Hey Jude...

Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude...


So, we had our ultrasound yesterday and we saw very clearly and right away that sometime in February little Jude Ezra Wallace will be joining us. He looked great and was very active. We think we even saw him sucking his thumb, great. We've been wondering what the odds are of having 3 thumb suckers in one household. I told Todd that it looks like our chances are pretty good.

Jadon was glad, I guess, that he is getting a baby brother. In the beginning he wanted a sister, but here the last month he changed his mind and has been wanting a brother. When I showed him the ultrasound pictures he was a little disappointed. I think in his mind he expected them to look like when he has pictures taken. Haven has no idea that she is going to sandwiched in between two brothers. Our household is going to be a blast very soon! I can't wait!

Everything looked good and Jude looked healthy. Thanks for your prayers and we do ask for continued prayers for our little man.

Ultrasound Thursday

For anyone that reads my blog, I know there aren't a lot of you out there and that's okay. I just wanted to give you one last chance to play guess the sex of the baby. On the right side of this blog at the bottom is a link to a website where you can put your guess in as to what you think we might be having. You can also guess the birthday and time and weight. We have our ultrasound on Thursday so I will be closing the game out tomorrow.

You don't have to sign up on anything to play and if you are the one that guesses the best you will win a "Way to go!" and that's it. My office ladies did this with Haven and I thought it would be fun to include others who might want to gander a guess.

We will be sure to post the gender of our little miracle and anything else we might find out at the ultrasound. You can pray for us and this little one that everything looks good. Thank you.

To Be a Daddy

About a month ago a lunch time Jadon, Haven and I were sitting at the kitchen table eating our lunch and I asked Jadon what he wanted to be when he got bigger. He just looked at me, when you ask him a question and he doesn't quite understand it he just stares at you. I asked him again to see if maybe he was just thinking really hard about it. When I asked the question I wasn't sure he would know what he wanted to be when he got bigger. He's 2 1/2 years old, does he understand the concept that he isn't always going to be the way he is now?

After a long pause, I had given up that he was going to answer my question and started to change the subject, he finally said, "a daddy." A daddy, what a great thing to be when you get bigger. We talked about it and I realized that to him the greatest thing in the world he could be is a daddy. There is nothing more important. The daddy is the one who takes care of everyone and fixes things around the house when they're broken. Daddy is the one who reads the Bible stories at night before bedtime. Daddy's, his daddy is very important.

I couldn't wait to tell Todd when he got home what his son found to be the most important job. The thing he wanted to be when he grew up. Still Jadon comments on how he wants to be a daddy when he gets bigger. I think, what a great example he has in his own daddy.

Here is one of my all time favorite pictures of Jadon and Daddy, Jadon is about 7 months here.

New About Jadon & Haven

There has been so much happening in our home right now. The kids are changing so much and I can't keep up with it all. I'm afraid that one day I might not remember those little things that make everyday so much fun. I have a list of things that Jadon and Haven are into right now.

Jadon:
- Has found he enjoys sleeping naked (we go into check on him and he has stripped all clothes off-when asked the next morning his response is, "I like to sleep naked") Hopefully he will be out of this stage when he have the new baby - I can just see me going into labor during the night and having to first dress my naked son before we can leave
- His favorite song is Kindness the Todd Agnew version - it's a little jazzy
- He dances by closing his eyes and swaying to the music
- He wants to be a daddy when he grows up (he has a great example of how to be a great one just by watching his daddy)
- Is very protective of Haven (watch out boys!!)
- Loves to get his Bible down and read it (we pray he does this his entire life)
- Opens the car door for me (he learned this from daddy)
- Can't wait for it to be his birthday (he's waited so patiently through everyone else parties)

Haven:
- Has a purse aunt Mal got her for her birthday that she loves to carry around on her arm
- Loves to wear her shoes (as soon as she's up from nap she is asking to have her shoes put back on - such a girl)
- Has become stingy with her kisses again (poor daddy, he seems to be the one she withholds from the most)
- Wants to read books by pointing to the pictures and saying "that" (once you actually start reading the book to her she's done)
- Had her first Pebbles' hair-do on September 22
- She loves to have her hair done
- Has started walking around the house squatting like a duck (she thinks it's hilarious when she starts walking around like that)
- Enjoys trying to run from you in public places (how fun this will be when I'm 8-9 months preggo)
- Loves to snuggle with me in her room right before bedtime
*edited to add - she loves to hug herself in the mirror

Picture of Haven with her new do

My oh My, Where's September Gone?

I was looking at my last post and saw it was in August. Man, have I slacked in September. I also want to know where in the world the month has gone. In just a couple of weeks Jadon will turn 3. My little boy is growing up so fast!

So, what has the Wallace family been up to this entire month? We went to visit the Hirsch family over Labor Day and see little Bethany for the first time. She takes after the other Hirsch girl's, beautiful. I think it's impossible for Gary and Lynette to have a baby that isn't just beautiful. We had a wonderful, relaxing visit as usual. Our times together are so refreshing and often times way too short. Here are pictures of Bekah & Jadon, Belle & Haven and Bethany.