living the freeman life

I am so glad that I have a little boy who enjoys arts and crafts. (Naive, as I am, I thought I’d only get that by having a girl).  This afternoon, after he woke up from his nap, we hauled out the watercolors (you know, the cheap kit you can get with about 12 colors and a plastic paintbrush), put down some protective gear on the floor, printed out some Christmas coloring pages (and brought down plenty of blank paper), and stripped Caleb down to his diaper. Here we are getting set up…if anybody needs or wants some free printable Christmas coloring (or painting) sheets, you can click here to get them.  Say “cheese”, Caleb! :) Such a ham! We had a spectator for most of the time…this is Josie, our kitty of almost 5 years.  This is a face we see often…it is like her tongue was created too large for her mouth. :)  She’s very sweet though! This is something that impressed me…Caleb asked me to draw him a “T”…so I did, in blue on the right side of the paper.  I then asked him if he could draw a “T” too, and he did! In two deliberate strokes, he drew his “T” in a greenish-blackish color on the left side of the paper. Can you see it?  I was so proud of him! :)  Pretty good for a two year old!

Hee hee…this is after about an hour of painting.  Notice the 2 dozen sheets of paper, plus a very dirty boy.  It was totally worth it as I had a whole hour with no whining, no punishing, and no defiance. :)

Hi everyone! Sorry I've not updated in awhile...life with a toddler has a pace of its own! I'm about 25 weeks pregnant...and have about three and a half months to go! However, I already feel like I'm about to pop...here are some pics to prove it! I asked Eric to take pictures of me since I actually had makeup on (and a decent outfit!). I’m carrying Adam the same way that I carried Caleb!

Here I am from another angle! Adam right now is measuring about a week ahead, but that could mean that 1) he will come early, 2) he’s gonna be a big baby like his brother, or 3) my due date was miscalculated. Either way, they doctors are keeping an eye on him! My blood pressure is doing great, and so far, gestational diabetes has not reared its head. I’ll be tested for that in about 6 weeks.

Aclose up of the huge belly! Looks like I have a beachball in there!! Adam is mildly active, especially after meals! He’s got a strong kick, but so far, he’s stayed away from my ribs! We are putting the finishing touches on the nursery! The good thing is about having another boy is that I can reuse all of Caleb’s clothes. I’m looking forward to meeting this little fella in the early spring!

Baby boy #2 finally has a name...Eric and I promised each other (and all others who were asking!) that we would come up with a name for our next baby boy by the time we left Townsend, TN. And he shall be called....

...drumroll please.....

Adam Connor Freeman

We both really liked the name Adam (which means "first" or "original") and Connor was a suggestion from Aunt Angela and Eric's Aunt Susie. Connor means "brilliant", so you can't go wrong there! Hope you like it!

I'm officially opening the contest: write/tell me your prediction on whether this baby is a boy or girl, its birthdate (it is supposedly due on Feb.13th), its height and weight. The person who comes closest in all four categories, gets a prize! Also, the closest person in each of those categories also gets a prize (except the boy/girl category- you have a 50/50 chance there!)! I'll keep track of them on a spread sheet, and after the baby comes, we'll see who wins! :) (Even if you aren't local, I'll mail you your prize!)

I remember not taking too many belly pics last pregnancy, so I decided to do more this time around.  Here I am at six weeks along June 19th…already showing! Crazy!

And…here’s two weeks later, July 10th, when I’m around 8 weeks along! (Yes, I’m wearing the same shirt—it’s comfy!)

And…then I forgot to take pictures! A few weeks went by and then I popped out even more! I took this yesterday- I’m around 15 weeks along! Should find out the gender of the baby by the end of next month! Any guesses??