M. R. Oele

Well, I figured it was about time to put some pictures of our newest addition on here!  We've had 5 ultrasounds so far, so we have plenty of pictures of her! Please pray there is no more cause for concern, and therefore, no furthure need for more ultrasounds (although it is very nice to be able to see her, they do such amazing things with those ultrasound wands!).  We have her name picked out, but I'm not sure we are going to shout it from the rooftops like we did about her gender!  You can see in the title her initials, so there is a hint...and it's not Megan Ruth either! :-) 

                                                    Foot

Giving Mom and Dad
a wave "hello"!

Her precious profile!

Due to an anterior placenta (just means it is high and on the front of my abdomen), her movements were not being felt, and consequently, terrified her mommy!  She has been a very active girl so far, and because of funny positioning and the anterior placenta, I stopped feeling those movements.  So, we got to see her again!  The tech was so kind to us and assured us all was perfect and showed us our little girl in 3D!!!  I discovered these are not as creepy when it is your own child! :-)

All snuggled up! It's amazing how much love there is to give to your children! We love you to the ends of the earth M.R.O.   

Funny Lydia!

4...8...4...GO!

We are working on the counting thing!

Tinkle, Tinkle Little Star :)

She starts with the alphabet, and finishes with twinkle, twinkle!

(It's hard to tell, but that's what she's trying to sing!)

Slowly but surely!

Our bathroom cabinets.  Along the wall is the detail/mosaic
tile that will outline our floor.
Same tile will accent our shower surround.

Linen closet opposite wall as sink cabinets.
With pull out shelves for convenience!

Lydia's bedroom paint is completed.  The colors are
Lite Lavender and the green is called Springtime! 
The lavender is darker than we intended,
but since I had to do a neutral nursery for her,
she just gets an extra girly room now I guess!!! :)

January Fun



  

This is the sombrero that Uncle Doug

 brought back from Mexico.

I think I love it more than she does,

 but eventually she will too! :)

We had a great time with them

while they were here.

We miss him and Moira (the gf)terribly, and

hope to go visit them maybe next winter!





Doesn't she look beyond comfortable? 
We love Disney Clubhouse!! :)




We love our girly new dollhouse!  It makes all kinds of
fun noises to annoy mom and dad!



                                                      Woooo Hoooo!! We are testing out these snowpants for the first time, and cant you just feel the excitement?! She was much better when we got her in the sled...as you will see below!! :)

Not much to look at yet, but something's happening!

The new bathtub and surround. 
Built in shelves and will be tiled all
around with accent tiling in the shelves.

Bathroom looking in from the hallway. 
Plumbing to the double sinks, and
drywall needs one more mudding and sanding.

Front living room. 
These 2 walls used to have floor to ceiling bookselves,
which have obviously been removed to
provide us with much more room.

New front door!!!!!!

Christmas

We decided as a family this year to start our own family tradition by staying in our pj's and staying home all day together!  It was perfect.  We had such a great day spending time as a family!  Lydia was so much fun opening her gifts (she actually got into it, as opposed to last year when she was still too little to care!) and loving her new toys.  She didnt get much, but then again, she doesnt need much!  She is one special little girl, and we are so blessed to have her in our lives.  She is our world and we could not be happier to be able spend this holiday as a family!  We have enjoyed the time spent with extended family and look forward to more time this coming week with Emily's siblings too!  We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas, and there is only 364 days til next Christmas...get shopping!!!!

Duplo's...are these for Joel or Lydia?  I'm confused! :)

That doesnt look like a safe sleeping arrangement!?

No pics....sorry

Just wanted to let anyone know who might be checking on this that I have forgotten my camera each and every time we have been up to Plainwell in the last two months...go figure.  However, the roof is completed, the bathroom is insulated, all the electric has been run to it, and the cabinets have been delivered so now "all" we have to do is put it together...that shouldnt take too long with Joel's busy schedule, right?!  Also, the bookshelves have been torn out of the front livingroom so we can now prep those walls and prime them!  I'm sure there is something I'm forgetting to mention, but oh well.  Unfortunately the new house is moving slower than we thought, but that's what we get when we do it all ourselves (oh, and I dont have a clue how to do any of it!! Poor Joel! haha) 

Merry Christmas and may all your days be blessed with happiness!