Ahead of the game

Every year I make a video of MJD's adventures over the last year.....I typically wait till the second week in December, scramble to make the movie, burn dvds, address envelopes, etc and get them shipped before Christmas.

Ah ha! This year they are all done and waiting for Christmas cards to be inserted and shipped off. Now I just have to get the Christmas cards done!

20 weeks already!

Some days it feels like the last 20 weeks have gone by in a flash and other days it feels like an eternity. After the busyness of the last week I wanted to just slow down and jot some thoughts down.

~ MJD has been so incredibly sweet about all things baby related. He's interested in talking about the baby, loves to touch my belly and will randomly come up to me and kiss his brother.

~ Tim got to feel the little bean move and kick around for the first time this morning. :)

~ We decided on a name a few weeks ago, but I wanted to try it out just us at home to see if it was right. The more I pray about him and get to know him, the more I think it will be right for him. But after a chat with my daddy the other night he told me to keep the name a surprise until little bean shows up :) Onery I know. I'm not sure I can keep the secret, but I like the idea of it. Either way, it feels nice to have his name in my heart.

~ I have really been enjoying the holidays this year, especially since it's our last one with just MJD. I want everything to be super special for him and really let him know how much we have treasured the time with just him. So loved watching him perform at school last week.

~ Slowly but surely our house is being transformed for Christmas. I have to confess I don't love the decorating process, but I do love the season so it is worth it.

~ Family photos were finished for this year, and I LOVE them!

~ I have finally begun to recover from my cancer surgery. The scar on my face is healing and hopefully in time it will be hard to see, but until then, I'm going to care a little less about my looks and just go with it.

~ Tim and I both turn 27 in this next week. I can't wait. I know it is weird, but something about the odd numbered years in my life have always been fantastic. So I am really looking forward to this next year. (Don't get me wrong, 26 has been great too.)

~ Ultrasound is next week....more baby pictures to come :)

Grrr....

Boo to doctor's offices giving you the run around....
Boo to quick receptionists who don't listen to your problems before transferring the call....
Boo to having health insurance and having to pay an arm and a leg for services...
Boo to having a doctor you really like and wanting to switch offices because of ridiculous hassles....
Boo to having to take time off of work to do an ultrasound because there are too many patients and only one technician.
Boo to being stressed while pregnant :(

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Shopping till we dropped

Not only is Thanksgiving great for a lot of turkey, football and time with family, but it's also great because of all the Black Friday shopping deals.

For as long as I can remember I've always gone out with my mom on Friday morning, shopped at the wee hours of the morning then went out for breakfast and home to sleep. With mom being so far away it's not so much fun, but I do miss it. So the past couple years my sweet husband has made a great point for us to get out and do our Christmas shopping during this weekend. He's so great about setting things up, taking me around town or wherever I want to go and picking up all the presents we need.


Not so much a fantastic photo, but we did have fun last night and this morning. :) First major store was Toys R Us. :)

Thanksgiving 2010

So much to be thankful for. God has so richly blessed our lives. I so love these guys!

Family Photos 2010

Two of my favorite men in the world!

First family photo

My favorite of the bunch!

Discussing birds on the beach....

My handsome love!

Weekend work

We re-did some front yard landscaping. Well more like eliminated the weeds and remnants of our previous disaster and made it more appealing.

Since we're not good with gardening, don't have unlimited funds to hire someone and I just plain old don't like too much dirt, we end up killing all plants and such in our little front garden area. So yesterday we decided to use some of our extra money from the month and fix the area.

Concrete bench and lanterns with a rock floor are a much needed improvement from the weed infestation that had gone on before.....sad about the below picture, but I wasn't able to get Tim to fix it with all his studying the last few months and I wasn't feeling well enough to sit out there and weed for hours.

Treasured note

Note from MJD's teacher this week, "Mason is going really well recognizing his name and playing with friends. :) Last month we learned a Bible verse about not being afraid because God is always with us. I told the children that they don't have to be afraid because God is always with them. Mason said that he is not afraid because Jesus lives in his heart. I thought that was so precious! Just wanted to share! :)"

So warms my heart and confirms in my spirit the decisions we are making in our lives as parents and how we want to raise our boys.

Growing

My belly is growing at an astronomical pace. Feels like every moment I'm awake my belly just keeps growing and growing and growing.......and I'm not even very hungry! It's not like I'm eating more than normal or all that. Don't get me wrong, I love being a mommy and feeling him, but oh boy, I'm in for a long few months ahead!!!!!!

Love these.....

Love these fabric baskets.....

Fun "I Spy" stick....

Monogram onesie.... (I think I am going to just bite the bullet and pay the money for an embroidery card for my machine so I can make things for my little bean. Once I buy the card I won't be tempted to pay $20 for a white onesie with a circle of fabric on it!)

Elephant blanket......(Just need to find the maker of this fabric, seriously not spending the money for the blanket!)

Rockets blanket.....

Baby boy hat.....