it's all fun and games

easterness!

nate wrote me a note! i was SO stoked! i leave notes for nate in his room or on the counter and have done it for a while, i was stunned to find a note on the counter the day before we left (last week) that nate wrote for ME! he wrote "nate mommy xoxo" and drew me 2 pictures! this is a keeper!

the fam joined us last fri and we had a early easter partay on sat. we left sun morning at 6 and drove through the storm!

anyways.
easter hunt! the kidlets before the hunt

charlie is joining the boys!

so excited!

and they are off!

notice the down size on the bucket. ha

money spent on the hunt for all 3 kids. under 5 bucks!

charlie hunting away. she kept up with the boys and got her share

so cute

on the run

cry giving char a lift

then we had dinner

please note the beautiful center piece that shawn and chris made for us

a mold of shawn's FOOT!

they spent all afternoon on this master piece and took 20 pictures with MY camera to prove it

oya

charlie!

i took more pics of char than i did of my own son! she's SO cute!

see! told ya

adorableness!

big girl!

quinn. being quinn, singing me a song that he made up about my baby....so funny

we also celebrated shawn's birthday

with a hamburger cake

very tasty

dad and the boys

notice the reason why i took this pic?

see charlie peeking up

haha! so cute

my cuties

chris loves this girl

he told me that he hopes our girl will be as cute as charlie girl

3 kidlets playing video games before bed

mom and dad watched the kids while we all went to the movies. we saw the hunger games and i am shocked to say that it's one of the best movies i've seen. LOVED it. GO see it. totally worth the money!!! i can not wait for the next one to come out!!!!!

and that was our easter. we left the next morning for the states...

more pics on that later. i am tired, it's time for this knocked up, over tired mommy to get thee to bed!

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Posted by mel at 9:10 PM

easter vacay!

taking a break from the blog for a week! we are heading out bright and early tomorrow morning for a week of fun in the states. minus chris that is. ha! he's staying on in moncton

so have a wonderful easter everyone!

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Posted by mel at 4:58 PM

appointy!

my cutie this am before preschool!

i had my 24th week appointment today!
before i go on, i turn on thurs not sundays :) i just take pic's on sunday cause it's a habit and chris is home but i actually change on thurs! so today i am 24 weeks!

which means i am in the 3rd trimester baby! we made it! wheeeee!

we heard little miss e's heart beat 148-156. it took all about 2 seconds to find it. we could see where she was from all her movements!

we are also stoked that we talked delivery! wheeeeee! it will happen the 2ndish week of july. we will know the exact date closer to it. very exciting! dr. robichaud will be doing the delivery! my blood pressure is low, very low which is AWESOME! no toxemia! they started testing me for that today. other than that it was a great appointment!

and i have to add for veronique....i saw all the dr's, nurses in less thatn 1 HOUR. hahahaha...40 mins to be exact. ha! 2 comments

Posted by mel at 3:51 PM

not alone!

what do you do when you get scared?
or when you feel uncertain
or unsettled
or sad
or anxious? panicked? overwhelmed?

i keep it bottled up, until my sleep is interrupted which leads me tot eh sheer indication that something is wrong

then i usually go to god or chris for a chat
and i take out something i've already deposited from a better time

my sleep was interrupted last night
mostly due to little miss e
i was unsettled
which lead to nasty dreams and a full on icky feeling today

i find myself struggling today to feel peace that i can't understand
to find that place of security again that i can only find in christ

life sucks at times and bad things happen to great ppl
but it's during these times of uncertainty that we can find ourselves back on the mountain

‘Don’t be shocked or afraid! The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child'

after we lost ben, i had some people ask me "how can you believe in a god who would do this to you?" and "where is your god"

the first time i heard it i was shocked and flustered and i answered 'i can't imagine going through this with out my god!' and to the last one, i answered with tears 'he was with me the whole time, he never left me'

that tragedy gave me the chance to strengthen my faith, and when i go through times like today (and the past week!) it gives me the strength and the knowledge that god is with me now

Thought that I was all alone
Broken and afraid
But You were there with me
And I didn't even know
That I had lost my way
But You were there with me
Until You opened up my eyes, I never knew
That I couldn't even make it without You

Even though the journey's long
And I know the road is hard
Well, the One who's gone before me
He will help me carry on
And after all that I've been through
Now I realize the truth
That I must go through the valley
To stand upon the mountain of God

As I travel on the road
That You have led me down
You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
I have need for nothing more
Oh, now that I have found
That You are here with me
Yes, You are here with me
And I confess sometimes I lose my way
But You are always there to bring me back again

Sometimes I think of where it is I've come from
And the things I've left behind
But of all I've had what I've possessed
Nothing can quite compare
With what's in front of me
With what's in front of me

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Posted by mel at 10:47 AM

park and cleaning

after m2m this am we headed to the park and spent a few mins feeding the ducks and running wild

i under estimated how flipping cold it was so our trip was short!

nature boy. i am THRILLED that nate loves hiking in the woods. i can not wait to do this more this summer. he was all over it! yipeeee!

mini sasquatch

throwing rocks in the water

then stepped in the water

we discovered that his rubber boots have holes in them

he got wet feet!

good thing i had a spare pair of socks in the car. ha. nate wore my socks to costco where we picked up some yummy grub

then it was time to head home and get things done

i was shocked to find nate in the living room

CLEANING!

he picked up a cloth and away he went!

he did a great job! then he cleaned the lower cupboards and wiped the chairs too!

wiped down the drawers too!

sits just like his dad

cutie cleaner boy! sorry, he's mine!

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Posted by mel at 4:11 PM

remaining

if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted

i was thinking the other day about this verse and this whole pregnancy. pregnancy is all about expecting and waiting and preparing for the wee one to come. preparing is a lot of work

work takes away from quiet times

loss of quiet time can lead to not remaining in god (at least for me that is!)

so while exciting and fun as this season is, i should be preparing for the next one! sleepless nights! many feedings! adjusting and balancing a new life

yep. i will have to remain in him to make it through! ha!
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Posted by mel at 12:57 PM

week 23! and sundayness

this am. on the way to church

seriously? my heart. i have both of my babies with me

after church, before our walk to the park

belly shot :)

week 23! crazy! i am up another pound. not to bad. well over the 20 pound mark. ha. i have walked 4 times this week and it was SO nice to get out! i am taking it easy (dad!) but the dr's do want me to walk to strengthen my muscles, blood flow and all that good stuff. it's been kinda cold, so i only go for short walks :)

this girl is very active. the evenings are spent just watching her dance around. nothing like nate! i've noticed that nate is VERY clingy to me, VERY snugly, huggy and always giving me kisses for no reason. i take them all!!! i wonder if he's starting to see that he's gonna be sharing me? he's still quite put out that he's not getting a brother. ha. i tell him to keep praying :) ( we would love another child or 2)

i've had a few ppl ask me about nate and the blogs a few weeks back about his behavior issues. i am pleased to say that we stuck to the new rules and nate's behavior is wonderful. it's so nice to hear 'yes mommy, i will clean up the toys' well worth the tears and hard work!

back to today!

we went to the park