Here we go again....

Yep, here we go alright! Geoff and I found out officially today, we are due with Baby Hatch #2 Mid-April. We are so excited and can't wait! We know Bear will be a great Big Brother!!!
This pregnancy, so far, has been very different from my pregnancy with Michael. I had almost no symptoms with Michael...this one is a different story. I am becoming a big fan of Zofran:) Hopefully the evening sickness will go away come 13 weeks...
Here is a picture of Bear in his Big Brother T-Shirt...

Back to School

Where did the summer go? It is so hard to believe that I have started back to school and Michael is now in the Toddler Room! I was so sad to move him from his beloved Carmen and Teresa to his new teachers, but he is a Big Boy now:) He is running all over the place, climbing everything, getting into everything and making me one tired Mommy...but I have loved every minute of it! Michael is just about 21 months old! He is talking up a storm, has is Mama's temper and his Daddy's curiosity! His latest trick was to bypass his crib tent at Annie and Pop Pop's house, climb out, open the door and come say hello to us while we were eating lunch, and he was SUPPOSE to be taking a nap:) He was so proud of himself! Imagine his disappointment when I took him back, fixed the tent and tied the sides down, only to have Baby Houdini slip out in between the tent once again, clapping and saying Hello- That was a long naptime! Luckily Geoff was able to fix it so he could no longer escape and he can still spend the night at Annie and Pop Pop's house without future escapes! We hope!
We ended our summer with a week full of play dates! We went to the Fountains at Addison Circle with Jen, Betheny and Carson, and Kim & Sydney came over for brunch and to play in Michaels playroom! Also, we went to several Gymboree classes with our favorite girl Lindsey, or "D" as Michael calls her. Lindsey of course calls Michael, "Diedle"- They are so cute together- I really think they believe they are brother and sister because we are together so much:) We had so much fun this summer! Just sad it all had to come to an end:(
Here are a few pics from the last few weeks! I hope everyone had a great summer!
Kate

Beach Time

We had an amazing time at Isle of the Palms with the Hatch Family! It was one packed house, and so much fun! The house was perfect and we had a blast, especially Michael! We went to the beach and pool everyday, making for one worn out Bear! Along with his cousins Presley, Hannah Blanche, Kacie, Papi and Tator- Michael was constantly entertained! On downtimes, I think we watch more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse than I ever would like to watch in a lifetime...the joys of children:) I guess it could be worse though:) We were in IOP for an entire week, which worked out because back at home, we were technically homeless- the sellers of our new house wanted a leaseback so they could move (they said out of state, but turned out to be Prosper, the next town over!). Despite the drama that occurred back home with the "tenants" we had a great time! Once we arrived home, we discovered our "tenants" took items they were not suppose to, we got into a bit of a dispute over it and now it is all settled, thank goodness! To top it off, we had a valve break off in the laundry room, causing a flood in the laundry room, office and hallway- about 2-3 inches of water!!! Of course this happened at 11:00 pm and we had to call the Fire Dept to shut off the water- long story short, we cleaned up the water- had a water mitigation team out to dry out the wood floors and wall- and we escaped with very little damage! Thank goodness! Now, hopefully, we won't have any more adventures for awhile!
Here are a few pics from the Beach- I will post some of the house once we get a little more taken care of!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!!!
Kate

Summertime!

Well, I must say it has been awhile since I last blogged! Things have been so crazy around here! We sold the house and have to be outta here by this Friday! SO, it has been mass chaos- poor Michael is feeling it too! Luckily, he has been a very busy boy! We have many Gymboree make- up sessions, so we have been spacing those out to keep him busy, in addition to playing outside in the baby pool and water table (thanks Jen and Hayley for the idea:) This boy is so happy outside with the hose and some buckets! We usually do this around 5:00 or so, to make sure he is worn out before bedtime! Michael plays in the hose and Mommy watches, while sitting in the pool with him, wine in hand:)
After we close, hopefully, on Friday with our new house, we are off to Charleston on Saturday to spend a week with the Hatch's! I am so, so excited! Bear is going to have a blast with all of his cousins! I just wish we all lived closer to each other so we could get together more often:(
I will post more pics when we get back from the beach!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Kate

Mavs Mania

Well, we did it, we kept Michael up, WAY past his bedtime, to go to his first Mavericks game...and boy did he have a great time! I was a little nervous because the game did not start until 7:00, which is Bear's bedtime, I know, Sgt. Hatch, but our little Bear is tired! Anyway, when we were invited by Celina, Vicki and Phinn, we couldn't say no. We met up and went to the game and let me tell you, it was crazy- not to mention it was game 1 of the playoffs against the Spurs- so fun! We had great seats and Bear LOVED watching all of the action! He did not like the beginning when they were introducing the players (lights off, strobe light going, who likes that anyway), but the rest of the game, he was crazy! He was cheering and dancing and clapping, he got on the jumbo-tron twice! Every time the Mavs scored, Bear would start clapping, and when the Mavs Dancers came out, he and Phinn (his BFF), would stop and stare- BOYS! So, we made it through 3rd quarter and called it a night- got home around 10:15, quick bath and our little boy was out- I had to get him up at 8:45 the next morning:) Thank goodness I had taken that day off, originally to close on our house, but that was pushed back, another story, but needless to say, we all had a great time! We thank the Bells for taking us to the game- you guys are awesome!
Here are some pics from the game:)

Kate

Hawaii Fun

Geoff, Michael and I took off to Hawaii for my Spring Break this year. We had saved up enough miles to make the trip, and with Michael still being under 2, he was able to fly for free.... this made me one nervous mama! I know my son is adorable, but he is one wiggly monster! Fortunately, he surprised us all by being the Model Baby on all 5 flights!!! Of course, the DVD player broke so no Elmo on the flight, but he was entertained with a SLINKY, of all things, and books:)
(After brunch at the Mauna Kea)

Once we arrived in Hawaii, it was close to 10:00 Dallas time, Bear goes to bed at 7:00 mind you, and by the time he got in bed, it was past 11:00 Dallas time- we were expecting the worst, again, and he surprised us all! Geoff and I were awake before he was the next morning, we woke him up! Needless to say, we had a FABULOUS time with Nana and Pops! And, my parents were across the way at the Hilton, so Bear had a lot of Grandparents time- and some much needed Nana Time- he missed her so!! Pops too of course:)
(Waiting for food at the Mauna Kea for brunch)

We started off slow, trying to get Michael used to the water in the progression pools and salt water pools- our little man loves water!!! We took Michael to the ocean, he let the water come to his toes and then he was hooked- he would have dove right in if Geoff hadn't been standing there! We had to be sure someone was standing between him and the ocean at all times! He LOVED the waves and the sand! It was the greatest thing watching his little eyes light up with every wave that crashed! I think this was the best part of the trip, watching Michael's love for life!

We were very sad to come home, but knew we had no choice- luckily we had 3 beautiful days in Dallas to get Bear out and playing to "re-set" his clock, before it snowed, yes, SNOWED in Dallas! We had a hard time getting Michael back on Dallas time- we had some LONG nights, I say we, I mean me:) Geoff is a much better sleeper than I am! It seems we might be coming to the tail end of this, thank goodness:)

Here are a couple of pictures from our trip! Thank you to Nana, Pops, Annie and Pop Pop for all of your help with Bear this past week! We had a WONDERFUL time:)

Kate

February Already?

Goodbye January, Hello February! These last few weeks have been flying bye! I guess that is a good thing when we are very much anticipating our upcoming trips! We are off to Hawaii in March and South Carolina in June- Yeah! I can't wait to get Bear in the water! Geoff and I started taking Michael to swim lessons about 2 weeks ago- the boy loves the water! His favorite thing to do is hang on the wall and climb out, yes, the boy can lift his body out and sit up on the ledge- he then wants to scoot off the wall, back into the water, but it gives me some comfort that he can hold his weight up on the wall:) He is definitely a little monkey these day, climbing on EVERYTHING! The fireplace, the coffee table, exersaucer (which we used as a blocker), the couch, over the couch, chairs, you name it, he attempts to climb it! So far, no trips to the ER this year, but I know its coming, if he is anything like his father:)
Geoff celebrated his 38th Birthday this year! We had a great time out with friends- We are so thankful to have such great friends!

So far, we have been ear infection free, well, we had a minor one but the pediatrician said it was due to an infection when the tubes were put in. Michael is talking up a storm! Not really making sense to us, but he sure thinks he has some profound things to say! I just love watching him grow up and take everything in! He is definitely not a baby anymore:( He is a BIG boy! His new word is "mine". We officially have a toddler!