Photos of our Thanksgiving

 Sometimes you fall asleep when they take a nap.  So sweet!

 Attending the Peoria Christmas Parade!

 CJ kept asking is it over, so we told him to look for Santa.  At this point he said, "Can we go now, I'm cold."

 Alberti/Chase Family Photo!

 Grandpa Chase and CJ both sporting their Boilermaker pride!

 Hanging out at the Chriskindlmarket at Daley Plaza downtown Chicago.

 CJ likes to critique this photo by telling me that the top of the tree is missing.

A Meyer family "Bear Down", too bad it didn't work.  CJ didn't want to be "with" us for the photo, this is the best we could get.  Little girl Meyer is sticking out in this photo!
Can't believe we are in week 31, OMG she will be here soon!

Great news, followed by not so good news

Heard back from McDaniel College and I have earned my masters in curriculum and instruction!  So excited to walk in May.  The ceremony is May 24th, 2013 if anyone is interested in joining our family to celebrate!
The not so good news is I did not pass my 1 hour glucose test, boo!  Need to speak with the doc about what I need to do to prepare for the 3 hour.  Now I have to take off work too, extra boo!

Getting ready for our Thanksgiving travels, hoping all goes smoothly!

Pedal Bike fun!

From Pedal Bike

Around the cul de sac.

From Pedal Bike

Showing off, excited to coast.

From Pedal Bike

Pedal

From Pedal Bike

Down his favorite hill!

Ari and Jen came for a visit and the two of them rode their pedal bikes around the neighborhood.

End of October...

Here are the albums from some of our Fall Activities. Just in case I didn't post this! Our family is doing great! CJ finished up soccer and did a great job demonstrating perseverance! I was such a proud Mommy! At the Mini World Cup they had he eventually understood how to be aggressive without breaking the rules. He had a great time trick-or-treating and got a lot of candy. We are working on sending the extras to soldiers overseas! CJ also had a dentist appointment and it went well, he is such a great patient the staff is always happy to have him come and end their day. As for me, I am doing great. Baby girl is on the move a lot! CJ loves his little sister so much and can't wait for her to arrive. I hope he doesn't change his mind later after she is here! We are busy trying to figure out how to get our house ready for the new arrival. Might need to call on some friends to come over and help tackle our re-organizing and organizing! I am still waiting to hear back about my grad paper, will post results when they come in. Fingers crossed! I am currently in Indianapolis for the NAGC and so thrilled to hear the experts speak on the trends in gifted education. Love and prayers for all, Amanda

September into October

Things are going good! I am experiencing a flare up today and E told CJ I wasn't feeling well and as soon as CJ walked in he asked me how I was feeling and I told him I was not feeling well. Then he asked "Is the baby okay?" and I quickly responded "The baby is fine, Mommy isn't feeling well but the baby is alright." What a sweet boy!!!! He loves his little sister soooooo much already. He spends some time every day talking to his baby sister, she responds to his voice with a lot of movement. We have included some of our photos of our New Orleans trip and some preview pictures of CJ's costume, "To infinity and beyond!" Eric and I are making our costumes, probably some QT on them this weekend and next week.

Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry

Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry

Just wanted to let you know that if you wanted to see what we needed I worked on a registry to help us with getting ready for our little girl.  We are also registered at Target too!

IT'S A GIRL for the Meyer Family! (And some CJ Soccer too!)

Here are some videos from the second soccer practice!  Daddy even participated!

Red Light, Green Light 2
Daddy runs the gauntlet

I also ran a 5K on Saturday September 14th, Baby Girl was rocked to sleep while I hustled my buns.

 

 

As a family we ventured to the Charles County Fair and had a great time!  CJ rode the Zoomer ride, ate a funnel cake while watching the Lawn Mower Races, and ended the day with the petting zoo and a pony ride.  He really enjoyed it!

 
 

What's going on with the Meyers.

Thought I would take a moment to share a few things...
Pee Wee Soccer

 CJ's new haircut, he likes it spiky now!

Took CJ to the last Friday Night Regular Season Game, he really enjoyed it!  Annie and Nolan came with us too!

I did a 5k called Color In Motion at RFK Stadium, 5mo pregnant and finished in 43 minutes!

 

 

Our fun from August

Hello friends and family! It has been awhile since I have posted. Things are going great for the Meyer Family. If case you didn't find out yet we are expecting and our due date is Feb. 10th. Currently I am in week 16 and won't be able to find out the gender until week 19. So far things have been great, very similar to CJ's pregnancy I just notice that I am a lot more sappy and sentimental.

E thought I looked super pregnant.

Outfit #2

CJ is going to be starting Soccer in two weeks. He is super excited about playing soccer, they will mostly be working on fundamentals and basic skills, he practices dribbling around the house whenever he notices his soccer ball.
Eric is doing good when he isn't fending off the chiggers and ticks he keeps finding during this fishing trips.
 Work for me is going good, hoping this year is a great one! Thankful that I have an excuse for leaving a little early from this school year!

This weekend we are heading to Virginia Beach for a long weekend at the beach with the Wackerles, the kiddos will have a blast and so will the parents! (We all had a blast!)

 

 

 

 Our friends Jess and Derek tie the knot next weekend and thankfully Hunter and Michele Livingood will be babysitting for us-THANKS! Eric and I have plans to travel to New Orleans and celebrate our friend Crystal's wedding. Our first trip to NOLA! We will enjoy every minute of it! Thanks to Grandma Chase for coming to watch CJ! As for my family, still keeping my Dad in thoughts and prayers as he works toward weight loss and increase of overall physical health.