Sunday morning, we packed up, and headed for Great Wolf Lodge.  It has become one of our favorite places to vacation for a few days!  Last year, Karson had just turned 1 when we were there.  I was so excited to take him again this year!

 We had a blast again this year!  We got to GW on Sunday afternoon, checked in and headed to the pool.  Karson was unsure at first, but as soon as he was a little more comfortable he had a blast.  He spent a long time repeatedly going down the slide, yelling 'YAAY' and clapping for himself, running up the stairs, and going down the slide again.  One Mom was waiting to catch her little one at the bottom of the slide, and told Karson his lips were blue.  He responded very appropriately with clapping and a very loud 'YAAY!'  DJ and I agreed that the money we spent on this trip, and the work we put in to going was 100% worth it for that 1 hour of him running up the stairs and going down the slide.  He was having so much fun!

A few videos of him going down the slides....

Every night they have a pajama story time & clock tower show in the lobby.  Karson absolutely cracked us up. The guy reading the story would ask "Raise your hand if you went down the green slide?" (aka-one of the really BIG slides that even Mommy won't go down) and Karson would raise his hand and yell 'yaay!'  

Daddy & Karson at Story Time

Our first morning, was a very early morning.  At least for Mommy.  I have been sick, and haven't been sleeping.  After playing in the water park all day on Sunday, I woke up at 5:30 on Monday and could not fall back asleep...which meant Daddy didn't sleep well after 5:30 either.  Karson finally started stirring at around 7, we grabbed him out of his pack and play and headed to breakfast.  Mommy and Daddy were hungry!!  It was so good, and I was thrilled that someone offered to take our picture.  We rarely get a picture of the 3 of us on vacation!

More water park fun....

Playing in the fountains...

Playing in the fort with Daddy...

One very tired little boy...

Once again, one of Karson's favorite things was the Hot Tub.  

The hot tub is meant for the kids, and isn't all that hot.

Just enough to warm him up, and get rid of his little blue lips.

He loved getting to swim in the hot tub with Daddy!

Mommy played it safe, and sat on the side.

It, however, felt wonderful to soak my feet in the hot tub after chasing around a Munchkin all day!!

What we have been up to the last few days...

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We have done a whole lot of nothing this week.

Being {almost} 32 weeks pregnant, and sick, with an {almost} 2 year old isn't so much fun.

Thankfully, Karson is has been an angel, and has been letting Mommy lay on the couch all day.

And has been taking 3-4 hour naps all week!! 

Before coming down with this nasty cold, I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast.

And let him eat them on the counter.

Because sometimes it is fun to eat breakfast on the counter.

He thought it was the best thing ever!!

He has been getting a lot of baths this week.

Because baths mean he is occupied, and contained, and I can sit and relax.

When he is done with his bath, he always asks to be wrapped up in his 'b.'

I wrapped him up, gave him his paci, set him in the chair with a Thomas Movie, and went to put lunch in the oven.

 I came back and he was  out cold!

With no clothes on.

I quick stuck some underwear and sweats on him, and put him in bed.

Where he took a fabulous nap, and let Mommy take a nap as well.

Today's breakfast:

Yogurt in the living room, in his pjs, while I laid half asleep on the couch.

At 9:30.

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I did not realize.....

...how much my baby has grown up in the last 12 months!

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My Mom found this on pinterest, and made one for Baby Sister.

I love it.

Love, love, love, love, love it!

It is PERFECT to wrap Sister up in when she arrives!

These used to hang in my room at my parent's house.

I LOVE them...and they remind me that I very much miss my tap shoes!

I had DJ paint the mats, and frame to match Sister's room.

They are perfect!!

A certain {almost 2} year old found his coo-coo underwear in  his drawer last week.

He insisted on wearing them.

We tried potty training in December, and he was traumatized.

This time, he was ready.

He figured it out, in just a few days.

At the beginning of the week, he went all day without an accident.

We all had an ice cream treat to celebrate!

He has continued to not have any accidents, and we have continued to have ice cream every night to celebrate!

We had tacos one night for dinner, this week.

I always cut up all the ingredients for tacos on his plate.

He was a little insulted.

He made it clear he wanted a taco like Mommy & Daddy had.

He did so well, and ate the whole thing!

Sometimes, I forget he is getting big...and can eat a taco like a big boy!!

Molls waiting for Karson to wake up yesterday morning.

They love each other.

A lot!

The only problem when she does this...she usually whines in front of his door.

That usually wakes him up, and I hear him yelling 'MOWEE!'

Apparently, she is one smart dog!

Karson and I have been on house arrest, while we have been working on potty training.

We haven't left the house, except for to go to my parents.

And then the little frog potty came with us.

I had my 30 week appointment this week, and Karson came with me.

My doctor's office doesn't have a frog potty, so I was a little nervous and put a diaper on Karson.

Of course, my doctor was running an hour late.

Not usually a big deal, Karson is pretty easy.

He was doing well, and telling me he had to go potty, we would run back to the restroom, and he would go.

Then he realized it was fun to see the new bathroom, and as soon as we sat down in the waiting room, he asked to go again.

I finally told him, we couldn't go anymore.

Because...ya know...we can't take up the bathroom the entire time at my ob's office.

Then we went to Panera for lunch, and when we were done eating, I took him to the bathroom.

he was dry!

My {almost} 2 year old, held it for 2 hours, even with a diaper on.

I was shocked...and so proud of him.

So we got a cookie on the way out to split.

This came in the mail this week.

I love etsy.

I can't wait for Sister to wear it in at the most 10 weeks!!!

Green 'Monster' Smoothies

I have a hard time eating the foods that I should eat when I'm pregnant.

I always have a hard time getting enough calcium.  

I don't drink anything other than water, coffee, and fresh pressed apple juice (when I'm not having problems with reflux).  

Which means no milk. Blach!

And I don't like cheese, unless it is melted.

I like yogurt, but only certain kinds...that usually have bad things in them that I steer clear of.

{Yoplait's Thick & Creamy Strawberry Banana Yogurt.  So good, but icky ingredients.}

I have been trying to get enough potassium & calcium, because they are both supposed to help with charley horses.

Which I get a lot.

And they hurt!

My Mom found this recipe, for Green 'Monster' Smoothies {peanut butter-banana-yogurt-almond milk-spinach}, on Pinterest this weekend, and stopped to pick up the ingredients.

It is GOOD!

And all its tastes like is peanut butter and bananas.

We have been making them every day after Karson's nap. 

Plus I make an extra one to freeze, for DJ to drink the next day at work.

It could be that I love it so much because I have been deprived of peanut butter for the last 7 1/2 months.

{peanut butter = horrid heartburn!!}

Or, it is just really that good!!

{for whatever reason, this smoothie doesn't bother my heartburn/reflux.  but I would never drink it close to bed time.}

Green 'Monster' Smoothie

1 T. Peanutbutter

1/2 C. Yogurt 

The original recipe calls for greek yogurt, but I don't like greek yogurt.   

We use Dannon's all natural vanilla yogurt.  

Stoneyfield Farm Organic Vanilla Yogurt would be ideal...but I don't like it. :)

1 C. Almond Milk

anyone know where you can buy this in bulk?  so expensive!

1 Banana Frozen & Sliced

peel, slice, and freeze the bananas the day before...or a few hours before...or use a fresh banana and add ice :) 4 C Spinach

I don't have a blender, just a little Cuisinart food processor (that I absolutely LOVE), so it doesn't completely liquify the spinach, but we don't mind.

I fill my food process or (a 4 cup) with Spinach, and blend it up.  Then fill it up again, and blend it up again.  

I pack in as much spinach as I can, because I know I am lacking vegetables in my diet. :)

Then I add the frozen banana slices and peanut butter, and blend it again.

I add the yogurt and almond milk last, and blend, blend, blend, blend, blend.

It is yummy...and tastes like your eating peanut butter & bananas.

ENJOY!

Karson {almost 2}

My little boy will be 2 in one month from today.  

If you ask him how old he is going to be, he yells TWO! and points his two pointer fingers at you. 

 

I can not believe almost 2 years have passed, since the morning I got out of bed, and my water broke.  Three weeks before my due date.

I have sat down to write his birth story a few times.  It pretty much goes like this:

{6am}Water breaks...arrive at hospital...waiting...waiting...waiting...{10am}start pitocin...waiting...waiting...waiting...{12ish}epidural...waiting...waiting...waiting...waiting...waiting...turn up epidural...waiting...waiting...waiting...{10pm}10cm...{10:15pm}start pushing...{10:26pm}Karson is born!

I can not believe that day, was almost 2 years ago.

I can not believe how much this little boy has learned, and taught his Mommy & Daddy.

He loves his Mowee.  He asks for blue berries all day long.  He is obsessed with choo-choos.  He decided last week he wanted to be potty trained.  He figured it out, and aside from bed, we are done with diapers.  He loves being side, and playing in the shhhh-noooow.  He climbs on everything, and yells 1-2-3-JUMP!  If you don't stop him in time...he jumps.  He loves bugs, and has started adding a 'y' to every word.  Bug-y, up-y, hot-y, jump-y, hop-y.

His smile and giggle are contagious. 

I can not believe he is almost 2!!