Not much happening

Keith got back from Indiana Friday afternoon and we were just able to relax this weekend together. We went to the park as soon as he got back from his trip and Joey was so excited to show him everything at the park. It has been a while since Keith has been able to go with us. Joey now loves sliding a lot and playing in the club house. He was never too interested in either of those before.

This last week the weather was pretty cool. We noticed the leaves have already started turning. I'm a little sad. Summer sure did seem to go by quickly. Joey will be sad once it's cold. He loves going outside so much and he's not going to like being inside. Maybe we can buy him a little slide to make up for it. Speaking of toys . . . Joey is such a nut! Saturday we went shopping and we found a play guitar for Joey. When Joey was three months he picked out his first toy on his own . . . a play guitar. So, he must have a thing for guitars. Well, he was playing with this in the store pretty good when Keith showed him a play gun. Whether you think that toys guns are suitable for kids or not this is a pretty cool gun! Joey was having a hard time deciding which toy he wanted. He would play with one and turn right around and play with the other. We ended up buying both. I had figured that he would have forgotten about the toys, but I left them on his table in the kitchen. He pulled out the gun and made Keith open the box. Since the guitar was a little more expensive and it is getting close to time to start saving stuff for his birthday we had decided we'd keep the guitar hidden. That didn't work. He grabbed that box, too, and made Keith open it. By the way, the two toys are only boy toys! He does not like me playing with those toys with him at all! Any other toy is fine, like his new whack/a/ball toy. By the way - he's crazy with a hammer and knows how to use it!

I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Keith tries to make all of the appointments with me and has so far and did with Joey, but he'll probably miss tomorrow's. He received an email late Friday (after he landed he had to run up to work real quick just to check his email and stuff) and they're having a meeting early tomorrow morning. They said that it was an award of some kind. I'm so proud of him! He's such a hard worker. I know I give him a hard time telling him that sometimes he doesn't work, but he really is a hard worker and a wonderful husband and father. It wouldn't be such a big deal for him missing an appointment, but tomorrow's has me doing blood work. Yuck! Actually, I don't mind needles, but I'm just worried about Joey. I'll have to figure out a way to keep him preoccupied for an hour! I should get my rest, now! So, with that said - I think I'm heading off to bed. I'll post sometime soon to give everyone an update on the baby!

So cute!

For one of my baby showers I had with Joey a sweet, kind lady had gotten Joey these overalls. I had totally forgotten about them until Saturday night I went into the playroom's closet and saw it hanging there. The length was just a little too short, but he still looked absolutely adorable! We put him in his boots for church and it's always so funny watching him walk in those. He walks bowlegged. Boots are just hard to walk in unless you actually live in Texas.

We were able to spend this evening with some friends of ours Yolanda and Arturo. They have a sweet baby boy named Nicolas. I'm sure I've mentioned them before. It was really nice just hanging out last night and relaxing. Keith, of course, really enjoyed all of the food!

I have my next doctor's appointment next Monday. It's the glucose test. MMM, the orange drink. I was so nervous about that test last time. Not because I thought I could have diabetes, but because everyone told me that it was the worst drink ever. It's definitely not a favorite of mine, but it's not bad.

Lazy Saturday Afternoon

Keith got back into town last night a little after ten o'clock and today we're just relaxing! Well, at least I am. Keth and Joey are mowing the yard and just spending time together. Joey really missed Keith and was super excited to see him this morning! While Keith and I were laying in bed listening to Joey Keith whispered Joey's name. Joey stopped to listen and then said, "Mom." Then, Keith whispered his name, again. This time Joey yelled, "MOM!" in a super irritated voice! Apparently, he thinks I can throw my voice to sound like Keith. He was pleasantly suprised to see that it was actually Dad!

The baby is moving around a TON. I never felt Joey move around this much! I think we decided on a name. What does everyone think of the name Clarissa Jade? It'll be cute if she's a tomboy, because she can go by "CJ." I had suggested Clarissa Joy, but Keith really likes Jade for a middle name. I think it has a nice ring to it. Clarissa Jade Truman.

This weekend in Massachusetts is tax-free weekend. It's a bit different from Texas' weekend. Here, almost anything under $2,500 is tax-free! Crazy, huh? Honestly, though, I don't understand why people rush out and stand in long lines. Our tax rate is only 5%. I can imagine going out if they're having a really good sale or something, but people will stand in long lines to spend $100 in clothes (which are always tax-free)! Oh well. I guess some people enjoy battling the crowds.

I will be going into my SIXTH MONTH of pregnancy this Wednesday! Holy, moly! I can't believe I'm that far along! I still haven't gained much weight and I just still feel newly pregnant. I've got a bump, but definitely not a tummy like I did with Joey. CRAZY! I feel like I'm going to go into shock when I have this baby. It doesn't feel like she'll be here so soon. Gosh, I really hope Joey isn't mad at me! I keep telling him that's he's always going to be my baby, but I don't think he understands that he'll be a big brother. I guess he'll be in shock, too!

Getting chunky

Today Joey and I went to go feed the ducks and he absolutely loved it and had a blast! Towards the end Joey must have been ready for snack time, because he started eating the bread himself. He loved feeding the ducks, though. He thought it was so funny when the ducks started getting frustrated with the other ducks over who would get the bread. He's such a sweet monster.

I also had my doctor's appointment today. Everything went great! I gained five pounds from last month and my doctor was telling me that I'm getting fat. :) Woo hoo!

Visiting Home

We had such a great trip home! Time always seems to fly by too quickly, though. We had a jam packed trip! Cindy got married, Papa had his 90th birthday party, and I got a surprise baby shower!!! Joey absolutely loved it there and we all ate so much food! We weren't able to squeeze in bahama bucks or corn dog 7, but that's all right. We more than made up for it.

It was really nice seeing family and friends and it always makes me so sad leaving. Just as Joey really starts to get comfortable with everyone we have to board the plane and come back here. I'm really happy that we're having Joey a sibling so he'll have some more family up here. He really enjoyed playing with all his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I think he's got them all wrapped around his little finger.

Luckily, I am over my morning sickness! I got totally better just as we stepped off that plane in TX. I guess Ciera Jade just needed some TX air. What do you think about the name Ciera Jade? Anyway, I hope everyone is well and it was really great seeing you all! We love and miss you very much!

It's a girl!

Woo hoo! We had a great appointment this morning. The baby is healthy and measuring 6 inches long and she's a girl! We're really excited! She moved around a lot for the sonogram and it was hard for the nurse to get the pictures . . . she's got lots to do!

Joey really enjoyed watching the computer screen. I guess it looked like a computer game.

If you'd like to see the rest of the pictures, you can go to the picture website @ http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/rtruman/?

Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone is having a fun and safe 4th of July! I sure do miss the 4th of July in Texas. We would always wake up to go to the parade and fair on the square in Canyon and stick around for the fireworks afterward, but we've had a really good 4th here, too! We were able to spend it with some of our friends! We had yummy food and had fun watching Joey and Nicolas play together.

Please, please, please remember to say a prayer for us tomorrow morning! We find out the sex of our baby and more importantly to make sure things are still going well. I always get nervous during sonograms! I'll let everyone know ASAP whether we're having a Justin Tyler or Isabella!

Stay safe and put on some sunscreen!