Time to watch what we say...

Isaac has started to enjoy watching Elmo on Sesame Street. He doesn't care about the rest of the show, only Elmo's World...he gets so excited when he sees Elmo. In the afternoon after his nap he is sometimes still a little groggy or just tired from not napping, so we often sit together on the couch to eat a snack and watch the episode of Elmo's World that I recorded that morning. This afternoon happened to be a groggy afternoon for him, Carl was already finished working for the day, so he sat with us and we all watched Elmo together. Elmo has a friend in the show named Mr. Noodle, he is a real man. Carl has never watched this with us, so he has never seen Mr. Noodle. Well, when Carl saw Mr. Noodle he made the comment that Mr. Noodle was a little creepy and looked like he should drive an ice cream truck. Shortly after that comment Isaac saw Mr. Noodle again and said, "Mr. Noodle drive ice cream truck!" Oh my goodness, we died laughing! It's amazing how much Isaac hears and understands; we forget all the time how alert and with it he is...it's definitely time to start watching what we say around him! (He even talked about Mr. Noodle driving the ice cream truck a few more times in the hours that followed.)

Forward Roll

We may have a future Olympic gymnast here in our midst. =) He learned how to do a forward roll all by himself today! Okay, so he has a lot to learn before he'll be ready for the Olympics, but maybe this is proof of his taent. I am so proud of him! Looks like he may hurt his neck when he does it, but he just loves doing it!

Nursery

The nursery is almost complete, so I decided to post some pictures for y'all to see. I've had a great time putting it together and making it a special place for our new little guy. It still needs some finishing touches...curtains, a canvas painting a friend is making, and of course the wooden name letters, but those will be revealed after he's born since the name is a secret! Oh one more thing it needs....a baby!!!

The box painted above the bed contains a quote, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14. I chose this quote because I love the entire chapter it is a part of. Verse 13 says, "For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother's womb." Wow, what an awesome reality that is! All throughout my pregnancy I think about that fact, that God is knitting together this baby boy inside of me, He knows every part of my son, He knows what lies ahead for him. That is just so amazing to me, so I was excited to find this verse to put on the nursery wall.

Psalm 139

1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Isaac's a biker now!

Isaac has had two different bikes for months now, close to a year probably. But he always refuses to use the pedals; I think he feels unstable when using them, so he just walks the bike. Any time we asked him to use the pedals he would quickly say, "All done, all done!" This morning I turned on Sesame Street for him, not that he really watches, but every now and then he will look at it. When I turned it on Elmo happened to be on, and Elmo is the only character he recognizes. Elmo was riding a tricycle, so I took full advantage of the opportunity and made a big deal about watching Elmo use the pedals. Then Elmo and a man started teaching Elmo's pink friend (I don't know her name) how to ride her tricycle, using the pedals. They were telling her the same things we tell Isaac. I made a big deal out of it, and talked all about how she was pushing the pedals and doing such a great job. Then I got really excited for her when she did it on her own.

This afternoon while playing outside I asked Isaac if he wanted to ride his bike like Elmo did, using the pedals. He jumped right on it, put his feet on the pedals, and off he went!!! Wow!!! Not a problem at all, like he had always been doing it! Carl was outside, too, so we both went crazy when he did it and praised him a lot! He loved that of course, and I think he loved using the pedals, too! We're so proud of our new little cyclist!

38 Weeks Pregnant

Isaac kissing his baby brother in mama's tummy.

38 weeks! Wow, I cannot even believe I am already 38 weeks, the time has flown by, but I definitely feel 38 weeks pregnant! A friend told me when I was pregnant with Isaac to be sure and enjoy it because the second time is not near as great. I thought she was crazy, there's no way, pregnancy is such a beautiful miracle! Well, she was right. I mean, it is still a beautiful miracle, but it is harder to enjoy it the second time when you are chasing around a toddler and you cannot relax when you want/need to. Well, though it's been tough at times I really cannot complain too much, I have been blessed with a good pregnancy and a sweet toddler to chase around. I love feeling the baby move, and I will definitely miss that when the pregnancy is over; it is so amazing to feel him kick and wiggle and realize that there really is a little baby inside of me! Wow, how incredible is our God that He makes that happen!

I had an ultrasound about a week and a half ago, everything looked good, and the Doctor said I have a peanut...yay! They guessed at that point that he was 5 pounds 3 oz, and that I would deliver a 6-7 pound baby. Yay! Isaac was 6 pounds 15 oz, so hopefully this little guy will be about the same size, no bigger. =) I am hoping he'll come early, but as we all know Isaac was a week late, so even though I'm hoping and keep telling him he can come, I'm not counting on it. We'll see though, every pregnancy is different, right!?!

I am so anxious to meet our newest son, to introduce he and Isaac, and to hold him in my arms. Even though there are tough days and pregnancy is sometimes a big pain, I wouldn't trade it for anything, every second is worth it, and I am completely thankful for the chance to carry this baby for nine months. What an honor it is that God trusts us with His children.

Ranch and Flowers

Look!

Trying to give the donkey a flower. I didn't care for the donkeys, but Isaac sure was interested in them.

Showing off the flower he picked.

(Which we left at the ranch for the Greathouse family. ;-))

Today was a fun day! We had to take some stuff over to a friend's house to prepare for a garage sale tomorrow, so we made it a family event. After dropping off the junk, we headed out to a friend's ranch to pick up a trailer. We were hoping there might be some bluebonnets, yes I realize we are a little late for bluebonnets, but I was still hoping. Unfortunately, there were not any bluebonnets at the ranch, but there were other beautiful flowers in the fields. We took some fun pictures of Isaac in the flowers. Isaac loves to pick flowers, even asks to get out of the truck while driving if he sees flowers to pick. Ha! So he was more into picking the flowers and looking at them than at smiling for my pictures. That's okay, I got some good candid shots of him doing what he enjoys.

After the pictures we had to get the trailer and hook it up to my truck...another one of Isaac's favorite things, trailers! He was very into watching Carl move the truck and hook it up to the trailer, or du wa du as he calls it.

The entire drive home he talked about the truck and the trailer, going back to Mr. Chris' ranch, and picking flowers. In case you haven't been around him lately, he does not stop talking, ever, especially while driving! So we heard a lot about the days events. I am thankful for his love of talking and his abilities, he is learning so much and it makes me smile to hear him tell me all about what he's thinking.

Thanks to the Greathouse family for letting us use your ranch for our photoshoot! =)

Du wa du!!!

Isaac has quite a fascination for cars, trucks, and trailers...such a boy, I know! His imagination is growing daily, which is so amazing to watch. Last week he blew me away with his creativity. He backed his car up to the coffee table and said his car had a trailer on it! Wow! Okay, so I have to share this, too, because it's funny...instead of saying trailer, he calls it a "Du wa du." Ha ha! So in Isaac's language he said, "Isaac's auto du wa du on!" I am so proud of my little guy, gosh he's growing so fast!