Big news!

Yep, we are pregnant! Perkins baby #3 is due on Oct. 22. It was a bit of a surprise b/c John and I were trying to decide whether or not we were going to have a third and we thought that we'd wait a little while if we did. So, that decision was made for us. Thanks, God!

We're excited, but it's still sinking in that we will have another baby. Eli is excited and Jed doesn't quite get it, but he does say he wants a little sister when I ask him. We'll find that out at the end of May. I'm 10 weeks along now and things seem to be going well so far. Pray for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. I did get to hear the hearbeat today at my midwife appointment for the first time! She said it was a fast hearbeat, which girls tend to have. Don't get your hopes up though, Grandpa!

And that's one reason why I haven't posted in awhile. I was feeling really nauseous and fatigued until about the last week. I'm still tired, just not nauseous, which is much easier to handle. So, thankfully, the nausea has ended...hopefully!

Eli plays T-ball!

Eli started yet another sport...t-ball! He said he wanted to play t-ball since he'd already done soccer. The first game was last Saturday. It was hilarious to watch. The kids got confused about which base to run to after they hit the ball. And whenever the ball was hit, our team would all run after the ball that was hit and then pile on top of each other to get it. Needless to say, there are several parents on the field to help direct the kids. It's through the YMCA, so to make it fair, there are no outs, every child bats each time, and every child scores each time. It's a great way for them to learn the game. I'm also impressed with the coaches. They seem to be very organized and communicate well with the kids. Eli has loved t-ball so far. He was excited to get his glove, bat, and the uniform. He's been the most excited about t-ball out of all the sports he's tried. I'm excited about more games to come! Go Eli Go!

Check out the picture with John and Eli. They are standing the same and have the same facial expression...crazy!

What we've been up to...

Sorry everyone, it's been awhile since the last post. Here's a little of what we've been up too lately:

During spring break, I took the boys up to Dallas to hang out with family for 10 days while John was gone with his sister, Courtney, to the Ukraine. Courtney and her family just adopted three kids from there. She asked John to go with her b/c her husband couldn't go back with her (b/c of work) to pick them up. John said the Ukraine was amazing. It was challenging, fun, exciting, frustrating, intense, etc. for all of them.
Eli and Garrett played really well during our visit. They kept begging to see each other the whole time. Here they are watching Grayson's soccer game.












We went to the Nature & Science Center with some friends and hiked on the trail there.











There's been lots of bike-riding!










Fun playtime at home!















Our annual trip to the Zilker Kite Festival. It was a beautiful day!

















And here are some pictures of Eli's last basketball game.