I'm not gone . . .

So I thought I would do a short post to let you know that we are still here. The reason I have not posted anything lately is becasue our internet is down. The price tripled and the guy who signed us up said if we cancel our subscription, wait a little while and then resign up we can get our old rate back so that is what we are doing and right now I'm at McDonalds and don't have time to post any pictures but I do have some of Andrew and lots of Abby of her birthday and a family picture to post so be patient and hopefully I'll have more time at McDonalds! Happy Holidays to all of you. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and we are Wishing you a VERY Happy New Year!

Bath Time!

This is probably one of the coolest things ever invented for modern mommies! It's a little thing that suspends over the baby bath so that as you give them their sponge baths the water runs back down into the tub. . . not that a towel is not good enough, I did sponge baths with Abby that way and it worked fine but this thing . . . I love it! I know . . . silly. He of course hated the water . . . when it wasn't running over him he was calmer and not crying but you poured water on him and it was all over. I wanted to give him another bath just because using this contraption was so much fun . . . I'm not the type of person who has to go for all the new things and gadgets, (unless we're talking scrapbooking), but this thing . . . it is just neat! If you are about to have a baby and you don't have one, spend the extra money and get it or register for it! You'll be glad you did!

He's such a handsome little man, especially when you part his hair!

Me and My Dad

Joshua has got to be the best dad and the most wonderful husband in the world! He was such a blessing and a HUGE help during the labor and delivery! He was very good and helped me stay focused . . . I also found out he's very good at counting . . . he only messed up once I think it was between 18 and 20, he forgot and said 19 twice but when you are couting over and over and over you're bound to miss a few here and there! He is so good with Andrew and just the love he already has for him . . . it is amazing! You should see him with Abby . . . if Abby only had me for a mom she would be a basket case! He loves her and trains her so well . . . I love him and am so thankful for him . . . you go through times that stretch your marraige and strengthen it and the way he helped me though the labor and delivery . . . I could NOT have done it without him. Every day I learn to love him and more and trust him more! I thank the Lord for such a godly man who knows my needs and desires often even before me! What a wonderful man!

I was going to take a picture of Andrew at home in this outfit . . . when Joshua came to pick us up, I had him dressed in this . . . Joshua loved it but before I could get the picture, Andrew um . . . used the bathroom on it and well, I'll wash it and take pictures later. He looked like such a little man . . . it's one of hte few things that gives the appearance of fitting. It's a newborn size and it is still big on him! I put a 0-3 month outfit on him . . . it's huge! He lost his pound in the hospital so he was 6 lb 5 oz. when we came home and NOTHING fits him . . . I thought there wasn't much difference in the 3 -6 and 0-3 month stuff so I pulled out all those sized clothes and put them together but that is not going to work . . . the 3-6 is WAY too big on him! Oh well, he'll grow! They all do and then you look at your two year old next to you less than a day old and wonder how they ever were that small! You're glad they are though, can you imagine birthing a two year old? OUCH!

Hanging out with mom

While at the hospital Wednesday Morning I took the opportunity because I was feeling a might better after surgery to take some pictures of Andrew. The ones that are whiter are with the flash up. The mixture of lighting in the room was wreaking havoc with the pictures but some of the them turned out cute anyway. This first one I caught him smiling in his sleep . . . so cute. My favorite Nursing Assistant said as she watched him smile in his sleep, "Oh the Angels are playing with him." I know it isn't true but it was cute! So Sweet . . .
Just chillin' while my mommy tries to figure out how to operate a camera!

Mom, this one's for you!

He's Here!

So the pictures are a little out of order you'll have to forgive me for that! At this point in the day it is too much trouble to put them right and to think about it. The first pictures you see are first impressions from Abby . . . jealousy was very quick to settle in. If you have any ideas on how to deal with that let me know! It is amazing to me to think that I had this baby at 2:59 today and am posting his pictures on the internet! What is life coming to? I hope you guys enjoy the pictures. The labor and delivery I'm not going to say was a breeze but it was easier than Abby and extremely quick! Timothy Andrew Johnson was born weighing 7lbs 4 oz. He was 18 1/2" long and very loud for such a little thing! We praise the Lord for him and he was fully cooked, no neonatal stuff, no lung problems, no feeding and growing rooms. He's perfect. He also has a HEAD FULL of dark hair! Abby looks like her daddy and Andrew looks like his mom . . . hmmm. He's sweet! Enjoy the pictures we will talk to you all soon!

What is this?

It looks like trouble if you ask me!

Not the best picture but I thought you grand parents would appreciate it!

Look at that hair!

Still Cooking . . .

So on one hand being pregnant is a good thing because he's still baking and has more a chance of being completely done but on the other hand, I'm done with this pregnancy thing! Staying up all night because you can't sleep because not only do your feet itch but now your entire body is not my idea of fun! Plus, an almost two year old does not appreciate the fact that her mommy is exhausted or maybe she does because she takes that opportunity to get into EVERYTHING and make terribly big messes for such a tiny girl! I spend what little time I'm able to cleaning up and when Joshua comes home it looks like I have done nothing ALL day because all I did was clean up one mess after another from her! Still I love her and wouldn't trade her for anything, even a clean house! Things are going well here. We have TONS of snow and that is not an exaggeration, if you were to pile it all up and weigh it I'm sure it would weigh tons. I think Joshua told me it was about 12 to 14 inches. We are expecting yet still more the coming week! I think every day we are supposed to get a little bit. I'm glad to report that I don't hate snow as much as I did as a teenager . . . I still don't like parts of it but being a little more grown up there are parts that I can appreciate and enjoy. I enjoy watching my husband play in it with the teens. I enjoy watching my daughter love it and just want to walk in it. I enjoy looking at it. Once day if I ever learn how to draw or paint I'm sure I would enjoy painting the many different hues you see of snow. If I was a better photographer I would enjoy taking pictures of it but my pictures would never do this beautiful snow justice so it's better to just enjoy it and not try to capture it and ruin it. Of course, I don't enjoy getting it in my shoes. I don't enjoy driving in it just becasue I'm terrified of getting in a wreck in the only working, registered vehicle we own. I don't enjoy the prospect of months and months of it. I do have to say that last year I thought the snow would NEVER leave and I thought it was going to be July 4 and we would be doing fireworks in the snow! Honestly, it seemed to last forever last year but it also seemed to take a long time to get here this year. I just hope it doesn't melt and we have a brown Christmas, which ironically here in Michigan is known to happen. I also hope there is not a snow storm when it's time to go to the hospital. Well, I will try to get some pictures of Abby in the snow with her adorable little pink marshmellowing looking snow suit on which, Praise the Lord, I got a yard sale. It was a matching set, pants and coat seperate for $2 which I bartered down to $1. I know, I shouldn't have $2 for a brand new snow suit and coat is a STEAL but I can't help myself. If I don't even think the person will go down, I STILL have to ask becasue the answer is automatically no unless I ask! I do love yard saling. I have to say, I'm not very jealous of my mom and the heat, her living in Arizona, but I would the year round yard saling opportunities! That would be awesome! Like I've said before if God ever sent us to a country where you barter for your stuff I would be thrilled . . . as long as I could speak the language well enough to do that! It's just fun to think of getting a deal, on top of a deal! Well, enough of my I-can't-sleep-so-I'm-rambling-on-and-on dialoge. I'm going to go because I'm sure I've put you to sleep and I will try to get some pictures of Abby in the snow because I know the Grandparents will enjoy that more than a picture of the snow! That way you can see how high it is up on her! Good bye for now!

Sooner, Rather Than Later

So, I"m blogging to tell you that there might be pictures of little Andrew up here sooner than we anticipated. I have been on complete bedrest the last two weeks to keep him in there becasue he was itching to come out. With contractions hard a frequent I was dialated 3 cm. Yesterday I was taken off complete bed rest, PRAISE THE LORD, I was going insane. We are more in the clear now. If he is born from here on out he has a better chance of being fully developed! And since I've dropped I do hope it is SOOOONER rather than later! I've been told my the teams not to have this baby today though, because tonight is the night of our first volleyball and basketball games. Go Crusaders! Unfortunately I will not be allowed to attend . . . Joshua says I manipulated the doctor into letting me get off complete bed rest and so I must stay home. . . if you saw my house, you'd know why I did it! And besided I'm ONLY allowed to clean my house and I'm not even allowed to do ANYTHING to the floors . . . but they aren't the worst thing. Two weeks of bed rest, it is nasty and I'm afraid it's going to take a lot longer than that to get it to where it needs to be . . . I appreciate my husband and everything he has done in the last two weeks to help out but with his schedule it was not fair to ask too much of him. Now that basketball season is officially underway he's going to be so busy! But thankfully this too shall pass and Basketball Season is not all year long! Only until February this time! Well, that is all, I thought I would do a pictureless update. I have to warn you though, if Andrew is extra ugly, like not your newborn baby ugly but extra, extra ugly I won't be able to post his pictures on the world wide web for everyone, I will, however, send you pictures in your e-mail if you request them! I not one of those disallusioned moms that thinks their kid is beautiful if they are not . . . no newborn is . . . I do have to say on the flip side, Abby was not near as bad as I was dreading. And now I sound like all I'm concerned about is looks when that couldn't be farther from the truth, I just hope he is healthy and not too early, I don't care what he looks like!