Throwback Thursday

Back in August my Mom called me to ask if I needed corn. Of course I needed corn! :)

For some reason she had planted way to much corn, 2 years in a row!!! :)

So we picked a day that worked for Mom, my sisters, sister in law and I and all met early in the morning to get started.

They had already picked the corn and filled the back of the truck.

Ready to go husk the corn!

My littlest niece Janelle.

Andy and Grama.

My other niece Hailey.

Brendan

We husked the corn in the cows pen so that they could come and enjoy what we didn't want.

All done and ready to be washed!

We did the rest of the work in their garage, that way the mess stayed outside.

The finished stuff!! And this isn't all of it! We did a total of 230 cups of corn for 4 families!

These cuties had a blast together playing dolls and dress up and just chatting. :)

Enjoying The Fall

A week ago we headed out to meet my sister and her husband for some tennis and just to enjoy the beautiful weather!

 Picking sides.

The junior team.

Throwing

Hitting

Smiles

Watching

Worlds cutest brothers.

After some watching we decided to go throw leaves.

And take pictures with the fire hydrant.

And with each other.

It's Always a Milestone

30 weeks and 3 days

Its when your baby weighs around 3 pounds.

He/she isn't really big enough to be born, but big enough to show Gods mighty hand at work with every single breath they take.

When I went into labour with Andrew almost 6 years ago I had no idea what the next few months would hold.

I didn't know that our world would be turned upside down and all that we would have to cling to was our trust in God, but that is all that you need.

Little did I know how my heart would be torn every time he wouldn't be breathing well, how many tears I would shed and how many prayers I would pray over that little baby.

Each baby is a miracle, and Andrew showed us that from the very minute that he was born.

Now, when I reach 30 weeks and 3 days I am always so grateful that God has brought us this far, 

I'm thankful that if the baby were to be born he/she would be fine.

And pray that this little baby would stay in it's safe place for just a few more weeks. :)

And a big thank you to Megan for this picture! 

Its a lot nicer than using an apple tree. :)

The Beginning of the End

The third trimester! 

It came so quickly, to think that I only have 12 more weeks left seems unreal!

I guess being pregnant in the Summer with 3 other little kids will do that to you. :)

But its been great! 

A really easy pregnancy so far, other than a few aches and stretches here and there I feel fabulous!

At this stage the baby weighs around 2 1/2 pounds and has almost enough fat to keep up its own body temperature.

It can blink its eye lids now, which have the cutest long eye lashes. :)

He/she is around 16 inches long and is kicking up a storm!

I have never had a baby move around this much! :) Its a lot of fun!! The kids have been able to feel kicks too and it makes it more real for them.

At my appointment last week everything sounded great!

And here is my 28 week picture, taken with the self timer while the camera hung from our apple tree. :)

Sunday Walks

Yesterday was Sunday.

We had a wonderful day of rest and being together.

It had been a long time since we had nothing to do all day, with harvest happening during the week, and us being gone last weekend it was about time to just be at home! 

We all had a blast

We love to be together

After a pizza lunch and some relaxing (a nap for me) we went out for a walk with these cuties and their sister to bring some mail to the mailbox.

On the way there we walked with the wind so they raced a lot, not so much on the way back. :)

We took some normal shadow pictures...

And some goofy ones.

The excitement of putting something in the mailbox!!!

On the way back we collected rocks. I finally had to tell this boy to quit, his pockets and hands were full and I wanted to leave some rocks on the road! :)

Smiles for mom.

And smiles with mom. My sweet little peeps!

Baby #4 Update

Well, I hadn't really planned to do any weekly updates this time but I have a certain sister-in-law that thought it would be a good idea (she basically begged me to do it) :) So in order to keep the peace I decided to would start. 

I can't promise that I'll get to it every week, but I'll do my best.

So here we are, week 26, getting really close to the beginning of the last trimester!

Time has gone by so quickly, I remember with my first 2 pregnancies how I would always wait for the next week to come, now it gets here before I'm ever ready for it! But I am getting excited to see this little one, only 14 weeks to go!

I have been feeling great! With all the late nights of harvest that we have been having I usually don't  have a problem listening to Josh and going for a nap, but otherwise I have a lot of energy and have really enjoyed the Summer!

We had our ultrasound a few weeks ago and they said that everything looked great! Praise the Lord!

We are so thankful for the promise of another blessing on its way!

Highlights for the baby this week are recognizing my voice and other voices heard often, its amazing an amazing thought to know that he/she already knows what I sound like!

And here is my late night, timer on the camera, out of focus, picture! :)