Catching up...

LOTS has happened since I last posted! We found out at the end of April that we are having ANOTHER girl! :) I'm 28 weeks today so in TWO weeks we will have our 3D ultrasound and I'm so excited. I can't wait to see what she looks like!

Her name will be Alivia Hope! She is expected to arrive in 77 days! HOLY MOLY! I can't wait to meet her! And neither can her sisters! :) 

Addison turned 2 on May 20th. We celebrated her birthday here at the house with family and close friends! The kids had a blast! Her favorite gift was her Minnie Mouse stuffed "baby doll" and Minnie Mouse bathing suit! :) And her Minnie Mouse earrings from momma and daddy! See a theme yet? She has grown so much from birth! She weighed 24 lbs and 29 inches long at her 2 year check-up. A couple days ago, she weighed 29 lbs and was 31.5 inches tall! She is talking up a storm! She can pretty much say ANYTHING she wants to and does...anything she wants! Haha! Her and Annslee get along great, for the most part, but I think every sibling has their moments! They love each other and don't like being apart for very long! Addison is VERY protective of her sister, even when the need isn't there. The other night at church, Addison went to class with me and Annslee and everytime another child would play with Annslee, Addison would walk over and say "Leave my sister alone!" Pointing her finger the whole time, and while it's adorable, I tried to explain that I love that she is protective but as long as Annslee is laughing and smiling she doesn't have to be mean or her sister will never keep friends! She LOVES talking to Alivia..even though I don't know if she actually "gets" that their is an actual baby in my belly! We've been talking about her for so long, I think she thinks we are nuts! Haha! I can't wait to see how she reacts to Alivia when she gets here! 

New Ride...a must

Our family is going from two kids and two adults to three kids and two adults ALL the time now, and four kids and two adults, half the time.....soooo instead of buying gas for two vehicles and driving two vehicles everywhere our family goes because our little car wouldn't hold us anymore just didn't seem like the smart thing to do. So on April 9th, Marshall and I traded in our 2005 Corolla for a 2005 Chevy Tahoe. It seats 8! Not only will it carry our family but other people can ride with us places!! Woo Hoo! So far, I'm very satisfied with it. I really, really wanted to stay with a Toyota and get a Toyota Sequioa but that just wasn't in our budget. I'll get that later on in life when I'm back to working full time and I'm taxi-ing my kids around to their different events!

3rd row!

Sunroof!

Napier's New Ride!

While we were in Hot Springs to purchase a new vehicle, we had friends that were up there for the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather. So we joined them at the lake house and took a ride on their boat and enjoyed some great fellowship! We even went out to eat with them....even though Baby A did NOT like the meal! *Sigh*

Allergies to Eggs.

I'm no doctor, but I'm no idiot either. But if your face looks like the below pictures, after TOUCHING the inside of an egg shell...chances are you allergic to eggs. Despite what your doctor told you. Take some Benadryl!

Maybe 10 minutes after we caught her playing with empty egg shells!

Her sister, who has had a positive egg allergy test, didn't have a reaction!!

After two doses of 1/4 tsp Benadryl, given 30 minutes apart (1/2 tsp in all)

She got to sleep with momma and daddy this night...because it was a scary, scary even for us. Her face was more swollen than Annslee's when Annslee touched the peanut butter and had a reaction! Thank God she's fine today! And we are avoiding eggs in her diet!

Preschool in the Fall.

The first day of April, Annslee and I had a mother daughter day! We took Addison to mamaw and papaw's house and we went to Warren to fill out her paperwork to start preschool in the fall. She's going to be attending ABC Preschool. The administrator assured us that they were a peanut free school so we should have no issues there. They will have to substitute something for her on the days they have breakfast with eggs and fish. She was sooo excited! She kept saying on the way over there, "I am going to school momma!!." Haha! She got to play while I filled out her forms and she was upset that she didn't get to stay longer! When I buckled her into her carseat, she asked where was her school. I told her this was it..."I wanna go again momma!" My little 7 lb 3 oz bouncing baby girl is growing up!! TOOO FAST! She still asks when she can go back! :-)

Sneak peek of Baby # 3

Tuesday, March 29th I had my first appointment with my new doctor (Dr Wharton) and after he couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler, he sent me to hospital for an ultrasound. All was well and the baby was jumping and kicking and bouncing, which is probably why we couldn't hear the heartbeat by doppler because the baby was soooo active! :-) Thankfully we got a few good shots despite the moving and shaking the baby was doing! And the ultrasound said that she suspects girl but can't be positive until the baby is a little further along. :-)

MIA

I know I've been MIA here lately and WAAAY behind on posts but I've been bogged down with morning sickness and no energy. By no energy I mean not even enough energy to even open the computer to get on it and that's some serious low energy. I'm 11 weeks today so I'm praying and hoping and wishing that a little teeny tiny bit of energy returns soon. It's taken me 4 days to do 5 loads of laundry and sweep and mop...usually that's not even a days work! *sigh* I can't remember the last time I cooked supper....or had the energy too! Last Monday, my mom came over to visit and wound up cooking supper for us that night! It was delicious and I'm so grateful for her!

I am so grateful for this pregnancy and can't wait to find out what our little baby is and start shopping! :-) I know all the "suffering" will be worth it in the end! I'm also excited to feel the baby move inside my belly and for Annslee and Addison to feel their baby sister or brother move!

Annslee last night was touching my belly last night and asking if the baby was okay and when she could feel it. I love watching her love grow for this new baby! That makes all the sickness worth it!! :-)

First OB appointment and Ultrasound.

Exactly 3 years to the day that Annslee was born, I went to my 3rd, first OB appointment! Routine blood work was ordered and we scheduled our first ultrasound for Feb 21.

On the morning of my first ultrasound, my mom was supposed to me at the hospital to help me with the girls during the ultrasound. She got called into work that morning and Marshall was working so I called my great friend, Tonya Rawls to sit with the girls. She wound up taking the girls to the park across town while I waited to register for my ultrasound and to have it done. Marshall was able to come...for 10 minutes and then had to leave to go back to work! Oh well. Thankfully my mom was able to take a break and come to the appointment! By my last period, I was 6 weeks and 6 days and by ultrasound the baby measure 6 weeks and 3 days! I haven't been back to the doctor, yet, since the ultrasound so I don't know if the doctor will change the due date or not yet. Heart beat was 124 and it was so priceless to see that beating heart. Tonya is also a ultrasound tech and she said she would do an ultrasound for us around 9 weeks so we could see more and then at the time we could tell what the baby is!