Tell theTruth

Griffin sometimes has trouble telling the truth when it comes to whats in his diaper. He will often ignore me (like in the beginning of the video when he won't make eye contact), lie to me, or try and hide. My favorite part of this video is when he says "Move, please". Everything he says now has a
"please" at the end of it, which it makes it harder to say no to.

Watching Trains

Griffin is not one to sit and watch television, actually he watches maybe 5 minutes every morning while sitting on my lap when he first wakes up. However, he WILL sit and watch Youtube videos of trains or videos of himself or his cousin, Gavin, for much longer periods of time. Here he is with his grandma before bedtime, watching train videos on the laptop.

House news: We closed on Friday for our new house and started doing all the necessary work for it. Carpet will be finished being installed this weekend in the basement and 2nd floor, cleaning of the kitchen and bathrooms is maybe halfway done, the hardwood floors are getting installed this coming week on the entire first floor and painting has been happening in the master bedroom, nursery and living room. Scott and I owe a HUGE thankyou to all those who have been helping out. We couldn't do it without you Mamoo, Mimi and Papa :) We are so proud of our new house and can't wait to start the next chapter of our lives there.

Buddies

Griffin and Aidan have been become good buddies since going to the same sitter's this year. This was taken by their sitter, Laura, and I loved it :) In other news, I had a dr's appt today and am 2 cm dilated now (still 50% effaced). Could Annabel be coming earlier than we expected, or will she be just like her big brother and just make us think she is? I have been pretty uncomfortable lately: not sleeping well, having cramps and sciatic nerve pain so my body is definitely ready to meet her...we will be patient and wait to see when she wants to meet us though.

Stair Snake

Last Days of the "Only Child"

We have been trying to spend as much time doing fun things with Griffin as we know he won't be getting the same amount of attention when we add another child to the mix and when we move out of grandma and grandpa's house. Going to the museum a couple times these last weeks was one of the ways of doing this. Nobody else in the city braved the snowy streets so it was pretty much Griffin's Museum for the day.

Big Brother

As we are preparing for a big move and for welcoming our daughter in a couple weeks, Griffin is preparing to be a big brother. He painted a picture for his little sister yesterday and when I asked him what it was he said, "paintbrush". I think he thought I asked what he used :) We are going to hang this in her nursery as it matches the colors in her room.

Sledding

Since Scott and I were both off work yesterday we took Griffin for his first sled riding trip at Ault Park. We ran into a couple of problems: it was REALLY cold with the wind blowing and snow never letting up, there was SOO much snow that the sled barely moved down the hill without being pushed and Griffin let us know that 21 months is not quite old enough to enjoy what we thought would be a ton of fun :) Maybe next year.

36 weeks

I had my 36 week appointment today and everything went well. Everything with my weight, blood pressure, measurements, and other tests went wonderfully. More importantly, Annabel is measuring right on track, her head is "pretty low" (doc's words), her heart beat was perfect, and I am 50% effaced. No dilation yet though :) Every day we are getting closer to meeting our little girl and every day it seems more real and exciting.

Valentine's Party

Here are some pics of Griffin's Valentine's Party at the sitter's house. There were lots of kids to play with as a couple different sitters got together for the party. There was pizza, cupcakes, goodie bags, and Valentines. Although he is the only one not smiling in the picture, we were told he had a good time :)

Happy Valentine's Day

Griffin made his mom and dad a Valentine at the sitter's Valentine party this year. We both agreed it was our favorite Valentine ever...
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Oatmeal Fun

This is what happens when you give Griffin oatmeal when he is not hungry and then walk away for 3 seconds. He didn't spit it out but rather smeared it all over his pajamas with his hands.

Another Snow Day!

Griffin didn't like the snow very much this time around. Not sure if it was too cold or the fact that there is so much snow he can't even walk. However, we were able to get some cute pics before Scott had to go to work.

Stinkface and Bedhead

This is how I am greeted after Griffin's nap in the afternoon. For the first time he got a bad report this week from the babysitter (he was grumpy and hitting others). We have cut him a little slack since our lives have been turned upside-down recently but I was really upset to hear that about him. Must be the teacher in me:) All things considered he has been a very sweet little boy lately and generally pretty happy. We also love his RAPIDLY developing vocabulary. Just this week he said "Mickey Mouse", "Grape Nuts" and "big truck".

Although Annabel doesn't have nursery ready yet, she has some cute pictures I hand-painted for her (her middle name will be Marie). We can't believe that she will be here in about 5 weeks. This pregnancy has FLOWN by!