It's A BOY! 22 Weeks/Claire 11 Months

It's a.... BOY!!!!!

And we couldn't be happier :)

We are now at 22 weeks! Past the half-way point, and still feeling great. Haven't been sick at all. I go to bed between 9 and 10 usually so I can get plently of sleep. Drinking lots of water... and feeling great! I am feeling tons of movement lately :) Ben felt a kick the other night too, so exciting!

We had our ultrasound on Wednesday and got the amazing news that we are having a baby boy! We were hoping for a boy, and are so happy. We have to get one more done because he has a slightly enlarged kidney which is pretty common in boys I guess... They just have to make sure it goes back down. No biggie... doc said not to worry. Similar situation with Claire and those tiny cysts that ended up going away. Of course I had to google it... but sounds like I shouldn't be at all concerned. He wasn't in the best position for good pictures, so hopefully we'll get a few next time. He didn't have any problem showing off his boy parts, but I'll save him a little embarrassment and not post those :)

Claire is doing great. 11 Months old now!! Walking all over the place and just as happy as can be. I have started planning her first birthday party, and we're doing an owl theme... should be fun!!

All is wonderful in the Yost Household :)

Claire-11 Months

22 Weeks

Baby Boy!!!

My thoughts on the Super Bowl...

We just stayed home this year instead of going somewhere to watch the Super Bowl. I watched most of the first half, and then went to bed. I was not impressed.... I'm not a prude, but I was very put-off by most of what I saw.

First off, the commercials. Many of them were just raunchy. Sexual references everywhere... just inappropriate and not family-friendly. The Go-Daddy commercial with the super-model making out with the computer nerd was completely repulsive. The Calvin Klien commercial was way too much... Even the Best-Buy ad had me shaking my head. It didn't take me long to tune-out.

Next... the half-time show. I think Beyonce is very talented and beautiful. However... her outfit and dance moves were provocative and not for kids! I spoke with several other moms who said they turned it off quickly. She was wearing this tiny black leather thing while groping the floor and performing stripper dance moves. She is a mother now too... I just don't get it. She is supposed to be a role-model for girls. Apparently  they're trying to teach our youth that this is the norm, and this is what it takes to be "cool"....

I didn't watch much of the first half at all, but I heard later that there was swearing my players and coaches that was easily heard on the TV. Again, are these supposed to be our kid's role-models?

Our society has become SO desensitized. It saddens me. I'm going to be raising my kids in a very scary world. There is only so much I can shield from them... even many cartoons out there are not ok. I remember when I was young, the only show we could not watch was the Simpsons. My parents didn't have to worry about football games and commercials. It's hard to believe how much has changed in just the past 15-20 years. I guess all we can do is pray and do our best to raise our kids and hope they make good decisions as they grow... and pray, pray, pray.