A preview of some of our family pics

This past Saturday we took some family/maternity pictures in Tahoka and Lubbock. Crista Gray took them and I am so pleased with how they turned out. I am going to have a hard time deciding which ones. Here is a preview of some of them. Feel free to email me and tell me which ones you like so I can make a decision!

3d sonogram

This is a picture of both of his feet kicking me in the ribs

Yesterday we had an appointment with the specialist for our 3D sonogram. It was so neat and we got to see some in 4D. I think that he looks a lot like Sagen at this point. He still has chubby cheeks that you can see in the picture. He still wouldn't turn his whole face towards us and he had one arm over his face most of the time. He was kicking me so much in the ribs that they had a hard time getting a shot of his feet. Hope yall enjoy!

nothing too exciting

Well this weekend we did a little bit of shopping and had a FFA officer Christmas party on Sunday. Saturday night we met Rusty's family at On The Border to celebrate some birthdays. In the parking lot they were actually giving camel rides...and yes Sagen was right in the middle of it. I think the picture says enough! I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon for our 3D sonogram. I am so excited! I will post pictures from it soon!

28 week appointment

Well yesterday we had our 28 week check up and everything is going good. I have gained a total of 15 pounds. According to his measurements, Slayde is almost 3 pounds! About 2.75. You could see his chubby cheeks on the sonogram. It was so funny! He already looks just like his daddy and sister! He is still head down with his feet under my ribs which can be quite painful. We go back on December 14 for our 3D sonogram. I can't wait! They also did the diabetes test where you have to drink that orange drink. My diabetes test came back fine but I am anemic. They said I need to eat some more red meat and leafy green vegetables as well as be sure to take my prenatals (which I sometimes forget!) I was really proud of myself because I did the blood work ALL BY MYSELF! Yes I know~doesn't sound like a big feat but I was proud of myself. Its the first time I've done it completely alone. Sagen and Rusty were still setting up my appointment for next time and I had to take the blood at a certain time or they had to redo the whole test. So I am officially a big girl lol! Well, I hope everyone has a great week and stays warm!

Thanksgiving Break

Sagen with all of her cousins at mom's house. Its challenging to get them to all look/smile but this one turned out pretty cute.


The only way we could get Sagen and Jett to be semi still was to put them in a wheelbarrow. I thought it turned out really cute though!


Rusty's cousin had uploaded a Dora episode on her i-phone. It entertained the kids for a long time. I thought it was so cute how focused they all were!


Sagen and her cousin Avery. They had so much fun playing!

Well I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did. On Wednesday we put up our Christmas tree and Sagen was a lot of help. haha On Thursday we went to Nana and Opey's for lunch and then went to Rusty's grandmothers for supper. We got to see all of our family so it was really nice. On Friday mom and I went shopping at about 430 in the morning. We had a lot of fun and got some really great deals. We were back by around noon so the guys could go on their annual hunting trip. We relaxed the rest of the break at mom's house and then hurried back to school this morning. It sure did fly by! We have our 28 week doctor's appointment this afternoon so I will let everyone know how it goes! Love yall!

Leaves

We have a fruitless mulberry tree in our back yard and Rusty loves it! haha He raked up a HUGE pile of leaves and Sagen had a blast playing in them. There are still a few thousand that needs to fall from the tree but the backyard looks much better without the leaves. Sagen didn't want to stop to take pictures but I managed to coax her into taking a few. Enjoy!

Cotton

Sagen with Mamaw and Papaw in the cotton. Notice how tall it is!


Sagen by the cotton

Sagen and Kambree at the birthday party.

The three (well technically four) of us in the cotton

I couldn't get this to turn but I thought it was a sweet picture.

This weekend we had a fun time. Saturday we went to a birthday party at Jump N Jungle for Kambree. She had a blast and was absolutely worn out when it was over. She fell asleep before we got out of Lubbock. I took her by toys r us so she could pick out stuff for santa to get her. I swear I don't know where the child gets her taste from! She picks out some of the ugliest babies and stuffed animals. Sunday we went to Mamaw and Papaw's house to see the cotton before the stripped it. Papaw has a really great crop and we are all excited about it. It is the best dry land that we have seen! We got some cute pictures in it. We have UIL this week so it has been super busy! I have to go to Wellman on Thursday and direct the calculator contest and then Friday the Dragons are playing Sands in the first game of the playoffs! The FFA is going to be tailgating before the game so it will be fun. Sagen is going to stay with Nana so we can actually watch the football game! Hope everyone has a great week! If you want to see the whole album check out the link on the side of the blog for snapfish!

24 week Dr. Appointment

getting ready to go down head first!

She had so much fun!

Yesterday we had our 24 week doctor appointment and everything looked great. I gained 6 pounds since my last visit! I guess you could say I am making up for lost time haha. I am going to try to slow down on the weight gain until he is born! haha Slayde weighs a little over 1.5 pounds and is very active. Dr. Killeen said that my fluid levels looked great (that would be in due for the 5 bottles of water I drink a day!) He estimated that Slayde would be a little over 7 pounds when he is born. He is already head down...and VERY active! I could see his chubby cheeks on the sonogram~just like Rusty!

After our Dr. appointment we took Sagen across the street to the big play ground. She had so much fun and is absolutely fearless! She went down the biggest slides head first! I couldn't believe it! After the playground we ran a few errands and then came home. We had a great time! I go back to the doctor on the 30th for my gestational diabetes test...so I'm going to try to be a good girl and cut back on the sugar!

Kids say the Darndest things!

Ok I just had to share with everyone what Sagen said this morning. I thought it was absolutely priceless and shows her intelligence. Every morning she sees me stand on the scale on my way to school and grumble about gaining a few pounds. This morning as we were leaving she stood on the scale and said, "Yep I'm still just 3. Right Mom, it says I'm three until January 5." It cracked me up and I said yep your exactly right Sagen! I love her way of thinking~that means I'm just 26 pounds! haha Another funny thing she did last night was demonstrate to me how to make a hoolahoop work. We were getting in the bath and she told me she wanted a hoolahoop from santa. I said I didn't think she knew how to do one and she showed me with her imaginary one how to make it spin. It was so cute! She can move her hips! We have a doctor appointment this afternoon for our 24 week check up. I will let everyone know how it goes!

Fall Fling

My cute little lady bug!

Sagen and Rusty

Me and Sagen

Rusty trying on the helmet that Landon won.

The pumpkin carving

Sagen working on her own. I told her to stick her hand in it and she wouldn't. She insisted on using the spoon!

Well this weekend was a very busy weekend. Sagen spent the night with my parents Friday after the pep rally. We thought it would be too cold to go to the ballgame and with it being such an important game; we wanted to be able to watch it! We 45ed Loop and are the District Champs! 2nd year in a row~Congrats Dragons! Saturday morning I went to Nicole's baby shower and then we had Fall Fling that evening. Sagen dressed up as a ladybug and was super cute. She didn't wear her antenna nor wings long. She told me the antenna was "making her head tired." At he Fall fling the booster club was having an auction of different Dragon stuff. Landon Brown bought the football helmet that was signed by all the football players Of course Rusty had to try it on. It was quite hilarious!

Sunday, after church, we carved our pumpkins. Rusty and Sagen scooped out the "guts" while I took pictures. It was SO funny! Sagen didn't want any part of the guts touching her hands and had to go rinse them off after each time she touched the pumpkin. We only got the pumpkins gutted and plan on carving the faces in them tonight.

Happy Birthday Rusty!

pounding out the dough



icing the cookie

Got to put lots of sprinkles!



The finished product!

Yes~our whole den looks like this!

Well today is officially Rusty's birthday. He is 33 years old. Last night he had a pig sale so I thought it would be a good idea if me and Sagen surprised him and made him a cookie. We went to the grocery store after school where she picked out the icing and the start sprinkles. I helped her smash out the dough in the pan, but she decorated it all by herself. She was so proud! Then she decided to buy some balloons at the grocery store to "decorate" the den. She blew them all up by herself and I helped her tie them off. Then she showed me where to tape them on the wall. It was priceless! Here are a few pictures of us in action!

fun weekend!

Me and Sagen at the pumpkin patch.


Sagen picking out a pumpkin by herself


Sagen's new 4-wheeler. No mom~We aren't trying to put you in an early grave! lol

Sagen and Opey on his birthday

The three birthday people

Aren't we a cute family! lol

Sagen learned this pose from Jessica! She is so funny now and blows kisses when you try to get her picture!

Well this weekend was full of activities. On Saturday we decided we would take Sagen to the movies and let her watch a cartoon. We figured that when the baby gets here there won't be much movie watching for anyone. Originally we were going to take her to see "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" based on the childrens book, but when we got there she decided she wanted to see Toy Story in 3D (the double feature.) We went early in the morning because tickets are cheapest then. We got seated and got some popcorn (Sagen loved her own movie meal and thought it was way cool.) About 10 minutes into Toy Story, Sagen announced that we should just go home and watch the movie at home. I laughed and told her no we just payed a lot of money and she was going to get to see it on the big screen lol. She didn't want to wear her 3D glasses, but I really couldn't blame her~they were huge on her little face! She kept telling me the movie was blurry and I told her its because she didn't have on the 3D glasses. After several bathroom trips and spilling our popcorn everywhere, we decided to leave during intermission. I think 2 movies back to back would have been a nightmare!

After the movie ordeal we decided to take her to a pumpkin patch on 82nd and Frankford to pick out a pumpkin. I don't know where she gets her style from, but I swear she picked out the ugliest funniest looking pumpkin they had. We coaxed her into getting a more "normal" looking big pumpkin to carve and we let her pick out two small ones~whatever ones she wanted. She picked out two that were dented and bruised~go figure.

That evening, Rusty got Sagen a 4-wheeler. No, not a little tykes one~A realy one! A Honda 90. It was Bailey and Brittneys and they outgrew it. We got a really good deal on it, and Sagen will have to grow into it in a few years. Donna and Greg gave her some helmets too. Sagen thought it was awesome and I took her riding down the street on it. It is pretty fun! I figured with Slayde coming we will be using it for MANY years to come!

On Sunday we had October birthday parties at mom's house. Rusty's, Kamryn's, and my dad's birthdays all fall this week so we celebrate them all together. The kids had so much fun playing all day and we had cake and lunch over there. Rusty had to leave early for a pig sale, and Sagen and I left after supper. She was so tired from playing with her cousins that she literally was asleep before I got to the stop sign at the end of mom's street!!!

Well I know this has been a long post~very busy weekend! But, its going to be an even busier week! We have the Fall Carnival at our school Saturday so I should have some pictures of it soon!

finally geting Slayde's room ready!

This weekend me and my mom went to Lubbock and found Slayde's bedding. It was so funny because I had picked out some online that I really liked, and we ended up finding it at Burlington Coat Factory. This weekend Rusty had to go to Oklahoma to look for pigs, so Sagen and I stayed at my mom's house. We had a good time hanging out with my mom and dad, and on Saturday night Sagen had a slumber party with Kamryn. Casen decided he didn't want to stay, I guess he was outnumbered by all the girls. Here is a picture of the bedding line I picked out. Let me know what you think!

Slayde's 3D sonogram

This is the pictures we got from our 3D sonogram on Tuesday. As you can tell, Slayde was not being very cooperative. The top picture shows his head at the top turned into my stomach. He has his hand covering the side of his face. If you look close you can see his little fingers. You can see both legs curled up at the bottom of the top picture. The bottom picture is of his foot. Hopefully next tims we can get some better pictures!

Slayde's 20 week checkup

We had doctors appointments on both Monday and Tuesday afternoon. Monday was with my normal doctor and I had gained 4 pounds :) So I am up 4 from where I started. Everything looked good. On Tuesday we saw a specialist so they could do an in depth sonogram and a 3d sonogram. My doctor does this at 20 weeks and 30 weeks just to have another opinion that everything is going good~a fresh set of eyes so to speak. Slayde looked great~he is 12 ounces and about as long as a banana they said. All of his organs were perfect~heart, diaphragm, kidneys, everything. He is right on target for size and was being really good. During the 3d part he was being ornery (like his dad!) and wouldn't turn his face. He had it buried in my stomach with both hands covering his face. It was still really cute to see his tiny fingers curled up over his eyes and his legs were tucked in. The nurse tried to get him to turn so we couldn't see him better but he wouldn't. I think he was asleep. So everything in baby world is going good. My due date is still Feb. 22 but my doctor said he would probably take it a week early since it will be a scheduled c-section. So we might have a little cupid coming! I can't wait! As soon as I'm near a scanner i will post the 3d pictures so yall can see him. That's about it...I go back in November to my doctor so nothing good until then. 20 weeks down...20 more to go!

South Plains Fair

Sagen and Rusty riding the Merry go Round. I was sitting in the drizzle, miserable while they rode this. It was the last ride of the day!


Rusty had to ride this one with her. I thought it was so funny to see him cramped in here with 3 little kids.



Yes I can't believe I let her do this by herself either. She had to climb all the way up the stairs by herself carrying that mat. Temporary insanity is my only plea!

Sagen riding a ride all by herself!

Sagen and Opey playing with the calf. They are two peas in a pod!

This past weekend we went to Lubbock for the South Plains Fair to watch the lamb show. The weather was kinda yucky and drizzle most of the day. I couldn't stay in the barn much this year. For some reason it really got my asthma being in the barn with those animals and all the shavings. I don't know if its because I am pregnant or what. I was wheezing after a few minutes and didn't have an inhaler. My mom and dad went with me to the fair so that way Rusty and I wouldn't have two vehicles up there. I don't think they had been to the fair since I was about Sagen's age! We ate some good fair food (cheese on a stick is heavenly!) My dad and Sagen managed to find a calf that was tied up behind the livestock barn. They had fun talking to it and throwing hay at it. I caught a cute picture of Sagen and my dad sitting on the pole.

After the show part was over Sagen finally got to ride some rides. She was SO patient all day long! She kept wanting me to take her to ride the rides but I couldn't ride any because I'm pregnant. Rusty had to ride some of them with her. Here are some pictures of our fun weekend~of course I'm not in any! I guess that's what happens when your the mommy :)