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at 09/01/10 9:55AM

You might notice I have a new ticker posted! We are so happy to be expecting our 2nd baby February 22nd! As routine pleonasters know, we had an ectopic pregnancy in the Spring of 2009. We also had an early miscarriage in March 2010. Understandably, we've kind of been on "pins and needles" the first trimester. But, things have progressed beautifully thus far. We are so grateful to our friends and family for your prayers before this pregnancy and during this pregnancy. We are thankful to have a very kind and compassionate doctor. He performed two ultrasounds - one at 6 weeks and one at 8 weeks to confirm that things were going well. We heard the heartbeat at week 12 which was just music to our ears! Lord willing, we will have our big ultrasound in 3 weeks. We can't wait to see our little pumpkin!

So hard not to be anxious every step of the way, I know. I will pray for your pregnancy and your nerves along the way.

by smiley_beth at 09/01/10 10:17AM
Woohoo! Congrats!

by mreid72 at 09/01/10 10:48AM
:) May it all g0 well! S0 happy! C0NGRATULATI0NS!

by asc at 09/01/10 11:09AM
Congratulations!!!! I rejoice with you!

by nthnswmn at 09/01/10 12:46PM
Molly is expecting our second around the first week of February. I think that will put both of our kids about the same age as both of ya'lls!

by zabdi at 09/01/10 9:47PM
So cool, Chris! I hope they will meet someday! :)

by dressednyella at 09/02/10 9:20AM
OH how exciting!!! What a special blessing. Can't wait to find out if you will have a boy or a girl. Either way, they are so special. Frederic's birthday is the 26th so maybe you can come 4 days late and they will share their special day!! I was 4 days late with Noelani and I really don't wish that on anyone!!

by crazy_mama at 09/03/10 4:11AM

Thank you, Soldier

at 05/29/10 12:13AM

All day I ran errands in this Alabama heat with my two year old. As I was leaving Publix, I was struggling with getting the groceries in the trunk, the cake in a safe place in the car, and Annalise out of the cart. In the middle of it all, my cell phone rang. Annalise's feet got stuck in the cart and I was having a hard time getting her free without dropping the cell phone. A thoughtful young man in army fatigues quietly walked over, freed Annalise's feet, and returned my cart for me. That was a small thing for him but it made my day. Thank you to all our soldiers who do big and small things to serve our country. Let's remember them in our prayers - especially on Memorial Day.

Small things mean so much sometimes :) Glad it made your day better!

by asc at 05/29/10 10:35AM
Awww, that was so sweet of him. Good thoughts about remembering our soldiers. Thanks for the compliment on our name for Alyssa. :)

by txwhittlec at 05/29/10 3:40PM
Great experience! I was at Lowe's a few weeks ago and the young man who helped me out with flowers was so courteous. I asked him if he was in the military. It seems like many young men who have a certain courtesy about them have had that training....I really appreciate folks who go out of their way to be polite and am thankful for any training that guides people to help struggling moms in parking lots! :)

by trolleem at 05/31/10 7:35AM
So sweet! I am always amazed at how most men will watch a woman struggle with strollers and such without even offering a finger.

by crazy_mama at 06/01/10 1:28AM
We heard about your wonderful news on FB! Congrats! God is wonderful! Much love to you! :)

by txwhittlec at 08/16/10 10:20AM

Our First Family Pet

at 05/21/10 11:34PM *

We're enjoying our first family pet. He's a goldfish named Tweedle. I bought him and another goldfish for a centerpiece I used at my sister's birthday party last Saturday. It was a Mad Hatter's Tea Party so I named the fish Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum in keeping with the Alice in Wonderland theme. Sadly, Tweedle Dee passed from this life on Sunday (barely lasted 48 hours!). Tweedle Dum's name got shortened to Tweedle. He actually seems to be a much happier fish now. We're hoping he'll last a little while. Annalise asked where the other fish was. We tried to be vague at first but she kept asking. I finally said, "He got sick and died and Daddy flushed him down the toilet." She didn't seem the least bit phased by it. She likes to inform us a few times a day that the fishy is "way hungry." I guess eating is the only interesting thing he does. :)

AWW!! I'm glad Annalise is enjoying her first pet! I'm sorry the other one died but I hope this one will last a long time for her. =)

We have to leave tomorrow. =( But we've had a lot of fun here. =) Tonight we played two games Settlers of Catan with Joel's and Anna's neighbors Speiridon and Lisa and with a guy from church named Manuel. Sooo much fun!

by gemma at 05/22/10 12:09AM
Tweedle is an adorable name! I love it!

by crazy_mama at 05/24/10 7:05AM

Did you know?

at 02/26/10 2:18PM

About 3 years ago I saw an episode of Mythbusters about talking on your cell phone while driving. The myth they were trying to bust was that talking on your cell phone was equivalent to driving drunk. They did a series of tests and actually confirmed the myth. I was really surprised! For a while, I limited my cell phone conversations to a bare minimum while driving. Then I not-so-slowly picked up the habit again. It's just so convenient, right?

But, just the other night I saw a news segment about the same thing. An injury lawyer was speaking about the risk of driving while talking on the cell phone. He said you are 4 times more likely to have an injury causing crash while talking on the phone. He made a good point. You would never get on an airplane that was 4 times more likely to crash or eat food that was 4 times more likely to make you sick. So, it doesn't make sense to talk on the phone while driving. He also stated that is was the same as driving drunk. What really got me was when he said, "Is calling to see what's for dinner so important that you would take the risk of injuring a mother or a small child in the car next to you?" I thought, "Hey, that mother and small child could be us. "

I think I'll put my phone down while I drive, now. How 'bout you?

Here's a link to one article about it:
http://www.newsdial.com/technology/communication/cell-phone-statistics.html

Thanks for sharing this. I was at the 'to a minimum' point, but I'm rethinking that. I know we've had some near misses where someone almost hit us because they were talking on their phone, and usually they don't even realize we avoided the accident!

by nthnswmn at 02/26/10 2:34PM
thanks for the warning, babe.

by kon_tiki at 02/26/10 10:05PM
babe? You have NEVER called me babe! :)

by dressednyella at 02/27/10 5:16PM
actually, its illegal here, but I think that your motivation is more noble than my desire to not be fined $100!

by emmali at 02/27/10 9:34PM
Believe it or not, YOU, more than any other person, entered my mind when I posted it. I just kept thinking, "Man, I bet Steph will LOVE THIS, and will CRACK UP when she sees it!" My instincts were right!

by create_a_way at 02/28/10 6:03AM
WOW, that is scary. I need to stop using the cell phone while driving too.

by txwhittlec at 03/01/10 2:40PM
that's some serious attention-getting info. Thank you for that!!!

by create_a_way at 03/03/10 8:26AM
I cannot stand to see it happening ppl on the phone--can it not wait? I have issue with ppl thinking thier convo is more important then thier life or mine. If it is that important just pull off the side of the road. Almost every time I am in a close call---they are always on thier phone. I have fear of driving anyway so this really bothers me and any distraction just makes me fear it more.

by lydiasmother at 03/04/10 11:20AM
Yep, the day after school is out!

by jifennerh at 04/10/10 5:59PM
Hey! Lord willing I will be in Alabama in a couple of weeks to visit Ben again. I will talk to him and give you a call, and maybe we can work out a time to see each other =) God bless!

by emmali at 04/12/10 11:12AM
Driving and talking is one thing I do not do often. I have found it more interesting to have my girls' undivided attention to sing or talk or listen to them as they are talking about things...never been comfortable about driving and talking...now my husband on the other hand really needs to read that article :)

by saricbradley at 04/26/10 2:23PM

Sweet

at 01/05/10 4:27PM

My hubby was sick yesterday. And, today he brought ME flowers. Isn't that sweet?

That is very sweet. :-)

by nthnswmn at 01/05/10 4:46PM
Yes it is! Very nice!

by crazy_mama at 01/05/10 9:46PM
well sweet!

by lydiasmother at 01/06/10 8:56AM
That IS sweet! :) But you deserve it because you are sweet! :) Hope he gets well soon!

by txwhittlec at 01/06/10 10:43AM
What a guy! Kuddos to Brian!

by smiley_beth at 01/06/10 1:24PM
Solid guy!!!!

by trolleem at 01/07/10 1:58PM
So nice of Bryan! =)

yeah i thought that was really funny! I think I'd like to take a trip with SouthWest just to hear the annoucements. =P I'd like to get that guy or the guy who does the rap song.

by gemma at 01/19/10 9:22PM
Very sweet! What a nice guy!

by sjb at 02/10/10 1:23AM

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