The kids loved Valentine's Day

The kids look so old in these pictures...


16 Weeks

12 1/2 Week Ultrasound

Well folks, it looks like we may be wrong. At this ultrasound the tiny little baby sure looked boyish to me (and the tech.) The heartrate was 162 bpm again, which is fast like girls tend to be, but the baby was really active. It is still too early to say for sure, so I'm not counting on it until we can confirm it next month. Those who voted girl were most likely persuaded somewhat by my intuition. I guess I'm not as reliable as I used to be. I think Jeff and Carrie's baby jinxed my baby gender prediction talent (I thought they were going to have a boy). For those of you who don't know, there was a time when I predicted the gender of unborn babies with 100% accuracy. Anyway... we are really excited either way! Tyler says about 10 times a day, "I want to go to the beach with the baby." (We told them we weren't going on vacation until after the baby comes.) I'll update when I learn anything new!

Margo's Bridal Show

For those who don't know, Derek's mom owns a bridal store, so the kids model for the annual "Bridal Extravaganza." (Derek had to fill in for a no-show, but he and I have put in our time modeling too.)
Handsome Ty

Jaden with Uncle Ryan. She didn't really care for the modeling part, but she sure liked wearing the pretty dresses. Jaden disappeared after the show while I was changing Tyler. When I found her she was twirling and dancing up on the runway for the crowd still sitting.

Daddy and Tyler wowwed the crowd with their snazzy suits and smiles.



Early January '07

Jaden putting Daddy night-night.


Ty with Daddy on Daddy's Birthday.
Jaden's first day of Pre-School at the YMCA.


She sure looks thrilled doesn't she?


Ty just hanging out watching a movie.

10 Week Ultrasound



This is the baby at 10 weeks. It is almost 4cm from head to rump. Just in case you can't tell- the black circle in the middle of the picture is the amniotic sac with the baby inside. This is a full body profile, with head to the left. One hand is up next to the face and the legs are curled up. It was moving around quite a bit and you could see the heart beating away at 162 beats/min. (I'm convinced it's a girl.) The white on the face is the facial bones beginning to develop already. I could also see the spinal column forming, but it's not in this picture. I'll have another ultrasound at 20 weeks where we should find out the sex.

The third time around is just as amazing and incredible as the first.