It’s A………
GIRL!
We are so excited for Brooke to have a little sister that will be close to her in age! My sister and I were so close growing up. I always considered her one of my best friends and now I hope my girls will have that too! I think Josh is overwhelmed by the thought of being even more out numbered then he already is, but he is a sucker when it comes to his girls. I am thrilled to have another girl to dress up and do all the girly stuff with! And one of the best parts, we have three huge tubs full of pink and purple girly clothes! All those outfits that I was so sad about when Brooke grew out of, can be used again!
Before going to our big appointment where we would find out the sex of the baby, we decided to steal an idea that my friend Melissa had told me about. The plan was to find out the sex of the baby while surrounded by our entire family. We took a card with an envelope to our appointment, with the intent of having the ultrasound tech write the sex of the baby in the card and seal it up for us. We told the ultrasound tech what we were doing, but during the ultrasound she accidentally let the news slip. She apologized profusely.
That evening we invited several family members over to find out the news. We made a poster with “It’s A……… Boy / Girl” written at the top and made everyone sign their names under which one they thought. Then we had the two grandmothers open the card. When the news was announced, the ones that guessed right were put into a drawing for movie tickets, my brother in-law Chris was the lucky winner! Then those that guessed wrong were put into another drawing. This was for a toilet tape dispenser (which actually most of the guys thought this was really cool) and Josh’s mom was the lucky winner for that!
We had a great evening , just chatting with family and celebrating the news! We are so grateful to everyone that came to support us and celebrate with us! We have an amazing family! This little girl is definitely going to be loved!
Posted by Cindy on July 1st, 2009 filed in Baby, Family1 Comment »
Tell Us What You Think
Tuesday is the big day when we hopefully find out what the sex of baby number 2 will be. We have really enjoyed hearing peoples guesses and now we want to know your guess. There is a poll on the right hand side of the blog. Let us know what you think and if you’d like, leave a comment letting us know why you think that! I promise to post by Wednesday night with the actual results!
Posted by Cindy on June 28th, 2009 filed in BabyComment now »
Playing With Fire
Yes, I know it is horribly wrong to ever take a picture of a sleeping or child, or to do anything that could wake a sleeping child, especially when the child has been a cranky bum all night! But I am a mother, and when these tender moments present themselves, I feel I am allowed to break the rules.
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It’s a little hard to see, but if you look close you can see she is hugging her cabbage patch kid. And no I did not wake her up, which is good because Josh would have killed me if I had!
Posted by Cindy on June 2nd, 2009 filed in Brooklynn1 Comment »
Baking Cookies
Last week I got a craving for pumpkin cookies. Normally I only make them in the fall to stay true to the season, but when you are pregnant the rules no longer exist!
I was surprised at how much help Brooke actually was. She wore her little apron (which is a huge accomplishment, because for those that don’t know, Brooke has always cried hysterically whenever we have tried putting a bib or apron on her). She loved mixing the ingredients, but I think her favorite part was eating them!! Yum, yum!
Here are some of my favorite pictures of her.
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I love this picture. Brooklynn is our little face puller and its fun as she gets older and gets a little more creative at pulling faces. You just never know what this child is going to do!
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Posted by Cindy on May 27th, 2009 filed in Brooklynn2 Comments »
Grandma’s Birthday
Last week my family got together to celebrate my mom’s birthday.
I love my mom. She has always been one of my best friends. She was always the mom growing up that my friends talked to when they were too scared to talk to their own parents. She has a gift of making you laugh when ever you are down and is well known by family and friends for her creativity with poems and silly songs. She is a great person and I love spending time with her. I was so excited when I found out Brooke was going to be girl, because I have always wanted a daughter that I could share that same mother-daughter relationship with.
We had a lot of fun hanging out, BBQing and then of course all the little ones (and some of the big ones) played in the hot tub! This was the first time Brooklynn really played with her cousins, which was so fun. They played with toys, splashed in the hot tub, and Brooke would crawl behind the twins chasing them. There were lots of little laughing voices and fun moments. It is so fun to see them becoming good friends.
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Posted by Cindy on May 26th, 2009 filed in Brooklynn, Family4 Comments »
“Baby… Baby… Pirate?”
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Yes, you smarties, you figured it out! We are PREGNANT, and very excited for little number 2 to be joining our family this November. This ultrasound was taken last week. Baby is looking good so far with a strong heartbeat of 158 beats per minute. It will still be awhile before we know the sex of the baby. Josh and I both agree a boy would be fun, but I also really want Brooke to have a sister and a girl would be cheaper for us at this point, since we already would have everything we’ll need. So we will be happy with whatever we get!
This picture was taken the day I told Josh and Brooke the news. I don’t think Brooke really understood, but I think the picture would be the same if she did understand. Brooke is not a big fan of babies right now, but we are working on it. I am sure if she was getting a big sister or brother she would be ecstatic!
Oh, and just in case you don’t get the title of this post, just watch the video below.
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Picture of the week!
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You figure it out!
Posted by Cindy on May 14th, 2009 filed in Uncategorized7 Comments »
No Broken Bones, At Least Not Yet!
Yes, yes that is correct, Josh successfully finished his first season of Hockey. I was only able to make it to two of his games, which was probably enough since I spend half of the game debating which hospital I am taking him to if he breaks his leg (I seriously don’t worry that much, but I must admit the thought has crossed my mind each time I watched a game). Luckily I missed the game when one of the players actually did get seriously hurt, and the few times Josh crashed while I was there, I was too busy chasing a two year old to even notice.
I really do enjoy watching him, and am impressed at how good he really is!
Posted by Cindy on May 13th, 2009 filed in JoshComment now »
“Big Girl” Bed
About two weeks ago, we officially moved Brooke to a “big girl” bed (really just a mattress on the floor). We bought her princess sheets and made a big deal that only big girls get to sleep in a bed like this. She absolutely loves it, and has to show it to everyone that comes to our house.
Unfortunately, she is not so good at staying in her bed while she is asleep. We always seem to find her in the morning half way under the chair, or she is completely on the other side of the room. I have only found her once still in her bed the next morning. But every night we ask her if she wants to sleep in her crib or her “big girl” bed, and she always chooses the “big girl” bed!
I can’t believe how big my little girl is getting!
Posted by Cindy on May 13th, 2009 filed in Brooklynn1 Comment »
Cow says ……..
Mom – “Brooke, what does a cow say?”
Brooke – “Booooooooo!”
Mom – “Do cows say Moo?”
Brooke – “No, Boo!”
Posted by Cindy on May 11th, 2009 filed in Brooklynn2 Comments »
- Boy (53%, 9 Votes)
- Girl (41%, 7 Votes)
- A puppy. (6%, 1 Votes)
Polls
So… what's #2 going to be?
Total Voters: 17
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