SHOPPING!

I can't stop shopping! These after Christmas/end of season sales are just too good. :) I keep finding cute clothes at really good prices and I can't help myself. I'm not really buying much more newborn or 0-3 month stuff, but I feel like I have to get him some 9-12 month winter stuff for next year. I know it is hard to tell what size they will be wearing, (I have one friend whose baby is 6 months old and already wearing double her size and another friend whose daughter is wearing smaller sizes) but I guess I'm just hoping he will be average sized. Otherwise, he might just have to wear a couple tight or baggy outfits. Now I just need to get the little stuff washed, organized, and ready to wear. I am also going to have to decide what he will wear for his hospital pictures, coming home outfit, etc. And someday I hope to have a girl too, because I really want to get all the frilly dresses and stuff. At least I didn't go crazy and buy a bunch of those, yet. :)

Me, a Mom?

So, I am nervous. I am going to be a mommy soon. I have always wanted to be a mom and people have said that I will make a good mom, but now I feel like I will have no clue what to do. I used to be around babies a lot! My cousins when they were little, babysitting, the church nursery, and I used to teach preschool Sunday school. But all of that was quite a while ago, and I only had the kids for a few hours at a time. Now, I am going to be responsible for my own little one, 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week! Who is allowing this? I'm convinced they must be crazy. But I guess everything will be okay. I probably won't be the worst mom ever. And the fact that I'm addressing the issue at least means I am aware of what a big deal it is. I am also really grateful that I have supportive friends and family to help me out, too. :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a wonderful 2008!

Okay, okay, okay...so I haven't exactly been keeping up with this, but I will try to do better. Things are going pretty well for us, we have had two baby showers and have almost everything we need for little baby Tristen. I had an ultrasound on January 4th (34 weeks) and here are a couple pictures. They aren't great quality, but you can basically see his profile. :)

Bombing

This morning, which is night in the Philippines, Bob and his other housemates were startled by a loud boom. It turns out that terrorists placed a bomb in a ballot box in an official building in a town nearby. From what Bob knows, nobody was hurt and they are not in any real danger. He also said that small bombings like this and kidnappings for ransom are normal occurrences in the area. But it is obviously a little scary and it is hard to know if or when they could become more bold in their attempts. Please just keep Bob and all of our troops across the globe in your thoughts and prayers.

Philippines

Bob's Room
The kitchen

Bob's home for 6 months

Bob said that they live like kings compared to others around there. Pretty amazing, huh? At least they have air conditioning and running water.

Now in Kansas

Some of my family at Thanksgiving

Okay....so I know it has been awhile, but things have been crazy. I was preparing for the move, working a lot, and then once I got to Kansas I didn't have real internet until today. So, here is what is going on with us. I just moved to Lawrence, Kansas for about 5-6 months so I can be around friends and family to have Baby Tristen. I got home the day before Thanksgiving and then spent the weekend with lots of my family. I also went shopping early Friday morning and bought way more stuff than I should have. :) Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment with a primary care physician so I can get a referral to an obstetrician, and then hopefully I will be able to get in to see them later this week.

Here is a post from Bob when he first got to the Philippines:

"So finally got here in the Philippines, have to adjust to living with three other people in one room, and work/live in an area about the same size as half of a city block. Other than that, life is good. Don't have to cook for the next six months, not even ramen, and no laundary neither, only thing that I need to do is work. Kind of like prison when thinking about it. Weather is decent but not great, hot and humid, pretty much the exact opposite of Colorado Springs right now. That's right, I'm the guy that bitches about weather on a tropical island. Work should be pretty cool, mainly project management (50+ projects are slated to start sometime within the next 6 months in my area of responsibility) and maybe some rudimentary design. "

Since then, he has moved to another island and is living in a house with 6 or 7 Army guys. He has his own room now, they take turns cooking dinner, and they have a cleaning lady. He is on a Philippine military base where there are chickens, cows and geckos running all around. He also said that he had a couple little kids shine his boots for a couple bucks. I will keep you posted and hopefully have some pictures from Bob soon.

New Blog

Hi everyone! I decided that I should start a blog to keep everyone up to date on what is going on with our family. Bob is currently deployed and I'm pregnant, so we should have some interesting news and pictures in the near future.