Big Sis Page!

So, I got this sketch off of the Pencil Lines blog. I've never done one of those and I really enjoyed it. So here is the page (I've posted the sketch below)...

The journaling says:
You're so lucky to have Rye as a big sister!
She likes to sing to you in my tummy.
She gives you hugs and kisses.
Ryelie is so excited to meet you!
It was fun, something I'll definitely try again.

WonderRye

I just had to post these pics of WonderRye. She is such a ham and so beautiful, inside and out. She's trying to toughen up and be more obedient and we couldn't be more proud. She also is trying new foods!! This is huge for her. She now takes bites of whatever we're having for dinner. We're still working on the gagging noises and icky faces, but we've come a long way.
Tell me she isn't the prettiest thing in the whole wide world! I know you can't really see it, but those are hearts, start and skulls on the shirt. She loves doing the skull stuff, especially since Daddy is so into the skull stuff. Anything to be like Daddy! They've been inseparable since he came home on Monday. It's a beautiful thing to see.

20 week pic...

16 weeks (for comparison)

20 weeks
Things are going well. I've been becoming short of breath very easily which is rather annoying for me. This little girl likes to kick and push out my belly until I am very uncomfortable. That u/s picture of her sticking out her long ol' legs, I think she's doing it in there. It feels like this picture..


But I'll handle it. =) I'll post another post soon about some of the stuff I have picked out for WonderEvie. It's all so cute! Oh, quick question...which spelling is better, Evie or Evey? Just wondering...

We have a name...

I'm not sure if I should post her name on here or not. So, I'm not going to put her full name on here, better safe than sorry. I will be emailing friends and family our little girls name. I will be now refering to the girls as WonderRye (my eldest) and WonderEvie (the baby). So, that's a bit of a hint.
In other news, WonderRye lost her second tooth today. She actually pulled it out at school. I think she did it for the sole purpose of getting the sticker and little box that the school nurse gives out in such cases. Anyone who knows her she's a little too girly to be pulling out teeth normally. So now she has a cute little pink Tooth Saver treasure chest. She was very excited.
Another funny little thing. Yesterday we were at the ER for 5 hours! Mr.Wonder had a bug bite that had made his arm swell up. Something about the bugs down in NC just don't agree with him. When we were waiting for him to get his Benadryll shot WonderRye was quizzing us on various animals & dinosaurs. She said the funniest thing when approaching the dinosaur subject. She goes, "Way back in the 1980s...when dinosaurs walked the earth..." Mr.Wonder and I could not stop laughing. I still start to chuckle when I think about it. I'm glad I remembered to share it on here so I'll never forget it (I seem to forget quickly these days).
That's it for today. Much love to all!

We're Tickled Pink...

Well, we had the ultrasound today and it was great. Wonderkid had such a good time, though she did have a little trouble when she found out that WonderBun was going to be a little sister. She really wanted a brother. I told her that maybe in a few years we'll try for a brother, but even then it wouldn't be for sure. I think it'll take her a little bit to get used to the idea. So the the heartrate was 150...and the tech said everything looked perfect. She started out curled up in a little ball, then she'd stick her one leg out real far, like WonderKid used to do when we'd change her diaper. It took a few minutes before we were able to figure out she was a little girl, but it was very clear once we did. I can already see that she has her sister's stubborness, she kept wiggling away from the tech and trying to kick at it. It was very fun to watch. So the due date is still the 2nd or 3rd of November and everything looks right on track. So without further ado, here are the newest pictures of our baby girl...

Already a modest girl, Daddy will be so proud!

She's found her thumb already, smart girl...

Looks like a girl!

Girl Power!

No ultrasound is complete w/o a skeletor picture!

This was one of the best ultrasound I have ever had. I wish Mr.Wonder could have been there. We go to see her sticking out her tongue and yawning, WonderKid really loved that. I can't wait to hold this little girl in my arms.

New Scrap Page

Well, I've had this page planned out for a while. I've tweaked it a little and added a little to make it a two page layout instead of just one page. The page on the left has a bunch of old wives tales and what they predict that we're having. The right, the predictions of family members. Obviously the tales and predictions were printed on the color paper that corresponds with gender (pink for girl, blue for boy). I think it turned out pretty well and it will be a great addition to the baby's scrapbook (though I haven't gotten around to buying that yet, even though I have a whole list of pages I want to do for it). I wanted to get it done before Monday, when we (hopefully) find out what we're having.
Looking at it now, I probably should have been smiling in that picture. I didn't realize that my face would be in it. Oh well...we'll call it a moment of deep thought. ;)

A little more...

A little more baby stuff. I saw these at the store the other day, they were cheap so I had to get them. Things like this just make me laugh and I love them.
One says, "Don't wake me...I'll wake you" and the other, "Nothing's wrong, just testing you."
Onesies and t-shirts with cute or funny sayings are going to be a must for WonderBun. They're so fun and light hearted. Just wanted to share.

Another ScrapJacked!

So, I haven't been scrapbooking at all, in a long time. I just have no urge. But I was browsing around online today, going through my list of favorites and I stopped by the scrapjacked blog. The jack they have going on right now was just what I was looking for for my 9 week u/s pictures. I love how simple it is, so I pretty much kept it close to the original, just rotated it and added a few things here and there. So, I had to do it today while WonderKid was at school. Now that it is completed, I will share it with you.

The journaling says: I was so excited to have my ultrasound @ 9 weeks. I know it's cliche, but my eyes welled up when I say your little <3 beating. It eased so many fears. You were wiggling around...it looked like you were doing the TWIST!
Hope you like....

Baby Stuff

So we bought three things for the baby over Memorial Day weekend. We wanted to get them before we move so we don't have to worry about shipping...not to mention that they probably don't even ship to Hawaii. We think that they'll all work for either a boy or a girl and we really like them. So I will now share pictures of them.

CRIB

CHANGING TABLE

(we'll be using this instead of a dresser to save room since we'll probably end up in a 2 bedroom. we'll get baskets or totes to put on the shelves. we probably won't ever use it as a changing table, we never used a specific area for wonderkid either.)

STROLLERSo, there they are. We also have three things out of the Fisher-Price Rainforest Collection. The cradle swing, the bouncy seat and the playard. I got these because the Navy Exhange was having a great sale on them and I totally love the collection. There will definitely be some more of them when we make a registry.

MPM

The time has come again. Again, I won't be posting set days for the meals I have planned out. I kind of just wing it.

-Ham & Potato Au Gratin

Corn on the Cob
-No Peek Chicken (recipe below)
salad
-Hamburger patties w/ cheese
Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/ Crunchy Onion (the only way I will eat instant potatoes now)
Some veggie
-Pizza
Raw veggies w/ dip
-Chicken nuggets
Fries
salad
-Leftovers



No Peek Chicken

1 1/2 cups minute rice

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

1 can cream of celery soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

3/4 cup water

4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (my mil has used thighs too for dark meat)



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and place chicken in the bottom of dish. Mix together the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Pour over chicken. Cover with Tinfoil and bake for 2 hours. No peeking!

(My mil also said that if you want to add in more chicken, increase the rice to 2 cups and the water to 1 cup. She usually has both breasts and thighs stuffed into the pan.)

16 weeks & counting...

12 weeks
16 weeks

Thought I'd share the belly pics. Most of you know I had a doctor's appointment on Tues. I go back in 3 weeks. My u/s is scheduled for the 11th of June (I tired to get it one the same day as my appointment but they didn't have anything open that day. Bummer). I am so excited though. I am taking WonderKid with me, she can't wait. She keeps asking if it's time yet.

She's doing tons of sweet stuff. Everyday she gets off the bus she gives me a hug then lays her head on my belly. We were snuggling before bed the other night and she laid there and started patting my belly as she was falling asleep. Is it any wonder I love her so much?!
It may have taken us a good while to decide for another. but I think the wait was the right choice for us. It just seems so perfect.

So, I have nothing to do today. Nothing at all. I could do a little cleaning, but I think I'm going to go over to Target and Babies R Us and just look around at baby stuff. I like doing that. We've got our crib, changing table (we'll use it w/ baskets for a dresser) and stroller/car seat picked out. Planning on getting those before we leave so we don't have to worry about shipping. I'll post some pics once we get them. Other than that I'm trying not to get anything until after we move. I am making a mental list of what boy and girl things I like though. How could I not?

MPM

Well, I have decided to join in the fun of Menu Plan Mondays, hosted by Orgjunkie. I have been eating way too much junk food since Mr.W had been out of town. Living off of hot pockets, chicken nuggets and totino's pizza cannot be that healthy, as much as I'd like it to be. So I though this might be a way of eating a little better and putting on some of the weight that WonderBun needs me to have. And getting used to doing it now will help me to do it when Mr.Wonder is home from school. Which will make for more pleasing meal times, even if WonderKid will probably never eat anything I make. She enjoys the afore mentioned diet and cannot be swayed from it, no matter how hard I try. Please note, I added in yesterdays meal because it was my first foray into this meal planning thing and as it turned out remarkably well I thought I would mention it. The rest of the week I don't have exact days set for each meal because, being pregnant, my tastes change dramatically from day to day. So, away we go (I will be halving all of these recipes, too much food for one person)...
Sunday-Shrimp Fra Diavolo, Lemon Spaghetti & Parmesan Popovers
(note: this turned out great. the popovers were okay but I loved the shrimp with the spaghetti. lemon goes so well with seafood. if you're a seafood lover this is a must try. The leftovers of this are awesome too!)
And here are the other meals for the rest of the week....
-Chicken Nuggets & Fries
-Croque Madame (I may be doing this one with or without the egg, I have not yet decided) & Salad
-Penne w/ Beef & Arugula, French Bread
-Chicken Parmesan, Salad
-Leftovers & Ears of Corn
And a night out to eat with my best girl.
So, that's about it for my first go at this. Let me know what you think.

Baby Names

We've come up with baby names for the future Wonder. We started early because Mr.Wonder is usually very hard to deal with on choosing a name. This time wasn't too bad. It took way longer to come up with some boy choices than girl choices.
GIRLS NAMES
Evelyn, Evie for short (ee-vee)
Brenna
Josefine
BOYS NAMES
Caleb
Corbin
Fletcher
I've put them in order of preference. We'll most likely go with the first name unless it just totally doesn't fit the baby, which is unlikely. The middle name for the boy will be Joseph. The girls name, we have a few choices...Ray, Mae or Frances. It depends on a few things that I won't go into right now. So, you can let me know what you think. Unless it's something bad, then I don't want to hear it. We like the names we've chosen and any of them could be the name of our future child, so to put down the name we've chosen would be to put down our child. So, please don't.
I've got my appointment coming up, I'll keep you posted. Soon after it I should have my next ultrasound. I'm planning on taking WonderKid with me. It should be fun.

Tooth Pictures

Many of you know that I'm a little sensitive about my brown tooth, as I like to call it. I went in last week and had it whitened from the inside and had the permanent filling put in today. There is a huge difference, I'm not sure it you'll be able to tell as good in pictures as in person. My dentist was great and worker really hard to get it as white as he could. He also told me that I can get it even whiter now using bleaching trays or strips. I'm looking into that. We'll see. So, I just wanted to share a before and after photo.

BEFORE

AFTER

THANK YOU SO MUCH MOM & DAD!!!

Another Sign

I did another name sign for one of my nephews...

Belly Pic

Updated: I added my 8 week picture too, I guess there is a bit of difference.

8 week on top, 12 week on bottom.

Now that I am 12 weeks and I feel a little more official I thought I'd post my belly picture. Though you really can't see that much of a difference. Please look away from the stretch marks. HeeHee! I'm super jealous that my little sister looks SO pregnant. That's cool though, I'll get big soon enough and then I'll be longing for these days.

Names

So, I drew up a couple of names signs for my sisters kids. I had a lot of fun doing it. I did a few for the older kids before I left WA, so I can't share those. I think they turned out cute. I love doing stuff like this for the people I love. I had such a good time on this visit with my family. I kept praying that we'd have a good time and there wouldn't be much fighting. There was a little tension now and then but overall it was great. I am so glad that I had that time with my sisters before moving to Hawaii. I love them all so much and I really wish I could live near all of them, all the time, though we'd probably end up killing each other. =)
Tyner wanted the lion added after I was done. I'm glad I was able to add it in, it looks way better with it. Smart kid!Yes, I know I spelled YIELD wrong, I gotta see if I can fix that.

A Sad Day...

I'm sure most of you have heard of the tragedy that took place at Virginia Tech yesterday. Now, have I ever been to VT, no...am I still affected by this, yes. You can't throw a rock around here without hitting a vehicle that has a VT sticker, a VT Parent sticker or a VT alumni sticker on it. I can't imagine what these people must be going through, especially the family members of students now at VT. Maybe it's just me but in driving around this morning, I saw a lot more solemn faces in the cars passing than usual. The fact that this was so random and carried out by a disgruntled student does not make this easier to live with. And the fact that some people are already trying to blame the college for the second shooting, saying if they hadn't lifted the lock down the gunman couldn't have moved on to the next location, disgusts me. There is no one to blame for this incident other than the man that was holding the gun.
There was one story that I heard that has really stuck with me and I can't seem to get it out of my head. During the second shooting, one professor held the door closed as this mad man was trying to get in and shoot his students. He held it closed and gave his life so that his students could escape through the window. This man had survived the Holocaust, had dedicated his life to shaping teenagers into adults and he gave his life for those students. There are several other stories of people holding the doors closed to keep the gunman out but I can't forget this one. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's becuase I know he was older and it had to have taken a lot of effort to keep that man out. Maybe it was just that I had a name and face to go with this story. I'm not sure, but it's going to stay with me for a long time.
I know this tragedy will have a huge effect on this community, this state. I can only pray that some good can come out of this.

Wiggle Worm

Well, I had my first official doctor's appointment today. It went really well. All my lab tests came back normal, so that's good. She only saw one baby on the ultrasound, so that's GREAT! I didn't get to hear the heartbeat but I did get to see it. I have to admit that I did tear up when I saw our little WonderBean (formerly WonderBun) wiggling around in there. And it was wiggling, a more apt description was that it was doing the twist. I have my next appointment set for 15 May and from there I'll schedule my BIG ultrasound where we find out if the Bean is a girl or a boy. I'm going to take WonderKid with me to that u/s appointment and she is so excited. She kept asking for me to bring home a picture of the baby and I was able to oblige her, so I will share those pictures with you now.

The alien-esque type circle to the right is the head, the triangle to the left of that is the body and if you look really closely there are two whitish dots on either side of the body that are WonderBean's hands. They're not great pictures, there were definitely more times that you could see the arms better and the baby as a whole, but I'm grateful for what I got. I was so relieved to see that heart beating...for some reason I was just sure it wouldn't be. I can't wait for my next appointment so hear the heart beat...and to set up the ultrasound appointment.

In other news...

We (more Mr.W) are now the proud owners of a white 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4-door truck. It is a thing of beauty. Mr.W is too excited and it is so sweet. He's been wanting this truck for a while and it will last us a very very long time. I'll post some pics of it when he gets home tonight. WonderKid is so excited. She always loved the Bronco and now I fear she'll never be satisfied in the car again.