Playing Catch up

okay so I have been really bad about updating. I have been so busy with Avery and getting things done that by the time I can get on the computer my husband is usually on and I just don't feel like it. So here is a quick update on everything since the last update. I went to the consingment sale a week after we found out we where having a girl and bought clothes for both my girls. I also bought a battery operated truck for Avery. She was excited about it, but she was concerned because there was no safety belt on it. We had to talk her into it being okay. Which is good that she wanted a safety belt on. She is a little to short still to really drive it real well. she has to sit on the very edge and she can barely get the gas. She also hasn't figured out the steering thing so she will be driving along and we have to steer her when she gets too close to something. She is really enjoying it though.
Avery has been excited about Halloween since we mentioned it at the end of September. She is Ariel the little mermaid for Halloween. She chose it herself. We asked her what she wanted to be and she said Little Mermaid. It is funny though because somebody will call her princess or monkey or something and she will tell you in a matter of fact voice "no I not princess (monkey or whatever) I'm Little Mermaid". She has a battery operated princess camera that talks when you take a "picture". The camera will say "you're as pretty as a princess" and she will tell it "I'm not a princess I'm little mermaid." It is cute. She is adoreable in her costume. We have a red wig but she won't wear it, but she is just as cute as she can be. We have gone to 2 halloween festival things so far. One in Alto with chris's family and the other with our church in Tyler. At the one in alto she wasn't too impressed with the games, but she did do them. She would walk up and place them where the bean bag, etc. needed to go. She didn't attempt to throw it. She had fun though. At the one in Tyler she didn't want to do the games at all. She just wanted the candy. We stood in line to play the games and Avery would get up to the front and just stand there. I had to tell her she had to play the game so she could get the candy. So she placed whatever on the table not even attempting. It was funny. She did like the fishing game. She actually tried to reel the "fish " in. She is so smart. She has never really been fishing but I guess she has seen it on Mickey. She also made a Hole in One at the golf game (with the help of mommy). I think that is pretty good because mommy can't play golf at all. So we did pretty good. We will go trick or treating on Friday.
We also went to the pumpkin patch. It was kind of quick. Avery was sleepy and it was hot. Avery wanted little pumpkins, but we couldn't find any so we finally just said Avery does this one look good. "yeah" and we would get it. She tried to pick them up but they were too big.
Avery now does the Hook'em Horns hand signal and says Hook'em Horns. It is so cute to here her say it. Sometimes it will be out of no where she says it. then of course sometimes we will try to get her to say or do it and she will say "NO not hook'em horns". The other day we were going to G-moms and we had to go to the house first to get clothes. As we pulled into to subdivision she said "I want to see G-mom". I said "we are but we have to go home and get clothes" She looked down and put her hand on her chest and said "I have clothes on". Then she also wanted milk to go to sleep with. I told her milk was for breakfast. She said "no milk is for sleeping. Chocolate milk is for breakfast."
My mom helped us plant a bunch of plants in our front yard this weekend. It looks so good. I can't wait until they grow some more and we are able to do the side of the house too since we have a corner lot. I just hope they do well. We have nothing but clay.
That is what we have been up to. I am doing well with the pregnancy. Peyton is moving all around and she doesn't have much room so sometimes it's uncomfortable. We can't wait to meet her (of course we can wait about 10 more weeks). Her room is coming together and I can't wait until it is completley done. It is so cute.
I will hoenslty try to do better!

belly at 20 weeks 4 days

Mommy and Avery

Boy or Girl

Tuesday September 2, 2008 was a big day for us. We got to find out whether we were having a boy or girl. We were so excited. We didn't care one way or the other as long as the baby was healthy. We got into the ultrasound and they said everything looks great. Then they told us that we were going to be having a girl!!! Wow we are going to have 2 Daughters!!! Little scary, but such a huge blessing that we are so thankful for. We were a little surprised we kind of thought we were haveing a boy, but girls are definetly great and fun so we were not at all upset to learn that Avery was going to have a sister, which is what she wanted anyway. I couldn't stop smiling and laughing. My dad has 3 daughters and now he is going to have 3 granddaughters. He doesn't mind at all though, it's just kind of funny.
That evening we had a reveal party in which are families came over and we got to reveal to them whether we were having a girl or boy. We had everyone guess what we were having first. We tried to get Avery to tell them, but she didn't so I did. Everybody was happy. Having a girl does make it a little easier because I already know girls, we have all of Avery's old clothes and I already have the bedding picked out. Her name will be Peyton Alexis Winfield!!! We cannot wait to meet her, but I did tell her to stay in for about 18 more weeks and then make her appearance. We are truly blessed to be having our second child. It is such a miracle how babies come from nothing into this human being that is so complicated and so perfect. I think that that in it self proves there is a God. How could so many cells make exactly what they do? It is just amazing to me. I cannot wait to meet our little miracle. I am nervous about being a mommy of two, but I know with help we will make the transition.

The elephant