Today's Events

Today was a fun day. We woke up early with Sophia yelling that she had to go pee. So I took her and then James woke up and started yelling pee. (What one does, the other has to do too). So I got James up and sat him on the potty and what did he do right away...Pee in the Potty! Now, this was not the first time he has done this but it is the first time that he woke up and yelled that he had to pee. I was so proud of him.

Jim had to work today so I took the kids to Holy Spirit's Easter Egg Hunt. It was fun. The kids were limited to 10 eggs which is fine with me because they don't eat candy anyway. The Fishers Fire Department and EMT came with a ladder truck and ambulance. The kids were WAY more excited about this than the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt. Sophia immediately went up to every EMT and said, "Do you know my Daddy? My last name is Beeson." It was very cute. Then she went up to every firefighter and said, "My grandpa is a firefighter." It was DARLING!! I took pictures so be looking for them on snapfish at some point.

We then went to see Jim at work. A nurse held the kids up to a patient's room while Jim worked on them. The patient was really sick too. James was in awe and Sophia was clapping and giddy just to see him work. You would have thought Santa was in the room! Again she announced that she is going to be a baby doctor. Sophia then showed all the nurses her boo-boo on her tongue (she bit her tongue yesterday when her chin landed on James' head). James had to show the nurses his boo-boo on his head from 2 weeks ago. Sophia helped out by picking through his hair like a mommy monkey. Again...DARLING!

Sophia also started asking very good questions lately. She has asked things like:
What makes a sandwich?
What's in a pretzel and how can we make one?
Where does food go after you swallow it?
What makes glue sticky?
Daddy, if you run 14 miles, how will you get back?

Then she asked the BIG question...."Daddy (I was not home at the time) how is Jacob going to come out of Mommy's tummy?" Jim told her how Jacob will come out and luckily we have always used correct anatomical name for our body parts so that wasn't that difficult to answer. Then she asked, "Is it like pooping?" (Where does she come up with these!?! She just turned 3!!!) She then wanted to clarify all of the different holes in the body and what function each one served. Then followed all of the questions like, "Will it hurt Mommy?", "Will Jacob cry?" etc. I know I am her mom and I think she is awesome but what amazing questions for such a little girl to ask!

Birthday Party Pics and Updates

The Birthday Cake!!

I haven't blogged in a while but a lot has happened. The biggest event was that Sophia turned 3 and had a party at Monkey Joe's. It was a lot of fun and Sophia got waaay too many gifts...thanks to all for the gifts. She surprises me everyday with her knowledge and maturity. She is so much fun and a mommy's girl and daddy's girl all at the same time. Here are pictures of her party and of her new big girl room. She chose everything in her room...thanks to Pottery Barn Kids for the decor.

Giving Monkey Joe a High-5

Sophia and her friend Lola (in the blue) with her sister Ruby.

Sophia's friends Cole and Lily

We put butterflies on the canopy.

I love the ruffle bedskirt!
Butterflies and tulips everywhere.

I just got back yesterday from Orlando from a girl's trip. It wasn't the Caribbean like we normally do but it was still relaxing. I had to stay in the US per doctors orders. I definitely got lots of rest. We didn't do Disney :( but we did see Cirque de Soleil in downtown Disney. It was good but the Vegas shows are better in my opinion. We also did lots of outlet shopping. I forgot how much fun shopping can be when you are without children. I got Sophia a really cute outfit from J Crew and James got a Nike outfit that matched the outfit I bought Jim. I didn't get anything for Jacob though...oops. That's okay though because he is just going to wear James' out outfits since they were both born in the same season. I did have to throw some of James' old outfits out because he was a messy baby but most will work again.

James suddenly grew up while I was in Orlando and turned into a little boy. He definitely is acting like a 2 year old and is STUBBORN!! He is going to need an attitude adjustment. I think it is time to refresh my memory on the behavior books I have. He is super cute though and is talking sooo much more. Adorable!

Jim had fun with the kids while I was gone. He said they tested his patience and wore him out but he loved every moment. He is the BEST daddy and husband!! He bought me all new maternity clothes to go on my girl trip. SOO nice. After being pregnant for 4 years I was tired of my old clothes so the new clothes were a great change.

Jacob's room is coming along. We still need to put up an airplane mobile and an airplane lamp should be in this week. We also need to by the rocking chair yet. It is looking good though!!

Swim Lessons

Sophia has started swim lessons this week. She is taking them at Fishers High School at the recommendations of Beck. So far I really like it. It is a really nice facility and I don't have to get in the water with Sophia. The problem is that Sophia doesn't really like the lessons...actually she likes them as long as she doesn't have to get her hair or face wet. She says she keeps getting water in her nose. I have come to the conclusion that she likes the fashion better then the swimming. When she met her instructor Matt, she said rather quickly, "Hi. I'm Sophia. I have flowers on my bathing suit. I have a new bathing suit too. It's blue with flowers on it. I'll wear it for you on Thursday." It was really cute but I hope that she doesn't want to try all these new sports just for the clothing. She is really excited for ballet, which starts in a month and she already has her outfits for it. I am wondering if she is excited for ballet because of the pink shoes with the pink leotard with the pink tights. Oh well, she is my mini-me after all.

Jim surprised me this week by saying that he doesn't think that the baby looks like a Joseph. For those of you who don't know this...we have always said that our second boy would be named Joseph Andrew. When Christian was born we decided not to go with Joseph because Christian seemed like a better fit. So I assumed that when we found out this next baby was a boy, we would then name him Joseph Andrew. Well, Jim said when he saw the ultrasound he said it didn't look like a Joseph and he decided that he didn't like the name Joe. He said when he is coaching his basketball team, he was trying to envision himself saying, "Go Joe" and he didn't like the way it sounded. So now we are looking through our family histories for a new name. We are also looking through the Bible and at the meanings of names. So far most names Jim likes, I do not and names I like, Jim does not. I know we have some time before we actually need a baby name but I like to get things done now so finding a baby name has been added to the high priority list.

And Baby Beeson #4 is...

A BOY!! We were both surprised and happy. Many people thought the baby was going to be a girl so we kind of were expecting that but the first thing to pop up on the screen was a penis. Surprise! Sophia was quiet about it for the first 5 minutes but now she is on board. James doesn't really care...for right now anyway. I didn't really care as long as the baby was healthy. Everything on the ultrasound looks fantastic. They couldn't see the four chambers of the heart because my belly button was in the way so in 4 weeks I get another ultrasound just to make sure. They are also watching a fibroid which keeps getting bigger with every child and now resembles an orange. Other than that everything looked great. The brain was the correct size and the lips and nose looked normal. The bones looked good and everything measured great! 11 oz., height in 52%, and heart rate 140. Right on schedule. Here are some pictures:

The Foot

The Face with his mouth open:

An Arm:

More proof that it really is a boy:

This is what I REALLY want

Sophia has a new request for her birthday. She told me that this is what she REALLY wants. She came up to me and said, "Mom, I want a Mini." I asked her a mini-what? She said, "A Mini Cooper Mom. They are so cute and little. I want one really badly."

I thought she is starting young asking for a car already. I told her when she is 16 or 18 and she has all A's, she might get one then. I have a feeling she won't forget that I told her that.

Birthday Wish List

In the car on the way to get haircuts (It was Sophia's first haircut by the way. I will post pictures of it later. She got an inch or less cut off but James got 3-4 inches cut off. He had really long hair.), I asked Sophia what she wanted for her birthday. It went something like this:

Karen: Sophia, what would you like for your birthday besides an American Girl Doll?

Sophia: A Tiana Barbie and a Barbie doll....Barbie stuff....Princesses....Mmmm...a race car...a beauty salon...Oh and a pink TV for my room with a pink DVD player with a pink remote with brown buttons, NOT pink buttons Mom, BROWN buttons and a red button on top. That's what I really want.

Very cute conversation but Sophia can keep dreaming. She is NEVER getting a TV for her room. Sorry! I thought some of the other ideas were pretty funny too, especially the race car. She wants one that you can actually drive. I can tell already what she is going to want for her 16th birthday...Daddy's Porsche!

Picks from Christmas Time...just a little late

Pure pleasure with the new Geo Trax.

This is supposed the be his big and happy smile but it looks hilarious!

Grandma and Grandpa Tempel with Sophia and James.

One of Sophia's many, many, many new dress-up clothes.

Santa brought a roller coaster. Fun Fun Fun! Too bad there is a weight limit...I have been wanting to try.

Baby Check-Up

We had our 17 week check-up on Tues. Everything looks great and sounds great. The heartbeat was found quickly....I only gained 2 pounds over the Holidays....all new symptoms are normal...3 weeks until we find out if it is a boy or a girl! I can't wait!

On another note...James had his first accident on Tuesday evening. His head hit the corner of a doorway....while he was running....and then being pushed. It was not pretty. Thankfully Dr. Jim was home and the corner of the door has crown molding around it so the corner was rounded. He acted confused though for about 20 minutes and his head looks REALLY bad! Jim got concerned, which if you know Jim, he doesn't get excited about medical things that easily. We had to wake James up every hour for several hours to make sure he was OK. Not fun to do in the middle of the night but James was a trooper. He will probably get a big black eye out of it once the swelling goes down and gravity takes over the bruise. Even today the bump on hid forehead is still huge.

Princess and the Frog

Today I took Sophia and James to their very first movie at a movie theatre. I didn't know they would be FREE!! I think Sophia and I will have to attend a few more movies before she turns 3. Anyway, Suzanne, Sarah, and Maggie went with us. Maggie and Sarah were great! Maggie took care of Sophia and Sarah walked James around at the end when he didn't want to sit anymore. They were very helpful...Thank You!! Oh, I forgot to mention we saw the Princess and the Frog. So Cute! I think it may be one we will have to purchase.

This morning we also opened gifts from each other. Jim and I hit the jack-pot with underwear and I also got some chocolates from James...yummy! James LOVES his Geotrax and Sophia LOVES her Smart Fit. It was a full day of fun. Now, with snow on the ground, I can't wait for the kids to go out and play in it.

So Much Catching Up To Do

It has been a while since I have blogged and it seems there has been so much to share. I will try to keep it short. Last Sunday (not yesterday but the last, last Sunday) the kids and I picked up Mom. They were very excited to see Grandma and Grandpa. James grabbed Grandpa's hand and started walking around Kohl's while Sophia told Grandpa she needed $6 to buy a toy. Grandpa of course said no and we went on our way. He did treat us to McDonald's though. We then went home and had fun with Grandma. Monday was the kids last day of school before Christmas so Mom and I went shopping and then met Jim at the Japanese restaurant for a Bento Box before picking up the kids. We then spent the rest of the time with Mom making candy canes out of yeast. Yummy!!

On Tues. last week we had another doctor's appointment. Everything checked out okay and the baby's heartbeat is 160. Back in 3 weeks for another check-up and another 3 to see if it is a boy or girl. Put your vote in to see if you are correct.

Mom went to Beck's on Tuesday but we still had another busy week. We checked out a preschool for gifted children for Sophia on Wed. It was fun and the school looks prefect for our needs....except it is a 45 minute drive from our house in rush hour traffic....and it is really expensive. We are checking out a Lutheran preschool in Jan. as well as a Catholic school (although the Catholic school doesn't take children until the age of 4). We are entering into a whole new era.

Sophia has started to mention more and more that she wants a big girl bed..."Not one with a rail Mom, but one like your and Daddy's". Well, I guess it is time. I think we will wait until after the Holidays though. I have not been looking forward to this but hopefully it will go smoothly. I just don't want James to then want a big boy bed.

Thursday Sophia had a play date with her friend Cole. They have so much fun together. She told James later on that day that "You don't make a very good Cole". So cute! James go to go to the Children's Museum with Daddy while Sophia was at Cole's. Jim took him down the big slide which I guess was the highlight of the day for James....that and the carousel of course.

Friday and Saturday we stayed at home...Thank You God! I was tired! Jim took the kids sledding for the first time of the season and they loved it. There were tears when it was time to come in but I suppose I should expect that.

Sunday Sophia had her first friend's birthday party to attend. It was at Monkey Joe's, which is where we will have her birthday party in Feb. She had a blast. We rushed home for the Beeson Christmas Party at our house then. Grandma Beeson made it over which was wonderful. It was a full house. The kids loved playing with their older cousins. I loved it because the cousins played chase and hide-n-go-seek with James and Sophia and by bedtime, they went fast asleep.

Today starts another work week for Jim and we are getting final touches together for Christmas. Merry Christmas Everyone!