And so our newest journey begins!

So after years and years of trying to fight it, my biological finally ticked so hard and loud that there was no way for me to ignore it any longer.  In July 2013, we found out that we are expecting baby #3.

To be 100% honest, I had every intention on making an appointment to get back on birth control pills that month.  I take a little bit of time off to ensure that I don't have adverse reactions (ie. cancer and other issues that come along with being on birth control for too long).  So I had contacted my doctor to make an appointment to come in.  They began asking all the normal information and then they asked me, "When was your last menstrual cycle"?  Umm...yeah...that kind of made me start to think, I had no idea.  I did the math and determined I was late.  I have so much going on all the time that I didn't even flinch missing my period.  I told the hubby that I thought that I might be pregnant.  He laughed and told me I always think I'm pregnant.  I told him that this time I was actually late and it wasn't just stress.  He had me get two tests that night and low and behold, they were positive.

We decided to tell the kids right away.  They were in shock.  They asked if we were serious.  We assured them that that is what the tests said.  I immediately made an appointment to see my doctor. 

First appointment they did the internal ultrasound and determined that we were in fact expecting!!!  We were already able to hear the heartbeat and get some pictures to show the kids.  The only downside to the appointment was the fact that the doctor made it known to me that I was at an "ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE"!  WTH?  I was not too happy with that information.

I have since had two more appointments and ultrasounds both times so more pictures!!

The kids are going nuts wanting to go in so they can see and hear the baby too.  That appointment is scheduled for October 23rd.  We have decided to not find out the sex of the baby.  Instead we have decided to do the new craze of a reveal shower.  When we go in for the ultrasound on the 23rd, we are going to have the doctor take pictures that show the sex of the baby and label it with the sex.  We are going to have them place it in a sealed envelope we will hold onto it until closer to the shower.  Once the shower comes we plan on giving the sealed envelope to the baker who will be making our cake for the shower.  We are going to ask that he/she make the inside of the cake either pink or blue depending on the sex of the baby.  So when we cut the cake everyone will be there to find out together! ; )  So excited about that!

Well I will try to keep writing consistently to keep everyone updated on the progress!  March 2014...here we come!

Kings of the Dirt

On Friday the hubby and I began our Labor Day weekend journey up to Reno.  Our son had already gone up with his grandpa and auntie to hit up the Rib Cook-Off at JA Nugget.  Our daughter had to stay home with her grandparents because she too had a tournament this weekend.  We made our way up the mountain around 3:30pm and to my surprise the traffic wasn't half bad.

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

Once in Reno we checked into our hotel, the Grand Sierra Resort, and decided to go get something to eat for dinner.  We had been in Reno back in May for Mother's Day weekend for our daughter's softball tournament.  While staying in Reno we had gone to this amazing pizza place called, Grimaldi's.  It is located right next door to Scheel's sporting store (if you haven't been to Scheel's give yourself a minimum of 2hrs to walk around and see everything, its amazing!)  Having had such a great experience the first time we decided that Grimaldi's was a must.  We ordered the small caesar salad and a large pepperoni pizza with fresh garlic and mushrooms.  AMAZING!!!  Highly recommmend this restaurant.

Grimaldi's Pizzeria - Sparks, NV

After eating we went back to the hotel to wait for our little guy to meet up with us after having been at the rib cook-off all day.  Finally they brought him to our hotel and we were off to bed, busy day on Saturday.

On Saturday, we woke up and got ready for the first day of our "King of the Dirt" tournament.  To our dismay the tournament was in Carson City which was a last minute change from Sparks.  We had already booked our rooms at the Grand Sierra and didn't have time to reschedule, so this entailed a 40 mile drive one-way to get to and from the tournament all weekend, Ugh!!!

Day 1 of the tournament, we played our first game against the Reno Muckdogs at 12:00pm.  My son got hit in the ribs the first at bat, but he was a trooper and took one for the team. 

Our second game on Day 1 was against the Hard 90 Legacy.

During the baseball games I made sure to check in with my dad to see how my daughter was playing.  I was also given play by plays via text messages by moms on the softball team.  During the first game my daughter was sent home by the third base coach and unfortunately when sliding into home the rather larger than life catcher landed on my daughter while getting the out and tweaked her back.  She tried to go back up to bat the second game and was unable to swing.  She laid down a great bunt but was not able to make it to first.  Needless to say she was sent home to rest and ice her back and didn't make it to the third game.

Day 2 of the tournament, we played our first game against the Carson City Capitals.  Second game of the day was against Team Velocity.  This put us into 1st seed for Championship play on Monday.

My daughter attended her game Sunday morning to show her support for her team but was unable to play.  My bff picked her up after her first game was over and they made their way up to Reno to be with us.  

My girlfriend is amazing.  She went out of her way to bring my daughter up to Reno for me.  I was under the impression that she would stay with us because under no circumstances would I ever expect her to drive that distance and just drop my daughter off.  She ended up staying with us until around 11pm that evening and much to my chagrin she went home that evening.  

Day 3 and the final day of the tournament we ended up playing the Reno Muckdogs again and run ruled them with a score of 10-0.  The boys played amazing, we were all so proud of them.  I was especially proud of my son that hit the entire weekend.  He gets so emotional and stresses out on most occassions when it comes to game time, but this weekend he put that stress aside and really had a blast and played the game really well.  

2012 King of the Dirt Champions - Carson City, NV