We are having...

...another BOY! This little peanut flashed the goods a couple seconds after the ultrasound started.

I am so excited to have another boy. Dal is probably even more excited. Before we found out he stated, "I DON'T MAKE GIRLS!" Guess he was right... for now. Having another boy is so awesome for a bunch of reasons:

I can finally use my boy name, Jett, which I think I've been waiting to use since the day Jaiden was born.

It will be awesome for Jaiden to have a little buddy to play with. He really needs a 24/7 friend.

I already have a bunch of boy stuff.

Generally, I know what to expect.

I have a bazillion boy nicknames.

I love to snuggle a little buddy.

I guess I'm just partial to boys since I have a dang cute one already.

Jett just wanted to hang out with his legs up by his face the whole time. Even with all the nudging from the tech, he still just chilled. Will this be my "chill" baby. Oh, please, I hope so ;)
I love his tiny profile. Just perfect.

It's gettin' a little warm...

Ok, it's getting super warm. My three mile walk just about killed me. Yes, I said WALK. So sad what pregnancy can do to you. I used to easily run three miles and now I can barely walk up the stairs. I'm very determined to be in better shape with #2. Dal and Jaiden worked out in the front yard and by late afternoon we were just dying from the heat. Thanks to Gigi for getting this super fun play pool. It's seriously the coolest thing ever!

Putting our feet in the water cooled us down about 20 degrees. It was so nice. Jaiden even started to freeze. He played in the pool for hours.

Thanks for the chair, Randall ;) I promise you'll get it back. Here's Mr. Redneck himself. I'm so excited it's finally summer!!

Back in the Kitchen

(tasty chicken pesto pizza with artichokes, feta, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, & a multi-grained stuffed crust)

I'm very happy to now say that I have my cooking groove back. I am feeling pretty normal other than having a belly in the way. I seriously thought I would never be able to cook again after being so sick and tired. And the fact that another piece of mind has been sucked away hasn't helped either. It had been a little tricky trying to think up meals.

Dal and Jaiden have been pretty lucky boys. I finally started to plan and shop for meals for a couple weeks rather than just buying whatever and hoping I could make something out of it. I did end up spending a little more than usual but I think in the long run it will save. I felt like I was always making $40 grocery trips every week. Now we are eating healthier, saving, and I don't have to worry about cooking.

Yay for the 2nd trimester!

DirtyDash

Dal had the awesome opportunity to run in the Dirty Dash 5K this weekend up at Soldier Hollow. I was so jealous. He ran with some of his work buddies. Jaiden was super excited to go up into the mountains and see his daddy run.
There were so many hilarious costumes...from our Kermits to Nacho Libre, togas, and full on suits. It was a fun sight. I really couldn't believe how many people were there. It was crazy!

Randall and Shirley were kind enough to make the trip up to watch with us. It was so much fun having them there. Dal's wave started at 11. We watched and waited for him to come down to the mud pit finish. At about 11:40 we started to wonder if we had missed them(everyone was so muddy you couldn't tell one person from another). So Shirley, Jaiden, and I started out around the park to find Dal. I think we probably walked a 10K around that place. Finally we made our way back down to where the showers were. It was about 12:30 and there they were. We totally missed them. I'm sad I didn't get any muddy pictures but to give an idea, Dal said he cannonballed into the mud pit and went completely under.

This is right after a super cold shower that gave him a brain freeze.
Jaiden had fun looking over the edge of the barriers where there was a stream. He kept telling me there were alligators down there.

The best part(to me beacuse I was starving) was hitting up the Dairy Keen after. It was train heaven for Jaiden. He had so much fun. The food was great and they had the coolest drink machines we had ever seen. It was a great Saturday! Just what we all needed. And great job to Dal for busting his buns and getting real dirty!!