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Enbwife

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 12:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My Explorer has a key pad on the driver door with a combination so you don't need keys to get in - very cool! My friend has locked her baby in her car twice now!! One friend locked her baby in her running car with the heat full blast in the dead of winter in a snow storm! The baby was wearing her snowsuit and started freaking out when she realized her mom was out of the car. Needless to say, she busted the passenger window to get her out!

Great pics of Dylan Danz. He's such a cutey. Is there any talk of having a second?? Neil and I are just beginning that discussion. He would rather do it sooner rather than later... I'm not sure how I feel about it but know I would like to have one more. Timing is an issue since I just returned to work and now have my body and freedom back. I dunno when a good time would be.

Nate is soooo cute with the drunken walk although he's really become steady on his feet and now runs which is hillarious!

Danzdol

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 01:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi ENB-

yes there is talk. If all goes well and GOD willing we will start trying next June when Dylan turns 2 so that if it happens DYlan will be 3 by the time # 2 is born.

I want 2 maybe even 3 is we are more financially stable.

What can I say I am addicted to this mommy thing! Who would have thunk it!

If you would have met me 3 years ago I was the most anti baby person in the world. My old philosophy when I taught dance to little kids was " I love to teach because I love to have the kids for a limited amount of time and then the parents take them home" Boy how times have changed. Now when I take Dylan to some kind of lesson they will be saying the same thing to me. :)

Kimmo

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 04:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, Dylan looks so happy and he's so cute! :)

I had thought we would start having a 2nd baby after Rowan turned 2...But I am thinking of waiting another year. It's seems like the "twos" would be hard enough without having a baby on the way (I mean for both of us)!

But I hadn't thought of it being a problem until I let my mom know we had thought seriously of trying again starting this January. She was completely negative and said having "one more" is harder than I could realize. But she had twins and then "one more" so, I don't know. And she likes being negative so as to have something to "give advice" about, but it has put doubt in my mind...

On the other hand, I've read that if your only debate is "now, or later," that you should always go for "now" because you don't know if "later" will ever happen! Sigh.

Bookworm

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 07:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Danz you have a beautiful baby. We planned to work on number 2 when our number one turned 2, however I found out I was pregnant when Braedon was 15 months. Now Braedon is 2 and Colby is 3 months. It is different having two babies, not bad--different. It's harder for me to nap during the day, because rarely do both boys nap at the same time. It's hard to give each boy the amount of attention they deserve. Breastfeeding is easier with the second. The birth was easier with the second. I think those things are easier because you tend to be more relaxed, knowing what to expect. Anyway that is my two cents.

Danzdol

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 10:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Book- yes my husband was saying we should just start now but for some reason I find peace of mind waiting until he turns 2 but we will see.

Kimmo- Now, now , now!!!!!!!

Djgirl

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Danzdol - Dylan is GORGEOUS! What a grin on that boy! You are all sooooo lucky!!!!

Shortly I can hopefully join this illustrious group and share my stories - but probably not for a year yet...

Enbwife

Friday, October 10, 2003 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The timing of the second one is difficult. I find I am thinking about it daily now which means I'm getting closer. Before, I couldn't even talk about it. Two people I work with are due in December and it brings back such happy memories of when I was pregnant. We'll probably start trying in the early new year I would think. Nate would be 2 1/2 by the time the second one arrives if all goes well. I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, here's Nate with his little cousin Ava. He has her pants on his head! :)

nate

Danzdol

Friday, October 10, 2003 - 11:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So then we will start the cycle again. When I started this thread I was pregnant with Dylan. Where is banaanclip...... We have to get her baby # 2 status......We will all be prego next year God willing.

BTW , where are the archives of this thread from when it started?

Bananaclip

Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 04:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here I am! Dylan and Nate are both growing so fast! We aren't going for baby number two yet. We have talked about it though. We are just beginning to budget for our wedding instead, better late than never.

Enbwife

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 07:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You're probably right Danz. My sis will go back for IVF in April so hopefully it will work again for her first time. And it will all happen again.... are we ready??? I dunno... :)

Danzdol

Monday, October 20, 2003 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What is everyone doing for Halloween?

I bought DYlan a SUPERMAN outfit. We will go to the pumpkin patch to take pictures this week and on Halloween I am taking him with my BF's son trick or treating aorund the block. I think I am going to take him in his tractor truck and wheel him around if not it might take a year to finish! He walks but he is too little to understand that we have to go to all the houses!!!!!!!!!

I bought him a basket for all his candy too.

This morning I took him to the pumpkin patch but without his costume to take fall pics, he was not in the best mood but I think I got some good ones. I will post them when I get them.

Kimmo

Monday, October 20, 2003 - 11:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think I'd like to try the tiger outfit Mavis suggested....I think Rowan is too young for trick-or-treating, but we'll go to Grandpa and Grammy's house and hand out candy. :)

Enbwife

Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm having a playgroup at my place in the morning and lunch. All the little ones will have costumes and we'll take photos. We're giving Nate an early dinner then taking him to some neighbours/friends in the area to visit - just for fun. He's a lion and he is sooooo cute!! I'll post pics later.

Julieboo

Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 08:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's a picture of my son and my neice from my sil's wedding this past weekend. (Good thing the rings really weren't on the pillow!)

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Julieboo

Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 08:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Third time's a charm? (sorry!)

Enbwife

Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 05:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Are they ever adorable!! They look like brother & sister. So cute!

Kimmo

Monday, October 27, 2003 - 02:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They're so cute! Short pants are so sweet. :)

Okay...sorry, Mavis! I chickened out of making the tiger costume. I ordered one from Land's End instead!

I should think about going to the pumpkin patch...Since we're not staying home for Halloween, I didn't think about decorating for it. When we drove back from the coast last week, I saw a farm advertising their pumpkin patch and corn maze. That would be fun. :)

Enbwife

Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holidays are so fun with little kids around!
The other night Neil and I took Nate to our favourite Mexican restaurant for dinner. We ordered guacamole & chips and Nate wanted a chip so I gave him one. Next thing I know he's dipping his chip in the guacamole and eating away like an adult. It was adorable. He then started talking to everyone around us and waving. He's so sweet! I love this age (14 1/2 mths). Everything he does is just so fun to watch. :)

Kimmo

Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Nate and the chips-- So cute! Avocado is a good baby food. :)

Rowan was running around so much last night I didn't get a chance to take a proper picture of him at Grammy and Grandpa's....Here's one after his whiskers and nose had been hugged off! He's playing peekaboo with an aunt upstairs.

Kimmo

Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 08:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, I am the worst picture poster ever! I will get better at this, maybe when Rowan is 12 and this technology is obsolete :)

Enbwife

Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 05:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's okay Kimmo, we can see him. Nate had a great Halloween. We had playgroup with 7 toddlers over, then we took him out to visit some friends in the neighbourhood. It was a summer day here on Friday - hot and beautiful, so the evening was great! (Today we have a blizzard!!!). Anyway, we had a blast. I'll post pics soon - he was a lion and roared which was adorable!

Enbwife

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here are photos of Nathan as a lion, and his little cousin Ava as a unicorn.

nate

Enbwife

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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Hippyt

Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Geez,I forget to come look at the photos too much. Julieboo they are so adorable. I bet it took a lot of work getting them ready and happy and clean! Enbwife,Nathan is so adorable,wow they grow so fast!

I need to post some pics of my little Cinderella from Halloween.

Danzdol

Monday, November 17, 2003 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok I have a prob.

Dylan is into the "let's climb on the sofa stage".
I don't mind as much as that it makes me afraid. He knows how to go up and slide backwards down BUT sometimes he gets distracted by something outside or on tv and he places his arm or leg in the wrong place and BAMN! he falls and hits his head.

He has done it twice already. I started restricting him today, I pull him back down and say "No sofa" and he cries for like 2 seconds and tries again. After about 4 tries he gets bored and goes on to something else.

Suggestions.

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