A Few of My Favorite Things

Race Day. Glued to the race while massaging sore feet.

Nate love's waking up on what's known as Formula 1 weekend in our house. The benefit for me is I get a luxurious foot massage while while he's watching the race and loses track of how long he's been working on my feet.

The Icey

In the sizzling heat and humidity, what better way to cool of than with an icey. We bought a box of 200 of them at Sams. Still going strong...

The 'Bucks

My Doctor let's me have one coffee a day. There is no replacement for the love-in-a-cup.

Almost 36 Weeks

Today Jenee had her bi-weekly check up. The good news is everything is fine, apparently she (the kiddo) is measuring just a little big, and the Momma is doing fine too. Jenee's getting to the point where she is well and truly ready for the baby, her discomfort is increasing and so is the amount of foot rubs and back rubs. One exciting detail we found out is that Jenee has started to dilate. No, she's not in labor, but its just the next step and that's so exciting!

As I've mentioned here before, we're so excited we can barely stand it; we're talking about her all the time, making plans for the future, wondering what her personality is going to be, and who's genes is she going to get (please Lord: Jenee's eyes and smile and not my digestive system).

Well, in about 10 days we are going to get another ultrasound to check that she's not growing too big. So check back soon for a some ultrasounds and more news!

Tummy Updates

Here is Jenee at Week 32. Not really a good tummy shot, but what you can see is the bassinet cover she was working on. I think I posted the finished product somewhere else but it turned out really nice.














This is Jenee at Week 34. She's holding up Trixie's coming home clothes, well half of it. This outfit was picked out by her Brenda Grandma (Linda). The other half is a shawl that her Nanna (Jenny) is making. Jenee is starting to vocalize how much she want's the baby out. We are so thankful that her pregnancy has been relatively uneventful!












Who's that handsome devil? It's me! Here we are getting hospital bag #1 of 3 ready. Momma has a bag, baby has a bag, daddy has a bad. Trixie's diaper bag is an awesome Isoki diaper bag that her Grandad (Paul) got for her. It's very nice and is reversible so she can be accessorised with flowers or a beautiful blue should the mood strike.

And this last photo is just for fun. It was raining pretty heavily one afternoon / evening and Jenee and I were getting a little stir crazy. Somehow we decided that a game of indoor cricket was in order. It didn't last long... Chris know's why...

Last Check-Up Before the Big Move

On Friday Jenee and I took the cats for their long overdue check up. Vet day is always fun because the cats take each step so differently. For example, Sable will for the most part be put in the carrier without too much fuss. Marble on the other hand litterally needs to be held by one person, put in the cage backwards, while the second person closes the door. She not love the carrier one bit.

At the vet Marble needs lots of love and reassurance. As you can see she's making sure everythng is ok with her momma. Sable on the other hand would rather stay in her carrier and hiss at whom ever dares to put their hand in to pet her.


Actually Marble needs more than reassurance. She needs you to hold her as close as possible. Eventually Jenee had to pick her up and hold her tight. Our reward for being responsible owners was a weekend of hissing from Sable who must bruise easily, or remembers that we are the reason she had to go to the vet in the first place. Marble, you guessed it, needs reassurance and I woke up Saturday and Sunday to find her curled up behind my knees or even better, next to my chest, breathing morning breath on me. So special.

They definately know something is up at home. I am sure they know Jenee is pregnant because in their own way have shown different affection toward's her. Sable for example will cuddle next to Jenee on the couch and rest her head or paws on her tummy, almost to say to Jenee, "It's ok, I'll watch the baby for a bit".

Not that we're counting but it's 32 days till Jenee's due date, 27 days till my Dad comes and 22 days till Jenee's mom is here. So exciting!

Heaven is a New Chair

Yesterday something very special arrived. Its big, brown, soft and relaxing. Jenee's mommy chair is here! Its a nice leather recliner that we chose because it will lay flat, so if need be you can sleep in it while holding baby.

I was allowed to sit in it for a few minutes and I must say a days stress just melts away in it. I was watching Jenee's face as she rested in it last night and I could see her relax as her feet stopped hurting and slowly the rest of her body stopped hurting.

Isn't she just glowing!

Awesome...

Need I say anything else...

My Amazing USB Flash Drive

Most things in this world are amazing, like how birds fly, why the sky is blue and how much fur Marble can shed in a day.

Some man made things are also amazing, like aeroplanes, computers and watches with their tiny little gears.

I think my flash drive is amazing. I have had it for 5 years and on it I can carry thousands of pictures, or songs or videos, but that's not what's so amazing about it. What's amazing is that it has been through the washing machine and dryer twice in it's lifetime and it STILL works flawlessly. I discovered it last night as I pulled the washing out of the dryer. My heart sank realizing I have all kinds of documents on there, without backup. Plugging it into my computer I was amazed to see it recognized and see all the files there. It's really quite baffling...

We're So Excited!

Of course with a baby comes baby stuff, and with baby stuff comes the need for a place to put all that stuff! Jenee and I have been pretty busy nesting at home for the last few weeks. We've been selling things we no longer need or use on Craigslist, which is first only two throwing stuff out (it's so therapeutic!).

We have some really really cute stuff for Trix, some of the onesies are so adorable and small. I can't believe she's going to fit into them. Apparently not for long...

This last weekend we attended our 2-day Birthing Class. 10 hours of presentations on labor and birthing and breathing and positioning. In my mind it was very worthwhile as I now feel like I understand what's going to happen. I think Jenee is still a little less enthusiastic about the whole thing... Can't say I blame her.

Anyway as a part of my excitement I just couldn't wait any longer and had to put our car carrier in place. It's kind of exciting to see it in the rear view mirror and know that in a few months there will be a little person in it.

I have played around with the chair so much now that I feel like an expert getting it in and out. We got the Chico system which in my mind was worth every single penny. It's so easy to click into place, literally attaching it to the base and is slides down and self-locates, locking into place.

It also has a built in leveling system and belt tensioning method that made installation very easy job. The degree of engineering is obvious just looking at it.

I have also been working on refinishing a bassinet we bought for a very good deal from Craigslist. I have stripped the scratched up finish off and repainted it a lovely white based tint. I am not showing it just yet because Jenee is doing some work with the fabric. You can see it when it's done!

Baby Showers for Our Girl

Well at the time of writing, Jenee is 31 weeks and 2 days! The excitement is really starting to mount at home. We have been blessed to have had 2 baby showers thrown for us here in the States and one in Australia when we were there at Christmas time. I am not going to fill in all the details here, but rather wanted to express our thanks to God and to all of our family and friends for their acts of generosity and kindness.


As you can see, we have had plenty of cake in our diet! This cake was from our PERC baby shower. I have been so astounded at how generous people have been. We have recieved many items of clothing, toys and other essentials as well as gift cards. Last week Jenee and I decided to take a day from work and head off to Jacksonville to close out our baby registries there. I have to say, we had a lot of fun, and as you can see below were able to get almost everything remaining on our registry using gift cards alone. What a blessing! This weeks goal at home is to finish writing our thank you cards, so be checking the mail!

Star Wars Pregnancy Announcement

Now before you watch this vid, know this: Someone else made this video for their pregnancy announcement and no we are not trying to tell you we're having twins - just the one for now thanks...




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