Chimes Concert

Last weekend, Stratton and Crayson were in Caldwell for a big chimes thing called Cool Ringings. It was made up of a lot of kids ranging in age. They were in Caldwell for about 3 days where they learned music theory and new songs to play for their concert on Saturday. Well Stratton got sick, so Friday night we went and picked him up and then on Saturday Dallas and DeeAnn picked him up and took him back for the concert. Unfortunately, while he was sick was when they assigned parts so he didn't get to play. Crayson did though, so Ash and I went to his concert. It was fun. The boys are in a smaller chimes group in Twin and we haven't gotten to hear them play, which made this a fun treat. We took some video of Crayson playing and then there was also an older group of kids that played the bells really well so I took some video of that. Can you guess what hymn the bells are playing? You'll probably have to stop our music at the bottom before the videos start. I hope you enjoy it!

We Love Bones and Turnips!

Well, we have made it to being 17 weeks pregnant! Yay! I had my 4 month check up last Wednesday and we listened to the heart beat. Everything sounded good. The doctor said today based off the heart beat, it was a boy. We find out what it will be on February 2, so cast your vote if you haven't already!

Anyways, on to bones and turnips. Babycenter.com sent me the latest update on what is developing now. It reads... "How your baby's growing: Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop."

Hooray for bones and hooray for weighing as much as a turnip! Keep growing stong little Peanut!

What Ashton Does...

During this long break inbetween semesters, Ashton has been super bored. But he has kept the house clean and done other "honey do's". But still, I don't manage to keep him busy. The laptop has been making some funny sounds and Ash thought it was the fan going out. So what does he do? He goes online, finds out how to take the laptop apart, and does it. This is what I came home too one day...



Well it paid off because he ordered the new fan, put it in, put the laptop back together, and vwalla! The laptop is fixed! He never ceases to amaze me.

Chinese Birth Chart

At work, we have an integrated medicine gal, who is into things like aromatherapy and yoga, and when she found out that another nurse and I were pregnant, she said to find the Ancient Chinese Birth Chart to see what we are having. So for fun, I did. It is a chart where you take the mother's age and month of conception to determine what your having. Well, I hope this is right 'cause it said we're having a girl!