A Glimpse at Baby Number Two.

There you have it! The infamous Baby Bichel the Second. Everything looks good according to ultrasounds... the baby was super active, which is a good sign. As you've probably noticed, my uterus looks like it is in the shape of a heart, which is just too convenient. It's pretty cute though, wouldn't you say? The concept of our baby being in a heart.... 

 

"AWWWW!"

Okay, so on a more serious note, Curtis is just getting over a pretty bad case of Bronchitis, which I think has thrown a wrench into his never-stopping-working-tons-of-overtime routine. This is a very good thing. He's backing off the overtime and working regular hours for awhile. Hurrah!

Nothing else is new, except that Joshua is wanting to do nothing but walk, and he is working effortlessly toward that goal. We're thinking he'll be walking on his own in the next few weeks. I'll update when he takes his first independent steps!

Blessings to you and yours, dear reader.

Renee <3

February, Valentines, and an Update.

Hi! Okay, so here's the scoop on what's been happening with us...

• Curtis has been working TONS. Pulling double-shifts, working late, and going in early for training classes. It's been a blessing for our financial situation, but it does make it hard on family life and, of course, Curtis's stress level. Prayer appreciated! We are thankful, though!
• Valentines day is coming up... or what I've seen it dubbed, "Singles Awareness Day"! Curtis has to work on the actual day, so the Friday night before we are going on a Valentine's date! We are very excited. It's a fun time for us - it will be the 3rd anniversary of our engagement!
  
• Morning sickness has kicked in. It is unpleasant... I've been vomiting pretty much twice a day for the past few days. Ugh... I guess everything that's worth doing can be difficult, right? :D
• Joshua has been expanding his vocabulary. He can say go, car, more, ball, and other similar words. He has also learned how to stand on his own, for a few seconds. He dances and claps to music.
• I've posted some new pictures of Joshua. WARNING > Naked baby on the loose!
  

Blessings!

Baby Number Two!

This week I found out I was pregnant! We are very excited - we feel very blessed. It's a little daunting; the idea of two babies in diapers and two toddlers running around... I'm sure we will be very thankful for God's grace during the next few years! But really - we are incredibly happy.

We will keep everyone updated about the pregnancy here! We'll be interviewing and picking a midwife here in the next few weeks. According to a normal pregnancy chart, I'd be about 5 or 6 weeks along and be due in late September. Just think: next Christmas Joshua will be almost 2 and baby two would be almost 3 months old! Crazy!

Blessings to all <3

Joshua doesn't always cooperate.

Okay, so this picture is a set-up. I have to confess it, because I know you clever ones out there will wonder how a baby boy (particularly Curt and Renee's baby boy, the very mischievous Joshua) would climb up in his big-boy chair and sit perfectly still in it. No, if it was left up to him, I'd have a picture of him standing on the top of the back of the chair, trying to tear the wall decor off.

As it may be, I sat him down in the chair and snapped a picture as quickly as was humanly possible. And this is the first try:

Then the second try....
So, you can see the effort I had to put in to get my desired photo. But, if you are like Curtis and prefer non-posed, raw pictures, this is the one for you (he was 3 months old then):
Haha, okay. So enough of silly pictures of Joshua.
But I really don't have anything else to say right now...
Blessings for 2009!

Merry Christmas!

Getting settled

We're hoping this post finds you in good Christmas spirits! We are very thankful this Christmas: we are safely moved to the Kansas City area, we are healthy, and we have s p a c e in our new home!

This picture is in Joshua's room - he finally gets a nursery! It's plenty big and he loves playing and being mischievious in his own space.

Curtis' new job is going well; he just started his normal schedule of working evenings at Ozanam youth home. He works in the Intensive Treatment Unit for girls. Even though the atmosphere is very professional and clinical, he is hoping to transfer to the boys side as soon as possible.

Thanks for all your prayers and support - we love you!

AND A HOME!!!

I was just informed that we DO have a place!! Through Curtis, God blessed us with the perfect place - the one that we wanted!!

So we are now the renters of a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage, dishwasher, and laundry room townhome!! We are thrilled and thankful!!

It's so funny how everything was pulled together at the extreme last minute. Our original plans didn't work out - but God had something better planned that would unmistakeably bring glory to Him! We feel very blessed.

"Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the LORD — and rejoice before him."
-Psalm 68:4