Funny things my boys say

1.) When asking Gabe if a rash on his tummy was itchy, the reply I got was an I-can't-believe-you're-so-stupid look and "No, mommy. It's RED!"



2.) I gave the boys some Nerd candies as a treat, which the dog really wanted. I overheard Kaleb saying to him "NO! Tito, these are for little kids and big people and that's final!"


3.)Kaleb and Gabe were in the backseat of the truck, playing bad guys, good guys. I heard Kaleb saying "Uh, oh, Gabe, we've got company!" and "Oh, NO! INCOMING!"


4.)Tyrone and I had a friendly wager going about exactly where a new store we wanted to go to was. When I won, Gabe cheered for me "Go Mommy, it's your birthday! Go Mommy...."


5.)Kaleb and his Grandma (my mom) always sing to each other on the phone. This is just their thing, it's something that they've done since K was old enough to hold the phone. I suppose he thinks this is something that everyone does....I was in the kitchen, fixing dinner the other night and Kaleb came in to talk to me. He told me that he had just made up a new song, and he proceeded to sing it to me. When he was done, he put his hands on his hips and said "And you can just sing that to your mom when you call her." and he turned around and walked back out.

Look at those muscles!!!

Brigade Cookout

Today, from 11:00 to about 3:00, there was a Brigade Cookout....it was HUGE! I couldn't even begin to tell you how many people were there. It was so much fun to finally get to do something social with these people that Tyrone trains so hard with. There were lots of families, tons of kids for the boys to play with. They had 4 of those huge bouncy huts set up, and the boys spent at least an hour and a half just bouncing.

I finally got the opportunity to meet Tyrone's Sgt. who has been so good to us, his wife, and their 4 children. They even brought us 2 bags of clothes, many of them perfect for a new baby whose due date is in the winter! Seeing as how I am big into nesting and getting ready for the baby, this makes me feel like I have won the lottery!! I've already laid them all out and sorted according to size and type....

Overall, it was just alot of fun! Mom, I included the pic of Kaleb in the sunglasses especially for you, since when we were on the phone, he wanted you to know how cool he looked! And in the pic of Gabe, that is oreo all over his face....he and Kaleb both had a grand time eating them, and also having snow cones and their first ever cotton candy! Needless to say, we were fairly sticky by the time we left!!

Quiet boys, hairless rats, and other strange but true occurences...

Here is a calm, quiet, (okay, he's sleeping!) Kaleb. Long day!! Adorable, huh?

Here's one of Gabe...they were both so knocked out and cute that I couldn't help myself!

Here's Tyrone and Tito hangin' out on the floor. My personal opinion is that they think that they're litter mates!

Here is Oswald, he is our hairless rat. I know, rats aren't for everybody, but they are so sweet! Anyway, Oswald is nice and calm as he can be, we let him wander around the living room when we are watching TV. The only thing about hairless rats is that they don't occur in nature, they're something that man has done, and as a result, they are a little (as my mom puts it) demented. But, only in a good way!!

This is Mr. Pibb. He is our other rat. We adopted him from Petco as a friend for Oswald. He's much shyer and smarter, but still very nice. He helps keep poor hairless Oswald warm up here in NY.

24 Week Appointment

I had my 24 week appointment today. The baby made the doctor and I both laugh (Tyrone, bless his heart, had run up to the store to get some Tylenol, as he had dental work done about an hour before my appt.) When the dr. tried to get her heart rate, the baby ran like crazy!! It was hilarious, my stomach was jumping here and there, with the dr. chasing her all over with the doppler...she finally had to press her hand down into one side of my stomach to limit the room the baby had to run, so we managed to get about 3 seconds of her heartbeat before she was gone again. When we were done with that, Dr. Harrison said "Well, she's spunky!"

The only other interesting thing that happened is that the baby is measuring big (although the doc told me that this could be just b/c of all her movement and how she is laying.) The upshot of this is that I get to have another ultrasound!! Whoo hoo! Of course we love getting to see her! So, I'm supposed to make another appt. for that, which should be in the next week or two.

Overall, it was a very good appt., and I am glad to be meeting all of the different OBs and midwives at the clinic (there are 4 of each), each time I make an appt., I make it with someone new, so that when the time to have the baby comes, I should know the person who is catching her!! So far, everyone has been soooo nice, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

The Ultrasounds

I know that this could be clearer, but I couldn't help myself, I wanted to share these with everybody. This is her profile. I think that it's clear enough to be seen...obviously, she's cute as a bug!! :)

Here she is, just chillin'. In case you're having trouble, her head is on the left, you can see her whole body (her spine and ribs are pretty clear), and then her bent legs on the right.

6 months...

Well, here's a pic of me, 6 months pregnant. The baby's finally gotten around to getting the hiccups...she's gotten them so strong, all of the sudden that I got woke up at 5 this morning with them!! And I was just starting to think that this could possibly be a hiccup-free baby (Kaleb and Gabe both had them CONSTANTLY.) Other than that, the only news in the non-news that we can't come up with a name! Ugh!

Tyrone just came home for a few minutes for lunch to tell me some GREAT news!! He has been promoted!! He is now officially Private First Class Martin! This is so great, and a big recognition of how well he has been doing in such a short time here at Fort Drum!! We are thrilled! Congratulations, baby!!

We can't forget about Tito!!

Tyrone pointed out to me last night that I had pictures on here of the boys and the two of us, but no picture of Tito, our Chihuahua! So, here is the other member of our family. He doesn't know he's a dog, and he sleeps in the covers every night. He's a great sport with the boys, taking turns chasing them and being chased. There is just alot of personality for a dog who just broke to 2 lb. mark!!

Pics of the boys...

Well, I have now created our blog! Here are pics of the boys...sorry they aren't better, for now we are using our camera phones to get pictures on here. Didn't take much urging, did it Suzanne? hehe Anyway, we are doing good, and glad that there is FINALLY some spring like weather up here in northern New York. Although, it is supposed to get down to almost freezing tonight, but what can you do?

I guess the most exciting news of late is that we found out that the new baby is going to be a girl, so I finally get to but pink baby clothes!! Kaleb is also excited that he is going to have a baby sister. When you ask him why he wants a sister, he answers "Because I already HAVE a brother!" Gabe doesn't really get it yet, but I'm sure that he will, very soon.

Tyrone is doing well in his new unit up here, has great support, etc...They have been awesome about letting him go to doctor's appointments and all that stuff that comes up with pregnancy and small children, his Sgt. is even giving us baby clothes!

Well, that's all for now...