Baby!

I finally got to the doctor the other day and as far as I know everything is fine. This is audio of the heartbeat. Mine is the lower sounding one in the background - the louder faster one is the baby's. It took about fifteen minutes and two different nurses to finally find it, but it's there and strong sounding. I go back on Dec 2nd for a more thorough exam and won't have an ultrasound until sometime in January. Avril was so cute after we finally got to hear the heartbeat, she pulled a chair over to the table and climbed up and hugged my belly. lol. She was so excited. And she's still insistent that she's having a sister and Alex is having a brother. Doesn't matter how many times I tell her there is only one in there and we don't get to pick what it is, she is for sure they each get one. So that will be a difficult bridge to cross later on.
We're all still having a hard time getting over colds. Alex's cough is getting worse - he stayed home from school today and both of the kids are going to the doctor again in the morning. I'm hoping we're all feeling better by next week! I can't wait to see everybody!

Singing

We've all been sick these past few weeks. This is Avril entertaining herself while waiting in the doctor's office.

Wurth Farms

Here we are at the local pumpkin patch. We went with Abby, and the kids had a ball riding horses, feeding ponies, taking a hayride to the patch, and basically just playing around.

Magic House

More Stuff

Okay so I realize I have more video of Avril. I'll try to get some of Alex next time he's up to something. Things here have been pretty slow this week. Spent some much needed time with the fam over the weekend and had a greeat time. Grandpa passed away and I'm totally bummed, especially since I can't get to the memorial service. That's a big part of my life that is over. Since then I can't think of anything productive at all except I've read two paperbacks and finished some laundry. Of course there is always Avril's tumbling class. Saturday we'll be taking the kids to the pumpkin patch so that should be interesting.
Here is Avril enjoying a praying mantis.

Zoo

Here we are having a fabulous time at the zoo with nana. The kids had a ball! Okay, so did I. ;) The St. Louis Zoo is without a doubt the best zoo in the country in my opinion. Now we're getting ready to leave for Beanbah's. Bye!

:)

It's been an oddly busy couple of weeks around here, but I can't place my finger on exactly what we've been up to. The month started off with my best friend having a baby and shortly after, me finding out we're expecting another one ourselves! We're very excited, and it is due May 23rd. Other than that, nothing really has been going on. Avril is still really enjoying her tumbling class - hopefully the videos will upload correctly. They're a bit dark; we look through a tinted double-sided mirror. Alex is reading better all the time and I think he's having a great time doing it. Frank is knee-deep in classes and I still don't really get to see him often. I'm only six weeks along, but appear to be at least three months. After two c-sections my tummy muscles are next to nothing. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Oddly, I don't really feel like eating that much even though I'm not sick. But I do feel like just laying around not really doing anything but reading. Next week is Alex's fall break, so it's going to be fun - mom and I are taking the kids to the Magic House and to the zoo. And that weekend we'll be (hopefully) visiting Beanbah and Grape. So I'll have more pictures then.