IT'S A GIRL!!!!

At 19 weeks...Her head is looking up. Profile Pic. Her head is on the left, her big belly is to the right of that. She had her hands up by her head...you can see one in the background. A funny thing...she had a super full bladder. Just like her mommy!

A cute little foot (on the right). She was super squishy. The sonographer tried to squish her to get her to move for a better picture, but she wouldn't move. She just kept squishing more and more into a ball. She's already cuddly!

We had our ultrasound today and were excited to find out we are having a girl!!!! Audrey was thrilled to see the baby on TV, but Raleigh was unusually quiet. Later, he told me, "Two sisters. This is going to be horrible!" I guess he wanted a brother. Audrey is a handful, but I think having some competition will calm her down a little. So, Raleigh will be thankful for that. He has now come around to the idea of having a little sister, especially since Trevor explained how he has 2 sisters. Plus, Raleigh's closet will be safe;it's Audrey who has to watch her clothes. Trust me, some of the biggest fights between me and my sister started with her finding her clothes in my room. Oops, sorry Sis! But I'm pretty sure I still haven't grown out of that. Just be thankful your closet will be far away Cris!

Audrey is turning into a little goof off. She is ALWAYS up to something. All she wants to do is have fun. I will walk in the room and she will be making herself fall over, and cracking herself up. She learned to say Shoe today. It is really cute. And she sings ALL THE TIME. She knows some of the words to tons of songs and is always busting them out!

Raleigh has been working his way out of his shell. Preschool has been amazing for that! He walks around telling everyone he is 4 years old. He still has shy moments and will stop talking to people before they're done, but he talks nonstop to us. He is chatting right now, counting to eleven-teen. He has started going right to sleep again and taking really good naps. Phew!

Okay, that's enough for now. We have a Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool to get ready for tomorrow, and tons of packing!

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Bike!

Trevor's dad and stepmom bought Raleigh a Transformer's Bike for his Birthday! It was waiting on out doorstep when we got home from his party! Trevor put it together that afternoon and Raleigh was cruising around like a pro. I am going to try to get the video up now, but it is loading really slow. At the end of the video there is a near miss with Audrey, but it makes it worth watching the whole thing!

Toy Shopping

I had thrown away the Target Toy ad, but Audrey found it! She pulled it out and was flipping through it, and before I knew it Raleigh was over there picking out toys with her. They actually got along playing with the same thing for once!

Bring Back the 'Stache

The boys over here decided it was time to bring back the mustache! No more babyfaces in this house! I think Trevor's grew in a little sideways!

P.S. These were in Raleigh's goody bags from his Birthday Party!

Raleigh's Birthday Party

Raleigh had his party at Safari Sam's, which is a Bullwinkle's-type place with a huge jungle gym and bouncy houses. Raleigh invited the boys in his preschool class and his storytime friends, and they all had a blast! We were exhausted after! Raleigh even knew to blow out his candle this year...all by himself!

Chowin' Down!

Raleigh got a ton of awesome presents from his friends! He was so excited!

Audrey was a little cranky pants until she ate her cupcake. Raleigh's friend's mom even broke out her Iphone and let cranky Audrey watch cartoons! After her cupcake though, she was running around the place!

Toilet Heads!

While Raleigh was at school, Audrey busted out the little potty seat and kept us thoroughly entertained. I took a pic because I remembered Raleigh doing this, but...

Later that day, Raleigh found the potty seat and re-enacted it. These kids think so much alike. He had no idea Audrey played with it until I showed him the picture! So cute!

Halloween Day!

We had a busy Halloween! Raleigh was ready to Trick-or-Treat as soon as he woke up!

First, we hit the shopping centers and the kids filled up their buckets with tons of goodies from all of the stores. Look at how cute Trevor looks with little Audrey! Raleigh was a perfect Trick-or-Treater this time. He actually said Trick or Treat and Thank You without my help! Audrey was still a little confused, but this WAS her first time. She slept through it last year!

Here is Raleigh getting a coloring book. He thought he hit the jackpot!

The cutest Little Red Riding Hood and Superman were ready to go. This was as close to a smile as we could get out of Audrey!

But Raleigh was ready to show off his Man of Steel pearly whites!

Here we are setting up our pumpkins after we had already pooped ourselves out from trick or treating!

She needed her paci after all that excitement!

It is not easy to light pumpkins with 2 overtired kids next to you!

Look at how light it was when we went around our neighborhood! I brought Audrey's blanket, but it wasn't her favorite one, so she threw it back at me!

Here are the kids running away with their loot. The mommy monster has a sweet tooth!

Storytime Halloween

All of us storytime mommies got together (thank goodness for Facebook) and got all of the kids to wear their costumes at the same time. By the time we took the group shot Raleigh's girlfriend, Maia had taken off her unicorn costume (but you can see her if you look towards the back in between Raleigh and the girl next to him in the picture below). Audrey's serious look.

Trevor got her to wear her hood for a few minutes...and that was all we got! She hated the hood!

Here is Superman dancing with Little Red Riding Hood!

Raleigh and Audrey and their buddies! I didn't realize how small Audrey was until I saw this picture. Her buddy Kane didn't want to leave his mommy to take the picture...notice the empty spot next to Raleigh where he was!

Preschool Halloween

Raleigh's Preschool had them wear their costumes on the Wednesday before Halloween and Raleigh was in heaven! His best buddy was Spiderman and he talked about how they caught villains all day. Audrey had to wear hers, but notice her pjs are still underneath! She cried when we dropped Raleigh off. She wanted to stay and play! And by the way, Raleigh was truly convinced he was Superman! It was really funny!

Shopping Spree!

Raleigh got a bunch of Target Cards from my Aunts/Uncles and my Grandma, so we went to Target and spent them all! He had SO much fun and we were exhausted after following him and Audrey up and down EVERY aisle! This is a pic of what he ended up with...

BUT, that was not all this spoiled man got! He got a pirate ship from his wonderful parents, two microphones from Audrey (she needed one to play with too), money from Trevor's mom which he went tonight and bought a Spiderman action set thingy, a Toy Story book and letter book from my Aunt Deb and Uncle Jim, and TONS of Halloween gifts. I think this year we will get back to the true meaning of Christmas since it feels like the whole Santa thing already happened! Thank you everyone! This is one happy 4 year old!

Pumpkins!

We finally got to carve our pumpkins. Raleigh thought it would never happen. He asked me constantly if we were going to do it. Both kids got into it. Audrey had a spoon and kept pushing me out of the way to try to scoop her pumpkin out. Raleigh helped Trevor get all of the goo out and told Trevor what shapes to do for each part. It was so much fun!

They were mesmerized by the lights coming out of their Jack-o-lanterns!

True Raleigh style...Rainboots and undies!

Role Switching

Raleigh and Audrey did a little role switching at snacktime one day. I have to admit, I was a little worried that they highchair would be needing some repairs, but everything ended up okay. Raleigh even buckled himself in!

PJ Day!

Raleigh's Preschool had a PJ day, so Raleigh wore his Buzz Lightyear jambos. His favorite clothes are PJs, so he was thrilled to wear them to school!

Christmas Jammies!

My mom and dad bought the kids matching Christmas PJs and as you can tell, they couldn't wait until Christmas to wear them!

Crazy Dish Day!

Trevor took 2 separate LONG trips to California in Sep and Oct. On the first trip, my sister and Niloo came out to help me with my sanity and to regain control of my house. On the second trip, my mom came out to spoil the kids and help me regain control of the kids and the house. I was so embarassed of how dirty my toilets were when my mom got here, but she generously scrubbed them for me. The kids had a blast!

My mom even got to celebrate a Crazy Dish Day with us!!!