Baby Face

I had a second ultrasound this morning. If you're as ultrasound awesome as Carman and I, you'll think this is a really good picture of Baby #3's little face. It was very active at the time of the ultrasound and we got to see his/her little face snuggling into whatever else is in there to snuggle with.

Talking With a 3-Year-Old

Emmalynne has a few fun things she's said lately. We were babysitting this cute little bald baby. Emmalynne lovingly patted Clara and the baby on the head at the same time and said, "Mommy, these match!" As in, they're both bald. :)

Thanks to Emmalynne, I've realized that both Carman and I frequently say "yah" as opposed to yes and we seem to have put a slight "n" in front of it. Emmalynne now has two responses to a question: "nah" and "no." I'm pretty certain that only Carman and I know that "nah" means "yes."

Her other favorite phrase is "last night." She tacks it on to the end of 40% of her sentences. Sometimes, even though the timing is wrong, it makes sense. Other times it totally doesn't work. A few days ago she told me, "Mom, I'm going to be good last night."

13 Second Ride

Here's a little early morning cowgirl practice at the Ragatz house.

Ultrasound Images

Sorry these pictures are over a month late. And they're not the best images, but its the best I could do. The bottom picture shows the typical "Wallis Pose." For some reason the men in my family think its only a guy thing but, I personally love to relax the same way, with one arm under my head. Emmalynne and Clara can be caught doing the same thing.

Now, regarding this little baby's gender... your guess is as good as mine! We decided it would be fun to be surprised when this little one is born, so we didn't find out during the ultrasound. Here's some official advice to help you guess: "Fifty percent of the time it's going to be a boy, and fifty percent of the time it's going to be a girl -- so there is a good chance that no matter what method [of determining gender] you apply, you'll be right at least half the time," says Masch. (http://www.medicinenet.com) Let the guessing begin!

Crime and Punishment

I'm not sure what this baby did but evidently Clara was keeping a closer eye on her than I was. The poor little baby had to go to the corner several times this morning.

Guess Who

Me: Guess who's coming to play with you?
Em: Grandpa!
Me: Nope, not Grandpa.
Em: Um...my friend!
Me: Yep, which friend?
Em: Kate!
Me: No, not Kate.
Em: Um, a princess!
Me: Well... not a princess.
Em: Jesus!
Me: No, not Jesus.
Em: Corrina?
Me: Yes! Corrina is coming!
Em: Oh! I'm going to play upstairs with Corrina and I'm going to show her my ring and we're going to do dress ups.

I loved some of her guesses. It was so cute I had to share. She's growing up so fast... it was just the other day that she noticed Carman and I's rings match. I told her that its because Mommy and Daddy are married. The next day when she found her ring (which had been MIA for months), she exclaimed, "Mommy, now I'm married like you and Daddy!"