Well it looks as though we may have skipped winter completely this year. This is a picture of James at the park on March 14th!! I can't believe we were in tee shirts! James is becoming such a big boy and walked all the way to the park and back... a little over .5 miles. I pushed an empty stroller for no reason :) About 2 weeks ago James got his first real sickness in his life. He got a bad case of croup and had to be put on steroids, I think they did the trick but they sure gave my kid roid rage lol. He was a beast and just didn't know what to do with himself. At James 18 month visit 2 months ago we had counted out that he knew 140 words. I think he is way over 200 now and counting. He is like a little Perot. He even says small sentences. Like "what happened" "where did it go" "I want elmo" Or I want anything for that matter. He also tells us when he has pooped "I pooped" lol. He has been successful on the potty a number of times but Mommy is in no hurry in that department. Titus is still looking for a job for next year and I just received my 5 year pin at the hospital. Right now I am looking forward to a lot of weddings and meeting up with Dave and Sarah and the boys this April!

Well I wont be adding a photo this time cuz I am on Titus work computer. Thought I would at least add an update while James is napping. We have been having a lot of fun lately with the weather finally getting nicer out. We are enjoying walks in the neighborhood and walks to the park. After the trip to MN over mothers day James now wears leather soled shoes that he is able to wear outside. I can't wait for the rest of summer, for walks down by the lake and playing on the beach. James is now 10 months old. I can't believe in 2 months he is going to be 1!!!!!! He has been walking since 8 months so sometimes he gets ahead of himself and hits a near run just before be tumbles to the ground. I think he is going to have to be a tough boy cuz he sure has mastered falling. He is also trying to speak more. His first official word after momma and dadda was "stinky" lol. I don't think he knows what he is saying but he started to saying after us when we were changing his diaper. He also now says "thank you" and "uh ooo" (or however you spell that). He uses those words appropriately . He says thank you sometimes when you hand him something and he he says uh oo when he drops something (or when he throws his ball lol). He also just started walking backward if he doesn't want to hand you something and he will throw a ball to you or hand you something if you ask for it. He now eats what we eat along with a couple of bottles a day. He has mastered the sippy cup and drink a full glass of water with supper every night. He even controls it now without throwing it across the room lol. Most of the time he sleeps through the night. (10pm till 8am) He takes about 2 naps a day. He is a very happy kid. I think thats it for James updates.

Titus is just finishing up the school year. We have a friends wedding to attend the first weekend of June and then Titus will be home the rest of the summer with James! I will be picking up more hours at work this summer and maybe even some night shifts (we will see ). I will try and add photos when I get back on my other computer.

Well this weekend the weather finally got warm enough to head to the park! James loved it. He squeeled and laughed on the swings and out little strong man loved hanging from the monkey bars! I can't wait till summer so that we can take more walks and trips to the park and even the beach! Lately it is non stop at our house. James is walking everywhere. We knew he might walk early because Titus and I were walking by 9 1/2 months but we never expected his first steps would be just a couple days before he turned 8 months! We can't keep him in one spot! This weekend the weather got up to 83! So while James napped on Sunday Titus and I went out and did some much needed lawn work. James is also very well behaved in public as long as mommy and daddy are close by. Friday we went out to dinner with Melissa and Matt and Matt's brother and his GF. James did really well. Sunday we took him to church and he even behaved there. He also made friends with the little boy behind us and was clapping with him and waving at hime throughout the whole mass :) I work most of this week, which means a couple of playdates at daycare! Other than that we are just patiently waiting James' new cousin arrival. Sarah is due April 30th!

Sorry I have not posted in almost a year!!! Hopefully I can find more time to post. Here is quick breif update. James was born July 14th 2010. He was born at 37 weeks. Labor went really well and I only pushed for about 25 mins. James has been a strong baby ever since he was born. Maybe it was the steriods I got during preterm labor. James was a little Jaundice after he was born so he had to be admitted to the pediatric unit at the hospital for a night under the bili lights. Once home we realized he had to be swaddled tightly anytime he went to sleep cuz his crazy movements would wake him up. Week2 : James rolled from his belly to his back. James could also hold his head up. This was not the snuggly baby I had expected. Week 4: James went on his first vacation to Algoma for Shanty Days! James met Great Grandma Schwedler! James also started smileing at people. 2Months: James loved sitting in the bumbo and using his swing! James was sleeping through the night and mommy and Daddy were getting ready to go back to work. 3Months: James loved holding weight on his legs. We also went our first wedding with James up north. James did well with Grandpa Bob and the hotel room. He slept the whole car ride! I had to do a lot of pumping to have enough supply for the weekend because I knew I would be very busy. 4Months: James loved to giggle. James loved his exersaucer! He was very content and smiley all day. I really enjoyed this stage. James was learning new things. Just before this month James began tripod sitting on his own! He was also starting to mast rolling over from his back to belly. He rolled all the time at 4 1/2 months. He also stopped sleeping through the night at 4 months. 5months: James was sitting up straighter and for longer times on his own. at 5 1/2 months James could sit alone, roll, and army crawl on his belly. He accomplished all of these the week of Christmas break. He was so proud of his new accomplishments. James also tried applesauce for the first time over Christmas. He loved it! At the end of the month we started sweet potatoes, squash, bananas and carrots. He loved them all! At this time we started putting James to bed in his crib in his own room. Daycare told us they used music so James goes to bed with the swaddle and music in his room. Sleepless nights were almost over. 6Months:James took his first plane ride to North Carolina with me and Melissa! He did better than mommy on the plane! James creeps on the floor all the time. He loves to also sit and play with his toys. He also started loveing peekaboo! 7Months: James' Uncle Dave Aunt Sarah and cousin Adam came to visit. James uses the high chair at restraunts so he can eat when we do now! James is still swaddled for bed but is sleeping great at night and is on a schedule when I work of going to bed at 10:40 and waking at 6 to eat and then back to bed sometimes till 8. At the end of this month James started crawling on his hands and knees. He is a very strong curious boy. 8Months: James crawls on hands and knees all the time now. James also took his first steps this month. At 8 1/2 months we are up to 15 baby steps! He is growing too fast. He pulls himself up on things and then lets go to walk over to something he wants. We went on our first mini vacation this month to schaumburg. James got to try out the pool. He loved it as long as the other people in the pool didnt get too close. James loves Cherrios and baby cookies. He is learning to drink from a sippy cup. James says Mama and Dadda. He loves to break out of his swaddle and he loves standing in his crib. We bought a stroller for spring walks and even got him to the park once already to try out the swings there. He still enjoys his exersaucer. He has really bad seperation anxiety and hope he grows out of that in the next month or so cuz it breaks my heart to have scream and cry every time I walk out of the room or drop him off at daycare! ----Thats it for the month by month update. I will try to update more often with whats going on at the Redmond house!

24 weeks 3 days BABY BOY!

I just wrote an entry and it got deleted so I will try to remember what I posted... Sorry I have not updated in a while. We have been really busy! Since the last post we found out at about 19 weeks that we are having a BOY! We are so excited. I have started buying some of his cloths and I just can't wait to see him! I have been feeling really well in exception of week 20. Week 20 I have the stomach flu which landed me being to admitted to the OB floor for a couple of hours for monitoring and IV fluids for dehydration. Other than that I have been trying to pick up extra days at work since I am feeling well. I really popped last week at the 6 month mark. He is a really active baby and he moves and kicks all the time. Titus was finally able to feel him kick. It was a very exciting moment. I am having a harder time crouching down or tying my shoes. I am really enjoying each new obstacle. We are planning a big move right now. On May 1st we are moving into a house we have rented. 3 Bedroom, 2bath, basement, garage, and fenced in backyard. It is a nice family neighborhood and we are only 4 blocks from a park. I am so excited to have the extra room and to start putting together the nursery! We got our car seat from Dave and Sarah since Adam grew out of it already. We are so thankful, and now Titus drives around with the empty car seat in the backseat. It makes me so excited every time I see it. We have been trying to go for more walks since the weather has been so nice but its really hard with my swollen legs, although I should be used to them since I have them before I got pregnant. We can't wait to see what the next months have in store. I will try to write again sooner this time!

18 weeks!

Sorry I have not posted in a while. I have been so busy! I guess the biggest news is that I feel the baby move!!! It is such an amazing feeling! I am really loving this part of the pregnancy. I feel really good. I am sleeping really good (well except for some really strange dreams). I am eating well. Work has been good. About two weeks ago I floated to the OB floor! It was so much fun I got to take care of women who had C-sections and got to hear their stories! It was exciting to be working on the floor that I would be giving birth on in about 5 months! I got into cleaning last week before my parents came down for the weekend and I started cleaning out some closets to make room for baby! We are still thinking about moving before summer but if that doesn't work out I still have to make room! My parents (Grandma and Grandpa) came down this weekend it was fun because they had not seen me since I got my bump. I think it made it more real for everyone. This week is busy. Today we went to our 18 week OB appt. Never even saw the Doctor cuz she as delivering twins. It was ok though because everything has been good. The heart rate this time was 160! It also sounded like it was moving so that was cool to hear. My bump measured at 15-16weeks and she that is normal for a first time mom. I gained 10 pounds since I found out I was pregnant.. She said that was normal too she ranged it from 10-15lbs give or take being normal. We were really happy that I was right on track. Friday I see my electrocardiologist. Next Tuesday the 9th we see the high risk OB and get a 3D ultrasound! Then next Friday the 12th we have our hospital official ultrasound. That's two times I get to see baby in one week. So we will be finding out the sex next week for sure! We can't wait, although it is fun to hear what everyone is speculating. Make your guesses quick! Well that's all I can think of for now. I will keep you posted after our appts next week. Here a some baby bump picks the one in white is from 17 weeks and the one in Brown in from just yesterday!

15 weeks 5 day!

Not much has changed this week except I finally have a baby bump! Its kind of fun except now nothing fits. I can't seem to find a bra that fits I can't even imagine what they will be like once there is milk! Ahhh. Titus has now started saying goodnight to my belly. Its kinda funny but I think its cute. I have been trying to put more hours in at work since I finally have more energy. I also am not getting up every hour to pee during the night....I have a feeling that wont last. Right now we are trying to plan a weekend trip to see our parents. Its just really hard right now with Titus finishing coaching basketball this season. Last weekend we went up to Fond du Lac and Titus played in the Alumni game. It was fun to see others from college. There are so many of our friends getting married. I got a taste of what to look forward to. Jess and I chased Brynn around most of the guys game. She is really energetic at 15 months!. Other than that I don't have much else that is new. I might not post the 16th week since we have nothing planned and we are so close to 16 already! I can't believe it has been that long already. Soon we will be able to find out the sex! I can't wait! Oh I am also looking at cars. I forgot my car does not have A/C and I would really like to have that for the little one. We will see what I find. At least Titus has the big family car!