We found out...

BABY #2 is a BOY !!!

I'm really excited and now look forward to meeting this little guy even more. I had a feeling it was and that was obviously right. I'm excited to get to use some of Bradley's things again and they won't be out of style yet. He was very curled up in a ball during the ultrasound today. Legs crossed at the ankles and arms crossed over the face with his head hiding. Making the techs life not so easy, but so fun to see his little body.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a mellow Thanksgiving here in Texas with Mike's family. It was nice and relaxing with yummy food. Mike's parents made all of the food since I'm sick and that was wonderful. They even had ham and I absolutely loved and now crave that and sweet potatoes too. Yummy! So two things that at least tasted good out of a yummy dinner. Kind of strange not to get a complete plate of food on such a yummy day. Mike was a big help with Bradley while he had a few days off. We get spoiled and used to having home and it's sad to see him go back to work. Bradley gets up in the morning saying daddy, instead of mommy. Very cute, have to explain that he's at work again.

We (mostly Mike) was busy getting things done around the house and shopping some of the good deals. He worked hard, but got some football watching and even played some football Thanksgiving morning, so he wasn't totally worked to death. Fall decorations are down and Christmas ones are up. I love this time of year!!! It just makes me happy! We bought a fake tree this year and it's 7 1/2 feet tall. It seems big, but since we have high ceilings it's fun. Bradley loves the lights and has already taken off some ornaments, so he likes it! It's our first holiday season in our own home, so it feels extra special. We're grateful for all that we've been blessed with.

Happy Halloween

Ward trunk or treat with my sweet Bradley and Mike
Aunt Misty even came to visit and get in on the Halloween fun

Fascinated with the "Buckle" (new word)

cute little pirate

Daddy showing him how to hold his sword and to be a pirate...he liked to hold the sword from the wrong end

"Chocolate milk" new word...since Grandma Debbie drinks a glass a day...he had to be like grandma and also my Ensure drinks are chocolate flavored as well

our sweet neighbors gave Bradley a Halloween bucket with some goodies inside

concentrating very hard on getting that pattern right

don't make me...

gross, yucky
ahhh...a knife
Look at what a good job we did!

Alittle bit late in these postings, but at least I'm finally getting them up and recorded, so this period in time isn't gone and missing from our memories. I don't think that's possible, but you never know.

We had a lot of trick or treaters and finally had to turn our lights off because it was late and we didn't want to go and get more candy. So wow, lots of kids out. We didn't take Bradley trick or treating because we thought he had gotten enough candy from the 2 ward trunk or treats he went to. Mike took Bradley to our ward trunk or treat and then the next night, Mike's mom took him to theirs, so he made out pretty good and got to pick lots of candies. He's really picked up lots of words for his vocabulary and some of them are seasonal or festive to now.

-fire (inside the pumpkin)
-pumpkin

-candy

-scary

-ghost, but they are all baby ghosts...I don't know why:)
-colors: mostly green, yellow, blue, purple, pink ...he has a hard time saying red...that "r" is tricky

-Halloween and lots more, but they are the ones that have come to my mind

Mike also carved a pumpkin with him. He loves holding his little pumpkin and liked helping draw the pattern on the one they carved, but thought the digging of seeds out of it was yucky. He did not want anything to do with that part. So funny because I think we caught some of those faces with our camera. After we put a candle and lit it that's what he was obsessed with until we threw the pumpkins away. He didn't really like to sit and look at the fire, he just liked to know you did it and he saw fire. As soon as you blew it out because he seemed not to care, he'd say fire, fire, fire, more fire. So we lit lots of matches and went through a couple little candles. Good times for everyone!

Update on myself

Here I am in all my glory...pump, IV and my cute face!

I'm 16 weeks now and I'm still plugging along being sick. I must say either time or the medicines I'm on are actually making me feel alittle bit better. I'm on a Zofran pump and a few other pills, but NO IV, so that's great. Having an IV just makes me feel more sick, even though I know it's really making me feel better. So it's all fun.

I feel like I haven't had any real huge trials in my life until child bearing. I always said I've been blessed and one day I will experience my trials. They will come, I just don't know when... And here we go...I feel like pregnancies are my trial thus far here in life. They push me to my limits and are not enjoyable and test me grately. I'm grateful to be able to have children and Bradley is such a blessing in my life and this baby will be too. They truly are a challenge to get into this mortal life, which I am gratful to bare that trial of mine. It makes me stronger, so that only makes me better. That's basically how I feel in my pregnancies, until I feel better or the baby is born.

I have my ultrasound the first week of December to see if we are having a little boy or little girl, which makes me excited because I feel alittle more pregnant and not just a sick lady. Our ward has been amazing in taking care of us!!! The meals and watching of Bradley have been so wonderful...you will never know...thanks!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

cheese

Grandma Pagano & Bradley

I think I can lift this heavy pumpkin Bradley & Grandma Debbie

Daddy & Bradley

Sitting so nicely in the pumpkins, even though the sun is really bright

Look how sweet I am!

Bradley got to go to a Pumpkin Patch with his dad and both of his Grandmas...how lucky! It had mostly the same things as the Oil Ranch, but wasn't nearly as cool, but this time they did get some pictures. Mostly I just love for him to be outside in this beautiful weather. Thanks guys.

Oil Ranch 2009

Bradley got to experience the Oil Ranch for the first time here in Texas. It's alittle bit out in the country and a whole group from our ward went and so did my mom and Bradley. My mom was brave to set out on this journey with people she didn't know...didn't really matter as she was going so Bradley could have fun. She rode with my friend Julia, who took good care of her and us always...and had she and Bradley had a blast and spent a good part of the day there. No pictures because I'm not on top of things and forgot to give my mom my camera. Oh well.

They (Bradley mostly):
-rode a pony
-did NOT want to milk the cow
-waited in line and ate lunch until they went on a train ride
-played on the playground
-didn't really get the hay maze
-liked kids playing basketball
-petting animal area
-etc. etc. etc...I'm sure I'm forgetting lots and sad that I wasn't there to share in the fun, but glad that they did.

A visitor

OH happy day...my mom is here in Texas helping us for a couple of weeks. I realized I needed a lot of help right now, so she is here taking care of all of us. Yeah for moms....they are awesome...especially mine!! Thanks mom for taking time out of your busy schedule to take such good care of us!!! We love you lots!!!

Oh and Bradley just loves her and follows here everywhere..."grama"...makes me very happy:)