Baby Appointment #2

I had my second doctor's appointment yesterday afternoon. I took Lexi along with me because I thought she would enjoy seeing the baby and hearing the heartbeat. Truth be told her favorite part was the toy in the waiting room! I was in and out of my appointment in record time, 15 minutes from the time I walked in the office to the time I walked out!

They did another ultrasound since my last one looked like a blob. This one was so much better! Since Lexi was with me Dr. Craig took lots of pictures and took her time so she could show Lexi the different baby parts. Lexi loved when the doctor showed her the "little knee." Dr. Craig also took some 4D shots so Lexi could actually see the baby. Lexi thinks that in the picture it looks like the baby is sucking his/her thumb. She was enthralled and so excited now.

After the appointment we went to see Dirk and work. Lexi couldn't wait to show him the pictures of the baby and how "she" sucks her thumb. Lexi still maintains that this is her little sister she has been asking about though she said she would keep a brother.

Also here is a picture of me from the side to show all of you who don't believe me that, yes, at 12 weeks I am showing!

Our Weekend

Friday night Hanne's family all got together at Travis and Liesl's house to pick apples for the last year. Travis and Liesl are moving so we are taking advantage of their 8 apple trees before they are gone for good. Those who were there were Oma, Pop, Gretl, Travis, Liesl, their kids, Dirk, Hanne, our kids, and some neighborhood kids who wanted to help out.





















As you can see Hanne got the easy job of keeping baby Clay happy and tasting the merchandise. It was a great fall activity and we were able to get all the apples picked before the rain came. Now all we have to do is take them to Oma and Pop's house to make them into cider!

Saturday we were back at Travis and Liesl's old house to help paint rooms and get it spruced up so they can put the house on the market. The kids had a great time playing until it started to pour in the rain so Hanne and Liesl took the kids to their new house to play while the guys finished the painting. After the guys were done they cooked dinner for the girls and then the girls went out shopping for a little while. What a great Saturday!

Sunday was the primary program at church. It is Lexi's first year in it and she was so excited! She had a line to say and she knew it by heart. She spent all morning practicing her line in her play microphone. Both Grandma and Granpa Sorensen and Oma and Pop Dixon came to watch her. She did so good! You could hear every word she said very clearly. She is so proud of herself!

This Week

So Lexi started an epidemic in our house. She was up and going again from the flu by Wednesday. Unfortunately Hanne caught the illness and was down from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday. And when we say down she was down! Dirk also caught the flu but luckily was able to keep functioning. Rayden somehow has missed the whole thing but we won't complain about that. We are just glad everyone is feeling better and life can resume it's normal level of craziness!

I had a Duh moment!

So for all of you who were trying to post comments and couldn't, it finally dawned on me why! I had forgotten to switch it so anyone could post. So now it is open to all. Sorry for my duh. My only defense is that I am pregnant and get really flighty sometimes. How do you like the new colors for fall?

Rayden's Appointment

Rayden had another doctors appointment yesterday. He screamed his head off when they did his x-ray. He hates the x-ray machine and I wasn't allowed to stay with him. He was fine once that was done. The doctor is amazed at how much bone growth he has had. Rayden can do whatever he wants again! To celebrate I took him to the new playground above our house. He went down only the really big slides and climbed up the rock wall all by himself. He loved every moment of it and didn't want to leave when we went to get Lexi from school. He will be going back to the doctor in 3 months just because the doctor wants to see all the new bone growth. He was loving Ray's progress. We are excited Rayden has healed so fast. Yesterday was a little hectic for us. After we picked Lexi up from school I had to go into work to do a little catch up. I took the kids to McDonalds as a treat for Ray. Liesl decided to take the kids to her new house to play so they wouldn't be so bored. Five minutes after she left I got a call. Lexi was sick and had thrown up in the van. So needless to say I didn't get any work done but I did get Lexi home where she is still feeling under the weather but we hope she will back to normal soon. The only bonus to her being sick is that she wants to cuddle all the time!

She's Getting Too Big!

So I know this is such a small thing but as a mom I can't help but be excited. Lexi has learned how to tie on her own. I was so excited when I looked over earlier and she was using the bunny ear method to tie the side of her shirt. She is very proud and is excited because now she doesn't need her teachers help to put on her tap shoes at dance. It takes her a minute but she can do it!

Here is a video I got of her tying her shirt and a picture of the finished product!

Check out my Slide Show!

So yesterday, being Labor Day, Dirk didn't have to work. We had Ashtin for the day and decided to take all the kids to the rc air show at the airport. Our good friends and neighbors Brett and Britney Knight came with their nephew, Caleb. Also in the party were Dirk's dad, Jay, and his cousin Bret with his two sons, Parker and Dima, and their friend. It was so HOT! The kids loved watching the planes flying through the air. They had some really big ones. We also took them over to see the real planes and helicopter there on display. They thought it was great! Silly me I forgot to take my camera so I don't have any pictures of it at all. They had the Red Baron there and someone had built Snoopy's doghouse to fly. So they had a little "dog fight." They also had a to the death dog fight with some cheap planes that was fun to watch. When we left the kids were extremely tired and fell asleep almost at once in the car. Of course seeing the planes flying made Dirk want to get his out and go fly so guess what we did that afternoon? We went flying at Sky View. Surprisingly the kids really enjoyed an entire day of flying!