Now its May!

I'm a terrible blogger.  That should just start every post!

April came and went so fast...all the kids are doing great.  Dominic and Luke are both working on loosing teeth, Luke is working on his 6 yr molars, and we are just waiting for Isaac's 2 yr molars to start peeking through.

Dominic - about to finish up 2nd grade.  Holy Cow....when did this kid grow up?  He has made his 1st Communion as well and we were super proud of him. He is turning into a young man right before our eyes.  He is loving the fact that baseball season has approached - both for himself and the Cardinals.

Luke - almost done with kindergarten.  He is doing very well but is counting down the days to summer vacation.  He wants to go water skiing so bad and hopes the weather gets much warmer very soon.  He is Dominic's baseball team this summer - something he is not too thrilled with but he can keep up with the older boys just fine.

Isaac-  still full of energy as always.  He has learned how to crawl out of his crib.  Not a feat I was hoping he would master anytime soon.  Luckily he only does this for nap time and not during the night.  He loves anything to do with balls, cars, trucks, or anything that Dominic and Luke tell him is off-limits.  He is a technology wiz - he can navagate around any iPod, iPad, phone, etc in a blink of an eye.  He is quickly learning shapes, colors, numbers, and letters from the apps on the iPad.

House update - there isn't one yet.  Still an empty lot thanks to all the rain and cold weather we have been having this spring.

Baby update - 28 weeks!!!  I have my glucose tolerance and rhogam shot tomorrow.  I'm hoping to get a more set c-section date so we can start planning on garage sales, moving stuff into storage, and getting ready for the baby to come home.

Happy Easter!

A few pictures from Easter.

 Getting ready and enjoying the Egg hunt with Grandma.  Isaac really got into this year.  I loved that he left his basket on the ground and ran the eggs back and forth!

23 weeks!

I'm at 23 weeks!  The baby is very active - except when Dominic tries to feel.  I feel so bad for him.  I have tried to spin this into a positive....telling Dominic that he has the magic "sleep" touch!

Our new lot is loosing lots of trees this week.  We are so excited to see the lot being prepared for the foundation to go in soon.  Once the dozer shows up to dig, it will really start to feel like we are going to be moving in the new house soon!

Mischief Maker

Isaac is ever the mischief maker.  He has developed a fear of the vacuum - don't know why - but I asked Luke to take Isaac into the playroom so I could vacuum the upstairs.  When I went downstairs, this is what I was greeted with:

Luckily its a dry erase marker and he did not color on the walls or floor!

Wrestling

Dominic wrestled his heart out at Regionals.  He did not qualify for State but we are so proud of him.  Amazing how much he has learned in just 2 short seasons.

This is how Luke likes to spend his time at wrestling meets:

Isaac is also doing a great job.  He has already amazed the head coach with his bridging and sprawling skills!  We figure if we maintain a 5-10min per day flexibility routine with him, he will never loose the baby flexibility and he will be that much farther ahead!  He likes to put on the older boys wrestling stuff...a future champion???  We think so!

More cloth coming

We have had such great success cloth diapering Isaac, that we are going to stick with it for the new squish.  So far that is the only baby purchase I have made....getting a newborn cloth diaper stash ready to go.

I had my 20 week appointment and the results of the level 2 ultrasound are perfectly normal.  The baby has a heart beat of 150-155.  The OB said the next 10-12 weeks should be boring...I added that boring is good...we like boring.

Regional Bound!

Dominic wrestled in Districts this past weekend.  He did a tremendous job...best he has wrestled all year...placed 6th and qualified for Regionals.