This past weekend we headed to the cottage to escape the fumes of the insulation we had installed in our house on Friday. The cottage was wonderful as always with a new and improved bathroom this year. We decided to take yearly pictures of the kids in the blue chair in the main room of the cottage and wowzas has Lucas ever grown since last year!

…and it feels like it is half over already! Lucas has started daycare now that I’m back at work and he has adjusted so well, he gets a huge smile on his face when we drop him off in the morning. Life has been hectic lately with carpooling the three of us around but it’s just more family time together

Jason has started a new program at the gym near our house and he’s enjoying it quite a bit! I’m really proud of him for joing up and starting something new.

Baby number two is cooking in week 17 now, we have our 20 week ultrasound scheduled for early September and are excited to see our newest little one. Hard to believe there will be another addition just after Christmas! I’m feeling really well now that the first trimeseter is far behind us and am looking forward to having this baby

Lucas has taken his first steps though we are pretty sure he has no clue what he did, if he has time to think about it he’ll take the safe (and faster at this point) route and crawl but he’s well on his way to causing a ruckus in the house. We have some new pictures to post…and I’m hoping to get motivated to do that this weekend. Lucas has gone swimming at Grandma and Grandpa Walker’s a couple of times and we have some great pics of him showing off in the pool.

Nonna and Grandpa Wright are coming this weekend to visit with us and hang out with Lucas while Jason and I get out to see Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Both of us are really looking forward to a little date out of the house!

We are very happy and excited to officially announce that Lucas will have a new baby brother or sister in the new year!

Nicole is a little past three months along now and doing well.  Things are definitely different this time around compared to our first pregnancy, as Nicole has been fighting off all-day nausea for the past few months.  Recently she’s been feeling a little better, so hopefully things will calm down over the next little while.  So far no real cravings or aversion to certain foods – but there’s plenty of time still for that to change.  :)

We’ll have pictures of the ultrasound online shortly, but everything’s looking good for our healthy new addition so far!  We’re looking forward to welcoming the little one into our family in late January 2011.

Congratulations Nicole and Nathan on the arrival of your new son Eli Harrison! He was born Monday July 12 at 8:12pm and weighed in at 7lbs 8oz and 19″ long. Mom and Eli are doing great…I hope to see Nicole and Nathan and meet Eli on the weekend! Congratulations again!!!