Hip-Hip...

HOORAY!!!

THREE CHEERS for Grandma Quinn who is flying in tomorrow for the week. One of the best parts of having a baby is a week long visit from my mom!

And what better timing. For what a week it has been!

-being without heat for a couple of days due to getting a new furnace.

-the mess that comes with getting a new furnace.

-no husband for a few days due to a complementary trip to BJU.

-the dishes and laundry and dusting that have found themselves quite at home here.

-at some point the ball pit came out this week. I guess at the moment I thought it was a good idea.

-somehow my newborn baby grew to be 11lbs. already???!!!???

All that said, a visit from my mom is quite welcome!

And, Carrie, I cannot at the moment comment on your question, "How are you adjusting to three?" I'll have to get back to you on that one...maybe in a few years! :)

But I DID watch a good movie the other night while John was away. I {heart} Louisa May Alcott and a movie based on her book, An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving just came out. It is completely in sync with Little Woman, but a different story line and perfect timing for the season. It is sweet and lovely. The perfect movie to watch with a cup of warm apple cider in your hand and a big blanket on your lap. (it's getting to be that time of year!) AND, if you have a redbox nearby...it's only a $1.00 luxury! Watch the trailer HERE.

:our (not so) little one:

"I will praise Thee;

for I am fearfully

and wonderfully made:

marvellous are Thy works;

and that my soul knoweth right well."

Psalm 139:14

[Caiden, 3weeks old]

[so, who will he look like?]

[sweet little fingers I could just eat up]

[caid: "yeah, this is pretty much my life!"]



[hope I'm handsome like my daddy!]

[my "makeshift" bath mommy made. i actually love it]

CAID-1 week young

{It's funny. He doesn't seem that "roly-poly" to me. But then I look at the pictures and it always surprises me. Maybe it's because I spend most of my time appx. 6 inches away from his face.}

{His sweet little acorn hat knit by his aunt amber. This was actually Jack's that I pulled out. I just love it for our little fall baby!}

{pure sweetness}

{alert}

{HAPPY 1 WEEK OLD}

"May you be blessed with a child

who is full of grace and merriment,

and endowed with the countenance

of its lovely mother."

-J. Karon

{I don't know about that last part; we think he's going to look like his daddy}

happenings these days...

{MY 30th BIRTHDAY}

{Lots of Lovin' & Interest in little Caiden}

{first day HOME with the 3 boys}

:though John was just downstairs working; my mother-n-law took the boys during the first couple of days we were home from the hospital:

{that CIRCLE MOBILE I made}

:so I put it all together just in time...and realized it was a bit off balance. grrr. so it is hanging in the bay window awaiting its demise! though it's a perfect spot for it right now. Caiden loves looking up at it during his wakeful time. pictures of finished mobile to come:

PROVISION

With a new baby, comes lots & lots of extras. Along side the diapers, through the night feedings, spit-up, lots of little loads of laundry come the reminder that when there is a need, the Lord uses the people in our lives to step in and fill the gap. And having a baby around these parts is always a reminder of that. These are just a few snapshots of our special provisions---gifts of love that nourish the soul, spirit and body. THANK YOU everyone, whether a meal, flowers, yummy food, special gift for Caiden or just a phone call. We are very blessed.

Our "terrific bundle of potentialities."

::WELCOME::

CAIDEN DOUGLAS NEINER

born 9.19.09 @ 8:34 p.m.

8 lbs. 14 oz.

20 in.

"We're On Our Way...the Mission of the Day"

I'm posting in between contractions.

This one, is for certain - different.

I had to be induced with the first two pregnancy's, so this should be interesting! I am still at home, enjoying the beautiful and sunny fall day from the couch this moment, waiting for the next contraction-while the world stops for a moment-then to write it down on my little piece of paper-all the while watching the clock for the 5-min. apart timing so we can head out!

It's funny. I have thought about and worried about this pregnancy the least of any of the other ones. Perhaps it is due to the somewhat familiarity of having "been there and done that." But, when it comes down to it, it is upon us, and is really out of my control. What wonderful things, like this, that come into our life as we sail along, to remind us that we have a wonderful Heavenly Father to rely on in times of need. This day, no doubt, will be a moment by moment reminder of that for me. And then, Lord willing, holding our little miracle will bring it all to fruition.

Hopefully, there will be good news soon!!!