Now announcing....

The Weimert Family has some exciting news to share...

We are pregnant with Baby #4!

We are all very excited and can't wait to see if we will have a baby brother or sister.  Lauren is pulling for a sister, Ella says she wants another brother.  Luca would probably say he would prefer to stay the baby for a little longer, but I think he will thank us in the long run!  I am 13 weeks and due in February.  Hopefully this news will help you forgive me for not updating the blog in so long:)

Tiny Dancer

Lauren took a week-long dance class this week and did great!  They practiced tap and ballet and I was impressed with how well she followed direction.  On the last day the parents were allowed into the studio for a mini-performance.  So cute!  Thanks Lucy for lending us your dance shoes!

Little Monster

See this adorable face?  He is turning into quite the trouble-maker.  In fact, a great portion of my day is spent chasing him around the house, scooping him up from whatever mess he has made, and calling him "my little monster." 

He loves climbing the stairs, and unfortunately we have not found a gate that is compatible with our railing yet.  Whenever he goes missing, I first run to the stairs, and if he isn't there he is usually in the master bathroom trying to climb into the big tub.

 He also loves to get the toilet paper.  He can literally unravel the entire roll in seconds.  We have resorted to using toilet paper off the floor now.

Luckily, this little boy still gets tired out pretty easily.  I love babies sleeping in their food!

Lazy Weekend

Last weekend we had a lot of free time to hang out and enjoy the weather.  Dan mentioned taking his boat out to see if it still ran (we didn't use it at all last year and maybe once the year before).  Well, Lauren and Ella heard and wouldn't let us get by without doing it that day.  I was a little apprehensive because there was a lot I wanted to get done around the house, and the thought of three kids eager to get into a boat that might not start made me nervous (I could already hear the whining and crying).  But, I am so happy we did.  It started right up, and we had a blast.  It started to sprinkle after an hour of cruising around, so we headed back in and Dan rushed the kids to the car while I stayed with the boat, and by the time he came with the trailer it started to downpour.  Luckily i didn't get too wet but Dan was soaked loading the boat! 

 We also planted our pumpkin seeds finally.  Hopefully we will get some to grow.  Also hoping that between the deer and turkey that hang out in our yard, some of the pumpkins survive!

What happens when we're in Vegas...

Dan and I went to Las Vegas for a long weekend, and came home to this!  Lauren fractured her arm on the trampoline while we were gone.  While the pictures Aunt Tina texted from the ER visit looked really sad, everyone assured me that she was doing fine and the cast really wasn't slowing her down.  And they were right.  She is still very self-sufficient, refusing help unless the task is impossible (ie, insisting to try monkey-bars with one hand yesterday).  We were told last week that the temporary cast from the ER was working fine for now, but we go in again today for more x-rays and to reassess the cast's integrity.  Thanks to everyone for watching the kids while we were away.  And no, that isn't sarcastic.... it could just have easily happened on our trampoline.  The kids were all happy and well-taken care of:)

Randomness

Just trying to catch up on what we have been up to around here.  We have been enjoying the beautiful weather so we are outside a lot.  I also ended up having emergency surgery two weeks ago to have my appendix removed.  That was quite a surprise, but it went very quickly and I am almost 100 percent already.  Stay tuned as summer begins next week for us!  Lauren has her last day of school Wednesday, and we have already scheduled gymnastics, swim lessons, dance, and Bible School for the summer!

Looking cute.  I thought the light was perfect when I took these pics, turns out there are terrible shadows.  I should really look into a camera course!

 Lauren loves going for bike rides.

 Luca and Grace

 We celebrated Grandma Bev's 80th Birthday last weekend... too bad Lauren and Ella were down to their underwear by the time we took pictures!

 Luca enjoying Mother's Day brunch

 Luca's first strawberry

 Ella jumping

 And Lauren...

Ear Troubles

Because I have been missing from the blog world for a month now, I am having trouble deciding where to begin....  I suppose this little man has been part of the reason for my absence.  You see, he has been teething for over a month now, averaging one new tooth a week.  And when this guy is teething, he usually has an ear infection to go with it.  Two weeks ago we went in for his nine month appointment and discovered another ear infection.  But this time, he developed a crazy rash after taking amoxicillen.  Back to the doctor we went where he was diagnosed with a drug allergy.  Benadryl was next, but it took three days to clear up those hives.  Poor Luca was itching and miserable.  Back to the doctor today revealed that the one ear still hadn't cleared up and guess what?  An infection in the other ear as well.  I just hope he remembers what a great sleeper he was before all of this, because mama and daddy are VERY tired!  We are trying a new and strong antibiotic now, so hopefully this will bring an end to our ear troubles.  At least until he gets another tooth....

He is happy during the day!

 A sampling of the rash.... it spread over his entire back, neck, and stomach by day 3

Things are looking better already!