Spook-E

Halloween will be her in a little over a month, so I thought I would share a scary story. One morning last week, Ellie and I were riding in the car on Hwy 51. We passed a cemetery on our right. It was one of those that has markers instead of gravestones and you could really only see flowers sticking up from the markers. Ellie looked over at the cemetery, pointed and said "Mommy, look at all the peoples." Um. Scary.  There were definitely no living, breathing people in that cemetery. We hit the gas and are avoiding all cemeteries until this sixth sense passes...  

Mommy sick becus baby in dere

If you could have seen the outfit Ellie wore to night church Sunday night, it would paint a clear picture of our struggling but persevering family. I will try my best to describe it to you. Hot pink bow, baby pink Big Sister t-shirt (scroll down to see a pic of the shirt), lime green and white gingham shorts, and pink polka dot sandals. That is what happen when Dad is left to fend for himself while Mom repeatedly loses her cookies with the new baby. You know it is a family effort to get through this pregnancy when your two year old finds you in the bathroom and yells "Daddy, Momma is sick. Momma needs a wet rag..." Ellie is being a real trooper and at times loving every minute. Her supper the last two nights consisted of pop tarts and yogurt. All in all, we are doing better, but already wishing for April. I got two iv bags of fluid today so that is giving me a bit more energy and I am finally able to keep food down (though not much). Please pray for us as we struggle through. Everett is carrying much more than his fair share of family responsibility and doing a great (though sometimes humorous) job of taking care of us. 

Times - they are a changin

Well, we are officially old. Approaching 30, expecting our second baby, and driving a minivan. We have had an eventful few weeks! Baby #2 will be here April 17 (about 2 weeks after Ellie's 3rd birthday). We had a sonogram yesterday and all seems well. Heartbeat was 166 and the baby pretty much looks like a peanut. I have yet to figure out why my stomach is sticking out so much when he/she is the size of a peanut (or maybe even smaller). As for the minivan, we bought a Honda Odyssey this weekend and are loving it. Definitely the coolest car we have ever owned despite the "momness" of it. There is no better vehicle with kids and we are loving our new ride - ours is actually white but the internet pics were limited.  Ellie is thrilled about being a big sister (for now, anyway). She loves to touch my stomach and say "mornin, baby, mornin" when she wakes up :) We are thankful for our newest blessing!