7 months

Wow! It has been very hard for me to comprehend that we will have a child in 3 months (or less)! Everything has been going well. Our baby is moving A LOT! Now it has gotten to the point that I can see him move around rather than just feel it. I feel big. I have heart burn a lot and have resorted to sleeping on the chase lounge upstairs in the loft . Tony has graciously joined me on the other part of the sectional and we have moved the whole bedtime ritual of fan, ocean CD and alarm clock in to the loft! I sleep better in there, but that is not saying much. We just had our 28 week (7 mth) check up on Monday and when the Dr. measured me she was concerned about the size of the baby, that he was bigger than she had intended. So now we have to have another ultrasound when we go back for our next appointment which are now in 2 week intervals. So on Feb 13th we will have another ultrasound I am guessing to determine if my due date is accurate.

When she told me he was big, the first thing running though my head is my sisters 9lb 2oz children (yes both were exactly the same weight). That and the fact that this might become reality sooner than I am ready! So pray for us, not only for the babys health, but for our preperaton for him to come (since NOTHING is done!!)

Love to all! Jennifer

Christmas 2005
I know, I know this is very, Very late!!
I just haven't had time to post these pictures!

Tony and Annie watching some TV.

A very cool picture we took of our Christmas tree.

On Christmas we decided to break out the turkey fryer that we got LAST Christmas and had not been used yet. Tony did a great job! It was the best tasting turkey I ever had.

How does it look? Is it edible?

Never having fried a turkey we were all very hesitant, and weren't exactly sure what it should look like when it was done. But YUM! It was delicious!!

Well, this past weekend my dad retired from the Union Pacific Railroad after 35 years. I was lucky enough to be able to find an affordable roundtrip plane ticket (with a rental car included) and fly to Omaha to be there for his retirement dinner. It was actually a surprise for him and my mom. The included rental car was perfect for the surprise. I flew into Omaha Friday night and then used the rental car to drive to my dad's apartment. I then called him on my cell phone and asked him to buzz me into the building. It was pretty funny because he didn't believe that I was there at first. Even better, once I was in his apartment, I used his cell phone to call my mom, who was driving to Omaha with my sister and her husband. She asked what I was doing. I told her that I was sitting on the couch watching tv with dad. She was like, "No, your not." I had to tell her to look at her cell phone and see what phone I was calling her from. She couldn't believe it.

The retirement dinner for him was Saturday evening. There was a real good turn out of people from his work there. It was really nice. Sunday we packed up his apartment into a U-Haul trailer and him and my mom should be back home in St. Louis sometime today. Below are just a few quick pictures I took at the dinner with my cell phone.

Congratulations dad!!!
(Now, get that log home done!!!)

Well, an internet project that I have been working off and on with since about July of last year is finally officially up and running. If you know any groups, clubs, school sports teams, etc that would be interested in getting rhinestone logos or team/club names in rhinestones, for clothing, equipment bags, or the like, have them check out www.rhinestone-transfers.com. There is an examples page that will give ideas of what we can do. We create the rhinestone design heat transfers that you could then put on the clothes, equipment bags, etc. Just have them go there and fill out a quote request form and we will work up a quote for them and contact them with the info.

My actual part in this whole thing was getting the web site up and running and getting the automated quote request form working. (That was a pain in the **bleep**!) But anyway, tell a friend, co-worker, family member, a stranger off the street, anyone really, to go check us out.

Actually I was hoping to post this before Jen made her post but I didn't get to it. Before Jen posted it had been awhile between posts. Part of it was just the hectic times of the holidays but another reason was that my Uncle Dale passed away on New Years. His passing was hard on all of us. For me, this was the first time I have really had to deal with the loss of someone very close to me. I guess, in that respect, that I've been pretty lucky. I know that he is in a much better place in Heaven. I would just ask that you all keep his family in your thoughts and prayers, especially now that alot of friends and family have had to return to their homes.


We miss you Uncle Dale and look forward to when we are all together again!

Wow how the months fly!

What everyone wants to know.... What does Jennifer look like pregnant?!?
Well I really didn't start taking pictures until I was five months. So here they are!

5 Months

6 Months

Our baby boy still does not have a name although a lot of suggestions have been made.

We are still deciding between about four. We will let you know once we have made our decision. (Which might be the day he arrives, at this rate!) Mostly it is me holding up the final decision. This is a lot harder than I thought!!

Baby is kicking and moving a lot, unless Tony is around and then he seems to go stealth!

St. Louis Cardinals will be the theme of the baby's room. Tony has a ton of great memorabilia to bring into the room. Now we just need to get the rest of my stuff out and get painting!

Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Dale were the first to contribute to the theme, a baseball shaped rug! We are very excited about planning the room, just not the work to put it all together!

I will keep you up to date!