10 Week Mug Shot

I am starting to bubble out now. It is much harder to stay buttoned up all day. Typically after lunch I have to unbutton or the little baby can't breathe!

I have my energy back. I think that I realized that this weekend when I was able to hang with 18 teenage girls =) We went to Charlotte this weekend for the Revolve Tour which is the younger version of Women of Faith. It was a really awesome weekend with the girls. They had Natalie Grant, Hawk Nelson, KJ52, and Ayeisha Woods as the headliners singers, so the baby got some jams in. And Jenna Lucado and Chad Eastham were the speakers. Everything was really great and the girls got a lot out of the weekend. They learned a lot about guys that they didn't know and understand before. And they came to realize that they need to see themselves as treasures and not as targets!

Caution: Before you eat another Low Fat Strawberry Pop Tart

Ok so since I have been pregnant I have to eat 2 breakfasts. One before we leave for work and then another when I get to work. So I typically have a pop tart or a waffle in the morning because they are transportable. But this is the first time I have tried the Low Fat Strawberry. When I took it out of the toaster it crumbled in my hand and the filling burned my finger really, really, really bad. I mean where are the warnings! The thing just fell apart. This is the last time I try to be conscious about eating a little more on the healthy side. The regular poptarts have more consistency and hold together better. =)

I just thought I would warn everyone and also show my scar. The finger that was burned was the ring finger. (It is the bubble that is on my finger. Sorry if you are grossed out, but it is worse in real life)

The First Sighting of our Beach Baby!

Christina had her 2nd doctor's visit today and it went fantastically. Unfortunately, due to work, I was unable to go to this one, but hopefully the next ones I will be able to attend.

She met with the doctor and got her blood test back. We are happy to say that she is in excellent health and so is the baby. Doctor Hadlock was glad to see how well Christina has been feeling and he answered all her questions.

They confirmed that she is 9 weeks pregnant, and the baby is getting bigger each time.

We were so excited to be able to get a picture of the baby, and we both know that something beautiful is being created.

See what I have to deal with?!

The kittens love to be around us and they especially like to follow whoever is doing the most of something. So while I am upstairs trying to get school work done and Joe is downstairs watching tv they like to come up and disturb mommy! Currently while I am typing this post they are both back on my lap sleeping. The picture below was taken yesterday. It is going to get a whole lot trickier when I start getting a belly and the baby begins to compete for space. For now though it is nice to have 2 furry little blankets on my lap. Since I keep the temp in the house at 68, anything helps =)

Elsa's 1st Birthday!

Joe getting in the middle of it and enjoying all of his niece's and nephews.
Elsa blowing out her candle and getting prepped for the real fun!
It takes concentration to demolish a cake!
Yum!!! You can hardly recognize the cake =) Good job Elsa!
Generations of Kleaver/Garner/Noppenbergers!

Don't they look like a couple of Angels?

Logan, Savannah and I took a swing ride out front!

Elsa turned 1 on January 8th. She had her first party on Sunday, Jan 13th! She was adorable in her pink dress that was picked out by her daddy. Let's see if Joe can pull that when our baby turns 1 =) Good thing that kids clothes come in sets ;) There were over 30 people that came out to celebrate her special day with her. She was so good! I think that her favorite part was digging into her birthday cake.

Philly Trip

Joe at Tony Luke's, there was a slab of meat on that sandwich!
Anthony, Bonnie and Tommy - Anthony made it through an entire sub at each restaurant that we visited. Don't let his small size decieve you!
Charlie and Diane enjoying their subs (the proud parents of Anthony)
Jacob not impressed and Tonya laughing - I mean look at that face? =)
The two Jessica's! Casting their votes for the best place.

Brittanie and Melissa enjoying their subs!

Jayna and I happily finished with our first sub. The best thing was the pickles =)

The liberty bell (we did do something educational besides eat!)

The guys running to the top of the "Rocky Steps" Jacob is in the lead then Joe then Anthony, then Matt.
Group pic in front of the Art Museum. Diane is behind the camera!

I have no idea how someone could eat 13 in an hour, I am sure an ambulance was waiting out front!

Joe and I at the end of South Street!

Geno's looks like it belongs on the Vegas Strip. They were definitely patriotic. The other place was Pat's that was across the street from Geno's we missed the Kodak moment but it definitely lacked the flash...

Dunkirk Baptist took a trip with the College and Career and anyone else who wanted an adventure to Philadelphia - the city of brotherly love - in search of the best Philly Cheesesteak! Being pregnant this trip was right up my alley =) Joe and I had never really been to Philly so the city itself was awesome. There is tons of history, we really just got to scrape the surface. My favorite food place on the trip was Jim's steakhouse. Joe's was a toss up between Tony Luke's and Geno's.

Joe's First Day!

God answered our prayers and got Joe out of the working situation he was in and gave him a new opportunity and challenge. Joe started his first day at TSA today. He is going to really like the challenge and the new surroundings. He already has a ton of exciting stories to tell about what kinds of things he gets to do! It is so different from the pension environment it is going to take him a while to get adjusted =) (But in a good way) The other great thing is that he is only 1 stop away from me on the metro! He keeps getting closer and closer...