PRESENTING.... Evan Michael

Hello Everyone, I am slowly getting back to the land of the living. As I write this I am looking at our newest addition and admiring how amazing our God is to create something so perfect. Our little sweetie was born on April 9, 2010 at 4:47 PM. He weighed in at 7lbs 14oz and was 20 1/2" long.

God has truly blessed me with wonderful pregnancies and births. I went into my doctor's appointment at 10:15 for an ultrasound (because I was 6 days overdue) where they discovered I only had one pocket of fluid left, which called for an immediate induction. When my doc checked me I was dilated to a "good" 3 and 70% effaced. So, I knew the induction was going to go well. There were some concerns about the fluid, but they proved not to be a problem in labor. My doctor broke my water at 2:45pm and just 2 hours and 2min's later we welcomed Evan. Labor was VERY quick and drug free, which I praise God for.

Evan is now just under 2 weeks old, which is crazy. He is a very content little man and has been a sleeper from the get go. He is already sleeping 6 hours straight at night and takes a couple great naps during the day. It is sooo nice especially since Drew cried for 4 months straight, or so it seemed.

So, all I can say is God is good....ALL THE TIME!

Grandma & Grandpa Hagerhjelm came to welcome Evan

The best doctor: Dr Biest

Leslie came up from Carbondale to share in Evan's Birthday

My Sherree... she came to welcome Evan into the world. She is like a Mom to me!

Jamie...such a blessing to us! She took care of Drew for us!

STILL WAITING....

Well, little Evan is proving to be as stubborn as his brother was. We are now a few days past my due date and no little boy has arrived. My next appointment is on Friday, but join us in praying that he comes on his own before then!

So, in the mean time here are some fun pics of Drew from our church's Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday.

Cute Little Girl who had the same Easter Basket as Drew...

We had a little freak out about the dirt...

Sweet Maci... You will see they switched baskets. Drew filled his in no time, so he then took on Maci's and filled hers to... he was not messing around!!
I couldn't resist the box of eggs...

Isn't Maci a beauty??

I was so excited to get a surprise visit from one of my best friends Courtney & her youngest Maci. I was in shock when she walked through my door last week. Thanks James for helping with the surprise it totally made my weekend. I just wish Evan would have decided to make an appearance during her visit!

HAPPY EASTER!!

Happy Easter Everyone!

This is one of the most special days of the year as we reflect on the sacrifice Jesus made for us and celebrate him raising from the dead! This is also my official due date and as of right now... NO EVAN. I still have high hopes he will be here before Courtney leaves (who by the way flew in to surprise me). I am not big on remedies to put you into labor, but even I drank two STRONG glasses of Raspberry tea last night, NO LUCK! Although I know God can do anything!

In the meantime as we wait for this little guy, enjoy some cute pics of Drew's Easter morning fun!!

Bubble Blowing Fun!

Drew has reminded us OFTEN that the bubbles are on top the cabinet. He LOVES bubbles! So, the first opportunity we had to go outside and play in this wonderful weather we grabbed a container and went for it. To my surprise he knew how to open it and do it himself.

Hmmmm, it is amazing what kids remember. We had fun for about 10 min, until he dumped the container out all over the yard.. LOL!!

I had to add this last picture because this is SOOOO ME! I have done this since I was a little girl.. you guess it, sticking my tongue out. I do it when I am concentrating hard on something, so I think it is funny that Drew also does it.

MONEY SAVING MANIA!!

Well I haven't done very well with documenting my money savings. A while ago I began a challenge to myself and sharing with all of you my money saving adventures. 2010 is going GREAT!! We are still enjoying our Financial Peace University class at church and we are learning more ways everyday on how to save money. My fun is in couponing!! Don't get me wrong there is a lot to it, but it is worth every moment! Here is my fun for today:

CVS (My new favorite store):

TOTAL SPENT: $12.98
TOTAL SAVED: $32.44
**Plus, I still have $5 in Rewards yet to use...Whoo Hoo!! By the way all of the shampoo & conditioner in this pictures was FREE, that is 4 bottles of shampoo & 3 bottles of conditioner.

WALGREENSSPENT: $11.68
SAVED: $24.54

*The best thing about this purchase is I will be getting an additiona $5 back due to a rebate for the ziploc bags. So, technically I will have spent only $5.68.

TARGET:SPENT: $8.42 - SAVED: $13.79

*Yes you are seeing this picture correctly there is a NEW pillow and two beach towels, with the other goodies! Whoo Hoo!!

So, overall for the whole day, which does not include the rebate or rewards dollars not spent I only spent $33.08 & saved a total of $70.77 for 39 items. Now this is just one day! Alot of these are stock items because I already cooked ahead and stocked the cupboards earlier in the month to prepare for baby! By the way I am at a 65% savings for the month of March!!!

I am still learning, but having fun doing it! It is fun to get good deals and even more fun to get FREE stuff!!

Drew just being DREW!!

Drew is definitely a ham, those of you who know him would back me up I am sure. Here is how he entertained us the other night... I love this kid! Shy is not in his vocabulary!! I hope you get a kick out of this!

Oh, and surprisingly enough this was egged on by his father...

38 1/2 WEEKS... NOT MUCH LONGER!

Time is fading fast, but I think we are pretty well ready for little Evan's arrival. I had a doctor's appt yesterday, which came with my first check. The good news is I am dilated to "ONE" and 50% effaced. For those of you who don't know this is GOOD news. This makes me a prime subject for induction if needed.

I am blessed as I am not feeling the pressure I did with Drew, but I can tell this little guy is LOW. Other than that I still feel great and I am so thankful! I do get tired quickly, but I steal a nap whenever possible.

Enjoy a couple pics from my attempt at a maternity photo shoot! It was a chilly day and I was trying to snap fast. I still got a couple of good ones!

DREW UPDATES...2 Years, 3 1/2 Months

David got a wild hair this morning and decided to see how much Drew has grown because we know he is taller as he is reaching more and more...

The result is...36"

We tried to do his weight, but our scale just isn't great for accuracy. Based on what it says he hasn't gained any weight since his 2 year appointment...so it is saying 30lbs.

Drew is such a funny kid and as I have said numerous times he keeps us on our toes with what he says and knows. Here are some recent Drew phrases/conversations:

Me: "Drew look there is a front loader"
Drew: "No Mommy it is a Backhoe"

"Hey my daddy...or my Mommy"

One morning (whispering): "Is everybody sleeping..psst psst... is everybody sleeping"

Me: "You are a nut case," Drew: "No, I am a fruit cake"

Drew: "Mommy, what does a garbage truck say?" Me: I make a lifting, dumping, and chomping sound to let him know it eats the garbage, Drew: "Ewwwwe Yucky

"Daddy fly safe"

"Emma lives in Texas"

"Daddy lay down.." he wants him to pretend he is sleeping.. Then he gets really close and says "BOO" really loud

"Whatcha doing?" He asks everyone this even perfect strangers

He likes to tell us what he has had to eat

He requests Chicken with Ranch Dip

He tattles on himself... you always know exactly what he did

He puts toys in timeout

He trades his toys... we taught him he has to trade one toy for another

He continually impresses us with knowing the names of many vehicles: Backhoe, Excavator, Front Loader, Fire Truck, Police Car, Pick-up Truck, Jeep, tractor, Cherry Picker, Fork Lift, Motorcycle, Van, Money Truck, Garbage Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Semi, Car Transporter, Trailer, Monster Truck, Helicopter "ride", Airplane, bus (big & little)...etc I am sure there are more)

He is singing the alphabet pretty well & can count to 6. The most impressive thing is he knows the sound of the letters.

Okay I think that is enough info for now..

DREW the POSER!!

When I was outside taking my 36 Week pictures, Drew decided he wanted to get his picture taken as well.. so here is my little poser being cute!

I put him in his Easter outfit (thanks Jamie) just in case I was in the hospital during that time... gotta have pics you know!! I know I am a little biast, but he is so darn cute!!

36 WEEKS...LESS THAN A MONTH!!

WOW, I am now getting super excited about little Evan's arrival! Don't get me wrong, I don't want to rush the pregnancy, but to see our little angel's face is priceless! I can't wait to see who he looks like and hold his little hands.

Now, the lists are being made, the house is getting cleaned, the bags are packed, everything is sanitized, etc... I have been nesting for awhile, but it is really kicking into gear!! I have also been selling non-stop on Craig's List and Ebay to raise the money for the baby stuff we need. God has truly blessed those efforts.

I am still feeling great, just starting to feel some minor pressure from time to time, but that is about it. Little Evan is still very active and is a hard roller. He LOVES music and is most active when I am listening to it or singing to him.

Now onto BIG brother! We gave him a baby doll (one of my old Cabbage Patch Kids), so he could get use to having a baby around. Well, let's just say he was very excited about it at first and carried him everywhere AND threw him everywhere... hmmmm... I tried to get him to name the baby, but he would not budge from the name Baby Brother... oh well!!

The baby does sleep in his bed, but he is back to is best friend TEDDY! Sorry baby brother, Teddy is hard to compete with!!

COUNT-DREW-ULA!!

I think I have shared with you before how much Drew LOVES letters, well he is now picking up on numbers and counting. David and I were impressed with his counting the other day. I know it is only to 6, but I don't think that is to bad for only being TWO!! What can I say our kids always impress atleast us, right?! Enjoy the video!!