4 Months later

Life has gone through many ups and downs since I last wrote at the beginning of December.  The day after my last entry I received the sad news that my Grandpa/ma Wells was murdered maliciously in there home by a young meth addict claiming to be saving the children from the zombies.  Due to this event, our little family packed up for an extend vacation with family and a funeral. 

Upon arriving to Kentucky, at my sister Alexis's home, we soon learned that she was expecting a little bundle of joy.  As nervous as she was to be having another baby, leaving a gap of 4 years to her next, she is happy.  Just a few days later, after much wondering why I was so exhausted and nauseous, our little family learned that we will be expecting a little one as well.  To top it all off, our sister Jennifer learned that she was pregnant as well...that make us three due in August.  Alexis will be due August 8th, Jennifer the 14th, and us on the 18th.

Clayton is so excited to be a big brother, as you can tell from him showing off his new shirt.  When you ask him if we are having a girl or a boy, he always says girl, except last night for the first time he said boy.  I don't think he totally grasps the idea of it all.  But I do have to say that it is darn adorable when he comes up to me in the morning, gives my belly a kiss and says, "sshh mommy, baby sleeping."  He cracks me up with his adorableness.  I think he will be such an amazing big brother.

Just yesterday Clayton and I went to Maylyn's house to visit and play with Lily.  While we were there Maylyn tried to get Lily down for a nap, so Clayton took it as an advantage to play with all the toys without her.  He took Lily's coat, wrapped the baby doll up with it, sat in the him size rocker, placed the baby up against his chest and commenced hushing it to sleep...aw!  It was such a tender mommy moment that I wanted to cry, and it was then that it was confirmed to me that he is going to be an amazing big brother and that he is going to be such a big helper.

 To top off how big my little man is getting, in the last week Clayton is officially in a big boy bed.  He transition so well, we have been so blessed with him and his sleeping habits. 

Clayton is such a smarty too.  We got him some training chopsticks, to help bring out the Asian in him.  To our surprise he picked it up right away, now he wants to use them for everything.  Tomoko told me that she is impressed because her kids still don't have it down.  That's right, he is awesome!

Just to finish everything up, I am now 5 months pregnant and we will be finding out this coming up Wednesday March 27th, the gender of our little bean.  I can't wait.  Meredith is living with us right now and Amanda is flying that day to spend spring break with us and both of them like the idea that they will be one of the firsts to find out what we are having.  We told everyone that we weren't telling till we talked to Clayton first, with Mer and Amanda being there is just a bonus for them.  So can't wait..6 more days.