More pics

John Wayne with a cellphone?

















Looking at the train...






















pretty in pink!















howdy! (she actually says this)















What did you say to me?
















Quick draw!





















Little Ben.




















Brennah "If you want a bullet, you gotta pull it!"




















Poppa bought all the grandkids hats!

The breast care ever

What a great day! We had lunch with Jon and our visiting cousin Susannah, and then finished off the day with Costco. Our friends Shawn and Nina, are borrowing our 4runner to tow their pop-up on vacation, so we have temporarily downsized to their Subaru. When we arrived home from the store, Jon picked up a small goo filled pack about 4 inches by 4 inches. He looked at it, turned it over, squished it several times and asked, "What is this thing?" I answered quite sweetly, "Since it says Avent Naturally on the back, that means it is Nina's breast ice pack for engorgement, so maybe you should stop handling it." There are very few times that my husband gets a truly horrified look on his face, it used to happen much more frequently when we were first married, but when it does it is truly priceless in every way. I must admit, I did laugh so hard I couldn't breathe, to which Jon answered, "I don't know why anyone would leave something like that in the car anyway." Hee Hee- What a great day!

Snail saga

The snails have miraculously survived the first Noelle onslaught-the drama continues. I think they actually enjoyed the blue goo I dripped into the tank. It probably made them frisky and ready to continue procreating.

Freedom of speech

When swimming laps at the pool I was accosted and questioned if I had been eating watermelon seeds... What do you say to that one? I have had more comments this pregnancy than any other. It is usually people who don't speak english very well. I think this is because they probably value children in other cultures more than we do here.
One Korean woman asked if I knew what the sex was (we do not) and then proceeded to try to communicate how to make sure it is a boy next time. I am relieved to have only caught every other word, and it is pretty hard to surprise me considering I teach childbirth classes.
Another time, a man swimming in my lane asked me when I was due since my fundal height was approaching my zyphoid process. The funny thing is, it took me about a minute to realize this wasn't a normal thing for a man to say...turns out he was a nurse.
I have also had the belly touchers swarm me, although this I don't mind in the least and two people have asked if I am having twins...I neglected to inform them I have seven weeks left to go.

Maggie's swim lesson

Maggie singing

More promised pictures

Our new dog, Moon.














Poppa went to Sonic!














Maggie was trying to repair in between bites.















Conquering her prey...
















Our humble abode















More of the same
































Good ol' Charlie

A day at swim lessons

Waiting for swim lessons!















Maggie and her friend Malana














Forced smiles to make mommy happy...














I'll go!!!!













Floating?

something's fishy...

Texas is HOT, and compounded with the fact that this is my first summer pregnancy, I have been swimming many laps at the pool. I have also noticed that with carrying this little one has come a decrease in normal patience levels. For instance, our long suffering beta fish Archie totally "bit it" in March of this year. I spent a week trying to convince Jon that we needed another fish and then kind of got a little carried away at Petsmart. I purchased a 30 gallon fish tank setup, gravel, a realistic looking fake piece of driftwood and then let everyone including some friends, pick out their own fish. My husband is a very understanding individual. Everything was going well until Benjamin's (my nephew) fish got eaten. Turns out Jon's fish was the murderer. I think he planned the whole thing. He hates fish. I took it back immediately. Things went well again until I spotted a small "cute" snail walking along the inside wall of the tank. The next morning there were 7. I started to realize that maybe this wasn't a good thing, so I gently plucked them out and set them outside. The next morning I found 23. Maybe it was the pregnancy hormones, but I started screaming and squishing the little snails against the sides. It didn't help. They procreated faster than I could squish, so I called Petsmart trying to figure out the mystery of the snail population. The girl that I spoke with cleared it up immediately, "Of course you have snails! We put them in with the live plants!" Well as I have three live plants from Petsmart it all became very clear. "What do I do with them?" I asked with my teeth clenched. "Oh well, they are kind of cute, you know and they will help keep your tank clean!"
I sat for a second before answering, "They are procreating at an alarming rate." "Oh yes," she answered, "I guess they do have babies, and they don't even need to mate!" I couldn't handle anymore so I hung up the phone. I have researched the whole thing thoroughly and I am afraid they are all going to have to die by chemical poisoning. I know it sounds harsh, but I literally have about 1500 baby snails in my fishtank. If anyone has any better ideas I am open to them, although the chemical will be purchased by tonight.

Hi!

Okay, way too long...sorry. Our computer sort of works now-we will see. New news! I am 8 months pregnant (pictures to come soon, when I get them done and airbrushed, modified etc...) and we are moving back to GA. Also, Natalie is getting married two weeks after my due date and I am a bridesmaid. You will not be receiving any of those pictures airbrushed or not. Jimmy is moving back to GA as well and so will Nat and Douglas in December. The girls are in swimming lessons and doing quite well. I am going to get some recent pictures on here and then try my best to update on our insane lives-Noelle