Brat

I started this post a while ago and completely forgot about it. Thank goodness for auto-save.

Comforting my little princess after a fall at a b-day party.

Markay was having a hard day today, crying about everything. Yelling, screaming, throwing tantrums... I got a little fed up finally and picked her up & put her in her bed. "You can come out when you stop crying and whining and being a brat!", I said.

Well, a little while later I hear her say, "Mom, I stopped crying and whining.... But I'm not done being a brat, can I come out of my room now?"

Uh, oh! What have I started?

Now we just need help w/ a name!

Well, we had the "comprehensive" ultrasound today. And, with further inspection, our suspicions from the last appointment have been confirmed. We are having another little boy.

Because I was so sick this time (and Dannik said Heavenly Father had told him it was little girl), we thought for sure that this would be a little girl. Daynen has been calling him her the whole time (thankfully the baby does not yet understand, and won't remember it anyway) and we had a little girl name all picked out. Even plans on how we would move the rooms around so that the boys could share a room and the girls could share a room. Funny how plans always get a monkey wrench thrown into them.

We are now making new plans on how the big kids will continue to share a room & the little kids will share a room when the new baby comes. We are also going to have to figure out a new name! We are open to any suggestions that you may have. You know, we like those plain names like we have given the rest of children.

(This is what I walked in to find after a quick potty break, right before the ultrasound started).

From the ultrasound room:

When the technician announced that the baby was in fact a he, Dannik says:

"Oh man! That messes up the pattern!" (boy, girl, boy, girl...)

The tech, "Well, who's fault is that?"

Dannik, without hesitation, "Daddy's!"

The tech, laughing out loud, "You are the smartest little boy I have ever had in here!"

Dear Santa...

So, the kids have been asking if they could write letters to Santa, and I finally got around to complying w/ their request.
These are the 1st letters we have ever written to Santa, and I thought they were so cute I had to share!
They are such bright kids. They both did them by them selves (w/ a little spelling help & one or 2 of the letters on Markay's paper)! I am just so proud of my little smarties!

Just in case you have trouble seeing them Markay's says:

Dear Santa,

I want a Little Pony with

a Roller Coaster.

Love,

Markay

Dannik's Says:

Dear Santa,

I want a Sled and a

Dinisaur a

radio a watch

a clock a

fairytale book

a ninja turtle from

outer space.

Love,

Dannik

When Dannik finished w/ his long list, I said, "Now Dannik, you know Santa may only bring you one or two things from your list. He usually doesn't bring everything."

"I know Mom. I is a LONG list. But maybe Santa will look at the letter and say 'Woah! This kid asked for a lot of stuff. Maybe I should give him 3 or 4 things on his list!' "

"Maybe Dannik. But don't count on it"

baby pictures

Sorry that it has been so long since I have posted. There are several reasons, but the most prevalent is that our camera is broken. So, we will have to wait until Christmas for Santa to bring us a new one!

However, I do have one new baby picture to post. I had my 1st ultra-sound on Monday. It was just a regular in-office one (my new mid-wife does them at each appointment) and so we did not find out the sex yet. I did, however think that the baby is already getting cute, and can see the McCarthy head starting to form, so I thought I would share.

The comprehensive ultra-sound is scheduled for Dec 23, so if you would like to start placing bets on the sex, we will know at that time :)

Love to all!