April

In April Ben started to play his first organized sport. He chose soccer. His Mom got him all organized with the right equipment thanks to a few knowledgeable clerks at the soccer store.  The soccer team he was on was a co-ed team called the Stars.   He took it all in stride and not once looked nervous going out to the field to practice or play a game. I think I was more nervous for him! 

Ben also got an award from school that month for helping to encourage and respecting others. He was quite proud to bring that home and we all made a big deal out of his accomplishment.

During this month my morning sickness kicked in big time…all day..every day. I would work, come home, pick up Ben and then Alexis and want to crash afterwards.  I did my best but often would got to sleep right after Alexis did at 7pm.  The only saving grace I felt from feeling so horrible was knowing that this likely meant the baby was doing great. Mom on the other hand, not so much.

March

In March my little, sweet princess turned two years olds. How fast the time seemed to fly by. We celebrated her special day with an outing out with just Mom. I asked if she wanted to go to a play place or a place to read stories. She is a book lover and asked to go read stories. Unfortunately a lot of book stores in our area closed, but we were able to snag a nice quiet reading session at the Reston Library. Following that, we went to Santini’s for lunch where Alexis got to taste her first chocolate milk. Her eyes bulged at the delicious flavor of this new found drink. Later that evening we celebrated as a family and Alexis got a blue doll Cinderella doll from her brother and a few nice presents from her parents.

The following weekend, we celebrated her birthday with friends and family at our house. We had a Minnie Mouse theme and she truly enjoyed playing with all the other kids. She might not of gotten the hang of organized games, but we tried them all and she felt like a big girl.

Later that month, while her Dad was on a business trip, her Mom discovered a new exciting journey for the family. I was pregnant with my third and when James returned from his business trip he was given the same little pair of blue shoes that I had given to him when I found out I was pregnant with Ben.  I told Nagymama while at her house one day that Alexis is going to be a big sister. She was taken back a bit by it while processing the information but was overjoyed at the thought of a new grandchild. Nagypapa was told by me asking what his plans are for November. He thought for a moment and told me he had a church related event but nothing else and what should he be planning for? He was of course ecstatic a new little being was being welcomed into the family. Gaga and Uncle Rick were also told one day while out our house by James that Ben and Alexis were going to be a big brother and sister. Gaga I guess didn’t at first get what we were telling her, but Rick sure did. It was fun to see their reactions.  James and I were just overjoyed at the thought of having another little person due on November 26^th. He or she was going to be our Thanksgiving baby.