Guys

I'm like 12weeks and 2days pregnant and I'm already showing!

I can only imagine how big I'm going to get with this baby.

Summer update

I haven't posted much about our summer, because we're so busy having fun. We just moved from Evansville, Indiana to Paducah, Kentucky yesterday. We had a good time in Evansville. The girls and I stayed busy with swimming, playing at some awesome parks, going to the mall, to lunch, to the zoo, and playing with Carla, Ammon, and Bentley. Sky is a crazy swimmer from us going to the pool almost daily. I have no doubt that she'll be close to being on her own next summer. Tru wants to just run away and not have my help, which isn't happening. Ha. The extended stay hotel there was alright, but nothing to the Marriott Residence we're staying in now.

I feel like I've been on vacation now for over a month. It's pretty funny. I've been making myself get things done though, because I feel like I'm going to be way behind on my projects once I get home if I don't keep up on some things. This hotel is just making the vacation way nicer. We're able to stay better organized here, they clean our rooms every day, they serve breakfast every morning, and dinner mon-thurs. yeah... My dream come true! We even have a dishwasher! Ha. There is an inside pool, tennis courts, and an exercise room. Austin and I got a run in this morning outside after we had some breakfast. It was perfect! Our hotel is separated into 2 rooms. Technically we're all sleeping in the same room, but Sky has her bed made up in the closet, Tru's in the pack-n-play, and we just sneak into our comfy bed when we're ready.

I've been very proud of the girls behavior on our trip. Sky is still doing great with being potty trained and they have slept really well with naps and at night. I've been able to keep them on the same schedule, which makes this whole thing so much easier.

Austin's doing good with the sales. We're saving money, which was our purpose for coming. I'm very proud of him and grateful for his work for our family.

I'm feeling great. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and I have been nauseous now and then, but mostly late at night. I haven't thrown up at all! I'm shocked! I don't feel like I was crazy sick with the girls, but those 6 weeks of puking definitely make you feel pregnant. I haven't even been close and i'm already getting some energy back. It makes me think we're having a boy, but it could be that Heavenly Father probably just knows that I couldn't handle throwing up in a hotel. We'll see! And I'm impressed if you made it through this!

(Check out these pics from Evansville, our crazy packed car, and a couple from our new hotel.)

4th of July

The guys worked like it was a Saturday on the 4th, so they got off early for us to go to the festivities by the Ohio River. We had a GREAT time. The girls looked so cute in the red, white, and blue dresses. There was a storm earlier that day, so it was SUPER humid. I couldn't pass up letting them play in this little splash pad. Sky really wanted popcorn, so she got some and we ate more good food, of course. The firework show was fantastic! Sky loved it and Tru got into it too. They shot the fireworks on the river and had music playing to it. I really enjoyed it. We had a great time. We even went for some more of our own fireworks afterwards. We had a super fun day of playing!

(sorry the pics are so out of order, but our laptop is way ghetto. We need to get a new one and I'd rather not use it.)

So everyone is on the same page.

Yes, we are expecting baby #3 around February 9th.

Yes, it was planned, though it happened so exactly it was kinda shocking.

Yes, we are aware that a lot of people are going to think we're completely insane for having 3 kids in 3 years, but I don't care.

Yes, It feels SO right and I am SO SO SO grateful! Being a mom is the best. We are excited. And Sky is too.

(these pics were taken on our way to my first ultrasound. The baby is doing great. My heart is already getting a little bigger.)

Sky at 2 1/2

Sky turned 2 and a half a couple weeks ago. I remember as a kid it was always fun to add "and a half" to your age. Sky says that now. I love it. She just continues to grow, grow, grow and I think she's grown into a beautiful toddler! I couldn't ask for a better firstborn child and 2yr old. Sure, at times she sure knows how to push my buttons. (have I mentioned she's exactly like me?! Ha) however, she is already such a great example to me. A few times she has seen that I'm frustrated and grabbed my cheeks and said, "mom, shhh. (holding her pointer finger to her mouth) it's ok." heavenly father knew what he was doing when he sent me my angels. At times I feel I don't deserve a girl so sweet, but I am oh so grateful and trying my best!

Sky knows her ABC's, can count to 20 and 10 in spanish. She also knows her shapes. We're still working on colors. She guesses every time. It cracks me up. She's a major talker! At home I can't ever get her to be quiet! Ha. She can hold conversations pretty well and is getting brave about talking to strangers. People think she's the cutest thing around. She has become a good singer. She knows a Lot of primary songs. I'm impressed. I think she just has a good memory. She never forgets anything. She's always telling me stories or "reading" books that's she's memorized. She also says her own short prayers.

She loves to dance and has some cute moves. Every time we have a dance party she specifically asks to listen to 1: "tonight tonight" by hot chelle Rae and 2: "what makes you beautiful" by one direction.

Sky loves to be in charge and is SO independent. She rarely lets me help her. She's been potty trained for a few months and this just set her independence off like a rocket! It's kind of nice, but at times i'm like "you're just two! Please don't lock me out of the room!" she takes such good care of Truly. She shares everything her, making sure that she has a fair trade and always wants to hold her hand when she walks outside.

Sky's favorite show is Dora the Explorer. She's obsessed. It's pretty funny. We'll probably be having a 3rd birthday along those lines.

We love our Skylin! We love her vibrance for life, happiness, forgiving heart, and sweet personality. It's so fun watching her grow.