Rockin Twinkle!

Noah rocking out to Twinkle Twinkle :) also...please look past the laundry- Noah threw it around everywhere. :)

don't you hate it when.....

Don't you hate it when you go grocery shopping to a new store and you do not know where anything is so it takes you twice as long??
Don't you also hate it when you have a baby bjorn and baby strapped to you and you have to go to the bathroom at the grocery store and then you realize about 10 minutes later that you missed the tiolet and got it all over your pants?? (it is hard to pee with a baby attached to you :)
And its not the first time this has happened :)

Beach..here we come!!!

January of 2008 we went on a vacation/conference to LA and San Diego. That was the first and only time Noah has seen the beach. He had just turned one. We have been wanting to take him to the beach for a while and have a fun vacation. But we could not afford it. Well the Lord has provided for us to go to South Carolina in September!! We have this family at our church who owns a condo there and they offered us a free week for our family! I have known them for quite a while, i graduated with their son. And they wanted to bless us since Chris and i are in the ministry and wanted to support us. We feel so very grateful and blessed! We were just talking about how long it has been since CA that we have gone on vacation and we really needed it! We cannot wait to spend the week together as our new family of four!! Owen will be 4 months when we go. So that will be good! And we will only have to pay for the gas to get down there. It takes about 10 hours. The condo has a full kitchen and washer and dryer. So we will be buying our food like we would at our own house and cooking. It is about 2 miles away from the beach and the condo community has its own pool as well. Thank you Lord for such a blessing!

a few of Noah's new favorites :)

The first 2 pictures are at this amazing park called Inniswoods Metro Park in Westerville. It is so beautiful and they have this entire section all for children. It was our first time there and it will not be our last, that is for sure!! The last two pictures are a water table someone got for Noah that he just loves! So fun. And the sand box is from a friend who's kids out grew it. He loves it!! It is so cool to see how the Lord is providing for us and our family. I am so glad its summer! Summer is even more fun with a 2 1/2 year old!!

Our Boys!

Owen Michael Moseley has arrived! He was 7 pounds 6 oz. and 20 inches long! big boy :) we are thrilled to have our new little addition to our family! He is as sweet as can be. And Noah is loving being a big bro. Since we called Owen "baby brother" the entire time i was pregnant, that is what he still calls him "Brudder". It is the cutest!! So we posted some pictures to see the similarities between our two boys! It is so cool to see how they look alike, but different!!



Owen's first bath!

Noah's first bath!

Owen :)

Noah :)

Baby Brodder!

we were driving in the car the other day and Noah all the sudden started saying "Baby Brodder" over and over again!! :) It is the cutest thing! We think he has heard those words so much from us and other people telling him about his baby brother coming! :) after we did this video he kept saying it and we told him he would be coming soon. He then ran to the front window and thought he was here!! so sweet! :)

Chuck "E" Cheese!

This was Noah's look some of the time here...we was a bit overwhelmed!
Ski Ball with Daddy!
so cute!

We took Noah to Chuck E Cheese last week on our friday family day for the first time! We bought 8 tokens- $2.00 and it was tough spending all of that! He really enjoyed himself- i think he was just a little overwhelmed by all of it. It wasn't that busy but just a lot to take in. He had about 25 tickets so he picked out a few little prizes at the end. Then we went and had a delicious lunch at a new place to us called Jason's Deli. Such good food...i cannot wait to go back! You can get free soft serve ice cream! After the 6th refill for the 3 of us, Chris said we should probably leave! haha!

4 more weeks!

I got a call just an hour ago saying that my C-Section is on the books at the hospital for Wednesday May 6th at 9:30am! wow! What a weird feeling i have! Excitement mostly, but a bit nervous to be having major abdominal surgery again. But I have heard the second one is a lot less painful. And hopefully we will have much different circumstances! We hope the baby will be in the hospital room with us and not in the NICU getting his diapers weighed. But if that were to happen, we know the Lord will get us through it, just like he has with Noah. Keep praying my friends! This very time in my pregnancy with Noah, I would have just had him. I had an ultrasound done yesterday and the baby looked great with great movement. His fluid levels were perfect. We will continue to keep you updated!

33 weeks!

The first picture is a 3-D picture of the baby smiling :) The 2nd picture is my growing belly :)
We met with the specialist yesterday and they said the baby is looking beautiful and measuring still 1 week ahead of schedule! He weights about 4 pounds 15 oz. Noah was born at 34 weeks weighing 4 pounds 13 oz. So as you can see...he is a week ahead. It is hard to believe that when i was this far along with Noah, i was in the hospital this week getting steroid shots and trying to prepare myself for a premature baby and c-section! But this time around, we are hoping to remedy that! My blood pressure has been slowly, the last few days, creeping up. They upped my dosage a little for my blood pressure meds. So we hope that will keep in steady. We have everything in its place this time around. We learned our lesson last time. We have the pack and play and swing in the living room and the cradle in our bedroom. We are ready for our little bundle of joy...just want him to stay a little while longer with Mommy. Chris and I have decided to keep the baby's name a surprise until he is born! ( although we are still finalizing) Please keep on praying for me and the baby. Thank you so much!

Mr. Talent!

So here are a few videos of Noah singing, dancing, and playing the harmonica :) He just cracks us up non-stop! So much fun!

sneak peak..3-D style

We had our appointment with the specialist yesterday and it went great! During our ultra sound, to our surprise...we got to see our baby boy in 3-D! We have never gotten 3-D before and let me tell you, it was INCREDIBLE! usually you have to pay a pretty penny for 3- D, but since I am going to the OSU specialist..it is all covered! It was like we were having a sneak peak at what he is going to look like! I thought he looks a lot like Noah! And Chris thinks i am nuts :) We will get to have regular ultra sound and 3-D from now on! So there will be more pictures to come! Oh and in case you were wondering, the pillow that his sweet head is laying on is the placenta! So cool.

Baby belly

I am 24 weeks pregnant and defiantly showing! It is crazy how you just pop out one day :) I am feeling him a lot and a lot harder kicks as he is getting bigger. He is about 1 pound right now and the size of an ear of corn. He has been kicking the most the minute I lay my head down on the pillow at night! :) Chris loves getting to feel him, so that is fun! Our next appointment and ultra sound is monday! Keep up the prayers, we feel them!

Boys Boys Boys!

So in about 4 months we will have a house full of boys and i can hardly wait!!!! I am sure most of you know that on Christmas we opened up a present that was the results of our ultrasound weeks prior. We waited until Christmas to find out that we are having a BOY!!! I had kind of thought maybe it would be a girl and Chris said for a few weeks he thought it was a boy. I keep thinking about all the people i know who have two boys and what their life is like and how the boys get along. And it is just so cool to think about our two boys being good buddies! We pray for that :)) Chris said he always thought it would be fun to have a brother as well. It will be cool to see if they look alike and what they do similarly. It is fun being pregnant but i cannot wait to meet this little one! We had a appointment yesterday with the OSU specialist and things are looking great for both me and the baby! I had to do a 24 hour urine test to make sure of the protein levels and they were perfect. And my EKG was normal and my blood pressure is normal as well. Not under the circumstances, but it is nice to get to have an ultrasound every 4 weeks! They said that the baby is measuring 5 days ahead, but that really doesn't mean anything except that the baby is growing and is healthy! She did say that the baby's arms were long! Defiantly not like Chris or I. He might just take after his 6 ft. 3 Poppa!(Chris' Dad). Thank you all for your prayers and concern. Please continue the prayers!

12-18-06

I have had to write the date several times today and keep wanting to write 12-18-06. But it is 12-18-08! Noah is 2 years old today and we can hardly believe it! This time 2 years ago Chris and I were brand new proud parents of a handsome baby boy! The night before we had Noah we had all kinds of emotions running through us. Was our baby going to be ok being 6 weeks early? was i going to be ok with my blood pressure? what is is like to have a c-section? what is it like to have a preemie? when will i get to hold my baby? when can I take him home? what is it like to be parents? All of these things and God gave us such peace through such a time as this.
Weighing 4 pounds 13 oz. and being in the 0% for his weight, he had a rough start. Today he is 26 pounds 9 oz. and in the 34% for his weight! Thank you Lord for our healthy son. We could not be more greatful. Noah, you have come a long way in 2 years. You are so strong. You are right on target with all your friends that are the same age as you and your Mommy and Daddy could not be any more proud. Thank you for the love you give us. Thank you for your sweet smile and the way you love others. We celebrate you today and the unique little person the Lord has created you to be!

Baby!

Today we had our first ultra sound! We were SO excited and I was a bit nervous. But everything looks great! The baby is very healthy and even growing a few days ahead of schedule! I am 18 weeks today, so we were hoping that they would be able to see the sex of the baby. And they did!!! At the end she made us close our eyes and she printed up a picture that says "its a ..." and we had her put it in a box that we will open on Christmas morning! All i have to say is, how many more days to Christmas?! Please continue to pray for the baby and me. My blood pressure is perfect right now and we just pray that that continues until the end and we can have a healthy full term baby!! I now have 2 amazing doctors that will see me monthly, so we will be well taken care of. :)

So cute! this is the baby's legs crossed!!

Beautiful profile!!



the first present we will open on Christmas morning :)
yes it is taped and now wrapped! No peeking!
Any guesses on what is inside??

Little Guitar Hero

Noah loves guitar's! He calls them "tar". Our friends came over and brought their guitar hero game and Noah just went nuts over the guitar. I have a video of him playing, but it appears to be too large my husband tells me. So i will try some how to play it! His birthday party is the guitar theme, so fitting :)

First Movie!!

On the way to the movie!

We love the Marcus!

Ricky and Noah

We cannot wait!

We took Noah to his very first movie yesterday!! A friend that I used to work with at the Marcus Cinemas, Ricky, who is a manager, said that we should bring Noah in to see his first movie and that he would let us in for free :) So we said, even if he sits in there for 20 minutes, it will be ok. Ricky also hooked us up with some popcorn and drinks :) He is so kind to us and we are so thankful. Noah did SO good! He sat through the ENTIRE movie!!!!! He laughed a lot and at a few scenes he asked for "more please". So cute! He loves popcorn, so he enjoyed that throughout the movie. We had so much fun. When we were about to leave Ricky gave Noah a Madagascar movie poster! So Noah went to see his first movie and has his first movie poster. We are so proud :))

Amen!

Noah loves to pray!! He says "Amee" when he wants to pray. He wants to pray at every meal and for every snack! it is SO cute! He is such a great example :) And honestly a lot of times, reminds us to pray! So this last week on tuesday- election day, we waited in line for an hour. He did so good! He was in his stroller the whole time and was being entertained by others in line and he was entertaining them as well! Hard to imagine, i know. :) Well when I finally got to the machine to vote he had just about had it. The nice volunteers asked him if he wanted a cookie and i said that would be fantastic! So Noah said thank you (his thank you is humming "thank you" "hmmm hm") so cute! And then he started shouting "Amee, Amee, Amee". So in front of everyone who was voting and all the volunteers.. I said " Dear Jesus, thank you for the cookie you have provided. We love you! Amen." So Noah is already telling people about the importance of Jesus and prayer. I love it!

Eliot

Rock and Roll

Hyatt Place Hotel!


The best italian food ever! all homemade every day!


Rock and Roll Hall of Fame



Chris' 30th birthday was in August and i wanted to surprise him with a big trip. Well in my dream world that is :) With a ministry salary, their isn't much room for that! So for about 5 months or so prior i saved extra money that i made doing little jobs here and there. So i was able to have enough to have a little getaway to Cleveland, OH. We both have never been. So i planned our little trip :) A few weeks ago we left right after church for Cleveland. My Mom watched Noah over night and our friends Matt and Kristin watched him the next day. We drove the 2 1/2 to 3 hours to get there and checked into our beautiful hotel. Chris and i have a thing for staying in nice hotels! But...we always find the best deals, so its like we are staying at a holiday inn express but not. We always take pictures of our rooms! yes, call us nerds! This hotel is budget friendly yet very modern. It is call Hyatt Place. Look it up! Stay there! 42 inch plasma is every room! come on!! Then we went to a movie- Eagle Eye. So good! Then dinner and back to the hotel. The next day we woke up and had free breakfast. Then went to wonderful Maggianos for lunch. We research and make sure if we are on a trip..Maggianos is included, if it is there. We have been to 5 different locations around the US :) Chris has been to 6. After an amazing amazing lunch we headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! It was a lot of fun! I was a bit tired by the end due to the pregnancy :) I wanted Chris to feel so special and loved even though i couldn't whisk him away to St. Thomas! And he did. So that makes me happy ;)