure hope baby cooperates and lets us get a good look. It's hard to believe that we might actually know in just a couple of days. I've thought boy the whole time, but the past week I started thinking maybe girl. Hylke has thought girl. We will be thrilled either way. I'll be sure to post our exciting news sometime on Wednesday evening.

Long overdue...

Ok, our rechargeable batteries for the camera are all out of charge....for good. We've had them for 2 years, and they just won't keep a charge. Unfortunately, we were also out of our Costco size pack of AA batteries. We finally got new rechargeable batteries and a new Costco pack of AA's today...I'm ready to start taking pictures again. However, b/c of this, I haven't taken pictures for over 2 weeks!!! Since Noah was in bed by the time I got the batteries in the camera, you'll have to settle for a couple prego pictures of me. These were just taken 1/2 hour ago, so they're very recent. :)

Back to normal

It seems like we are all getting back to normal. Noah is 100% better and mommy is feeling better (more rested) too. :)

Since Hylke's been so busy lately, we decided to take a little "daycation". Sunday after church Hylke decided to take Monday as a comp day and we got some stuff packed and headed to Carlsbad for the night. What a great little get-away! The weather was beautiful...coastal weather is just delightful! Noah slept great in the hotel room...7:30 pm-8am!! I don't remember the last time I slept until 8am. Even if Noah sleeps late, I'm usually up, not yesterday. After spending the day in Carlsbad, we were able to stop by Temecula and see Hylke's parents and some of our friends.

This morning we didn't wake up until 8:45. This is unheard of. Most parents out there know that there's really no need for alarm clocks, our children wake us up plenty early (unless you like getting up REALLY early). Well, this morning, since our alarm clock didn't wake up until 8:45 (catching up on lost sleep...) we didn't wake up until 8:45!! Again, this just doesn't happen...we're always (except for this morning) up before that. I must admit, it felt very nice!!

Ok, off to finish being productive! :)

Good Report

Yes, I have a good report!!! Noah's fever broke about 4 hours after we started him on the antibiotics...YAY! The best part is that it hasn't returned. So, Thursday night he slept great! HE slept great, mommy did not. 2:22 am...I wake up to "The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round..." WHAT?!?! Why is his toy randomly going off? Is someone in my house? I know exactly where that toy bus is, right under the window. Did someone climb through the window and step on the toy? This is one of those toys that makes noise when buttons are pushed. What should I do? Wake Hylke up. We decided to go out and turn all the lights on (praying there wasn't anyone there since we were quite defenseless :)) Everything was fine, perfect silence, nothing had been moved. Bus, still sitting nicely under the window in it's spot. We look through the house (closets and all) and realize we were safe. :) Back to bed, and for Hylke, back to sleep. For me....back to laying awake for the next 2 1/2 hours..,NOOOOOOO!! Noah is finally doing great, and here I am, awake for 3 hours in the middle of the night. :( I'm happy to report that Noah and I slept GREAT last night. Hylke's at another retreat, I have yet to hear how he slept. :) I did, however, enjoy a great first mom's meeting at our church. It's so nice to sit, talk, share, pray and eat a yummy breakfast with other mommies. I'm excited about my table this year...it'll be fun to grow my friendships with the girls I do know, and make some new friends. Noah's already down for his am nap....catching up on all the lost sleep...I think I'll join him!!