The Stucki's: January 2008

Still a boy!

January 11, 2007

Here's another ultrasound picture (I think he is sucking his thumb). All looks great. We are going to call him Ryan but are debating which sounds better: Joseph Ryan Stucki or Ryan Joseph Stucki. Feel free to vote in the poll that we have posted since as of today it is split 50/50 (I won't say who wants what in case there is some bias towards Heather's choice)!

First Snowfall of 2008

January 6, 2008

The first snowfall of the New Year! We spent a few minutes outside playing in the snow. This one included a small ice storm, so we were stuck inside for the day, unable to get out of our driveway. It was quite pleasant!

It's a Boy!
January 1, 2008

We found out a couple of weeks ago that we are having a boy. We never posted that Heather miscarried last July (hence no baby talk since our communication in a previous post when we told the girls), but fortunately things are good right now and Heather is now 19 weeks and everything seems to be OK this time. We are excited to have a boy, although Heather is concerned she won't know what to do with him (ie princesses, fairies, American Girl dolls, etc). I've also included the 4D ultrasound from 16 weeks.

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"