Official News....

It has been confirmed...we are having a boy!!! Clear as day. He didn't try to find anything. LOL. He was so cute and moving around a lot. The doctor had trouble getting the shots he needed. Oh well, we all got a really cute show. Pictures to come.

Madilyn Turns 2 Today!!!

I cannot believe Madilyn is already 2 years old. She has grown up so fast. When she woke up this morning Darrell and I both said and sang happy birthday to her. I don't think she really understood what we were doing or what day it was.

I made her favorite breakfast today, pancakes. I cut the pancake up so it said "I love (I cut a heart) u". Darrell thought it was cute but Madilyn just wanted to start digging in. Happy Birthday was too long and after we started eating Darrell said "you should have made a number 2". That would have been much harder than the "I love u". I have a heart cookie cutter so some of it was easy. I took a couple of pictures at breakfast, which I will post later.

For Madilyn's birthday we are planning on buying her her own fish. We were thinking a couple of Black Molly fish from PetSmart because when you stick your finger in the water they come up and kiss your finger. We were also thinking about getting her a goldfish because she really likes Dorthy on Sesame Street. She loves Elmo and gets really happy when she sees Dorthy, or any fish at all. She loves Finding Nemo as well. It is one of her favorite movies. Since this fish is something I will be taking care of more than her I am thinking a Beta fish. They are pretty and very low maintenance. We will be going as a family on Friday to get her fish as well as get her 2 year old photos taken and maybe go to her first movie theater movie. We will have to check the times and see if there are any movies playing that she will sit through. Pictures of Madilyn's first pet will be coming soon. We also want to take her to the zoo or some kind of aquarium. She has never been to either and she will love both. We just need to find one here in Oklahoma. We want to do so much with her now while we have the time. When this second baby comes it won't be very fun around here and we won't be going any where for a while.

Anyway, Happy Birthday Madilyn Grace. Mommy and Daddy love you very much and hope you have a wonderful birthday (even though you don't really know it is your birthday or what a birthday is all about).

First Ultrasound Pictures

At 13 weeks Darrell and I went to an ultrasound specialist to have a down syndrome test with baby #2. We are not worried about this baby having down syndrome nor do we care if this baby has it because we will love and take care of this baby no matter how things turn out. We decided to do this test to see our new baby with a better and more high tech ultrasound machine and because at 13 weeks they can make a better educated guess as to what we are having. It was such an awesome experience. We saw so much. The baby was wiggling, "talking", waving, kicking, and arching its back. It was so cute. We even got to see some 3D pictures. We got some of the appointment on a DVD and they gave us about 10 pictures. Here are a couple. They "think" or should I say "they are pretty sure" we are having a boy. We go back in about 4 weeks for another ultrasound. We will find out for sure then. We will keep everyone updated.
Ok, now the photos...

The second one has an arrow pointed to it to show us why they are pretty sure we are having a boy. The third one actually says, "I'm pretty sure it's a boy!!!" Darrell was so excited and kept asking the doctor so he stopped what he was doing and quickly showed us this and typed that above the picture. LOL. The last one is one of our 3D pictures.

Binkies...

Let it begin... THE PLAN: Don't allow binkies in her mouth other than at bed time, on car rides, and when she is really really upset. Step 1: Cut one binky nipple so she thinks it is ruined and she doesn't want it. When she does get it at bed time or in the car she will think she is getting a treat. Step 2: No more binkies in the car. Only allow binkies at bed time. (We are not their yet...but maybe in a couple of weeks, realistically it will probably be more like a month or two) Step 3: No binkies at all...I am terrified of this stage...I don't know if we will ever get here. Hopefully we will be here by the time the new baby comes.

Baby #2

(I bet you are all so glad to see my pee stick, huh!!! Sorry. I just wanted to show the proof.)

So, on February 15th Darrell and I found out we are going to be adding another little bundle of joy to our family. We are so excited. It looks like I will be due around October 21 (one week after mine and Darrell's birthday). Crazy huh!!! I have my first doctor's appointment on March 24. I will post any other news or pictures (if I have them) after that appointment. Hopefully it is only one baby. LOL!!!


Right now Darrell wants a boy, for many reason, who can blame him. I want another girl though. I have been learning to make so many cute little bows and girlie things that I want to be able to use my new skills on another little girl. Plus, it would be nice for Madilyn to have a sister close in age to her so they can have things in common and play together. We both will be happy with either gender though. What we really want is a happy, healthy baby who sleeps as good as Madilyn does and did. One can hope. Maybe we will get luck twice. Cross your fingers for us. More to come.

Dog walks...

Here is Madilyn with Peanut. Madilyn loves to help walk the dogs. We have 3 lab mix dogs whom she loves very much. She love to chase them around the house, climb on them so she can get on the couch, and pull their hair and tails. They are all so good with her and they are pretty good about staying with her and not pulling her down when she has the leash.

FINALLY...NO MORE BOTTLES!!! YAY!!!

This past weekend Darrell and I went down to Dallas for his sister's wedding and I forgot to pack a bottle for Madilyn. She only has a bottle when she gets up in the morning and when she goes to bed. I have kept giving her a bottle because she seems to drink more milk out of a bottle then out of a sippy cup. Anyways, I thought she was going to freak out like she did when we tried to take the bottle away about 6 months ago, but surprisingly she didn't. Although she wasn't thrilled about drinking her milk from a sippy cup she was just so tired the first night and she wanted something to drink so she just drank her milk from her cup. There was a few fussy moments and then she gave in. It was a lot easier than the first time. Yay!!!

So, finally at 20 1/2 months I am packing away the bottles until we have another little one. I am so happy we got through this stage. Doctors have been telling me for a while to get her off a bottle because it is bad for her teeth, while now she is off the bottle. Hurray!!! I have been wanted to get her off a bottle for months and I have just been to weak. She hasn't had a bottle since Friday morning and she hasn't really seemed to mind not having her one. Thank goodness. I will miss how cute she is when she just wakes up or when it is time for bed and a bottle seems to help relax her. She is so cute. Now getting her off the binkie is another story. That will be the hardest. Wish me luck.

These pictures were taken more than a year ago, but she still is so cute. Just bigger.

New title...

Ok, so the title "Jill and Darrell" was making me so bored. I think I am going to try out a few new titles before I actually change it. I might keep the website address the same but just change the name of the blog. Stay tuned. Any suggestions are welcomed. I am not very creative with these kind of things. :-)

No More Chili's...Hopefully ever!!!

Tonight was Darrell's last night at Chili's. He has been working there for about 5 years and off and on for over 10 years. Crazy huh? The Chili's here in the town we are living in wasn't what we expected. We will miss the great food discounts but we need and are starting to eat better so maybe this is a good thing.

We are both excited for his new job as Assistant Manager at the Auto Zone right by our house. It takes less than 5 minutes to walk there (which he is excited about since Chili's was about a 10-15 minute drive). He is also excited about the hours (and so am I). He won't be getting home at 1 and 2 am any more. Thank goodness. The knowledge he will learn about things he will need in the future also excites him.

Darrell also start back to school tomorrow. This is his second semester at this school. He loves being at such a big school. He will only be taking 4 classes instead of 5 like last semester so we are hoping we might be able to see each other more often. He is getting his masters in architecture. His undergrad is not in architecture so this program will be about a 3 1/2 or 4 year program. We will be here for a while. At the end of 2 years he will have a second bachelors degree which we are both excited about. I am so proud of Darrell for working so hard when things haven't been all that easy for him or us. He keeps pushing forward and fights for what he wants and knows is right. I truly admire him and thank him for the great example he is setting now for our kids in the future. I love you babe. XOXO