Second Ultrasound of Second Baby

Here's the latest ultrasound pictures of Baby #2. On all accounts the baby seems very healthy and is doing quite well. This one is much more squirmy than Liam ever was - more than once I've been woken up at 6am by someone pummeling on my tummy! I'm not complaining at all because feeling your baby move is a wonderful thing. Only four short months until we see this new one face-to-face!

See the alignment of the hands? I think the baby is showing me it will enjoy knitting!

A view of the baby's precious feet.

The Days Are Just Full

When Nialle comes home from work and asks me what I've done with my day, I often reply, "Oh, not much." But, I never feel like there's nothing to do or that I wasted my day away. Liam of course, is the reason why my uneventful day often feels so eventful...

Nialle has been on-call a fair bit in the past weeks which means that I'm on shoveling duty. Liam is my constant companion during this task and quite enjoys a change of scenery...

Liam has adopted every pair of my shoes and proudly wears them around the house...


Liam enjoys baking with me (especially if he gets to lick the beaters)...


he also likes to pretend to bake muffins...


our tub is under repair so Liam has had to have his bath in the kitchen sink. He thinks his new venue is pretty cool!

Like most toddlers, Liam enjoys rummaging through our cupboards. He has become very skilled in this area and often makes off with various food items. At the end of the day, I often find tin cans in odd places around the house like under his crib and in the tub.

I've also discovered Liam drinking out of the red wine vinegar bottle. (He told me it was "yucky" so I don't think he'll do that again). The stealthy little turkey also unscrewed the cap off on the jug of canola oil and dumped it all over the kitchen floor today. That was a fun mess to clean up.

Yep, life with Liam fills up every day!

Vanesquatch: The Raging, Hormonal Pregnant Lady That is Me.

In the last week or so, I have really begun to feel pregnant. I hit the halfway mark and my pregnancy brain arose from the ashes and gobbled up my normal mommy brain. I am a pregnant beast driven by primal pregnant instincts. I am Vanesquatch (cue ominous sounding music).


Behaviour

The Vanesquatch is an unpredictable beast prone to unexplained bursts of crying. While she attempts to eat healthy, she has been known to devour an entire bag of Crispers in one sitting. This Crispers binge was followed by the aforementioned bursts of crying and then by a slobbery lament that she was a terrible mother to her unborn child.

The Vanesquatch is driven by compulsion to complete unfinished tasks around the house to ensure her house is well organized by the time her offspring arrives. The compulsion to complete these unfinished tasks is at times stronger than others. Anyone who stands in the Vanesquatch's way while she is cleaning or organizing should remove themselves from the area immediately or risk imminent death.

The Vanesquatch also requires frequent trips to the bathroom, so it is best that one maintains a clear pathway to the toilet at all times.

Use extreme caution when interacting with the Vanesquatch - she is hormonal and very dangerous. Keep children away from Vanesquatch, it is feared she may smother small ones as she increases exponentially in size.

Habitat

The Vanesquatch can be found mainly in her own home nesting and preparing for her next offspring. Though these sightings have not been confirmed, there are reports that Vanesquatch also frequents WalMart, Dollarama and yarn stores.

Food and Hunting

The Vanesquatch enjoys her food. Do not stand in the way of her food and don't you DARE eat her food. If you eat her food, she'll hunt you down.

It's that simple.


Comparisons

While she has a human-like appearance, her frequent pregnancies have left the Vanesquatch with the nickname "The Perpetual Elephant". During her final months of gestation, her mate often compares Vanesquatch's appearance to that of a marshmallow on toothpicks. This comparison is usually met with uncontrollable sobbing; however, it is predicted that soon Vanesquatch will feed on her mate considering his part in the breeding process is now complete and he is no longer of use to her.

A recent sighting of the Vanesquatch in her natural habitat. It would appear she is about 4 1/2 months pregnant. Approach with EXTREME caution.

Napping in Holland

It's no secret that I'm a nerd for knitting and that I also love to browse through other knitters' blogs. One of my new favorites is by a girl about my age whose name is Saartje. Saartje lives in Holland, is an avid knitter and has a young daughter named Lotte (pronounced Lott-ah).

While browsing Saartje's blog I came across this post. My mom has always told me that the Dutch let their babies sleep outside, but I never had seen one of these "baby hutches". Check out Saartje's post to learn more...I may have to ask my dad to make us one of these!