Saturday, October 30, 2010
Half way!
Holy cow, my little ticker just reminded me that I am officially over half way through this pregnancy!?! How is that possible! Actually, chances are that I will deliver at about 39 weeks this time due to a few medical issues (nothing major) my doctors are keeping an eye on. Considering I was almost 42 week with Meredith, this will seem super early!!
Hillary
I was thrilled to get ahold of my sister Hillary on Wednesday of this week to let her know our exciting news. She and her husband, Joey, are currently in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. They have only been gone for a little over a month and this was the first time I've spoken with her. Cell phones are amazing things because she sounded like she was just across town rather than across the world! It sounds like they are doing well. Immersed in intense training sessions right now before they learn their official placment for the remainder of their 2+ year service. We miss them like crazy and hope there will be a reason for them to come visit mid-way through their time away (i.e. a family wedding maybe???)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
We're having a little...
GIRL! It's a girl!!
I had really talked myself into believing we are having a boy, but the strong Pergler/Smith female gene (Yes, I know the male determines the gender) came through again!! Meredith wasn't phased at all when we told her. It was kinda like, "Yeah, I knew that all along!". Many of my family members have had similar comments...I believe my Aunt said ,"No sh*t"!! My uncle calculated that since 1947, there have been 21 girls and 3 boys!! It totally makes me think of when we found out Meredith was a girl and told my grandma and her response was very similar to Meredith's, "Well, Yeah. Of course you're having a girl". I know she's looking down at us with a big smile :)
We had an ultrasound at about 14 weeks and the lady said she thought she saw 'something', but it was really too early to tell. Well, when we had the ultrasound on Tuesday, the lady was able to identify the girl parts really quickly. Then we reminded her of what she said last time and I think she just wanted to be sure one more time, but by then the baby had crossed her legs and didn't want to share anymore! So, she told us to go to the Dr appointment and if she was still here afterwards, she'd check again. Well, we were relieved to be able to confirm one more time that we are definitely having a girl :) Chris was absolutely ecstatic because he REALLY wanted another little girl. I am pretty darn happy too. It just feels right for us!
Another really cute thing happened today. At Meredith's school, they have a question of the day that they answer first thing in the morning. Today's question was, "Do you have a sister?" and she was able to answer YES! Chris said she was really excited about it :)
Monday, October 25, 2010
Boy or Girl??
So, tomorrow is the big day. We have the ultrasound to find out if we're having a boy or girl!! Of course there are lots of other important reasons for the ultrasound other than finding out if it's a boy pea or a girl pea :) We just pray for a good report on a healthy little one and whether it's a boy or girl, he or she will be the final piece to the Elliott Family puzzle!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Elliott update!
Well, there is one other pretty big thing that I left out of my last post....
We're having a baby!
We found out in mid-July that our family will be expanding! The baby is due March 18th, 2011, which means Meredith will turn 5 on February 2nd and about a month later, we'll have a newborn! Chris and I are slowly getting used to the idea, but were actually a little surprised at how quickly we got the news! It's been a long time since we've done the baby thing, so I'm just hoping it all comes back :)
Overall, I've felt pretty good. I think I was a little more cruddy feeling in the first trimsester than I remember with Meredith, but I am also older and have a 4 year old at home to deal with! Now that I'm into the 2nd trimester, I much better, just tired.
We find out next week if it's a boy or girl. It would be very convenient if it's a girl since we have all of the clothes and they would be in the same season and everything, but a boy would also be great too :)
We're having a baby!
We found out in mid-July that our family will be expanding! The baby is due March 18th, 2011, which means Meredith will turn 5 on February 2nd and about a month later, we'll have a newborn! Chris and I are slowly getting used to the idea, but were actually a little surprised at how quickly we got the news! It's been a long time since we've done the baby thing, so I'm just hoping it all comes back :)
Overall, I've felt pretty good. I think I was a little more cruddy feeling in the first trimsester than I remember with Meredith, but I am also older and have a 4 year old at home to deal with! Now that I'm into the 2nd trimester, I much better, just tired.
We find out next week if it's a boy or girl. It would be very convenient if it's a girl since we have all of the clothes and they would be in the same season and everything, but a boy would also be great too :)
Hello out there!
Hello! Not sure if anyone out there still checks this thing since it has been AGES since I posted anything, but thought it was time to post- more for my own memory purposes than anything!
We have been busy, just trucking along and feeling like time is going way too fast. Meredith will be 5 in February and has really been making leaps and bound recently with learning her letters, numbers and even writing her name. I will definitely credit her new preschool program for a lot of her new interest. She had shown zero interest in learning anything past the M in her name up until August when she started at Primrose. There really is something to a structed environment, kids her own age and a dedicated teacher with LOTS of patience :) After Chris got out of school in early June, we decided it was time to take Meredith out of the in-home daycare she'd been in since before she was a year old! Miss Prissila has played a huge part in Meredith's life and we dearly love her, but we all knew it was time for Meredith to have a change in environment that would better prepare her for Kindergarten. I was a blubbering mess on that final day when we picked her up since Prissila has seen her (and us) through so many major milestones and has had such a massive influence. We also knew that this move would be a sacrifice in the sense that is costs A LOT more than her previous daycare, but it is really proving to be well worth it. We are investing in our wonderful child afterall :) She has two great teachers in her PreK class and they have indicated that Meredith is a natural leader- well, the actual word was that she's bossy, but I'll try to interpret it another way :) Seriously, she's been used to being the big fish in a little pond for a long time, so I'm glad to know that she hasn't been too overwhelmed by this new, much larger environment. We are working on her being a little less bossy, but hey, at least she's not a little wall flower like her momma was!
Meredith also started off her summer with a big dance recital. The whole story was Snow White and there were lots of woodland animals- Meredith's class were tap dancing chipmunks to the song 'Shake your Groove Thing' - in Chipmunk :) This thing was a huge production at one of the local high schools- totally sold out and kind of a crazy event in general, but Meredith absolutely ate it up. Now I know that I'm a biased mother, but that girl stole the show! I was a little worried that once she heard and saw the audience, she would kinda freak out. She did the total opposite and seemed to shake her groove thing even more when she heard the audience laughing. Too cute! Needless to say, she is continuing with her dance class again this year.
We had a really fun summer and took several trips. The biggest thing was that Chris turned 40 in June! His favorite place in the world is Scottsdale, Arizona, so we went with our friends Randy & Katy and spent a week out there. Chris' goal was to play as much golf as possible and I think he succeeded in that mission! My only goal was to relax by the pool pretty much all week- I also succeeded :) Meredith stayed with Chris' mom in Tennessee while we were gone and she rode a horse for the first time while she was there! When we got back, we had a big 40th birthday party for Chris and had a really fun time. We also spent a week in Myrtle Beach in July with Chris' mom, step-dad, sister and brother-in-law. The weather was great and we had a really fun time.
Another major event for our family is that my sister, Hillary, and her husband, Joey, finally got their official placement with the Peace Corps. They have been in the application process for what seems like forever and have now been in Azerbaijan (I had to look it up too!) for about a month now. We were able to spend a long weekend in Carolina Beach with them right before they left and we also threw them a rather large going away party at our house. They are going to be gone for over 2 years and we're really going to miss them!
Ok, I think this post has gotten long enough and I will really try to be better about posting more often.
We have been busy, just trucking along and feeling like time is going way too fast. Meredith will be 5 in February and has really been making leaps and bound recently with learning her letters, numbers and even writing her name. I will definitely credit her new preschool program for a lot of her new interest. She had shown zero interest in learning anything past the M in her name up until August when she started at Primrose. There really is something to a structed environment, kids her own age and a dedicated teacher with LOTS of patience :) After Chris got out of school in early June, we decided it was time to take Meredith out of the in-home daycare she'd been in since before she was a year old! Miss Prissila has played a huge part in Meredith's life and we dearly love her, but we all knew it was time for Meredith to have a change in environment that would better prepare her for Kindergarten. I was a blubbering mess on that final day when we picked her up since Prissila has seen her (and us) through so many major milestones and has had such a massive influence. We also knew that this move would be a sacrifice in the sense that is costs A LOT more than her previous daycare, but it is really proving to be well worth it. We are investing in our wonderful child afterall :) She has two great teachers in her PreK class and they have indicated that Meredith is a natural leader- well, the actual word was that she's bossy, but I'll try to interpret it another way :) Seriously, she's been used to being the big fish in a little pond for a long time, so I'm glad to know that she hasn't been too overwhelmed by this new, much larger environment. We are working on her being a little less bossy, but hey, at least she's not a little wall flower like her momma was!
Meredith also started off her summer with a big dance recital. The whole story was Snow White and there were lots of woodland animals- Meredith's class were tap dancing chipmunks to the song 'Shake your Groove Thing' - in Chipmunk :) This thing was a huge production at one of the local high schools- totally sold out and kind of a crazy event in general, but Meredith absolutely ate it up. Now I know that I'm a biased mother, but that girl stole the show! I was a little worried that once she heard and saw the audience, she would kinda freak out. She did the total opposite and seemed to shake her groove thing even more when she heard the audience laughing. Too cute! Needless to say, she is continuing with her dance class again this year.
We had a really fun summer and took several trips. The biggest thing was that Chris turned 40 in June! His favorite place in the world is Scottsdale, Arizona, so we went with our friends Randy & Katy and spent a week out there. Chris' goal was to play as much golf as possible and I think he succeeded in that mission! My only goal was to relax by the pool pretty much all week- I also succeeded :) Meredith stayed with Chris' mom in Tennessee while we were gone and she rode a horse for the first time while she was there! When we got back, we had a big 40th birthday party for Chris and had a really fun time. We also spent a week in Myrtle Beach in July with Chris' mom, step-dad, sister and brother-in-law. The weather was great and we had a really fun time.
Another major event for our family is that my sister, Hillary, and her husband, Joey, finally got their official placement with the Peace Corps. They have been in the application process for what seems like forever and have now been in Azerbaijan (I had to look it up too!) for about a month now. We were able to spend a long weekend in Carolina Beach with them right before they left and we also threw them a rather large going away party at our house. They are going to be gone for over 2 years and we're really going to miss them!
Ok, I think this post has gotten long enough and I will really try to be better about posting more often.
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