As The Touchtons Turn...

We are so busy these days! I meant to keep up with this thing more often - I'm slacking! Well, we had our first ultrasound on Sept. 21st. The technician said she was 80% sure the baby was a girl. Hopefully the baby is a girl because we've been running amok thinking of our possible baby Mia Taylor Grace Touchton! The tech seemed to think that I wasn't the originally thought 20 weeks, but closer to 18. Oy vey! I'm ready to be 38 weeks - not 18! The baby was also snuggled in the left side of my uterus & her profile view was obstructed. So the 4 chambers of the heart couldn't be seen, nor her profile. We have another appointment on Tuesday (10/14) to get another u/s. Hopefully our little Mia will still be a girl, lol. If not then we'll have Reese Dexter Touchton. I just hope that he or she is healthy & we'll worry about that whole blue or pink thing later! =)

Riley is doing fantastically well. He's growing & developing so quickly. He's about 21 pounds & wears mostly size 18M clothing. He wears size 4 pampers. You read that right...size 4! He can crawl now...quickly, but clumsily & his tummy still touches the ground most of the time. He now has his 2 bottom chompers. He won't hesitate to use them should you dare pop a finger into his mouth!

Last, but not least! My precious Robert! He had been having some trouble adjusting to the demands of 5th grade initially. He's got it down pat now! I am so proud of him. Even when he was having issues in class (listening to the teacher, talking in class, etc.) he brought home all A's & B's on his progress report. His teachers gloat about how much they enjoy having him in class. He's such a great kid. So very polite, compassionate, & an amazing big brother. He & his dad are rearranging his room as I type this. He loves to spend time with his dad a lot. They're working on replacing a cord for his XBOX 360. Lord KNOWS that the game systems must be in order! =P He starts his Sylvan tutoring soon. He's not struggling, but who couldn't use extra help? I'm excited for him to meet new kids. We were planning on enrolling him in soccer, but the scheduling conflicted with tutoring. There are some fun programs at the YMCA for Halloween & Thanksgiving - so we'll make sure he has his fun. Plus Dave was wanting to take him to learn karate or jiu-jitsu. Either way...he's the best #1 son ever!

I'm so grateful for our family. Dave's such a wonderful provider. He takes special care of us, does his work, & manages to go to school full time. I could not ask for more. Before him I didn't really think that a 'soulmate' existed. I now know I couldn't have been more mistaken. October 6th marks our 5th year wedding anniversary. It's been a wonderful ride & we still have so much further to go! =)

That's all for now. Take care everyone.