Baby #2 is a...a...

I tried really really hard not to get my heart set on one gender or the other this time. REALLY hard. I just couldn't help it. I had some anxiety leading up to this ultra sound. I was afraid I would be disappointed and someday have my child find out we hoped they were something else. So when we walked into the Dr's office my heart was beating and my palms were sweating. We met the tech and she chatted a bit. She asked if we were checking for gender and if we had any guesses. Troy and I had the same guess and told her we said we might make her double check. I laid back, she poured the gel, typed in some info into the computer, and set the machine to work. Within a minute she said, "well, I won't have to double check...." and Troy and I, being slow minded in our anxious state both thought "really? it's that obviously not what we'd hoped?" and she said "it's definitely a boy!" Really? REALLY? I mean, who actually gets what they hoped for two kids in a row? We were, and still are, thrilled... just tickled, really.

And now to spend minimal time on the most important thing about the ultrasound- everything looked really really good. All his organs, bones, etc look great and he's measuring right on. But really, I love that I can call our little "it" a "he" now!

This Halloween

This Halloween was a little bit different than the last few. For one thing Troy threw his costume together last minute like a normal human being and surprised himself when his 80s punk rocker (or is he Ozzy Osborne?) outfit turned out pretty fun.

I'm just a black cat. Nothing exciting. I still hate dressing up, especially being 5 months pregnant I felt very limited (showing too much to be anything sassy, not showing enough to be anything clever)


















The three of us. Some year we'll do coordinating costumes, cuz it's so fun, but not this year. We just couldn't think of anything.

Instead of our big old party we had just a small party due to busy schedules, fatigue and illness. Charles and Nancy were kind enough to let us have it at their place at the last minute. Brennen and Grace, Nick and Angela, and Josh and his date, came, ate and watched "Little Shop of Horrors". It was nice and low key. No trick or treating even.














Rockwell's E-Wok costume. Troy has always wanted his kid to be one so we made it happen this year before he's old enough to choose otherwise ;)


















I made the fuzzy part and Troy designed and made the leather part. He looked so cute and surprisingly kept the hood on for more than a few minutes (but not all night).

Happy Halloween! We can't wait to do it all again next year (but maybe I can...)