our day in the sun...

i think coloring is good therapy for anyone.....

.....worked for them..... :)

baby #3!

well, here ya go! the first picture of the new little one on the way! the baby is laying within the black circle- back down, if you look closely you can see the white line & ridges of it's spine..the head on the right side, legs on the left...you can see the eye socket and it looks like it's hand is in it's mouth. AMAZING! i told my doctor i don't care how many times you see this, it is still just incredible! that something can be made out of nothing. AWESOME! we are so excited.

at our first visit, they took my bloodwork and my progesterone came back extremely low. progesterone is the hormone that maintains the pregnancy and without it, miscarraige is inevitable. so immediatly i started taking progest. supplement and that was 5 weeks ago so hopefully we're in the clear. we had the same issue with brax & he turned out fine (ok, a little on the wild side :) but doc said baby is looking good..we saw a strong heartbeat and baby measures about 3 inches. all the major organs are formed and the voice box is now functioning. so AMAZING! i've been extremely exhausted lately but other than that, i feel good. just grateful my body knows what to do. mia declared the other day that baby would be born on a monday and she is excited about being "a big sister TWO times!"

ok, so crazy busy week...i'm exhausted tonite and hope to update tomorrow...until then, here's a few pix of 2 of the reasons i'm so tired :)

enjoying the sunshine...

here's our trip to centinneal park yesterday...it was absolutly beautiful out & brock happened to be off so we loaded up, ate lunch at this awesome persian place in frankling..as we talked to the owner she tells us that her husband is mohammad and is the "mo" in "fat mo's"...those of you from the area will know its the next big burger chain...great little lady, great food...spent the rest of the afternoon at the park, feeding the ducks...i was suprised to see mia as brave as she was with the ducks & pigeons... they certainly weren't shy & hardly polite as we fed them, but she didn't flip out, although brax was a little timid..they adored getting to throw food and watch them eat it...such a cool place...so many interesting people everywhere...spread out enough to have your space but still feel part of a community...i would choose to go there anyday...c'mon spring!!!

christmas flashback....

here are a few that didn't make it from christmas time...meg meg (aka santa) brought the kids some gifts up...after the fun of unwrapping and the 2 days it took to put it all together (we're a product of the public school system :) they had a great time playing with them and her!

...and here is yet another year with the cantrell clan...our by default tradition of the gap jammy exchange...usually it involves a little chevy chase, but we let him off the hook this nite..

'smuckers' woman of the day...

last sunday we suprised my nanny for her 74th birthday....we all showed up at her rehab place and waited for the nurse to bring her in...unfortunatly she saw brock thru the window as he went to the car for something, but she still cried as they wheeled her in. she said in 74 years it was her first suprise party...she is a great lady who was lived alot of heartache and we all admire her for her love for each of us...i tell her she has another 20 good years left, but she rolls her eyes and puffs at me as if the thought wears her out...as i watch her, i hope for her honesty and generous heart (she never lets us leave without sending us home with something-usually canned goods...?? if you ever eat canned potatoes when you come to our house, you'll now know where they came from :) what i've also learned is that bitterness inside of you never goes away unless you choose forgiveness...after years of an unfaithful husband who abandoned her many times, unfortunatly she is still resentful...i think we all could find many reasons to feel wronged or taken advantage of, but one important thing that i've learned in my young life is to let it go. when i'm 74, i hope my attitude will be grateful and my outlook will be hopeful...there are many challenges ahead, i know, but with God's grace, i hope to face them with a happy heart.