A Birthday and a BIG Surprise!

On Sat., April 10th we traveled to Wichita for Miss Ellie's 2nd Birthday Party.  Rowan was so excited to go on this adventure- he definitely knows what "party" means and couldn't wait!  Ellie's mommy Kim didn't disappoint- it was an adorable Minnie Mouse theme with food and fun galore! 

LOVED the cake!

It was a beautiful day and Kim had the bubble machine set out.  Rowan had never seen something so amazing!  He was in awe as he literally chased the bubbles for almost an hour.

A little hot and out of breath!

Too many to keep track of!

My tired, sweaty boy!

So we had already met Sloane at the hospital, but Rowan didn't have a lot of patience that night.  Well at the party he couldn't get enough of her- stroking her head, going to watch her sleep in her carrier in the other room, talking about her all the way home.  He was so in love with her!  It was fantastic to see, especially considering the one we have on the way.  I can only hope he'll be that receptive and entranced by our little one! 

The next day was a long one.  Lots of work in the yard and around the house and help from Grandpa and Grandma.  Late afternoon Josh got around to putting together Rowan's train set.  We were successfully able to keep him away the entire time.  I wish I would've had out the video camera instead of the camera when he entered his room that night!  He loves his new train set.  Josh found it at Toys R Us one Sunday- price slashed- but I think full price would've even been worth it.  Rowan's face lit up.  When I asked him if he liked it he exclaimed "Oh Mommy, I love it!"  My little drama king.  Let's just say it was definitely a chore getting him to bed that night (Rowan and Josh)! 

Happy Belated Easter!

For Easter, we went back to Sedalia and celebrated at Gigi's.  The Easter Bunny obviously had a microchip on Rowan because he knew right where we'd be!  Rowan loved everything Gigi had picked out and still says his favorite thing from the "Easter Bunny" was his bubble mower.  We slipped up later that week and said Gigi got it for him and he corrected us saying "Gigi didn't get me my mower- the Easter Bunny did!"  Afterwards we had an egg hunt.  It went much quicker this year than it had last year!  He was a pro and couldn't wait to see whether there would be cars or candy inside.  After the egg hunt, we had an amazing lunch.  Rowan swore the ham was cut up hot dog and had seconds of the green beans.  

That evening we headed back home.  Although Rowan was pleased the Easter Bunny had made a stop by our house too, he was cranky and tired after we had to wake him from his only short nap of the day that he had taken in the car.  He checked out a few things in his basket and loved the Where the Wild Things Are Puzzle.  The rest would have to wait until the next day when we were a little bit better rested! 

I'm Blaming It On My 1st Trimester!

So I have been so horrible about posting the last couple of months and I'm blaming it on my first trimester!  For those of you who haven't heard, we're expecting a new little one at the beginning of October.  This pregnancy has definitely been "different" than when I was pregnant with Rowan. Constant nausea that I thought would never end. However, I'm now at 13 weeks and a couple of weeks ago things started looking up.  We are so unbelievably excited, Rowan maybe more than anyone else!  He asks to look at my belly probably 5-6 times a day and often hugs or kisses it.  He sings to the baby every night and MUST tell it goodnight.  We went and saw Stephanie and baby Sloane, and since then he often exclaims "I can't wait to see the baby!"  It cracks me up how expressive he is.  He often tells us that he loves us, only to follow it up with "but I love the baby most!"  He says he is going to be the best Big Brother and plans to read to it, feed it a bottle, and help change its diapers (we'll see how long that lasts)!  I ordered his shirt from Etsy from the same lady that did his Birthday shirt and it was perfect.     

In Feb., Rowan came with me to get my haircut and ended up getting his cut as well.  His curls were out of control so I was so glad!  We were amazed by how well he did sitting still for Randa.  He let her cut with the scissors and clippers- the bribe of a sucker afterwards may have helped!  He definitely looked like a big boy at the end of the night.  Even he kept checking himself out in the mirror! 

Josh's newest discovery: Zonkers at the mall.  For a $6 wristband, he and Rowan can ride on the train, carousel, rollercoaster, etc.  Not to mention all of the play equipment that's free.  Rowan absolutely loves the rollercoaster and rides it multiple times in a row.  I couldn't believe my little boy would step foot near it once I saw it's size in person- it's definitely not meant for toddlers, but he has no fear.  He looks so serious while he rides that you can't determine whether or not he likes it.  Then at the end, he'll ask if he can stay on and go again!  He also loves picking out his horse on the carousel and riding in the last cart on the train.

I am really going to get back into posting more now that I'm feeling better and can't wait to post about Easter.  I love having all of the memories written down so that I don't forget all of the hiLarious things Rowan says and does. 

2 recent examples:  About a week ago I was eating a bowl of cereal.  Rowan asked me what it was and I said Cocoa Puffs.  His eyes lit up and said "like in the My Humps song!"  He especially LOVES Fergie and Will I Am and can pick their voices out in any song.  Then last night we made twice baked potatoes.  We shared two of them and Rowan loved them.  He gave me a kiss and said "Mommy, you are a a good cooker!"  I laughed so hard.  Sweet compliment, but really I was just impressed at how he knew to put the -er at the end of the word to make it a noun instead of a verb.  He truly amazes me everyday.