Spring Break Fun

Going to the dentist may not be your idea of a fun outing on Spring Break, but this boy LOVED it! I do not think I have ever been more proud as a parent than I was that day with him! This was his first dentist visit and he did AWESOME! The dental hygenist, Ms. Jennifer, was great! She showed him all the tools before he even sat in the chair. He got to squirt water in a cup with the water tool and suck it out with thestraw suction tool (not sure what the technical names are!). She showed him the tooth camera that she would use to take pictures of his teeth. Then when it was time to get in the chair, he was so excited for her to get to use the tools on him. Did I say I was proud? She gave him a flosser, toothbrush, and toothpaste. Before we left, this stinker tried to talk her out of another toothbrush! She compromised and gave him another flosser....What a negotiater!

Look at that big boy!

Ms. Jennifer and Dalton

What a small world. While visiting with Ms. Jennifer, we figured out that we are both from Eastern AR. She is from Wynne and we grew up with some of the same families.

Dr. Jolly and Dalton

We got a great report from the dentist too! All 20 teeth look great and they said keep up the great work at home. He was so excited, he brushed his teeth several times that night with his new toothbrush and toothpaste.

We left the dentist office and headed straight for Gran and Pop's house in Colt. Per my request, my mom made a huge pot of homemade vegetable soup, corn bread, and garden salad sandwiches. She had all this ready for supper when we got there...YUM!

The next day, we took Dalton to Memphis to the Children's Museum of Memphis. It was GREAT! I highly recommend this place...so much fun for everyone!

Theya had an entire room designated to the Wizard of Oz. They taught so many things through this movie. As you can see in the picture above, the kids got to try on costumes and act out scenes from the movie. This looks like great bribery material to me! They had different questions for the kids to think about and answer throughout the room. One of the questions I read to Dalton was, "Dorothy's home was very special to her. What makes your home special to you?" Without any hesitation, he answers, "You!" Seriously, can this boy get any sweeter?

He was the policeman and I was the prisoner.

He and Dad piloting the plane.

Loved this picture!

We have really had a great time this week together. I have tried to soak up every moment of our family of 3. I am excited about our family of 4 coming soon, but I know these are sweet days too! We have enjoyed this beautiful weather for sure! Enjoyed several outings to the park and even had a lunch picnic today at Lake Willastein. John and I are getting to celebrate our 10th anniversary tomorrow by having an all-day date. I am so excited to spend some sweet time with John too!

10 years and 33 weeks!

John and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary today! On one hand, I think, "Only 10 years?" and on the other hand, I think, "Wow 10 years, already?" Really, it has been a wonderful 10 years. I tell John all the time, "I love our life!" I would not change anything about it! I know I definitely "married up"! I started praying for my future husband in the 10th grade. I prayed that he would be growing in his walk with the Lord and that God would be preparing him to be my husband. I love to hear what God was doing in his life at that time and how my prayers were answered. My sister sang a song in our wedding called, "How could I Ask for More?" by Cindy Morgan. My favorite line in the song talks about how that heartaches are often "blessings in disguise". Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more?

10 years later and 1 and a half kids later! Here I am at 33 weeks. Everything is going great. The room is almost ready. We went to the doctor on Monday and had our 5th ultrasound. At the 4th ultrasound, my doctor told me that I had a "low lying placenta". This means that if it did not move, I would have to be scheduled for a C-section. I understand that women have these everyday, but that is not how I delivered Dalton, and really did not want that for this one either. It would also put a little more stress on the rest of the pregnancy because evidently, it could be kinda dangerous for the mother if it ruptures! YIKES! So, we prayed about it and really an overwhelming peace came over me that week. I knew that this baby was growing and healthy and in God's hands. But, when we went on Monday, everything had moved up and she is head down and turned face down, which is different than her brother. He wanted to be face up when he entered the world, which made for a little bit of a harder delivery. She also said that Macey is already over 5 lbs and is on track to be a 9 lb baby!!!!WHAT? She said she did not think I wanted to deliver this baby full term at 9 lbs so she would talk in the later appts about inducing by week 39, if she does not come before then! I knew she felt big! I am just so thankful for a healthy baby! I am still sleeping well and eating alot. Acid reflux was an issue a few weeks ago, but it has subsided for now. Dalton went with us the ultrasound Monday and since she was already turned face down, we could not see her face, but he requested to hear the heartbeat again! We are all very excited about her arrival!

Big Brother Class

Big Brother Dalton

The teacher let them each pick out a baby and take it back to their seat. She taught them how to hold the baby. Can you tell we don't play much with babies at our house? I have a feeling that will change, soon! We went on a tour of the maternity floor of the hospital, and he was insistent on taking the baby with us. He said he did not want to leave her there by herself. Already showing signs of a good Big Brother!

The teacher had a baby that she passed around to let the kids feel how heavy their baby might be. When Dalton got his turn to hold the baby, I thought he was going to kiss it. No, he was smelling it! Evidently, the doll smelled like baby powder! Ha!

Is this the sweetest thing or what?

On the tour of the maternity floor, they let the kids play with the bed and see how it works. They showed them the place where they put the baby after she's born to dry them off and clean them up and also showed them the bassinet where the baby sleeps. He got to see a real baby in the nursery and thought that was really neat!

We got to make a bag for him to take stuff to the hospital for him and little sister. We also ate snacks and watched a movie about being a Big Brother or Sister. The movie was so sweet and silly and introduced the topics of being a sibling so well. I could see that I must be extremely hormonal, because there were so many times during it that I was having to fight back the tears, like when they talked about how your baby would love it's older brother or sister, I was thinking, "Okay Alisha, get it together!" I don't think they were expecting to have to pass out tissues to a crying mommy!

I think he will make a great Big Brother! I love watching him get excited about her coming and seeing already that he loves her so much. He loves to kiss my belly and talks to her so sweet. At times, I worry that he will be jealous when we get something new for her room or talk about her, but he is showing that he is just as excited as we are about her arrival....this is so a God thing....that natural connection between 2 siblings. I love it! I have a feeling it's only just begun!