Baby Lo Update

12 wks

Well, today actually starts week 13 but I am a lil behind on updating. Yesterday was my dr appt. Our dr has delivered our middle daughter, son, all our nephews and several friend's babies. She is a very special dr that we just love. She told us she is glad she has no plans for November because she would be very disappointed if she didn't get to deliver Lo too.

We were able to hear Lo's heartbeat yesterday, it was 160. To a parent that is one of the most amazing, wonderful sounds in the world. I was talking to one of my best friends last night who is due in August with their 1st baby. When I made that comment to her about the heartbeat she said that now she knows what I was talking about because it is just so amazing.

I will have my next check up in 4 wks and then our sonogram will be in 6 wks. We are still sticking to not finding out what we are having. Our dr said she likes that best because she gets to tell us what we have. I am so excited for the sonogram to see our lil guy or girl moving all around.

So until next time....

Saturday at State

Yesterday we spent part of the day at State for our oldest. The Madrigals performed great and received a 1 scoring. (A 1 score is the best) Our oldest sang her two songs and received a 2 scoring. She was a lil disappointed but she did great. Her voice was a lot stronger than she sang at contest a couple of weeks ago. The judge's comments were she needed to be more expressive in her singing. We were very proud of her for going to state and doing so well.

My hubby and I had some fun while we were up there. Our two younger kids stayed w/their uncle. They would've been so bored and we really appreciated our brother in law taking care of them. While we were waiting for our oldest to sing her solo we decided to go get some lunch. After finally finding the street that had all the restaurants we went down the strip trying to decide what to eat. The first thing we saw was a Wendy's sign. So after driving down the street we decided to go back to Wendy's. This was what we found:

As you can see there is no Wendy's just a sign. They were closed for an extreme makeover. It was completely gone there was just an empty lot w/an old tire in the middle of the lot. We had to laugh that the first time we passed it neither one of us noticed the missing building. Obviously we were just looking for signs. We did end up finding another Wendy's to eat at.

On our way home we had another laugh at the toll booth. Our toll was $2.50. I didn't have 2 quarters so I had to make up 25 cents w/other change. I had got the 50 cents ready and stacked. As I handed it off to my loving hubby. The change shot out everywhere and down between the seats. It also had to be at the same time that we pulled up to the booth. So, then I had to dig for another dollar.

We did have a lot of fun on Saturday and are very proud of our oldest's accomplishment.

We are in trouble....

Well, we are definitely in trouble. I believe our lil man will probably give his mommy a heart attack or two. My cousin won this mini bike that is too small for him but too big for lil man. Lil man thinks it's pretty neat though and likes getting on it and letting my cousin push him around. It is actually gas powered so if he was older he would have a lot more fun then he is having now :) It is pretty cute to see him on it but I can just see it now when he is older on one of these and that is pretty scary for me. Here are a couple of pictures.

My cousin and lil man on the mini bike.

Lil man smiling on the bike.

Prom Season

Well, if you have been out on a Saturday night lately you probably have ran into couples all dressed up w/somewhere to go, Prom. This weekend was prom for our oldest's school. She had a friend who asked her to go this year, since she is a sophomore she would normally not be going this year. Her and I had a lot of fun dress shopping and finding the perfect dress. We were lucky enough to find one she loved in the color she was looking for and everything. Today was busy w/picking up last minute details. Here are some pics before she left.

Here is our beautiful oldest.

Daddy and daughter.

Lil man smelling the corsage.
Our daughter w/her date.

I'm sure that they will have a great time tonight even w/the rain. There was one hiccup, our oldest forgot her tickets to prom and after prom. Luckily we were at home and I was able to run them to her. Helps these to be more memorable memories.

Spring Time

Although our weather can be nice one day and snowy and cold the next, I do enjoy it. The last few days have been sunny and warmer weather. Of course there has been some wind but we learn to put up with it. The kids especially the younger two love to play and be outside. Lil man usually throws a fit if he has to come inside. He would play outside all day long if we would let him. Here are some pictures of lil man and our middle daughter enjoying the spring weather. Both of our girls are so good to play w/lil man and have him tag along outside. Yesterday lil man wanted to draw but he wanted sis to do it too, so he went inside and asked her to come out and play. Although she was doing something inside and didn't really want to, she came out and made his day.

Big sis and lil man drawing w/sidewalk chalk.

2 of my cuties.

Lil man loves sports, especially basketball.

And golf.

I hope you all have some time to get out and enjoy your spring weather too. We would like to go to the zoo but I don't know if we will be able to squeeze that in this week before the rain hits.

Birthdays and Easter Galore

What a weekend! My hubby's bday was Wed, our daughter's was Sunday which was also Easter this year. Friday night my daughter had her Sweet 16 Birthday party at my parent's house. My mom overdid herself once again. I told her and my mom that they should have a party planning business. Mom and Sis were in charge of all the decorating and I just had to provide the food, which I can do :) Our oldest picked the theme of 70's. My sister and mom went to work making posters, signs, balloon towers and tye dye pillowcases and backdrop. The good thing is they have a ton of fun doing it so it makes it so much better. Our church had black lights so we borrowed those, put rope lights around the floor, had rotating lights, lava lamps and flowers. The girls had fun and did karaoke, watched movies, and girl talk. This age is so much easier than others. The girls take care of themselves and you don't have to come up w/entertainment for them, and it really helps that they are a good group of girls. The decorations were hard to take pics of because the black lights but here is an attempt.

The posters and wall art.

The tye dye sheet.

My sis, lil man and youngest daughter.

The entrance to "Studio 16" complete w/balloon tower.

Along with the birthday celebrations we celebrated Easter. Unfortunately it was a rainy, cool day so no outside egg hunt for the kids. All the kids had fun hunting for the eggs, except for 2 of mine. Our oldest has outgrown the hunt and my son would rather watch The Master's Golf Tournament?! We had a lot of fun with family. Here are some pictures from the hunt.

My egg hunter

My lil man watching the Master's.

2 of my nephews having fun hunting.

My lil man helping sis separate the eggs and candy.

My youngest daughter and oldest nephew who are much more like brother and sister than cousins.

We hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend full of family and friends. Although we hunt eggs let us not forget the true meaning of Easter. Our Savior Has Risen!!

Snow Day..........a bit late and an update or two

I know this is late but I have been too busy to update our blog. At the end of March while our oldest was away in Chicago, we enjoyed a nice spring snow. We didn't get as much as they were calling for but we got a nice mixture of ice and snow. The crazy thing was since it is March the next day most of the snow was melted and gone. Here are some pictures of the day.

The mail truck got stuck so my hubby had to pull her out w/the Beast!

Daddy and lil man getting ready to go feed the dogs all bundled up.

It was a lil too cold for lil man he didn't last 5 minutes and wanted to come in. He kept saying "Cold!"

Late afternoon the sun came out and lil man was much more willing to go out and play. Here he is throwing a snowball at Daddy.

Having fun in the snow!

Eating an icicle.

Having fun w/Sissy.

The kids had fun playing in the snow so much that lil man threw a fit when I told him he had to come in.

As I mentioned our oldest was in Chicago for a choir trip. They did great and had a lot of fun. Their bus had some issues such as being side swiped by a semi truck on the way up and then having more problems before they left for home. It was a memorable trip for them that is for sure. God is good though and no one was hurt and everyone made it back safely.

Last weekend our youngest daughter made a trip down to Abilene w/some people from church for Bible Bowl. It was her first year competing and they had a lot of fun. Her and 2 of her good friends went too so that made the trip even better. They went down on Friday afternoon and then came back Saturday night. It was a quick trip but she didn't mind. Their team took 7th which she was proud of.

As for a baby update I am still feeling good and not getting sick, luckily. I have been craving Chinese food and DQ blizzards. I did get to eat Chinese on Sunday night but I could go for it again right now :) I need to order some ice cream cakes for our bday parties this weekend and I am really wanting a blizzard! Yum!!

And last but certainly not least Happy Birthday Sweetheart!! I love you lots!

Sorry for the long post but for those who kept through to the end you're the best!!

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Our family of 5 will be a family of 6 the first part of November. We had our first dr appt this week and I am 9 weeks. The kids are excited. Our middle child is really hoping for a lil sister. If you ask lil man if he wants a brother or sister he says, "No, baby." He also has recently nicknamed the baby "Lo". We asked lil man what we should call the baby, he said, "Lo". We are not sure where this came from but he has stuck with it so we will see. Before lil man was born we called him Peanut because after our first sonogram the girls thought he looked like a peanut. So for now I guess we call baby, Lo. It's cute :)

It is funny how much faster you show with your second pregnancy. When I was pregnant w/lil man my pants got tight around 8 weeks but I didn't have a belly for a while. This pregnancy at about 7 weeks we had to tell our kids and our moms because they would have noticed. Our oldest even said after we told her that she wondered if I was pregnant but didn't want to ask in case I was just bloated :) What a sweetheart. I definitely already have a baby bump starting.

My hubby is wanting to wait and not find out what we are having. I think it would be fun to be surprised at the birth but also kind of would like to know. I know he is hoping for a boy which would be fun 2 of each but I guess we will just have to wait and see what God has blessed us with.