A Raspberry For The Baby

Okay, so this picture might need some clarification. We’ve been trying to explain about a new baby brother for Sophie being in Mommy’s tummy. Yeah, she just thinks I have a “nummy ache” and rubs my belly. But today, as I’m laying on the floor, Joe starts talking to my stomach. After staring at him strangely for a while, Sophie starts imitating him and speaking to Mommy’s belly. Then Joe gives it a kiss. And Sophie gives it the wettest kiss ever. Okay, that’s when I started laughing…which just made Sophia do it more. The kisses morphed into raspberries and Sophia made the loudest, longest raspberry either Joe or I have ever heard. It sounded like a large man who ate a family sized can of beans. It was just too amazing. I was crying, Joe was crying and Sophie just kept running around trying to do it again and again to both our stomachs to get us to laugh some more.

WORLD CUP DAY!

While I had planned a fun day of baby shopping, Joe was planning his own day - of soccer watching. I have since learned that it’s world cup time and the USA was playing ENGLAND. Which, I was told, was very exciting. So we compromised, we went shopping in the morning and watched soccer in the afternoon. Thank you again Aunt Brenda for babysitting. In preparation for the long awaited match, however, Joe brought down the American flag and got Sophie to be a "Soccer Monster" (a name she got from an episode of the Backyardigans). I’m pretty sure the founding father’s wouldn’t approve, but the US did tie the game with ENGLAND, 1-1, so no red cards please.

Attack!

While laying on the floor, stretching out my cramped back muscles, Odin decided I was there to play with him. Sophie came to my defense. Ride him cowgirl!

Dressing As A Younger Woman

While I was digging through Sophie’s baby clothes (a very bittersweet moment) pulling out the gender neutral items, Sophia just HAD to force herself into this size 0-3 month onesie with the zebra on it. It was really funny, with the tails hanging down over her stomach. I’m surprised the arms didn’t cut off circulation in her biceps. Anyway, she wouldn’t stand up so you can get the full effect, but here she is hiding behind the light because she’s afraid I’ll make her take the ridiculous thing off. Like I would do that…

Kids and Dogs

Sophia and Odin are getting along much better now.

Memorial Day With the Fam

Memorial Day was full of water works with Grandpa showing Sophie how to use the hose (which she uses to drench the dog - much to her delight) and Grandma splashing with her in the kiddie pool for the dogs.


Yes, you read that right, the yellow kiddie pool is for the dogs. I know, I know, but they have long hair and stay outside much more than Sophie does. Right now, Sophie prefers lakes and oceans anyway. A kiddie pool is too much like a bathtub.

That’s Meredith taking a break from catch because she had to rest her arm for the Softball league she’s in tomorrow - what a faker. So the boys are stuck playing catch.

Our First BBQ In Waukesha

We invited the Gehrke’s and Reik’s over for a BBQ in June. Four kids and a baby make quite the ruckus, but it all just felt like home. You can see the kids were really having fun together.