Our new little one on the way is not the least bit bashful and was very eager to let us know what sex to look forward to. It was a good thing we wanted to know the sex, for when we went for the 20 week ultrasound, he might as well been flashing a neon sign announcing "I'm a boy!". When you've seen one little boy on ultrasound, you recognize it for sure the second time around! As soon as the technician placed the ultrasound probe on my belly, there were little boy parts for the whole world to see. We didn't need her interpretation or help pointing it out! We are both very excited to be having another boy, although we would have been excited no matter what. Scott was very surprised, as he was CONVINCED it was a girl! We'll post some ultrasound photos if we can get them scanned in.
Here's a photo of our newest "pet" who lives outside our dining room window. Every morning we watch him actively repairing his web from the trauma of the evening. I thought for sure the "hurricane" would wash him away, but he was still there this morning... his web a little worse for the wear. Any idea what kind of spider he is?
We have been busy trying to put some of the finishing touches on our house. We were eager to finish a dog run for Sebastian and Chi-Chi before we had travel plans. Since Scott was able to get it finished with help from Grandpa Bobby and Ian (and no help from all the useless people at Lowes), we were able to go for several days to Charleston last week and look forward to our trip to Hawaii later this month! We are now in the midst of finishing off an extra space in the house as a home office, which will allow Scott to be officially home based- he'll still travel for work, but all other days work from home.
During the preparation for the home office, Scott was up in the attic to run telephone line and made a big discovery. Bats in the belfry! A family of bats living in our attic! Yuck! Bats are generally peaceful, just sleeping in the attic during the day and flying around outside eating bugs at night. A warm attic provides a good safe place for taking care of baby bats until they are old enough to fly. Sounds sweet, unless its your house! We are well on our way to getting rid of them (with some professional help), but for now we are sharing our new home in the country with a few bats. Well, more like 33 bats...or more. Tonight we sat outside at dusk and counted them flying out one or two at a time! The bats won't be hurt- just allowed to leave the house but not allowed to get back in, now or ever. However, the professional, who we just call Batman, assures us they won't leave the neighborhood... they'll stay close by eating bugs! Thats why its important to ensure there is no other way for them to get back into the attic.
We'd like to wish a special Happy Birthday to Grandpa Bobby. We have a birthday present in the works, but hopefully all the hugs and kisses from Connor are present enough for now!
We did go to Charleston for a few days last week to celebrate my birthday. Scott had a several day work visit, so Connor and I decided to tag along for company. We had a good time entertaining ourselves during the day, and enjoyed exploring the area together at night. Connor and I checked out a very cool kids museum and the aquarium, took a boat ride, saw dolphins, and played in the pool. With Scott, we walked across Charleston's Cooper River Bridge, ate at our favorite historic district seafood restaurant Noisy Oyster, got Thai food at Basil, more pool time, and found a gourmet cupcake bakery five minutes after closing. The weather was perfect and it was a nice break from the usual routine! It was just a small tease to get us into the mood for Hawaii!!
