Okay, this is our poky little puppy. Yes, we named him poky! Cute, huh. The last picture is of Alex under our entertainment center going after a ball. So, Nathan got online and found a guy in wichita selling beagles. He's two months old, extremely playful, and uber cute. He and Chalupa have gotten into too many fights to count, already. He pooped in the house twice and pee'd twice. He's doing a lot better though. He's supposed to be like Nathan's dog and so far he is. I don't think he likes me as much because it seems like I'm always scolding him for something and too busy to play with him. I did take a pretty nice little nap with him up by my stomach and chest and Chalupa behind my knees. Oh, one nice little tidbit is that he has the stinkiest farts ever. And, he does it a lot. Alex and him are getting along pretty well so far. He's starting to learn that he can't jump up on him. Alex does seem to be allergic though. He does good for the most part, but whenever poky's jumping up on him and licking him he gets red blotches on his face. I try to wash his face whenever that happens and then it gets better pretty quickly after that. Well, we're getting pizza for dinner tonight because the stew I was going to make for the second time got foiled again. The last time the meat was bad and this time, the meat I bought especially for tonight, I accidentally put in the freezer. Anyway, I've got to go get the pizza.

Oops! Okay, so I didn't notice the picture of Jeremy was blurry. Oh, and I thought I posted the pic of Joy with her crock pot. Grrr. My fav would have to be the one of Nathan with his rails for his gun. He was so excited. So, this morning while I was talking to mom on the phone. I hear Nathan's little texting alarm thingy going off on his phone. So, when I get off the phone with mom I'm like who are you texting? He then tells me that one of the flight nurses in dodge just got a beagle puppy and the person he bought them from is selling them for like 75 dollars and they have more. Our friends Jenna and Josh have a beagle and Nathan loves her. So, he's decided that he wants one really bad. I really would like another dog, but there are a few things to think about. One is that Mom and Dad said they wouldn't watch another dog if we went out of town. And two is that we don't know what it'll be like with kids. I was wanting to wait till our kids are a little older to get another dog because that way they would know what's acceptable and what's not. So, I told Nathan that he can get the dog, but if it's aggressive at all with Alex or when we have another baby it's got to go. I can't imagine getting rid of a dog that we'll probably grow to love which is why this decision is so hard for me. But, he is my husband and he really wants a beagle now. So, we'll see how this whole thing turns out. If he even ends up getting it and if the dog does well. At least it would be a puppy that we can train.

Okay, this is our christmas tree! Cool huh! Too bad the picture of Nathan and me turned out blurry. Oh well. We did egg nog, shortbread cookies, and perry como christmas cd while we decorated. It was pretty fun. Alex has been pretty cute tonight. Dancing and singing and all.
Well, we're going to watch a christmas movie now. Adios!

Okay, so it's not quite as big as yours Joanne, but I'm only 2 months. We're having triplets for sure. haha! I can't write a whole lot right now cause Nathan's gone and Alex wants all my attention. So, this year's christmas shopping has proven to be pretty easy so far. I know what I'm getting everybody and I've gotten quite a bit done already. This drawing names thing was a good idea. I can't wait for christmas! It's going to be awesome!

I haven't posted for a while cause I've been so sick. This is usually my nap time but I can't sleep. I think this one might be a lot of whining so I'm sorry. Yesterday I went to Walmart and I was feeling pretty good when I was heading out but then having to push the cart around, walk all over, and put things in the cart wore me out so fast. By the time I got to the register I was hanging onto the cart to keep myself up and trying not to throw up. I think the cashier and everyone around that were staring thought I was probably really sick or something. I got a lot of weird looks. So, I think I'm not going to go to Walmart by myself for a while. Dillons I can handle cause it's like a block away. Oh, and poor Nathan lately hasn't gotten hardly any good homecooked meals. He's been so good about it though. He really feels sorry for me and doesn't really care that the house is always a disaster and I'm always too tired or sick to do certain duties.
On another note. We had a good stay with Nathan's mom and grandma here. I think they had fun too. I think it kind of helped that his grandma was there because then his mom had someone to hang out with when Nathan's on the computer and Alex and I were taking our naps. We went to the mall and out to eat a lot. Monna, Nathan's grandma, would not take no for an offer when it came to paying for stuff. And she kept giving it to us and wouldn't let us give it back. I guess she just wanted to spoil us a little. They just loved Alex and I think he really liked all the attention. I think he's kind of bored now that life's back to normal.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and Mom, Dad, Jillian, and Josh are coming out. It should be a lot of fun. I was just going to get a couple rotisserie chickens from dillons but Mom offered to make a turkey and bring it. How awesome is that! I think she just feels bad for me. I'm going to make a pumpkin pie and pink, pretty cranberry salad, a veggie tray, green beans, and mashed tators. I think that'll be good. I have no clue how to make gravy, but maybe Mom can help me. Oh, she's bringing her awesome stuffing too. That's one of my favorite things about thanksgiving food. I think Alex is going to be having a lot of fun tomorrow. I hope I can get enough sleep tonight to feel good tomorrow.
Oh, Alex just had his eighteen month appt. on Monday. It went awesome. I was so happy. I had been worried that he still didn't weigh enough, but he is actually in a percentile now. He's in the third for his weight, the fifth for his height, and the seventyfifth for his head. He does have a giant noggin. He said that all of his skills are good. I was a little worried about his speech, but the doctor says he's good. He knows daddy, jet, thank you, doggy, jiji for mommy, hi, and then I can understand a few things he says just cause I'm around him so much. It's crazy though just how many words he knows but can't say. It seems like everyday there is a new one. The other day I told him to get his hat and, expecting to get a blank stare, he went to get it. Yesterday, I said where's your bottom? And, he patted his bottom. It was so cute. Oh, and he got a couple shots too. He screamed and cried, but he didn't get a fever or anything from them. I think he got hep A and flu and I don't remember the other one.
Okay, I think that's good for now.

Okay, so I forgot to rotate some of the pics and don't know if I can do it on here. The grasshoppers are just funny. Nathan caught them doing it so I had to get a pic. Our pumpkins are awesome. I made the girl and the baby pumpkins and Nathan made the scary one that's puking. And, of course, we have Alex in the halloween costume I worked so hard on. Isn't it cute. It took a lot of work and I'm really happy with how it turned out. We took him around trick or treating last night. First, we went around in our neighborhood. Nobody had their lights on and some that did looked so ghetto we didn't want to go to them. Sad, huh. So, we packed up and went over to some of Nathan's friends neighborhoods that are a lot nicer. We were going to do a lot more over there but we ended up talking to his friends most of the time. Alex was digging the whole trick or treating thing. He carried around his little bucket and thought it was cool people were putting things in it. At first he was kind of scared. He was holding on to my finger so tight and then by the end he went right up to the doors all on his own and waved at the people as he was leaving. He also loved his costume. At first when I was fitting it to him, seeing if I needed to make it shorter or whatever, he hated it and would scream and cry and run away from me. But, last night he really liked it. He was so cute. He went up to the mirror and stared at himself and rubbed his soft tummy. I think he thought he looked like a doggy. Anyway, we had hardly any trick or treaters last night and we bought a whole bunch of candy for it. So, we have a lot left over and it really has to disappear cause I just can't help myself when it's around. That's why I don't buy candy or snacks cause I'll eat them. Anyway, I've got to take my afternoon nap. Adios!

Okay, it's been a while since I've posted. The first two pics are of Alex in the elephant bib which he loves. He brings it to me for me to put it on him. Then we have one of Alex in Daddy's pants. He loved it. It was so cute. Then, our pregnancy test. Note, it says pregnant. Yeah! And, finally our entertainment center. Nice, huh. I'm still planning on putting some candle holders on the top part. Hopefully, I'll be posting a pic of Alex's halloween costume soon. I just have a few more things to do. So, all of the things I felt with Alex are starting to show up in this pregnancy. So far I'm not so sick, but I wasn't in the very beginning with Alex either. The peeing every five minutes has started with full force today. So annoying. This morning I threw up a little when I was brushing my teeth. Gross. And, also, I'm so tired all the time. Get worn out very easily. That is not so much fun when you have a little boy to take care of and a million projects and trying to keep the house clean. A lot of work. We are so excited that we're preggers though. I think Alex will be an awesome big brother. He loves to help out so much. Hopefully he'll stay that way till after the baby is born.