Play Ball!

After hunkering down for a few days, and getting as much rest as I could, I finally ventured out today with Sean.  It's a gorgeous day, not to mention my day to lead Stroller Aerobics.  Not that I was in the mood, but I needed the excuse to get out.  So after SA, and running a bunch of errands, I found myself surprisingly energized and played a bit with Sean in the yard.  

Sean trying to climb his first tree.

Just a boy...and his thumb...and his sleepy bear...

Sean & Momma 

After awhile, Sean noticed Daddy's baseball bag sitting in the garage, and his focus changed!  He pulled out Trey's glove, put it on all by himself, and started throwing the ball around the yard!

He's a Natural!  (Notice the glove on his right hand, ball in his left!)

Scooping up the ball

Oh, wait, did I say a Natural?  How did that glove get on the other side of his head??

YouTube Updated

I've finally come to terms with my iMovie program that came with the new Mac, and figured out how to put together and upload our mini-home videos on YouTube!  Finally - all our videos are uploaded and ready to view!

You'll find some videos of Sean in his gymnastics class, maneuvering a slide, kicking around a ball, a few videos of his awesome dancing and singing!

Here's one of my favorites!

Week 7....continued....

I am ecstatic to announce that the near-disappearance of my nausea and my mild cramping are just strange and changing signs of another healthy pregnancy!  I didn't sleep last night and was a nervous wreck until my appointment, but all fears were put at ease within seconds of the ultrasound.  (Which was a completely new experience for me, as it was internal - the only thing that would have made it more fun is if there was a "vibrate" option on that baby.)

Here is our little bebe in 2D, a lovely mass of cells that measures 1.16 cm (or 0.46 inches).  The heart was so beautifully flickering on screen - yes, I cried!  The heart rate was at 150, once again high, which typically means girl - but let's remember that Sean had a high heart rate, too!  Also, only one baby was found, so stop the twin rumors out there!

  

But much cooler than the 2D image is this (albeit) small image on the right of our baby in 4D.  That cavernous space is my uterus, and that mass that Trey so lovingly described as a wad of gum is the baby!  If you can use a bit of imagination, at the top left is its head, and its body continues along the wall of my uterus, and those are wee-bitty arms and legs just starting to grow down towards the bottom left.  

And my due date was pretty much right on.  The computer said December 7th, but we aren't changing the official date from the 8th.  Besides, Sean was a week early, so I'm officially predicting November 29th right here and now.  After the ultrasound, they sucked out six vials of blood for various testing, and I was sent home completely wiped out.  So I apologize for the lack of phone calls, but I got home, put Sean to bed, and crashed!  Regardless, everything looks perfect!  

Make Every Day Earth Day!

You all probably already know that I'm a bit of a tree hugger, and over on FitMommas, I blogged a few easy ways to go green to honor Earth Day today.  We're working on incorporating all ten of these ideas at the Latta house right now!

Week 7

I'm waiting to post this week's belly photo until after our first appointment Wednesday afternoon.  I'll hopefully be posting a first ultrasound pic as well.  In the meantime, I ask everyone for lots of prayers for us.  My symptoms have changed, and I have to admit I'm a bit nervous.  There was comfort in the 24/7 nausea, and that's eased a bit.  (But I added heartburn?!)  I took it easy all weekend, and am laying low until Wednesday, when I'm sure we'll get great news.  

Little Miss Cave Hollow!

Congratulations to Isabella, who won the Little Miss Cave Hollow pageant on Saturday up in Hannibal!  We'll find out this week what her duties are for the year, but we do know that she'll be going to State in late August.  

When I get my hands on a photo, I'll post it as soon as possible!

We love you and are SO proud of you!

Edited to add:  Thanks to Isabella's mom, Lisa, for emailing these to me this morning!

All Shook Up!

Trey and I were sound asleep this morning when we heard a light bang, which sounded like Sophie hitting our bedroom door to go outside.  The dog has been known to not wait until we get up to go potty, so I hopped out of bed.  But there was no Sophie by the door, and I walked over to her bed, on the other side of the room, and she was still curled up in a ball.  I was confused, but didn't think anything of it, and went to the bathroom.  Because that's what pregnant women do.  Of course, that got Sophie up - "Yay, Mommy's up!!"

So when I was done doing my business, I let Sophie out to do hers, snuggling up on the couch until she was ready to come back in.  It was about 4:45 a.m.  I headed back to bed, just in time for Trey's alarm to go off, and the poor, tired guy got up.  Imagine my surprise when he came back into the bedroom about 30 minutes later to tell me that what we heard was an Earthquake!  Seriously!  So much for that theory that dogs go crazy before the earth starts shaking, mine was curled up in ball, dreaming about chasing bunnies.

Now, the last time I remember being aware of an earthquake, I was in Kindergarten, hiding under a desk, in San Jose, CA.  Because in California, earthquakes are a dime a dozen, and they train you from infancy to get under a desk or a doorframe when you feel a tremor hit.  

Anyhoo, if you live in the St. Louis Metro area, you'll find that the only thing on the news is our 5.2 earthquake - the strongest this area has felt in 40 years.  And if you live in California, as so many of my extended family does, you're likely laughing at us amateurs.  Either way, I can honestly say I was shaken out of bed this morning!