Hallelujah!

Today, three weeks later, I finally have a fixed computer! This old thing has been through a lot and I probably just should have bought another one but if I can get six months more out of it, I'll take it!
OK, I  have a lot to catch up on so I'm doing one of those great picture posts!


Daryl holding up Alex's finished stocking. For the folks who know my sister's kids,
I think he looks like Cedar's twin in this picture!

Aunt Becca came to visit us! She is practicing holding a new baby again!

The extension office had a baby shower for Alex!
Thank you extension office family!!

We borrowed Grandma Glo's van for a weekend.
Daryl had so much room he didn't have to close his umbrella!

Daryl turned 4 last week! His party is this weekend but
we did take him for some ice cream on the big day.

Cousin Bennett was Baptised and that was another photo op
to put the July cousins side by side! We had a great day hanging out with
family at Bennett's new pad!

Topeka got a Menards...Kelly was thrilled...the only thing we bought was a
new bone for Vinny. So Vinny was pretty happy about Menards too!

The last picture of Alex as a whole man.
He was in the doctor's waiting room before his procedure...





 

We Are Still Here!

Sorry for the lack of updates but my computer died! It is still getting worked on, so no pictures this time. But I have lots of pictures to share when I do get it back, fingers crossed today!
The laptop is four years old and has been our computer every day for all of those years. It has also survived spills and being dropped. The spills is probably what did it in as first the hard drive was bad and then the old water damage to the mother board is what really shut it down.
We replaced the hard drive and the computer repair people think they can fix it to where it does not need a new mother board. If they can do that we are in business. If that needs replaced we will probably just need a new computer! (Lets hope we don't have to do that)
OK, enough about our computer woes!!
Cute Daryl story: So we are borrowing Grandma Meerpohl's van because we are going to have some company this weekend and it will be better to haul everyone around. I put Daryl in the van this morning and he notices the back up camera showing on the display when I'm pulling out of the garage. That is when the commentary started all the way out of the driveway (we have a long driveway).
Daryl "Look out mom, whoa look out, I think you are going to hit the light, oh no I think you are going to hit the mailbox, Look Out mom! OK, we made it.)
The relief in his voice when we were in drive and the camera went off made me laugh for about two blocks!
Alex update: We weighed him this morning and our 5 week old baby is eleven pounds. Yay!
Finished his Christmas stocking and can't wait to post pictures of all the knitting. Hopefully in the next post!!

What was I thinking?

I would like to think that since Alex is my second child I kinda know what to expect this time around. Obviously, I have conveniently forgotten that even though you are home all day you get absolutely nothing done! Seriously folks if I get a shower before noon we are doing good.
So I then ask myself, why did I think I was going to get a bunch of knitting done?
I'm not talking about one easy project that I had planned. Below is the list of things I planned to knit on maternity leave. Not only did I plan to knit these things I announced these intentions to all of my knitting friends and on Ravelry. PS-To throw some salt in the wound I tend to forget I'm a slow knitter.

This would be awesome if it was a hat...but it's not a hat.

1.) Christmas Stocking for Alex

Need to finish the back then knit around arm holes and neck hole. Don't know if I have enough yarn...

2.) Handspun vest
3.) Que Sera Cardigan sleeves (body was done a year ago) (No picture of this one because I haven't even dug it out of the yarn closet!) (I love parenthesis)

When this is done that whole cake of yarn will be used!

4.) Nuvem Shawl (this is a monster of a shawl)

ummmmmmm ya I don't see any of these things getting done so I started spinning some new fiber!

Cute Daryl Story: Whenever Daryl holds Alex he always asks if I will take his picture, he thinks that is the only reason he would hold his brother!

When Kelly Gets in a Mood

 When my dear husband Kelly gets in a picture hanging mood, it's best to just go with it! After church today he was looking for a project and I said, "I would like the boys' pictures hung in our bedroom." That caused him to pull all the things we had to hang on the walls from the basement and start hanging.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that the pictures, clocks and art are up. I just think it's funny how focused on a project Kelly gets. I also think he is passing that trait along to Daryl. The entire time Kelly was criss crossing the house, D was right by his side!

Grandma Rosie left us today. :-(  She had been staying with us since Alex was born, but had to go back home. We could only think of one proper way to thank her. We took her out for Orange Leaf frozen yogurt!

Alex slept through his first frozen yogurt, and Daryl got his with gummy bears!


 A few words from the Daryl Dictionary that will help you if you find yourself in conversation with him.


Drain = Drown
Used mostly while playing in the bathtub. "Mom help me I'm draining!"

Teamer = Coach
Used when he plays soccer.
"Mom you be the teamer and I'll be your team!"

Typing With One Hand

Alex about 15 minutes old!

 
Hello blog! Writing this post while baby Alex is sleeping on me. :-) Alex was born July 20th at 7:41am. I went into labor at 3am and we got to the birthing center at 5:45. Couldn't have asked for a better birth experience and some day soon I hope to write the entire birth story! Be prepared it will be long.

We went home the same day as the birth and Grandma and Grandpa Meerpohl were at the house waiting to greet us, and take care of us. It was so nice to have them here and not just because they were baking goodies the entire time they were waiting!

About an hour after settling in my best friend Jaime brought Daryl home to meet his brother. Jaime gave up some of her night and picked up D for us and took him to school too. That was planned out before hand and I'm so glad it was because everything ended up happening so fast.

Later in the day Grandma Rosie and Aunt Sofia got to this part of the state and Grandma Rosie is still here helping with the house stuff and allowing me to take some naps during the day. Sleeping at night is not so much Alex's thing!

Daryl rolling on the floor with Alex

Daryl is taking the new brother in stride. Although a baby head must hold some kind of magic because all he wants to do is squeeze his "funny head!" Alex is not phased. Daryl has asked a few visitors if they are taking the baby with them when they are leaving, more of a request than a concern. LOL
The hardest part for Daryl so far is having to go to school when he knows mommy is not going to work. He has fun at school and isn't upset when he gets there but the mornings have been a challenge.

Alex has been eating and pooping like a champ and in newborn world that is all they are supposed to do. So he is doing both well!
The knitting has been set aside although I have lofty goals of what I want to get done on this month off of work. I better get busy!!

Grandma with the grandsons

Ready for Baby

We got the new carpet today. Yay!! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Meerpohl all the bedrooms are put back together and we are ready for baby! Sooooo you can come out now baby. :-) We all want to see you!