Sunday, January 24, 2010

Balmy Musings


It is a balmy day here in West Michigan...a whole 50 degrees! I can hardly believe it! It's January 24th and 50 degrees. I think God finally got tired of my complaining of the weather. This winter has been long, especially after the holidays. I suppose I am prone to thinking so since I am also on the countdown to the arrival of our sweet Millie. I knew this part of the journey would be long, the last months of pregnancy always are and then add 6 inches of snow and clouds onto that.

I am grateful for the sun and warms temps though today and, after Madeline's nap, we will be going out for a walk! Fresh air somehow always makes things better. I even snuck open the kitchen window for about an hour just to let some in.

Somehow this time of year always makes me feel so mundane, like life is really boring. I know in a couple months life will be crazy and the sunshine will be out everyday, but things seem so stagnant right now. So, I have been trying to soak up all the "normal" things that happen and be grateful for those, especially knowing this is the last alone time I will have with Madeline. I am so thankful that my life isn't chaos, especially when I relfect on all that has happened in Haiti and am lucky that I can focus on boring tasks instead of life-saving measures.

Hope this post finds everyone well and "boring" as well :)






Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New Camera

A few pics from our new Christmas gift!




The Holidays

We had a great Christmas with lots of family time. Todd had two weeks off from school so we got really used to having him around...especially me who could relax a little bit more. I worked Christmas Day, so Christmas Eve day we had our Christmas. It was just about the most perfect day! Madeline didn't know the difference so it worked out great. Todd went to his parents on Christmas Day and then we had various other Christmas gatherings before and after. Above is one of Madeline's Christmas presents, a Madeline Doll house!
Here we are Christmas Eve, Madeline hiding my large belly :)
Our house with Madeline outside, she loves to play in the snow. It takes about a year to get her into her snowsuit, but it's worth the effort as the fresh air gets her nice and tired!
Madeline and her new bike from Santa on Christmas!
We kept saying, "next year we'll have two!" which seems just unreal, but I am now 28 weeks, so it's going to be real soon! I can't even imagine two right now, but am completely ready, especially with all this snow and cold weather. April 3 can't come soon enough! Please pray for a safe delivery and health baby for us! We hope everyone had as great a holiday season as we did!