Marvin

Marvin

Marvin Passing

I lost my buddy Marvin this morning. It is amazing how attached you get to a pet. I have been crying all day. He had been sick for the last three weeks but you wouldn't have know it until this last week. We thought he was doing good and then all of the sudden this weekend he crashed. We thought he was making a turn around last night and then he passed this morning. I was holding out hope until that last phone call. I thought he was going to be coming home today. Didn't know it would be like this.
Marvin was the most lovable cat I had ever met. If you made a kissing sound he would put his head down and rub it against your face. He loved kisses and he would love to rub heads with you. He didn't care who you were or what you were. He was friends with everyone. Even the dogs. In fact over the last year I think he thought he was one of the dogs. He started hanging out with them outside and when you would drive up he would run up and greet you with the dogs. He loved to sleep on your pillow with you. Sometimes you would wake up and he would be looking at you. He always wanted to be with people. I knew he was going to be great with Kane but I guess it wasn't meant to be. Macamoe and him grew up together. She is going to miss him also. I am going to really miss my fuzzy guy.

Chris and Grandma getting down

Trip to Nebraska

Bob and Alivia

Visit to Nebraska

In May we got a short visit to Nebraska. We came home to see Stacey get married. It was nice to see family but it was a really short trip. Because of work we only got to take a couple days. We plan to come home much longer in December. Chris was happy to get to see Alivia. He thinks she is a cool kid.

Baby Update

Had a visit with the Dr. yesterday. Everything is great with Kane. Now Shannon is another story. I have put on 40lbs! I told the Dr. I was getting really fat and she was like you look good. Then she looked at the chart and was like oh my gosh. She told me I put on 40 lbs and I didn't believe her so she showed me the charts. I was like oh man. So last night it was two miles on the treadmill. Kane is moving like crazy. Chris still hasn't been able to feel him because he stops moving when I put his hand on my belly. He was stubborn yesterday when they went to get his heartbeat. He was kicking the microphone thing. But then he finally let them hear his heart and it was good. We go back in a month for an ultrasound and the wonderful diabetes test. Looking forward to drinking that gunk. Did get some disappointing news. My Dr. is pregnant and due two weeks before me. So I am really bummed about that. I love her. But she said she will be there up to the last month of my pregnancy and will be back for my return visits after the baby. She is having a c-section so she knows when she will be out. The Dr. doing her care is one that I may have so I guess if she trusts him it should be ok. Well that is all for now. Gotta go hit the treadmill.

Kayak

Kayak

Last weekend we decided to take a Kayak trip down the Ogeechee River. We went with a couple that we hang out with and their daughter. It was about 7 miles and took about 5 hours. The first 5 miles were alot of fun. There was a current so you barely had to paddle. We would stop every so often on sandbars and swim and eat. It was alot of fun. Then the last two miles were bad. There was no current at all. We had to paddle a ton. I wasn't used to working out. I have gotten very lazy. It was really pretty though. But we both learned a lesson in sun tan lotion. REAPPLY! I ended up with sun poisoning on my feet and ankles. I couldn't walk for two days. It was horrible. It looked like I had diabetes. I didn't have ankles for almost 5 days. I had sun burns before but nothing like this. My feet are just now getting their normal color back. But we have been working a ton and Chris has been doing alot around the house so the trip was a good break.

Painting

The one thing we have to do to the interior is paint all the rooms. The people that lived here were nail crazy. There were nails everywhere and they used anchors that were huge. So we had to do a day of just pulling nails and patching holes. I also took down the border in the living room and dining room. Chris painted the living, dining, and kitchen and we both loved how it turned out. Now when we get time we have to paint the spare bedrooms and master bath. Then buy new appliances for the kitchen and new hardware for the cabinets and we will pretty much be done with the interior. Other then getting new blinds but that is a want not a need. We both have alot of wants but I am sure everyone knows how that goes. One of the best things is that there are two porch swings. I have always wanted a porch swing. I like to go sit out there. It is peaceful. We are just really happy right now. Things are falling into place nicely.

House

House

House

New House

Here are some pictures of the new house. We love it. It has some minor cosmetic things that we need to do but we can probably get most of them done in the next month. It is still kind of a mess inside the house because we just moved in and then went back to NE and Chris hasn't had a day of since we got back. It is really hot down here so I am limited on what I can do outside. So as soon as we get the spare bedrooms painted I will go to town putting things away and decorating. I can't wait.

More ultrasound pictures

3d Picture

Stubborn already!

They did the 3d pictures but I think they are kind of creepy. He is still really skinny so it looks weird to me. I prefer the regular black and white. He is already stubborn. He had his hand in front of his face and didn't want to move it so the lady keep pushing on him and that must have upset him because he rolled over and gave us his backside and didn't want to roll back. I started feeling him move on the ride home from the airport on Tuesday. I thought it was him but couldn't decide. Then when we went to the Dr I thought I felt him again and when she did the ultrasound he was kicking right where I felt it. Which lucky for me is on my bladder. Everything looked really good and he appears healthy so far. Although I now know why you shouldn't lay on your back for long periods of time. I have never been sick until we were doing the ultrasound. Because he was being stubborn and it was taking so long I almost blacked out. It came on fast I just started sweating and thought I was going to get sick. We had to get me up and get some water. I felt better after a couple minutes but it scared me. The Dr and ultrasound tech said the pressure of the baby and her pushing on me puts pressure on your aorta. But all was good after a couple minutes. We are just really excited. Chris couldn't even wait to leave the room before he started text messaging people.

It's a boy!!!

This is Kane Anson Haar. This picture is right between his legs. The legs are on the sides and his little package right in the middle.

Baby Update

We had out monthly appointment on Wed and so far everything is good. Baby had a good heartbeat and Dr said everything felt good in my belly. We also went and looked at day cares. That is kind of scary. The first one we went to we didn't like at all. We left and were like oh my gosh. We went to one up the road a bit and loved it right away. Didn't even need to look any further. It was awesome. Cost was a bit more but well worth it. It was more then I could have ever wished for. We are on the list so I hope and pray we get in. We scheduled our next appointment for May 23rd. We are going to find out the sex of the baby then. I can't wait.