7 Weeks

Hi Sweetcheeks!

Well this has been A BIG week! Your Grandma and Grandpa are here visiting from Michigan! We'll get to that visit in a bit - first here are some other great happenings that have occured in our life over the last few days:

• Our friend Chris C. invited your Dad to go on a FREE guided steelhead fishing trip up in Riggins - on THURSDAY! So your Dad had to take a RARE two days off work right before break. Fourtuinaly he has an awesome Principal who completly supported him in going. So off we went! Up to McCall Wednesday night! We stayed through Sunday! It was so amazingly wonderful. Fishin, shopping, napping, eating, football, crusin' and stollin'! We had such a great time as a little family.
• While we were up there TWO special people entered the world!
• Cynthia Rose Tarell (11-22) joined us a little early. But Mom and Dad and baby girl are doing ok. It will be a long haul for them for the next few months. 
• THEN ~ Lindy Sue Rydman (11-23) joined us a little late! But again, Mom and Dad and baby are doing splendid. They are all anxious to get on the road and get home. We are all hoping for a Thanksgiving arrival.

It was emotional for both your Dad and I to share in the arrival of these two special little ladies. We feel a deep sense of gratitude for how healthy you are and for how happy you have made us. You truly complete our life Katie Jane. Watching our friends experience this kind of love (now that we have some context to understand it) is a very special feeling. :)   

 

Your pops and I enjoy listening to all sorts of music together.....and sometimes we get goofy.... 

  HAHA! We love you!

After our expedition Up North we meandered home to BEGIN Thanksgiving Break! Grandma and Grandpa Cudnohufsky arrived on Monday to meet you for the first time!!! We took you to the airport and met them as they came out from the gates. They were so excited and happy.

I took my Momma shopping for the day on Tuesday. We went to a neat baby store downtown and found some nice presents for YOU! We also went by the Boise Co-op to pick up our 20lb local fresh turkey for the big day. You stayed at home with your Dad and my Dad.

That evening we had a nice dinner over at Grammy and Grandpa Gordon's. 

It was great to see everyone together.

She is so stinkn' happy to snuggle you. 

I'll save the actual Turkey Day events for next weeks post.

Love you Baby! Momz 

6 Weeks

Hi Love!

It's a big day today! Lindy Sue is due to arrive in the world today (11-19-13)! Micah went down to Cali to be with Kara several days ago and they are waiting and waiting for their baby girl :) Soon after she is born they will travel back to Idaho together and Kara will be home for good. We can't wait!

You and I have had several really nice visits with friends this week: Ashley Kay (a student and my TA from my first year teaching!), Megan came a chilled, we met Stacie and two of her munchkins, we stopped by Auntie Katie's office (lots of women there to go googoo over you), and then we popped by Ang's house for a quick hello.

On Thursday your Dad went up to Couer d'Alene for the semi-final Capital football game. Bum deal - they didn't win - but it was a good season and I am happy to have him home safe. It was nasty weather up North and made it a tough drive. It will be so nice to have him home early and around in the afternoons again.

We also had my 6 week check-up with Dr. J. Everything seems to be great! I'm feeling good and looking good! You are doing so great too - you sleep through the night every two or three days and are only waking up once when you don't. We are really enjoying watching your little faces change everyday:

We also received two awesome packages in the mail this week! One from Michigan (Great Grammy Cud and Cindy) and one from Aunt Bonnie is Alaska! It had all sorts of special gifts from her trek to Nepal! How cool. You are so loved!

Love you babycakes! Momma