Compulsive Kitty

For those of you who have seen my cat, he's huge! I've had him for 8 1/2 years and I absolutely adore him. He follows me wherever I go and is waiting by the door for me when I get home. Over the last year, he has gotten really fat. So fat that he can no longer reach his back to lick/comb his hair and I have to figure out a safe way to shave him. I refuse to take him out of the house to take him to get groomed because he completely freaks out and hyperventilates (for lack of a better way to describe it).

The compulsive part is what is starting to worry me. He has picked up this habit of eating lint and whatever else he finds off the floor. I swear the minute I leave the house he plops in front of his cat food and eats non-stop till I get home. And, if I'm busy cleaning and moving about, he is following me around and eating crap off the carpet. Although I love how big and cuddly he is, I wouldn't want him to die early because he is overweight. He puts Garfield to shame!

My precious baby

Little Tommy is so incredibly adorable! He was so comfy in my belly that he slept thru most of the ultrasound. It was such a blessing to get to see him in this type of ultrasound. It's as if you could pick him up and hold him. My sister was awsome enough to get this for us for Christmas (a little early). The above picture is of him sucking his thumb. During the ultrasound, he sucked his thumb, smiled, blinked, squirmed and even snarled at us for moving him around. We were trying to wake him up and get him to move so we could get a full face shot. He didn't cooperate. The picture below is the best we got of his face. We have the entire hour long session on DVD! We were surprised how much he looked like his big brother Andrew. Yes, it was that clear!

The picture above is his little fist against his chin.

The doctor wasn't quick enough with the print button so this is him just after he smiled. His heartbeat was 150 bpm and his estimated weight is 2 lbs 4 oz. I cannot fully describe how amazing and wonderful it was to see him in my belly and with such clarity. I can't wait to meet the little guy!

Superbowl Champs!

The Broomfield Blitz wouldn't allow the Brighton Bulldogs ruin their perfect season. We won 48-0! Not one team has scored a single point against us this season and the superbowl wasn't any different. The Bulldogs came close a few times, which had me at the end of the bleacher. But, the first time they fumbled with only 2 yards to the end zone and we recovered the ball. The second time, with only 3 yards to goal, we intercepted the ball and ran ALL the way down for a touchdown! Every single one of them had a really good game. True to form, Andrew opened up some huge holes for our running back to get through and blocked like the "little" animal that he is. His team has entered the Flatiron Tournament so football isn't over for us quite yet. I hope they do as well in the tournament as they did in their regular season!

Pregnancy update

I'm at the beginning of my 6th month, only 110 more days to go! Yes, I'm counting them down! Time is flying by so fast but my back is killing me and I'm anxious to meet the little guy! All my check-ups are going really well. He is growing perfectly, his heart beat is a steady 140 bpm, and I am gaining the right amount of weight :) I think my belly is huge, (and my butt:), but when I tell people how far along I am they tell me my baby bump is little. My thought is it's because he sits in my back, which hurts like h*ll, so maybe that's why I'm not poking out so much. It just means less belly flab for me, YAY!!

Undefeated!

Andrew's team is going to the Superbowl undefeated! No team has gotten a single touchdown against them! Their Superbowl is on Sunday in Brighton against the Brighton Bulldogs. We beat them on our first game, 58-0, so hopefully this game will be a shut out as well.

Monkey-ing around

Madison and Andrew went to Jungle Quest in Thornton for a birthday party. Not only did they have lots of fun rock-wall climbing, going on the zip line and bungee swing, I had a lot of fun watching them. Their faces as they stepped off the ledge, hanging by ropes and harnesses, was priceless. There were kids as young as four or five years old jumping off without any hesitation!

I love that they are willing to try new things!

It's a BOY!!!!

The anticipation is finally over! We are happy to announce that we will be having a boy this February. As most of you know, we already have a name picked out. His name will be Thomas after my father, but we'll call him Tommy for short (that is until he gets older). Tommy is growing perfectly. We feel so blessed to have another baby, have it be a boy like we wanted, and everything so far is healthy and growing on schedule. Andrew and Madison were so excited to see their little unborn baby brother moving, kicking and opening his mouth while in my belly. Lee and I were happy that he cooperated so we could know the sex. When I was pregnant with Andrew, he didn't cooperate and I was stuck with yellow and green baby stuff. Tommy was not shy at all about showing the goods and at first wouldn't cooperate about showing the technician the important stuff, instead he kept twisting and turning to show us all he was a boy! I'm hoping to find a way to upload some of the ultrasound pictures so everyone can see my little "bun in the oven"!

Toothless

Madison lost another tooth on top! Now, she is missing 5 teeth on top and two on bottom. Her two front teeth are finally starting to show signs of coming through. The other night I made some hot wings and BBQ wings. Andrew starts cracking up laughing and I look over to see what all the commotion is and then I see Madison's face! Then she says to me, "well, I can't eat them with my front teeth so I have to pull the chicken off with my side teeth!". Naturally, I HAD to take a picture of her. She made sure to smile big. What a goof!

Blitz Blowout!!

For the last three weeks, Andrew's team has completely shut out the other teams. Week one: the score was 45-0, week two: the score was 52-0, and today's score was 63-0! Next week is the big challenge. We are up against the other undefeated team, the Northglenn Giants. This is the team whose coach tried to recruit Andrew (see older post). The coaches have already warned the boys that they were going to have a rough practice this week.Picture above was against the Brighton Bulldogs. Picture below was against Northglenn Cowboys.The coach told him since he did such a good job opening up holes for us to score that he let Andrew score the extra point in last Saturday's game. Of course we were excited because Andrew is strictly a lineman so the chances of him having the opportunity to score is very minimal. We are very proud of him and his team. Way to go Broomfield Blitz!!

Baby update

I went to the doctor yesterday and everything is going really well. I am gaining just the right amount of weight so hopefull I will stay on that track and not go overboard like my other pregnancies. As always, I am instantly wide but my hubby never seems to mind. He loves me any size (though I prefer to be thin). The baby's heartbeat is 140 bpm and seems to be growing perfectly. My ultra sound is scheduled for September 29th and I CANNOT wait! If baby cooperates I'll get to know if it's going to be my little Tommy or my precious Chloe...or Isabella. We are still undecided on the girl name. Aside from my hubby and the kids, everyone is super excited for the baby to come. My in-laws and best friend, Jolene, are already buying stuff for the little one as well and are eagerly awaiting the gender so they can buy pink or blue.
Here are a few 16 wk baby buddha pictures I took while visiting my bestest friend (and newly appointed mom) Jolene. Vanessa's face was cut off in the picture below but at least her eyebrows are looking good!

Hopefully I can get the ultra sound pictures uploaded when they become available so my friends and family can see the bun in the oven!