Zach's First trip to the Dentist

It is amazing to me how sometimes Zach can be so timid about things and other times her just jumps right up to be first in line.  I have been talking to our dentist for a while about when Zach should come in for a visit, and his suggestion was between 2 and 3 years old.  I was dreading it a little bit but he was excited to get in the chair.  He had his teeth counted, reviewed with a mirror and even cleaned! 

And Best of all, No CAVATIES!!!

Belated Easter Post!

Easter was wonderful this year.  Aunt Kelly came out to visit, we cooked a delicious dinner of chicken and steak kabobs on our brand new grill (hooray) and sat on our brand new patio furniture while it was cooking (YAY!), went to a mass (where someone from the moon was also in attendance), had Zachary's first Easter egg hunt (which he loved), and got to celebrate our family and faith. 

Some other highlight of the day:

Zach wore a faux-hawk.  I thought he looked pretty adorable.  When I asked Zach if he liked his hair, it reached up to touch it and said "I need a brush".  I will work on his sense of style. 

His hair looked much cuter than this picture showed!

Braden also wore an adorable Easter outfit!  Thank you Aunt Erin.

And of course, our adorable Easter Bunny!

The Vacuum

Zachary is not a fan of the Vacuum. In his own words, "that scares me". And as my husband likes to point out, I am a vacuum-a-holic! Well at least he thinks so, i personally think vacuuming once or twice a day when you have little ones is perfectly normal.

Today, I warned Zach I was going to vacuum. He helped me pick everything off the floor, then he immediately took his place on the couch and stayed away from my cleaning machine. When the room was complete he looked at me and said, "whew, that was a close one".

Too funny. This may top his last vacuum comment of warning his Mimi who was in the kitchen while I pulled out the vacuum a few months ago. As I turned the vacuum on Zach shouted, pleaded and warned his Mimi to "WATCH OUT Mimi, the vacuum is coming".

I think It is a facade that boys start early to protest cleaning.

Happy Birthday Braden!

BRADEN CAVANAUGH WALKER

March 3, 2010

12:38 pm

8 pounds 14 ounces

21.5 inches long

Today we were blessed with the arrival of our second son, Braden.

We are already madly in love with this little man.

Progression of a Baby Bump

Pregnancy can sometimes feel like it lasts forever, other times it flys right on by.  I have to say for the most part this pregnancy went by at record pace, with the exception being weeks 36, 37 and 38: Go Figure!

This pregnancy had it's ups and downs.  Thankfully most of my "bad" moments only lasted a few hours at a time and the good moments will of course last a lifetime.  Uncomfortable sleeping is par for the course and I highly recommend a body pillow for any pregnant woman you know.

Below is a photo journal of my growing baby bump.  We found out we were pregnant at the end of June and set to deliver on March 3, 2010 (due date March 6, 2010). 

September 2009

14 weeks

Everything still fits, it's just all getting a little tighter

Middle of October

20 weeks

Bump is starting to pop!

Halloween 2009

22 weeks

Thanksgiving 2009

26 weeks

Middle of January

32 weeks

Early February

36 weeks

Don't be fooled by the workout gear.

March 2, 2010

39 weeks 4 days

The night before.....

Olympic Viewing 2010

Zach is very much enjoying the Olympics this year.  He is a big fan of hockey, luge and bobsledding.  He also (like his father) is mesmerized by Curling.  Whenever it is on (and it seems like it is ALWAYS on), Zach lays in front of the TV and watches til the end.

Here is a video of Zach watching he bobsledding last night.

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Swimming January 2010

After months of talking about it we finally got Zachary signed up for swimming lessons.  It was a four week series during the month of January.  Since the thought of me wearing a bathing suit while 8 months pregnant during the month of January seemed less than appealing Doug graciously volunteered to take the water duty.

Zach loved being in the water.  He isn't necessarily a fan of jumping in the water (or jumping in general yet, very cautious litle guy), he was a champion at going under water, blowing bubbles, kicking and splashing.  Hopefully by the end of the summer we can get him using his arms more and getting excited about jumping into the pool.

Here is a video montage of Zachary's swim classes:

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