I really really really wish God would have gave women a belly window! Literally, a window to see in our belly. Or maybe it could just develop during pregnancy! How awesome would that be? I have wanted so
many times to be able to look in and see my baby while pregnant. I can watch my belly moving because he is moving and I love to just watch it and I always wish I could see in a watch him move. Ah...it would be so neat.

It's a BOY!

 

It's a boy--here's the proof! 

Cute profile with his hand under his chin.

Cutest lil boy I've ever seen, mine!!

Another face profile.

So my ultrasound was Thursday (the 24th) and everything looked great! So glad I can relax now. We are just so excited to be having a boy. I can't wait to see Ryan and Makenna with him. I am so overwhelmed with joy I can't even describe it. I'm just so in love and happy in life right now.   

My cute little banana who is 3 years old already. These are just a few pictures I did messing around yesterday.Look at all her expressions. Different face each time I said "smile" Silly girl. Love her to pieces.

3 years old

Yesterday was Makenna's 3rd birthday. I can't believe she is already 3. We had a fun little party with our families! Makenna got a big girl bike from Mom and Dad. She got lots of new clothes, books, toys, bubble bath, movies, the princess and the frog movie, doll and dress to match. And LOTS and LOTS of lip gloss! My dad and Melissa also brought her some fun toys from Mexico!!

Hello Kitty cupcakes!

New big girl bike!

Opening all her loot!

Blowing out the candles

We also get to find out on Thursday what our little baby is? I am so excited but I also have a lot of anxiety the last couple of days just because I know that this is most likely when we will find out if something is wrong developmentally, if there is anything wrong. I really hope not. I just keep worrying but I'm sure nothing will be wrong and I'll stop worrying after Thursday. :)

Fetal Cam!

My mom found this cute little widget and I thought it was cute so I posted it. I think it's cute how you can hear the heartbeat and the laugh.

Big girl bed!

Last week once all of our house was put back together, I got Makenna's room done. We got her big girl bed set up with all the cute bedding. She got a new matching rug and lamp. I got some fun things for the wall above her bed but haven't put them up yet. Yesterday we moved the crib down to the baby's room. So that makes her room seem a lot bigger. And since all the toys are moved downstairs too it stays much cleaner. I love it! Then once I got the crib into the baby's room I kept going and put the changing table back together and moved all the baby stuff into "it's" room!! So now it's ready for a baby. I felt like I was "nesting" yesterday. But I got SO much done. It feels great. And since I got all the baby stuff out of the computer/spare bedroom it's way less crowded in there too! Now I just need to know if I'm having a boy or girl so I can finish, well mostly decorate it's room! So excited!! Only 39 more days till we get to find out. I say next month because it makes it seem sooner! :)

Cute matching lamp.

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January

January has come and gone! Already. Crazy how time flies to me. So we have had so much fun this past month. To start my sister Trista and her husband who have been living in Turkey came home for a surprise visit!! I was so shocked to see them. I had to look twice to make sure it was them I was seeing! So we hung out and had lots of fun together. I wish they were coming back for good. I miss having them here.




Baby room! (most likely)



Hallway downstairs

 We have been working on getting our basement finished for a few months now. Well since October and it's FINALLY done. We have been wanting to do it for longer and it always got forgotten about. I'm so glad it is done and out of the way. It feels so much less cluttered to have the extra space. Especially for all the toys! And I had to sweet talk my loving husband into painting upstairs and getting new carpet upstairs too. It wasn't very difficult though. He pretty much lets me have/do whatever I want. He is so good to me and Makenna. He works so hard and I just love how much he adores Makenna and loves taking care of her. I couldn't ask for a better husband or dad!

Makenna got her second haircut ever last week. I've decided she needs to have it cut or at least trimmed trimmed more often. So she won't be scared to have it done. She wasn't to sure about it this time. But Jamie got out her container of suckers and everything was happy again! :)

Picking out a sucker!

All done! The back view.

Oh and last but not least in January we had 

our first doctor's appointment. Yep, we're having another baby!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I have felt so good this time being pregnant. It's great. If it could be like this every time I'd probably have more. But since there are no guarantees....we'll see. So anyway, I'm 12 weeks along and everything looked great on the ultrasound. So Makenna will have a new sister or brother in August.We tell her she is going to have a baby brother and sister and for the most part I think she is picturing a baby doll. She has so many and that is what she knows a baby is. Ryan is excited too. At first he was more excited that me. He's hoping for a boy, of course! Either way, pink or blue doesn't matter to me. I just wish it were possible to find out the gender sooner. I can't wait to have a tiny newborn again. Don't get me wrong I'm not excited for the 2am feedings etc. but I love when babies are so new and tiny and smell good and they're skin is flaky and they have little white bumps on there skin around their nose and how tiny everything is like diapers, clothes, bottles, and even their little baby poops. And the sound of a newborn cry. Just how different it sounds. So with all that blabbering I am pretty excited to say the least.











Aunt Trista is the best! Who else will let you eat jelly with a butter knife at a restaurant. 

So I tried to add a few more pictures and they order got all messed up and I can't figure out how to move them! So ta da! :)

Christmas already...

I can't believe this year is practically over. And that we only have 12 days till Christmas. Wow! Where has the time gone? I am so excited for Christmas this year. I think this will be the year that Makenna really figures out a little more about what Christmas is. I don't think she even remembers last Christmas. I keep telling her Santa is watching her when she is naughty. But she doesn't get it. When I was in the mall last week she was terrified of Santa. She wouldn't let me put her down. She didn't want me to get too close. So no cute pictures of Makenna and Santa this year. See the last two years when she didn't know what was going on that it was Santa who was holding her. Not so much this year. So maybe next year when I tell her Santa is watching her she'll remember. I hope! Here is our Christmas cards, I couldn't decide on one so I did two! Merry Christmas!

Bowling

We took Makenna bowling last night. And she LOVED it. At first she didn't really know what to think or even want to go out towards the lane. But after helping mommy and daddy once she loved it.

Helping Daddy!

She can do it all by herself.

My attempt...

Waiting....

Jaden

Getting her bowling shoes on!