Happy HALLOWEEN!

Halloween was fun this year! Justin had a blast running from door to door gathering up candy. He loved being a Teletubby. It is also great having a stash of candy for when I crave a treat!

Ben had fun this year pretending he was a fake monster. He would wait until the kids were close enough and then lash out at them!

2 Questions

Our Little Big Foot
Justin's feet keep growing like a weed! He is now in a size 8 1/2 . Is that big for his age????Hopefully he will be able to grow into them by growing taller.

Pregnancy Forgetfulness

So I was putting groceries away and later that night for dinner Ben was trying to find where I had put the bag of salad toppings. I could not remember for the life of me. We searched and searched but still could not find it. Then, Ben decided to look for the bag of salad toppings in the freezer and found it. I had also put other food items that didn't belong in the freezer. Is this me loosing my mind or can I use the excuse that it is pregnancy forgetfulness?

Crazy 8 Tag

I've been tagged by my sister-in-law to make a Crazy 8 list, so I guess I will do it.

8 Favorite T.V. Shows

1. Jon & Kate plus 8

2. Baby Story

3. The Amazing Race

4. Extreme Home Makeover

5. Sand Hogs

6. Cities of the Underworld

7. Fox News

8. Survivor

8 Favorite Resturants

1. Bombay House

2. Costa Vida

3. Los Hermanos

4. Olive Garden

5. Tucanos

6. Macaroni Grill

7. La Vigna

8. China Buffet

8 Things I Did Yesterday

1. Watched Curious George with Justin 2. Went to mothers group at the park 3. Went to the library4. Read Justin some books 5. Made dinner 6. Went on a walk 7. Exercised to a video 8. Talked to my mom on the phone.

8 Things I Love About Fall

1. The weather cooling down2. The leaves changing colors3. Wearing sweatshirts and sweaters4. Sipping a hot drink 5. Getting into the Halloween spirit6. Making plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas7. Going on hay rides 8. Making warm, hearty meals

8 Things On My Wish List

1. To build our dream home 2. To have 4 kids. To be completely out of debt4. To visit Ireland with Ben 5. To live a long, healthy life6. To watch my children grow up happy and healthy7. To have a good pregnancy/delivery experience 8. To be a great mom!

8 People I Tag

How about any 8 people who see my blog and want to :-)

ITS A GIRL!!!!!

We are excited to announce we are having a little girl!!! We decided to name her Brooklyn Marie.

Justin will definitely be sad to not have a baby brother to pick on and play with, but then again, he will be able to protect her from other boys when she gets older.

Here is an ultrasound picture of our little one. Ben thinks she has my chin:-)

Pumkin Carving!

Halloween is almost here so we decided to carve our pumpkins. This is Justin's first pumkin carving experience. He had fun putting the seeds back into the pumkin rather than helping mom get them out. Justin also loves pulling his pumkin around the block in his wagon.

Here are some pictures.

Dad looks very excited about getting his hands dirty:-)

Me and Justin

Mommie Stuff

Fall is in the air and everyday I get more excited to have our new little one! I miss having a newborn in our home. Justin and I are trying to get through each day by finding things to do. We try to go to the library, Bean Museum, parks, mall, momies group, and go for walks. It definitely is a fun, but busy job being a mom. Here is a list I made up on the differences between first and second pregnancy:

Justin's Pregnancy

• craved fruit
• threw up until he was born
• lots of morning sickness
• felt small movements 18 weeks

2nd Pregnancy

• craved sweets
• didn't throw up
• little bit of morning sickness
• felt small movements 16 weeks
• have to pee mutiple times an hour

Here is a picture of Justin helping me vacuum up the floor....they say teach them while they are young!