My kiddos are doing great. Summer was hot with many record breaking days. We spent a good majority inside hiding from the hellish temperatures. On August 30th, Emily started 4th grade and Nicholas started full day kindergarten! He is riding the bus and all....yes, I cried.
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| Enjoying a snack in the cafeteria. |
The first day was only a two hour (parent involved) orientation for Nicholas, so he didn't ride the bus. Here was the next full day of school for him....
A few days later, I had to drop my Pre-kindergartener off for his first day of school! Geez...will the tears ever stop?! Brady started his first year of school on September 1st. We had a one hour (also parent involved) orientation during that first day. During the orientation, he had to pee. The bathroom in the classroom was right next to where us parents were sitting. Brady didn't shut the door all the way, and well, he is not very modest. :P While he was using the bathroom, the teacher continued telling the children about all the fun centers and activities they have planned. Brady (still peeing) yelled out, "I love dress up!!!" Everyone got quite a chuckle from that. :)
In other news......
On August 2nd, we had our big ultrasound to see how our baby was developing. I had nightmares for several days before that kept me up in tears. The most notable one involved the baby missing a brain. I know it sounds ridiculous, but not only is this possible, but it has happened to a friend of mine. :( I was very relieved once the tech put the little wand on my belly....there was a brain!!! The baby was in the strangest position, with the legs straight up in front of the face. We could not get a good shot of the heart, but I was due back in two weeks for a full echocardiogram...so no biggie. What was a biggie (at least to me) is that due to this odd position, we could not identify the gender! I nearly cried, but the tech told me to get up and do jumping jacks, pee...whatever. I did as instructed, but baby would not budge. At this point, I thought I would have to wait and try again in a few weeks during the echo ultrasound. I was surprised when the tech told me to go run up and down the halls of the hospital for 15 minutes. No tech has ever been so patient! Sure enough it worked and baby moved it's little legs enough for us to get a good view.
We are having a little GIRL!!
I had girl feelings the entire time, but wasn't sure if that was because I knew how bad everyone else wanted me to have a girl?? The important thing is that she is healthy and not showing any abnormalities! Later that evening, we had dinner with our families to reveal the gender of our baby girl. Our mother's had to pop balloons (with their butts) to reveal what their next grandbaby would be. I had lied to my kids earlier in the day and told them they were having another little brother. I knew one of them would blab before the actual reveal took place. Sure enough, Nicholas blabbed..lol. So Emily thought she was having another little brother, which she took SO well and I was so happy for how she handled that news. However, when the reveal happened, she was just as surprised as everyone else. She cried later and told me she was so happy to finally have a little sister.
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| My mother in-law and mom revealing the gender. |
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| Another picture of our baby girl during her echocardiogram. |
We have decided her name will be Clara Joy Thomas. I have done a little bit of clothes shopping for her...how could I resist?! Other than a few newborn sleepers and onesies, she should be fine. All of us are so excited to meet the newest and final member of our family. Yes, she will be the last unless a miracle were to occur and God places another baby inside of me after a vasectomy and tubal ligation.
Here is a video of my mother and mother in-law doing the gender reveal. It's loud (as is my house most of the time). I sound bossy..haha
