Evan--aka Harry Potter

He chose the straw wand today





It's hilarious to hear him try to say "expecto patronum!"



Hey, why can't I see Evan?




He thought it might be fun to try out the floor

32 weeks!

The end is so close, yet still so far away. Thank goodness things are still going well. I don't have gestational diabetes... so I just have to pray this kiddo isn't as big as her brother. I've been feeling good though, besides miserable back pain.

It seems like I clean and clean and clean and there is still always more to clean. The funny thing is that I keep whining about how small my house is. I can't imagine cleaning a bigger one. I guess the hard part is keeping the clutter down because we are busting at the seems right now with no storage space.

I've been deep cleaning everything in the house to get ready for all the family. This weekend we get to work on the outside of the house. I can't wait until all the freezing ends so we can have a green lawn again. It's been so nice. Evan and I are loving the warm weather. I can't hardly keep myself inside.

10 weeks and counting!

Everything looks great with the baby so far. Luckily my morning sickness stopped at around 20 weeks and I've been feeling pretty good.I'll be having monthly ultrasounds now to monitor the size of the baby since Evan had to be a 9lb 5oz baby... I don't have much sympathy for him when he gets constipated, belive me.

It's been fun getting the room ready and picking out names. I am excited to have another kid to be so proud of. I don't think I've stopped staring at Evan since the day he was born. I am overwhelmed with pride for him. I love that he has been so excited about life since the day he was born. It's great to be a mother. Knowing what to expect will hopefully make things a little easier this time around. It'll just be weird having to give birth in the same place that I work in front of the people I work with. It does have its advantages though... I've already got the best nurse anesthetists agreeing to come in and do my epidural even if they're not on call.

Todd started school again a few weeks ago. He's only taking two classes this semester, so we are seeing eachother a little bit more. It has been really hard having him gone at work until late every night, but he's got a good job.

Evan's 3rd Brithday

We had Evan's 3rd birthday party a little early this year. He'll turn 3 on the 12th. His party was planned kinda last minute, but we all had a good time. We had the party at the Tatcher park and invited some kids for him to play with. It was a superman/ transformer party. Evan got a baseball glove, baseballs, bat, ball-stand for hitting, soccer ball, superman cape, and superman action figure. Being 3, Evan wouldn't share his soccer ball, the little stinker. Evan has been pretending to play baseball ever since he saw the movie The Sandlot. He gets a little frustrated with hitting/ catching because he thinks he should be a pro from the get-go, but we are having fun teaching him. Of course, mom and dad had to buy gloves to play catch with him, so we got spoiled too.


Evan pounds his free hand inside his glove like he sees them do in the movie







Sydney Watson, Evan, and Braylyn & Lauren Lunt (we missed getting pictures of Corwin McBride and Kason Haban)






I can fly Daddy!

All the kids got to take home a balloon and treat bag. I don't think Evan could have had a better birthday! The weird thing was how warm it was in January. I sure feel bad for kids who are born in the summer in Arizona!

Gardner Christmas

Our Christmas wasn't exactly traditional this year, but we had a great holiday. On the Friday before Christmas we drove up to St. Johns in a snowstorm to spend the weekend with my Mom and Dad. We were able to have a nice time visiting and decorating cookies. We didn't get a lot of sleep because Evan doesn't sleep well when we travel, but we had a lot of fun visiting.
On Monday, we headed back home since I had to work on Christmas Day. It was a big bummer not being able to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning together, but I got to deliver the only baby born on Christmas day. Todd and Evan drove to Animas, NM to spend the day with Todd's parents and grandparents. When I got home from work we opened all our presents. Despite the day apart from eachother, this was the first year just the three of us got to open our presents alone in our own home. It was different, and neat.
This is the first year that Evan has really gotten into Christmas, so it was fun to see him ripping paper and exclaiming "yay!" The whole trip up to St. Johns we passed by houses with Christmas lights and Evan would say "Look! It's a Merry Christmas!" That's what makes Christmas so special: watching the joy in the eyes of a child.

These are cool clothes!


I think Todd was more excited about the Transformer toy than Evan was!


Okay, the paper is off, now how do I get the toy out?




We had way too much fun shopping for Evan and probably went a little overboard with the toys, but he had a great time. He got two transformers, three wood puzzles, a discovery airport, and a lightning McQueen/Mac lego set from us. He got a litte tikes cd player, cell phone, and fire truck from Grandma Martineau. Grandma Gardner gave him Lightening McQueen clothes. Grandpa Shreeve gave him a mini motorcycle, and a backpack. It was a great Christmas!

It's a GIRL!

For all the family that thought it would never happen... we are having a girl. You'll have to bear with the wonderful quality of these ultrasound pictures, but this is our little kiddo.

He said it's a girl because theres nothing hanging out between those two legs.

This is her face. It looks kind of evil. You can also see the bones of her arms.

So, the first thing we did was to run to Wal-Mart and buy a few girl outfits... we couldn't resist! I asked Evan if he wanted a baby sister and he said: "okay." Haha, we'll see how that turns out. We just can't wait to see her.

It's Nearly Christmas

I can't believe Christmas is just one week away! It gets really cold here and other days, like today, I am still wearing t-shirts outside. Arizona weather is so random and crazy! It doesn't even feel like Christmas yet... kind of a big bummer. Here is a picture of our Christmas tree:



I figure I need some pictures of Evan on our site! Here are a few new ones. I can hardly belive he'll be 3 on January 12th!





We'll be in St. Johns for Christmas this year. We find out on Wednesday if we're having a boy or girl, so there will be another post soon!