No time like the present

Just when I catch myself wishing time away or cursing the ridiculous amount of pee and poo I deal with each day...there is a moment like this:




and I think how lucky I am. Life is good, slightly different then it was, but definitely good.

We are Home!

Sterling James Swanson was born on December 2nd at 5:22pm! He weighed in at 8lbs 6 ounces and 18 inches long. He is such a cutie, has the most gorgeous dark hair and big ole cheeks. It was a very smooth labor and delivery and we are both doing well. Now we are just dealing with jaundice and a couple other weird things. Grace loves her little brother, but is definitely showing extra neediness. Our house is a disastrous mess so if you feel like coming to visit be sure to just look at Sterling:)

Pictures to come soon!

A Change is a Comin'

For anyone who didn't already know, we are adding to our family this year. Somewhere around December 4th we will welcome a baby boy to our little fam! We are So excited and Grace is already talking about her little brother.

In an ideal world there would be a lot that happens before this little baby comes, such as Grace being potty trained, giving up her paci, sleeping in a big bed, listening and obeying everything her parents ask her to do (I said ideal), rearranging the upstairs bedrooms, getting new flooring downstairs and buying lotsa fun boy items. Probably 2 things on this list will get done. Oh well, everything in good time. For now we are just excited/nervous to have found out that we are having a boy! Hopefully I can figure out this boy business, but Dave is already looking forward to having a sports buddy.

On another note, here are a couple of shots from our trip up north this summer.

The big 2

I guess it is about time for me to write about Grace's 2nd birthday on April 3rd! Like any other mom, I can't believe another year has flown by. Everyday I am grateful that we have Grace, she is a true joy in our home. She is curious, silly, shy and a major girly girl. She has become even more particular about her clothes, shoes and hair. Lately she won't go out of the house without her sunglasses, purse and necklace. Yes, I buy her these things, but she has her own special love for them!
Grace had a great time on her birthday! Her cousins Cameron and Joshua and my parents were in town, which made the day even better. With family in town, we basically celebrated all week! On her actual bday we went to Jumpin' Jacks (a place with a bunch of blow up toys and slides). She also enjoyed opening her presents, helping me make her cake and eating lots of cake and ice cream. I made her a dairy free, egg free, nut free chocolate pudding cake and she ate it with vanilla soy ice cream.
At her 2 yr check up she weighed 33lbs and is 37.5 inches tall. We also had an allergy check up last week where we found out that her egg and nut allergy levels have gone down significantly, but that her milk allergy levels have risen significantly. This means that she doesn't have a very good chance of growing out of her milk allergy, but she still has a chance, right? I can only hope that at some point in her life there will be a good way of desensitizing her to these allergens. For now, we adapt:)