Surprise!

Mostly everyone was wrong... Baby Bean is a girl!!!


This is Baby Beans tiny hiney... no mr. winkie... so unless she decides to surprise us, this one is a little miss.



I think we have got Taylor to come around to the idea of a little sister instead of a brother. We are very very excited! We will post the name later.

Tomorrow is the BIG day!

We go in for the boy or girl ultrasound. We have had 3 ultrasounds thus far (6, 12, and 17 weeks) but this is the one we have been waiting for. My appointment isn't until 3:40pm so I am sure the day will dragggggg on, but we are so excited. We are hoping the baby will cooperate, I will be eating something sweet and drinking caffeine before the appointment to try to get the baby dance and show us the goods.

Taylor wants a little brother, and I am sure she will be heartbroken if it isn't a boy. Garrett doesn't really mind either way, but for some reason I have a feeling he too is hoping for a boy. Me on the other hand, what do I want? I want BOTH! I still have this deep feeling of hope for a little boy and girl in there. Since my first ultrasound (and even before) when the doctor said he thought he saw 2 sacs I have had the deep desire for two babies to be there. No other ultrasound has shown that there are two, but there are always those stories of the second baby hiding, right? A girl can hope. If it isn't twins, I am not sure I have a preference of one or the other. We do have Tay, so a little boy would be grand.

My mom said she had a nuetral feeling about the baby, so that it could very well be what I want (twins, boy and girl), but IF she had to choose, she would say girl. Sara (the bff) says boy, as does her husband (Garretts bff). Facebook says I will have 3 girls. Needle and thread says boy. Ancient Chinese calendar says boy.

So many guesses, guess we have less than 24 hours to find out! I can NOT wait.

Adoption Day!!!

Today was the day we went to court to finalize this year+ dream we had, me adopting Taylor. After waiting and waiting and waiting, it was done so fast! I expected more, but nope, less than 5 min and we were finally out of there, me with a "new" daughter. Just filing of papers, copies of stuff, and ordering a new birth certificate was left. She has been mine for a long time, now it is final.



We celebrated the day with McDonalds for a late lunch (her pick), then went and saw Ice Age 3 in the afternoon, and finally our family had us out to dinner to celebrate the "new" addition. They got baby cigars and balloons that said, "it's a girl"... It was really cute.




Things are finally done! No more drama, no more worrying, she is mine, ours, for good. We are blessed. Thank you to everyone that was the support along the way!

Wild Weekend

So 2 weekends ago was a whirlwind of excitement, let me tell you! A graduation and wedding were in the works...

My family started flying in on June 7th, first my sister, then they all trickled in from there; my mom and rick, Garrett's parents, my friend donald and his girlfriend, my stepmom and grandmother, my little brother Jonathan, and finally Michael, my sis' boyfriend and one of Garrett's good friends (he actually introduced me to Garrett). We had a complete household, it was busting at the seams. It was an incredible time for everyone to meet (those that haven't already) and for others to fellowship and spend time with one another.

First we spent the day in Seattle on Saturday, we had a group of 12 walking around Pikes Place Market and trying to not all get lost.











Then us girls rushed home for pedicures and manicures and the guys started BBQ'ing for a group of 14.










Sunday was the BIG day, first was my college graduation at 2pm. I received my Associates of Arts in Pre-Law graduting with honor's and a part of Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society.










After graduation was done, or rather after I ran out as soon as my name was called, it was off to the chapel, or resort. To get married, again. The wedding was scheduled to be at 6 but because my graduation ran late, we started 45 min late. But everything went great, just a few minor flaws. The ring fell off the ringbearers pillow into the lawn and was lost until after the ceremony, then the "pastor" (a guy from Garrett's ship) kept saying crap during the ceremony, and then the final problem was the smoke alarm was almost set off in our exit with sparklers, there were different types of sparklers, not just the old fashioned kind. OoOoOps... It was an incredible wedding though, really glad we decided to do a big celebration for our family and friends to be there.














Overall it was a wonderful time with our families and a great weekend no matter how busy we seemed to be. I am thankful to have such an incredible family.

***the rest of the pics can be seen at http://theamandakphotographyblog.com/2009/06/19/sarah-garrett-are-married-l-poulsbo-wedding-photographer/ ***

Bean to Kiwi... How amazing...

I had my 12 week appointment today and they did a new ultrasound and let me say how in awe I was.

6 weeks ago the image on the screen looked like a bean, a small, no detail being. In just a short 6 weeks that little bean has become the size of a kiwi and when I looked on the screen I saw a head, two little arms and legs flailing about, and then the tiniest hand ever... it was amazing to be able to see the difference a day makes, or rather 6 weeks.

It is starting to feel real, seeing the baby made it seem that this is really happening.

I can't wait to see my bean to a kiwi to a .... in a few more weeks.

Silly Bean!!!

We will no longer be the Thompson Three, we found out it's going to be the Thompson FOUR!

We are expecting a Baby Bean soon. (that is the code I've been putting in my status', silly bean). Tay thought the baby was already full size and I told her it was the size of a bean, one night before she went to bed she said, "night night baby bean", and it has stuck ever since. It was my way of being excited about it, but not fully telling everyone.

I am 11 weeks and we are due December 18th... Another Christmas baby, (Taylor's birthday is Christmas day.)

We are excited! Taylor can't wait to be a big sister and is hoping for a boy! Gar is glad I finally gave in and decided we could start trying. And I feel blessed seeing as I thought I would have problems. I am excited to become a first (birthed) time mommy.

Just wanted to share our great news!!!!

Here is to another exciting 29 weeks.

Oh Happy Day!!!!

After a long battle it has happened!

We got custody of my Hunnie Bunnie April 07 last year... Since then we have been counting down the days until we were married a year so we could pursue me adopting her. Her biological mother has said for the last year, "tell me when you are married a year, I will sign over rights and walk away..."

Well, as of Wednesday, May 20, she signed consent to sign over rights. YAY!!! First step in the adoption process, but since it is uncontested we are hoping and praying it will be smooth sailing from here!

Thank you everyone for your prayers! (we will keep y'all posted)