Another Cute Megan Picture!

Baby D News...

We had our ultrasound the day before Halloween and found out that we are having a baby boy. We just got our bedding for baby D in the mail today and hopefully the room will be painted soon too! The countdown is on and March 14th will be here before we know it!

Camping Pictures!

These first four pictures were from Labor Day. We decided to camp out at Michael's parents house. At the time it was the first time Megan had ever seen stars and really experienced nighttime. She did pretty well but was a little clingy. We roasted hot dogs and marshmellows and the kids had a blast playing in the tents! We tried to have Megan sleep in the tent but she was too wound up so after an hour or two we gave up and I brought her in. She loved the experience though and now always mentions camping. The last picture is of her in her tent here at the house. We couldn't understand what she kept asking for and finally she went and found a picture of a tent on a box and brought it to us so I couldn't resist her pretty please and the tent is up for now. It's a lot of fun!

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Pictures!

I am happy to report that we have a working computer again! It's been a long time coming but I will finally be able to post pictures again. Here are pictures from the Pumpkin Patch and Halloween. Megan loved going to the pumkin patch and thought all of the pumpkins were "too big" until we got to the very little ones! We had a blast going on the hayride and they had an area for Megan to play in the corn (like a sandbox) which she liked more than anything I think!

A few days before Halloween Michael's dad went into the hospital for observation of his heart, he stayed about a week with some complications here and there but he is back at home now and doing much better. We went to the hospital a lot to visit and Megan became very comfortable there, she told grandpa to "take it off" referring to the IV and moniter wires. Then when he rested she said "wake up Grandpa." She also didn't like to be bothered by the nurses so she would close the curtain and say (rather loudly) "no people." She made a great caretaker! We even went up to the hospital Halloween night and she had fun saying "mooooo" We also went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood and she rang her cowbell to alert the people we were coming! Megan is growing like crazy, she is talking in 3-4 word sentences all of the time and her newest accomplishment is singing parts of songs, so cute to hear! She still loves to play animals, her favorite words are "play animals ____" and you can insert anyone's name in the room!

...Computer Issues

Sorry it's been such a long time since the last post. Our computer is not workin so well so I'm not able to post pictures yet. Hopefully that will change soon! Megan is doing well. She is still transitioning to the toddler bed and having a bit of trouble sleeping like before, I'm sure she'll get there soon! We have our ultrasound scheduled for 10/30/2008 so that will be exciting! We will definitely be finding out if baby D is a boy or girl! Hope everyone is doing well!

Big Sisters Rock!

Megan's shirt says "Big Sisters Rock"...this can only mean one thing...she's going to be a big sister! The new baby's nickname is "Baby D" (for Baby Dierking) and the due date is March 14th. We are extremely exited and can't wait! Megan will have some adjusting to do when the time comes but it will be a lot of fun! We were able to get a bonus ultrasound last Wednesday because we couldn't hear the heartbeat. The Dr. didn't want me to worry all month so she did a quick ultrasound for free. The first ultrasound we had was really early on and the baby was a speck! This one was wonderful, the baby moved around the entire time we looked, he/she did somersaults and rolls and all sorts of movements. We still didn't hear the heartbeat but that's because the baby was moving around too much so no worries! We will keep everyone updated on the new development!

Our Little Girl Is Growing Up!

Megan is certainly growing up. She has officially given up the paci, as I mentioned in the last post it just kind of happened because Michael couldn't find where I had placed them but it seems that she is just fine without them! The potty training is going well, she's in big girl panties everyday with pull-ups/diaper during nap and at night. She is finally talking more and more. She has always understood a large amount of words and it's fun to hear her say them now and start making sentences...and demands of course! More than anything she just looks bigger, her legs are so long now it's crazy!

The first four pictures below are taken at the park after it rained the day before. Megan and her cousins had a blast! Megan loves the swings and not just for herself, she wanted to have Jessi, Mommy, and Grandma all swing with her! She is still a very cautious child but it's fun to see her become less so. The other day she pushed me away at the playground!

Michael and my mom surprised me with an early birthday present, Mom watched Megan for the weekend and Michael and I went to St. Louis. We visited 2 malls including St. Louis Mills Mall which was amazing, it had everything from an ice rink to go karts to unique stores! We also went to the casino and Michael won $100 which paid for the trip which was wonderful and of course a lot of fun! Today we wanted to spend some time with Megan and we took her to a great park and she had a ton of fun with the rocks but most of all playing in the creek getting her feet wet and throwing rocks!

The last picture is of Megan playing in the beans. For work I have a bean container for the kids to play in, it's become one of Megan's favorite things to do. She usually just plays with the shovels and cups but today I guess she had other plans! She was playing with Daddy because this is certainly a no-no with me!