How good are your ultrasound skills?

Yay! We're having a .... click here to find out... We are excited to know!

Mystery Photo - Special edition

I was planning on putting the ultrasound picture on here as a special edition mystery photo but I don't really know how much of a mystery this will be for anyone.

Guess Away! Boy or Girl? Let us know what you think...

messes

About a week ago I made the comment to Dave that I thought we were "about to hit the messy stage with Ana."

He laughed. "What have we been going thru for the last 18 months?"

This morning, Ana calmly asked me for a drink of juice. I was in the middle of reading a blog so I told her to wait a minute. She stood their patiently for a minute and then took off. I forgot about it. A few minutes later ...

I found her in the kitchen. I was actually somewhat surprised at how little she got on the floor. The bottle had a few drips in it too. I really wish I could have witnessed the whole thing. Did she get some in the bottle and drink it? Did the bottle tip over? Did she try to drink it out of the pitcher. I'm not sure. She sure is an independent little girl though. I did have to change her clothes.

Also, Ana has taken to coloring...

on our front door. Or the floor. Or the table. But not on paper. She'll come to me and say, "I color." So I'll give her a crayon and some paper and she takes off straight for the door and starts scribbling. So, then I have to take the crayon away and she gets upset. I really want to encourage creativity, but not on the front door. I think that she doesn't like how much the paper moves when she colors. Any suggestions?

So, Dave, here is the beginnings of the messy stage.

Here it comes...

The 31st will be a day of revelation.

We find out if the baby is a boy or a girl.

AND

Lost comes back.

As far as the ultrasound goes, we will find out what we have been waiting for and questions will start being answered. You know, picking a name, Erin can buy a cute girl or boy outfit.

Lost is pretty exciting too because we get to find out what happened with this "rescue party" from the end of last season. I have been waiting for this longer than I have been wondering what sex the next baby would be because Erin wasn't even pregnant at the end of last season. The main drawback of course is that although a couple questions will be answered, it will probably just give me a ton more. Like this one --Where was Juliet in Jack's wierd future-flashback thing from the last episode? Does anyone else care about her at all? I really started to like her there for a while.

I am ready for a day of surprises.

Pink or Blue #2

In two days (Thursday) we find out if our baby is a boy or girl. Yay! We're excited. We found out with Ana and they were positive she was a girl. We figure its a surprise either way - you're surprised at 5 months or at 9. Besides, I like to choose a name, and buy a special "this baby only" outfit. Feel free to post your guess. Those who are right can have the satisfaction of knowing they guessed right. You've got a 50-50 chance.

Dave is afraid that if this one is a girl, we'll never have a boy. You have to understand that girls run in my family. I have 7 sisters and only 1 brother. My oldest sister has 5 girls and another due any day - no boys. Now I know from biology that it is the husband that carries the gender, but studies have shown that the wife has certain biological influences over the gender.

As for preference, I don't have one. It would be cool to have a boy. Then Dave would have a little buckaroo and we'd have one of each. Plus then I could dress him in little polo shirts and khakis and buy all sorts of cute boy clothes. It would also be cool to have a girl. I love some of the little dresses Ana grew out of so fast. And I could keep her room pink. And Ana could have a younger sister to be friends with. So, really I don't mind either way.



Now that I have a baby bump, or as my sister said, "starting to look pudgy," (I took it as a compliment.) I am getting really excited. I suppose the fact that one sister just had a little baby in Dec and my brother just had a baby girl yesterday (see picture) and my oldest sister is due any day with a baby, I have babies on my mind. Also the fact that had I not miscarried last June, I would be having my baby now too.

So, guess away. Is it a pink or blue #2?

dress up

Dave and I bought these adorable red shoes in DI in Burley last weekend. Ana loves to put them on and wear them around the house. Sometimes she can even get them both on herself. She doesn't like help.



I think we are going to have one little girl that loves dress up. She'll also carry clothes around the house and try to put them on.

Moment of the week

So, I wanted to do a story of the week every week but I already missed one. Lets see if I get back on track or if this feature just floats away...

I'll warn you, this story is really geeky but hey, I'm a geek.

In my behavioral neurobiology class we had to do a couple case studies. It gave us a few symptoms and we had to tell what had happened and to which parts of the brain. They were from real cases. Anyway, the guy in one of the cases had lost his sense of smell three years earlier. We talked about what may have caused it and ther other symptoms he had. The last question our teacher asked us was "Are there any unresolved issues?" I said "He still can't smell." Everyone laughed at my dumb joke because we were just supposed to give a diagnosis.

I am not just sitting here beaming with pride because of my joke, it wasn't really the highlight of my week. I just can't think of a single moment that stood out more than that one.

That's a little sad.

I need to work on this.

Saturday

A while ago I found a website with a bunch of cartoons like the ones below. Some of them were pretty funny. I especially liked these two at the time. Now if I could only remember how I found them and what the website was...


Good stuff

off to a good start

So, I've been thinking about my theme for 2008. A lot of times, when I set new goals for myself, I get easily discouraged over little slip ups. But this year its been different. Maybe its because I changed my focus from everything I was doing wrong to just one thing. I felt like I've been doing pretty good at "capturing the moments." When I'm just sitting around wasting time, I often find myself thinking, "Erin, capture this moment. What can you be doing right now?" Its never a guilty feeling, but an encouraging one. Here are some things that I think I'm doing better at.

*dishes. This is the one chore that I am notorious for putting off until it is way too overwhelming. But I've found that doing them for just a few minutes throughout the day is so much better. Even if I don't get them all done when I start to do them, a few dishes here and there can add up. Also, I've tried to do them when Ana is awake so my evening isn't full of dish-doing. It has been so much better!

*I made a "chore chart" for myself. I even made it all cutesy crafty so its more pleasant to look at. I organized my daily chores, weekly chores and monthly chores and assigned a specific day to each weekly chore, and Fridays to doing a monthly chore. It is so nice because I can focus on just one or two things instead of a whole week's worth of housework. It has really helped to lighten my burden.

*I feel like I've been better with Dave, too. I just have been feeling more loving towards him. Hopefully I've showed it more, too.

When I was at Dave's parents house this weekend, I was inspired by how quickly she cleans up dinner, toys, or whatever else. Its not like she spends all day cleaning, but her house is clean because she straightens up before it gets too bad. I felt like it was something I could do. So, I think I'm off to a good start.

Quick Thought

Dave just looked over at me from what he is reading at the couch and said,

"I don't ever want to name any of our children Rhett."

Okay dear thats fine. He went right back to what he was doing...