How BIG is Fischer?

His little body used to fit inside Daddy's hand...



His little hand could barely grab Daddy's finger...

His little arm was the size of Daddy's finger...

Now he is SO BIG...

Sorry, the video was censored by Chris...

For those who saw it, count yourself lucky! Chris, MADE me take it off....:(
Sorry Jocelyn and Morg...we sure enjoyed your comments, but needed to remove the blog.
If you want to see the video come visit us. :)

Pat-A-Cake, I'm 1, and waving...

A Busy Weekend...

Mr. Blue Eyes enjoying lunch...
This picture reminds me of Sadie when she was enjoying her dinner so much! :)



Miss Amelia...please notice the ADORABLE bow in her hair. What a cutie.

All I have to say is I hope that we have a girl someday (this is not to say that I don't LOVE having my two boys). :) Amelia was snuggling with Chris...it was so sweet.

Happy 28th birthday to Aaron!

Wildy preparing to wrestle a calf.

Fischer cheering the boys on...

Chris and Jed roping.

Garrett, Colter and Colton all ready for the branding.

It was sure fun to see Kristi and Holly. By the way, look at Fallon's CURLY hair. It is so cute!

The Owl and I...

The owl and I have something in common, you see! You may say I am a little more owly these days due to pregnancy, but this is NOT IT. (Okay maybe it is a little bit ;))
Can you guess what it is!?!

Quotes to ponder...

Children seldom misquote you. They more often repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. Mae Maloo

Pregnancy defined is: Getting company inside one's skin. Maggie Scarf

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. Old English Proverb

Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life. Muriel Spark

The most sensitive, most delicate of instruments: the mind of a little child. Henry Handel Richardson

A sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature. Charles Lamb

Children and Chickens would ever be eating. Thomas Tusser

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. Harold S. Hulbert

Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother. Moorish Proverb

Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child. Mary MacCracken

Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. John Wilmot

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. Leo J. Burke

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Maria Montessori

Remember, when they have a tantrum, don't have one of your own. Dr. Judith Kuriansky

Today is the Day!

Well,
I have to officially dig out my maternity clothes. It seems as though our little one has decided to grow ALOT... or maybe it is just all of the ice cream I have been enjoying...;)

Our little one is kicking alot. I felt Fischer kick at 23 weeks, and this time I felt our little one at 19 weeks. I guess you just know what to feel for the second time around.

And here is what Fischer has been up to lately:

Please know that I do clean my tub...this is AS CLEAN AS IT GETS!

All dressed up for meeting...

Fischer enjoying one of his favorite toys...THE PHONE.

Branding...

Chris roping...he's becoming pretty famous! :)

Branding...

Our First Branding...

It was a perfect day for a branding.

Can I help Daddy?

Chris, why are you surfing during the branding? :)

Kirby and Chris chatting.

Dixie and Fish watching the branding. It was sure nice to see Kirby and Dixie. Dixie is due in a month! :) YEAH

Hey Wrangler Boy!

Branding is pretty hard work. :)

All Ready for Branding!

Branding is pretty serious business.

This picture was taken right after Mommy's photo shoot with Fischer. The boots and chaps did not last long! :)

Busy Days on the Ranch!

Catchin' a Ride.

Fischer's first 4-wheeler ride with Dad!

Helping Grandma with the dishes.

We made DIRT. Did you know that you can buy a package at Wal-Mart with all of the ingredients included!?! :) This ones for you Jocelyn.

Fischer was 15 months yesterday!

We had a big day yesterday. We were able to see our new baby, and Fischer had his 15 month appointment. He did great and is growing like a weed! I have been wondering where all the food we feed him goes. Well, now I know. He grew 3 inches since his last appointment! He weighs 19 pounds 13 ounces, and is 30 inches long.

Fischer's lunch menu:
A WHOLE hamburger patty
A WHOLE slice of cheese
A WHOLE piece of bread...and the list continues!
He even ate tuna fish with Dad. I have yet to find a food he doesn't like. :)
If you scroll down I posted several videos of Fischer. I guess a mother never tires of video taping her child. :)

Lately, we have been enjoying throwing a ball back and forth. Everytime Fischer sees a ball he says, "Ba." Today, I told Fischer to go and get me a book, and he DID. It is so fun when they start to know what you are talking about.
Also we had a fun thing happen yesterday. Fischer stood for awhile without holding onto anything. But then once he realized he was...down he went.
Fischer has also started to crawl on his knees. I knew he could do it! YEAH

Fischer giggling! :)

Fischer singing his ABC's

Fischer brushing his teeth for the first time!

Fischer wanting a Spanking! :)

Turtles it is!

We found out today that we are having a BABY BOY! It was funny because at first the doctor thought it was a girl, and then our baby turned a little, and it was pretty apparent that our little one was a BOY.
So I have decided to decorate his nursery with turtles. :) I thought it would be fun because Fischer's is decorated with frogs.
Frogs for Fischer and Turtles for our next little boy!
I loved reading all of your guesses...and for the record we only have one baby in there! :)
But they say you are more likely to have twins the older you get...so maybe next time. I would love to have twins (maybe next time it will be twin girls, and then I will have two of each!). Also Michelle, don't lose hope about not ever having twins. My mom is a twin, and then she had twins! It can happen.

A Guessing Game for Everyone to Play! :)

Well, tomorrow is the big day! I have my 20 week appointment. I am looking forward to seeing the baby. My main concern is that the baby is healthy. However, I am also looking forward to finding out the sex of the baby if I can. I am not old fashioned...if the doctor knows, he better tell me! So I thought it would be fun to see what everyone else thinks that we are having.
What do you think? Boy or Girl; Blue or Pink
At least in this game you have a 50/50 chance...ha ha ha!

Sage Chickens Struttin'

Bad Cow continued...

I felt like this video needed some explanation, especially for those who do not live on a ranch. :) I grew up in the city and would have thought that this was very mean, but after my explanation hopefully you will see why it is necessary.
Picture this: This big cow waits around until another cow has her baby. Then after the baby gets up, and tries to eat its first meal...this BAD cow bumps the little calf off of its first meal and starts taking milk from the mother who just gave birth to a new calf!
So Chris ropes all of the "suckers" (as they are referred to)...and gives them a nose ring. Now when the bad cow tries to take milk from another new mother the "pokies" all around the nose ring will poke the new mother so she will not let the bad cow suck anymore! Ha
PS The loud breathing in the video is NOT me! It is the cow. George was confused, so I thought I would clarify. Also if this is weird to you, I understand. But just think how much weird stuff I had to get used to moving to a ranch from the city! ALOT ha ha ha

Bad Cow...

Fischer doing lots of new stuff!

Lately Fischer has been doing lots of new stuff. He has started singing the tune to ABC, asking please, giving lots of hugs and kisses, and saying "hi" and "bye". Dad and him also have a fun game. Dad says "Does anyone want some/a (it doesn't matter what it is...the other day it was a spankin)?" And Fischer raises his hand to let you know he wants it!
He also has started to do a "bear crawl!" He is still doing his commando crawl, but now he is getting so fast at it that sometimes he almost topples over. Sandy said he has to "swim" instead of crawling because he is a fish. Another trick is he likes to stick his tongue in and out because he can feel his TWO bottom teeth. He sure looks big after his haircut.

I will post videos when I find time, but wanted to remember all of his new tricks.

Fischer saying "Please"

Lots to Blog about!

We sure enjoyed having Sandy and Shawna stay with us Friday and Saturday night. Fischer loved playing with both of them. In this picture, Sandy is playing peek-a-boo with Fischer's little puppet horse.



Here is a family picture taken today by Shawna. Fischer looks all grown up after his haircut.





Here is Fischer before his haircut...he was not very excited! I'm sure glad Sandy and Shawna were there to help us. Chris had to cut his hair, while I held his head. Sandy had the envelope so we could save every piece, and Shawna ran the camera! :)

Fischer doing his "bear crawl."

Morgan B. aka "Neo" Wannabee!

Springtime in the Rockies

As requested...a family shot. I have my 20 week appointment next week. :)



You can't tell that we had so much snow last week from this picture, which was taken today.

This picture was taken last week on Thursday.

Here we are...again!

We have LOTS of baby calves right now! It is sure cute to see them running and playing.



This past weekend we enjoyed seeing Nate and Ralna and Tim and Myrna.

Fischer reading a book with G'ma Susie. Last week when the weather was so bad, we decided to stay at G'pa and G'ma's house because it made it easier for Chris to check on the cows. So Fischer and G'ma had lots of special time together. :)