Update

For those of you who haven't found out yet, we are having another boy!!!! We found out a few weeks ago and are very excited. I think it would have been great to have a boy and a girl, but I'm looking forward to Lucas having a little brother. Just me and the boys! We keep telling Lucas that there's a baby inside Mommy's tummy and that he's going to be a big brother. Not sure if he gets it, but I think it's good to talk about it anyway. When I ask Lucas where the baby is, he says, "Inside Mommy tummy." Then he proceeds to lift shirt up and says, "open" and says, "hi baby" and pats my "big tummy" as he likes to call it. So cute. Well, maybe not so cute when we're in public and Lucas keeps wanting me to "open" my shirt, ha ha.

Our little peanut turned 2 on May 17th!! I can't believe it. We had a party for him at the Millwoods Rec Centre and it was awesome. It was an indoor playground and he had a bunch of friends come from daycare and a few kids from the mom's group who we have kept in contact with. It was so nice to see Lucas play with his friends and be independent, which we don't ever get to see. It was a great birthday and man, was Lucas pooped by the end. So were mom and dad :)

Dan is off to Ottawa for a almost 5 days for work, which I am dreading. I'm quickly getting bigger and bigger and feeling more and more uncomfortable everyday. It will be great to have some alone time with Lucas, but it will be hard because I get so physically exhausted doing the most simple things, like going up and down the flippin stairs! BUT, thank god Dan's mom is nearby. She is going to help me with driving Lucas to daycare, which is probably the most draining part because I'm working almost everyday next week. It's times like this where I realize how much Dan is such a great help and such an involved dad!

Summer is coming, we are taking Lucas out of daycare at the end of June, school (and therefore work) is ending, I'm getting bigger, anticipating this birth of this babe, we have renovations going on in our basement (Dan's been doing an awesome job!)...it's overall been very busy, but good!

Vegas Shmegas

Dan and I arrived late last night from Vegas. We were gone for 5 days and the whole purpose of our trip was to see the big boxing match at MGM Grand- Manny Pacquaio and Shane Mosley. It was our first time to Vegas and to be honest, I'm not sure that I'll be rushing back. During this trip I learned a few things...

1. You can smoke almost anywhere in Vegas. Including the friggin elevator and malls! I hate smoking. I also hate the fact that a lot of smokers feel like it's a right to be able to smoke anywhere- it's not, it's a priviledge. Nothing like walking around pregnant, in your own hotel, while gambling smokers blow smoke right in your face.

2. You can drink ANYWHERE. This includes shopping malls and in the streets. I think that even if I COULD have drank, it would have still been annoying. Just because you can drink freely doesn't mean you have to be obnoxious. I saw fresh 21 year olds stumbling drunk first thing in the morning, middle aged men acting like 18 year olds. You name it, I saw it. Hmm... maybe I'm just getting old :)

3. Americans feel the need to correct you when you ask for the "washroom." "Oh, you mean restroom? Right down the hall."

4. Just because your hotel's lobby looks ritzy doesn't mean your room will be. We stayed at the Monte Carlo and it was fine, but we had a moth problem in our first room, so bad that we had to be moved into another room. The lobby was deceiving with all of its chandeliers and shiny floors.

5. I know that people do it, but it was so hard to be away from Lucas for that long. Good thing his Baba took good care of him, but it's hard to leave him for that long when he doesn't really get where we are or if we really are going to come back.

Despite the smoke and annoying crowds, Dan and I had an awesome time. It was just what we needed- to totally be relaxed and just get away. We got to see Cirque de Soleil's 'O' which was amazing- the best one I've seen! We also saw this Filipino comedian named Rex Navarette, which was hilarious. We almost peed ourselves! Although Dan was one of the few non-Filipino's there, he got all the jokes and thought it was awesome.

It was great to be on vacation, but even better to be back home with my little guy. I kept him home from daycare today just so we could spend the day together. I don't know if I could leave him again! Man, I sound just like my mom ;)