Hi Baby!

We had one ultrasound done really early--mostly to check for a heartbeat and viability.  We saw a flicker of a heartbeat and a blob--seriously it didn't look like much. 

Then last week (at 15 weeks) we had another one done at a place a friend of ours is going to school.  This time it actually looked like a baby!  And it was wiggling around and would put it's arms up by it's face.  This wasn't an official diagnostic ultrasound but everything appeared to be okay! 

And we haven't decided yet whether we will find out the gender early or wait until birth--so we didn't even have them take a peek down there. 

Profile shot--and the hand is by the face

Baby is lying with head to the left and you can see the spine

the classic "alien" facing forward shot (head is to the left)

It was so fun to see our baby!  Can't wait to meet him or her in May!

 

Swim Boys

My boys love taking swim lessons and both are quite good for their age!  Here are some pics from our last session

Grant sitting in his class

Grant swimming with his instructor

Ethan swimming a lap in the big pool (all his lessons are in the big pool)

jumping in

 learning to dive

Grant's class went in the big pool too--but had to wear life jackets

I loved this note that Ethan's instructor wrote this note on his "report card": Ethan is fast becoming the swimmer we all want to be, I sort of pushed him hard this time to elevate his abilities; he is becoming smoother and more proficient in his freestyle.  Duration and distance is a concern for me, as I advance him to 4th [level 4].  But at his rate of improvement each time he swims I feel he will adapt to the challenge.  A good boy who minds well, with a sense of humor and personality.  I hope to teach him again. 

The instructor he had this time was great!  And I love that the note is so personal and meaningful--rather than just a generic "he was fun to have in class, keep up the good work!"  We liked Grant's instructor too--and he keeps getting better at swimming too!   

Snow Day

The boys are enthralled by the snow so far this year!  On the way out to the car to head to school one morning, they ran out in the snow to "play" before they would get in the car.  Which of course resulted in Grant falling down in the snow, me brushing snow off of him, and then all of us in a mad dash to get to school!  On one of our snowy days--they enjoyed playing in the snow and making a snowman with Jon.



 I guess I didn't get any pics of the finished snow man!  I prefered staying inside where it was warm!

Fall Fun!

Jon and I went with Grant to his farm field trip--and got to pick LOTS of veggies: corn, potatoes, green beans, pumpkins, onions and more!

As a family we went to the pumpkin patch!

And carved our pumpkins

 Those green ones are out of our garden

All dressed up for Halloween!

The monkey and fireman

And preggo skeleton!