September Visit. . .

This last weekend we got to spend with Corey & Kelsey here in Idaho. It was so great to have them though all of us Mathias' agree that their stay was too short. It feels like we spent half of the time they were here in the car (on the ride to & from the airport)! The girls were in heaven having their uncle & aunt here. Lilyanah is still asking where they are. The weather didn't cooperate much while they were here. We actually had a thunderstorm while driving back from the airport after picking them up. I loved it, I'm a super big fan of thunderstorms!!! That's one thing I miss about Oklahoma. On Saturday the guys had college football on all day, and Sunday NFL football was on until we walked out the door to take them back to the airport. The girls had such a fun time playing legos & in the kitchen with them! And Will loved having another guy around to talk football.Kelsey made her yummy guacomole for us on Sunday, to any of you who have had it, it's yumilicious!!!! We left a little after 3:30pm to drive them to the airport & found out on the way that their flight was not when they thought but nearly an hour earlier. I think they walked (ran) into the doors about 25 minutes before their flight was set to take off. Luckily they were flying out of Boise & didn't have a problem getting to their plane on time. Unfortunately both of the girls were asleep when we arrived & didn't wake up until about a half hour after we'd dropped them off. Lilyanah was very distressed that they weren't in the car & kept asking where they were... Good times. We've definitely moved into a repetitive stage with her. 'Why' has become her favorite word. . . and I was hoping she'd skip that phase, or at least never learn that word! We rented some movies from the library only one of which has become available. . . State Fair. We stupidly stayed up until 11:30pm watching it on Saturday night. Yep, Lilyanah too. I know I'm an awful mother! She loved it though. She didn't dance to it like she dances when we watch The Sound of Music but yesterday in the car on the way to the airport she asked to watch 'the state movie'. The other movie we're waiting for is Meet Me in St. Louis. I think she'd like Oklahoma too but that does have some scary parts in it which we're trying to avoid. If any of you have any ideas let me know!!!!

Little Mathias

Here's our little man, looking all alien. In a way these 3D images are disturbing cause' they don't get the outer layer of their skin completely. But it is amazing that they have the technology to do this! I have to say Lilyanah & Ethne's pics were clearer but the technician had the hardest time getting a picture of him without his hands in front of his face! We feel so blessed that everything from the appointment came back normal! Both the girls had extra fluid in one of their kidneys & I don't know if you remember Ethne had a cyst on her sweet little brain. It's just such a blessing to get a clean bill of health thus far! My official due date is the 22nd of January (I thought it was the 23rd) & I guess all of his measurements point to his due date being the 17th of January. Yep, Lilyanah's birthday! I have an oncology appointment with a new doctor on the 24th so we'll see where we're at with whether or not they'll have me go full term. Anyway, he's kicking like a pro already (so the second picture is appropriate of his cute little legs!) & I'm amazed how much my tummy has grown in just the last couple of weeks. Lilyanah was adorable at the appointment & kept saying, "my baby brother is so cute!" or "my baby brother is so sweet". One time she even said, "my little baby brother gave me something." I said, "what did he give you?" and she said, "he gave me a ball." Where she comes up with these things I don't know! We were so blessed last Friday. . Mom & Dad decided to hop in the car Thursday night & come visit us for Mom's birthday weekend! They arrived in the early early early morning hours & Lilyanah was delighted to wake up to her grandparents!!! It's not an easy drive & I think it took my dad most of Friday to recover! Then most of Saturday preparing for the drive back Sunday evening! The girls love playing with their grandma & we felt completely blessed to get to spend mom's 54th birthday with her. We had strawberry pancakes for breakfast, went to church, had a quick lasagna lunch before Mom put Lilyanah down for a nap & we headed out to get our haircut. I met a sweet lady, Brenda, at our MOPS meeting who is a hairdresser working out of her home. So, one good thing about Idaho is the price of haircuts! Only $25 for a cut & $40 for a cut & semi-permanent color! Way better than Oregon! We got home in time for Lilyanah to wake up from her nap have some birthday brownies & ice cream & then had to say goodbye. All of our least favorite part! Dad was trying to talk us into letting them take Ethne but no such luck for him! One of the days they were here I went grocery shopping minus the girls. I heard a little girl laugh just like little Ethne & almost started crying I missed the girls so much. Crazy isn't it. Needless to say my heart goes out to all of you who don't get to spend every day with my girls. . . especially those of my family who are so accustomed to getting to see them daily! Anyway, it's bedtime so I'm off to read stories & sing songs. . . Love you all! ~Wendy.

Would You Like To Know?

Yes, we know what we are having. . . . It happened rather unexpectedly actually. I was in for an appointment with our new doctor so they would schedule my 20 week appointment where you typically find out what you're having. Anyway, the baby didn't cooperate & she only briefly found the heartbeat so she sent me across the hall to have a quick ultrasound. I was only in there a few minutes but the lady looked around found the heartbeat which she said looked great & then asked if I wanted to know what we were having. Of course I said 'yes!'. I'd had one dream that I was having a litle boy but in that moment I said, 'It's another girl, isn't it.' She said, 'No, it's a little boy.' So there you have it, in another few months a little boy will join our little family which is not so little anymore. We're hoping he'll help balance the drama factor that the girls bring to our lives. We were both very surprised (I called Will immediately because he was at home watching the girls). It's surreal to me still, after two girls, the thought of having a little boy. I've been in 'girl world' for so long it's hard to get away from thinking about pink polka dots (polka pots, as Lilyanah calls them)& flowers. We're so excited though, I just have to get Lilyanah to quit saying she has a little boy in her tummy too! I've told her that her tummy is too small but she still brings it up sometimes.
In other news Ethne had an appointment yesterday at 14 months is 19 lbs 2 oz, 30" long & is still nowhere near needing a hair cut. The doctor said she looks great which we are very thankful for! I'm so looking forward to the change in season. I just love the fall. I'm not sure what I'll think of it here, the wind blows like crazy! Earlier this week we had the closest thing to Winnie the Pooh's 'blustery day' that I've ever encoutered. We Mathias' will be getting some serious winter coats this coming season! Ethne wants to play so this is the end of our exciting update. We love you all! ~w.