tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130307407276613642024-02-19T03:09:31.042-08:00Keepin' Up with the OlsonsSo we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-73877675800143390662011-03-31T09:06:00.000-07:002011-03-31T09:06:07.651-07:00She is 3! Our Zoe is Growing Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu1oiO6W46dPH3a-zWex2lBwmq48SdG0NgvrMou9UUh9KNZBKJ2vLaFcNP4LLFZR5piszBKO3MuWgkZNzh6mzrK8pvMZ5Hnbd0LDzzOSbDgc3FaKX60SiVZVusd1duJjBCwWZeE8nCnw/s1600/IMG_4339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu1oiO6W46dPH3a-zWex2lBwmq48SdG0NgvrMou9UUh9KNZBKJ2vLaFcNP4LLFZR5piszBKO3MuWgkZNzh6mzrK8pvMZ5Hnbd0LDzzOSbDgc3FaKX60SiVZVusd1duJjBCwWZeE8nCnw/s320/IMG_4339.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is shocking to me to think that it was <a href="http://longbeacholsons.blogspot.com/2008/04/zoe-esther.html">3 years ago today</a> that we finally got to hold our beautiful little girl and welcome her into the world. She is growing up so fast and becoming quite the little lady.<br />
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She loves pink, babies (real and pretend), singing, helping in the kitchen, reading books and talking, though we sometimes need Malachi to translate :). She is very quiet and shy in new settings and takes a while to warm up to new people and yet she is also tough and has no problem sticking up for herself when teased by her older brother. She has spunk and is not afraid to let us know how she feels about something. We should have anticipated this with a 4 hour labor and naming her Zoe which means 'life' in Greek. She has a mind of her own and keeps us on our toes as parents. At the same time she makes us laugh and brings such joy!<br />
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Zo-ster, Zoe Girl, Sweet Pea...you are a bigger-than-life blessing. We love you! Happy 3rd Birthday!ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-34281839233964651102010-08-11T16:06:00.000-07:002010-08-11T16:06:42.195-07:0010 Years!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGagQuv5SBLF4nvSAfjkqzPuPyDdPCEkBEIQJItLYAA0BjlSkDVAcnpzzyRiNW81utVk8-kpQvKA43SSHaTNJwaf-KIc4Ia07sccqu_S15ei4N2bV2K-blmkDCWgM_sYYnFY_Sl1VevtM/s1600/Photo+on+2010-07-25+at+21.10+%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGagQuv5SBLF4nvSAfjkqzPuPyDdPCEkBEIQJItLYAA0BjlSkDVAcnpzzyRiNW81utVk8-kpQvKA43SSHaTNJwaf-KIc4Ia07sccqu_S15ei4N2bV2K-blmkDCWgM_sYYnFY_Sl1VevtM/s320/Photo+on+2010-07-25+at+21.10+%233.jpg" /></a></div><br />
On this day 10 years ago, I married my best friend. Happy Anniversary, Babe!<br />
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God has blessed me tremendously with a dedicated husband and loving father to our 3 biggest blessings!<br />
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I am so excited to see what God has in store for us in the next 10 years...and more!<br />
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This is a picture of Shiloh a week ago when she tried her first food, baby cereal, and did NOT like it!ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-10980833055647146402010-07-14T09:04:00.000-07:002010-07-14T09:04:55.728-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkaB4fUAl7jXGNQH1Py_xAe55_iucE4JYpiEZGvuXhXJ67Vr1RNK-3gjKuiV5wsAyZ-h1oL3N8iyDtG0uPXUNKZwbsVYyVEiIJUrOulklDpmobolSt3WVbTtk_TpRalnVCyi73xMnynk/s1600/IMG_2520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkaB4fUAl7jXGNQH1Py_xAe55_iucE4JYpiEZGvuXhXJ67Vr1RNK-3gjKuiV5wsAyZ-h1oL3N8iyDtG0uPXUNKZwbsVYyVEiIJUrOulklDpmobolSt3WVbTtk_TpRalnVCyi73xMnynk/s320/IMG_2520.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Shiloh Grace never ceases to amaze me. I put her on the floor to play and checked on her when I realized she was very quiet. She just decided to take a nap! </div><div style="text-align: center;">...almost wordless :)</div>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-85444680347960156062010-07-13T14:55:00.000-07:002010-07-13T14:55:15.400-07:00Riding Bikes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7Dy18MjlWVSr8IRVrm2_hjfawxqxAzLO1D_2YYy8RWG_Hr3PXSVQhjs1vaB1IQGi2dTlAmrbHPYkr_ePB0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>This is at Grammy and Pops house. We had a few close calls on camera...and a couple good crashes off camera. Thank goodness for helmets!ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-62513563805420623562010-07-06T08:10:00.000-07:002010-07-06T08:10:36.559-07:00Grandma and GrandpaMy parents are visiting for a few days and all regular activities seem to stop when that happens. I want to sit and enjoy the time with them. I want to soak it all up. Living far away from them is tough.<br />
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My niece was telling me how it was going to be so difficult to not see them for a few weeks, because they live near each other and get to see Grandma and Grandpa on a regular basis. She asked how we can do it, living so far away and not getting to see them very often.<br />
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I guess you get into the grind of daily life and just deal with it. When the opportunity arises to be with them, I'm reminded of what it is that we are missing out on.<br />
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Thankfully, we do live near Kurtis' parents and seeing Grammy and Pops (as they are referred to by Malachi and Zoe) is a highlight of many weekends. What a blessing, though, it would be to have the opportunity to live near both Grandparents.ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-88172305522574048072010-06-30T22:12:00.000-07:002010-06-30T22:12:56.434-07:00A Month Older<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabpFyur-3OYTU8iWZ0o3IufwXIdPoUzeLbj24z_K0x346WhJIE1bC5rnSMXrWQc_vgumOKamKIfUwApQlThM9cEfLzE7WEWn3VhwpeUkHkZWPYXNfQd84ecwIybYkG2QxMWPcmlHZ0a8/s1600/IMG_2432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabpFyur-3OYTU8iWZ0o3IufwXIdPoUzeLbj24z_K0x346WhJIE1bC5rnSMXrWQc_vgumOKamKIfUwApQlThM9cEfLzE7WEWn3VhwpeUkHkZWPYXNfQd84ecwIybYkG2QxMWPcmlHZ0a8/s320/IMG_2432.jpg" /></a></div><br />
In keeping with tradition, here is Shiloh's 6 month post. Yep, she is another month older<br />
and just as love-able as ever! Here's what she's been up to lately...<br />
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<ul><li>sucks on 2-3 fingers to self-soothe</li>
<li>rolling front-to-back-to-front</li>
<li>showing the first signs of trying to army crawl but not moving</li>
<li>loves to blow bubbles/make raspberries</li>
<li>has had a few swimming lessons already and seems to enjoy the pool at Tessa's house</li>
<li>just got her first "new"(not hand-me-down) toy, <a href="http://www.sophiegiraffeusa.com/sophie.html">Sophie the Giraffe</a>, which was a total splurge but worth every penny cause she LOVES it! (and thanks to our good friend Taffy we did not lose her tonight!)</li>
<li>Wearing a <a href="http://www.hip-green-baby.com/category_17/Amber-Teething-Necklaces.htm">baltic amber teething necklace</a> full-time now. With such a content and happy baby it's a little difficult to tell if it's working but even if it's not it looks so darn cute!</li>
<li>Still as cute as a button in her fluffy, cloth diapered bottom. </li>
<li>Not always sleeping through the night now =/ but that's okay since she is such a sweet cuddler</li>
<li>Starting to sit up, but is still working on those abs</li>
<li>Beginning to show interest in food, but we'll try to wait a bit longer...that just creates one more thing to think about and, really, I don't think she's starving.</li>
</ul>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-83008665325697107022010-06-01T07:09:00.000-07:002010-06-01T07:17:12.714-07:005 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ovjA2d7K6zLszLj9zna0wDbT378wqfdKPCqEthREaQYuudIPaTczLoPmVfjdfSFblmo3c2rZ2UIWE3rBhltXehEqYCKVh4CmrLCVcfxCViRFTRh1S-ZxtEYCkD7v7FIqcPG8lZMtIHU/s1600/IMG_2369.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ovjA2d7K6zLszLj9zna0wDbT378wqfdKPCqEthREaQYuudIPaTczLoPmVfjdfSFblmo3c2rZ2UIWE3rBhltXehEqYCKVh4CmrLCVcfxCViRFTRh1S-ZxtEYCkD7v7FIqcPG8lZMtIHU/s320/IMG_2369.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808341345912194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1NIywCrbJ2sl-9DGDPwS2M6AwoiLA0giQgbTNhYlcypuB6XWvSj2t5SXtYEXqcicPA49ohaMdSngWpsolE5agJ0pmnBwotXz1fm07P1cQhgMXbPJioQLqRt73lJSWBhsNvIzCGMFnMk/s1600/IMG_2378.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1NIywCrbJ2sl-9DGDPwS2M6AwoiLA0giQgbTNhYlcypuB6XWvSj2t5SXtYEXqcicPA49ohaMdSngWpsolE5agJ0pmnBwotXz1fm07P1cQhgMXbPJioQLqRt73lJSWBhsNvIzCGMFnMk/s320/IMG_2378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808320380495938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3X-tD7pLqk6yi5fLx6SkFIDbkSHx4bMiMaoYJ4F0BU31o6GphW0B1cjyX76ZDw0eQB-TFBapdUibIxk0oltgqukva7BeMmU2B6nublGZpmdZn372d7LtuncwM5-o_oDgpGzyt5OU_rNU/s1600/IMG_2365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3X-tD7pLqk6yi5fLx6SkFIDbkSHx4bMiMaoYJ4F0BU31o6GphW0B1cjyX76ZDw0eQB-TFBapdUibIxk0oltgqukva7BeMmU2B6nublGZpmdZn372d7LtuncwM5-o_oDgpGzyt5OU_rNU/s320/IMG_2365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808313064340242" /></a><br />I can hardly believe it was 5 months ago that Shiloh Grace was born. She is an absolute joy. She continues to be our sleep-through-the-night, content and happy little girl. I think she is beginning to teethe so these may be some of the last gummy photos we take of her.ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-57760387936761462672010-05-29T10:37:00.000-07:002010-05-29T11:12:50.564-07:00Pics of my handsome bro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXePVPmE9OMJB9_T1hckE20mcJ5ThviNE5JGX9TwUcIf1_3n87rpubHwJll2YMDS5KHufBMeyfm3ap6GOQVdNY5CeI5mCEWGM4pGnBkAGY5BgewUl52eGzeGV3G_D5sA6waKkf6aFBacs/s1600/IMG_6169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXePVPmE9OMJB9_T1hckE20mcJ5ThviNE5JGX9TwUcIf1_3n87rpubHwJll2YMDS5KHufBMeyfm3ap6GOQVdNY5CeI5mCEWGM4pGnBkAGY5BgewUl52eGzeGV3G_D5sA6waKkf6aFBacs/s320/IMG_6169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476755976771946146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEYlX7SjUzfMF_gutWHK9hKuDdTwdktpauf34rae9QV2lxBLQWLodECTJeU5lWcvnI76caHf2YDFotK6iZmCLD9Wf3TrHVig5-5HwhBVmk_NC9ab1ZaBLYd_46MQfMIyLn_Jz3UHrGns/s1600/IMG_6174.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEYlX7SjUzfMF_gutWHK9hKuDdTwdktpauf34rae9QV2lxBLQWLodECTJeU5lWcvnI76caHf2YDFotK6iZmCLD9Wf3TrHVig5-5HwhBVmk_NC9ab1ZaBLYd_46MQfMIyLn_Jz3UHrGns/s320/IMG_6174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476750342936794642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEWcs70qiefInw1wTlxr1DyCFufoDtYrxXp0u4xDRrQA1a7aGdQgEgMFIDBUlT7Y3pnbb7oRc9OJT6F-sD8_XfRS2DIadJNotZXBepQ2mp7-Uws4VbuVpxvw1qQ7f3pb2MCAgHIImrKQ/s1600/IMG_2781.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEWcs70qiefInw1wTlxr1DyCFufoDtYrxXp0u4xDRrQA1a7aGdQgEgMFIDBUlT7Y3pnbb7oRc9OJT6F-sD8_XfRS2DIadJNotZXBepQ2mp7-Uws4VbuVpxvw1qQ7f3pb2MCAgHIImrKQ/s320/IMG_2781.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476750333788525666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jD29qB7LfLrIaeg7BmXwn3O91qjXVruchNPHy1oVnR_sPLR0gy-QPUYZzdVek_1-IYVU6Jv63lYh326MwSi4HfQIRMO1uZxJl4fe_Mv5PZ87vk_CLz4Mg8ca4MyzZkCei7KZJRR-Xz4/s1600/IMG_6178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jD29qB7LfLrIaeg7BmXwn3O91qjXVruchNPHy1oVnR_sPLR0gy-QPUYZzdVek_1-IYVU6Jv63lYh326MwSi4HfQIRMO1uZxJl4fe_Mv5PZ87vk_CLz4Mg8ca4MyzZkCei7KZJRR-Xz4/s320/IMG_6178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476750329797713778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YF8BDHk6Vd3I3rfpXxaCvarNp_C1kRQGkcwn61e7tRXXZaUkxxvbwz1plkPOZfvEPDZVtJpZ0M_uuL21xipRzjLgcecFj1NZdpY3aTOiUk1EExLX41j6nwfWsae5piJOvChoncm6Ues/s1600/IMG_6183.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YF8BDHk6Vd3I3rfpXxaCvarNp_C1kRQGkcwn61e7tRXXZaUkxxvbwz1plkPOZfvEPDZVtJpZ0M_uuL21xipRzjLgcecFj1NZdpY3aTOiUk1EExLX41j6nwfWsae5piJOvChoncm6Ues/s320/IMG_6183.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476750320632225778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajb8eAr5br-LC2eFdHfse_NTAjxH6wuMnkSG5brPaGwGCVF1J8Vrf9rIytjajqpJ8H9houadwNGndAvCklTv31Cqp3doJd73JD0u7qg6UhYUt09XhXbEhm8rsMy-ediHqxntmZA8Ap00/s1600/IMG_6188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajb8eAr5br-LC2eFdHfse_NTAjxH6wuMnkSG5brPaGwGCVF1J8Vrf9rIytjajqpJ8H9houadwNGndAvCklTv31Cqp3doJd73JD0u7qg6UhYUt09XhXbEhm8rsMy-ediHqxntmZA8Ap00/s320/IMG_6188.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476750314943013426" /></a>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-24952350358280182472010-05-11T14:42:00.000-07:002010-05-11T16:06:02.825-07:00Simple joysWe have been busy with many different things lately and I missed Shiloh's 4 month post. So I thought I would post this video I got of her rolling over. The simple joys are such a blessing!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHGMwSLIFZ0s_6j32xnQvyXZRgNaYQIqMKaqgGkh6uPtYpElA6u33NzhKAYYOt72C9wCv1JfTMAxBIwIiu' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-29871209966715076132010-03-31T07:09:00.000-07:002010-03-31T07:12:28.358-07:00Our Girls: 2 years and 3 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTfSiSdZBVKeLAG5I525HlMrUIG-2RE98D6cOvMOtjCOl5gCEfBQV7gd1vESrMsqak3217daNmf1wfNEyH37liaP4hLJ5Afh5AaMZv-bQwGsft7iEkD2jf9lSJnNMxSFxLgLye5EeXPE/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTfSiSdZBVKeLAG5I525HlMrUIG-2RE98D6cOvMOtjCOl5gCEfBQV7gd1vESrMsqak3217daNmf1wfNEyH37liaP4hLJ5Afh5AaMZv-bQwGsft7iEkD2jf9lSJnNMxSFxLgLye5EeXPE/s320/IMG_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454800405158262162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4BEVIyUHAMwo007jLpsY9fJMVEa_4vRrD-wJkgdlAWafUueWlTUKqnMnl6LQ2QDUa6MVM8lXyoINYs9mNxnTYYnZU4IX3ir4m0jbypTUXItg-3ogEFU2RjTzk_VXqczgADVFzlp68OQ/s1600/IMG_1977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4BEVIyUHAMwo007jLpsY9fJMVEa_4vRrD-wJkgdlAWafUueWlTUKqnMnl6LQ2QDUa6MVM8lXyoINYs9mNxnTYYnZU4IX3ir4m0jbypTUXItg-3ogEFU2RjTzk_VXqczgADVFzlp68OQ/s320/IMG_1977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454800398849415314" border="0" /></a>What a blessing these two girls are for our family!<br /></div>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-68033903858404338062010-03-02T15:44:00.000-08:002010-03-04T17:01:39.402-08:002 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEBfKgzksoHECIgkuGMVHVV2xRb-WXsQ_Uyq97HzEgdSiZmLZNO5BoJgb6PZvLJ9th5JOrovCgtuUwPjoYkyIbYj2Lwh6dixIrPetHELu5rE2TdcrV9E-NwSm8-iJO6fbSlOB0eSb7h0/s1600-h/IMG_1923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEBfKgzksoHECIgkuGMVHVV2xRb-WXsQ_Uyq97HzEgdSiZmLZNO5BoJgb6PZvLJ9th5JOrovCgtuUwPjoYkyIbYj2Lwh6dixIrPetHELu5rE2TdcrV9E-NwSm8-iJO6fbSlOB0eSb7h0/s320/IMG_1923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444948239372478482" border="0" /></a><br />It is amazing that Shiloh is already 2 months old! She is such a sweet addition to our family. She continues to live up to her name and is a very content and 'peaceful' baby. She sleeps so well I still have not gotten used to it! I constantly check on her for fear that something is wrong...do babies REALLY sleep in 3 and 4 hour chunks?! Until Shiloh I thought not! She does love to sleep in our bed at night though, but she isn't doing it to nurse nonstop like Malachi did, she seems to just enjoy getting her cuddle time with mama and papa all to herself.<br /><br />She is cooing and smiling, always a treat to begin to have that kind of interaction with a little baby. She's lifting her head up while on her tummy and seems to enjoy tummy time in general.<br />At her 2 month appointment on Tuesday we found out she's in the 95th percentile for length and weight. Gotta love her chunks!<br /><br />Malachi and Zoe continue to love on, and when I say "on" I really mean ON, her :). Let's just say that the phrase "Give her space" is said many, many times a day! But I am oh so grateful that they adore her.ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-64957905909974906702010-02-04T11:18:00.000-08:002010-02-04T11:51:30.642-08:00Sibling Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn1OcwZoKLwP2NNiZdkKRkWgjQSNyD0PoGv-12yB_mmiWTuj1EQsTEncMSMRsZTUC7Ut696LyhRAWtjC9_Sth0X3PcbcqvJ9fmx49hshOuMfH7vRNo0ptPmCjTDm8qPBC8KUrh_1ieDQ/s1600-h/IMG_1706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn1OcwZoKLwP2NNiZdkKRkWgjQSNyD0PoGv-12yB_mmiWTuj1EQsTEncMSMRsZTUC7Ut696LyhRAWtjC9_Sth0X3PcbcqvJ9fmx49hshOuMfH7vRNo0ptPmCjTDm8qPBC8KUrh_1ieDQ/s320/IMG_1706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434472964140694882" border="0" /></a><br />Malachi and Zoe have been doing an amazing job of playing together. I love that they can be in the back yard and enjoy time on the trampoline, in the sandbox or digging in the dirt...together!<br /><br />UPDATE: Right after I posted I heard screaming from the back, only to find out that they were throwing sand at each other. So, it is not always peaceful between them, it's more of a love-hate thing but at least the love part is becoming more and more common...I think...gotta go cause I hear more screaming. :)ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-79022656031940411962010-01-30T22:14:00.000-08:002010-01-30T22:52:56.048-08:001 Month and Birthmarks<div style="text-align: center;">Our sweet and beautiful Shiloh is already a month old!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3KcuIxzmJ7Qgx9CdcVxSARZ9lQcLbrLBZM6F0ABKQI1N7OZ3R2zSn02YsnWWHwQSXxgm2jvpe831EhZI4x-l6JATSZD-h2ucfQsxZ4oiVqHnzsAGnPrYkluTT-CMV-4vqe3hyK3HbD8/s1600-h/IMG_1769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3KcuIxzmJ7Qgx9CdcVxSARZ9lQcLbrLBZM6F0ABKQI1N7OZ3R2zSn02YsnWWHwQSXxgm2jvpe831EhZI4x-l6JATSZD-h2ucfQsxZ4oiVqHnzsAGnPrYkluTT-CMV-4vqe3hyK3HbD8/s320/IMG_1769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785052641795394" border="0" /></a><br />So I was playing around with the camera after taking pictures today and saw I could fix the red eye with it (the camera) rather than doing it on the computer.<br />Well apparently it does not distinguish between eyes and birthmarks, or at least Shiloh's birthmark. ;)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2O8YfUv5346Zd_3t7G3_KQI6_F9PdHIkliOXeT4_bFNFm6cnkHZRhsof0t-XVa86_GhSVvPQOG37Mb1Caivg87x_9FGLz6LTvgqY3TZbWEZVjAVai7AmDQjDT0T3Pk_g7M_vmkKjETY/s1600-h/IMG_1775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2O8YfUv5346Zd_3t7G3_KQI6_F9PdHIkliOXeT4_bFNFm6cnkHZRhsof0t-XVa86_GhSVvPQOG37Mb1Caivg87x_9FGLz6LTvgqY3TZbWEZVjAVai7AmDQjDT0T3Pk_g7M_vmkKjETY/s320/IMG_1775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785044224082146" border="0" /></a>On that note...<br />Many of our friends have asked about Shiloh's birthmark so I thought it may be helpful to disperse the information via our blog for those that are curious.<br />It is what some call a strawberry birthmark, also known as a hemangioma.<br /><br />Basically it's a grouping of blood vessels. No one is quite sure what causes them to occur. It will grow for approximately one year, then there is a resting period and then it will slowly fade (at least this is what I have read, I'm sure there are variations of this timeline).<br />50% of hemagiomas are gone by age 5.<br /><br />Here is Shiloh's birthmark progression...<br /><br />In the hospital, the day she was born.<br />She had a very small purple-ish dot, barely visible in this picture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK3vih2nwhUfTWsgB3Qz8f9aIRJD8Avavxdga9idj8njU0elshzcvg55xb6j1O8yEeGg7kDlP6sVn6sa9jEIa9w9hqvJgFj5ZCUqUnb7T83mPjz068aFgVRI3OAyeOORa_hepeFZVoHA/s1600-h/IMG_1554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdK3vih2nwhUfTWsgB3Qz8f9aIRJD8Avavxdga9idj8njU0elshzcvg55xb6j1O8yEeGg7kDlP6sVn6sa9jEIa9w9hqvJgFj5ZCUqUnb7T83mPjz068aFgVRI3OAyeOORa_hepeFZVoHA/s320/IMG_1554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785033953081330" border="0" /></a><br />2 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPg8E5vIDINmr7lp7fvUsiNoHMTgbeTjRVGDjho2poD5o3gEnViC21JbfgrMRf2gXGdw71HOEBHjt5I2fI__Oi5pbbJc9OzI6x8WBtVwHID9hAB1N8HZm9n-PQteCMBWccVjBEndWKFE/s1600-h/IMG_1649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPg8E5vIDINmr7lp7fvUsiNoHMTgbeTjRVGDjho2poD5o3gEnViC21JbfgrMRf2gXGdw71HOEBHjt5I2fI__Oi5pbbJc9OzI6x8WBtVwHID9hAB1N8HZm9n-PQteCMBWccVjBEndWKFE/s320/IMG_1649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785022886227474" border="0" /></a><br />1 month<br />Today was probably the first day I could feel that it is slightly raised, about a week ago I could see texture in it but it still was smooth to the touch.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqudpn13if9At7NfEcT2yu4oXoXNG6NFez1adMMnrW6ilG2lMofy1NsbbNnmvTTIHstd4B577F2A_t1hTWncl5DRhBUq7zoK4RGCLTLaniKv0pnESNsrWRPI4jKZG5gY9ROFdRi8DTxY/s1600-h/IMG_1776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqudpn13if9At7NfEcT2yu4oXoXNG6NFez1adMMnrW6ilG2lMofy1NsbbNnmvTTIHstd4B577F2A_t1hTWncl5DRhBUq7zoK4RGCLTLaniKv0pnESNsrWRPI4jKZG5gY9ROFdRi8DTxY/s320/IMG_1776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432785013006254258" border="0" /></a>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-49776439502027411412010-01-25T16:36:00.000-08:002010-01-25T17:01:15.752-08:00Picture SummaryFirst time holding Shiloh. Very proud to be big brother (again) and big sister!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8nxI0buw2DbdwJyEqsFVz4T4KYB_CTTJswlzsu3EmVoPnRC0OulXr4a7LbKvB2DWvQERadbJyDZT2qEsEUHkCBV4P2-xj0CzfIITIn13a4cyDLbAyOwZr0BjmW7u1Wa-24G4LYgxDuw/s1600-h/IMG_1596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8nxI0buw2DbdwJyEqsFVz4T4KYB_CTTJswlzsu3EmVoPnRC0OulXr4a7LbKvB2DWvQERadbJyDZT2qEsEUHkCBV4P2-xj0CzfIITIn13a4cyDLbAyOwZr0BjmW7u1Wa-24G4LYgxDuw/s320/IMG_1596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430843857024561394" border="0" /></a><br />Take note of Shiloh's amazing tan...or jaundice.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY3jbI1qCTlQcBDQ-8aLLxQesi2QokKkkJLW8sRCjB-DfGgdrfUnMTlbzl0kxm3k2zLK5t3A_xdLPoSXipjwjDAV-wDw4bEIxx_glqbZUt6qe7B_qaIGwKDkBBE9LPN0yD0x2Z34tYm8/s1600-h/IMG_1594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY3jbI1qCTlQcBDQ-8aLLxQesi2QokKkkJLW8sRCjB-DfGgdrfUnMTlbzl0kxm3k2zLK5t3A_xdLPoSXipjwjDAV-wDw4bEIxx_glqbZUt6qe7B_qaIGwKDkBBE9LPN0yD0x2Z34tYm8/s320/IMG_1594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430842732612704546" border="0" /></a>At Shiloh's 3 day appointment we found out her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bililevels</span> were at 19.2 and we were admitted to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Downey</span> Kaiser to put her under the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bili</span> lights to get her levels down. The little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">velcro</span> circles were glued onto her head so she could sport...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc9lOnYZcGKK33bCDBIiMHb0eP1Cnc03dj501Vo20-eVOSwx0JMYcb-I0_zE8v14P8PpKH4BWwfPa98l0qt7FfErCCJCC7GhSgocjBrgsfiVPlSGc6Vx2oJT7vN4-Ltbk94Og-E6d6RQ/s1600-h/IMG_1611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc9lOnYZcGKK33bCDBIiMHb0eP1Cnc03dj501Vo20-eVOSwx0JMYcb-I0_zE8v14P8PpKH4BWwfPa98l0qt7FfErCCJCC7GhSgocjBrgsfiVPlSGc6Vx2oJT7vN4-Ltbk94Og-E6d6RQ/s320/IMG_1611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430842409650437234" border="0" /></a>...these cool sunglasses. :) We were in the hospital 2 nights and finally got to go home when her levels were down to 10.7 (the whole thing was a bit of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">rollercoaster</span> and I will spare you the details cause I don't have the time or energy to write about it).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVDX10TewQH0yFtKFVgWhos6JAPDspQOas6rBw9L4SVEhhu-7_sXhS3tIlYsdlUB_fcRL2TaZQvQcZ25oi4dOl9uu66zuQapxpdf6MlH4ZxeA1O64cD8LAxWXJh7Dg0voff2X8e90Dmw/s1600-h/IMG_1614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVDX10TewQH0yFtKFVgWhos6JAPDspQOas6rBw9L4SVEhhu-7_sXhS3tIlYsdlUB_fcRL2TaZQvQcZ25oi4dOl9uu66zuQapxpdf6MlH4ZxeA1O64cD8LAxWXJh7Dg0voff2X8e90Dmw/s320/IMG_1614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430842401153385554" border="0" /></a>We got a visit from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fieldhouses</span>. Molly Grace was born 10 days before our Shiloh Grace, they are 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">nd</span> cousins, or at least I think that's the relation. :) (Not sure what the wet spot on my shirt is...pee or spit-up I suppose)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aTHuRxEyNdJsd6N8ZGUx1lSPaDw89Lj6boQM1lW7bNDtqnz0EJsfZYDXQAb9e1p41T8jMldstG7k-4P2PlpVKtJgkBZOKB4TSMYC_3mu3uwivCRqL977x6n110IK89QmWCvdtyDia9E/s1600-h/IMG_1616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aTHuRxEyNdJsd6N8ZGUx1lSPaDw89Lj6boQM1lW7bNDtqnz0EJsfZYDXQAb9e1p41T8jMldstG7k-4P2PlpVKtJgkBZOKB4TSMYC_3mu3uwivCRqL977x6n110IK89QmWCvdtyDia9E/s320/IMG_1616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430841843408805266" border="0" /></a>First bath, she loved getting her hair washed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvh9-0z6bjekr6JbB5lH1sOMwVd4Eoq4FjDtTywdyfdIeh2Qywhh_xyvH1GGNU0nVqCSWh_VjIrNdtl32zuc4gwsb49o4NWjCMDycEbtsTRgB3g1py-4LrA9mQdpIU4vhqRqvPW4i0hA/s1600-h/IMG_1629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvh9-0z6bjekr6JbB5lH1sOMwVd4Eoq4FjDtTywdyfdIeh2Qywhh_xyvH1GGNU0nVqCSWh_VjIrNdtl32zuc4gwsb49o4NWjCMDycEbtsTRgB3g1py-4LrA9mQdpIU4vhqRqvPW4i0hA/s320/IMG_1629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430841832791630818" border="0" /></a>Sisters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YqRe3UsCgFlG0AovKCP-HIKDwiIpZ6iWU5Wfh1Sh6un7OWmv_Gr8Hym-KgP3G3z4ZOMWUF1g5mqe9-erefv0IK37MkzFYI_Gz7TrJF_ACbGSqAnbqaoKohs1sS09thY9lWw7YIR9f0g/s1600-h/IMG_1657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YqRe3UsCgFlG0AovKCP-HIKDwiIpZ6iWU5Wfh1Sh6un7OWmv_Gr8Hym-KgP3G3z4ZOMWUF1g5mqe9-erefv0IK37MkzFYI_Gz7TrJF_ACbGSqAnbqaoKohs1sS09thY9lWw7YIR9f0g/s320/IMG_1657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430841825360357442" border="0" /></a>Proud big brother.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-u_WV6OZ1yez1SN88H1IfTOjL3L6DFzv1-JfP5DIn43EbDVQxz54iSEt8F-FJZyyVv6BqFwLQRbVIKSBDaYQvNJFuOMpk2escg0jr_yZEXsQwKiKJ3wLoV15bX1vza0B_uJ5zq4Kto8/s1600-h/IMG_1660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-u_WV6OZ1yez1SN88H1IfTOjL3L6DFzv1-JfP5DIn43EbDVQxz54iSEt8F-FJZyyVv6BqFwLQRbVIKSBDaYQvNJFuOMpk2escg0jr_yZEXsQwKiKJ3wLoV15bX1vza0B_uJ5zq4Kto8/s320/IMG_1660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430841813614920322" border="0" /></a>She's still a little jaundiced but clearly eating very well, note the chubby cheeks, :) and working on getting it out of her system.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJXYPv5WXgv2CCPqQLC1ecj9z8Mb3WA4Nl-X7G6mR9zlJhkOWIPxNizaD4ycdUeEnx-TkUhmrqnXomRmN7ml3Z9GyMdHsVhFi32WHExDwbHyZ9XdRiGX0Xa1sDz9wJuoiaVW2bIqvQeU/s1600-h/IMG_1698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJXYPv5WXgv2CCPqQLC1ecj9z8Mb3WA4Nl-X7G6mR9zlJhkOWIPxNizaD4ycdUeEnx-TkUhmrqnXomRmN7ml3Z9GyMdHsVhFi32WHExDwbHyZ9XdRiGX0Xa1sDz9wJuoiaVW2bIqvQeU/s320/IMG_1698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430841808749934978" border="0" /></a>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-33251016340191285892010-01-19T14:00:00.000-08:002010-01-19T15:10:01.232-08:00Shiloh's BirthAll 3 kids just went down for a nap so I thought I would take a moment to post Shiloh's birth story before the details of it fade. Most people that read our blog have probably already heard all this but I wanted to write it down for my own record as well. :)<br /><br />On Tuesday, Dec. 29, I had my 39 week appointment. I had to see a NP instead of my midwife because my midwife, Cheryl Pearce, was not in the office due to being on vacation...or so I thought. Anyway, I went in to see a very nice NP and was told I was 1cm dilated and 40% effaced. I went home and decided to take castor oil (even though every person I had asked about it had warned me against it). It was my brothers last night staying with us and if taking the castor oil could send me into labor then he would be there conveniently to stay with Malachi and Zoe. If it didn't start labor than at least it would clear out my system. ;)<br /><br />So here is the timeline:<br /><br />2:00pm Took 2 Tablespoons of castor oil mixed in orange juice which was no where near as gross as many on the internet made it out to be. My research said to take 2-4 T and I did play it safe and stuck to the lower end.<br /><br />3:30pm - 5:00pm Took a nap, nothing was happening.<br /><br />5:30pm We decided to go get food at Open Sesame. Wound up getting it to go cause I was beginning to feel sick to my stomach.<br /><br />6:45pm Got home, tried to eat but didn't feel well. I only had 3 small bites of my favorite restaurant food, big red flag...<br /><br />7:oopm Went to the bathroom...got cleared out from the bottom end but still felt icky.<br /><br />7:30pm Went to the bathroom...got cleared out from the top end...can't remember the last time I threw up like that...felt much better! That was the end of the bathroom escapades for me so not too bad. :)<br /><br />8:00pm Feeling contractions every 2-4 minutes but nothing intense.<br /><br />9:00pm-ish Started packing hospital bag just in case. Big difference from my first pregnancy...I think the bag was packed 2 or 3 weeks before I delivered :)<br /><br />11:30pm Went to the hospital. Contractions were still relatively minor but consistent enough that I wasn't really sleeping and due to Zoe's labor only lasting 4 hours we were concerned about getting to the hospital in time.<br /><br />12:00am Got to Kaiser, checked in at triage and found out my midwife, Cheryl Pearce, was there until 8am! (If you are unfamiliar with Kaiser...you can see the same person throughout your pregnancy but will be delivered by whoever is at the hospital) She checked me and I was only 3cm. We chose to walk around for an hour...which turned into a little longer, I really did not want to be sent home.<br /><br />2:30am Got checked again. 4cm, 80% effaced. We opted to have Cheryl strip my membranes and walk some more.<br /><br />4:30am Got checked again in triage, 5cm, so we got admitted! Yay!<br /><br />5:00am My contractions were still a little inconsistent so we had Cheryl break my bag of waters...I was trying to get this baby out before 8am. :) Cheryl asked if she could pray for us, so we held hands with her and one of my nurses while she prayed for a safe delivery!<br /><br />5:30am I was having back labor and decided to get in the shower. Stayed in there about an hour. It felt great on my back but I could still tell the contractions were not intense enough ie I had not hit transition yet.<br /><br />7:00am Got checked...7cm...Cheryl had me turn on my left side and showed Kurtis how to apply counter pressure. She said it would help my contractions work more efficiently...boy was she right! Cheryl started dressing to deliver me and Kurtis later told me he was a little doubtful that I was that close to delivering but then again Cheryl proved to be correct!<br /><br />7:50am-ish Cheryl had me get on my elbows and knees and asked me to try pushing. I was a little leary when she said it but I went ahead. After 2 pushes she told Kurtis to look. He says he expected to see Shiloh's head crowning and was shocked to see her head was out. One more push and she was out, with Kurtis helping to deliver her!<br /><br />Shiloh Grace was born at 7:59am on December 30. 1 week before her due date(good thing since she was already 8lbs 10oz), before the new year, delivered by my midwife before 8am, and as if that wasn't enough blessing...I didn't even tear! This was one of the biggest blessings considering what happened in Shiloh's first week, but that is another post...not to mention2 of the 3 kids are now awake. :)ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-45168745507647113652009-12-31T19:43:00.000-08:002009-12-31T20:58:47.796-08:00God's Blessing of Peace and Grace!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGXXr8eX9Gty1BP3b1KWC-rqqQMnMFrvs4J-wD8GG9uC2kEbqhjotfdur-Q7Q7B95MXD8dSZu4mqkBqsih7YjKZuolzNcjO4iB0PW_Rdp-QTtneD5O_mMZQ2QX9haujJxekHWTGtRUs8/s1600-h/IMG_1548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGXXr8eX9Gty1BP3b1KWC-rqqQMnMFrvs4J-wD8GG9uC2kEbqhjotfdur-Q7Q7B95MXD8dSZu4mqkBqsih7YjKZuolzNcjO4iB0PW_Rdp-QTtneD5O_mMZQ2QX9haujJxekHWTGtRUs8/s320/IMG_1548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631112318373874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUWWfKRCMmWRo4Xo0XdDBWLW5gLI3CbxFrBPGTIbow5On6j2iV83SUeXGatjpWLWO6hg7K8J_dtvp_byKk0T7_tlp3WMybtg-Qy37OzFsneA5Z-d-kTlTFzTrWm-8r8sNZ99XINlBhms/s1600-h/IMG_1542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUWWfKRCMmWRo4Xo0XdDBWLW5gLI3CbxFrBPGTIbow5On6j2iV83SUeXGatjpWLWO6hg7K8J_dtvp_byKk0T7_tlp3WMybtg-Qy37OzFsneA5Z-d-kTlTFzTrWm-8r8sNZ99XINlBhms/s320/IMG_1542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421631104568824978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiIWQUq9y_hP4E_85MqslgdLq26g76rG2wUcYLT28Xzjl8HpJ6UwA4tDRlGLVvta-NB_1JnHBn8Cz1-de6YRFX-bRZSlXao2qbTtwRu9BOI302wESBL-6Oe7cMB5SzFJrfKMpp9MRqdk/s1600-h/IMG_1550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiIWQUq9y_hP4E_85MqslgdLq26g76rG2wUcYLT28Xzjl8HpJ6UwA4tDRlGLVvta-NB_1JnHBn8Cz1-de6YRFX-bRZSlXao2qbTtwRu9BOI302wESBL-6Oe7cMB5SzFJrfKMpp9MRqdk/s320/IMG_1550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421614914101879826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccroK6_bYNf5BSFHW9brLfQHro9fUUrMQrBkhjaiXr2E2-6TAP_MZD2ahDFsoVLNkXBklUu_2Cq91bCFhMoNZPAPLg6H03kfpNLUpTKLhhdYZLz6A9uBGGKLLBUR46cGAC7HcDHp54k0/s1600-h/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccroK6_bYNf5BSFHW9brLfQHro9fUUrMQrBkhjaiXr2E2-6TAP_MZD2ahDFsoVLNkXBklUu_2Cq91bCFhMoNZPAPLg6H03kfpNLUpTKLhhdYZLz6A9uBGGKLLBUR46cGAC7HcDHp54k0/s320/IMG_1539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421614907041756130" border="0" /></a><br />On December 30 at 7:59 am we welcomed Shiloh Grace into this world! Her first name means "His Peace" and boy do we feel blessed with God's Peace and Grace.<br /><br />Thank you to all who have prayed with us for a timely birth. We feel overwhelmed by God's provision and orchestration of her arrival. I will give details at another time of our birth story but we want to give praise to God for this amazing gift!ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-38210280473199218462009-12-11T14:43:00.000-08:002009-12-11T14:52:51.374-08:00NestingMy nesting instincts kicked in last night after midnight and wouldn't allow me to go back to sleep for another 3 hours or so. I didn't actually do anything around the house, just sat and thought up a LONG list of to-do's, mostly for Kurtis. :) Hopefully this means the baby's arrival is sooner rather than later!<br /><br />And here's a recent picture...just because :)...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8vScH6pJqZBM7ZZbZP8MLGq9X4qXS6N32gtdw23AyBl7BKmJEawRBL6RW9Ds997LBz-rfDiPh6FP80GeH2ekO-mYtSM2_LcDPLu0oj2EDL_sStZvKuo64CU071-er6cQunSUUaE11hI/s1600-h/Bothkids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8vScH6pJqZBM7ZZbZP8MLGq9X4qXS6N32gtdw23AyBl7BKmJEawRBL6RW9Ds997LBz-rfDiPh6FP80GeH2ekO-mYtSM2_LcDPLu0oj2EDL_sStZvKuo64CU071-er6cQunSUUaE11hI/s320/Bothkids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414114822014402882" border="0" /></a>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-86262847026795612432009-12-05T13:01:00.000-08:002009-12-05T14:46:36.516-08:00Picture Update<div style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since my last post, thought I'd better catch up with our life happenings before our next big event, Baby #3, comes!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We took a road trip to Texas for Thanksgiving. We are a little crazy and chose to drive straight through. It took us 24 hours there and 28 hours on our way back, thanks to traffic coming back into LA...welcome home! :) (We had a fabulous time with my parents, sister, brother-in-law, cousins and my brother. I did a better job of taking pictures this time...<br />but really just of the kids.)<br /><br />The kids did an amazing job on the long road trip!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrIeRNTr4dVuSzpXoZYsg0U_vYe6RDsD3CTInDNAUGx71cQU4BrnpuCnwq_Iu1DAKHiRXHobbVWRxOaZa7MgAXJ5K-hWr4GOGW6HRlPaXoRitE2iZdO2lHhpyRtQ5jBGdtS8pFUzKRk8/s1600-h/IMG_1061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrIeRNTr4dVuSzpXoZYsg0U_vYe6RDsD3CTInDNAUGx71cQU4BrnpuCnwq_Iu1DAKHiRXHobbVWRxOaZa7MgAXJ5K-hWr4GOGW6HRlPaXoRitE2iZdO2lHhpyRtQ5jBGdtS8pFUzKRk8/s320/IMG_1061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411878594893254370" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXLqrohukuDomJVZOPMb4PRxBOb-QqHhKacFDSuPN6kzD_IcZEnp17FCXNre44zgGDmUIObG4G_wZymcATEWFVJclekor2Qe6yIhQUk-R4KOSR-BQkrYOZHIg4AHZ0RkZ5VY2U0cNSZc/s1600-h/IMG_1063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXLqrohukuDomJVZOPMb4PRxBOb-QqHhKacFDSuPN6kzD_IcZEnp17FCXNre44zgGDmUIObG4G_wZymcATEWFVJclekor2Qe6yIhQUk-R4KOSR-BQkrYOZHIg4AHZ0RkZ5VY2U0cNSZc/s320/IMG_1063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411878583696497554" border="0" /></a><br />While in Texas the cousins enjoyed playing together.<br /><br />Zoe and Aaron...the "littles"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC2f297sehItkDhil4CB8S34LkNKiZZWD2BQ2KdqRe89jC_r2E3U0uawJwJs7942qzOuZ-AVXPhI8bR4jEec05NGi-J38PW1vPk3TbK3FmG4QQZYhya9g7mRelydzakLci5wF6tetHc4/s1600-h/IMG_1079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC2f297sehItkDhil4CB8S34LkNKiZZWD2BQ2KdqRe89jC_r2E3U0uawJwJs7942qzOuZ-AVXPhI8bR4jEec05NGi-J38PW1vPk3TbK3FmG4QQZYhya9g7mRelydzakLci5wF6tetHc4/s320/IMG_1079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411878583555087106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUrIlskHA-ZOumM6VqTP_3TKF5XFlFO1sMv36stqJ5jyYurfYWP8RNgwIQZCf_aMWT30BWGhvhH6IZF_ZG5OGCUucJxXWwxepEdC2_s2YBSKq4GwWs1NGWw-Q6F1NoqRBN6XmQc1O98U/s1600-h/IMG_1216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUrIlskHA-ZOumM6VqTP_3TKF5XFlFO1sMv36stqJ5jyYurfYWP8RNgwIQZCf_aMWT30BWGhvhH6IZF_ZG5OGCUucJxXWwxepEdC2_s2YBSKq4GwWs1NGWw-Q6F1NoqRBN6XmQc1O98U/s320/IMG_1216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411866201279593842" border="0" /></a>The girl cousins...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V56_3nITAeFmlB4R-90u4GT9r2fETzP58XU4LsWW-VBwwGNW9P4eioT4jCO-11PLus_ik8EjGzJ_yjsfa5ZTyNBXWlCNIzq0_JaS4EiV6dWcTnK5_XGTyT66Fzw3RzFA9PLahfewhxw/s1600-h/IMG_1087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V56_3nITAeFmlB4R-90u4GT9r2fETzP58XU4LsWW-VBwwGNW9P4eioT4jCO-11PLus_ik8EjGzJ_yjsfa5ZTyNBXWlCNIzq0_JaS4EiV6dWcTnK5_XGTyT66Fzw3RzFA9PLahfewhxw/s320/IMG_1087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411878573470045714" border="0" /></a><br />Two Peas in a Pod<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErKrNr85P4-kwO8epkq01tHJStcA0NL905s07Bng2teowgKDP3NDLiG_Zq80ql0Qz_NWzEk7vywaKZJKoE_8jqZy9sAdPMyQxFyqwle52uMHAsLlNEjm2TIS2wztXr0YsNraWga7NIbs/s1600-h/IMG_1094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErKrNr85P4-kwO8epkq01tHJStcA0NL905s07Bng2teowgKDP3NDLiG_Zq80ql0Qz_NWzEk7vywaKZJKoE_8jqZy9sAdPMyQxFyqwle52uMHAsLlNEjm2TIS2wztXr0YsNraWga7NIbs/s320/IMG_1094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411883314296870466" border="0" /></a>The brilliant Isaiah...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hGKzl9urIaVZDy1o4udYUK84Q0xuncZRTGsYgq0919SSPMDXfJL22y6YGEBANZvX-dkrk7X5n14iwgtYvOmIbRVcucg5BKqHPPMGfywR4F3xBP6W2mCnhvDXVIH5YFXAdxF126kGaEk/s1600-h/IMG_1068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hGKzl9urIaVZDy1o4udYUK84Q0xuncZRTGsYgq0919SSPMDXfJL22y6YGEBANZvX-dkrk7X5n14iwgtYvOmIbRVcucg5BKqHPPMGfywR4F3xBP6W2mCnhvDXVIH5YFXAdxF126kGaEk/s320/IMG_1068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411866208441719954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All the cousins<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp2r39O6SRwSFtp8n7wHqSofRXCzXmXFo0UwAR3-Nakb0ow727BQy1ArUvYmd7IUiN7QRT5VqOZXCGQ0yF0zKTW_5AFFUjjS3BxlTViRD9xDwIaL_EXwcVG1TD5sGW-4jsUQMKMgIRRA/s1600-h/IMG_1312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp2r39O6SRwSFtp8n7wHqSofRXCzXmXFo0UwAR3-Nakb0ow727BQy1ArUvYmd7IUiN7QRT5VqOZXCGQ0yF0zKTW_5AFFUjjS3BxlTViRD9xDwIaL_EXwcVG1TD5sGW-4jsUQMKMgIRRA/s320/IMG_1312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411866193880254258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We got home on Sunday at 4:30pm and put the kids' bunk beds in the room that we had finished building and painting before we left on our trip. Zoe has already gotten used to her big girl bed and Malachi is very good at climbing up and down from his top bunk.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQr2Zh8ACBP1uagq5VkZwnDtqW2dLLrduaYfW6n1fJ_LCJWclqW64RtqOnUC5SlsFPWePdT1riZE1olVQGbDipfSOatamxBSE2hxup5-ZNaSnIItTcfVTCq3QWzixnuL2AeGgNh6UTuo/s1600-h/IMG_1318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQr2Zh8ACBP1uagq5VkZwnDtqW2dLLrduaYfW6n1fJ_LCJWclqW64RtqOnUC5SlsFPWePdT1riZE1olVQGbDipfSOatamxBSE2hxup5-ZNaSnIItTcfVTCq3QWzixnuL2AeGgNh6UTuo/s320/IMG_1318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411866186744196770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday, Kurtis turned 38! He worked all day, came home and we had a yummy dinner followed by my 2-layer homemade Chocolate Motherload Cake. It was good, not quite as good as Claim Jumper, but Kurtis was pleasantly surprised! :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5WXpfJ2-ry_pOyTE1PKmWzZBOIAiB1vRCIQhB5tKDyC9MW5PVOZU8svhhyEiqxb4ORTOUsSFuVBP8Kvweof-59-9Gbjkf26xj6z6w1Oa_rIkLwPpHZOiZlwiSKN49Y2rsmOR5O4vp3Q/s1600-h/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5WXpfJ2-ry_pOyTE1PKmWzZBOIAiB1vRCIQhB5tKDyC9MW5PVOZU8svhhyEiqxb4ORTOUsSFuVBP8Kvweof-59-9Gbjkf26xj6z6w1Oa_rIkLwPpHZOiZlwiSKN49Y2rsmOR5O4vp3Q/s320/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411866177058913170" border="0" /></a>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-66414968448493006342009-11-17T18:04:00.000-08:002009-11-17T18:12:39.215-08:00The New Look<div style="text-align: center;">Well, I happen to have a very talented sister and she is starting a blog and web design business called <a href="http://www.uncluttereddesign.com/">Uncluttered Design</a>. She asked me a few weeks ago if I would be willing to be her guinea pig and let her give our blog a new look...uh...twist my arm...YES! We love the new look! Check out her site, she is even doing a GIVEAWAY right now with the launch of her business, maybe you could win a cool new look! :)</div>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-55907201371994906522009-11-02T07:48:00.000-08:002009-11-16T12:51:46.589-08:00Halloween 2009<div style="text-align: left;">We had a very fun Halloween party at our church this year.<br />We didn't have a family theme in our costumes but we did all have a costume: Dr. Kurtis, me as a maternity patient, I loved my comfortable and easy costume :), race car driver Malachi and Chickadee Zoe.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6qZR3DllVHFbfb7nwCQsps7-IZxe-hFtRQjcnX9uAtzbcIP0z4Qlqn6hxt9-BfELDb_ZR7PIIU_6s3jkOStkXaUSHqHpIrT5bhgqA6FWFzF0d2u7w6lxm5OA6zg1WthJLgNaL-vnRpA/s1600-h/IMG_1044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6qZR3DllVHFbfb7nwCQsps7-IZxe-hFtRQjcnX9uAtzbcIP0z4Qlqn6hxt9-BfELDb_ZR7PIIU_6s3jkOStkXaUSHqHpIrT5bhgqA6FWFzF0d2u7w6lxm5OA6zg1WthJLgNaL-vnRpA/s320/IMG_1044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399545104241817746" border="0" /></a>We brought a pumpkin for the pumpkin carving which I think turned out awesome, thanks to Kurtis cause I can't say Malachi was all that into it. :)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0pxvLMk_KkdWfWzjnNI-6xgDhDiPLSVeo5wZuJXk6zTH0rvnwpeAe9RwRfdfMOUhXw01IuMbcV6TmztrZCQDSVNpuBCmrJVUeUhw1ydf_OZ41PUnO4G1St6rTu7XmIdwK3gg-ejhfaw/s1600-h/IMG_1032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0pxvLMk_KkdWfWzjnNI-6xgDhDiPLSVeo5wZuJXk6zTH0rvnwpeAe9RwRfdfMOUhXw01IuMbcV6TmztrZCQDSVNpuBCmrJVUeUhw1ydf_OZ41PUnO4G1St6rTu7XmIdwK3gg-ejhfaw/s320/IMG_1032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399545096912405314" border="0" /></a>Malachi with his winnings, a jar full of Hershey's Kisses. The goal of course was to guess how many were in the jar and Malachi was only 5 off! The only direction I gave him was, "There are a lot in there so it's probably a big number." He then guessed, "1-3-0." I confirmed that he meant, "130," he said yes and I wrote it down on his paper for him...and he won!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8S_c3jx2ijPs03X1dFpvt9ohf7RRgT2bf0AkrfoVe2NrG-e0FwE7olP-MePcIn65o8G6dklWoeubvNJ7ioggvYG8oKsNQruvhJ5-k8BeheYm0u83GEKTZ-0p_rF57rSvzHFftKOQetk/s1600-h/IMG_1040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8S_c3jx2ijPs03X1dFpvt9ohf7RRgT2bf0AkrfoVe2NrG-e0FwE7olP-MePcIn65o8G6dklWoeubvNJ7ioggvYG8oKsNQruvhJ5-k8BeheYm0u83GEKTZ-0p_rF57rSvzHFftKOQetk/s320/IMG_1040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399545088800648450" border="0" /></a>Zoe being our cute little chickadee (thanks for letting us borrow the costume Verwys'!) She was pretty timid the whole night, wasn't quite sure what to make of all the strange costumes, but she seemed to have fun.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlObB5Hb6e0i_kzad9VW6c7Gj3ICEzI9txwLHfIO6Zx3inG-2xu2dm-AxAb5xWLCX60IEGE35OJJa9R2gkpAIpWcPK5tGj7t3nJPxdXlSkLmNGo50VkA2OMQ-v1MLAZdXVoZO2dWU-Hv4/s1600-h/IMG_1024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlObB5Hb6e0i_kzad9VW6c7Gj3ICEzI9txwLHfIO6Zx3inG-2xu2dm-AxAb5xWLCX60IEGE35OJJa9R2gkpAIpWcPK5tGj7t3nJPxdXlSkLmNGo50VkA2OMQ-v1MLAZdXVoZO2dWU-Hv4/s320/IMG_1024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399545079371026146" border="0" /></a>After the fun games, yummy food and lots of sugar we piled in the car to head home and the kids were asleep and in bed not too soon after their regular bedtime. No Trick-or-Treating door to door, which I was more than happy about!<br /></div>ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-80079122909755211522009-10-28T06:00:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:08:17.851-07:00My first conversation for the dayRandom lady at the gym : "When are you due?" (with smile on her face)<br /><br />Me : "Beginning of January."<br /><br />Random lady : "Are You SERIOUS?!" (stated with immense shock and almost horror)<br /><br />Me : "Yep, I still have a ways to go."<br /><br /><br />Then while working out all I could think of were the responses I would love to say to people but never would because they're rude, like...<br /><br />Me : "Yep, how long have you been coming to the gym?"<br /><br />Random Lady : "(insert any amount of time)"<br /><br />Me : "Are You SERIOUS?!"<br /><br />Ha Ha...I of course would never say that! :)<br /><br />To anyone who has ever thought to ask a woman when she is due, try to come up with something more gracious and flattering than "Are You SERIOUS?!"ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-58784679367831660662009-10-19T15:11:00.000-07:002009-10-19T15:26:20.120-07:00Baby #3 updateA week ago I went in for a follow up ultrasound to check on my low lying placenta. Today I had an appointment with my midwife and went over the results.<br /><br />Thankfully my placenta has moved slightly and there is no sign of placenta previa. As my uterus grows it is expected that my placenta will continue to move appropriately out of the way.<br /><br />On a different note, they found one of the baby's kidney's is measuring larger than the normal ranges. Of course, whenever you go in for an ultrasound all you want to hear is that your baby is perfect, everything looks great, etc, etc. So this wasn't the news I wanted to hear but it does sound like this is somewhat common. I will need to go in for another follow up ultrasound in a few weeks. If the baby still has numbers out of the normal range they will notify pediatrics at delivery so they can check that everything is okay. I of course briefly looked online for what this could mean and quickly decided that was pointless. I worry enough naturally as is, I surely do not want to make that worse. Please pray that all is well with our little one, that this is nothing serious and that our follow up ultrasound will show the kidneys as normal. Thank you for your prayers!ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-50028781889091038812009-10-10T16:46:00.000-07:002009-10-10T16:52:24.551-07:00Our 18 month old Little Lady<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyjxOwzLHQlkck6Ck23n6kpfYnduqeB4CbO2WPFHIDC5z_-BKkuzYfCHcnN5iDFkx81XZFO8yrjSdgUk1KUW5YAU3AD1TfMGP1-smZ6VOYy8i6YbaVkdTjWXAJJceo1UMD-jKw12iq6k/s1600-h/18mos+-+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyjxOwzLHQlkck6Ck23n6kpfYnduqeB4CbO2WPFHIDC5z_-BKkuzYfCHcnN5iDFkx81XZFO8yrjSdgUk1KUW5YAU3AD1TfMGP1-smZ6VOYy8i6YbaVkdTjWXAJJceo1UMD-jKw12iq6k/s320/18mos+-+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391122781298707106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJELeBVHrxjK8_2Xa-NhB1VubCl0aMIzW2ldKUfmX8hC8fppddQSjeoBfLsEy0lsIi74oR5PE_Zcjy8mTusVYaOwd-HGPUxukdwLIUEdQmCHCUQcu3HXzqRIADq5Kx63of3yTFwNNDoDw/s1600-h/18mos+-+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJELeBVHrxjK8_2Xa-NhB1VubCl0aMIzW2ldKUfmX8hC8fppddQSjeoBfLsEy0lsIi74oR5PE_Zcjy8mTusVYaOwd-HGPUxukdwLIUEdQmCHCUQcu3HXzqRIADq5Kx63of3yTFwNNDoDw/s320/18mos+-+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391122776135129218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB8z8wgC5BguVQbwqS6RdYwg03f_XNHasDrYiTteHfJf1B4bKM_7O-L5UL_h_8JHRKVZvWPz1dG31sohVaokpy0-6b02mRuFcSztyqi36a_OM57jDcSyKopte_dydnjb0UX-_wHw3Fqo/s1600-h/18mos+-+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB8z8wgC5BguVQbwqS6RdYwg03f_XNHasDrYiTteHfJf1B4bKM_7O-L5UL_h_8JHRKVZvWPz1dG31sohVaokpy0-6b02mRuFcSztyqi36a_OM57jDcSyKopte_dydnjb0UX-_wHw3Fqo/s320/18mos+-+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391122767709700162" border="0" /></a><br />Zoe is a fun, energetic little lady that keeps us on our toes. She is such a blessing!<br /><br />I meant to post this a little over a week ago and I'm finally getting around to it...better late than never. :)ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713030740727661364.post-60787495749701455592009-09-23T17:11:00.000-07:002009-09-23T17:13:56.558-07:00And I quote..."When people move side to side, it means their bottom is too heavy."<br /><br />Statement made by Malachi as we were driving the other day.ooshelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174648073986115911noreply@blogger.com0