Cole is growing bigger!

Cole is 10 weeks, and 1 day old! I can't believe how fast time is going! Trust me, the labor/birth and recovery is still very vivid in my mind, and I don't think I will forget that traumatic event anytime soon. However, I will say that Cole is a super baby! He is very happy most of the time, and he is an excellent sleeper! He seems to know when it is night time, and I can't say how much I appreciate that! I love that he is smiling and starting to giggle. He is quite entertained with his siblings. He loves to watch people's faces and prefers eye contact when being held.
The older he gets, the more he resembles his brother Caleb. When he was a newborn, he really looked like Nathaniel. I am sure he will keep changing, and looking like each of his brothers at different moments.
He really enjoys his tummy time. I would say (if I remember right) he is my first baby that has actually preferred his tummy over his back. He does love to just lay on the floor or table on his back, too, to just look around. He loves seeing people.
Yep, he even has a bit of a square face. I will say that is from me, unfortunately. When I was little, my dear and wonderful brother, measured a picture of me on the wall. One inch by one inch...perfect block. Since that was so comical, I had a period in my childhood that I was referred to as block head. Nice, huh?
If you talk or sing to Cole, he loves to give you his dashing smile! It is pure bliss to see him light up! He is full of sunshine!
My little pumpkin. Cole 'le Ole' that is what we call the littlest one in the household. Our big blessing from God!

I have been tagged, now I return the favor~

I was tagged a little while back from Tami (Desires of thine Heart) and Erin (The Mom Buzz) and I am now remembering to do this. I am so sorry ladies that I took a bit to get this done, but here I am. *smiles*
I was tagged to write 7 random things about me...

So here is my list:

1. I am currently pregnant (for the fifth time) due with my fourth baby. He/She is due the beginning of January.
2. I do part-time babysitting for another family (in their home) and their daughter is only 5 days older than my 20 month old daughter. So, when I am there, I do experience what twins would be like. I am going to miss caring for her once the baby comes.
3. I have 4 brothers, 2 sisters, and many nieces/nephews, and in-laws. I love bigger families, and being with my family!
4. I have the best mother-in-law in the world!
5. I have been married for 4 years~ and I love being married to my wonderful husband!
6. Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea are my favorite movies. They have been my favorite since they came out on PBS years ago.
7. I took piano lessons for 13 years, and I played flute (in school) for 7 years. I haven't actively played either one since High School.
   
   Thanks ladies! That was fun! Now, I am going to tag a few bloggers that I don't know well, but who have visited my blog recently:
   Cat(3 Kids and Us)
   Alaina(3 ladies and a Dad)
   Babysmama(Peanut Butter Mother)
   Stacey Moore(All because 2 people fell in love)
   

I have been tagged~

Pamela Kramer tagged me for this fun Twittering Meme Game! I get to share 6 things that no one knows about me. This may be hard, because I have friends that read my blog from way back. I will try.

1. My favorite character from the Peanuts was Lucy. I know she is a brat, but she was my favorite growing up.

2. Miss Hanigan was my favorite in the movie "Annie." I loved playing my Annie record on my Fisher-Price record player, and acting like I was her in the song 'Little Girls.'

3. When I was a pre-teen I was in love (or so I thought) with Karate Kid, and the boy from Black Stallion.

4. I collected Garbage Pail kids and New Kid's on the Block cards when I was younger. It is kind of fun to see the New Kid's making a come back, even though I am not sure if they will go all star.

5. My husband and I are getting away next month for a whole weekend. My husband loves model trains, and we are attending a train show in another state. It is a two-day show, so we will be staying in a hotel for two nights. I am SO looking forward to having OUR time for a whole weekend. Great timing before the baby comes, too!

6. My Grandfather is 100% Swedish, and my Grandma is 100% Finnish. My Grandpa came to the US from Sweden, and my Grandma came to the US from Finland. I love being Scandinavian! Ya' sure you bet'cha!

**If you read this, you are tagged. That is you official invitation. :) Let me know if you did it, so I can come read your fun facts about you!

Taking you back in time...

So, with joining facebook, I have met up with so many people from High School and College. It is so great reconnecting with people! Takes me back to some great and special memories....I thought I would share two photos with you from when I was in college. I was in a small singing group called 'Adoration.' We sang in churches on the weekends, traveled and stayed in guest homes, did tours, sang in prisons...etc. Once we were chosen to be on the singing group, we went away for the weekend to bond, learn songs, get to know each other, etc. This first picture is from my first year of college, I was 18...
Can you see me? I am the one in the middle with the white t-shirt on. Can we say young? Hey, I don't think I look all that bad. :) ~lol
This next one is my second year of college in the Adoration group. I actually think I look younger in this picture!
I am the one with the stripes. You can't miss me in the 90'ish top. I just thought I would share these with all my readers. I know they don't mean as much to you, but this group was amazing to be apart of! God really shaped and molded me. It was great to be in other church families when we did our singing tours. I miss some parts of my college days, and this group was such a big part of my college memories!

Tagged by Leah!

I have been tagged by Leah to list 6 unspectacular things about me....
First the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you. *check
2. Mention the rules on your blog. *check
3. List 6 unspectacular quirks. *see below, check
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking to them on your post. Then commenting to let them know "there it!"
*it will be there, down on the bottom of this post...*check

1) I cannot go to bed at night, without getting the dishes in the dishwasher. I hate waking up to a counter full of mess! Along the line of dishwasher, I really rinse them off well before loading, because I am afraid they won't totally clean! (like spaghetti sauce!) I know I don't always get the dishes done every night, but it is a pet peeve of mine if they sit there all night.
2) I can't stand drivers who are rude on the road. Those drivers who don't merge over for oncoming cars, those drivers who speed ahead and sneak in at the head of the line, the ones who don't let cars in when there is a traffic jam (these are mostly women drivers)...and those that drive slow in the fast lane! Mostly, I am a patient person, but when it comes to driving, my patience is limited.
3) I don't mind doing laundry, but I hate to put it away. This one, I agree with Leah on! I really don't care to fold it either, because the kids like to "help" by being unhelpful~ you know what I mean. I know that this drives my hubby wild, but at least I get it washed! Really, it isn't my best quality. ~lol.
4) I love having my coffee in the morning. If I miss it, I feel like my day is all off somewhat.
5) I cannot go to bed at night without brushing my teeth or washing my face. I know that some people get too tired to do this, but I will not be too tired to do it!
6) I like to have all my towels and washclothes folded a certain way, and placed on the shelf or in the drawer a certain way. Not all of my life is this organized, but I do get silly about how somethings should be done. (hey, I used to color coordinate my clothes in my closet) I think that is correctly identified as a Type A personality.
Anyone relate to those?

Now I want to tag:
Kaycee
Karen
Leigh
*Fun to meet new people all the time with blogging! Thanks, Leah! This was fun!!

I think this sums it up:

My Friend, Lisa, did this fun test on her blog, to check into her inner hair color. It was a fun test, and I really believe it is quite accurate considering the outcome....

Your Hair Should Be Red

Passionate, fiery, and sassy. You're a total smart aleck who's got the biggest personality around.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

I have always loved red hair. In fact, most of my dolls from childhood had red hair, from my requests. I really like the description it gave me with this test...Passionate, fiery and sassy. I think that fits me well. What do you think? Think it fits me? Go take the test, and see if you get a match that fits you! :)

FRUSTRATED!

Ok, I am not a computer savvy person. I wish I was, but I am not. I have been playing with my template and the HTML~ only to lose all my sacred information on my side columns! Linda, from RS Designs, is giving me a few changes. I won a Silver Package to her site from The Good Stuff blog contest! So, I chose a third column, a signature, and a custom button. I was trying to change my template to fit into a 3 column layout tonight, and BOOM~ everything gone! I am really sad. If blogger can retrive my information...my buttons of choice, the frequently visited sites...that would be super! So, my dear bloggy friends, please comment, so I can add you easier! :) PS: If anyone knows how I can (if I can) get it all back...please let me know! Thanks!

Another Meme:

I snagged this tag off of Jen's blog!
What I was doing 10 years ago: I moved to Tennessee with my sister to get my life back on track with God. I was making decisions that were selfish and ungodly. When we got down to Tennessee, I found out I was pregnant. I moved back to MN in May after living there for 5 1/2 months. Boy...I had a lot going on at that time in my life. Needless to say, I wouldn't trade Nathaniel or what I learned for anything. He is a blessing to me, and God stretched me to grow through all of that! It is amazing that God can take our sinful choices and make something beautiful out of them and bless us!

5 Things on my To Do List today:
1. Play with the kids
2. Fold laundry
3. Give kids meds, and nebulize Maddie
4. Blog reviews
5. Give kids a bath
5 Snacks I Enjoy
1. Ice Cream
2. Chips & Salsa
3. Cheese and crackers
4. Puppy Chow
5. Popcorn
5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire
1. Find a good Lawyer & Accountant and invest quite a bit of it. (ditto)
2. Go on a family mission trip and give blankets, build houses, and give of my time.
3. Remodel our house for fun, then build our dream log cabin home up in the mountains.
4. Travel in an RV all over.
5. Help our family and friends start up things they never could afford before, with no interest.
3 of my Bad Habits
1. WORRYING...and a lot of it lately!
2. Yelling, and this one is one that I am getting better at...daily working at it!
3. procrastinating

5 places I have lived
1. With Mom & Dad
2. Town homes at College
3. Tennessee with my sister. I wish I could have lived there longer! I love Mountains and warmer weather! I really love that Southern drawl, too!
4. In apartments and a condo.
5. With my Hubby and kids right here on the other side of the computer screen. :)
5 Jobs I have had
1. McDonald's manager at a few different locations.
2. I made teeth at a Dental Lab.
3. Toddler Teacher in TN.
4. "Sandwich Artist" at Subway. (I think that title is comical).
5. Currently Mom, Wife, and all the titles that brings.
If you are reading this, then I am tagging YOU! Leave a link to your blog in my comments, so I can check out your post.

Thanks Jen, that was fun!

A fun Meme to learn little tidbits

I have been tagged to do a "Seven Random facts about me" meme from Adventures in Mommyland

Rules are:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Seven Random facts about me

1. I stuck my arm in an old time ringer washer when I was 5 years old. I still have my arm, and I only have 3 scars on the inside of my arm.

2. I was on the swim team junior high-high school, and on the golf team a few years.

3. I have 4 brothers, 2 sisters, 2 brother-in-laws, 3 sister-in-laws, and 18 nieces and nephews. Here are pictures of my nieces and nephews from my siblings, and a picture of my nephews from my husband's side. Can you find my 3 kids in the picture?

4. I was a single mom for 4 1/2 years.

5. I met my husband online through yahoo messenger. He instant messaged me, and the rest is history....now 3 1/2 years of marriage...3 kids, 3 homes...life keeps us hopping!

6. I play piano and flute.

7. I enjoy boating, swimming, walking, camping, sight seeing, camp fires, tubing and taking the canoe out...and really looking forward to doing all those things soon!

Thanks, Mary, for tagging me! Here is who I am tagging:

• Sarah: a.k.a Milk Mama


• Jen: a.k.a kksmom


• Jennifer: a.k.a jp&the boys


• Penelope: a.k.a Mama Bear


• Amy: a.k.a Crunchy Domestic goddess


• Melissa: a.k.a My life with two


• Stephanie: a.k.a Metropolitan Mama

Thanks, and have fun! Happy reading! It is so fun to get to know one another~

I have been tagged!

Hipmommy tagged me to list 8 Random Facts About Me!
Instructions: When tagged, you have to link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules just before your list, then list eight random facts about yourself. At the end of your post, you must tag and link to eight other people.

1. The Doctor had to break my collar bone when I was born...to get me to fit out the birth canal! OUCH!
2. I put my arm in a ringer washer when I was 5 years old. I really don't have a terrible scar from it...not too noticeable anyway.
3. I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters.
4. The first time I had alcohol was in my parent's basement...Pink Lemonade and Vodka. (I was 16). Then, I didn't touch it again until I was 21...HONEST!
5. My sister and I set our backyard on fire with sparklers one hot summer day.
6. I was raised Baptist.
7. I used to draw cartoon characters...I really miss it!
8. I play piano and flute...need to clear off the dust bunnies and start up again!
9. I lived in Tennessee for 4 months.
10. I love to go camping, but don't get to do it enough.
11. I have been married for 3 years, have had 3 babies (in those years), and lived in 3 houses.
12. I love cats! We don't have one, but I love them!
13. I asked Jesus into my heart at a young age. I even drank communion (left over in the cups) after service.

Thanks HIPMOMMY! That was a fun random list! I hope you all enjoyed it! Happy New Year's Day! Here is who I am tagging:

Our Seven Qtpies

Miss Sniz

Movers4life

Daisy

Canoearoos

I hope you all will play~ It is fun, and more to learn about each other!