Baby Jackson!

Here are some of the sonogram pics of Jackson from Tuesday. Sometimes it's hard to tell on these, so I'll try to explain each of them! You Mom's can probably point out the "parts", but I know it can be tough-tonight my parents couldn't tell what was what?!!!

I also had to post about how sweet Bryce is being about Jackson. He has been calling the baby "Jackson" for a couple months now, and Tuesday we told him he is for sure having a baby brother. He was so excited! B was hungry, so he got his usual cheese-stick as a snack. Then, this conversation happened:

Mom: B, is your cheese stick good?
Bryce: Yes, mommy. Then he took his eyes off me, and looked at my belly...
"Jackson, you want a cheese stick too?" Then he had an entire conversation with Jackson a.k.a my belly!

"Ok, Jackson, you want to go night-night. Love you."

This melted my heart, and I could see how Bryce has already started bonding with Jackson, and I know they will be so close growing up!!



Here is the proof that the baby is a BOY! Imagine he is sitting on a glass table, see the bottom, two legs, and boy-parts in the middle?

Here is a profile of Jackson-look at his cute, little turned-up nose! I think he already looks like his Daddy!

This is a harder pic to see...He is curled in a ball, see head on right side, bottom of picture is his curved back, and leg and foot at top!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO,

Lindz

It's A.........

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We confirmed this morning that Jackson Kyle Houser will be here late September...somewhere between Sept. 25-28th! We are super excited!! It was so neat to see his cute little face, feet, hands, body, and of course private (Daddy most excited about this)!!! I'll post some sonogram pics later this week when I get a chance to scan them! I swear Jackson's profile looks like Kyle-maybe it's too early to tell, but I think he's gonna be a heart-breaker :)

I'm just thankful for a healthy baby so far, and everything else is good. I've gained 9 pounds, which is good for being in the 2nd trimester, and everything looked good on sonogram with organ-functioning, so thank God for that! My Dr. did say my placenta was a little low, but should go back up soon. We will get to have 1 more sonogram at 28 weeks to confirm it has moved up. Nothing to worry about, just praise Him for this blessing! This will be the 5th Great-grandson for my Dad's parents...no girls on that side of the family yet! I can't wait to tell Bryce that he is "officially" having a baby brother! I did get a hilarious email today from Stephanie, Bryce's Nanny...guess they were playing dress-up!! He does look pretty though!

XOXO,

Lindz

Heavy Heart

Hey! I have a heavy heart right now, not due to anything going on in my life, but because my best friend, Jan, is going through alot right now. Please say a prayer for her and her family. Jan's Dad is in intensive care in Salt Lake City, Utah. I know I sent many of you text messages last week to please pray for Jan and her Dad. Prayer really does work! It's amazing after many of you prayed for the surgeons and her Dad, the bleeding on one side of his brained stopped. He is still stable, but not much else has changed.

My heart hurts for Jan and I just want to take on all her pain right now. She hasn't had a relationship with him until the past 2 years, and as an adult and Christian, she has been able to forgive him for alot of pain in her and her families life. She has been blessed by Papa-the wonderful man who raised her, but I just love how our loving, forgiving God has been able to bring Jan and her Dad back together these past two years. It shows that it is never too late to mend a torn relationship, and to ALWAYS forgive no matter what!

I pray that Jan's Dad will make a full recovery, and Jan and he will be able to spend more time together and deepen their relationship even further, and most importantly deepen their walk with you, Lord. Amen.

Thanks for all the prayers, and please keep em' coming!

On a happier note, TOMORROW is D-DAY: will it be Jackson OR Olivia?????? Kyle and I will be at the Dr. at 9:00 a.m. for our sonogram, then I have my monthly check-up at 9:45 a.m., so I will get the word out as soon as I can! I am sooooo excited-either way it will be great!

Love,
Lindz

Avocados & toenails!

Yes, our little peanut is the size of an Avacado, actually has toe-nails now, and his/her (not 100% yet), heart is pumping 25 quarts of blood each day already! Wow! It's so amazing to think in about 4 1/2 months our little blessing will be here. We have our "official" sonogram with my Dr. April 28th-next week! Yeah! I'm so excited, and I still say Jackson, but some of you out there are still thinking Olivia?!! We shall see! I've been feeling the baby move, too! It's just little movements, but it's so cool!


I also broke down and bought some HOT maternity jeans this weekend. The maternity jeans I have are huge, and not too stylish, so I dragged my Mom with me to the mall, and she helped me pick out some cute, trendy jeans from a Pea-in-the Pod! They were ALOT more $ than I wanted to spend, but I figured I will wear them all the time! I wore them Saturday on my HOT date with Kyle, and he liked them! :) We saw the new Russell Crowe movie-State of Play-we both liked it-lots of action and suspense. Ben Affleck is in it too!

I started feeling bad last week when I was actually out-of-town for work at a 2-day meeting. It's the sinus/cough thing. I can't take much being pregnant, but my Dr. gave me amoxicillan-seems like placebo to me b/c I'm home sick today from work :( I hate missing work-I know, if you're sick, you're sick, but I just love my job and my partners! I kept Bryce home with me today since he was gone this past weekend, and thought we could spend some time together. I think next time I'm home sick, he will go to the Nanny's-this is after a tantrum at the grocery, a full-cup-of-water spilled on the floor, and 2 time-outs. Now he is sleeping like an angel, so I can't complain. I did realize all you stay-at-home-Mom's deserve a HUGE award-like, maybe a spa day! I could use one after today! I shouldn't complain, I am blessed beyond belief, and thank Him for all of it!

Blessings,
Lindz

Blessed Family

I can't tell you how much fun Easter weekend was-feels like forever ago, but only 1 week has gone by and I'm finally able to post about it! Kyle's team played 2 baseball games that B and I went to-Friday and Saturday. Both were a BLAST! Here are some pics from the Friday night game-which was over 4 hours-yes, high school baseball-WOW! They were amazing and WON! They also WON on Saturday!!! GO COWBOYS!!

Bryce anxiously awaiting the start of the game-he was soooo excited!!

B kept getting my chapstick, going to the top of the bleachers, and applying on his lips! We kept wondering where he learned that-then Kyle came out of the dugout putting on chapstick-priceless! :)

B and Brett playing together-it was about 3 hours into the game now!

"Mom, I am sleepy, but check out those baby-blues!"

I'm magically awake after the game ends and I got to go in the dugout and meet the players..future baseball player!?!

I LOVE Daddy!

Poppy and Bryce at Saturday's game-They WON again! B also tried to get on the field DURING the game! Poppy saved him, Grancy too, and me too! Wow!

Easter was so wonderful-both of our families came to our house and we had an Easter-Egg Hunt, played, ate, relaxed. Thanks to Grancy for cooking! It was yummy! I love my nieces and nephew! Here are some cute shots.....

Gotcha, Kole! Kole wouldn't let me take a pic all day, but I got some!!

Sweet, Lex! Look at her beautiful dress that her Mama made! So talented! Hanging with Uncle Shaun!

Here is the end of the day, everyone left, Bryce had eaten so much candy(of course with out me knowing), and he literally passed out like this in the middle of the hardwood-floor-hilarious! Guess he had FUN!

Look how BIG his feet are-can you believe he is only 2 1/2?

Have a blessed week!

Love,

Lindz

Great recipe!

I have so much to write about, but so little time! This week is crazy with work-Wed-Thurs I'll be gone at a meeting, then Friday I'm working a Cardiovascular convention, but I wanted to post this awesome recipe I saw on a fellow bloggers post about Easter! It's so great, I have to share! Alicia, I hope you don't mind me sharing, but I think we should all share this fun activity to glorify Him every Easter with our kids!
Read her post about making Easter cookies!
http://thetacblog.blogspot.com/


We had a great Easter-lots of family, fun, food, fellowship-all the F's were covered!! I'll post some fun pics later! Have a blessed week!

Lindz :)

He's only 2!

That is what I keep telling myself when B does silly, sometimes annoying things, that he is only 2..and a half! So, I told you I would post about the cell phone incident. Well, many of you know, I am very organized-especially when it comes to my job, appointments, being on time..(my biggest pet-peeve ever)!!!
So, I have had my I-phone which I love BTW, for over 2 years. My entire life is on that phone-contacts, emails, my google calendar that my partners and I at work have managed to put our whole year, yes yearly calendar of lunches, programs, appointments, etc...
The other night after we finished a lovely dinner, Kyle and I took the dishes in the kitchen to clean, and I turn around and there is sweet, innocent B holding my phone, dripping in water, and he says with the sweetest voice.." Here, Mommy."

I was in SHOCK!!! How could he? No, he didn't? OMG!!!!! Yes, B submerged my phone, my life, into my cup of water on the table. I actually didn't panic...at least not right then! Kyle was great, he talked to Bryce about what he did because I was so mad I couldn't even talk. When I get really mad, I'm silent. Just as the good Lord would have it, my wonderful parents knocked on the door literally 5 minutes into this drama! Thanks you, Jesus! As soon as I saw my mom, tears started flowing. Now, you're probably thinking, "Lindsey, this is only a phone." 'Yes, but if you knew everything on there-also all the sermons from the past 8 months from my church-gone! Anyhow, grancy and Papa (my parents as B calls them), were so sweet to take B to their house so Kyle and I could go to the AT&T store to get me another phone.

So, we left, I cried, got a new I-phone, and they said the only thing I could do was let my sopping wet phone dry-out, and in about a week, see if it would turn on again. I'm praying it does, but if not, I know it's only a possession, and obviously is replaceable. So, on the way home, my sweet husband said ice-cream will make you feel better, so one sonic-blast later, I was soooo much better! When we got home and got B, I couldn't even get mad at him. He is only 2...and a half...and I am so blessed to be able to be his mama, and be able to go out and buy another phone. I realize my hormones probably were acting up a little bit that night, too! :)

My tummy is finally pooching out a little bit! My Dr's I call on are starting to notice! So fun, and only 20 more days to know 100% if we are having a baby boy Jackson, or a baby girl, Olivia?!! What do you think???

Have a super Wednesday!!
Love,
Lindz

Parties!!!

Wow, what a week! This week has by far been one of the most crazy, filled-to-the-brim weeks ever! I have had a crazy week at work-which is great, but when you are tired from pregnancy, makes it tough. We also had alot going on with our media room, patio that is now complete, which I'll post about later, and a little cell-phone incident!!

Last weekend was also filled with many parties and good times! Kyle, Bryce, and I started our Saturday with our first Birthday party of the day. It really didn't feel like Spring, more like November, but we bundled up, and started our blessed day! Here are some pics before we left the house of my 2 handsome boys:

Check out the spikes, mom!

Bryce has been "practicing" how to show his baby brother, Jackson, how to buckle his seat-belt. We had an incident last week when Bryce decided it was a great idea to take his seat-belt off while I was driving down 75; needless to say he has been saying repeatedly to us "I will never, ever take off my seat belt"; he also says "I will show my brother how to put on seat belt".

Here is how he "practices" with his Mickey mouse!!

Mickey is ready to hit the road!

Our first Birthday party was at Geoff and Holly's house. Their sweet baby boy, Colin, turned 1 on April 1st! Here is B LOVING the chalk-drawing they had out back. Even the "Big Boys" took part in the side-walk chalk! So fun!!

Sweet Husband wrote me a love-note!!!

After we left Colin's B-day party, we were back to Mckinney to our fun neighbors house, Laura and Jet! Their little boy, Reid, turned 1 too!! Here is Kyle and Bryce having a blast in the bounce-house...which B talked about for an entire week-no joke! He even helped the men clean up the bounce house when they picked it up...he didn't want to leave!

B playing with other kids, and not sure if you can see, but Reese, Reid's sister, was outside being hilarious talking to B through the window!

Kyle and Reid

"Night-night, what a fun day!"

Thanks for the fun parties and great time! Have a great weekend! I'll be posting more later about our new-and-improved patio, and how Bryce bought me a new I-phone...not what you think!!!

Love,

Lindz