October birthday(s) are approaching!

I am long overdue sharing an official announcement of baby Wiebe due in October 2018.  Nate had started posting a bit on social media a few weeks or months ago, but I wasn't quite ready to do so and he obliged and refrained from doing any more with understanding.

However, we are 24 weeks along now with this pregnancy and by all measurements and accounts, baby is healthy and strong.  I am in good health and feeling well.  Ezra has been helping me slowly tear down his playroom (to move downstairs) and to build baby's bed and move some different furniture around for the baby's room.

As with our previous pregnancies we found out the baby's gender so we can narrow down the name list.  And the added bonus now of helping talk more specifically to Ezra and preparing him for his baby sister's arrival.

So far, so good in Ezra's mind.  He seems excited to be getting a baby sister and enjoys watching the baby development videos we play every week as baby grows and gets bigger in Mommy's belly.  Now that my belly is indeed growing along with baby he has just started giving baby "hugs" too.

As baby girl will be arriving around the same time Ezra will be celebrating his 3rd birthday, it will remain to be seen how well he enjoys sharing the same birthday month, or week, but hopefully not the same day.

We are enjoying our family summer time and chance to do a few more adventures before hunkering down for winter and the early baby months once again!

Ezra over 2.5 years old now and LOVES sports, his favourite sport of the week currently being baseball.  He communicates well and clearly (usually).  He just finished his first soccer season which was interesting.  But overall went quite well.  He plays "kitty" for probably a few hours total during each day, which I find especially delightful when he tosses his food on the floor to eat like a kitty does.  He continues his sweet sleepy time attachment to his blue "blankie".  He is wearing 4T/5T clothing and 10/11 size shoes.  He is 40+ pounds and I basically never lift him...ever.  He gets lifts and snuggles from Daddy now.  Ezra naps once a day still usually for an 1.5-2 hours just after lunch time.  He does very well in his twin bed and normally is a good sleeper through the night.  It is fun to see him really begin to enjoy and look forward to his friend/social time.  Instead of screaming and fighting over toys with peers we have finally reached a delightful stage of sheer excitement to play alongside his buddies.  He continues to be a great eater and we enjoy how easy he is in this department!

He will be a great big brother and live into his name of being a great "helper".