Easter Egg-Citement at Eckert's

Perfect weather for an Easter Egg Hunt!!  Today, we ventured to Eckert's for the Easter Egg-Citement Extravaganza!  Tiffany, Madison, Grant, Gary, and Wendy joined in on the fun with Bill, Nolan, and I.  

While at Eckert's, Nolan was able to pet a bunny and baby chicks, take a wagon ride, meet a lamb, take his picture with the Easter Bunny, and find easter eggs during the egg hunt.  Nolan did great with the baby chicks, I think because he is used to being around them at Nana and Papa's house.  He wasn't afraid of the bunnies either.  Nolan kept trying to climb in the troughs to play with the animals.

 Almost got one......

 "What's that?"

 Right after I took this picture, Nolan tried to rip the pelt right off of this poor bunny.  He grabbed a fist full of hair and yanked.  Luckily, Bill caught him and put the bunny back safely and with no hair missing.

Nolan buried the ole Massey! 

Poot was NOT a fan of the lamb.  The guy held the lamb up and it baa'ed right into Nolan's face.  He held onto Bill for dear life, but didn't cry.

Onto the Easter Egg Hunt...

 Patiently awaiting the announcer to finish his count down so the kiddos could head out....

 and we're off...

 Nolan's Very First Easter Egg Find!

 Poot is so proud of his find!!

 WOW!

 Madison, Grant, and Nolan

 Nolan's meltdown.  He didn't want to look for more eggs.  He wanted to play with the ones he already had.

The goodies were not age appropriate for the little kids.  The eggs contained small erasers, coins, and rings.  I had to go through all of the eggs and remove the goodies, but Nolan didn't mind.  He liked opening and closing the eggs.

After the egg hunt, we made our way down to the store to meet the Easter Bunny.  Nolan was not liking the bunny at all.  It was so hot outside and he was waring down.

All of the adults and kids were red faced and hot, so we went inside and rested in the A/C.  The kids were able to put icing and sprinkles on a cookie for a snack.  The rosy red cheeks started to subside, so we decided to head back out and take a wagon ride.  On the way out, I wanted to have a picture of Nolan taken with the Easter bunny one more time.  He did great this time!!

I wish we could have taken a picture with our camera, because the quality isn't the greatest with the store's camera.  Oh well, it is still a cute picture!!

Onto the Wagon Ride.....

The Extravaganza was coming to a close and we decided to say goodbye to the bunnies.  

I figured Nolan would be exhausted because of the heat and activities.  We said our goodbye's and loaded into the car.  I gave Nolan his sunglasses to entertain him while we were driving.  He became really quiet about ten minutes later and I looked back to see him like this.

SO MUCH EASTER EGG-CITEMENT AT ECKERT'S!! What a fun and memorable day.  Poot had a great time, as well as Bill and I.

Third Prenatal Check-Up

Today, Baby P and I had our third prenatal check up with Dr. Hulsen.  Everything went great!  Heart beat sounded perfect, but Dr. didn't tell me the heart rate at this appointment and I forgot to ask.  Dr. Hulsen was excited because I have gained a total of 3 pounds!!

I have still been feeling nauseous, but my energy is slowly coming back.  I definitely have a baby bump now; if I wear a tight enough t-shirt or just finish eating lunch!  I have not felt any movement yet, but Dr. Hulsen said even though it is my second baby, movement still doesn't usually occur until around the 20th week.  Bill and I have been tossing around a few names, but haven't settled on anything quite yet.  My next appointment, I am having an ultrasound completed.  I'm so excited to see the baby's profile and see him/her move around!!

 15 weeks and 3 days

 Mr. Henson wasn't digging the picture tonight, but I've started something and I am not going to let him out of the pictures until his little brother/sister arrives!!

Stayed tuned for next appointment's ultrasound pics and video, if I can get it to work!

Nolan's 15 Month Check-Up!

Today, Nolan had his 15 month check-up with Dr. Hulsen.  The visit went great because no vaccinations were given today!!  Nolan weighs in at 23lbs 11oz and is 31.75in tall.  For his weight Nolan is in the 50th percentile and for his height he is in the 70th percentile.  Nolan's head is measuring at 19.25cm, so he is down to the 75th percentile in head size.  Bill and I still laugh because his head size use to be in the 95th percentile.  Nolan has finally grown into his big melon!!

 

My little man with his friend, Dyson!! Lol

Along with hanging out with Dyson, Nolan enjoys stacking his Mega Blocks.  Actually, he enjoys watching me stack them and he comes over and knocks my buildings over.  He likes to stack the blocks together on the car and push it around the living room.

Bath time for Poot!! Nolan still seems to enjoy his bath, but now tries to stand and throw everything in the tub, outside of it onto the floor.  Bath time is about the only time we're able to tame Nolan's hair.  I am never able to style it with gel because his hair is so thin!  I decided to give him a mohawk and snap a few pics.

As soon as I took this picture, he threw the entire green cup and its full contents outside of the bathtub!  Three towels later the mess was cleaned up.  Thankfully it was only water.  I'm sure the floors needed a good scrub anyways. :)

Nolan loves to point at EVERYTHING.  He will see a car drive by the window, point at it, and say "ca."  Today I asked Nolan, "Where is mommy's nose?"  He grabbed my nose and started to laugh.  Tonight I decided to surprise Bill.  While Nolan and Bill were sitting in the chair together I asked, "Nolan, where is dada's nose?"  Nolan pointed at Bill's nose.  Bill couldn't believe it!!  Just to prove it wasn't a fluke, we had Nolan complete this task a couple more times.  When asked, Nolan doesn't know where his own nose is yet, but his finger sure knows the inside of his nostril!!

 "Ca"

 Dada's nose

 Dada's nose again

 Love his smile!!!

The boys rough housing as usual!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What a beautiful morning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the parade in St. Louis.  The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and the kids did a great job!!  Bill, Nolan, and I met up with the Keller family this morning and headed to St. Louis.  There was a massive sea of green all around.  We weren't able to get too close, but Maddie made friends and was able to sneak closer to the parade.

 Daddy and Poot

Poot and I

Bill and I had to rotate Nolan between our shoulders, because my neck felt like it was going to break off at times.  Nolan loved the firetrucks! They were so LOUD, I didn't know what he would think of them, but he kept pointing and laughing with Maddie.  When they passed he kept looking for more to come.  Nolan was very attentive to the parade.

 The backside of the gang!

A Leprechaun 

We left a little before the parade ended, so we could beat the crowd and find a place to eat.  Nolan and daddy getting ready to load up and head out.

We decided to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory.  The kids did so good, especially after no naps and no real food since 10am.  Grant and Nolan chowed down on snacks and Madison drew with her crayons.  Finally, the delicious food came and we all devoured our meals. 

I think everyone was exhausted because as soon as we finished eating, we all packed up and headed straight to the cars.  Plus, it was starting to rain.  We made it home before the huge storm hit.  Bill, Nolan, and I took a nice long nap during the storm!!  What a fun way to spend the day....