jenn & perry are having ANOTHER baby

Hi there. Some folks have been asking about the blog and I just hate the thought of you checking for news and finding nothing new since Oliver started to walk and we stopped posting. If you're one of the people asking about the blog, then you already know the news -- we're having another baby. Baby Boy 2 will arrive in late February or mid-March depending on whether a pesky placenta previa problem resolves in time. No, we don't have a named picked out, and no, I'm not just saying that because I want to keep it a secret. Oliver is aware of this development, but I would not say he feels strongly one way or another. We just moved him to his new room, which he loves. So if he associates that with a new baby coming along and moving into his old room, we should be in good shape. But since new baby isn't coming for a while and will probably crash in our room for a few months, I doubt he'll make the connection. I'm posting pictures of the new room and one of Ollie getting awfully excited about a saw.

almost two ...

Hello! Oliver is 21 months old and is quite a wonderful little person. He has a huge vocabulary and speaks in complete sentences, like "Don't step on it!" (a worm) and "I like warm milk" and "That's Daddy's potty." He's even saying please and thank you, albeit not always in exactly the right contexts. He loves playing outside and is not at all deterred by foul weather. Which is good, because that's all we've been having. Snow in March, indeed!