Last Week Update

Last Wednesday, we had our first doctor's appointment.

It was the day after my 29th birthday, which was a great present hearing everything was great.

I had a fear that they may say, your home tests were incorrect and you are not pregnant. But it was positive!

Below we took some pictures in the nurse's office. We did this when I was pregnant with Madeline and we thought we should carry on the tradition.Ben even posed with the same prop off the bookcase. I wore the same skirt that I wore to my 1st appoitment while pregnant with Madeline.

We are dorks!

Yesterday, August 9, we got to see and hear Baby Penix's heartbeat and we got his/her first picture.

After the appointment, Ben said, he forgot how cool it is hearing the heartbeat. I have to admit its one of the best sounds. I was a little nervous, but Baby Penix looked perfect. Mary Pat measured him/her and said  the March 27 due date is correct.

Last weekend, my Dad came up to visit Madeline.

She got him to swing her while she enjoyed her watermelon.

No, I am not sharing my watermelon with you...

Ben always finds a chore for my Dad when he comes to visit.

This time they were changing a light fixture in our kitchen and Madeline wanted to be their helper.

My brother came up for the weekend too.

Madeline loved putting(shoving) her finger in Uncle Neal's ear.

Let me try to snick my finger in Neal's ear while he is not paying attention....

We went to Herman's for dinner and Madeline did not  cooperate.

She wanted to look at the fish or go outside.

Ben took her outside a lot! Once they came inside, she wanted to sit on my dads lap and poured a glass of ice water on her and my dad. He took her outside to walk around so they could dry off. While they were outside I ate and then took over so Ben and my Dad could eat.

Our days of eating out with Madeline and coming to an end, I think. She wants to do anything except sit in her highchair.

Madeline LOVES Lulu!

Madeline and I made a tent with chairs and a comforter. While we did that, Ben put her little tent up in the den.  He set it up with books, stuffed animals, blankets and pillows.

Madeline loves playing in it.

I watched Madeline run to the kitchen, she grabbed a clean bottle (it should be for olive oil) and ran back to her tent and started feeding her sock monkey.

Good JobHusband, he put my Chi-O blanket on the floor so she can see the Chi-O crest as she walks in.

I guess we are already starting the Chi-O pressure.

Then she decided she needed to pat his back...

I think someone will be a wonderful big sister!