We have a...

healthy baby!!! Our ultrasound this morning went very well, and I think we got some pretty good pictures of the baby. Although, the baby might be shy. The ultrasound tech really had trouble getting pictures of the face without the arms covering it. I've struggled with Blogger quite a bit, but for some reason, it is flipping some of these pictures. You should be able to click on the picture and see a bigger shot.


Profile:


Foot:


Face:


Thumbs up, dude:


Arm over face:


Hand over face:


Rubbing eyes?:


3-D face shot:


Oh, yeah, we're having a...


































girl! Now, what will I do with that $10 that JD owes me?

Tomorrow

Our big ultrasound is tomorrow morning. We're very excited and are just praying for a healthy report. The little guy/girl will hopefully cooperate so that we can find out the sex. I bet JD that it was a girl, so we'll see. Madelyn wants a sister and Pierce wants a brother, so someone will be disappointed. With my first two, I truly had a strong desire for one or the other. Each time, I got what I wanted. This time, I really have no preference (not that it ever mattered what I wanted). I'll post how things went as soon as I can, but it probably won't be until early/mid-afternoon.

Have a great day! Hope I can sleep tonight!

More Friends

We had friends from Charlottesville come for the weekend. We had a great time catching up and watching their kids play with ours. JD and Larry celebrated the 2nd amendment by going to the DC gun show with Pierce, and Michelle and I kept the girls and enjoyed a morning at the park.

Here are a couple of shots of the girls:

Friends and the zoo

A great friend of mine is visiting from Oklahoma. She and I met because we started teaching at Madison Co. High School at the same time. Two years later, we both informed each other that we were expecting babies at the end of Feb. 2005. Her son was born a week before Madelyn. It's been over three years since we have seen each other, and we have each added to our families. Her husband is taking a class in the DC area, and they all came with him. It has been so great to catch up and see her kids. We went to the zoo this morning, and I think everyone had a great time. My kids are both sound asleep right now, so I know they did!

Pierce and Madelyn with elephants in the background:


Madelyn and Ella:


Pierce telling me about the gorillas:


Gorillas:


This guy was putting on a show for us:


Lions:


Tiger:


Prairie dog:


Could the kids really be more fascinated with a cow than anything else we saw?

More Madelynisms

Our church has just begun a major construction project. A busy hallway through the church had to be closed, and there were people wearing construction hats all around the church on Sunday. These people were helping us get re-routed through the church. Madelyn asked JD--"Daddy, why are all these people wearing instruction hats?"

Madelyn's preschool is a co-op program, which means that parents help out at the school from time to time. Madelyn excitedly announced to JD this morning, "Daddy, Mommy is cooperating today!"--Maybe that is a change from other days.

Morning at the park

We are having a beautiful day here and decided to head to the park this morning to enjoy it. Madelyn rode her bike, at least some of the way. We took one of Madelyn's little friends with us. His family is moving from the area, and the movers were there today, so they came over to play for a bit.

Getting started:





Finally got going:


But there was also a lot of this:


Pierce and Jake in the stroller (Notice Pierce and his helmet. He insisted on wearing it, just to be safe)


Needing a little help the first time:


But not anymore:


Another little climber:


Going dowwwwnnnn...


Hope your Saturday is off to a good start!

April 16, 2007

We are the Hokies.

We will prevail.

We will prevail.

We will prevail.

We are Virginia Tech. (Nikki Giovanni, April 17, 2007)