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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Plain Vanilla

I don't like chocolate ice cream. Never have and unless I have a weird pregnancy craving that alters my taste buds forever, I probably never will. I really like Cookies N Cream (bluebell of course) and one of my new favorites is Moollenium Crunch (also bluebell... is there any other?). The point is, I don't consider myself to fit in the "plain vanilla" mold. Even though vanilla is very good! It's just not what I would say defines me as a person or an ice cream flavor for that matter.

We have lived in our house for nearly a year now. I love our home and while I love it there are things about it that still don't reflect who we are. For instance... Apples. On the rare occasion I will find I want to eat an apple or maybe a really greasy baked apple pie from McDonalds. But I have never thought they would be something to decorate my home with. This is a picture of our dinning area. Note the Apple border...

This is our kitchen...

Wait... are those little polka dots?? Nope... guess again!

Apples. I am, and have been for sometime, sick and tired of apples. I assume the people that lived here before us loved their apples and I guess for that reason chose to put them up on the walls in the first place. But the apples must go!

I don't claim to be an overly creative person. I enjoy crafty things and have come up with some cute ideas here and there. I enjoy photography, art and have dabbled in a lot of artsy things. I will say about myself that my creative monkeys (if you will) are wild untamed (hard to catch at times) and other times they are too tired to even think straight (especially the pregnant ones). On that note... I'm not sure if it was the monkeys or me that came up with a new decor plan for our kitchen, dinning room and living room. Nevertheless, there is a plan in motion!

Even though we have started the process of riding our lives of all things Apple, I will not be posting pics for a few weeks. I am so excited about the colors and can't wait until it's all finished! Here's a bit of insight to our color pallet with names like "Invigorate" "Gulf stream" & "Riverbed's Edge". The names may not say much but I will tell you they are definitely NOT Plain Vanilla!
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Brotherly Love



Nurse- "Is this your first?"

Me- "No mam, this is our 3rd."

Nurse- "Oh! Well what do you have?"

Brandon (proudly says) - "Two boys."

Nurse- "Aww, that's great! Okay let's see here... this is the umbilical cord. And that's... not the umbilical cord!"

We are having ANOTHER BOY! Of course we couldn't be more thrilled!! He is so cute from what we could see from the sonogram. I have video but will have to figure out how to get it from the VCR tape onto the computer before I can then attempt to share it on here. But it was by far the best sonogram we've had! Our nurse was great and talked the entire time about what we were seeing. It was amazing!

This is a picture of his hand and forearm.

When we had 'the big sono' not only did we find out he is a he and see him rolling and tumbling around, but we also found out that he has a cyst in his head. When the nurse told us about it, we weren't freaked out. From the time she mentioned it we both had a peace in our hearts about it. I don't have many details to share but please know it is mild and the Dr has stressed we shouldn't lose sleep over it. Most of the cases they see of this particular "cyst" go away on their own. We will be having at least one more sonogram to check up on it. Our prayer is that God will take it away. But we are also trusting that He knows best and whatever happens we will continue to rely on Him.

As if having 2 boys wasn't enough of a statement, this daddy is so proud to be having a 3rd boy!

Here is a picture of our big boys. They are playing together more and more. It's fun to watch (referee) and see how they interact with each other. I think another boy is going to be a blast! They are rough and tough but they also love to snuggle and give hugs and "tisses". I just pray these two knuckle heads will let another little boy in their club.

Tristan has been giving the 'baby in momma's tummy' a hug and kiss some nights before he goes to bed. Talk about melting your heart! We have had quite a few conversations about the baby too. Just a few days ago I asked him what he thought we should call the baby. He thought about it for a minute and then said "We're gonna call him... Zoe!" Zoe is one of his best buddies who also happens to be a girl! I said "No! Not Zoe, that's a girl's name. The baby is a boy. So what do you want to call him?" Again he thought about it and then answered me "Mama, we're going to call him on the phone." This was the end of our conversation. He went back to eating his Cheetos as I sat and giggled.

Speaking of names... we have yet to come up with that perfect fit. We have names we like but nothing that just seems right. A lot of people have put their pick in "the hat". In this invisible hat to be drawn from are names like... Griffin, Keaton, Owen, Anakin (yes, as in Skywalker), Steve and many others. Some I like, others... not so much. I mean really... Steve?!?! I can hear myself calling the boys in for supper now "Tristan! Peyton! STEVE!" Or better yet little Darth Vador. No, no and NO!

I'm trying not to get frustrated with the fact that this child has no name. With both T and P we had their names picked out (and their alternate names in case they were a girl) by the time we had 'the big sono'. But I am reminded by my husband that 1st of all we have plenty of time to name him. After all Brandon wasn't named until after he was born (his mom was sure he was a girl... surprise, surprise!). And 2nd that God knows his name. I love thinking about God knowing this child already. It is beautiful to sit and think about The Lord's hands forming him each day into who he is going to be.

This was taken last week at Falls Creek. B is not that big, I however am!

As for me, I am no longer dealing with progesterone poisoning (AKA morning sickness) and have been enjoying being pregnant! PRAISE THE LORD!!! I know a lot of people have been praying for me and our family during my sickness. Thank you for all your prayers and support!

I have to smile through all of this. Knowing God has been pushing me to Trust in Him with ALL of my heart and now He's giving me yet another opportunity to live out what I say I believe to be true. He is an Awesome God, Loving Father, Faithful, Compassionate, Slow to anger, Rich in Love and Good to all!


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