It's Official!

We had our 18 week ultrasound today, and we were able to get confirmation that we are having another boy! We are so excited. Deep down I really wanted a girl, but this is God's plan, and we're already prepared for a boy right? Liam couldn't be more excited that he is going to have a brother. He is already telling us that his brother is going to sit on his lap and he will share his pillow with him. We have also decided on his name:

Brendan Jason Thomas McCandless

My family got in on the name this time. Jason is my brothers name, whom I never had the chance to meet. He passed away when he was just a baby. Thomas is my Dad's middle name, as well as Deron's!

Here are some pictures from our ultrasound today!

16 weeks

I am currently 16 weeks, and feeling great! My nauseousness has gone away and I have regained most of my energy, except that now the heat has taken it away. I am feeling this little guy move all over the place, especially when I am trying to sleep. It is neat to see Liam's reactions to his brother in my belly. He gives him kisses every day and rubs my belly when we are just sitting down together. The other day I was putting lotion on my belly and he said, "the baby is getting big mommy!" What a cute little kid! We are looking forward to our next appointment at the end of the month where we get the gender ultrasound, just to confirm what we already know!

Swimming!

Today Liam and I went to Target and picked up a kiddie pool to take to my parents. We had a blast! Liam loves his new pool, despite the slide having a hole in it. Hopefully the patch will hold! Liam just loves the water. Now both grandparents have some water fun at their houses! Liam even managed to sneak in some work time with Papa. He loves working out in Papa's dental lab.

Grandma is 88!

My Grandma turned 88 years old on the 8th, and this past weekend we celebrated her birthday! Liam even played a little guitar music for her!

July 4th

Sorry this post is late, but we've just been busy, or too tired to really do much! We started the day by heading to our church's 4th of July picnic. Liam played for a little while in the pools they had there, then we headed off to Deron's parents for swimming and fireworks. The fireworks show was good, as usual, again this year, but Liam was not such a fan of them. He quickly got scared, then came and sat with me while he hid his head under his blanket. When they were over, he said, "yeah!" and was clapping under the blanket!

Family Beach Day

On Thursday we headed to the beach for our anniversary. We just needed some time to relax together and get away from our everyday stress. We went to Huntington Beach and had a blast. Liam wouldn't put his feet in the sand for about the first hour so his feet were in a bucket until we got the beach tent up. After a while, we headed to the ocean and played in the water and made sand castles, which Liam proudly smashed. Other than the beach being littered with trash, we had a nice day that was much needed!

4 Years Ago Today...

... Deron and I were married. Today we are celebrating our anniversary! It has been a fun, challenging, growing 4 years, and I wouldn't change it for anything. God has given us many challenges and we are still dealing with a few, but I know we will get through it all together through God. We are excited to see what He has in store for our family this next year since we will be adding a new baby to our family. God has really given me a great husband and our children a great father! We are celebrating today by going to the beach and having a family day. Just a day to relax, which is what we need most!






(sorry the pictures are small. I couldn't find any on the computer so I had to copy them from Facebook)