More Owen Pics

Hello hello, I know it seems like it's been forever, but that's only because you all want updates on the cutest little boy. He's doing good. Babies don't sleep as much as you might think. I was so spoiled for the first three weeks of his life and now I'm facing up to real life. Tuesday was the worst. We felt like we were getting colds and Katelyn was still getting over a cold. Owen started getting gassy and we didn't get ANY sleep monday night. All this combined made for a very hard day. Today I feel a little more adjusted. I still wear sweat pants a lot and sleep whenever I can. Someday I might be normal again. Although I am still addicted to puzzles on line, how lame! Of all the things I can do with my time, that's the least appealing, and yet.... somehow, it's just so tempting. That and chocolate, which I've also been spending too much time with. Ok, I'm making supper (not really, just warming up leftovers that someone else made us). So heres the pictures!
Update: sorry about the picture link not working, my facebook albums are private now. If you want to see them and aren't on facebook let me know.

Baby Owen!

Here he is! Owen James born March 25th at 1:05pm. He was 6lbs9oz 20"long. Everything went great. We're all doing very well. He's such a content baby. I'm feeling great, although at this moment I'm really tired, so I'll be off to bed now, ciao!

So Many Changes

We sold our house! We're having a baby in hopefully less than 23 days! I have a sudden ounce of motivation! All very big news in my life. Now I'll expand on those.
Matthew just recently finished a house around the corner which we will be moving into. Then he'll start building the house right next door to us, so that's what will keep us busy for the next however long. We don't have to move until May 2nd, which is really good considering the baby is due April 5th!
I'm feeling so excited and as ready as I'll ever feel for this baby. Matthews parents are coming for Easter (very end of March) so wouldn't it be cool if number 9 came to see them a bit early? In Matthews words, this baby is already very much a part of the fam. Katelyn understands pretty well whats going on, which is good considering her age 'n all. I've been making a bassinet (which I started when I was pregnant with Katelyn and never finished) I'll post pics when it's done. Getting stuff like this done makes the baby feel so much more real (for Katelyn especially).
I've been done work for a few weeks now. Definitly keeping busy though. Made hundreds of perogies last week. Katelyn is SO fun right now. She's talking so much and just really fun to watch. I love seeing the world through her eyes, just watching her connect ideas and thoughts. Funny funny. She basically pretends to be me. Right now she has her teddy "eating lunch" in the highchair while she sweeps the floor, which is one of her favorite things to do. She also likes to play in her kitchen and play with her dolls. So you see, it's pretty much what I do all day, just a smaller version of it. She's still a good sleeper, which I need as I've been SO tired! And now I'm off to make some supper. And that about sums it up! I'll keep you posted on this baby, can't wait!

Pictures and Christmas update

Hi everyone. I'm assuming that I'm saying hi to Ryan, Linds, Matthews parents, Erin, Auntie Deb and.... yea I think that's it (unless this is still imported to facebook and people read it there, in that case hundreds could be reading eek!). But I love you guys! I'm so happy you still check in once in awhile. I've talked to most of you recently so you know what's new, but I'll do a little diddy anyways just in case theres some mystery readers.
Christmas was, well it was good. I wouldn't say it was amazing or the best, but it was fun. We were at my parents for the week before Christmas until the 26th. I love being able to have Katelyn around people that love her so much. I always get sad to take her away again. She learned so many new words while we were down there. She hasn't said "smile" since we've been back, does that worry anyone? I guess it's just because the camera was out so often. Speaking of which heres some pictures. It was nice to see friends again, eat so much good food, show Katelyn off, and hang with the fam. It was also nice to get home again and just get back to our little life here. I'm back to work next week (I've only worked 3 days since Christmas, how do I have such an awsome job?) and Matthew has also started working full time now. He'll just finish the house we're building in his spare time. It's for sale if anyone of you is interested in moving up here:-) We're thinking of putting our house up for sale too and we'll just sell whichever one goes first. So we could be moving around the corner, but we'll most likely be staying here. We've been totally cleaning and organizing our basement since being home. I love how motivated Matthew is with stuff like that. If only he was into scrapbooking, he could really get me going:-) It's nice to be able to use the space down there. We're taking the night to chill before our busy work week. So we'll talk to you all soon, hope you're all doing well! Oh one more thing, my last day of work is Feb 22 yay! I can't wait, although I do love my job for some reasons. Ciao

Pictures

I'm trying to post a picture link again for new pics. Apparently it didn't work last time, so try those again too.

Halloween Pictures

Random Stuff and Ultrasound

Life Recently

Hope it works!

Cute idea

Ok, please don't think less of me, but.... today I watched the Martha Stewart show. It's true, but I can honestly say it was the only channel we had, the only other one we have was for some reason not working, and it's the View which isn't much better I agree. So why did I turn the T.V. on? I don't know, but I found a really cute idea, so cute it needs to be shared. I know Shari will love it 'cause we're crazy knitters. They use a knitting machine (cheaters) and then felt it in the washer, I didn't even know you could do that, so cool!


She makes lots of different animals into backpacks or pillows, so cute! She knits them using wool yard and then turns them into felt and adds the little finishing touches. They have the template on Marthas site, but I couldn't get it to come up. I also went to the original site to look at what else they have. Enjoy, I did. Ciao

touque or thong?

Oh Linds, you'll love this. I'm looking for a touque pattern for my bro and found this instead!



Does that beat the old patterns you found at your parents? Hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing!

This is a true test to see who still reads this blog. Is it indeed just Linds as I had thought, or will I get comments from Grandma and Mom-in-law, yipee! Love you all!

The Best Thing Ever
FOUND by Sam in New York, New York
It was the first nice day of spring so I decided to go to Central Park. I found a nice plot of grass to lay down on and eventually fell asleep. When I awoke this was folded up behind my head.

Linds you totally got me addicted to the found web site I saw this on there today, it was SO SWEET!

For the non facebookers

New Pictures
My froggy

theres some links for some updated photos, I hope it works! I feel bad neglecting the people who don't have facebook! Sorry guys!

I kinda updated on our life last time, it was a sorry excuse for an update. But really things are just in a nice groove and theres not much to talk about. I still feel like I want to hibernate. I'm just holding back from getting the Christmas decorations out. I'll wait a couple more weeks. I am using my Christmas mug already (eggnog in the coffee every morning) Oh and don't judge me for drinking coffee while I'm pregnant 'cause I refuse to be judged on that. I tried, I really did. I choose to believe that it's good for the baby. And of course listening to Christmas music:-) Oh and my Christmas list is complete and reveiwed and edited and expanded and revised. I'm ready. Except for the cards. I've been working all week trying to find a simple layout for nice Christmas cards and I just don't like anything I do. I have a friend who throws stuff together in a few minutes that always looks so amazing. I should break into her house and steal her cards for ideas, or maybe I could just ask. Or maybe we could trade brains for awhile.
Ok, that's enough rambling for one day. I'm getting a bump, I have no clothes that fit, it's more frustrating than it seems it should be. Even my sweat pants are tight, what the heck, it's my tummy that's supposed to grow not my butt! Waahhh!!!

I took these last week. I gave her a haircut on Corryns request, hee he. I've been trying to put pics on facebook, but it's not working for some reason. I've been wanting to just write an update on life lately, I guess it's that time again. Life is moving into winter and it certainly feels like it. I feel like we're getting ready to hibernate. Getting canning, cleaning, cooking done. I love the feeling of getting lots done, and I've been getting LOTS done the past few weeks. I love winter. It's so cozy. I love eggnog, and Christmas and soup and pumpkins and mittens, and ice skating, and sleds. Not to say we have all of that already, but I'm looking forward to it, and I've been having fun prepping for it all.
I've been reading good books lately too. Right now I'm reading "The Omnivours Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. I highly recommend anyone to read it. I learned more in 50 pages than I learned in three years of high school. I know I wasn't the best student, but what I'm saying is, he writes in such a clear way, even I can understand.
I don't know what else is up, just life, and it's good. I actually really don't like writing without knowing who is reading. The fact that this gets imported onto facebook means LOTS of people could be reading. I just don't want to sound superficial. Does that make sense? Kinda sad I guess. But it's been nice connecting to people lately, and I guess I'll just leave it at that.

Summer Update

I really want to put summer pictures on here but our internet never works, so you'll all have to be patient. We've had a fun summer though. Lots of good weekend trips, picking berries etc. The last two weeks we spent, oh just about everywhere. We were in Oregon for a week. A couple of days were spent at the beach with all of Matthews siblings and families. It was just wonderful to see everyone again and get all these little cousins together! Then we were in B.C for a week just relaxing, hiking, and baking in the sun. It was so good to see good friends again and some family. The pictures are coming soon and are a lot more exciting, just thought I'd let you know we're still here, just kinda boring I guess. Actually not boring enough which is why I haven't been on the computer at all. I'm working again which gives me some computer time, but still no pictures. Ciao

More on Walking

Just a quick note to say that there is a youtube video of some of Katelyns first steps. Just go to www.youtube.com and search for Walking Wonder or Katelyn Hildebrant and it should come up in the list. I was talking to my mom on the phone while recording, fun times. This was just the funniest thing in the world to me and I realized that that is just part of being a parent. Enjoy!

Walking Wonder

Our little girl took her first official steps today! Don't make fun of how many pictures I posted, I'm a first time mom and this is seriously the hight light of my life! We knew it was coming, she's been very steady standing up for awhile, and could lunge towards us for a few days. Today she just woke up from her nap, stood up on the deck and walked towards nothing. Then she kept doing it! So exciting! I love that as a mom these things truly are the most amazing things in the world! She also dumped an entire box of crackers upside down, and of course this was thee most hilarious thing I'd ever seen. I love that about being a parent. It's 1am and I just can't sleep! It's frustrating. My mind is just racing. I'm getting the going back to work jitters. I'm analyzing everything. Trying to imagine exactly what it will be like and just how terrible it will be. But if I think like that then of course it will be terrible. But like everything else I have to remember that God is in control and that's why anything is possible. If I did it on my strength alone I would be a weepy mess in the corner. It's a miracle!
I'm gonna try to fall asleep again, I'm pretty sure I had regular coffee tonight thinking it was decaf, oh well at least I got this done!

Happy Birthday Katelyn!

So it finally came. My baby is one! She's still my baby until she can say otherwise though. She's my little snuggler, and still wants love when she falls. I just can't get enough of this kid! I honestly didn't want to put her to bed tonight. We were having so much fun and I just wanted to nibble her all up! She got so many sweet presents for her big day, what a blast! Check out some pictures here. We love you all tons, and you should all really get facebook, it's so wonderful to get connected with people from so long ago. And it would simplify my life.... I'm not selfish nope!

Links to pictures for non facebookers

You can check out pictures of us on facebook even if you aren't a facebooker I don't think the "May Long" one works, but once you're in one album you should be able to look at that one too.

May Long

This 'n That

Wedding

Katelyn Cutness

Need I say more?

This is today, this picture could never depict how cold and depressing it is out there. I'm making soup, nuff said.

This picture was yesterday, building the deck, playing with the idea of putting the garden in, waaaa!

I just took these pictures today. If anyone knows how to flip these pictures on blogger, let me know. Do I have to do it before I upload them, how annoying! Matthew is almost finished our deck, yay! I have big dreams for our yard this summer. I started some veggies in peat pots and the beans are already almost 2 feet tall! I really need to get them in the ground, I'm scared about how cold it still is though. Ok this picture of Katelyn, so FUNNY! She fell asleep sitting up in her crib. She's done it before but this time I remembered to grab the camera. Last time she had crib rail marks on her little forehead, poor girl! She's so funny. I can't figure out how to turn it sorry. Enjoy, talk to you soon!

May Long Weekend

I posted a bunch of new pics of our WONDERFUL weekend on facebook (for those that still just read my blog you should sign up for facebook so you can see my pictures) This past weekend my cousin Curtis got married. All the cousins and everyone was here, it was so amazing. My grandma also turns 80 today so we were also celebrating that. It was better than I could have ever wanted. It was just so nice for us to all laugh and be dumb together. Most of them are gone already, boo. I'm so distracted and need to feed my little girl some lunch so I'll talk to you all lates! Ciao

Hello hello faithful blog readers. Our internet has been down a lot lately so I figure I should take advantage now while I can. Between entertaining friends, being a mom, running fun errands, and starting the building of our next two houses, it's been a busy week. We've had a lot of people over lately, I love it! Our bestest friends from here just moved away this week, I'm more devastated than I was prepared for. We've been friends and neighbours for what feels like our whole lives (in reality it wasn't even three years!) They stayed with us their last two days here, it made it feel like they were just on a trip visiting and it was normal. But driving by their old house all weekend is a painful reminder of their absence. They will be dearly missed. We build houses with my dad for a living and we started another two last week. Matthews dad is coming up tomorrow to help out. It's always SO nice to have him, we just wish his Mamma could be here to. Besides the fact that he brings us wonderful treats from the States, its just nice to spend time with him and use his help. At the end of this month my whole family is staying with us for a big family weekend, I'm so excited. I've been thinking about it constantly for months already, it can't get here fast enough. My bro hasn't even seen our house! My cous is getting married and my Grandma is having a big 80th birthday party. All the cousins etc. will be here, I LOVE my family so much. Life is great. Katelyn is growing, and is cuter everyday. I really like facebood lately (this blog gets imported into facebook so you can read it there too). I love finding people I haven't talked to in awhile. At the same time it's weird wondering who is reading about me and seeing my pictures. I started this blog so long ago and thought only my fam was reading it. Now I have troubles just blocking out the thought of so many people and just writing. Anyways, thats all for today. I have to get some sleep my body is feeling worn down. Oh and I didn't have any new pictures, but I like posting pictures, so here is the highchair that I want. I really like the one we have, it's very vintage but it's also falling apart. Ciao

Tupperware

Yipeee I just won an intense bid for Tupperware on eBay, I'm so excited. Yes it's true, my life is about plastic food containers, woo. This would have cost 250.00 new. It's barely used and I paid 39.00. This chick tried to outbid me in the last seconds, but I was too speedy. That was my first close call, it was so much fun! I gotta go feed my baby night night milk, ciao!