It's a girl

At my ultrasound appointment this morning, this is how it went:

Ultrasound tech: "Would you like to find out the sex of the baby today?"
Ross and I: "Yes."
Ultrasound tech begins, 3 seconds go by. "Looks like this baby is a girl."
Me: "What?! Really? Where. Look again."
Tech: "Yep, right here, see?"
Me: "Ahhh yeah, ok," (But really thinking, 'I can't tell what the heck they are looking at on these things, but she seems confident so I believe her.')
Ross: "I thought it was a girl."

I was so convinced baby #2 was a boy, because we know boy now and love every moment of it.... but she's not! Time to get pink, people. I can't wait.

Weekend in Minot

We went to Minot to cheer for the Berthold Bombers at the State Class B Basketball Tournament. The day before we left, Gus got sick and couldn't shake it all weekend. It made for a tough weekend for the poor guy, but there were moments where the Tylenol kicked in and he forgot all about his aching chest, throat, and running nose.

I was also happy to be home on the very day of Minot High School's prom. I snuck up to my cousin, Maren's house, to see her in all of her beautifulness before she was whisked away by her date.

On the final night of the tournament, we decided to bring Gus to the dome for the 3rd place game. He didn't last long, but did watch a few plays before we called his Grandpa Steve to pick him up.

30 minutes later, he was much happier outside, on his way to the car and back to his Grandma and Grandpa's house for the evening.

Much better, playing race-car tracks in peace and quiet.

Berthold, by the way, did an awesome job. They played their hearts out and received 2nd place. What a season, Alex and Grant (Ross' cousins). Nice job!!

The friends have come out of hibernation

Gus had visitors last week: his neighborhood friends wandered over and rang the doorbell, finally, after a long winter of staying cooped up in the house.

We celebrated with fruit snacks and juice boxes.

Baby shower is complete, the countdown is on!

Josh and Christy's baby boy, Will, is almost here and we can't wait. Here's a couple shots from her Fargo baby shower.

If our nephew Will is half as cute as his mom and dad were are babies (pictured below), he will be adorable.


Christy's mom, Kathy, made the trip up from Heron, SD., and my mom make the trek from Minot. Only about 5 more weeks until they will make the trip to see their new grandson.

You know you live in Fargo, ND when...

Earlier this week Gus exclaimed, "Mom, that flag is broken", as we drove by the same old bank we always do on the way home. Clearly we have more windy days than not in this city.

He misses her already

Mike, Michelle, and Gabby were in town this weekend and we loved it. Gus woke up from his nap on Sunday, without remembering they had gone home, and said, "shhh, mom. Gabs still sleeping". I had to remind him they had left. And he was sad.

The highlights of the weekend are below.

Saturday morning waffles and juice boxes in your jammies is the best. It doesn't get any better than this when you're 18 mos and 2 yrs old.

The best part of each meal was Mollie the dog's sneaky presence (clean up crew). She was lurking around every corner while the kids ate.

After breakfast we went back to the Children's Museum for another visit.

Gabby (and I), were impressed with her Dad's skills.



Do-re-mi......
They loved this lever contraption, alot.

We had to bribe them to get this construction crew photo. Worth it.


There is some serious science stuff going on in this photo.

The music room was a hit, even for the dads.

Gabby was feeling the rhythm.

Gus was shocked at the amount of popcorn that Gabby could eat.

Later that day, we decided to run the kids to wear them out in the hopes they would get a good night's sleep.

After the running of the kids, we played Elefun, and it brought out the sensitive side of Gus. Actually, moments before this shot, Gus swatted Gabby with an Elefun net so this was the mom-enforced apology and hug.) Either way, I love this photo.

It was a perfect weekend, other than the junk food and record-setting consumption of calories in 2 days. But we've come to expect these things when we get together. Thank you for the visit and the good times.

Just as long as you're comfortable

As I was watching Gus run around the house today, I thought, "man, when you're 2, you get a free pass when it comes to fashion, and I am jealous." What's not to like about this ensemble?