My husband is quite the carpenter...

Yesterday Robby spent about 6 hours in the garage building a step stool for Anthony. I've been wanting to buy one for a while, but never found the one I REALLY wanted. Robby did a GREAT job and I'm very proud of him! Here are some pictures of Anthony brushing his teeth tonight on his new stool. What a big boy!!! Now he's going to have to make another one for the new baby...






Today we went over to Brooks and Burkley's house to play. They had a great time and Anthony got every toy out...we had a lot of cleaning up to do. Aren't they cute...

I don't know where to start...

I have so many posts to post...

I'll start with today and then work my way back to Father's day. You're probably wondering why it's been so long since I've blogged. Well, it's been a while since I've done just about anything!!! For about the past 3 weeks I've had a hard time getting out of bed, brushing my teeth, cooking dinner, playing with Anthony...all I've wanted to do is sleep and sit sit sit. Oh, and some nausea!!! Have you guessed what's wrong with me yet?

YES, I'M PREGNANT!
I'LL BE 9 WEEKS ON FRIDAY
TODAY WAS OUR FIRST DR VISIT
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT!
WE SAW THE HEARTBEAT
DUE DATE: FEB 25TH

Ok, now here's how it happened. Because most of you know that we don't just "get" pregnant...we need professional help! Last May I decided to go to my OBGYN and beg for Clomid. I thought my doctor would laugh at me knowing all we've been through...why would clomid work now??? Rob and I were waiting for another IVF study, but that could be months or years so I felt like I was wasting time doing nothing and thought why not take some clomid if my Doc would go for it. If you read back through the years of blogging you'll know that back in 2005 I used clomid (4 rounds)...nothing! Then had several procedures to find out why we couldn't get pregnant...then did four rounds of IUI...nothing! Finally IVF and we got our sweet little boy, Anthony. It took many years to get our little boy and I didn't want to wait that long for another one. But we just couldn't afford IVF, so we've been waiting for another study.

Story gets crazier...I actually took one month of clomid and then came across an IVF study in Dallas, not Free, but we just decided we'd pay for it. I called my doctor and told her I wasn't going to continue taking another month of clomid since I found the study. My parents live in Dallas so I'd just stay with them. Then about 4 days before I was leaving for Dallas to start IVF I decided to take a pregnancy test just to make sure that the clomid didn't work...or DID work :)

It's still so unbelievable...a miracle, truly. We are so excited that we actually "got" pregnant on our own with just a little help from a pill and no major procedures.

Our little bundle of Joy

18 Months old already???

Well, it's true...they grow up fast. Anthony turned 18 months old last Friday on the 11th of June. He is such a little boy now and not a little baby. When I look at him I just can't help to run over and steal kisses...he has just got to be the most adorable thing ever! He is learning so much too. Just soaking everything up that Rob and I do. He pretends that he's vacuuming when I do, that he's blowing the grass when daddy's outside working in the yard, when we yell at the dogs...he yells at the dogs, it just goes on and on. This is going to be a long list, but these are all the words that "A" says at 18 months old:

momma
dada and sometimes daddy
nanny (My mom)
papa (My dad)
cici (Robby's mom)
/m/bob (Robby's dad)
dogs (WILL NOT say Holly or Brady...just DOGS)
more
well oh (for hello)
bath
ball
bat
side (for outside)
bye-bye
diaper
poopoo
teetee
bubbles
water
juice
milk
nana (banana)
book
nigh nigh (for night-night)
no no
toys
light
vacuum cleaner (one of his first words)
lawn mower
shoes
paci (i really didn't want him to learn this word b/c paci's are going bye-bye this summer)

I'm sure I've missed a few words, but he's just starting to say so much and copying what we say. He went on Monday for his 18 month check-up and is in the 50th % overall (head, height, and weight). He weighed 25.5 lbs. This is just the best age. I LOVE this stage of life. He is so much fun and just a joy in our lives!


This is last June (a year ago)
6 months old
Hanging our with Brooks



This is this June

Vacationing in Corpus

The first weekend of summer we got in the car and headed to Corpus for a little get away. We had a lot of fun. We went to the Texas State Aquarium on Saturday. Anthony had a great time seeing the turtles, dolphins, and other animals. My favorite was the dolphins...they were awesome...and BIG. One of the dolphins was 17 years old and 450 lbs.
Anthony watching the sea otters
This is the USS Lexington in the background




After we left the aquarium we walked around the marina and went home (b/c we had a baby to get to bed)

Oh come on...you know you like Mama's kisses!
This face look familiar?...and yes his hand is pointing to his butt...and he is saying "poopoo". He likes to tell us when he poops.
Close up!

The next morning we woke up early so we could get a good spot at the beach and rent an umbrella, etc. But we ended up being almost the only ones there. It was a little beach and as filthy as could be. We actually set up in a kinda-good spot then packed up to leave to go to the other beach, but asked a local who was jogging by if the other beach was ok and she suggested we stayed...so we unpacked again and stayed for a couple hours. It was cloudy, until we left...then the sun started to peek through. But Anthony had fun and that is all that matters! He just loved playing and digging in the sand. He and his daddy made sandcastles.







Back to the hotel to clean up, nap, and then for a swim in the hotel pool (since the sun came out)

Trying to copy momma


That evening we went to the Hooks game. It was by-far the best and most fun event we did the whole vacation. The San Diego chicken was there and was so funny...he had everyone laughing.






The next morning we packed up, checked out, and went to see the USS lexington before we drove back. The USS Lexington was pretty neat (but kinda a guy thing)...I'm not a big history person at all! But Robby enjoyed it. We didn't get to see the whole thing b/c Anthony couldn't make it and we needed to feed him and let him nap.
I was a little paniced when Robby took Anthony out on this walkway






We had a lot of fun on our first little family vacation.

My first trip to the beach...

was so much fun! Memorial day morning about 6:00 a.m. I had this great idea to get up early and head to the beach. We got to Galveston by 8:30 and got a good parking spot...they were already about 75% taken. We only stayed about an hour...Anthony was getting tired and irritated with all the sand. Here are some pictures: