Bump at 20 weeks

I forgot to add my bump picture at 20 weeks. Baby seems to be growing right about the same track as Evan did. I started wearing my bella band at the same time and some people (the brave ones) actually ask or notice the belly.

I had a co-worker take this at work because I keep forgetting to do it at home.



22 weeks with Evan



Baby #2 Update

Evan got to go to the wee woo's house (Fire Station) for breakfast last weekend. He even got to spray the fire hose!

Dad and Evan in the fire truck

Here are some pictures from our trip to Wisconsin.

Mom and Evan, my little snuggle time I get.

Four-wheeling

In the wee-woo truck

Driving the wee-woo truck at Great-Grandpa Wieland's farm.

Feeding the mini horses with dad. He is a lot of talk and not a lot of action. Wouldn't really get too close to the horses, but wanted mom and Grandpa Dave to keep feeding the horses.

Hilson cousins and Grandparents.

Deuce Check: (written by Nick)

This is a profile of little baby. Hard to see but head is to the left and feet to the right.

Love laying face up. was really snuggling into mom's belly. Hands were in a fist most of the time we were watching. Must realize its going to have to come out fighting! Tech said she was chasing the little one and he was very active. BUSY BUSY BUSY were her exact words! Baby weighed 344 grams or approximately .75 pounds. heartbeat was 144 beats per minute.

From Evan's Blog: on his ultrasound day...

Baby was very active today so it got a little harder for the ultrasound tech as our appointment went on...
Their face is nuzzled in next to the placenta so it is hard to get a front view.

I joked with the ultrasound tech that I already have a busy one at home, what am I going to do with two?!

Grandpa Dave and Grandma Lois are officially (almost) retired. We can't wait for them to join us in the Des Moines area in June!

Love,
Amy, Nick, Evan and Baby #2



Dor Dor, Diego and the Rainforest Cafe

We went to Minneapolis/Wisconsin over the weekend. We stopped at the Mall of America and didn't really have plans to ride the rides at the Nickelodeon park, but oh boy are we glad we did.

Evan loved the Dora Ferris Wheel, Diego Bus the best and Azul the train!

Big boy on the carousel.

 Beep, beep truck!

The Diego bus was his favorite ride. We had to go twice and he kept saying more bus, more bus. He giggled the whole time.

We then went to the Rain forest Cafe for dinner with Nick's friend Jake and Christina. Evan loved all the animals and thunder. It kept him entertained long enough for us to eat:)

We headed off to Wisconsin to see our family. It was a busy weekend full of graduations and birthdays. My Grandpa and Grandma Hilson have the same birthday and celebrated their 93rd and 94th birthdays. My cousins Kay and Jennie both graduated, one from high school the other from college.

Evan got to feed the horses at Great Grandpa's farm, but feeding is a loose term. He wouldn't get within 2 feet of the mini horses, but loved when Grandpa Dave would feed them grass.

Also we bought a new car and this is Evan listening to his DVD so mom and dad don't have to have it through the whole car:)

Baby #2 is doing great, starting to show. We have our big appointment next week where we could find out what we are having, but we aren't. So we will make sure everything else is ok and wait 19 more weeks to find out what we are having. I will upload photos of my bump soon.

A funny Evan story - last night we were putting on his jammies and he likes to "help" put his Desitin on. I said are you going to put in on your belly or wiener...big mistake...he said "wiener" clear as day. I couldn't stop laughing so of course he had to say it again. I officially know now everything I say is going to be repeated so I better be careful.

Love,
Nick, Amy, Evan and Baby V. #2

Finally able to be outside

I had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend, lots of fun outside. Finally we have been able to be outside and burn some of Evan's energy.

I am 19 weeks along, so really half way. It is going so much faster than I ever thought it would. We go back to the doctor in a couple of weeks to do the big anatomy check, but we aren't going to peak. :)

Evan and dad mowed lawn together for the first time. Evan followed Nick around the yard for awhile. Then it was off to something else. Mom ended up chasing him most of the time. Nick said after he was done he got the easy job mowing.

One day on the way to school Evan insisted we take his race track, so off it went to school. Luckily we didn't have to bring it inside school, it stayed in the car.

Funny picture of Evan eating breakfast while dad was away. Donuts (nonuts per Evan), nana and cereal!

His new thing is he wants Popsicles all the time, breakfast is when he just doesn't understand why he can't have one. I haven't caved yet...

Multitasking - Riding car, holding Dora and watching cartoons.

Jumping with Owen at Aiden's 1st birthday party 

Refusing to smile for mom in Aunt Lindsay's outfit she got for his birthday. 

Also over the weekend we bought Evan's new big boy bedroom set. I will upload pictures when it gets put all together. He is still doing great in his big boy room. He is talking all the time and actually making sense:)

Love,
Nick, Amy, Evan and Baby V. #2

Easter and baby update

We had a wonderful Easter weekend at the Varcoes.

We started by celebrating Grandpa Dave's birthday at Joe's Crab Shack. Yep they got him on the pony.
 

Then it was on to church Saturday night (with the rest of central Iowa). Evan hasn't quite learned the meaning of inside voices. Then Nick and I got to enjoy an early 5 year anniversary dinner out while Grandpa and Grandma Wieland watched Evan and fed him ice cream.

Sunday we had brunch at our house and then it was off to the Easter Egg Hunt. We kept having to rehide the eggs because Evan loved picking them up so much.

 The Easter bunny left a set of golf clubs too so Grandpa Dave was showing him how to do it.

 He looks angry in this picture, but he actually was having a lot of fun.

New Mickey Mouse chair from the Easter bunny.  

He is a great kicker, but we were trying to explain to him soccer really doesn't make a lot of money in the future. 



Baby #2, Deuce, Dos, whatever we are calling this babe is right on track. Heart beat at 16 1/2 weeks is 140 on the dot. Not into maternity clothes yet, but I know the time is coming...

Evan started a new classroom at school with his new teacher Niki. This is his first week and each day is getting a little better. They sit on the potty there! Yikes! I feel like he is a freshman in a room full of seniors, but I know time goes fast and he will be the big kid again soon.

Love,

Nick, Amy, Evan and Baby #2

2 year check up and move up

Evan is getting ready to make another big move to the 2 year old room next week.  His new teacher will be Niki. I am excited for him, but the kids seem so big and grown up!

Stats from his 2 year old check up:
31 lbs - 83%
35.75 inches tall - 84%
75% BMI/height-weight ratio
and...99% HEAD SIZE!

He is talking up a storm and putting 2-3 words together that are understandable. Sometimes he goes on for awhile in a sentence, but I am not sure all the words.

He loves his ball hat and coat. Wears it most days on the way to school.

Playing at the park. 

Driving Owen's new birthday car at Owen and Aubrey's birthday party. It is a little blurry, but Owen was being a good passenger.

We have an appointment next week for Baby #2 so I will update then.

Love,

Nick, Amy and Evan

Boys Weekend

It was every man for himself this weekend at the Varcoe Household as Ma headed to Kansas City for a fun weekend of shopping with the girls! The boys weekend got off to a bit of a rocky start as Mom departed through the front door and Evan watched her drive away, alligator tears in full force. I quickly attempted to come to the rescue w/ all of my resources at hand, Lucky Charms, milk in a Dora cup, the eagle sitting on the nest, but nothing was working. After about ten minutes, we stumbled to our chair and had a quick breakfast before we hit the road for Cedar Rapids.

Evan was very good on the drive and we made a pit stop at the Rice household to shoot some hoops w/ Colin and Josh. Around noon, Evan's tummy was starting to rumble so we headed to Gma & Gpa's house where Gma had lunch waiting for us. Evan took a quick nap and then it was outside to enjoy the 80 degree weather.

Grandma brought Evan's new motorized Handy Manny car out to the front yard and Evan drove up and down the sidewalk waving at all the other kids and checked out every puppy along the way. Then it was time for the boys to play outside and we took turns kicking the kickball and throwing the hardball around. It took all of ten tosses before Evan decided he needed to wear the glove, quickly putting an end to our game of catch.

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After playing outside, it was time to head to Iowa City for a wedding reception and a Keating family gathering. The wedding reception was for a family friend of ours and was held in the press box at Kinnick Stadium. The venue was very cool....not that Evan could have cared exactly where we were as they had did have about four rows of seats that he was able to run around over and over and over.

After running for about two hours, only stopping so the grandparents could feed him a fine dinner of BBQ meatballs, hot dogs, cake icing and ice cream, it was off to Keating's.

As usual, Evan was very entertained by his many cousins playing outside and chasing after footballs and basketballs. Evan was also entertained by his many aunts and uncles feeding him sugar and chocolate when Dad wasn't looking. I'm sure that played a role in Evan staying up two hours later than usual and being a bear at bedtime!

Aunt Lindsay was the first to greet Evan Sunday morning & he quickly asked where Uncle Ben was! Not really but he sure does like his Uncle Ben! We all ate breakfast and then it was back outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. We found a wiffel ball and bat this time and Evan loved having everyone throw to him. We won't mention the meltdowns that occur after the RARE swing and miss... :)

Usually Evan won't sleep in the car if Dora is playing. Clearly he was a tired boy as he took an hour snooze on our ride back home. When we got home, we took a walk, played outside for a while and ate lunch before we heard a car door in our driveway.

Evan was very excited to see his MaMa again to the point where he was waving bye-bye at Amy's friends after they had been in the driveway for about 60 seconds. We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the beautiful weather...until Evan bounced his forehead off the driveway chasing after a ball. He did bounce back quickly from what I'm sure will be the first of many bumps and bruises this summer. All in all, Evan survived the weekend which is the definition of success in a boys weekend at home!

Whew...
 
Nick
(more from Amy later about the "other" baby)