Fall Fun

Asher has been enjoying the cool fall weather lately. On one of the last nice days, we took our 3rd annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Asher seemed to like all the pumpkins and the hay ride at Heartland Farms. He had fun going trick or treating 3 times around Halloween. It was so cute to see him dress up as Tigger and to hear him tell everyone how he is "bouncy, bouncy." He has been a "big helper" lately, and Asher has enjoyed a little raking and a lot of playing in the leaves. We have already had the 1st snow of the season. Asher enjoyed touching the snow before it melted, but he keeps asking when there will be enough snow for a snowman. In preparation for hat weather, Asher got a (controversial) hair cut. Maybe you can weigh in on what you think of his new shorter hair. I hope you enjoy a few of our pictures from fall outings, and I included a couple others that I just thought were cute.

Baby Boy

It's official... it's a boy! We are 19 weeks now. I have posted some of the pictures from our recent ultrasounds. My midwife is saying the due date is April 7th, but I'm expecting it to be a few days later like our ultrasounds have predicted. Monday, my midwife was concerned about a few issues seen on the ultrasound: a choroid plexus cyst in each brain hemisphere, enlarged kidneys, and a cleft lip. Praise the Lord, we went to UIHC Wednesday, and the ultrasound showed no problems with the kidneys. They are not dilated or large in size at all any more. Asher had a choroid plexus cyst, and it just went away later in my second trimester. So, we are praying the same will happen with this baby. Otherwise, baby is very healthy. He has a strong, healthy heart. Baby's organs are all working well together, and he is growing fast. Looks like he already has long legs and is above average for size. Guess he's already trying to be like his big brother. ;) We have started talking names, but right now we're not sharing. In four weeks, we go back to UIHC for another ultrasound. If you check back later, we will hopefully have more baby pictures and maybe even share a few name ideas.

New Website

Just want to say "welcome" to everyone. We hope you will enjoy our new website. In April of 2008, we will be ecstatic to welcome a new addition to our family. With being pregnant, busy days with daycare kids, and an energetic two year old son, we are transitioning from our old website to this new blog. Enjoy!