21 weeks





We went to the doctor Oct. 7, at 19 weeks, to find out we're having a baby GIRL!  I watched in awe as the technician took all her measurements and she's doing wonderfully.  Dallas was suprised that he is getting a sister and a tad dissapointed, but he is getting used to the idea.  David is also shocked and is getting used to the idea of a girl.  I'm on cloud 9, elated that I'm having a baby girl.  I just hope she wants to hang out with me some and doesn't follow the boys all of the time. 



Here is our baby girl, peacefully hanging out. 

She's quite the polite little thing, not near as active as her brother was in the womb.  I'm beginning to feel her more and more and notice her movements much more often.  She is super active after I eat salad.  I'm not sure if this is because she likes it, or is like her Daddy and brother and refuses anything green? 

I've been doing very well.  Gaining a tad faster than I'd like to be, but I know I have no control over that.  I still get nauseous sometimes at night.  But all in all, doing very well and loving each minute.  Dallas likes to rest his head on my tummy and "listen" to his sister...begging her to kick him.  I laugh inside each time he tells her that and think to myself...just wait big boy, it's coming!

 

Dallas having fun rubbing my tummy.



17 weeks

This week has been quite busy.  I've been doing very well.  I'm tired, but I don't know any teacher who isn't tired right now.  I got quite a few nods this week, as in my tummy is noticable to the outside world now and not just to myself.  I'm still waiting to feel the baby moving around in there, no such luck yet. 

Dallas had a great week this week as well.  He had his first soccer practice of the fall season.  He has his same coach he had last spring; he's fantastic!  That's why we drive all the way to Bentwater across the lake to go to practice.  David says it would be shorter to just take the boat. 



Dallas begins soccer practice with a few drills.




Coach Tom teaches the kids to kick like penguins.




Wow, it's hot. 



Monster kick made with utter concentration.

Dallas also had his first game this Saturday as well.  He played a great game. 



Dallas is running to follow his kick on the field. 



"Which one is your goal kids?" And it looks like they all know!

 



Game over, time for snack.











week 16

I went to Dr. Everson yesterday and heard the baby's heartbeat again.  We're both doing well.  She said baby is right where he/she should be and we'll find out in our ultrasound on Oct. 7 who baby is!  I'm doing well too which is such a relief.  Blood pressure is still awesome at 110/60...I don't ever want to see 170/110 like I did at the end with Dallas.  No signs of toxemia/pre-eclampsia/HEELP as I had with Dallas.  (signs began at about 6 months so I'm hoping for the best.)

Today was Grandparent's Breakfast at Dallas' school and he had a blast to say the least with Goo-Gee & Baw-Baw. 

Goo-Gee and Dallas at breakfast.

Dalls talking to someone while enjoying donuts with Baw-Baw.

Dallas, his teacher Mrs. Killion, Goo-Gee & Baw-Baw.

Dallas at morning assembly.

15 weeks

Surviving the second week of kindergarten and seventh grade must mean one thing, and one thing only, it's time to go to Granny's and swim for Labor Day.  Considering Dallas hasn't seen the pool since the end of July when I started working again, he went nuts.  Don't let that handsome face fool you, he was a mess. 

He splashed everyone in and out of the pool excluding his relaxing Mom, who threatened no Scooby-Doo on Scooby-Doo weekend on Boomerang.  Thankfully, this worked and I was left alone to relax in 

 

peace.  (Notice the extremely wrinkled, yet supercool, "Future Aggie" shirt with the arrow pointing to the tummy.  I'm still hoping for pink in there, 4 more weeks, come on!

As my little fish continued swimming, I realized how exhausted two weeks of 113 seventh graders had made me.  They are good kids, there are just 113 of them.  Why am I complaining?  I had 128 last year.  So we came home, I crashed on the couch, where I remained for quite some time.  I'm hoping that exhaustion/nausea at night goes away soon.  I'm waiting for that miracle day all these moms are telling me about when you wake and "POOF" you're a new woman.  Until then, enjoy more pictures of fish Dallas.

13 weeks

This week was a doosie.  I remember being tired when pregnant with Dallas...I think I just had more time to actually BE tired then whereas now, I have no time for silly tiredness.  As far as feeling well, I do well all day and still at about 5 pm it hits me.  But, I'll take it. 

We had a full week of inservice this week.  Meet the teacher night, for both Dallas and myself.  I have to say, I think this is the biggest turnout I've had.  I think I met about 80% or so of my 110 students.  Sadly most told me they didn't like English! HA!  Wait till I get a hold of them, they're going to love it.

Dallas was a tad overwhelmed at first at his meet the teacher night by the sheer mass number of people there.  It was nuts.  I think his teacher. Mrs. Killon, is going to be fantastic.  I just hope he behaves well and learns in the process. 

August 18 was our 9 year anniversary and I received some of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen.  I'm truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband who loves us both with all his heart. 
Kindergarten today, I don't think, was all Dallas thought it was cracked up to be.  He was excited when we left home.  He cried when his bus came to my school because "it's not the same as last year."  But I hugged him and put him on anyway.  I think his day went well.  He said he made some new friends and fun in Mrs. Killion's class getting his "wiggles" out at song time.  But...then the end of the day came.  I picked him up as quick as I could, but that car rider line was insane!  I got there at 3:20 and didn't get him until 4.  There were people lined up behind me like crazy too!  It was nuts.  He said "Mom, I thought you were never coming!"  His face was all red and everything by the time he got in the car he cried so hard.  Hope for better days tomorrow. 

Here are Dallas and me at BBJH waiting for his bus to come to take him to Ellisor.  He was all smiles playing in the hallway.  (So was I...all 112 of my kids hadn't shown up yet!) All in all, I consider the day a great success. 

12 weeks

I went to Dr. Everson (our beloved "baby doctor") and heard great news...the heartbeat again!  I love that sound, has to be one of the best in the world.  All my bloodwork from my last visit came out fantastically so I don't have to proceed on. You can see my growing tummy, as well as my growing little man!  Let's face it, he's not so little.  Look how tall he is and he's 5! I'll be looking up to him by age 10, I just know it.

I have started to feel much better during the day but the evening/nighttime nausea still gets me.  I tried my friend Erin's remedy of eating chocolate chips, didn't help.  Did taste good so I threw back a few more. 

Just mere days and my baby will enter kindergarten.  I'm sure there will be tears shed on my part but he'll do fantastically.  I thought about it yesterday and how soon he'll start reading and got teary just thinking about it.  He's grown up so fast!  Where have the last 5 years gone?
Dallas and I had an interesting converstaion today as well...here's how it went.
Dallas: "Mom, I made my little brother a mii."
Me: "How do you know it's a boy honey?
Dallas: "If you ask for a boy, you'll get one and I already asked God."
Me: Left starting at my son with a dumbfounded look on my face.

So what does any good daughter do when she's got no clue on how to follow up a conversation....I called my parents.  Goo-Gee laughed and agreed with me on the "Touche" factor.  Baw-Baw told me to pass on the widsom of  "we ask God for what we want and He gives us what we need."  I told Dallas that and he nodded at me.  I followed up with, "Honey, we can't send it back, you get what you get."  Dallas then went on his merry way secretly doubting my widsom....since he ALREADY asked God!

Eventful week

This week has been busy, to say the least.  I completed my second week of Jump Start and am now finished.  I also had a few meetings here and there.

In more interesting news, Dallas got new glasses today as well.  He looks so big and handsome.  It doesn't seem like it's been that long since his first pair of glasses at 8 months old, but it has been.  I remember watching him crawl through the house with his glasses in his hand.  Boy have we come a long way since then!

You can see Dallas' first pair of glasses there at 8 months old...followed by today's pair.  I'm so glad he's now able to wear the studly, handsome ones now.  It still boggles my mind that a timespan as short as these 4 years have changed him so much.  Above is also a picture of baby Dallas with his first pair of glasses.