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3 months old yesterday!

1 month old

2 months old

3 months old!

I saw someone do this on their blog and thought it was a fun idea! Ryder was kind enough to loan us his Batman for these pictures. Long story, but he is from the dump and was a gift from my Dad to Ryder. He cleaned up well.

You can tell how much Gage has grown!

clarification on the name tag...

The reason he is sitting in Madelyn's seat is because he was the first one there and so the teacher told him to pick the puzzle he wanted to do and to sit at that seat. Then a minute later he changed his mind and wanted to do a different puzzle, so he sat in the seat with the new puzzle which happened to have Madelyn's name tag.

School Time!

Ryder started Preschool last week! He wasn't too excited at first, but loved it after his first day!
It is kind of sad for me. I was crying after I dropped him off because he will always be going to school from here on out, and is growing up so fast. I am just glad he likes it and has made some friends.

Current pictures!

Sorry I haven't posted lately. Life has been crazy! Here are some current pics of my sweet boys! Enjoy!

names in the sand...

In memory of our daughter, my sweet sister found this amazing website and had her name written in the sand in Australia and gave us this picture framed. The girl who does this lost a baby as well and now quit her job and now does this full time for other people who have lost babies or children. She does it for free but accepts donations. She has done almost 5,000 names since last August. Her story can be found on her blog and is a tear jerker. Thanks for thinking of our sweet angel Shana! You can check out the post she did for Gabriella here:
http://namesinthesand.blogspot.com/2009/07/gabriella-norske.html

Who's Who?

Here is pictures of my boys in the same outfit and blanket. They are both about two weeks old in these pics. Can you tell who is who?

MEET BABY GAGE!

I must comment about this pic because I laugh every time I look at it.. Right before we left the hospital I asked this older hispanic nurse to take a picture of the three of us and I'm pretty positive that she had never used or seen a camera before in her life. She was like aiming it at the floor and kept saying that she couldn't get Chris' head in the photo. We told her to back up and he ended up crouching down.. This is what we ended up with. We both left dying laughing.


Here a few pics of our new SWEET little bundle- Gage Christopher! I was induced on Thursday morning and had him that afternoon at 4:08pm. Everything was super smooth! He weighed 6 lbs 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. He doesn't look as much like Ryder as we though he would. He has more hair and it is a little darker, and has a little bit more narrow of a face. He is such a special little guy and we are thrilled to have him here and home with us! I am such a lucky lady to have such a great husband and two awesome boys!

A current belly shot for Jessica. Possibly the last...?

and a cute photo from our Mother's Day trip to the Zoo!

Remembering...

Happy 2nd Birthday little one...

patience...

I promise to post soon! I have some very good excuses as to my lack of posting...

1. We just MOVED!
2. We just got our new internet service hooked up TODAY!

So this post is to let you all know that we are still alive and kickin! We are counting down the days until this baby arrives. We are trying to get everything unpacked and settled before he makes his gets here. Speaking of which... I had an appointment today and am dilated to a 1. So some time between now and the next 19 days we should have another bundle of joy.

On another note...
I saw this youtube clip on the news the other day because it was receiving so many hits. This guy is from Utah and is amazing. I LOVE this song and posted it here so you could enjoy it too!

4th Birthday & Easter

Since I am such a lame blogger lately, I am just now getting around to posting pics from Ry's 4th Birthday and Easter... We went to a Spiderman show on Saturday afternoon and dinner at the Spaghetti Factory on Saturday night before Ryder's birthday to start the festivities off. We waited in line over an hour to get this balloon sculpture made and it popped on the way out to the car. Figures.. On Sunday we had a Spiderman party that was a hit with this little feller. I also posted some pics of Easter. Ryder likes to learn about the resurrection and know that some day he will see his little sister again. Grandma Starr got him this cool kite for Easter that was so much fun. When the wind died down he said "I guess God doesn't want it to be windy". He is such a fun little man to have around and a blessing in our lives!

a belly shot per your request...

I snapped this photo today and am about 25 weeks along. Too bad I accidentally cut off my head so you can't see my cute new hair cut, but when I saw Ryder's cute face peeking in this pic I couldn't resist posting this one!
Speaking of pregnant bellies... A couple of weeks ago I was at work, (wearing an apron and not showing as much as I was in this picture) and I had a client reach out and put her hand on my belly and ask "do you have a baby in there?". I so badly wanted to say "No, why?" To see the look on her face would have been priceless. I don't know about the rest of the world but I think it's pretty ballsy to touch a pregnant gal's stomach and then proceed to ask if they are pregnant...

like father like son..

You would think that getting a 3 year old ready in the morning didn't consist of too much... Well it's another story for this boy. After his shower at night he HAS to have some of his Dad's Axe body spray and deodorant before getting his pajamas on. In the mornings he has to have more body spray, deodorant and a clean shave. No joke. He usually won't let me spike his hair up any more because he throws a fit and says "I want it down like Peter Parker's hair!" Thankfully my brother-in-law had a brilliant idea and told Ryder that Peter Parker has his hair spiked up in the Spiderman 4 movie that is coming out. Reminding him of this is the only way I can style his hair my way!

We had our ultrasound on Friday and the Doctor confirmed that we will be having a boy! They said everything looks pretty good and the baby is measuring one week ahead of schedule. On of the first things they noticed was the size of the baby's feet! Definitely takes after his Dad already (Chris wears a size 15)! We are all excited to meet this little, I mean big guy!

time for a bigger bed!!

I think these two snuggle bugs have about outgrown this toddler bed! We will be needing the mattress soon for the crib anyways, so I will have to keep my eye out for a twin bed!

Some explaining to do...

I got a voicemail from a dear friend today and she said "you have got some explaining to do"...
I was waiting to send out our Christmas cards that say "baby on the way" until I had an ultrasound in hand. However, the clinic I am going to is fairly new and has not received their ultrasound machine yet. So I have now been to two appointments and never seen a picture of this baby on the way, or even heard a heartbeat yet. I was a little hesitant to announce the news until I had some proof to show, but it was getting a little hard to hide and people are already assuming. So, Surprise!! We are expecting! We are very excited and Ryder is really hoping for a boy. If it is a boy he wants to name him Spidey. He came with me to my first appointment and my sister waited with him. I have to share their conversation...

Ryder: "Why didn't they cut my Mom's belly open??!?"
Shana: "What do you mean?"
Ryder: "To get my baby out!"
Shana: "Oh, well the baby isn't ready to come out yet, (she flips open the 'as your baby grows' book they gave us) see, here is what your baby looks like now"
Ryder: "Well that doesn't look very good..."

Christmas Performance

This last week Ryder has his Christmas performance for his tumbling class. It was just the pre-show for the program but it sure was fun to see him up there. We went out for some Italian food after the show. His teacher calls him Peter Parker because when he goes to class he tells her he has to call him that.. He is a little obsessive about Spiderman.

Pet Peeves...

Chris and I have been talking about what our top pet peeves are and trying to guess what the other person's biggest pet peeve is. Here is what I have come up with:

Chris: Gets majorly bugged when people don't return their shopping carts to their designated cart returns in parking lots!

Me: I guess I would have to say I can't stand it when people don't wash their hands after using the restroom..

Just curious... What's yours?

what a difference a year makes!

The above picture is from this Halloween 2008. (Ryder is 3 1/2 yrs old).

This picture is from Halloween 2007. Ryder is 2 1/2 yrs old here.

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Ryder was planning on being Venom for Halloween this year. We bought the costume a few months ago because he loves to wear it. We lost the mask last week so he had to settle on being Batman again this year. We did some trick-or treating at the mall, and then went to a few houses around the neighborhood until it started raining. He is getting so big. It makes me sad how grown up he is getting. He is so much fun to be with and keeps us laughing all the time!!