Stubborn Baby

Well, yesterday I went in for another ultrasound at a local community college where they train students to be ultrasound techs. I figure since it was only to try and get a better peek at the gender, I could go play guinea pig for 30-45 minutes. I must say, I was quite impressed with it. The instructor was talking to the students during the scan, while on student was doing the wand & computer stuff. The others were there for observation and to "ooohhhh & ahhhhhh" over the "good shots" the student doing the scan would get. I was kind of cute to hear "Wow, beautiful femur" and "Look at the placenta, it looks really great!" Again when they went looking for the gender, all we could see was tightly crossed legs. Best guess is still a girl, as there wasn't any boy parts sticking out anywhere, but they really didn't get the good shot of the "3 lines" they look for in a girl. They told me I was welcome to come back again in about a month & they would try again. I might see if my Dr. does another scan in the office sometime, and decide from there. I am going to let all my local pregnant friends know about this place... it's nice to get a free scan & peek at the baby.

Father's Day

Poor Fred. He commented on how he didn't expect to actually "play father" on Father's Day. He got the lucky task of stepping up to the role when I announced Friday evening that I was going to have to go into work over the weekend to finish something by Monday morning. So, after church on Sunday my sweet husband & kids dropped me off at the office, planning to return on their way back for evening service and pick me up. No special lunch (well, they did get some fried chicken from the Kroger Deli on the way home) and "scriptural nap" as he calls it. He was happy to make it home in time to watch some World Cup Soccer, however.

He informed me later that night, after commenting that it wasn't that bad of a day, that on the car ride home the boys declared it "be like Dad" day. Aidan announced that since it was Father's Day, that meant they were all going to go home & be like dad... "We're going to go home, put on black t-shirts, sit around in our underwear, and watch soccer ALL DAY LONG!!!!!" To which Truitt gives out an excited "YEAH, UNDERWEAR!!!" Hmmmmmm, maybe it was a good thing I had to go into the office for a while Sunday afternoon.

A Hard Day

Last week when I showed up at Sarah's to get the boys, Truitt had fallen asleep on a stool beside her couch while watching TV. It looks like he played a little hard that afternoon... resulting in a good picture for the teenage years.

Recent Pictures of the Boys

About 3 weeks ago I took the boys in for some "free" pictures at The Picture People. I had received a coupon in the mail for a free portrait package, which included 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and a sheet of wallets. They had to be of the same pose, so I made it a point to do something fun, since I knew I wouldn't be getting any additional pictures (at $20 per sheet). Below are some of the proofs I copied off the website. At first Truitt didn't want to participate, but once I told him he could make a silly face, he jumped right in the fun. We bought the picture of them showing off their "muscles"... although it looks more like Truitt is showing off his elbow.

Is it a GIRL, or a BOY???

Well, according to the ultrasound I had last Friday, we're not 100% sure. BUT, the tech did say that her best guess is that it's a GIRL, so the boys & Fred were right with their guesses! She told us that she couldn't find any little boy parts, but that the legs were pretty tight together & there was a hand hanging out around the general area (to which she commented "You would think that meant it was a BOY"). She told us that every thing looked great, and that she didn't see anything that would signify any major problems. I'll go see Dr. Galvan again this Friday, and I will ask him if he will do another ultrasound in his office sometime in the near future to confirm the tech's "best guess". We are excited either way, but I'm really pushing Fred to let me redo the nursery (it's the same thing that was done for Aidan, 7 years ago). I'm thinking that if indeed this is a girl, that will be my best chance at changing things around. :o)