Lovey

Please pardon this interruption in the normally delayed scheduled postings. This is BREAKING news!

We are expecting baby #2!!

Santa may have to deliver this baby since our due date is Dec. 24th.

I am 7 1/2 weeks, but already have a "pouchy" belly (note to self- can't eat as many calories after I stop nursing).

We are SUPER excited and are so glad that you came by to share in this joy with us! We praise the Lord for another miracle He is perfectly knitting together (Psalms 139:13-14)!

Taken April 13th while Matt was at work.

A happy Daddy that afternoon!

Eric and Lydia found out later that night. It has become a tradition for us to drive to each other's house (mostly late at night) to spill the beans. Lydia was a little leery of who was flashing a bright light at her front door, but that didn't last long :0)

Eric was expecting Lydia when the door opened to his workout room~ surprise!

Meet Lovey at 7 weeks old:

I have felt nauseous (maybe more so than last time), but I haven't been sick. Ritz crackers are my favorite little snack when I don't feel so great. I usually get to take an afternoon nap when Luke does~YAY! I'm hoping to feel like working out again this week. After a 2 week break, I NEED it!

Last time we waited until I was 10 weeks before we told everyone else, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity for a SPECIAL Mother's Day surprise!

Pa & MeMa found out last night at Camino Real. They had been on belly patrol so they had a hunch, but didn't think we would tell them there :0)

Grampa and Grammie found out tonight at Red Lobster.

Eric and Lydia had given mom a corsage that had 4 small flowers for each of her grandchildren. They wanted to do 5, but knew that would give it away. So we waited until tonight to give her another one for Lovey.

Elijah got a special dessert since he turns 3 tomorrow!

Here's some pictures of me and BIG brother Luke on this special Mother's Day!

And to All a Good Knight!

Christmas with my family started with a royal celebration on Wed. night the 30th:
Haven enjoyed the banquet feast VERY much!
Story time....
A group picture in matching Christmas pj's.....then bed for the little ones.
The 'older' ones peeked at all the fun awaiting us the next morning ~ upstairs! (We outgrew the den!) (It took us 2 hours to open these one by one. Since the kiddos were well rested, it went well!)
Then some of us played a crazy game of Hyper Dash. It involved lots of running and panting. Eric might have been at a slight disadvantage (although he still won), due to his crazy toe~ it NEVER touches the ground :0)
Jasie and Angel began our Christmas morning by opening their stockings. (Thursday the 31st)
Matt's stocking had an extra special gift~ a beat up car with the message Be Alert, Don't Get Hurt! (See previous post as to why.)

Elijah was very entertaining with his new guitar and guns! (What a big boy!)

Luke and Haven got some fancy new furniture!

This pretty much describes what Luke was doing all morning :0)

Mom's reaction to her calendar with all the grandchildren.

We surprised dad with a certificate to drive a bulldozer. Now that the weather is nice, it won't be long until he gets to fulfill a lifelong dream!

His lunch pail was packed with lots of goodies needed after a hard morning's work!

And we provided an instruction manual so he wouldn't look uneducated :0)

Elijah was my helper while I was getting ready. That was a big job!

Luke was a party animal on New Year's Eve!

The party continued on New Year's Day~ lots of love in Grampa's chair!

Happy 10 Month Birthday

Luke turned 10 month's old on December 27th. Here are some more things that happened during his 10th month of life, that you haven't seen yet:

• Pulled something off the coffee table for the first time
• Started eating okra, honeydew, white potatoes, & graham crackers (well, sometimes he put these in his mouth)
• Started having 3 baths a week
• Started sleeping with his bottom up in the air & I stopped turning him over since he obviously preferred this way
• Started holding his ears when eating solids and drinking from the bottle
• Reduced his milk at every feeding so he would eat more solids (increased to 6-8 Tablespoons)
• Discovered his rainforest crib toy because he didn't want to sleep in the afternoon some days
• Fell off our bed for the 1st (& hopefully only) time. He'd taken a nap on there the day before while we were getting ready to go. We were going to let him do that again. I was in Luke's room, Matt was in the garage. I went into the kitchen & Luke was crawling around his highchair. I asked Matt why he got him down (b/c he was supposed to be going to sleep). He looked at me with wide eyes, knowing he didn't get him down, and now that I had not gotten him down either. I had heard a loud cry that lasted @ 2 sec. & I just thought he'd seen Matt & he was still in that I'm not going to give in to sleep faze. I never heard a big boom!

and......

Had a very fashionable Momma! The t-shirt and slippers were add-ons after church.

PlayedTook our Christmas card picture. His matching hat was too small :0)

Got a special package in the mail!!

Outgrew his 9 month clothes- the one piece outfits were the worst!

These pajamas were the first 12 month clothes he wore.

Matt and I went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory with Neal & Shaunda. It was fun having a double date and going to one of my favorite places!

Luke got to hang out with Grampa & Grammie while we were gone.

Got his first major cold! Despite suctioning right before bed, he'd wake up with a crusty little nose. Thankfully his fever didn't get very high!

As you can see, he outgrew his playmat. So it was replaced....
with a new jungle toy. He started pulling up all the time on this & if he was next to somebody.

Awww yes, he was in his first wreck. It involved BOTH of our parent's cars!! We had borrowed 'Blue' from my parents so that we'd have enough room to tote presents & all of our luggage over for our Christmas in a few days. Matt's parents came over for a birthday celebration. We all got to ride together to dinner since we had a big vehicle. As we were backing out of the driveway, suddenly their car appeared :0) Thankfully the only injuries were 2 bumpers!
We came back and had oh so yummy cake from Julia's Bakery!

Showed me I was REALLY behind on dusting!

Was so cute!