Martin has been growing and developing like crazy the last few weeks. He's been eating a ton and sleeping more than usual too. He hasn't been to the doctor in months so I don't have any official stats to point to, but I can tell that his jeans are a little more snug around his belly these days, and he has to watch his head a little more closely because he's tall enough to bump into a lot. He's also starting to embrace the dreaded terrible twos, and is not afraid to throw a tantrum our way. He has a serious independent streak, and these days everything these days is prefaced with "Me do it!" Me do it is an order, not a suggestion or question. We're trying to keep his bossiness at bay and really work on pleases and thank yous, but Martin is not always interested in our lessons in good manners.

Most of the time he's still his sweet old self. He loves listening to music and has his favorite songs, which he'll request by name. He runs everywhere, and has an incredible amount of energy. He also has a ferocious sweet tooth, which probably helps explain his favorite foods - waffles, french toast, sausage, and tacos. He also really enjoys lollipops, and loves going to the new fancy HEB where they give out lollipops to all little shoppers. It's heaven for a sugar freak like Martin.

We've had lots of fun since the last big post, and here are a bunch of pictures to prove it.

Here We Go Again...

Things have been pretty quiet on the blog front for a while, but I swear I have a good excuse. I'm pregnant again! Yes, Martin is going to have a little brother or sister sometime around June 24 of this year. We're all very excited about the big doings. When asked if he wants a brother or sister, Martin usually first replies with"Sisser. Okay." If you try to confirm, though, that he wants a sister, he then says "Brother. Okay." He's just about 50/50 with the sister/brother preference, so as you can see he's keeping his predictions very close to the vest. We plan to follow his example and not find out the sex ahead of time. It'll be another big surprise in the delivery room!

So far everything is going well. I've finally moved out of the dreaded first trimester, better known around our house as the Parasite Stage, and have my energy and good mood back. Everyone is much happier. I've felt the baby move, and we'll get to get a good look at him or her some time in the next 3 weeks. According to BabyCenter.com, the baby looks something like the picture above and is about the size of a avocado.

What have we gotten ourselves into?