Our GREAT weekend

Stan and I had the best weekend. We had originally thought about going out of town this weekend for our anniversary on Tuesday. But, we decided to just stay home and relax.

Saturday morning, we woke up and went to eat at "The Original Pancake House". It was so yummy! I had read that Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo eat there for breakfast sometimes, so I wanted to go and try it. I looked around for them, but they weren't there. ;) We came home and I made an executive decision that I wasn't going to clean house or wash any clothes all day long. Such a great feeling. So, we went outside and played a little bit of "golf" in our backyard....or you could call it "hit the ball through the circle on the chair". I must say that I'm really good. I came in second place!!

Then I watched as Stan worked on my car. Someone moved the corner of our garage out about 6 inches and I ran right into it as I was pulling in. He worked hard at buffing all the white paint off my bumper. We went to the pool for the afternoon and enjoyed the sunshine and had dinner with our friends Tres and Stacey that night. It was such a great day doin' life together.

After church on Sunday I got really sick....just trust me here....really sick. So, I went home and took a nap. I woke up to the home phone ringing, which we never answer so don't call us at home if you need us. As the phone was ringing, I felt the baby again!!! He or She was tapping me gently. It was like the baby was saying, "Excuse me?...are you going to answer that?!" So sweet. I got up and woke Stan up to tell him.

As the night went on, so did my craving. The only things that I have been craving lately are cold things, such as..ice, Icee's, Slurpee's, snow cones, and a new one......Pop-Ice! I saw a little boy at the pool yesterday eating one and wanted to grab it from him and take off. It looked so good! In case you aren't familiar with this little piece of frozen sugar water with food coloring bit of wonderfulness...here's a picture:

We went to Tom Thumb last night to please my new craving and buy some Pop-Ice. I decided that the 16 count box was plenty and that I didn't need the 100 ct just yet. But sadly, they don't come frozen, you have to freeze them yourself. So, I took my Pop-Ice home placed them in the freezer. No such luck that my freezer would cooperate and freeze in super high-power mode. I tried to stay up until my Pop-ice froze completely, but I just couldn't make it. So, tonight it is....Pop-Ice for dessert!!! YAY!

I definitely felt the baby!!

My friend Karen called yesterday to check up on me. She asked if I had felt the baby move yet and I told her that about a week or so ago I felt a bubble pop, but nothing since then. Stan felt the baby a couple of weeks ago and of course this past weekend, Drew felt the head, arm and leg of the baby! ;) Even though I can't yet feel the head, arm and leg....Drew can.

We finished our conversation and I went back to work. I leaned into my monitor to read something and felt the little hard football in my stomach. Then, within seconds I felt a Punch!! Yes, a Punch! It was like the baby was telling me to move from that position. I couldn't believe it! I felt the baby kick me! It was the sweetest feeling in the whole wide world. But, the story gets sweeter....I then called Stan to tell him about what I felt. He told me that he had prayed for me that morning and asked God if he would allow for me to soon feel the baby move. I had been worrying lately and he wanted God to squash away those worries. And I felt it that day!! God is so amazing!! He heard my husband's small prayer and granted it that day. Thank you Lord for this little life you have growing inside of me!!

We are 18 weeks today! Two more weeks and we get to find out if it is a boy or a girl. I'm so excited!!

Redneck Timeout

Don't worry....I won't discipline our baby like this!

Mackenzie's 2nd Bday

This past weekend we went to Oklahoma to celebrate our niece's 2nd Bday. I can't believe she is 2 now!! It seems like this little thing was just born. Because they live in Oklahoma, we don't get to see her as much as we would like. When we saw her over Christmas, she was really into balls...holding them, throwing them, playing catch. So when it came to us getting her a Bday gift (and mind you, I had to find the perfect one that would be her favorite of all the gifts she received) I took a chance and picked out a Sprinkled Ice Cream Cone Eatin' Cabbage Patch Kid!! super cute. It was the perfect gift, I just felt it!! Her party was Ice Cream Cones and what little girl doesn't like Cabbage Patch Kids?!

S wasn't into the doll and just to play it safe, he gave her a LSC Basketball. She opens the gift and loved the Basketball. She immediately grabbed on to it. I was starting to get nervous, until she saw the baby. "Baby!" she yelled. My heart melted!! She loved it...along with the basketball! We both won.

Here she is about to blow out her candle while standing on her new scooter, BUT holding her new Cabbage Patch Kid!!!

The party quickly moved outside. She got a water table as a gift and her experience parents knew right away this was an "outside" toy!

Mackenzie and her little friend decided to help Jenny with her flower garden. Notice how much water didn't make it to the flowers!

Then it was off, dripping wet, to the bounce house!! I didn't get many pictures of her standing up. LOL!! She was too wet and would slip with every jump.

Her super fun Uncle was acting like he was going to tickle her belly when she came running towards him.

She just needed a break!

Then Grandpa had to leave and was able to steal a kiss from this sweet thing!!!

She decided it was time to leave the bounce house and head back over to the water table. Liberty, their dog, was thirsty. Therefore, little Mack was thirsty too!!

Before we left, Stan had to say his good-byes to this little sweetie. She ran right to him to give him a hug. But, then he tried to steal a kiss and she wasn't having it! :)

Presents, cake, ice cream, bounce house, bubble machine, water table...ya know, the normal 2 yr old Bday party. We had so much fun! Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!! We love you.

17 Weeks

Yesterday was our 17th week mark. I literally can't believe how time has flown by. I'm feeling good. I have had a couple of cases this past week that weren't pleasant. One was brushing my teeth...UGH...gross. I've heard that if I try cinnamon toothpaste, that shouldn't happen again. Then the other was eating a banana on the way home from work. yuck....never again! Besides those two cases, things are going quite well. I've signed up today for a free 3-D sonogram. So, hopefully they will call me soon. The baby is 5 inches long!! I can't believe it! Keep the prayers coming!

What's the baby's name?

Nana: "Caden, did you name Jill's baby?"

Caden: "Yes! Mario"

Nana: "Oh, Mario Wagnon??"

Caden: "Or.... Luigi"

Drew: "No, it's name is Peach. It's a girl."

4 Months!!

UGH...as time goes on, I have a feeling that these pictures will get harder and harder to post. I don't think you can really see my belly in this picture....but you can definitely tell that I'm getting chubbier. (Thanks Claudia for taking this at work for me this morning!)

Well, we've made it to 16 weeks, 4 months!! I'm starting to feel much better, at least my bedtime has moved to 9:00pm instead of 8:30pm. My morning sickness, or night sickness as I call it, has pretty much gone away and I can tell that some of my energy is coming back. I mean, not enough for me to really do anything, but I have thought about it. ;) I still haven't felt the baby move yet, although S swears he felt it. I can't wait for that sweet little feeling. I only allow myself to weigh once a week, usually on Wednesdays. Something must be wrong with our scale though because every time I get on it, the numbers seemed to get higher and higher. The little one is about the size of an avocado now, 4 1/2 inches long. I can't believe it! "We" are definitely growing.

To my Sweet Little One! - I can't believe how much you have grown inside of me already. You keep at it. I'm praying for you everyday and want you to know how excited I'm getting about this whole "mommy" thing. Your daddy is so excited too. He told you the other night that he was going to be there to rescue you when you come out from your crazy momma.....your daddy is such the jokester. He's the crazy one in the family. We get to find out on July 2nd if you are a boy or a girl. I'll hope you will show us and not play any jokes on us, like someone we both know. Either way, we can't wait to find out. I love you sweetie and I can't wait to see you! Love, Your Momma