Ultrasound Pictures!

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've been on. I had heard about 4-D ultrasounds but thought it was too expensive. David did a lot of research and found a place that was relatively inexpensive and surprised me with an appointment! We went last Saturday but Jackson was laying sideways in a cannon ball shape with one arm wrapped around his leg with his knee in his face. The other leg was straight up with his foot resting against his head and his chin was tucked dow so all you could see was the top of his head and a foot! The technition bounced my belly and had me shake my belly but Jackson just refused to move. They let us reschedule for today at no extra charge which was really nice of them. For the rest of that day I kept waiting for Jackson to move but I wasn't really feeling anything. When I woke up last Sunday morning I still wasn't feeling him, even when I layed on my stomach. I was a little concerned so we went to the ER. The nurse later told me that she was scared silly that she wouldn't be able to find a heartbeat but he was totally fine! His heartbeat came right up loud and clear. They sent me for an ultrasound just to be sure that everything was fine and passed with flying colors. They were able to see him do his diaphram exercises, move all his body parts and practice breathing. The technition was really nice and turned the screen so I could see his little mouth moving!! It was so cute! So today we went back to the 4-D ultrasound place and I drank a milkshake on the way to make sure that he was good and awake. This time his head is down, his back is toward my left side, his butt is at the top of my belly but his body is still folded in half with his feet by his head! At first he was facing foward but we couldn't get a good 4-D pic because there's a lot of stuff in the way, possibly the umibilical cord, and the machine couldn't focus. The tecnition bounced my belly trying to get Jackson to turn his head so we could get a clearer shot but he just wouldn't do it. I even got up and jumped around a little! Finally, in the last five mins, he turned just slightly and we were able to get some really clear shots. He's got the chubbiest little cheeks!

It's A Boy!!!!

Hi everyone! I know it's been ages since we've posted anything! The pregnancy's been a little rough. I had all day morning sickness for the first three months before they finally gave me the same stuff they give chemo patients for nausea!! That helped immensely! I don't have to take it all the time anymore but I still have to take it occasionally. The baby rolls around constantly! On all of our ultrasounds he moves so much that it takes at least a half hour before he is still long enough that they can take one measurement!

He gave us a scare at a Dr.'s apt about a month and a half ago. The Dr. was just going to listen to the heart beat, so no ultrasound. He listened to one side and got nothing. Then he moved to the other side and got nothing. He moved around a little and finally picked up a heart beat but it sounded strange to me. I asked, "Is that the baby"? The Dr. just stared at his device and didn't say ANYTHING for about a minute. David and I are just staring at each other. Then the Dr. moved to the center, picked up a much faster heart beat and gave a sigh of relief. I said, "THAT'S the baby! I thought the other heart beat was too slow." He laughed and agreed. Then I felt the baby's first little kick and we heard it on the microphone at the same time! That was so neat!

Last week we went in for an ultrasound to check anatomy and found out that we're having a boy! Yea!! We're going to name him Jackson Blake Gibbons. Here are a couple ultra sound pictures. The first few are of him eating his hand and the last one shows his little boy part.

He's recently decided that he's going to dictate what side I can sleep on! Unfortunately he changes his mind throughout the night! Until this weekend I hadn't felt anything more than rolling, flutters and waves. He finally figured out how to hit and kick and now it's his favorite thing to do! David and I are so excited and can't wait until little Jackson is born! We went out this weekend and made registries at both Walmart and Target. We bought the cutest little piggy banks at Walmart, they're a giraffe and a lion that are perfect for our jungle theme!

We Are Still Alive and Well!!!!

Well it's about that time...you know, the time when Aubrey and I come out of the apparent cave that we hide in and let everyone know what we have been up to. Well to start Aubrey is still loving her job. I am still trying to get my computer repair company up and running....it's slow but I won't give up hope yet. Also we found out something else:


That's right. We are pregnant. We are so happy!!!!! As you can see in the first pic (so it's not very clear) That's our baby!!! On the bottom those little squiggly looking lines are the recording of the heartbeat. It was the best thing ever. We both almost cried when we heard it. Well I will try and keep everyone informed on what's going on from here on or I will get on Aubrey about keeping up with this thing.

Our Crazy Weekend!

This last weekend David, Alanna and I went to Kris and Jamie's house to watch the kids while they went to Vegas. We came prepared with a ton of activites and had a great time!

Pumpkin Painting

We brought a little kit that came with tiny pumpkins and paint

and let the kids go to town!

Kylee

Cameron

Ashlynn

Tristen

Kaleb

Sierra

Alanna

They had so much fun, and were very proud of their pumpkins!
They all did a great job!

Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin

We bought this cool game, the kids loved it!

I don't remember who won but they had fun!

Create A Costume!

I thought it would be fun for the kids to create a halloween costume for a carnival we were going to go to later that night. We brought brown paper bags, glue and a ton of stuff. The kids were really creative and made some fantastic costumes

Ashlynn decided she wanted to be a princess with a beautiful hat.

In the background Alanna is helping Kaleb try on his Mummy mask and Sierra is working on her Angel costume.

Here's Tristen in his Swamp Monster costume complete with extra eyeballs!

Kylee's working the wand for her Fairy costume.

While waiting to go the carnival we celebrated all our creativity by eating this cupcake cake, delicious!

And then we decorated the front yard with spooky ghosts!

Carnival Time!

The kids did such an amazing job on their costumes!

Kaleb-Mummy, Tristen-Swamp monster, Ashlynn-Princess, Kylee-Wood Fairy, Sierra-Angel and Cameron is Spider Man! *lol*(I wanted him to be a robot but he screamed when I tried to fit him for a bag costume like Tristan's)

Kylee and Sierra made some really cool wings with David's help!

When we got to the Carnival that first thing the kids wanted to go on was this huge blow up slide.

You've go to admit, it's pretty cool looking! Cameron wanted to go on too but when it came down to it he wouldn't go.

The next slide we saw was a tall Bat man slide, I think that's Ashlynn coming down...?

Here comes Kaleb!

Next is Tristen...

..and here's Cameron! He went on this one with no problem!

There were a lot of vendors set up and most of them were giving out candy, here's Ashlynn sneaking a piece.

I just loved Sierra's wings! David cut out the pattern and Sierra glued the feathers on all by herself!

Woo Hoo, Cameron caught something!

Here's Ashlynn at the craft table making a headband.

Kylee and Sierra are decorating paper pumpkins.

Go Bella Squad!!

Alanna was such a huge help, she kept the girls occupied almost the whole weekend with the formation of the Bella Squad. The girls made up cheers and dances for hours on end!

Cookies!

On Sunday we made Halloween cookies. I took a pic of each kid as they cut out their favorite shape.

After the cookies baked we went to the park so they could cool down so we could frost them!

The Park!

Just down the street is a cute little park. We packed a lunch and pulled out all of the kids bikes.

To make it more festive, I used a cookie cutter to cut out halloween shapes in their sandwhiches. Sierra ate the middle of hers and I filled it with some grapes.

We bought all of the kids Halloween Crackers with prizes inside.

They all had a little spider inside and a whistle. For about 5 mins the peaceful afternoon was shattered by the sound of six whistles continuously being blown. The whistles were confiscated.

Frosting Time!

I filled plastic bags with different colors of frosting and cut a hole to make piping bags. Each kid got to frost 4 cookies. It was a blast and the kids did a great job!

There were two cookies left and David and I got creative!

I made a pumpkin.....

and David made an ectoplasmic ghost!

Which one is your favorite?

No, no don't eat me! Ahhhhh......