Keeping Up With The Youngers: October 2012

Bouncing Baby BOY!

We had our fetal echo yesterday where they had a good look at the baby's heart. I'm so happy to say our baby boy has a perfect heart and is very healthy! In fact they said it a few times about how BIG he is already and that he is in the 95th percentile. He is over 1 lb but I guess at this stage that's big! They also said I was measuring about 1-2 weeks ahead of my due date. My due date was March 8th but that could change once I talk with my regular OB. I've gone 1-2 weeks early in the past so this could be a February baby. The heart looked perfect with the four chambers and perfect aortic arch. Those are what we can recognize for sure because of Emma and Thad's past history. As of right now the Dr. didn't think we needed any other follow ups with our Cardiologist because they didn't see anything that concerned them. He was very active today and moving all over the place. Adam and I feel so blessed to have another miracle on the way. It's such a relief to hear your baby is healthy. We thank God for the gifts he has given us. And it's another BOY! I'm really out numbered now. I was sure it was a little girl, I had several dreams that it was so maybe my other little girl is down the road.....right Adam!?!? I love my boys and can't wait to add another crazy boy to the mix! Thad had wanted a brother all along but I was trying to prepare him in case it was a little sister and when I told him he was having a brother he said "but I thought you wanted a sister!?!?!" It was really cute how he said it but I told him we take what God gives us and God thought we needed a brother so we are so happy!

I have to share a story with you. We really haven't picked any boy names out but have liked a few over the years. We liked Ethan, Thomas and Andrew. A lady we know from our church just by saying "hi" every week saw Adam at the Y one morning and came up to him and told him she had a dream about us last night. She dreamt that we needed to read Mark 3:18. She didn't know why and didn't even know what it said but for some reason that bible verse was sticking out in her mind for us. Adam told me about it as we were sitting in the waiting room of our appointment and once he started we got called back so I didn't get a chance to really read it. All he said was Thaddeus's name was in it. We read the verse later and here is what it says:

Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean

It doesn't say a lot but has all boy names in it. I think she knew we were having a boy and the first name on the list is Andrew! I told Adam maybe we should choose a name from this list but my number one would be Andrew! We are sticking to our Saint names so whatever name we give this baby it will be a special meaning with a Saint name.

Thank you for keeping our family in your prayers. Prayers are so powerful and we appreciate all of them. We are so excited for our new addition.

Kansas trip

The boys and I went back to Kansas for a quick weekend with Papa and Grandma. Thad always has to go by the fire station and sit in the trucks!

We also went to the pumpkin patch. I told Thad to hold on to Oliver so he didn't fall and he really had a hold on him! Poor Ollie didn't know what to think.

All the cousins made it except for Dawson. It's always fun getting them all together.

Such a squeeze!

They have a neat little tractor ride and Oliver got to go. He didn't know what to think about it at first but had fun.

Thad found the perfect pumpkin! He wanted this one so bad and actually carried it on his lap the whole way back to Colorado! He named it Pinkey.

We always have to get a motorcycle ride with Papa. We have a big lot next to my parents house and Papa takes him around the lot a few times and Thad loves it!

Oliver even got to go around once!

I love this picture of Pap reading to Ollie. He was reading him "Good dog Carl" Right now it's Ollie's favorite book even though I think Carl is a bad dog!

It was a short trip but we always have so much fun. Thad cried when we had to leave. He loves playing with his cousins and Grandma kind of spoils him!

Fall Festival

I love going to all these Fall events. Thad's school had it's Fall Family Festival and it was so much fun. Thad is the perfect age for these events and loves playing all the games.

We ran into a few of Thad's friends. It's Peter! Thad's good buddy from church.

Buzz and Batman!

Thad was very proud of himself because he hit the ball in with only two tries! He was so happy and kept saying "I win!"

We did the cake walk a few times but didn't win. Thad didn't understand it at first and thought everyone won a cake! He was sad at first because we didn't win but they had cookies next to it for sale so we got those instead. He told Grandma about it and Papa said he would buy Thad his own cake!

We had a fun time and it was nice seeing Thad interact with his friends from his class. We ended up with too much candy which means this pregnant mama will be eating some :)