Lots of Updates...

I know it has been a long time since I updated and I apologize for that. We have been busy lately finishing Cole’s room and now we are pretty much done, walls are painted and the chair rail and crown molding are up. So, there will pictures of that to come.

Let me start with updates about the baby. I started really feeling Cole move around week 21. I think I felt him before that, but I really felt him then. He has been more and more active as the weeks progress. Last week I saw my stomach move from the outside when he moved and Jon was able to see it and feel it. So, that was 24 weeks. Then today in church ( I am 25 weeks today) I saw my stomach move through my clothes. I love it. It is the most amazing feeling. I love knowing that he is in there and I cannot wait to meet this little mover. I am also excited that Jon can see and feel him. I feel him a lot during the day, even when I am busy at work, all I want to do is sit down and watch him move. So, when I get home the first thing I do is sit down and watch, we both do. I am just amazed that there is a little person in there. This baby will be so loved when he gets here, God has truly blessed us.

Here is a catch up of weekly pictures:

21 weeks

23 weeks

24 weeks

Here are some new pictures of the puppies that I took earlier this month.

Grady, he is so handsome.

Roxy, isn’t she gorgeous??

This past Thursday night we went down to Ocala to see Jars of Clay and Brandon Heath. It was AMAZING. Jars of Clay released their first album 15 years ago, so in tribute to that they sang their entire first album at the concert. It was so good, I remember listening to them in the 9th grade and I have bought every album since then. This was about my 4 times seeing them. Brandon Heath was also there, this was our second time seeing him and he is amazing too. Here are some pictures from the concert.

Brandon Heath

Jars of Clay lead singer Dan Hastletine

Brandon Heath

Jars of Clay and Brandon Heath

Joe Moralez, he is Brandon’s back up singer and key board player. Jon and I met him last year when Brandon Heath was in town. He was super nice and we bought his first CD from him. It is a great album. We talked to him again this year and he was super nice.

Friday night we have Girl’s Night Out. We went to Annie’s house and carved pumpkins and ate yummy snacks. It was lots of fun. Going from left to right: Cassidy and Kelly’s painted pumpkin, mine, Annie’s, Leslie’s Mr. Meowkins, Jackie’s and Rachel’s. It was a great time.

Here are some new things that we have gotten for Cole. After much consideration and talking to others for advice Jon and I have decided to do cloth diapering. I know what you are all thinking...diaper pin and the old style cloth diapers and rubber pants. Nope, these are the new cloth diapers and they are amazing. We have purchased cloth diapers made by Fuzzibunz, Bum Genius and Sunbaby. We bought them all on eBay so far. We have several Bum Genius newborn sized diapers and then about 8 Fuzzibunz One Size diapers, meaning that Cole will be able to wear them from about 8 pounds to 35 pounds. We still need to buy several more one size diapers and we plan on buying the Sunbaby diapers on eBay. They are just like the other brands but WAY cheaper. The Fuzzibunz run about $20 a diaper and the Sunbaby diapers are $5 a diaper, we bought one and they are JUST like the Fuzzibunz. Here are some photos of them. We are really excited. They are costly up front but will save tons in the end. Because we shouldn’t have to buy disposable diapers much.

Here are some outfits that we bought for Cole. I love them!!

And of course we had to get these just because :) They are precious!!!

Here is Cole’s room. We hope to start decorating more soon. My rocking chair is in but we still need to pick it up. The book shelf will be getting painted soon and the changing table is a work in progress. We finished his name up today too. We had the frames already, so we spray painted them, found a font online and printed out the letters and Jon painted them onto the glass. I think it turned out great.

The door here goes to the walk in closet.

The door on the left is the bathroom and then the other door goes into the hallway.

So, that is my very long update :) Enjoy!!!

Here is a video from Jars of Clay, it is there new song The Shelter. I love it!!!