Zachary these days

So, what is Zachary up to these days...well, everything! He is such a fun kid and I say kid because he seems more and more less like a baby each day that goes by. He is speaking so well and even has put quite a few sentences together. He amazes us with what he is capable of and has such a fun personality. Tantrums have become a little more frequent and I find him testing me more than ever these days. He definitely knows how to push my buttons and he definitely knows how to "work" both Scott and I. Scott is doing a better job these days putting his foot down, but Zachary definitely still gets away with a lot more when Daddy is around. :) That's okay, that's what Daddy's are for, right? Zachary and I stay pretty busy during the week while Scott is at work thanks to good friends here in Warrensburg. We love to go the the indoor park and all of the outdoor parks too! We still try and play outside everyday after nap time, especially while the weather is still good. Speaking of weather, I cannot get over how mild of a fall we have had! It has been so warm that we have had to turn the air conditioner on in our house. The leaves are starting to turn now and are soooo beautiful! I hope to find a place where we can get some good pictures of Zachary playing in them...we'll see. Okay, so here are a few cute things that Zachary is doing lately:

-Running around in circles around me over and over and saying something that no-one can understand
-Whenever he does something silly, laughing at himself and saying "funny"!!!
-Buckling the top buckle of his car seat by himself and climbing into the car seat by himself
-Saying "uh oh spaghettios", but it sounds like "uh oh oreos" (he does not know what an Oreo is)
-Sleeping in his bed 5-6 nights a week (a big improvement from NEVER)
-Answering questions based on who is asking (i.e. Who do you love? If Daddy asks, he says Daddy...if I ask, he says Mommy)
-I sing a few songs to him every night and as soon as I start one he starts asking for another one, when I start the other one
he asks for the first one again.
-He loves school buses and screams "school bus" every time he sees one..."school bus" is often followed by "wow"!
-As soon as I open his door in the morning, the first thing he says is "Daddy"
-Starting to act more like a "boy" (i.e. running into things with toys, throwing things he's not supposed to, and being rough)
-He still LOVES his monkeys, but no longer calls them "ah-ah", but instead says "unkey"
-Loves to kiss my belly and talk about the baby
-His favorite book is the Baby Bible we have for him and we read it every night
-His listening skills are lacking these days :)
-He is wearing a size 7 or 7.5 shoe (depending on the brand)
-He seems to be in a "rut" with eating and is not eating vegetables very well and also does NOT like to try anything new
-Is still very interested in anything electronic or anything you would consider a "gadget" (wonder where he gets that from?)
-Loves to go to Wal-Mart and press the "butts" (buttons) on the screens that advertise toys
-Is still OBSESSED with the vacuum robots and often wakes up asking to turn the robot on
-Knows that baby sister, Mimi, Grandpa, and Santa Claus are coming to see him in December (sounds like September when he says it, though)

Okay, well that is all for now. Will try to post a video in the next couple of days. :)

Baby Girl Wuenstel

Okay, so I feel like I should put a little update about our sweet baby girl too! She is looking great on ultrasound and is busy practicing her breathing and getting ready to join the family. I had an ultrasound today (a quick one) and an ultrasound on the 22nd of October. On the 22nd, she was breech, weighing 4.5 lbs and would not get her hands out of her face so that we could get a decent 3d picture of her! Today, we didn't get a weight estimate, but she is head down now (explains the pelvic pain) and is DEFINITELY a girl! She was also looking right at us and did not have her hands in front of her face, but of course we weren't on the 3d machine today...bummer! Scott has been teasing me about what I'm going to do when she turns out to be a he, so I told him he could quit teasing me now! I have no doubts in my head at all! At my doctor's appointment yesterday he told me that if I were to go into labor on my own at this point, we would go ahead and do the c-section...no stopping labor! Kind of scary! Hopefully that won't happen, or at least not until I am 37 weeks and she is "full term". My c-section is scheduled for December 9th @ 8:00 a.m. I can't wait some days and some days I know that I am just not ready yet! So many mixed emotions and I'm sure it will be that way up until the end. I am just hoping and praying that the next 5 weeks go by quickly with as little uncomfortableness as possible...oh and lots of sleep for me! Regardless, we can't wait to meet her!

5 years!!!

Scott and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on November 2nd! We had almost a full day to ourselves thanks to Zachary's sweet grandma. We did a little shopping, a little walking around/window shopping, and had a decadent dinner at the Melting Pot in downtown Kansas City. Scott had it set up with flowers and gifts and we even had a private room all to ourselves. It was fun, relaxing, and MUCH needed. I have since decided that we MUST do it more often, especially when we have two!

Baby Shower Fun

Some great friends threw me a baby shower! I feel very blessed to have friends here who care enough to create a special day for me...thanks girls! It was everything I could have asked for and more. I asked that they keep it simple and small and they did, but the detail that they put into it was so, so special! It was so relaxed and fun...a perfect day!

Halloween!

We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! We didn't get too involved this year since I just wasn't feeling very "festive"...wonder why? Hopefully next year we will get more involved in all of the festivities that the community has to offer. The week of Halloween was jam packed with stuff to do! We did, however, go to a fun Halloween party Halloween evening before trick-or-treating. It was fun to see all the cute costumes on all the kiddos. They have a trampoline at their house and Zachary LOVED it! He was really cute on there, but I couldn't get great pictures due to the netting and all of the kids everywhere! We left the party early so we could trick or treat in our neighborhood a little. Zachary started out in the wagon, but quickly realized that everyone was walking and he wanted to walk too! He wouldn't say trick or treat for anyone, but he would say thank you after he got candy. We only went to a few houses (that was enough) this year, but hopefully we'll get to more next year! Zachary's favorite part of the whole ordeal was getting to walk up and down all of the neighbors stairs. Oh, and he wanted to go inside everyone's house...too funny!

Here are some pictures for you! (Daddy got to pick out his costume this year) :)