A few updates

Off to the doctor tomorrow. I'm hoping we'll schedule the gender ultrasound. I've got my fingers crossed. My pregnancy calendar told me that the gender became identifiable last Wednesday. What's with all of the votes for a girl, by the way?

Tonight I get to take the Intelligender test with Mom and Jonathan. I'm super excited. Hopefully it hasn't expired since I've had it about a month. The box is still sealed to prove that I haven't been into it.

I've been sitting still a lot and trying to feel the baby move since everything I've read says mommies typically start feeling kicks and movement as early as 16 weeks. The funny thing is that, after having Ace, my stomach has done a lot of things over the past three years that remind me of what Ace's kicks felt like. So I chalk everything I'm feeling up to...well, the goings on in my stomach.

I was able to catch the heartbeat on the baby monitor again. That was a relief after being unsuccessful the other day.

K - on to the work day.

Prayer for my babies

This pregnancy I have been more hormonal than ever which manifests itself mostly in crying at everything. Thankfully, they have been happy tears 99% of the time. I've cried watching Tinkerbell, listening to Ace sing, listening to this baby's heartbeat...you name it. Two songs get me every time: Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood and The Words I Would Say by the Sidewalk Prophets.

With Temporary Home it's that last verse when the old man is passing and is telling his family members that he's not afraid, this was his temporary home. Ace sang it yesterday - I knew he liked it when I sang it but I didn't know he knew all the words by heart! When his precious little voice sang, "I'm not afraid because I know, this is my tempo-ry home" I just lost it. I pray, I pray he will live those words someday.

The entire chorus of the Sidewalk Prophets song put that lump in my throat like I didn't want to cry but the tears were coming anyway. This is my prayer for my babies:

Be strong in the Lord

and never give up hope

You're going to do great things

I already know.

God's got his hand on you

So don't live life in fear

Forgive and forget

But don't forget why you're here,

Take your time and pray

These are the words I would say.

Avoided the water-works while typing but got the lump in my throat. Going to go wake Ace up and cuddle him and try to teach him the words to that song.

Want to hear a miracle?

I got my fetal heart monitor from Stork Radio the other day (a rental) and immediately tried to find the heartbeat. I couldn't find it the first time and, of course, got upset. I gave it another try right before bedtime and my little peanut has one strong heart.

Sorry for the dark video! Next time, I'll turn the lights up. I guess I was trying to relax myself.

Kelly tells... Sashi

Acey had gone to school when I found time to call Sashi. Why do dads always have an inappropriate comment for everything?

Yikes, messy office.

Ace tells...Aunt Hilary

Another apology for not making sure our video subject was camera ready. We were just having a Sunday afternoon at the park and, in all fairness, I was very scary-looking and just stayed behind the camera.

Having lots of trouble uploading the video where we told Gabby and Pops. Still trying.

Ace tells...Honey

Ok, a little more success with downloading these. Here is Ace telling Honey last Tuesday before he went off to school. We were supposed to webcam with Honey AND Sashi the night before but Sashi thought Honey was sleeping so we missed the opportunity to tell them together. I don't think Honey cared much.

(Sorry for putting you on the blog without your makeup Mom. Hopefully being pregnant gets me a little forgiveness.)

How Ace told...Daddy

Ok, I've had endless troubles getting these videos uploaded so here is my only success so far. This is when Ace told his Daddy.