Baby Hayden

The money shot!

Sweet profile

I had my ultrasound today and everything is perfect with baby Hayden (yes that's her name unless I change my mind ;) It is confirmed that she is really a girl yeah! She has everything she is suppose to and it's all in the right place. She is 9 ounces right now and is measuring right on for her age. The poor ultrasound tech though because she was moving all over the place and made it difficult to get all the pictures she needed. I am so relieved that everything is OK with her. My risk of downs syndrome is now down to 1 and 15,000. Thanks Dr. Freeman for taking care of us! Now she just needs to grow and stay in there until at least 38 weeks!

"I just wanted to make you laugh"

So I was downstairs watching tv and Sydney was upstairs doing the same. Or so I thought! She came downstairs with a huge goofy grin on her face. She of course got in trouble for coloring all over her body! She looked at me with eyes full of tears and said "But momma, I just wanted to make you laugh". I of course then felt bad for yelling at her and it really was pretty funny. So a few hugs and kisses later everything was right in the world again. I just had to take some pictures of her. She also promised to only color on paper from now on.

Preschool!

Well I did it, I actually survived Sydney's first day of preschool and I am lonely! My house is so quiet right now. I know I will learn to appreciate having time to myself but right now I really miss her! We got up at 6:00, ate breakfast, got all dolled up and off we went. Sydney was soooooo excited to go to real preschool. It was so surreal going to a school and dropping off my kid. Weird! She asked my as we were walking through the parking lot if I was going to cry. She told me that she didn't want me to cry. I said I would try really hard not to but if I did they were going to be happy tears for her. She was ok after that. We found her classroom and she ditched me immediately to play with the kids. I stayed for about 30 minutes (obviously for my sake not hers). My little social butterfly was sitting in circle time when I blew her a kiss and left. I got a little misty as I was walking away from her but I think I did pretty good. I really am excited for her, she is going to learn so much and have so much fun. But I feel like this is the beginning of me not being the center of her universe and I know I am not ready for that! Great, now I really am crying. Oh well I almost made it.

Sydney's new do

Sydney starts preschool on Monday! Real live actual preschool through the Litchfield School District. My mom got a job as a school nurse there and because of that Sydney got a spot even though it is not the district we live in. It is all day 5 days a week (yes a little tear for mom, don't know if I am ready for this). I think she is ready, I am a little concerned about it being 5 days a week, so I will see how she does. So in preperation for school I took Sydney to the salon where I get my hair cut and paid way to much for a kid cut. It was worth the extra $20 for my piece of mind though. I haven't had her hair cut in over a year because I was scared it was going to get screwed up (bad experience in the past). I love her beautiful red curls! After her hair cut Kristi and Carter met us at the mall for some serious spending. I did get everything I bought on sale (huge going out of business sale at Pumpkin Patch that I hit up today as well, can you say ouch!) Anyway here are pictures of my girl and her new do.

Out of the mouths of babe's - part 2

So I got out of the shower today and Sydney said " momma, your bum is getting bigger too!" in a tone of voice that meant it was something to be excited about. Well I was not so excited to hear that, but it was pretty funny. Oh, the honesty of a child. I just had to share.

My Fashion Girl

I have been so bad about blogging! Sorry. I will try to be better. So the last post left off with the less than excited response to Sydney becoming a big sister. Well the very next day I think it sunk in. She is so excited about baby sister (she's ok if she turns into a baby brother too) She talks to the baby all of the time, hugs and kisses my belly. Even when I am at work and call her she talks to baby sister. I am so happy she is so excited. Though the reality of an actual baby will be interesting to watch. She loves kids and babies so I think she will adjust pretty well.
We went to a couple of daycare centers yesterday to try to find preschool for her. There are pretty slim pickings in that area around here so we have no choice but go the daycare route. Sydney was so exciting (her words) about preschool and can't wait to start. One of the schools we toured had all the kids in a classroom and Sydney just joined right in. She sat down at the table like she belonged. When I told her it was time to go she was so sad that she started crying. She didn't want to leave! I think she is past ready for preschool and will do wonderful in that environment. Anyway here are some recent pictures of her!

Pirate day and birthday party at summer camp.

Tea time at Jake's birthday party.



So Sydney had decided that she is a "fashion girl". Those are her words. She is still obsessed with dressing up and wearing her high heals all day long. This little jewel she picked out for us last night. Those are my socks from back when toe socks were cool.

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Healthy baby GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless of course she grows a penis in the next few weeks. I am so happy that so far the baby is healthy! Because of my age I was really worried and am still not totally out of the woods. I will get blood test results next week and then I will go from there to see if I need further screening. A big thanks to the Freeman's for watching Sydney during my ultrasound! Speaking of Sydney I told her that she is going to be a big sister and it was pretty anticlimactic! My mom and I stopped and got her a new doll and she was way more interested in that than becoming a big sister. I think it will be more real for her when she can feel her move. Anyway her are some pictures of our littlest family member!