We are having......

I'm sure that most of you already know this, but I thought I would post a blog to announce what new sweet additions we will be having in the Moss family, once the twins are born. We went for our Ultrasound on Monday, and found out we are having twin BOYS! I have to admit that we were shocked when we found out the big news, because we thought for sure that we were having girls this time around, but we are still super happy with the news! We are looking forward to all of the exciting years ahead we have with our house full of little boys running around:)

The ultrasound also showed us that so far in the pregnancy the twins are doing great, so we couldn't ask for more. They are both growing great, and they both weigh 10 ounces at the rate of being 19 weeks and 1 day old,

which is what they are exactly! Everything is developing the way it should

within them both, so it was great news all around for them! They were not scared at all to be on camera, because they were very active the entire ultrasound. They put on a good show for us all.. I wonder who they get that from? We were also very happy to hear that they were able to see by performing the Ultrasound that as of right now, it looks like I should not experience pre-term labor. Now this can change down the road, but we are just very happy that it looks good as of right now. We will just continue to pray that we keep having good appointments like we had this week.

A question that everyone has been asking us is if we have names picked out yet, and the answer is yes. We have had names picked out for a while, but

they have changed a couple of times along the way. Please don't hold us to these, because they could

change again, but we think these are the ones we are sticking with for good. The first born will be named Adam Jacob Moss, and the second born will be named Cody Matthew Moss. Noah is already practicing saying his brothers names, which is adorable all on its own. Noah also got to watch the ultrasound video, and he just sat there in shock, especially when he heard the heart beats:) Very cute!!

We are very excited about our family growing. 3 Boys in the Moss family=triple the love!! We are getting mixed emotions when we tell people that we are having boys again. A lot of people keep telling us we are going to have our hands full with boys too. We know that we are going to have our hands full, but it wouldn't matter if they were girls or boys that would still be the case. We are going to be fine, and we are only focusing on all the Positive things! When I think of raising 3 little boys, it warms my heart. 3 boys that will one day be true gentlemen in this crazy world we live in:) Can you tell I'm already one very proud mama? They also have one very proud and excited daddy!

32 Months Already!

Last Monday, my sweet boy turned 32 months old! Crazy that he will be 3 years old in 4 months! He is growing up so fast before our eyes into such a smart and very sweet little boy. Of course he can have his momments like any toddler does, but I wouldn't have him any other way. I thought I would use this post to say 32 things about Noah at the age of 32 months:) Hope you enjoy!!

1. You love fruit.. especially Apples & Bananas

2. You love to eat spaghetti

3. You want Daddy to let you ride on his back around the house every night!!

4. You will say "I love you" to me and your daddy in the sweetest voice ever to melt our hearts!

5. You can count up to 15 on your own with no help.

6. You are finally starting to learn all your colors. It turns out that you have known them for a while, but you like to be silly and mess with mommy and act like you didn't.

7. You can name almost all the trains and characters from Thomas & Friends.

8. Thomas is still your favorite cartoon along with Calliou.

9. You started liking Mickey Mouse Clubhouse a lot lately! You even told Mommy that is what you want your 3rd birthday party to be:)

10. You can sing the Bible Song almost all the way thru by yourself.

11. You can sing parts to Deep & Wide and Jesus Loves Me.

12. You love to work puzzles, especially your Thomas ones, your Big Elmo & Cookie Monster ones.

13. You tell Mommy and Daddy that you want 2 sisters instead of 2 brothers.

14. You tell the babies in mommy's belly all the time that you love them.

15. You will kiss mommy's belly at night sometimes and tell the babies goodnight:) Very sweet and makes me tear up with a smile every time.

16. You tell us your sick a lot lately, and when we ask what's wrong you reply "my belly hurts because of the babies". You hear mommy say that, so you think you can too!! Very cute and funny!!

17. You still haven't gone to the potty yet, but at least you are working on it a little at a time for us.

18. You love to eat scrambled eggs!

19. One of your favorite things to do right now is to help mommy or mammaw cook! I think we might see a Chef in our future:)

20. You weight 35.6 lbs.

21. You are a little over 3 feet tall, but growing more daily!

22. You still want mommy to rock you at night, which is fine by me:)

23. You do very good at sleeping in your own bed. There are some nights you end up with mommy and daddy, but it's mostly when you are sick or it's stormy.

24. You love to go visit Nana and Pop even though you don't understand the long ride.

25. You love to go spend the night at Mammaw and Papaw's house whenever you get the chance.

26. You love to play in your room since it's too cold to go outside.

27. You mostly walk all the time now, which mommy is very greatful for!

28. You speak very clearly, and your babysitter tells mommy that you have passed all the kids at your daycare with your speach:) Mommy and daddy are very proud of you!

29. You are a good eater!

30. You get along very well with other kids:)

31. You still love to play with any type of ball, especially basketballs & footballs.

32. Your favorite team is UK.. You are always saying "Go Cats" when you see anything with UK on it:) Needless to say.. Mommy and Daddy are loving it!

Yes, we went for our Ultrasound today, but this post is all about Noah:) I will post a blog in the next couple of days to talk about the twins and our Dr. Visit today. All good news, but you will have to check back in with us. Until then... Take time out of your busy schedules to count your Blessings:)

We're back in 2012!

It has already been one crazy year for the Moss family, and it's only 15 days into the new year! Even though it has been crazy, we think this is going to be a really good year for our family, or at least that is what we are praying for.

I want to apologize to everyone for not posting a blog in so long. In case you don't already know, our family is expecting some extra additions to it that we are very excited about. Yep, that is right.. Noah is going to be a Big Brother to Identical Twins:) I didn't even know it, but it turns out that twins run in my side of the family. You can only imagine how shocked we were when we were looking at the Ultrasound screen and saw not only 1, but 2 babies! Don't worry though, even though our lives are about to change

drastically, our love for each other will not. I never thought our

family could have more love than it does, but it soon will, and we are looking forward to it! Don't get me wrong, like every family we

do have our ups and downs because we are definitely not perfect. We just take it day by day and continue to look forward to our little bundles of joy in the near future. Noah is very excited even though I don't think he really understands yet since he is only 2 1/2 years

old. He will be a great Big Brother!! When I think of our family, I think of the song, "I could not ask for more"!!

Since we have entered 2012, Noah is really getting to be a big boy. We still haven't started potty training him yet and that is completely our fault (please don't judge), but we have started to slowly work on it here lately. We are taking baby steps, and daddy is helping out a lot. We have started having him try to go before bath time at night just to get him used to sitting on the potty, and he is really trying hard, but we haven't had any luck yet. He knows that he has a reward waiting for him when he goes in the potty for the first time, so he is very excited about that. I also bought him some underwear this weekend for when we really dive into this soon! I will keep you updated on our progress. Noah is also walking a lot more for me now that mommy's belly is getting so big. He climbs into his car seat by himself, walks up and down the stairs by himself, and when we go places he will walk in most of the time now. He is still very shy when he first gets around people and that is when he normally wants to be held, but luckily he is letting daddy do that most of the time now:) Daddy is becoming the center of his world now that he is getting older. It makes me happy, but it makes me wonder if I will continue to fade out of his little world so early. Even though we are going to have 2 new babies in our life, I don't want Noah to ever feel like he is not important or as loved as he is now! Nothing will ever change that, and I will make it a point in my life to make all my children feel equally as loved as the other:)

Noah is also a little Chef now! As you can see in the first picture, he loves to help anyone cook. This picture was taken around Christmas when he was helping my mom make her broccoli casserole. He even helped his Pop make him some scrambled eggs when we went to visit them over the Holidays. He helps me fix dinner at nights which is a very special time for me. These are the moments I will never forget. There will never be a better feeling than when I get home in the evenings from a stressful day at work, and see his little adorable face running towards me calling out "mommy's home"! I LOVE IT!!! He makes all my troubles go away and that is not an easy job.

Noah is doing good. He is just now getting over the croup and another ear infection. Poor little guy gets ear infections every time the weather changes it seem like. The Pediatrician still doesn't think tubes are necessary, so we will trust him since he is the Doctor:) Noah is 35.6 lbs. and is over 3 feet tall. Where did my little baby go? I am happy that he is healthy and growing like he should, it just feels like it's all happening so fast. He is talking more clearer everyday, and it's adorable. I love to hear him tell us "I love you" it makes my heart melt every time!

We hope everyone is doing well and we will talk to you soon. I have an appointment tomorrow to check on the twins, so please pray that everything goes well. I'm always so stressed, because there is only so much I can do to protect them right now:( I do everything I can so hopefully everything will be fine for a healthy pregnancy.

Big Boy Already?

As many of you already know, we have been having some trouble with getting Noah to sleep in his own bed at night. This just started happening last month, and got to where he always wanted to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed. Yes, I know...it wasn't a good thing to put him in bed with us, but you do what you have to do sometimes! I didn't want to put him through the stress of hearing him cry it out (My heart won't let me do that to him), and since both Curtis and I both work, we were just doing whatever we could to make sure we all got the sleep we need. We know that Noah was sleeping good, but mommy and daddy weren't. If we weren't getting kicked, we were getting hit in the face, etc. by Noah. Let's face it.. there just isn't enough room in a queen size bed for 2 adults and a toddler that wants to sleep side ways and flip around throughout the night.

I am happy to announce that we solved the problem!! It turns out that Noah was just trying to tell us that he didn't like his crib anymore, and he wanted to sleep in a big boy bed:) Last weekend Curtis converted Noah's crib to the toddler bed, and Noah loves it! He is sleeping in his own bed again, so the Moss family is all happy again:) It's so cute how excited he is that he can get in and out of his bed all by himself. This is just another sign that Noah isn't a baby anymore(well.. he will always be to me) and is getting to be such a big boy. Noah, mommy and daddy are so proud of you! We love you big boy!

Our next step in your becoming a big boy phase is going to be the potty training stage! This is a stage that is going to need mommy to be at home for an entire weekend without leaving the house, so I have decided to make this my mission on Thanksgiving weekend. Hopefully mommy can think of some creative ways to make this a fun learning experience for you. Thanks to some of my friends, I already have a few to try:) I will keep everyone updated on our progress. Say a prayer for us!

I am very excited that Noah is turning into such a good little toddler. He has his moments like every kid does, but overall he is a very sweet and smart little boy:) He does so many things now on his own! He climbs in his car seat on his own and doesn't want me or Curtis to help him, he puts his shoes on his own, opens doors on his own,etc. The list gets longer every day that passes. He's definitely going to be a very independent boy:) I just hope that he understands that no matter how big or independent he gets over the years... he can always come to mommy and daddy for anything! We love you so much:)

Family Time

Last night was a Moss Family night! Curtis left today for Ft. Jackson, SC, so we had to make sure we had a good family night before he left. What is better than ice cream on family night? It was such a nice day, that we decided to go to Dairy Queen and sit outside while we ate our yummy treats! Noah loves ice cream, so he was in heaven:) We got him a Nutter Butter mini blizzard, and he loved it. We couldn't have asked for a better night together.
Curtis has only been gone since this afternoon, but we already miss him. Thankfully my mom is staying with me and Noah so we don't have to be alone. Yes, I am an adult, but I do not like being alone. I'm just thankful that my parents are always supportive of me, and always step up to help me in any way possible. I couldn't ask for better parents. It doesn't take the place of my husband being gone, but it does help ease the pain of him being away, a little. It's so hard when Noah asks me "where's my daddy". I'm just so thankful that he will be back with us Friday!

Tomorrow is a very important day to me. My mammaw is going to the hospital to get a pace maker put in. I can't be there, but I pray that she knows that I wish I could be there for her. I pray that everything goes smoothly, and this pace maker helps her and makes her feel a lot better:) We want her to do everything she can to better her health, so we have her here with us for many, many, many more years!!

If you are reading this Curtis, please know that we love you and miss you!

Our Kentucky State Fair Trip of 2011

Today the Moss Family took a trip to the Kentucky State Fair. We went with my parents (Noah's mammaw and pappaw). We weren't sure if Noah would enjoy this trip or not. Thankfully, he had a blast (just look at the pictures)! The picture of him with the big smile on his face, was taken when he was in the petting zoo area. He was watching the ducklings go up the slide, and fall into the water:) This was one of Noah's favorite parts of our trip today!!

We were able to see all kinds of animals today. Noah is really big into Animals right now! He likes to make the sounds that the different type of animals make, so that is a lot of fun! When we saw the cows, and we ask him what they say, he will go "Moo"! He didn't know what to think about the cows, because they are so big! He likes the pigs believe it or not:) He actually even petted a pig! It's so cute how excited he gets over seeing animals. We were in the animal section for a while, but it was all worth it for Noah:)

It was a very nice day to be at the fair, because the weather was great! I was thinking back to our trip to the fair last year with all my side of the family, and it's crazy with how fast time goes by. He was so little last year when we went! He had just started walking and he was really good about staying in his stroller. That was one of the main differences with him this year. He is at an age that he doesn't like to be in the stroller for very long. He thinks that he is a "big boy" now, so he wants to walk. This wouldn't be a problem if he would hold our hand, but he even thinks that he is too big to hold hands. He did very good today though, so we were all very proud of him! He stayed in his stroller when we were walking, but when we stopped to look at something we would take him out and hold him up so he could see what we were looking at. He did walk some, but he did hold our hand:)

I am so thankful that we were able to go to the fair as a family. Sometimes I feel like we miss out on a lot of "family" experiences, because Curtis is away from home a lot with Army duty. We appreciate any time we are able to spend together. We had a great day! Tomorrow is the last day of the Kentucky State Fair, so it always means that September is right around the corner! I can't believe August is almost over already.

On a different note... One of our friends passed away last weekend. His name was Tylan Smither at the young age of 33. Tylan was one of the nicest men that we have ever met,and he is truly missed. Our prayers continue to go out to his wife (Jessica), his son (Cooper), and their extended family. Jessica has asked that everyone learn from her loss and to appreciate every second you have with your loved ones. She is a very strong woman, and we admire her for leaning on her faith during this time. You never know when your time with your family will be gone! We just ask that everyone, please pray for the Smither family. The Moss family wants them to know they are loved, and we have been truly Blessed knowing that we were able to spend the short amount of time we did, knowing Tylan! He was one of the first people to welcome us when we joined the Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church in Shelbyville! We will never forget that, and it is a very special memory in our hearts. The Smither Family is one of the families that helped us realize that we wanted God to be in our marriage:) We will forever be grateful to their family.

80 Years?

Yesterday was my mammaw's 80th birthday! I can't believe that she is 80 years old, because she sure doesn't act or look like she is:) I am so Blessed that I'm still able to have my mammaw in my life, and that she is such a Big part of Noah's life as well. I admit that I still don't get to go into Louisville and visit her as much as I would like to, but in the past year I have been trying my hardest to make it a priority to go in and visit her at least 2 weekends out of the month. I thought that since this is such a special time, that I would dedicate today's blog to my mammaw.




My family all got together Sunday to celebrate this wonderful birthday! We all went out to eat at Aspen Creek (very delicious!), and then we all headed back to my mammaw's house to give her all her gifts and to eat cake & ice cream. All of her kids got together to get her a new very comfortable chair, and the grand kids all got together and got her a new Razor flat screen television:) She is all set now! My cousin Matt also made her this awesome Family Tree to hang on her wall. This was very special to her, and he did a great job! My picture isn't very good, but I wanted to share it with everyone.

My mammaw is one of the sweetest and most caring people you will ever meet in your life. She always puts everyone before herself! I used to see my mammaw everyday when I was younger, because she used to babysit me while my mom and dad went to work. I have had so many good memories with my mammow throughout the 31 years of my life, and I can't wait to see how many more I develop in the future years. I am so thankful that Noah is getting to spend time with my mammaw so he can feel the same love his mommy has always received from her! I love my mammaw and hope she had a wonderful 80th birthday. I am such a lucky girl that God chose her to be in my life:)

Update on Noah: Noah went back to daycare yesterday, and he is doing a lot better. I am still giving him his antibiotic and ear drops daily, per the Doctor's instructions. His activity level is back to normal, and he seems his happy little self again, so I could not ask for more:) Also, Curtis is back home with us so we are all happy!!

I hope you all have at least 1 person in your life that is like my mammaw is in mine. She is a true Angel!