Where for art thou, Camden???

Carson's first snowball

LOVES the snow!!

Yeah...he doesn't quite get that his 4-wheeler won't work on snow!!

So, after all we've been through in the last 2+ months, we still have not gotten to meet our little lady! She is getting her beauty rest we think! We were all so sure she'd make a very early appearance, after WEEKS of heavy duty contractions and being dilated to 2 cm for 3 weeks and now dilated to 3-4 cm the last week...but she is holding out on us! We are glad we made it this far though...she is safe where she is and even though Mommy is SO very uncomfortable, I am glad we didn't have to deal with any premature issues that could have been!

The weather this week has also made us thankful that she is holding off! We cannot believe the amount of snow we are seeing and to think about getting out in this to rush to the hospital is just too stressful! We are sitting on GO, but also now hoping Camden waits until after this weekend to make her debut! Bryan and Amanda are getting married and we cannot wait to celebrate and enjoy the weekend with all our family and friends!!

Lots to share!

We haven't meant to abandon blogging, but things have been crazy for us the last couple of months!! Here's an update to let you all know what we've been up to...

Baby News:

So, we finally decided on our little girl's name...Camden Annaleigh Sims! We just loved the name Camden and Annaleigh is a combination of mine and my mom's middle name with my dad's middle name!! So...there you have it! Camden seems to be baking away...even though we've had some minor complications over the last month or so! At our 28-week visit, I let the doctor know that I had been experiencing contractions for a a few days...nothing major, but definitely something she needed to know! So...we did an ultrasound and found out that Camden may be trying to come earlier than expected! Also, she is breach, so that's something the doctor wants to keep an eye on as well! I've been going to the doctor every 2 weeks to make sure all is well...we've got another appointment this Wednesday and they'll do another ultrasound to check on Camden! I am 32 weeks along now, so hopefully we can make it through the holidays and maybe even Bryan and Amanda's wedding before Camden makes her debut! We'll see!

School News:

My last semester in pre-Nursing is coming to an end! Wow...what a year it has been! This semester has been really hard on me, as this class (or teacher, rather!) has been pretty intense!! I will be so glad when it is over! I found out at the beginning of November that unfortunately, I did not get into the Nursing program for this coming spring semester! I was SO bummed, but I was very happy for my friend Kristin, who did get in! Well...God works in mysterious ways, because about 2 weeks later, I received a call saying a spot had opened up and I was the very next person to get in....so it was offered to me!!! SO....I am in!!!! I know it will be crazy balancing classes and study time with my little man, newborn little lady, husband, etc...but I am so excited and ready to tackle this new chapter in my life! This means, if all goes well, I will graduate from nursing school in May 2012!!!!

Other News:

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year a little differently! Mom had hip replacement surgery on Monday before Thanksgiving, so our week was spent at the hospital assisting her! She was released on Thursday morning...just in time to have a mini-feast up at Sandy's house! My sister's and I divided up the menu, and with the help of our awesome significant other's...we pulled off an amazing meal that turned into a huge feast instead of the mini-feast we thought it would be! It was wonderful to be with Mom, even though we missed our extended family this year. Mom is recovering well at Sandy's house...she'll be there all this week, but will move to my house this weekend to finish out her recouperation until the doctor clears her to drive and handle stairs at her house!

So...that's the main jist of what we've been up to! Craziness! Hopefully I can get some pictures up sometime soon...Carson is growing like a weed and we've got a lot of fun times planned this month...we'll be sure to share them with you all!

2-Year pictures!!

We went to downtown Dallas 2 weeks ago and my sweet friend Michelle took some awesome pictures of our little man! He wasn't really in the picture-taking mood, but we were pleasantly surprised with the finished products!!! Here are some of the pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Welcome Mackenzie Grace!!!

We are so excited to welcome a new niece to the family!!! Mackenzie Grace was born on Friday 10/1 at 12:27 p.m. She weighed in at 8 lbs 2 oz and was 18.5" long!! She is a beauty and we are all so thrilled! Her big sisters just love her so much already...Haylie even talks to her as if she is the Mommy...it's too cute! Congrats to Elizabeth, Nick, and big sisters Sarah and Haylie!!! We love you all!!!

Precious! (Despite the AU outfit!!)

Aunt Cindy with baby Mac!

Mommy and sweet little girl #3!!

Happy Birthday Carson!

Our sweet little man turned two yesterday!! We were excited to have a party here at the house to celebrate with all his friends and most of our family! We had originally planned to have the party at the playground, but for the second year now, it has rained on his special day!! So, everyone piled into our house and we decorated cupcakes, opened presents, and the kids played like crazy! While chaotic at times...we think Carson enjoyed his day and certainly loved all his presents!!

We went to the doctor this morning for his 2-year well visit and he is right on track! He is still having anxiety about going to the doctor...but this time was better than last! He received a couple shots, but that will be the last of those until he turns 4!

Life in the Sims home has been pretty crazy lately...we're getting Carson's big boy room finished up and we hope to transition him this week...fingers crossed! He seems really excited about his choo-choo room, so we are hopeful he will enjoy sleeping in his big bed! We also changed the downstairs guest room into a play room...and boy has that made a huge difference in how clean our house is...no more toys everywhere!!! Plus, now we can turn on Carson's TV and leave the living room TV off so Mommy can study!!! Work and school are crazy right now so we just take things day by day and try to keep our heads above water! We still haven't decided on a name for our little lady, but hopefully that will happen soon!

Most of the kids decorating cupcakes!

Daddy helping Carson with presents

He finally sat down so we could sing to him!!

Our BIG boy!

It's a GIRL!

We went this past Saturday for our re-do appointment for our gender-determination sonogram! We were anxious to see if the baby would cooperate this time...and luckily SHE did! We were thrilled when the sonographer showed us the baby and was 100% sure it was a girl! We are now tackling the process of choosing a name...and what a task this is going to be! We just can't decide on one! We had a boy name picked out, and now we are even considering it for a girl name...here's a list of some of the names we like!
Camden (this was our boy name!!)
Cassidy
Kameron (we'd call her Kammie)
Lainie
Harper
We're also open to suggestions!
We've also been on the hunt for bedding for both kids. We obviously have to change the nursery over to suit a girl...but I am finding that I am much more picky about choosing her bedding than I was with Carson! We are also transitioning Carson to a big-boy bed...so I am looking for full-size bedding for him...and it's really become a crazy task! To find something affordable, good-quality, and in full-size is hard to do!

Cooperation is key!

We were SOOOO excited to go for our gender-determination sonogram this evening! We had decided to NOT find out tonight...but to wait until Friday to do a gender-reveal with our family. We planned to get everyone together for dinner that night and I was going to have cupcakes made with a special surprise inside to reveal the gender of our precious baby! So...going into this appointment, we knew that the baby needed to cooperate in order for everything to go as planned! Well..much to our disappointment, the baby was very modest and would not budge it's leg from it gender-hiding spot! ARGH!! So, needless to say, we won't be having our gender-reveal party and we have to go for a re-do appointment on the 21st. We just pray that the baby is feeling free and cooperative that day!!

Here are some of the pictures we were able to get!!