Wesley's favorite past time these days

So these are a few pictures of our little man and his new favorite past time. He LOVES to just sit in the kitchen floor and "play trucks" :) He's so funny

New haircut

and lastly for today, here's a photo of Wesley's second haircut. I'm still getting used to it. I miss my little shaggy surfer dude, but he's still the cutest kid I know (but then again I'm partial! :))

 

Swimming with Miah

These are pictures from last week when we went over to Jeremiah's (affectionately known as "Miah" to Wesley)house to go swimming. These two crack me up when they are together. They have so much fun and are just boys to the fullest! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35 Weeks

Tomorrow I will be 35 weeks pregnant, so in honor I thought I'd give a little photo update:

the foot picture is just to show you that the swelling this time has been minimal, thank GOD! Huge deal for me since last time was so horendous! :) Other than that, just belly shots! Enjoy! :)

 

 

 

My tender hearted boy

This is a moment I don't soon want to forget, so before I close my computer I want to write it down...and I may as well share it with you guys.

Just a few minutes ago I was watching a video that my friend Elizabeth sent to me. Elizabeth and her husband have recently decided to adopt from Ethiopia, which strangely enough my sister and I have talked about in recent months adopting from the same country. I make jokes occasionally because I know it's not the right time for our family, yet. (One joke example, Rita and I were talking one day and I told her we needed to adopt cousins and maybe they would give us a buy one get one free deal!) Yes, I know that will never happen, that's why it was a joke.

Okay, so back to the story. Because this is something so close to my heart and something I desperately want to do one day, I'm naturally very interested in Elizabeth and her family's journey, so she sent me a few videos. I must say I was fairly warned when watching this one in particular, but oh boy I had no idea the tears I would shed:


While watching it, needless to say I was a mess...crying one of those good belly cries that you only get when you're either REALLY sad or your heart is just really stirred. Wesley was sitting on my left side watching with me when he realized that I was crying. He put his hand on my shoulder and just watched me for a few seconds, then said "Oh, mommy's so sad! Come here mommy" And he got up on his knees and hugged me tight. Then backed away and said "Y'okay mommy?" I told him that I loved him very much to which he replied with a big kiss. And then proceeded to dance around like a complete goofball just to cheer me up. It definitely worked. He's such a sweet sweet boy and I can't get enough of that amazing spirit of his. He knows how to cheer me up when I need it, and when I just need his hugs and kisses. I hope that over the years I can really nurture that part of him and it will continue to be his best attribute.

Wesley Goebel, you make my life so much better every day just by being in it. I love you so much sweet boy!

31 week update

I guess I should update this for my future reference. I think most of you that read this probably know what's going on, but I want to be able to look back and remember when all of this happened for next time.

So last week at 30 weeks I found out that I have gestational diabetes. I took it pretty badly the first day, but decided that I only had one day to be upset about it. Since that day I've just done my best to begin eating as good as I can without having any real instructions for how to go about it. As of right now I still haven't met with a nutritionist about what I'm supposed to be eating, but I think I've done pretty well so far with the help and advice of many friends and family who have gone through similar experiences. My sister, Rita, has been a key person since the day I found out, she's gotten many phone calls and text messages to ask what I should and shouldn't be eating and if something is okay. Thanks Rita for all your help! :) I have an appointment Friday to finally sit through a 3 hour nutrition class and see what else I should be doing. Hopefully it will be really informative and I'll leave less confused than I am now. I'll also be getting a glucometer to be able to check my sugar which will definitely put me at ease!

An update on all other things pregnancy. Since finding out about the GD I've been drinking a lot more water than is usual for me. Usually when you see me you'll see my water bottle somewhere close by. Since I've been doing that I've noticed that my feet aren't swelling nearly as badly as they were prior to. It's a great feeling to know that it helps...I don't understand it, but whatever works! I've been very anxious about the swelling factor because that was the biggest thing that affected me when I was pregnant with Wesley, but so far so good with that. Hopefully it won't get much worse.

The worst part thus far about this pregnancy is my hip pain. I've been in pain for a while now with it, but I finally am getting in to the chiropractor today for it so hopefully soon I'll be feeling better. The midwife that I saw recently said that she thinks it's SI joint trouble and she thinks that the chiropractor is my best bet. We'll see how it goes...I'm just ready to walk without a limp again! :)

Alright, that's all for now. Thanks for bearing with me!

31 Weeks

Playing with Daddy

Sleepy Boy

It's been a long but fun day, but this poor little boy didn't make it home before he conked out:

One more before bed:

The video blog

It's become apparent to me that I have traded words for videos lately. Sorry about that, but honestly, I'm sure you'd rather see these anyhow! ;)

Riley Joseph

Meet our newest angel:

20 weeks

Well, almost. I'll be 20 weeks tomorrow, so I thought I'd go ahead and post this photo for now!



Getting closer every day and we're halfway there now! Yay!

Videos for your viewing pleasure.

16 weeks

Baby number 2

There is absolutely nothing in this world like hearing your unborn child's heartbeat for the very first time. I got to see baby 4 weeks ago, and saw the heartbeat, but I didn't get to HEAR it until today. Derek and Wesley were both with me and I'm sure it was a moment I won't forget! I was so glad the midwife let me video it. (Sidenote, I REALLY liked the midwife I saw today. She was AWESOME!)

Alright, so here you go...baby number 2!

Wesley counting...well, sort of.

Sorry Cassie, this is not an update that you haven't seen, but hey, I'm updating my blog! Happy? :)

Sorry it's been a while, but I finally got a new phone that takes better pictures and actually takes video! Yessss! So, without further adieu here's what you're here for!





Also, just a little maternity update. I'll be 16 weeks on Wednesday, and tomorrow I have a checkup. Hopefully we'll get to hear little Goebey's heartbeat. I'm hoping to be able to record it so that I can post it, but we'll see!

Alright, that's all for now! :)

Just a quick update on my to do list :)

27 things to do/be doing before I turn 27:

1 lose at least 30 lbs This has been postponed
2 Run a 5k and 8k this has also been postponed
3 enjoy date night with my husband at least once a month
4 have a consistent quiet time
5 make a new close friend I've made a few! :)
6 find new depth in a current friendship
7 rekindle an old friendship
8 give away all of my unnecessary things (clothes, furniture, etc.) to someone who needs it
9 take Wesley camping again
10 change a child's life (one that isn't my own)
11 join some kind of singing ensemble I'm working on this one! :)
12 cook breakfast one day a week
13 stop drinking diet coke being pregnant has a way of forcing this.
14 drink more water Again, pregnancy made me do it! :)
15 have Wesley well on his way to being potty trained (if not already there) *I WILL NOT stress about this*
16 Lead someone to Christ
17 be a mentor
18 go on a girls weekend trip This weekend! :)
19 consistently cook dinner at least 4 nights a week
20 try a new recipe at least once a month
21 Meet Cassie and Sam Sartin in for real life! :)
22 Put a family photo in my big empty frame on my wall
23 update all of the photos in the other frames
24 Bake an apple pie
25 make my house look like a home
26 play volleyball if only once
27 start a new family tradition (this one, as well as a few others are in the works, but not yet accomplished, so they still count)

The Toddler Bed

Wesley is officially a toddler bed sleeper...well, at night anyhow. He's still not doing so well for nap time so we're keeping him in the crib for now. His naps are way too important to really mess with at this point so, we thought we'd just start off slowly. Is it the right way to do it? I don't know, but I guess really it's the way we think works best so that makes it right for us...and it's working, so that helps. :) He's been in that bed 2 nights in a row and we haven't had a single problem. No having to go back in and put him back in bed or anything. So we'll go with that for now and see what happens.

My kid may be a little weird

But he loves beets! Which is okay by me. (He also loves juice and grilled cheese sandwiches as you'll see too!)

I have a good excuse!

Don't you love it when people start off with that statement? I know I do! But really this time I do!

For some reason lately every time I try to use our card reader to upload photos it kept telling me I needed to reformat my card. I was not about to do that for fear of losing all of my photos! And there are plenty on there. Anyhow, so I took photos yesterday of a very important first, and naturally tried uploading again tonight, and what do you know! It just decided that tonight was my lucky night and that it would upload my photos! Yay! So, without further adieu I give you:


Babies first hair cut (yes, he's 21 months old...hush!)


The Before (see that mini mullet in the back?)



during. this kid was zoned the whole time she was combing his head!



and watching Toy Story 3


almost done


letting him touch the razor. apparently my kid has a hairy neck.


I think this was the hardest part for me for some reason.



finished product just driving his police car :)



it looks a little crooked in the pictures, but I promise its a cow lick. He's got his mommy's hairline apparently!