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07-17-08 06:16pm CST
Ethan and Micah are getting a little sister! Her name will be Hailey.
soozeyay! 
cbairdI'm so excited for you all. Brian wouldn't tell me anything after he hung up with TJ... but I figured it out based on his reaction. ;o) 
bliss117I'm so glad you accidentally let the secret out!!! 
littlebitYay! A sister ;-) 
angiemann73I'm so happy for you!!! I am also glad when you said you slipped you meant your mouth - not fell down. Congratulations!!! :-) 
wildpeachemThat's wonderful news, and I love her name. 
notcoolSo happy for you! 
towelheadOh my goodness!! That makes me sooo happy! =] Congrats!! 
aletaWonderful news! (I notice she's due on my birthday! I'm happy to share!) 
sherry_everettI am SO excited for you guys! 
missyHow exciting! I thought you meant you slipped and fell! Glad you didn't. :-D 
faith1980i sooooo knew that was what you were calling about this morning! cant wait to see her! and im so glad we dont have to call it "pat" anymore. hahaha 
beani'm so very happy for you - i know you must be thrilled. thanks for calling this morning; i was still sleeping in with silas... :-) 
scrappyhappymamaAww, congrats! I thought you meant slipped and fell too. Glad I was wrong. And what a pretty name. 
bananabowsAww, so happy for you guys! 
lethaHolly and TJ, I love the name, too. That will be so pretty with your other little ones. I am so excited for you. Love you 
bammyoftwelveWe were thrilled to hear Ethan tell us about his sister. 
cbairdWe should have swapped pictures while we were still in CA. ;o) When you all get a chance, can you burn the pics you all took to a CD for us? Brian is working on putting the video's on DVD so we'll send what we have to you all when he's done. :o) 
tortillaLOVE IT!! I found out the other day and have been rejoicing ever since!! tell TJ HAHAHAHA!;) come see my post and mark your calendar!! ;) 
the_dillardsThat is so exciting! I cant wait to meet Hailey! 
all_gods_childrenSo sorry Dear! I had no idea I was that hard to get a hold of! We've been home most of the days and didn't have a clue you were trying to call. *sigh*

I am soooooo excited for little Hailey to come!!! I can't wait to see her sweet little face! 
anneWhat sweet news! I'm happy for you. 
lb1178Congratulations on the baby girl!! I am very happy for you!! 
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07-17-08 08:26am CST
I've been pretty busy lately. Last week was our vacation and this week is VBS. Before vacation was the 4th of July, and I got to see little Silas!! He must have snuggled up to me for close to an hour! And I enjoyed every minute of it.

So after all that, I plan on posting a ton of pictures in the coming days.

In the meantime, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news - I slipped. The good news - I get to tell you... soon! A few calls to make first.
missyOooh, I'm glad you're okay! 
bliss117You fell or slipped and told? I can't wait to hear! Glad y'all made it home safely. 
all_gods_childrenYou are a farrrr better secret holder than I ever would be! I wouldn't tell anyone else's secret, but I surely can't keep my own! ;o) Yeah...we get to know!!! 
jhuntleythanks, holly! and i can't wait to hear YOUR good news. :) 
notcoolTELL TELL!!!!! 
lethaI'm just so thrilled, cause I was one of the ones that got the call! I'm so excited and happy! 
sarahfayi love that name!! 
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06-26-08 07:54pm CST
If you're tired of hearing about the baby, you'll be happy that this should be my last baby related post for awhile. :)

I'm just excited because we've finally agreed on 2 names!

Drumroll...

For a boy, Seth. For a girl, Haylee. (Gavin Seth or Haylee Alexis.)

Gavin and Alexis were a compromise on my part, but we both really liked Seth and Haylee. So I'm happy with both names.

In other news, Micah keeps telling me he wants to go potty. I am always sitting him on the toilet, and he will sit on there for quite awhile. But he has yet to go #1, let alone #2. Any ideas? It would be nice to have him potty trained before our next one comes along!
sarahfaycute names! I LOVE haylee! 
rachierachI really like both names, too. When I potty-trained Natalie, I just set a timer for 30 min. I made her sit down every 30 minutes all day long. After a couple of days doing that, she got it. Oh, and I stripped her from the waist down while she played. Good luck! 
missyPretty much what I did with Wyatt. He wore underwear around the house and we just went every 30 minutes. 
tortillaset a timer! have him aim for cheerios! let him see you go and then say YAY i get an MnM!! Give one to Ethan, too. He will get it! Adeline is completely potty trained now! I can't believe it! I am so happy and proud of her. They are just so smart and try to pretend like they aren't when they don't feel up to it! ;/ I hope she doesn't regress...i am waiting for it! ;/ 
wildpeachem^^ about the stripping down and every 30 minutes sounds like "Potty Training in Less than a Day" which worked amazingly well about 19 years ago with my youngest. You just have to committ to a whole day of staying in a room that can handle accidents, i.e. the kitchen, put up the baby gate, peel off the diaper, and start the timers. I think they also suggest using a wetting baby doll as a model, but you have big brother handy! 
bliss117NOTHING worked with Savannah. We tried timers, M&Ms, stickers, etc., etc. She was more than happy to sit on the commode, but wouldn't do anything on it. One day, probably about a year after we first started trying to potty train, she decided she wanted to, but I have no idea what changed her mind. Hopefully, Micah will do better than she did!!!

And I love hearing the baby updates... 
all_gods_childrenSo will you be calling the boy Seth or Gavin? :) Either way is fine with me. I too, like the name Haylee Alexis. It rolls off the tongue nicely.


Good luck finding a potty training tool that works for you. It's tough. Noah was the hardest. Nothing worked for him. He finally understood the concept, but I had to wait until he was ready. No amount of positive reinforcement worked with him.

Every time Jonah goes to the potty, his brother follows and demonstrates. This has proved to be helpful. Good luck! 
all_gods_childrenI'm so glad you guys were able to pick out names so early in the game...I really couldn't call the baby, "it" for a long period of time. :) 
ahopeYeah let me know what works... Greyson has expressed ABSOLUTELY NO interest. 
hobbieI'm happy to report that Micah went potty 4 times yesterday! We did the stripping down and going potty every 30 minutes. But he got tired of it by the end of the day. Then I started thinking we're going on vacation soon, and I do not want to be potty training a 2 year old on vacation! So we're going to put it off for a couple more weekes. But it was a good start! 
lethaHolly, did I remember right that you all are going to California on vacation? When do you go? I know you will have a wonderful time. Hope you are feeling good. Love you, Grandma 
cbairdOk... so the girls actually have cousins names Seth and Haylee (spelled Hailey) but another one couldn't hurt. ;o) (Brian's sister has had so many kids that it'd be hard to find a name she hasn't picked already). :o) 
cbairdLet's see.... Stephen, Colleen, Justin, Britany, Jason Jr., Hailey and Seth. :o) 
beanYES, please come visit! either day is fine - we should be around pretty much all day both tomorrow and friday. just let us know about what time you'll be by so we'll be sure to be home. 
lethaThought you would like to know Julie had her chunk this morning. Jonathan Paul weighed 10' 6", and was only 20-1/2 inches long! They're fine. You all be careful on your trip. Love you 
the_dillardsNot at all tired of hearing about the baby, and love the names. Gavin has been one Ryan and I have talked about before. 
sherry_everettI like those names- especially Seth! Too cute! 
lisakayeCute names! 
lethaHolly and T.J., how was your trip to California? You didn't get into any of the fires there, I hope. Love to see you. Are you doing okay? Love you, Grandma 
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06-23-08 05:56pm CST
Today was my ultrasound, and the baby was mostly cooperative. Everything looked perfect, and right on schedule. I did get to see between the legs. When the sonographer went to look at the baby's face, I got a quick peek at the lips, but then the baby turned over and wouldn't let me see the rest of its face. Then it rolled back over and covered its face with its hands, like it was playing peek-a-boo. So, basically, I got to see everything but the face.

The sonographer tried to record everything on a dvd, but for some reason it didn't work. So she said I could come back and redo the ultrasound sometime.

Someone told someone else to call me afterwards and see if they could tell what I was having by my tone of voice. But I have a pretty good poker face (and voice, I guess), so unfortunately they weren't able to pick anything up... ;)

(Sorry I have to call the baby "it". You know I don't really think of "it" as an "it"...)
aletaOoooh. You're good. Really good. Guess we'll just have to be patient and wait for the big day! 
all_gods_childrenYou're good at keeping secrets... 
jekingi may just start knitting something pink and hope for the best... ;) 
littlebitYou're way better than I am at keeping secrets! Can't wait to meet baby B :-) 
bliss117I think it is really cruel not to share good news! :) 
towelheadOh, I cant wait till you have the baby! And I especially cant wait to see what the baby is!! =] We miss ya'll soo much! Give the boys a kiss and a hug for me! =] 
faith1980thanks for sharing the news with me. dont worry, i wont tell anyone!! 
the_dillardsI can't wait to find out! 
missyGlad everything looked good! Can't wait to find out if this is a boy or girl! 
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06-17-08 10:01pm CST
Happy Birthday to my little niece, Kaitlyn (in VA), my little nephew, Jonah (in CA), and Happy Birthday to my Dad yesterday, who unfortunately has to celebrate his birthday and Father's Day together every year. And congrats to our graduates Jeremy and Alexander!

I'm sorry I haven't been very social lately. There's just so many things I've fallen behind on, and I'm still trying to catch up.

We asked Ethan today what he thinks we should name the baby. He said, "Ethan Eli." (Eli is one of the many cousins he is crazy about.) We asked him, "What if the baby is a girl?" And he said, "No, it's a boy!" He's certain of it! I guess we'll have to wait until November to find out, Lord willing. (Okay, I'll find out on Monday, if the baby cooperates.) So we have until November to convince him that we can't name another child Ethan.
bammyoftwelveWell that goes along with him thinking the baby is going to be the baby in the picture of Kassidy holding him. He is so sweet. I didn't realize Jonah and Kaitlyn were born on the same day. I know different years. Time flys by. Give kisses for me. 
faith1980hey do you need me to go to the doctor with you on monday? i dont mind... 
hobbieOh, no, they weren't born on the same day. Jonah's is today, but Kaitlyn's was the 14th. 
soozeYou could be like George Foreman and name all the rest of your kids Ethan :) 
bliss117I'm really good at keeping secrets if you need someone to share your exciting news with on Monday! :) 
sherry_everettHmm is there a girl version of Ethan? ;P Ethena? 
all_gods_childrenThat's too funny. Hope you get to find out on Monday! Okay little baby, listen...you cooperate ya hear? :) 
the_dillardsSo are you going to let us know when you find out? 
cbairdHmmm... well, at least Ethan is suggesting "real" names. Katilyn always comes up with these crazy made up names for things. She got these 2 stuff Littest Pet Shop toys for her bday. One is named "Calla" (not too bad) but then she wanted to name the other one "Boya"?? I don't know how she come up with this stuff. 
bammyoftwelveBest wishes on your doctor visit tomorrow. We love you. Give the boys kisses. Hope we can keep them later this summer. 
cbairdI know what you mean about finding kids pants that fit... at least most pants come with those elastic waistband adjusters.... they help some. :o) 
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