31 weeks pregnant

Really I'm smiling!!!!!!!!!

Only 9 weeks left. HOPEFULLY!!!! I carried Brooks for 41 weeks and 1 day. I am hoping for 40 weeks with this nameless boy. Being pregnant the second time has been so different. Pro is that it has gone by faster which is nice and the biggest con is just not being as excited to be pregnant as I was the first time. I loved being pregnant and thought it was great the first time. I suppose the lack of excitement can be contributed to the lack of newness. I do feel so blessed that thus far both my pregnacies have gone well with no complications. We are praying for nine (or eight) more weeks of a healthy pregnancy resulting in a healthy baby boy!!!!!!

8 Things about Brooks

1. I love being read to. My favorite books are about Noah's Ark and any other animal book.
2. I would watch Elmo, Pooh, and Baby Einstein all day long if my momma would let me.
3. When someone ask me if I want anything I say, "CooCoos (cookies)"? The response is usually, "No, we can not eat cookies all of the time." So then I pause and think hmmmmm, "Icescream (ice-cream)"?
4. Bingo Bells, Fosty, and Reindeer should be listened to and sung year round. Not just during December.
5. Screaming is a lot of fun until I have to go sit in time out for it.
6. I like my hands to be very clean so since I just learned how to wash my hands I do it constantly.
7. I will talk to just about anyone and love being the center of attention. The more you laugh the more I perform.
8. We can probably get along as long as you do not tell me no, never rinse the shampoo out of my hair, never change my clothes, never ever make me wear gloves or a hat, definitely do not cut my hair, and please please do not interrupt me while I am watching TV.

Playgroup Christmas Party

We had so much fun at Rachel and Darren's house Sunday night. The food was delicous, the kids played basically the whole time without much help from us, and all of the parents got to visit. We drew names for Christmas gifts and Holt gave Brooks a tee ball and bat. Brooks wanted to get it out and play with it right then. I think it is going to be a new favorite around here.

Helping Dada

This is what I came home to Saturday afternoon. It was really cute to see the two of them raking leaves in our front yard. Brooks is all into helping these days.

Breakfast with Santa

At our church we had breakfast with Santa Saturday morning. It was crazy. There were around 650 people there. Our visit with santa was not a happy one. As soon as I sat him in Santa's lap he stopped breathing, his lips turned blue, and then the crying and tears came. This was exactly what we expected. Out side of that it was a fun morning of food and activities.

Playing with fake food and boxes

Seriously, the other morning he played with his food and boxes for almost an hour. He will put everything in a box and then go dump it in a drawer and then put it all back in a basket and so on and so on. The bottom of our steps has become a new favorite playing spot. Kids are pretty funny.

It's a Boy!!!!!!

It's a boy!!!!! We are so excited about baby boy number two. We had the ultra sound done yesterday and my gut feeling was right. Us having another boy right now is good for lots of reasons. Number one being it is what God is so graciously blessing us with. Second and not nearly as significant is all the money I will not be spending on a whole new girl wardrobe. Third, is the fact that this boy will be born around the same time Brooks was born so as long as this is a good size boy we are set with clothes. Fourth, Brooks will have a brother that is only two years younger than he is. Fifth, I just love boys and now I will have three. Please keep our baby boys health and development in your prayers.

I had to put all five of these pictures on here bc everyone has to look at the dog in this series of pictures starting from the bottom going up. He was just not happy and this might have been bc his dog head kept weighing him down.

Happy Birthday Ava!!!!!!!!

That's our cute little skunk. Ava just turned two and had a Halloween birthday party on Saturday. It was so much fun seeing all the kids dressed up. I think some of them were a little unsure when they saw each other. Brooks just stood on the sidewalk and watched everybody for about the first 10 minutes we were there. He finally ventured out to play. It was a great party. Happy Birthday Ava!!!!!!!!

MiMi please just don't put me down in the water.