The Fish Tank

I can't stop singing, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty." Scott and I went to the "big" ultrasound today where we tested to see if our baby had Down's, one of the Trisomy disorders, or any neural tube defects. I must admit the palms were a little sweaty and the heart was racing a bit. As surreal as this pregnancy is, I don't want anything to be wrong with this precious life inside of me. Well, holy is right. The Lord is not just good; He is awesome! Our little baby instantly began moving and grooving for us showing off fingers and toes and a great heart beat! Even though I am on my third, watching the miracle of life on that screen NEVER gets old! It truly blows my mind every time I get to see our precious angels developing inside of me! The scan came out wonderfully. We got all positives on all the scans the doctor (who was absolutely INCREDIBLE) could do. Now we just wait for some blood work to confirm that everything is okay with our little boy. ...

What a fun Halloween we had! I have NEVER seen Jack so excited and hyper before! He was looking forward to this day for a long time! We started the day by carving our pumpkins and making pumpkin spice muffins. Jack had so much fun carving the pumpkins. He especially liked getting all the goo out! He told me what faces to make and watched as I carved away. After a fun and relaxing day, we headed to the Bullards for our annual trick-or-treating Halloween bash with all the families. We did a little super hero theme. It was fun to see all the kiddos dressed up as their favorite super hero. The kids hung in there and trick-or-treated for an hour or so. Afterward, we sat in the front lawn and passed out candy while the kids played and burned off all that sugar. Needless to say, they crashed at the end of the night! All-in-all, we had a wonderful Halloween. It is so fun to celebrate these holidays with young kids! Enjoy the pics!

Friday we had a fun playdate with the moms and their kiddos from my MOPS group. They played in the playroom, painted pumpkins, and ate some yummy Halloween cookies! We had a blast! Grady and Brinley had fun together too, cooing and laughing at each other. So cute! Enjoy the pics!

I had the priviledge of taking some gorgeous pictures of two of my favorite girls! Happy Halloween!

Jackson has been pretty oblivious to the whole baby thing. He even went to one of my ultrasounds and thought we were just checking my belly to make sure everything was working properly. We didn't want to share the news with him until we knew the pregnancy was viable and the baby was healthy. Well, apparently there are other ways to find out mommy is pregnant other than us telling him or seeing his baby sister/brother on the screen. He and I had the following conversation while I was getting dressed a little over a week ago: Jackson: Mommy, why is your belly growing bigger? Me: (laughing and contemplating if I should tell him) Well, mommy has another baby in her belly. Jackson: What? How did another baby get in your belly? Me: God was so nice and loved us so much He gave us another baby. Jackson: Well, tell God to take it back. Me: I can't tell God to take the baby back. He already blessed us with another baby. Jackson: But I just want my Grady. Me: You'll love another baby,...

My Sweet Dosers~ Six months? Where has it gone? I think you get sweeter each and every day! Mommy cannot believe that you are already 6-months old! I am madly in love with you! My heart melts every time I look into those big blue eyes and see that gummy smile of yours! You are smiley and giggly and loving and sweet. You love to be around people smiling at everyone. You only really cry when you are hungry, have a dirty diaper, or are really tired and about to fall asleep. Sometimes you whine when you can't see mommy or want to be held. Other than that, you are a darn near perfect baby. You scoot yourself around in a circle and to other various places. Rolling is what gets you where you want to go for the most part. Jackson still loves you more than words can describe. You are truly blessed to have him as a big brother and I am pretty sure you know it. He is very helpful in taking care of you and always wants to see you right when you wake up in the morning. You laugh at him a lot an...