Rice Family

so, I went to the doctor on friday and when the student doctor measured my stomache (uterus) she said she put me at 33 weeks. (no, I'm not supposed to be at 33 weeks, I'm due on March 10th) Which is what I told her. She proceeds to check my records and mentions that according to the sonogram I had a couple weeks ago, they say my due date is February 7th. Umm...okay? So the doctor come in and measures me again (just to be sure) and says I measure at 34 weeks. She proceeds to tell me we will stick to the february due date, and if Ethan hasn't come by then, we will wait it out. Great! I have a due date expectancy that ranges a couple weeks before February 7th (you know, if he comes earlier than his new due date) until a couple weeks after March 10th (in case he comes a little late of his old due date!). That, folks, is too wide of an opening. It's not fair. Not to say I'm complaining about them knocking off a month of my pregnancy. By all means, go ahead! Bu...

Do you know?? ....okay...I suppose I will tell you! It's a boy! Ethan Michael. And the pic is of his scrotum! :) yay, right?? Just thought you would all like to know!! oh, and he is already chunky and 5 pounds!! Which means in the next 2 months I might end up having a 10 pound baby!! Not too surprised sinc M was 9 1/2 pounds.... anyway....something to look forward to! :)

6 things that make me the most happy: 1. My little Mack. Of course. Right now she is clomping her feet and spinning circles to show Charlotte how to dance: "just like that." Earlier our duck made her cry...not because he bit her but because he hurt her feelings when he did...wish you could have seen it: "Momma, he bit me!" 2. John. There is no better husband, I don't care which of you thinks yours is better. We are GREAT at arguing as I'm sure everyone who has spent more that 10 minutes with us knows, but we are perfect for eachother. And he takes care of me every day in so many ways...I definately couldn't say enough...except to him: I'm sorry...I'm not so great to you. 3. There's a bubbling in my tummy, and already I couldn't love it more...until it comes out wailing. The miracle is amazing just while he/she beats me up from the inside out...just a couple more months, baby. 4. My family. And I mean all of you. My mother, be...

Everything can finally slow down! Holiday's are over, long driving trips are done, and I have a little while until school starts up again!! (technically I blog more when I'm in school, but still.) Our Christmas's went well. And that is plural on purpse. We went to Minnesota for Thanksgiving and celebrated Christmas with my sisters and mom, which was wonderful and M was a great traveler. Then for actual Christmas we went to Idaho to see J's family (which is an 18 hour drive...that J drove the entire time) and was also lots of fun. We got to see all but one of J's siblings. We were there for a week, got back and got settled back in a bit, then of course New Years which we celebrated and Greg and Robins...only 15 minutes away!...and was up really late and had lots of fun. Now here I am. Home and tired! Actually I slept almost all day yesterday (thanks to J watching M). Now here are some pics from our trips! Make a Smilebox slideshow