The Gift of a Son

This is a very Merry Christmas for us. This morning, we found out that we are having a son! What a Christmas present! We are very excited, and look forward to seeing our new son in May.

Procrastination

Delton is outside putting a ladder rack on his truck. Ezra is in bed (pray for him- he has a bad cough!), and I am facing a living room destroyed by toys and a kitchen filled with supper and cookie dishes. Thus the title to this blog. I didn't mean to stay on the computer so long, but one thing led to another and here I am writing a new blog.

We are going to my brother's wedding in January in CA. Does anyone have a maternity cocktail dress I could borrow? The invitation stated that dress is "cocktail attire". I would rather not buy a dress I will wear only once... Let me know if you have anything you think might work.

Whoops. I think I hear Delton coming inside. I better get busy!

(The picture was taken 12.24.04- an engagement picture. This year on 12.24.07, we will be having a sonogram of our second child. What a difference three years makes!)

Lehman update

Ezra seems to have finally gotten the concept of crawling down! We opened up a tunnel that previously had no appeal to him, and he got right down and crawled through! Delton had fun playing with the tunnel as well!

Delton bought a saw on Black Friday and opened it in our living room. When Ezra woke up, he was fascinated by this piece of machinery. He must have spent 20 minutes moving every movable piece and sticking a screwdriver in every hole. We finally had to pull him away to feed him breakfast!

We enjoyed spending Thanksgiving with Delton's family and mine as well- what a blessing! This is a picture of my dad's sister, Aunt Lizzie, holding Ezra at our Thanksgiving get-together.

My sister and her family came down for my birthday. We had a great time watching the Waynesboro Parade.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I am enjoying Christmas music, although I am amazed that some stations are playing nothing but Christmas tunes from now until Christmas. Can you imagine working at a radio station like that? I would go crazy!! There are only so many Christmas songs, and some of them are pretty cheesy! Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

New baby and Ezra

I am 13 weeks along in my pregnancy. Last Thursday I was able to hear the heartbeat again at a dr appointment- 165 beats/minute. Is that fast? Does that mean it is a boy or a girl? :)

I am so excited about the upcoming holiday season. What fun! I think just having Ezra makes the holidays more fun- having him meet people, creating memories, seeing his enjoyment of the decorations and events. Last year he was only 3 months old at Thanksgiving. I was too worried about his sleep and how I was going to nurse him discreetly to really enjoy the day. This year, I'll just let him run- he'll be happy! We have the Lehman get-together Thanksgiving morning, then my dad's family get-together in Harrisburg at 1 p.m. Often, we go over to Grandma Sollenbergers in the evening. So it will be a full day! Christmas will be more laid back- thankfully! I want to stay in my pajamas all day if I want to, drink coffee, and open presents- hopefully with a few feet of snow covering the ground outside- with Christmas music playing, of course!

After the holidays, we are flying out west for my brother's wedding, then attending a cen-pe-co convention in Georgia. This will take us up to mid-February- then only three more month til B-day (Baby Day!!!). I hope the time goes by quickly. I can't wait to hold another little one.

Enjoy your holiday preparations!

Tickets Taken!

The Casting Crown tickets have been spoken for!

Casting Crown Tickets up for grabs!

Delton won two Casting Crown tickets from WCRH. We won't be able to use them. The stats on the concert:
Thursday, November 8 (this Thursday)
7 p.m.
Patriot Center- Fairfax, VA (about 1 hr. 45 minutes South of Waynesboro)
Anyone who can use them is welcome to them. Obviously, they are available on a first come basis! Let me know ASAP if you want them. Call, email, or post a comment. I'll let you know if they are still available when you contact me. I hope someone is able to use them!

MTeC, Holloween, and other events

The weather has finally gotten cold. I haven't minded the warm weather, though. Yesterday was MTeC, and I was not prepared for how cold it was!! It was beautiful weather for the racers, which was the most important thing! Delton and his team members did great. We haven't received the final stats yet, but they placed around 11th out of 32 teams. No too shabby!

We handed out candy to the neighborhood kids on Thursday evening. I hadn't thought about the scary masks some of the kids would be wearing. Ezra did not like them! It wasn't something I wanted him to be exposed to! It was enjoyable to be outside with everyone on our street. We had a lot of candy, and still ran our before Trick-or-Treating was over. Oh well!

Ezra wanted to help daddy do dishes the other evening. Delton pulled up a chair, and Ezra was in heaven. It was so much fun to watch. I am sure Ezra won't find quite the same level of enjoyment in dishes when he is around 10 years old!!

Ezra has been exibiting some independent behavior (a.k.a. tantrums). I could use some advice from other moms as to how to handle this. He is 14 months old.

Elim for the Weekend

Delton, Ezra and I, along with a teen from church, visited Elim this past Sunday through Tuesday for their prospective student event. We had a wonderful time. Delton and I really enjoyed connecting with some old friends. I was able to see my Elim roommate for the first time in 3 1/2 years. She has a boy 3 months younger than Ezra. It was fun to see them interact. It is amazing what a difference 3 1/2 years makes. I left Elim single, only a month into my dating relationship with Delton. Now, here I am married for 2 1/2 years, with my second child on the way. Makes me feel old- like I am an adult!

Pregnancy has hit the intense nauseau stage. Enough said!

And then there were 4!

Yes, it is true. We are expecting child number 2!! I am 8 weeks along, and my due date is May 16th. We are very excited and can't wait to hold this new addition to our family.

More fun with the little man

Ezra and I have had fun over the last few days. He is truly my "buddy", following me around throughout the day. He loves any sort of animal. We spent time outside this morning, sitting on our porch and pointing to the birds. He loved it. This evening we went to Twin Kiss and looked at the deer. He is fascinated by the animals.

I'll load a picture of Ezra with a hairstyle daddy introduced! So cute!

The Last Few Weeks

We have had a good last few days and weeks. Ezra is growing so much, and his personality is starting to shine. He is a happy, content baby, but by no means is he laid back. He knows what he wants! I'll share some pictures that capture who Ezra is!

The People You Meet

As I set my tray down on the table, an old man sat down across the table from me, put his hands on my tray, and said, "Thanks. I'm so hungry!". He looked up at me, smiled, stood up and walked away. I loved it. There was something great about that momentary contact with someone who was having fun living life.
This interaction with the man at McDonalds today got me thinking about the fun people I've met- people who are oblivious to the possible effect they may have on others. Our neighbor sat outside with Delton and I last evening. She talked for about 45 minutes- keeping us laughing as she simply talked about her life. Standing up to leave, she launched into another story, enthralling me with her hand motions, body movement, and expressive language. It was Terica doing what Terica did best- simply being herself.
Open people appeal to me, and, I think, to others, because they don't have the hang-ups most of us have. I think through my interactions, my words, my personality, as I go about my day. I stifle random thoughts because I think through the possible ramifications. I am safe- but I prefer to be around people that are a bit edgy!
What would it take for me to get edgy- for me to know that I am having fun with life, being who I know God created me to be, and letting others enjoy their unexpected encounters with me? I'll have to think about this.