New Cornice

Jacob just finished installing this fantastic new cornice in our livingroom...

What a talented husband I have!

Oh and you should know that my mom threatened to disown me is I didn't remove the picture from the last post. It is an awful early morning picture of all of us but it was a special moment so I had to share! The pregnancy is going beautifully. The morning sickness is beginning to improve, hopefully in the next week or so it will be gone all together.

Here is a cute one of Curtis holding his sign for his favorite baseball team and one of us making the sign before the game.

I will make up for it...

I promise...this one is worth the wait. We are pregnant with a healthy baby!!!!!! I couldn't blog for weeks because I stink at keeping secrets and I have been sleeping a TON and trying to manage morning sickness...SO WORTH IT! We had a ten week ultrasound today which confirmed that we are officially out of the danger zone. We are thrilled to finally be able to share our awesome blessing! The precious little one was sucking his/her thumb in the ultrasound today and wiggling like crazy. God is SO good! Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers! More blogs to come once the morning sickness is officially over and I can actually stay awake during nap time :) Here is an awful early morning picture of us immediately after taking our pregnancy test

Holy Thursday

Sorry for the delay fellow bloggers. LOTS of changes all around here. More blogs about that later. We had an amazing experience at Holy Thursday Mass today (celebrating the last supper). We went to Holy Rosary Church and it was PHENOMENAL! The building is the oldest in the entire Arch-Diocese of Galveston Houston and was really breathtaking. There were four priests presiding at the mass and each of them had such reverence for the Holy Presence. It was really a fantastic experience. Looking forward to Good Friday service tomorrow and then Easter Sunday. Curtis has really been into Lent this year and has taken a particular devotion to the stations of the cross. We have talked about them at least a few times a day and I finally put them up on his wall so that our poor book could have a break! I attached a picture of him kneeling to the cross in my parents backyard. We were playing a game of baseball when he felt the need to stop for a quick prayer...long enough for us to run and get a camera! We dyed eggs today and wrapped them in super cute Christian designs (thanks Kelly). Hope you are enjoying your Holy week as well!

Blessings

Lots of little blessings here lately. Francis is doing wonderfully. Be sure to check out the new pictures on our Picasa site, he changes SO much everyday! We have been lucky enough to see him almost everyday so far...he is such a joy!

Its spring break time for both sets of Grandparents so we have had a busy week! I think Curtis is going to be really sad when it is just he and I again! We went to the rodeo with my parents yesterday. Curtis loved all of the animals and especially the pig races! He hasn't stopped talking about the swimming pig since! They had a really great educational area set up for the kiddos to learn how to farm. We were all impressed at how much Curtis really understood. He helped milk a cow, pick peaches off a tree, plant some seeds, and sort some fruits and veggies at the market. I absolutely love seeing him engaged in educational activities. He is such an intellectual...just like his daddy!

Had a promising doctors appointment on Tuesday. Looks like the old bod is finally getting the hang of things again. Thanks again for all of your prayers...keep em commin!

Francis Anthony

Our precious Godson/Nephew arrived last night at 9:34. Francis Anthony Counts was nine pounds even and almost 20 inches long. He is an absolute joy and blessing and everyone is healthy and happy. Will post more pictures today sometime, it was REALLY late by the time we got to meet the little man! I tried to post a picture here but blogger is not letting me...there is one on picassa and a few of Curtis and Clare being silly as we waited for Francis to arrive.

Fat Tuesday

We lived up Fat Tuesday in a big way! After months and months of healthier eating we had Donuts and kolaches for breakfast, chick fil a for lunch, and nachos for dinner. As if that wasn't enough we then made a green cake to celebrate the end of ordinary time and the beginning of Lent! Just in time for Fat Tuesday my awesome hubby bought me a treadmill! It is absoultly fantastic to be able to exercise while Curtis sleeps!!! No more fighting him to stay in the stroller while I attempt to get in at least some excuse for a run. Love it!

Bit of this Bit of that

We had a fantastic trip to Minnesota. (Tons of pictures on our Picasa site) Every time we are with Michael and Emily it is like a breath of fresh air. They are just amazing friends who truly "get" us. Anna and Curtis played well together, that is, when Anna was actually awake. :) My goodness that girl can sleep! William is an absolute joy and cute as a button. Emily was so generous with the little guy, and holding a newborn was truly therapy for my soul! We love you guys so much! Thank you for the amazing hospitality and the awesome memories. Oh and you have forever turned Curtis into a hockey junkie. Everyday since we have gotten home he picks up his Gophers stick and yells something that resembles, "E, E, S, T, A, sota, sota, EHH, Goefers!" absolutely HYSTERICAL! Don't worry we have it on video, so you can see it and enjoy your brainwashing first hand!!!!

We had a great family work day today and got a ton accomplished! The garage is officially clean and I can park my car in it again :) Yahoo! We also finally broke down and bought some extra storage shelving for Curtis's room. Curtis is already playing with his toys more that they are more easily accessible. My carpet is clean and the yard is mowed and fertilized...busy day!

Jacob and I had a wonderful visit with our priest yesterday. Father Drew is truly a blessing to the world. We are overwhelmingly blessed to have him in our lives. He bestowed upon me two Sacraments back to back, confession and anointing of the sick. We should go back to the doctor sometime next week. Without getting into too much detail, it appears that last month was a particularly off month. We are hopeful and prayerful that whatever is going on it is in the Lord's hands. We are continuing to do everything medically and spiritually in order to make sure I am healthy enough to carry a baby. We will see where God leads us from there. Keep the prayers coming!