53 Days...

...until C2 arrives (if the Oct 13 due date holds true).

Baby doc appointment went well this morning...143 bpm heartbeat. AB joined us, and enjoyed hearing the heartbeat. Her eyes kind of light up with wonderment when that heartbeat sounds comes through the monitor. It is pretty cool.

60 something days and counting

Well, C2 will be here before we know it. It has been a pretty chill pregnancy so far...we are much less in-tuned to it than we were with AB. With AB, we had all the classes to go to, and a nursery to paint/furnish/decorate, and strollers and car seats (i.e. endless hours in Baby's-R-Us) to purchase. This time around, we are just waiting.

C2's heartbeat was 155 last week, so that is good. C2 is moving more, and AB is becoming a little more cognizant of what is about to happen.

All is good though. We are all excited for our family to grow by 1 in the 2nd week of October!!!

C2 Is Developing

We all (C, AB, and I) went to the "baby doctor" yesterday to listen to C2's heartbeat. 134 beats per minute! This is good! The doc said everything looks and feels right on target. AB's was 141 bpm at the same appointment back in September of 2006.

AB didn't know quite what to make of the experience, but she seemed to enjoy it.

The next appointment is C2's first official portraits...AKA the ultrasound!

In Memory

Ross A. Alameddine
Christopher James Bishop
Brian R. Bluhm
Ryan Christopher Clark
Austin Michelle Cloyd
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak
Kevin P. Granata
Matthew Gregory Gwaltney
Caitlin Millar Hammaren
Jeremy Michael Herbstritt
Rachael Elizabeth Hill
Emily Jane Hilscher
Jarrett Lee Lane
Matthew Joseph La Porte
Henry J. Lee
Liviu Librescu
G.V. Loganathan
Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan
Lauren Ashley McCain
Daniel Patrick O’Neil
Juan Ramon Ortiz-Ortiz
Minal Hiralal Panchal
Daniel Alejandro Perez Cueva
Erin Nicole Peterson
Michael Steven Pohle, Jr.
Julia Kathleen Pryde
Mary Karen Read
Reema Joseph Samaha
Waleed Mohamed Shaalan
Leslie Geraldine Sherman
Maxine Shelly Turner
Nicole Regina White

My Spirit in the Sky

Hey pops. It has been five years since you became my Spirit in the Sky. I wish you were here.

Thank you for your incluence on me. I love you.

C2

This is not a post about a no longer existing Coke product.
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Well, on August 26th, 2006, I made this post...

On March 4, 2007, our awesome daughter Annabelle was born. Since Annabelle has been so wonderful (most of the time ;-) ), we have decided to try the whole parenting thing again. The second time around is supposed to be easier, right?

That is correct...Chrissy is pregnant, and C2 (Cletus II) is due October 13, 2009. We are excited, and have a lot to do to get ready.

Annabelle still does not quite know what is going on. We ask her where the baby is, and she points to her own belly. She will learn soon enough what is up though. She'll be a great big sis.

Like Annabelle, we won't know the sex until C2 is born. What do yo think it'll be?

After Annabelle was born, I had a sixth sense that we will have all girls and I will be over run and over powered by DeFitty women. But something is telling me that this one may be a boy. I guess we'll find out in October.

Stay tuned for more info!

Happy Birthday Annabelle!!!

You are two years old, and what a 2 years it has been. You are the best daughter a daddy could ever ask for!

You are my angel!

You are my snow angel!

You are my champion!!

I love you!

Rasslin'!!!

A couple weeks ago, I went to a local (as in a high school gym) wrestling event. The main event was Ric Flair's sons vs. The Nasty Boys (with the Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart) AND Hulk Hogan as the special guest referee! When I heard Hogan was going to be there, I knew I had to be there. I am a HULKAMANIAC after all!!!

Here are a few pics from the event!

A blast from the past...The Midnight Express (Beautiful Bobby Eaton and Sweet Stan Lane) vs. the Rock & Roll Express!

The Nature Boy managing his sons.
The finish...Figure 4's all around!!!

Flair and Hogan hug it out after the match.

My favorite picture of the night...WHATCHA GONNA DO????

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The tradition continues...

HAKA!!!!

This is awesome!

I never thought I would see this again...

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That was my truck's odometer when I pulled out of my garage this morning. I thought that was pretty cool.

Voting

It always feels good to vote...an instant sense of pride! Blessed we are to be Americans.

It felt even better to be in and out of my polling place in 7 minutes :-)

Happy Birthday Dad

I love you

Backyard Wildlife

Here are some shots from some recent wildlife spottings in our backyard.

We frequently get deer, which are nice to look at, but they are terrors on our garden. We can not use enough of this to keep them away from our tomatoes and other veggies. They also pretty much destroyed our Annabelle Hydrangeas.

The pics below are from July 11. This momma and her fawn wandered in our neighbor's backyard and our backyard.

The big momma...we saw her a week or so before this, and she was bigger. I assume the fawn was not born yet.

Li'l Bambi...

Bambi had better stay out of that garden if she know's what is good for her!

Where did momma go?

This is an Eastern King Snake I saw while making trips back and forth from the grill last weekend. It was at the foot of our deck steps. Thankfully, it never made a move at me, or I would have had to go all "Crocodile Hunter" on it.

Actually, I would have ran inside screaming like Annabelle.

It eventually went away when we were eating inside. Where is it now? Hopefully not in the house.

And lastly, the wildest of the wildlife...

ANNABELLE!!!!

This is from July 11 as well.

Family Portrait

Help!

Help! I am stuck in the washer. This is why I have not been able to post since December 15th!

Merry Christmas

I got wind of this from my sister's blog...enjoy! Just click on the picture below. Myself, Chrissy, Annabelle, and Santa Claus!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving friends and family.

Today, we celebrated Annabelle's first Thanksgiving. We all had a wonderful time. The main course of our feast was a lemon-herb spatchcocked chicken. It was tasty. Dessert was pumpkin bread pudding which was delish. As you can see below, Annabelle did not get her own Thanksgiving costume this year. She got a turkey headband, which she liked to take off. You can see more of her Thanksgiving here.

Here is our Thanksgiving greeting to all of you.

And a Thanksgiving portrait with our very own Butterball.

Say Thanks to the Military

WHO: America Supports You is a Department of Defense program that recognizes citizens' support for our military and their families, at home and abroad, and connects individuals and organizations who wish to directly support the troops and their families. ASY is launching a text messaging program called "Giving Thanks".
WHAT: Giving Thanks is an interactive America Supports You program taking place during the Thanksgiving holiday to offer citizens an opportunity to say thank you to the men and women who serve this nation. Major mobile wireless providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile, provide access to the America Supports You Text Message program.
WHEN: People can text a message of thanks to 8-9-2-7-9, beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT on November 22, Thanksgiving Day.
WHY: The goal is for people to take a moment during the Thanksgiving holiday to think about those who are serving this nation, and act in a way that demonstrates they appreciate their sacrifices. Giving Thanks offers a unifying moment for the nation, during a time in which families traditionally come together and express gratitude for things large and small that contribute to their lives. The United States currently has brave military men and women serving in 177 countries. These troops and their families will be informed about how many people have texted in their thanks and will get to see many of the messages, reminding them that people back home do care.
HOW: On Thanksgiving Day America Supports You will tabulate the number of messages sent to the troops. The volume of text messages will serve as a reminder to our military that the folks back home are grateful for their service.

About America Supports You
Since its formation three years ago, the America Supports You program has welcomed over 300 grassroots organizations and 35 corporate partners to its team. Many America Supports You team members support the troops through letter writing, care packages, helping the wounded when they return home, assisting military families, sending an email, or making a kind gesture—to learn more about how you can help please visit www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil