In just one more week: Boy or Girl?

One week from today we get to see our baby again via ultrasound. The doctor (or actually the tech) will look at the developing organs and make sure the baby is growing healthy and normal. Also he will look at the weight and possible due date, and not to forget the baby's sex! Yea! And yes we want to know what we are having. I have said it before that we want first and fore most a healthy baby. After that I would like a girl for money reasons and DJ wants a boy.

What do you think it will be? Take my poll on the right and on Thursday we will find out for sure!!!

The first recognizable object

While in the car this morning (waiting on breakfast) Hannah was drawing on her magnetic doodle pad. You know, the ones you draw on with a magnetic pen and then can erase with the lever at the bottom. I don't know the technical name, but we all had one as a kid! Anyway, I heard her in the back saying "tree Mama". Since there are no trees in the drive thru at Sonic, I figured she must be drawing something or want me to draw something. I turned around and to my amazement she had drawn a tree of her own. This is were I would have normally taken a picture, but didn't think to bring my camera along for this ride. I will explain it to my best ability and then hopefully get her to redraw it sometime soon. It was a line (for the trunk) and some squiggly circle-like lines on top. It looked pretty good from a two and half year old. I was impressed since this was the first object that you could actually recognize. I asked her if she could draw Mama and she said no! I guess my portrait will have to wait till another day!

Baby's First Movement

Last night was the first time I felt the baby move. I thought I might have felt it last week a couple of times, but every time was when I just moved or was busy with something. So, I didn't think of it too hard. Last night while watching some TV in bed (laying still) I started feeling the movements just like I felt when I first felt Hannah move. So, I knew it was the baby! I also felt it move again today. It isn't nearly as stead now, but I know the movements will start to get harder and come more often. I have been nervous for the past month. Right around 12 weeks my nausea went away. I had no way of knowing the baby was OK, except for the doctor appointment when we heard the heart beat again. That was on the 2nd and the heart beat was 163. Just like Hannah's when I was pregnant with her. So, I now have a daily reminder again. This time, it is a more pleasant feeling. I just love to feel it move. I am 16 weeks and first felt Hannah move at 18 weeks. I guess that is a perk of having a second baby!

Say Cheesy!

Here is a picture of Hannah dressing up in her (as I call it) pimp mama hat and top! She looks so cute and funny in it. My step mom bought it at the Dollar Tree for $1 each item. Hannah loves dressing up in it.

Going to Put-Put

Yesterday DJ got of work at 4:30! Thanks to his new pharmacist working for him, the schedule is a little more like normal. He has two different shifts: 8-4:30 and 1:30-10pm. The has every other Thursday off and every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off giving him a three day weekend every other week! Thank you God and for all your prayers!

To say all this, yesterday after he got home we ate dinner at a decent hour. It was still early so after a quick shower, we all went to the newer put-put course here in Benton. This was Hannah's first time to go. She had been with her daddy and and Grandpa to the golf course earlier but never to miniature golf. It was an experience. She loved picking up every one's ball and placing it in the hole for us. She also love the shortcut holes that lead you ball straight to the hole. She basically did her own thing and DJ and I tried to play. We didn't keep score and it was a lot of fun for all of us. I thought at first Hannah would be hitting her ball into the water or off the course. She didn't end up doing any of that, I did! The next to last hole I ended up hitting my ball into the water! I never have claimed to be good at the sport!

Daddy showing Hannah how to properly hold the putter and hit the ball. This was not how she hit the ball. She did it a really weird way! But it was her show!

Hannah playing with the short cut hole

Just doing my part!

A couple of months ago I was turned on to reusable shopping bags. At first the idea scared me. I thought there is no way I would be able to use them since I usually fill my buggy to the top with groceries and household items. I didn't want to carry a bunch of bags to Wal-Mart every time I need to do shopping. I tried it out and realized you can fit a BUNCH of groceries in just one bag. They are bigger and more sturdy than the plastic bags. You can fit TWO gallons of milk in one bag and when you carry it into the house it doesn't feel as heavy! I use them all the time now. I neatly fold them up and put them in one bag after each use. That way they are ready to go when I am. And I only have to carry one extra bag into Wal-Mart, instead of seven. That is how many I own and only use sometimes.

The best thing about the whole experience is they are reusable!!! I am not wasting plastic and letting them sit in a landfill for a life time! They cost $1.00 the first time you buy them and then are free after that. The cashiers don't mind them too much and I am doing my part in saving the earth. How can I go wrong? What things do you do to help the earth?

What was I thinking?

We have a fish aquarium! Here is the story: (Sorry so long)

Yesterday I had some errands to run for the week and the shower I am hosting at my house on Friday! I needed my regular groceries plus the food for the shower, a punch bowl, ribbon, and advantix K9 for Lexi's flea control. I asked my step-mom Sheila if she would like to go and get out of the house (she can't drive due to a stroke). The stores to hit were Hobby Lobby, (maybe Office Depot and Linen N' Things), PetSmart, somewhere to eat lunch, and Wal-Mart. This was going to be a busy day for all of us! When in W. Little Rock we decided to go to the big Dollar Tree. I ran into Office Depot to get some assorted sized rubber bans and then we went to Hobby Lobby to get ribbon and a punch bowl (which saved me a trip to Linen N' Things). After we went to PetSmart to get Lexi's meds. I told Sheila it would only take a few minutes and they could stay in the car. She insisted in bring Hannah in to look at the fish and other animals they sell. OK! I get the meds and come around the corner and Hannah has a bag of gold fish (two) and Sheila said she would keep them at her house. Hannah was SO excited. I have never seen her this excited about something. I started looking at the fish and the tanks and talking to the sales rep (my mistake). I talked to DJ briefly and decided to get a 10 gal starter tank for Hannah. She could use the two gold fish Sheila bought and I got a couple more. SO, we have 4 gold fish! I think later on we may get some more interesting fish, but for now the goldies are just fine! The only thing I don't like about the fish tank is that I had to put it in my kitchen. I was afraid of putting it somewhere Hannah could reach it and pull it over. She is so excited about them and sometimes tries to put her hand in there. I really have to watch her, but the kitchen makes it a little safer.

Hannah showing off her new pets.

4 fish (lower right corner)