First Haircut

We call this style "the sheepdog"

No curls were harmed in the making of this picture.

So over the cape - time to be done

5 minutes later - all done! She was such a good girl - sat up and didn't complain. I realize she looks like one of the Beatles in this shot, but once I combed it the look was much better. She can see clearly now.

80 is not 100

Annabelle's first reaction to a sibling.
Originally uploaded by kristn1284

So we went for our 18 week ultrasound and found out I am giving birth to a dancing, leg crossing, squirm worm! The baby was all over the place, each time the tech would try to zero in on the gender it would cross its legs, same thing Annabelle did at her first ultrasound. Then the tech got sneaky and went in from behind, lo & behold – Little boy parts! At least that is what she said, she kept trying to show us, and it all looked like the cord to me. She informed us she was 80% sure, which was enough for Tom. As he confessed later, he would have been happy either way but secretly wanted a boy. Truly, I wanted both, I would have loved for Annabelle to have a sister, but I always wanted a boy too. What I really prayed for was healthy, and we got to see that too. Heart, spine, kidneys etc, all looked good.

So now we are preparing for “brother” to arrive and could not be happier. As with Annabelle, I will believe it when I see it. We were told she was “definitely” a girl, but I just couldn’t feel it until I saw for myself. Everything I have for the first couple of months is all neutral, although Nana has gone a bit wild buying little blue warm sleepers already. Which is fine – we are going to need them with a winter baby.

I've been tagged

I was tagged by my friend Amy of One Mom's Quest . I love reading her blog. One day you learn something, next day she makes you laugh with requests written to her adorable 17 month old son. So I am going along, I have enjoyed reading the links she provided, maybe you will enjoy my links too.

Rules Once Tagged:

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger (who tagged you) know when your post is up.

Randomness about me:

1) I am deathly afraid of flying animals, birds, bats etc. Anything bigger than a hummingbird. Forget about flying monkeys, they send me into a panic.

2) I could give or take chocolate. Given a choice I would choose vanilla or carmel (pronounced kar-mul) anyday.

3) My BFF & I met on the first day of kindergarden 31 years ago. It is so nice to have a long conversation with someone and not have to explain the players in any given story being told.

4) Once heard, the song “All my exes live in Texas” will stay in my head for 3 days minimum.

5) Clutter makes me very nervous

6) Annabelle’s laugh is the best sound ever, it lightens my heart.

Who I have tagged:

1) Quiet Epiphanies

2) My Brown Eyed Girl

3) Terbrock Family

4) Chez-Kessel

5) Copeland Family

6) Brulotte Family

Seriously, if you don't want tagged or your link on this post, let me know, I will remove right away. I thought it was a fun way to view others blogs. As a self confessed hack, I need to steal all the ideas I can get.

Fun in "little squirt" area

Fun in "little squirt" area
Originally uploaded by kristn1284

Last week while Daddy was on vacation Mum got very sick one day – cough, cough and called off work. Amazingly by 9am I felt better! We spent the day at a local amusement park for kids. Due to the 90 degree temps we spent a good deal of time at the pool. Annabelle had so much fun playing in the kids area that has all these pipes with water pouring out. She also liked the waterfall mushroom and swimming in the 3 foot area with Daddy. Then we headed off to ride the trolley through Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and the Merry Go Round.

When I look at that face, that beautiful face so full of joy and excitement, experiencing these things with such a sense of adventure I think “Oh yeah, I need to take more sick days” Cough Cough.