HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

The Man of the day with his Wild Child.

I have to say, time is just passing so by so fast that it is getting difficult to keep up. Today Colin turns 27. So, we want to wish him a very happy birthday. To celebrate I am going to make him his favorite dinner.... tacos. My mom is also coming down with a surprise from the Chocolatier. Colin might be allergic to chocolate, but Tim also makes other non-chocolate deserts that are amazing. Tonight mom is bringing a Manhattan Cheese Cake for us to celebrate with. She is also bringing a half of a dark chocolate cake for my b-day. So, we will be pigging out tonight and continue to do so until the cake is all gone. YUMMY!!!!!!!!

So here is a toast to Colin. Thank you for always being there and puting up with us in good times as well as the bad. I hope you have a wonderful day. We love you very much.

On a non b-day note, my doc appt went very well. Things are going much better this week. The baby is growing very well and his heartbeat is as strong as ever. Now the wait is on. I will go back for another appointment on the 10th.

Also, I will post some pics of the bathrooms on Friday....... I know Maggie is very excited to see the results.

Have a great day everyone...............

Really?

Colin, Jason and I have been so busy trying to do things around the house and playing that not much else has crossed our minds. For instance, over the weekend we touched up some paint around the house, cleaned up some of the yard (parts that weren't covered by a glacier), and Colin even layed down some peel and stick tile in the bathroom (By Maggie's suggestion and it looks much better on only cost $14). It seemed as though we were forgetting something. THE BABY!!!!

If you saw me, you wouldn't know how we could forget that it is getting oh so close. Sure I feel ready and I know I am large and close to the end, but procrastination is an amazing thing. Every week we mention that we need to get stuff for the baby and we need to wash all of the newborn clothes, but we end up puting it off. A few weekends ago we went through the stuff in the basement and separated the baby stuff out, but that is as far as we got. I was even having contractions, enough to worry my doc, and we still didn't get too motivated. After doing most of our stuff over the weekend, we finally realized that there is a good chance we only have 4 weeks left. If you look at the countdown on the right of the page, even if I go to my due date, time is limited.

It hit us hard yesterday and we finally went to Target (one of my favorite stores) and got the basics that we will need. Thank goodness we have pretty much everything we will need for the new little man (left over from Jason). It saved us a lot of money. But, there were the necessary things like diapers, stuff for feeding, a couple of blankets since Jason won't be giving his up any time soon, a little gift from his big brother (Jason picked out a very cute frog that sings the ABC's), you know....the basics. To our surprise we spent less than $120 and we had it all. A huge difference from when we first had Jason. Even when you only buy the basics, things add up. But at least we have a better idea of what to expect this time around.

When we got home I washed all of the bottles and the pump attachments. Today I am going to wash some baby clothes. That way if something comes up we will be all ready. I just can't believe that we are as close as we are. We are going to be a family of 4........... It blows my mind every time I say that. But we have enough supplies to make it through the first couple of weeks at least. Then of course it will be back to the store for more diapers.

I have to say, our biggest worry is not the labor/delivery part, it is bringing the baby home and helping Jason adjust to being a big brother. He will do OK, I am sure, but when that baby stays and doesn't go home with someone else, he won't be happy for a while. For now things are going well. He runs up to me, lifts my shirt and talks to his brother. A couple of weeks ago, he ran up to me, lifted my shirt, put a truck against it and said "OK brother, we play now." When nothing happened he put his lips right against my belly and yelled it louder since the only reason his little brother didn't just come out to play was that he couldn't hear him clearly. It was very upsetting when the little man never came out and Jason had to play trucks with me instead. Little things like that happen all of the time. Jason loves to put his hands or his face on my belly and feel the baby move around. He tells him that he loves him all of the time and hugs my belly to show affection. We just hope he will be that loving when we bring his brother home, but I know it will be a transition to say the least.

So, no more procrastination, we are getting with it and facing the reality that we are going to have a second kid sooner than later. Just wanted to share what is happening around here. No pictures today, I am just losing my energy. I will have some soon. But, for now, Wild Man and I are going to enjoy our time together. We are going to play trucks and dinosaurs (Jason's new favorite thing), and just have fun. I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. I will keep you updated. Enjoy and we look forward to hearing some of your stories. Take care.................

A few pics

Finally some pics..........

So sad that dads shoes don't fit quite right.

Playing right before another snow.

Yes, those are sports cookie cutters..... now we have to find the time for a baking marathon.

Look at that form. I see basketball in his future. He really does make it quite often.

Another week down

After surviving the purple marker, we were..... I mean I was ready for a long weekend. Colin and I had big plans, do some minor remodeling on both bathrooms. You know that bathrooms and kitchens sell houses the fastest. So, just in case opportunities show themselves, we must be ready to sell. I know it sounds like a huge undertaking, especially when it involves a lot of paint, refinishing a shower base, peeling and re-caulking both bathrooms, some minor pluming, and a little electrical work. There is also the taking care of Jason (or we could say guiding the helper so that there are no major accidents) and there is the whole part of me being the size of an average whale at this point. Colin really had his hands full. But, we did it. After going into a zone, our bathrooms look great, until you look down. We still haven't finished the flooring. That will happen soon and is a minor task compared to everything we have done so far. In a couple of weeks we will get some quotes on a new furnace too. I can't wait to finish our projects and be ready for relocation. I try to be upbeat about Casper, but I have to say it is wearing on me. We are very fortunate for everything that we have. At the same time, if we get an opportunity to live in a less populated, less windy area, we will jump on that.

Today I had another doctors appointment. It appears that the new Moody, still nameless, is growing fast. He is still ahead of schedule, but we aren't in any danger of having him in the next two weeks. We know this thanks to technology and a new test that can be performed. But, I do have to go back next week on Colin's b-day to be exact. We are really in the final stretch, but we have at least a few more weeks to work on the house before we really have our hands full.

For the rest of the day we are going to take it easy and get some quality play time in with wild man. I hope all of you are having a wonderful day and I will post pictures soon. Till next time............

Happy V-day to Everyone!!

Oh purple marker, where did you come from? You entered our world and added color where it wasn't needed.... with help from a little boy. I thought all markers and crayons were hidden for good, but you just showed up out of no where. So now we have purple where there once was white. You weren't welcome.... so good riddence. I hope you enjoy the trash as much as I enjoyed throwing you out.

Happy Valentines Day!!! I hope there aren't any purple markers in your world today.

More excitement

Yesterday happened to be a bit of a milestone for me...... I turned 25. We didn't have anything planned, but relaxing and a little laundry. A day with Jason is a great gift anyway. If you saw him dancing, you know the laughs never stop here. After a morning of dancing and trying to pick up the messes Jason left around the house, we decided to go out for ice cream. There really is nothing better than ice cream and good company. So we stopped by Cold Stone Creamery (Jason loves to watch them mix all of the ice cream) then we went over to Colin's office to share in a little b-day celebratory ice cream. I was just happy the weather kept him in the office so that we could do that.

After that things took a turn for the strange. I started to feel yucky, so I called the doc, who wasn't in his office of course. So after they paged him at home I found out that I had an infection that has been causing me to have contractions and to feel really bad. I thought I was being a baby, but now I am just thankful that we have some answers. So, I am on some antibiotics and hopefully the newest Moody Man will cooperate and stay in my belly until it is time.

Once I got my prescription and Colin was home we headed on over to the T-Bird basketball games (the T-birds are our community college team here in Casper). A friend of ours gave us tickets and I have to say it was a blast. Jason loves to watch and cheer on his team. He even made the news last night. I swear they didn't want to take the camera out of Jasons face to get footage of the game. But, Jason loved the attention. It was a great change of pace and we will do our best to go to the rest of the home games this season.

Overall, I have to say it was a good birthday. I finally have answers as to why I feel so bad and I am on the road to recovery. But the best part is, I got to spend my time with my two men. I hope all of you had a great day. Thank you for all of the cards and well wishes. Have a wonderful and safe rest of the week. Take care and I look forward to hearing about some of your weekly excitement........................

DANCE!!!

This one is dedicated to Maggie!!! Jason said so. Just a little more art on his part... this one is less like vandalism. But, notice the huge mess he has made on the floor, I just cleaned too.

Wild Man getting his dance on.

Art

Art...... this opens the mind to so many different mediums. There is of course music, paints, dance....... the list could go on forever. Jason does love music. He loves to sing, play it and of course he dances to it. But he has discovered another form of art that he enjoys more than anything. CRAYONS!!!!

This was wonderful when he used to color on paper. Colin would bring huge pieces of scrap paper home for Jason to color on. It was awesome. Some of the sheets were so big that they covered our entire livingroom floor. Of course there were some maps plotted on them, but that just added to the character of the final product. Then, one day, Jason decided his room needed a little more. So, while I was in the bathroom, he dove in and finished as much as he could in a very short period of time. If you are wondering what he did exactly, he colored.........................(click to enlarge)

Wild Man..... So proud of his artwork on the closet doors behind him........ He threw the ball right at the camera once this was taken, but thanks to quick reflexes, I was able to bat it down.

The door to his bedroom..... but better now that it has yellow and green on it. What was I thinking with white?

Now this is his real masterpiece. The window sill is so very colorful now. I think this will take another coat of paint to eliminate the "art".

The pictures really don't do it justice. He even got the humidifyer. It was quite the surpise. Colin and I were in shock. I decided I was going to clean it up with a trusty Mr. Clean eraser, but that was a lost cause because the kid hides crayons around the house and the clean surface was promptly colored again.



You might be thinking........... now that kid has some skills. We whole heartedly agree, but that is a skill that i would prefer he didn't work on quite so much. For now, I will continue to hide his crayons, unless we are at the kitchen table and using paper. I can't wait until summer when I can take the huge pieces of paper and we can color on them outside. The sidewalk art should really rock too. I should have a lot of that to share.



Before I go, I want to say thank you to Connie and Jay for the gifts....... Jason and I will try to use those cookie cutters this week. I will post pics when we finish the cookie project. Thank you again!!!!



I hope all of you are having a wonderful week. Take care and I will have more to post very soon..................

The big bowl

Oh the fun times. Even though Colin, Jason and I have very different preferences on a lot of things we always seem to find a comprimise. We weren't as motivated to get things done this weekend, but as always we never run out of things to do. If it is getting a few things finished around the house or diving into a large project, we make the best of every weekend. There aren't many left before the next little Moody man is here.

So, we stuck to the regular house work on Saturday. Nothing really fancy, but we did get more pellets just in enough time..... before the snow hit. The men both needed hair cuts too, so that was my big project. Jason is really getting a thick head of hair just like his dad. He is such a big boy. He sat up there on the chair and didn't even really move. Once he was finished he helped me cut Colin's hair. That was a lot of fun. Then, while the men cleaned up, I cleaned up the big hair mess. I can't believe how much I cut off of those two heads. But, we can see their ears now, a very good thing in my book.

Sunday was pretty calm too. Colin and Jason put some molding down in the bedroom and then we relaxed some before we headed off to one of Colin's co-workers house for a Super Bowl party. As a person that really doesn't live for sports, I figured I was along for the ride. Plus, we heared there were going to be a lot of young kids there. Jason doesn't get to spend much time with other kids, so this was a prime opportunity. When we got there, I was pleased to see that our hosts play pinochle. Anyone that has spent some time around my fam knows that pinochle was a way of life for my grandmother and she passed a love for the game down to many of us. So, I think we might have found a group of people that we can get together and play cards with. Jason could have cared less about the cards. When he layed his eyes on the three boys in the livingroom playing with toy cars, he was in heaven. He ran over to them so fast and he was so excited he threw his hat. I wish I had a camera because the fun just started there. More kids showed up and he even went outside and played a game of 500 with the other kids.... although he didn't get the full concept. He was more into running around between the kids. Wild man was having so much fun, he didn't even care he fell in cactus, not just a little bit of it either. There was nothing better, so we thought. Then the "pretty girls" showed up. One of Colin's co-workers has 3 little girls, one not much older than Jason. He was so excited. When he saw them he yelled pitty gills here... ook mom pitty gills!!! It was so cute. Jason was having so much fun, it was difficult to even get him to stop and take a drink. Colin watched the game and got a chance to visit with other men outside of the work setting. He needed it. I think it is good that he finally got to have some 'man time'. I was just thankful that I had a chance to visit with other adults. A bunch of us wives hung out with the kiddos, talked and ate great food. I had a blast and was so thankful to get out of the house for a while with other people. My men were having a good time and I had a break. The best part was, it was only a short drive. Since I can't sit in the car very long anymore (due to late pregnancy issues), it made for a perfect gettaway. Jason was so mad when it was time to go, but we could see how tired he was. He was out by the time we hit the end of their driveway. There were even snores coming from the back seat.

It was another successfull weekend in my book. I can't wait to get Jason around all of those kids again. Plus, we are making new friends here all of the time. I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. Take care and we look forward to hearing about all of the wild times................... (sorry no pics... my camera ran out of batteries, I will post some when I get some batteries)