Pic #33

IT'S ALMOST TIME!!!

She's at week 39!!!

I think the picture says the rest!!!

God Bless!!

Pic #32

Oh My!! 

It is getting close!!! 

Two Weeks Left!!!

And appropriately enough for this first week of fall,

He is the size of a pumpkin!!!

God Bless

Picture #31

Picture day!!! 

I can't believe we are only 3 weeks away from meeting our little grandson!!

It's almost time!!!

Pic #30

WEEK 36?!?!

Are you kidding me?!?!?

4 weeks left!!

Mom is healthy and ready to go, 

but...

Dad has GOT to get here first!!!

The excitement is growing every day!!

Big sis is ready to meet her brother!!

Prayers please that this little bundle stays right where he is until Phillip gets back!!

God bless!

Pic #29

Oh my goodness!! 

I can not believe Katie is already at 25 weeks!!

That is five fingers!! 

One hand!!

We spend our evenings watching Philip turn somersaults!!!

Until next week!!!

God bless!!!

Pic #28 . . . For Reals

Computer working now!!

Yay!!

So here is last weeks picture. 

Belly is getting bigger!!!

Pic #28 . . . Well, Not Really

So,

Tonight is supposed to be picture night.

The night where we give an update on the baby's progress.

But tonight, we were having some technical difficulties. 

The photo editor I use was running very slow.

I could not get all the details added.

But we didn't want to leave you waiting. 

So we decided to share a couple of pictures that include Mattie. 

She was here for pictures and we had some fun!!!

Ta Da!!!!

I can stand like Mommie!!

I hope the editor will work tomorrow!!

Until then, 

God bless!

Pic #27

We love picture day!!

It is just crazy that there are only seven weeks left!!

Moose will be here before we know it!!

It was so nice getting to visit with Rose & Rudy yesterday. 

We are always so happy when their routes bring them our way!

Until next week

God Bless!!

Pic #26

Another week down!!!

Katie is really starting to get uncomfortable. 

And Moose is really starting to move!!

He will be here before we know it!! 

I don't want him to rush, 

but I can not wait to meet him!!

Until next week

God bless!!

Picture #25

Picture Day!!

We love picture day! 

Because we stay inside,

in the air conditioning!

It is hot out there!!

Poor Frank, 

He's sort of melty when we get off work!!!

Dog days of summer!!

But little Moose is growing quickly!!

Stay cool!!

Until next week!!

God Bless!!

Picture #21

For some reason, I just can't get with it! 

I am late in posting this picture, 

with the previous picture still in my files. 

I have no excuse for not getting these done!! 

Katie has done the pictures for me. 

All I have to do is get them posted. 

I'm being a bad grandma!!! 

Until next time

God Bless

Picture #19

Not a lot to say.

It's been a great week. 

Mattie has had football camp and pottery camp this week. 

We have some big plans for the weekend too!!!

More next week!!

God Bless!!

Picture #11 and Pancackes

We are gradually getting back on track! 

Just two days late this week!!

Miss Phoebe is quickly growing, you can tell by that belly. 

Katie is feeling good, just tired.

Really tired. 

I think if she could. she would sleep 24/7.

But I guess she needs to rest now while she can, because as we all know, once Phoebe arrives mommy will be begging for rest.

Had a great day today at the Kiwanis Pancake day. 

Mattie B used to love to go eat pancakes and Mattie May does to. 

Ready to eat!!!

Ran into her friend Tat that she hasn't seen in a year.

She loved the funny names on the bag of the milk cartons. 

Until next time 

God Bless. 

Picture #7

It's Thursday!!

That means it's picture day!!

Last week, Baby H was the size of a lime,

but has grown to be the size of a plum. 

If you read my last post, you know that little plum is a GIRL!!!

Mattie really wanted a baby brother, but I think after talking to Hysti and Tiger,

she realizes how much fun having a sister will be. 

They also talked to her about being so far apart in age.

They are seven years apart and Mattie will be ten years older than Baby H.

I just know she's going to be a great big sister. 

Now for a test! 

How observant are you? 

There is another really big change about to happen for our family, 

and we have been dropping some very subtle hints in the last few post. 

See if you can guess before you get to the last clue.

Clue #1 - A count down clock named "Secret Day" was added to my side bar a few weeks ago

Clue #2 - One of the items Katie had listed in Picture #5 is "Getting Ready to Pack & Move"

Clue #3 - Post "This Kid" on March 19, 2015 tells about Mattie trying different types of food 

Clue #4 - The Picture #6 post states "lots of changes are coming" 

(yeah that could have been about Baby H, but it wasn't)

Clue #5 - There are three clues during the reveal party, so I'll list those as sub-clues;

Clue #5A - Hansel & Gretel are on the reveal box

Clue #5B - On the poster behind Katie's head showing the boy/girl guesses, 

boy and girl are listed as junge and madchen

Clue #5C - the reveal is a pink dirndl

So have you figured it out? 

If not, you'll see it as you look at Picture #7. 

Yep! 

My babies are moving! 

It's exciting and sad at the same time. 

I have been able to love on Mattie just about every day of her life. 

But as hard as it is for me, 

I just keep telling myself how great it is going to be for them. 

I hope we have a name for Baby H before they leave! 

God Bless

More fun with Baby H

Last night we had a small family gathering. 

My family can make a party out of anything. 

This party was to find out the gender of Baby H.

The decorations turned out great. 

Even Mom's cactus was dressed for the occasion. 

Frank and I knew the answer, 

and we had been tormenting everyone all day. 

We gave them one final tease before everyone arrived. 

Everyone dressed in the color of their guess, 

Blue = Boy

Pink = Girl

The teams were quite lopsided with more on Team Blue! 

 And Mattie showed how excited she is with all her Big Sister accessories!

We started with a guessing game. 

I had filled this jar with candy,

Half blue & half pink, 

well almost.

There was one more of one color, 

the winning team color. 

I had everyone write there guess on their team side as to how many they though was there. 

This box holds the answer to which gender Baby H is!

After we had dinner, it was time for the reveal. 

Mattie held the box

Phillip and Katie pulled the ribbons. 

And it didn't take long to learn what gender Baby H was. 

YES! IT'S A GIRL!!

And someone was really wanting a boy!

Baby H has been prayed over and will be loved beyond belief. 

And big sister Mattie has since turned that frown around 

and is all smiles about having a little sister. 

So now we wait on a name for the next little princess.

And God continue to bless us as we wait!

Picture #6

Baby H is growing!!

No longer a peanut, now a lime!

Dad, Mom and big sister are busy making plans for the future. 

Lots of changes are coming!!

We are all hoping this will be the last week that 

Baby H will be without a name! 

We should have the results of the DNA test by tomorrow! 

I certainly hope so! 

Great grandTiger is planning a reveal party!!

Pray we get the email in time!! 

God bless

Party Planning Time

I just hate to post when nothing much is going on.

About the only thing I've been doing this week is planning a party.

I love party planning.

This time is even more special.

I'm planning the Gender Reveal party for Phillip and Katie.

It's so fun.

But it's hard to plan when we need to do it quickly but we are still waiting on the results.

Hopefully, we have the results by party time!!

Until next time,
God Bless.

Picture #5

Well.

She took her time this week getting the picture to me. 

But she thinks she is going to change to taking the picture on Thursdays. 

Today, she is exactly 10 weeks.

30 More Weeks. 

WOW!

It's already moving along fast! 

Along with the picture this week, 

we've included a video. 

Baby H's premiere!

God Bless

Picture #4

Again, she is really making this easy on me. 

But I know at some point, that belly will be taking up more room and she'll have less room to write on that door. 

At some point, she'll be able to start talking about Baby H's movements and what (s)he likes and dislikes. 

But for now, I just want to you notice what a beautiful daughter I have. 

 

Until next time. 

God Bless.

Picture #3

Baby H is a growin! 

Even though we can't see much change in the belly. 

But I bet in a few weeks we'll see a change!!!