Girlie Girl

We had a growth-check sonogram today. I was so excited for another chance to see our little girl! At my dr appointment last Thursday, my fundal (uterine) height measurement was off by one centimeter. Since I am usually spot on, Dr. Setty wrote me a referral to get an additional sonogram. Sweet! Today they confirmed that growth is just fine. In fact she is measuring about 2 weeks ahead. We are 28.5 weeks now and she's measuring about 30.5 weeks. With an estimated weight of 3.5 lbs, they told me she was in the 89th percentile (yup, we're talking percentiles already). :) I also asked the tech to confirm for me that Littlest Luhring was a girl and she showed me what she called the "hamburger buns" and said, "Yes, she's a girl."

Workin' at the Carwash

Daycare was closed for a vacation day today. Brett stayed home with Brady while I went to the office for a meeting. I pulled in to the driveway to find this hilarious scene- Brett trying to accomplish the household task of washing his car while keeping his almost 2 year old son entertained. Brady was Thrilled to be Daddy's helper in this task. He was a super squealy happy boy who kept saying, "I working." This made me think of the car wash song. He was delighted to put his hands in the soapy water, play with the rag and sponge, wipe his hands all over the car (giving all new meaning to "hand car wash"), and spray with the hose. Good thing it was so nice outside- both the car and the little worker boy's clothes got doused with water! He was Soaked, but oh so happy! It's all in a day's work...

Visiting Big Sis KK

Before heading out this evening, we took a timer shot of our family. Brett found a new make-shift tripod (a.k.a. the mailbox) so we got a nice change of scenery.
Brady wanted a solo shot...perhaps to showcase the fine (George Clooney-like) haircut that Daddy gave him yesterday. He sat very nicely for his haircut (while reading books and playing imaginary games with me) so Daddy could take his time and do a great job. What a handsome little man! Gotta look his best for his plans tonight...
The plans were to go over to the Kalbs to meet sweet baby Devan and spend some quality time with KK. It was really fun to see Brady and Kadyn play together this time because they seemed to genuinely be having fun themselves! Sure we had some teaching moments (re: hitting, sharing, and being polite) but these two are at great ages for interactive play.

These are my absolute favorites. So Darn CUTE!

Running Errands with a Coffee Break

We stopped at Starbuck's before running errands this morning. Brady insisted that he wanted coffee. What?! Dude, you cannot always be "just like Daddy." He had to settle for water in a baby Starbuck's cup- but had a great time sitting at the table with us, doing "Cheers!" and sipping "just like Daddy."

Then we played at Home Depot. I read in a parenting magazine that Home Depot is an excellent place to take your child because it's like an indoor playground- with all sorts of things to play with. Brady always has a good time playing in the kitchen displays. None of the cabinets are childproofed and the mini fridges are perfectly sized for toddlers. Today he also "turned the pages" and pet the carpet samples, drove And pushed the NascarT, and ran around the store.

Trick-or-Treat!

Happy Halloween! Although he doesn't really know what candy is, Brady got the concept of trick-or-treating this year. I think it helped that he had his older friends, the Cassadas, to model for him. We all went to the first couple houses together. After that, I came back home to hand out candy while Brady, Daddy, and the Cassadas continued to gather some loot. I conducted my own version of the gestational diabetes (GD) test and overloaded on sugar this evening. (I actually did have the test on Thursday and was borderline. But really, what was I thinking, scheduling the GD test a few days before Halloween? eesh!)

Nap Time

This afternoon Brady put all his stuffed animals in the tent Mimi got for him (that is currently in our family room) and then asked for a blanket. It was close to nap time and I reminded him of that. He replied, "I sleep here. Animals, blanket, tent." If only that were true, I would have let him. He looked adorable so I took a quick picture...but he had a nice 2 hour+ nap upstairs in his bed- with his usual bed buddies- Elephant, Spot Doggie, and Ratatouille.

Our Little Pumpkin- 2009

Brady wore the pumpkin that Mimi got for him as a jacket this morning.

Fish Food

Uncle Murali is in town and we met up for dinner at Coastal Flats tonight. Brady loved all the colorful fish art around the restaurant and had some nice conversations with the hostess. He feeds himself pretty well now (using either his hands, as he did with his fish sticks or a utensil, as he did for his cauliflower mash). It's nice that all of us are able to enjoy dinner together!

More Fall Fun, More Barn Business

Yup, this is the third time we've been to Clyde's in five days. When we were there on Wednesday, we saw a sign advertising their Fall Festival. When we were there on Friday, we got a private preview. Also Brady kept asking "Show Daddy barn?" so we visited again this afternoon. We saw some animals this time (and Brady actually pet a few). The animals were brought in, as the barn space is just for growing herbs and some vegetables for the restaurant.

We got to see the bees from the beehive, the plants up close, and the inside of the barn. Brady ran around, jumped (of course), and then chatted it up with a new friend.

"Hang Out With Daddy"

Brett and Brady often take a walk to the Dunkin' Donuts down the street so Brett can get coffee on weekend mornings. Their guy time usually begins with a conversation about their plans.
Brett: "Brady, where are we going?"
Brady: "Dunkin' Donut! Daddy get coffee!"
Brett: "What do you do at Dunkin Donuts?"
Brady: "Hang out with Daddy!"

It's very cute. Here's the two of them beforehand. I couldn't decide which picture I liked better.

Today I walked with them. First we attempted a family self portrait.
Brady was giddy walking through the leaves. Fall is so fun!

Afterward, Brett raked leaves at Brady's insistence...at least he was a willing helper! :)