Happy Independence Day! First Day At Sea World

Since Kristin has been suffering from a mouth infection of some kind we didnt think it was a good idea to expose her to her cousins and possibly spread what she has, so again, just like every 4th of July since Kristin has been born we have missed spending the day with our families. This year we decided that maybe we should do something by ourselves and try to make the most of the day together. And we sure did! We decided to go to Sea World! Justin's friend, Burton, came with us and we got to meet a couple of his friends who also came down from frisco for the weekend and were also at Sea World that day. We went to the dolphin show first and Im so glad we did. Kristin usually doesnt give a reaction when she is around something new. She usually watches quietly, really straight faced and just wanting to observe. So we thought it would be the same. For the beginning of the show, when the guy comes out and starts playing the guitar, singing and getting the crowd involved she was doing that but once he told us to do the wave and we put her arms up for the wave and he did one song where the crowd has to shout out words to the song; after that she was stoked. She was clapping, waving her arms and yelling. Even when the music stopped! It was adorable to watch. She loved the dolphins and we were close enough for her to see them pretty close. We also checked out the Shark Encounter, Manintees, Forbidden Reef (petty sting rays), the Sea Lion & Otter Show, and the last event of the night was the Shamu Show. She was so tired so she wasnt that interested but she watched the whole thing. The day was so fun and the fireworks show was also amazing. She got scared at first because the first few fireworks were huge which also means a huge 'boom' but I put her in my lap and plugged her ears for her. The rest of the time she was fine watching the fire works. The day was awesome and we had such a good time. We have 2 more times we can go before the end of this year so there is definitely a lot more we want to see and do! Here are some photos from the day! I forgot it uploads backwards so all the photos are in reverse order.

18 Week Doctor Appointment

I accidentally scheduled my 13 week doctor appointment on the same day as Doug's High School graduation ceremony so I rescheduled and they were so busy they didnt have any openings till today.

Justin, Kristin and I went to meet with Nurse Thorpe and had a great appointment. Everything is going great with me and the baby (healthwise so far) I haven't gained 1lb since my first weigh in at 8weeks, which Im so proud of & actually surprised about! We got to hear the heartbeat on the dopler. Its one of my favorite sounds ever! His/Her heart rate is at 152.

We go in on the 14th this month and have our ultrasound to find out what the baby is and check and make sure everything looks ok. We will update more once we find out along with pictures!

Happy Mothers Day

For Mothers day, the family all got together for a great time of hanging out and bbqing in Dad's new backyard and bbq. The girls love the new backyard and spent most of the day following each other and playing in the grass.

We did buy the girls a little pool to play in. Here are some photos of the day.

Kristin's First Beach Trip

Justin thought it would be great to start take Kristin out of the house and doing more activities. One of the things he has wanted to do with her was take her to the beach, since she has never gone.

She liked it until she got wet and then she cried because she got wet and cold. It was an over cast day.

Here are some photos of their day.

Another Baby Roberts on its way!

Justin and I officially announced Tuesday that we are having our second baby!

Last Wednesday evening I took a test, really thinking I was not pregnant, but actually wanting to get out of my mind the idea that I could be in order to move on and get my act together with some of the things I was neglecting that week. Well suprise surprise when I look down and see two lines on the test. I was floored. I couldn't believe it! I called Justin and asked him to come home from work for a few minutes so I could talk to him about something important. It was so special to be able to share with Justin the blessing that God had given to us and both of us be so over-joyed to tears with excitement. Praise the Lord!

Back when Kristin was around 3-6 months, I dont remember exactly when, I began to get "The Fever" really bad...yup, the baby fever. I was becoming discontent and really worried if Justin would ever be 'ready' for a second baby. One day I was fretting over it and I knew I needed to take it to the Lord, so I began to pray about it and the Lord spoke to me saying, "trust me with your family & the timing of your baby". Immediatley I was filled with that peace which surpasses all understanding and was able to take His word in faith and walk in it. It wasn't always easy, but I was constantly reminded of those words whenever I would begin to 'get the fever'. Because the Lord already knew the right and perfect time for our next baby and I needed to trust Him that He knows what He is doing. Over the past few months, probably around Christmas time, Justin began to share that he was beginning to desire having another baby. WOW! Was I floored by that!(Dont get me wrong, he loves children, he just didn't want more yet.) I hadn't even talked about it very much because I was trusting God! And wouldnt you know, he brought it up! Of course at this time it was just talking about it, and planning to see how it would work and what we could afford etc. Then in February Justin went to Africa for 2 weeks on a missions trip. While he was there he met a man who has seven children. The man asked Justin how many children he has and when Justin replied one, a little girl, the man suprisingly asked "why?" Justin proceeded to tell him that here in the states kids are very expensive, and the economy is not very strong, all the while realizing where he was standing and what he was saying wasn't as important anymore, due to seeing what was around him in Africa. The man proceeded to tell Justin to have more children now because his wife only has so much time to have children. That was what the Lord used in Justin's life to show him that it was His will & time for another baby. After he got home and shared with me what God had done I was amazed! God had brought both Justin and I to the place he wanted us. Submitting our lives to Him and trusting Him with our decisions.

In light of what other couples deal with Justin and I are truly blessed to have only tried for one month. God truly has a perfect plan. Seeking His face for His will for our life is so incredibly rewarding & brings so much joy and a closer realization of how incredible our God is, how gracious and loving, and caring and close He is to our desires and dreams & all along accomplishing His desires through us.

So again Tuesday night we shared with our families at Macaroni Grill the news. We had bought a Dodgers onsie wrapped it up and I gave it to Justin as a birthday gift (he turned 31 yesterday). I loved how the women immediatley got it, but we had to kinda spell it out for the Papa's in the family! ha ha...but it was so fun to share the news and enjoy celebrating this little life that God has given to us all.

More exciting news to come as we grow more in this pregancy. Our first Dr apt is coming up in April and we are Due Decemeber 1, 2009. Yay!

Big Girl Bed Training

Last night Justin and I decided to start bed training Kristin. She has climbed out of her crip 3x's in 2 days and it just not safe for her in her crib anymore. So for the first time she slept in her big girl bed! I was really expecting to have a horrible and difficult experience doing this but Im so surprised how easily she is taking to this. She went right to sleep and didnt get up until 6:30 this morning. Her nap time was really short, but she didnt get out of bed too many times. Tonight she was ready for bed and so easily went right to sleep in her new bed. We are so blessed to have such a good girl. I hope it stays this good, but like anything new the newness wares off after so long. Im just so proud of her. Again, our little girl is growing up!

Where the Pa's Go

Justin and I are trying to break Kristin of the habit of always having her pacifier. Whenever she gets sick we fall back into the habit because we let her have it all day because she isn't feeling well & it provides her with comfort and Justin and me peace and quite, so it seems like a win/win in our eyes. We are now trying to only give it to her at nap time and bed time. She has been pretty good about it. When she gets hurt or cries she always starts calling for her 'Pa'. Its painfully cute. When she wakes up in the morning and we bring her out of her crib we usually take her 'Pa' and put it in the junk drawer in the kitchen. Easy place for us to find it..and aparently for her to find too. On a few occasions we have caught her reaching into the draw to get her 'pa' out, but since she knows she is not suppose to have it she is usually really good about handing it back to mommy and daddy to put back in the 'pa' drawer. Well this morning for the first time our big girl decided she would put her own 'Pa' in the drawer! Thats right I witnessed a miracle! She walked right into the kitchen opened the 'Pa' drawer and dropped it right in, closed the door and gave a big girl smile at mommy & daddy! I am so proud of the little things she does. It may be simple and silly to us, but to my little girl it was a big step. Today my little girl grew up a little bit more.