Saturday, February 17, 2007

Kitty Cat News

The Cats


This is Sugar, Charlotte's cat. She's around 5.5 years old and very spoiled. She's 'house trained' and meows to go out.. which is nice... except at 3am. I keep hoping she'll start using the litterbox again. She's all white except for her calico tail and bit of brown on her face. We call her 'Splenda' just to drive Charli crazy. hehe.




This is the new kitten, Peppermint, being held by Bethany. I tried repeatedly to take his picture but he was not holding still at all. He's almost all white.. has the tabby striped head, two spots on his back, and then a tabby striped tail. He's extremely soft and still very light. He's also quite fearless and has been playing games with the Brittany. I think he's around 8 weeks old.





This is Mocha, formerly called "Mother Cat" at the vet's office. She was found with her kittens last summer. All of her kittens were adopted and she stayed. She's *huge* which really doesn't show in this picture. Imagine a fat waddling racoon -- that's her body shape. She's also a tad bit grouchy, but slooooowly getting over it. She does come out for attention and has been watching the other cats. We can tell she's loving all of the new room to explore and has been playing with kitty toys. She's estimated to be around 1 yr old.








Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Baby Update and such

Hi all,

We're nearing 32 weeks now. As most of our family/friends know this is the time when Bethany was born.. so we're being extra careful as the pregnancy progresses.

The good news.. we have names! :) The girl name has changed a lot, but I think we narrowed it down for good now..

Elijah West for a boy
Naomi Kiersten for a girl (it means Beautiful Follower of Christ, or Beautiful Anointed)

I'm still working on raising my iron up. I've gone from 10.1 to 11.0 so the awful Floradix is working. We're also working on getting the rest of the odds and ends together for baby's arrival.

James has been our most enthusiastic Valentine's Day participant. He's made multiple cards for EVERYONE and is just so pleased when he receives one in return! Jim has a steak salad dinner planned for us as soon as the short people go to bed.. they had pizza.

Monday, February 5, 2007

February Update






Hi all!









I'm so behind. lol. We're trying to get ready for baby -and- softball season. :) Please join us in praying that baby will stay safely in the womb until 4/1. We're planning a waterbirth and baby needs to be 37 weeks old. The girls are hoping for our 2nd Easter baby in a row. We'll see!



Jim and James went to the Monster Truck Jam and had a great time! James's favorite, and most kids favorite *g*, is Grave Digger. He came home sporting a new Grave Digger hat, light up necklace, poster, and his own checkered flag!




And.. a picture of our snow from last week.. not a common thing in South Carolina.