No more binky!

Poor Bubba! Yesterday when we were in the car, Caleb was telling me that his binky broke. Sure enough I turned around to see it and there was a huge hole in the center of the nipple where he had bit it. I told him "uh oh you broke binky". So last night when we were getting ready for bed he was asking me for it and then I showed him the broken binky and he kept saying over and over again "binky broke". I have been wanting to break him of this habit but wasn't sure how I was going to do it. I guess it took care of itself. Last night was hard though. It took me an hour and half for him to go to sleep! Not fun. Today at nap time it wasn't as bad. He did ask for it again and I handed him the broken one and he just gave it back to me. His little eyes finally started shutting and then closed. Poor baby! I feel bad cause I know that that is his security but we have given him his Mr. Bear and then his sleepy(a camo neck pillow from bass pro with a bunch of foam balls in it) which helps him to go to sleep.

oh and belly pic at 13 weeks

I love how my stretch marks from Caleb glisten in the flash! Oh the joys of going through pregnancy. No really, you do have a lot of joy but your body does take a toll.

And a little egg decorating...

We had a blast! He decided that he didn't like the fact that his hands were green. So cute.

We are alive and well!

The Mountain Crested Butte!

Caleb getting ready to throw a snowball at Josh

Me with some of the girls in the youth after a day on the slopes!

My little man!

The Allard's Family in Colorado

We had a great time and I can't wait to go back. Colorado is beautiful!!! I have family that have lived up there my whole life and I never was able to go see them. I am so glad that I was finally able to visit Colorado. I got to do a little snowboarding so that was fun too. It is a little harder to get up from the sitting down position after locking in my snowboard since I have this front belly now. But I made it and so did the babe inside! Caleb loved the snow! He is totally a Texas boy though because he did not enjoy putting all that gear on. I am so exhausted though so I am going to go to bed but I will post more pics later sometime. Good night.

Praise

I took Caleb to the doctor's office yesterday and they checked his breathing. They said he sounded great and that I could stop the treatments! The dr. did say that if he gets worked up such as running or very active (which a 2 year old boy is non-stop) and starts coughing or looks as though he is having a time with his breathing than to go ahead and give him a treatment. So, no more every 4 hours just when it is needed! Thank you everyone for praying for him and for us. We needed it, or I really needed it. I don't think Caleb thought twice about anything except for that he hated the treatments.

As far as the new babe goes, everything is growing very good. I will post a pic of the ultrasound pic I got from my 10 week appointment on Monday. I just need to find my battery for my camera. The doctor said all is well and it is a go for sometime in September. I have only gained 5lbs but I feel and look like I am very bloated. I have love handles that looks like I slapped tortillas on the side of me! I am sure I will gain plenty more. Gotta love the last couple of weeks of being pregnant when it is like a pound a week or something crazy. So far for being almost 3 months I think I am doing somewhat well with only 5 on me. It is getting harder and harder to not knowing what this litter critter inside of me is going to be. The closer it gets to being able to find out the more I want to know but I must keep my promise to Josh. Ugg! I want to know but I do think that it will be cool for him to walk out of the room as a proud daddy number two and say "It's a boy" or "It's a girl". So, until then we will wait.

A cute little article that I read this morning after throwing up!

Actually, I just LOVE vomiting!
by The Sarcastic Journalist

Some women are lucky; they don’t get morning sickness. There are some that have a little less luck; they get some morning sickness. Then there are the rest of us, the women with weeks of nonstop vomiting. All that nonstop vomiting has a name: Hyperemesis. I have a feeling that hyperemesis is Latin for “Poor woman that vomits everything in sight.” Since hyperemesis isn’t that well known, most people tend to ask questions such as “have you tried crackers?” or “I hear that ginger works. " For many women, the only thing that works is having an 8-pound baby shoot out of her crotch. I know that people are trying to be helpful, but it is really hard not to go postal on someone offering “advice,” especially if you spent the night before in the emergency room, getting IV fluids for dehydration. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to say “Crackers? Really? That’s all it takes? Eating a few stinking crackers? I’ve been vomiting for five months straight and all I needed to do was eat a stinking cracker?”

Thank you for all the words of encouragement and prayer! I have a doctor's appt. today for myself and then one for Caleb tomorrow. I will let y'all know how it goes.