First Ultrasound

Wanted to share our precious little baby's first ultrasound picture taken this morning. Little one is about 11 1/2 weeks along... almost 2 inches in length... and the doctor said that everything looks great! Official due date is March 5, 2008 (which could possibly mean the end of February if this one is anything like his/her big sister and brother).

At first S. claimed that it's a girl... she had names for her like "Bessy" and "Messy Lessy". Now, she is determined that it has to be a boy, and his name is "Manny". I guess we'll find out at the next ultrasound (around 20 weeks) whether or not it's a boy or girl... but I think in the meantime Stephen and I need to give a little more thought to what might be a more "appropriate" name. :)

Giggles

There aren't too many things in life that bring more joy and encouragement to a parent than to hear your children giggle... and not just the little "he he" giggling, but the down-in-the-pit-of-your-belly-about-to-pop histerical laughing. I LOVE IT!

Tonight S and I found one of J's many "tickle" spots... right behind his ear and at the back of his neck. He just burst out into this laugh where he sounded like he was about to hyperventilate. It was hilarious! Tonight was just one of those wonderful "mommy moments" where I just sat there and watched my kids laughing together and was reminded of how much my heart overflows with love for my little S and J. What did we ever do without them? And to think we have another amazing little giggler on the way...

Just had to share pictures of these little giggle monkeys with you...

Greenville visit

Just got back last week from a really nice 3 week stay with Mother and Daddy in Greenville. It was wonderful timing, especially since I’m in that “yucky” stage of pregnancy. But, now we’re home and trying to get back into the daily routine again. Thought I’d post some pics since I’ve been a slacker with this blog thing…

The kids LOVED playing with their cousins... What would we do without Play-Doh?

Got to see the firetruck... the kids enjoyed the firemen "ringing the bell and going whoo-whoooo"

One of Nemommy and Bop-Bop's trees died, but it was entertaining to watch the men cut it down and chop it up.

Dressing up for a tea party at Mrs. Doris' house. (Yes, you don't see too many gentlemen dressed for tea in their firehats!)

PaPa and Grandma drove through Greenville, so we had an extra-special visit with them for a day!

Getting ready for bed and saying "Night-Night" to NeMommy and Bop-Bop. THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL VISIT!

And last, but certainly not least... Uncle Dave and Aunt Jenny invited us up to NC to ride Thomas the Train. What a treat!!!