It's A ...........Boy

 

The original plan for our gender reveal was to go to Disney and open a box of balloons in front of Cinderella's castle.   Well the only problem was our doctors appointment was on a Monday and Disney was not until Saturday.  6 whole days we were going to have to wait!  Once the envelope was in hand below I knew that we had to come up with a back up plan and fast! 

 

Within an hour of leaving of the doctors our impromptu dual gender reveal party with the Midkiff's was under way!  By the end of the day a special gender reveal cake had been ordered for us and the balloons were reserved for the Midkiff's.

 

The big event was to take place the next night at 7:00PM.  Thank goodness for work being crazy to distract me for 36 hours. And so the night went like this......

 

 

It’s a boy!  I am past the moment of shock and on to thorough excitement about having another little boy to add to the Semeraro clan.  If you asked me last Monday what I thought I was having it was a girl without a doubt.  This pregnancy has been similar yet different then Jack, especially when it comes to food cravings!  So I was positive we were about to diversify the genders in this household.  But god proved us wrong and has blessed us again with a little man.  I am so excited for Jack to have a brother and to have them be best friends. They will be the perfect distance apart that my hope is they will be very close.  John is happy because he has almost a complete foursome for golf, I on the other hand still would like to get a spa partner at some point…time will only tell.  Every time I peek into Jacks room when he is playing I smile to think his little brother will be by his side soon.  We are so excited to meet you little guy, you are joining a super fun family and life is sure to be a wonderful ride.  Now in the mean time we have to figure out a name for you!

 

 

Happy Birthday My Sweet Baby Boy!

 

 

Happy Birthday My Beautiful Boy

 Jack you are 2! Time is flying by faster than I could have ever imagined.  It seems like yesterday that I was holding you in my arms for the first time after 17 hours of labor.  I fell in love with you the second I laid eyes on you, and continue to fall more in love with you every day.

The past two years have been a whirlwind and I find myself fighting to embrace every moment with every part of me because it truly is going by too fast.  You amaze me with your enthusiasm, spirit, energy, and just plain awesomeness.  I could not be prouder of the little boy that you are becoming.  I find myself admiring your soft skin, sweet little hands and feet when you are still in my arms before bed after a long day of you going, going, and going.  I can’t help but stare at you in your crib and the way you lie in your happy baby pose to sleep with your little bum raised in the air.  Your little toddler squat is adorable and I can’t get enough of watching you explore the world.  You learn something new everyday, and with every new word, or action that you master my heart swells with pride.  Your sweet innocence and the way you tackle life is something I hope never changes.  The sounds of your laughter, and the sweetness of your little baby voice make me smile and laugh.  The way you see please, and thank you, and I love you melts my heart. 

 

 

 

Thank you for being amazing Jack, and making life that much sweeter.  You are my love, my baby boy, and your dad and I thank god every day for giving us the opportunity to be your parents.

 

Happy 2^nd Birthday Baby Boy

A Memorable Birthday Weekend

This birthday weekend was awesome. Seriously one of my favorites ever and I think we have decided that rather than parties we need to just plan fun Disney getaway weekends for our kids birthday.  At least until they are old enough to choose party or vacation that is.  It was so fun, simple, and stress free.  Being a Florida resident definitely has its perks, especially when you get to live so close to the mouth and enter the park for virtually nothing compared out of state residents.  We had to take advantage. 

 Friday night started out at Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party. Let me tell you that was the way to do Disney.  The shows were fabulous, and there were no lines for rides so within an hour we hit all the spots we could in Fantasyland before the parade.  The only frustration I had was with the lady at the little roller coaster that would not let Jack on.  I mean height requirement of 36 inches is fine and all but when you are 35 ½ inches and it is your birthday wouldn’t you make an exception.  The cuteness thing was that Jack kept standing on his tippy toes like he knew he needed that other half.  Regardless he was the cutest little Woody ever and was in awe of all that was happening around him.  Some of the things scared him a little as he would cling to John and I but would not take his eyes off whatever it was that was happening. Jack finally got to meet Mickey in person and he was so incredibly excited.  I mean giddy with excitement, and tried cutting half the line to get to him.  It was the cutest thing in the world to watch him meet the mouse for the first time.   It was a late night and Jack fought hard to keep those eyes open after 10 but failed and John and I smiled as we watched him slowly nod off.  I would say the consensus was a great 2^nd birthday for the little guy.

 

 

 

 

Saturday we headed to Animal Kingdom.  First stop Character breakfast where Jack and his mouse Mickey reunited again.  They had a conga line around the restaurant and Jack jumped in with a maraca and danced around with a giant smile on his face.  I was having too much fun myself just watching him independently march around a giant dining room without me by his side that I forgot to grab the video camera. 

 Animal Kingdom was awesome and it has almost made me really want to start selling John on why we should get Disney passes.  The African drummers are my best selling point to get this to happen as I witnessed seriously one of the funniest, happiest, greatness memories I will have with John and Jack watching them dance.  It was awesome.  My little man has some serious moves, and is not afraid to get up and dance. I would say he gets that from both John and I, while neither of us have that much rhythm we don’t care and like to have some fun. 

 The rest of the day was filled with excitement and by 3 Jack had taken a 15 minute nap all day, and John & I were equally as pooped.  We couldn’t leave without going to see the Nemo musical and Jack loved it.  He may have burst out crying when it was over since he is obsessed with Dory but we made it out and he was passed out in the car before we had even started it.  It was a perfect memorable birthday that I will never forget. 

We topped off the weekend with some water slide action.  My fearless little boy had no issues navigating the slide on his own and his smile says it all.  This kid had a blast. 

I found myself thinking on Saturday about how anything was as much fun before we had Jack.  I know it was and that John and I had so much fun together but with kids it just seems like it is multiplied by 100 now.  I mean parenting is a ton of work don’t get me wrong, but having a little boy is so fun and awesome and truly is the epitome of joy in our lives.   Thank you JMS for a perfect 31^st birthday weekend.