Happy Birthday!

Elliott's birthday was a success!  He had so much fun with all of his family and friends.  He had insisted on a monster theme, so this is my first attempt at actually decorating a cake.  He loved it so that is all that mattered!  We got exciting news that he got into our dream school for him next year, so we are really excited.  I think it is going to be an amazing opportunity for him.  It's full-time which is going to be a little hard for me to adjust to, but he loves school so much I think it will be perfect for him.  Plus it will give me lots of one-on-one time with the new baby who should be arriving in about 12 weeks!  Yikes!  Lots to do!

Six words I would love to go 24 hours without hearing...

But I really, REALLY want it!

Happy St. Pat's Day!

I hope everyone had a chance to get outside yesterday and enjoy the beautiful weather.  We had a great time at the parade!  Elliott thought it was the coolest thing ever to have candy hurled at his head.  He had never seen so many lollipops in one place.  I am hanging in there with this pregnancy.  Still tired all the time.  I can't believe I only have 14 weeks left.  Last night I got sucked into a show on Discovery Health about women who didn't know they were pregnant until the went to the hospital and found out they were in labor.  I mean really...how is this possible?

It's a...

So I am still having trouble loading pictures on my computer, but I thought I would post an update in case I still have a reader or two out there.  I am now 21 weeks pregnant.  And we found out we are having a little girl!  We are so thrilled.  Mike and I both agreed a long time ago that we would only have 2 kids.  While the thought of brothers is exciting, I am really happy that we are having a little girl.  Elliott is my little man, and while I know I would love another little boy just as much, it is nice having him as my guy.  The experience of a girl is going to be so different I'm sure.  I just went on my first shopping trip for little miss, and I think that I am going to have a problem...or at least my bank account is!  Elliott is still doing great.  I am in the process of planning his 3rd birthday party.  He still loves school and we have been in the process of figuring out where he will go next year.  I will update again soon with pictures.

Is anybody out there?

I am not sure if I still have any readers. This poor blog has been neglected for quite some time now. My only excuse is that my computer is so overloaded with pictures, I have been having problems downloading new images off my camera.

We have been really busy lately. We had an incredible Christmas. Elliott was very much into Santa Clause this year although he did get a little upset when he woke up and the cookies he left were all gone!

He is loving school right now. Trying to find a new school for him next year has been taking up a lot of our time. He interviewed at my "dream school" for him last week. I would be thrilled if he got accepted, and received a large grant! It is so hard for me to understand how all these good schools can cost more than my car for yearly tuition. A lot of things need to fall into place for him to go here, so we will just have to wait and see.

I am now 16 weeks pregnant. Hard to believe! I am hoping to find out what we are having at the end of next week. I remember loving being pregnant the first time around. Everything was so new and exciting. But this time around seems a lot harder. I don't have any real symptoms with the exception of always being tired (and of course the body changes.) But there just isn't the time to think about every little moment of the pregnancy which is kind of sad.

Elliott will be 3 in April. He is such an awesome little guy. It's crazy to me how grown up he seems. He is so smart it's almost scary! He communicates in complete sentences, writes his letters and numbers, reads his letters and numbers, is potty trained...along with many other things. He is constantly talking about this baby and wondering when he/she will be joining our family. It is so sweet.

I promise I will try to update more often. I am leaving you with a picture of Elliott riding Beatrice. Seems to be a fun activity around here!