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Meet Isaiah, Gabe & Luke's little SISTER!

I received quite a shock today! All along, the heartbeat has been rather low, like all three boys were, and when she said that the heartbeat was 135, I was just SURE it was another "lilguy" :) I had settled the "fact" that I wasn't going to have a daughter, and embraced my role as a mother of boys. Justin had a dream months before I got pregnant, that we had a girl. I didn't think much of it because I thought we were finished. When she said "sister" today I covered my face and just began to weep. Apparently the longing in my heart for a little girl of my own was deeper than I had realized! The boys prayed for a sister, but I was growing concerned that they would be disappointed since it was looking like it would be a boy. They are THRILLED to say the least! But not thrilled about how much longer they have to wait to see her!!! Well, what a day! I was COMPLETELY taken off guard, I think it will take a little while to really sink in! I get to shop in the pink section!!! This is not good..... ;)

We're having a...

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Luke's new obsession

I found a bunch of old remotes, or "trollers" as Gabe calls them, in a drawer. Luke thought he hit the jackpot and insisted on carrying them all around, but kept dropping one. He wouldn't give up though! Who needs baby rattles? Luke's a high tech man!

I opened the dryer to put in a load and saw this... almost as if to say "Luke was here" :)

Poor Lukey got pink eye :(

thoughts

Well, the ultrasound is now one week away. It feels like such a countdown to this moment since the day we found out I was pregnant! THEN it turns into a countdown to the due date! I'm very excited to know what the future holds for our family. I imagine it both ways: is this my chance to shop in the pink section??? :) or will I have the extreme honor of mothering FOUR boys into men??? :) Either way, can't go wrong! It excites me to know that the choice is in God's hands and that He knows what is perfect and right for our family. Can't wait to see what He has chosen for us! Then I can get to work organizing the kids rooms so that everyone is squished just right! LOL!

Lukey's new tatoo

A productive weekend

Look at what Justin built! ...

He had the wood sitting at the shop for the past two or three years! He surprised me by working on it when I thought he was doing glass work! I'm so proud of him! He did a beautiful job. He is building another one for the other side of the tv and then we can put the final coat on everything and finally get all those book out of my closet! :)

AND... look at what I scored FREE on craigslist!!!
I've been keeping my eye on craiglist, checking it every morning, looking for bunkbeds. I've sort of become addicted. It's a great way to score stuff for cheap and you never know when you're going to find a diamond in the rough... like I did!!! This lady just needed it out of her storage unit. She didn't want it and didn't have time to sell it. It stores all of the kids games, puzzles and craft stuff, and has two drawers on the bottom where I can keep my stained glass paperwork. It's perfect!

4th of July pictures... finally!

I love how Gabe call sunscreen "sunscream" :)
and smoothies "smoooshies" (combination of smoothie and slushie)
So cute I hate to correct him :)

Look what happened to my baby!!!

Last night Lukey stumbled and tripped into the corner of the computer that we have in the living room. I was 5 steps away and ran as soon as I heard the crash. His head was instantly swollen. The camera couldn't even capture how big it was. My poor baby...