There is big news at my house. A few weeks ago, I helped Mommy and Daddy take a test. In fact, I helped Mommy and Daddy take two boxes worth of tests!
Mommy took the test and then went to lie down. She said it took a few minutes to work. I think she forgot about it, but Daddy and I went in to check on it. Daddy came out and told Mommy and me that I was going to be a big brother. I thought that this had to be wrong, so I went back to read the directions and make sure they did it right.
When I thought I had it down, I went back to check those tests myself.
Yep, no doubt about it. I think I am going to be a big brother! We went to CVS to get some more tests. They all said the same thing.
We had to wait a couple of weeks to go and see the doctor. Mommy did not feel very well and my dirty diapers did not help! She took a lot of naps with me. I thought that the doctor's test would be just as fast as the test we took at home, but it took forever! I was so bored. Daddy and I went running through the halls for a while, I dirtied some diapers, we read some books, had some Cheerios, and then I got a special apple juice treat while we watched this movie on T.V. This is my little brother or sister at 6 weeks in the belly. I didn't think it looked like the smaller babies in my Kindermusik class. It didn't even have arms. This does not seem very fun. Especially if it stays in the belly all the time.
Mommy's tummy is getting a little bigger. Here she is at one month pregnant:
You can't really tell in that picture, but it is a little bit bigger at month two:
Back to me. I went to my first birthday party. My friend, Helen, turned 1. She had a really fun party in her backyard. We had baby pools, and a water fountain toy, and a beach ball, and the big kids got to play in a Moon Bounce. They even have a really big dog named Jacob that played ball with me a little. I had so much fun going through all of the baby's diaper bags and eating my first hot dog and falling down in the mud and drinking all of the juice boxes I could find lying around on the ground. It was so much fun that I never stopped running the whole time I was there! See if you can find me?
I also had my first accident. Mommy and Daddy got a chest of drawers repainted for Mommy's sewing room. I had a lot of fun playing in the drawers until I fell and got a big cut on my eye. Mommy had to stop the bleeding and take me to the doctor. It was great because it stopped hurting by the time we got there, Mommy let me have apple juice, and the nurse even gave me her badge to play with. I thought we were just there for a visit until the doctor came in and pinned me down and glued my eye! It was horrible! I can't believe that she made me stay still that long. It didn't look that bad after my glue stitch, but we couldn't get it wet for five days. It was a challenge to give me a bath and wash my hair. I pretty much just forgot all about it.
I have started my first day of school at All Saint's. I am very excited. Mommy and Daddy and I got to go to an open house to meet my teachers. I started playing with the toys right away. I think I am going to have a great time. Here I am on my very first day:
Since I already have special milk, and special detergent, and special dairy-free cheese, I guess it only makes sense that I have speical diapers, too. It has been something that Mommy has thought about for a long time because I am such a sensitive guy. She said they were too hard. But now, I have given her no choice. Mommy has tried all of the brands. Pamper and Huggies give me eczema and Seventh Generation make the eczema go away, but gives me diaper rash. I hate diaper changes. It doesn't feel good, and the only way to let them know is to throw the bulletin board above my changing table on the floor. When they don't get that, I try to just make a leap off of the table and run, but they are too quick. We were at our new baby store the other day, and the really nice lady finally talked Mommy into these new nappies! They aren't too bad because it has an insert that flushed down the toilet. I told her that this was even better than stinky old disposable diapers laying around, but since she has still not bothered to learn my special baby language, it took her a few days and asking a few people's opinion to finally decide to try it. I only get this because they say my little brother or sister can also use this and we can save money for Daddy. So, here we are. We have flushed two, already had have piles in the new Nappy bucket, and we have done two loads of laundry. I even had a big, nasty diaper at Whole Foods to give her the real test, and she passed it. I am a little scared though because laundry tends to pile up at our house. I hope she gets in the mood before I run out of clean nappies!
Helen and my first date to the Vestavia Library. There were lots of fun things to do. We even got to have lunch together afterwards.
We loved the toy area. Especially, the giant panda bear. 
The book table was great for climbing. I couldn't decide what to read, so I just go a whole bunch of books off of the shelf and put them on this table. Helen took them off for me and put them on the floor.
She liked the puzzles best. 
I liked the fish. Mainly, because that is one of the four words that I can say.
Two weeks later, we went back for more pictures of my brother or sister. It is looking a little bigger. I asked the lady and she said that it did have arms now. That was such a relief. The heartbeat was 179. It was really fast!
