Ross Family

Summer

2010-07-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

Summer has been packed with fun for our family. We took a trip to Amelia Island in June and had a blast. Wylie is at such a fun (and sometimes tiring) stage right now. He is into absolutely everything. As you can see in the picture from the beach where he is asleep in his pack-n-play with tissues all around him. He pulled the tissue box off the counter that he could barely reach and pulled out every tissue. As soon as he goes outside, he's dirty within about 2 minutes, and when he walks in the house it's a wreck within about 3. It's great!...most of the time. He is learning so much everyday, so he has to play! Wylie's most recent characteristics, he runs all over the place even more than ever, points to pictures in books, says more words like hot, door, hat, nose, eyes, please, more, dog, book, no and some more that I can't think of right now. You never know what he's going to say these days. He still loves his thumb and his "lovey" elephant. He enjoys picking all of the blueberries off our bushes and eating them while I pick everything else from the garden. He is a very busy boy! What a personality and temper he has. It can be a challenge at times. He's gotten to spend more time with Grandma (Sheila) this summer since she's out of school. He loves to feed the cows with Papa (Chuck) and ride the gator. What a mess! It's hard to pick just a few pictures to share from the things we've been into this summer, so here are a few from the beach.

Lovin' to run around

2010-04-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

I finally got a short clip of Wylie and Will playing chase. It is so funny. He just cracks up when we hide and then chase him.

So much fun

2010-04-20T18:09:00.000-07:00

We have been having so much fun with Wylie lately. He is learning new things daily and we continue to watch his personality blossom. He says quite a few words now. Besides Mama and Dada, he says more, book, up, out, moo (when you ask him what a cow says), and eat. I'm sure he's saying much more, but we just can't understand it yet. He "talks" nonstop and has no volume button. Everything is loud or louder! He loves being able to go outside now that it's warm. He collects rocks, eats dirt, and generally likes just wandering around the yard. I've been trying to post some videos, but apparently the ones I have tried to upload are too large. The one above is one of his funny things he's doing now. Be sure to catch the very beginning. He does this really exaggerated clap that is hilarious. Once he caught on to walking, the running came very quickly. He loves to be chased. I tried to upload a video of this, but it's not working. He's a lot to keep up with these days, but the exhaustion is worth all the fun!

1st Birthday

2010-02-27T19:39:00.000-08:00

Wylie's first birthday was great. We celebrated on the 18th with grandparents over for supper. Then on Saturday we had his blowout party. We were thankful for the beautiful day that it turned out to be! Wylie love his cake. I made him a lemon cake in a special size just for him. He ate A LOT of it. He kept looking around like, "Hey, isn't anybody going to stop me?" He also enjoyed opening presents. We did it gradually throughout the party. He loved the toys that made noises and of course he enjoyed getting more books.

Will and I agree that this has been the fastest year of our lives. Watching him grow has been such a joy.

And we're off!!!

2010-02-15T18:24:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since I updated everyone on what Wylie's been up to. That's because I've been busy chasing him! He is absolutely all over the place. He can get out of sight very quickly and into things just as fast. He still has a very big appetite and shows no signs of pickyness yet. He's started feeding himself with a spoon a little which he thinks is just hilarious. He loves making sounds with his mouth such as "smacking" his lips and clicking his tongue. Waving hasn't been a big thing for him. He can do it, but only when he really wants to. He says "Bye, bye", "Mama", "Dada" and "Baba"(for ball or bottle). Other than words, he "talks" all the time. He is actually pretty loud which is fine except for quiet places like church. He learned how to play catch in November and continues to improve his ball throwing skills! It's one of his favorite things to do. He continues to love reading books. He is definitely showing preference toward certain ones that we have to read every night. This past week he started giving kisses. He actually just opens his mouth and slobbers on whoever he is kissing, but we love it. Now, for the biggest life-changer...two weeks ago Wylie took his first steps. Up until this weekend he would just take a step here and there, but this weekend he really started getting brave. Now, wherever he has pulled up, he takes a few steps in the direction he is going next before going back to crawling. He's up to taking about 6 or 7 steps before he goes back down to the floor. I was not in a hurry for this to happen, but it is so cute to watch. He gets very excited and pleased with himself the further and further he goes. We are having so much fun with him each day. We can't belive he will be 1 this week.

1st Christmas

2009-12-30T18:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas was very special this year for all of us. Of course it was Wylie's first and we were able to pass on some traditions as well as begin some new ones. We went to many family gatherings and also spent time with friends during the holiday. Will and I did really well and didn't over buy for this guy, but somehow our living room is still full of toys! My sister, Alesha, bought him a Little People barn set. That was her favorite toy growing up and so far it looks like it might be his too. At this age, nothing holds his attention for very long, especially when he tries to follow us around the house (which happens a lot). Wylie is on the go these days. He's a fast crawler and easily pulls up on everything. He can let go and stand by himself for a couple of seconds too. He's trying his best to stay into trouble. It does no good to clean the floors because even when I do he finds the one speck of dirt the broom left behind. Wylie's best trick is that he can play catch. He's been doing it for a couple of months now. If you sit across from him and give him a ball he will throw it to you and you can throw it back and he will pick it up and throw it again. He has also started clapping which he does all the time and it is too cute. He mama and dada, but I still can't tell if it's on purpose, but he does day Bye, bye consistently when someone is leaving. He has several teeth now and eats everything we let him. He's not picky so far and has quite the large appetite. Even though he really didn't get Christmas and what it's all about, we had fun with him. For me, Christmas was more special than usual this year. Having an infant during Christmas and reflecting on what took place that first Christmas stayed with me throughout the season. Thinking about that babe in Bethlehem who was born to accomplish such a great cause while holding my little boy was truly magical.

Thanksgiving at the Beach

2009-12-04T18:28:00.000-08:00

We went to the Jekyll Island for the week of Thanksgiving with Will's family. We stayed the entire week. It was a nice break. The weather was a little too chilly for sitting on the beach, but we took lots of walks. Wylie enjoyed his first Thanksgiving dinner there. He definitely feasted! He's still eating anything you put in front of him. He's been moving around on his own for awhile now and pulling up on things. He figured out how to go up the step to our kitchen awhile back too, but after we got home from our trip he mastered going down the step which looks hilarious. He's starting to do a little wave with his whole arm which is pretty funny too. He's definitely making us laugh.

Fun Little Duck

2009-10-31T21:46:00.000-07:00

Will and I had way too much fun on Halloween afternoon taking Wylie around to "Trick or Treat". It was more like visiting since he's not into candy yet. His duck outfit was perfect. He's crawling all over the place now and the outfit had a little white tail on the backside. It was really funny to see it wiggle when he crawled.

The other cute boys in the picture with Wylie are our neighbors. They love him and they are precious as well.

Little Pumpkin

2009-10-05T11:55:00.001-07:00

This weekend we visited the local pumpkin patch with our friends Brandy and Carlton. The cute wagon is Carlton's. He let us use to to make pictures of Wylie in it.

OH So Cheesy!

2009-09-16T05:36:00.001-07:00

Here's a little update on what Wylie is doing these days:

Since my last post, Wylie has mastered sitting up. He can sit up for however long he wants to now. Most of the time this is until he sees a toy, or tag or water bottle that he wants to get to. Then he gets on his belly and rolls over to it or does a little commando crawl. His reflux is much better so he isn't so opposed to being on his stomach.

He likes some of his toys, mainly books, but more than that he likes the tags on anything. He prefers to play with tags, cups and water bottles more than actual toys.

He now has two bottom teeth that shine when he smiles. He has this new cheesy grin that makes me laugh.

He still loves to be outside so we take multiple walks in the yard each day.

He loves Cheerios and has starting picking them up on his own to feed himself. Sometimes he still misses his mouth! Entertaining.

He'll be 7 months old on Friday. Time is certainly flying by.

Wiggly Wylie

2009-08-13T06:19:00.000-07:00

Ever since Wylie has been out of the "newborn-sleeping all the time" mode he has been constantly moving. While anyone holds him, when he's in his carseat, when he's on the floor, or even when he's about to go to sleep, he's moving. Several people have called him Wiggly Wylie and it definitely fits. He's coming more and more into his own personality which I describe now as happy most of the time, but when he's mad, he's mad! He has a very bad temper, so luckily we don't see it that often.

I knew that he "talked" a lot but I didn't really realize how much until going to church several days in a row during revival. Apparently he didn't get the baby memo that you're supposed to sleep during church and let people hold you. He went to sleep one time for maybe 30 minutes. Other than that he talk to whoever was holding him, sang with whoever was singing, and I think did a little preaching too. He makes noises non-stop! Although the noises are very cute, he's a little loud.

Wylie's attribute that has always stood out has really changed...his hair! It is no longer the very dark brown that it was at birth. It's now very light and pretty much blonde. A good bit fell out on the top and sides of his head, but none in the front or back fell out. I couldn't stand the comb over any longer and I have trimmed it twice in the past month.

Wylie has no interest at all in being on his belly to play. He wants to be up where he can see everything. He is trying so hard to sit up and almost has it mastered. He can sit for a couple of minutes alone before toppling over on his face. Anytime he is laying down he is craning his neck to try to sit up. I've heard that they all do thing differently, so I guess this is his start to moving around on his own. Here are some pictures of him with his new trick. (I put the Boppy pillow around him when I take pictures so if he falls over he'll have a little cushion.)

A July of Firsts

2009-07-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

July has been filled with many fun summer activities. Wylie's personality is developing daily. He is in a phase (hopefully it's a phase) where he wants me to hold him all the time. He is fine with other people holding him too, but when I'm at home with him most of the day I'm the default. It's completely an attention thing. I have trouble being idle and dispite my attempts to multitask while holding him, not much is accomplished. I look forward to days when I have errands to run or grocery shopping to do. He behaves so well in public right now and since I have to be right there with him when we're out, he's happy. He sits well in his carseat or stroller and we get done what we need to do. He is quite the flirt with whoever will talk to him.

His first very own float, first 4th of July, first boat ride with Papa Chuck, first time at the lake, first Atlanta Braves game.

Summer Fun and Prunes

2009-06-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

In the past few weeks Wylie has been experiencing many new things. We bought a little plastic pool and we look oh so classy letting our baby swim naked in the front yard. It has been so much fun. I have been sitting his bath seat in the pool and letting him sit in it with his feet and bottom in the water. He loves to splash and to have water poured on him from a cup.

Last week he went to his first trade show in Greenville, SC. Will got him an Evergreen shirt made before he was born and he got to wear it for the first time.

This week Wylie had his four month check up. He weighs 15 pounds 6 ounces and is 25 inches long. The doctor wanted us to start him on one meal a day of oatmeal cereal, then add prunes, then we can introduce other veggies and move to two meals a day in addition to milk. He took the cereal very well. It was pretty uneventful. The prunes were a different story. SUPER MESSY! I think he likes them, but he wants to stick his hands in his mouth every time he takes a bite off the spoon. I quickly concluded that the best dining attire will be a diaper and bib.

Conversation

2009-06-12T13:50:00.000-07:00

Wylie is jabbering a lot these days. He's especially talkative after he's eaten and when he wakes up in the morning. He's changing so quickly and it's hard to believe he's almost four months old. If you have about two minutes check out his little noises in this video. My "holding the camera and trying to get him to smile at the same time" skills need a little work. Sorry it's shaky.

3 months

2009-05-18T04:43:00.000-07:00

Wylie is three months old today. It's hard to believe. He has doubled in size in that short time. When he was first born people said, "Oh, he's so little." He was not even seven pounds. Now people say, "Oh, he's a big one." Actually he's as average as he can get. At his two month doctor's appointment he was in the 50th percentile for his weight. His cheeks are getting fatter by the day and his smiles bigger by the minute.

We took a short trip to Savannah over the weekend. All these pictures were taken there. Last week he slept through the night every night, even on our trip! I'm ready to get him in his own room at night, but Will is not looking forward to it.

Wylie with cousin Jack in Savannah. They are pretty much the same size right now, but they feel so different to hold. Wylie is very wiggly and flexes every muscle he has when he's awake and picked up. He looks around and constantly kicks. Jack is much more relaxed. He's very calm most of the time and cuddles much more easily when he's awake. At this point they both seem to have their dad's personalities. Wylie, constantly moving, even a little hyper and Jack, relaxed and easy going. It's so fun to see their developing personalities.

On one of the squares in downtown Savannah. Wylie did great on his first road trip and hotel stay. We look forward to seeing him grow in the next three months.

Easter

2009-04-17T12:47:00.001-07:00

Wylie had a visit from the Easter Bunny, but didn't really appreciate what he brought. More than that, he didn't appreciate what I did with the things he brought...

Wylie and Jack

2009-04-07T17:53:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we got to meet cousin Jack for the first time. Katie, Tracy, and Jack visited. It was so much fun! Wylie and Jack look so completely different. It's crazy. In the past couple of weeks Wylie has really chunked up. He's at least 10 pounds now and new rolls are popping up everyday. Jack still has that newborn feel. He still balls up and is a little lighter than Wylie. We layed them on the floor beside each other and just watched them. Wylie apparently doesn't understand social rules because he had his hands all in Jack's face, but Jack didn't seem to care. He had sleeping to do! Will's cousin Beth and her family were also visiting. We always enjoy seeing them. Her kids are so sweet and loved on the babies too.

1 month old

2009-03-27T05:45:00.000-07:00

He's clean!

With Aunt Alesha

First trip to church. Love the little polo!

Wylie's Cousin Arrives

2009-03-09T07:12:00.000-07:00

Wylie was supposed to be born after his cousin if he hadn't decided to come early. Will's sister, Katie, was due February 22. On March 3rd, she and her husband, Tracy, welcomed Jackson Ross Cato to the family. He outweighed Wylie by a good bit at 8 pounds 4 ounces. They are all home and doing well. This is Jack with Grandma Debbie.

The Pictures Continue

2009-03-09T07:02:00.000-07:00

Right now his best pictures are taken in his swing. He loves it!

Is it wrong to say your newborn is a stud? I think it's that stunning, natural part.

Just another Wednesday...right...

2009-03-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

Once we got home from the hospital I knew everyone would want to see pictures so I put up pictures and never came back to post what actually happened the day Wylie was born. So, here's the full story.

I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, February 17th. After the appointment Will and I went to eat at Jason's Deli and I then went to a meeting for Babies Can't Wait which is my new source of a small income since I'm not returning to teach next school year. I felt a little cramping in my lower stomach and was uncomfortable throughout the entire meeting. I have heard that late in pregnancy when you are examined that cramps are common so I really didn't worry too much about it. Also during the meeting my feet were very hot and itchy, other than the normal swelling I had been experiencing the past few weeks. I ended up untying and loosening my shoes discretely under the table. (Thank goodness for New Balance 992 shoes that I wore the last 2 months almost everyday!) I think I rode home with the window down from the meeting and it was a pretty darn cold night. I went to bed pretty quickly after I got home, still not giving a second thought to the cramping or exhaustion.

Wednesday morning I didn't feel great, but at this point that was pretty normal. Will packed my peanut butter and jelly sandwich and I got ready and went to work. I wore flip flops even though it was pouring down rain because my feet were still hot. I still had the dull cramping, but whatever. As the morning went on I started to not be able to stand up straight. I told my parapro and friend, Crystal, what I was feeling. She recommend that I call my doctor's office and see what they said. I really didn't think it was a big deal, but I took her advice and called. The nurse left me on hold for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile I was video taping one of my students doing work with the intentions of sharing her accomplishments with her mother at a meeting that Friday. The nurse came back on the phone and told me I needed to meet my doctor at the hospital. All I could say was, "Really? You don't think this will go away?" She said go, so I ended my filming session, packed up my things, called Will to come get me (after briefly trying to decide if I should just take myself), and making my way up to the office to wait on Will. Of course all the ladies in the office were gathered around telling me to call to let them know what was going on. I reassured them that I was probably going to be told that I was constipated and would be returning to work in a few hours. No biggie. Will arrived at school with all our bags in tow. I definitely would not have loaded all our bags for this! We got to the hospital about 10:30 am, registered, and were sent to a room. I was told to change clothes and get in a bed to be monitored. I still was not planning on staying. The nurse (Diane) was wonderful. I know she thought I was crazy when she checked the fluid I had leaking and confirmed that it was my "water" leaking and I said, "So I'm really staying?" She said, "Yes, you are having a baby today." I couldn't believe it. We wanted to be surprised, but I still had two very important meetings to take care of on Friday! That was 10:45 am and I was 3 cm. I decided I should probably call my mama and tell her. I got all hooked up to the monitors, then they unhooked the cords so they could monitor me wireless. Will and I began our trek up and down the halls. I walked A LOT. As a couple of hours went by, those dull cramps progressed into very distinct contractions (more of what I expected). The contractions were much easier to handle when I was walking around. My doctor came in at 2:30 pm and I was 5 cm. My water still had not broken, so she did it for me. After that, I couldn't get out of the bed. My contractions progressed even further. Not very pleasant! I did not want to go into labor with any certain expectations, so I was not set on any certain plan for pain except breathing. I just couldn't decide about an epidural. At 3:30 pm I was 6 cm. After that, I decided to get the epidural because the contractions were pretty rough. So, we went through the whole process and it turned out to be a complete waste of time. It was TOO LATE. I had to start pushing at 4:35 pm because the baby was ready to get here. The epidural had no effect at all (even after the birth, it just didn't work for me). Apparently I have a pretty high pain tolerance. Will was by my side the entire time and did a fantastic job of not getting on my nerves! He was great! At 5:27 pm (in the middle of a bad storm and tornado watch) the doctor held up the baby for Will to see and he told me "It's a boy!" After Will cut the cord, they placed him right on my chest so I could see him better. He had a full head of dark hair. The first thing I thought was that he wasn't wrinkled. I expected him to be all blotchy and wrinkled, but he had a very good complexion (not that any of that matters). We knew if we had a boy we'd name him after Will, but we really just decided that week on what we'd call him and how we'd spell it. On February 18, 2009 we go to meet William Crane Ross, III "Wylie". I guess it's a good thing Will threw all our stuff in the truck before picking me up from school!

More Pictures

2009-02-24T16:28:00.001-08:00

Welcome Wylie

2009-02-23T17:57:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to get some pictures up. I'll post the whole story later. William Crane Ross, III "Wylie" was born on Wednesday, February 18th at 5:27. He weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has a TON of dark hair and a strong set of lungs. We came home Friday ad are doing well.

Friend Shower

2009-02-16T14:14:00.000-08:00

Sharon Hulsey, Brandy Hale, me, Emily Roach, Crystal Brank

Crystal wanted to do a shower at her house. Brandy, Emily, and Sharon helped her. It was a mixed group of people that were a lot of fun. I thought the gifts would never end! I have wonderful friends!

School Shower

2009-02-13T18:29:00.000-08:00

Malcom Bridge Elementary. Baby shower times three! All three of us are due within a few weeks of each other.

Church Shower

2009-02-13T18:28:00.001-08:00

First Shower

2009-02-13T18:21:00.000-08:00

January 17th was my first shower. It was family, given by my aunts. They have to have a theme, so since I'm using Eric Carle art in the nursery they went with The Hungry Caterpillar. Very, very cute. All the food was what they caterpillar ate in the book.

Changes

2009-01-25T14:46:00.000-08:00

Although we expect many changes in the coming weeks, this week we had a very unexpected change. Our beloved cat, Herman, passed away on Friday. Herman was perfectly fine until sometime Tuesday when he started having seizures. Will took him to the vet Wednesday morning. There they ran many different tests on him and monitored him closely. None of the tests showed anything. He died in his sleep Thursday night or Friday morning probably from a seizure that he could not come out of.

Herman was found near the nursery in June 2005, about a month after Will and I were married. Will's parents kept him at their house while we were gone on our honeymoon waiting to see if someone would take him. We decided while we were gone that we would give him a chance. We brought him to our house soon after we returned home and he has lived with us ever since. Although we know that in less than six weeks we will be occupied with a new baby to take care of, right now our house seems very empty. Herman was a companion to both of us, a part of our family, and our house is not the same without him scratching at the window wanting in, keeping us warm on the couch, sticking his nose in our breakfast, or crowding one of us out of the bed at night. He is sorely missed by us both.

If you want to see more pictures of Herman you can go to my Picasa album at http://picasaweb.google.com/home?tab=mq

7 weeks to go!

2009-01-14T18:44:00.000-08:00

Today we had a check-up and we had also scheduled an extra ultrasound just for fun. We had 30 minutes for the technician to just play around and see if she could get some good pictures of the baby. She focused on the face, hands and feet since we don't want to know if it's a boy or a girl. It was a little disappointing because the baby kept his face nestled in part of the placenta and we couldn't get a really clear picture. Apparently he's a nose picker! While we were watching him it looked like he was picking his nose. Very entertaining. Since he is moving around so much more than last time we had an ultrasound it was even more exciting to watch the screen. I know he will start moving less in the coming weeks since he's beginning to run out of space. I'm not looking forward to that so much because I like being able to feel him move around almost all the time. The estimated weight they gave us at this point is 5.8. It looks like he's going to be chunker!

Finally, nursery pictures!

2008-12-24T10:28:00.000-08:00

Will, with the help of his dad, began working on the nursery soon after we told about the baby. Will painted, put up a chair rail, installed new doors and a new light fixture. The main "construction" has been done for awhile, it's when I started decorating that things slowed down. Since we're not finding out if we're having a boy or a girl I tried to go neutral, but colorful. I don't really like themes and just wanted solid colors for the bedding. I love the Eric Carle books and found puzzles that are characters from some of his books. I put together the puzzles, sealed them and framed them. Those are the picture on the walls. My Nannan did most of the bedding. She made the quilt, bed skirt, and curtain for the window. She outdid herself once again. Will's dad made the beautiful bookshelf in the corner that I'm sure will be filled in no time with books, picture and toys. Mama and Daddy gave me the rocking chair that I've already fallen asleep in once! After countless opinions from Mama and Alesha I finally decided to leave the furniture where it is now. Now all we need is a baby!

Graduation

2008-12-22T19:33:00.001-08:00

Thankfully, I finished up my Master's before the baby arrived. It was a lot of work, but hopefully worth it in the long run. It made it much easier going through it with the same girls, Jessica, Gini and Cari. Will is especially excited for me to be done. Maybe I'll do some cooking now!

Early Christmas

2008-12-22T19:26:00.000-08:00

Jake was leaving to go home to Missouri, so we exchanged gifts early. He's obviously counting on the little guy being a Georgia Bulldog!

It just keeps growing and growing...

2008-12-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

12 weeks 14 weeks

18 weeks 21 weeks 24 weeks

Well, somebody in there is definitely getting bigger!

21 Weeks

2008-10-23T13:46:00.000-07:00

So we're half way! Last week (at the actual half way mark) we went for the ultrasound where everything gets measured and checked. I looked forward to this time because I had not seen how big the baby actually is since less than 8 weeks, so I knew it would be way different. They have a TV in the room so you don't have to look at the technician's monitor to see what's going on, you just look at the TV. The tech was just doing the regular black and white ultrasound that we've all seen. We had told her we didn't want to know if it was a boy or a girl, so there wasn't much talking or anything going on. She measured everything she needed to and told us what each thing was as she went. When she was finished with all that she switched the mode of her machine over to 4D. Oh my goodness. It was so cool! We could actually see what it looks like, not just a black and white hollow outline. It didn't move around too much. Will said I ate too much Mexican food for lunch and put it to sleep. It was good it didn't move a lot and end up showing us something we didn't want to see! It kept putting it's hands over it's face and would turn in toward me, away from the ultrasound wand, so we never got a full view of the face. The tech ended up talking to us a lot and printed us tons of pictures. He or she is not letting me forget it's there these days. Not only is it really making my belly stick out, but it's moving around a lot. Will finally was able to feel it move this weekend. Nursery pictures will be up soon, unless I forget! I've definitely got pregnancy brain going on. I can't remember anything!

17 weeks

2008-09-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

I've been to the doctor twice now. Both times we got to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. It's so good to hear and I wish I could go every week to hear it. When we saw the first doctor last week. She was very nice and said in another four weeks that we would be able to have the 30 minute ultrasound and find out the sex. She was very excited when we told her we did not want to find out the sex!

I think I felt the first evident movement this week. It felt like someone flicked me in the lower belly. I poked at my stomach the rest of the night to try to get the little thing to move again, but apparently he or she has inherited some stubbornness. I'm sure I'll be feeling more than I can handle pretty soon!

Beach Trip

2008-09-04T16:56:00.000-07:00

In July we went to St. George Island, FL for vacation with Will's family. The girly wardrobe and pose was totally unplanned!

Baby's first plane ride

2008-09-04T15:23:00.000-07:00

June- I flew out to Omaha, Nebraska to watch Alesha's boyfriend, Jake, play in the College World Series. I was hoping, but didn't know at the time, that I was pregnant. It was a fun, long weekend in Omaha and then I drove back across the country to come home with Alesha, Mama, Daddy, and Mudd (the dog). This is getting a little crazy technical, but the baby got to see his "Crazy Uncle Jake" play baseball!

Exciting Summer

2008-08-16T05:38:00.000-07:00

Although my summer has been over for a week and a half now with school starting, it's been an exciting one. I spent a lot of time on work for my master's, but all of that was drown out starting in the beginning of July. We planned to go to the beach with Will's parents. Katie and Tracy were also going to be there with Tracy's family. The day after we got there Katie told us that she is going to have a baby on February 22! We were very excited to be first time aunt and uncle, but at the same time were painfully biting our tongues because... we were TOO! We had speculated our due date to be February 25. Although we had not been to the doctor yet and had mixed pregnancy test results, we just knew. Through all the excitement and talk, we managed to keep our secret for eight weeks before telling our parents. By this point I had been to the doctor and they gave me the due date of March 6th. My parents were very surprised and excited. Will's were in shock and disbelief. We gave them cheesy gifts and they completely did not get it. They thought the gifts were in celebration of Katie's baby. After giving them to them, Will and I looked at each other and said, "They don't get it." When Will explained, they both dropped their jaws to the floor and I think there was also a little squeal let out. After it sank in Will's mom said, "It's like having twins!" It's still so crazy to us how close together this all is going to take place. We asked our parents and sisters to keep our news to themselves for a few more weeks as I ate often in secret and tried to wear disguising clothing. Over the past week we have told our close friends and family so now our secrets is not so much a secret anymore! Will went to the doctor with me this week and got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. He was completely in awe and now is more excited than ever. I am 11 weeks and growing and feel so incredibly blessed.

Set Up

2008-08-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

I'm just setting up this blog. I hope this will allow us to share what's going on in our lives with our family and friends!