In answer to the spoken and unspoken questions that are being asked:
When are you due:
The highly scientific guess given to me is July 30th. I suspect I will deliver earlier than that, especially since I hope to have a scheduled induction in order for my mom (who lives in California) to be able to be at the birth. The problem? The doc might not want to schedule it before 39 weeks (understandably) and I have had my other two babies at 11 days and 15 days early. In other words, before I hit 39 weeks. Whatever the case, this baby will be born in July. Our little firecracker!
Was it planned or a surprise:
Can I just share my shock that people even ask this question to anyone? Let's be honest, nobody has asked me this time around, but I got it with both William and Marie. Seriously, why does it matter? Anyway, for the record, yes, baby #3 was planned. Our timing was vetoed, as we were hoping for a spring baby, but I am over that and quite excited for a July baby.
Are you finding out the gender:
Nope, unless the doctor spills the beans, which we are hoping won't happen. Apparently finding out at the birth is "like Christmas day" and who wouldn't want Christmas in July (minus the snow!)?
How have you been feeling:
On most days, like crap. On other days, like crap that has been run over by a monster truck a few times. Other days I have the energy to brush my teeth and get dressed. I consider that an accomplishment.
Have you told William and Marie:
Yep. William was quite adamant at first that I did not have a baby in my tummy. I am sure that is because I didn't have a "big tummy" yet. He has since come to grips with the idea and is set on having a brother. Marie has picked up on the idea a lot more than I thought she would. She often mentions the baby in my tummy and just the other day she started petting my tummy and then kissed it, and I don't even look very pregnant yet. What a cutie.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Dear William,
You turned 4 this year and although the years have flown quickly, Mommy can hardly remember what life was like without your exuberant spirit in our home.
Your love and zest for life have become increasingly apparent this year.
You have bundles of curiosity and your questions reflect that. I can't help but laugh at the frequent conversations that usually go something like, "What's that?" "A potato peeler." "A potato peeler? What does it do?" Of course, the questions get a little more tricky for me sometimes, your current favorite being, "How did the baby get in your tummy?"
It has been wonderful for you to be in preschool, and you love finding out what letter words start with. You have just recently started to discover that there are more than just one letter in each word and love to ask Mommy to spell them for you. With that and your love for books, I won't be surprised it you are reading by your 5th birthday, what a smart boy!
The wheels in your head are constantly turning and you love to find new places to drive your cars and trucks. I love coming around a corner in the house and finding a set-up of train tracks complete with cars driving on it. The ultimate proof that "William was here." Another William trade mark? A line-up of matchbox cars with a Monster truck perched on top.
A quality that as left Daddy and I completely amazed is your memory. I can give Daddy a verbal list of items to buy at the grocery store and when he repeats it back, you will usually notice if he forgot to mention one. You have also been able to memorize several scriptures and memorized your first primary talk this year.
Your birthday festivities were especially enjoyable this year as you fully caught on to the excitement of the events. You got to celebrate three different times and you loved that!
Grandma provided the birthday cake you have been requesting for almost 6 months ... one with construction trucks on it. (We did this on the 27th of December while we were still at Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas.)
Your request on the day of your birthday was chocolate waffles. Delicious! Although you didn't quite understand why you couldn't have ice cream on your chocolate waffles the next day for breakfast.
And your third and final celebration was your much anticipated friend party. An outerspace/robot theme complete with musical planets, moon pizza, toss the rocket ball, and a robot cake!
I love to the moon and back, William! Thank your for helping me to enjoy life to the fullest and making my life full with your big heart and your adoring smile.
Love,
Mommy
Your love and zest for life have become increasingly apparent this year.You have bundles of curiosity and your questions reflect that. I can't help but laugh at the frequent conversations that usually go something like, "What's that?" "A potato peeler." "A potato peeler? What does it do?" Of course, the questions get a little more tricky for me sometimes, your current favorite being, "How did the baby get in your tummy?"
It has been wonderful for you to be in preschool, and you love finding out what letter words start with. You have just recently started to discover that there are more than just one letter in each word and love to ask Mommy to spell them for you. With that and your love for books, I won't be surprised it you are reading by your 5th birthday, what a smart boy!
The wheels in your head are constantly turning and you love to find new places to drive your cars and trucks. I love coming around a corner in the house and finding a set-up of train tracks complete with cars driving on it. The ultimate proof that "William was here." Another William trade mark? A line-up of matchbox cars with a Monster truck perched on top.A quality that as left Daddy and I completely amazed is your memory. I can give Daddy a verbal list of items to buy at the grocery store and when he repeats it back, you will usually notice if he forgot to mention one. You have also been able to memorize several scriptures and memorized your first primary talk this year.
Your birthday festivities were especially enjoyable this year as you fully caught on to the excitement of the events. You got to celebrate three different times and you loved that!
Grandma provided the birthday cake you have been requesting for almost 6 months ... one with construction trucks on it. (We did this on the 27th of December while we were still at Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas.)
Your request on the day of your birthday was chocolate waffles. Delicious! Although you didn't quite understand why you couldn't have ice cream on your chocolate waffles the next day for breakfast.
And your third and final celebration was your much anticipated friend party. An outerspace/robot theme complete with musical planets, moon pizza, toss the rocket ball, and a robot cake!
I love to the moon and back, William! Thank your for helping me to enjoy life to the fullest and making my life full with your big heart and your adoring smile.Love,
Mommy
Saturday, January 9, 2010
December Recap
We welcomed December in with some Christmas decorating. Yay! My parents have given us a Christmas ornament each year for many, many years and I love looking through each one. They have continued the tradition with us and with our kids. Love, love, love it! Graduation, baby's first Christmas, parents-to-be, first home, picture ornaments. Decorating the tree is like opening up a scrapbook. It is so wonderfully nostalgic to open up the box of Christmas decorations and sift through the memories that each ornament holds.
Marie was absolutely taken with this little bear. Totally and completely in love with it.
Marie was absolutely taken with this little bear. Totally and completely in love with it.
William thought the balls would look best all clustered together in one spot. To each his own.The rest of December was as low key as December can be. I struggled through some pretty bad morning sickness and spent most mornings on the couch while the kids watched way too much TV. We managed to make it through all the major events, but beyond that not much happened.
Preschool Birthday Treats
William got to take cupcakes to preschool in celebration of his birthday. He requested green cupcakes with sprinkles. I obeyed.Brandon's 28th Birthday
Brandon's birthday! Presents in the morning. Lunch at Olive Garden without the kids. Ice cream cake as a family that night.Christmas Sunday
After these glorious pictures we took off to church and I conducted the sacrament meeting Christmas program. I was called as ward choir director about 4 weeks beforehand and told, "Oh yeah, and we need you to do the Christmas program." Right. Miraculously, we got it all together. I just have to give a shout out to all the ward members that participated. I have received countless compliments and have to pass them right on to the people that did the real work, the members of the choir!Graham Cracker Village
A tradition carried on from my family. The kids look like they are very interested in decorating their houses. Really, they were very interested in eating the candy and ... silly me ... we did this before dinner. By the time we were done helping the kids with their houses and failing at our attempts to keep them from eating their weight in sweets, Brandon and I didn't even have the energy to make ourselves houses. So, our humble little village of two houses was the final product. We didn't even get around to putting sugar cone trees on. Sorry, Mom! I'll do better next year, promise!Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve PJs, yet another timeless tradition. Ah, look at my cute family!
We have countless pictures of Christmas morning, but these two capture the excitement in my kid's eyes perfectly.
The three S. Grandkids. Our sister-in-law is having a little girl in March and poor William is going to be thoroughly outnumbered. We are kind of hoping for a boy for this reason!
William's birthday is going to get a post of its own. But in the meantime, let's just document that it happened and I'm pretty sure he liked it. :)
Christmas Eve included a delicious pot roast dinner made my mother-in-law and a celebration of Great-Grandma H.'s 82nd birthday. No pictures of that. I guess the food was too good to bother taking pictures.
Christmas Eve PJs, yet another timeless tradition. Ah, look at my cute family!Christmas Morning
We have countless pictures of Christmas morning, but these two capture the excitement in my kid's eyes perfectly.Sunday at Grandma and Grandpa's House
The three S. Grandkids. Our sister-in-law is having a little girl in March and poor William is going to be thoroughly outnumbered. We are kind of hoping for a boy for this reason!William Turns 4!
William's birthday is going to get a post of its own. But in the meantime, let's just document that it happened and I'm pretty sure he liked it. :)Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Baby #3!
This is two ultrasounds combined into one. The first 30 seconds were at about 6.5/7 weeks and the last minute was at 10.5/11 weeks gestation. According to my due date I was 6.5 and 10.5 weeks at each ultrasound. According to the baby's measurements I was just a couple of days farther along. Not that the exact date really matters.
During the second ultrasound the baby was pretty wiggly and didn't want us to listen to its heartbeat, but after the third try we heard it loud, strong, and clear. There isn't a sound in the world much more beautiful than that.
During the second ultrasound the baby was pretty wiggly and didn't want us to listen to its heartbeat, but after the third try we heard it loud, strong, and clear. There isn't a sound in the world much more beautiful than that.
November Recap
With my decision to take a short break from blogging, I knew I wouldn't be able to just skip all that happened during that break. So it is time to do some catch up. And since I was already behind, brace yourselves for two crazy busy months of recap, starting with November.
William learned the art of the snow angel from a master.
Don't be fooled by the apparent smile on his face, he's actually really mad at me for forcing him into the snow. When he got back up he stomped all over his beautiful angel. That's my boy.
Marie played a bit, but was much more content to sit and watch.
MODELING
Here is my girly girl in her more natural environment, learning the art of posing with Aunt Sara.
EATING
William treated us to some good eats, but was a little schocked by the bill.
We were grateful for his generosity. (Sorry, hun, for the picture of you, in the other one I look drunk to. We can't have that.)
Dad and Sara came along. They were also grateful for William's generosity.
THE R.V.
The absolute highlight of Thanksgiving weekend, for William, was hanging out in the RV any chance he got (with his second cousin, Kaydin). My parents rented it and parked it outside my grandma's house so we would have enough beds. To say William loved "the house on wheels" would be a huge understatement.
A DAY AT THE PARK
Nothing like a couple of 2-year-olds and 4-year-olds to make all the adults around feel young at heart again, right?
HORSEBACK RIDING
A neighbor saddled his horse for us to ride one day. It was William, Marie, and Brandon's first time on a horse. The horses were a little bit cranky about being put to work in the winter and it was a bit cold outside, so our rides were just short walks down the lane. Many, many hours of my childhood were spent up on a horse and it was great to share a small part of my childhood memories with my family!
SOME MORE EATING -- TURKEY DAY!
Marie just loves to be a part of it all. I love the way she squeezed in between my mom and aunt (mom's sister). What a little social butterfly.
This was before the above picture, but whatever. Here Marie is again, getting in on all the excitement and activity. They are making grandma's famous monkey bread. Delicious!
And last but not least (and actually first, if I was putting this in chronological order), November brought us news we were incredibly thrilled to receive ...
BABY #3 IS ON ITS WAY
PLAYING IN THE SNOW
William learned the art of the snow angel from a master.
Don't be fooled by the apparent smile on his face, he's actually really mad at me for forcing him into the snow. When he got back up he stomped all over his beautiful angel. That's my boy.
Marie played a bit, but was much more content to sit and watch.MODELING
Here is my girly girl in her more natural environment, learning the art of posing with Aunt Sara.EATING
William treated us to some good eats, but was a little schocked by the bill.
We were grateful for his generosity. (Sorry, hun, for the picture of you, in the other one I look drunk to. We can't have that.)
Dad and Sara came along. They were also grateful for William's generosity.THE R.V.
The absolute highlight of Thanksgiving weekend, for William, was hanging out in the RV any chance he got (with his second cousin, Kaydin). My parents rented it and parked it outside my grandma's house so we would have enough beds. To say William loved "the house on wheels" would be a huge understatement.A DAY AT THE PARK
Nothing like a couple of 2-year-olds and 4-year-olds to make all the adults around feel young at heart again, right?HORSEBACK RIDING
A neighbor saddled his horse for us to ride one day. It was William, Marie, and Brandon's first time on a horse. The horses were a little bit cranky about being put to work in the winter and it was a bit cold outside, so our rides were just short walks down the lane. Many, many hours of my childhood were spent up on a horse and it was great to share a small part of my childhood memories with my family!SOME MORE EATING -- TURKEY DAY!
Marie just loves to be a part of it all. I love the way she squeezed in between my mom and aunt (mom's sister). What a little social butterfly.
This was before the above picture, but whatever. Here Marie is again, getting in on all the excitement and activity. They are making grandma's famous monkey bread. Delicious!
And last but not least (and actually first, if I was putting this in chronological order), November brought us news we were incredibly thrilled to receive ...
BABY #3 IS ON ITS WAY
Monday, January 4, 2010
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