Wednesday morning we were able to have the BIG ultrasound. We were so excited to find out if we were adding a little boy or a little girl to our family. The boys were all in agreement that they wanted a boy. Emily and I finally agreed on something, and that was that we wanted a little girl. There are several babies due in the ward around the same time, of those I knew that the Hardys had Luke, Ellis' are having a boy, and Ramseys are having a little girl.
Over 3 years ago I figured that we were finished having babies, so I gathered all my boy clothes that Jaron had grown out of, and everything Emily had outgrown, bedding, blankets, toys, and carseats, and filled my garage and invited over everyone I could think of who may have use for anything, and said "take what you can use!"
A couple weeks ago I was with Anne looking at her cute little girl clothes, so I came home and dug thru my keepsake bin and found that I had in fact a few girl clothes left. That got me thinking, "Oh, I remember when Emily wore this: It would be so fun to have another little girl."
A week or two prior to this I had a dream that we were having a boy, but I figured "I am only right about half the time, so maybe it will be a girl." I know that sounds funny, of course I would only be right 50% of the time: It is either a boy or a girl, but I really have been right. Nate and Emily I knew what they were, I was wrong about Jaron, I had convinced myself that he would be a girl.
We were going thru the ultrasound, and at first she couldn't see the gender because the baby's legs were up over the head with the feet crossed. Then later when she checked, the legs were closed tightly and tucked under the bum. We really thought that we would go thruout the pregnancy without knowing, but then the tech said "Okay, try to go to the bathroom, and the baby may move positions."
Then as soon as she put the little monitor back on my belly she said "This baby is a BOY!" "Yep, nobody could talk me out of that, he is definatly a boy!" Sean and I both smiled, and Emily said, "No, I don't want another brother, I want a sister!" We laughed, because she was tired and grumpy, and we reassured her that she will love him when he comes. "The only way I want a brother is if we name him Lucas!", she said. Needless to say it was a long ride home for her.
As the afternoon wore on she got more and more used to it. When the boys got home the first thing they said is "Is it a boy or a girl?" Sean and I had blown up blue balloons with a blue "It's a boy" sign that we put in thier room. We let them go in to get the news. We asked the kids what we should name the baby. Jaron said "Max." Nathan said Ethan. Emily said Travis-----What??? I thought you wanted Lucas! No, now she wants Travis! Girls--So emotional!!!
So we are thrilled that we are being blessed with a boy! Now, to find a name......
Friday, September 18, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Life in general
It has been a kind of crazy life! I have been quite sick with this pregnancy, and I was thinking, man, it has been almost a year since I have felt well! Last year I was dealing with hitting my head and migraines, and now I am dealing with pregnancy and migraines.
I fear that I am not handling my trials very well. Unfortunatly I have had to depend on Sean and Nate a lot for household responsibilities. To top it off, I have not been able to make it to all church meetings for a few months, and any for a few weeks!
It is crazy, the kids are back in school again. Summer just flew by. I did not go camping with the family, and the family only got to go once.
The economy has slowed down fairly dramatically. We have taken mandatory time off of work, and are currently laid off and on an on call basis. This pay period will not be too bad, as Sean was gone 12 days, home 2, and gone 4 more, that brings its own challenges, but we are greatful for the work. Other times, you may only get 1 day in 2 weeks, so you just make the most of what there is to offer.
Luckily, Sean was able to train for the bus garage, so when he is not on call for the AVCenter, he can be available for the bus garage. He is such a wonderful hardworking man. I really love and appreciate all he does for me and the kids. I must have done something good in heaven to deserve him!
Nate is loving his new teacher and classmates. I think he likes being the big man on campus. That is good, because next year is Jr. High! YIKES!! He of course is cruising thru the lessons, but luckily he is doing well socially which is every mothers desire.
Jaron is in a great class. His biggest complaint is that he is "girl-locked" meaning his desk is surrounded by girls! I figure if any body can deal with that it is him. (He is kind of a ladies man!--he is so cute!)
Emily has been my little buddy. She loves playing game cube, jumping off the deck onto the tramp, and when I am sick, she brings me water and crackers! When I get my migraines, I cannot watch the kids, so I bring them inside, and if it is just her with me, I have her come in my room and watch TV while I wait for it to pass. She is such a sweetheart! I cannot imagine life without her or her brothers or Sean. I do feel truly blessed.
She got to start a new preschool this year. It is taught by the mothers, and it is just kids in the neighborhood. It is a lot of fun. I will end up teaching 5 weeks (10 times) this year. It is a lot of work to keep 7 4 and 5 year olds happy, but it is good. I totally could not do it everyday, unless I got a boatload of extra energy!
We get to find out the sex of the baby tomorrow! We are thrilled. Emily and I are hoping for a girl, and the boys are hoping for a boy! I know that when we find out it will be like we always wanted a (whatever it is!) .
Our names we are thinking are:
Girl
Brynlee
Rhylan
McKenna
Laurel
Lauren
Boy
Jonah
Jonas
Elijah
Ethan
We thought Nate would be an Andrew or Hunter. On the way to the hospital we were talking about names and thought, those don't seem quite right. Then we came up with Nathan.
We were pretty sure Jaron would be Jaron, but we also liked Jacob and Joshua.
Emily was going to be Rebekkah or Elizabeth. When I think of a Rebekkah, I think of a beautiful girl with black hair. We knew she would be beautiful, but with Sean and I, we also knew she would not have black hair. For Elizabeth, my aunt Lani chimed in and said, "Oh no, she will be teased and called Lizzie Gordon! I had not heard the saying Lizzie Borden about a girl who killed her parents, but I figure life is too tough, why add one more thing to be teased about! PLUS what parent wants to risk it! haha Just kidding! When she came to us so sweet and delicate, we knew she needed a name to match. While we had an Emily in the family, we went ahead with the name anyway--little would we know that 4 years later we would be neighbors! My grandma Phelps was so excited: "You named her after my mother! I always loved that name!" I was surprized, luckily my response was "YES!"
I guess to make a long story short, 2 of the 3 names of our kids were not even on the list until we were at the hospital, so while we do have a list, the baby still could be named anything!
Well this has been fun, but I am starting to feel the beginnings of my next headache! Shoot!
I fear that I am not handling my trials very well. Unfortunatly I have had to depend on Sean and Nate a lot for household responsibilities. To top it off, I have not been able to make it to all church meetings for a few months, and any for a few weeks!
It is crazy, the kids are back in school again. Summer just flew by. I did not go camping with the family, and the family only got to go once.
The economy has slowed down fairly dramatically. We have taken mandatory time off of work, and are currently laid off and on an on call basis. This pay period will not be too bad, as Sean was gone 12 days, home 2, and gone 4 more, that brings its own challenges, but we are greatful for the work. Other times, you may only get 1 day in 2 weeks, so you just make the most of what there is to offer.
Luckily, Sean was able to train for the bus garage, so when he is not on call for the AVCenter, he can be available for the bus garage. He is such a wonderful hardworking man. I really love and appreciate all he does for me and the kids. I must have done something good in heaven to deserve him!
Nate is loving his new teacher and classmates. I think he likes being the big man on campus. That is good, because next year is Jr. High! YIKES!! He of course is cruising thru the lessons, but luckily he is doing well socially which is every mothers desire.
Jaron is in a great class. His biggest complaint is that he is "girl-locked" meaning his desk is surrounded by girls! I figure if any body can deal with that it is him. (He is kind of a ladies man!--he is so cute!)
Emily has been my little buddy. She loves playing game cube, jumping off the deck onto the tramp, and when I am sick, she brings me water and crackers! When I get my migraines, I cannot watch the kids, so I bring them inside, and if it is just her with me, I have her come in my room and watch TV while I wait for it to pass. She is such a sweetheart! I cannot imagine life without her or her brothers or Sean. I do feel truly blessed.
She got to start a new preschool this year. It is taught by the mothers, and it is just kids in the neighborhood. It is a lot of fun. I will end up teaching 5 weeks (10 times) this year. It is a lot of work to keep 7 4 and 5 year olds happy, but it is good. I totally could not do it everyday, unless I got a boatload of extra energy!
We get to find out the sex of the baby tomorrow! We are thrilled. Emily and I are hoping for a girl, and the boys are hoping for a boy! I know that when we find out it will be like we always wanted a (whatever it is!) .
Our names we are thinking are:
Girl
Brynlee
Rhylan
McKenna
Laurel
Lauren
Boy
Jonah
Jonas
Elijah
Ethan
We thought Nate would be an Andrew or Hunter. On the way to the hospital we were talking about names and thought, those don't seem quite right. Then we came up with Nathan.
We were pretty sure Jaron would be Jaron, but we also liked Jacob and Joshua.
Emily was going to be Rebekkah or Elizabeth. When I think of a Rebekkah, I think of a beautiful girl with black hair. We knew she would be beautiful, but with Sean and I, we also knew she would not have black hair. For Elizabeth, my aunt Lani chimed in and said, "Oh no, she will be teased and called Lizzie Gordon! I had not heard the saying Lizzie Borden about a girl who killed her parents, but I figure life is too tough, why add one more thing to be teased about! PLUS what parent wants to risk it! haha Just kidding! When she came to us so sweet and delicate, we knew she needed a name to match. While we had an Emily in the family, we went ahead with the name anyway--little would we know that 4 years later we would be neighbors! My grandma Phelps was so excited: "You named her after my mother! I always loved that name!" I was surprized, luckily my response was "YES!"
I guess to make a long story short, 2 of the 3 names of our kids were not even on the list until we were at the hospital, so while we do have a list, the baby still could be named anything!
Well this has been fun, but I am starting to feel the beginnings of my next headache! Shoot!
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