Broderick James WALKS!!

Our exciting news today is that Brody took his first steps and we have it on video for all of you to enjoy. We used Cherry Coke (with extra cherries and cherry juice) to persuade him. He has done it several times today with the max number of steps at 16. He will be 14 months old tomorrow. I am going to try to upload the video here and see if it works. If it doesn't I will upload to YouTube.

On a side note: I had a Dr. appointment today and the date of delivery is set for March 21, 2008 (unless I get pre-eclampsia again).

Big Sister Raegan's Comments

Well, Raegan and 3 1/2 has already figured everything out. Here has been her advise as of late:

Out of the mouths of babes-

1. When I was in bed and not feeling well she said "Mommy, just go to the doctor and get the baby taken out and you will be all better."

2. After asking about the baby in my tummy and telling her it is only 7 weeks away she says, "When the doctor takes out the baby we can put Brody back in."

3. In response to sharing with Brody, "He doesn't need this, it will give him a tummy ache. I will just eat it for him."

4. In naming Baby #3. If it's a girl she likes the name Megan (which is the name my sister gave her 4th daughter 2 weeks ago) and if it's a boy the name Brody. When I tell her we already have one Brody she says, "It's okay."

Those are just a few of the adorable things she has been saying lately...

As for baby news, looks like the delivery date will be either March 15 or the 21. We find out on Thursday at our appointment witht he surgeon.

Pluth's Vacation in Orlando

Well, we went on a family vacation to Orlando. First we traveled to Ft. Myers to visit the Allens and got to stay in their mega nice RV-we were pampered. Then it was off to Orlando for the remainder of our trip. We had princesses to meet and whales to greet. Raegan loved seeing everything, from a distance, and has a new mickey bracelet and belle sunglasses she has been wearing endlessly. I think Brody's favorite part was learning to stick out his tongue. Here are a few shots from the trip.

The Countdown

Well this is our first blog ever and with ten or so weeks left we thought we should get this puppy started. To date this pregnancy has been much like the others: sick the first few 14-15 weeks, then great and now back to not feeling well. I have a 20-80% chance of getting pre-eclampsia again with the biggest determining factor being that I have had it in both of my other pregnancies. For more info check out http://www.preeclampsia.org/FAQ.asp#fourteen which has a lot of info about it. Other than that Raegan is extremely excited to be a big sister again. She has picked out several names but her favorites are: Brody and Raegan. Go figure. Brad has the privilege to be home with the kids this winter but is sacrificing this week by taking us all to Orlando for some sunshine and hopefully Seaworld and Magic Kingdom. We will find out at our next appointment WHEN Pluth baby #3 will be arriving by C-section but it is looking like Mid-March.