Wedding Bells

Last week Karen, Sydney, and I went to Montana to attend a wedding for one of Karen’s friends from school.  Ok, I attended and viewed Mary and Jake’s wedding, but Karen and Sydney were in the wedding.  Karen was a bridesmaid, and Sydney was the adorable flower girl.  Sydney was very excited to assume these important responsibilities.

Like any three year old, Sydney definitely had behavioral moments during the week that had us nervous about how she would do during the wedding, both in walking down the aisle and also in standing up front during the ceremony without talking or jumping around.

Surprisingly, as soon as her dress went on so did her “game-face.”  She became very serious and quiet prior to the wedding, and she was not going to drop the ball in the big game.  It actually was funny how she transformed into this quiet little person we rarely ever see.  Of course, after the ceremony we headed to the reception site where Sydney (having accomplished her duties) became her extravert self again and got her groove on.  She spent quite a bit of time shak’n what her momma gave her on the dance floor, and she would have stayed all night if we would have let her.

Beyond the wedding itself, this trip to Montana gave us plenty of time to spend with Nana.  There was some fun the pool, as well as some nice down time at Nana’s house.  This included playing the piano (or really randomly hitting keys) and also getting some dog time in with Alex.  All in all it was a great trip (even with the heat!).

This week we are looking forward to Reina and her family joining us from Japan.  Reina and Sydney are only weeks apart in age and they always have a great time together.  More to share on that in the next post! 

Have a great week!!!

The Baby is a....

We went in for our 20 week ultrasound.  That tends to be a big visit, as it reveals really what you are expecting in there...if you know what I mean.  That really puts the 'ultra' in the whole ultrasound visit.  The tech searched and verified, and just as I suspected, it is human!  At least as far as I can tell.  I had a weird sense that Squishy was humanoid, with arms and legs and digits.  That's more than I could ever ask for considering the situation with it's mother (ha ha, only kidding babes).  So, I'll be a happy father to another human being.  OK, so beyond the fact that it is human, we did find out that we were in fact getting a boy :) 

I wasn't too concerned ahead of time about specifically wanting a boy, or definitely another girl.  I was truly fine either way, but somehow it does seem to be a nice balance having both.

Sydney needed to make some adjustments to the news.  We had thought Squishy was going to be a girl, so Sydney was preparing to have a sister.  She did start to warm up to the idea of having a brother, but she specifically indicated that she wouldn't mind a brother as long as it was a girl.  She's not quite getting the whole message there, but that's OK.  Since then, she's really looked forward to having her brother join us this Fall.

In other news, we're looking forward to going to Montana in June for a wedding.  Sydney will get some quality time with Nana from Montana, and we'll also get to attend Mary's wedding (one of Karen's close friends from high school).  Although I'll be attending the wedding, Sydney and Karen will actually be part of the wedding.  Karen will be a bridesmaid, and Sydney will be an adorable flower girl.  Both are very important roles.  I'm sure they will excel in their responsibilities and not buckle under the pressure of meeting expectations of a perfect wedding.  I may be assigned bachelorette party duties, but I haven't done exotic dancing in a while, so I'll need to brush up on my moves :)  Ha ha, I'm only kidding...it was recent, so I'm always ready to go.  Poor Squishy...he has no idea the family he's getting into.  In advance of his birth, I apologize for all of the embarrassing things that I will do, I will make him do, and that we'll do together.  I think his DNA will be programmed to understand, and possibly even respect and admire the talent that goes into being...let's just say 'unique.'

There will be much more to come.  The summer is packed full of many more fun events.  Stay tuned!!!

Have a great weekend!!!