Ireland 18 month update

Well Ireland had her 18 month check up today! She was actually 18 months a couple of weeks ago but we just got her in today:) She is so big! She weighs 26 pounds and 11 ounces which put her in the 90th percentile, she was in the 90th percentile for her height and the 80th percentile for her head! She loves to eat! She had to get 2 shots and did great. Although as she gets older she is crying louder and it took her a little longer to stop. Once they gave her a sticker and a toy though she was great.
















I am currently 16 1/2 weeks pregnant. I am having a lot of trouble with my legs. It was so bad this morning I had to go into the doctor. I am having vericose veins that are causing me lots of issues in my right leg. It makes walking very hard to do. The ob is sending me to a vascular surgeon on Thursday just to make sure my blood circulation is ok so that no harm comes to the baby. For now I get to wear really ugly medical pantyhose and I have to take an asprin once a day to thin out my blood. I will update the page Thursday after my appointment and with Halloween pictures of our beautiful baby!

Here I am at Burt's!

Man, Look at all of these pumpkins!


I can't read, but I think I might have been breaking some rules here......


Ok Dad, roll that wheelbarrow over here and I will pick this thing up for you!


Alright, lets roll this pumpkin to the car and head home!

It's Time for Burt's!

Mom and Dad took me to Burt's Farm last weekend. There were so many big pumpkins, and I got to eat pumpkin pie and drink apple cider. We came home with two big pumpkins and lots of little tiny pumpkins!!


I have my boots on, lets head to the farm!!

A Little Fun in the Bath!

I love taking baths, and this picture shows just how much fun I have and my really cool hair!

Well Wishes

She is the cutest, sweetest baby ever!





We received flowers from Grandma and Grandpa Collins to celebrate us expanding our little family! Ireland also received a card with $5 in it so that we would go buy her a milk shake (her favorite)! The card cracked Ireland up because everytime she opened it the card would starting yelling at her Hello, Hi, Hello, Hello, Hi! For about 15 or 20 seconds and she cracks up. These pictures are of her holding the card and sitting next to the beautiful flowers!

Ireland had a great week at daycare. She did not have any breakdowns as I dropped her off so that was nice. I think she is getting used to her new teachers. I do love picking her up she runs right over for a hug and then gives me a big kiss:) I hate being away from her all day. It is nice to know she is so well taken care of though. Kevin or I often call to check on her once a day. The teachers never seem to mind and give us a little piece of mind during the day:)

I had my 11 1/2 week appt. on Tuesday. The doctors have moved to a huge new office. It was so nice. I love this new doctor. I only had to wait 3 minutes to get in! That is such an improvement over my last doctor. I often had to wait an hour plus to get in. I was able to hear the heartbeat! Then because I am so much more emotional this time than last I started crying. I think the doctor was caught a little off guard. The doctor checked me out and said everything looks great. I go back in 4 weeks! I will let you know how it goes:)

Party girl!!

Last Saturday night we were invited across the street to watch some College Football! It was cooler outside so I got to pull out a new fall outfit I had bought for Ireland. These pictures do not do the outfit justice! Ireland was tired from a day of shopping with Mommy and Grandma. So she was being a little picture shy:) The top had 2 little bottons on the back up top and the rest was open. She was the highlight of the party. Their were several other kids attending also so she had a blast!

Baby #2 on the way!

Well as you can see from Irelands shirt she is going to be a big sister. I am currently 10 weeks pregnant and due the beginning of April. We will have 2 April babies:) The blog will be changing to a family blog instead of just Irelands blog. I will keep you updated with my pregnancy as it goes along. Unfortunatly, This pregnancy has been much harder than when I was pregnant with Ireland. I have been sick since the day I found out we were expecting. I have had to miss some work and the doctor finally had to give me some medicine for the nausea. The medicine has made it possible for me to work since I no longer have to run for the restroom every few minutes. Over the last week I have finally been able to keep some food down:)

For those of you wondering, no we will not find out the sex this time either. You will be surprised just like us in April!