I can't believe it...

Our little lady is already getting gifts...SO SWEET...and SO FUN!

Thanks Mama, Bonnie, Mayra, Glen, Linda, and Lauren!!!

We love you guys!!!

I am set!

I have some great friends. Some have been passing some clothes my way to help during the pregnancy. I have been really worried about what I am going to wear #1 for work and #2 when it gets cold outside. Right now...my dresses and tanks are doing a great job, but I was really getting concerned about when the weather changes! But now I think I will be good to go...I had some friends pass some things along. Check out what I got the other night! BAGS of clothes!I am for sure SET!

Thanks Amanda, Amber, and Kristi!

Our wallet says THANKS TOO! LOL...

Telling the family...

It was SO MUCH fun telling our family! Everyone was so excited and surprised! When I told my Mama...I wrapped all PINK things. PINK water bottle, PINK gum, PINK jolly ranchers, PINK pen, PINK highlighter, PINK everything! She opened the first thing...saw that it was pink...and yelled, "IT'S A GIRL!!!!!"


I told my dad with a PINK softball bat and PINK ball. It was so cute...he opened the bat first and started to laugh. Then he opened the ball, I had wrote on the ball, " Daddy we are having a GIRL!" He was SO surprised and SO excited! He started to talk about how he can't wait to get her out on a softball field! LOL!

I told my sister with a little outfit that says, "My Aunt is my BFF!" She cracked me up...she opened it and laughed. Then she started to think outloud..."Awww, it's purple...and PINK...OH my gosh IT'S A GIRL!"

Trey also was so much fun to tell...he opened up his little gift...and thought it was a joke. He loves UT...and said, "Oh okay thanks guys for the baby clothes!" Chris told him to look hard at the dress...Trey started to think out loud. "Baby...dress...dress for a baby...for a baby GIRL...oh wow, you guys are having a GIRL!"

Chris' family had great timing! They had a BBQ with the whole family. Chris's brother, Brian, and our sister in law, Amy came into town too. So Chris and I showed up to the party wearing PINK shirts. So everyone caught on pretty quick with what the baby was...hint with the shirts!

Chris's mom was so fun to surprise. She has already decided that she wants to be called MeMe. So I found this shirt for her...we wrapped it for her surprise! She was really happy...she finally is getting a girl...since all there has been is boys!

Well....

We are going to need alot more of these...

Because...Chris and I are having a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is our 4D picture...NO she does not have a hole in her head...the sono lady was trying to get a profile picture. In this one...you can see her nose, mouth, and chin! Looks like she has my nose!!!!!! LOL....YAY!!!!!

Here is a foot picture...please notice the 2nd toe!!!! Looks like she has my toes too!!!!

And...we're back!

Sorry friends...I was taking a little break of the bloggy! I have had a crazy last week...so much to catch you up with. But first how cute is this picture...seriously...LOVE IT!

Working on the catch up blogs now...tune in for the rest of this week...I promise I'm back in the swing of things! :)

Remember...we had a water camera...

The camera was just now developed! Here are some of our favorite pictures from our water camera when we were on our Babymoon!

Cozumel... Our favorite day...with the sting rays in the Cayman Islands...

Chris loved it...

Here is a real live picture of Mr. Discovery Channel in the works...he was probably still telling me all the facts about this stingray...when I finally walked away to take a picture...so funny!

They were so pretty swimming... Climbing the waterfall in Jamaica...

The water was SO COLD....BRRRRR....

Baby R and I made it...safe and sound...

Such good memories on our Babymoon...we are so blessed!

Baby Update...

17 weeks...

Baby:
Everything I have read has said that this week the baby is really trying to add on the fat to it's body. And with the baby gaining some weight...I should be able to feel the baby. I have read the baby is the size and weighs about the size of a baked potato.

BUT...the other night I was taking a bath (to relief some of this lovely back pain)...I was reading a book...so I was really still...and I FELT IT!!!!! It was so exciting...so with the crazy arms and yelling...Chris thought I was drowning! Trying not to slip on the now wet water floor, I made him sit next to me waiting to see if the baby would move again. But of course Chris was saying that the baby is still to small to feel. But I promise...it HAD to be the baby I felt! If I had to describe it...it felt like my belly was a water bed (hints: in the bathtub)...and the baby thumped it from the inside. OR if there was a little fish inside my belly (again in water)...and it was trying to swim. So now every time I get real still...I am trying so hard to feel something! I am more in awe!

Me:

Still doing great! I am getting SO excited to know what the baby is. I CANNOT wait. I am online shopping already...but instead of purchasing things yet...I am just putting the things I like in my "favorites"! It is going to be so much FUN...to SHOP...here the next couple of weeks when we find out. I am seriously going to have be on a budget! LOL...no seriously! My cravings here lately have been...SWEETS...SWEETS...glass of milk...and SWEETS. Don't worry, I am making sure that is not all I eat...but I sure can put down some brownies and milk right now. I am still walking, though some days my lower back is talking to me saying, "Noooo, don't do it...don't walk...I am hurting...aching...don't do it." But knowing I need to...I find the way! The other day I waited until it was SO hot outside...even the doggies didn't want to walk with me. So I decided that since I still needed to walk...I would find somewhere nice and cool. What better place than...

Yep...sure did! I put my walking shoes on and walked Walmart! Though I came out of there with a hand full of things...it was a good...cool...walk!

A few more weeks...and we will ALL know what little baby R is...we will see! Did I mention...I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday River!

This past weekend River had his birthday party. He is such a big boy now, it's crazy! He turned 7 years old this past weekend...I remember holding that little boy like a football.

The big birthday boy...all smiles at the party...

The theme at the party was Bakugan...thanks to my babies in my classroom, Aunt Sissy knew what those were...otherwise I would have been lost...

First it was bowling time...

Some of the kiddos watching for the score...

Such a sweet family! Soon to be another little boy in this picture...3 boys...can't wait....!!!!

Ryder was doing so good...and of course had to have a picture with his Aunt Sissy...he cracks me up, "Sissy...I want to have a picture wif you"...That little voice...I love it....Finally it was time for some cupcakes...we sang..And got to dig in...yummy...again with my sweet tooth right now...I was right in the middle of "passing/stealing" those cupcakes...Ryder is becoming such the prankster...We watched while the birthday boy opened his gifts...

I can't believe he is 7!!! Next year Lee and I are going to have two little ones to be keeping up with...

I love these two...

These two are so special to me...my Daddy and my Pops! Pops is my Dad's best friend...and my second Daddy! This picture cracks me up...it is SO their personalities! Dad with a smile and a lip full of his NASTY worm dirt (dip)! And Pops being so goofy...you can never be in a bad mood around Pops...he is always there to make you laugh! Seriously...look at that smile...and try not to laugh. You can't do it!

I love these two so much...!!!

Full B-O-Y!!!!

Chris grew up with a brother...there were ALL boys in their house! For me, I didn't...so when Chris gets around my brother or my little nephews...he goes back to how him and his brother bonded! By wrestling! Chris cracks me up...he would ruff house with people his own age, if his friends would let him! He is full BOY...and makes it his goal to make all the younger boys in his life "tuff"!

Mom and Dad watched River and Ryder the other night...and of course Big Tuff Man Chris could not wait to ruff house with the boys...

River is getting really good actually...here he is trying to pin Chris...after just throwing Ryder...hilarious...

Chris loves this...

Sorry this picture is blurry...I was laughing so hard...it cracks me up... Boys will be boys...