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22 weeks


He's so sweet to his baby sissy!

It's HERE!!!

My camera has arrived - and it even works! I'm so excited!

Noah is still not feeling great, but I did manage to get a few pictures of him playing today during the times when he was feeling okay. I sure hope he's feeling even better tomorrow. It's breaking my heart to see him hurt!

He wanted to play soooooo bad. So, we played with "Thomas and Friends" downstairs!

Then later in the evening, while I was trying to fold blankets and towels, he decided to play in them. Seeing his smile makes me smile!

I really didn't want to include this picture...but it is the very first picture of my belly during this pregnancy. I am 22 weeks here and looking HUGE! She's been very active lately...more and more every day!

Here are some pictures of our basement. It's still a work in progress, so please excuse the mess ;-)

Where is my camera?!?!

I am still waiting on my camera to be sent back to me after being repaired. It was supposed to be here Tuesday...I'm starting to worry!

As soon as I get it though, I will have pictures to post of our basement. We have had much progress on it! The carpet is all finally installed. The only thing left to do is organize everything and get the bar area finished. Billy has done a great job with keeping everything going on the basement. He is actually getting all his computer stuff out and his office put together tonight! I can't believe he went this long without it! It was kinda funny the other day though...we had to have Insight come out and look at some cable issues we were having. The guy was completely stunned to see all the servers and equipment he did already have put up. His actual words were "I've never seen anything like this in my life". Yes, I know, my husband has a problem! But it's what he loves to do and it keeps him learning and keeps him out of trouble!

Noah has enjoyed playing in the basement so much already. He loves to roll from one side to the other - but there's a catch! Someone has to do it with him. He says mommy can't because it will hurt the baby (or maybe I told him that and he remembered), so it ends up being daddy and any visitors. I've got to say though, mimi needs a little more practice!

Actually, Noah was sick today. We're not sure what he has yet. I'm thinking it is just a stomach virus or the flu (even though he had a flu shot), but it is breaking my heart to see him be the way he is. I would do anything to take the pain away! I sure hope he's feeling better tomorrow!

Can you believe we're in the last two months of 2008? It's amazing to think that our little (well, she'll probably be big) baby girl will be here in just 4 short months. We have a lot to do in that time to prepare for her arrival, but we are so anxious to meet her and bring her home!!!

We've already started on some Christmas shopping. I always overwhelm myself by waiting until the last minute. I hope to start getting better with that!

We look forward to seeing everyone over the holidays in the weeks to come. Hope to get together with all our family and friends, so keep in touch!

Ultrasound news

I lost the battle this time around. Billy (shockingly) said we were finding out the baby's sex at our ultrasound. I figured since I put my foot down the last time and promised he could find out with our second baby, I better not go back on my word.

During the ultrasound, the technician looked at almost everything else before getting to the gender. The heartrate of the baby was 119, which convinced me it was a boy. But 14 minutes into the ultrasound, she asked what name we have picked out for a girl...because, we're having a GIRL!!!

We are both very excited to be blessed with Noah and now be blessed with a girl. Although I would take another boy anyday - they are so sweet! We both just pray for a healthy baby. And from the ultrasound results, that is what we have. The baby is growing and developing great and everything looked good.


I already warned Billy that I will be buying a lot of things for baby girl! As Katie says, she is 20 weeks old already and doesn't even have her first pair of shoes! So, I need to get busy. And I'm fairly certain it won't be hard to find anything cute and adorable for her. I have learned that there are racks and racks and racks of girl clothes when there are usually one or two racks of boy clothes. There are definitely adorable, cute clothes for boys too, they are just much harder to find!

As you can tell from this picture, she likes her hands by her head. She kept them by her head almost the entire ultrasound. At one point, we even saw her stand right on my bladder (literally). She was moving all around! It was amazing!

We told Noah that he's going to have a little sissy, and he replied with a "Yeah" like he already knew that. He has said from day one that it was a sissy, so I guess we should just listen to him - he knows what he's talking about!

What we've been up to...

Well, I would post pictures of it all, but my camera is being repaired and my old camera won't even turn on anymore. I am so ready to have a working camera back in my hands!

Anyway, we have been quite busy lately. We recently celebrated our 7th anniversary! Time sure flies when you're having fun! We went to dinner and stayed in downtown Louisville. We also met Shylee! She is adorable and we're just so happy for Liron and Gene! They are wonderful parents!

We have also been finishing our basement the past few weeks. We're making huge progress with the help of my uncle and all the plumbers, electricians and other workers that have been in and out of our house lately. Billy has been working very hard too! He and my mom painted downstairs, he has done a lot of electrical work with his dad, installed a sink in our bathroom, and most recently he layed tile in a 200+ sq ft area where the bar will be. Thank you Brandon and mom, for your help! The only things left to do are to have the carpet installed (which is being done next Thurs and Fri) and install the cabinets and countertops for the bar! We are both so anxious to have this all done!

This weekend was a busy weekend for Noah. He went trick or treating at the Louisville Zoo and also went to Huber Winery. He enjoyed the pumpkins, feeding the animals, and the slides!!!

The baby is starting to become very active. I have been feeling the baby move more and more each day. I am anxious to see the baby on the ultrasound next week! I guess Billy plans to make his decision on finding out the sex while we are having the ultrasound. I'm guessing that will be a "Yes, I want to know" decision, but we will see!

This week, Billy is in Louisville all week in a training class for work. He is so excited about getting to eat Sushi and all the other food options he has there that we definitely don't have here. We both miss that!!!

Find out..or Wait?!?!?

Everyone has 14 days to convince Billy on his decision of finding out the sex of the baby! It's up to him with this pregnancy! Our ultrasound is scheduled for Thursday, October 30. I still want to wait to find out and he says he doesn't know for sure. He says he wants to wait, but wants to find out too. So, here's your chance to voice your opinion!!! Do we wait or do we find out?!?! Post your response!

Welcome Shylee Jaslyn!!!

Congratulations Liron and Gene on the birth of your beautiful baby girl! Shylee Jaslyn was born on October 8, 2008 at 12:59 pm and weighed 6 lbs 5 oz, 19 1/4" long! I am so excited for your new family and can't wait to see you all and meet our Goddaughter! She is blessed to have such wonderful parents!