Lovin' This Weather!

My goodness, today was a BEAUTIFUL day! Sunny with a high in the mid to upper 60s, and the next couple of days are supposed to be even warmer. I know this is a far cry from what our Louisville friends are experiencing.

Anyway, Caleb and I spent some time playing in our backyard this afternoon, and man oh man, I love this little boy. He is 16 months of pure boy. He loves to explore, run, kick leaves, pick up sticks, say "woof woof" to other puppy dogs, and that joyful smile just melts my heart. Some friends kindly gave us a little playground, which is great because sliding is one of Caleb's favorite things these days. Here are a few shots from our time outside.

**I know Caleb is desperately in need of a haircut, but don't worry, that's on next week's To Do list. :)

Any Suggestions?

So today marked my first day in maternity pants this pregnancy. (Thank you, Mom, for my new jeans!!) Let me just say that maternity pants are seriously one of the greatest things ever created. I think I might wear them year round (even outside of pregnancy) if it weren't for having a hard time keeping them up. I vaguely remember this with Caleb, but does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep maternity pants from sliding down?

We're Having A...

Well, we're not sure yet. :) We had our ultrasound today, but our sweet baby didn't cooperate in allowing us to identify the gender, so we'll hopefully find out at our checkup in 4 weeks. The important thing is that this baby is healthy--kidneys, heart, brain, spine, abdomen, arms, legs, hands, feet--everything looks great! Praise the Lord for a good checkup.

I am curious, though, what do you think Baby Bishop #2 will be? Please comment with your answer.

16.5 Weeks

This picture is from a week and a half ago. It was a big week for Baby #2--he/she decided to make him/herself known. I really started showing that week and I was able to start feeling our precious baby move. Praise the Lord for the gift of life!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Ryan!

My love, attempting to write a single post about how thankful I am for you and for your life is daunting. You are such a wonderful man and are a tremendous blessing to your family, friends and church.

Your love for the Lord and for his word is contagious. You continually give unselfishly to serve me, Caleb and the people of our church. You are so tender, so caring and so affectionate. Our family will never doubt your devotion to us. I pray that one day I could be more like you in these areas.

Thank you for your love. Thank you for your daily sacrifice for your family and for the church. Caleb and I adore you! I pray that as we watch Caleb develop into a sweet little boy and as we anticipate the arrival of our second child that this will be one of the best years of your life.

I love you forever!

Catching Up on Videos

So I FINALLY downloaded all of the videos off of our video camera, and I'm a little embarrassed to say that they go back to April 2010! Oh well. Here are a few random videos that were all taken back in October.

Caleb uses sign language to say "more" and "please" and will also blow kisses.

Caleb's First Signs from Kelli Bishop on Vimeo.

Prior to these clips, Caleb had taken 10 steps in a row twice, but definitely continued to crawl most of the time. This was the night that he really took off walking.

Caleb Starts Walking from Kelli Bishop on Vimeo.

Ryan and I played frisbee in our backyard one afternoon, and Caleb thought it was so funny. Man, I love the sound of this little boy's laughter!

Playing Frisbee from Kelli Bishop on Vimeo.

Sweet 16

This week was a unique one in that Caleb turned 16 months and Baby #2 turned 16 weeks. Baby #2 started to show some this week, which is fun. Praise the Lord for the gift of children!

Our Little Caleb is Officially a Cowboy...

(I've been meaning to post this for a couple of months, and this is a small attempt to get caught up.)