We are having a GIRL!!!

Here are some 3-D pictures of our little GIRL! I was 22 weeks when we had these pictures taken. We go again to the doctor on January 19th for some more 3-D pictures. We are still deciding on a name. Austin is super excited about his soon to be little sister!!!

Christmas 2008

We had a pretty low key Christmas because Austin was sick and had been sick since Sunday night December 21st. You can tell in most of the pictures of Austin he doesn't look like he feels very good plus his skin is very pale. We have been in the doctor's office 3 times this week including today. We joked with Dr. Khouri about how we have seen him more than we have seen our families over this Christmas holiday. The doctor checked him for strep, mono, flu and meningitis. All came back negative. So, he just has a bug that has got him feeling really bad but the good thing is that it looks like he is getting better.

Belly Pictures!!! 24 weeks & 4 days (6 months)

Finally, I'm posting more belly pictures. I know it has been a while and many have been asking where the belly pictures are so...here they are! We have been super busy with the holiday season. So taking pictures has been the last thing on my mind. So here is an update on baby Wilder. Some of the family still doesn't know what we are having until Christmas so that is why I will refer to the baby as baby Wilder. I will also be posting our 3D pictures when everyone knows what we are having. I went to the doctor today and everything is going good. I'm going every 2 weeks now as a precaution because Austin was born early. I've gained 3 pounds in two weeks! That's crazy to me but at least I can blame it on the holiday and the food that goes along with it. Plus the baby now is gaining weight at a rapid rate now. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! I just dread losing this weight after the baby. Dr. McCain said this was a very rowdy baby when we were listening to its heart rate. I could have told him that since it moves all the time! Soccer will definitely be in its future!!! lol.

Our Christmas Tree

On Saturday December 6th we went to the Christmas tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree and this was the one we picked out. It was freezing cold that day.

Meet Koda Tripp Wilder!!!

We gave Austin an early Christmas present! It is a Shih-Tzu puppy. This is our third one of this breed. The first one died of a heart attack and the second one Austin got it for his birthday and it died a few days later. The vet said this puppy is in very good health and it is a keeper. As he put it "a third time is a charm." That is why his middle name is Tripp. (for triple or the third). His first name Koda comes from the way he looks. We think he looks like a bear or a "kodiak" grizzly bear. We are enjoying the puppy. Austin really loves him.

Our Charleston South Carolina Thanksgiving Trip

We went to Charleston, SC to visit Doc's dad and step-mom for Thanksgiving. We had so much fun!!! Here are just a few pictures of our trip. We took a carriage ride through downtown Charleston and we saw many historical homes and buildings. We also walked the streets of downtown Charleston and let Christie and Degan be the tour guides. Which I think that was the best part of the trip! We learned so much about the architecture of the homes and buildings thanks to Degan and Christie. We took a ferry to Fort Sumpter which was where the Civil war began. Austin and Degan went to Fort Moultrie while Christie gave Doc and Brandon a tour of the whole city by car meanwhile I was at the house taking a nap. I was so tired. One night we took a tour of Charleston's most haunted building...THE JAIL. The tour guide told us to take pictures because the night we went there it was a "historical night." What our tour guide was talking about was orbs! (ghosts) Supposedly, if you took pictures these orbs would show up in your pictures. Our tour guide told Austin that one of his pictures had an orb in it also Brandon had a few orbs in his pictures. Whatever! It just looked like little tiny balls of bright light in the pictures. Overall, we stayed very busy site seeing and doing the things we wanted to do and we still were unable to see everything but we had a WONDERFUL time and we would recommend going if you have never been...it's great!!!! Thanks Degan and Christie :)