I still can't believe it...

We had our 20 week sono today and baby looks great and healthy!
I absolutely couldn't believe it, but
It's a GIRL!!!
We are so excited. We've had lots of questions about names - not sure yet, but we'll let you know when we decide!

We're still here...

Caleb is very excited to share his summer with you! He's been very busy and there's good reason why I haven't blogged in so long...
Caleb is going to be a big brother! I'm 18 weeks pregnant right now, due at the end of February. I haven't blogged at all or done much of anything else this summer because this pregnancy was pretty rough for the first several months. I thought all the nausea etc was bad the first time around, but this one was even worse. So I mostly layed on the couch all day trying to take care of Caleb, which wasn't easy considering I was on some seriously strong meds and couldn't even drive for about 6 weeks. Anyhow, we had some really amazing people helping us out, taking Caleb, cooking meals, doing laundry etc. Thank you to each of you - you know who you are.

It was so much fun telling Marc - he was completely surprised! When Marc proposed he gave me a single red rose and said he hoped I'd grow even more fond of Roses, so I gave him a single red rose and told him I hoped he was still fond of roses, because we were adding another to the family. The look of shock on his face was priceless.
Caleb got to go to the farm a couple of times this summer. He loves riding the 4-wheelers
and especially loves playing in the water

Caleb also went to a Rough Riders game

and to the zoo a couple of times. He loved seeing the animals and making all the noises.

Caleb starting making this "oh" face any time he thinks something is really cool...

Hopefully I can post more pics, or even a video, soon. One of the best things that came out of me not feeling well all summer was that I sat and read to Caleb a lot. He knows about 20 body parts, 40 animal sounds and hand motions, and can say at least 15 words pretty clearly.

The animal sounds are hilarious...I'll try to get it on video and post soon!

1 year pictures

These first pictures I took in some nearby bluebonnets, just on a whim one day, but I think some of them turned out really well!

And the rest of the pictures my dad took at the arboretum a few weeks ago!

Just read the shirt...

Master Walker Am I!

Day at the Park

Caleb loves being outdoors, and now that we have such beautiful weather, you can find us at the park most days! This was the first time he's ever played at a park, and he loved it. He tried out walking in his new tenniesMastered going down the slide...And then turned right around and climbed back up! I don't know why I'm always so surprised when he does new things, but I just couldn't believe that he could physically climb all the way back up to the top of the slide. Seriously, I didn't help him at all - just had my hand behind him in case he slipped. My little monkey never ceases to amaze me!We finished the day with a relaxing swing...also a firstAnd I'm pretty sure he thouroughly enjoyed that, too!

Fun at Gramps and Grammy's

Caleb loves to go to his Gramps and Grammy's house...

He gets to play in the foutain and get all wet...After an outfit change...Grammy gives him some of her strawberries and cool whip...yummCaleb is learning to feed himself with a spoon...obviously he's mastering that skill....at least when there's whipped cream involved! Then he discovered Grammy's camera case, which he was pretty excited about
He studied it....and carried it around so proudly...
The funniest part was that he carried it around like his own little purse, and he was SO excited about it. But hey, you can't blame him. He does spend all day around his mama after all :)