My Corner of the World (Wide Web): June 2011

We are 19 weeks into the pregnancy with Baby Rude #2 and boy is it great to feel like myself again! I was like a carsick zombie for about two months and I didn't realize how bad it was until my hormones finally regulated themselves. I can't imagine feeling that way for the entire pregnancy - thankfully it was (relatively) short-lived! Eating is no longer a chore, I don't have to carry a barf bag in my purse, and I don't have to spend every evening wishing I could melt into my couch cushions. Hallelujah!

We had our major ultrasound last Friday and we confirmed our suspicion that Oliver is going to have a little BROTHER mid-November. For each of my prenatal exams, my doc does a quick ultrasound check so we had a peek at the goods a couple weeks ago, but we didn't want to share until we knew for sure. We are so excited to be adding another little boy to our family. It will be fun for Oli to have someone close in age to beat up on and show how to get in trouble.

Speaking of the big brother, Oliver continues to be a joy for our family. He loves going to Bible class at church, "singing" various songs, reading the same books over and over (Things That Go is currently picked most often), playing outside, doing things independently, and using anything with buttons or a touch-screen. He now regularly uses the potty for #1 but is having trouble with #2. Really we need to just pick a week this summer to work on it. He knows most of his colors and can sometimes count to 10. He can sing parts of the ABC song, and "EIEIO" is his other favorite tune on repeat. Sometimes we just marvel at how quickly he has become a big boy and we hear lots of remarks about how tall he's getting.

Here are a few pictures to enjoy!

About 18 weeks along!