Seriously...

Pregnancy the third time around is NOT as glorious as the first. Sorry to burst any bubbles out there. EITHER, we're totally having a girl and all the extra girl hormones are colliding with mine OR running around after two energizer bunnies all day and pushing 30 is taking a serious toll. I hit 4 months praise the Lord because the last 10 weeks have been all day sickness and pure exhaustion!!!! I'm still nauseated at night but I'm SO happy to be able to get through the day now. And I'm back in the kitchen cooking and baking like a crazy woman again so I KNOW life is taking a turn for the best!! It's been a while since I've posted so here is a little catch up! My next door neighbors on one side just had a baby girl (her first), PRECIOUS- all the pink is making me drool :-). My next door neighbor on the other side is due the day after me with her second!! SO FUN! Three newborns right in a row is going to be wonderful to push off any unwelcomed baby blues (I hear they are worse with multiple children, anyone else hear that??) and I really LOVE my neighbors. Only down side is Traci and I could cook all day together- we are CRAZY when it comes to bringing over our latest and greatest for the other to feast on and we are BOTH going to be down and out unable to pamper each other with our luscious mouthwatering creations. SUCH a pity. Daniel, I, and the boys had a fabulous 9 days in CA with our beloved "bestest frionds" (long story about a really cute chubby kid in Germany)- pics below. Of course I was sick sick sick the whole time which pretty much sucked BUT as always we had a ridiculously fabulous time- and the boys where in heaven- water balloon fights, wrestling, monster jam party, AND Ben officially took his first steps!! They'll be down in July for a nice hot TX summer trip, yipee!!!! We had a great (and busy) Mother's Day- we taught Sunday school then drove forever to this po-dunk catfish place b/c my Aunt insisted it was the place to be. HILARIOUS. I kept thinking we were going to end up at a local jiffy lube for drive through oil change and catfish to go. Never again will I drive over an our for fried food. We rushed back for a multi-church prayer night at a local park for the global day of prayer. AMAZING how God works. We weren't so hyped- Daniel was in charge our our booth, we were all tired, it was Mother's Day and we hadn't stopped. Of course we were underestimating that God can take the little we have left to do miracles. We were there for two hours and once again Ben starts throwing up (this has been a problem for about 2 weeks- same time almost every day- dr visit tomorrow)- so several start praying over him and I just got the sense the Spirit was moving, I totally broke. Some really specific things came out during our prayer time so I'm going to talk to the doctor about it all and see where to go from there. I felt God really ministered to me and to Ben. So we left, and God moved again!! Daniel was able to lead a man (father to 2 young children and husband) to the Lord- it is such an incredible story. We're not sure where his wife is spiritually yet but can't wait to plug them into the Word- how amazing of God to start with the husband and we are praying his new faith in Christ will lead the whole family to salvation! What a GREAT mother's day gift for this woman and she has NO clue how GOOD God was to her and her children yet!!! Praise the LORD! Lots more to share but oh my gosh it's 11:30 at night. I cannot sleep either, did I say that earlier? Oh, and I got a hammock & spa day for mother's day. How awesome is that?? AH, I adore my family. OH, and Daniel and I are going to "A Weekend to Remember" marriage conference this coming weekend!!! I'm SO excited- a WHOLE weekend away from our beloved babies- it's going to be FABULOUS!!! Wa-hoo!!! Happy days ahead...

Happy Sandwich, Happy Me

I made a sandwich today (today was like 5 weeks ago now, sorry for the delay in the post). This is not a big deal to some people, I fully understand. And don't get me wrong, I like sandwiches, I love them, I make them quite often. This was not an ordinary sandwich on an ordinary day...

FIRST, I went on my usual walk/run. My new girls only gym had it's grand opening today so I thought I'd run by and grab a class schedule. I'm quite excited to try out this new Zumba mess that's got everyone talking. Has anyone else tried this salsa-ish workout yet? (ish is compliments to sad little Danny from American Idol- I wasn't so much into keeping him on the show but I kinda like his ish) The new gym is in our shopping center around the corner from our house so on my way home the yummy Subway smells got my nose itchin' for peppercini's. I HAD to turn the buggy with my two napping babes around and dash into Kroger to grab a large jar of peppercini peppers. I could have just bought a subway I guess (that would have been easier) BUT I am never quite satisfied with the end result. They always skimp on the veggie's in my opinion. By the time I got home my mouth was watering for what turned out to be a perfectly perfect sandwich. Triple decker- turkey, swiss, bacon, tomato, spinach, cilantro, and pepperchini's. It looked like it belonged in a frame at a deli shop. It was large, colorful and loaded. AND it confirmed one very important event in my life....we Frazier's are going to be expanding. Well, I will be expanding every week for the next several months. Yes, I am pregnant!!!! I ONLY crave pepperchini's when I am pregnant. I enjoy them other times but never NEED them. I wasn't planning on the "sandwich"- but it made me SO incredibly happy. It came quite a bit earlier than planned but the sandwich surprise was SO much better than if I knew it was coming. So Kell & Co goes from 4 to 5 with great joy. I'm almost through my first trimester...praise the LORD. Each pregnancy gets worse :-). We are due October 29th- two days after Logan's 4th birthday...yeah we push em' out, what can I say? And yes, I would be perfectly thrilled to have another boy AND would LOVE to have a GIRL...but we're going to keep this one a surprise! You won't know until we know!!! This pic is from about 10 weeks- and no, I cannot control the fact that I am already showing, it's my third, give me a break already :-), xo to all...

Aquarium Visit!

Here are some pick from our visit to the Houston Aquarium with our friends! Logan and Drew go to school together and it just so happens that Drew's mom is Kelly and her second boy, Jack is Ben's age! We love hanging out with them and Drew and Logan have SO much fun!

Yahoo for the front yard!!!

Sorry for the lull in my blogging. It has been a long couple of months! I just had a baby shower here on Sat, we drove to Nac on Sunday for our dear friends, Bobby & Laura Smith's 25 year anniversary at FBC Nac, and we are flying out to CA on Tuesday!! CRAZY!!! During it all- and adding to the whirlwind- we finally tackled the front yard!!! It was SO much fun- though I'm quite happy the 5,000 pounds of rock are GONE!!!!!!!!! We now have a rose garden and an herb garden!!! I've been having lots of fun taking care of the roses, they are beautiful!!! Here are some pics of a few weekends ago! You can get a small taste of Ben's personality- he eats dirt a lot- into everything he shouldn't be and total DRAMA when it doesn't go his way!!!! It proves to bring LOTS of laughs to mom and dad!!!

Home Sweet Home!!

It is true!!!! We are home in record time!!!!! We got home Friday night at
about 5:30!!!! I am totally shocked! The recovery was much faster as they
didn’t tailor his urethra (so they didn’t have to cut through his bladder).
When they got in there, they say that it was naturally tailored at the very
end where it connects to the bladder which was great!!! That alone has
shortened the recovery by leaps and bounds! Ben is still on pain meds
(which I think make him a little hyper or something!!!) but he is doing
really well. He was in desperate need of a good night sleep and didn’t wake
until 8:30 this morning! During surgery he had some elevated adrenaline
levels or something that made them think that his innocent heart murmur
might not be so innocent. They pulled a cardio-anesthesiologist in during
surgery who said it might link all of the problems Ben has been having
together (weight issues, anemia, etc). We saw two cardiologists on Friday
morning and they didn’t seem to be concerned but after talking to our
urologist, he wants us to get a third opinion since we are getting two
different stories. Since they were so concerned in surgery his gut feeling
is that we need to follow up with it and we are on the same page with him.
So.....the issues seem to be never ending with our little love and we will
see Dr. Jones (our urologist) and a cardiologist on Friday morning at
9:00am. Keep the prayers coming!!

Valentine's

Just thought I'd let you all know that Ben's surgery is scheduled for Valentine's Day at noon. It will be about 4 hours long. They are going to recreate the valve on his ureter to make it one way and tailor his ureter as it is five times the normal size. We will be at TX children's for about 3 days and then a week recovery at home. Crazy baking cleaning shoppy mommy has taken over!!!! I think I went to three grocery stores today and put the whole house in the washing machine. I think the "pre-surgery" mommy is the same as the pregnant nesting phase mommy!!!! Praying God uses us mightily with our nurses and doctors as we put all our trust and hope in our Savior!

Ode to the Library!!!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE the library!!! I have become a bookworm now that I'm done with seminary!! I can't stop and Logan is following closely in my footsteps. We will bring 20 books home for him and he wants to read them immediately, ALL of them! It has been fun to see him love books and learn from them! I CANNOT keep the latest and greatest to myself! I was searching our beloved library and found a TREASURE! This is for any who are seeking to help their children see the full redemptive nature of Christ throughout the whole of scripture. You will fall in love with this book as it "whispers his name" throughout the pages. It has excited my own heart and given me many opportunities to share the beauty of Jesus with my children! Run out and BUY it as fast as you can!!!! Book: The Jesus Storybook: Every story whispers his name Bible. Written by Sally Lloyd-Jones.

Some fun "non spiritual" books that we are also BIG fans of lately....
A Splendid Friend Indeed: Bloom
Snip Snap What's That: Bergman
Mini's Dinner: Dodds
HUG: Alboough
My Big Boy Bed: Bunting
I Used to be the Baby: Ballard
And the current Favorite... Llama Llama Red Pajama: Dewdney