Baby Boy Sanders

Here are a few pics of Baby Boy Sanders! The face shot above isn't great, because he had been covering his face with his hands.

At my other ultrasound appointments, I'm usually in a room that only has a paper printer. But at my last appointment, I was in a room that had a CD burner, so the nurse burned a CD of the pics for us! So you can thank the nurse for these pics!


I think he is pouting in this picture! Look at those lips poking out!


Here are his arms with his hands up around his face or chin!



I did have one more picture - confirming that he is definitely a boy. If you want to see that picture, you'll have to email me and let me know. Otherwise, I am saving him from future harassment!

Birthday and "Bobby"

Patiently waiting on his special birthday breakfast. This is the "cheese" smile.



The first serving of sugar for the day - a chocolate covered cake donut.




Bo and Dexter - born 3 days apart.

Another "cheese" smile.


Thinking, "What should I do with this water in my bucket?" or "Is this water or snot dripping from my nose?"
A wild ride on the see-saw!


Digging in the sand pit with Ben, Dexter, and Wilson.

"Happy Birthday to you..." accompanied by the second and third servings of sugar for the day!

Learning how to use the scissors!


Found this on the camera when downloading...just had to share it! Manly man in the masquerade mask! Nice look!


"Bobby" at the FBBA 80's Party. Another nice look.

Happy Easter...plus

It's an understatement to say it's been a while since I've last posted an update. Therefore, we have LOTS to share and catch you up on! First, Happy Easter from me and my boys!



We'll start from today and go backwards. So first, Robert's parents have been here visiting for the week. Bo was SOOOO excited when they arrived, and was running around and talking very fast. He gave them hugs and immediately wanted them to "play trains" with him. All this was very encouraging b/c we didn't get to see them a lot last year and you never know if your child is going to remember people they haven't seen in a while. We try to do a good job of praying for all our family and looking at pictures to help bridge the distance gap. Thankfully, they will be back soon after the baby arrives, so this span of time apart will be short.



A huge plus to having them here has been the HUGE HELP they have been! I don't think I washed a single dish the entire week!! And Bo has gotten lots of attention and had two great playmates to play with and who kept him entertained. Many, many THANKS to Grammy and Granddaddy! We love you!



A few updates on Bo...We moved him, over Spring Break, into a new room and put him into a big boy bed. We took him to Target to pick out some sheets and of course, his first choice was Thomas the Train. He is in a bigger room, so all of his toys, including his trains, are in his room, instead of littering our den...of which, both Robert and I are very thankful.







Here are a few pics from an outside photo shoot that Robert did with Bo. My baby is not a baby anymore!





This is Bo's way of saying "cheese" but being totally uninterested in posing for pictures.


Updates on me and the baby. Here are a couple of pics of two new purses I purchased. I am moving up in the world of fashionable accessories!!





Here's the latest pic of baby boy #2 - who remains nameless! We are having such a hard time with this one. We will definitely let everyone know when we get it figured out! This is at 28 weeks. As of April 13th, I am 30 weeks! WooHoo - really only 9 more, due to C-section a week early! Let the count down begin. Although, this pregnancy has really flown by! I can't wait to meet our little man!





Whew! I think that's all for now! If you've stuck with us this far, thanks!

Ultrasound Update...

Sorry to keep everyone waiting...again. I forgot that I posted about not knowing the health of the baby. Preggo brain.

Everything is fine with baby boy #2. I just wish they wouldn't be so nonchalant about it. I'm waiting anxiously to hear if this baby is healthy or not, and they don't even mention it when I go in for my appointment! I have to ask! And the answer is, "Oh, everything's fine." But, I guess they see a hundred ultrasound reports a day and to them it's just another report, not someone's baby they're worried about.

I couldn't scan the ultrasound pictures. For some reason, the scanner isn't working. Maybe I will take some digital pics of them and see how they turn out.

No other news on the Sanders home front. Except for having a head full of snot - Enter the pregnancy congestion! Plus, sharing everything with what seems like a constantly snotty 2 year old.

Snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails...

We had our ultrasound yesterday....and IT'S A BOY!! He wasn't very cooperative at first b/c he had his back turned to us. But after a little coaxing from Robert and the tech, he turned and we were able to see his parts. After that, the tech wanted a face shot, but this time he wouldn't keep still! I told Robert and the tech that he was complaining about them being indecisive. The pictures we received aren't very good. There's one that looks scary - I call it the gremlin shot b/c it looks like he's wrinkling his nose and has really sharp teeth. Not the picture you want of your unborn child....too many movies with humans birthing aliens.

The only disappointing thing is that the ultrasound tech was not legally allowed to tell us any information regarding the health of the baby, whether good or bad. She does the ultrasound, then sends the information to a separate office that interprets the info and writes up a report, which then gets sent to the doctor. So I was a little disappointed leaving the appointment and slightly anxious to have to wait on those results. I am going to put in a call to the doctor's office to see if when they might possibly have the report. I have a doctor's appointment next Wednesday, but I would love not to have to wait that long. But, another opportunity to trust the Lord, surrender my desires to Him and to trust that His plan is perfect and good for us. Pray that I won't be anxious during this waiting period and continue to pray for a healthy baby boy!

I'll try to post the pics later...check back if you're interested in the "gremlin" shot. : )

And we don't have a name picked out yet. So don't ask.

Trying to get back to my A-Game...

So, it's been a little more than a week since we returned home from our Christmas travels. I was not on, what I like to call, my A-game before Christmas and I surely have not gotten it back quickly after Christmas. This includes having the house cleaned up, dishes washed (especially this one), keeping in touch with old friends and being intentional and proactive with new ones. I'll blame it partly on the pregnancy, partly on recovering from our Christmas trip, and partly on staying up too late. Thankfully, Robert jumped in to help with the many, many dishes today, I have done almost all of our laundry, put up our Christmas decorations, vacuumed a little, and saw friends at the library and at a playdate. So, that's a good start. Hopefully, I will continue to pick up momentum and be back on my A-game shortly!


For those interested in the details of our Christmas journeys, here's a quick rundown. Please feel free to skip this part if this is of no interest to you. No hurt feelings.

Dec. 19th - Finally get on the road about 5:30 PM. Arrive in TEXARKANA to spend the night in a hotel. Driving time - 6 hours.

Dec. 20th - Drive to MEMPHIS. Arrive around 3:30 PM. Driving time - 4 hours. Stay at Andy's house, our good friend and fantastic host! Visit with friends. Go to church. Have some good ol' Memphis BBQ at my favorite place, the Germantown Commissary.

**I wish we could have eaten at all of our favorite Memphis restaurants - Bryant's, Ching's Wings, the Chinese Sub Shop and more.

Dec. 22nd - get new tires put on the car in Memphis (b/c Robert found a great deal, not b/c of any bad issues, thankfully), and drive to FRANKLIN, TN. - Driving time - 3.5 hours. Visit with friends, eat a delicious meal, spend the night with our gracious and welcoming hosts.

Dec. 23rd - Enjoy a great breakfast with friends and hit the road for LUGOFF, SC. Driving time - 7.5 hours. (While driving near Chattanooga, see a sheet of ice fly off of the top of an 18-wheeler and smash into the windshield of the car in front of us...no damage done, thankfully, and really cool and kinda scary at the same time!)

Visit with family and friends, go to Christmas Eve service and church, eat some good Mama's cooking, enjoy opening presents with family and celebrating Jesus' birthday, and memorize the many moments of "Hey, Grandad!", "Hey, G.G.!", "Grandad/G.G., come to my room and play!"

Dec. 30th - Hit the road for the long trip back to Texas...first, stopping outside of ATLANTA, to visit with Robert's brother and his awesome family. Keep trucking to MONTGOMERY, AL where we spend the night in a hotel. Driving time - 6 hours.

Dec. 31st - Spend New Year's Eve driving home to TEXAS. Driving time - 10 hours.

Jan. 1st - Spend all day recovering from LAFIR - also known as "Losing All Feeling In the Rearend."

I have no Christmas pictures, b/c they are all on my parents' cameras. But here are a few from our camera.

I decided to make a graham cracker/icing house instead of buy the gingerbread house kits (we'll reconsider this decision next year!) to do with Bo. It ended up being more work than I originally had planned, and Bo wasn't much help as he was more interested in eating the icing and graham crackers, than helping to put it together...imagine that. So the work fell to me, and then to Robert. And being the artist that he is, our graham cracker "house", turned out to look more like a "church". And I LOVED it! Too bad it took so long that Bo had to go to bed before we could decorate it with all the candies I bought. So, this season, we made "The Sanders' First Ever Graham Cracker and White Icing Church".



This is Bo riding the train at the mall.


This is Bo riding the boat with Tigger in Toys 'R Us. Is there a trend here?


He's getting so big! He's not a baby anymore!


This is Bo's present to us that he made in his class at CDO. If you can't tell, it's a wreath with berries. The berries are fingerprints. So cute!



This is another craft that the teacher of Bo's CDO class put together for us. I think it's stinkin' adorable.

This is a close-up of the picture - Bo looking down at Baby Jesus in the manger.


Robert showed me how to take some cool night shots. This is on our drive thru Atlanta. I like it b/c the lights look like musical notes floating in the air.