Day At The Park

Sunday we spent the afternoon at Coonskin (yes, that is really the name of the park) with Madelyn. We packed a lunch, rode the paddle boats-which was short lived-, played at the playground, and even fished. Okay, Jeremy fished and we watched. He managed to catch a few (very tiny) fish and I think that was probably the highlight for Madelyn. You can tell by the pics she was a bit unsure at first, but she did end up touching them, along with telling random people that her Daddy caught a fish!
We also fed the ducks and geese while there. It's amazing how trained those birds are. One drop of a bread crumb while on the boat and they all came flocking. Madelyn loved it however we didn't let her "pet them" like she wanted. While there, she also found an empty bird's nest which she thought was pretty neat but sadly a little girl scooped up a baby bird that she had found on the ground somewhere close by. Hopefully that little bird is big enough to survive on its own. If I had any idea of how to take care of it, we would have probably ended up with that thing. Jeremy and I are suckers when it comes to animals-no matter what kind.
All and all it was a beautiful day and we all really had a great-very hot-day.

22 Weeks

Nursery Phase II

Well, I first must say that I had NOTHING to do with this part of the room. The only thing that I contributed was the paint and tools. Jeremy worked so hard on painting the room while I was away at the beach for a few days. After three days of painting, a coat a day, he then turned the border over to Mindy and Debbie. They did such an extraordinary job and I think the room just looks wonderful. I don't think I can thank them enough for the help because without them, who really knows when I would have gotten the border up considering I don't know the first thing about hanging wallpaper. It was such a nice surprise to come home to. Now if only the rest of the furniture would come in...

Madelyn's Project

Madelyn received a plant from children's church a couple of weeks ago and she has really been taking it seriously. She likes to water it daily and check to see if new sprouts are blooming. They had an example in her classroom, but I truly had no expectations for her poorly watered, little soda bottle that contained seeds thrown just on top of the soil. You can imagine my surprise when I returned from the beach last night...

Nursery Phase I

So after a day of shopping with Kim and Michelle, our furniture is picked, our bedding is purchased and away we went on putting together the crib. It actually was not a very hard feat-at least I didn't think, however Jeremy did most of the work. As for the rest of the furniture, it had to be ordered so we won't be receiving that until another 8-10 weeks! So far, the crib turned out nice and we really do love the furniture with the bright colors of the bedding. Once again, kudos to Kim for the furniture selection. I can't wait to see it all together once its completed. As you can see in the pics, Charlie has already made himself quite comfortable in the room.

Vacation Bible School

Madelyn attended her first Bible School week at our church. Unfortunately, she missed the first day due to pink eye, but was better by Tuesday. She had a great time playing with the kids and she especially liked the outside activities. She did have a bit of separation anxiety the first day, so I had to follow her to each station. I didn't mind too much because I was able to get a few nice pictures. However, by day two she kissed me goodbye and sent me on my way. I momentarily sat at the back of the sanctuary before leaving feeling both proud yet a bit sad. I realized that I was experiencing the same emotion she had felt the day before. Yes, this was definitely separation anxiety.

It's A Boy!

Here are a couple of ultra-sound pictures that were taken at our latest appointment. I believe the gender is pretty obvious. Our appointment was first thing in the morning and Madelyn and Mindy came along too. We thought Maddy would be a bit more interested than she was, I think she was more concerned with what the technician was doing to "mommy". Everything checked out fine with the baby's health from what she could tell and it didn't take much time to tell that we would be expecting a boy.

Growing Belly

Only 16 weeks pregnant and growing. Wow, my belly is already taking off. I hope to document my growth more so this time around. Already I've been asked if I was carrying twins! Can you believe that?!
I can hardly wait to see how I will look at 38 weeks.

Our Family

Okay, so after seeing a friend's family blog, I jumped on the bandwagon. I thought this would be a great and easy way for us to share our growing family with friends and relatives. For some of you who may not know by now--which I find surprising if there are any of you out there--we are expecting our newest member, a baby boy, in November. Yes, yes, Jeremy is still beaming and I believe his "permagrin" will be in tact indefinitely. We still have awhile for our newest arrival however the summer is already flying by. We have definitely managed to stay busy and spend a lot of time with Madelyn before her baby brother gets here. She seems to be excited-we are keeping our fingers crossed-and we try to include her on most things such as selecting nursery bedding to new little clothes for him. As for our other "baby", Charlie, our 4 year old dog, he is happy to have a little playmate now that Madelyn has gotten a bit older. However, I'm sure he and Madelyn will both find that sharing the attention with ANOTHER baby will be somewhat trying. With that said, lots of great things to look forward to and I'll be sure to post pictures along the way. Our next project is the nursery, wish us luck...