"swish-swish"

Well, I finally decided on a doctor for our new little one...I know what you are thinking...you are what 15 weeks (3 months) along and haven't seen a doctor! Now that is not the case. This past Friday we took Susie to get her 15 month immunizations and then Jim and I went over to my OB's doctor's office for the first listen of our baby's heartbeat. The baby is about the size of an apple right now and had a very strong "swish, swish" heartbeat. We will be finding out in about 4-5 weeks what the sex of the baby is. This time we are finding out if it is a boy or a girl. I want to know what it feels like to "find out". Here is a little video that was taken of Susie at my 12 week ultrasound when I was pregnant with her. I can't believe that my baby is already this big and this developed plus 3 weeks older than what Susie was at the time of the video.

just shake your head and smile

Even as young parents we have found or seen many things that our kids have done and our only reply is to shake our head in disbelief. Like the time my nice Seiko watch was put into the silverware rack in our dishwasher by Susie. But even though it had gone through a whole dishwasher cycle (water/soap/HEAT) when I found the watch amazingly it still worked. Also the time when I found a whole bunch of animal crackers stashed away underneath our bathroom sinks (where Susie likes to play).

Here is a very funny story about a Mrs. Smith that could only do but one thing about her daughter's homework assignment...shake her head and smile.

(Here's the reply the teacher received the day after the homework came back home)


Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit... I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot. From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith

we made a "susie-wich"

I think we are all about the same age? Who is who? Sue is a little bit of Jim and a little bit of Lex maybe, you decide.

Jim's "Better than S.. cake"

I made Jim's most favorite thing in the WHOLE world for his birthday! Mama's Charlotte Russe. I still haven't decided if he loves me or the cake more. It is a old family recipe that I have been able to practice and I think gotten down pretty well. (Pat on the back) It is for sure a labor of LOVE but worth every step it takes to make in order to then EAT IT. You will find the recipe on my recipe blog http://youarethemenu.blogspot.com/search/label/dessert.

Funny story: When we first got married and Jim told me about how much he loved Charlotte Russe, what was in it, and again just how much he loved it, I thought to myself as I heard the ingredients being read off...okay that sounds pretty good but it basically is just an angel food cake with lots and lots of whipped cream. I shouldn't have voiced what I was thinking because you would have thought by Jim face in response to what I had said that he had just been stabbed in the heart and was about to die. I am so sorry hunny but at that time I didn't know just how good life could be with Charlotte Russe in it.

I have since learned more than just how to make Charlotte Russe, but I have learned that boys including my husband, used to and still do, take the can of whipped cream from the refrigerator and spray big swirly things of whipped cream into their mouths. My response to that little habit was, "?People really do that?"

everything's amazing, nobody's happy

I normally don't put links on here but this is really worth watching. It is of an interview that Conan O'Brian (have to love him) does with a comedian named Louis CK. This interview will make you laugh as well as reflect on all the amazing things we have in our world that we should say "WOW" at. You won't regret watching this interview.
Louis CK "Everything's amazing, nobody's happy"

raise your hand if you ever had older brothers

This picture needs no explanation!

TWINS!!!

Y'all thought we were having twins for a second, didn't ya! Well we still haven't found that out yet but I am blogging about another set of twins. Susie and Katelyn!

On Saturday night we went over to our good friends home to celebrate Jim's 30th birthday (that post to come later-I still have to collect a few good "time capsule" pictures for my tribute to my lover :) ). Susie and Katelyn are such good playmates. Susie is always trying to be just like Katelyn. Well this time Katelyn was so thoughtful and dressed up just like Susie. She chose the same pajamas that Susie had on so they would be "twinners". Susie loved it. Thank you Katelyn for being such a wonderful friend to Susie-Boozie and wearing your "HOT" pajamas to bed that night.

posing in pink with pigtails

No explaination needed that Sue is sooooo much fun!

poor baby daisy

Earlier this week I opened up our blinds in the master bedroom and looked out into the yard hoping for a warm, sunny morning (the previous two days before had been too cold to go outside) and not only was I greeted by Mr. Sunshine but I was greeted by a very cold and hungry "baby daisy" in Susie's favorite corner of the yard. (If you can see little daisy's hand in this picture it is signaling to us, "Hey guys please save me". Susie must have placed her down the last time (at least two days previous) she was playing in the yard. This doll must think my daughter is "Sid from next door" (toy story).

We are deeply sorry baby daisy and hope that you can forgive us and I hope we eventually find your other baby slipper.

just me and my rubber ducky

Susie loves bathtime! I give her baths in our big garden tub because in the other bathroom the toilet always gets in my way. Anyway, she loves having the tub all to herself along with her bath toys. As you can see from the pictures her favorite part of the bath is trying to "catch the water" from the running faucet. Go figure that she has a bunch of bath toys and her favorite one is the running water that she will never be able to catch. I won't tell her if you don't.

(Our water isn't as dirty and gross as it looks in these pictures...it is the lighting in the bathroom...or else I hope it is)