Baby

We found out for sure at the 18 week appointment that baby Franks is another Boy!!! We're thrilled! Carmen is destined to be one tough little girl sandwich!
The ultrasound was fine until the end and the technician said there was fluid on his brain. Matt swears he heard the word hydrocephalus. Which is not good at all. The fluid could lead to brain damage and mental retardation. We saw a different doctor right after the ultrasound and he was very calm and said it was just cysts. We were scared out of our minds! We had to schedule another ultrasound with a specialist at the hospital after Christmas. Anyways, we had to wait through the entire holidays to see if everything was okay. It was very scary to say the least! The ultrasound was on the 3rd of January. The technician and doctor both said there was no fluid and no longer any cysts!! Baby boy is completely healthy! As you can imagine, I was crying tears of joy. Matt said he got on his knees thanking God. We feel blessed and overwhelmed with gratitude! My whole perspective has changed now and we can't wait to meet our little boy. I was excited before, but just a lot more appreciative for this little surprise miracle that we're about to have soon.

They are thrilled to announce they are having a little brother!

21 weeks preggers with our little boy

Fun Christmas Day!

We had so much fun as a family preparing for Christmas. We woke up and headed to a local donut shop. After stuffing our faces full, we headed to the mall to see Santa! We thought for sure Roman would be excited to tell him what he wanted. Not so much! Both kids cried, loud! It was actually hilarious! People in the mall were starring. After we got home from the mall, we got in our wagon and passed out Christmas cards to the neighbors. It was a great day!

Bible study

I take the kids to CBS bible study every Tuesday morning. We all love it! Carmen walks right in her class and Roman loves his class too. I enjoy having a little study every day and getting deeper knowledge of the bible. Roman's class performed for us the last week before Christmas. They recited their bible verse and sang 'Go Tell it on The Mountain', and 'Away in a Manger'. It was so cute!!

Carmen is 18 months old

Our little sweetie turned 18 months on December 22nd.  Time is moving so fast!  Here are her stats:

weight: 27 lbs 7oz (82%)

height: 33-1/2" ( 86%)

head circ: 19" (87%)

She is growing up before our eyes!  Carmen is so sweet and lovable, but yet so tough and hard core.  She knows what she wants, when she wants it, and how she needs it.  We are raising a determined, little sweetheart.  We love her more than words can describe!

• Carmen still eats way more than Roman and we still call her Miss Piggy.  Roman questioned why we were calling his sister a pig, so we had to stop!  She loves most foods while eggs, applesauce, and yogurt are definitely her favorites.  She wants everything that big brother wants and the exact same format.  If he has a fork, she will have one too!
• Carmen is in size 24 month clothes and wears a size 5 shoe.  She is sporting a size 5 diaper also. 
• Carmen still doesn't talk much, but knows everything.  She says, dada, bye bye, shoe, and maybe a few other words.  She's really good at shaking her head yes and no.  We really communicate with her great even though she doesn't talk much.  Yet the other day, we heard her say a complete sentence, "I want breakfast".  It was crazy!  Matt and I were both looking at each other like did you just hear her?  Silly girl!
• Carmen still won't sit still for a tv show at all.  She's always on the go unless she's really sick.
• Carmen is learning her shapes and animals right now.  She loves to put together the wood puzzles and now can master all of them except the numbers.  She loves to read books with us pick out objects in the books.  She's learning every single day and it is so exciting to watch.
• Our little diva loves shoes and hair bows.  She likes to pick out which shoes and hairbow.  If I choose one that matches, but she doesn't want to wear it, she absolutley will not!  Daddy has brought her downstairs in bright red shoes insisting that she had to wear them! Silly girl!
• Carmen loves her big brother so much even though he often hits her and tramples all over her.  She still comes back for more!

We love you Carmen Dale!  You are my one sweet girl and I wouldn't change a thing about you.  We are blessed to be your parents!

Thanksgiving week

We spent the first few days before Thanksgiving at my mom's house.  We left on Saturday morning and flew to Springfield.  Everyone did great, even Captain!  We got to see my friend, Sarah, and her boys on Saturday night.  Roman and Carter played so well together. Meema enjoyed having having all of her grandchildren together for a few days.  We had a great time.

Meema and her grandchildren

Carmen was intrigued by baby Mason

Silly Roman and Carter

 We headed to the lake a few days later.  My mom drove us to Tulsa and back in the same day.  She's a saint!  We had a great time with Matt's entire family and enjoyed the peaceful lake!  It was a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We could not get the kids to cooperate at all!  We finally gave up and this was our Christmas photo this year!

The entire Jones family at the lake.  What a great family!

Quiet time

Roman decided to dress up his superheros in silly "costumes" during quiet time the other day.  I'm actually so proud of his creativity.  He gave them gloves and shoes.  My silly boy!  He usually comes out dressed up himselft with belts, slippers, hats, you name it!  I just love my big boy!

It's beginning to look like Christmas

I made some wreaths because we now have two front doors and I just couldn't justify spending the crazy prices for the pre-made ones. It was really fun! Matt also found our first fake tree on Craigslist for only $200! We love it! The mess of a real tree was such a pain. We just miss the smell of a real tree.