Natalie Shea is on her way!

It's sugar and spice for the Moss family this time around. :) We had our second sonogram yesterday and confirmed that we are having a little girl. So, my gut feeling was wrong, but that's just fine with me. I certainly love this little girl that God has blessed us with already. :)
We had a "regular" sonogram, but Nick and I were surprised just how much you could see! The pictures just don't do it justice, but we will share anyway. She was sleeping when we first got started, so the lady jiggled my belly to wake her up, and then she was up! We watched for about 1/2 an hour as she kicked and squirmed and sucked her thumb...truly amazing I tell you! A sweet little Peanut indeed.
All the measurements were normal and all ten fingers and toes where there with no extras. :)She weighs about 14oz, just under 1lb! The only thing that wasn't normal, was with me (surprise, surprise). I have a low lying placenta, which apparently, at this stage in the game doesn't mean too much - most of the time it "migrates" up over the next few weeks. I will get to talk to my doctor more about it next week at my appointment. The most important thing is that Natalie is ok and healthy as can be! Because of this, the sonogram tech said that I will probably be back to see her in a few weeks to check on the progress of the placenta.
Other than that I will continue to pray for a healthy and continued uneventful pregnancy as I have been blessed with so far! Enjoy the pictures of our sweet little peanut!
Profile with her knees up.

All the little piggies on one foot

My favorite of the pictures - looking down at her face with her hands by her cheeks


Love to you all!

Wedding Pictures!!!!

As promised, here are some pictures from the Moss - Bruchhaus Wedding festivities. Thanks to Cara (Bartow) Brancato (I hope I spelled that correctly!)for taking such great pictures!

The lovely Bride and Groom at the rehersal dinner at Bass Pro Shop.

Mother of the Bride and Bride at rehersal dinner

Nick, Me, and Peanut at rehersal

Parents of the Bride - Gary and Nadine

Picture time! Abby and Michael

Family Shot

Take 2!

Michael with his big bro and little sis

Nick, Me, and Peanut all gussied up! :)

Murray and Nadine looking spiffy!

Beautiful picture.

Looking gorgeous!

You look pretty, too, Gary, but sorry, you can't be a bridesmaid! :)

Michael with one of the flower girls, Maggie. She was one of the sweetest little girls I've ever met!

Nadine and her sisters

Hanging out before the ceremony

Redeemer Luther Church...five and 1/2 years ago Nick and I said "I do" here, too!

Right before the reception - fun shot

The Zimmerschied grandkids

Nick dancing with his little sister...awe...

My favorite shot! I love you Abby! So glad we were there to celebrate with you and Michael!!

20 weeks and Moving!

Well, I guess I've officially reached the half way point! In some ways it seems like it's been forever, but other times it seems like I just found out. That's how life in general is, though.
In the past week I have finally been able to feel Peanut moving around a bit with more frequent activity the past couple of days. It's pretty weird, but not as weird as I thought it would be. Perhaps because it starts out so faint and gradually gets stronger. I know Nick can't wait to feel the little one tumbling around in my belly. He'll have to wait just a little longer until Peanut gets a little bigger and a little stronger.
In other exciting news (well maybe just for me), the flooring in the nursery is finished with only baseboards to be installed. So, last night I got a little carried away with the next room. Nick worked until 10:30 last night, so he wasn't there to cool my jets. These are what my mother calls "wild hairs". I get the tendency from my dad. It's basically when you get your mind set on something and it becomes almost an obsession. This can be good sometimes, but is usually better if you have someone that can monitor/control you in some way. Last night I pulled up tack board, shop vac-ed, laid the moisture seal and padding for part of the room, and laid 5 rows of wood laminate. Charles kept me company most of the time. I find it quite funny that he doesn't mind the noise, or he minds it, but not enough to be away from my side. He came up to me every once in a while to be pet. I think he just wanted me to know that he was there and make sure I noticed. By the time I finally made myself quit, I was already sore from all the bending over, squatting, hammering, etc. This is usually NOT a good sign, since most of the time you don't feel the effects of your labor until the next day. I figured that I wouldn't be able to move today, but it isn't too bad.
Nick got home and couldn't believe that I had actually done it all by myself. I don't know why he was so shocked. I can follow directions, and I've done many-a home improvement task in my time. I will say that it is a lot easier with two people, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! :)

P.S. Everyone should cut something with a power saw at least once. It makes you feel so powerful! :)

Wonderful Wedding, Beautiful Bride!

Well, we arrived back safe and sound from big MO. The wedding was wonderful, but things like that can wear you out fast!
Nick is in possession of the few pictures we have, so he will have to post them sometime soon.
It was a joyous occasion to be sure. Abby is blessed (as was I) to marry into a wonderful, loving, Christian family. Michael is from Louisiana and has a great accent. Fortunately, Gary and Nadine had been around them several times before, so I didn't have to interpret much! :) Hey, I will always remember the homeland (Texas) no matter how long I'm away! I will say that Louisiana accents and Texas accents do differ somewhat, but in the end, it's all southern.
It was great to be able to see so much family. That's another thing weddings are great for! You get to kill like 80 birds with one stone. :)

Not much new baby news as of right now. According to averages, Peanut is a just about 10 inches long from head to foot and weighs about 9oz. We are excited to find out whether we are having Simon the Peanut or Natalie the Peanut on the 24th of this month! Toss your vote into the hat! Right now the vote is swinging towards a girl, so I guess we'll see.

With that I will leave you with the funny of the day:
Grandpa Moss has always referred to me as an "outlaw". (Jokingly - I love Gpa Moss!)
Well, he told me this past weekend that I would officially become an in-law in November since I will have contributed something to the family! :)

Potpourri

Well, Nick and I will be off to Springfield for Abby and Michael's wedding this weekend! We are so excited. Our plane leaves bright and early on Friday morning - early enough to arrive in Springfield by 8:55am! Since we will be out of pocket for a few days, I thought I leave some odds and ends to amuse and entertain you! :)
First up is a GREAT picture of Nick and Murray taken when he was here just a couple weeks ago. The Moss' produce some handsome men, wouldn't you agree?

P.S. Many of you may have not seen Nick since he has grown a beard. He's had it since Christmas, and I have grown to love it...honest!
Speaking of my husband. He did come through and I received this thoughtful belated mother's day gift from him last week.

James Avery is the BEST!
Now onto baby things. I started knitting a baby dress in January (before I was even pregnant) and I finally finished it! The pattern is pretty monotonous, which is probably why it took so long for me to finish, but the end result is adorable! No we don't know the sex yet (ultra sound is scheduled for the 24th of June), but if my feelings are correct, this cute little number won't be worn for a while....




This past weekend we visited Dave and Sonya along with their friends Christina and Jason (and little girl). Christina gifted Peanut with an outfit that will be GREAT blackmail material when they are about 16. Behold the adorable adornment:



In other knitting news, this little guy is my first attempt at a knitted toy. He is kind of cute in that "so ugly it's cute" sort of way. :)Teady has grown on me, though.

Finally, we leave you with our messy Charles. He slings his food EVERYWHERE. We find it all over the floor and little pieces stuck to the wall as well. In addition, he drinks his water in such a way that it pools over the side, not only making a puddle, but also making his spilt food mushy. What are we going to do with him? We love him anyway!! :)

(This mind you is a very mild picture of his mess.)
Hope you all enjoy your weekend! I'm sure we will see some of you at the big wedding bash. I think I'll spend the plane ride up helping Nick learn to spell and pronounce Abby's new last name! :)

Houston....We Have Liftoff

Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off last Saturday at 5:05p.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Candace and I went over to Dave and Sonya's on Friday night. They live a few miles from Coco Beach. We enjoyed the company of their friends Jason and Christina and little one (6 weeks old...and I can't spell the name of their daughter, so I won't try). They are great people and I hope we get to see them again soon.
Candace and I got to experience the Wii for the first time. It is a pretty amazing machine. I let her beat me at Tennis boxing. I decided to win at Bowling and Baseball. Dave bought the Madden NFL game and that was hard to play. Jason brought Tiger Woods 08...I think I play better on the "real" golf course!
Saturday we went to the beach. The waves were good, so I got to boogie board some. I also got really sunburned...the Florida sun is dangerous!
We went back to the Timmerman's apartment and cleaned up and then went to see the Shuttle Launch. We watched it from a park which was on the Banana River and right across from the Space Center. It was a cool experience. See the photos below...










On our ride back to Lakeland Saturday night (which took over 1.5 hours LONGER than normal because of the traffic back-up on the 528 Beachline) we passed these people that were moving. It looks like they ran out of room in the truck. Kind of reminds me of the opening sequence of the TV show "the Beverly Hillbillies"