...to an intelligent, loving, courageous, and holy man and leader of our Church. Wishing and praying that Pope Benedict XVI has a year of health and happiness ahead!!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Happy 82nd Birthday!!
...to an intelligent, loving, courageous, and holy man and leader of our Church. Wishing and praying that Pope Benedict XVI has a year of health and happiness ahead!!
Easter Pictures
Sweet Sisters
Papa and his girls
Kisses
Mama and her girls
My Sweet Angel
Silly Aunt Alli
Silly Sisters
Basket Goodies from Marmee and Poppy
Marmee & Poppy
Another Easter Basket
Really enjoying the candy!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Fun Memories
When we were in Florida, we had some professional pictures taken with my grandparents. I feel so blessed that we got have ones taken with all of my sisters and the great-grandkids!! Enjoy!
10.2 Weeks
This is a picture of a baby about 10 weeks old....just as old as our baby is right now. Today I had my first actual appointment with my doctor.....FINALLY! She said everything is measuring according to my dates, so for now we are keeping the due date at November 7th. We are going to wait to do an ultrasound until the 18-20th week, so a couple more months to go. I was super excited though because I got to hear the heartbeat today.....loud and strong!!! For about two weeks now I have been feeling very nauseated, tired and sick. I get a horrible metallic tasting tongue that causes gagging reflexes all day long and smells....UGH. Since I got back from Florida, life has been interesting.....my Lent and Easter were different than I had planned and I tried really hard to offer so much of it up and accept that this is how it was supposed to be this year....it is hard for me to "let go" of plans and expectations and even harder not to be staying on top of cleaning, laundry, meals etc. I am finding it hard to remember how it felt to go to bed without heartburn, open the fridge without having to plug my nose, drink and eat anything that sounds or tastes good, feel like I have energy, not have to focus on taking deep breaths so I don't throw up....ah, the joys of early pregnancy!!! I have to say that I am so blessed to have an incredible hubby. He has been cook, grocery shopped, Mr. Mom, nurse and so much more and working his normal full days on top of it all. He keeps telling me that we will get through this and that I just need to do what works for me and the baby right now. So please keep us in your prayers that I start to feel better soon and that this little one continues to grow healthy and strong. The girls are loving pointing to my belly and saying baby and giving it kisses. It will be a fun adventure but a part of me just already can't wait for November!! (I am not one of those people that love being pregnant, can't you tell?) But as my mom keeps reminding me....just to look at the two sweet faces I get to see each day and remember there is another one inside...so today with that thought and the sound of the heartbeat, I am trying to keep it in perspective and thank God for all His blessings....now off to eat some saltines and take a nap!!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Cousin Love
Angelica and Emma just LOVED having Baby Albert around in Florida. They always wanted to hold him and kiss him and tried to get him to play. Emma called him "babies" (for some reason everything is plural in her vocabulary right now) and Angel loved to sing him all her songs and watch him smile!! Wish they lived closer so we could watch them grow up together!!Follow the Leader
Meme started this game with Emma....where they sing Follow the Leader and march around the house. Emma LOVED it....she would hang onto people's fingers and drag them all around the house and want to do it over and over again! This will be a nice new trick to keep up my sleeve!!
Florida - Day Eleven
This morning I am really not feeling well and just trying to hold it together. UGH. We decided to take the girls back to the fun water fountain park, this time ready in bathing suits and with towels. They had a blast playing and getting wet, really wish we had one of these around us back home! I spent the rest of the day picking our stuff up, finishing laundry, packing for our EARLY trip tomorrow and trying to clean up the apartment some that we stayed in. For dinner, Meme and Pepe took us back to that yummy Primos Italian restaurant....very good. We hit the sack a bit early because we have a 330AM wake up call tomorrow....our flight leaves at 6am!! I hope Meme and Pepe go back home and go to bed. And hoping I can make it through the flight without throwing up!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Florida - Day Ten
Today I was not feeling well at all...it was another hot day about 86 and humid. It got humid even for Meme and Pepe and they turned on the AC in the house. After we were ready in the morning and Megs was packed, we drove out to Palmetto to the house that Mamasan and PopPop used to live in that we grew up in. We have such fond memories of that house, the loft, the yard. It was a bit sad to see it so run down and the beautiful things about it destroyed. It was also bittersweet to be standing there imagining PopPop walking around in his red shorts and fan hat doing all kinds of work around the house and in his workshop. And then there was Mamasan in some bright colored capris and her sun hat doing the garden work and tending to the flower beds. It was sad and happy all at the same time remembering them and all the memories we shared at 1511 - I think they were smiling down from heaven as we visited and remembered. Then we also drove to their last little place they had in Melwood Oaks and it was great to see that again as well....Mamasan used to love the little pool right across the street. After that we came back and got Megs and Bertie ready for the airport. On the way there Emma swallowed some juice down the wrong tube and started coughing which led to throwing up....all over the car seat and herself. So when I got to the airport I changed her. We then found out Megs plane was about an hour late, so we decided to get some frozen yogurt and the girls loved the water fountain and fish tanks!! We eventually said our goodbyes (although we look forward to seeing them again in about a month back in WA) and then went home to take a nap. For dinner tonight we went to my Aunt Ann's house because it was her birthday today. Uncle Andy is quite the cook and he made a spread of ribs, hot dogs, sausage, bread, salad, veggies, fries and it was all very yummy. They had their kitchen remodeled since I was there last, and it is beautiful. Emma (and actually even Angel a bit) enjoyed playing with Shadow the dog especially feeding her cheerios. We had yummy ice cream cake for dessert....then it was to baths and bed!! Hard to believe tomorrow is already our last day here!
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