Space Farm Zoo & Museum!

To start off our 4th of July weekend Alex, AJ & I took a drive out to check out the Sussex County, NJ area.  We are thinking about moving to western NJ next year so we want to start seeing which areas we like best!  While checking out the area (which was beautiful, green, country & perfect for us) we decided to stop off somewhere fun so AJ could enjoy the day too!  We found a great place called Space Farm Zoo & Museum - it was SO much fun, beautiful, cool & the weather was great!  The whole thing is in a huge wide open area and there are tons of animals to view and a bunch to feed!  AJ LOVED feeding the deer, sheep & goats and she just really enjoyed running around in all the open grass!  The museum part was really cool and we got to see tons of good stuff!  Overall we decided that both the area and Space Farm gets two thumbs up!!!!

Ultrasound Pictures at 20 Weeks

                                                        

                                                                     

 

It's A BOY!!!

We are SO happy and excited to announce that we are having a baby boy and the doc said he looks perfect!!!!  We found out last night at my second trimester ultrasound screening - the doc said that everything looks great and he sees no reason for another ultrasound - he said everything is exactly where is should be and all parts are functioning great.  At 20 weeks, baby boy Matrale weighs in at a healthy 11 ounces!!!

Little Boys are Treasures

Little boys are treasures
Who are worth their weight in gold
And charm everyone around them
From the time they're hours old.

They're Mommy's little darling,
They're a special pal to Dad,
And they bring the very happiest days
A family's ever had!

Happy 2nd Birthday AJ!

AJ celebrated her 2nd birthday with 2 parties - what a lucky girl!  This year her actual birthday fell on Father's Day so we celebrated with Alex's parents and the Matrale crew - what a great day we had with everyone - it was really nice!  The following weekend we had a party with my side of the family, the party was also for my brother Jason's birthday - how great that they got to celebrate together!  What a lucky girl - she is loved by SO many and has so many special people in her life!  She is still walking around singing happy birthday AJ!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world!  Today is extra special for him since it is also his baby girls birthday!  We celebrated with cards in bed, a family breakfast & a lobster lunch at his parents house!  

Big Girl Underwear!

I am so proud of my little AJ - she is basically all potty trained!  We started last friday in her big girl underwear and she is doing better then I could have ever expected!  Today we even went to the grocery store and Babies R Us with NO accidents - at Babies R Us she even asked to use the potty!  I can't believe my little baby is becoming such a big girl and I am SO proud to be her mommy!!!

Just look how cute she looks in her big girl underwear!!!

16 Weeks and Counting!

I am 16 weeks pregnant today - so exciting!  I really can't wait to start feeling movement - should be any day now - it's one of my most favorite parts about being pregnant!  Besides my daily headache, I am still feeling really great!  At my last doc appointment I finally was up a pound - I still can't believe I've only gained a pound - by the size of me you'd really think I was up about 10!!!