This weekend we went to see Grandpa. Lynzi wanted to take flowers to Grandma. Here she is putting them in the ground with Daddy and Grandpa. She picked the flowers out herself. I think Grandma would like them...she liked pastel colors.

On the way home Lynzi made me fall apart. It was dark and she was looking out her window the stars. She said, "Mommy, can you see the big dipper?" I could not but pointed out Orion's Belt. She said, "Oh Mommy, you can't wait for me to tell you this! See that shiniest star by his belt? That is Grandma. The shiniest star!" I lost it. Then when we got home I realized that star was in the south. The same direction that Lynzi's window faces...where she likes her blinds open to see the stars. It is like...Grandma is watching over Lynzi while she sleeps! Tear-jerking...isn't it?

Getting into the groove.

I have been keeping pretty busy the last 2 weeks. As most of you know my mother passed away on February 23rd. It was very unexpected so I am still a bit in shock. I spent a week in Marion to prepare for the funeral and such. Tina and I went through files, etc. My mom was an amazing organized person! Tina has agreed to take on all the medical responsibilities for dad and I the financial responsibilities. Then on Monday, March 2nd we were all back to work. It took a while to get into the groove at work, but finally by Friday I had everything caught up.

This past weekend I went to stay with my dad. The plan was to have the death certificate and get some things done with that, but it was not received yet. I did go dad's mail and paid a couple more bills. We also bought a used stroller/car seat while in Marion and Gene picked up a used Pack-n-Play in Muncie. We got some great deals.

Lynzi has been sick off and on since Saturday. (She has been on an antibiotic for an ear infection since Tues.) But Saturday she got sick in Daddy's car when they went to Muncie to get the great find. On Sunday, on the way to church, she complained of her tummy hurting....but was fine an hour or so later. Today, same thing. On the way home from school she didn't feel well. I had some errands to run but when we finally made it home she has slept on the couch ever since! I woke her up to go to Girl Scouts...but she said her tummy still hurt. So back to sleep she is.

I don't have any pictures to post...for 2 reasons. 1) no great picture taking opportunities and 2) broken camera!

The weather has been wonderful. A bit windy at times...but I am sooooooooooooo ready for spring!! If only we all could get well we could be outside enjoying it. I suppose we will all be well by the time it gets COLD again!

I did start on cleaning Lynzi's room downstairs. I could take this quiet moment to go finish that...or ....take a nap myself!

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers these last 2 weeks.

Grandma and Lynzi

As you all know my mother passed away yesterday. It was a huge shock for us all. A HUGE shock to Lynzi. She took the news hard today. She cried and held me so tight around the neck.

Today, while I was with family making arrangements Lynzi made some pictures. Here is a picture she is going to give to Grandma at the funeral.

It is a picture of Grandma and Lynzi. I believe they are both crying. She said Grandma has on her church clothes because she only saw her in church clothes and pajamas.

I will write more when my brain isn't so tired.

IT'S A BOY

Well here it is. The video of our baby BOY! (Please try to ignore the reappearing message that we used a trial version of a converter to convert the format of the file.)

At first he was not cooperating and had his legs crossed for a long while. Then the tech bounced the apparatus on my belly ...I assume in the attempt to make him move. If so, it worked!

The first little arrow you will see appear is pointing out his little foot with toes. Then the second arrow that appears later in the video points out the "boy" factor. Right after that you can see it from another view. The technician tried to point it out right afterwards, but he moved. You can also see lots of profile pictures, ribs, and spine.

ENJOY!

Cheerleading Clinic

It hasn't really been THAT long!

Last Saturday Lynzi got to go to a cheer clinic at the high school. She was sooooooooooooo excited even though she was not feeling real well. She did a real good job. Her best friend Laila happened to be there too!

Ok. Of course the videos won't work! GRR! And...I dropped my camera after their last performance and couldn't get a pic of the whole group together. When at the game I noticed the flash wouldn't work. However, I did take a picture of her with her swimming teacher who is a varsity cheerleader...but it isn't on my camera. So obviously the camera is BROKE!!!

GET YOUR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!

Saturday is the last day to order Girl Scout Cookies from Lynzi! If you want some, just email me or comment on this blog. They will come in after February 11th and money is due when they are delivered. They are $3.50 a box.



To view different cookies go to....

http://www.girlscoutsindiana.org/CookieSale/cookies/cookies.html

You are also able to order cookies and have them donated to our American Troops overseas! Just let me know if you would like to donate your cookies.

It's a BOY!

You don't know how thrilled we are for our friends Andy and Krista! They are having another boy! Their son is excited to share his clothes...and not so much about sharing the toys!

CONGRATS ANDY AND KRISTA!!

For the rest of you...sorry if you thought that was OUR announcement! HA!

Ballet Reciteal 2009-Sneak Peak

Here is one of the costumes that Lynzi will be wearing in her 3rd recital.

A New Tuesday

Today is the start of a new Tuesday. Lynzi has added another activity to her Tuesday schedule. I pick her up at school at 2:20pm. Then it is off to ballet about 3pm. Done there at 4pm. Then tonight is her first swimming lesson at 4:45pm. She is so excited!!! She has swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays....but no ballet on Thursdays. So for the next 6 weeks...life on Tuesdays will be hectic!

Perhaps tomorrow I will have swimming pictures to post!

January, so far, has been a good one. We celebrated the new year with friends Andy and Krista in Ft. Wayne. We had fun playing games and eating of course. Lynzi and their son, Seth, played so well together!! I so wished they lived closer! Lynzi fights like sisters with her "girl" friends. The next morning the guys watched the kids and took them to lunch at Burger King, while Krista and I went maternity clothes shopping. Krista is due 07/08/09 (which we all think is a cool date!) and I am due 07/04/09. It is very often you get to go maternity shopping with a friend!! It was a good time just for us to talk. Now, if only we could figure out a time to SCRAP AGAIN! At midnight we toasted our sparkling grape juice to "healthy babies!!" Thanks again, Krista, for having us! You guys are always great hosts!

Friday I finally made it back to the YMCA. I just knew I wouldn't be able to the same amount of time on each cardio machine like I had back in November. But I tried. AND I DID IT!!! I was pretty impressed with myself. It had been almost 2 months since I had worked out. Gene and Lynzi went swimming and had a good time. I have yet made it back, but maybe tonight I will work out after Lynzi's lesson. Or maybe I will just go home and zonk out from the long day!

The sickness is getting better. I just have some restless nights and some nights I feel like I could sleep for 24 hours! Crazy! I have felt some flutters in my tummy...that is always a good feeling!

I will end with a couple cute things I heard Lynzi say....

1. "Mommy, I can't wait to see...that one thing again...what is it? Oh mom! Don't even try. You can't read my mind!"

2. "Mike Stiren (Sp) (imaginary friend) keeps peeing his pants." Later I see her on the floor with goggles on looking at a bear. "Stop watching me, mom." I said, "What are you doing?" I am working at the Butt Factory." So apparently she was making Mike Stiren (the bear) a new butt.

3."For selling Girl Scouts I want to win the camera!" I said, "You have to sell 1000. That might not happen! You already have a camera." She said, "But I want a REAL one." I said, "You have a REAL one." She said, "But mine doesn't zoom!" How does she know????? Does it matter when you are 5 years old? Apparently!

Aunt Tina and Uncle Steve's gifts

Belle Polly Pockets.
Dr. Barbie!

Christmas at Grandma's and Grandpa's

A BIG doll from Uncle Kelly and Aunt Margie

She thinks she is the evil stepmother from Enchanted in this dress. She said, "Come on Giselle. I don't want you to miss this ending!" (Which is from the end of the movie.)

Medieval Princesss.

Belle

Diva in the making.

Wonderful Darling!

Tinker Bell Movie

Fairy Skirk and Fairy arm scarves.

Hangin' with Grandpa!

An amazing Peter Pan Pop-up book.

Christmas at home.

Coming in to see that Santa has been here!

Cupcake Maker!

Hello Kitty bedding and window valances.

Ringing the Salvation Army Bell

Here are pictures of Lynzi ringing the Salvation Army Bell at Kroger for Girl Scouts.

Pictures from the Children's Christmas Program

Practice before the service.

The angel enters the room!

Singing her heart out.

A very nervous mom video taped her line sideways after finally turning it onto VIDEO! I think I was more nervous than her!

Silent Night...how precious!

Catching up!

I have not blogged in ....what?? 18 days???

Well things have not been hectic...can't blame it on that. I have just been....tired! I hardly get on the computer at night anymore. I usually go to bed ...at a decent hour.

Wednesday December 17th Lynzi got a phone call from Santa! She was so excited. (I will try to post that video later. I am at work and don't have my SD card with me.) She talked about it for days!!!

Christmas eve we went to our church for a nice Candlelight service. We had more people there for that than we ever have!! It was great. After that Gene, Lynzi and I went driving around to look at lights. It was a good way to spend our evening. Especially since the weather has been nice! Then we went home and put out cookies and milk for Santa and headed to bed. This year...I did not wait until Christmas Eve to wrap gifts, so it was a relaxing Christmas Eve.

Christmas was nice...and simple. We didn't send out Christmas Cards, we didn't fret about what we were getting who. We bought for very few this year. Gene and I exchanged 1 gift...which were pajamas. The rest was for Lynzi under the tree. And she didn't get as much this year...but she did get everything she wanted. Praise God everything she wanted was cheap! HA! We didn't exchange with my family either. Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Tina just bought Lynzi gifts. We didn't fret over who wanted what...and what in the heck are we getting dad this year! I didn't even exchange with close friends this year. There isn't anything we NEEDED. It was a nice, calm, relaxing Christmas.

On Christmas Eve day...we went to Julie house. Lynzi had some gifts there. She got some cute clothes...as usual, some boots, games and a Ponyville. Later that night Lynzi said she had to find out Santa's phone number to tell him she doesn't' need Ponyville now!! HA!

Other gifts she asked Santa for....

• Barbie with Dog
• Barbie Car (for her Barbie's, not her)
• Bubble Gum Machine

She got that and much more. With her Christmas money she got a V-Smile Cyber Pocket game system. She has never really played video games...so this is a new thing for her.

For New Year's we are planning on going to Fort Wayne to stay with our friends Andy, Krista and Seth. (As long as Krista and I are feeling up to it! She is due 4 days after me! Neat, huh?) Poor guys, they don't know what they are getting into having us both in the same house over night! HA!

I will have to post pictures later. I just had a burst of energy to type...not post pics! HA!

Later!

Here it is! ENJOY! Watch its feet kick...too cute!

You will see it pause a couple times. That is the pics being taken. Then you will see a green dotted line being drawn. The technician is measuring how big the baby is to determine my dute date. He/she measured at 10 1/2 weeks. Then soon after the frame has paused twice you can see him/her wigggling around.

Christmas in the Ocean

Saturday was Lynzi's Christmas program for ballet. The song she danced to was from a Disney Princess CD. The song was called Christmas in the Ocean...sang by Ariel. Here is a couple pictures.

Here is Lynzi getting ready to carry the Christian Flag for the opening ceremonies for Awana on Sunday. She was so excited! She recited 5 Bible verses from memory! She got another jewel for her wings.

Today was our first ultrasound of baby number 2! I was able to hear the heart beat and I measured at 10 1/2 weeks so the new projected due date is July 4th! (Krista...we may be due the same time!) However, I will be scheduled for a c-section 10 days prior, putting the birth date June 24th. Here is a picture!

I am trying to upload the video of the ultrasound. Not sure if it will work, but if it does...YAY! On the video you can see him/her moving his/her feet! :)

Just a quick update! Good day to all!

Finally...the video!

Feeling Better?

Wow! I haven't blogged in a while. Quite frankly, I haven't done much in a while! I have felt horrible. The thought of Christmas shopping, scrapbooking, blogging...just makes me ill! I just want to sleep! I had a good day yesterday, though. I did a load of laundry before taking Lynzi to school, made (and burnt) some ornaments with Lynzi after school, make 8 Christmas Cards, and cooked dinner...without a nap!!! Today, however, back to feeling nauseated!

The day before Thanksgiving I volunteered at Lynzi's school to do Thanksgiving Centers. Each parent was in charge of a learning center for the morning. All the kids rotated to each center. It was a lot of fun. Soon after centers were over we had lunch. Lynzi's best friend Laila sat with us. Here is a cute picture of them!

Wednesday night this week was Lynzi's school Christmas program at Bundy Auditorium. This is where she has her ballet recitals. So she felt like a pro! It was so funny when I took Lynzi backstage to meet her teacher and her class. Her teacher said to me, "Oh my goodness! You have to see this!" She pulls Laila out of line and points out that Lynzi and Laila have the same dress on! Laila's was red and Lynzi's was green. They both had on white tights and identical black shoes!!! I wished I had gotten a better picture backstage, but I was using Gene's camera and I am not real acquainted with it!


Here is Lynzi singing along while jingling her bells.
Here is just a cute picture of her in front of our tree. She posed by herself. It is her favorite pose.

On Wed morning I had my first prenatal appointment. Nothing real exciting. I do have an ultrasound schedules for next Wednesday to determine a more precise due date. Right now we are saying June 23rd...the day after Gene's bday. The NP said they will schedule the c-section 10 days before the due date....meaning June 13th...MY BDAY! However, my bday is on a Saturday this year...so it would be either the 12th or the 15th. Next Wednesday all that could change.

I still haven't done much Christmas shopping. I did go Wed afternoon to shop for two little girls that live in Hephzibah in GA and their mommies. It was fun. We got some great deals! I just hope I can get out and do some of my shopping before the 24th!