Baby Progress!

Little Marilyn, (no, we still don't know for sure), is growing. She (he) is approximately 5 1/2 inches long and weighs about 7 ounces. Hopefully, we will soon get that all important sonogram, that will let everyone know, what I already know, IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! Tish is now wearing her maternity clothes, although she still has not really gained any weight. She is doing great! Grandpa is doing great, I'm doing great! We are going to buy some more fabric this week-end to get started on the bed clothes and accessories.

I got music!

Thanks to my wonderfully computer literate daughter, I now have some of my favorite tunes added to my blog. Wait for it...........................That's nice. Enjoy!

Yeah!!!

Tish and I got up early, well, around eight, that's early on Saturday, right! Anyway, we got up early and went to McDonalds for breakfast, then we went SHOPPING!!!!!!
We had a blast. Jerry told us about a Garage Sale in Anna. We stopped by and got a Graco stroller and infant car seat for $10.00. They look great. A little sanitizing and they are in perfect shape for our" little-one-on-the-way".
Then we went shopping for maternity clothes. Tish has finally given in. Her little belly won't fit into her regular clothes any more. We found some really cute things at Ross and Old Navy.
After that we went to WalMart and bought curtains for her room and lots of stuff to make a crib quilt and blanket. She decided on a Jungle theme.
Adding what we got today, with the great bassinet and playpen, both Graco, that her Dad surprised her with earlier this week, and the crib and changing table, we bought a few weeks ago and it's beginning to look a lot like BABY around here.
Tish's Wish List still has a few items left; she still needs a bouncy seat, an exer-saucer, and a swing. Along with the usual crib sheets, diapers, receiving blankets, onesies, etc. But the majority of the BIG stuff is done!
It feels good to know we are getting well on our way to prepared. I love hanging out with Tish. She has such a great sense of humor, we had a blast.

I Can't Remember!

Many moons ago, when I was pregnant with Krysta, I was told that nurses could predict the sex of a baby by listening to the heartbeat. A slower heartbeat was a boy and a faster one, a girl.
I went to the doctor with Tish today and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Anything over 120 is normal according to the nurse. Our baby's heartbeat was 154.
I just can't remember the parameters, was it over 140, means a girl?
Or, was it a higher number? We would really like to have a little girl!
Tish and the baby are doing great! Tish still has not gained any weight, but the doctor did not seem at all concerned about it. I guess I am just an old worrier!
Everything else checked out just great!
If anyone else knows the answer to the heartbeat question, let me know!
My memory is just not that great anymore! Well, the truth is, it never was that great to begin with.
What was I saying?

Yakity Yak, Don't talk back!

Alex has been trying and trying to teach Mocha to talk, but she just won't listen!

UH!OH! It's a baby belly!!!

From flat to fluffy, She can still wear some of her clothes (only because they are low-riders). She can still fit into her favorite sweats (only because they were 4 sizes too big to begin with). But, it won't be long and the baby-t's will have to be packed away for a while! Tish's belly just suddenly popped out there. We got her room "Clean Sweep" clean and rearranged, we put the baby bed and the changing table in there and hopefully next week-end we can go shopping for some curtains and other things to finish it out. We are trying to figure out a theme that will fit both Mom and Baby. Tish has pretty much decided the underlying color will be green. Then when we figure out "boy or girl" we will add blue or pink and other accessories. Tish has always loved "John Deer" green and pink as a color combination. So that will not really be any trouble to do! I can't wait to find out. I can't wait to get started! This Grandma stuff is more fun all the time!

We're Home!

And I am glad! We went to Fairfield lake this morning. We spent most of the morning fishing for Blue Gills. They were not biting. Jerry caught one really nice one, I didn't catch anything but a really nice sunburn. My legs have not seen the sun since, I can't remember when, so this morning I got up, shaved my legs, put on shorts, and spent a couple of hours, riding around in the boat. I had a great sun umbrella and plenty of water to stay hydrated. We keep sunscreen in the boat. I wasn't concerned.
After a while, we decided to give it up for the day and go to the fishfry. I got out of the boat, we trailered it and went inside the cool air-conditioned building. Then, the pain began. I noticed for the first time, in years, what a sunburn feels like. I think it will be a very long time before my poor legs see daylight again.
On to other news. The food was wonderful, the company was entertaining and we had a great time.
After leaving the lake, we drove around Teague, looking for familiar, childhood memories. We found our old house, the place where my Grandpa's house was and the old gas station where he used to buy me cokes and candy bars. Along with a few other memorable landmarks.
All-in-all, we had a very nice day!

Weekend Fishing Trip

Jerry and I each took a vacation day on Friday for a little R&R, just the two of us. We went to Lake Bonham and camped out.
Friday evening we brought in 9 crappie, we cleaned them and cooked them for dinner. There is nothing better than fresh caught fish, cooked and eaten in the great outdoors.
Saturday morning, Jerry went out early and caught 23 more. I stayed behind, to sleep in, but ended up getting up earlier than I meant to and broke down our camp while he was out. He released the fish, he had caught rather than having to clean them before we came home.

As you can see, Lake Bonham is beautiful. It's not large as lakes generally go around here, but the fishing is great and the campsites are near the water. We had a great view of the lake, and a shady campsite which made things pretty nice considering the heat. Our tent is a snap to set up and take down so the actual work went by pretty quickly.
We had a very nice time, just being together and enjoying the peace and serenity of nature, it's times like this that reminds me what we have together and how very special our love is.

There are a lot of houses along the shores of the lake. Almost all of them have private boat docks or boat houses and fishing piers. Jerry and I would love to be able to buy a house on the water front. Not really such a far-out dream. The houses are generally modest and likely within our budget. I think we will probably pursue that goal, sometime in the not-so-distant-future.
But in the meantime, we have babies and weddings to plan for. Real life goes on, but we do have wonderful weekends together to make plans for future dreams come true. That also, is part of real life and part of what makes us stronger.

Children at play!

Baby Mocha is growing up. She has made a lot of new friends.

Here she is, learning how to chew one's tail, from Sami.Go away, KID, you bother me!
Maybe, Alex will play!!!What are we playing?How about, "Catch My Tail" or "Here We Go Round The Little Green Bird"? Or "Follow the Leader"Snickers, Do you wanna play?
No thanks, I'll just watch this one!

When your children have feathers or fur, it's quite interesting to watch them play together. Mocha and Alex have become very good friends.
Sami and Snickers have learned to be more patient and Mocha is learning respect for the beaks and teeth of her elders!