The Newest Addition

Yesterday was the ultrasound for the newest baby. We were hoping to find out if Amelia is going to have a baby brother or sister but such was not the case. I figured with all the ultrasounds we had with Amelia never showing us whether she was a boy or girls (27 total), that the odds would be with us to get a cooperative baby this time. We were able to see the heart, stomach, legs and feet really good but that is about it. The baby was moving so much we couldn't even get a good profile shot. The legs were tucks up so tight, not only were we not able to see the sex, the tech couldn't even see the kidneys or bladder or any other organs that they need to see. So I am hoping because of this they will order another ultrasound. If not I guess we will just have another surprise, which is fine too. As long as we get a healthy baby, that is all that matters. The really neat thing was they gave us all our pictures on a disc and even 2 videos. Here are the links for the videos, although they are harder to see because they are not labeled but it is neat to be able to see the baby move. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1TqBlsz_s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgogg2lUp74

Amelia's Dream

This morning on the way to school, Amelia told me about her dream. This is the first dream she has ever told me about so I was very interested to hear the details. This is how she told it.

"Mom, last night I had a dream that we went to the hospital to get the baby an examination. It was a baby sister. Grandpa Ike was the pediatrician and the nurse reminded me of Grandma Kitty. But it wasn't Grandma Kitty, but she had Grandma Kitty's hair. It was really Rammy. That is all I remember."

I just thought that dream was too funny not to share. I think it is funny the nurse was a dog with a wig on.

Singing at Church

On Sunday, Amelia's actual birthday, we filled her room up with balloons in the middle of the night so she would have good surprise in the morning. She was very excited about that. She is now convinced there is a birthday fairy that brings balloon while you are sleeping. Then we went to First Presbyterian to listen to her sing with the preschool. It was so cute. Here is the link for YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb2OYVEJ0C0. I will figure out more about YouTube and put the rest of my videos up later but at least there is one. After church, we went to Guiseppe's for lunch with Grandma Kitty and Grandpa Ike. They gave Amelia a great purple sparkly cape. Then we played with Rammy in the park for a few minutes. I think Amelia's favorite part of the day was playing with Rammy.


"Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory."


Still giving the glory


"You can't keep Jesus love in a box."

Playing with Rammy

Amelia was the only one Rammy wouldn't jump on. I don't know who liked chasing better, Rammy or Amelia.

My Baby is 4!

I guess that means she is not a baby anymore but I truly have a hard time thinking of her as anything but my baby. The past 4 years have gone by so fast I cannot even believe it. They have definetly been the best 4 years of my life and it just keeps getting better.

Amelia at 4 is quite a character. She is VERY independent. She likes things done her way or no way at all (I am pretty sure she gets that from Philip). She is very stubborn (she gets that from Philip too) and very kind. She loves to be active and try new things. She is the first one to volunteer to play a game or sport or go somewhere she has never been. She has no fear, which is kind of scary considering how independent she is. She loves school and the color purple. She loves her pets and would probably have 100 more if I would let her. There are so many wonderful things about my little Amelia that it is hard to fit into just one paragraph. In summary, she is the greatest kid I have ever known and I must have done something good in my life to be blessed with her.

Now on to her party. She picked a jungle theme so I found the cutest cupcakes in my cupcake book but then had to find a zebra one online because that was Amelia's specific request. I made everything for the party, the party favor cups, the pin-the-tail-on-the-giraffe game, and the bean-bag monkey toss. I am lucky to have a job where I can do these things there and get paid at the same time. I think the party was a hit. We had a good lunch of Chick-fil-A nuggets, red hot applesauce, and Grandma Susie's pasta salad. We played some fun games then opened presents and we finished the day with a pinata. The kids all had a great time and Amelia loved having all her cousins and friends at her house at the same time. Although she did get nervous when they were making a mess in her room. All in all it was a great day and I am proud to have a 4-year-old daughter now.


All 40 jungle cupcakes


The lion


The elephant

The zebra

The monkey

Before the party, but you can see my artistic skills on the giraffe and monkey.

Eying the candles

Big blow, I think it took her 4 or 5 tries

Opening the presents, I don't know how I fit that many people in my house.

And finally, the pinata