New Baby on the Way!

We have another baby on the way, due November 22, 2011! We are super excited and have been waiting a while to be able to announce news like this!

I'm 12 weeks along as of tomorrow and am...so very nauseous! Ahhh, I wish I could be one of those women who find out their pregnant at 10 weeks and can say, "wow, I'm so shocked, I had no clue!" Hahahaha! Not me! I'm the one who experiences 348 out of 350 possible pregnancy symptoms, most of those being not-so-pleasant symptoms. The morning/afternoon/evening sickness came on gradually this time. At 5 weeks, I thought- this isn't so bad! At 6 weeks I was thinking- great, I can handle this! Then by 7 weeks, I was miserable...and not much has changed since then! I've tried a few different meds and they all seem to take the edge off, but they also all have side effects. So I take each day as it comes.

Unfortunately, I've already had some complications and was diagnosed with a subchorionic hemorrhage. Not fun! Thankfully, I haven't had any issues in a couple of weeks, so we're praying like mad that this situation has resolved itself. I'm still supposed to take it easy and rest as much as I can, which is really hard when you have 3 kids! I'll know if its gone away by my 20 week ultrasound, at the latest.

The good news is, the baby is doing great! We first heard the heartbeat at 10 weeks and it was a strong 180 beats per minute. Now, 2 weeks later, we're finding the heart beat a lot higher up on my stomach and it's in the 170's. We'll find out in a couple months if it's a boy or a girl! Due date is 11/22 but we're anticipating another early arrival. Baby was already measuring a full week ahead at 10w, and so far all my early u/s dates have been incredibly accurate as to when baby actually arrives.

The video above is when we told the kids. They have been asking for months when we're going to have another baby, so needless to say, they were excited! I especially love the part where they ask how the baby comes out. Yeah, mom's not ready to answer that question...

Easter 2011

Another Easter has come and gone! I don't know about anyone else, but I prefer Easter candy over just about any other holiday's candy. It's those darn Cadbury chocolate eggs...mmmmmm.

Here the kids and Dad are coloring eggs. We have fun decorating them, then make deviled eggs the next day. Yum!

I love babies, but as the kids get older and their personalities really start to come out, I love getting to know them. Our kids are funny. They love posing for pics. Here they did a happy shot.

Then a scary shot.

Then a silly shot. These pics will haunt them when they're teenagers. Hehehe.

Easter morning- look what the Easter Bunny brought us! I love how the Easter Bunny brings each kid a box of cereal so Mom doesn't have to worry about making a giant breakfast that morning. Thoughtful huh? Santa Claus does the same thing!

Easter bunny gets really creative hiding eggs at our house. Sometimes so creative we find eggs for months afterwards. That's always a treat!

Another Trip to the Zoo

We love the zoo and go all the time! We particularly love to go when it's still cold outside because the animals are so much more active. Here are a few pics from a trip we took in April.

Hailey Update

I wanted to give a little update on how Hailey's doing. She turned 4 in January and is really coming out of her shell. Wait, this is Hailey I'm talking about, was she ever inside a shell?! LOL! At any rate, she's gaining a lot more interests and is a joy to watch. She's lately gotten into puzzles and is really good at them. All our kids love puzzles- that's definitely a Williams trait because I don't care for them at all! At any rate, she loves them, so I do them...again and again and again...you get the idea. She's in preschool for another year before starting kindergarten. She's doing really well writing her name and recognizing all the letters. She sings and talks all the time, making up her own songs and yapping my ear off. She is such a girl too! The other day I was dressing up for an event and she eyed me and said, "What shoes are you planning to wear with that, Mom?" Oh my...and it begins!

Trip to Hollywood Connection

I got some free passes for us all to try out Hollywood Connection in West Valley. We'd never been before and it was actually really fun! They have several rides, a big slide/ play area, a mini golf course, bumper cars and an arcade. I think Thomas rode the roller coaster about 15 times, no joke. He loved it, and surprisingly enough, so did Hailey!

Colin actually got a hole in one on the golf course too! Adrian lined him up so he would hit the ball, but he hit it all by himself and lo and behold- it went in! I won't tell you how many strokes it took me...mini golf is not one of my strong points. LOL.

Right before we left, we were all pretty tired but a guy crafting balloons was there and the kids were just mesmerized. We got them each a balloon and Thomas really wanted to keep it in the fridge because apparently balloons last a lot longer when chilled. Thanks to whoever told him that little tidbit of info...thanks a lot!

Colin's Pacifier Trick

We're giving up the paci, but this little trick he did will never be forgotten!

Colin and the Bubbles!

I had some bowls soaking in the sink before washing and the phone rang. Kids know they have free reign when the phone rings, don't they. I can remember at least a few sneaky things happening while I was on the phone.

At least he was cute and somewhat clean afterwards, right? Gosh he was having so much fun, I just let him go at it for about a half hour. Just to let you know, he's 10x worse in the bathtub! Hailey joined in on the fun later on.

Getting Caught Up

So apparently I'll be blogging quarterly...lol. Oh well, at least I'm trying. I need to be better about blogging the day-to-day stuff, because if I always wait for monumental events, nothing will ever get written! So here are a few random happenings/ pictures that will let you see how we're doing!

I've been trying to take more pictures of Colin so he doesn't feel ousted being the poor 3rd child that he is. He is 2.5 years old now and is Mr.Personality. It does help that he talks really, really well, so we get to hear many of his toddler thoughts, which is often hilarious. He thinks the space between the railings are parking spaces. It's not uncommon for us to have a car in each and every slot, all along the banister. Funny kid.

Colin has a few items that are very precious to him. One is his blanket with the small blue zoo animals on it. He calls it his "elephant blankie." The other is the stuffed dog with the musical pull cord. Both doggie and the elephant blankie are necessary items when he's tired or about to go to sleep.

Being the only kid at home a couple days a week, when Hailey is in preschool enables us to get some one-on-one time. Here we opted to play in the snow! Boy did we get a ton of snow this year...actually, it just stopped snowing about a week ago. Thank heavens, I'm ready for warmer temps!