Big Boy Room

We spent much of Saturday painting and putting together Wright's big boy room. It looks SO cute and he already loves it. We still have a few finishing touches before I will post pics, but I am very pleased with how it turned out...especially because of all of my bargain hunting to put it all together on a budget! The plan is to put Wright in there after his second birthday so that he will be used to it by the time baby #2 arrives.

On another note, Wright is still talking more and more every day. Today he said "Mama hold you now." I melted a bit. He also knows all his shapes because of the iphone game and his shapes book. All we do is point and he will say what they are. He still loves music and singing. The other day he started singing his ABC's, which then turned into Twinkle Twinkle and then Baa Baa Black Sheep. So funny since they all have the same tune. I think there might have even been an Itsy Bitsy Spider in there as well. I was loving his medley of music! I also love that he can now tell me what he wants to eat or at least say no to what he doesn't want. This also means that I can bribe him to finish veggies by promising things like yogurt or more fruit for dessert. It's amazing what he will do to earn those special treats.

I Did It!

Poor Wright has been sick with a stomach bug like I had over the weekend. Luckily his has not involved throwing up like mine did and he seems to be feeling ok generally speaking. But his little bottom is completely raw from all of the dirty diapers. So every time we have to change him, he screams and shakes and says "no no no no!" It's so sad and we of course feel like we are torturing our child! Last night I was working and Brendan said he was putting diaper cream and a new diaper on Wright and he was so upset. So Brendan told him "It's ok buddy, you can do it, you will be ok." After he was all done, Wright stood up and proudly said "I did it!" We did not even know he could say that, but he was so proud of himself for making it through the torment. What a brave boy!

Almost Two...

Here are some recent pics of Wright. We cannot believe he is almost 2! Wow, how time flies...

Walking around in my shoes...

Playing in the rain. Is this not the most hysterical expression?

Hanging out with Eleanor and Lanie. He LOVES these girls and talks about them ALL the time!

Now, now, now and other updates

As of this week, Wright's word of choice is "now" (in addition to "no" of course). Everything he says is followed by "now". "Mom, cup, now", "tv, show, now", "go, bye, now". As demanding as it is, I can't help but think it's cute. He is just so funny!

He has been struggling with his 2 year molars coming in for a few weeks now and wakes up screaming every few days. It is so sad and I hope the teething ends soon. The good news is that I can say, point to what hurts and he will point to his mouth. I love being able to actually communicate with him. Even though he can't say everything, he understands pretty much all I say. I can tell him to go get the blue ball by his red chair and put it in the basket and he will do exactly that! I can also ask him what he wants to eat and he will either answer or tell me no to the things he doesn't want until I get it right. The only downside to this is he answers "mac cheese" or "tortilla cheese" for almost every meal!

He loves school! Every day when we go, he runs right into his classroom and barely says bye to me. I still pick him up early because I leave at 12, and he is always waiting for me by the door. It will be interesting to see what he does if I leave him all day.

It's A Boy!

We found out today that Wright is going to have a little brother, and we are so excited! We love everything about raising a son and know Wright will also love having a permanant play mate. It was so funny during the sono, the little guy was playing with his toes and therefore all tucked up in a fetal postion facing my spine. They almost could not even tell us the sex! They never got a good look at his face and asked us to come back in a month so they can guarantee that all looks normal in that area. But from what the doctor could see, he was perfect! Apparently he does not like to be forced to do something that he is not wanting to do - NO idea where that came from ;) He weighs approximately 9 oz, a little over half a pound and already completely developed with organs, appendages and all. Our plan as of now is to keep the name a secret with this one, but we do not have any idea yet what it is going to be anyways.