Its Another Hawkes...BOY!!!!

I looked back on my blog and realized that I have not yet published our good news. Around Fathers Day this year, Marshall and I found out that I was pregnant. I took two "Dollar Tree" pregnancy tests, which came out negative.

I knew something was "off", because "things" were still MIA. I spent the money on some more expensive tests, and they both came back positive.

(Sorry, I know these are pee sticks. I have no shame!!!)

It seems that while we were in Lake Lure, Marshall and I had a Cinco De Mayo Party! It must have been all those margaritas!!

PREGNANCY

It was hard at first, because of the nausea and restless nights, but is going really great now. I feel better and am sleeping better. I finish my 19th week on Tuesday. Almost half-way!!! On Friday September 7th I had my ultrasound. Going into the appointment, Marshall and I were convinced that this baby was a girl.


Only a few short moments after the technician started the ultrasound we found out that we were going to have another baby BOY!! We are so happy. Cohen will have a little brother to be crazy with. All things are good with the baby's size and growth. There has been no change to the due date--Feb. 6th.

Anniversa--Vegasry!!!

On August 15, just days after our company left, we took off to Vegas! Marshall had a "Orgil" trade show to work, and I just wanted to go to Vegas. We met our friends and Marshall's Co-worker, Ryan, Debbie, and McCall Dame there.

(Photo of Miss McCall Dame. AKA--Cohen's betrothed!)

It was so much fun. We took a limo ride from the airport to our deluxe condo in the "Panoramic Towers." The condo was well named, because the view from our place was fantastic! First things first, we baby proofed the condo, and went grocery shopping.

We had such a fun time. The men had to work during the day, so the ladies and babies toured the city and shopped! We spent hours in Sephora, which is now my new favorite place to be. In the evenings, we went to see shows and ate at great restaurants. We had a few nights away from the babies, so Marshall and I decided to count this as our Anniversary dinner and date. There is so much good food in Vegas.

This is a photo of the Treasure Island Babes enchanting the seas with their body and song!

This is a photo of Marsh and Cohen watching the Treasure Island Babes--completely enthralled!! Notice that thier mouths are hanging open in awe...

McCall couldn't watch!!

Vegas is so bright and colorful. One of the most scenic places was the Paris Casino and Hotel. We had to stop and take some photos while we were there.

Strike a pose, there is nothing' to it...VOGUE!!!!

We told the kids to "smile with their teeth!" CHEESE!!

The Burgi Family and Super Karen come to visit...

We have had an exciting and busy month of August. It all started with visitors from Utah! My Older sister Kristen, her daughter Halle, her twin boys, and my Mom all came to visit me in "My Old Kentucky Home." They said the first two weeks of August--the hottest time of the year in KY. They were not used to the extremely HEAT and HUMIDITY!

Avoiding the heat did take some planning, but we had some good times at Six Flags, Slugger Museum, Target, Wal-Mart, Waterfront Park, and the Little Spring Farm Pool. Here are some of the photo ops. we took:

This is my "contraband" photo inside the museum. Shh...This photo could give everything away!!

We had a great time at Waterfront Park. We watched the kids go crazy, and the barges go by. After we had enough water, we ate dinner at the "Tumbleweed" restaurant nearby. The spiders in the rafters kept us on our toes the entire meal. :0)

Cohen, Marshall and Halle had a wrestling match on the bed. (It also looks like Cohen is multi-tasking and digging for a treasure!!)We had a great visit with everyone. The house has seems so quiet since they left and we miss them soooo much.

A New Post!!!!

Well, as you can see I put Cohen in charge of the blog for a month, and posts just didn't get done! He has been properly punished!!

Almost two...

Cohen is 21 months!!! I cannot believe that he has gotten so big. He is my baby! What happened?

Cohen is so much fun. He was such a bright smile and is really playful. He has been doing some really funny things lately. Below is a list of some of the things he is into right now.

1) LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Cottage Cheese
2) Wrestling with dad

3) Sneaking over to the neighbors for candy

4) drinking out of a real glass

5) Saying "No"

6) Swimming

7) Cheez itz!!

8) Reading books

9) Wearing dad's helmet around the house

10) Running

At the end of the day, Marshall and I talk about how much fun he was that day and how much smarter he is getting. He is starting to use a few words, and can better understand the things we say to him. We love our little "diddy!"

Feeling Yucky...

This week Cohen had Strep Throat for the first time. He started acting sick on Monday, and we took him to the Dr. on Tuesday. At the Dr. office, they showed me the back of his throat. It was covered with white blisters. It hurt him so bad to swallow. He would hollow out his throat and let his spit pool in his mouth. When it was totally full, he would open his mouth and let it dribble down the front of his shirt. Marshall and I had such a hard time getting him to swallow his medicine, his anti-biotic and even water. This photo above is of him holding a drink of water in his mouth. At the time of the photo it had been there for over 5 minutes. He was so miserable, that it actually seemed he was getting worse as the days went on. I called the Dr. several times, and they assured me that he would eventually get better. It was a LONG 72 hours, but on Friday he started drinking and even eating again. I can only hope that this never happens again. We are sorry buddy...We love you.

My New Do...

Wednesday morning, I got the itch to do something different with my hair. It had been far too long since I did anything creative with it. So, I called Sherstine to see if she had an available appointment--and she did.

When she answered the phone I said, "I want to chop my hair and go blond!!" She paused for a moment, and said, "OK, how short and how blond?" After talking me off the ledge, we decided on a medium length cut, and some caramel and blond streaks. It turned out just like I had hoped. She is good!! I love my new hair!!