Happy Birthday Markie/Daddy!!!

We love our Markie/Daddy!!!!


Today was a great day. Caleb could not have been more excited to see that there was SNOW on the ground when he woke up. He played on the deck for quite sometime. There really was not that much, but he did not care other than the fact he could not go sledding.


I made breakfast for the boys and Mark opened his gifts. Caleb painted him a new coffee cup at the pottery store and had picked him out a hat to match the one he had to have. I got Mark a sweater similar to one that Caleb had that Mark said he wanted. They looked like twins when we headed off to the Rams game. Caleb only made it through half of the game before he 'needed to rest'. So, he and I left for our naps and picked Mark up at the Metro link station later. We had cookie cake, ice cream and finished off the night watching Fred Claus. The worst thing about the day ending was that it was over and he knew he had to go back to work after being with his family for 4 straight days. To pour salt in the wound, I am off work Mon, Tues and Wed.

Gobble! Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!


This turkey is compliments of Caleb's class. Each of them made a feather as a homework project. Caleb's is the one in the middle on top that is made with red and yellow feathers.

Last week I posted that we were painting Caleb's new room. Well, of course he couldn't miss out on the action. He is a good little painter however when he took his clothes off that night he had painted quite a bit of himself too.

In addition to painting his room we also had to do his homework. He was very proud of it so of course I had to take a photo. Since he made his gingerbread house out of candy he now wants to decorate the walls of his room with candy. We are still as of last night in discussions about that.


This weekend was full of family and we had a great time. Preston spent to night with us on Friday night and he did great. Kristie, the boys and I all went shopping the next day but before they left to go back home, they played in the leaves. Aren't they a cute family.

Later that day we had celebrated Turkey day with the Barfield family. The food was awesome as usual! Caleb and Emma turned Noni/Grandma and PaPa's room into a movie theater, or at least that is what it looked like at the end of the night based on the amount of popcorn i vacuumed up off the floor. If you didn't already know this Caleb could live on popcorn and movies so they asked for refills of their bowl quite often while watching Charlotte's Web. By the end of the night Caleb and Ben were running/crawling laps. It was a lot of fun! Sunday I was able to get Caleb's closet in his current room cleared out. His stuff was moved to his new room and my stuff was moved downstairs. I also moved his bookshelf and books so all that is left to go into this new room would be his dresser and toy box. We tried to put together his new bed last night however we couldn't quite figure it out. Since it is a hamby down bed we have to get a hold of the previous owners for some assistance. Caleb on the other hand did not care that it was not together. He slept on the mattress on the floor that was wedged between the frame. It didn't look too bad since I essentially had to make the bed, but it made him happy. We hope to have it put together by the end of the week and all of the stuff from his old room moved into the new one. We picked the color for the babies room so we will plan to have that painted before the weekend is over as well. In the meantime we are very much so looking forward to the Kopsky Turkey day in Columbia MO on Thursday. Here is a photo of Caleb painting the babies room tonight. He is painting with tinted primer.

sizing it up

This afternoon I had an appointment with my regular ob and once again the babies looked good. He really does not do a whole lot since the other doctor reports back to him. He mainly just checks the heartbeats to see where everyone is. The one thing that he does do that the other doctor has not yet is measure me. Today I was measuring 21 weeks and I am only 17.

Baby Pics (at 16 weeks)!

I'm not sure how these will turn out but I think you will get the idea. These are from my last appointment and will note which one is baby A, baby B and baby C. At my appointment Monday Dr. Moore said that it was still too early to feel the babies move. I agree, especially since I have not felt any flutters yet. So anyway when I was at work yesterday I felt like one of them was trying to get out! It was very odd and for those of you that have been pregnant it felt like I was 8 months pregnant and the baby was rolling. It was specific to my right side and I even put my had on my belly. It was weird so maybe they decided to change positions in there. I have an appointment later today so I will know then. My doctor will probably tell me it was a gas bubble :) (Baby A and C are the boys, Baby B is the girl)

It's Official...........

I am officially pregnant with two boys and a GIRL (BBG)!!!! We were excited to see that they were correct in their first prediction that there was at least one little princess in the mix. At 16 weeks the babies are weighing in at 5 oz (they were 3oz 3 weeks ago) and are all growing well. They said to expect the girl to start becoming a little smaller than the boys since their growth is usually different. Oh and was she kicking her brothers like crazy! She was by far the most active one in there. Overall, my appointment went well and I still have no restrictions. The doctor even brought up the fact that I COULD paint. I might have to have a talk with her about the things that I really do and do not want to do before she tells other people. So low and behold guess what I was doing tonight...can you guess.....painting!! It really was not planned that way and I must admit that Mark did all of the hard work. He really did not want me to help so I hung out with Caleb and got him ready for bed and then I rolled a little paint on the walls. Since the room is pretty small it went quickly, but I am so happy that at least the first coat of paint in Caleb's new room has been applied. So anyway, back to the important stuff. The doctor told me that traveling for the holidays was fine, but that after the first of the year if I wanted to go anywhere I had better plan on having the babies there. Since we don't have any travel plans this should not be an issue. I know the question on every one's mind is what did they say about work?? They have said since day one that they would like me to be on 'rest' between 20 and 24 weeks. 24 weeks is the beginning of January and 20 weeks is when I have my next appointment. I really think I can decide anytime after 20 weeks, but so far I feel really good while I am there. Supposedly I will get really uncomfortable and very tired so who knows how I will feel in another 4 weeks. So far so good though!

15 weeks, 4 days!

Ok, here are some more belly shots. Since 32 weeks is the average delivery time, in just a couple of days I may be half way through this pregnancy. Of course we want to make it as long as we can though. So you will see below that we took several belly shots and others that are not included. After taking the one on the bottom Mark said that the camera must be designed to make me look smaller. He swears that is not what I look like on the screen. I guess this will probably be the only time in my life that I say take it again when I look smaller than expected. My next Dr's appointment is Monday so I'm sure I will have more baby updates at that time including a more accurate prediction of the the babies sexes are. Still feeling pretty good and trying to get my rest. I am getting very excited about Turkey day and Christmas!

Bon-fire cont.

Of course I did not get pics of everyone, but here are a few. Sorry Jacob, you are officially posted on the web with a picture of your mom. I will get your 8x10 to you shortly. Aren't you SO cute!

James


Jacob and his MOM!!


Preston and Kristie


Preston

Bon-fire!

Last night Mark's Uncle Lenny and Aunt Fran hosted a bon-fire at their house. It was lots of fun and always so nice to see the family all together. Way to much good food which is probably why I do not like Len and Fran's bathroom scale :) Caleb really liked playing with the older cousins and has a new found love, lava lamps. Every time I checked on him he was mesmerized by it. He also had a good time, roasting marshmallows, moving logs closer to the fire and playing in the leaves.

Fit for a King and Queen

It was a good week as usual, but especially nice for me, I got pampered. Monday I got a manicure and pedicure, Tuesday a nice bath and then Thursday I got my hair cut a highlighted. Not too bad! Lately we have been making breakfast on the weekends. We always have breakfast, but the weekends are a little better. Last night Mark was telling Caleb they were going to make breakfast in the morning. I laughed because we were a little short in the breakfast food area and needed to go to the store. Well, first thing this morning Mark got up and went to the store, even before he had his coffee (can you tell he really loves breakfast). Caleb usually helps cook, but he and I were busy watching cartoons so Mark slaved over the stove all by himself. He made a feast, as the title suggests, fit for a king and queen (Caleb and I of course). I took a picture of it so everyone could see what Mark (aka Susie home maker) made for breakfast. He even delivered it to us on the couch!

Back at work again

Last Thursday grandma put Caleb to work again. She had some rocks for him to move and he was really excited. She sent me this photo so you could see how the project started. It was a beautiful day and I think he got a little distracted from his work.

Happy Birthday Grandma Winkie!

Wishing my grandma Winkelman a wonderful 80th birthday! This photo was taken at her party a couple of weeks ago with all of her great grand-kids (minus Logan). Not sure who enjoyed blowing out the candles more, Grandma or the kids!

Welcome Baby Evan!

Evan Andrew Yu came into the world today at 3:02 pm weighing 7lbs 5oz, 21 inches long with lots of hair! Michele, Adrian and big sister Ava are all doing well!

Belly shot 14 weeks 1 day

So last night we took an updated belly shot and today I feel bigger than I was yesterday. I asked Mark if we should take another one and his response was..'are you serious??' Anyway, these are from yesterday. I still feel really good and was happy to have such a nice weekend.

mmm....

Spaghetti. Daddy made Spaghetti for dinner Saturday night and do you think Caleb liked it? I'll let you decide.

Happy Birthday (Uncle) John!!!

John turns the big 31 today!!!! Hope you have a great day!! (see what you get for posing for pics :) I must tell you that Caleb is very disappointed that we will not see you for birthday cake today.

pregnancy blunders

So there are lots of things that happen when you are pregnant that sometimes go unnoticed and there are others that just don't. So the first is growth. Everything seems to get bigger whether you want it to or not. So the first thing is obvious, the next is your chest. I think it would be nice to have these on a normal day when my belly is not competing for size and no have to pay for them. Anyway, there are some challenges that come with this growth. For example, my cleavage has now become a collection zone. Last week when I was changing the calendar at work I had a push pin in my mouth, and it fell out....well guess where it was caught! Thankfully I was able to rescue it quickly without anyone getting hurt. Later in the week I was eating some rice and I missed my mouth..guess where it ended up..once again down my shirt. Any other day of the year those things would have dropped straight to the floor! #2 is what I like to call mush mind. When pregnant I seem to do really stupid things. Mark thinks it is funny most of the time but it can also be frustrating. Easily forgetting and/or losing things. This week it was the battery charger for my camera. I posted earlier that I lost it, $63.00 later guess where it was found??? It was in my car! In the center of the two seats and practically jumped out to bite me yesterday. In addition, dates are forgotten, time is lost and I haven't the slightest idea of where they went. You laugh, but I am seriously scared. I don't think I regained all of my brain cells after giving birth to Caleb, I can only imagie what this one will do!

Here are some pictures of Caleb's first field trip. He was so excited to take the bus! They went to the pumpkin patch that he had already been to about 10 times this year, but he was still every excited.