6 Month Checkup

My Dr visit went well, although I did gain 3 pounds. I think it was from all the eating out while we were out of town. Getting back into a routine and home cooking will hopefully level those pounds out! The baby is doing great and we are tentatively scheduled to deliver on July 29th. I go back to the Dr in 4 weeks for my next checkup and for my Glucose Test. I hope that it comes back normal this time with no worry for Gestational Diabetes. We'll see.

Our San Antonio Trip

We were in SA over the weekend and took the boys to Sea World and also went to the Wildlife Ranch! We all had a great time and really enjoyed all the attractions. We were able to meet up with some friends on Friday night as well as spend Saturday with them at Sea World. Saturday night we made time to stop by and see my cousin Kelly, Andy and little baby Drew. What a precious baby boy they have! Asher and Aden were curious to say the least. Aden was surprisingly gentle which gave me hope that he will be ok when his little brother arrives. When we arrived at Kelly's and Asher saw Melissa, Cody and Stacy he was excited. The boys settled in and were comfortable in no time. It was a nice visit and I'm glad we were able to hang out for a bit. We drove through downtown on Friday night, which was beautiful. It was all lit up and Asher liked seeing all the buildings. We also went by the Alamo. It was such a sight with all the lights on the building. When we were driving through Austin I was telling Asher that the University of Texas was in that city. He wanted to stop and asked Stephen if we could go onto the football field. It was cute. We decided to drive back through on Sunday and he loved it. There were lots of burnt orange shirts walking all over campus since the basketball game was just about over at that time. Asher's window was rolled down and he was singing The Eyes of Texas and screaming "Hook em Horns" out the window. It was hilarious!! It was so awesome to see him that excited. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

At Dolphin Cove the boys were laying on the pool wall sticking their hands in the water hoping for a dolphin to come up.

This was in the Shark Reef. There were 3 sharks laying on these rocks, apparently they were sleeping.

Asher's "no teeth" smile......

Aden was watching the Beluga Whales and absolutely loved it!

We were just entering the Wildlife Ranch. You stay in your car to drive through, but you are able to feed the animals. It was fun, the boys liked it a lot.

This guy was standing right next to Asher's window and he was loving it. I was giving him some feed to throw out for the animals.

This was about 1 foot from my face! Stephen had the window locked so I wasn't able to roll it up. Right before this we encountered an Ostrich that decided to stick his head into the driver window and he was nipping at Stephen. Asher was not happy about this at all and was yelling at Stephen. He did not want his window down for the rest of the ride. We couldn't help but laugh!

This is a White Emu. Aden loved these birds and was screaming and kicking his feet with excitement! Asher on the other hand was not happy until we got past all the animals that could come up to your car!

At the end of the Ranch there was this little petting zoo. It took some convincing at first for Asher to want to get out and see the baby animals. Aden was all for it from the get go! He's not scared of anything.

The Sonogram results are in

Drum Roll......It's a boy! We are very excited to finally know! The baby looks great and is right on schedule with his growth. He was all over the place and it made me laugh watching him. It's great to see on screen what you've been feeling. So, I guess I will be getting out all the boy infant clothes little by little so it's all ready for him. We haven't picked out any names yet, that's our next step. My next visit (6 months!) is in 2 weeks! It's really going by fast. Until then......

Dallas Zoo

We went to the zoo on Saturday and the boys had a great time! It was perfect weather too, about 65 degrees for the high, absolutely beautiful! Here are some photos we took.

5 Month Checkup

I went to the Dr on Monday and everything checked out great. Baby's heartbeat was 159 bpm and I'm beginning to feel a lot more movement. I've been feeling really good and I've only gained 4 pounds!! I gained 8 pounds with Aden, so hopefully it will be the same this time around. That would be a nice trend to set! Next appointment is on March 19th for the sonogram. We're really looking forward to finding out if we're having another boy or if it's a girl. We'll let everyone know as soon as we get home from the appointment!!

Aden's 2nd Birthday

Aden was excited.....Bath Toys!!


Oh wow - Toys for playing outside in the dirt and some

awesome sidewalk chalk!!

This was cute - we have the same expression! A bubble machine, what fun!

A new piano, what a hit, plus it has a microphone. Asher will sing while Aden plays a song! It's a hoot to watch.

And a Xylophone too......lots of music making going on!!

Asher and Aden both got cool microphones (good thinking Nana & Papa). These kids are not shy or anything....

Like I said.....nothing shy about these guys!

Aden was pretty tickled when we were singing to him.

And of course, the clap at the end of the song!!

I didn't even bother giving him a fork.....what would have been the point, right?!

4 Month Checkup

It's the beginning of my second trimester and I really feel great. I had a doctor visit today and was able to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was 139 bpm and such a wonderful sound! Asher and Aden were with me looking on while the nurse had the doppler. She was very sweet talking with Asher and telling him what to listen for. Aden didn't seem to care too much, he was sitting in his stroller watching Nickelodeon. It was a very easy appointment and I was glad the boys did well. Of course, Asher had to talk Dr Tricia's ear off when she came in, but she was loving it and was happy to see the boys. She is the same doctor that delivered them both. Next appointment in another 4 weeks. Our ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby is scheduled for March 19th! I'm really looking forward to it.

We had a nice lunch with Aunt Mel before the appointment and at Asher's request we had Chinese Food. It was yummy!

Sonogram Pictures

These are from the sonogram we had on January 4th. I know it took a while.....sorry for the delay with the post. You can click on the photo to enlarge.

Here's the little bean baby!

If you look at the top left you can see the baby's foot sticking up!
This has to be the most AWESOME picture! I am still in shock that at 9 weeks we were able to see this much detail in the baby's profile. Foot is still sticking up in the left top corner and to the right you can see the head, nose, ear and eye socket. I've found myself referring to the baby as "He" and of course so has Stephen. The boys are just saying baby for now, not brother or sister. Asher and Aden both are very sweet and will come over and "talk" to the baby. They think the baby can hear through the belly button. PRICELESS!!

Christmas News

Asher and Aden would like to announce Santa is bringing them........

We are all very excited about our new addition. Our official due date is August 6th. We'll be updating the blog with all the progress and Dr visit info!

Christmas Photos

Asher was trying to show Aden how it's done

I think Aden was still trying to figure it out......

Asher was super excited about his new tennis shoes

Ah-ha! A bag instead of wrapping paper!

The boys in their cool UT hoodies getting ready to go

see Grandpa and gang at Great Grandpa's house.

Asher grinning at the camera waiting to open presents at the farm

Poor Aden looks like he wasn't feeling too well at this point

JK, Aunt Mel & Ryan watching Asher!

Asher is tearing up some paper!

Aden is trying to get started.....again.

Sheila, Teresa, Dad

Alex & Joann at Grandpa Schnitzius' house

Thanksgiving Photos

Mommy with the boys.....they are so sweet!

Johnny, Ginny & JR were here for Thanksgiving,

it was nice having them here for a visit.

Aden with his grin

Asher was waiting to have pictures taken, always a ham!

We were all sitting around after the meal watching the kids
play and color. They were having a great time with their cousin.

Halloween

Aden is a Dragon and of course Asher is, as he puts it, a

"Hook 'em Horns Texas Football Player"

Just before we went Trick-or-Treating

The back of the scary dragon costume :o)

Awh, they look so cute......Aden is really just trying

to get Asher out of the chair so he can sit in it!!