A Chick of a Different Sort

Yesterday was my twenty week ultra-sound.  We got to see our sweet little chick growing and squirming.  Squirming is an understatement - Bobby was able to feel kicks on August 2nd.  

Bobby was able to tell the kids that they're getting a BROTHER.  They were all excited.  We're all excited.  Shocked for sure.  Hannah & I did want another girl so, truthfully, we were disappointed.  But I initially wanted a girl with Sam and then Amos.  Now I look at them and can't imagine my life without those little boys.  Hannah and I agreed we feel the same way about this little fellow.

He was so squirmy that the ultra-sound tech was having to "chase" him to check everything she needed  to and then he kept putting his hands around his face so we didn't get a good profile picture.  Otherwise he's growing & developing right on schedule and everything looks healthy.

We left the doctor office and headed to Walmart to pick up a few odds & ends that we needed.  Of course we ended up in the baby section looking at blankets and clothes.  I don't need a lot since we've got most of Amos' things but I feel like all babies should have some new things bought especially for them.  We picked out things we wanted to add to our registry and wrote them down (since you can't scan stuff in-store to add to your registry, how lame is that!)  We're getting ready!!  I'll let you know as soon as we're definitely decided on a name.  We have one in mind but were more sure about the girl name than the boy one.  

Chicks

This past Sunday afternoon, Hannah went out to feed & water the big chickens.  We had a hen sitting on some eggs but we weren't too hopeful because this has happened in the past without success.  So I was standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes when I hear Hannah yelling and see her running through the yard.  She bursts into the house and excitedly tells us that we have a new baby chick.

We all drop what we're doing and run out to the coop to see.  There was actually two tiny little chicks that had clearly just hatched.  I'm so glad the kids got to have baby chicks that were born at home rather than being ordered.  I had those experiences growing up and I want our kids to have them too.

Yesterday Hannah & Sammy helped the baby chicks get out into the chicken yard and the Mommy just followed right along.  We stood around and watched as the Mom enjoyed the fresh air & sunshine and the babies ran around her pecking the ground and exploring.  Later in the evening I was throwing out old bread for the chickens and decided to give a piece to the Mom since she wasn't out in the big yard to get some.  I opened the door to the coop and threw in a few chunks.  One of the little chicks picked up a piece that was almost as big as itself and ran off with it!  They are too cute.

Fingers crossed that the survive!