35 and more

Today marks 35 weeks of pregnancy and 35 days until my due date!  If our little girl is anything like her brothers, she should show her pretty face within a couple days of the due date. 

Things have been going well for the most part.  Pregnancy is hard...  I've decided though that I have it pretty easy...  I think I mostly just get annoyed with the inconvenience of pregnancy.  I can't sleep so I get cranky, I am hungry a lot, I have a ball attached to my belly that makes activity difficult and I can't eat certain foods.  I know I have a ton to be thankful for because there are so many woman out there who have much more difficult pregnancies than I have.  So I am grateful for the ease of this pregnancy and my previous two. 

Nathan is still working hard on the bunks.  They look great!  It is going to be a nice ebony color but here is a sneak peak at the bed before staining and finishing touches.

about a month ago Nate discovered a fun app for my iPhone that allows trailer editing...  He spent a few hours on this adorable video of our kids.  I shared it on Facebook before so you may recognize it. 

I was outside playing with the boys and put this one together in about 15 minutes... You can tell the quality difference from Nate's and mine because he actually had the patience to make it cool.  Mine on the other hand still turned out fun even though it is seriously the same shot and the cast members were less than enthusiastic about the whole thing.  

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Biker

Ezekiel is getting older and more bold. It's apparent by the things he is willing to do all of a sudden. All of last summer, I tried to get him to ride his bike. He was interested, but hesitant and then just didn't want anything to do with being on the seat or trying to move his legs, but as you can see, all that has changed. Zeke rode his bike from our house all the way around BHS to Assumption and back home. He only walked for about half a block and pushed his bike that whole way. My sister-in-law Jolene posted pictures of their 1 year and 10 month old son Kaden riding his push bike like a champ! These boys have very different mentalities... Kaden is a go-getter and Zeke is much more cautious so in no way do I feel like Zeke is behind... I was just inspired to give it another try on our first 50+ degree day this year. Zeke did awesome! So now, Kaden and Zeke need to get together for some bike racing and tricks!

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Clapping

This is a pretty cute video. May 4, 2009  Zeke was sick with a temp of 102, he was laying around all weekend and then at one point while we were all laying on the bed relaxing, he just started clapping!  He was so proud of himself!  I don't even think we were really trying to teach him to clap, he just started doing it. :)  little smarty pants!

He's getting more adorable every day

I'm not sure what it is about kids, but this guy is so cute!  I think every day he just gets cuter and cuter.  Today he seemed to want his mom more than normal.  He cried when he couldn't see me (even if he could hear my voice), but was fine as soon as I showed my face.  

Scary...

So, this evening Keturah and I were sitting in the living room talking about running and then we started hearing some weird stuff across the street.   First we heard some squeaking and then popping and then a boom.  Out of the corner of my eye it looked like the entire other side of the block was on fire so I ran to the window and the neighbor's tree had burst into flames and started climbing onto the roof of the house.  I yelled for Nate to come help so he ran and got our tiny fire extinguisher and I called 911.  There was one other neighbor outside on the phone with the fire department and he grabbed a garden hose.  The guys got the fire out just as the 4 fire trucks arrived!  The most amazing part about the whole thing is that we kept trying to get the attention of the people who lived inside, but they didn't hear us so our neighbor Laurie ran to the house next to them and they finally got ahold of them by calling them on the phone.  They tried banging on the bedroom window, calling their names and everything, but finally it was the phone call that did it.  Pretty scary.  Everyone is ok and the house didn't get too much damage.  Just the tree on the right side got pretty burned up.   

Iron Girl 10K

Expo day for the 10K.  Zeke got all worn out from looking at all the different trees

The starting line up

This is what Zeke did through the entire race

Just after crossing the start line

Beautiful Green Lake

Runners across the lake

Here I come!

Still coming!

Coming toward the finish line.

The finisher video. Do not be fooled by my speed... I sped up quite a bit the last 50 meters or so...

I actually finished!

I did it in 1:09!  My pace was 11:11 per mile... slow, but way faster than I expected!

Nate is trying to burp a tired Zeke at the park.

Feeding Zeke at a rest area on the way home.  Random... We saw Katie Rohwer (my cousins daughter) at this rest stop with some of her friends... small world.

I'm so glad I was able to do this race! I think I needed it.  Now I'm inspired to continue running through the fall and winter trying to get in good shape for more races.  Nathan and Zeke were great at cheering me on!  Thanks guys!

Zeke is quite the talker!

Zeke is so funny!  He loves trying to have conversations with us!

this was taken today!

it could be just me, but I'm pretty sure I caught a laugh on video!  He's so cute!

Zeke's walk

Zeke went sun bathing with Aunt Jem, Aunt Cilicia and I today at Boulevard Park!  It was so much fun!  Zeke was so entertaining!  He was talking, smiling and walking all around.  He's changing so much!  I love how much he interacts now!  Crazy kid!

Zeke showing off his smile

Yay!  Our first video blog! Zeke is a smiler and a talker!