Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Big Announcement!!!

Guess what dear family and friends…..we are expecting!!!!  I am 20 weeks along!!!  We have waited to share this information until we felt the time was right!!! 

After six years of praying, hoping, crying, blessings and going through all sorts of tests, medications and procedures we are so excited to say that a precious miracle has happened!

Today I had my 20 week appointment! (20 weeks!!! half way to the due date)  The baby was perfect and healthy!!! 

It was an incredible experience!!!  My wonderful husband and son were there as we all got to find out the gender of the baby!!!

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Charlie is so excited to be a big brother!!!  He has known all along that the baby was going to be a boy. 

  At the appointment he said see you guys I was right!!!  You were and I never thought otherwise. Children just know these things! 

A little personal story….a year ago he came to me and said he talked to Jessie and she told him that he would have a brother right before he turned 7!  Fulfillment of a prophecy!

   My little boys get to talk and be with their Aunt Jessie!!!!  Oh what a blessing!!! 

Ultrasound pictures of our precious baby  boy!

As of right now the baby weighs 12 oz. and is the size of a soda can!

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Profile of the face

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Foot, leg, tummy and arms.  You can also see the bones in his leg and arms

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The two technicians started to giggle when this came into view! lol I guess there is no doubt that the baby is boy!

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These pictures were taken at week 10!  It is amazing how much change and growth has taken place!  It is a complete miracle!!! 

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We are so thrilled to have another baby!!!  YEAH!!!

A little project!

Lately I have been feeling very depressed and not myself so I put together a 5 page list of things I can do to feel like I have accomplished something in the day! 

  I hope to get as many things taken care of on my list before the baby arrives!

Day 1:

Cleaned out my closet and got a big bag of clothes I can take to the D.I. Smile 

Cleaned, sorted and put away a basket of my baby clothes my Mom gave me.  They have been in that basket for over a year and I just ignored them.  So it was about time to take care of it.

Organized night stands and then decorated with scrapbook paper!

 

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Night stand before I put the paper in the windows.  I love the clear class but I wanted a way to cover up all the stuff you can see through the glass.  even though I cleaned and organized it still looked messy to me!

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My side….pink and pretty!

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Robert’s side!  I decided I better use guy colors.  lol  He is so good.  He never complains that I decorated our bedroom with a very feminine scheme!

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Easter Sunday!

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Charlie’s new little Easter outfit!  He looked so handsome.

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Handsome men!

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Easter Dinner at Mom’s!

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The spread!  Oh everything was sooooo yummy!

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Steven would not get in the picture!  He can be such a stinker. Smile

Easter Bunny!

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Charlie’s Easter basket!

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The Easter Bunny enjoyed some carrots and left a note and bunny pooh on the table! Smile

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His most favorite gift from the Easter Bunny.  The Ice Cube Bird from the new Angry Bird Space game!

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Family Outing

My good friend Lisa invited us to attend a Pow Wow at the Wilkinson Center. 

Sorry these pictures are so blurry my camera is ready to give up the ghost!

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There were at least 6 different groups  that were playing drums and singing.  It was beautiful…..and very loud! 

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Oh I love the regalia!  The feathers and colors, breathtaking!

Most of the footage I took was of the dancing and music.  I have very little actual pictures!

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My friends son did an amazing job preforming the Hoop Dance!

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The mighty eagle and it’s prey!

Another little project!

I made these Easter Signs for my friends.

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Headbands!

I love making headbands.  Here are just a few I made recently.  My favorite is the purple one!

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St. Patrick's Day Party!

We love celebrating holidays and continuing traditions! 

This year we had a fabulous St. Patrick's day party with all the delicious Irish food one could eat!

We invited a wonderful group of friends and enjoyed an evening of great conversations, good laughs and tasty food!

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Simple yet tasteful table décor.  I used split peas  for a splash of green!

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The wet bar; themed indeed!

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This was a big hit; everyone enjoyed making their own “Irish Soda’s” 

I had fun cutting out all the four leaf clovers to put on the straws! 

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Shar brought her delicious homemade soda bread!

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Steven made these divine cheese and spinach puffs!  So good….I want some now!

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Our great group!

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We had chaffing dishes this year and it worked out great. 

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Gotta love candid shots!  Great face Lizzy! 

We can’t wait for next year!