20 wks and counting down now!

We're now 20 wks and 3 days and doing just great. I am having some minor pain under my left rib and minor tail bone pain, but I think that it is because everything is starting to get squashed in there now.

According to one website - our baby boy is the size of a cantaloupe:

We hope that you all have a fun and safe Halloween! We'll be at church having fun working the sno-cone machine........yeah!!

Baby C is a.........

BOY!!!!!!!

We're proud to announce that we've been blessed with a boy. Here are a few pictures from our Ultrasound appt yesterday. Part of the time they were done in 2D and the other part of the time we got to see our baby boy in 3D; which was just totally cool!

I hope that you enjoy the pictures:

Here is Baby C's parts - you can see where the arrow is pointing. The round things on either side of his parts are his knees.

Here is Baby C playing with his feet with his hands - he is laying on his back.

Here is Baby C's face and chest and you can see his left hand up by his mouth.

Here is Baby C laying on his tummy with his legs tucked up under him. You can see the spine, leg bones, & the back of the skull.

We think that Baby C is sucking on his thumb here - you can see his face, left arm, body, and 2 legs (umbilical cord is the bubbly looking thing).

Baby's Sex Is.............

STILL UNKNOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We went in for our sono today to find out the sex of the baby and to make sure that everything is developing on time. When she first started the sono; the baby was on its tummy all tucked up and moving some. Then the next time she tried; the baby had its hand in front of the parts. The third time the baby had turned to its back, but it had grabbed the umbilical cord and pulled it in front of its parts.......LOL

However, everything looked really good and was developing very well. Les and I are very thankful for that!

We have another sono test on Wed, so maybe we'll know something then!!!! :)

Gender Predictor Test

Okay, so I have totally been having fun doing these crazy little tests. The majority of them are equal in saying it's a Boy or it's a Girl, so who knows!

However, here is the last predictor test, so I thought that I would share it with you too and it is based on my birth month and year, Les' birth month and year, and the month and year that we conceived. We'll see on Monday just how accurate these are........LOL :)

http://www.babygendertool.com/baby-gender-test.aspx says..........Congratulations, it's a boy!

Stay tuned for Monday night to find out what we're really having - if you're like me, then the weekend won't go fast enough.........hahahahahaha My appt is on Monday afternoon!! :)

Quick Update!

I wanted you all to know that I received the results from the blood work a few weeks ago testing for Downs, Trysonomy, etc. Everything looked good and she was not worried about anything.

I am now anxiously awaiting my next ultrasound appt on Monday! Some friends of ours who are pregnant also just found out what they are having and it makes me even more excited for my appt on Monday to find out what WE are having - YEAH!

Fun Christmas Ideas

I have been thinking about various Christmas gifts for this year and I have been thinking that it would be fun to give some type of game to our family members/friends, whatever. We love playing games whether it be board games, card games, or whatever, we like it. It definitely draws us together and we enjoy the together time too. :) It is definitely better than sitting there watching a movie or TV and not being able to talk during the movie. The games will really start to come out now that the sun sets early and we're usually inside earlier than normal. I do miss the summer for the long days, but I always enjoy a cold night in too!

Recently a friend was talking about the game Scrabble, so I am thinking that is going to be on my list of games that I would like to receive. There are so many games out there to play and I'm sure that we haven't even begun to touch the surface of games. Someday we'll be playing the kids game like Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, etc. :)

A few games that we play religiously are: Sequence, Phase 10, Yahtzee, Pool, & Pictionary. We do like other games, but those are the ones that we tend to lean towards most often.

If you're ever in the mood to come over and play games - give us a call or drop in! Our door is always open to anyone if you're in the area or even if you're not......LOL

It's definitely a cheap way to have a lot of fun and lots of laughing!!

I would love to know of games that YOU enjoy too, so leave me a comment as to what you enjoy whether it be an outdoor game or an indoor game. Then, let's set up a time to get together and play it together too!!!!! :)

3D/4D Ultrasound

I am so excited because as of right now, my doctor is going to give me permission to go and have this done. I think that I have decided on a place out in Denton Called Visions of Love (http://www.visionsofloveultrasound.com/index.html). I have to confirm 1 more time with my doctor before I can make an appt, but I am super excited! My friend, Melissa, told me about this place - Thanks!!!

Anyways, Monday is the BIG day with my doctor and hopefully Baby C will cooperate and show us its parts and not be shy about it. :) LOL

Weekend Update

We had a pretty busy weekend, but it was definitely fun. Here is a low-down on our weekend - why do they go so fast?! :)

Friday - started off great by getting off early! Les and I met at our house after work and headed out to Royse City. We met up with another couple and went to the Royse City Homecoming game. We saw some of Les' aunts and cousins that we hadn't seen since the wedding. Then we also had just gotten seated in our seats and Les had a phone call from his brother. It was his niece's on the phone and they were sitting on the same row as us, but in a different section. They were waving and then at 1/2 time, we went over to visit with more of the family. Over there we got to talk to Kevin, Les' brother, Maddie and Haidyn, Les' nieces, and Amy, Les' sister. It was fun seeing everyone and then when 1/2 time was over we headed back to our seats to finish out the game and continue visiting with our friends. Our friends are pregnant also and they are actually 1-2 weeks ahead of us and that is really cool. So, we talked all about the pregnancies, etc. We had fun talking and catching up!

After we left the game and dropped them back off at their car and headed on home. When we got home I called my friend who was driving up from San Antonio area to spend the weekend with me. She was almost to our house at that point and she arrived around 11:45 PM. I was so excited to see her and we talked for about 20 minutes and then I had to hit the hay because I was getting pretty tired!

Saturday - Les got up and went to work early and Becky and I slept till 9:15. We got up, had cinnamon rolls and got dressed and headed over to my parents' house. We all went down to Dallas to this brand new park that was opening this past weekend. It is called the Trinity River Audubon - http://www.tx.audubon.org/Trinity.html It is off of Hwy 45 and really pretty! They had all kinds of booths set-up, walking trails to various ponds, etc. Check out the website - it is a great spot to go when the weather is a little cooler. After that we came on home and Les met us at my parents' house. We decided that we would all try to find this hayride in Caddo Mills. Les, me, and Becky went on to our house to get changed for cooler temps once the sun set. Then we headed over to Les' mom's house and visited with her for a while. My parents and brother met us at her house and then we headed to eat at Soulman's BBQ. My friend, Becky, is from Canada and had never eaten BBQ. She really liked it! We drove around afterwards trying to find the place, but we all came to the conclusion that it is no longer there. We had a nice drive around the country though and you could see a lot of stars! After my parents dropped us off at Doris' house; then we left and did some spot-lighting. That was fun, but we did not see one coyote! I was really surprised because the night was beautiful and calm. Oh well!

Sunday - we went to church and then afterwards decided to go to the Pumpkin Patch in Celina. That was a lot of fun and here is the website because it is not too late to go - http://www.bigorangepumpkinfarm.com/index.html It was $7 to get in and that included a hayride, hot dog and animal food to feed the goats, sheep, & cows. I had a really great time and can't wait to go back next year with our baby. By then Baby C will be about 7 months old, but that all depends on when Baby C decides to make its entrance into the world. :) Les, me, and Becky had never been to a pumpkin patch before, so it was all our first time and we all enjoyed it. It was a nice family environment and definitely enjoyable by all.

Sunday early evening Becky had to head back down to San Antonio. We had a good time having her in our home and the first person to sleep in the "guest room/baby room" since we've been married. It was fun having an out of town guest stay with us! I know that Bear enjoyed having someone sleep in his room.........LOL

I hope you all have a great week!

New Poll!!!!

Okay, so I always have people telling me what they think that we're having. So, I decided to put a poll and see what everyone thinks. The poll will close on Monday, October 27th at 5 PM - this is the day that we're supposed to find out if the baby cooperates AND shows its parts!!

Yesterday we started the 5th month, so now we have 4 full months behind us; which is totally crazy how fast this pregnancy is going. The holidays are approaching so quickly and I know that they'll be here and gone before I know it...... :)

Here is a picture of me from Thursday when I turned 18 weeks!

Crib

Yes! We do have our crib and changing table now AND we have it put them up too. :-) I bought them from the sweetest lady off of craigslist and I was so excited. She was a Christian woman and she told me after visiting with her while picking the stuff up that she had prayed for the family who would be buying the items. It was very special! The crib looks brand new and the changing table is in great shape too, but does have some wear on it, but still looks great. Les and I were very excited!

Thank you, if you ever read my blog.......I truly enjoyed meeting you and continue to pray for you!

I have some very rough shots of the crib and changing table at home, but they are not the best, but I'll try to download them off my camera soon and post them on here. It is really making parenthood seem so real and I am so excited! :-)

UPDATE: HERE ARE THE PICTURES!!!!!

CRIB - JENNY LIND STYLE

CHANGING TABLE - JENNY LIND STYLE

Exciting news!!!

I have now felt the first movement in my tummy - I felt it yesterday!! That was so exciting and I look forward to so many more movements. :)

Today I am going to have my blood work to test for problems with the baby, but that should be a breeze with giving blood. 2 more weeks and we get to find out the sex of the baby (IF it cooperates......LOL).

Not much exciting around the Cornelius household, but we are having a house guest this weekend and that is going to be so much fun. I have a friend coming up from the San Antonio area who is from Canada. She has been living in TX for about 2 months or less. We met on a mission trip to Peru back in July 2007. I am so excited to see her!!! See you this weekend, Becky. Well, since she is coming up - I have been working on clearing out the baby room and I think that Les is going to be putting up the crib and changing table this week sometime, so that is very exciting!!! So weird to think, but so exciting at the same time!!! We will be starting the 5th month THIS Thurs - where does the time go????

First Year Anniversary!!!

Today 1 year ago, Les and I got married. We dated for 1 1/2 yrs and then we became engaged and got married after dating a little over 2 years. Our wedding went very smoothly and was absolutely beautiful. Les, I LOVE you and look forward to spending my life with you - you're the BEST in my eyes. :) I look forward to what God has in store for us many years down the road.

Cheers to our love for each other and the future!!!!!!

This has been the best year of my life and I am so glad that Les and I are together and sharing this life together. I look forward to so many more years!!

Les surprised me on our way home from Missouri and set-up a night in Pencil Bluff, AR. We had a wonderful time hiking, canoeing, grilling, etc. Here are a few pictures of where we stayed:

This is the outside of the cabin and it was absolutely so adorable inside. It had beautiful hard wood floors. The theme for the cabin was Roses & Hearts (the love cabin). On the first floor was the kitchen, living room, hot tub (enclosed), and a nice porch with a grill. On the second floor was the bedroom, bathroom, and another nice porch.
Here is the Ouachita River - this is where we canoed. We had a good time doing that. We went down stream a little ways and then back up stream a little ways too.
That is our cabin nestled in the woods - can you see it in there??
Here is Les posing for me on the bridge; there is a little creek underneath.
Here is a little table that was in our bedroom that I thought was so cute. The chairs are iron with hearts on them. Very cute!

Today is....

WORLD SMILE DAY!!!!!!!

Have a great weekend and remember, smile, you never know when it's going to affect someone in a positive way or make your day that much better. Plus, who likes to frown anyways when we have the joy of our Lord?!

www.worldsmileday.com

Love it!

Okay, so I totally love this site that I got off my friend, Sarah's blog. You can click on it too from the upper left hand corner of my blog. I had found one that I really liked, but it was hard to read the text, so I decided to go back and check out more because I had time and wasn't at work. :)

I searched through a few of the titles of different backgrounds and then I saw Halloween. Well, since it is October 1st and Halloween is this month - I decided to go with a cute background for Halloween.

If you download a new background - please let me know b/c I will come and view it. ;)

I am going to have another poll in the next few days hopefully - another hat poll........LOL The first one turned out well, so when Les put a new hat on Kodiak last night I told him that we had to all put the hat on and do another poll on my blog. So, I have the 3 pictures on my blog, but haven't downloaded them yet. I have a headache and have been laying down since I got home from work around 6:15 PM. I worked late and I was definitely tired once I got home!!

Have a great night!!!

Post Below - Here is the pic..... :)

I am fast tonight with the pictures, but I am definitely going to bed now - I am soo tired! Here are just a few from the trip (I took over 100 pics....LOL). I am going to post our anniversary cabin pictures in another e-mail on our anniversary; which is NEXT week! I can't believe it, but it has definitely been the best year of my life so far - I love you, Les and you truly mean the world to me!!! Here is me at 15 wks and definitely starting to show! YAY - I'm so excited!!!
Here is Les and I posing with a bear statue at the Bass Pro Shop at Branson Landing. Les was trying to look mean for the picture and I was going for the cute pose......LOL
This picture was taken at Silver Dollar City and Les is behind bars!
This is the 4 of us on the Branson Belle - a definite must see if going to Branson. We had a really great time on aboard and the entertainment and food was great!!!
Here is the magnificent Branson Belle - she holds up to 700 people and goes average 6 mph. It was very pretty on the inside too.

We're Home!

Well, we actually got back on Saturday night late, so we were pretty tired from driving all day and stopping at my mother-in-laws on the way home to visit with her and pick up one of our dogs, Bear. We got home and pretty much crashed into the bed. Les surprised me on Friday night by making reservations at this cute little cabin in the woods by the Oauchita River for our anniversary. We stayed there Friday night and we got to canoe, hike, etc. We had a good time and it was a very relaxing evening. I'm not kidding, we were in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! :) The cabin that we stayed in had a theme of roses and hearts and that was really cute. It was a 2 story cabin with the kitchen, living room, and hot tub on the 1st floor and on the bedroom and bathroom on the 2nd floor. It had hardwood floors that reminded us of our own house. There were 2 patios - 1 on the first floor and 1 on the second floor. The cabin was nestled by itself in the woods, but with a view of the river still.

THANK YOU, LES - YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!

On Sunday we went to church and then went and picked up our 2nd dog, Kodiak. We came home and I slept for over 2 hours - I think the driving wore me out even though I didn't feel it till Sunday afternoon.

Today was my 15 wk appt and I passed with flying colors. I have gained almost 3 lbs, blood pressure was very good, measured at 15 wks and we were able to hear our little munchkin's heart beat. The doctor said that the heart beat sounded very good and strong. It was around 157-162 - hard to tell exactly because it was VERY active. You could hear the baby moving around and she said that we had a very active baby in there that was moving ALL around. She was very pleased with our progress so far and I am due back in in 2 wks for blood work and then 2 more weeks after that to try and find out the sex of the baby. She did tell me that I would probably go through a growth spurt in the next few weeks and that I would probably "pop out." I am so excited because I can already see a change and feel the growing pains too. Les wants to take a picture of me tonight, so I'll post that later. :)

AHS Class of 98!

Wow, I can hardly believe that it has been 10 years since I graduated from good ole AHS!! Well, tonight kicks off our reunion; which is actually 3 events. Tonight there is a open bar drink thingie in Frisco, then on Saturday there is a family picnic, and then Saturday night is the BIG shin dig; the formal night.


I am actually not going to any of it because tonight Les and I are going to go and watch Allen play Euless. The game is supposed to be really good and definitely competitive. So, we'll see if Allen has what it takes to win. I don't know what Euless has against us, so we'll see. Then the rest of the events - I won't be around for.


I do keep up with several people from high school and Tallenettes, so I know that if they go; then they can fill me in on everything. Sounds like it's time to have another former Tallenette dinner! :) We try to have these 1-2x a year and we've already gotten together 1x time this year.


I hope that you all have a GREAT weekend!!!!!!!!

14 wks!!!

Yay, we are officially in the 2nd Trimester now. I have been feeling great and doing really good. I took a picture of me so that you can see where I am (this is for you, Christy!). I haven't changed much yet, but a little pooch starting to try and develop.

Let's see, a few things that are new that have been occuring over the last few weeks are:
1. my lower abdomen is itchy, but I am using cocoa butter on it and that is helping a LOT!
2. my button up tops don't fit well anymore and so I have now bought a few maternity things - I have LOVED the baby consignment stores that sell maternity clothes. That way I don't have to buy brand new things. :)
3. I gag everytime I brush my teeth - let me tell you, now THAT'S fun......LOL As I tell Les," it will all be worth it once our baby is here."

Things that have improved:
1. sleepiness is getting better and I can usually make it through the whole day without wanting to take a nap, but I am ready to go to bed around 10:30 PM. I do have my days where I want a nap though! :)
2. more energy!
3. my breasts haven't been as tender - thank goodness!

I have my next appt in 1 1/2 wks and I am so excited to go and make sure that everything is still going good.

What's YOUR Vote???

No, I'm not talking politics, but I was having some fun tonight and wanted to see which person or dog wore the hat the best. Here are you choices:

LES!

KIMBERLY

KODIAK

THE FOLLOWING PICTURE IS NOT IN THE VOTE....... :)

Les and I couldn't stop laughing at how funny she looked with the dreads all on one side of her head. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this blog!!!!

Tribute to Sam & Josey

Here are more pictures of our precious doggies that we had to put to sleep!

RIP Sam & Josey

Sampson (Sam) Johnson - August 4, 2008
Josephine (Josey) Brown - September 5, 2008

You are missed and will always have a spot in our hearts - we love you!!!