baby blessing

Yay! We were so lucky to have so much family close by who could come.. and even those not close by who came anyway (like Thomas and Dorothy, who drove for 3 hours just to get there!).

marathon eating...

Whoa... Zade must be going through a growth spurt... yesterday, he ate once an hour, almost every hour, from 4 pm to midnight. And these weren't little snacks, either, but full-on meals. He's getting so big and cute! He's nearly outgrown all his newborn-sized clothes and is moving on to the 3-month sizes, even though he's hardly a month old.

He found his thumb today! So cute. And he's getting a lot more control over his arms. He can also lift his head a lot more. So exciting!

Pictures will come when I upload them... (they can't be uploaded onto this computer b/c of the operating system, so I have to upload them onto a different computer, then transfer them to this one...)

Zade pictures

Zade: 12 minutes old:

Zade and his daddy:

Zade after his first bath:

ZADE!

Our litle bundle of wonderfulness is here! he's so absolutely adorable! will post pics once we upload them. :)
8 lbs, 11 oz, 18.9 in, born on 08/08/08.

Wedding pictures

These are from last year, but since I didn't have a blog then, you get the pictures now. :) I still can't believe we're married... or that someone as incredibly amazing as Jacob actually exists...




The getaway car:

Oh, baby!

Like father, like son: Here's a pic of the COOOOOOLEST maternity shirt ever! I'll get a better one posted when I have someone around to take the picture for me...





and a side view of the HUGE belly:





and the crib, all ready for the baby:

I went to the doctor last week... I was 3 cm dialated and 80% effaced, so that's good progress. We'll see the status again today... I'm hoping the baby will come THIS WEEKEND!! Crazy, eh? But I've been having lots of stronger contractions, so I'm hopeful.

my own boss!

YEAH! Talk about amazing. I'm gone from my day job of editing, and now am working as a freelancer. At the moment, I have two graphic design jobs going, which are actually lots of fun. It's the best.

And I have to say, it's amazing how God will bless you before you even get to the point of needing the blessing. I've been trying to find some sort of work that I could do from home, so I could be a mom all day, and here, before the first baby is even born, I have three different opportunities set up--the two graphic design jobs and an occasional writing job (for a magazine). It's amazing.