Fall

I made a leaf pile for the kids this year and they were so excited! They all played in it for about an hour.  It is amazing how easily entertained kids can be sometimes!:)

It's a....

Her little feet were just kicking away!

She had her hands by her head and face the whole time and looked so dang cute!:)

She said cheese!

After an hour and a half of waiting at the doctor's office we finally saw that it is a GIRL!!!

What an appointment! I had my ultrasound this morning at 9:00 a.m.  We went back and looked at everything in detail! The ultrasound tech was very thorough and sweet.  We get down to see if it is a boy or a girl and the umbilical cord was between her legs and there was no way you could tell what was in between those legs!:) After 40 minutes of trying to see and even having me go to the bathroom, we still couldn't see.  So David had to go or he would be late for a meeting, so he headed out and I went to see my doctor and get checked by him. Then I went back in and after saying a little prayed it was only after a minute or so that we she spread her legs enough for us to see that she is in fact a girl...of course it could still be a boy, but I feel much more confident!:)  She was so cute during the ultrasound and just moving around like crazy. She also kept striking a pose. She was flipping and kicking and punching.  My babies are amazingly active in the womb.  I couldn't be more excited! I went to pick up Maggie and Parker from our neighbor's house and asked Maggie what she thought it was and she responded, "It's a girl of course!"  She had to get her little sister! She was so excited and commented on how cute Elizabeth looks!! I just can't wait to have another little baby to snuggle with! I am so excited and can't stop smiling knowing that we have another little baby on her way in the next few months! Too fun!
I am almost 21 weeks along and I feel great! This is my favorite time of pregnancy for sure.  I can eat pretty much whatever, without getting sick and I am not so big that it is uncomfortable all the time! I also love feeling her move around in there and not having to feel the pain of kicking ribs or pushing on my bladder :) I started my progesterone shots last week and only have15 more to go...but who's counting?? Baha!  I was finally pretty much over the excessive tired part until last week and then after the shot, I took a 2 hour nap and then went to bed at 8:30 that night. Good times! We will see if I have to do bed rest with little Elizabeth or not. I am anxious to find out. :) It will be great if I don't, but we have started preparing for if I do. 
David was able to feel her move last night for the first time.  My babies usually stop whatever they are doing, when they know that David is trying to feel them move, so we will see with this one!
We are just so excited to have another girl and a sister for Maggie. Hopefully they will be as close as I am with my sisters!:)  Everyone needs a sister.  Can't wait to meet you little Elizabeth!! (Fingers crossed!)

Halloween

Parker, Maggie, David and Gabby...doesn't Gabby look so sweet?!;)

We had a great Halloween this year.  David had his first Halloween Parade at school. We got to go and watch him walk around the cafeteria in his costume. He looked great!  Then that night we went trick or treating around the neighborhood next to ours. The houses are a lot closer together and you get a lot more houses in less time.  The most entertaining of the night was definitely Parker. He LOVED Trick-or-treating! He was running the whole night from house to house shouting, "Go, go, go!"  It was hilarious.  His costume was perfect. David just held his hood to control wear he went.  Gotta love a toddlers excitement to get free candy.  The funny thing is that every single house we went to people insisted on giving him suckers instead of any other candy (I guess most kids haven't had as much candy as Parker has had by 18 months??) He was carrying around 3 suckers all partially eaten and one Butterfingers.  He was so proud of himself! It was a really fun Halloween and we look forward to it every year. Just on a side note David and I were Ketchup and Mustard this year. Somehow we didn't get any pictures of us in them. 

Pumpkins

This year I have been very lazy. Which is why we chose to have the kids paint their pumpkins instead of us carving them.  Or the better reason could be that we wanted the kids to really make their own pumpkins. :) Whichever sounds better! They really had a great time painting them and making them their own.  Maggie's is a cat. David did a pumpkin.  Until they are old enough to handle knives I really don't mind this tradition!:)

Parker stayed safely in his high chair entertained by food.