Happy 4th of July....

on the 13th of July.

We had fun with family and friends last weekend. It didn't start out so fun since our air conditioner fan motor broke Friday afternoon. After a fairly cool but super loud night (auto races at the Fairgrounds and a town full of fireworks), a wonderful HVAC friend from our church came at 7:45 am (not too early at our house!) to fix it. Praise the Lord for ac!

Randy's brother and his family came from Phoenix and his sister and her husband came from Kansas City for a quick trip and we spent Saturday with them. The whole family came for a tour of the house, then we visited the Regehr grandparents and spent the afternoon wandering around the family farm gardens (gorgeous this time of year!) and eating warm, just-picked blackberries.

Sunday we had a small group party complete with homemade ice cream and fireworks.

I tried getting a shot of the three little ones, but none of them stayed still for long and this is the best I got.

Wyatt also really enjoyed the swing...just look at that face! My social bird loves his friends!!

Tomorrow we're off for Wyatt's first trip to the zoo. It's Randy's birthday and that's what he wants to do for the day. Wyatt can now sort of roar like a lion, so I'm curious to see what his reaction will be.

New Things

Hope you all had a great 4th of July! We had a wonderful time with family and friends, but those pics will come later.

We had a few new things this weekend. We said goodbye to our old carpet - yay! Goodbye old turquoise blue carpet that was in our house a LOT longer than we wanted you!

And said hello to our new carpet! YAY!

Wyatt really likes playing on the new carpet and laying his head on it. It is much softer!

And today Wyatt had his first swim lesson. Daddy was off for his 4th of July holiday, so he got to come along. We shot this pic after the lesson was over, and Wyatt's face exactly describes his feeling about the pool and getting wet. I will say that the pool was a little extra cold after three days of torrential rain. And he was super tired, but hopefully at the end of our lessons, his face won't be quite so sad.

Fun Times with Carpet and Corn

Our carpet has arrived! YAY! However, it won't be installed until Monday. So until then Wyatt has an obstacle course in his family room. Tunnels and bridges...oh the fun!

He also tasted his first corn on the cob last night - Gaeddert's, no less. Yum. He liked the corn I cut off for him, but the cobs were so much more fun. He would have chewed on them all night if we had let him.

And we finally got sort of a good shot of his face when he shows his muscles. This is serious business. He has to set down whatever he's carrying and put his all, face and arms, into it. Oooo, what a strong boy he is!

A Date?!?

We got a date Sunday! All. by. ourselves. Our last date was a month ago, but it was a shopping trip we planned and then realized it would be a date if we added dinner. This one was an actual planned date. Ahhhh.... And we even got pictures of us. Just us (well, and a baby bump).

We went to Botanica, which was in full bloom. And the paths were shaded enough that we didn't absolutely cook.

A bit of baby bump.

We did run a few errands while in the "big city," and on our way we made a spontaneous (gasp) stop at the Keeper of the Plains. Neither of us had been there before, so we hiked over the bridge and around the monster statue for a bit. And grabbed a cute pic on the way.

Another Saturday Project

In preparation for the carpet change (the new carpet is now laying in my family room, begging to be laid tomorrow!), Randy switched out tile in front of the fireplace and laid a section in front of the patio door. Or I should say Randy and Wyatt did.

When Randy is home and Wyatt is awake, he. must. be. with. daddy. I love that. He's convinced he's helping. Either that or he just knows that a boy is supposed to be in the shop or helping daddy. This last Saturday he played contentedly for over an hour in the garage in 100 degree heat "helping" daddy. We made sure he got plenty of water, and before his nap we stripped him down and plopped in him in his pool to cool off.

Scraping the concrete clean in prep for tile.

Shop vaccing the area. You can't see it too well in the picture, but Wyatt is definitely vacuuming. Did I mention that he. loves. vacuums? Strange child.

"Grouting" the ottoman.

And "grouting" the actual floor.

Seeing the tile go in gave me a little glimpse of what the family room will look like without the awful blue carpet, now complete with the green paint stain. Tonight, tear out and it goes away!! Lord willing, I'll have pictures of NEW carpet tomorrow. YAY!

Happy Things in My Garden

A fun thing about a new house is finding out what is planted in the garden. And I now have daisies. Daisies make for a happy day.

What to Expect When You're Expecting....1949

When I was 5 or 6 weeks pregnant with Wyatt Randy's grandparents moved into an apartment and held a family moving sale. With a stack of Grandma's linens I found a little book that was very interesting to me - You and Your Baby: A Guide for Prenatal Care. Published in 1949, Grandma had this book for her pregnancy with Randy's dad and the four that followed.

I thought I'd share a few excerpts during this pregnancy for some good laughs. Let's just say a few things have changed since then. If you're a guy reading this....sorry.

Signs of Pregnancy

Missing her monthly period is often the first sign that cause a woman to suspect she is pregnant. However, there may be less obvious signs that point in that direction. She may feel unusually cheerful...[and it goes on but I'll skip the graphic parts]...It may seem strange to her that, even at this point, the doctor cannot say positively whether or not she is pregnant.* (The footnote) There are laboratory tests such as the so-called "rabbit test" that are highly reliable for diagnosing pregnancy. However, these are expensive and unnecessary except in an unusual situation. ...Not until about the fifth month does the heart beat of the baby become audible. This reassuring sound is of course the proof-positive that a baby is on the way.

Oh, how thankful I am for the $11 pack of 3 prego tests. And by 15 weeks, I have had two sonos and heard the baby's heartbeat three times (154 last time, for those of you who are superstitious on the heartbeat/gender). I'm grateful for the major medical advances since 1949!