Omanson Family Day. A New National Holiday.

Today was officially delclared Omanson Family Day. Elliot wanted to get in all of his last minute "lasts" before Sunday and declared today to be that day. We woke up he took Madelyn to school and then he swung back by the house to pick up Aiden and myself for my dr. appointment. It was so wonderful. My midwife is amazing. She spent so much time talking with us and getting to know our family. I was really impressed with just how considerate she was. When we told her Elliot was deploying this Sunday she said, "well you won't get a chance to be here for the ultrasound will you?" She got right up and asked the nurse to bring in the ultrasound machine. Elliot got to see the butter bean in action. It was so great. Although the baby is still tiny we could see the legs just a kickin' and the short arms moving around. Of course it wanted to be difficult so we never got a good picture of the face. I am just so happy she cared enough to make sure Elliot got to see our next little blond bombshell (to use the term Caroline coined) in motion. Everything looks great and things are moving right along. On a side note Lexie will be pleased to hear that my midwife also takes Juice Plus! So here is my prediction on the sex now that we have had an ultrasound. Going by past history I am saying it is a GIRL. From what we could see today this little one is a mover and a shaker. Aiden was very calm while in the womb (complete opposite now) while Madelyn never stopped moving - ever! So I am going to just throw it out there and guess it is a girl! We will find out for sure the beginning of March. We followed up this very exciting appointment with having a lunch date with Madelyn at her school. There is a reason I am not a Kindergarten teacher. That became very evident today. I thought for sure we were going to be asked to leave when Elliot had kids arm wrestling at the table. It also became very evident today why I pack Madelyn's lunch EVERYDAY. I can not even think about what was on the hot lunch trays without gagging. I am shocked they can legally serve some of that stuff. I must say it was nice to see that lunch ladies have not changed since I was in school. It was a wonderful day. The deployment day is quickly approaching so every minute together counts. We will say goodbye at 7:30am on Sunday.