It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

So I'm now 17 weeks along! Yay:) We are "supposed" to find out the sex on Monday! I am excited, but I know not to get my hopes up! Caitlyn wouldn't let us find out her sex until MANY weeks later! Caitlyn has been so cranky these past few weeks. I just don't know whats wrong with her:(

We finally have our Christmas tree up and our outside lights too! I love Christmas. It's my absolute favorite time of year. Not because of the gifts, but because of the spirit of the season! Tomorrow I am going to buy Caitlyn's Christmas presents! I'm super happy Choo gets to be home for the holidays this year. He missed them last year!

Today is his one year mark! I can't believe it's been an entire year!!! Wow how time flies!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

It has snowed majority of the week, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! It's so beautiful. Caitlyn loves to be outside playing, as long as she's on the shoveled side walk! She WILL NOT walk in the snow! It's probably because the first time she walked in it, she tripped over a rock and fell flat on her face! My poor girl. Choo thinks it's pretty, but he hates shoveling the sidewalks and driveway. Poor guy. Elvis wasn't so sure about it at first, he would immediately freeze up once he stepped out the door, now he runs out does what he needs to do, eats a little snow, and comes back in and snuggles under his blanket:)

We're getting Paislee next weekend. I'm so excited I can't WAIT!!! She has gotten so big, and her mask on her face is beautiful! The owners say she doesn't like the snow. So we'll be buying her a sweater too:)I'm so excited for Elvis to have a friend again!

Anyway, we're getting ready to head out in the snow! We have to order a baby shower cake.:)

Such a Horrible Blogger

So I am the worst blogger ever! Lets see, Choo has been posting out for 5 days at a time, so while he's gone I'm super busy keeping up with Caitlyn and trying to keep the house clean. Then when he's home, I try to spend as much time with him as possible.

This week has really been hard for me. I have quite a few prayer request. A friend of mine is selling beanies in support of her baby cousin (Aubrey Joy) who has a rare and fatal skin disease. This baby girl is ONLY about a month old. Yesterday a friend of mine from High School said good-bye to her 10 day old baby boy. He was born at 24 weeks. Then today I found out a family friends 5 year old little boy has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Words can not express the heart ache I feel for these families. I don't know what to say to them to help. I can only pray that God will give them the strength that they need to get through this time. Check out this website for more info on little miss Aubrey Joy. http://peaceloveaubreyjoy.webs.com/ It tells her story and a little bit about her disease. You can also order a beanie directly from the website.


Now onto my life. Caitlyn has been having to go see a speech therapist weekly to try to get her to talk. Keep in mind she CAN talk but she won't. She talks to Choo and I, and sometimes my friend Tracey, but other than that she stays quite. So this speech therapist wants to see her weekly and try to get her to open up more around other people. I absolutely HATE taking her, and I am considering not taking her anymore. I'm gonna see how her next few visits go, then I'll make my decision. All they do is tease her with toys and make her SCREAM at the top of her lungs. Caitlyn is just not a people person, she doesn't open up to people and the more they frustrate her the worse she's gonna get. They will show her a toy, and hold it just out of her reach until she says please, or more, or screams uncontrollably and they can't take it anymore. Last week the poor baby sat in my lap and cried the entire time. She wouldn't get down and she had a death grip on me.

Elvis has gotten so much more protective of me since I've been pregnant, he won't let anyone (not even Choo) come around me. It's so funny but at the same time, I have to make him understand they aren't going to hurt me. If I go to the bathroom (we shut the hallway door behind us), he sits at the hallway door till I come out. I just love that little guy! He turned 3 the other day! I CAN'T believe he's 3.

Anyway, I just wanted to vent a little, and let you guys know I'm still alive. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR THE FAMILIES I'VE MENTIONED!

Catching Up

So it's been a while since I posted:( We have been so busy! We are moved into our house on base, and I LOVE it! We still have some unpacking and setting up to do, but it'll get done eventually. Choo has started posting out:( So we can only do so much on the days he is home. Today we have to fix the fence, go grocery shopping, and get the basement where you can get down there.

It's so HARD to keep the house clean, Caitlyn just drags stuff out as soon as you put it up. It's so aggravating. So the only time I have a clean house is at night! For the past 2 weeks Caitlyn is not sleeping. She doesn't go to bed till 1am, and then wakes up all night. Last night was the first night she actually went to sleep, and guess what freaking happened, the stupid fire alarms randomly go off 4 times! We had to call maintenance, who was here putting new ones in till 1230. Oh how crazy my life is.

Monday is a SUPER BUSY day. I hope that Choo can get out of pt. We have Caitlyn's 18 month check up, my first OB appointment, and wic! Wic is a walk-in, so it's gonna take all day:( I'm not looking forward to it at all. I hate having to be completely busy. I'm not sick as much anymore. Thank God for Zofran. It has been a miracle!

Anyway, todays a busy day, so I must get off here:)

SURPRISE:)

So most of you already know the news I am about to share, but here we go:)

Choo and I are expecting baby number 2. We're so very excited! This time we're hoping for a little Cole:) But a little Emmalyn will be perfect too!

Choo gets a four day weekend starting today! YAY!!! I think we're gonna go shopping for a kitchen table, and maybe some clothes for Caitlyn. I just have to convince him to go! We're going to Glacier tomorrow. I'm SO EXCITED!! I can't wait to take pictures up there! It's so beautiful!!

We've been getting alot of our stuff we need for our house. We have just a few more things then we're done. We also have to get a u-haul and start packing. We move into our house in 6 days!!!!!:) But anyway, I have to get a shower and get ready, so, I'll update more on Sunday!