our yard is blessed with ten or twelve dragonfly friends!

the white smudge behind the wing is actually the moon..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE BETH!!!

well, we've had our second ultrasound already. (one at eight weeks in the doc's office & this week at nine weeks in the actual ultrasound room!) last week, the doctors told us our eta for this kid is jan 30th. today's lady however said feb 2nd. but she suggests it is up to the doctor at this point to determine the actual date. SO...instead of nailing down the due date, we've expanded the window of opportunity!! anyways, so a pretty blurry picture here, but that's about as good as i can share today! head is on the left, the arrows are pointing to the very active arms!! one up one down!! this child was really active during this photo shoot! waving the arms all over & kicking his/her legs like a little jumping bean! heart beat today was heard at 160 beats per minute...whew!

guess all we know is to expect a healthy baby at the end of jan or beginning of feb right?!...sigh...ya know, last time i wasn't at all attached to charlie's due date until the day came, then went!! the doctors gave me the suggestion (and asked if i wanted to!) to do the early ultrasound because the earlier you do the imaging, the more accurate the due date is...i guess 72 hours difference isn't really that much right? it was fun anyways to see the little squirt and get to wave back ;)

fyi-i also got some test results back in the mail from the gallon of blood they took from me last week (okay, maybe not quite a gallon) and apparently i'm not fully vaccinated against the measles...SO...should you have the measles before i have this baby (i interestingly enough can't get the mmr shot until post birth..safe for me but not for baby?! sounds healthy ;) we'll have to wait until january(..or wait, or now february!) to visit!! oh, and by the way, since i have so much extra blood to spare, if you need some A positive, give me a jingle ;)

went to the zoo today!

what a better way to finish the afternoon off with a slice of daddy's father's day ice cream cake!! MMMMM!!!!

here i am talking to GG on the phone.."hi GG!"

hi, i'm mr cute...do you have any sweets?

for lunch i finished off a bowl of creamy tomato & mushroom soup! while mommy ate most of the gardenburger & fries..i did let her have one itsy bite of the soup ;)

HAPPY 30th AUNTIE STEPHANIE!!! WAHOOO!!

more silly soapy giggles for you today!...i can hardly get enough of them myself, i can't help but share!!

those in minnesota/wisconsin be safe this weekend..looks like you're getting lots of thunderstorms your way!! love you!!!

happy anniversary great aunt stef & joe!! did i mention that already? it was saturday :)

today we are thankful for our health! we are alive & well!!

hey look!! that's my grandpa! (on the left!) grandpa made it into our newspaper!! as you know, he is a big part of the american legion here & is always going on different rides to support various causes-ususally benifiting military members/families. last weekend was the kilroy run to support veterans' medical needs! you can read the article here,

http://www.columbian.com/article/20090613/NEWS02/706139959

the newspaper mis-identified him in the pic, but you just can't believe everything you read right?!

hmm..that site doesn't seem to be working at the moment, you can try this one too:
Riders roll out with patriotic respect - Columbian.com

happy birthday yesterday to my cousin dave! he & katie are going to be parents of two in just a few months!! have fun!!

today, i was lucky enough to join ten thousand, maybe a million other people at the zoo...i kid you not, we almost came home because we couldn't find a parking spot!! turns out it was two dollar tuesday AND several school classes were there!! wow!! anyways, i met up with my friend avari (almost 8 months) & her mom veronica who my mom works with!! we even got to ride the train today! it was a beautiful ride!!

other than enjoying the weather, mommy has been floating around on cloud nine for a while. she explained to me a few weeks ago that i better enjoy my freedom now because come the end of january..I'll be helping take care of my little brother or sister!!!!!! mommy & daddy are so excited! i'm excited out of social pressure, but i'm not so sure i know just how much my world will be turned upside down! mommy can hardly stop smiling!!! so we're shopping for a new home as well. may the force be with us!!

back at home absorbing the beautiful summer afternoon...

love you all...

happy anniversary to great auntie stef & uncle joe!! and congrats on the grad too!!

is it possible that i could be one of the cutest beings alive? ;) mommy thinks so !

chazman's resort ;)

playing trian with casey jones the engineer & action in the third "car"...

"YAY summer!!!!"

this video needs a tiny bit of explanation..i know, it's real dark too, sorry, but it was hilarious!! brian is on the couch, charlie is on the coffee table, he discovered brian's empty (as far as I know!!) ice cream bowl & is trying to slurp up the remains!!--he's saying "cheese"..