Already wondering...

I know we still have 2 weeks and 1 day until we find out what we're having, but i've already started to wonder on a daily basis. My curiosity is getting the best of me. With Mady, i had a dream about a week before we found out. In that dream, everyone was telling me what a beautiful GIRL we had, so i knew then and there it was a girl. I had a dream about 2 weeks ago that we had a boy, but he was already a week old and we didn't have a name for him yet! So i'm still waiting for that definitive dream...hopefully next week?!
And guessing doesn't help me at all. Old wives tales were mostly wrong with Mady, so who knows what they're like with this one. And i guess you can't judge based on how the pregnancies have been to date, since i know people who've had totally different pregnancies and they had the same gender.
But these pregnancies have been nothing but totally different. With Mady, i gained weight from day 1, with this baby i haven't gained a pound yet (well, maybe .3). With Mady i was never sick or anything, with this baby i was sick for 14 weeks and even now still on and off. With Mady all i craved were soft pretzels and mozz sticks, with this baby i want chocolate and ice cream. They couldn't be more different.
I guess we'll have to wait 2 more weeks to see.

I'd say it was a good day...

Yup, that's right. I'd say it was a good day today...a really good day.
I got up with Mady and got her dressed and eating breakfast.
I went to Farmer's market and got some yummy veggies.
I came home and got to go for a nice, long run ALL BY MYSELF!!!
I had a yummy lunch with my loves.
We dropped Mady off and went to a movie...an actual movie at a theater!
We went out to dinner ALONE.
We visited family.
We got some chocolate milkshakes on the way home.
Clocks get set back and i "hopefully" get an extra hour of sleep.
I'd say it was a good day.

Happy Halloween!!

One busy day...

Yesterday was one busy day for us. After church, we had a 2nd birthday party to go to. Parties are always big events for Madylinn. She played with the other kids, and with some of the adults too! She ate a good amount of food, and cake of course. And then Elmo showed up. I knew before the party that he was going to show up, and i knew it was going to be a bad idea. All the kids were scared of him! None of them wanted to even go near him, until our friend Joe started picking kids up and putting them on Elmo's lap. That wasn't the best of idea's, as all but 1 of the kids started screaming and flailing to get away. I guess it's a bigger kid thing. Maybe next year it'll work. I hope it goes more smoothly when we go to see Santa!

Then we came home and carved pumpkins. Frank and I each carved a big pumpkin while Mady played with her little one.

Here is Frank's pumpkin creation

Here is my pumpkin creation
And here is Mady's pumpkin creation
Here are our pumpkins on display

I also made good use of the oven for the ENTIRE DAY. I made homemade fruit roll ups. They actually came out really really good, they just took a while. They have no sugar, and are pretty much all fruit, so i don't feel bad letting Mady have one or two a day. I can't wait to make more!!

Hope for the future...

Here is my proof. I'll be able to show Mady these pictures in 30 years when she is a successful doctor, and say to her "I knew it right from the beginning!"

Taking blood pressure

Checking daddy's ears (careful, you might see all the way through!)

Having her own blood pressure taken

Listening to her heartbeat

Mady's first haircut...

All ready to get her hair cut

Happy hair cut baby

Snip snip snip

Getting her bangs trimmed while daddy holds her head still

The after shot...in a pony tail of course

Birthday pictures...

Her birthday sign

Opening presents
Loving her SpongeBob doll

Riding her bike

Some of the kids, playing under the pool table

The birthday cake
Blowing out her candles
Our family