I'm Back!!!

It's been awhile since I've last written, so I have a lot to update on. The reason for the silence is that everyone has been very ill. Last weekend was the worst of it because we were all sick at the same time, and thankfully, we are all better now. Lauren had her 15 month check up and she is doing well, she is just petite. She is 19 1/2 lbs. and 29 3/4 in. tall, which is way under what she needs to be. She is a really good eater, but she is just small. She is also walking all over the place now. She can also say mommy, daddy, night-night, amen, please, upstairs, papa, more, and all done. Her personality is really starting to come out now. She loves to have fun and dance, but she also likes to snuggle and just sit.

Curtis is starting to mature and his sweet side is really starting to show. The other day, he came up to me, out of the blue, hugged my leg, and said, "Mommy, I love you." Boy, did my heart melt! He is also starting to sing a lot more. Last week he was putting his Pooh bear to bed and he sang Jesus Loves Me to him (I sing that song to Curtis when I put him to bed). Last night when we were coming home from my grandparents house, the worship song Your Grace Is Enough came on the radio, and Curtis was singing along with it. Listening to him sing worship songs really makes me feel great to be his mom. I look forward to seeing him grow and mature in the Lord.

My morning sickness is starting to go away. I'm having more good days than sick days now. I've outgrown all but two pairs of regular jeans, but my belly isn't big enough for my maternity clothes yet. I might have to go buy some smaller size maternity pants so that I can be more comfortable. I have my next appointment on December 9th and we will be setting up the ultrasound. Kevin and I are still trying to figure out if we are going to find out what we are having. We don't really need to know since we have boy and girl baby clothes already, and I think it would be awesome for Kevin to call out what the sex is when the baby is born. Well, I think I've caught you all up on what is going on in our family. Here are some pictures of Lauren:

Lauren is pretending to be Santa

Lauren eating her Thanksgiving dinner. Yummy!!

California Girl!

P.S. I have a wonderful praise report for all of you. Jon and Ali have just announced that they are pregnant and having twins!! Our God is so awesome! Congratulations and I know that Emmalee is smiling down upon you from Heaven.

Baby Update

Well, I had my doctor's appointment this morning and everything is good. The doctor did an ultrasound and the baby looks great!! It was moving around alot, which is another reason for me to believe that this baby is a boy. Curtis moved constantly and Lauren would move once in a while. The heartbeat was good and I got to see it's brain, spine, umbilical cord, arms, and legs. He looked between the baby's legs, but it's still too early to see anything. We will just have to wait until the beginning of January, when the next ultrasound is done, to find out anything. On a different note...when I was telling Curtis that I had a doctor's appointment and he would have a babysitter, he asked me if the doctor was going to be taking the baby out. When I told him no, that the baby was going to be inside me for a while so that it could get bigger, he got this concerned look on his face and said, "But Mommy, the baby is going to poke a hole in your tummy." I reassured him that the baby wasn't going to poke a hole in my tummy and he was okay with that. It's funny the things that kids think of. Blessings upon you all!!

Halloween Pictures

Here are the pictures of the kids from Halloween. Enjoy!!

Buzz is being eaten by a turtle!!

It's Buzz Lightyear and Squirt!!

Curtis in the bounce house. He had been waiting all year to go in there.

Lauren in a sea of balls. She didn't want to come out.

Family Update

Wow! what a week it has been. First off, the Harvest Fair at church was a blast! The kids had so much fun, neither one of them wanted to leave. We got a lot of complements on their costumes. I will have to post the pictures later as I haven't gotten around to downloading them yet. Over the weekend I had the scare of my life as I started cramping and spotting Saturday night. I was an emotional wreck all weekend, but God is in control and He knows what is best for this baby, so I have given it over to Him. I have been taking it very easy, though, and have stopped spotting. I'm still cramping every once in a while. I have my next appointment on Tuesday and I will be having an ultrasound done, so please pray that everything is okay. On a happier note, Curtis's Sunday school class is going to be singing in the Christmas program. I am so excited!! We have been practicing the song and Curtis is getting excited. He keeps asking when the Christmas program is so that he can sing. Last night when he was singing for Kevin, he asked us,"What is a virgin Mary?" The name of the song he is singing is The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy. We didn't get a chance to answer because we were laughing too hard, but I know he will ask again, so I am thinking of an answer. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.