38 week update!

We are getting down to the very end of this pregnancy! Yeah!! I went to see Dr. D on Thursday and I hadn't progressed any so I was able to talk her into inducing me on Tuesday April 28th!!!! So, Tuesday morning we will head to the hospital we have to be there by 7am. She didn't think it would take to terribly long, lets hope not. She could feel her head already so she is low and ready to pop out! I am hoping that she doesn't decide to come before then because it has been so nice to have everything planned out, where Bo is going to be, who is going to in the room with us ( Dave,my mom and sis) and that hopefully we won't be running out of the house and forget all the important stuff. And the fact that Dr. D is out of town this weekend! We are so very ready for Gracie to be here! I am trying this weekend to do some last minute cleaning and spending some precious time with Bo, as we are about to flip his world upside down, for the better I hope!

Here is the ONE pregnancy picture that I have taken!

Happy 2nd Birthday Kennedy!!

Saturday we celebrated cousin Dede's 2nd birthday. She sure loves parties!!! Tomorrow the 22nd is her actual birthday so Dede have a very Happy Birthday! We love you so much! We had a great time at your Elmo party!

This is Uncle Adam's version of a "hayrack ride":)!!!

Easter!

We serve a great God!! We are so blessed in so many ways! We had a wonderful day of celebrating Easter this year. We enjoyed a great service at church to remind all of us why we serve the God we do!! Then off to Pa-Pa and Mimi's for lunch and time with the family. There are five little ones all under the age of 2 with our little Gracie's soon arrival there will be 6 little ones, the coming years are bond to get interesting. We had so much fun playing together and hunting the eggs.

Getting Close!!!

So those of you who are wondering, how close we are to the arrival of little Gracie! I had my 36 week appt today and got "checked" for the first time. I am at 2cm and 75% . Dr D thought in about 2 weeks she would be good and ready. I remember with Bo this is around where I was at this point. He did come 1 1/2 weeks early. She has also dropped which is another good sign for her soon to be arrival. We will keep you posted and we are getting very excited to see just what little Gracie looks like!

Happy 2nd Birthday Reecey!!

Yesterday we celebrated our niece/cousin Reecey's 2nd Birthday! Happy Birthday to this very special little lady!! We love you so much!!

Daddy's Home!!

Dave made it home Sunday afternoon, after a 36 hour plane tour he arrived safely home to us! We were so happy to see him! Bo had lots of new words to tell him! Dave's trip was a good one. He really enjoyed the trip and the men that he was with. They mostly worked and worked some more so there wasn't a whole lot of site seeing while they were in Africa, besides the 2 1/2 day car ride with 6 men stacked in a Land Crusier. Thank you to all of you who prayed for him on this trip he saw a lot of God's creation and people who have a big heart for serving the Lord in these remote places of the world. Here are a few pics from his trip (or one's that I thought were pretty neat!)

Cousins!

This morning we spent a few hours with Bo's cousins, Kennedy and Tate. Bo was so sweet and lovey to Tate. Makes me more excited about the arrival of Gracie in less than 7 weeks. Tate is doing very well, he is a happy and content little guy so far!!

Tate Lucas Kimball, Welcome to the Family!

I had one of the best experiences in my life last Thursday! I got to experience the birth of my nephew Tate Kimball enter the world!! WOW, God is amazing!! Thank you Jodi and Adam for letting me be apart of such a special day for you guys! Tate was born March 12, @ 9:44 am he weighed 8 lbs 3oz and was 20 inches long! Here are a few pics for that very special day!
I will post more pics after tomorrow when I get some ones from home!!

Luv My Bubbles!

While Daddy is away!

It has been 13 days since Dave left on his trip. We hear from him through email about every other day. They have been working long and hard hours. Eating little, (oatmeal, bread, beef jerky and a few other little snacks). They are now out of North Africa (so now we can talk about where they were). They are currently in Nairobi and are in a much safer place for the remainder of the trip. We are looking forward to his return and his stories. He is due to arrive in Chicago, Sunday about noonish. He has seemed very upbeat in his emails and things have been going well for them. All of their traveling into the country was some what safe and not to dramatic so we praise God for that. Please continue to pray for him and the other guys until they are completely safe at HOME!!
As for Bo and I we are making it. It has been a little harder than I thought it would be. But I can't complain we have been trying to keep busy to keep our mind off of daddy being away. We have had a few things come up that would have been really nice if Dave would have been home. I have only told him a few of the most important things so he doesn't worry to much until he is home. Thank you to all our friends and family for helping entertain us while Dave is away. Our big thing is still to come on Thursday, the birth of our new nephew/cousin Tate!! We can't wait. I plan to be in the room for his birth and I am so excited to get to experience this miracle with my sister and Adam!!