And it's a.....

Well we went and had our sonogram today. The man could not tell us 100% for sure but he said that from what he can tell...the baby is a boy! WE are very excited but a little unsure of what to do with boys. We have never had one around here. We are going to go and have our 3D sonogram in a few weeks so we will know for sure at that point. For now though the baby is looking like a boy!

I will update again when we get some more information. Hope to talk to you all soon!

She's officially a big girl!

So I was ok with the potty training. I was ok with her first hair cut. I was even ok with her getting a twin bed instead of a crib. I was not ok with today. I just dropped Taylor off for her first day of school! She was so excited about it that she didn't care that I was leaving. I kissed her goodbye and told her that I loved her and she said I love you Mom. See you later! I am glad she was so excited about it and everything...but I wasn't ready for this. She is growing up way too fast. I heard it all when she was a baby. I heard how fast it was going to go by but I didn't believe anyone. And now it has. She is officially a big girl. I know it will get easier, but today is hard!!!


Taylor helping make her lunch!


I am almost ready Mom


Now I am ready. Let's go Mom!!!

Holidays!

Well the holiday season has ended for the year and ours was quite eventful. I have been off work for two weeks for my holiday vacation and enjoying every minute of it. Christmas came and it was really fun. Taylor was very excited to open her presents this year. It was almost more than she could handle. She was screaming and laughing the whole time. We stayed at my parents house Christmas Eve and she didn't go to sleep until after midnight and was up waking Jamie up at 6:30 on Christmas morning. She was very excited. Christmas evening we went to mike's parents house and had dinner with them and opened more presents. Taylor was a little sleepy but still very excited. We are all very grateful for all of our gifts and the time that we got to spend with family.

The Richmond Family Christmas was held at my parents house on the 28th. It was a very nice day visiting with everyone. Taylor and Grace spent the entire day together and didn't stop playing once. I think the longest they stopped running was about 10 minutes to eat lunch. It was wonderful to see everyone and visit with family that I haven't gotten to see in a while.

New Year's Eve was quiet. We spent it with friends and family. I am happy to say that I did make it until midnight but we did leave shortly after that. It was the fist time that we saw midnight in a long time. We spent the evening playing games and visiting. It was a really nice evening. New Year's Day was spent with Mike's family. They ate crab while I had some ham. It was also a very nice evening.

Jamie was up here for about two weeks. I really enjoyed spending time with her. Taylor was so excited when she got here. Taylor wanted to go and see her every day! It was fun.

Mike and I are both back at work tomorrow. It is time to get back to reality and back to our regular lives. We have really enjoyed this vacation time and I hope all of your have as well. Happy New Year!!!!

Updates

Hello all! I hope this finds you all doing well and getting ready for Christmas. I can't believe it's already here. It seems like I just went back to school!

Things are going well with us. Mike and I took Taylor to Christmas Tree Lane last night to look at all of the lights. She was completely in awe. All we heard from the backseat was "Wow" and "Look at that house". It was really fun. We are also currently looking for prospective preschools for Taylor to attend. It is very exciting but a little sad! She is growing up so fast. It is an exciting ride though!

Mike and I are busy as usual. Mike decided not to go back to work until January this year. The construction business has been incredibly slow this year as I am sure you can all imagine. He, instead, is working on equipment and making sure that he doesn't fall behind on that.

I am starting to feel much better. I went to the doctor and everything is going fine. I got to hear the heart beat and it is beating at 169 which is on the faster side. So depending on who you talk to you, it might be a boy. But if you talk to someone else, it might be a girl. As long as it's healthy, Mike and I don't care either way.

I hope all of you have a fantastic holiday season!

It's official!!!

Well, it's official. Mike and I are expecting baby #2!!! I had my first dr appt on Tuesday and everything is looking great. I was able to see the heart beat on the sonogram machine and the dr said that everything looks right on track. We are about 8 weeks along and due on June 21. We are both very excited. Taylor doesn't seem to understand quite yet but she will.

I hope this finds you all doing well. Hope to see you all soon!!!

New Kids on the Block

Jamie, her friend Sarah and I went to see the New Kids on the Block this past Friday night. It was the most amazing night!!! I felt like I relived all of my childhood dreams that night. We had so much fun!!! Here are some pictures of the concert.

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Hello all. The last couple of weeks have gone by relatively uneventfully. Jamie did come up for a visit and it was really nice to get to see her. She is doing well in LA and working a lot. She will be back up on the 9th for a concert that we are going to. I will post pictures of that when it comes.

Taylor is continuing to do well with potty training. She is initiating potty now and coming to tell us after she has gone. She is doing very well, most days. There are still some days that she doesn't want to have anything to do with it, but those are getting to be fewer. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it sticks this time.

Taylor and I spent the weekend at my Grandma's house. It was very nice to sit and visit with her. It had been a while since we had seen her so we made the trip to Santa Rosa to visit. We spent Saturday and Sunday there. It was very nice and relaxing. Taylor was well behaved and seemed to enjoy the trip. We went to a park near her house and rode a train and a merry-go-round. Taylor really enjoyed it.

I also got a message from my cousin David on Sunday. His son was born on Saturday night. They are doing well and are very excited about all the new things that will be happening. Hopefully I get some pictures soon.

Mike and Dad are still super busy with harvest but it looks like Mike might be done by the 15th of October. We will see though.

I hope this finds everyone doing well.