Call Me Strange......

I know this may sound weird, but with every one of our kids I have tried to figure out what he/she will look like based on ultrasound pictures. I know that's weird because there really is no way to know for sure. I could tell the Koen and Kai would be different, but I really didn't expect them to look as different as they do. I really had no idea with Havyn because she was a girl, and that was a first. This time we are having a 3rd boy so of course I am just dying to know if he will look like Koen or Kai or neither, since they look so different. I keep looking at the many ultrasounds I keep having to get and trying to decide. Koen and Havyn look a lot alike to me so I keep trying to see if I can find their features, and up until now I thought he may look more like them, but all I had seen very well was the profile. From that I think he may have more of a long face shape like Havyn, but I really have no idea. Then today I got to see his face really good and up close, and I have come to the conclusion that he just may look more like mister Kai. This could change next week or the week after, but for today I say he looks like Kai. No one will know for sure until he's born, but it's always fun to guess.

Comparison

 This one is now at 25 weeks 2 days

This is Havyn at 24 weeks

So I was looking at my past pregnancy pictures comparing them at the point I am now with this baby. With Kai I was bigger at 23 weeks than I am now with this baby. Koen I didn't take pictures so I really have no idea :(! With Havyn I was about the same size at 24 weeks that I am now at 25 weeks with this baby. This baby looks just a tad bigger, but not by much. It will be interesting to see how big I actually get this time, which will probably depend on fluid levels. Which on a bright note have gone up! I was at an almost normal level last week when they did the ultrasound. Let's hope that things continue looking up! And on a side note if anyone is interested this baby has a name now, well at least we call him by this name so it's starting to stick. His name is Kael.

Cute Kids

This is the kids in their Halloween costumes. They all look so adorable! Thanks to Mom and Jalissa for helping me take these pictures!

Getting Excited!!

Can you believe it? I sure can't, but I am getting so excited!!!!!!! 1 week from today Daren  will be home from his mission. I can't wait for him to meet Kai and Havyn. He has served an honorable mission, and has set such a great example to my boys! I keep practicing saying Daren with Kai, even though he still won't know who he is right off the bat, but at least he can say his name. Koen says he remembers uncle Daren, but I guess we will see next Wed. around noon when he shows up. The funny thing about all this is that he will find me just as he left me, pregnant again, and about the same number of months as when he left. This time things will be a little different though, because if I remember right I was a little larger when he left, due to the fact that I had a normal pregnancy going for me then. I guess I better explain, since I have yet to post about this pregnancy on the blog. This baby is being much like Havyn, and he apparently doesn't like much fluid around him either. They did find the low fluid quite a bit earlier this time, so that does give me hope for a better outcome. That and the Drs are watching me very closely, and have put me on bed rest, in hopes that fluid levels will rise, and the baby will be able to stay in longer than Havyn did. She was born at 36 weeks with no steroids to aid the maturation of her lungs. The plan with this little guy is to give me steroids at 33 weeks to help his lungs along, then deliver him at 37 weeks. Koen was born at 37 weeks, and was perfectly fine, so if all goes well, and we can keep things safe for him until then he shouldn't need to be in the hospital like Havyn.

Baby Boy on the Way!

Yep it's another BOY!!!! Which is super great! I am sure he'll fit right in here!

Pumpkins 2010

So tonight the boys had an awesome experience carving pumpkins! This is the first year Koen hasn't had aversions to touching pumpkin "guts". Kai just kept licking and biting pieces of pumpkin and saying yummy. Strange, but totally and Kai Kai thing to do! Koen picked out everyone's pumpkin at the store, including one for mommy and Havyn to share (although we didn't get all the pumpkins carved tonight). Koen and Kai got theirs done, but the others will have to wait. I wasn't feeling the best so I just watched, and then it got to be dark so Tyrell decided to wait on his as well. Koen picked his pumpkin because the steam was really long, which apparently he thought was cool. He then was determined to have a happy face, so much so that he kept telling Tyrell over and over to make sure he gave it a happy face. Next he wanted Kai's to have a mad face, and since Kai doesn't know the difference I decided to say well why don't we make it scary. I just think scary is better than mad for Halloween. Both boys are happy with what they have as a finished product, and so am I because Tyrell carves pumpkins way better than I do.

Cake Night

Last night we decided it would be fun to have a family night, and bake a cake. The boys had a blast adding ingredients and stirring the batter. I was going to just go get a simple little cake mix, and Tyrell was like that's not fun so I let him have it, and really the kids had way more fun I am sure! Kai was laughing, and well not liking the parts where Koen got a turn, but oh well he's 1 what can I expect? Even Havyn helped by playing with the cocoa.  I am fairly certain from the dry ingredients sticking to a bowl where we had only added dry ingredients, that some little boy added an ingredient of his own. Oh well Koen kept dipping his spatula in it, and licking it so I guess Kai had to put his mark on it too! Oh the joys! Don't worry we didn't take it to the neighbors or anything!