Update on the pregnancy

Two Saturdays ago I started bleeding and of course I was hysterical. We went to the hospital to check to see if the baby was still there, and we found a heart beat. It is a good, strong heartbeat. They put me on bed rest until my scheduled ultrasound in 9 days. I stopped bleeding until last Friday when I started spotting again. I called the doctor and he just placed me on strict bed rest until the ultrasound in 3 days. The doctors were thinking maybe I had placenta previa. Well Monday came and ultrasound time is here. The baby looks healthy and is very active. We got a good open shot of the sex. We are having a GIRL!!!!! I am so excited. Steve is still in shock, but is getting used to the idea. I do not have placenta previa, the placenta has ripped away from the uterus a little and just needs time to heal and reattach itself. I am not suppose to do any excessive lifting or heavy lifting, vacuuming, or laundry and I am suppose to take it easy. Easier said then done with 2 kids but Steve is really good about keeping me off my feet. We are really excited about having a girl and all the drama she will cause. She is all ready causing us drama and she is still in the womb!

Miles at 9 months

Miles just had his 9 month doctor visit. He is 19 pounds and 3 oz and 27.95 inches tall. He is in the 24th percentile for weight and 32nd percentile for height. He is a lot different then Kyle was at this age. If any of you remember Kyle, he was in the 80-90th percentile for both.

Anyway, Miles is full of personality and life. He is close to standing on his own and he walks around with furniture. I don't think it will be long before he takes his first step. He loves to climb up on things and pull things down, like our surround sound speakers or the floor lamp. He still has no teeth and it doesn't look like any are coming soon. He loves most of the baby foods, but he likes food from my plate best. He hates bananas, baby food or reel bananas. His favorite thing to do is play with Kyle. He will chase Kyle around the house and they wrestle together; it is so fun watching the interaction between the two of them.

Miles' first haircut

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Miles had his first haircut on July 25. I just trimmed up the top because it would just hang weird and it looked funny. He did really well and didn't seem to mind all that much.

Kyle's first day of preschool

Kyle had his first day of preschool on August 6. He has it once a week for 2.5 hours. He loves it. Every week when I pick him up he always asks when he can go back to preschool. There are about 12 kids in his class and even though he is one of the youngest, he is one of the biggest.

Our trip to Washington

Steve teaching Kyle to fish


Kyle caught something (I think it was the tree)


Mike helping Kyle fish


Miles asleep on Mike (our first night there)


Steve and Mike just before the wedding


We had a great trip to Washington. We were able to do a lot of things like camping, the zoo, a Mariners game, fishing(which Steve loved teaching Kyle), and just hanging out; but the main reason we went was for Steve's best friend Mike's wedding. We traveled a lot between Seattle and Bellingham which is just under a 2 hour drive. The kids traveled very well and it was a great trip.

Mariners Game

We lucked out that the Seattle Mariners playing in town while we were there. They played the Baltimore Orioles and Mariners won 8-4. It was a good game. We didn't get there until the bottom of the 5th inning, but it was enough. We also lucked out that at the end of the game they let us run the bases. It was cool. I don't know who had more fun the kids or Steve. Steve had a grin on his face the whole time.

Woodland Park Zoo

We went to Woodland Park Zoo while in Washington. We were able to get in free with our Hogel Zoo membership; we were glad about that because it is kind of expensive. Kyle had so much fun. He loves animals, any kind. It was a huge zoo. It took us all day long to go through it and I think we still missed some.