Happy Sunday!!~~~

Josh and I went out house hunting today, and actually found a couple we liked. We have been tossing around the idea of putting our house up for sale and getting out of it before the market turns around such where we can't move for the next 5-7 years. We definately do not fit this house any longer. So, change is definately coming in our near future. I am definately excited, because I will not have to do stairs any longer. WOOHOO--- One story house, here I come!!

I have about 5 months left before Ethan is due. I am having a great time just relaxing and enjoying being pregnant with him. He is active and kicking often now. I am having a hard time some nights falling asleep, but I am managing to sneak in quick naps when I can. I had horrible nightmares when Zach was born that I lost him in my bed, or he was missing in the middle of the night. (even though he was safe in his crib) Currently, my nightmares are not about Ethan, they are about Zach. I have nightmares that he climbs out of his bed, and falls down the stairs in the dark! So, even though my buddy is snuggly in his bed, I wake up maybe 1 or 2 times a night rushing to turn the light on and running to the stairs to make sure he is not on them! Makes for a rough time getting a good nights sleep. I am sure once Ethan is born, it will be the same thing over again... :(


Time to go enjoy some strawberry shortcake with my boys, and cut up fruit for Zach's lunch tomorrow, and get his bags all packed for Grandpa's!!

And his name is....

I have been throwing around the idea of throwing out our new son's name for alittle bit now. I am so happy about having this new addition to our family that I thought it would be nice to share the fact that Josh and I have only decided on a first name for our new son.
We decided to contact both sets of parents to let them know first what we have chosen, and have decided to fill our friends in on the big news!!

We are so excited to announce the name of our son due in Oct. is:



Like I said earlier, we dont have a middle name yet, however I still have 4 months to decide on that. I love being able to call Ethan by a name!! What a relief. This name has been very difficult to decide on, and agree on. The middle name has proven to be much more difficult to come up with that goes well with both names above.

I had my appt. today and the Dr. said I am doing great! He did say he was left a note by the doctor screening our U/S before that they want me back in 6 weeks for another one to redo some pictures. I knew that was coming, and I am alright with it!! :)
He said I am measuring right on time, and the baby looks fantastic. Good news all around!!
So, we are very thankful to announce everything is fantastic!!

Til Next Time!!!

The beach.... was great....

Hi-ho Hi-ho, Its off to the beach I go!!
We had such a nice time going to Seaworld, and were right on Mission Beach the whole time we were there. I didn't want to drive way out of our way to get to the ocean, but we were able to find this great beach called "Ocean Beach!!!" It was perfect for the short amount of time we were able to spend. It was getting later in the morning, and Zach was needing a nap. Not only that, 6 hours drive home is a long trip I wasn't looking forward to!!
The waves were high as it seemed like when we got there that Tide was coming in. It was fun watching the surfers, and it was more amazing to see my son and his Daddy interacting and having fun together building their favorite woman in their life a castle.
Below is Daddy and Zach. He was scared because the waves were huge, and ofcourse when they crashed down, it made a lot of noise. He eventually forgot about it!!

So, they got busy building, and digging. This was Zach's favorite part as he really enjoyed digging and putting his sand in Daddy's bucket.
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These boys are so great. I can't wait for baby J. to be here in a few months. Hard to believe I am 5 months a long now, and I feel GREAT! I felt the baby more today than I have ever felt him. He was kicking so much, and was obviously WIDE awake. I was sitting at my desk at work laughing cause I couldn't believe how much he was active today!!


I am so amazed at how much Zach just loves helping his Daddy!!




AND FINALLY MY BOYS HARD WORK PAID OFF AND THEY BUILT ME THIS BEAUTIFUL CASTLE...

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL!??? I AM THE LUCKIEST MOMMA AROUND....

So, we finally got on the road home. I was excited to finally get going. It was a great trip for our Memorial Day Weekend. Zach, Daddy, Momma and Baby J. had such a wonderful time. After all the excitement and fun, it was no surprise that my boy quickly passed out!!

AAAAAA--MMAAZZZZIIIINNNNGGGG....

I am so thrilled right now. Memorial Day weekend has been a blast!! We had such a fun time as a family down in San Diego. We woke up on Sat. morning at like 3:30am. and were on the road by 4am. We packed Zach up and threw him in the car to start out on our journey!! He didn't want to go to sleep, however I FINALLY got him to sleep before we got to Yuma, like 4 hours from Phx.

Then we finally got to Yuma a short time later and we stopped so mom could take a pee break, and Zach could stretch his legs. He was getting a tad bit restless by this time, and really just wanted to get outta the car. So, Mc Donalds, here we come for breakfast!

On the road again, we finally got to San Diego. We stayed in a really awesome area, which was gorgeous. Country Inn & Suites was our hotel, and I was shocked to find out they dont have refrigerators in the room. So, I had to impervise for all the milk, supplies, snacks, etc I brought that needed refrigeration. But, other than that the room was great. We checked in and got on the road for Seaworld. Wow, what a nice place. I had never been there and Josh was there when he was little and didnt remember much about it. So, it was a new adventure basically for both of us, along with our boys.

So, we toured the barns where the Bud Clydesdales are kept, and we saw the horses upclose. It was amazing how well kept those horses are. So, we ate some lunch, and went and toured the rest of the park. It was so fun, going through most of the exhibits, and seeing all the animals upclose. What a great little place to visit.
Its definately not Disneyland, but I am alittle incapacitated, and cant do the rides right now to even enjoy Disneyland. But, by Dec. I am hopeful to be back in service...
So, I have a ton of photos from Seaworld, which I dont even have enough room to place them, but here are a couple:

This is a freakin Baluga Whale! It was so amazing, doing tricks for the people watching him. How cool...

MOMMA AND ZACH:


Mr. Independant who wanted to tour the exhibits walking like a big boy, strutting his stuff.

He is such a little stud. Hahaha, he was being so cute posing on the lattice behind him.

And finally, my little babe on a roll walking with his little pale was just adorable.
We had a wonderful time at Seaworld. It was alittle on the chilly side, and we had a great time right off of Mission Beach. But, we were beat from the 6 hour drive, plus Seaworld all in one day. So, we headed back to the hotel for some Room Service, and a good nights sleep. The next day we were off to beach, and the boys needed their rest to build their momma a castle. So, tomorrow I will update on that expierence!!
I am so in love with my family, and at this time in my life couldn't be happier. I have a fantastic little boy who is growing up and getting more and more amazing as the days go on. I cant wait to share all these expierences with Baby Jones. (Which by the way, I think we might have named him!! The first name I think is a definate however, we still dont have a middle name. We are one step closer!! HORRRAAAAYYY!!!)


By the way, a special shout out thanks to Rachel for offering some much appreciated help for Zach's birthday on the cake. I can't wait to see what ya come up with!! I am sure it is going to be amazing... Thank you again!!!

So, more tomorrow!!! Til then... MJ

Tabs on the preggo lady...

Well, we are off tomorrow morning bright and early for a small trip Daddy and Momma planned for our two boys. Even though one isn't "technically" with us, it will be fun to have photos later on in life of the fun things we did with big brother before he was born, and all the fun things we did ONCE he was born. I am pretty much thinking this is going to be the last mini-vacation til we go in Dec. for the week in Disneyland.

Lastnight I went out with Josh and Zach and got a couple things from the store for our trip. I found this CUTE cooler bag that is insulated in the inside and has awesome pockets all around with insulation to keep everything cool. We spent like $13.00 on it, but it will be well worth it for this trip, and for the upcoming trips to Cali. for disney, etc. Josh picked out a blue colored one and I said- Oh well wouldn't it be a good idea to get one which matches the stroller we are going to be getting for the boys? He slowly puts it back and says, well that Tan and Green is going to probably match the best. :) I think its a go for the duo stroller system I like!! Woo-HOO!! :)

So, its going to be partly cloudy, and like 66 degrees while we are there.Lastnight when it was raining, it got down to atleast 75, and I thought it was cool outside. I am going to pack Zach and I some warm clothes, along with some summer clothes just incase. With the sun shining though, it will be nicer. I just worry, cause its Cali--- and right on the ocean. YOU NEVER KNOW!! :)Josh seems to think 66 is beautiful weather, so he can have fun freezing at the park.

Baby Jones is doing good. He is kicking me a lot more recently, and I feel him everyday now. It is so odd for me to call him Baby Jones, and not have a name for him. Since we found out, I dont even think we have had 1 discussion about what we are going to name him yet. I bet its going to be a last minute decision. If thats the case, Daddy better watch out cause knowing how indecisive he is ALL THE TIME, I will step right in and name this little pumpkin faster than he can say what happened??!!
Amazing to know he is only weighing in at 1/2 a lbs. right now. So tiny..... but growing OH SO FAST-- and getting SOO strong and healthy! I am excited to meet him!!

I started gathering stuff for Zach's b-day coming up here. I found a website with all kinds of stuff on it, like decor, games, invites, candy, carnival themed stuff, and sent off for some stuff to see the quality that comes back. I dont have a lot of time, but now have to supplement things since other plans fell through. So, I have a lot of work ahead of me. I need to figure out what I am going to serve for food, and get some other things together!! I am going to try not to stress over it. Crap happens, and I should have already planned a PLAN B a long time ago.... but I learned a lesson this time. :) Always good when you can walk away and have learned something~~~

Anyhow... off to get things done for my day. Need to get to Target and get a couple last minute things for the beach. Daddy and Zach are going to build their momma the BIGGEST Castle, with the most amazing family that she can live happily ever after with!! :)

Til next time....

Our Update~~

THIS IS BABY JONES-- SLEEPING FACE DOWN, LEGS UNDER, AND BUTT UP IN THE AIR~~

I had probably one of the LONGEST and most difficult ultrasounds yesterday. It was an hour long, and by the time I got out of there, I felt like I had been punched in the stomach multiple times where my C-section scar was. Today, I woke up feeling like I got the workout of a lifetime!
Baby Jones was a very active and stubborn stinker. Always moving, or rolling away from the U/S tech, kicking at her as she would push down. It was amazing to sit there and watch the baby for an hour, even if I was in pain. :)

So our news is somewhat kind of wierd. We were asked to come back for another U/S in 3-4 weeks because this baby moved so often that they could only get quick shots of the photos they needed, and the photos us as Mom and Dad needed. The U/S tech said most likely the Staff Doctor will want to "make sure" that everything is correct in what our eyes saw, and what we think. Well, I am pretty sure of what I saw, and pretty sure that it isn't going to change!!!

Josh and I have decided to tell the sex of the baby when we got the news, however at this time, it is just based on a quick glimpse and opinion of a expierenced U/S tech, that we are HAVING ANOTHER BOY!!! Although honestly my first impression was very dissapointed when I saw what I saw, I am super happy to say this baby is beyond healthy! He looks absolutely perfect! I was hoping for a girl, because this could have been my last baby. It should be my last baby after everything I have had to go through. However, I told Josh I really am wanting that little girl, whether it be from adoption, or we try a few years from now for baby #3. Who knows what the future holds. However, I have what I have, and I am happy!! I should have known something when we first got in there and she showed me him, and he was laying face down, feet tucked under him, and butt up in the air. How amazing that his brother Zach sleeps the exact same way!!! It is truely amazing~~~


So, we are not going to name him until later. We have a couple names in mind, however nothing is solid, and we truely just want to take our time and pick a name meaningful to our family, and to Baby Jones' parents.
Josh however did pick the girls name if it was to be a girl. And safely enough I feel confident no matter how many more u/s I get, the anatomy is not going to fall of. So, I thought it would be fun to release the girls name and just let you all know this baby boy will not have a name til we get closer.

IF IT WAS TO BE A GIRL--- HER NAME WAS TO BE--- Caitlin Colbie Jones --- to be called Cait (Kate) or Caity, (Katie) In the future if we do have a daughter, this will be her name.


I just wanted to get this up, and finish it before Zach wakes up for the day. Thanks for celebrating our good news with us. Now its time for Momma to start buying blue again!! Its nice cause I already have a lot of stuff that has been so lightly used. It will work out perfect!! God has a plan for us, and although I am going to be outnumbered in my house, girls to boys, I still love the fact that I am going to be the Mom of Two Boys! HOOOORRRRAAAAYYYYY.....

COUNTDOWN IS ON!!! Only 5 days to go!!!

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IAM SO IN LOVE WITH MY LITTLE BOOGER ZACH. HE LIGHTS UP MY LIFE EVERYDAY, AND I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER SON. THROUGH GOOD TIMES, AND THROUGH BAD, I WILL LOVE YOU MY SON WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE! YOU ARE SUCH AN AMAZING LITTLE BOY, EACH DAY YOU GROW UP ALITTLE MORE~~






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LOVE MY LIFE~~ SUCH A LUCKY WIFE, AND MOM!!

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BABY JONES IS SET TO MAKE HIS/HER ARRIVAL ON OCT. 13TH. I GET TO FIND OUT WHAT I AM HAVING COME THE 19TH~~~ IAM THRILLED~~~ WE ALREADY HAVE A GIRLS NAME PICKED OUT-- WE ARE STILL UNDECIDED ON THE BOYS, BUT GETTING CLOSER...

Keep'in Up With The Jones's

Life has been kinda crazy since the other day. We went to my inlaws for Mother's day as well as my Mom's for a bit. I got a massage for Mothers Day. I chose it, cause I could really use the relaxation. I have been so tired lately. Probably because I have a good reason to be.
On Mon. I went to leave for work in the morning. Zach was put in his car seat and had what looked like a seizure. I couldn't believe my eyes. So, I got him called down, and left on my way in disbelief anything like that could happen to him. When I got to my parents, it happened again! It was horrible, and so scary! His poor arms, hands, and upper torso were shaking so badly! I hope I never have to see anything like that again! I called the doctor, and they got him in immediately. The Dr. said he had suffered from seizures and that we will need to get testing done to determine the cause, etc. So on the 20th he has to have an EEG testing, and see the neurologist. Since I was supose to have my U/S appt. that morning, they decided to schedule me for the 19th in the afternoon. So, I get to find out a bit sooner than expected. But, the circumstances are pretty sad why i get that test done sooner than later.
My face is mass breaking out and it is REALLY starting to create some hard feelings in me. I hate having bad skin, and I understand who doesnt like having bad skin, but I never have bad skin, pre-hormones. UH--- I have tried pretty much everything as well. Lot of it, is just empty bumps on my forehead. So Gross!!! So, cross your fingers it goes away quick for me!!!

Lately things have been out of the ordinary for me. Not only have I wanted salad, salad, salad, I have wanted apples, and raddish with salt, PIZZA....whether it be a veggie one with pepperoni and sausage on it, or the breakfast one with egg, bacon, potatoes, etc. OMG, to die for!!~~ I have also liked the sound of chicken tacos from Del Taco, and a few select other things that I have been craving.

Well off to get my boy in bed. Goodnight.

Saturday, Saturday!!

So, today is going to be a busy busy day for us! I am at work already, (yes sitting on my computer, waiting for my boss to show up to tell me why exactly I am here today. )
So I thought I would take a few minutes and write whats going on in the
Land Of The Jones Family---
First and foremost, today is my Nephews B-day party. So, this afternoon we are supose to be going over there for his party. Its his exciting 1st B-day. I remember Zach's and how hectic it was. But, it was very fun, and such a good time! I cant wait for "Baby Jones" to enjoy his/her 1st b-day as just as an exciting adventure.
I was supose to go and get my hair done this morning, however it got thrown on me at the last minute yesterday that I was needed here at the office. For what, I am not exactly sure yet. So, I am going to be here til 10am. Whatever they have for me to do, I will get it done, and then I am flying out the door at 10:00AM Even though I had to cancel the hair appt. and couldn't get it done today, we also have pictures scheduled for Zach with the photographer who has been doing his photos since he was born. She only works P/T now, so I have had to make this appt. like a month ago with her inorder to get in. I really need to brainstorm and figure out what I am going to be doing for his photos. He hasn't had photos done in awhile, so I am probably gonna go nutso on the pictures. Oh well, I love photos. :) Cant ever have enough.

Just as I suspected, there are changes coming in our family. We are not ready to annouce much right now, because we do not have details. All we do know is that some changes are coming in our family, and we only have 4 1/2 months or so to make sure everything is ready to go, and top notch! I need to get my creative juices flowing….
That’s all for now…
MJ

Change, Change, Change???

I feel like I didn’t sleep lastnight. I think the problem is, I have so much on my mind right now that I cant stop long enough to actually get "rest." Josh got kicked to the couch lastnight because Zach is going through a phase where he wants to be held at night when he goes to sleep. He wants to reach out and touch your arm to know you are there. So, what happens is when we put him in his crib he screams BLOODY MURDER until he finally passes out. The change has just recently come since I have gone back to work. Under normal circumstances when I was home, I would walk him upstairs, put him in his crib, and he would go right to sleep without a problem. Now, he has started having this seperation anxiety problem. I know he is not having a rough time at his gam and gampy's house. When I go to pick him up, he cries so hard cause he doesn’t want to leave. Must be a good sign, right?? My Dad absolutely adores him, and how I see them look at each other and interact is SOO cute! He really listens well to his gampy, and really just wants to be alittle comedian, and make grandpa laugh all the time. I am lucky, cause Polly comes down to see him pretty much everyday now. I thought it was only going to be on Mon. Wed. and Fri's, but its funny cause I'll get my mid day calls from Polly updating on how my sweet boys day is going. So, Josh got kicked to the couch lastnight cause he thinks Zach should go to sleep on his own, even if its screaming so hard he cries himself to sleep. I cant sleep if he is screaming like that. (I work now, so I need some sort of sleep) So, I take Zach and get him, calm him down, and put him in our bed just til he falls asleep, then I move him back into his crib, and he is just fine. Josh says this is a big no, no. But, he doesn’t wake up in my bed, and he doesn’t stay there for long once he is there. Josh says I am creating a Monster. What else is new??
I think I told Josh he was creating a monster when our son learned how to make the screaming noises, and Josh was told not to encourage it, and what did he do?? He encouraged it to where that’s how Zach used to act, up until recently. ( I think he is finally starting to outgrow it! Cross your fingers~~)
So, change is probably coming to my life. I feel so uncertain because I know something is coming. I can feel it. I can't elaborate, cause I do not know what it is yet. All I know is that I get this feeling, and I am usually right. Yeah yeah yeah… I am having a baby and that is change, but I think this goes bigger than that. So, do not be surprised if you see news on here in the coming days or months from our Family. I don’t mind change… I just mind it when I am 4 months pregnant. Hahaha… I do not like or feel comfortable with not having things set and ready. So, whatever is gonna happen, needs to come soon. Please.
I know God is in control of everything. He has a plan, and I am just waiting to see what he has instore, for our direction. I will keep ya posted as soon as I find out.
MJ

GIRL OR BOY!??? CHECK THIS OUT~~~

Okay, so my S*I*L told me about this Intelli-gender test thing that you can either order online, or they sell them at Walgreens. So, I decided to go to the store lastnight and get one of these tests. Unfortunately, I had to wait til the next morning to take the test. But, it came soon enough and Wah-Lah... Here it is....

I dont know.... the accuracy on these things is only 82% at home. I did it just for fun. But, looking at these tests, I think you can see what I am seeing--- It Looks Like Girl~~~

Only 15 more days til we know for sure, God willing that the baby cooperates. Oh my gosh... this would definately be a miracle!!! KEEP THINKING PINK!!!!~~~~

Car Seats, Smar Sheets......oh goodness.....

Okay okay....there are some big decisions coming my way so soon. I need to find some new things that are kinda run down, and need to be replaced for the new baby. Like for instance, Zach sat in his bounce seat til he was nearly a year old, and thought the thing was halarious when he could fly backwards and forwards in it as a chair. So, to say the least, its a little used! We do not plan on having another child in that thing, but atleast I can say it got GOOOODDD use out of it. Not only that, we have Zach's old carseat, but it is also "alittle used" with all the wear and tear it had. So, I thought it would be nice for Josh to have a car seat for his car, cause he isnt going to be having the baby much more than I will in my car, but atleast if something was to happen and he needed to get the baby, he would have a way to do so. Plus, we get some extra use out of the other one. It's only up to 25lbs, or one year anyhow... So, I went to Target to check out the strollers below, and they didnt have any of them. They did however have this brown one, and I really like it!! I checked the carseat isle, and they didnt have a matching carseat, but when I was just online, I saw they have the matching car seat to go with it. Josh isn't too fond of "brown" but I told him brown can go with either Blue, or Pink!!! Its durable, and from what I have read most of the reviews are pretty positive on it! I am not sure if it will be "the one" however I do know from the ones I checked out at Babies R' Us, this is my favorite. Ha ha,... Josh says' what if it's a GIRL??? I said, well it will work. What are we going to do, get a double stroller that is Pink....then what about Zach?? So, Brown is a good mix either way and I think will work perfectly. I asked Josh what he thought it was the other day, and he calls out and says- "I get this feeling its a Girl."
I laugh, but then 2 other people said to me lastnight-- "Oh Maggie, its a girl... you are carrying VERY HIGH." I said... well, we shall see in 17 VERY FAR AWAY Days!!

Things I like... but definately need to check out...

I am looking for a new car seat, and double stroller system to make our lives easier when we travel, go to Disneyland, etc. this December. Anything is better than lugging tons of extra stuff around, when you have 2 kids to take care of. So, here are a couple I found that I like, but haven't checked out in person yet.... I need to find a car seat I like, but the only problem i have is, I dont know what I am having yet to think about finalizing colors. Only 19 more days!!!