Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Thankful

I don't like it at all when Steve leaves...NOT AT ALL.  But, it has made me see just how amazing our friends are.  In just the past few days several things have happened to show me how much my group of friends cares about both Steve and I and how they would do anything for us.  Now, I know I could ask anything of my friends, anything I would need while Steve is gone and one of them would figure out how to do it.  But, this group of friends is pretty amazing in that they anticipate needs, and I don't even have to ask.  Here are some examples:

1. At church: I walk in late and the row moves down so that I don't have to awkwardly sit by one of my friends husbands.  They moved over so that I can sit between two of my girlfriends (thank you James)
2. On a regular day: Melissa told me how Ben asks how I am doing.  He knows that it would be a little odd if he came up to me one on one and said, "Now Carey, How are you handling all of this?"  But, he genuinely cares and asks his wife about me.
3. Going out to Eat: Jen and Kevin saw that I was going to have to walk back to my car by myself, at night (downtown) and offered to walk me to it to keep me safe even though it was the opposite direction of their car.
4. The girls in my group have determined that I need to make a list of all the things that need to be done in the house that Steve usually does, so they can pass the work onto their husbands (shoveling snow, mowing the lawn, shutting down the sprinkler system, etc.)
5. While celebrating Cathy's birthday, she insisted that we send a video to Steve to wish him a happy birthday even though it was her day.

Now, to the ordinary person, these seem like such simple silly things, but to me they mean the world.  I haven't had to ask, they just anticipate my need ands offer to take care of them.  I know I could ask anything of this group, but I haven't had to yet, and I love that.

Thank you K group.

*disclaimer: I cried through writing this entire post because I am so overwhelmed with how God has provided for us, so please excuse any mis-types or funky sentences..

Sunday, August 8, 2010

13 weeks and 2 days


I went to Fort Carson yesterday with Ty and Dustin to get a tour of the hospital.  Feeling MUCH better about delivering on an Army base now!  It is beautiful there.  More to come later :)

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

My Mom is Retired

So, my mom is retired and you would think....Wow!  You have worked for 30+ years, now is the time for you to relax and be lazy.  Well, not my mom...She was saying that there are lots of things she wants to do in her retirement: work at the church, do crafts (and sell them), and start writing for the local newspaper.  Wow, start writing for the local newspaper, that is something I wasn't expecting.  Well, she did it and is already published!  Here are some pictures of her work:


She wrote an article about my cousins (the fidgets) who come to the cottage every year...If you have ever seen the old school Little Rascals you would know why we call them the fidgets.





Every year we take a fidget picture...This has always been one of my favorite ones.  I think it captures all of their personalities.




I am so proud of my mom!  

I love our Garden!

Thanks to our moms and the neighbor Jill we have beautiful flowers in our garden!

Preggo Pictures

I am not nearly as talented as Melissa, but here are some pictures documenting the baby's growth (or my growth)!

Week 11


Week 12


I am feeling SO much better now! I don't need naps everyday and I am eating on a more regular schedule  (for instance, I am just eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner NOT giant breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon dinner, dinner, bedtime snack, and midnight snack (that was the crackers beside the bed))

I wasn't horribly sick by any means...I just didn't feel like myself.  Now I am feeling rather normal again and am waiting to see what this baby has next for us.

Visiting Jennifer for Lunch

We got to visit Jennifer at lunch today (at Compassion)...We enjoyed seeing where she works and giving her a break from the day.  


Here is her "office"  We weren't allowed back there unless she was with us. 

And it Begins....

And a new season begins:

The only time you will ever see a gun case in the back of our car....



Love you babe.