The goings on.

I'm feeling very well. I starting to get tired of being pregnant, which isn't too good since I still have 3 months to go! I know that I will make it through though. It seems like it's getting closer though. Jeff brought out all the baby stuff from the attic and I got to work sorting it all out and putting it away. The closet in the girls room is now organized and neat. i was suprised once I started putting away what didn't fit Sophy anymore how very little she had left! I think I'll have to go shopping soon. I also noticed that many stores have started putting out their easter dresses! I love easter! Sophy was so cute last year and this year she'll be even cuter!
For those of you have said something I want to say Thank you for all the compliments on Sophy's cute picture. And no I haven't heard anything from Regis and Kelley yet. I'll be excited of course so I'll be sure to tell everyone!
Here's what baby center says about the baby:
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight a pound and a half doesn't sound like much, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for a more rounded one. As your baby gains weight, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. His hair is probably recognizable now in color and texture, although both may change after he's born. Babies born with red hair can turn into blonds, dark-haired newborns can grow up with fair tresses, and blonds often turn into brunettes. For African-American babies, the big surprise tends to be texture. If your child is born with large, soft curls, they may get tighter and a bit coarser in his first six months of life.

Sophy in the Sink

Sophy decided it was more fun to sit in her sink than play with it. So here is a picture of her in her sink. She took the plastic sink out first, then climbed on top of the stove, then climbed into the sink, then sat down. She then looked at me and said "oww". Silly girl! Her daddy came and saved her and got her out the first time. Since then she got in about 3 more times and had to learn how to get out on her own. I laughed a lot the first time so she thought it was funny, hard to get her to stop after that. I learned MY lesson. Never openly laugh when they are being naughty.
For those of you wondering, we didn't get tons of snow dumpped on us, instead it's freezing rain and ice! Just what we needed! More ice. I'm really sad though, because I like snow. I wish we had gotten the 10 inches that were forcast. Now if we get any it'll only be a little. Oh well. I need to move to denver for snow I guess.

Ice and baby news.

We have been snowed in for so long! On friday the freezing rain and sleet started. It came and went until monday. By monday the freezing stuff stopped, but the damage was done. We have yet to get above freezing. It's supposed to get to 33 degress today for a couple hours and tommorrow we are supposed to get to 40 degrees. It would be happy and helpful if it wasn't for the fact that they are now prediciting 2-4 inches of snow for this wekend. So it's still going to be yucky for a while longer. We did make it out for a trip to the store and yesterday the wonderful Jessica helped me get to my ob visit and then came over to let the kids play! Sophy needed a good day of play to wear her out. She actually slept all night long and we had to wake her up this morning! Yea! Jeff got his new game expansion and he's been enjoying playing ever since, well after work that is.
My doctor visit went really well. I finally gained some weight so my doctor was happy. The baby looks good. I have to do the glucose test next time I go in, but it'll be ok. I'm carring very low so it's a little uncomfortable. I'm officially 24 weeks so I'm almost finished with my second trimester! We also set our c-section date. May 3rd. So as long as nothing happens (I go into labor or my water breaks early) I'll have a baby May 3rd. It's a thursday so hopefully I'll be home by the weekend and able to recieve visitors. It's kinda weird, because it makes it so much more real.
Here's what baby center says about the baby: Your baby's growing steadily, gaining about a quarter of a pound since last week, when she was just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long, that makes a pretty lean figure, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon put on more baby fat. Your baby's skin is thin, translucent, and wrinkled, her brain is growing rapidly, and her taste buds are developing. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily.

New Picture!

Here is a great picture that Jeff took tonight. I might use it instead.....what do you think? Add it to the list. It's number 5.

Beautiful baby pictures!

Last week was busy! We had a new year's day party at my friend Jessica's house. It was fun. Good food, friends and lots of games. The kids all ran around playing together as well. On tuesday we got a call that Jeff's great aunt passed away so on wednesday evening after Jeff got off work we rushed off to Texas. We spent the night with my Grandad in Longveiw. On thursday morning we went on down to Lufkin and got some time to visit and meet more family. We were able to attend the visitation before we had to leave. Boy were we tired when we got home! A whilwind trip if ever there was one. Both Jeff's phone and mine died on the way home, so we had to wait until we were home and they were charged before we could call anyone. Once home we had to clean and organize! It's time to prepare the baby's room! So we have a new loft bed for the twin and sophy's toddler bed and I'm using (Gasp) Purple for the new baby. So we are working purple into the room.

Bradley and Jessica got us a zoo membership for christmas so we went to the zoo while it was still nice so we could get our new zoo card! It was actually REALLY nice weather. The tiger was even out! He's ALWAYS hiding.

It's also Regis and Kelly beautiful baby contest time again! So here are some cute closeups of Sophy. Which do you like best? Comment with your vote and the winner will be sent in. I have to enter soon so please respond asap. Of course the first one is just cute and for your own personal enjoyment. So if you please, don't pick number one for the contest.

Post Chirstmas Update

The wondering travelers have returned! We went to Mom's house for christmas eve and drove to Dallas for Christmas day with Gigi. It was fun for Sophy to play with her cousins LilliAnn, Grayson, and Evie. She had fun with her second cousin Hana, but they tended to fight just a little bit. We all had a good time and my family was way too giving to Sophy! In fact we almost couldn't fit it into our car to go home. She got a table and chairs from santa to go with her play kitchen and lots of play food and dishes.

We got home early on thursday morning and had a busy time going to the grocery store and putting the house in order. While we were gone the facet out front broke and was leaking into the yard. So Jeff spent half the day fixing it. It works now luckly! We did have to go half the day without water though.

I spent most my time taking down and putting up christmas decorations and cleaning house. My friend Jessica came over with our dogs (they watched them while we were away) and spent some time letting the kids play. It was nice to be home. Jeff put the play kitchen together today and we had fun putting out her play dishes and food. Sophy loves it. She pretends to iron and cook and wash dishes! The kitchen is SO cute. My mother in law did a great job picking it out and Jeff did a great job putting it together.

( The first picture is of LilliAnn, Grayson, and Evie in front of the tree. The second is Sophy with her Poppy ready for church on Sunday morning. The third is of Sophy sitting at her table in her new play kitchen.)

Here's what baby center says about the baby: Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long. His eyebrows and eyelids are fully developed. And you can certainly feel him move. He's oblivious to your schedule, though, so don't be surprised if he starts working out just when you're settling down for the night. If you're having a girl, her vagina is formed now, though it will continue to develop until birth.

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!

We had Jeff's Christmas party yesterday. It was a lot of fun, but kinda long. Sophy got awfully cranky by the end because it was during nap time. We made sure we got her a nap when we got home, that helped her mood quite a bit. Before the party we took Sophy to see Santa at Northpark Mall. For those of you who haven't taken their kiddos to see Santa I highly recommend going there. The santa was really nice and had a real beard and everything. The best part? There was little to no line! I took Sophy there last year and it went very well. This year however as soon as we went to hand her to santa she started screaming and continued screaming until her daddy got her. We ended up taking a family picture, it was the best we could manage with her dislike of santa. Maybe we can get a beter picture next year with her baby sister!

We had our Ultrasound today! It was very exciting to see the new baby! She is 100% girl! There was absolutely no question about that. Even I could tell and I'm not too good at those things. She looks a lot like Sophy, same head shape and chubby cheeks, but she has a pointy nose compared to Sophy. I am really excited now to see what she looks like for real. Jeff also got to see her for the first time. It's amazing how real it all became today. I have had 4 ultrasounds, but this one was different. At this one they counted legs, arms, fingers, organs, and a whole lot of other stuff. She was sucking her fingers and moving a lot. She did a complete 180 during the course of the scan. She is completely healthy and has all the apropriate organs and limbs. That's always nice to know. She didn't like us to look at her face or profile and kinda annoyed us a little with that one, but it just gave us a taste of her personality.

Here's what baby center says about 19 weeks: Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and he measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the length of a small zucchini. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. His kidneys continue to make urine, and the hair on his scalp is sprouting. This is a crucial time for sensory development: Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. If your baby is a girl, she has an astonishing six million eggs in her ovaries. They'll dwindle to fewer than two million by the time she's born.

Tiny Candy Houses!

I was sitting in my doctor's waiting room waiting for the nice nurse to call my name when I saw an article in the christmas Martha Stewart Living about Gingerbread houses made out of graham crackers. I thought they looked Super cute so today Trish came over to make gingerbread houses. We learned something today.....they may look cute, but it's NOT fun to make. Just think how the poor employee who had to make those houses felt! Anyway, we finished the houses and made them look cute and took pictures. So I thought I would post a couple pictures of my houses so you could see and enjoy all the hard work I put into them. They are FAR to fargile to travel with so I felt the best way for everyone to see them was through pictures. Merry Christmas! (The green house is made of sour straws, gumdrops, starburst, and lifesavers with a Mike and Ike Mailbox, and a skittles/ kissables path. The Yellow house is made of lifesavers, skittles, marshmellow, gumdrops, and mike and Ikes with a gumdrop/ gummybear mailbox and a gumdrop/ kissables fence. The red house is made of lifesavers, peppermint sticks, and redhots with a peppermoint mailbox and a skittles/ kissables path. The snow is coconut with marshmellow trees, and a candy stick/gumdrop lightpoll and a Nerds road and sidewalks.)
Sophy is finally over her cold and Jeff is well. I unfortunately got worse when I finished my antibiotic, so I had to go back to the doctor. She sent me to my GP and she put me on 3 weeks worth of some MASSIVE strength antibiotics. So I'm finally feeling better.
I am 18 weeks along with the baby. I think we finally agreed on a name. Jeff at least can't think of any I like better and I can't think of any he likes better, so I guess we're settled. We have an ultrasound next week. I'll be happy to know that everything is ok. Jeff gets to go so that will be fun, it's his first time to see the baby.

Big Storms Hit our Home!

We went to Kansas City for Thanksgiving. We got to see Katies new place and hang out with family. On the way home we ran into a long wait at the turnpike toll booth. It was so slow going that I was able to lean out the window and take a picture. The sad part is that the sign in the picture says "1 mile to Toll Booth".
After we got home I had a doctors appointment. She said everything looked good and we got our 20 wek ultrasound schedualed. Jeff went with me and we got to hear the heartbeat. A big winterstorm was predicted for this week and boy did it move in! It started yesterday and hasn't seemed to stop since then. We now have about 5 inches of snow in our yard with deeper drifts in places. I wanted Sophy to get to play in it, but it was TOO cold. So I waited until the wind died a little and kept her in a protected area of the yard. She was very bundled up and she had a hard time moving around. At one point she giggled and sat down, then her eyes got really big and she looked at us and started to wimper. She was cold and she couldn't get up! So her daddy helped her out and took her inside. I hope everyone hit by this storm is able to stay inside and keep warm.

16 weeks!

I'm officially 16 weeks along and I feel great. I've been a little sick, but I'm not tired and I can eat again so I feel great. We are supposed to go to Kansas City to visit for Thanksgiving tommorrow. So I have been cleaning and washing getting everything ready to go. I've had to go christmas shopping and get all the presents wrapped up so I will have all the presents for Katie's family ready when we get there. I think I'm almost done, just have Paul's left to wrap. I also got all the christmas decorations up. Well not all of them, but most of them. It looks so pretty in here! In prep for leaving for the holiday I made the whole family visit the doctor. Jeff has been coughing and congested and so has Sophy so I thought it better to make sure we are well before we travel. Turns out I had a sinus infection and Jeff had the start to one, Sophy was the shocker! She had double ear infections, a sinus infection, and the infection had moved behind her eyes too! So off we went to the pharmacy to get the family medicines. We are all on antibiotics and decongestants. Doctor said to call if Sophy's fever goes up, but other than that we are ok to travel. At least we all got a good nights sleep last night for the first time in a while. On the new baby front, I think we finally came up with a name! Of course I can't tell, but I think everyone will like it! It's completely different than any name I've previously mentioned so no one knows what it is! I've started trying to teach it to Sophy, but she's having a hard time with it. She said it once, it was SO cute!
Here's what baby Center says about the new baby: At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of your pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

15 weeks!

For those of you that wanted to leave baby names I have a helpful tip..... think pink! That's right! I had an ultrasound today that said I was 15 weeks pregnant with a little girl! Yea! How can I be so lucky twice? Jeff isn't thinking it's too lucky though. Oh well. I think he's just too good of a daddy for little girls. Since Sophy is interveted and a drama queen we are wondering if this one will be out going and calm. It'll be fun to see how they get along. So it looks like pink is in our future for a long time. And play kitchens and dressup! I mean really, can you see me with a boy? I know my parents wanted a boy so that Grayson would have a playmate. Oops! I guess Aaron will have to take care of that next time! So that's 5 girls and 1 boy for mom and dad, and 3 girls 1 boy for Tammy and Ron.
As far as health, we are fine. The baby is 4 ounces! Sophy is doing well. We are still on a search for decent diapers since our old ones changed styles and now leak a lot. We've tried Sams diapers, white could, and target brand. I think we'll just spend the money and go back to Pampers. I get coupons from them anyway. We'll I have another Ultrasouns in 4 weeks. So I'll post another picture of the new baby then. I'll post an update on my birthday and Aaron's party tommorrow.
Here's what babycenter says about the baby:
At around 4 inches long, crown to rump, your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces. He's busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help develop the air sacs in his lungs. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all his joints and limbs. That means his hands are more functional, too. Sweat glands are appearing, and although his eyelids are fused shut, he can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, he's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but his taste buds are beginning to form. And if you have an ultrasound, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or girl!

Names....

So I think I'm opening the name debate up to everyone. So with a few rules we'll take your baby name suggestions!
Girl:
1) The name must either start with an S or end in ia.
2) The name must be able to be shortened to a nick name
3) The name must not start in a vowel.
ex. Sophia/ Sophy
Boy:
1) Must start with a J.
2) The name must be able to be shortened to a nick name
3) The name must not start in a vowel.
ex. Jesse/ Jess
Happy Suggesting!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Aaron!

14 weeks and growing strong!

I snapped some pictures of Sophy in her cute Cinderella outfit. She actually has two cute cinderella outfits, however she didn't fit in them until now. One we got when she was a month old. The other was given to her for her 1st birthday. So now at 15 months she finally fits into them. So here are pictures of Sophy in her cute clothes that finally fit. I used the cool camera feature on one of them. It was before I really figured out how to use the feature, but that's ok.
For those of you who don't know, sunday is my birthday. I'll be 25. I feel a lot older than that. 25 just seems to young for someone who is having their second kid! We also have an ultrasound coming up soon. Everyone needs to start praying that we can see little parts early so I don't have to wait until december to find out what we're having. If you hadn't noticed I'm not a patient person. I'm ready to know NOW!
I'm 14 weeks!It's funny because even with the early setbacks this pregancy seems to be going faster than the last one. I guess because I have Sophy keeping me so busy this time around. Speaking of Sophy...She has been one grumpy girl the last two days. She'll stand next to me and just wimper! Nothing is wrong as far as I can tell, she's just grumpy. Maybe because I've been so moody lately. These hormones of mine are not conducive to a happy home! At least Sophy seems happy today, maybe she'll keep it up.
Here's what baby center says about the baby now: Head to bottom, your baby's 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body's growing faster than her head, which now sits upon a more well-defined neck. By the end of this week, her arms will have lengthened and will be in proportion to the rest of her body. (Her legs still have some growing to do, though.) She's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair all over her body (called lanugo). Her liver starts secreting bile this week, a sign that it's already functioning properly, and her spleen starts contributing to the production of red blood cells. She's also producing and discharging urine into the amniotic fluid, a normal process that she'll keep up until birth. You still can't feel your baby's movements, but her hands and feet (which are now half an inch long) are more flexible and active. Thanks to brain impulses, her little facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces. She can grasp now, too, and she may be able to suck her thumb.

Sophy's bible class

Sophy always loved her bible class. I love how cute she is playing with the other kids and sitting in her little seat cut out of the table. I was inspired by my friend Sara to snap some pictures of her in class. Today was take Daddy to Bible Class day so I thought it was a good day to bring my camera. I think Jeff had fun watching her bible class and seeing how well she behaves. I got a new camera on saturday so I got to play around with some of the new features. My current favorite (I say current, because I just started to learn about all it can do so I'm sure I'll have other favorites as I learn more) is where you pick a color and how big the range will be and the camera only records those colors on the picture and all else is black and white. It's a neat little feature.

Haloween and 13 weeks!

Sophy had a blast for Halloween. She was a little Lamb and boy was she cute. She loved to knock on the doors and get the candy. Then she had no problem walking right on in! Luckily we only went to houses of friends. We went to the doctor today and Her weight has dropped a little, but she is growing over all. She's heathy and happy.
I'm 13 weeks along and I'm feeling fine. I have a small sinus infection, but the doctor gave me medicine for that so I'm ok. I also discovered something other than wather to drink! I found I kinda like the purple rain gateraid. The orange one is ok too. I tried a few other flavors and I did NOT like those.
Here's what Baby Center says about the baby:
Your baby is still tiny. In fact, he's only about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside your womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As you start your second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed, and your odds of miscarriage will drop considerably.

Halloween Party

Sorry I'm so late posting this week. We've had technical difficulty this week. I got some super cute pictures of Sophy and Ruthie trick or treating at the OC dorms, but my camera decided to die and I can't seem to get the pictures off it. So if I ever get htem, I'll post them on here. Until then you'll have to be happy with second hand pictures from the halloween party we went to.
We went to a halloween party with our class on friday night. It was a lot of fun. There was a hay ride which Sophy LOVED and a lot of food. The Foster's even brought the new baby! He's SO tiny! Absolutly adorable Jen. Sophy has been a little under the weather, but she's fine now. She has also been sleeping all night in her own bed for 2 full weeks now. It's very nice to not have a one year old pushing you out of your own bed!
As far as the new baby goes I'm 12 weeks and some change. I went off the pegesterone and I'm starting to feel a little better. I hope that soon I'll find out what this little one is, but I have a feeling it's a boy. So I guess only time will tell.
Here's what baby center says:
Your baby's hit the two inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. Her face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on her face, and her ears are near their final positions. Your baby's intestines, which have grown so rapidly that they protruded into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now. Her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder. Her nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological pathways in the brain) are forming. Your baby may have acquired more reflexes by now, including sucking, and she'll even squirm if you prod your abdomen, though you still won't be able to feel her move for several weeks.

Sophy gets a hair cut.

Jeff was complaining that Sophy had bangs that were a little too long. So He finally convinced me to cut it. So here are pictures of Sophy's new hair cut. I think it's weird. She looks cute, but much older now. My baby is a toddler! pout. I guess she had to grow up even if I didn't want her to. She's also learning to sleep in her own bed. We've had some issues with that, but it's finally going well. She didn't like nap time and decided to destroy her room in her effort to prove that she was in control and not mommy. Mommy was NOT happy about that. So after that she learned that she has to stay in her bed at nap time until mommy comes to get her. She caught onto that one pretty quick.

10 weeks

I'm officially ten weeks! The week that wouldn't end is finally over! Hopefully no more pushing back the due date. If so I might not ever have this baby! I'm having a hard time eating lately. I'm not so much sick as I can't find anything I want to eat. Everything looks/smells/tastes gross to me. Poor Jeff is stuck with dinners that suit whatever whim my body took that day. Such as beans and corn bread, or dinner rolls and milk. I eat a lot of toast and milk lately. I miss being able to just eat what I want. Sophy is doing well. She's growing again. She has had bad allergies lately. That and teething make for a very messy baby. I feel like all I do is wipe her face all day. She's decided she loves bananas again. She'll eat two or three in a sitting if I let her, which I don't. We'll be testing the whole milk again soon. As soon as the formula we have runs out we'll try again and see how she does this time around. Doctor thought she just might need a little more time. She is walking all the time now and running most of it! She gets into everything now! She also has a new favorite word: "no".
Mommy: "Sophy come here."
Sophy: "no"
Mommy: "Sophy do you want me to change your diaper?"
Sophy: "no."
Mommy: "Jeff are you keeping an eye on her?"
Sophy: "no."
Jeff: "Yes I am!"
Mommy: "Sophy do you want a banana?"
Sophy: "yeah. yumm."
Just some of the conversations that have been happing around here. She has also mastered two word sentences. "mommy, up!" ; "mommy, empty" ; "mommy, baba" ect.
It's fun watching her world expand.
Well here is the new baby update via babycenter:
How your baby's growing: Your baby is no longer an embryo! Though she's barely the size of a kumquat — just an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, she now has completed the most critical portion of her development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in her body rapidly grow and mature. Her vital organs — the liver, kidney, intestines, brain, and lungs — are now in place and starting to function (although they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy). Her liver continues to make blood cells, and the yolk sac, which previously supplied these cells, is no longer needed and begins to disappear.During the next three weeks, your baby's length will more than double to nearly 3 inches. Her head is proportionately smaller now than it was a few weeks ago, but it's still almost half the length of her entire body. Her forehead temporarily bulges with her developing brain and sits high on her head; it will later recede to give her a more human appearance. Each day, more minute details — including tiny fingernails, toenails, and peach-fuzz hair — start to appear on her body. Her fingers are now completely separated; her arms bend at the elbow and curve slightly; her hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart; her legs are lengthening; and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. She is busily swallowing amniotic fluid and kicking her legs.If you could take a peek at your baby this week, you'd be able to clearly see the outline of her spine through her parchment-thin skin. Spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from her spinal cord.
Edit: The pictures are of Sophy in our bed talking to the remote like it was a phone. Cute huh?

New Baby!

Here is the update on the new baby. I went to the Doctor on Monday. She did a full blood work up and I still need to get the results on all that. She had me scheduale an ultrasound which I had today. It went very well. All looks good. The due date is officially changed to May 9th, 2007. I'm 9 weeks one day. So I'll have to figure out how to change my ticker. Maybe I'll leave it the same since I'll be delievering a week early anyway. So I won't be posting a baby center update until next week when I'm finally 10 weeks for real. Here is a picture of my new baby at 9 weeks. He/She/It looks like a teddy bear. Cute huh? Well that is all there is to tell until I hear more news.