I hungee

Just recently Judders started telling me when he wants to eat. So cute! He tells me that he's "hungee" then gives me a snack suggestion for him. An "appa" (apple), a "kook"(cookie, my personal favorite as well) or cereal (which he actually says perfectly) are his most requested.

He doesn't always tell me that he's hungry. Sometimes he'll stand on one of his little chairs to get whatever he can reach from the pantry. I always know its time to start dinner when I get a muffin mix box in my lap.

Two years old!

Its Judd's Birthday! He's two years old today.

Last night Grandma Chris, Grandpa Brian, Uncle Greg and Aunt Stephanie helped us celebrate with dinner and chocolate zucchini cupcakes (i know, its almost like we were cheating in the birthday cake area. Can it really commemorate the day if there is a veggie in it? They were delicious though....and i used up some of my garden's zucchini that is threatening to overtake my fridge. So, overall, clever? i think so!)

Grandma, Judd and Grandpa.
If you didn't notice, the cupcakes were sport balls and the fancy artwork hiding behind Judd in this pic is actually his pinata (we can't wait for Taryn and Evie to come over tomorrow and help us break it!). We were trying for a little bit of a theme here.....okay....a VERY little bit.

Its been a fun couple of days. Though I have to admit, there is just the tiniest element of sadness for me in this happy birthday. I remember when my little boy was my first sweet baby. He has grown up and become smart, funny and loving (remind me to tell the library story...:)). I love him dearly. Happy Birthday my little man!

Wren Lenna Platt

Our new baby girl was born on Saturday, the 29th of August. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and is 19.5 inches long. She has been a very sweet girl, and Judd thinks she is the cat's pajamas.

Still pregnant

I know you were hoping that my silence meant that we were attending to a darling newborn....us too.

But, nope.

I'm one week overdue today. There is hope on the horizon, however. If the babe doesn't come by herself by monday, I'm going to be induced. Yay!

So until further notice....we're still waiting......:)

And we're waiting.....

I just wanted to update you all. I'm still pregnant. :)

Yep, I was due on Friday, August 21 and as of today Monday, August 24th I'm still pregnant with no relief on the horizon. I am going to the Doctor tomorrow so hopefully we can figure something out.

I have to say, this pregnancy is a breeze so its not that I mind the big belly part (except that I keep hitting into things and people not realizing how big it is :)). Its just that I have some very cute outfits and Granny has made some very cute shoes for this little girl. Actually my mom said, if she was truly one of us the shoes alone would inspire her make her debut much sooner rather than later :).

We're just so excited to see her! When is she going to come??????

Visiting Daddy

So, we thought Stevo would be doing his rotations in Corvallis or close unto but the week before we moved to Oregon we found out that Steve's first two rotations (so a total of three months) would be in Portland. I was pretty upset about it. Of course, Steve was very easy going about it. And in the end we are so very grateful that Steve's brother, Greg, lives in Vancouver, just over the river from Portland. So, during the week Steve stays in Portland and on the weekends he travels the two hours to Corvallis to spend Sat and Sun with Judd and I. It hasn't been too bad, but it is not ideal that our baby is due this Friday!!!! and Stevo won't be done in Portland until the middle of September.

ANYWAY, that was really just background and not the point of this post.

Judd and I decided we need to visit dad so we went up on Steve's d

ay off and together we visited an airfield and Fort Vancouve

r. Judd was t

otally facinated and scared by the hot air balloon.

He was also pretty mad that we made him stop and take a picture in front of the airplane instead of checking it out.

Judders next to some cannons....he was so proud of himself for having a picture taken of just him.

He found a rubber rat in the bakery. Obviously, he loved it. It was just a fun day.

The Farm

After living in a small two bedroom apartment in California this is our home in Oregon! We are just renting this four bedroom house but we love it. It sits on two acres of land a few miles outside of town. We have regular visits from deer, cotton-tail bunnies, birds, raccoons, and "kitty cats" (as Judd calls them). Besides the fenced in garden where we have some tomatoes and zucchini's, there is an herb garden in the front of the house, a grape bower, and across our dirt road, wild blackberries--yum!

Amazingly enough, we found this place on craig's list. The retired couple who own it decided that they needed to spend two years traveling the east coast to really "get to know" that area of the US. It turned out that Steve will be doing his rotations here in Oregon for two years. We needed to move in in June and they wanted to leave in June. It was meant to be.

So here we are, living on 'the farm' :) in a four bedroom house (we use three bedrooms and the owners have all their stuff in the fourth). We have our own washer and dryer!!! And DISHWASHER! All I can say is we are SO happy to be here.