Baby Dos - 16 Weeks

I like to affectionately call our new addition: "Baby Dos."  Baby Dos and I had our 16 week appointment yesterday.  The appointment was quick and easy, which is always a good thing.  The doctor found the heartbeat really quickly, and it was loud and fast.  Since Joshua was a large baby, I get to do two glucose screenings this pregnancy, to ensure there are no signs of gestational diabetes (insert a sarcastic, "yay!").  So, this weekend, I will reunite with that oh-so-good sugary drink, and settle in for some blood draws.  Let's hope Joshua was just showing off, and this baby is much smaller at his or her arrival.

Speaking of his/her...we have a date set for the ultrasound.  We will get to see our baby up close, and find out the sex, on August 31st!  Andrew is convinced this baby is a girl.  He was right the first go-around, so we'll see if he can make it two-for-two.  My maternal instinct hasn't kicked in yet, so I have no feeling either way.  I'm thinking we need to go to the Isotopes' 50-cent hot dog night in a few weeks as a test.  With Joshua, I ate my way through 5 hot dogs, and it was then that I had a sneaking suspicion he was a boy.  I figure if the Dippin' Dots can woo me more than the hot dogs, I'll go with a girl.  But, if I can break my hot dog record, I might have to side with Baby Dos being a boy : )  We would love to start a poll with our friends and family, so please leave a comment if you have a guess as to the sex of the baby.

Here is a picture of my belly at 16 weeks, as well as a comparison of what it was a month ago (not much change):

16 Weeks

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Videos

Here are a couple of new videos of our little man:

Joshua is all about faces these days.  He likes to take his hand, and move people's heads back and forth:

Joshua moves at lightening speed:

Exploring

Joshua is all over the place these days!  I think he figured out that crawling is a whole lot easier than the army crawl, and that is getting him around much quicker.  He also figured out how to pull himself up to his knees.  The only problem is that he hasn't figured out how to get himself down, which usually ends up with him in tears.

   

Family

Out of all the pictures we take, we have very few family pictures.  I really like how this picture of us turned out:

Hats Melt My Heart

I don't know what it is about this kid and hats, but some of my most favorite pictures of him are when he has an over-sized hat on...

10 Months, and a Surprise!

Joshua turned 10 months old yesterday!  Now that our boy is crawling (more like army crawling), it seems like Mommy and Joshua are both getting a daily workout.  He loves to discover anything he can get his hands, or teeth, on.  Ally is not so thrilled about Joshua's newest freedom, as he gets a kick out of chasing after her tail.

He smiles all the time, and has been given the nickname, "Smiley", by numerous people.  He loves to flirt with older women, and his giggles are contagious.  Though for the most part he's smiling, we have noticed a bit of strong will coming out recently.  As soon as he hears the word "no", he puffs out that boo-boo lip and lays on the fake cry.  I tried to keep myself from laughing yesterday, but ended up losing it, which in turn made him laugh, and me laugh even harder.  He's definitely going to be one of those kids who tests the limits and tries to see how much he can get away with!

Here are some recent pics of our boy.  I added some quotes of what I think is going through his head : )

"I'm cute.  Enough said."

"This posing stuff should get me extra sweet potato puffs!"

"Ally, you're mine!"

"These blue eyes were made for the ladies"

"Forget the expensive toys that talk and play music, I want this banged up box that does nothing at all."

"Psst...Mom...I just laid a doozy in my diaper!"

Before I end this post, I wanted to add one more thing.  Many of you already know this, but we wanted to officially put it out there...

Joshua is going to be a big brother!!!  

Our family of three will soon be a family of four!  Baby Dos' due date is January 18th.  I'll save you the time and do the math for you - Joshua and Baby Dos will only be 16 months apart.  We are thrilled that the Lord has blessed us with another child, and look forward to adding to the craziness of our family.  I had my 12 week appointment today, and got to hear the baby's heartbeat with the doppler - that sound never gets old!  First trimester seemed to be a lot harder this time around, but I think I'm pretty much over the hump now and starting to get my appetite and energy back.  I'm so ready to enter 2nd Tri!    Below, is my first baby bump picture, which was taken a few days ago.

12 Weeks

Gerber Photo Contest

If you're on Facebook, please vote for our little man in the Gerber Photo Contest.  You can vote everyday through the end of the month.  Here's a link to the voting area:

Gerber Photo Contest - Joshua Grundstrom

Joshua thanks you in advance