A Little Play and a Little Work

Sword fight...Superman vs. the Basketball!

 Truck and car inventory...menial task but working hard.

Number 3!!!

John and I went to my first OBGYN appointment Tuesday. I was 11 weeks yesterday. It was hard to wait until after the new year to have my first appointment but for insurance purposes we wanted to have all appointments in the same year. I was so comforted to see our sweet little one and hear the heat beat. What a precious miracle from God. We are so blessed! It was also nice to know whether we were having twins or just one. I've already gained 8 lbs. but we are only having one. I always think I am having twins because I gain weight real easy when I am pregnant. I am not the only one who typically thinks I am having twins, I always get the comment from those really 'wise' people who say, "Are you sure you are not having twins." P.S. Never say that to a pregnant women...she knows she is big! Praise God the weight falls off while nursing! 

#3 looked looked like he/she was praying! So sweet!

My OBGYN said the baby looked real good and she would keep my due date the same since we are confident of that date and the baby was on track for that size. She also said the baby was real active...shocker!

I have already started nesting as I am realizing we are going to have 5 people in this 3 bedroom house! It is amazing the amount of things you need (or that are just real convenient) with an 8 lb. child! John has been such a big help in working so hard to help me organize, throw away, and donate so many things. It is already looking better!

We are blessed!

Boy fun...

Flying double...

  Game time! We are all about games at our house. They boys play one game after another. Noah has recently been playing a few games by the rules but for the most part Luke and Noah just play with the pieces of each game. I can't wait until they are older and we can have family game night where the whole family plays a game by the rules. Fun times!

So serious...

 The boys loved mouse trap. We didn't actually play the game this time but they watched the two silver balls go through the course over and over again. I could just see their minds trying to figure out the science behind it. Little engineers in the making!

 As I took on the 'nesting/reorganizing/give away-ever-inch-of-the-house' project, we got out a few more of John's old toys. The boys are in little boy Heaven! They have been OBSESSED and constantly playing with all of the John Deere equipment. Thank you, thank you Grammy for keeping this for soooooooo long! They love trucks, etc. There were two skid steers, an 18-wheeler truck, two different green tractors, a front end loader, a red combine, and a tractor with two different attachments to till the soil, etc. I think that was all. They had been playing with all the mini ones John had as a little boy but we hadn't brought out these big ones until now. Wow! They probably wouldn't miss most of their toys if I happened to get rid of them! Luke is enjoying all of them by himself while Noah is at MDO. Happy boy!

John and I did go through every single toy in the house last night. We kept some and organized them, threw some away, took some to the church since we are adding a new classroom for all the wonderful little ones coming to church now, and took some to the Etc. Shop (a good will type of place). The house looks so much better. Thank you John for working so hard on this mission. He has been such a good helper in our 'complete house redo' and really leads by example in what it means to be a man of the 'second shift.' I know he would probably like to sit on the coach and relax when he gets home but instead, he is selfless in serving the family, playing with the boys, and ministering to so many. I've got a good one. I love you, John!

Snow Day

I am just now getting around to blogging again after Christmas but here we go...

We were in the City for Christmas and stayed an extra couple days after the snow storm. It was such a fun time with family! My favorite present was a precious primer design necklace with Noah and Luke's name on it. I love it! I guess I will have to add another name to it this summer when #3 comes along!

The snow was still fresh and ready for little boys when we got home. After we got back both boys bundled up and Luke only lasted about 5 minutes. He just had cotton gloves on. They didn't last long and he got cold. Noah had the right gloves and gear and played several times for an hour each each day. We had a blast!

Shoveling...

 Sledding...

 And sliding...

We tried to make a snow man but the snow was too fluffy and dry. I added some water to make some small snow balls but that was the extent I went to. Maybe next time we will be able to make a big snow man!