Making the leap from stay at home mom to full time teacher has been a crazy journey. Join me here as I hopefully keep on top of sharing about my family and I's journey through this crazy busy life.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Star Wars Boys
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Gettin' wet!
Friday, May 18, 2007
A late mothers day
After the program we went outside to the grass area and the teachers had all set up different blankets for the mom's and kids to sit on. In class that morning the kids had helped make us a lunch of cookies and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We ate our lunch and then the kids presented the mom's with a special gift.
Alec is such a special little guy and I am so proud of him. I am wearing the gift he made for me in this picture. I have also worn it quite a bit since. Alec gets so tickled whenever he sees me wearing it!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Surprise!!
The only person that knew we changed our appointment to a week earlier was Allie so I called her and told her the news. Everyone else was told on Saturday as a surprise. Right after we left the ultrasound place we had gone down to Target and bought two cute little dresses. On Saturday morning I went to my parents house (Adam was at school) and I gave my mom a gift as a early mothers day present. She opened up the bag and saw the little dress and looked at me. I told her that we had a ultrasound the night before and she just went NUTS! She and my Dad were so thrilled for us. We told Adam's parents that night in the same way and they were also thrilled.
As much as I hoped and prayed that I would have a daughter, a small part of me just never thought it would happen. I can't wait to meet this little girl and see what a different dynamic she brings to our household. She is certainly going to have to hold her own with her two big brothers!
We can't wait to meet you Ashley Marie!!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Field Trip Time!
Alec at his favorite part of the tide pools. He liked this spot because he could get close enough to the water for it to lap up over his feet.
We saw some crabs, lots of shells, and some other really slimy stuff. After the tide pools we went up to a grassy area and had a picnic lunch with the rest of the school. It was a wonderful day and I look forward to going on many more field trips with Alec!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Third time around...
We had our "big" ultrasound this last Friday before Adam left for his training up in Sacramento. We of course wanted to make sure that all the important parts of the body were working properly but we were also looking forward to hopefully finding out the sex. The ultrasound is usually done at 20 weeks but because Adam would be out of town for almost 3 weeks we decided to do it early. Thankfully everything showed up as being healthy with the baby but unfortunately they could not tell the sex yet. The ultrasound tech said that according to her measurements the baby was about 17 weeks 4 days instead of 18 weeks 2 days. That means that my due date has now been pushed back to October 1st! I guess 4 days does not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it sure sounds like a lot right now!
The boys have been so wonderful with me and this pregnancy. Aaron is vaguely aware of what is going on. He will come up to me, lift up my shirt, and say, "Baby!" So cute!! THEN he will lift up his own shirt, pat his own tummy and say, "Baby!" Still cute, but not quite accurate! :) Alec is the one that is SO much fun to watch this time around. For the first few months he was convinced that we were having a girl but the last few weeks he has changed to a boy. It will be interesting to see what we get! Alec loves coming over, putting his hand on my tummy and saying that they baby moved and that the baby is giving him hugs and kisses. I love seeing him get so excited about it. I just hope the enthusiasm stays as high when the baby is actually here!!
I am starting to pop out much more and actually look pregnant instead of that weird in-between stage where non one is quite sure. Despite a little heartburn things are feeling really good and hopefully it will stay that way. Adam gets back into town on the 17th of May so I have scheduled a outside ultrasound for Friday the 18th at 9:00 a.m. I will be 21 weeks at that point so there should not be any issue determining if it is a Ashley or Anderson...we hope. I will keep you updated!