Adventureland

We spent a few days in DesMoines with my sister, Bridget and her husband and lil man. Then we took Decklyn to Adventureland on Thursday. It turned out to be a much better day than our trip to Adventureland last year! No rain and no need for the sweatshirts I had packed. :D

Decklyn had so much fun and wanted to ride so much more than he had last year. Although we started our day by getting in line for the Ferris Wheel which he complained about the whole time saying he wasn't going to ride things that went around and around. haha! We convinced him to stay in line and get on so he could see what else he wanted to ride. Once on he held onto my leg like his life depended on it. He actually enjoyed the ride afterwards.

Our lil man has grown so much he actually was able to ride on more rides. Thank goodness for me that Justin was willing to take him on those that I did not want to. The two of them had so much fun on all the rides. As for me I just made sure to snack on some food every couple of hours. :D

Decklyn's favorite story to tell of the whole trip is of the three of us on the log ride. I must say it was kind of funny. Since Decklyn is still a little guy they wouldn't let him ride up front on the log by himself, so I said I would be the brave sole. Once on the ride we headed down the first and smallest hill and hit the bottom. I tried to duck hoping the water would splash over me and hit Decklyn and Justin who sat right behind me. Well, guess I was wrong. Neither Justin or Decklyn got wet. The water went straight up and landed right on top of me. I was soaked! Just ask Decklyn to tell the story. He is quite the story teller. haha

Overall, we had a great time at Adventureland and loved spending time with Bridget, Matt, and Leyton. I can't believe how much Leyton has grown and how much more he can do. So much fun to watch him.

Baby #2

We have some exciting news to share in our family. Decklyn is excited to say he is going to be a big brother. If you ask him we are going to have twins (a guy and a girl). He has some twin friends at daycare and thinks that would be neat to have. Little does Decklyn know that no matter whether we have one or two babies it will be taking some attention away from him. No matter what, Decklyn will be an awesome big brother- he loves babies.

I had my first doctor appointment yesterday. It was a typical baby appointment except I was surprised that I actually got to hear the babies heartbeat at this first appointment. The babies heartbeat was in the 160's. That was fun to hear and makes things a little more real. At this appointment I was also hoping that they could give me some ideas on how to get rid of this constant bad taste I've been having in my mouth, but not much can be done. I'll just try taking my vitamins at a different time and keep something in my mouth constantly to make it more tolerable. I'm hoping in a few weeks this won't be an issue.

We've posted a poll for everyone to vote whether baby #2 will be a boy or a girl. Justin has already been flipping through the name book and marked a few boy names, so I'm thinking that is where his guess is... we'll see. I on the other hand have no idea. I can say this time it feels different, but not sure if enough different to make it feel like its a girl. We can't wait to find out when that time comes. Until then, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

Getting started!

I want to welcome everyone to the Heins Family blog. Viewing other blogs has inspired me to try to create one of my own. My goal is to make sure we can keep it updated. I hope you enjoy the moments that our family shares.