Also, forgot to mention that my first prenatal appointment was last Friday. Everything looks great, new due date is January 31, 2009!

Still sick with cold and cough...so haven't felt like blogging about our Seattle trip. I'll get around to it eventually.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't forgotten. :)

And Rylan LOVES to watch the Little Mermaid. Over and over and over and over.  She does actually ask to watch it, she'll point to the DVD player and say "ya-ya! ya-ya! ya-ya!" and won't stop until I put the movie on. We must have watched it 5 times yesterday. Seriously. It's the ONLY movie she'll sit through. I even went out to Best Buy and bought a new Disney Princess movie (LAME!) and Robin Hood (a childhood favorite for both Steve and me) but nope, she had no interest.

She likes the trailers for Wall-e, too.

Seattle Trip

Here's some Seattle pics!

I'm exhausted and have a cold, so I'll write more about our trip later...

Brief Hiatus

We're leaving tomorrow for Seattle and we'll be back late Tuesday night. I won't have time to post while we're there...but I'll take many photos to share when we return!

Sushi Lover

First: a picture of Ry and her beloved toothbrush. (Actually, it's MY toothbrush.)

Grandma and I took Rylan to Costco this morning to get a few things, mainly diapers and wipes so we'd be stocked up for our trip to Seattle. We were browsing through the refrigerated food aisles and pass by the huge containers of fresh sushi. What does Rylan do? She starts yelling and pointing at the sushi, frustrated that she can't have any!

Yes. Rylan LOVES sushi (california rolls - no raw fish). Most kids will yell and scream at the store because they want ice cream or cookies. Not our daughter! She yelled and screamed for the SUSHI! Haha...

Too bad Costco's sushi isn't very good, I would have bought it for her. But Grandma is going to take us out for a Japanese lunch so that Rylan can get her sushi fix. :)

Fudgsicle

We had a relaxing Saturday...we started the morning off with cheese omelettes and Fruit Loops (Rylan's new favorite breakfast) and then took her to Toys R Us to buy a new toy for the car ride to Seattle next week. I ended up picking out a Sesame Street "laptop" that teaches the alphabet. She seems semi-interested. :) The highlight of her day was when Daddy gave her a fudgsicle! 

More video

Of Rylan blowing bubbles into a puddle of milk in her highchair...

Video

Here's some video of Rylan pointing to various body parts. :)

I tried to get her to dance for you all (she spins in circles) but I guess she doesn't dance on demand.

Anyway, having fun with my new camera, as you can see it takes videos, too. 

I'm feeling OK. The morning sickness is starting to hit me a little harder...and it's hot here...and I'm thirsty all the time. But, despite feeling nauseous I'm always hungry!

New Camera!

Finally got a new digital camera! Here's a few pics from this weekend.

Didn't do much. We set up the little pool in the backyard for Rylan to swim in. She's a total water girl!

Boy or Girl?

Several people have asked me if we'd like to have a boy this time around. I can honestly say that it doesn't matter one bit. A boy would be nice, to have one child of each gender. A boy to carry on the Klock name (Steve's the last male Klock!). Another girl would be nice, a close sister for Rylan. No new clothes to buy. We do plan on finding out the gender...probably some time in September (around week 20) we'll find out.

As for choosing a name, we've decided to wait to pick one out until we know if it's a girl or a boy. Last time, we had the name Rylan picked out before I was even pregnant.

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Rylan woke up at 6 this morning, charged and ready to play! We have a usual morning routine of Sesame Street (she loves Elmo, or as she calls him "Mel-mo"), then breakfast, clean up, playtime, and nap. But today I decided to take her to the neighborhood park. There's not a lot she can play with there, most of it's for bigger kids, but she likes the swing and the bouncy horse. I think she thought the horse was a real one because she talked to it. She said "hi" to it, then asked "bed?" and some other baby babble I couldn't decipher and then "bye bye" and walked away to another part of the playground. :) 

She's turned into quite a talker lately -- especially on her toy cell phones. I love when she holds imaginary conversations...she'll say "Hi" and then "Yeah......yeah....*laughs*.....no....yeah....no" and then hangs up. Sounds just like me on the phone!

Anyway, that's about all for now...

Beginnings

I've had other blogs in the past, but I'm dedicating this one solely to our family adventures with Rylan and the baby-to-be.

You can expect frequent posts (when time permits if Rylan takes a long nap!) and I just ordered a new digital camera for myself so that I can post lots of photos. (Steve's camera was too professional and complicated for me. Hehe.)

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So, yes, another Klock baby is on the way. A tentative due date is 25 January 2009 -- just 5 days before Rylan's birthday! My first prenatal appointment is June 27th, so we'll find out then when the exact due date is.

Rylan and I are looking forward to our brief trip to Seattle in mid-June. Our main priority this trip is to see family. Steve won't be able to go with us, he's saving his vacation days for when his mom comes to visit us in July. We're excited for that visit! We're planning on taking Rylan and Nana to Disneyland -- should be fun!

Last weekend Steve and I took her to Downtown Disney (it's next to Disneyland -- basically a Disney themed mall). We had been expecting Mickey Mouse and Cinderella characters to be walking around, but no such luck. I don't think Rylan cared very much. She did, however, enjoy eating at the Rainforest Cafe! We got to sit next to a waterfall and an animated gorilla puppet; she wasn't scared in the least! After that we hit the Disney Store where she got a Disney Princess plate and placemat. (If you don't know, the Disney Princess franchise features all the princesses: Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Ry's favorite Ariel. She calls them "ya-ya's". Don't ask me why.)

That's all for now. We're off to the mall with Grandpa. :)

Love,

Mellisa and Rylan