Wrestling Show

Wrestling

On May 17th we went down to PA to visit my family as well as to watch Cody and Stacey in a wrestling match. Melisa watched the boys so they had their first sleepover with Emily and Hannah. Wilmer and I went with my parents, David and one of his friends to the wrestling match. It was ... interesting. I prefer to watch Cody and Stacey wrestle- not really the others! =) If you click on the pic above you can see more pictures and videos of it. Ok you will notice there are more pics of these really really big black guys! Um yeah they were quite funny actually to watch...until one of them became close and personal. You will see a pic of the backend of one of them. That is because he came up into the bleachers chasing another wrestler and was wrestling right there! I thought he was going to fall on me and he weighed at least 400 pounds! I was crawling in Wilmer's lap trying to get away from them. Not onlt that but they stunk and were all sweaty! Then to top it off- suddenly I felt wet drops all on my face and arms! Ok to back up a little- in the ring this guy had been spitting up in the air- like that's cool I guess! So when I felt all this wet, you know what I thought it was. My dad said they broke a water bottle over each other's head and I hope and pray that it was it was!! Anyway, then we watched Cody in his match with 2 other guys. Then we watched Stacey in her match with another girl. Both of them lost but they both did very well. It was actually quite interesting to watch. I think next time I will bring Aaron and Emily. They will like watching I think. So enjoy watching the videos!

Baby update

So this little one is already causing all kinds of commotion and excitement! This is scary because Tyler was also a little stinker when he was inside and continues to be on the outside!! In the beginning of May, I was at work when I thought my water broke! Yeah, I was only 13 weeks pregnant then so that was scary- then when I saw no water- just ALOT of blood- I was really worried. To follow up that I began to have cramps and contractions by the time I got home. Luckily I only work about 10 minutes away. Wilmer called a friend from our church that lives near us to come stay with the boys and took me to the ER. This was about 10:30 at night. We got there and I got into a triage room right away where they took blood and asked a lot of questions. Then they sent us back to the waiting room to ...wait!! Of course- what else would you do in the ER!! Finally we were taken into another area where I got a bed to lay in at least and we both kinda were in and out of sleep because it was now about 1am. Finally a dr came to see me and she was actually a resident that had worked in the OB dept- thank God. She knew a little better what she was talking about. After MUCH prodding, 2 ultrasounds, an internal exam, a consult with another dr, and a few more hours- we were given a diagnosis. It was called a troubled miscarriage. The baby was fine- kicking and all- but the reason for the bleeding was that the edges of the placenta had pulled away from the wall of the uterus and curled up a little. They said it could stop or it could keep pulling away- they had no way of knowing or stopping it. So now we knew what the problem had been but could do nothing- except PRAY!! And we did and so did eveyone that we knew. I am now 16 weeks pregnant and have had no further problems! The baby is growing and kicking constantly. Luckily for me, I can't feel it yet! =) Thank all of you who prayed for us. Please continue to keep this pregnancy in your prayers- we have 5 more months to get thru!!

Another addition??

Yes there is another addition on the way. You might wonder where? I mean, we just got a nice new house that is very big! Oh maybe another rental property? Nope wrong guess- well...? Ok I will just tell you- Tyler gets to be a big brother in November! Yes we are 10 weeks pregnant and counting. We weren't going to tell Aaron until I start showing a lot more so he has something to put the information together with however, he saw the ultrasound picture we had to get done, so we told him. Now he alternates between telling us it will be a boy then a girl. But no matter what, he says Tyler will try to push the baby and sit on it so he will hold it and keep it safe! Sounds like he figured out how to be a big brother. Now too bad he won't practice on Tyler! So stay tuned for developments and remember we are the kind of people who like surprises so NO we will not be finding out the sex of the baby!

Aaron is 3!

Aaron's 3rd Bday

Aaron is 3 and I can't believe it has been that long since he was born. He loved his birthday and was happy to have a party "just like Tyler had". His friend, Brandon, came and they had a lot of fun even though it started kind of rough. Aaron took a nap while I finished decorating the cake and my mom was cleaning up. Then everyone started to come and the man of the hour was still sleeping away. So we had to wake him up which is not a good thing. Aaron likes his sleep and doesn't normally bounce awake like Tyler does. After some time though, he finally started playing and interacting with everyone so we did presents first, then cake. His first present was the truck Mack from the "CARS" movie. He wanted it out of the package but we said to open the others first. After each present he kept going back to Mack and wanted him open! He would have been happy with just that persent. But now he has so many cars and trucks we need a new toybox for them all. We got him a bicycle that looks like a dirt bike and he is trying to learn how to pedal now. Since we have a bigger house he has a little room to practice and Daddy will take him in our huge basement to ride until it gets nice outside. His cake was Lightning McQueen (which took me almost 2 hours to decorate) and he liked that. I asked him to pick which part of the cake he wanted to eat and what part do you think he chose? You'll have to see the pics to find out if you are right! After everyone left, my parents were still here, so we were just relaxing and talking them realized that no one had seen or heard from Tyler in a little bit. I found him at the dining room table, quiet as a mouse, stuffing his face with leftover cake that Aaron hadn't finished! He was very proud of himself and just kept grinning at us with frosting all over his face! It was pretty cute and you can't help but laugh at that! It was a great time. Also to top it off, Aaron didn't want to put on a pull up for bed, which he wears now only at bedtime. He wanted to keep his underwear on. So I decided to let him and I would just clean up the mess in the morning. But there was no mess and he was dry. He is doing pretty good on the potty training now and only occasionally has a mess usually at someone else's house. Thank goodness it is working so well because it saves a lot of money in diapers too!!

Grace Heidi Hale

We have another addition to our extended family. My brother, David, and his wife, Melisa, just had their third child and yup.. another girl!! Lucky him in about 12 years, right?? Her name is Grace Heidi Hale. As my sister, Heather, pointed out this is an appropriate name as her start to life was a little rough for everyone. Melisa had a fall on the ice about a week before the baby was born, which triggered some contractions on and off for a couple days. Who knows if this is actually why she was born early or what but she was due Feb 21 and Grace was born Feb 7. Thru some other trials and minor problems, it finally was time for the baby to be held up and admired for the first time. But instead she was quickly transferred to the baby table under the light and more people were called in and much activity was going on. The baby was not breathing!! I was travelling down with my dad from NY at this point and Heather texted me from the hospital room and told us to pray. It was SO scary and we were all crying and praying. Fifteen minutes after she entered this world, Grace took her first breath and was finally able to be hugged and loved by her anxious mommy and daddy! Her first day she didn't really make any noise but by the end of her second day, all worries were put to rest as she showed everyone that she really does have a good set of lungs! By God's grace, our little Gracie is now doing great and being well loved by both her big sisters! Click on the pic to see more.

Grace Heidi Hale

New Job

I started a job working 5 hours a night for 4 nights a week. I take catalog orders over the phone. It is not the most interesting job but it makes a little extra money to pay off our bills and gets me out of the house for a little while. It also allows Wilmer and I to "switch places". Have you ever wanted your spouse to know what you go thru at your job or home all day? Well, Wilmer does phone tech support so he is on the phone the majority of the day. I stay home with the boys and deal with them all day. So from 6pm to 11pm, we "switch". I am on the phone the entire 5 hours and Wilmer is with the boys (well they sleep half that time but still..) so we get to experience "being in the other's shoes" a little bit. I think it has actually helped each of us to understand the other a little more. Now, we are thinking of the possibility of getting another car also. We have been with only one vehicle for two years but it is getting difficult esp with gas prices so expensive, to be driving the truck exclusively.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Christmas pics 2007

We went to PA for Christmas. It was not a white one which is good and bad. Good for travelling but bad because if it's gonna be cold- it might as well snow and be beautiful! The kids had so much fun all playing together. We had no babies this year but David and Melisa are going to have another in Feb so next Christmas there will be another baby. I can't believe Christmas is over and it is already 2008! Time really does get faster the older you get. I think it should be faster when you are younger and slower when you get older! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!