This isn't what I had in mind...

...when I bought my cast iron skillet...

Your Daily Mo.

His life is hard...

Silly boy.

Mo's new silly face. It CRACKS me up!!

I think he knows this.. so he keeps doing it...

...and doing it!!

I hope you all had a lot of laughs this weekend, too!!

Our little family.

Moses

My little baby is turning into a toddler! Thankfully we have another little one on the way to make the transition a bit easier on me.

Not everything has changed, he still cracks us up with how he sleeps!

I don't know why blogger is turning pictures on their side!

He is pulling up on everything! In no time at all he will be walking!!

Doing crafts with Grandma...

His new favorite game. He gets excited when he sees this blanket and crawls over quickly to hop on for a ride!

He is eating more and more new things, and has made the transition from formula to milk with no problem at all! My pocket book is breathing a big sigh of relief! He still loves his blue elephants and we have had to sneak them away for cleaning every now and again, they get yucky pretty quickly. He loves having his back scratched, and snuggles with mama in the chair. He isn't happier than when Grandma is around and he gets non-stop attention!

#2

I have stopped taking Unisome and B6 during the day! I cannot express how excited I am about this! I still take them before bed and an occasional Zofran - this is a big improvement! We are counting down the days until December 15th when we find out if we're having a boy or a girl.

The House

We are waiting with baited breath to hear about our gas line, and hoping it will be installed in the next week. Big news! We got our certificate of occupancy! We are so thrilled, but we can't move in without gas (stove, heat, and hot water depend on it) so we wait. We have started the process of closing on our loan with the bank and it will be done in the next week. We have to get another appraisal and are hoping there is no problem there. The last phase seems to be dragging on and on, we thought for sure we would be in by Thanksgiving. We are trying to head over there each night and get a little cleaning done and tie up lose ends - easier said than done with no heat and Moses! I will upload pictures as soon as we're in!

Thanksgiving!

We had a lovely Thanksgiving! We drove up to Albuquerque on Wednesday and spent Thanksgiving at my godparents home in Corrales - we had a lovely time! We got to soak up some family time on Friday before heading back on Saturday.

I'm wondering, is traveling with kids tough on anyone else? Moses was up every hour each night! At home he sleeps through the night no problem, but when we travel it is a whole other story. We bring the blankets and toys that are in his crib at home and his noise maker, but nothing works! Do you all have any tricks up your sleeve to make the nights easier when you travel? I need some pointers!

Despite the lack of sleep, Moses had a great time hanging out with the family we don't get to see nearly enough of. We miss you all already!

Moses can sniff out grandma's! He loooves Maris! He thinks she came all the way from England just to visit with him...

Checking out the fountain with Jayme.

The whole crew! Moses got cut out of the photo :(

Where's my turkey and mashed potatoes?!

Moses sleeping on Nana. He was not upside down :)

Moses 'mooing' with Auntie B...

Really, Auntie B? You're really going to take me to Disneyland?

We hope you all had a lovely time with family and friends. We are all so blessed!

Lillian Genesis

Lilli reading the comics at Starbucks...

Lilli, sweet Lilli! My dear friend, Brittany Mirabal, has the sweetest little girl. Lil is Shepherd's big sis, do you remember Shepherd? He was born 9 days before Moses, and is destined to be Mo's BFF, and neighbor actually. We're building our house right across the street from these lovely folks. I would like to take some time today to share some "Lilli-ism's". The adults in her life should probably not mimic the things she says, but after I share some of these silly sayings I think you'll agree it's a lot more fun to be in her world!

Izzawishesss... as in this is delicious!

Aw, izza yowky mess!... Usually in reference to my house :)

Hey, beb, wuzz that?... She calls everyone babe. Hilarious.

Hi Mosis!!... She could be speaking to Jeremiah, myself, or Moses. She recently started calling us all "Susin". Fine by me :)

Awwww Shhhhepi!... This one cracks me up! Shep is probably fussing.

Izza Mosis house??.. When we get to Target.. we spend a lot of time at Target!

More to come!

16 weeks... or 17

I had a check up with my midwife yesterday. I was really looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and having Mary Louise tell me the baby is doing great. I have been concerned this go around because it seem like I am having a harder time taking care of myself (eating right, exercising, and whatnot) this pregnancy. I have also been concerned about my weight gain (10 pounds, even with all the throwing up! How did that happen?! That's how it goes when you keep down pizza but throw up apples :), but Mary Louise says I'm doing just fine and not to worry - which I am happy to do! The heartbeat was great, and Moses was great entertainment. Mary Louise said I am due April 30, according to her estimates, but seeing how Moses was 9 days "late" they may decide to move my due date back into May. That will be decided after my ultrasound on December 15! I really love all three of the midwives for different reasons. Mary Louise has a way of setting me at ease, she has a confidence that comes from delivering so many babies, I really trust her.

I have every intention of getting a picture of my belly up this weekend!

Be blessed!