Look What I Can Do!!!!

So, our little monkey has learned how to unzip his crib tent and crawl out! We tried to rig the zipper so he could not escape, however, little man broke the zipper....SO, into the Big Boy Bed we go, or so we thought:) For the first night, we put Michael in his bed, read books and said Goodnight, went in to check on him and he was back in his crib:) The next day for nap, he ended up taking a nap in his Big Boy Bed:) We decided we will leave it up to him where he would like to sleep- I just can't get over the fact that he has a Big Boy Bed! My baby is growing up!
Here are some pictures of Michael showing me he can get in and out of his crib and how he ended up for nap:)

To Catch You Up...

Time has been flying by here at the Hatch house! We had a great New Years at the house with friends and Bear free, thanks to Pop Pop:) It was soooo nice to sleep in and have a slow start to 2011:)
We celebrated Geoff's birthday at Bavarian Grill and continued back at the house until late in the night, well they did, I went to bed (a benefit of having people to our house:).






I have been on a kick to get James' room finished lately as well...poor Geoff! Nana, Pops and Aunt Cheryl were staying with us for a week at the end of January, so I was able to get a little help with the nursery from Nana:) Then, once they left, I ended up finishing it on my own- with a few odds and ends that are still needed:)
We did Michael's room in vintage baseball, Red Sox and so we decided to do James' room in vintage SMU football- With our luck, Michael will end up liking football and James will like baseball:)
Here are a couple of pictures of the nursery...and yes, the missing apostrophe in the quote is on its way to our house, hopefully:)








AND we started off February 2011 by being trapped in the house for almost 5 days due to ice and snow, mainly ice!!! It was nice to have some time off, although Bear and I got a little stir crazy at the end, and to top it off, I ended up with a virus and Geoff and Bear got a cold:)
Luckily we are now feeling better and enjoying the end of our ice-vacation:)
I pulled out a Bowling Set Bear got for his birthday, luckily it was quite entertaining:)





As for Baby #2, I am just over 29 weeks along and we are scheduled for April 14th for C-Section. We are so excited to meet little James! It hard to believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by!
Hopefully these last 8 weeks will go by just as fast:)

Kate

Thanksgiving Fun

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at the Hatch household this year. We held it in our home for the first time, luckily we have wonderful family members who were willing to help out and bring sides for the occasion- life is much more difficult with only 1 oven:)
Michael and his cousins had a blast! Michael, John, Christian and Thomas are all within a year or so of each other- they are going to be TROUBLE together when they get a little bit older:)


I took Michael to the Adolphus Christmas Parade with our friend Kim Palmer and her little girl Lindsey, or "D" as Michael calls her. We had a great time! He loved watching the floats and big balloons! He especially loved Scooby Doo!



Geoff and I went to have a 3D/ 4D sonogram to confirm the sex of Baby H2.....and we are for sure having Baby Boy #2! We are really excited and can't wait to meet our little man in April!
Michael still has no idea whats going on, but I think he will like his little brother:) Here are some pics of the sonogram- such a sweet little face:)

Michael's 2!!!!!

I cannot believe I have a 2 year old! Where has the time gone? It really seems like yesterday we were doing feedings every 3 hours and not sleeping through the night! Now our main focus is on playing and getting into things- Michael is just like his father, very curious:)
We had Michael's Birthday Party yesterday at Pump It Up Jr. It was so fun and so easy! It was a bit chaotic at the end, but overall, I would say it was a huge success! No planning, no cleaning before or after- why didn't I do this last year?:) After the party we came home and had pizza with Annie and Pop Pop & Laura and Charlie- then opened some presents. When it was time for bath time and bed, Bear was not happy to leave his new cars, sooooo, he ended up taking some of his cars to sleep with:) This worked out in my favor because he woke up about 7:00 and played in his bed until about 7:45!!! Looks like Bear will be sleeping with toys from now on:) Here are some pictures from the party. Thank you again to everyone who came to celebrate our little man turning 2!
Kate

Fun, Fun, Fun

Geoff and I went to Jamaica for a beautiful wedding in Jamaica this past weekend. We left last Thursday morning and came back Monday night. Nana and Pops came in town the Tuesday before we left to allow Michael time to get reacquainted with them before we left. Michael Man was very excited to see them and everything worked out perfectly. We are so grateful to Nana and Pops for coming in from Boston to hang out with Michael while we were away. I had a hard time leaving little man, but was fine once we arrived to Jamaica:) The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and we had a great time! The day after we returned, we had a mini-Birthday party for Michael so Nana and Pops could be there to celebrate with him...its amazing how a little bit of cake can get Michael wound up! He had a fabulous time and we can't wait to see them again in December in Boston for Christmas:)
Here are a couple of pictures....

Happy Halloween!

We had a great time this Halloween! We went over to our friend Leigh's house for dinner and Trick-Or-Treating with the Palmer Family. Michael and Lindsey rode in the wagon and jumped out to run to the doors- after about 2 houses, Michael had the hang of it and was running up to the doors, pushing doorbells over and over again:) Then he would run back to the wagon to go to the next house:) Once we got back to the house, the boys collapsed to the ground, and Michael decided to join in! He had such a great time- such a sweet little Frog Prince! On our way home, Michael kept saying, "Night Night? Night Night?"- he was one tired froggy:)