A Slight Mishap.....

Here is what happened.... On our way to bring Josh's parents a generator we got stuck in the snow! The road to his parent's house was a mess and when a car tried to pass, Josh pulled over to the right. Needless to say he pulled a little too far and we slid right into the ditch! Even with the great four wheel drive and traction control we were unable to get the ole four-runner out! We ended up throwing on our snow gear (which we had packed in the car) and started walking up the road to his parents house. He called to get his dad to bring the tractor to pull the car out. Their driveway is impassable so Josh, Chris and his dad made a sled to pull the generator up the hill on the tractor. When we got to the house the power was back on.... oh well! I had my exercise walking up the hill 7 months pregnant and Isaac had fun riding with Paw-paw on the tractor!

Finally some SNOW!

The weather channel predicted snow but I didn't believe it until I saw flakes start falling around 8 o'clock this morning! School was cancelled and Josh's office was closed so we had a fun day playing at home. It snowed all day! We went out to play with Kel and Leslie this afternoon.... Isaac had a blast sledding and throwing snow balls. Josh even got his snowboard out and was able to snowboard down the hill. I didn't partake in the festivites but I did watch the fun. I had to wear Josh's boarding pants b/c of course mine wouldn't fit! I don't have the offical number of inches because we haven't measured yet. Here are a few pics of the snowy fun!

26 Weeks

I am 26 weeks and counting.. and getting closer to the last trimester!! We had an OB appt today and everything went well. I had to do the glucouse screening which was not very fun at all. I haven't heard the results but I am sure they will call if something showed up. We are in the middle of rotating through the 5 doctors in the practice so we will know all the OBs when it is time to deliver. My BP was 108/62 and I gained 4 more lbs. Today was the first day they did measurements and my belly measured exactly 26 weeks. When the doctor tried to listen to his heart beat he kicked the doppler!! He kicked it everytime she tried to listen... he is definitely a fiesty little bug.

Well... he may be nameless for a while because my lovely husband wants to wait until we see him to give him a name! Hopefully I can convince him to make a decision before this new babe graces us with his presence. My sister is pushing for a name so she can monogram his belongings!

We did a little Christmas shopping while we were near the mall and finished getting Isaac's presents. He only gets 3 presents from Mom and Dad. Our philosophy is, "If 3 presents were good enough for Jesus then they are good enough for anybody!" We have been doing this the last two years and it works well. There is just not any sense in spoiling a child so lavishly when he has all he needs and wants.

Isaac Through the Years

I was getting sentimental thinking about how big my 4th grader is now... Here is a re-cap of his baby days.. I can't believe I am getting ready to do this again!

Newborn, 8 months, 18 months, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years

   

Sweet Nephew

Love this baby!! Look at those dimples :)

Time to Move.........

We are going to be moving over Christmas break.... but only a mile down the road :) At least since I am pregnant I can just be the dictator tell the boys where to put things! Josh and Isaac think I am pretty good at that job anyway. We need three bedrooms since little brother will be making his appearance before too much longer. We are going to rent until we can start building. Hopefully we will be able to get our house built in 2010... I am sooo ready!!!

Baby Allison's Video at 22 Weeks

Belly Shot at Week 22

Here is a belly shot of week 22. I have grown by leaps and bounds the past few weeks. We had an OB appt today and another ultrasound. Everything looked good.. he is still a boy! His head was down and his feet were right at my ribs. I have been feeling him move for several weeks now. The last couple weeks his kicks and jabs have gotten significantly stronger. He is definitely a feisty little boy. My blood pressure was fine.. neither Josh or I could remember what it was when we got home. I have gained five more pounds... ahhhh. I think all those biscuits from the school cafeteria are starting to have an effect.

Last Football game!!!

I know I shouldn't put that title in exclamations but..... his football practice started the end of July so I am very much ready for it to be over. His team didn't do so hot this year but they did win the last game. Here is a pic of Isaac in his gear!

Halloween 2009

Isaac was a ninja this year....he picked out his costume via picture messaging on my phone... isn't techonolgoy amazing. Josh stopped at the Halloween store after work on Thursday and took pics of costumes until Isaac saw one he liked.

We had a Halloween festival/dance at our school on Friday. He told me that he wanted to go but didn't want to take a partner. I am thankful he is not obsessed with having a 'girlfriend'. After I told him there were no slow dances and he had nothing to fear he was totally pumped. He learned the 'Sinister Stomp' in PE for the dance.

On Halloween, it was raining and we were in Asheville for Nanny Fender's 70th birthday dinner so we took him by the mall. Lots of interesting costumes for sure, not too much candy... a good thing!

Here is a pic of my nephew Carter in his Halloween costume. He was a 'Pea in the Pod'. Too cute!!!