Expecting...

A baby GIRL in December!!!!!!!  We are very, very excited to say the least!  I found out in April that I was expecting.  We were trying, so it was no surprise that I was preggers...and I was over the moon when the test confirmed it!  I went for my first OB visit at six weeks and the doc confirmed a little beating heart!  I went back again about a week and a half later to confirm with a follow up ultrasound.  Then at 15 weeks we went to a third party ultrasound facility to confirm the gender...which they confirmed was a baby GIRL!  They only tell you if they are 100% positive, so let's hope they're right!  My doc does another routine ultrasound at 20 weeks, but we couldn't wait that long.  I was convinced it was a little boy and Daddy was convinced it was a baby girl...well, Daddy was right!  I was in shock!  I honestly didn't care if I was having a little boy or little girl.  Either way I thought it would be great for Crew to have a little brother, but it would also be nice to have a girl and experience both genders.  I know Crewsie will be a great big brother no matter what :)

We told our families as soon as we found out we were pregnant, but we kept it a secret the day we went for the gender ultrasound.  I told a little white lie and said I was going to a different doc appt. because we knew there was a chance that the baby might not cooperate and they may not be able to confirm a gender for us that day.  Well, luckily they did confirm it!  That evening we went and got a girl and boy balloon and told everyone to close their eyes and Crew would be holding the correct balloon!  Crewsie was saying all along that he was having a "baby sista" and he was right :)  Sibling intuition!?!?

Grammy, Yaya, Popa, Aunt Tay and Uncle Joe were there to celebrate!

I think they were excited!?!?!?!?

Isla and our baby girl will be only 9 months apart!

BIG BROTHER!!!

I was definitely preggo!  I took these right at 4 weeks...

This is the first pic we took of the baby bump....16 weeks.

Below:  17 weeks....I always see these cute slide shows of growing bellies and the girls always wear the same shirt...we will see if I keep it up!?

With Crew we got pregnant the first month we tried...very lucky.  Well, it's been a longer road this time around.  We started trying last year around June.  I found out in November that I was pregnant and we were very excited (my due date was July 28, 2012).  I had my first appt. (at 8 1/2 weeks) a few days before Christmas and found out that the pregnancy wasn't viable.  I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum and basically the pregnancy stopped and there was no sac (meaning no baby, no heart beat).  I was devastated to say the very least.  It's the last thing I expected and I was crushed.  We waited another week to make sure that the pregnancy had stopped and went for another ultrasound and unfortunately confirmed again the news.  I went in the next day for a D&C, and was scared out of my mind.  It was a rough Christmas and New Years to say the least, but we got through it and we are very excited to welcome this little miracle into our world in December...my official due date is December 23rd!

A whole lot of randomness...

Once again my blog is not cooperating!!!  UGHHHH...AHHHH...can you tell I'm frustrated!?!?!  I don't get it...one day I'm able to upload pics and the next day it won't let me do anything...I've never had this issue before and its driving me nuts.  In the mean time I will have to settle with posting more phone pics.

Above pic is from last weekend when we were up at Put-in-Bay.  We were there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and we had a blast!  Below is just a cute shot of Crewsie in the tub!

Tuesday morning Crew woke up with a 103.5 degree fever!  Yikes!  It only lasted a couple of days, but I feel so awful when my baby is sick :(  I think it was from all his hard partying over the weekend ;)

Throwing rocks at Put-in-Bay...typical little boy.

Aunt Tay sent me this pic...CRACKS ME UP!

Carousel ride at Put-in-Bay!

Today we did some shopping out at the Outlets...it's great because they have a train... and it's great bribery..."If you're good Crewsie you can ride the train when we're done!"  haha!

She looks just like Yaya don't ya think!?!

More carousel rides!

At the condo we stayed at on Put-in-Bay we had 2 double beds...Daddy slept in one and Mommy and Crew slept in the other.  This is how is slept for two nights...Daddy thought it was hysterical and Mommy was just tired :)

Gotta love sudsy little guy...

Staying busy...

We've been busy the last week!  Soccer, swimming, road trip to Charlotte for a wedding, etc.!  And how cute is baby Isla!?!?  The little one turned 4 months old on July 17th!  Time goes by waaaayyy toooo fast!  For a while I thought she was looking like her Daddy, but the older she gets the more she seems to favor her Mommy (especially in these pics!).

Below, Crewsie is riding the Catawba Queen on Lake Norman, North Carolina!  Crew was the ring bearer in Uncle Dave and Aunt Allison's wedding over the weekend.  He looked so incredibly adorable in his little outfit...I can't wait to post pics!

On the car ride down!  This kid does phenomenal in the car...such a great little traveler!

And his last soccer game was Monday!  He got a medal at the end and I think it was his favorite part!

He was awfully proud of himself!

Mommy and Crewsie on a lazy Monday morning :)

We don't have a garden, but we did plant a few tomato plants (and some basil, cilantro, etc.) in some pots.  He loves picking the "red" tomatoes.  The other morning he picked a big bowl and then said he wanted to eat them for breakfast!

I think for a 3 yr. old he has pretty decent eating habits.  Sure he likes sweets and some junk like every kid, but overall he does good.  He even eats salad (albeit with Ranch), but still I'm proud of him!

Okay, I never get political on here, but my Dad sent me this and I thought it was pretty funny!

Crew's Ship...

First, I don't think I mentioned that we named our sailboat "Crew's Ship!" haha! Daddy thought it up and Crew loves saying it! Last Sunday Yaya came up and sailed with us. It was perfect sailing weather...80 degrees, sunny, and a nice wind! We sailed for a few hours and then went back for a dip in the pool at our marina....ahhhhh, we LOVE summer!!!

I love going up to the bow of the boat...we got some shade from the sail and a nice breeze!

Hilton Head Island - Part 2

Just a few more vacation pics!  Everyday is a great day when you're at the beach!  Crew loved playing in the sand and ocean.  It really amazes me sometimes how fearless he is...and scares me too!  He would have swam out 100 yards into the ocean in his floaties if we would have let him and although I love the ocean and swimming in it I still like to always have my feet on the ocean floor....I always think "Jaws" when I'm in the ocean!

Hilton Head is known for the sand dollars and Mommy was finding them left and right!  Below I was holding one up for Crewsie to see.

My little surfer boy...

Ice cream face!

More fishin'.

He loved running in and out and in and out of the waves!

Doing some body surfing!

And more splashing!

Last night!