Its a boy!

Well I am 20 weeks along, and we went for our 2nd ultrasound on Wednesday. Baby #2 is a boy and is developing right on track! We couldn't be more excited and feel like the luckiest people in the world!

Maddie is doing great. She is talking all the time, running, climbing, hugging, kissing, laughing and be the best kid she can be. We have finally realized that she is no longer a baby, but now a TODDLER! She has acutally suprised me on a few occasions by sneaking up on top of the coffee table to surf... Mike took her for her first haircut since my last post also.

Mike is doing great also. Busy is steady at the restruant. He is actually in the process of a outside paint job now, that is changing the entire face of the store.

Late Sept. Happenings

Well just sitting here listening and watching Mike and Maddie read/sing the Wheels on the Bus, Maddie's favorite book.  She is so cute.  Not much happening here this month.  We are awaiting the end of the month when we find out what sex the new baby is.Maddie has moved out of the crib and into the toddler bed.  She is working on week 2 with out incident of any kid.  YEAH!!! We are trying to get her ready for the twin bed in her new room by March.

Pictures: The first picture in the blog is Maddie playing with her Mega Blocks, she loves building tall towers. Next his daddy's girl helping dad convert her crib to toddler bed. Ms. Handy knows how to work a screwdiver already. And last but not least in terrible two's come early, with Maddie having a little meltdown :)

Fall is approaching

We had our first ultrasound for Baby 2 on Friday. Everything is looking great, the baby is measuring at 12 weeks. The doctor would like another ultrasound at 17 weeks, when we anticipate finding out the baby's gender.

We have had a couple of great weekends since my last post. Aug.28 dad came to visit with us. We had a relaxing weeked full of icecream at Dairy Queen and putting up a swing on the back porch for Maddie.

The following weekend Sarah and Mike came to visit. Their trip was again relaxing and fun. We visited the beach and the aquarium, toured downtown New Bern and finished the weekend off with a trip to Dairy Queen.

Summers End

The summers is over in our house. School has started back and we are all adjusting to our new (old) schedules. We recently had a visit down to Fayetteville, to see the Wilkerson/Sines family. While there, we got to see Mikes brothers, sister, and mother, and our sister in law. We had a good time catching up with everyone,and Maddie had the best time playing with Ollie the neighbors dog!

Not much else going on right now. We are expecting a visit from Sarah and Mike Martin in early September, and are excited about that.

Baby #2 is doing well at 8 weeks gestational age. I am feeling fine physically, but having a hard time with hormones this go around. Happy one minute, sad the next, and possible irritated the next, hahahaha. Wish Mike luck!

The picture is of our great neighbors and Maddie being great helps cleaning the living room floor !

July was a busy month. Mike and I have both been working very hard, but have each had time to go our seperate ways for vacations with friends. Earlier in July Mike went with Matt and some friends (Tom and Dan) to Las Vegas for a boys trip. It seems as though they had fun gambling, seeing the sights, and catching a show.

Maddie and I just got home from St. Louis. We too, had a great trip. We visited with our friends, Sarah, Chip and Alex Duello. We got to go to a Cardinals baseball game and to the zoo. Best of all though we got to play with Sarah and Alex a lot!

Maddie is doing great. She is growing like a weed. She seems to get smarter each day!!!! She is playing all over the house and outside, and is quite the dare devil when it comes to exploring.

I am feeling great, and go to my first doctor visit on Friday. The nurses that I have seen up until this point say that the baby's due date is around April 4th. Since I had a Csection last time they will do one this time and will schedule it for a week prior to due date.

Stay tuned for more....

Tacos, Beach, and Pregnancy

So I made this delicious batch of soft tacos for dinner tonight and Maddie loved them and so did I.  These are low fat, high fiber, great for weight watchers folks.  9 servings, 5 pts. each

1lb of lean ground turkey
1 onion (chopped)
1 small can of carrots (chopped)
9 5inch whole wheat tortillas
taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
you can spice it up with chili's, etc.
1. Sautee onion in EVOO
2. Ground turkey, drain
3. Add Carrots and beans and taco seasoning 
4. Cook  like you would regular taco meatThen scoop and roll in tortilla

Maddie loved them!!!!!Enjoy the pics of her eating dinner tonight and playing around with Mike in the kitchen. On Saturday, while my mom was here, Maddie broke her fear of the ocean. She not only loved playing in the wet sand, but eventually ventured down to the water and played a bit... with me close at hand. Also another bit of news... Mike and I are going to be having another baby! We are only about 5 weeks along at this point. But couldn't be more excited. Stay tuned for more info on Baby 2.

We're back!

Finally got our new computer and man is it great!!!! Since my last post in May a lot has happened. Most recently, though a congratulations is in order to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin. Thats right my sister Sarah got married on July 11th.

Maddie has been growing like a weed and is just about running around the house. We have finally invested in cabinet locks for the kitchen to keep her from playing with every pot and pan we have got. She now has 9 teeth, the front four on top and bottom and one molar coming in.

Mike has been working hard, trying to maintain and build sales at the store. And I have been working at Maddie's daycare this summer, working with the school age summer camp kids.

I promise to post more frequently from now on. I have kinda slacked off in the past months. I know that there are a lot of family and friends who check online to get updated pics of Maddie and us.