The garden is growing

This is a potatoe flower.

Our garden is growing so fast! Compare the pictures from last time!

This is a pea flower.

A few days away and an update

Kaaran, Landon, Lachlan, Hannah, Madi and Cohen

The five kiddos

Three boys trying to fish with sticks-too cute!

This is Landon about 5 minutes after he went to bed-one tired kid!

I took the boys up to Orcas on Monday. Kaaran, Mom and Kaar's 3 kids also came. We had a nice time. We hiked every day which everyone really enjoyed. Cohen's allergies started acting up right away and I was up every night so that was a little hard. On the day before we came home he had a real allergic reaction to grass, and yesterday as we were coming home he started wheezing and having trouble breathing. I was lucky to have Kaaran there (she is a nurse), and she assured me he was okay but definitely needed to be checked out. So as soon as we got off the ferry I took him to a walk-in clinic in Anacortes. He was treated for asthma, although they said they don't know if it is asthma or just a severe allergic reaction. So now we have a nebulizer, which we have only had to use once since the treatment at the clinic, and he is taking a daily allergy pill. It was a little hard on the nerves but today he seems fine.

I went to see my midwife today. I am 14 weeks and the baby is doing well. I made my appointment for my high density ultrasound for the end of July. We went with the high density because we would like to really get a good look at the baby's heart because of Drew's history. I haven't gained a pound yet but expect to in the next few weeks as I am very hungry (but nothing sounds good) all the time. I have felt a little movement but nothing certain. With Cohen I felt him really early and Drew was feeling him kick at this time in my pregnancy with him so I am hopeful that because I am not feeling this baby so soon maybe he/she isn't as big! I've started charting my eating habits for my midwife, and we will come up with a diet around 20 weeks to help keep this baby a little smaller-9lbs or under is our hope. It still seems unreal that we will have a new baby in about 6 months!

Baby news

In this picture we are telling the boys about the baby.

Our new baby is due the end of December. The boys are very excited and so are we. Lachlan is hoping for a sister, but I let him know it will probably be another wonderful baby boy. We will find out the sex in approximately 8 weeks. Everything looks good so far and I heard the heartbeat 2 weeks ago. I am feeling better and have a little more energy. We will keep you posted on the progress of this little one. Check the blog regularly!

Another fun weekend at Orcas

We like eachother most of the time.

Starfish
Looking for sea life.
Getting so big.
I especially like this one of the men tending the fire!
Yummy!

Well it really felt that summer had begun last week. It was very hot at the island. We had such a nice time. We spent one day with my parents too.

Lachlan is heading for kindergarten!

Here are some pictures of Lachlan's last day of preschool. He got this little award because he is headed for kindergarten. He is so excited but a little down that preschool is over.