Pregnancy!

I've just hit my 6 month mark in pregnancy and I'm feeling great! It's such a beautiful feeling when your baby is moving and squirming around in your belly. There is really nothing like it. Everything is going on track wonderfully so far. I have my glucose test next week (YUCK!). I will have to fast and drink this GROSS drink that's pretty much pure sugar in less than 5 minutes and then they draw blood to check for gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy). I can't believe I'm only a few short weeks away from my 3rd trimaster. Man - it goes by so fast! I will say - being pregnant with #3 is far more exhausting than the others... It's hard to keep up with Hannah's INSANE middle school schedule.... she has: all of her HONORS band commitments, athletics (Volleyball at school), soccer, gymnastics, basic studies, and social activities... whew! I sometimes want to paint my SUV yellow and black and write MOM'S TAXI on the side - ha! And then keeping up physically with a active 3 year old...
I wouldn't trade one second of it though. I do think that I was born to do this. I love being a mom! Matt and I on the fence to continue adding to the family or to close this chapter of our lives? Only time will tell... :)

I will say this pregnancy has been EXTRA special, because my favorite sister in law, Kerry, is 3 weeks behind me during this beautiful process... AND we're both having girls! SO FUN!

10/8/10 - Kerry (20 weeks) and me (23 weeks)

Family Vacation!

Over Columbus Day weekend we all took off and headed up to Big Cedar... Branson, MO. It was so much fun! I wish we could have stayed longer, but Hannah had school :(. The Ozarks are so beautiful!

BIG CEDAR! Matt was teaching the kids to skip rocks at the lake... My sweet girl

Gigi did great walking around Silver Dollar City.

The BEST in-laws on the planet!

I really wanted to leave them in the Silver Dollar City Jail, but Lucas was freaking out!

Lucas' first roller coaster

and ... his 2nd - he LOVED it!

The next Dankia Patrick (although, not quite Nascar...) :)

Lucas was so excited to "drive" a RACECAR!

This little guy loves sports ... maybe more than his DAD!

I love my family of 4.5! We can't until baby "Whitney" can join us for a photo shoot!