Snap Shots

As Rooney has gotten older my photo taking (and blog posting) has definitely decreased but I have some random snapshots and video from last week that I thought were cute and should post even though I didn't have an individual blog post to go with each one.






What the?!? I think Courage was stuck here. I eventually had to help him down.



















Rooney riding his tricycle at the park. He was so excited to show this to Felix and Charlie. He calls it his "Fire Power Ranger Bike".




















He was so successful on the path that he thought he would try it out on the sand. Much less successful.



Later in the week we went to Pacific Science Center to see the dinosaurs. Of course we had to get the obligatory "Little Guy in a Big Chair" photo. Rooney really loved playing with the robotic arms they have on display.




















Mike and Rooney often go to Lowe's to build little projects (the last one they built a hanglider). But not long ago Rooney saw a commercial where a little boy built a race car. He decided he wanted to build one all on his own too...








eventually we convinced him to let Mike help. Here they are building Rooney's Batman Pine Car racer.






















The painting has been a several day project


Lastly...this video has already been posted on Facebook and I haven't edited out the talking in the background but I thought it was a really cute little video of Rooney and Felix playing. Their little squeals of laughter are pretty infectious. So please ignore all the banter that is also captured in the audio.

Getting Straight A's

Being as this will be the new babies blog too I cannot believe I forgot to post our latest ultrasound picture. I had to go in last Friday for what was essentially an ultrasound to look for any signs of Downs Syndrome. When you get to a certain age (which I am at now) you are considered a higher risk. I don't feel like I am of a certain age but years are going by like dog years anyway.

The good news is that the ultrasound looked great and there did not appear to be anything to worry about. The more good news is that I will have to have another ultrasound at 16 weeks. At that ultrasound they should be able to tell us the gender!

The last ultrasound was really cool because we got to see the baby swimming all around. It was a squirmy little thing but we got to see it fully formed, little legs kicking around and I think it was even sucking it's thumb. It was really amazing. The ultrasound pictures are not as clear as the images were while we were watching but you can see now that the baby is fully formed and of course measuring a little tall already.

Evolution of the Comedian

I have written several times before about how funny Rooney is (and thinks he is). He used to just tell us "I'm funny" but in the last couple of months he has started to tell Knock, Knock jokes. Sometimes he laughs himself silly telling his great jokes. You'll notice a common theme in the jokes (besides being Knock, Knock) until the last video. Rooney did something a little different and I see his jokes are starting to evolve. It's amazing to see Darwin's theory happen right before your eyes.










Did you notice the new twist he put on the ol' "Aren't you glad I didn't say banana?" punchline?

Weekend Eggstravaganza

What a great weekend we had here in the Wade household. Friday night, while Mike was at church, Annie had Roonster and I over for a delicious dinner (mac & cheese was included) and then Roon got to spend the night. They needed a little bonding time without Mom. Since Rooney was over there Mike and I actually made it through a movie Friday night and got to sleep in on Saturday morning (I really miss that). Once Saturday started it started out a little crazy with Rooney's soccer and then errands. Something really cool that happened was that Rooney tried out a new way of playing soccer and this time laid down on the field (to keep a closer eye on the ball I'm sure). I'm not sure how successful he was with this new method but he's at the age where you have to start figuring out your own playing style.

Later in the day we had a great little family dinner at a great pizza place we found and of course there were Easter eggs to dye! Can you tell what Rooney's favorite color is?

Saturday was also the very last shot day for me! I can't believe I made the 10 weeks (12 total) and hope one day my hips will recover. With all the excitement and errands going on Mike and Rooney still found time to put on a little evening show.






You can see Roon is becoming such a big guy. Not only is he getting taller and more mature but his attitude is growing as well. I hear myself saying "You better change that attitude" way more often than I'd like to. I've stopped myself from saying "I don't like the tone you're using with me" because that just reminds me too much of my mom talking to me. With his advancing age of course there are benefits. I don't have to carry him anymore he wants to walk everywhere, of course potty training is a huge benefit and I can reason with him to some extent. One of the best may be that he can now ask me in a calm and cool demeanor to remove the booger from his sleeve. When he was younger he would have either just left it or rubbed it in.

However, Rooney is not too old to believe in the Easter Bunny so Sunday morning was pretty fun...for awhile. He woke up Sunday morning and came to my room to hang out as he usually does. While he was cuddling mom Mike hid the eggs that we dyed the day before. It was raining so we had to do our egg hunt in the house. Rooney found them all and only spiked a few into the basket. Almost all the eggs survived! Roon got upset later because he really wanted to see the Easter Bunny and couldn't understand why he didn't have time to hang out at our house. There was also the predicable "M&M's for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" debate.

Later that afternoon we went to Dana and Renae's where Rooney and Felix got to expend all their sugar energy by beating up on Cuyler. He acts like he doesn't love it but we all know he does. Dinner was great and we even got to meet Renae's biological Dad and her half-brother.

Whew what a weekend! Now we can start week 12 of the pregnancy.