pop and bebe!

 Pop and Bebe visited last weekend and we had a lovely time. Jonathan didn't recognize them at first (he hasn't seen them since Christmas), but quickly warmed up to them.

It's funny how he somehow knows when people are family. He definitely acts differently around our parents and siblings than he does around our friends.

I think he senses all the LOVE in our house when family is visiting.

The weather was unusually warm so he got to wear cute spring clothes and we played outside a lot!

We headed up to Evergreen to enjoy the scenery and take a walk around the lake.

Aunt Susan (aka Aunt Soupy) joined us too!

Jonathan soaked up the sun and of course all the attention.

Sometimes the attention wasn't his favorite.

He did so great on our long outing--not even fussing when he didn't get a nap or had to sit at a restaurant forever waiting for our food. I can't say the same for his mother.

Thanks for visiting us, Pop and Bebe! We love you so much!!!!

three things

Number one: Jonathan slept through the night the past three nights. I'll be talking more about it in my Medical Mondays post, but I am bursting at the seams with excitement and had to tell everyone TODAY!


Number two: My sister, blogger-artist-photographer-architect-extraordinaire, did a sweet post about Jonathan on her blog, including some of the beautiful photos she took of him while she was here. Here is a little preview:

Number three: Daylight Savings Time tonight. Are we supposed to be adjusting nap/sleep schedules or something? Anybody have suggestions? I need to look around some mommy blogs to see what's up.


Happy Weekend :)

aunt Kate!

My wonderful sister Kate was here to visit us this week. Jonathan loves her so much. We had so much fun with her and were so sad to see her leave. Here are some shots from her visit!

The trip would not have been complete without an outing to IKEA, of course.
We had fun posing Jonathan on the different furniture and taking his picture. 

This is how Jonathan probably views most of Kate's visit: 3 adults standing around and staring at him and making him do things and laughing when he does. He learned "So Big" on Kate's second day. We were all very proud of him. Now he only performs this trick occasionally, but thoroughly enjoys watching mommy and daddy wave their arms around trying to get him to comply.

We brought Kate to the famous Red Rocks amphitheater. She was a champ and carried Jonathan up all those steps. Our legs and butts were killing us once we got to the top. And Kate pretty much couldn't breathe. Thanks, Colorado air. 

Family pic.

Love this one. 

We love you and miss you already dear sister! Thanks for coming to see us!

Poppi and Aunt Kate!

Jonathan's 27th day of life was full of more people that love him. Poppi and Aunt Kate arrived last night. Jonathan showed off all day for our guests by being so easy going and adorable (not that he isn't always). He is making up for it now by screaming as Jon is trying to put him to bed.

Poppi and Kate joined us in our typical day's activities--hanging around the house, watching the baby, taking pictures of his every move. We also visited Jon at the coffee shop, gave Jonathan a bath (which he enjoyed!), Poppi did some household projects, and we enjoyed an evening walk to get frozen yogurt.

Poppi and Jonathan playing together

Aunt Kate's main position of the day--camera ready

Cuddle time with Aunt Kate

That darn baby acne has got to go

Please excuse the leg but that face is cute

Haha I said Jonathan give me a cross-eyed face and he did! 

Bassinet

{Sorry if you've tried to read my last post and haven't been able to get to it. Blogger has been messed up for a couple days and hopefully they will restore my last post... until then...}

It's no secret that the arrival of Baby Buck is a highly anticipated event in the Lanni and Buck clans. Jon and I feel so lucky that our kids get to be born into such wonderful, loving families. We try never to overlook the significance of this little one joining our family and having a place there. We both are excited to pass on our legacy, our family's heritage, to our children, and in our own lives have found comfort in being a part of the legacy passed down to us. We know how important it is to know that you are a part of something bigger than yourself, and so often the most obvious source of that fact is through family.

That's why this bassinet is so special to me. My Gramps slept in this bassinet. So did his brother and sister. So did my mom and her siblings and their cousins. So did my sister and I and my cousins and my mom's cousin's kids. (So did some other people who maybe aren't related to us ha!) I of course don't remember sleeping here, but I do remember it being in our house when my sister was born.

There is a list of over 30 people that have spent their infancy sleeping snug in this cozy space. The list gets passed along with the bassinet.

The bassinet is all set up in our room ready for Little One to be at arms reach from me during the night.

Baby B will be the first of the 4th generation to get to sleep here. Pretty special. Little one, you don't even know it, but in so many ways you are being born into your special place in this world, a place that has already been prepared for you, a place that a long line of family members are excited for you to fill. You will not recognize the significance of this little sleeping basket right now, but someday I hope you will.

27 and 29 weeks (3rd trimester!!)

I know, I know. It's been a while. Don't worry, Aunt Judy, I'm doing fine :)

The last belly pic we took was at 27 weeks but then I left for NYC and never posted it, so here is the 27 week and 29 week pic.

27 weeks.
Things are starting to look rather large... and apparently it is scaring me. Note that this shirt doesn't cover my whole belly--this has been happening a lot lately. 

29 weeks.
It's looking more and more like I shoved a basketball up my shirt. 

 Crazy the difference these 2 weeks have made!

So last Monday we went for a prenatal visit and it was our first visit of our 3rd trimester. The visit was perfect--still measuring right on target, good heart rate, etc etc. We got to meet one of the midwives we hadn't met yet and we loved her! Third trimester has felt different all ready. It feels like we are really in the middle of baby preparation and it is crazy to be able to say the due date is in 10.5 weeks. (And that means I am full term in 7.5 weeks--yikes!!). The biggest shock to us was the realization that from this point on, we will be going to the birthing center every single week until the due date, either with some kind of class or some kind of appointment. Crazy! We start our birthing classes tomorrow evening, which we are both excited about, but honestly with our crazy weekend and past weeks I keep forgetting about! I will remember tomorrow I promise.

My belly is starting to make me uncomfortable, but still overall this pregnancy has been a breeze. We are still having so much fun with this baby in my belly. Lots and lots of movement still and I'm trying to learn baby's patterns throughout the day. I know I always say it, but we fall more in love with this baby every day. We are both glad that we didn't find out the gender and are excited about the surprise awaiting us!! I honestly never even think about or wish we had found out.

I know I haven't posted about NYC yet. It was awesome for sure--great time with Mom, Dad, Kate, and baby, and got to see lots of family. (Kate can I download pics from your Flickr account to put on here?) I was a little shocked, though, at how tired my body got during the travels... I don't know why I was surprised, because I am lugging around 25 extra pounds these days (yes, you read that right). But man it is hard to walk all day when your belly is hanging out over your pants! Lesson learned.

One of my favorite stories from the trip: As you know, the baby is quite an active one. I was excited about the family getting to feel lots of movement, but of course the first few days we were there she was hardly moving at all! I was bummed out for sure. I was joking with Jon that she just missed her daddy and didn't feel like moving around. So one afternoon I put the phone up to my belly so the baby could hear Jon's voice and she kicked right on the phone! It was awesome. Then we tried it again and sure enough, a jab right in the direction of daddy's voice. Me and Kate loved seeing it happen on our side, and Jon loved knowing that baby responded to her daddy. It was quite special. (Are you proud of me for using "she" so much in that paragraph?)

I'm feeling a bit absent minded at the moment. It is possible none of these sentences are actually coherent. We have had a productive but exhausting weekend doing projects for baby and house. I will post those pics later this week. Nice to be getting things checked off the list!!!