bubble fun

Hannah having fun with neighbors and her new bubble wand.

Bed time

Here is the pack-n-play we got. I tried to take a picture of it after I put it together, but my camera wouldn't take it so you could see the colors right. O well.
It is so nice too, b/c 2 of the 3 blankets he has received so far match it great!!

Mama-cita's

Congratulations to Jeff and Krista on the birth of their baby girl this morning!! I haven't talked with her yet, so I don't know the specs yet. Sorry.

But...I do know that this is a picture of the 2 of us taken Sunday evening after church. And most of you wanted to see a current picture of me!! SO, here it is.

Enjoy!!

Week 36

Today we went to the Zoo for Play Group! Hannah and her friends got to pet a Boa snake!! And I am SO upset I didn't have my camera with me to capture the moment. O well.

My twins count is at 10 now...

Tonight is the 2 hour season finally to Lost!! Yeah, please DO NOT call us after 9pm. We will NOT be answering the phone:)

Yesterday I had my week 36 checkup. I am dilated to a 2 and I have gained 30lbs so far. But I am on a milkshake kick, so that may go up for next weeks visit!! They went ahead and did an ultra sound and Calvin is weighing in at 7.9lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes huh? They are going to do another one next Thursday.

I bought his bed today, so now I think we are prepared fully for him to come. I do know that most women can walk around at a 2 for weeks, but I am kinda active since I have a 4 year old...so you never know. Plus Dan is praying that he comes next week. I guess the Theater is getting audited, and it is one of the worst times to work there. He'd really like a reason to get out of working:) lol. I won't complain if he comes next week either.

Goodbye - Family #2

Yesterday we said goodbye to our very good friends Si and Anna. They were our first friends here, so this was an especially hard goodbye. We have been friends with them since Hannah was 3 months old. But, we are very excited for what God has in store for them. Si has taken a position as youth pastor at a church in Iowa. Anna is 12 weeks pregnant, so their life is full of changes this coming year. Due to unfortunate circumstances, they got to spend the whole afternoon with us yesterday. I say unfortunate for them...but kinda a blessing for us!! After the guys loaded the truck they were supposed to leave and head for Columbia, Mo. (where they were going to spend the night with Anna's brother). But their car was still in the shop. So, by the time their car was fixed, it was too late for them to leave....thus allowing us to spend more time with them! Here are a few pictures of us with them over the years...

Girls day out. We went to Cincinnati and went to the Zoo and shopping at Gap Warehouse.

Here we are on the Bell Of Louisville. They had told us it was going to be this nice trip down the Ohio river and we were going to get a nice dinner ect...and once it was too late to get off, we realized that is was a college night party trip, and we were served nasty hot dogs!!!!! They felt SO bad though. But Hannah had a blast dancing on the disco floor...(and Anna had got the tickets for free, so we weren't out anything but our time). O, and did I say how COLD it was that night!!!

Thanksgiving at our house. (this year, I think)

Waiting for the fireworks at Thunder. Spring 2007.

Memorial Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. They came Friday evening and left Sunday morning before Church. Here are the pictures from that!


At the Farmers market Hannah got her face painted. She also got to feed chickens, and tip the musicians, and sample free foods. They had a lot of really good items there, but it was still a little early for the produce(which was what we were after!).


After lunch Saturday we went to the Zoo. It was very hot, but we still had a lot of fun. We did have to leave a little early though b/c I was having some cramps and was very tired of walking.




We also celebrated Hannah's "pretend" Birthday Saturday night. She got to pick out a cake and we put her name on it. I tried to get her to buy the cookie cake...but she preferred the frosting on this one. Then we went outside and and used some of her "fireworks".


It took her a few try's to get the hang of the "fireworks", but she ended up being kinda good at it. This was Hannah's first exposure to fireworks.

Other highlights of our weekend included:

Some of our friends from church had a BBQ yesterday for lunch. It was a lot of fun. It did rain a little towards the end though, but most people were leaving by then anyway. It was really nice, b/c they invited some international students from their apt complex, and it was nice to meet them. One woman asked me why we were celebrating Memorial Day...they have a similar holiday in China too.

Dan and his sister Kara getting into a bump and run with a very drunk man. No one was hurt, praise God! There is a little scratch on the front of the mini van, but in comparison to what it already looked like, you can't tell!!

Yesterday Dan, Hannah and I went to Cincinnati. It was VERY spur of the moment. That will be my last trip anywhere until the baby comes. It was not as comfortable sitting there in the van as I would have liked for it to have been. I think we will stay local from here on out.

My Twins count is up to 9!!

and...

Happy Birthday today to Moriah!!!

3ABC Picture

Here is the church photo we had taken Sunday!!!
Dan, Hannah and I are in the back row...just to the left of the main door.

This was taken for the family I was blogging about yesterday. This past Sunday was their last Sunday with us, so we wanted to take a photo for them to take with them to remember us. Plus, it is nice to have a current church photo.

DC

Wow. Someone from my home town won American Idol!! Crazy, huh? I have a friend whose parents know him, I guess the mom taught David in HS, and the dad coached him. And yes, my friend is from Blue Springs as well. Crazy small world.

Good Bye - Family #1

Tonight we are going to a "Go Away" party for a family at our church. He was the interim pastor at our church 3 years ago when we visited and then later joined. He is also one of our Elders. He and his family are a huge part of why we stayed at our church. They have taken a position at a church in Georgia and will be moving this weekend(I think). Anyway...we will miss them greatly and are SO sad to see them go. BUT, we know that God has amazing plans for them in GA. And in a way are excited for them to begin their journey there. This is the first of many many many sad good-bye's this summer! I am not looking forward to that part of my summer...

On a lighter note, my Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law are coming tomorrow. I just talked with them to confirm plans. So we will be having a fun-filled weekend with them. Dan was even able to get Friday and Saturday off. (Friday by trading today). They are bringing me the dresser my mom bought us, and after that I will be able to wash all the baby clothes and put them in it, than all we "have" to buy is his bed!! Yeah....o, and a small pkg. of newborn diapers. My guess is he'll only need a few before going to ones!!!!!

Foamy Soap

Today we got out new soap, and Hannah loves it. She has washed her hands more today that the past 3 days combined!! It is "Foamy Soap". I'm not sure I like it...I can't tell if my hands are actually cleaner or not. Anyway. Thought you'd like a funny story about Hannah:)

I'm back...

...Wondering where I've been? It looks like I haven't updated since Wednesday. Sorry about that. I probably shouldn't go so far between blogs at this point in my pregnancy!! You might start calling me:)
I actually just got off the phone with a good friend who is due this week. She didn't come to church tonight, so when she called I asked her how she was and she joked that she was in the hospital holding her baby...She was really just calling to remind me to bring dessert to Bible Study tomorrow evening.

But anyway, we have been a little busy this week. We had a yard sale here at our apt complex. About 10 families participated and the weather was amazing!! I only made $18 and then spent $1. But it was nice to spend time with some of our neighbors.

Dan and I are on disk 2 of season 2 of House. You guys should watch it!! It is really good. There is a story line so if you can, watch them in order. And the show is pretty original.

Baby preparations are going well. I have technically 5 weeks left. But I have been having contractions all week. Some of which are pretty painful. I think I was scaring Dan last night, I kept jumping every 10 or so minutes. They just catch you off guard when they aren't real. So, I am excited to see if this means I have started to dilate. I was given a Baby Bjorn carrier tonight! I am excited about that too. She said it was 6 years old, but I looked at when we got home and it is in amazing shape! It will be nice to have a way to carry the baby when I need both hands or need Hannah in the stroller.

Dan and I tried out a new Pizzeria last night. It was really good. He brought the box in and I had to laugh, it was the worlds largest pizza box!!!!! and the slices were Very large too!!!

And last but not least...(!!)...I have now been asked 7 times if I am having twins!! I should put a poll on my blog to guess the final # of "morons" (as one friend put it) who will ask me. Dan was with me for #7, and totally took care of it. It was kind of nice to have a break, although I did have to stand there and smile nicely. He did all the talking though!!!!!!(I think he was afraid I was going to pummel the woman)

Dr. Apt

I had another Dr. apt today. There is nothing new to report though. I am measuring 37 weeks(but am 34), and I totally forgot to find out what my current weight gain is!! How sad. I am going to call tomorrow and find out though. (we don't own a scale...). My next apt is in 2 weeks and they will start checking for dilation then. She will also do another ultra sound at 38 weeks to see what his weight is.

Dentist apt.

Our family picture from my graduation!

Well, folks...I have now been asked 5 times if I am having twins...Hmmm, if only I had a dollar for every time I have been asked! I could buy a whole tank of gas:)

Hannah and I went to the Dentist this morning. (while we were there, gas jumped 24cents!!!!). Hannah did great again. I on the other hand...did not! They leaned me back and I got very dizzy and had to sit up and have a glass of water. I am talking really dizzy!! It was so weird. Then we tried it again only not as far back and I still got dizzy after a few min. So, I had to end up sitting up all the way and leaning my head back and they had to stand up to clean my teeth. What an ordeal? They were SO nice about it though. And after that was done, we had to call Dan to come and get us, b/c I didn't want to walk home...Our Dentist is right across the street and down a block.

My next Dr. apt is tomorrow!! I am excited. I've had some BH contractions, so it is very exciting to see what she says. Only 42 days left!! According to my weekly e-mail he is 18inches and 4 3/4 lbs(give or take...I'd give!).

Have a great evening!! Dan gets off work at 9 tonight...Yeah!!

Mother's Day

I know this is a day late, but:

Happy Mother's Day
to all the moms that read this!!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful day. We did. We went to church, and than enjoyed a nice relaxing afternoon in our warm apartment, as it was Very cold and rainy. Than we went to church in the evening and Dan preached from Deuteronomy 10:20. Than we went to DQ!!! The ultimate location to end any day:) Unfortunately we have "hooked" our child on it too! She did make me a cute card in Sunday School. Actually her teachers made it...but it was still cute and she is very proud of herself. There are little stick people on it to represent me, Dan and her. On the one for me there is a big circle on the tummy for Little Mo!!!!! How cute?

Twins?

So, I have now been asked 4 times in the past 3 1/2 weeks if I am having twins!!! I am really not that big...ok, well, maybe I am a little big.

I graduated yesterday from SWI. It was a nice ceremony. Dan took some pictures, so I'll post those soon. We got a nice one of the 3(4) of us. It was neat to see the actual Boyce students there. They were so excited, than I got to thinking, these kids are just starting their lives! They are 22 and getting ready to go out into the world and start their lives with jobs, families ect. I'd forgotten what it was like to graduate from college. It kinda makes me feel old! And I am really not that old:)

It is beautiful today! We went yard selling, and to the park. Now we are watching Finding Nemo. This was Hannah's first favorite feature film. So it brings back a lot of memories. Now we don't have to fast forward any of the parts!!

Dan is preaching tomorrow night. I always like it when he preaches.