Easter 2011

These are just a few pictures from our Easter. The Easter Bunny came to our house on Saturday night since he had so many stops to make on Easter Morning! (And since we had to get ready for church in a hurry this year!) We had fun dying eggs! She had a good time finding eggs in our house, since it has not stopped raining for days!

We are very blessed, especially this year! We are having this little one VERY soon and God has blessed us tons! Hope that you have a wonderful Easter also!

How Great Thou Art

I just wanted to share this, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

I've been gone for a while........

So, I have been gone for about 3 weeks....sorry. With Addison coming so soon we are trying to get things ready! We have been having some pretty bad storms here also. This past Tuesday we had a MAJOR storm and we are pretty sure that a tornado touched down right around my parents house. The roof on their barn was torn off, they had many trees down, but we are thankful that no one was hurt and their house is fine. God is good. Everything is fixable. Praise the Lord.

A little update on Addie: She is growing like a weed! And if you ask me she looks just like her big sister, but with a lot of hair! Calleigh did not have much hair, but Addie already has 1/2 inch! No wonder I have such heartburn!

She is about a week and a half ahead of schedule and I am feeling it! I have started having contractions, which I did not have with Calleigh since she was an emergency C-Section. I am feeling a LOT of pressure and getting a little uncomfortable. I am not freaking out though, I am pretty calm about everything. I am excited to meet our new little princess! And my oldest princess is getting excited to meet her sister! She is going to be such a helper and that makes Mommy very happy!!!!

Calleigh had an excellent birthday! Here are some pictures from her 3rd birthday party!

She got a lot of nice things including her very own TV for her bedroom! She has really taken to potty training and even though she has had a few accidents we are very proud of her!

We recently had maternity pictures taken.....we bought a package that includes Maternity, Newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. Calleigh can be included in all of the pictures, we can have family pictures taken each time, and we got a really good deal that we are very pleased with. We have viewed the pictures and they are great, when we have permission we will share them with you!

I only have about 1 month left until my life changes for the better once again! I am so excited but so busy getting ready for her at home and getting my work ready for me to be gone for Maternity leave, which I am very blessed to have.......from May 23 until August 15......as long as everything goes as planned! I work at such a wonderful place where it is also partially paid!

I have been thinking a lot about so many things; it is crazy the things you think about when you can't sleep at night. I think about how thankful that I am that I am married to Andrew. We have such a wonderful marriage. We have been through so much with each other and it has only made us stronger. I heard a song thing morning on my way to work and I got teary thinking about how great he is. The song is called "Love Don't Run" bu Steve Holy. Sometimes, like any couple, we have disagreements that do not last long at all, but I always think back to the night, October 4th, when I had some blood and though I was losing the baby, he held me while cried, and when I heard these lyrics, I though of him:

"love don't run, love don't hide,

it won't turn away or back down from a fight baby,

i'm right here, and i ain't goin' anywhere love's too tough,

won't give up, no not on us baby, love don't run "

I am so lucky to have him in my life. He is such a great husband and an even better father to our girls!

With Easter coming, I think about of how easy it would have been for Jesus to get down off of the cross, but he didn't. He died for our sins. So, in a way, he could have ran too, but he didn't. Isn't that amazing? What kind of love that is! I am so thankful to be saved by the blood that spilled from that cross. And even more importantly, I am so thankful that he rose from that tomb!

I hope you have a great Easter! Remember what he did and is still doing for you.

Could be the best. movie. ever!

I want to see this movie so bad! Does it not look so awesome?

What has been happening with us

We have been very busy lately! With Addison's arrival coming very soon we have been very busy! Last week I had spring break so I did have to be at the office, but there were not students here so I focused on getting things ready for my maternity leave. Since I will be off for 3 months(Yeah!) I am trying to leave things ready for the people in my office. I did my best to focus on that and getting things ready for spring time!

Baby Addison is growing like a weed! She is kicking all the time and is a very active little girl! Here are a few updates on her:

Here is a update on what's happening with Addison:
I'm 29 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 29 weeks and 1 day

Size of baby: Addison is the size of squash and now almost 3 pounds!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained I know, but I have not checked for a while!

Maternity Clothes: A good mix of both maternity and my regular clothes!

Gender:It's a girl! Addison Grace Wibbeler

Movement: She is a crazy mover! She's all over the place!

Sleep: My sleep went from good to bad like the snap of a finger.

I get up almost every hour to go to the bathroom and sleeping is not so easy anymore!

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach and rough housing with Calleigh!

Cravings: Salty foods, BBQ chips, pickles, chocolate(which I normally do not like!)

Symptoms: Lots of movement when I am still and showing for sure!

Best Moment this week: Going to the doctor on Thursday for our 30 week appointment and know that her arrival is getting a LOT closer!

Andrew had his final AAU basketball tourney to coach this year over the weekend and the team did fairly well.........they came in 3rd! The weather was nice between game so we came home and played withe Callleigh outside! She has a blast and it was fun for us to all be outside together! Here are a few pics of her and her daddy outside!

So busy but such a fun week! Looking forward to the weeks ahead. We have Andrew's birthday in a few weeks and then Calleigh's birthday and her party. My birthday is the next week and I hope by then to have Addison's room all ready! I have to pack my bag for the hospital too! Lots to do and I am running out of time! YIKES!!!!!

Have a good week!

Day 8: A picture that makes you laugh

Here are three pictures that make me laugh:

This was so funny! It was one of the first times we let her eat spaghetti all by herself! The cheesy smile on her face tells you how much fun she had and just how much she really like spaghetti! It is one of her favorite foods!

During the summer, I took Calleigh outside to play while Andrew was mowing. She decided to mow just like Daddy was mowing and it was so cute to watch her mow the yard right along with him!

She found this toy at a softball game. One of her little friends had brought it along and she fell in love! It was so cute to see her waving at me as she was cruising along!

I forgot to mention that I had a week of spring break and would be on a mini vacation! But no worries, I am back and continuing on the 30 days of blogging!

Day 7: A picture of your most treasured items

Day 7: A picture of your most treasured items. My most treasured items are

My family

and my wedding rings!

(Nice swollen pregnant fingers and all! Haha!)

Another thing that I treasure the most but I forgot to take a picture of is a blanket that my grandma made for me when I was a very little girl. Since she and my grandpa had my mom at such an older age(they were in their mid 40's and instead of being pregnant she thought she was going though menopause!!!) my grandma made the blanket for my mom to save for me as a wedding present when I got married. I am so thankful that she thought of doing something like this for me. It was such a shock when I was at my bridal shower and read a card that said it was from her. It is just an old quilt, but it is so warm and I love it so much!

We had a doctor's appointment for Addison today and everything looks great! She is measuring right on track, my weight gain is right on track, and he heart beat is at 167! Healthy girl makes me a happy Mom! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful, healthy family and so thankful that God has blessed me so much!

Andrew came home yesterday and told me that some of the kids from his school googled our names and found my blog. My blog is mostly for personal reasons and it helps me keep track of what is going on in our everyday lives, kinda like a digital scrapbook. It was also started for our family who lives away from the area. It is nice for them to see pictures of what is going on and to read about what we are doing. However, with that being said, if you just like to read our blog or you are one of the WC students feel free to read all you want! I hope it helps you understand that we are just an ordinary family, nothing special, but you also understand how important God is in our lives. He has walked with us for such a long time, been there when we needed him, and is there for us no matter what. I just pray that you also have a wonderful relationship with our Lord and if you don't or you have any questions, I will do my best to try and answer them! Happy Reading!