party of 5

TaDa
This may be the biggest announcement of 2007 for the Perry/Chambers Family.
After a couple Dr. visits, and a few worries that are ok now, we are pleased to announce that yes, we are expecting a baby in July 08. I am 11 weeks preggo and this can also be confirmed every morning about 6 am as I run to the bathroom and start my daily routine of yacking. I'm not a fan of the 1st trimester. I'm nauseated though out the whole pregnancy but the first trimester is so draining and pukey.
Ahhh, back to preggo mode. I always wanted 3 kids. But then we had Tanner and thought.......hmmm, lets wait. Well the wait is over. Around 7/16 we will be a party of 5. Honestly the thought of a baby in my arms makes me melt instantly. I had a hard time thinking that Tanner would be last baby I would have in my belly. There isn't anything more extreme than a new life brought into our world. That's my heart talking. Then my brain pipes in and says OHH MY GOD your gonna have 3 BABIES!!! I am a little scared and nervous but I was that way with Tristen and Tanner too. but I didn't have a 6 and a 2 year old then so what was I worried about?! now we are gonna have 3 kids under the age of 6!! YIKES.
Then I saw this~

My third baby, that with only a flicker in the middle of its developing body made me instantly a mom of 3 incredible little peanuts. I was star struck at first glance. It might be a long haul till July but I cant wait to see what the summer brings!
Thomas is thinking of opening a daycare, maybe next to a bar. kidding. He's excited and ready for his next player on his football team. Tristen saw this picture and said~ Um, can you go back to the Dr. to get a better picture taken?! This really isn't very good. and what is it?!~ and he wants another brother. Tanner doesn't know what's up and tried to draw on the picture. lol

ohh and before you start with the girl comments, look at our track record. Help us with boy names for pete's sake, that's what we're running out of!

Tanner Robert

2 years ago today this amazing new person came into our family and changed us forever. He entered this world ready to make his mark and has made this family so much more than I ever thought was possible. When I was pregnant with Tanner, I remember crying in poor Judy's office at least once a week. I was so nervous and scared that my relationship would change with Tristen because I wouldnt be able to spend as much time with him. Would he be mad at us for not being the one and only baby in our lives? I was nervous for change.




And what a change we had. Everything changed. We now had this amazing little baby that added so much to each of us and I cant imagine life before him. I feel like we must of been really bored before Tanner. I mean 1 kid?! Tristen was like our little side kick and tag along. 2 years ago today we started our production line.

Tristen and Tanner have an incredible bond, they have this certain laugh that they only do when they are together. It's a deep laugh and it makes you smile instantly. Tanner has made Thomas even more protective than he was with Tristen at 2. Makes sense, Tanner is much wilder. and I think Thomas thinks Tanner is gonna be the crazy one out of the two boys. again, makes sense. Those boys are so alike and yet very different. I wouldnt want it any other way.

To me Tanner brought something to our family that we didnt know was missing. He was our missing piece. He melts my heart with his expressions and can make me want to give him anything in the world to NOT look at me with that lower lip up and those sad puppy dog eyes. His pout face is killer. He also makes me look at things different. Tristens is SIX, and I wonder daily where 6 years went so I have really learned to soak it up as it's happening. Even in all the craziness I try to *hold on to these moments as they pass*

Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet Prince, you have made me such a happy mom.

Tristens before and after

LOOK at Tristens face!!! He was SOOO ready to get his brother off Santa's lap so he could get some time in w/o Tanner crying . Poor Tanner was so done with this strange man with a fuzzy beard. (it was real too)



Then the party started for Tristen. He told him what he wanted and that he was going to leave cookies and milk for him~ all the good stuff. Then on the way to the car he said he saw Santa's sled on top of the mall. Of course we saw it too. I love this stuff, watching his face as he talks to a "celebrity to a six year old" who holds the fate of the deciding factor if he has been good enough all year to get a present from Santa. so fun~so precious. Santa leaves 1 gift, unwrapped under the tree and the rest are from mom and dad. Thats what he did at my house when I was little too. It was great- Josh and I would wake up and some insane hour and run in the living room and go right to our unopened gift that was from Santa himself. and mom and dad could sleep a little longer because we were somewhat occupied for a minute. Maybe that is a good idea. Wouldn't work now though - maybe in a few more years. Yeah right, we're never sleepin in on Christmas, what fun would that be?!

turkey, baby girl showers and a CHRISTMAS parade

I think I actually crave blogging when I dont have time to do it. funny what you get used to in a short time. I used to write in a journal every night and sometimes I couldn't fall asleep unless I wrote or did "something" in it. It's awesome to go back and read what I thought was so important years ago. It was at the time I'm sure but damn, things change.

Lets see-Thanksgiving, we went to my Aunt Linda's and had a phat dinner. I could went back for thirds, she is a fantastic cook. I didnt get that gene. I dont think I have the patience to be a good cook. again, damn. maybe there is still time to be taught. Ya up for it Aunt Linda?!
I saw my cousin Cam who works so much that we rarely get to hang out with, that was cool. And I got to hang out with my other cousin Tim's future wife. Who I love and fits in good with all us freaks on the Page side. After dinner Thomas went home due to a wisdom tooth he had pulled the day before. ouch. And I took the boys to Aunt Judy's for some dessert. and entertainment for them at our expense. Tanner walks in that house and stands still for 30 seconds contemplating what he is going to get into first. And that child got into EVERYTHING that is breakable. He decapitated a poor wooden pilgrim by throwing it down the hall and as we are picking up that mess, he was standing on the chair at the dinner table stacking her CHINA one on top of another. I thought Jude was gonna have a heart attack. so we stayed for maybe a half hour and retired for the night. good turkey day though.
Then I went to a baby shower for my cousin Wade and Jizell. A GIRL baby shower. I love love love to buy baby girl clothes. So much more fun than boys stuff. I can say that since I have two boys. So if your having a girl and you invite me to your shower, expect only adorable clothes from me. You'll have to get the diaper genie from someone else.
The Berkley Christmas parade was Saturday. but maybe I shouldn't call it the CHRISTMAS parade. Maybe I should call it the Holiday parade that has that large man in a red suit in it. I wouldn't want to offend anyone by saying CHRISTMAS. (I'm a little bitter about the nativity scene) if you didn't catch on. anyhow- thats another blog. I think it was my favorite parade in a long time. Tristen had his buddy Jerry with him and to watch 2 six year old faces light up when Santa came down 12 mile was the coolest thing ever. I'm telling you, if I would have let them, they would of jumped on that float and escorted Santa to his chair personally. so cute. The parade started about 5:30 and got to us about 6ish~ with the tree lighting ceremony to follow. It started crazy snowing right before the parade, just in time to make it even more magical that it already was. A perfect CHRISTMAS parade.