Family Date

On Ryan's day off a couple weeks ago, he decided to treat me and Caleb to lunch, bowling and a sweet treat. I LOVED spending time with my boys, and Caleb LOVED seeing all the balls. Thank you, Ryan, for making our day so special!

Mommy Son Date

On Valentine's Day, my ladies' Bible study got done before Ryan's men's Bible study, so I decided to take Caleb to McDonald's for a little date. I'm often able to spend time alone with Caleb (including trips to the park, etc.), however this was the first time we did something like this just to hang out together.


We had a great time and especially enjoyed our hot fudge sundae! I love you, little boy!

Boy or Girl?

Finding out the gender of Baby Bishop #2 has been quite a process. Our initial ultrasound to find out was at 18 weeks, however, sweet baby didn't cooperate. The plan was to try again 4 weeks later at our next checkup. Well, my insurance was mistakenly canceled, so we spent 2 weeks trying to get that straightened out. Let's face it, doctor's appointments aren't cheap, therefore we postponed our checkup until my insurance had been reinstated. So, we went again today to try and find out the gender.

Some friends of ours had done this before, so we copied their clever idea on how to find out the gender of the baby. (Thanks, Smiths!) Instead of finding out in the doctor's office what we were having, we brought in a card and envelope with "Boy" and "Girl" written on it. After our ultrasound, our doctor circled the gender and then sealed the envelope. We then went to lunch and found out over dessert what we were having. We gave our waitress the envelope and then asked for the Pumpkin Delight if the card said "Boy" and the Chocolate Divine cake if the card said "Girl."

We were either going to receive this for a boy


or this for a girl.


We were so excited when the waitress and owner brought this to us!



Ryan and I couldn't be happier about our baby girl! (Caleb, of course, has absolutely no clue that we're having a baby or what a little sister is, but I'm sure if he did, he'd be excited too.) Ryan and I have both thought we were having a girl all along, though I'm not really sure why because my pregnancies have been almost exactly the same (super easy) and both babies are crazy active. Just like we did with Caleb, we plan on keeping her name a secret until she arrives, but we think we know what it is already. In fact, we decided on it right before Thanksgiving!


It's a bit overwhelming because I'm not a very girly girl, but bring on the pink and purple! We love you, Baby GIRL!!

More Than Halfway--21 Weeks!

It's hard to believe that we're more than halfway through this pregnancy. Sweet Baby #2 is getting bigger and is now almost 11 inches long! I'm amazed at how active this little one is, just like Caleb was. When I was laying down the other night, I was able to not only feel this baby move, but also see it too--so fun!

We have another prenatal appointment in 5 days, so we're hoping little one cooperates this time and allows us to find out what we're having. We'll see!

Caleb's Favorite Toys

Some of Caleb's favorite toys have always been things that aren't actually toys--for example, he LOVES remote controls and has recently discovered the joys of empty boxes. Sweet Caleb, may you always delight in life's simple things.

On a side note, I feel like our little boy has recently gone through a growth spurt. I know part of it may be the haircut, but he seems so much bigger these days.

First Home Haircut

We haven't done much this week. The weather and driving conditions have been bad and Ryan apparently got a parasite, perhaps E. coli, while in Honduras last week and has been sick since Sunday. (Please keep him in your prayers.) Anyway, Ryan was feeling a little better one night this week, so we decided to attempt Caleb's first home haircut. I know this is something I need to get good at because it's just so expensive to pay to have it done, but I'll admit--it's been daunting. Caleb is great at obeying (so far), so it didn't have nearly as much to do with him as with me. I know nothing about cutting hair, but I looked up some tips online, and we gave it a whirl.

Ryan and Caleb did great, but thankfully I have many many many haircuts ahead of me to perfect this skill. Caleb's hair is shorter than we anticipated, and there are definitely a few spots I missed, but at least it's not hanging in his eyes any more.

Lovin' This Weather Too!

So, you may have noticed that about a week ago, I blogged about loving the warm winter weather. Well, we went from a high of 77 degrees on Saturday, January 29 to a high of 16 degrees on Wednesday, February 2. Crazy, huh!? Who knew things could change so much in just 4 days. We haven't gotten any snow since we moved to Graham over the summer, but man did we get hit on Tuesday. I have searched and searched online to find an official snowfall total for Tuesday but haven't been able to find anything (part of living in a small town, I'm sure). So yesterday, I went into our backyard and did some official measuring--6.5"! It only snowed/iced on Tuesday and 6.5" was what was left after 3 days, though I don't think much had melted because today's our first day above freezing since Monday.

Though these kind of conditions are common in many parts of the country, I'm guessing they're not here because the town has pretty much been shut down since Monday. Grocery stores have been open, but no school, mail or trash pickup since Monday. There's been very little traffic, too, because the streets were so icy. No salt trucks in a small town either. Our driveway is fairly flat with only a small dip before the street, but my car got stuck there for 20 minutes this morning when Caleb and I tried to go to the grocery store.

Anyway, I took Caleb out to play in the snow for a little bit on Tuesday, but he didn't know what to think. He couldn't really walk much in it because when he sank down all the way, the snow came to his knees. He sure was cute, though. (By the way, yes, those are grocery bags on Caleb's feet--we don't typically need snow boots in Texas!) :) Here are some pictures from our winter wonderland.