If you have these, I'm sorry but I might think your lame now

I was doing a little baby product surfing tonight and ran across a product I could not resist the urge to blog about. If you have these, I apologize now.... but WOW. I'll leave it at that.

Have you EVER heard of "mommy cards"- oh yes, they are business cards for mom's complete with "Mom of...children's names/ ages," and all the mom's contact info. So, yes they have a small amount of practicality to them- easy for play groups or random meet another mom who you click with- they want your info and WHAM, you roll out the "mommy card." In my opinion, if this is you...she might not call, based on the fact that you actually HAVE the "mommy card." I don't even want to give out the website so you can look at them b/c we bought our favorite stroller from them and would hate to diss on their store but OH MY GOSH, someone GET a life!!!!!!

We had our mid-way ultrasound about a week ago now and hummmmm, it might be a girl....but it might be a boy. We saw, evaluated, bit our tongues, and held strong for the surprise. BUT, my "it's a boy" feeling has surly gone away and I'm thinking it could be a girl...or it could be a boy. The baby was sound asleep the whole time, sweet sweet sweet little thing, covering it's face and all snuggley. It was hard to get a good pic of his/her face. We'll have a 30 week ultrasound to check for the kidney reflux that Ben had and to check on the cyst we found on the baby's brain. It is a Choroid Plexus Cyst or CPC which increases the odds for downs by 50%- which in the big picture is really not that high and at this point nothing to worry about. They most often go away by thirty weeks, we feel great and 100% are not concerned BUT of course are keeping it in the prayer radar and always laying every little inch of our babies into the Lord's hands. HE is the giver and keeper of life! And who better to form and shape each part of us! We praise him for another healthy love and can't wait to meet #3! AND, I bought a pillow sham today- that I can't return- and it's a girl sham- BUT it was on sale and I LOVE it and I figure so I buy one thing just in case.....that is it though no more "just in case" shopping. :-)

P.S. My favorite couples on So you think you can dance...dance...dance... are Twich/ Kherington, Mark/ Chelsie, and Joshua/Katee. Top six?? We'll see!!

The joys of longevity...

There is something so refreshing about friendship that has survived the tests of time, distance, hardship, joy, and major life changes. Ones that offer up forgiveness & love, ones that encourage & sharpen, ones that shed light on the beauty of Christ and make Him more real just by being together. Daniel and I were so blessed to be in Waco with Jeremy, Nik & Elle this weekend and to experience the blessing of this deep kind of friendship that has lasted despite the tests of time. Joy wells up within when we think of how God continues to take us to new depths and deeper love. Finally getting to really experience them as parents and see how God has transformed them through Eleanor's life was SO amazing and we praise God over and over again for our time together! We were also blessed to see Herm & Kristi and others from our college days! It was a great weekend! Here are a few pics of the future Mr. & Mrs. Frazier...hehehe!!!! Seriously, she is SO stinking sweet- we could not stop kissing her!!!

A MUST do in June!

Need an idea for fun & yum all rapped up in one? Look up a local blueberry farm and do some picking! We picked 6 pounds for about $7 just 15 minutes from our house last week!! We had SO much fun and the boys couldn't get enough of it! Fortunately, they don't weigh you on the way in and out!!

The budding babe...

We have hit our half way mark with babe #3!! Even though my belly feels HUGE for 5 months and I STILL feel sick, I'm loving being pregnant!! I got the "it's a boy" feeling the other day so I'm pretty convinced I'll be buying that new book "Living with Testosterone" in the months to come!!!! The surprise of it all is really exciting!!!! Here is a couple pics- my five month shot and one of Logan and I in my new hammock!! (which I LOVE and think you ALL need one!!!!)

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!