October Part 2: Happy Halloween!!!

Well, I was thinking my Halloween post would be long because I planned to do lots of fun Halloween stuff this week. However, things didn't quite go as planned. Jeremy and I got hit with a 24 hour stomach bug on Monday. It was not pretty. Let's just say I lost 4 pounds in one day (don't worry, I've pretty much gained it all back now). Thankfully Shelby didn't get it. Most of the rest of the week I had horrible sinus issues, which caused migraines- well, you get the idea. We were at least able to make it to the ward trunk-or-treat on Wednesday, and of course out trick-or-treating tonight.

Shelby could not wait to trick-or-treat. She was so excited to go up to each door, knock, say tick-or-treat, thank you, and then run back to show daddy that she "got a trick-or-treat". It was kind of funny to watch people try and figure out who/what Shelby was dressed as. Most older people don't really know about Clifford the Big Red Dog, so to them, she looked just like a little girl wearing a cute shirt and skirt. Oh well, Emily Elizabeth was the only thing she wanted to be for Halloween.

Shelby and the neighbor boys at Trunk-or-Treat


Kind of hard to see, but here are the pumpkins we carved. Mine says "Happy Halloween" and has a ghost. Jeremy's is a scary jack-o-lantern face.




Ready to trick-or-treat!





Shelby and her loot

October: Part 1

I have been super busy and tired lately and have fallen behind on my blog. I am sure I will have tons of Halloween pictures next week, so in order to avoid one reeeeaaaalllly long post next week, I decided to go ahead and post about the first part of October.

The first weekend in October we decided to go "Camping for Conference". The temperatures were supposed to be perfect, and we found a park about 20 minutes away that was supposed to have Wi-Fi so that we could watch conference in our tent. Well, it ended up that they only had Wi-Fi around the office area, so we only spent one night there. But, we found out that Shelby shares our love of camping, and it was a great trip.







Two weeks ago we went with some friends to the Fall Roundup at Nash Farms in Grapevine. It was really cute. We decorated pumpkins, got to pet lots of animals, and Shelby rode a pony. It was really chilly that day, but the kids loved it.









Starting this past week, and for the next two weeks, I am helping my neighbor out during her job training and am watching her two little boys for a few hours a few nights a week. Shelby LOVES having them over. I have been trying to do some fun Halloween crafts 1) to help kill some time, and 2) because who doesn't love Halloween crafts? Here's some pics of what they have been up to:











And, just a quick update on Baby #2. Shots are going fine- getting used to them more and more. I went to another appointment today and everything is going well. Starting at 20 weeks I will have monthly ultrasounds (yes!) with the high risk doctor just to be sure everything is ok. Other than some nausea, things are good!

12 Weeks!

I can't believe I am already 12 weeks today. Time sure flies! Things have been pretty good so far. I usually am not really sick during the day (unless I don't eat), but I do get pretty nauseous at night. Usually just as I am trying to settle down to go to bed, I get that sick feeling and have to run to the bathroom. Hopefully that will pass soon.

I had to go see the high risk doctor last week to discuss my Factor V. This wasn't that big of a deal when I was pregnant with Shelby, because I didn't find out I had it until I was about 6 months pregnant, and at that point they decided not put me on medicine since my pregnancy had been uneventful thus far. This doctor would rather be safe than sorry, however, so I have now started the daily shots of Lovenox in my belly. It's not too bad unless I don't do it right and jab the needle in too slowly. Then it kinda hurts. I'm a wuss.

The good part about meeting with the high risk doctor was that they did an hour long ultrasound. I wasn't even expecting an ultrasound at all. So I was really surprised when they asked if I wanted to know the sex of the baby. I said, "What?! I'm only 11.5 weeks! Isn't it too early?!". The doctor then proceeded to explain how they look at "the angle of the dangle" (not his words) in relation to the spine, etc., and that they are 95% sure it's a GIRL!

I was so shocked. With Shelby, I knew from day one that she was a girl. But I have had no inclinations with this baby, so I was totally surprised. I felt bad, afterwords, too, because Jeremy wasn't there. Neither of us thought I'd be having an ultrasound that day, let alone finding out the sex of the baby. In retrospect, I should have asked them to write it down and put it in an envelope so we could find out together, but I was so caught up in the moment I didn't think of that.

Anyway, the doctor says so far we have a "text book, gorgeous baby". We are very excited for another girl, and have already started thinking of names. Shelby is also excited to have a baby sister, and talks about "changing her poop", "getting her paci's", and helping "give her baths".

Her are the latest ultrasound pics:

Pick a little, talk a little...

Well, talk a lot is more like it! Shelby has been cracking us up lately. She seems to always have an opinion about something, and her imagination is really blossoming. Here are some of the funny things she has said in the past couple days:

-It's raining AGAIN? Expelliarmus, rain!

-My tummy hurts. Buuurp! It's all better now! (She actually said "burp", not really burped.)

-See my nakey buns? (As she turns around and shakes her hiney at us.)

-This show is AMAZING! (Talking about Hannah Montana. I left it on Disney too long.)

And then there are the sweet things she says:

-You're the best mommy, I'm the best baby.

-You're special. (At this point, I am going to hope that my two year old only knows one meaning for that word, and means it in the best possible way.)

-(While saying her prayer tonight) Thank you for Mommy. Thank you for Daddy. Thank you for Roxy. Thank you for me, Shelby.

Yes, we are thankful for you Shelby!

Labor Day

Last Wednesday night, Shelby and I flew down to New Orleans so that I could work in the office Thursday and Friday. My sister and niece, Brianne and Claire, met us at the hotel that night so that Shelby and Claire could play together on Thursday. They had such a great time playing dress up, singing "Once Upon a Dream", being mischievous, and playing at Chuck E. Cheese. To see the pics of their fun day, go here.

Friday night we headed over to Hattiesburg to spend time with Jeremy's extended family. We had a great visit, and Shelby had so much fun playing with Peyton and Audrey. They were laughing and squealing so much it was sometimes hard to hear anything in there! Shelby loves Papaw and Mamaw, and was very sad that we had to come home. She wanted to call Papaw today just to talk to him. (I shamefully did not take ANY pictures during the entire trip. Horrible, I know.)

We spent Labor Day driving home, but we were able to stop in Shreveport to meet up with our good friends, Andy and Michelle, at Copeland's for lunch. So glad we both happened to be driving through Shreveport at the same time!

Speaking of Labor Day, mine is April 19th. Well, estimated to be April 19th anyway. Yes, Shelby is going to be a big sister! This is what I contribute my lack of energy for taking pictures and posting on the blog to. We are super excited and can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl. (We will be excited for either, but the anal side of me HAS to know so that I can have everything ready beforehand.)

First Haircut

About two weeks ago we went to visit our friends, Donny and Mindy, at their new house. Mindy is a hairdresser and offered to cut Shelby's hair. I wasn't sure if I was ready yet, but come on, it's been over two years. She needed a trim. I didn't have my camera with me, but I did have the Flip, so I just videoed the whole thing. I used some software that came with the Flip, and thought I'd be able to take out clips and stuff, but I guess not, so it's the whole version. And, I didn't realize it, but I apparently added some weird music to the background. I am too tired to go back and fix it.

Whoops

While Jeremy was mowing the lawn tonight, I decided to take Shelby and run some errands. My last stop was Walgreens. We were in and out. As I was putting Shelby in the car, I had my keys in my hands, and I must have accidentally hit the lock button and didn't hear it. I threw my keys on the seat, finished buckling Shelby in, then shut the door. When I got to my side, I realized it was locked. I ran around to Shelby's window to see if she could open the door, but she couldn't reach the lock with her seat belt on. I ran inside to call Jeremy and realized he wouldn't hear the phone, because he was out doing yard work. So I called 911, and they promptly sent over a firetruck and a policeman. As the fireman was working to unlock the car, his Slim Jim broke...so they had to bust out a window. I really didn't care, I just wanted Shelby out. She was a little sweaty, but she was fine. She was mostly just excited to see the firemen and policemen. Jeremy had a pretty good sense of humor about it and we laughed when I got home. I guess the next car we get will have Onstar.