Ben's Getting Jiggy With It

Ben is doing his happy dance because we found out what we are having.

It's a...

...BOY! We went to the Doctor today for some tests and got some exciting news! We have learned that we have a VERY ACTIVE little BOY full of energy! There wasn't one moment during the ultrasound that he was still. And I promise that I have been steering clear of caffeine. It was amazing to see our baby grow from just a little spot on the screen with a heartbeat to where he was today. A complete little baby boy. Ben couldn't stop grinning the entire time and is already preparing himself for our unruly little bundle. He is positive based on the activity that we saw today that this little boy will be following in his Daddy's footsteps and will be a complete terror from the moment he enters the world, not to mention a teacher's worst nightmare. He's already determined that we have to monitor what he eats and take care not to overstimulate him and is currently trying to figure out which method of discipline will be best suited for him. All decided at 4 months in the womb. Meanwhile, for the first time I am able to really start looking at baby bedding and furniture. It's so exciting!

The News is Out!

Everyone finally knows that we are expecting our little addition in July! Currently our due date is July 28th, but I already feel fat so we'll see about that! Ben and I found out our exciting news on November 19th when we were only 4 weeks along, then we announced it to our family around Thanksgiving. Everyone is absolutely thrilled and we got the occasional "Well, it's about time you've been married 7 and a half years!" This ultrasound was at 7 weeks, but we've just reached 12 weeks. Ben is force-feeding me healthy food and it was so hard going through the holidays with all of that yummy food thinking that I should be eating an apple when rocky road candy tasted so much better! But don't worry, Ben's making sure that I eat plenty of fruit and yogurt and stay away from sugar. He's convinced that our child will be born with ADD because of his genes and my sweet tooth. However, what he doesn't know won't hurt him!

Playing Hard

Lucy's new best friend is Charlie. Charlie is a King Charles Cavalier that belongs to my brother, Chad. He and Lucy played so hard together that we actually caught them napping in Chad's lap. There weren't too many lulls in doggy laps around the house, but here was one of them. It's just too precious not to post! So sad for Lucy, but now that Charlie has gone home, she is going through doggy depression. She misses her buddy and walks up to Charlie's room looking for him every morning.

Going to the Dogs

Tug-of-War was a holiday favorite at our house this year. Our house went to the dogs as we had a house full of family and 4 little four-legged friends running around. Of course, Lucy was determined to be friends with all of them! Her sense of humor in playing Tug-of-War was a little different from the other dogs, though. She would take a toy to another dog for them to play Tug with her, but Charlie and Tisha had other ideas and wanted to keep it. One great thing worked in her favor, she was the biggest of all...and the one with the most energy. What a shock! They provided all of the entertainment for the rest of us!

I'm the Boss

Alex is telling Lucy how it is! She just follows him around and wants to be wherever he is when he's here. Aren't they adorable together! Lucy and Alex played so hard with Ben that Alex just pooped out.

Christmas is coming!

I know it's a little early, but I love the first signs of Christmas! The stores begin to bring out their decorations and every once in a while, you hear a holiday song on the radio. Since we are going out of town for Thanksgiving and we are hosting our first Christmas dinner the first week after that, I realized that I had to go ahead and put up our decorations or it wouldn't get done. So, after some help from Mom putting up the trees and wrapping the banisters, a Tree Trimming party with the girls while the guys played cards, and a couple of nights working on things by myself, it's FINISHED! Well, almost...it's too early to decorate the yard, so that's not done yet. But, what a relief to see it up and know that I get to enjoy it for the next 6 weeks! Now...the shopping part, that's a different story.