Happenings

Well I am now officially in my second trimester and boy has this pregnancy been different from the first.  I went through a lot of feelings of sickness (thankfully never throwing up), dizziness, and definitely feelings of exhaustion.  Now that I'm at the start of fourteen weeks, my energy level has picked up a bit, but not feeling good has come to visit me once again at night time.  We had one ultrasound so far at about 8 weeks.  Such a miracle and so unbelievable to witness.  We will have our next ultrasound in about 5 weeks, on April 20th and that's when we will find out if we are having a boy or a girl.
Lincoln is still keeping us on our toes.  He's so fun to be around and so full of energy.  We think he'll be talking soon because he's all full of babbles.  He also has started to mimic sounds.  His words include momma, dada, papa (this is probably one of the sweetest words he says, because he always seems to whisper it), Bu (for Buckley), and that's probably it.  He LOVES music and when there's music he LOVES to dance.  He like Thomas the Train, Curious George, and a bit of Daniel Tiger.  Sesame Street is still a favorite.  Big Bird being his all time fav.  (Disclaimer: He really doesn't watch a lot of TV, but TV watching kinda increased when I got pregnant)  He likes collecting rocks. Oh and he loves being a stinker!  And has the biggest cheesy grin you'd ever see.
We had a visit from my parents (Nana and Papa) a week ago.  It went by really fast but we so enjoyed having them around.  They got to see Lincoln in his element at the library during story time, we traveled to Portland and went to the zoo, the market, Powell Books, and just had fun being together.  Lincoln loved hanging out with his Nana and Papa and definitely got spoiled by them!

The Lions had a treat and had a water buffalo for a tasty meal

And Lincoln had an interesting sleeping position for one of his naps... 

 And to catch up on bump pictures... Here's to growing Baby Smash (Smash Iron Fist, as Andy likes it, but I just like Smash)

Linc and Big Bird wanted to sneak in

How is it February 13th?

Well who's bad at keeping up with their blog?  This girl!

I feel like 2015 is FLYING by! I can't believe it's almost halfway through February already!  Life has been so busy!  If you haven't heard the news already, Lincoln is a big brother!  We are expecting Baby McG #2 sometime in September (we have an ultrasound next week to figure out his/her exact due date).  Lincoln is growing up like crazy! He's hardly a baby anymore (although he still only wears size 2 shoes, 6 or 9 month pants, and 12 month shirts), but a full fledged toddler!  He runs and giggles and his fine motor skills are unbelievable.  He's mischievous and flashes his innocent grin to get away with it.  He loves Big Bird and ducks.  His vocab is still very limited with dada and mama indiscriminately.  He waves, blows kisses, hugs, and kisses.  He loves climbing and is more in love with Buckley than ever (especially because he's quick enough to chase and catch him).  He loves book and loves to read.  Oh and he's got 10ish teeth? 4 on top in front and 4 on bottom in front and two molars coming in.  Surprisingly he's been in great spirits, but is a fountain of drool!