Girls

We are pretty excited to be having a girl, as is everyone it seems like! All of Tim's family and all of my family were pretty excited, since we are beating the odds in my family especially! We are also excited to be following Gavin and Rayanne again, so we will have little girls about 9 months apart. It has been so much fun to have Braden and Kylan 8 months apart since they are best friends!
The ultrasound was fun, Kylan was so excited that my belly was hanging out he kept telling my mom and the technician that that was his baby. I think he was just excited I was allowing my belly to be out in front of other people since he knows he isn't allowed to pull my shirt up if anyone else is around. He also insisted on laying on dad's lap like I was laying down. I was a little disappointed in the pics from the ultrasound, they are really grainy and hard to see. Kylan's were so clear plus we got a few 3D ones, but at least we could see it was a girl for sure, she seemed to be in the perfect position! So of course afterwards we had to go and buy something pink, thus the little shoes at the top of this. I also had to put up a picture of my little boy and how cute he is watching Winnie the Pooh in Tim and my bed, which he would do all day if I let him! Thanks for all the comments, we love them!

P.S. No names yet, but Tim and I don't like to decide the final name until we see the baby. We do know her middle name will be Rae. It's my middle name and 2 out of my 3 girl cousins on my dad's side have it as well as my grandma Schank, so that will be the middle name.

It's a . . .

GIRL!!!!

Tomorrow, tomorrow . . .

Tomorrow is the big day! We are so excited!!! Even Kylan, although he may not know it:) So, I need everyone's guess as to what it is!

Ultrasound in 1 Week!!!

Your baby is about 11 inches long (the size of a spaghetti squash) and weighs about 1 lbs

I finally called yesterday to reschedule my ultrasound and apparently they aren't too busy here, so they got me in next Tuesday in the afternoon! I am so excited! Maybe I should quit cursing the Canada hunting trip since it did move my ultrasound up!!! Also, I am officially 5 months pregnant. I'm torn as to whether that is exciting or not, this pregnancy is going way too fast!

18 Months Old!!!

Kylan has been 18 months old for a week or so now, but we just had his appointment today. He was so good at the doctors office - he's had to attend a few appointments with me so he is learning I guess! He even got to be weighed and measured like a big boy - on a normal scale and by standing against the wall, not laying down! He is 32 inches tall (50th percentile), 28.8 lbs (80th percentile) and his head was 18 1/2 inches. The shots were probably the worst yet - he cried, held his breathe, and called for mommy. I really hate that part and it just keeps getting worse, but we survived it! I haven't done this for a while, so here are some of the fun things Kylan can do now:

• Says all kinds of things. Like when I ask him where something is and he doesn't know, he shrugs his shoulders and says "I don know". He also says hi to everyone in the grocery store, doctors office, football game,. . . He says goodbye to everything, whether it's the checker at the store or his bath when he gets out. My favorite thing is when he says "lov ou" (love you) and adds momma to the end. He will just randomly say this during the day and it melts me!
  
• Running!!! Everywhere!!! I think it is so funny that once a kid learns how to run they never walk. Just think about the shape adults would be in if we did this! Since his legs are a little bowed (doctor said not a worry), it is pretty funny to watch!

• Jumping! It took awhile for him to get is feet off the ground, he used to just bend his knees, but once he figured it out if he isn't running he is jumping. He falls constantly, but that never seems to bother him, in fact he likes it!

• My second favorite, next to the love you thing is that he can follow directions! He throws his diapers away, without even being asked, brings me his shoes and my shoes when I ask him, and can usually remember when he left things and get them.
  
• This is probably tied with my favorite new thing, he is a total daddy's boy! As soon as he wakes up he asks me where dad is and I say I don't know where is he and he answers work with cows, trucks, tractors, grandpa, Bill, Gav, etc . . . He absolutely loves and adores his dad which is how it should be!

I can't wait to see what the next years bring! I just love being this little boys mom!

P.S. No more shots or doctors appointments for Kylan for a whole year - Whoohoo (as Kylan would say)