Guns or Roses?

We have reached our halfway point to meeting Baby Howe #2.  The exciting part-finding out if our little one is a girl or a boy! March 20th is the BIG day.  We both think boy (although how cute would it be for T to have a little sister?!).  T's vote is pictured below.  The nice thing about BH2 being a boy-we already have bedding picked out and a nursery theme...agreeing on a girl theme, ummm, still a problem.  Names- we have confidently picked our first name choices but as for middle names, we are still working on those.

Not sure Mommy!

Blue means brother!

This is T's guess!

Cheesin' for the camera.

So I guess the Howe Fam is thinking Boy...we shall see!

12th Man! GO HAWKS!

You may or may not know that I was taught at a very young age that I cheer for the Seahawks and the Mariners. No choice. I should have had one of those onesies "I'm told I love Seahawks and Mariners" growing up.  My parents took my brother and I to many games in the Kingdome (YES-seriously, I'm that old).  The hardest part of this Superbowl, is missing out on the family jumping.  We jump, a lot. 1995 Mariners, 2005 Seahawks, now. No workout can compare to watching a game such as this with the Johnstons. My dad took my brother and I autographing Saturday nights where we met so many awesome NFL players.  Baseball was similar. I know my M's aren't great right now, but through thick and thin, we stick it out. Today, the Seahawks are in the Superbowl for the second time. This time, we must win. I am excited to share this will our little ones, my love for Seahawks & Mariners, the Hubs love for UGA & the Braves.

I love my family, I miss them, but I'm thankful that across the country we can celebrate the fun of football and our Seahawks together! GO HAWKS!

"First" Snow

The night before T decided to enter this world, it snowed.  I told the hubs, he's coming tonight when the roads are icy and we are going to get stuck. Well, he came, but luckily the roads were clear.  That was technically his first snow. It snowed here mid-November, but didn't stick. We saw PLENTY of snow in Chicago over Christmas ('13) but due to illness, T was not going outside. His snowsuit was a little snug...we bought it brand new at a secondhand store (I didn't want Broncos colors BUT it was $45 off the original tagged price) so there weren't many size options. T could barely move to the snug fit, but here are some pictures of our first snowy adventure.

All is Merry & Bright

Christmas was very busy this year.  It was fun, however, we had a few bumps. We traveled to Atlanta, Salem (Illinois), Chicago, and Tacoma.  Driving over 35 hours, flying about 10, and two visits to the Children's Hospital definitely wore us out.  We loved seeing family, the bumps are worth it. We told everyone we were expecting baby #2 and are planning a similar trip around the country in June (ROAD TRIP!).

To fill you in on the hospital visits, T was lethargic and not eating (if you know this kid, that is NOT like him).  We went to a doc-in-the-box who sent us immediately to the hospital.  We found out he had a URI and a few days later ended up with an ear infection (YAY for the flight back to Chicago!). Needless to say, in Chicago we bummed it a bit due to a sick baby and over a foot of snow. Came home to find out that T no longer had one but two ear infections. Over the course of a month he lost 4 pounds and reached a temp of over 103! EEK! Thankfully the third antibiotic worked and halfway through January he was back to his happy self. 

Here are a few pics of T's first Christmas....