Sound of Music!

Here is our little music man! He loves the Sound of Music. Go figure look who his daddy is!! Sorry for the dim lighting but hopefully you can hear him ok.



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Easter!

Here is Collin on Easter morning. He was a little unsure why he was getting a present and candy in the morning! But he soon realized he didn't care and got used to chocolate for breakfast!
Hunting for eggs! Notice my fat beagle with his face in Collins basket!!

We had a great Easter!

Baby Ducey #2

I had my first Ultrasound today and here is the first baby picture of the new little one. It was so cool to see IT moving around on the screen. It is crazy that all that is going on inside me and I can't feel it at all. It really made me feel pregnant for the first time. Pregnant in a good way that is! It turns out I am a week ahead of what I thought I was. According to the picture and size of the little squirt I am 11 weeks along and the official due date is October 9th, 2007.

Holy Power Outage!!!

A big ice and Thunder Snow hit us on Saturday and over 100,000 homes in the QC area were without power by the end of the storm. We just happened to be one of the lucky 100,000 homes. We have been without power now since 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. It is now Tuesday, 72 hours later and we are patiently still living out of bags at Mike's mom and dads house. Thank the Lord that Mike's family has been so nice to take us in (like they had a choice or something). We are so blessed for the warm house and home cooked MOM meals!! Mike's dad and Uncle's have had 2 generators over at our house hooked up to our furnaces to keep our pipes from freezing. I went home the other day to get clothes and the thermostat was at 40 degrees. BRRRR!!!! Here are some pics of Collin and Mike during the few hours we tried to tough it out at first.
It looks light in the house but it was actually very dark. I have a great flash! Here is Collin with Dad's Ipod watching Arthur. Thank Goodness for new age devices. I never realized how much we watched TV!!!

Week 6 of Pregnancy!

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Here's how the little booger is growing this week. It is really amazing how all of this happens!!! Well I slowly am recovering from my flu bug that I had last week. Man talk about a crabby, horomonal pregnant woman! That was SO me last week. Bless my husband for putting up with my emotional spurts of crying and don't forget the crabbiness of feeling pukey 24/7. I can't wait for these next 5-6 weeks to just pass. I keep saying my moms famous quote: "This too shall pass." Unfortunately it is not passing quick enough MOM!!! It is all worth it in the end though. :)

GOD IS SO AWESOME!!

How your baby's growing: The cells that will make up all of your baby's body parts and systems are dividing furiously as her body begins to take shape. Right now she's about the size of a small lentil bean (4 to 5 millimeters across). If you could see through your uterine wall, you'd find an overlarge head and dark spots where her eyes and nostrils are beginning to take shape. Shallow pits on the sides of her head mark her developing ears, and her arms and legs appear as protruding buds. Her hands and feet look like paddles, with thick webbing between the developing digits, but her fingers and toes will soon become more distinct. Below the opening that will later be your baby's mouth, there are small folds where her neck and lower jaw will eventually develop. (Inside, her tongue and vocal cords are just beginning to form.)Your baby's heart (which is starting to divide into the right and left chambers) is beating about 100 to 130 beats per minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to circulate through her body. Her intestines are developing and tiny breathing passages are beginning to appear where her lungs will be. She's also starting to build muscle fibers and, halfway through this week, she'll likely start moving her tiny limbs. Unfortunately, you'll probably have to wait until you're several weeks into your second trimester before you get to enjoy feeling your baby's calisthenics.

I'm sure the State of Kansas knows by now!!!

Well if you haven't heard yet from my mother, We're PREGNANT!!! Wait a minute WE are not pregnant, I am!! That is so not the right way to announce this news. Mike and Collin are not the ones nauseous 24 hours a day, and they are certainly not the ones ready for bed by 5:00 every night. You know I wish "WE" could be pregnant though sometimes, so I could share these symptoms of pregnancy that I have slowly forgotten about over the past 2 years. I am just an emotional basket casel these days, if you can imagine that from ME!!! I started crying in bed the other night and Mike sympathetically asked "What is wrong?". I could say nothing about what was wrong with me but "I hate Hormomones!!!" I am sure that you ladies can all relate with me! Mike and Collin are being GREAT though! We are all very excited as you can tell we waited about a day to tell everyone. We are so not good with secrets. Katie Mac and I were on the internet searching and playing with all the Chinese Birth charts and all but one say we're having a boy. That means we are either having a boy or we are having twins and one is a boy and one is a girl! Ok I'll take the boy! :)) We'll definitely let you all know as soon as we find out! Again we can't keep secrets.





Well here is what our baby looks like right now!


Here's what the experts say:
How your baby's growing: Deep in your uterus your embryo is growing at a furious pace. At this point he's about the size of a sesame seed, and he looks more like a tiny tadpole than a human. He's now made up of three layers — the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm — that will later form his organs and tissues. The cells are forming for his major organs, including his kidneys and liver, and his neural tube is beginning to develop. This neural tube — from which your baby's brain, spinal cord, nerves, and backbone will sprout — develops in the top layer, called the ectoderm. This layer will also give rise to his skin, hair, nails, mammary and sweat glands, and tooth enamel. His heart and circulatory system begin to form in the middle layer, or mesoderm. (This week, in fact, his tiny heart begins to divide into chambers and beat and pump blood.) The mesoderm will also form your baby's muscles, cartilage, bone, and subcutaneous (under skin) tissue. The third layer, or endoderm, will house his lungs, intestines, and rudimentary urinary system, as well as his thyroid, liver, and pancreas. In the meantime, the primitive placenta and umbilical cord, which deliver nourishment and oxygen to your baby, are already on the job.

SNOW!!!

Here is Collin in his snow gear! He was all bundled up and ready to go. It took him a while to learn how to walk stiff legged but as you can see he managed!

He discovered that eating snow tastes just like ice cubes which is one of his favorite foods!! I could save some money and just send him outside for dinner! :)

I DID IT!

Well it was a big day at the Ducey household this morning. Collin sat on the little potty and watched Elmo's Potty Time DVD in the living room. He wanted to sit on his potty for 30 minutes and finally went 3 drops! Yes I said 3!!! It is not much but it is definitely progress for us here.

WOO HOO we are on our way!

Daddy and Collin!

Playing with his new wooden Thomas the Train set that Grandma and Grandpa got him!
He loves his trains! Daddy is helping Colling build his track!

It is just about bed time for the little guy. He's had a busy day!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

The calm before the storm!
Santa came to our house last night!

Playing with his cow. He loves his new barn animals!
Banks opening a present. Poor kid he has no clue that we are all laughing at him!
Collin in his Santa suit that Grandma bought him last year and now it finally fits!

Collin opening a present that Santa brought him!


After the storm hit! Man was it a crazy but fun morning with the 4 boys, 4 dogs, and 6 adults all crammed in here ripping into the presents!
Collin hanging out in his undies and new Thomas slippers playing with his cousins dinosaurs.

The boys were more interested in eachother's presents than their own.
I know, I know I had nothing to do with them dressing my child up like an Iowa Hawkeye! At least it wasn't his and is going home with the cousins!

Christmas Eve!

Here are the rugrats in their matching PJ's that Grandma Ducey bought for them.
Daws and Collin watching Ralphy marathon's on TBS, avoiding having to go to bed.
Banks and Aunt Stefy hanging out!
Maddie and Aunt Stefy snuggled up in a sleeping bag together watching a movie.
Finally, we hit the sheets!

The adults can now finish all their wrapping we didn't get done!

Christmas Eve!

Here are the three boys playing with the train by Grandma's tree!
Maddux and Collin played so good together all night. They had a blast!
Here they are with Banks in the jumper hanging out with the big boys.
The three cheesers! It is amazing that I was able to get all three to look at the camera at the same time.
Collin just adores his cousin Dawson. They have a lot in common and are good buds.

New Windows!

Check out our newly installed breezway windows! Mike's dad and Uncle worked their butts off to transform these beauties from the nasty old windows we use to have. It makes such a difference in appearance and with the heat!

Check out these HOPS!!!

< Check out this kids hops! Most importantly pay close attention to the development of his approach we have been working on! He is a natural! We are so proud! :)))
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New Pillows!

Here are my new throw pillows for the couch! It is growing on me more. I am getting new curtains for the windows behind the couch also. :)
Could he be any cuter? I wish the furniture swallowed me like that!
Here is Collin trying to get me to blow bubbles around my new furtniture.

HUH I don't think so!!! :)
What an ornery smile!!! Just like his daddy!

Here's Collin checking out the new chair.
This is the new couch. I am still not sure I am sold yet. The color looks darker than it did in the store. Maybe it's because I am used to the baby blue recliners and blue flowered couch we had in here before. :)

Tis the Season to be Merry!

Well here is the Ducey family Christmas tree!

"Little full, lotta sap!"

Here it is all decorated. I was smart this year and decorated while Collin was napping. Last year I had to untangle the lights twice because of him.

Gotta love the kids!

Full view of the beauty!
Collin pulling an ornament off for the tenth time in a row! Man and there are still 21 days until Christmas left. I'm gonna get real tired of putting those darn balls back on the tree.

Oh well!

"It's all part of the experience Russ"

Collin being his naturally adorable little self. Christmas is going to be so fun this year!