Amazing!

We finally got some rain last night and a Beautiful lightening storm as well. It really reminded me of living in California the way the sky lit up. The storm also brought us some much needed cooler temperatures. The high yesterday was 104 and this morning when I got out of bed it was only 61 outside. Looks like the high for today is only going to be 75. Hopefully this will set the pattern for cooler temps in October.

5 Month Checkup

I had my 5 month checkup this morning and was able to hear the baby's heartbeat at 142bpm. My blood pressure is also looking great. I've only gained 1 pound, very exciting! Had some blood work done for CBC and a Liver Panel just to check and make sure the levels are still normal. We're scheduled for the sonogram to find out the sex on October 14th. We are really looking forward to it. Only 2 more weeks!!

Say Cheese!

Asher is such a HAM! He just loves to get his picture taken. We were in the car, sitting at a red light and Daddy turned around with his camera phone and as you can see, Asher put on a great smile. We were on our way to the vet to pick up Chance, he's been there for about 13 days waiting for his tail to heal. The vet felt like he was doing good and said we could take Chance home. Stephen went in to get him and of course Chance was so happy to see his Daddy that he wagged his tail and banged it around and it started bleeding. SO, he's still there. We had to go ahead and leave him for a few more nights to see if they can get it back to normal. We're thinking they may have to cut his tail off at the base in order for it to heal 100%. We've got a great vet and are just following his instruction. Makes me sad that we've had to leave him there for such a long time. It's been really quiet around the house and no one misses Mommy yelling Shut Up all day long!! We'll see how it goes.

Shelly's 27th Birthday

Yet another September birthday! Today we were all at Shelly's for her birthday party. Had a great meal and cake. The kids were too funny playing with Asher. He especially likes Katelyn and follows her all around. Asher crawled over to her and stood up hanging on for dear life to her little dress. Then Katelyn leaned over and kissed him! Too sweet. We had a great day and a nice way to end the weekend.

Ryan turned 20!

Today we celebrated my nephew Ryan's birthday. We cooked fajitas and hung out with the family. Had a great time and we're all glad that Ryan was home safe from the hurricane that hit Natchitoches, LA where he goes to school. I really enjoy when we're able to spend time with the kids and especially now since they're getting older. I was talking with them tonight about how different they all were 11 years ago when I met Stephen. It's been fun watching them grow up. I'm sure glad that our kids are going to have such great role models to look up to!

Another Baby

My cousin Steven and his wife Jackie just had a little boy about 2 weeks ago. This is the first picture I received. Nikoli Ryan Setrak. I can't remeber how much he weighed exactly, 8lbs and some change. He was 24" long though! That really tops my 5lb sack of sugar at 18".

Awesome Picture

My best friend, who happens to be pregnant right now too, sent me a link to a website that shows 3D pictures. This is what our baby looks like today! Pretty neat. Only 3 more weeks until we find out if it's a boy or girl. I'm getting a little anxious.

Home with Asher

I took the day off to spend with Stephen and Asher! Stephen haulled hay on Sunday and didn't get home until around 2AM this morning. I though it would be nice to stay with Asher so Stephen could get some much needed sleep. This afternoon we decided to do some running around and got some stuff for Asher's birthday that is coming up in a few weeks. We had a great time going to Party City and looking through all the Halloween stuff. Asher is fearless! He was not scared of the "monsters" and kept giggling at the things we showed him. It was a hoot. Then we decided that it was time to start looking for a Big Boy car seat. Whew, there were so many to choose from. We found one that we really liked and went ahead and installed it. Asher seemed to like it, for a while, the closer we got to home the more he began to cry. Not sure if he was just tired or what. We've got 90 days to return and I'm sure we'll figure out before then if he really likes it or not. All in all, it was a great day to spend with my two boys! We had a lot of fun and I told Stephen that I'm really looking forward to being home with Asher and the new baby.

Grandpa's How Old?

Today we celebrated Grandpa's 86th birthday again! Since he was an orphan he doesn't have a copy of his birth certificate and always thought he was born in 1918. Well, Grandma decided she was going to see what she could find out and made some calls to the church where he was baptized. Their records show he was born in 1919, so now we really aren't sure. We had a great time spending the day with the family, it was nice. Grandpa got to look through all the pictures from his recent trip to Las Vegas with Mom and John. It was a great day.