18 1/2 weeks!

Well, we went to the doctor the other day to find out if we were having a boy or a girl... We got a lot of great pictures of the baby, but he/she was moving around so much the ultrasound tech couldn't get a good shot of you-know-what... so, we still don't know! We'll give the baby a few more weeks to get a little bigger, then we'll try again! Can't wait to know for sure!

Baby Stuff!

So, for Christmas this year, we decided to just get baby furniture. We found a great Black Friday deal at BabiesRus on a very nice set of nursery furniture! We got there at 4:00am, got right up to the desk to make our order, ended up only 6th in line for the big 5:00 sale and got the only set they had in stock! Our friends helped us get it the next day and we got it all set up! We are very pleased with our purchase! Now I just wish we knew if we are having a boy or a girl so we could finish decorating!!!!

Crib

Dresser

Changer Combo

I also found this really cute Pack and Play with a bassinet and changer on it that I really liked! I had to call all over for it and drive nearly 45 minutes to get it.... but I'm very happy that I found that too!!! Things are coming together very nicely! We are having so much fun getting ready for this baby! We can't wait for him/her to get here!!!

Pack & Play

Mobile

Bassinet/Changer

Once Upon A Time....

Once upon a time, there was this boy and this girl who fell madly in love and were married for time and all eternity! From the very beginning they wanted to start their family so badly! After 3 years of medications and treatments and surgeries and... ok course, lots and lots of tears and prayers and fasting and prayers... their dreams have finally come true! They found a GREAT doctor who helped them with In-Vitro. It wasn't the "walk in a park" that they hoped it would be, but all those months of trials and pains were all worth it.
We are about 12 1/2 weeks a long... due around May 12th! We could not be happier! This is such a miracle for us! Thank you for all your prayers for us!

6 1/2 weeks!

8 1/2 weeks!

10 1/2 weeks!

11 1/2 weeks! Looks like a smile on the baby's face!

12 1/2 weeks! Tom said, "Looks like it's Daddy! Big head and skinny legs!"

Birthday and Crafts!

My birthday was on September 11th. We went to dinner and saw "The Help"! It was a fun weekend. And, after all these years of "hinting" things that's I'd like to have... Tom pulled it off! For a very long time I have been looking for the "perfect" big picture of Christ to hang in my house. I looked and looked and finally found the perfect picture from Simon Dewey, called "I Am". And Tom surprised me with it! I was so excited!

And, to be honest.... I don't really like Halloween. But, I wanted some kind of cute decoration to hang in the house. So, I made this over Conference Weekend! I think they turned out cute and I had fun making them!

Weekend Project!

So, for a while now we've been talking about fixing our basement stairs and Tom had a few days off, and we had great weather, so we thought we'd try it out! We thought we'd only have to replace the step part of the stairs, but as we were removing them, the stair frames fell apart. The wood was pretty rotted, so we knew we'd have to redo the whole thing! We took one of the frames to Lowes, hoping to buy a couple of pre-made frames.... but just our luck, they didn't have the right size. So, we ended up tracing the good frame and cutting some out of wood. We cut them out, sanded them, stained them, and installed them! For beginners, I think we did a pretty good job! It was actually really fun to learn how to do this together!

Tom tearing out the old stairs in the basement!

The old stairs.

Tom cutting out the stair frames! He did a great job and really enjoyed it!

Modeling for the camera!

Tom staining the frames and the steps!

The stairs installed! We saved the carpet scraps from the old stairs and put them back on, so the stairs won't we slippery when wet!

Makes the rest of the basement look even worse! lol! Maybe we'll find a new project to do down there!

Celebrating 3 Years Together!

Last Saturday, Aug. 20th, Tom and I celebrated our 3rd Anniversary! We didn't really get a chance to do anything really fun because Tom had to work that weekend, but we did go out to breakfast on Friday morning! And, Tom was able to take Sunday off so we could go to church together!!!
These last 3 years have flown right by! We've been through and experience A LOT together, and we are much stronger today because of everything! I sure do love this crazy Man of mine!!!

And... Tom found out a few weeks ago that... HE GOT THE NEW JOB! We are so excited! He will be working a Med/Surge Position at Case Western (University Hospital)!!! I'm so proud of him!

New Family Cookbook Blog!

So, I got this crazy idea to create another blog, where all of Tom's family and mine, could share their favorite yummy recipes!!! I didn't know how it would be accepted, but I've already gotten a lot of positive feedback... so hopefully it turns out the way I'm imagining!

Check it out!!!
www.crazyfamilycookbook.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoy!