Fun In The Sun...

Friday afternoon we headed back t0 Aunt Amy's pool. Thankfully, the predicted rain (though more like a bad storm) came down later that evening. Although we had a few clouds, our time there was perfect. We had the beautiful sun still beaming down on us and Nana was very sweet to bring another picnic with her. Adam grilled delicious hamburgers while Aunt Angie and Aunt Amy taught the boys how to swim. The boys LOVE swimming and their FEAR of jumping in a pool (of course with daddy catching them), has been easily blocked by all the fun they have had. I have to say, Aunt Amy's place is quickly becoming our new favorite place to hang out.

grilling is our favorite!

Two happy Aunts with their two (or may I say, one) happy nephew:) Jack doesn't like the sun in his eyes...

Testing out the water and it did not take them long before...

dipping themselves right in!

Jumping into daddy's arms

Swimming Piggyback!

Their favorite swimming coaches

Baby at 17 Weeks

On Tuesday I head back to my doctor and she will schedule the BIG appointment (our ultrasound). Yes, that's the moment we have been anxiously anticipating. Praying that our baby is growing healthy and strong regardless of it's gender. Still can't help but wonder, am I carrying another Will and Jack? What do you think? Everyone, Boy or Girl?


Our little Angel is now the size of an onion...yet my belly looks much bigger!

On another note, the boys are doing great! We decided to visit Aunt Amy's pool on Tuesday for some swimming and a picnic. The boys had a ton of fun. From Jack wanting to swim on his own to Will going under water. Although he realized he won't be trying it again anytime soon:-]. No pictures thanks to my sharp memory, but we are planning on going back on Friday (if no rain) and will be definitely taking pictures then.

little hands poem

Will brought this sweet poem home to me a couple of days ago. My eyes fill up with tears every time I read it and remember how not so long ago he was just a baby.

Picnic Day at Dry Lake Park

Yesterday was the last field trip of this school year for all of K-3 in Will's school. The kids rode the school bus while we parents followed. It was a couple of hours of fun, and for us parents a bit of a sad moment when reminiscing about their first day of school. Now this coming Monday will be their last. I'm feeling a little teary knowing how fast this year went by, and what is now my little William will not be so little anymore. As for Will, he will keep attending Second Baptist for his upcoming K-4 school year, but he sadly will lose some of his close friends which will be attending public schools. But shifting back to this day, I have to say we had a grand time!

The rest of our day was great also. We had our bi-weekly Friday movie night and Daddy made us watch Astro Boy. Soon after we headed out for dinner at Outback to celebrate Mother's Day since Daddy will have to work on Sunday. Sure enough, we had a ordinary busy day but in a good fun way.

Feeling Better

As you can see the boys are doing much better. Jack returned to his pediatrician and poor baby had quite an episode on our drive there. Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea were involved. This of course made us over an hour late to his appointment and extremely worried for him. Thankfully all of this was on its way out. His doctor took blood, and reassured us his blood count was good. We instantly felt great relief and remembered how wonderful God is. Over the weekend Jack broke his fever that lasted four straight days and instantly looked better. That meant that all the prayers and the help of the antibiotic were working for good! Jack's and Will's stomach are still very sensitive, but by Wednesday both boys go off the antibiotic, and their tummies back to normal. Thank you for your prayers and concern. We hope this week is not as fretful as our last.

By the way, Jack absolutely loves to draw and can hold a pen pretty well. What you're seeing him do here, he would do all day long if allowed!

Sick Boys

This morning was a challenging morning for me. Although Adam might tell you that every morning seems to be challenging for me. Partly because I'm just not a morning person (and he's right), but this very morning just topped them all. As I was going through my morning ritual I started singing to myself, "Blessed Be Your Name". Maybe the title of the song might sound familiar to you. It is a song by Matt Redman, and boy did it come at the right time. I believe that God was trying to remind me to bless him, regardless of how my morning was starting. Our boys have had a terrible couple of days, and I'm just trying to keep myself and everyone together. Last Friday Will started with a low-grade fever and appeared to be in a lot of pain. He would complain of his left ear hurting every chance he'd get. So on Monday, I rushed hin to his doctor who confirmed our suspicions, and diagnosed him with two ear infections, one in each ear. Will has never had an ear infection before and two at the same time just sounds awfully painful. He was put on Amoxicillin right away and now the medicine is really upsetting his stomach. We'll have to wait and see if the symptoms subside or if we're looking into a different antibiotic. As for Jack, my poor baby started with a high fever of 103 on Monday night and yes, that's the same day that I had taken Will to the doctor. So yesterday I return to their pediatrician, who gave me the terrifying news that Jack has pneumonia. I almost fell of my chair and could not believe how fast this was all going downhill. Jack was also given Amoxicillin and going back to see his doctor tomorrow. We hope and pray that things will go up from here. As for the kids, they seem to be doing fine coloring, drawing, using their imagination, and drinking chicken noodle soup. So, as the song says "Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in, Lord. Still I will say, Blessed be your name".

Baby #3

A couple of weeks ago, I received my first ultrasound and our new baby kept wiggling anxiously. The baby was 4.6 centimeters long and growing right along. Adam and I can barely wait to know what the gender is, and we have come up with several names, Luke and Madison are at the top our lists. We are not set on them, and we rather enjoy laughing at all the peculiar names that seem to exist. Rest assured, that we will not be naming our next son or daughter a quirky name and you can thank me for that:-]. I am finally coming to an end with the nausea and fatigue, although at times, these symptoms seem to creep in again. I have begun my second trimester and as we all know, it all seems to rush from here. By the way, October 25th is my due date.

Boy or Girl?

(baby at 11 weeks )