My Name is Jonas!

That's right! We have a name....Jonas Parker. Didn't take long huh? David and I had to have something since it was driving us nuts to keep saying "the baby." The song "My Name is Jonas" by Weezer keeps running through our heads now though.

Fun Fall Day!

Today was a fun Fall day. We did our typical grocery shopping as a family this morning. After getting home we ran out to the baby store to look around (found nothing we had to have), the toy store for a Thomas the Train play date, lunch out, and the pet store for some dog and cat food. On the way home we went by the pumpkin patch, or "pumpkin match" according to Landon. Here are some pics from there:

When we got home Landon had to carve his pumpkin. Here are the results:

I love Fall and all of the fun things that go along with it!

And It's A...

Today was our big ultrasound! Here are some pictures:
A cute little profile:
Cute 3D feet:
A little arm and hand resting on a knee:
3D picture of the face:
And the money shot:
It's another little BOY!!! Now back to our list about names. I have some faves, but we haven't decided on anything yet.

Seriously??

So, I had to fill out my 2nd referral for this school year today. While going down the list of options to select from as the main reason for the referral I came across something interesting. One of the options was Homicide. Are they serious? Are you telling me that if a child kills another child we have to write a referral for it? HA! The school system never ceases to amaze me with what they come up with.

Guess what! This time tomorrow we will hopefully know what we are having. The random district maintenance man told me today that I was having a girl. He could tell by the way I was carrying. Thanks random man! Good to know you were checking out my belly!

Have You Seen My Feet?

They are starting to disappear when I look down. YIKES! I am growing straight out instead of to the sides like with Landon. Wonder what that could mean??? So far this week I have felt like I have gotten HUGE! Good news is that a couple of days after Thursday I will be half way done. It is hard to believe I have gotten so far.

Landon is now under the impression that he is getting a sister. Thursday is the big reveal day. I cannot wait to find out if he is right or not. I am slowly thinking it might be a girl since I am growing differently this time around. Thursday cannot get here fast enough though.

Below is a video of the volcano I built with my class last week. It turned out great and I am so happy they were able to experience this. Ignore my stupid voice on there. I didn't realize how goofy I sounded until I listened to this video.

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Crock Pot Apple Pie

Here is the recipe for crock pot apple pie. I made this with my class this past Friday and they loved it. In fact, I had several students licking their plates begging for more!

Anyone want a stained couch?

So my sweet little boy wanted to snuggle last night after his bath. I am all for snuggling on the couch especially at night when we are all sleepy. Not too long after laying down though he began throwing up non-stop. Well...he had red kool-aid and oranges for dinner so you can guess what my couch looks like now. Any suggestions on how to get red kool-aid out of the couch?

David stayed home with him this morning until my Mom got back from her Dr. appointment. I hated the fact that I couldn't stay home with him. The whole unpaid maternity leave coming up is totally stressing me out though and if I don't HAVE to stay home I don't. I hate that fact, but with the way things are going right now, I need to get paid as much as possible.

In good news, Landon hasn't gotten sick since and I am chalking it up to just general kids throw up sometimes. I pray it isn't some nasty stomach bug that will come back and get me. When I get stomach bugs they usually last 3-4 days and are NASTY!

For baby news....we find out in 10 days what we are having! I cannot wait. Maybe then we can start looking at names. Names just aren't jumping out like they did with Landon. We have our list, but can't decide from there. I realized today that I have a little more than 5 months to go before this little one will be here! So hard to believe. This pregnancy is flying by. I am starting to feel kicks more often. The other day driving home the baby was kicking away. I told Landon and he said the baby needed time out.

Work is going good for me. I finally have an extra pair of hands for an hour a day and it has been a HUGE help. This has been a huge relief for me and I can focus in more on the students this way. We are in the wait and see mode with David. Who knows what the future of his job is, but we are all praying it turns out good. The economy right now just sucks and is totally stressing me out...not something I need while pregnant!

Suppose that is all for now. I have a "recipe" for apple pie I made with my students today that I will post later once I get the pictures loaded up. They loved it and it made my room smell heavenly by the afternoon.

Just to Save a White Shirt!

How many of you eat like this...

Landon was wearing a white shirt the other night and was eating pizza rolls for the first time. I was so afraid he was going to drop something on his shirt that I begged him to take it off. He told me he would only if his Daddy would take his shirt off. Well...the above picture is the result. Oh the things we will do not to have to stain treat!

Never Knew This!

While I greatly appreciate Jeanna making me my wonderful blog banner, I just could not get it to work with the layouts and such and it was driving me NUTS! I then found this website... http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ It is great! It has pre-made backgrounds that are oh so cute. Hopefully this will make me want to blog more.

Appointment Update!

Well, I had my 2 minute appointment with the OB today. The normal stick your finger, pee in a cup, take your blood pressure, and listen to the heartbeat. Nothing too exciting. I was told I could try Claritin for all of my problems. I shall try... My students are sweet though and keep asking when I will be done being sick or if I am okay when I cough.

The best news out of the appointment is that we go back October 6th for our big ultrasound! I cannot wait. We will find out then if we are having a he or a she! We will be able to see if Landon was right about his baby brother as well. I'll keep you guys updated.