I have a feeling...

It's going to be a LONG week....

It's only Tuesday and I'm exhausted. I blame it on the pregnancy for sure. Oh, and having a toddler at home. I told Jordan yesterday "I'm only 9 weeks and I'm exhausted!" He replied with "It's going to be a long road." I have a feeling he's going to be right. I wasn't sleeping too good so I went out and bought some Unisom this weekend. I took this with Tuff too and it never really seemed to do much of anything. But with this pregnancy, it's knocking me out. I was complaining about not sleeping and now I'm complaining about being too sleepy. I'm 9 weeks today and still keeping everything down, which is good. Especially since I'd been sick as a dog at this point with Tuff. I'm praying the minimal nausia I've been having is all I have to go through. That'd be nice. Real nice. Anyways, when we were expecting Tuff, we found out the gender early. Jordan's sister is an RN at a hospital and let's just say she's good friends with the ultrasound tech there. So we found out we were indeed having a BOY about 3 or 4 weeks before we actually found out at my doctor's office. We have big plans brewing for an early gender reveal again, this pregnancy. Except we have plans to find out 3 weeks earlier than last time. I'm anxious and excited. We are scheduled to go in February the 12th. I really will love it, either way. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my baby boy but deep, deep down inside, I'm hoping for a girly. I think it's normal though. For everyone to want one of each gender. I guess we'll be finding out soon enough. I will definitely keep you all posted.

We've got a few things going on. Tuff turned 18 months old last Friday. That's a big milestone for baby boy. He's half way to 2. I can't believe it. He's looking and acting more like a big boy every day and it makes me happy and sad all at the same time. He is in desperate need of a playmate so I think our timing on a little brother/sister was perfect. I hear some kids play really good alone and some kids don't. Well... Our child, doesn't. He wants mine and Jordan's attention 24/7. Or pretty much the whole time he's not sleeping. It's really sweet most of the time but alot of times, it makes it hard for us to get anything else done. He's really getting smarter by the day. He's saying several words (when he wants too).... Mama, Dada, PaPa, baby, juice, shoes, car-coons (cartoons), cracker, bye bye, dog, ball, cat, ding-ding (for his little boy parts), poo poo, pee pee, BaBa (this is what the grandkids on Jordan's side call his mom) and I'm sure more that I just can't think of right this minute. He's not saying as much as I thought he would be at this age, but I think it's normal. We have his 18 month check up with the doctor this afternoon so I'm sure I'll be finding out then. He's so full of energy. He's always on the go and is always looking for something to do or something to get into. He definitely keeps mama and daddy on their toes. I know he's probably not even close to being old enough to potty train but I'm thinking about introducing him to the potty soon. He definitely lets us know when he goes poo poo and sometimes when he pee pee's which makes me think it wouldn't hurt to start trying. It'd be sooooo nice (and probably non-realistic) if he was completely potty trained by the time baby number 2 gets here. I need to get out and get him a potty chair though. I've been talking about it for the past few weeks and still haven't got one yet. I know I've told ya'll in a previous post that he LOVES balls and anything that has to do with them. He has so many balls and all different kinds. The child flat out LOVES them. We got him this little basketball goal a month or so ago and he loves that thing. For one and half, he's actualy pretty good. He's got me convinced he'll be going to the NBA one day. :) We are so proud of our big boy. He brings so much joy to mine and his daddys hearts. I can't wait to see him interact with his little brother or sister. He already makes sure to take good care of him/her while growing in mommys belly by giving him/her plenty of kisses and pats... daily! Oh, and always making sure he/she is covered up! :)

HAPPY 18 MONTHS BABY BOY!!! Mommy and Daddy love you more than you'll ever know!!!!!!!

We are still working on baby names. We have a few names picked out but we keep changing our minds. I really like the ones we have picked out, but I guess I just want to keep my options open incase I think of/ hear something better. We have our middle names picked out and they are permanent. For a boy the middle name will be Blake. Blake is Jordan's middle name and I really like the idea of one of our boys to have a part of Jordan's name. The middle name we picked for a girl is Caroline. We actually have had our minds set on Mae since we have started dating BUT, we just decided to change it last week. Carolyn is Jordan's mom's name, except spelled and pronounced Carolyn. She currently has 6 grandchildren. One girl and the rest are boys. She is REALLY wanting a girl and I thought since this would be her last grandchild, it would mean so much to her if we named her after her in some way. Needless to say, she is beside herself! Haha. Jordan says we have to find out it's a girl first, though. He just KNOWS it's a boy. :) So.... that's our middle names and their stories. I'm sure all of you know that I like different (hints: TUFF). So please help me out.... Leave me a comment with some cute but un common boy/girl names that go well with Blake and Caroline as middle names. I'd love to hear your ideas. Who knows... it might even help us make a decision. As of right now, our top first names are Ty for a boy and Nella for a girl. But like I said, we're still open for suggestions.

Well, I guess I've babbled enough for the day. Hope everyone is having a great start to their week.

The Alford's