"g" how cute! and Father's Day

Corbin in his new diapers!

Just a stinkin' cute picture of our sweet boy!

In an effort to try to rid Corbin of diaper rash/eczema breakouts, we are trying a new diaper. 'G' diapers are a kind of diaper that is a 'hybrid' between a cloth diaper and a disposable. It has a cloth outer covering and has a flushable insert. The great thing is you just flush the mess down to toilet! So no more stinky diaper pails! You have to rip the sides of the inserts and make sure the inner core goes in the toilet and break it up with the provided stirring stick.

I really like them but Jason doesn't like dealing with the dirty ones. I have told him he can just put them in the trash. These diapers are biodegradable which is great for the environment. I am totally used to dealing with dirty diapers etc. I have younger siblings/worked in preschools and mother's day out settings and have helped change diapers and potty train kids. Not to mention that I have to change pull-ups/diapers with my job almost everyday because some of my students aren't potty trained.


Father's Day

Father's Day 2009

Jason had a wonderful Father's Day! (at least I would like to think he did!) We went swimming at his Dad's house! (side note:Corbin is quite the little fish in the water and even let's Jason put him underwater. He kicks and blows bubbles. Since our little fish loves swimming so much we have signed him up for swimming lessons! ) For dinner we went to Texas Roadhouse with my parents and family! We had a great time!

Jason, you are my best friend and a wonderful father! I love how you are so involved with raising our son and get so excited when he does something new and exciting! I love how he loves his Dada so much and has such an incredible bond with you even though he will NOT say MAMA! (little stinker thinks its hilarious when he is perfectly capable of saying 15-20 words and some two word phrases already and he will NOT say Mama! He just laughs!)
I love seeing Corbin pick up a bag and imitate you going to work and say "Bye Dada, MWAH" at least 20 times a day and it never fails to make me smile every time!

We love you Dada, Mwah!

Our toddler: master of imitation and other cute things!

Helping swat the flies with Daddy!

"Hello, what's up?" Corbin loves playing with this phone and he says "hi."
Helping Daddy put together our new desk. He was so cute with his tools! Just like Daddy!

Corbin LOVES raiding the pantry and helping himself to snacks.

Hanging out at the lake house.

"Oh so this is what it is like in Kylie's cage!"

Corbin loved helping Jason give Kylie a bath!

My new favorite thing to eat: corn on the cob.

Corbin has really been growing up so much lately. He loves imitating Jason and I like crazy all the time. Just this morning I was reading Corbin a firetruck book and I made the firetruck noise and he did the noise! So cute! This age is so fun, we love seeing our sons personality shine through. I thank God everyday for our sweet little boy!

First Screen Test

Here is a picture of baby Z number 2! 13 weeks 1 day

On Tuesday Jason and I went for the First Screen test for Down's syndrome. It is an ultrasound where they measure the fluid collection under the babies neck. Jason was actually able to go this time. He was not able to go to this test when I was pregnant with Corbin because he had just started working at National Instruments a few months before and wasn't able to take time off work. I have elected to have this test done with both babies just so we could be more prepared and get the baby services if it did come back positive for Down's syndrome. I would love my child no matter what God decided we could handle.

Jason and I left the test with a sad feeling though. The ultrasound lady was very unprofessional. We are sitting there getting this test done for Down's syndrome and the lady is saying "Oh I don't know what I would do if I had a Down's syndrome child, I would rather have a child with Trisomy 18 and know that they wouldn't live." Jason and I are just sitting there thinking "ummm what?" I tried explaining to her that I am a special ed teacher and I just wanted to know so we could be prepared and seek medical advice and get our child on waiting lists for services etc. I guess everyone has their own thoughts on their children and wanting the prefect child. I mean most of my students parents I am sure had no idea their child was autistic or had some disability or wanted that card dealt to them. I have always been of the mindset TO GET YOUR CHILD SERVICES! Early intervention whether it is speech therapy or physical therapy can be crucial.

Ok getting off my soap box now. Corbin wasn't allowed in the room so my mom spent the day watching Corbin and he had a great time! Jason and I also cleaned out the study. Jason has been off work all week and has been doing some much needed cleaning/improvements to the house. Jason and my brothers constructed a platform out of pavers for our new grill in the backyard. He also rearranged the garage so it functions a lot better! We love having Jason home and Corbin and I are really going to miss him during the day.