Put as many pretzals in your mouth as you can and then say...

Fuzzy bunny! I know this is done with marshmallows, but that's just what came to mind. She was so pleased with her newly discovered talent.

Knock knock joke

Yesterday Jacob had his hand on Rachel's belly, feeling the baby moving. Rachel told him that Lilly was trying to tell him a knock knock joke (you should have seen the "You're being weird" look Jacob gave her):

Rachel: "Knock knock"
Jacob: "Who's there" (giggle giggle)
Rachel: "Baby"
Jacob: "Baby who" (more giggling, you're being weird, mom)
Rachel: "Baby gonna kick you, bam! bam! bam!"

This whole time Sam was off to the side watching, and when the joke finished he got this "look" in his eyes. He came over to Jacob and said, "Hey Jacob, I've got a joke to tell you."

Jacob thought this was great (apparently it's only weird when parents tell dumb jokes). He didn't see it coming at all...

Sam: "Knock knock"
Jacob: "Who's there?" (no clue what is coming)
Sam: "Baby" (still has that "look")
Jacob: "Baby who?" (still clueless)
Sam: (In triumph) "Baby gonna kick you! Bam! Bam! Bam!" At which point Sam really does start kicking Jacob in the shins.

Jacob took it in good humor thankfully.

More from my little "secret" keeper

My darling Katie was hanging out with me this morning and keeping me company. She asked me if the baby was moving so that she could feel it. I told her that the baby had just moved, but she stopped as soon as Katie put her little hand on to feel it. To encourage her I told her she should tell the baby a secret.

Scandal!

"But mommy, that would ruin the secret!" She exclaims in shock.

I tried to reassure her that this would just be a special secret between the baby and her and she didn't have to tell anyone else. She stuck to her guns though, dismayed that I would suggest such a thing.

So then remembering our conversation from last week I decided to tease her a little. "Well what if I told you a little secret. What if I told you that I loved chocolate and not to tell anyone else."

"Then I would tell everybody" she promptly replies.

I couldn't help but laughing aloud at that one and she joined in laughing. When we stopped she tells me "I don't get it. Why are we laughing?" The thing is I don't think she will get it quite yet. She sure is a fun girl, but I won't be telling her my secrets anytime soon ;)

Not My Secret Keeper and quick baby update

I was telling Katie that something was a secret and not to tell anyone. To which she replies:

"Oh, I will tell people. I'll tell neighbors and friends and my brothers and my daddy and myself."

There's a reason I don't go Christmas and birthday shopping with her anymore. It was good while it lasted though.

Quick baby update: I see the doctors a lot as in 1-2 times a week. I like to keep everyone updated who has helped us so much and kept us in prayers, but there is not always a lot to say and that is a good thing. This week everything looked the same as last week which is good. The baby is still moving, still has a heartbeat, stitches are still holding up so in a sense the best news we can have right now. I'm starting to count down the longest amount of weeks that I have left on bed rest. I'm not bored, but there are so many other things I wish I could do. I'll make it one way or another.

Sideways

My little boys never fail to pull off something totally unexpected every now and again and make me laugh. Today, Sam ran into my room with a big goofy grin on his face to tell me that today was sideways day and he had put on his shirt sideways with "mermaid hands" coming out the front sleeve. Two minutes later Jacob comes in to tell me has was dressed sideways too. Of course I had to take some pictures ;) Then they decided to turn it into a game and they were now sharks fighting each other. When my sharks got tired of fighting each other they made up and were friendly sharks slapping fins together and playing. When they got tired of being friendly they turned into piranhas and went after their little sister fish who couldn't turn into a shark or piranha in her long sleeved shirt she was wearing. At this point, mommy piranha stepped in and told them that purple (again referring to her shirt) fish are very poisonous and would kill them if they ate her. Then they all wanted to be poisonous like little sister fish but little sister fish told them in no uncertain terms that only purple fish can be poisonous. They tried to attack mommy fish with their poison who quickly turned into a poison dart fish who should poisonous darts at any fish that got too close. Imagination can be so much fun!

Good baby news

The doctor appt's all went well this week. Yeah! The baby is now measuring a little ahead of the due date and weighs a little over 3 lbs now. They say this is good since the baby will be born early. The stitches are still holding so we're hoping to keep going at least another month and get baby even bigger and healthier. The doctor says that at this point if the baby were born there is a 95% survival rate (good) and a 15% chance of long term health problems (not so good). Much better then even a week ago though and the stats only get better from here on out. I am doing alright so far. The doctor has given the okay to go on an outing to the movie theater every now and again. That sounds divine to get out of the house for something other than doctor's appts. Simple blessings.

Skipped Birthday Photos

Here are some birthday photos from Sam's birthday that I must never have gotten around to posting. The one is from when we took him to the aquarium to celebrate because he wanted to see animals and it was snowing that day so the zoo was out. The other is from when I was trying to get some nice photos of him and he absolutely refused to pose for anymore until he got show me his super hero moves. It was so cute!

Mile marker #2

This week we hit another mile marker with this pregnancy! The baby's chances of surviving if born have gone from 50% to 95% and the chances of long term health problems have gone way down- not sure how much on that one. Still would be a long NICU stay though so I think we'll keep things going as long as we can still and try to reduce that one as much as possible. Happy week :)