Baby Avery at 31 weeks

Here are the pictures I received of Avery last week. He is suppose to weigh 3 lbs and 12 ozs. He is in the 57th percentile in his height and weight, so the little trooper is doing very well. Even if he entered the world today he would have a huge survival rate, but a short stay in NICU. So, I am trying to be good and keep on my rear end as much as possible.

One of the pictures is his side profile and the other is looking straight on at his face, you can see his nose, eyes and mouth. He kept sticking his tongue out during the unltra sound. The lady doing it said he has a full head of hair, I couldn't see it, but she knows what she is doing. He is such a perfect little boy : )

Lammers-Brune Baby shower

Aholt-Weber Baby Shower and bed rest

I have had all of my baby showers. We tried to get them done a little early so we wouldn't have to fight all of the holiday festivities in December and bad weather in January. Turns out it is a good thing we did because I went into pre-term labor on 11/24 and was in the hospital until 12/1. I am now on bedrest until the baby comes, which they are going to take me off of my meds the first week in January. But, I will probably end up going full term : ) I have to go visit the doctor every week for an ultra-sound and a non-stress test on little Avery. He is doing very well though and he is always very active.

More good times

When MU played A&M last year our cousins from Texas came to visit. They should have stayed home since we mopped the astroturf with them...But it was a great time all the same. In February of last year we went to Mexico. It was an amazing trip and my first time to see the ocean. The random picture of us is from Myah's play this year. I am pretty pregnant in this one : )

And the gorilla is from the zoo adventure...Look's a lot like Byron : )

summer fun and other adventures

We have done a lot of stuff together but I haven't been bloggin long enough to post them. We went to a Cards game in KC with Byron's brother Ryan and sister in law Jill. We went to the St. Louis Zoo for our anniversary. It was really fun....but very hot in June.

Our home and nusery

Since we live kind of in the middle of no where, I have several friends who have never seen our home. For this reason I am adding some pics of the house and our unfinished nursery. Byron put up the shelves yesterday, which I think look really nice.

Myah and William Soccer

Both Myah and William played soccer this year. They are both very good and their games were fun to watch.

I am now 6.5 months pregnant....

And I feel pretty big. I have gained 14 lbs. I had to add a few more pics of the goats and Bailee. Soon I will add pictures of the car and our home, including nursery : )

Various photos

Latest News!

I really enjoy going to my friends sites to get updates about what is going on in their lives and any exciting news about their family, so I am jumping on the bandwagon!

A lot has happened since the beginning of the year down on the "Lammers-Aholt" Farm : ) I will try to keep this brief....

The Fam....
As many of you know I am an AVID animal lover!! So, here are on our small parcel of land we have 16 New Hampshire Red laying hens, 2 cats (Ronnie and the stray who won't let me near her, I swear she knows it breaks my heart : ), 2 Pygmy goats (Oscar and Willie) and 3 dogs (Bailee and Buster who are both Maltese and live inside with us, and Ripley aka Rip, a Blue Heeler who protects our outdoors....well he doesn't very well, considering he has let a fox kill 2 of our chickens....but he is still a sweetheart. The goats love people and treats!! They really are a lot of fun : )

New Addition....
We found out in May that we are adding a REAL baby to our family. We are due to have a baby boy on February 2, 2009. Both of us are so excited, we can't wait! We both like the name Avery Lee, Lee being a family name on both sides. I am 22 weeks along (5 months) and just starting to feel movement in there. I have gained 9 lbs and just made myself go buy maternity clothes a few weeks ago.....it was horrible...but I am much more comfortable.

The Engagement....
Byron asked me to marry him on Labor Day. It was very sweet and romantic as he did it here at the house. Afterwards we went and set out on the back deck and played with our animals...it was the most amazing day of my life thus far : )

The new car....
Yesterday we went and purchased my new mommy ride, a 2008 Nissan Rogue!! I LOVE IT!