A Little One is on the Way...

We are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and due Jan. 25, 2009. I went to the doctor today for my first appointment. I was thinking I might be further along than I thought because my belly is so big. I guess with your third kid, you just pop right out. Kind of crazy! I've been feeling pretty nauseous and tired. The evenings are the worse. Poor Bill thinks I'm not much fun right now since he mostly sees me at my worst. I'll be happy to get through this first trimester. Naps have been a must. Brianna and Alyssa have been getting caught up on all of their movies while I sleep. They have been really good to let me rest.
This past weekend we went to Big Bear. Our friends, Nicole and Vince let us use their house. The ride up the mountain was not too much fun. I had eaten a big dinner at Souplantation before we left- Big mistake! I made Bill pull over close to the top because I couldn't hold it in anymore. That's the only time I've thrown up- so far. The weather was beautiful up there. When we left at 7:30pm it was 106 degrees and when we got there, it was 68. On Saturday we took the girls to this place called Alpine Slides. You ride a ski lift up the mountain and then ride down a track. You can make yourself go fast or slow. Bill was taking the girls one at a time. On Brianna's second time down, she told him "Let's go really fast." If you didn't know, Bri is quite the dare devil. When they got to the bottom they were going really slow and Bri was crying. She got off and her hands were all bloody. They ended up going around a corner really fast and tipped over. They were both a little beat up. I took Brianna to get bandaged up at their first aid station while Bill took Alyssa one more time. She got a free icee out of it. Her fingers were all scraped up and her forearm. It was quite an adventure. We went to a little zoo up there too. It was a fun little getaway. The trip down the mountain wasn't much fun for me but better than the way up.
Brianna gets out of school for the summer on Monday. I'm looking forward to sleeping in a little. I've signed her up for a summer day camp to keep her busy. They go on fun field trips once a week so hopefully she'll like it. I hope everyone is having a great summer. Stay cool!!