Winter is coming

Hey everyone, I can't believe how long it has been and how much has changed! It is snowy up here in the Great White North and winter is getting well under way. Brent is still working hard with Dueck Brothers and God has definitely provided us with a lot of work. Marshall is already five months old and growing into quite the young man. There is no keeping him still or in one place and he rolls from one end of the room to the other. He is starting to try and crawl but his kicking and moving generally ends up with him moving backwards. Marshall is quite the social butterfly and is full of smiles and giggles for many, however he has quite a stubborn streak. We definitely have our hands full but it is a true blessing to be his parents. Marshall has also started to mimick sounds that we make, for example he does not quite know the meaning but when asked he will say "ma-ma". He has also found that his lips make a smacking sound when he puts them together and pulls them apart so he is constantly doing it. Other than a couple of colds we have been keeping quite healthy and pray that it will stay that way. We look forward to a fun filled holiday with family and wish you all a happy winter!

Mommy life

It's been a while since we have had Marshall, two months have flown by fast and I haven't had the chance to say how it has been. The last two months have been such a blessing with our little boy. It's hard to believe that he is already cooing, smiling and playing! Life has definitely been an adventure and there is a lot to learn but we have been getting along marvelously. Marshall is very interactive and is starting to hold his head up, he loves bathtime and reading stories but his favorite time of the day is just sitting and talking with Mommy and Daddy. The conversations we have with him are amazing (we call them conversations because he has a whole range of vocal emotions and responds to everything we say!). He dislikes diaper changes and tummy time but I think the funniest angry moments are when he is made to burp. He has developed quite the little attitude and when i know he has to burp I lift him up to do it. When he feels it is unnecessary or just plain wants to be difficult he will straighten his body stiff as a board and make it virtually impossible to fold him in half. He will scream until he turns blue and then take another gasp of air to let those little lungs go! It is amazing how the personality is evident so early in life, I think we will have our hands full with this little man! Life has been great and we look forward to the future and new adventures as a family.

It's been a while

I figured its about time we do a little update... I did not realize that it has been so long. I guess the lack of technology at our house doesn't help haha. Lots of things have been going on lately. Brent finished his schooling and is officially a journeyman in carpentry and is enjoying work again. We have been very busy with bible studies (Growing Kids God's way, The Abiding Life and Prep for Parenting) as well as prenatal classes. Time is running out, we only have 7 weeks left and lots to do. We have purchased our doors so we are working on getting those put up, we are also building Brent's gun room in the garage so our nursery can actually become a nursery. I only have 3 weeks left of work and it will be nice not to have to hoist myself out of the little clown car. Other than that not a whole lot has happened that is very significant. We are not eagerly awaiting our little arrival

Christmas at the Kennedy's

Christmas turned out wonderfully at Mom and Dad's household. On Christmas Eve we did the music for the candelight service at the church and spent the rest of the night gorging on mass amounts of treats and snacks while watching the ever classic Christmas Story (I don't think it will ever get old!). In the morning Brent and I went over to mom and dads for the opening of gifts and breakfast. The kids were definitely eager to get at them. Lehman had his eye set especially on one beautifully wrapped gift from Lauryn, however i don't think it was the wrapping as much as he had shaken it earlier and determined that it was a playmobile set. We definitely ended up with a small pool of blue playmobile boxes which definitely distracted the kids from most other gifts. Breakfast was to follow with a delectable menu of waffles and ice cream (with real maple syrup), eggs and fruit salad. We spent the remainder of the afternoon watching Road to Avonlea episodes, editing photo's and preparing the Turkey dinner. As always Mom put on a wonderful spread of fine food that rendered us all useless masses on the couch. We ended our evening with the good ole' Christmas Carol and finished off the night with a portion of Mom's much coveted Skor bar dessert. I would say it was a very successful Holiday.

A.O.K

Brent and I both had doctors appointments on Friday for his hand and the baby. He has been having problems with a large lump in his hand which was previously diagnosed as a bone spur in his joint, but it turns out it has to do with an infection that was in the hand a while ago and damaged the tendin. Needless to say the put a massive needle directly into his tendin and he has a strict regiment of topical creams and massage therapy. However this is good news for us seen as how if it had been a joint injury it would get continually worse and eventually be a career ender. After his appointment he had to take a day off and got to join me in my prenatal appointment where we got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was a very exciting time and we are happy that all is well.

Watch out world...

In coming baby Brent! It's funny how since I have become pregnant it seems everyone needs to remind me of how rotten of a child my husband was... encouraging I know. Horror story's of him even in the womb have come to surface, some cracked ribs and rambunctious movements seem to be what I have to look forward to over the next six months. However despite the lack of encouraging words I know one thing... there is still hope, he CAN be trained! I already dodged one bullet by compromising with Brent his favorite name, Truck. It has now been established that this name is suitable for a nickname only. The baby is going to be a great blessing and I am happy to be carrying such a beautiful gift from God, once I get passed the whole first semester sickness and labor part. Otherwise it has been a lot of fun to share this exciting news with friends and family and I can't wait to get more news on our much anticipated bundle of joy.

8 days

So there is 8 days to go and this is finally my last day of work! I get to go into BC and take some grad photo's (i am definitely a little nervous), it is going to be a long day and i cannot wait until its over! We have most of our wedding details accomplished but i can't help the feeling that i am forgetting something. Most of the puppies have their eyes open now, so they don't look like little rats anymore. Brent and I went to go pick up some kittens for our acreage a couple days ago and we got there and she said they weren't born yet so she just gave us the pregnant mom, then last night we got even more kittens (all of which as going to be split up between us and his parents). So things are slowly coming together now we just have to tackle cleaning Brents house. His iron eater went on his water system and we have been waiting for a long time to have it fixed and they haven't come yet so all of his toilets and tubs have a slight tint of orange to them. Hopefully they will fix it before the wedding though. That is pretty much all of the news we have right now, we are looking so forward to seeing everyone here.