Overnight Getaway

A couple weekends ago, Nana drove up from Buda to stay with James so we could have our first overnight date since James was born. We didn't go too far... we went to the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas. We arrived in time to watch UT beat Nebraska and the Texas Rangers beat the Yankees in game 2 of the ALCS on the TV in our room, and then we went to a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. It was a really fun show, and the buffet was pretty tasty. We sat with 8 other guests and had to work as a team to guess who the murderer was. I had it correct, but the table vetoed me. Oh well! We had a great time anyways!

Walking through the resort, on our way to dinner.

Photo-op with the cast after the show.

Sitting at brunch the next morning.

Our delicious brunch (this was only the first plate from the buffet).

20 weeks

I am halfway through my pregnancy, and we found out at my last doctor's appointment that we are having a GIRL! Dave and I both suspected that that would be the case so we are thrilled to find out we were right! This pregnancy has been very different from my pregnancy with James. I was much sicker during the first trimester, and it took longer to get over feeling terrible. The baby's heart rate has been in the
160's and 170's, and James' were always in the 140's and 150's (there's an old wives' tale that says that higher heart rates are girls, and lower heart rates are boys). I have been feeling baby girl kick for about 4 weeks now, and she is very active. She is very low in my pelvis, and on the sonogram, she was buried into the placenta. The nurse said she likely could hear my heartbeat through the blood supply to the placenta so she is very cozy where she is. We were unable to get a picture of her face or profile because of her position, but we could see her from behind, and she was playing with her ear the entire time we were with the sonogram technician. It was really cute!

We are so excited that James will have a little sister! He is so loving and affectionate, so I think a little girl for him to love on is perfect!

We have decided on a first name for baby girl, but we are still working on a middle name. We've chosen Audrey as the first name, and there are 4 or 5 middle names we're considering. We'll post an update once we make a final decision.

This picture shows that the baby is indeed a girl. I don't see it, but the sonogram technician said there was no question.

Baby feet!

This is a picture of Audrey from behind. The back of her head is on the right, and you can see her arm at the top. Her hand is holding her ear.

This picture shows the same thing except now Audrey is oriented vertically. You can see her hand holding her ear in the center of the picture.

Isabella's baptism

James' cousin, Isabella, was baptized on October 2nd. Mommy's (and Aunt Karyn's) cousins, Brandy and Rick Cofer, are Bella's godparents. The Mass and baptism were wonderful, and the weekend spent with family was so much fun!

Uncle Robert and Jolie walking with James to the church

Isabella's baptism

Isabella's blessings and presentation to the church

Family photos

September Recap

September flew by so quickly! Here are some of the highlights:

Our 4th wedding anniversary
My beautiful flowers from Dave

We celebrated at Del Frisco's in downtown Fort Worth

James started school
James is going to the weekday school program at our church (University Christian Church) 1 morning a week.

1st day of school

2nd day with new backpack


Pile of gravel
We are going to put a shed (eventually) on the side of the house, but first we had to prepare the ground. We ordered 5 1/2 tons of pea gravel that was dumped onto our front lawn. Dave spent 2 days hauling it in a wheelbarrow from the front to the back in the pouring down rain. James loved the pile in the yard while it lasted!



Bubbles
James loves his baths more than ever these days. He learned how to say bubbles, and gets so excited to play in them!