And for those of you who doubted me, I have created a diagram of the long line of Allen ladies below!
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Just Like DiMaggio
My father-in-law Jim thinks that my family should aim to have as many girls in a row as Joe DiMaggio had hits. DiMaggio of course is best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15–July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. As I have explained, this new baby will be #23, meaning we are getting close to half of the DiMaggio record!
And for those of you who doubted me, I have created a diagram of the long line of Allen ladies below!
And for those of you who doubted me, I have created a diagram of the long line of Allen ladies below!
Pay Up Grandma
Today, as my data was being transferred to a new computer at work, my mom convinced me we should sneak to Denver and hit up the 3D ultrasound office where they promised we could do a gender test at 15-16 weeks. Sure enough, they were able to get a very clear picture of our healthy baby moving around, waving a bit and then revealing her gender.
Yes, that's right, it's ANOTHER girl!
If my count is correct, this baby will be the 23rd consecutive girl born on my Mom's side of the family since my Papa and his brother. I'm going to do an official list and do a bit of PR to see what kind of coverage this gets. Surely it's a world record right?
I am extremely excited for another girl. I already know I love having a girl, it certainly makes it easy with a fully stocked wardrobe and I think it will be special for Samantha to have a sister. Dave will have his hands full with his Brantz girls, but he is up for the challenge (of all three of us!).
Yes, that's right, it's ANOTHER girl!
If my count is correct, this baby will be the 23rd consecutive girl born on my Mom's side of the family since my Papa and his brother. I'm going to do an official list and do a bit of PR to see what kind of coverage this gets. Surely it's a world record right?
I am extremely excited for another girl. I already know I love having a girl, it certainly makes it easy with a fully stocked wardrobe and I think it will be special for Samantha to have a sister. Dave will have his hands full with his Brantz girls, but he is up for the challenge (of all three of us!).
Dismissed
We have officially been dropped from the speech therapy program that Samantha was in. This is wonderful news and Samantha has been excelling with her speech and chatting away. Not only that, but our speech therapist Janine feels that her pronunciation is excellent and she has surpassed milestones expected for an average two year old by adding strings of words together. Janine came for the last time on Monday and it was certainly bittersweet. I can't say enough good things about Janine, the skills she taught us, and the Dayspring program in general. I also give so much credit to my mom for consistently taking Samantha to all the classes and activities through the program that encouraged her development.
With new strides in speech, means that Samantha has begun to say some really hilarious stuff. About a week ago, Samantha was putting up quite a fight at bedtime. Dave went in to her room to see if he could get her to sleep and the next morning when I was getting her up I asked her why she was so upset the night before. She told me "Dad singing song, Dad singing Stewball. No more Stewball." I have talked about the importance of Stewball here, but we've never talked about it with Samantha. Apparently she associates that song with bed time now.
She also told my mom impatiently the other day "Hold on a second!" as she pointed her finger at her. Then, last night I was reading her a book before bed and I yelled to the other room "Dave, could you bring us a shake?" and Samantha repeated with a shout "DAVE! Bring shake!"
With new strides in speech, means that Samantha has begun to say some really hilarious stuff. About a week ago, Samantha was putting up quite a fight at bedtime. Dave went in to her room to see if he could get her to sleep and the next morning when I was getting her up I asked her why she was so upset the night before. She told me "Dad singing song, Dad singing Stewball. No more Stewball." I have talked about the importance of Stewball here, but we've never talked about it with Samantha. Apparently she associates that song with bed time now.
She also told my mom impatiently the other day "Hold on a second!" as she pointed her finger at her. Then, last night I was reading her a book before bed and I yelled to the other room "Dave, could you bring us a shake?" and Samantha repeated with a shout "DAVE! Bring shake!"
Hard Worker
We just finished our third consecutive wedding weekend. We have one weekend off and then we will back at it. I am proud to say at that last two weddings I was still on the dance floor for the final song, not bad for a pregnant lady right? And more importantly, Samantha had another hugely successful stint as flower girl at Sara and Mike's wedding.
During the rehearsal I must say I was quite concerned about how she would do. She refused to walk down the makeshift aisle, would not hold hands with the other flower girl or ring bearers, was unbearably clingy to me and generally was not going to participate in anything.
This little girl is full of surprises. At the actual wedding, here she came rounding the corner with a big smile, holding hands with the ring bearers (who could blame her, they are cute!). All four of the kids got on to the stage but it was Samantha was stayed, making sure that she had thrown every last flower. Before exiting the stage she pulled her dress over her head and she proceeded to chatter through the entire ceremony, yelling repeatedly "Hi Mom!". As my father in law commented at the end of the wedding "Remember when we were in a rush for her to talk?".
During the rehearsal I must say I was quite concerned about how she would do. She refused to walk down the makeshift aisle, would not hold hands with the other flower girl or ring bearers, was unbearably clingy to me and generally was not going to participate in anything.
This little girl is full of surprises. At the actual wedding, here she came rounding the corner with a big smile, holding hands with the ring bearers (who could blame her, they are cute!). All four of the kids got on to the stage but it was Samantha was stayed, making sure that she had thrown every last flower. Before exiting the stage she pulled her dress over her head and she proceeded to chatter through the entire ceremony, yelling repeatedly "Hi Mom!". As my father in law commented at the end of the wedding "Remember when we were in a rush for her to talk?".
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| Serious about her duties |
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| Hard at work spreading her flowers before the bride arrives |
Another Brantz Baby on Board
Yes, we are expecting another addition to our little family. My due date is Valentine's Day, 2011 so I am 12 weeks along. I have been feeling pretty good. I was extremely tired in the beginning but I am starting to get some energy back. Overall I feel MUCH more stable than last time. No emotional breakdowns or out of the blue crying which is nice for me and a big relief for Dave.
As we told our doctor, we had "talked about planning", however everything happened very quickly this time around. I feel like I was just getting Dave use to the idea of trying to get pregnant when I then had to tell him that I was pregnant - voila!
And, for those of you wondering if that girl streak was ever broken...it has not been. I wrote during my last pregnancy how Samantha would be girl number 19 in a long line of girls born without a single boy since my Grandpa and his brother. The count is now up to 22 girls total. My Grandma is sure this baby is a boy and I believe she is willing to take a bet for any willing participants.
As we told our doctor, we had "talked about planning", however everything happened very quickly this time around. I feel like I was just getting Dave use to the idea of trying to get pregnant when I then had to tell him that I was pregnant - voila!
And, for those of you wondering if that girl streak was ever broken...it has not been. I wrote during my last pregnancy how Samantha would be girl number 19 in a long line of girls born without a single boy since my Grandpa and his brother. The count is now up to 22 girls total. My Grandma is sure this baby is a boy and I believe she is willing to take a bet for any willing participants.
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