Quick #3 Update

I will post pictures on my next post of the kiddos. Just wanted to give you a quick baby update. This baby had another growth spurt and my belly is measuring 2.5 weeks ahead again. We will go for an ultrasound at 34 weeks to check how big the baby is. Then we will take it from there and decide what to do (c-section ,induce, etc.). I did pass my 3 hour diabetes test! So no gestationaly diabetes here! Yippee!!! I will let you know how the ultrasound goes on the 27th and hopefully we will have some good pictures to post of the baby. Hopefully no little parts will be shown that will give away what the gender of the baby is! :) Take care everyone!

Lots of appointments and lots of growing...

We are winding down another week and there have been lots of doctor appointments and just plain "busyness" around here. We can start off with Ella, who had her 18 month check up this week. She checked out perfectly and measured 34 inches (95th percentile) and 24 pounds (50th percentile). She has been pretty consistent with being tall and of average weight. The doctor and nurse both commented on how much she talks. She is such a chatterbox. So she is doing so great and we feel so blessed to have two such healthy children.

Andrew was spared from any doctor's appointments and has just been doing his usual stuff. We finally got him to try on his Halloween costume to see if it would fit since it officially turned October (he refused to try it on till the calendar in his room said October...????) Anyway, after careful persuasion we got him to put it on and once he saw that it fit he said he would again wear it on the night that he gets candy but would like to take it off right NOW. So back in the closet for that. This kid definitely hates to get dressed up. One of his little quirks.

As for #3, all seems well. He or she has slowed down on growing and now only measures one week ahead. I feel like I am always going to the doctor now that I am up to my two week appointments. I failed my one hour diabetes test so had to go in for the lovely three hour test. That is just so much fun when you can't eat for 12 hours and have to get blood drawn five times. Such a joy. So no news is good news for that. I haven't heard anything from my doctor. She only calls if it is bad news so I am assuming I passed. I did the same thing with Ella, failed the one hour but passed the three hour. We will see at my next appointment which is next Monday.

Eric has gone back to school in pursuit of his accounting degree. It is nice because he can do it at night after work and it is mostly online classes. I will update every now and again on how that is going for him. He is smart and a hard worker so he should do great! So that is our little family update for now. We hope everyone is doing great! Here are some latest photos of the kids and some belly pictures. You will see Andrew added his artistic hand to the belly art work. ;)

She is obsessed with this crown. Needless to say, I think she will be a princess for Halloween.

Andrew just hanging out.

You might think she had a yummy treat...nope! That is red crayon that she chowed down.
Brother and Sis hanging out on the couch.
Silly Ella!
Our other future Packer!
Mommy and Andrew
30 weeks and counting...

Ella caught on top of the coffee table. That is a no-no!

Just Trucking Along...

Nothing really new and exciting to report. Just trucking along here. We had a great weekend and thought I would share some pictures of the kids. Ella has picked up lots of new words and even said a sentence today out of the blue with zero prompting. She said, "I wuv you, A-drew" and then hugged him. She truly does and everything revolves around Andrew. She has to go where he goes. They have really developed a good bond and I hope it stays. Andrew is picking up funny expressions and is really quite the comic these days. He is really excited for the baby to come and talks to him or her all the time. He always talks about how "he will hold him nice like Mommy". And he refers to the baby as a him always. He is really pulling for a boy. :) As for little #3, all is well, and we had a check up this past week. I measured two weeks over instead of three so hopefully his or her growth has slowed a bit. Already starting two week appointments! Wow! How fast did that go? And now, on to the pictures....

Mommy, I like chocolate chip cookies!

Can't tell we are brother and sister! Geez! What looks!

Grandma Sandy...Here I am being Princess Baby!

A more typical Ella picture...

Playing Wii Fit together

And a typical Andrew picture these days. ;)