Um..yah, what a shocker! I went to the doctor today. Good news... I GET TO GO TO FLORIDA! Yep, but I'm pretty much on bedrest there. Oh well, at least I get to go. If I start to bleed or cramp bad I'm supposed to go immediately to the nearest hospital. Now for the surprise...the ultrasound said it's a girl. YEP. What in the world? The ultrasound tech in the hospital at 16 weeks must have seen the cord because both the ultrasound tech and dr. yesterday said no doubt it's a girl. So - I guess we can throw that list of boy names we've been working on out the window. Lots of you were asking so now I'll share the boy names:
Easton
Sawyer
Dawson
Brayden
Justin
There were more on the list..but these were my favorites. Now, we get to start all over. Good thing we already have a bunch of girl names we love! We took Carson out for ice-cream last night to break the news to him. He was soooo excited when at 16 weeks we told him it was a boy. We were a little worried about how he would respond. He said, AWWW MAN, I was wrong, you were right mom. (Refering to guesses about the baby gender at 15 weeks). Then he said he didn't want to play with a baby girl. I told him the baby would be so little when she came out that we wouldn't play with her until she was older. He said okay, but I can tell he still isn't too happy about it! LOL! :)

I've been feeling a little down lately. I miss my kids a lot. I don't get to see them too much because my wonderful friends are taking care of them all day long while Bridger is at work. It is impossible to stay down with them here, and the doctor said the only time I should be getting up is to use the bathroom. :( The time I do get to spend with them we are laying on mommys bed watching shows or reading books, or trying to color pictures. I think it was Tuesday night when Carson said, "mom, our house isn't fun anymore. You aren't fun anymore." Yep, that hurt. I have tried talking to him about how mommy has to be really careful to protect the baby that is growing in her belly, and how the doctor wants everyone to be healthy and happy. But he's only three for crying out loud, he doesn't understand why his mom has suddenly changed.

I go to the dr. in less than one week. I really do think that staying down has helped me physically and I'm hoping the doctor thinks I'm healed enough for only modified bedrest. We are supposed to leave for our vacation next weekend. Any ideas on how to convince the doctor I really will do bedrest in Florida? I just want to go and see all the family. I would love it if everything was magically perfect, and I could go back to normal, but for right now I guess I just need to count my blessing and be thankful that nothing too serious has happened, and we are all okay. Thanks again to everyone who has helped out with meals, watching kids, and everything else.

I told Bridger a while ago that I wanted to get Hailey a play kitchen for her birthday. He thought this was a great idea. So I started pricing them and holy crow are they expensive. So I told Bridger maybe we could do it as a combined gift for Carson and Hailey this Christmas. His reply, "let's just make one". I love my husband. I tell him my ideas, he tells me his and voila he draws up some awesome plans. The plan was we were supposed to make it together, but we had only cut the wood when I got put on bedrest, so B did most of it on his own. I did help add all the girly touches! So, don't look too hard, because we are not perfect and there are a few flaws, but here is Hailey's Kitchen, and she loves it!


Hailey's Kitchen in in her room...and yes she really does put it away and leave it alone when it's bedtime!

Hum, what is in here...?

Stiring up the food with a spatula.

Let me check in the oven.

Okay, even pretending to do dishes just isn't fun!

View of sink and counter.

View of stovetop and oven. We decided to go for the sliding curtains for the oven so the kids couldn't break off an oven door that you pull down.

This is her new favorite hiding place.

"I love my kitchen!"

We realize the kitchen is a little big for her, but we wanted her to be able to grow into it the next few years, and not have it be too small when she is 5 or 6!