Pink, confirmed

Today as Grant and I were walking into the office for my ultrasound, Grant said, "man, what if they really were wrong and it is a boy?  you will definitely have a melt down."  He got me worried.  I mean, it would be fine in the long run, but now I've had girly things and pink on the brain.  

Good thing, girl was confirmed right away.  I'm still in shock.  Still in shock this is even happening.  We are so excited though!

So I've loved the name Stella for the longest time.  When I was pregnant with Davis, before we found out it was a boy, I kept telling Grant we'd name the baby Stella if it were a girl.  Of course, I wasn't surprised though when it was a boy.  So anyway, since then some of our good friends have had a baby named Stella, the dog on Modern Family is named Stella, and the name is becoming trendy, I'm sure.  Anyway, I still love this name, and that is my vote.  Grant is voting for Reagan, but I keep telling him that's just not going to happen.  Reagan Goodson?  Doesn't sound good together.  Plus, the fact that he went out with a Reagan doesn't work in my book.  So anyway, that's what we've got going so far on names, but I'd love any other name suggestions.  :)

I think I finally have a buyer for my car.  She is planning on getting it when we're back from Hawaii.  It's been crazy the responses I've been getting from people around here.  Some guy has texted me 3 times now asking if I'd trade him my murano for his mustang convertible.  I guess the idiot didn't read my ad when it said "great condition, I just need a bigger vehicle for my growing family."  So that will be nice to have that off my shoulders.  Now if Grant can just find a job before the end of April, we'll be set to go!  He is officially done with his current job then, so we're hoping something happens quick.  Wish us luck!

only halfway?!

How is it that I'm only halfway through this pregnancy?!  July sounds so far away.  It is so far away!  I'm huge.  I know I think I've thought that with each pregnancy, but this one definitely takes the cake.  Let's just compare bellies at 20 weeks with Davis and now 20 weeks with baby numero 3.  (can't pull up my old pics from when I was preggo with Noah, but the belly was barely popping at this point when I was pregnant with him....lucky number one.)

I told Grant earlier, "I'm going to need you to take a picture of me to compare bellies at this stage and last time around."  He replied, "you sure you want to do that?"  Um, rude!

20 weeks with Davis

 (I had to put on the same shirt for the effect.)  :)

20 weeks with baby #3

Funny thing is too, you can definitely tell which one was taken during the beloved summer months.

So anyway, there it is.  The ginormous belly.  I don't even think this picture quite does it full justice in showing how big I really am.  Oh well.  

I go in on Tuesday for my actual 20 week ultrasound when they're really supposed to tell me the gender.  I still have this thought in the back of my mind that the ultrasound tech is going to tell me she made a mistake on the last scan and that we're actually having a boy.  So we'll see!

Also, the countdown to Hawaii begins!  I know it sounds snotty, but I am really dreading this trip.  We have two flights to make it to Kauai.  The first leg from Chicago to Honolulu is 9 hours straight.  With two busy little boys, and two of the loudest you've ever heard, this might just be a nightmare.  All I can hope for is when we get there, it's not a disaster trip like it was when we took Noah to Maui when he was 10 months.  I promised myself after that trip I would never go back to Hawaii.  Fingers crossed for some easy flights, good weather when we finally make it there, and two happy boys that have a great trip with mom and dad!  At least it will be warmer than it is here in Chicago!  Flip flops...here I come!  :)

yum

Chick fil A is awesome.  They opened a nice big one downtown recently and we've been big fans.  I'm a big fan of their diet lemonade.  And boy, are their cookies and cream shakes delicious too.  They are high class fast food.  We've had lots of lunch dates here with friends, but the other night we went for dinner for their kids night.  Free kids meals and free crafts.  Noah made me that Valentine.  :)

Davis was amused at the big cow, until he got up close.  Then he freaked out like it was Santa Claus or something.

Surprise

As if we weren't already surprised enough just being pregnant, having a girl is just another shocker!  Don't get me wrong, I would have been thrilled for another boy... I just never thought a girl would be possible.  Bit of information:  it's the male's sperm that determine's the gender of the baby.  Out of Grant's five brothers, there's been 15 grandkids produced, and only 3 are girls!  Very low probability, if you ask me.  

I love my boys, and I'm glad I had them first.  I think it's because I always wanted an older brother growing up, now baby girl will get two sweet ones to watch her back.  Noah is thrilled for a girl.  He's been telling us the last few months that it was going to be a girl and that we're going to name her Lucy.  (I think he has a girl in his class named Lucy that he has a crush on or something.)  It will be interesting again coming up with another name that the two of us can agree on though.  I've had one in mind before knowing Davis was a boy, so now I just have to keep trying to convince Grant of it.  ;)

Anyway, so we had a regular checkup yesterday, no ultrasound scheduled, but my doc said they'd let me do a quick one to peek for the gender.  Right away when she put it on my belly, I saw it and said, "That looks like a girl to me!"  Since I had so many ultrasounds with my ivf babies, I've seen lots of boy ultrasounds and I immediately recognized nothing between the legs on this one!  I kept asking, "You're sure, right?  You're not going to change your mind on me next time I'm here for my big 20 week ultrasound appointment, are you?"  For some reason I keep thinking in the back of my mind that they're going to say they were wrong at my next appointment.  But until then, we are thrilled.  Grant said right away in the room, "Oh man, this is going to cost us a fortune."  Seriously, we have so much boy stuff.  This will be a fun change though.  I'm really excited, but nervous at the same time.  All I know is boy, but bring on the PINK!

Bowling

Noah has been begging to go bowling lately; I think he read about it in one of his books or something, because we've never taken him before.  Anyway, we went with his buddy Max today and he had a blast.  He's already talking about when we're going back.

 Noah kept telling me how he was such an awesome bowler.  He was pretty excited to wear bowling shoes too.

 Knuckles!

Another exciting thing to do on another chilly day.  At least this was something to get us out of the house!

Chicago

Chicago, I love you.  I really love you and all that you have to offer in this great city.  So much to do, so many great places to eat, the beach, great shopping, beautiful skyline, and great people.

But you are just way too cold for me!!!  I cannot even begin to fathom how the homeless survive in this freezing Antarctica-like city.  

(this pic is from the blizzard last winter....hoping we don't get another one like it!)

Grant continues to look for jobs out west.  This morning as I was running (literally sprinting) Noah into preschool, he was yelling to me as we booked it into the warm classroom, "we need to go somewhere warm like California or Arizona!!"  Funny thing is, he's never been to Arizona.  I think we're all dreaming of warmer weather around here.  Luckily he's got preschool to go to, because other than that we've pretty much been cooped up trying to avoid the cold at all costs.  

I've told Grant on many occasions that if Chicago had weather like Southern California, I would stay here in a heart beat.  I really do love this place; but I definitely have a love-hate relationship with this city! 

treats

We've been making popcorn every day since receiving our popcorn maker Christmas gift in the mail last week.  I didn't realize how much I love homemade buttered popcorn.  Holy smokes is it good!  We've been going through cubes of butter much too frequently though.

Between the buttered popcorn and me picking up on Grant's nightly ice cream habit, my ever growing belly continues to grow.  Dang you Ben and Jerry.  My doc told me last week I look more like 16 weeks along... thanks.... just what I wanted to hear.  Then she told me that it's normal since I just had a baby, and because it's my third. Yep, my uterus literally just did this so it knew exactly what to do and pop right out.  Grant is hoping it makes for another huge baby like Davis.

Brothers

These two love each other so much.  Noah told us tonight that he loves his baby bro and never wants him to go away.  How cute are they?!

Three more weeks until we find out if these guys will have another baby bro.  I'm pretty certain they will.  Noah is convinced it's a girl, but I keep telling him not to get his hopes up.  I don't think his daddy can produce any girls.  ;)

We've got a Sunbeam!

Due to New Year's being last Sunday, we only had sacrament meeting, so today was Noah's first day in Primary!  I can't believe he's a sunbeam.  The teachers said he was so nice and so well mannered... way to be Noah!  Now if only he can be just as nice and well mannered at home.  ;)

stats

I can't get enough of this sweet guy.  He had his one year appointment today and did great with his 3 shots....cried for only a few seconds.  He also got a haircut yesterday.  The big guy is growing up!

23 lbs 12 oz.  - 50% for weight

31" - 90% for height

I have to say I was surprised he was only 50% for weight, but I guess he's slimming out some and is getting taller.