Update

Ice Storm

Let's start with some pictures I took of our ice storm. We were very lucky...we only lost power for about 2 and a half hours, but thousands of others were without power for days and weeks. We were out of school for four days. Brian and I were very thankful to be holed up in our cozy warm house with all the comforts...tv and internet. Several of my kids at school told me they had to stay in a hotel for a few days...

Showering Babies

Rachel and some of the other lovely ladies I am honored to work with at my school threw a shower for me and my friend Kate, whose baby boy is due within a day of ours. What a way to welcome our new little ones! We really felt loved. The whole staff was there to wish us well, and there was tons of yummy food, presents, and even a money tree and a money diaper wreath. We work with a generous, amazing family of coworkers. Rachel took these great pictures...

New Sleeping Quarters

My hips hurt to bad to stay sleeping in the bed anymore. Thank goodness for our beanbag chair. Brian put it by the bed and "fluffs" it for me every night. I start off in the bed so he can put his hands on my tummy and feel the baby moving till we go to sleep...then I usually wake up in a couple hours and move to the bag. This thing has been a life saver and I didn't realize how much sleep I had been losing till I tried sleeping in this thing. I felt like a whole new person!

Superdad

Brian is nearing the end of basketball season--last week! He has been very busy helping wash baby clothes, doing dishes, helping with laundry, taking care of me, helping me up when I need it, and hugging me when I cry randomly for whatever reason. I have been very clumsy lately and breaking lots of things: dog bowl, skillet, creamer dish, the laptop. It's very frustrating to drop things because it's such hard work trying to pick them up! My car is also having troubles, possibly the transmission. In between school and games Brian has been running it all over town trying to get the problem identified and fixed. It's been to 3 different places and gotten the transmission cleaned and worked on, and new fuel filter, a flushed fuel filter, new tires, and it still isn't running right. We are very worried it needs a new transmission and he is taking it somewhere else tomorrow. I have been driving the civic that we got back in the summer. I'm so thankful he is taking care of all this car stuff, he's been trying to make sure I don't worry about a thing. He's my hero.