More Pics

Okay, my belly still isn't much bigger, but here are some pics that were taken about a week ago...I have a very tiny bulge. Yay! I'm not growing very quickly, but I will keep you updated.





















This picture will give you a better idea of the melon-sized ball inside of me. I am laying on my back. The picture shows from my ribs (not my boobs) to my waistline.

And some more pics of our house.Cute baby's room.
Master bedroom.
Patio in backyard.

Sarah's Growing Up!!!!!!

Guess what everybody? Sarah got her first speeding ticket Tuesday. I'm not supposed to say that she was going 13 over the speed limit, so I won't. Here is a picture of her being so excited for the occasion.
Also, we had the inspection on our home, and everything looks good. Here are some more pics of the house so that all the girls can say "ohhhhh, that's so cute!!".

Craziness!!!!!!!

So, Friday Sept. 12, Wichita set a new record for most rain dumped in a 24 hour period (in Wichita). Between 0100 and 1600 hours (I use military time so that no one gets confused with what times things happened) we got about 8.5" of rain dumped on us. That's not even the whole 24 hour period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The previous record was 7.99". Check these out.

Just thought you guys would like to see how Wichita is under water. I'm glad for two things.

1) Right now we live on the third floor
2) Our new home doesn't have a basement.

By the way, Sarah hasn't been keeping up with the posting lately because she hasn't been feeling well. She found out today that she has a sinus infection, and the doctor gave her some medicine, so hopefully she will be feeling a bit better soon.

Talk to you all later,
Mike

Home

This is the home we are under contract for. If things progress as they should, we will close on November 6th. We'll have a home inspection next week, and hopefully things will work out well. We are so excited and wanted to share our news with everyone. I am so excited about this home, and I think it is adorable. I'll try to get some more pictures up if I can.

The Goings-On

Okay, so it's been almost a week since I've posted. And it's been a pretty busy one at that. Both Mike and I got sick Wednesday and have been feeling pretty crummy since then. Thursday was the worst! I felt like death. We have cold/flu symptoms (but no fevers). I think I must have contracted it at work, where germs crawl around like crazy. Little kids just contract and spread germs like nobody's business. My job is great, though. I love the kids, and I'm really enjoying it. I am very busy with school, trying to keep up with all of the reading that comes with online classes. I've pretty much just been working by deadlines, and since I have a good track record of procrastinating, I should fare well...hopefully.

On another note, some of you know that we've been house hunting now for about a month. We think we may have finally found the one. We put an offer on it today, and we are so excited. I loved it immediately, and so did Mike, and we feel really good about it. I will update more about it once we find out more/if they accept our contract. We could be moving into our first home by mid-October! YAY. Sorry there's no pictures on this one

Funny Faces Video

Ok, so some of my friends & family will understand the humor in this (because we've done it before). We were bored tonight and for some reason I thought of doing this little activity. I highly recommend it if you ever need a laugh. Mike had never done it before. I do have to apologize ahead of time for my ridiculous laughing and shaking during the video. I really had a good time doing this. If you are annoyed with the noises, just turn off your volume. Thanks for watching!

Randomness

Okay Jess, this is for you. You wanted to see pictures of my belly (or lack thereof), so here ya go.
I am 17 1/2 weeks and still not showing AT ALL. It's really not too bad, except for when I think that people assume I must be lying when I tell them I'm that far along. Some day I will have some physical evidence of the baby inside me.A little closer up... (and relaxing my belly a bit more)
I have also discovered the most delicious sandwich. I've made it at least 3 times since Tuesday. I make it like a grilled cheese sandwich, but I put pesto on the inside of the bread, with 2 kinds of cheese and grilled ham (have to grill it first cuz of baby). I'm in love with it! Here is a picture, just for fun. You should try it.














I also started my new job today, working with elementary kids who are mentally or developmentally challenged. It went very well. There are only 6 kids in the class, and 6 adults to work with them, so we can give the kids one-on-one attention. We went swimming today, and I really enjoyed getting to know them, the teacher, and the other paras. I was pretty exhausted when I got home, but I think I will really enjoy the job. I'm excited!