17 Weeks

I am 17 weeks now and have some exciting news. We got an ultrasound and the Doc says

Its a Girl!

When he started the ultrasound we saw her cute little alien face first. We told the Doc to just show us between the legs and we would come back to the rest of it! She wasnt being shy, and I knew RIGHT AWAY it was a girl! Greg was a little shocked because he thought it was a boy this whole time. Then we saw the 4 chambers of her fast little heart beating, checked out her brain (which looks huge...hehe) and watched her kicking her legs around and moving her fingers. It was pretty amazing.

Right away the girls started asking what we were going to name her. We are open for suggestions by the way, because we have nothing picked out yet! Kaden wanted to call her dad and tell him the news. Then Brylie talked to Matt and asked him, "So are you going to be the babys step-dad?" Of course he must have said no. Then she said, "Oh, so will you be like her grandpa then?" Haha, I dont know what he said, but it was cute. Their little minds dont understand the facts of biology yet.

We will have our official ultrasound in a few more weeks and see if our early viewing was really correct!

Birthday Notice

Happy
6th
Birthday
Kale!!

Today my nephew is 6. I cant believe it! It doesnt seem like he was born that long ago. Besides my own kids, he is the only other live birth I have witnessed. So, that means I am automatically his favorite Aunt :)

Kale has such a sweet personality. When he looks in your eyes you just know he loves life and is glad to have all the love and support that he has. He has a great family that loves him soooo much.

Have a good day at school Kale, we will see you when its party time!!

Baby Dombek - 16 weeks

I went to my last doctors apt in Maryville yesterday. Baby Dombek is growing right on schedule and has a good strong heartbeat. In two weeks I have my first apt in Kansas City at the hospital I will be delivering at (this is all due to insurance reasons). But hopefully we will be finding out the babys gender in the next few days! We are so excited to know. Everyone already thinks they know what it is. The girls are so sure they are having a brother. My mom is so sure its a girl! Me though....I have no clue! I thought for 100% sure I knew what Brylie was going to be...and I was WRONG....so Im not even trying to figure it out this time. We will really be happy either way. There are positives with having a boy and with having a girl. And this probably isnt our last, so we still have time to have some of each!

I will have to take another belly pic soon. Although, I havent posted any of that on here, you can see all that on my facebook page.

And I will keep you updated on what we find out! Be thinking of name suggestions, because we need help!

My hard working man!

Im pretty sure I have the best husband ever! Besides all the stuff he does to help me out INSIDE the house (hes great at doing dishes and cleaning bathrooms). He has been working hard to make the OUTSIDE of our house look better too.

I posted a picture of just a few of the jobs he has done recently. He cleaned up and did some brick work around our front flower bed. He painted our shutters and front door. And he sanded and then painted our white stair railing that looked old and was chipping. The whole front of the house looks brand new. And he isnt done yet!

Then in the backyard he is working on a playset for the kids. He is going to power wash the deck and restain it. And maybe after winter he will add on to the deck.

This winter he has the project of finishing our unfinished bedroom downstairs. Kaden is moving down there so we can have a room upstairs for the baby! I will be taking lots of pictures of that renovation as it starts to come along. Kaden is excited because she will have her own bathroom and she gets to help pick everything out (with some guidance of course). Right now she says she wants pink carpet!!!

Our house already looks totally different inside and out since we bought it. I loved this house when we first looked at it (even if it had the worst paint job ever on the inside). Its amazing what some paint, time and work can do to make a house into a lovely home!

Thanks Greg for all the hard work you do all day long AND all weekend long! We love you!

Overheard Conversations

Kaden and Brylie came home from school the other day and Kaden wanted to ride bikes outside. Brylie wanted to watch TV. So Brylie came in and went downstairs to the TV with Kaden following her, trying to tell her to come ride bikes with her. Brylie picks up the remote and Kaden says, "Today at school we learned all about being healthy. My teacher says that too much tv is not good for your brain. She says that you need to get exercise outside if you want to be healthy and smart. So, lets go ride our bikes instead of watching TV."

Brylie answers, "Well I didnt learn that today." And turns on the TV!

It was funny. Kaden is always trying to tell Brylie what to do and most of the time she wins. Brylie has been wiped out when she gets home from school this first week, and has no energy left!

We watched one show and then Kaden got to ride her bike while Brylie just played in the yard.

Our beautiful kids

The kids all looked so cute before church yesterday and we were actually ready EARLY so we decided to take a few pics before leaving.

They had such a fun weekend together playing. The girls LOVE playing with Jaren and including him in all that they do. After Greg left to take Jaren back, they were sitting in the living room and Kaden asked Brylie, "Dont you wish Jaren was still here?" And Brylie said, "Yeah" It was so cute to hear them missing him already.

First day of School!

The girls just started school today! Brylie is in KG and Kaden is a 2nd grader now! We woke up and had breakfast and Brylie put on her backpack right away. Then we went to get dressed. Miss Kaden picked out all her new school clothes herself (what a picky, girly child!) and was dressed fancy with a new purple shirt to match her new purple glasses. I had to have Brylie take her backpack off so we could change her clothes. Then she put it right back on to go brush her teeth. I had to have her take it off again to fix her hair. Brylie was ready so fast today. Ususally she cant do anything her self and is very slow and distracted easily. Today she had her socks and shoes on before I even knew it!

We took Brylie to school first. The girls go to school at different buildings. Brylie's school is JUST Kindergarten. She was so excited. She had to sit in the hall with her class and wait for her teacher. I had packed a book in her backpack to look at while she waited and asked her if she wanted to get it out. She said no, b/c she didnt want to take her backpack off. Haha, I hope the teacher can get that thing off her today! I gave her a hug and kiss and she didnt care at all that I was leaving her.

Then I took Kaden to her school. She had to wait in the gym with her class until the bell rang. She was a little more hesitent. She had lots of questions about buying school lunch and getting on the right bus to ride home. She seemed excited though and ready to meet the other kids in her class. Her teacher was talking to each of the kids and Kaden seems to really like her so far.
I hope this is a great year at school for both of the girls. They are growing up way too fast. I cant believe that both my girls are in school now, I thought this day would never come. I am getting too old. Its wierd to think I will be starting all over again soon with a newborn!
Here are some pics: