It's a Girl....officially!

We had our 4D Ultrasound done yesterday & finally found out that we ARE having a girl! The tech was 100% sure too! Yeah! We are so ecxited! She had her arm up by her forehead the whole time, so we didn't get the best pictures, but we still got to see her & it was so neat!

Wow, technology is amazing! It was SO cute to see her move her mouth & stick her tongue out. She also gave us a little smile. SO cute! She also has THE cutest nost ever. I really can't wait to meet her now! The kids came with us & it was really neat to hear Adam guessing body parts & asking questions. He thought it was interesting, the others.....not so interested. Matt was bored (what's new-he's always 'bored')Then we told them they were going to have a sister & they were excited.

The lady doing the ultrasound was very nice. She actually did more than we paid for & was very helpful trying to figure out the gender. She had me laying on my side & everything to get a good view of her face & she tried really hard to get a 3D pic of her 'girly' parts. No luck-only in 2D, oh well. Anyway, we are SO excited to give Emily a little sister. She knew something before we did though- she's always said she was having a sister. The boys are excited too!

Baby Girl

Chubby Cheeks

So cute!

Talk to the hand-look at those long fingers!

As my friend Chantelle said "Let the shopping begin"!


Yippee!

Mother's Day Poem

Adam & Matt came up with this poem while I was taking a nap on Mother's Day. I found it while cleaning today & I thought it was funny. I had to share. Adam wrote every-other line & Matt did the ones in between.

I love you mom for all you do.
And yes mom, I love you too.
You wiped our butts when we were 2.
You taught us not to eat glue.
When we were hyper & 'Cookoo',
You sat us down & made us watch Blue's Clues
Those are only a few reasons we love you.

Funny guys!

Catching up

I've had a lot of things to write about lately, but haven't posted them (I saved them as drafts). I was either waiting to download pics from my camera or something. So, if you scroll down, there ARE updated posts that I put on recently, with pictures attached! Check em out!

Turkey killer

Craig woke up at 5 am last Saturday (yes, on a Saturday) & said he was going to go Turkey hunting in our back woods. Well, he shot one. And sure enough at about 7am he came home & woke the boys up & told them their dad was a 'turkey killer'! At 7 am the older boys weren't too thrilled, but Matt jumped right up & went outside to see it.

Craig has never even taken a shot at a turkey before, so he was pretty proud that the first time out there he got his first one. In our own backyard!

Here it is:

Our neighbor just happened to be out there (is it really that common to be up at 5am-turkey hunting?) And he helped call in the turkey. I had to edit him out of the picture though. So, you just get to see his knee & arm.

Happy Birthday Eric!

Eric turned 11 last week! I know, my post is a little late, but I DO have other things to do in my day. We had a pizza party & he had a couple of friends sleep over. I made german pancakes in the morning with sausage & OJ. Adam says that's what he wants for his birthday breakfast (in December). I told him to remind me, because I WILL forget. Funny.

Since Eric is a Boy Scout now he got a multi-purpose tool, sleeping bag & ground cover for camp-outs.



He also got a gift card from one of his friends, he likes that. Then, he can go shopping & buy what he likes.

Eric wanted 'Earthquake cake' for his party. I have to explain.......

For Adam's birthday a few years ago I made a chocolate cake in 8" round pans. I baked it, poked holes in it & poured carmel topping in the holes. I stacked the layers & began frosting it & it FELL APART! I mean I kept loading the frosting on, hoping it would hold it together, but it didn't. It just cracked wide open in about 3 pieces. It looked horrible. I told the kids it looked like there was an earthquake! So, they nicknamed it 'Earthquake cake'. So, I asked Craig what I should do. I couldn't serve this ugly cake to the party guests! So, I made a plain yellow cake (quick)-& kept it in the pan-frosted with chocolate frosting. When given the choice, people wanted the 'Earthquake cake' ! Nobody even ate the yellow cake! It was an ugly cake, but it tasted SO good!

So, this year, I made the 'Earthquake cake' again. Guess what.... I couldn't get it to fall apart! I didn't even frost it very well, because I thought it would eventually fall apart anyway, so I thought 'what's the point?' Well, there you have it...I can't duplicate a mistake even if I wanted to. Hmmm..... How is it that things work out that way? Weird.

Anyway, Eric had a fun birthday & got to play with his friends all day after they stayed the night. So, he was happy.

Update

My Dr. appt went good. She found the baby's heartbeat right away, which made me feel better. Of course, I started crying, it was just so nice to hear that little heartbeat. She asked if I was ok & I told her about the accident. She had NO idea! She was so mad that they didn't have me come in the day it happened to be checked out then. I told her I was worried that I hadn't felt the baby move as much that day. She said if anything were to go wrong with the baby, she would feel comfortable delivering it! Yikes, it's only 2 lbs. right now! That would be scary. She sent me to the hospital to get a Non-stress test done. She wanted to monitor the baby's heartbeat for an extended amount of time, instead of just hearing it. So, I laid there for an hour listening to the baby's heartbeat. Yes, I was praying the whole time I was there. They said everything looked good & sent me home. No ultrasound. Oh well. I was so happy to hear everything was ok with the baby. I love modern medicine! What a relief to know everything's alright. Lately, the baby's been moving a lot! I felt a foot or something in my side last night. It's just so weird & exciting at the same time.


I think Craig is pregnant...... He's gained about 10 lbs, is always hungry & seems a little irritable lately. Has anyone else had this happen? It is so weird! He gets a little angry at me when I mention that we have the same 'symptoms', especially when he tries on a pair of pants & they're hard to button. I say "hmmm....I have that same problem." I think it's funny, he doesn't.

99 days left!

I just got on my blog & saw my baby ticker. I have less than 100 days left until this baby is here! I can' t believe it! Wow! Considering my others were 2-3 weeks early, I don't even have that much left, but it was weird to see less than 100 on there! I am so excited!

I was heading to my Dr. appt yesterday when a lady from our ward did a U-Turn right in front of me & we crashed! I laid on my horn & slammed on my brakes, so we were both going pretty slow. I think everything is fine. Yesterday I wasn't feeling the baby move much, so I was getting worried, but I've felt more today. I rescheduled my appt for today at 2pm, so we'll see what she says. I'm kinda hoping she sends me for an ultrasound to check things out just to make sure everything's ok. We'll see. I'll definately keep you updated.

I know the lady was so embarrassed. I felt so bad for her! I kinda wish it was a stranger instead. Our van is driveable, but messed up.

Good thing we have 3 cars! I hate being 'homebound'!

Remodeling

I thought I'd post some pics of our remodeling. Some of you have been asking to see what we've been so busy with.

This is our room. Yes, the headboard is really almost 7 feet tall! It's huge! Craig's a little embarrassed about how big it is. We ordered it from a catalog at the furniture store & had no idea it was that big! We're in the process of picking out new bedding & curtains. Do you know how hard it is to find Cal. King bedding that isn't $400? Crazy! We did find a good online store, now we just need to pick a color scheme. We also need to decorate. Remember, we've never had a room that was done before! No, my room is NOT usually this clean. That's why I took a picture. LOL

This is our new closet system that we ordered online.

We wanted something wood, not metal. We absolutely love it!

This is Emily's room. Like I NEEDED to tell you that.

There's still some decorating to do in here too.

I have a lot more things to hang up on the walls.

This is her closet.

Emily's choice of outfits!

We still have some trim pieces to put up in the corners of her room & the closet doors to hang. We can't finish the far wall until the window is replaced. That's the front of the house where we will build a roof this spring over the porch that we did last summer. Her window hangs too low for the roof, so we ordered a new window. The window came last week, BROKEN. So, maybe next week it will be here in one piece. Then we can finish her room. If it's not one thing, it's another.

The boys room is blue. I didn't want to clean it, so no pics yet. We had the bunk beds & another bed in here & there just wasn't enough room. So, we decided to get a trundle to go under the bunk beds. We can't find a trundle that fits yet, so for now Adam is pushing his mattress under the bed everyday-well, almost everyday.

I need to find a toy organizing system that will work with their room. Any ideas? I was thinking of a book shelf type unit with bins, but I need bins with lids, nothing open. We also need to hang their closet doors too.

It feels SO good to have all of that done. I really feel like I need to get organized now. Especially before the baby comes. A little at a time. That's what I keep saying. I can't have it all done at once. Right?

Baseball season.....again!

Well, this year the boys weren't too excited to play ball. Not sure why. We also missed the sign up date. So, Craig & I decided NOT to sign them up & skip it this year. Well, a few weeks ago, we got a phone call & it was the league manager. He said they were really short on players & would waive the late fee if we signed the boys up. So, Craig gets off the phone & says 'They're all signed up!" I was like, ummmm...... WE decided NOT to sign them up! He went on to say how they needed the players, took the late fee off, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. LOL I wasn't too happy. Then he tells me that he's also coaching Matt's team! I wasn't happy AT ALL now! He really doesn't have time for this. UGH! Then he tells me they are on 3 different teams! Now I was ticked! Men.

Anyway, it all worked out (just like everything always does) Adam & Eric were able to play on the same team & grandma & grandpa offered to help transport to & from games & practices. Their coach also offiered rides for them too. I got the game schedule yesterday & started filling out our calendar. Adam & Eric play Mon, Wed, Fri. & Matt plays on Tues & Thurs. ! Yikes! Some weeks we have 5 games to go to. So, Adam & Eric had their first game yesterday. Matt & Craig had practice. The coach took the boys to the game, I was supposed to pick them up. I sat in the car in our driveway, ready to go to the game & it was pouring! I sat their for 5 or 10 minutes wondering what to do. If I went & they called the game off, the coach would bring them home & I would be on my way there & miss them. (It was an away game.) So, I came inside. Craig & Matt came home soon after, because of the rain too. The rain died down, so we decided to head to the game together.

I was surprised they played in the rain. I am a whimp. I don't like getting wet unless I'm in the shower or swimming (where you're supposed to get wet). Anyway, the boys did pretty good. Eric scored 2 runs. Adam played 1st base & did really well. A BIG thank you to grandma who took Emily to her house to play. She would have been miserable at the game. She called grandma before the game & said '"Can you come get me? It's probably gonna rain at the game." I thought it was cute. What 3 year old really says 'probably' & knows when to use it? Cutie! We picked her up at grandmas after the game & the boys & I waited in the car. Craig carried her to the car & as they were walking to the car Adam said 'she's a pretty cute little sister'. I thought it was sweet! I really DO have great kids.

Now, I can definately say, I really don't like baseball season, but I'll put up with it for the boys. Just this year. LOL

AND IT JUST STARTED!

Every year they have an Opening Day parade for baseball. Adam & Eric were on a Boy Scout Campout, so only Matt got to be in the parade this year.

Matt & his friend, Sean

Emily waiting patiently for the parade to start

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