The Weekend Ahead

Another week of grad classes is almost done. I have a midterm this afternoon, and then I head back home. I don't think Mark will post pictures soon, so I'll try to see if we can get some up this weekend!

Mark took the boys to a "free babysitting" night at our church Tuesday night. He said they boys were hot and sweaty when he picked them up, which probably means they ran around the whole time. My parents called and said both boys took 4 hour afternoon naps the next day. I have a feeling that means they just ran and played all day, aren't grandparents the best!

We are having a family garage sale this weekend. Mark took tomorrow off so it should be fun to have the family all together and get rid of some random stuff.

I'm getting super excited for camp in a few weeks. I think we'll get out the tent for the boys this weekend. I'm looking forward to our next baby doctor appointment next Friday too. I don't have many questions but it is always fun to hear the heartbeat! I haven't scheduled my ultrasound yet. It may have to wait until after we get back from camp (we'll be gone 10 days total). I'll talk to my doctor and see what he thinks.

My oldest is so cute on the phone every night when we say goodnight. He is getting so old and tells me stories about what he did that day with granny/grandpa and his brother did. I very much believe in giving each child equal treatment, so I get on the phone with my youngest who just kind of says the same couple words over and over and laughs. I think it is good for both of them to know that they are both important equally and to start that at an early age. It is amazing how much kids pick up on, even when they are little.

We decided that we will find out the sex of the baby. But, it will be a little different. We are going to have the ultrasound tech write down on a piece of paper the gender, than seal it in an envelope. Then we'll open the envelope at a special occasion. The only thing we still need to decide is when to open it. We are considering our anniversary (which is mid August), or my birthday (also in August), or at our yearly Labor Day barbecue we have with the whole family (obviously beginning of Sept). There are lots of good options and we'll probably decide sometime when it gets closer to the ultrasound. I like the idea of having the whole family together and having everyones reaction at the same time.

Hopefully everyone has a wonderful weekend and hopefully we'll get more pictures up soon!