Introducing Tucker Drew...

Tucker Drew arrived on March 9, 2010 at 4:20 pm weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. and measuring 21 inches long. We are so blessed to now have two little boys! Tate is really loving his brother! Here are a few pics of the last 3 weeks!

Starting at the beginning this is me at 39 weeks pregnant!

We decided to go ahead and have my water broken on Tuesday March 9th since I was having great progress and was more than ready to have this little boy! Here's Robbie and I at the hospital!

This is were it gets ugly haha! We walked and walked for awhile trying to get contractions to be strong and regular this was our walking team...Robbie, my mom, my doula, Carol, and behind the camera Melissa! By the way they were all great and are the best labor team ever! Notice I am still smiling!
And then 7 1/2 hours later...lots of wonderful techniques and help from my team...he came! Here we are with our doctor who was the greatest!
Tate came and met his baby brother...he was shy at first but warmed up quickly!
We've had a lot of family and friends visit which has been wonderful! Here are Tate and Tucker with there "T" shirts!
And now he's growing....here at 1 week!



And here's his little feet!



Here he is at 2 weeks...with big brother Tate!




Another two week pic...hat is courtesy of Etsy! I love it!

And finally here are his 3 week pics...just taken today! Here's his little muscles!



Black and white...



Color...



And another...



And last one for today...





We are blessed!!!

Snow days!

Today was our first day with snow! Let me just say that for Tate that was so exciting. Of course it takes you almost as long to get dressed for the snow as it does to actually play in it. We ran and chased each other and threw snowballs he wanted to make a snowman but with only an inch of snow that doesn't work out really well. Here are some pics of T in the snow! OH yes and how could we forget his favorite toy his mower he had to try it and finally set it aside and declared it's too hard in the "now"! Haha!


OH yes and for those interested I thought I would post a pic of my updated belly! He's growing growing growing! I'm almost 27 weeks so hard to believe and so exciting!

Baby Boy #2

Today we had our ultrasound for our baby. Robbie, Tate and I all went and it was so fun to hear that we are having another baby boy! Tate looked at the ultrasound lady as if she was saying nothing new because he had already decided he was having a baby brother and guess what, he was right! The baby is measuring a little big (about a week) which was similar to Tate but everything looks great they told us. We are so excited and feel a big relief to know that the baby is healthy. So here are some pics from today!
His nose looks exactly like Tate's did in the womb!

Yes we found out about a minute into the process that it's a boy he wasn't being shy!

I love this picture of his spine, he kept moving around the whole time arching his back and chest it was quite funny.

We are so excited to meet this little one in March! Love you buddy!

P.S. Robbie is quite excited to be growing his sports teams!

The Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday we woke up to a beautiful day so we decided to head to the pumpkin patch and were blessed to have Auntie Melissa with us. Tate had so much fun, he rode a train painted like a cow, rode a pony, hunted for the perfect pie pumpkin (he had a hard time b/c most of them were dirty and he wanted to find one without dirt on it haha) and a "big" pumpkin too. He also lead us all on a corn maze, we ate the best pork tenderloin sandwiches and homemade apple cinnamon donuts and drank some great apple cider. We had fun and were so thankful for a lovely day. Enjoy the pics!




All worn out! Those are the best activities when they just get plain tuckered out!

Hockey Night in...Fishers

I guess in our attempt to enjoy the season of fall that's coming soon, and Tate's eagerness to "play hockey" we decided we would take Tate to the Forum for a little skating lesson. He woke up on Saturday morning and as usual we put his little undies on since we are in the midst of potty training and he decided he wanted to have his "hockey shoes" as he calls them on. So Rob laced them up and got out his hockey helmut and entertained the little fellow. But I guess that wasn't good enough as later that day we ended up at the ice rink. Me being pregnant I decided to stay off the ice and take some pics! Tate was really excited to say the least. He stepped on the ice and within the first minute he fell on his bum and told us very cleary "done." Well, as you know the time it takes to get an almost 3 year old anywhere much less in warm clothes, hockey skates and helmut we knew we couldn't give up there. So after Robbie rode him around the rink on his belly as Tate says Tate decided with a little motivation that he was ready to try again. It ended up that we had to offer some concession stand popcorn to get him to come off the ice. He had a great time and I loved watching them. I think Tate's favorite part was going in and out of the bench!
Can you see how excited he is?
You'd never believe how long it took him to learn how to do thumbs up! So here's 2 thumbs up!
Aren't they cute?!
Looking pro!
Checking Tate into the boards haha!
Tate's favorite: the benches!

How's that for hockey hair!
I know aesthetically this pic is not perfect but I think it's my favorite! Something about the scratched glass and Tate behind it that I love!


Good night!

Two posts in one day, must be important...

Well, hi again friends and family...I have been waiting to share this news for a while strictly out of fear but we are very excited to say that we are expecting a baby again! YEAH!! I am 14 1/2 weeks pregnant and so far everything has looked great according to my doctor. I started with two blood tests to check hormone levels, I've had two ultrasounds, and heard and seen the baby's heartbeat. We have been nervous since we lost our baby this past April but to say the least are very excited to be pregnant again! Here is a picture of Robbie and I and the baby of course at 14 weeks! Oh yeah I am due March 12th!Hopefully going to try to upload pics of the little bean's ultrasound in a later post!

A short trip to the Dells...

We were blessed to get away to Wisconsin Dells this weekend with my family. Jamie and Melissa usually go every year for there anniversary and this year asked us to tag along and we were certainly happy to do that! Tate was very excited to say the least, water parks, hotels, and being with family! Here are some pics from our trip!

Melissa and Tanner enjoying the water park!
The boys!

Uncle Juice and Tanner!

Taking Tate and Tanner down a water slide!

Jamie and Melissa's Anniversary Dinner at Marketplace Buffet where we had great crab legs!
My boys with there beautiful green eyes!
Robbie and I!
Uncle Juice and Grammy!
Grandpa and Baby Nanner! (That's what Tate calls him!)
Blowing bubbles on our walk by the river!
Robbie asked him to look up at him for a picture and Tate of course noticed the moon! He tries to find it where ever we go!
Climbing the rocks happily!
Family Pic! Tater has a silly face without his eyes open!

Well, I know it's a lot of pictures but I haven't posted in forever so maybe that makes up for it!