We are having a....

BOY! We found out last week that we will be having another boy in the family! We are so thrilled and realized very quickly that it will be good for our budget not to have to buy lots of new girl things! It's for the best!

We are so looking forward to meeting this little guy! I am now almost 22 weeks and over halfway there! It seems to be flying by. Caleb LOVES to say "I'm going to have a broda". SO CUTE! He talks about his "baby broda's clothes" alot too! I can't wait for them to meet!

As much as these pictures are SOOO not flattering, I thought I would throw in another belly shot! Gettin' bigger!

Still growing...

17 weeks (to-date I am currently almost 19 weeks though)

Well, time for another belly shot. I feel like I have gotten a lot bigger than I actually look. Things are coming along just fine though. I am feeling good and just trying to stay out of this recent heat. I have been SO spoiled with a mild summer so far and this heat seems like it is about going to kill me. I have spent a few nights on the couch in front of our window air conditioner as well. It isn't all that bad though because the couch actually helps my hips not to hurt so much as well. It's all good.

Our ultrasound is fast approaching...September 1st! I can't wait. I seem to be counting down the days each week. I am so anxious to find out what our little peanut is! I have been feeling a lot more movement lately as well...SO FUN! I love to feel the baby move. I have been trying to get Kirk to feel it as well but I don't think he has quite felt it yet. Soon though, I am sure. With Caleb he didn't feel movement until the day before our ultrasound. This one should be sooner, I am convinced :)

Caleb doing wonderful. Talking away as usual. He will say just about anything you ask him to say and even more. Sometimes we wonder where he gets the things he says, but it is so darn cute! He loves to say "goodness gracious!" when something surprises him. So funny! We tried him out in his "big boy bed" this past weekend that didn't turn out so well. He seemed to think it was free reign to get out of bed and play...finally at 2am I decided my sleep was more important at the time. We are going to wait until after Labor Day when we get a bed rail from my sis-in-law and see if that works for him. I know it will take time though and I just need to prepare myself. He is getting too big!



My next post will probably be another belly shot as well as the big reveal as to what we are having!! I can't wait to share the news. Until then, enjoy the rest of the summer!

Belly Shot #1

Okay so here is my first "belly shot". This is at 14 weeks (almost 2 weeks ago). I hate doing these until I look OBVIOUSLY prego but I figure the kids (as well as me) will want shots along the way. That is what I did with Caleb so I will continue for each of my kids!

I have been feeling much better these past few weeks. Getting more energy back, able to eat much more of a variety of things (not just fruit and yogurt), and enjoying the not-so-hot month of July. We have our next appointment this coming Thursday and we will probably set our ultrasound date (SOOOO excited for that!). Hopefully it will be an uneventful visit and we will get to hear a nice strong heartbeat.

I have also been feeling much more movement in the past few weeks. This baby definitely isn't as active as Caleb was, which sometimes makes me a little nervous, but I am sure things are just fine.

It is exciting being pregnant again, but I do have so say I am not quite ready for the infant stage again. I guess I have about 5 more months at least right?!?! Hopefully I get prepared fast :)

My little boy is TWO!

So, Caleb will be turning two on Friday (July 10) but we celebrated over the 4th of July so we could have more family members there. We had a cookout at my parents house and it was YUMMY! Caleb was blessed with lots of nice gifts....many things he needed and a few things he really likes. It was great to have lots of family there to celebrate but we were missing some :( None the less we had a great time. Here is the party in photos:

























I can hardly believe that he is two. Where did all the time go? I can honestly say that being a mother to Caleb has rocked my world in so many ways. It has not only showed me how I need to DAILY surrender to Christ in order to be the best mother I can be but it has taught me many life-long lessons! I have learned how selfish I can be and how I need to lay it at the feet of the cross each day (sometimes many times a day) in order to be who God wants me to be. I have learned (and am still learning) that my kids are not mine but only mine to take care of here on this earth. Ultimately they are God's children and I am blessed to have them while we are here together. What an incredible honor!

It amazes me how much Caleb has taught me! I can say that these past two years have molded me and shaped me into a different person in many ways....GOOD WAYS!





Caleb, may God continue to bless you and keep you as you continue to grow. May you never lose your sense of adventure, joy, and kind heart. Our greatest prayer for you is that you will come to know Christ as your personal Savior at a very young age and follow him faithfully each day of your life....HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! He will be there even when we can't be! We are committed to pray for you daily and raise you up in the ways of the Lord! We love you with everything we are and we are excited to see all that God has in store for your future! Happy 2nd Birthday son! You mean the world to us!

-Mom and Dad

On to #2...

Baby Starnes #2 at almost 7 weeks (our little kidney bean)

Well, it is official.....we are having another BABY! Yes, I am almost 12 weeks pregnant and due January 14th. Today was our first doctor's appointment and it went really well. We had had a little scare right around 7 weeks with some bleeding, but we had an ultrasound and confirmed that the little munchkin was doing just fine. And at our appointment today we heard the heart beat (for the second time) and it was right around 164 bpm's. Anyone know what that means? Is the boys heart rate generally faster or the girls? Does anyone remember what their kids where? I don't think I ever wrote down what Caleb's was.

I have been feeling GREAT which has been a HUGE blessing with a little "almost" 2 year old running around! I have been tired and a little "yucky" in the evenings but not really any sickness. I think I am coming out of it now too which is nice. I know many women have it MUCH WORSE so I don't complain! Anyways, that's our news for now. We are very excited and we will be sure to take "belly shots" and post them periodically (at least once a month). I have get my scrapbook going! ;) We will also be finding out the gender so there will be another BIG blog probably at the end of August announcing if we will have another boy or our very first girl!!

FUN! I love being pregnant (really I do!).

Blessings!

Water, Water Everywhere!

I wanted to share a few pictures and video clips of Caleb playing in the water on Friday. This is the first year he has liked the water and it took him a little bit to warm up to the idea but he loved it after that. He LOVES to be outside (no matter what weather) so it makes for a good afternoon. Enjoy the pictures and video!

Jumping...

Caleb learned how to jump quite a while ago, but he has just gotten the hang of jumping with TWO feet off the ground. He thinks it's pretty cool. I wanted to share these two cute videos of him jumping (or "gunking" as he calls it). He was having a lot of fun! Enjoy!