february photo dump

we've made it to march!  i'm now 22 weeks pregnant & feeling pretty good these days, for the most part (though huge).  emre seems to understand he has a 'baby brudder' in mommy's belly & likes to give him kisses & practices taking care of him with his baby doll.  he's also making great progress with potty training - he's been using it regularly for about two weeks now.  we aren't pushing it too much but he seems to be getting it all on his own!  on weekday afternoons he & his nanny go down to the park and play soccer.  our next door neighbors, a couple who have come to adore emre, have begun joining them.  they wait for emre to go to the park & help him learn to play soccer.  it takes a village!

i'm a little behind in posting pictures, so i'm doing a photo dump to catch up.  yes, they are almost all of our sweet boy!

excited to see dede at brunch

saturday at the aquarium with dede & daddy

belly shot -i think i was 19 or 20 weeks here

went to pick emre up from school & found him playing with his friend willow.  he loves school & all his friends there.  every morning when we pull up he yells 'yay!  cooool!  hooorayyyy!' (cool means school)

sometimes he just occupies himself with these little projects and it blows my mind

oh boy, do we love our train set!

washing baby in the sink

getting baby ready for a diaper change

cooking, with baby - he loves his baby!

mischievous boy - blowing his whistle as loud as he can

baking pizza

'light on carpet,' by emre

finally wore his birthday crown, about a month later

like i said, loves the train set!  his dad does, too.

all ready for bed with his big boy pillow & blanket & friends

enjoying a 'borek' with his dede

morning routine at school - circle time with songs

he's beginning to take interest in cartoons, but only for a few minutes at a time before he says 'no mommy, no' (which means i'm supposed to change the channel).

self portrait by emre

nilay's son devrim, making good use of the jumparoo we lent them!

emre loved his playdate with evie last saturday, even though he mostly watched her play & make crafts

morning play with mr. po-to-tato head (as he calls it)

followed by morning snuggles with daddy

while using his potty, he scooted over to the washing machine & began singing a made-up song with his face against the door.  we love this kid.