Count Down and a Birthday

The app says 35 day.

Yup, 35. 

I double checked it because it seems like it should be more!

But its not, and we are getting closer and closer to meeting this special little person, and I cant wait!

We had an appointment yesterday and everything looked and sounded great!

The head is down, the heart rate is 140 and the kicking and poking are continuing.

I have been feeling great! So far I don't need to have a lot of naps (if I go to bed like a Grama) :)

I am so thankful that I have energy to be up and around and enjoy this time of life!

I was looking through my pictures and found the ones of me at 35 weeks with the other kids, well not Andrew, but here are ones of him 5 weeks old so its kinda the same thing.

And seeing as today is Andy'd birthday we are thinking back to this tome anyway.

When I look at pictures of Andrew in the hospital its hard to believe how far he has come!

We are so thankful for the many prayers that have been answered and that God chose us to be the parents to the special guy!

Andrew, 5 weeks old.

And now 6 years later, Andy is a wonderful big brother to Brendan and Kayla.

He loves to play outside, and with one of his siblings or Uncles, he hardly ever plays by himself.

He loves school and has been doing great in kindergarten this year!

He enjoys helping out with chores around the house, and he is usually taking orders from his little sister. :)

He loves to ride in the tractor or combine with Daddy or Grampa.

He has a very kind heart and is looking forward to the new baby.

We love you Andrew, and pray that you grow closer to God in the coming year!

And back to the 35 weeks pictures. :)

Makayla...

 Brendan...

And baby number 4.

Thing 1 Thing 2 Thing 3 and Thing 4

On our last (so it seems right now) nice warm day of Fall, the kids and I headed outside to take some pictures in outmatching shirts.

They have always been excited to wear these shirts and this was no different.

None of them were really into taking pictures, they were just wanting to run and play so a big thanks to Jen for putting up with us! :) You did great!

Speaking of my things, my app told me today that I have 45 days left...

45 DAYS!?!?!?

Where did the time go?!

Well lets just say these little things don't make a day go by slowly! :)

Brendan Cole

Makayla Faith

Andrew Joshua

Kisses for Mommy and the baby.

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. :)