Josh and Jenn

Josh and Jenn
Est. July 21, 2007

Friday, August 10, 2012

A trip to Houston, TX

Kristen tries to put Alexis to bed

Day One- The Houston Zoo

How cute

Watching Kristen keep up with Alexis was hilarious.  Two strong wills collide. 

Alexis LOVED Kristen


Playing in the big girl room.

Face painting at the children's museum.  How fun.

She wanted to do it by herself!

Still working

The kittens

Kristen is so grown up! 

Washing hands was her favorite activity.



Tickle, Tickle, Tickle, Kitty!!  Lexie still remembers this game and plays it by herself in the backseat.


Children's Museum-The second day

My little artist






We had a great time visiting Houston.  When we got off the plane Kristen was sitting separate from her parents and I had to take a second look to make sure that was her!  She is so grown up.  When we arrived Kristen had some welcome projects waiting on us.  Here are two of my favorites:






















I'm so glad we had the opportunity to visit.  Kristen was a huge part of my life for two years.  She taught me most of what I know about young children and helped shaped the mother I am to Alexis.  How fun it was to see who she's growing up to be.  Thanks for the fun trip!


We're Having a Boy!

Outside the hospital



how far along: 18 Weeks

how big is baby: the size of a sweet potato

weight gained so far: 12 Lbs

Belly Button in or out:  In

stretch marks: Nope

sleep: I've been getting up too early!

best moment of the week: The ultrasound for sure.  It lasted about thirty minutes.  My favorite part was seeing his little hand open and close.  The 3-D pictures were pretty neat and turned out perfect this time.  The placenta is looking healthy so far- good news!

looking forward to:Getting the 18 hour drive to North Carolina behind us.

Here are some pictures from the afternoon.  We wanted to find out as a family outside of the Dr. office.  Those 4 1/2 hours were full of anticipation for all of us!

The splash pad was a nice distraction

Alexis and I took the gender picture to the HyVee bakery, had them wrap up the correct color cookie, and hide it in the bag. 
You little SNEEK!!!!!
Almost ready



She loves to open "presents"

Excitement. 

THE most disgusting cookie I've ever eaten

Josh double checks

It's true!