Baby bump

Ok, so I had so many people mad about me leaving FB because they were worried that they wouldn't get to see baby bump pics, so here is the first, in a long line of way too many baby bump pics. I'll be uploading one once a week for sure after Terence deploys so you'll be sick of seeing my belly soon enough. I am 13 weeks now, almost at the end of my 1st trimester, and I'm so glad to be leaving morning sickness and exhaustion behind me! :)

We did it...

We did it. It was probably stupid, and irresponsible, but we did it. Our Suburban was sitting at 190k+ miles, and we didn't want to put any more money into a sinking ship. It for sure immediately needed a water pump, and alignment work. Terence is deploying and the car ALWAYS breaks down if he leaves. I'm pregnant with baby #7, and our Suburban only has 9 seats, which means Gavin would soon be riding in the front. We are about to take a 3000 mile cross country trip. So, we did it. We bought a brand spankin' new car.

I hate car payments, but I love my new van! As a friend of mine pointed out, we'll hate the van once a month when we make the payment, but the other 29 or 30 days every month, we'll love it! It's hard to go back there after working so hard to get out of debt, and having no car payment for 2+ years. Our buying experience sucked, and I was so mad by the time the salesman showed up at our house with the van that I wouldn't even go outside to see it until after he left. I have this terrible knack for embarrassing my husband with my loud mouth, so sometimes it's best to just not speak... But, it's in my driveway now, and I love it!

So, here it is... It is a Nissan NVP 12 passenger van.

Graduation

Today my little dude graduates from speech. I can't believe that he's all caught up! He has come such a long way, especially in the last 9 months. It's hard to believe that when we moved here he couldn't (or wouldn't?) say his own name!
He has turned into a little chatterbox when he's comfortable. Just in the last 5 months he's figured out how to carry on a conversation instead of just answering questions. He also figured out how to answer a question with his own thoughts instead of waiting for something to be suggested to him.
I'm so proud of my little dude and how far his speech has come. His lisp is still pretty bad, buts he's come as far as he can until his teeth get fixed(he gave himself a terrible bite by sucking his finger). His tantrums are at an all time low(although still there) and he is almost done being potty trained! Pretty good for the kid who didn't want to/couldn't talk, pitched epic fits all the time, and wasn't supposed to potty train until much later! :)
We still have some concerns that will need to be addressed by a pediatrician and possibly OT when we get all settled in WA. Right now I am just so happy about how far he has come that I can't stop smiling! We're celebrating by bringing cupcakes to AWANA!

E-readers

Ok, so getting rid of my FB has one downside. I have no big group of people to ask for opinions from! So here it goes, and let's hope I have enough readers to get some kind of response!

I've been really thinking about getting a e-reader. I don't really know where to even start! I know I either want a nook or a kindle but there are so many different ones that I get overwhelmed when shopping and just give up! I don't really need it for anything besides reading. I mean it would be cool if I could have a game on there for the kids or something, but I've heard that the ones with a color screen aren't as easy on your eyes as the original readers. Help! Comments are so very appreciate right now!!!! :)