I Need to Update, But How About An Announcement Instead?

So I know I have been terrible at this lately, but work and sickness has just been dragging us down.  Back in November, while daddy was out of town, I found out that I was pregnant!  I told Aylin because I decided I would love for her to be the one to tell Bobby.  So, watch video now:

*Sorry for the videos previewed after mine, I have not watched them nor endorse them.  Can anyone tell me how to post videos on here without using Youtube?*

She still talks about Mommy having a baby in her "button," every now and then she actually says belly :)  We also surprised daddy with a homemade chocolate chip cookie cake :)

Aylin made this cute shirt and wore it at Thanksgiving dinner to tell the family our big news:

Everyone noticed right away except Bobby's mom, Bobby finally lifted Aylin up and said, 

"Mom, read her shirt!" :) 

I am at 9 weeks today (Thursday, Dec. 8th) and will be having my 3rd internal ultrasound in a little over a week.  I have been having lots of cramping and have been extremely sick.  With Aylin, I was sick mostly in the morning, would throw-up, and be okay.  I also had a little cramping with her, but this 2nd time around I am nauseous all day and night!  The baby was originally measuring small and my due date has been changed 3 times all ready.  It started at July 10th, then to July 15th, and now we are at the 12th.  On the last trip the Dr. found a small bleed which they believe is the cause of the intense cramping.  Worst case scenario: we are looking a complications because of separation of the placenta.  Best case scenario: it goes away on its own.  Obviously, we are hoping and praying for the best case and would love any and all prayers for a good, healthy outcome.

Sweet Sleep

It is 12:05 AM and Jewel Bug has finally fallen asleep :) We are on our way home from a great gospel meeting in McMinnville, TN where we got to see lots of old friends and made new ones, too. I forgot how much I love to hear my husband preach and he has a lot this month! Add the icing to our cake: we spent time with the Perrys and even saw the Reeds, old friends, good food, and the Smokies in the fall! Plus, hubby preaches again this Sunday ;). As for me, I'm off to try to get comfortable in Rosie, the Cube, and attempt a power nap...it's going to be a long, hard day!

Sweet Sleep

Wordless Weds.

A Catch-Up Post

August was incredibly busy and tiresome, so much that I didn't make one single blog post :( So here is one to catch-up:

 Jewel Bug is talking non-stop and very clearly now. She really thinks she is a big girl and can do everything by herself except when she is whiney and then she CAN'T do ANYTHING by herself!  She is also really pushing that boundary or disobedience, ughh, that is very frustrating :(  We have finally moved away from Mickey Mouse, don't get me wrong, she still loves all things Mickey, but we have reached out to Dora the Explorer, Cars, and Princess Belle.  Sweet girl loves to sing, and I love to listen to her!  Everywhere we go she notices the letter A and says, "A for Aylin!"  :) Because I had to go back to work, she is back with Nannie Chelle and friends M-TR; but she loves her Nannie Chelle, Becka, and all her little friends so that makes the adjustment a little easier.  Here she is with her Mary Claire:

She got a pet fish and named him Pete; Pete the Cat has recently become her favorite Mickey character?

She moved into the 2 year old classroom for Bible Class :)

She got her first haircut!

 She did so great!  She climbed up in the chair, loved her "big dress," and just let Kourtney cut away.  She evened out her hair and put a few layers in to help it grow.  The left side was longer than the right, but we are all the same length now :)

We had a paint night!  Every year the school I work for does a fundraiser called Square One Art.  The students make a work of art and this company creates anything you want them to with it.  Last year, I did Aylin's hand print with each dog's paw print, so this year I built on that:

 Above: what Aylin painted all by herself :) and below: Aylin's foot print, hand prints, fingerprints, Tessie's paw and Buttercup's paw :)

We had a COUSINS playdate!  Payton and Aylin were so funny!  They saw each other, ran to each other, and hugged each other!  I love the pic of Payton and Aylin taking turns pushing Macey Jo in the swing...CUTENESS!

Just recently, she changed her bedtime routine on us. She won't let us rock her anymore!  We use to read a few books and rock in her glider before saying our prayers and going to bed.  But now she goes straight to the crib and starts trying to climb in, gathers her loveys and says goodnight  :(  She is still in her crib simply because we decided this year Christmas will be all about getting her a new room. In fact, we actually purchased our 1st Christmas gift! I know, I know, I am always the last minute shopper but Target had a cute little bed-in-a-bag that I had been eyeing on sale so we got it :)

She will be using my old twin bed and her great-grandmother's dresser for now. The other things Santa and family will be bringing include a chair, dollhouse bookshelf, owl pillow, curtains, ceiling fan, blinds (the new room is the only room in the house we didn't put blinds on when we 1st moved in), and any other little thing that might look cute in there.

I'm going to end it here with my little monkey, there are still a few posts I haven't done yet, but they will need to wait for another day.

Aylin Jewel's 2 Year Photo Shoot

We got in our CD of pics and I finally got to look at them, so here they are

Make a photo slideshow



My Consignment Steal/Aylin's Favorite Toy/Counting to 5

As a mom on a budget, I try to hit consignment sales for clothes and get hand-me-downs from friends.  Every now and then I find a great little toy; for example, two years ago, at about this time, we bought Aylin a rocking horse for $10 which we saved until Christmas.  This year I found this:

It is a Kleinway Baby Grand Piano, in great condition and I paid $15 for it!  A friend prompted me to do some research, and I found a few shops that sale these for $95-120, and on eBay and Craigslist they are $70 and up!  Let me just say this, this is the best $15 I have spent thus far; Jewel Bug LOVES her piano!

 

And finally a video to let you listen to what we have been hearing since Thursday night:

If you listen closely AJ counts to five at the end of the video, the sound only catches the 4 and the 5 because 1, 2, and 3 were so soft.  It was the first time I heard her count CORRECTLY!  Normally she just skips around all the numbers from 1-10, normally saying 6 and 7 three or four times.  I love this girl and love watching her play her new piano :)