It's A........

GIRL!!!!!!!

We found out last Friday that we are having a healthy baby girl. It took awhile to find out because she did not want to uncross her legs. (My mom laughed when I told her because I guess I did the same thing.) The tech kept jabbing my stomach to try to get her to move. It didn't hurt at all, but you should have seen the dirty look Wes was giving the tech.

Here is a picture of our little sweet heart. It's a profile picture, and it looks like she is praying.

We are so excited to have a little girl in our family. I didn't really have a preference of the gender this time. Brothers would be fun, and not having to buy all new clothes would be nice. But now we will have one of each, and I really am so excited to have a girl.

I would have been surprised if it was a boy just because I really thought/felt this baby was a girl. Especially if I wasn't thinking about it. I would catch myself at the store getting something in blue for Wes and something in pink for the baby. Well, now I know and can.

It's also so fun to be having a baby girl because my next door neighbor and the lady I visiting teach are going to have girls a few weeks before me, and my dearest friend is going to have a girl right about the same time as me. It seemed like with Wes there were way more boys than girls being born. I guess now it the girls turn.

Flashback: This picture is from her 12 week ultrasound. I was surprised how much clearer I could see this baby's 1st ultra sound compared to Wesley's. His was done at 8 weeks, and he looked like a blob with a heart beat. (Who knew you could feel so much love for a blob?) This little one was jumping and flipping like a little acrobat.

Monday - Hats to Home Evening

I have discovered the Wiggles Pandora station, and it is so wonderful. Wes loves to dance to it, and it keeps him quite entertained. This is especially helpful when I don't feel well.

My first trimester when I was mega sick we watched A LOT of TV. I guess you do what you have to, but I don't want TV to be Wesley's main daily activity. One morning a few weeks ago I was feeling good and up and doing things. I hadn't even thought about the TV, when Wes points to his and says, "huh?" My heart sank a little. My one year old shouldn't be confused at why the TV is off. So the Wiggles station has been great for when I don't feel well (even when I do) because he LOVES it.

Monday we started the day dancing to a song about hats. Of course he had to put on his hat to dance to it. (Too bad the picture is blurry.)

Wes dropped his sippy cup and some milk leaked out. Without me saying anything we went to the draw got a dish cloth and wiped it up. At least he is picking up something good. The one problem is when he was done he just put it back with the clean clothes. I'll have to keep an eye on that.

I don't have any explanation for this. Ha ha.

I asked Bret earlier in the day to help me remember to do Family Home Evening. It is something I really want to do, but don't. Well, we did that day. I decided to start simple because I usually try and turn things into huge projects, then I never actually do them.

We prayed, sang a hymn, and read the "beatitudes."

Then we colored this beatitude project together. I cut it out and was going to put it together, but Wes ripped it up. Oops. At least we had some good time teaching Wes about Jesus and his teachings.

Later that night.

The Zoo - 3rd Time's the Charm

We headed down to the zoo for the 3rd time since Memorial Day last Friday. You would think I would be sick of the zoo, right? Wrong. It was so fun. I only wish it was closer.

Here Wes is getting ready to go down. Bret was home to help us get ready but couldn't come because he was on call later that day. I was so grateful for his help because I kept throwing up. Ever since I blogged about throwing up being better then being sick non-stop I have been throwing up a lot. Sometimes it is hard not to be superstitious.

Here we are at the bird show (well just before it started). One of the birds flew so close his wings touched my dad's hair.

Digging for dinosaurs.

We got there just as they fed the elephants.

My father and son both love elephants. So I had to get a picture of them by their favorite animal. It's not the best picture because it was so crowded, but whatever. I love my elephant guys!

I got this hat for Wes because I wanted one that shaded him better. It's also fun because this has been a very zoo-y summer so far.

After everyone else left we were headed back to the car. I was trying to figure out how to feed Wes. He had a hard time eating when there is a lot going on. We stopped in front of the tiger because she was going crazy with a ball. Then she got her food out. Since we were pulled off to the side and out of the way I decided to feed Wes there. I told him to eat like the tiger did and called him tiger Wes. That ended up being pretty cool. We have since eaten like a tiger and elephant several time.

Wes loves this video of the tiger and watched it several times on the camera. He now calls both of our cameras "roooaaarrr."

Thanks the fam for a wonderful day!

Coolest Kid on the Block

This kid has recently become so funny about sunglasses.

Such a little charmer!

Coloring - A New Favorite

Unlocking a Mystery

Having a toddler can be a frustrating. I find myself having to take deep breaths and reminding myself I am the mom and need act like it. If I think of it figuring out a mystery it makes it much easier.

So the other morning Wes would not eat. He kept freaking out. I finally figured out that he wanted to feed himself. Not just feed himself, but I couldn't be around. After a few minutes he let me come back in the room to take a picture. Wes is his own person.

Big Bruise

Wesley's high chair is the type that can lean back when they are little. The problem is that it also can flip backwards when he climbs up in it. Which is what happened last week. Look at the his face. So sad. I felt horrible!

Luckily after some heavy duty crying he was okay. What a little trooper.

Time Lord

So as some of you know I LOVE Doctor Who. I think it is such a fun and funny show. Bret and I first started to like it when saw some reruns on PBS. Then we watched all the episodes that were on Netflix, and now have fun little inside jokes with it. Super nerdy, but so fun.

A few weeks ago we were taking about the up coming ultra sound, and Bret said we'd find out the gender and species. I told him I was pretty sure that it was human since the only possible father was a human. Then some how we started joking about what if the baby was a Time Lord or a Time Lord Human hybrid. It's just kind of made me laugh ever since. I love my goofy husband. So when I did the poll of whether the baby is a girl or a boy, I added Time Lord for my own amusement.

Here is the Doctor explaining what a Time Lord is:

The next clip takes place right after the Doctor regenerates (when a Time Lord is fatally wounded he can regenerate instead of dying). I like it because it shows what it feels like to be pregnant. Your kind of yourself and kind of a different person. Especially in the 1st trimester you don't know what foods you LOVE or HATE anymore, and it can change minute to minute.

I know I am a nerd, and I don't mind it.

Boy or Girl

I find out in one week if I will be having a boy or a girl!

I will be happy with either. The most important thing is to make sure my little Baby Beta is healthy. I put a poll on the sidebar so go ahead and make a guess.

Oooooooo.....I am so excited!

Maughan Hallow Hike

Bret doesn't work most Tuesdays, and so I decided that this week we would go on a hike. We just needed to get out and enjoy some mountain air. I felt sick so we got a later start, but I made myself go. I took a Zofran and made forced myself out of the house.

We drove around for awhile, but then decided on the Right Fork area. The first part was steep, and I struggled with it. Bret suggested go back a few times, and then I thew up a little bit on the side of the trail, and Bret really wanted to go back. The thing is that sometimes throwing up is good because there relief, and then I feel better after. Plus, I said a little pray for strength, and then I started doing much better.

Not long after that it became less steep, and a little bit after that is opened up into fields of wild flowers. So beautiful, and I felt like a champion.

We forgot the camera so we had to take pictures with Bret's cell. I am glad for the pictures, but they sure don't compare to a real camera.

Wes got down a hiked for a few yards. He was good to hold my hand the whole time.

To the Zoo Again

Bret was going to father's and son's with his dad and brother on Friday night, so Wes and I went and stayed with my mom. I got my hair cut for the first time in months, and it was so nice.

Saturday we went shopping, and I laughed at the check out isle. It showed I had a headache with a hat, sunglasses and Tylenol included in my purchase.

Then we were off to the zoo.

We spent a long time looking at the giraffes because they were being so funny. This one kept sticking his tongue out to catch the branch and eat the leaves.

Wes was so tired. He had not been taking naps for the couple of days prior. He would just play in his crib of a couple of hours without sleeping.

The girls and Wes.

We met up with my friend and her family. Her baby is due a few days after mine. Who knew that we would be prego twins?

The animals were being ways funny.

Wes gave into the sleepiness. I must admit I was shocked he slept, but he sure looked cute.

This picture was taken not about 30 mins before the zoo closed. We got lots of shots on the rhino because there were no crowds around.

My mom had been calling and making sounds to get Wes' attention for the picture, but she got the attention of this bird instead.

He was so funny he kept saying "hi" and "hello." He would hold himself up by his beak to show off.

Resting my feet in the wagon.

Peek-a-boo tiger.

Shades

One cool kid.

Watching the Rain

I put a chair up to the window so Wes could watch the rain. He was so excited when it started to hail, kept pointing and saying, "ball ball ball ball."

Wes liked watching the cars drive down the road. He talked about the "brmm brmm's" all day.

So I have been trying to keep my main living area clean and nice all the time. I had been pretty successful with it all week even though I had been not feeling well. That morning was a cold lazy morning, and it got messy. Of course that's when my neighbor who's never been in my house came over. Irony, ugh.

Memorial Day Weekend and a Trip to the Zoo

We did a few little projects around the house, and Wes was excited to help. We have to watch him around tools because he LOVES them (don't worry the battery was dead on this one and we were watching him).

Bret had Friday through Tuesday off which was nice. We had been thinking about going down to Hogle Zoo on Tuesday, but when Monday came around I told Bret we had to get out of the house and do something because I would cry the whole day if we didn't. It wasn't a threat, but a sad pregnancy hormone reality.

We were going to go to the aquarium because it was raining, but by the time we got by the zoo we decided the weather wasn't too bad.

Wesley was so much more fun then I thought he would be. He was Professor Wesley for a little at first, but then he was so funny pointing to and talking about the animals. He first got interested in birds at Gardner Village the week before. He was so funny with the birds that looked different. I showed him this vulture and told him it was a bird. He kept pointing and saying "bood?" with the most confused voice.

We were standing right in front of this bird, but it took Wes a moment to notice it because he was way distracted by a real live rooster on the other side. After he had watched the "dook-a-loo" for bit he was excited about the bird right in front of us. Of course it didn't take long for him to get distracted by a ball. At times he was more excited about the animals' toy balls then the animals.

Have I mentions how fun Wes was? Pointing and talking and making animal sounds.

Wes kept pointing to the monkeys and going "ooo ooo."

I decided to take a video of him making monkey sounds, but it was too late. His interests had moved on to a ball and the light. Not sure why, but he calls lights and light switches "balah."

Wes was so cute with the elephants. The baby came right up in front of us, and was using his trunk to pick things us. I explained to Wes that the elephant's trunk is a long nose, and he really liked that. He kept pointing and saying nose.

Whenever Wes watches the video he makes elephant noises now, and I love it.

I got a picture of me on this elephant when I was pregnant with Wes. So I thought I should get one with this baby, too.

This crazy gorilla would tear out a phone book page, look at it for a moment, and then eat it.

I told Wes the gorilla's name, and then pointed out how big it was. I said look it's bigger then daddy. So of course Wes started calling it daddy. Ha ha.

I just had a thought. A few days ago Wes did some serious chewing on the books in his crib. He doesn't normally eat the corners off or we wouldn't leave them there. I could not figure out what the change was. I wounder if he got the idea from this gorilla. Hmmm...who knows.

We spent a few minutes at the playground, and naturally my little man loved that.

I love going to the zoo for myself, but I also enjoy how much Bret likes it. Now, I get to enjoy my little boy having fun, too. Being a mom is the best.

I am planning on going back to the zoo sooner than I normally would, but Wes was just too fun to stay away.

After the zoo we went to a bbq at my dad's. My dad makes the best burgers, seriously. It was so nice to see family, and I really enjoyed the food.

Wes matching his aunt.

Punka is so funny.

What a nice weekend we had!