Tomorrow is the big "FIND OUT WHAT THE BABY IS DAY!"

A girl would be fun because how fun would 3 girls be?! I can so see our family with 3 beautiful little girls!

Then again on the other hand a boy would be fun also because we have NEVER been around little boys to even have the slightest idea of what we would do. So the diversity would be fun also.

Mark warned Madalyn and I tonight that if we are having a boy then we better watch out because they would "whoop" up on us girls! He obviously doesn't know Loraly very well! HA...

Well we should know what we are having around lunch tomorrow so I will let you know sometime then!

WISH US LUCK!

Loraly's Family Portrait

Loraly's favorite thing right now is to draw on her magna doodle. She always is drawing people and telling us who they are.

This certain picture includes from left to right Madalyn, Loraly, Me with the baby in my tummy, Mark, and then last but not least a monkey hanging from a tree! I am not sure where this has come from but the monkey has made it into all of our family portraits made by Loraly lately.

18 week Doctor's Appointment

I had my appointment this afternoon and everything looked and sounded good. The heartbeat was 148 and I only gained 3 pounds----a total of 5 so far!!!! I am overly excited about this because in my previous pregnancies I was gaining 5-6 pounds a month. The doctor commented on how skinny I still am! Thanks but should I be? He noticed from my blood work from last month that my thyroid was off a little bit but not so much to worry. He went ahead and took more blood today to test it again. I should know in a few days if I have hyperthyroidism due to pregnancy. He said obviously this could be the reason that I am not gaining a lot of weight, and he did seem a little more concerned this time than last.

2 WEEKS UNTIL MY ULTRASOUND!
Either way we don't care what we have, just a happy healthy baby!

Butterflies?

I have officially felt the baby start moving now! How exciting is that?! The movements started on Thursday, which is when I was exactly 17 weeks. I go back to the doctor this next Thursday and we will see where are with everything then. Two weeks after that I was promised to have my ultrasound to determine if we are carrying a baby Luke (?possibly the name for a boy?) or a baby Sosie (Sophie actually for a girl but Loraly says Sosie, cute huh?). The girls are getting excited about the baby finally. I think Loraly doesn't understand but when she hears big sister talking about it or pointing out cute baby items, she copies and goes along. Loraly does go around telling people that baby Sosie is in Mommy's tummy. I love taking them in the baby department at any store because they start pointing at things and saying "OHHHH Mommy look at this, isn't it soooo cute?!"

I will update more after my next doctors appointment.

My rocking chair...

I was leaving my house this morning and I noticed that my rocking chair was missing from my front porch. I have had that chair since I was pregnant with Madalyn. I bought it to put in her nursery, then we used it in Loraly's nursery. I put it on the front porch after that because we didn't have room for it anywhere in the house and it is actually an outdoor chair. But I was planning on cleaning it up and maybe painting it to put in the new baby's nursery! I can't believe that people can actually be so mean.
It is also very scary to think that someone can walk all the way up your sidewalk right next to your front door and steal something off your porch and you never hear a thing!
There are some really cruel and evil people out there!

LORALY THE PIRATE!

Arrrrr Matey!

NOT MUCH TO SAY PAST THE TITLE:

We were watching "Pirates of the Caribbean" a few weeks ago and Loraly kept making this face. I told her she looked like a pirate and that was the end of it! All you have to do is ask "Where is my pirate?" and the face comes out!

We definitely have a class clown on our hands!

Madalyn's 2007 Dance Recital

BALLET!

(this is a picture of Madalyn and her friend Alyssa. They started taking dance together 3 years ago and have been in the same class ever since!)

TAP!

Madalyn has had the same dance teacher since she started taking ballet/ tap 3 years ago-

Mrs. Meredith, WE LOVE HER!

Dance Recital June 2007

WOW---what a busy weekend we had! First Saturday from 8-1:30 we had a dress rehearsal, then Saturday evening at 7 we had a recital and didn't get out of there until 9:45! Then Sunday we had another recital from 2-4:15.

It is really amazing to watch your child grow at something that they love to do! Madalyn has really become an awesome dancer and really knows her stuff.

I can't wait to start Loraly this next year and watch her blossom.