The results are in...

Well, we had the u/s and everything looks fantastic so far. The baby is weighing an estimated 8oz. Now, I just need to figure out the rest of the weight gain after you add in the planceta, amniotic fluid, etc. Hmmmm.....

We almost did not find out the gender of our little peanut, though, because the legs were in the way. I had to go empty my bladder to get the baby moving and boy did that get some action started. They could not get the baby to stay still for any length of time. They saw the parts repeatedly for a second at a time, so they are pretty definite. They just couldn't snap a clear pic for me.

Well, it appears we are continuing with the trend of all girls in our house because we are expecting baby girl #4. We could not be more thrilled. Daniel really wanted another girl, and he got his wish. I am thrilled that my blog name stays the same!

Just so you know...

...if you ever walk into a four year old girl's room and see something like this, it is a Pony Tree. I was not aware such things existed, but apparently they do in the world of little girls. Hey, you learn something new everyday.

Great minds think alike...

So Tricia and I met up with the kiddos today since they are all driving us crazy at home. We went to one of the bounce house places were you can wear your kid out for a few days with just an hour and a half constant jumping.

Our phone conversation to make plans went something like this:

Me: "Good morning!" in my most cheery voice like we always greet each other.
Tricia: "Hey, what's going on."
Me: "Oh, not much. They are already driving me crazy this morning."
Tricia: "Oh yeah? I just have one up right now. The other is still laying in bed."
Me: "UGH, you are so lucky."
Tricia: "Right..."
Me: "So how about some bouncing today."
Tricia: "Sounds great. That'll wear them out."
Me: "That's the idea."
Tricia: "Where at?"
Me: "That place we went to last time."
Tricia: "Okay, what time?"
Me: "10:30 good?"
Tricia: "Sounds good. See you there."
Me: "Cool. Bye."
*click*

So, I typed out that conversation to prove that nothing else was discussed. Tricia will attest to these facts herself. That is why it was sooo hilarious to us when we were unloading our kids from the car once we both got to the bounce place.

All four of our children were wearing matching outfits that neither one of us knew that the other had purchased for the girls. I don't know how it happened, but it was the funniest sight to see all of them together. I wish now that I had brought my camera. It is hard to get the full grasp of the scene. I mean, two kids in matching outfits is one thing, but FOUR! It is just too much. AND...it is really hard to say it was a complete accident with that many kids. It's almost like when you see a school group out with matching shirts. You know that was intentional. This was not. I guess that is what happens to kids when they have two AWESOME moms like us. Shut up--it's true!

Who knew I was THIS old fashioned...

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She's out of the will

Leila seems to be getting more and more excited about babies and the fact that I am pregnant now that she sees my belly growing. She constantly comes up to me and want to hug and kiss the baby. She also will lift her shirt up and tell me there is a baby in her tummy with the cutest little voice ever.

My parents were over the other day, and we were all sitting around while the kids were playing. Leila comes up to show me the baby in her belly again, and then she wanted to see my belly. She looks over at my dad sitting on the couch next to me with his grandpa belly protruding. He wasn't paying close attention when she went up and patted his belly saying, "Look, Mommy. Baby belly Grandpa.".

My mother and I just started laughing and laughing over her thinking he is pregnant. He finally realized we were laughing at him, and he asked why. To which, we explained that Leila thinks there is a baby in his belly. He thought we were just making it up to mess with him. Then, Leila goes back over and says it again in her cute little voice. Again, we crack up over it. We meaning my mother and I did. My dad did not find it quite as hilarious. He still claims we put her up to it.

I must have been cornered...

because I have been tagged TWICE! Both Leah J and RubyRedRuca tagged me, but they have different directions. I will post them both together, though.

First is Leah's:
So here are the rules...
Link to the person who tagged you,
Post the rules on your blog,
Write six random things about yourself,
Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs,
Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog,
Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

And away we go:
1. I have been dying my hair black since I was 18yo. I had really short hair my senior year of high school which allowed me to play around with the color. Boy, did I have fun with that. I had highlighted pieces that were longer in front that were dyed every color imaginable at least once. After I graduated, I decided to grow my hair into a bob and cut some Bettie Bangs. As soon as I told my hair dresser that I wanted bangs, she said, "BLACK!". I couldn't say yes to her fast enough. It was dyed a blue black color like Superman, and it has been that color ever since. It is too me to change it.

2. I am the type of eater that eats one thing at a time on my plate. I can't explain why, but I do. It is rare that I deviate from that quirk.

3. I don't typically have pregnancy food cravings, but lately I have been dying for the Daube de Boeuf from a little french cafe in Napa called Bistro Jeanty. I may have to have Daniel FedEx some take-out to me when he is in Napa this July since I am probably not going with him. Boo...

4. I love to see movies by myself, especially if they are foreign films. My favorite place to see them is at the River Oaks theatre here in Houston. There is just something freeing about being able to go to a movie on your own that I love.

5. My favorite day of the week is Sunday because that is the day that we usually head into the city for brunch. I love lazy Sundays sitting out on a patio eating delicious food with people I enjoy being around.

6. And last but not least, the walls in my living room, study, and kitchen are driving me crazy. I have not painted them, yet. They are huge spaces that require painters to come in and do it. I also have yet to pick paint colors I am crazy about. The spaces are all open to one another, so they have to work together. UGH! I am sick of contractor beige walls.

Now for RRR's tag...

What was I doing 10 years ago?
Wow...I just finished up my junior year of high school and was thrilled to be entering my senior year. I had just made captain of my drill team which had been a HUGE goal of mine since freshman year. I also started dating a guy that opened me up to a whole new world of music. Thank goodness for that. He was a loser, but his taste in music was incredibly amazing for someone his age.

Five snacks I enjoy:
1. Edamame
2. Pretzels
3. Chips and salsa
4. Veggies with hummus
5. Goldfish

Five things on my to-do list today:
1. La Leche League meeting
2. See Sex and the City with a friend at the Alamo Draft House to sneak in lunch with it.
3. Play with Leila all afternoon. Ava is with my parents for the week, and I am realizing how much she helps entertain Leila. Siblings are great in sooo many ways.
4. Clean the master bathroom.
5. Mop the floors.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Invest, invest, invest.
2. Move our family to Napa with a second home in San Francisco.
3. Start some sort of foundation that worked to provide funding to other worthy foundations in need of money.

Five jobs I've had:
1. Gymnastics coach
2. Retail at Express
3. Professional dancer (not stripper LOL)
4. Cocktail waitress
5. Bartender

Five of my bad habits:
1. Not making my bed as soon as I get up, meaning that it does not get made often.
2. Picking at my cuticles.
3. Setting my keys down in random places making them a nightmare to find.
4. Cracking my knuckles.
5. Not finishing random things I start.

Five places I have lived:
1. Port Huron, MI
2. Memphis, MI
3. NW Houston burbs
4. Downtown Houston
5. West Houston burbs

Five people I want to get to know better (yes, this means you are tagged!) Just do one of the tags. :)
1. Kelly
2. Tricia
3. Mindy
4. Evonne
5. Paloma

The Big Show!

Well, I am just getting around to posting this from last weekend. I was too lazy all week to move to the other computer to upload the picture and video.

Anyway, the performance went so well for Ava. Instead of it being on stage at her studio, it was at the big high school preforming arts center down the road. Again, her class did the best for her age group. Not to be a proud mama or anything. I mainly attribute it to her teacher being so good, and she does jazz and not tap. I am sorry, but three and four years clacking away without any kind of rhythm drives me crazy. I am so proud of her, though.

I spent the entire show in backstage helping with her class, but I was able to watch her from the stage wings. I am really glad I did that, too, because I would have hated to run back and worth to do her costume changes. Anything to make it easier on me, right.

So, I don't have any pics of the her preforming because you could not use a flash in the auditorium during the show. They only allowed it for the trophy ceremony. Yes, they all got trophies, and they all deserved them. We did get video of her dances. The ballet one is pretty shaky. Daniel was in charge of that. Let's just say that after a night of working and getting up very early for her recital, it took a few Red Bull to give him wings and apparently the shakes.

Here is the video of her dances!

Ballet- "The Work Song" from Cinderella

A repeat of her Jazz dance- "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker