5th Month - 20 weeks

Hi guys...I'm sorry to have skipped the 4th month, but here is the 5th. The baby thinks my lower abdomen is a swimming pool now. Over Christmas break, Corey was able to feel the babies movements for the first time. This week, Wednesday, we get to see the deep scan/ultrasound. It will look for all of the baby's important developments. I will post that next week when we get back from CA. If you haven't herd, we've decided not to find out the sex of the baby. I figured that if we could go this long, then a few more months wouldn't kill us.

I have gained 23 lbs. and haven't weighed this much since high school. I don't think the holidays have helped much either. Also, for those who may be interested, I am quilting the baby's bedding and the colors are greens, creams, and yellow/gold colors. When it's done I will post is on here too.

This is a picture of me in Milton-Freewater, in front of the downstairs Christmas tree. Overall, I feel fine, like before I was pregnant. It is getting increasingly more difficult to get up from sloping couches and the bed. I can only imagine how I will look in the months to come.

Christmas Lights

Here are some of the Christmas lights that Bob (Corey's Dad) has put in a Christmas light show. He has the music broadcasted to a radio channel, and the music coordinates to the light show. It is really neat, and he has even been in the local Walla Walla magazine for his Christmas dedication. When he's home, he hands out candy canes for the kids. Buses and cars line the street to see the show, and people come from far distances too.

From Eugene, to Madres, to Milton-Freewater

On our way to Corey's aunt and uncle in Madras, OR we passed some beautiful country. Here, along the MacKinsey River is a neat bridge. It reminded me of that movie with Meryl Streep, with the bridge (I can't remember the name). Anyhoo, it was beautiful.

Then we made it to Merlin and Kay's early afternoon on Sunday. They have a very nice home on the top of the hill, with 10 acres and an incredible view. You can see all of the mountian ranges near by, like the Sisters and Mt. Hood. We had a great time visiting, and are looking forward to seeing them again in July.


Here is a another picture of the roads we encountered as we traveled to Madras. We were lucky not to have encountered bad weather as we passed through these mountians.

This was another picture I took as we were headed to Madras. It is the kind of town we would like to live in someday. A town with a little bit country, and yet have the conveniences of a city.

Our trip to Oregon

Here is Cassidy and Belle enjoying the beautiful scenery off the I-80 between North Lake Tahoe and Truckee, CA. They had been in the car since Friday afternoon, when we arrived in Reno, NV. This picture was taken Saturday morning on our way to Heather (my cousin) who lives in Eugene, OR. We let them run and play in the ample amounts of snow. It is always beautiful here.


Here is Heather's new baby Joshua Matthew who was about a week and a half old. He was healthy and beautiful. Heather is taking to motherhood as a fish to water. What a blessing he will be to their lives.

Doesn't Corey look so natural with a baby in his arms. Soon it will be his own baby he'll be holding.

Me and the Pups

My friend Tre came over to help me make some cookies for the holidays and she took some pictures of me and the pups. Belle is getting so big. She is 52 lbs and on the 13th she'll be 6 months. She is nearly as big as Cassidy.

The Melting Pot

Sunday 12/9 my parents, Corey and I went to The Melting Pot for Christmas and my birthday. This was my parents first time there, and it is a bit of a concept thing. My Dad ended up eating some of the food raw until he realized it was all raw and the fondue pot is there to cook it. We all had a great time, and I recommend it for a nice couples evening. The staff is patient and friendly. I don't recommend small children since the cook top is right there.

Construction Zone - The Roof

Here is the roof and Corey and Luke had been working on the blocks and sheeting for weeks. Boy was I glad when they were done with all of that.









Then, of course, we had rain for two weekends in a row. Of all the times to get rain while living in the desert, we get rain while the roof was open and could ruin the living room dry wall. So, here is the tarp that did it's best, but we ended up having two leaks. The first week we had no wind, and then the second weekend we had 50 mph gusts. It was tearing and flapping in the wind like a flag. Thank God for protecting the men as they worked and saving our living room from complete destruction.


Here is the latest from last night. Luke came over and they put up the TYVAC plastic and some of the windows. Yeah, it is starting to look like a house again. What a difference the house looks already. It will be like we moved into another house.