Details

Having a third child has been a topic of conversation between Chet and I every day since we had Cru....do we or don't we. I think we both always knew we wanted three children, but we just didn't know when. Quite a while ago, we decided not to make any baby decisions until after the summer. But then Chet decided maybe we should just "see what happens" - not trying, but not preventing. I was OK with that because I was not evening thinking about getting pregnant.

One morning, after the kids and I finished grocery shopping, I just felt horrible. I had no idea if I was "late" or not. Remember, I wasn't thinking it would happen that quickly. I happened to have a test from way back when I found out I was pregnant with Cru, so I took it. Positive in seconds! It was like when I found out I was pregnant with Reese - I had no idea + meant positive. Once it sunk in though that it really was positive, I was overwhelmed with excitement. I didn't see Chet all day, so that's when I decided I would surprise him with the news for his birthday, but that meant waiting 8 days! Not happening! I spilled the beans minutes after seeing him!

So, here we are, 10 weeks and 4 days pregnant, and we couldn't be more excited!



As I mentioned a few weeks ago in a post, I had some health issues arise. They were not baby related, and thankfully had no effect on the little one. I made several trips to the doctor during those couple weeks, and they never once mentioned the baby, so I took that as a good sign. I did, however, get a little anxious, and a week before our first ob appointment, I asked my doctor ever-so-sweetly to please check the heart beat. He agreed, but warned me at only 9 weeks along, we more than likely wouldn't hear it so I wasn't supposed to get discouraged. He listened and listened, and finally as he's about to take the doppler off my belly, we heard the faintest whah-whah-whah ever. It was amazing! It was so faint that Chet, who was sitting right next to me, couldn't hear it. He quickly stood up, and the doctor was able to find it again, but only for seconds. We breathed a sign of relief that afternoon.

This Monday was our first official ob appointment. It went well. We heard the heart beat again. A little louder this week :) We also had a sonogram to check dates since I wasn't exactly sure on my dates. Right now, our official due date is Valentine's Day....too sweet, huh?



Little thing was already waving those hands and kicking those feet!


(as your looking at the screen, head is on the right, two little hands sticking out below that. i think he/she kinda looks like a puppy dog.)

Yes, I said he/she because like with Reese and Cru, we will not be finding out the sex until his/her birthday. But I'm open to guesses :) I may have to put a poll up on my sidebar for fun.

Reese screamed with excitement when we told her, and yelled, "I'm going to have a baby sister!" And that's also what she's told everyone when she's told them we're having a baby - not a baby, a baby sister. I think her brother drives her bonkers all day long, so she's thinking a sister would be way better. We just tell her, "Yes, Mommy is having a sister OR a brother. "

So, there you have it - details with pictures! I plan on keeping track of everything with this pregnancy because I totally slacked with all that when I was pregnant with Cru, and since this is my personal scrapbook, I'll be keeping track right here on my blog, from weight gain to symptoms to everything. You don't have to read it, I just want to keep track for my own memories.

Almost forgot

I know Chet's birthday has been over a month ago, but I almost forgot to share the big gift I gave him.

I got it one morning a week before his birthday and had planned for it to be a big surprise, however, later in the evening that same day, I couldn't take it. I told him I had a special surprise for his birthday, but I couldn't wait that long to give it to him. He begged and begged me not to give it to him.

But I just couldn't wait.....



At this point, he was OK with me spoiling the surprise.



It's been so long since I took the test, you can barely see the positive sign any more, but believe me, it's definitely positive

Cool gift, huh?!

Lots of details coming soon!

Either grocery shopping or this

This morning, I desperately needed to go grocery shopping. We had no bread, bad milk, and nothing to fix for supper.

However.....

this



seemed



like



way



more



fun!!!



And it was!



A good way to start our day!

This weekend, we.....

.....found some fun new garage sale treasures.













.....quietly snuck away while Mommy and Reese were distracted by the new garage sale toys to eat the McDonald's that was waiting in the van.





.....online banked and washed the van at the same time!



.....cleaned so much out of the garage that people kept stopping thinking we were having a garage sale.



.....baked some yummy cookies and ate entirely way too many!





.....grilled some delicious burgers.



.....got a boo-boo from our new garage sale toys (chin and inside mouth).



.....built Coy a new area in the garage.


(before - built out of a dresser, broken sheet rock, and paint cans)








(after)



.....stayed hydrated any way possible.





.....splashed.



And splashed some more.



And splashed some more.



.....streaked!



.....snuggled.



.....had a great weekend!

Spaghetti, kinda

Probably one of the things I dread most every single day is figuring out what to make for supper. Drives me nuts! One of my family's weekly go-to meals is spaghetti. I love Italian food, but I've never been a huge fan of spaghetti. However, the rest of my family LOVES it! Especially, these two!



I recently found a recipe that was spaghetti, but not really.

All you need is
1 lb. of hamburger
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
8 oz. of rotini noodles
2 cups of water
mozzarella cheese

See, like spaghetti, kinda.

First, brown your hamburger.



You're going to cook all the ingredients together, so I recommend using a larger deeper skillet.

Next, add the jar of sauce. I like to switch things up, so tonight I used this kind.



Yummy!

Add your water at this time too.



I know, seems like a lot of liquid, but it's fine, I promise.



Bring this to a boil, then add your noodles. Like I said before, I like to switch things up, so instead of rotini noodles, I used these fun little pin wheel things.



These always seem to be more fun for Reese to eat, like they taste different or something. Which I have no idea where she gets that from because I certainly do not use linguine noodles when I make regular spaghetti because I think they taste better than the thin spaghetti noodles. Certainly, not me!

Anyways, where was I?

Oh yeah, add your noodles.
Bring to a boil again.
Reduce the heat.
Cook covered until noodles soften. Doesn't take long.

Then, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese!



And be ready for a thumbs up meal!



I've been getting a lot of those lately :)

Also, be ready for some silence because everyone will be busy devouring it!



Seriously, this is a great meal that your family will love.

And don't forget the breadsticks!

Congratulations

Congratulations to the whole Marasco family on the birth of

Titus Lair Marasco.

He's absolutely perfect.

We are so very happy for you!