Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Yesterday, I had my 20 week ultrasound (halfway mark). This ultrasound is to determine if the baby is developing as it should and to check for any markers for birth defects. One of the perks of having this ultrasound is that you can usually find out the sex of the baby if you so choose. We did want to know and found out we are having a baby boy! Everything looked good on the ultrasound and we are thrilled about knowing we are having another sweet, baby boy! Now, we just have to decide what we are going to name him. Surely, we can come up with something in the next four months!

We have waited to tell Ford about the baby because he gets obsessed about things sometimes. We thought we would wait until I was further along and we knew if it was a boy or girl. Scott and I told him this morning and he was so sweet and excited about it. We told him he was going to have a baby brother and that he was going to be a big brother. We said that the baby was in my tummy and it has to stay there until it's big enough to come out. When he's big enough, I will go to the hospital and have the baby and then the baby can come home with us. I said I would need his help taking care of his baby brother and he said, "I can feed him a bottle!" He asked if he could play with the baby and I told him the baby wouldn't be very much fun at first but when he gets bigger, Ford can play with him. It was a sweet conversation and I was happy that Ford had such a positive response.

We are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of our baby boy who should arrive sometime in August!

Time Marches On

Well, I've done it again. It has been a month since my last post. I really have been wanting to post more often, but I feel like I need to block off at least an hour to post. So, lately, I just haven't been posting. Here is what we've been up to this past MONTH. Here are a few things that have happened in March (or maybe even the end of February).

My mom, sister and I went to see the Christian group Selah perform. The concert was to raise money for the Hope Clinic. Not only was the music beautiful, but it was for a good cause.

Ford and Granny before we left for the show:

Ford made a picnic in his room and then asked Scott to have a picnic with him:

Playing at the park on a Sunday afternoon:


Riding in the wagon at Libby's house with Libby and Annie:

Baking cookies for St. Patrick's Day:

Loving on Sierra:

Saturday breakfast and playing at the park with the Brooks family:

Playing at Will's house:


I LOVE this picture of Will and Ford. The lighting is bad, so the quality is not great. But, the picture is precious:

Playing at home:

I was busy making phone calls one morning, so I made Ford lunch and let him have a picnic on the porch while I talked on the phone. I neglected to get him completely dressed, so he was running around the yard barefoot in his underwear. He looked like such a little redneck child:


Ford said he was tired one morning and asked to lie down on the couch with his "friends" and watch tv (this is a rare occurance, so I took a picture):


I have a few more things to post about in March and will try to get them posted today. So, if you are still reading the blog, check back later today!