Lets Talk about Baby Gear!

So originally Choo and I decided to decorate the nursery in giraffe print, we're talking actual giraffe print. Unfortunately unless we want to pay an arm and a leg to get it then that's not gonna happen. :/ So we will still have the quilt made by Choo's mom that'll be giraffe and that'll be our touch there, but for my sanity and peace of mind we've decided to go another route. We finally have everything picked out!:D I love it all, it's just not what I wanted. The bed set is really vibrant colors which I like, I'm not a girly girl and I refused to do her room in pink frilly stuff. So now we just have to wait on the income tax money to make it's way into our checking account and then I'll be doing some online shopping! Since EVERYTHING is cheaper online and if I spend so much I'll get free shipping! I'm pretty stoked about it. Once I have it on hand I'll post pictures! Emmalyn's theme will still be giraffe, it just will be incorporated into the bedroom in different ways.

Caitlyn is getting so big! She's so much more talkative and active. I love it! I'm so glad she's decided to be more open! I have a friend who has a little boy that's 3 and him and Caitlyn are best friends!! I have to bribe her to get her to take a nap, if I tell her she can go see Tyty when she wakes up, she's game for a nap! And when she wakes up, she doesn't forget about going to see Tyty. She puts her coat on and her shoes and tells me bye!

Anyway, it's getting around bed time for me. I just wanted to update since I haven't in a while!

Due to Arrive May 2011

So yesterday we had our ultrasound! Baby "H" is now known as Emmalyn Blair! As bad as we wanted a boy, we couldn't be ANY happier that it's a girl! And it just means all of Caitlyn's clothes won't go to waste! :) Poor Choo is taken over by females. Emmalyn's heart rate was 149 and she was kicking like crazy! At one point she kicked the ultrasound thing off my belly! Caitlyn already loves her so much. She's always kissing my belly! Anyway, I just wanted to update on the sex of Baby "H".

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!