It's a............

Spencer and I went to the doctor yesterday to find out the gender of our little baby.
I told him that I didn't want to know what it was, of course he knew it wouldn't be long until I would change my mind so he had the most thoughtful idea ever!!

The doctor told Spenc the baby's gender. He then took the kids to the store and bought something for the baby. The fun part was guessing the gender from the item he purchased.

At first, I thought, Spencer was not going to be able to keep the secret and even if he did perhaps  I would be able to read his expression. If he had red cheeks and can't stop smiling then I'd know for sure it was a boy,  just a moderate smile would have told me that it was a girl. Not because we don't want a girl but it'll be so much easier to accommodate two boys together in the same room when they are close on age.

Boy or girl, it doesn't really matter. We feel so blessed to have this little miracle become more and more real with each passing week. It is hard to think back and remember that we almost didn't have it. We are so thankful our Heavenly Father has given us a chance to raise at least one of these babies

Anyways, this silly guy tricked me sooo good. He kept saying things to confuse me all the way home.

So the moment came to open my present and find out what it was...
This was the present :


pretty obvious! ........
Yeah a little baby boy is coming to add more joy to our family.

First thing we did after finding this out, we went to look for bunk beds. I spent all evening daydreaming about my little boy and picturing my two little man in their room. I bought the paint color for their room last year. After all I've known he was a boy for 8 years now(even though I had pink dreams).

We are so thrilled that he is coming into our family, now we just have to wait, the part I dislike the most, but it'll definitely be worth it

A sun Beam

Julia has been ready for a change for a long time. It doesn't really help when you are one of the oldest girls in nursery, not to mention one of the tallest one too.

Since we were in Ecuador, she had to wait until the 23rd of January to go to Primary for the first time.

I had so many mixed emotions that week. I was confident she was going to deal well with the transition. Julia is so sweet and easy going that I had not doubt she was going to enjoy that first day in Sun Beams.

Me on the other hand I am a hormonal wreck. 

the day went perfect!!! I felt so blessed to be called as a sunbeams teacher that same week.

I got to be in the same room as her and witness my little girl's eye sparkle when they sang her favorite song. She smiled very proudly when she sang and she realized she knew all the words to it.
I saw how good and reverent she was behaving. I even saw her shy eyes and her cheeks turn rosy red when she was called up to the front of the class to play a game.

 

This was a big day for Josh as well, all by himself in nursery. NO big sister to help him or that unconditional play mate sitting next to him ready to entertain him, nothing at all just him.

My biggest concern with him was that he usually gets scared when he doesn't have a familiar face around. He loves to feel safe,which is easier to feel when you have someone you trust near you.

But how silly of me to worry! I guess that is just what parents do, right?.

Spencer dropped him off in nursery that day and not a pip was heard of him until it was time to pick him up. He came out thrilled to have his coloring page on his hands and handle it to us so we could see it.

Thanks kids for making this change so easy on us, We love you both

Boy or Girl?

Alright, I am in a situation that I've never been before. I don't know if we are expecting a boy or a girl.
Believe it or not, I knew the gender of my first two kids way before they were even thought of. I even had their names picked out soon after getting engaged, because i just knew i was going to have a girl first and then a boy.
I have even been able to tell the gender of all my niece's and nephews. My score is 6 out of 6. And of course now that extra censorial nerve inside of me decides to stop working.
The suspense is killing me. This is the first time that I am going through these type of feelings and I am not sure I like them.
I feel as a kid on the eve of Christmas, laying on bed and trying to figure it out what in the world Santa brought.
I am not very good with waiting for surprises, If you by mistake ever left a Christmas gift under the tree for me, chances are it WILL be opened before Christmas, so that been said I am dying to know who I have inside my belly that's making me have all the morning, afternoon and night sickness, but it's also making me feel the happiest person in the world.
I used to have the firmed belief that I was going to get 2 other baby boys after Josh, but now I am not sure.....
I miss having a baby girl, I missed most of Julia's baby moments because of work and it would be great to experience all that again.
Then again, baby boys are great, they are silly, tough and just so easy to dress.
I guess I am meant to gain patience with this pregnancy