The Growing Boy

Preston had his 18 month check up last week and we had confirmed to us what we already knew ... He's healthy and strong!  He is 36 inches tall (off the charts percentage) and he is 28lbs and 2 oz (75th percentile).  We transitioned to the one nap per day, and that went really well, thank goodness!  He's a smarty pants (He's my son so I can say that).  He can say about 30 words and is starting to put words together like "Ready, Set, Go", "Hi Dad", and "Me see".  He's all around a super fun boy.  He's very active but luckily for his 7 month pregnant Mom, his energy is contagious.  He loves to run, swim, run, play, run, climb, read books, dance, eat dirt, eat and throw rocks, and hand out kisses to anyone and everyone.  He loves to watch Bob the Builder while he holds on to a screw driver and a tape measure.  His little personality is just so much fun.  He has learned that there is a baby in Mom's tummy and so, usually at the most inappropriate times, he pulls up my shirt, kisses my stomach and says "Hi Baby". 

His favorite toy is my car :)

My hazard lights are pretty much on all the time because he loves to push that button





Van Wagenen 2012 Family Reunion

Every two years all of my family gets together, which is no small feet.  There ends up being a total of 22 of us, with all my siblings and their families.  It's a lot of fun to see everyone.  We are scattered from Idaho, Utah, Colorado, down to Texas.  Each two years one of us gets to plan it.  Previously we've gone to Jackson Hole Wy, Park City Ut, San Diego CA, Durango, CO.  This year was the Erickson's turn to organize, so we chose to rent a cabin in southern Utah in between Zion's National Park and Bryce Canyon.  We stayed at a place called Zion's Ponderosa Ranch.  It was a great time with so much to do.  The ranch has lots of options for activities (i.e. ATVing, skeet shooting, Zip lining, Swimming, Mini golfing, paintballing ect).  I had planned all this last summer, not thinking that I was going to be 5 months pregnant but it was still a lot of fun.  Brock's favorite activities were ATVing, Zip Lining, and paintballing.  My favorite activity was nap time :)  Preston and I had a great time at the pool and hiking in Zion's national park.  Preston's favorite activity was playing in the sand/dirt and occasionally sneaking little tastes of the delicious red dirt. 

My handsome boys!

I love the dirt

If you look close enough you can see the dirt on his face and his lips ...

He just got done throwing dirt at me ... that's one of the most fun games ever!

He's our little giggle bug

There were mounds of wood chips all around the cabin that he loved to stand on

The Suprises Continue

We moved into our new home in December and just as we got settled in, we found out that we have another member of our family on the way.  That was a bit of suprise.  I was then certain that the new member was a boy and Brock has been dying for a little girl.  There were months of debate between the two of us.  About 2 weeks ago we got the final word that a girl is on the way.  The ultrasound showed that everything looks fantastic, she's health and big.  It was a great suprise.  When the doctor came in to visit with us, the first comment she made was "Brock, you are beaming."  It's true, he was beaming with excitement.  She is due on November 11th, I'm hoping that the suprises continue ... with an early arrival ... say October 31st.