Boy oh Boy!

We went for our ultrasound yesterday. It was very neat to see the healthy baby. The whole appointment he was curled into a ball. Knees to nose, feet above his head. With a little work they told us the news...It's a BOY! While I was excited and Jared was excited. Mea is going to take some time to completely warm up to the idea. She was a little sad, but after I told her she would be the only princess in the house, she perked up a little. I think she is happy to be a sister, and was excited to see the baby. A part of me was sad for her too, but then I got to thinking about the having one beautiful girl and one handsome boy at home. Finally the rational part of me kicked in and I have decided she's 3, she'll get over it. On the way to school, Mea asked me if next time I could have a girl....uggg...everyone is thinking that there may be a next time but me!!! Just kidding....kind-of!

Where has the time Gone???

After a month of not posting, I fell really bad and need to let everyone in on what is going on. Sorry for the long post and the many pictures. Most of the people who read this blog know at least some of what is going on, but I still fell the need to re-live the last month. For Mea: The month has been a lot of fun. She has enjoyed playing dress up on a regular basis (nightly). She love Halloween and was both Snow White and Ariel. Mea is very helpful and it has been amazing how much her personality has blossomed over the last month. My mouse is quite the trickster and loves to tease everyone. She is also repeating the phrases that I have been using since her birth and they are coming back to bite me. For instance, we were all in the living room. Mea was dressed up and I began laughing at her outfit. Her reply to me was "Mom, it is not a big deal...I'm fixing it." It was very funny. She has enjoyed going to the pumpkin patch 5 times. Mrs. McCoy decided she was her best customer. She also went to a cow show in KC, to see Grandma and Grandpa Decker. Mea is going to be a cow girl, I am nearly positive. She wanted to be right in the middle of the action.There was also a petting zoo there which was a fun. Other than that, the only other thing she talks about is her soon to be brother or sister. Well, for Mea the only option is sister. She has talked about throwing a boy away, giving to her Aunt Erin or dressing and treating it like a girl. We find out the sex Thursday, hopefully she will be okay with either, otherwise the dr. might hear about it. For Jared: The cow show was his highlight. Jared even got to show one of the cows, and did a lot of work getting them all ready. I think that he enjoyed working with the animals again. Jared also got to go camping with the boyscouts. He was stinky when he came home, but seemed to enjoy himself. A lot of his time is spent on the computer working on school/work stuff. Jared is excited about the baby and laughs at Mea's insistence that it is a girl. We will see! Masterpiece pumpkin. For Me: October was fun. I enjoyed the cow show...shocking I know. I even touched the cows without making a face, wore boots the whole weekend, and learned a lot about what makes a good cow good. Physically, I am feeling a lot better. Most of the morning sickness is gone, and I am just constantly dealing with heartburn. I'm not sure which is worse. I had a seizure scare earlier in October, but have made some decisions about what to do and am feeling pretty good about the situation. I have to laugh at the random ailments I deal with while pregnant! It makes me want to adopt any more babies, but I have not convinced Jared on this. **Look for an update after Thursday- hopefully we will have a baby update!