Noah's 2nd Birthday!!

I can't believe my little man is already 2! We had a fun time as a family celebrating with balloons and cake. Technically, this was his 3rd time celebrating so we just hung out and made fun things out of those long skinny balloons. I think the best thing we could come up with was a sword (Luke's idea of course). 2 goes by so fast!!!!

Sunriver trip

So last weekend we took a trip to Sunriver to spend the weekend with Luke's family for an early Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration. We also were able to see my brother and his growing family. It was so nice to get away and spend time together with family. Here are some collage pics from our weekend!

Fun on the Mac

My birthday present this year

I Turned 28 this year in August and this is what my wonderful husband got for me! Well actually he just put a picture of it in my birthday card and we saved my birthday money till we had enough so I still haven't actually received it yet. But I am so excited to have a bike! The last one I had was about 7 years ago and it was given to be by my mom, only to be stolen shortly thereafter. And this bike is out of this world comfortable! Thanks honey!!

One nice thing about having a baby is...

.... ALL the family that comes to visit!!
While we were still in the hospital we had a visit from Luke's mom Arla, his aunt Janet and uncle Mark, and his grandma Val! The special thing about this was that Janet and Mark live in Minnesota, grandma Val lives in North Dakota, and momma Arla lives 4 hours away in Newport. They had their trip all planned and it worked out perfectly to come when they did because they were able to meet 1 day old Nehemiah.

After Luke's two weeks off, my mom took a week off and came to help out. Such a blessing that was. Her and Noah had a great time going on walks, to the park, swimming outside in his pool. I'm pretty sure that after that week he had like ten new toys. One night her and Walt showed up with a bunch of Chinese Food for dinner. We took this pic which I think is a keeper!

Later in August (on my birthday to be exact) we got a visit from Auntie Erin and cousins Olivia and Mallory. They are always such fun to have around and Noah especially loved playing with his cousins.

My Aunt Cindy and Uncle Arlin came down a few days after that to go to the Britt Festival, but they came to Ashland one day for lunch and to see the new baby. It was great seeing them even for a little bit!

On labor day weekend we had a visit from papa Joe & grandma Arla (Luke's parents). It's always good to see them and we always wish that they lived closer so we could see them more often.

First few weeks

Here's a few pics from the first few weeks after Nehemiah was born. I was so extremely blessed that Luke was able to take two weeks off! During that time he had a lot of bonding time with Noah, and of course was a wonderful support for me.
Noah had a hard time for a little while once the baby was here. He didn't have much of an appetite for a week or so. Lots of adjusting to do for such a little man! But despite that, he has been super sweet to his baby brother from the beginning. I'm sure in no time they will be the best of friends!

I'm ba-aack!

I'm back online so I hope to be able to keep up this blog a little better. I don't even know if anyone reads it anymore? Not that I'm a great blogger or anything... it's just fun to keep friends and family up on what's happening with us. When I get around to it, I'll be posting some pics of what we've been up to these last few months.

Nehemiah is here!

The wait is over! Nehemiah Lucas Frechette arrived on Wednesday July 29th at 10:20pm, weighing 8lbs 8oz, 20 inches long and a 15 inch head! Early labor started Tuesday morning at 6 am and lasted all day, although it was pretty sporadic. Then we were up all night have contractions anywhere from 6 to 15 minutes apart. Wednesday morning rolls around and the contractions just stop, so we went into the doctors to have her stir things up once again and she said I was anywhere from 4 to 5 cm. At this point I had a decision to make: do I want to go through another sleepless night of having contractions and then not be geared up for real labor, or do I want to have my dr. break my water and really get things going while I have some energy left? We prayerfully decided on the latter and so at 3:30pm we headed to the hospital. Jani broke my water at 4:30 and then contractions started coming every 4 minutes, progressing all the way until our little guy was born. I had him in the birthing tub, which was a great experience. Jani (my dr.) let me pull him out after his head and shoulders were delivered... so sweet! This time around our doula Allison was able to be there and she was an awesome support to Luke and I. As I look back on the whole experience I remember crying out to the Lord quite a few times (especially during transition). Truly He is our help in time of trouble :). What a glorious outcome all that pain brought!

The promised pic!

Here I am at 39 weeks along! Baby should be coming any day now! :)

The Children's Festival

We went on a quick outing last night to take Noah to the Children's Festival at the Britt Gardens in Jacksonville. Most of the booths there were for older kids but he did enjoy a few things, like watching the violinists perform, and the karate kids, going through a cool maze, and of course the bubbles! I remember going to this when I was really young and making those cool macaroni necklaces. Next year he'll be able to participate in a lot more. Here are a few pics.

Happy 4th!!

This year we were home for the 4th so we headed downtown for the annual parade. It was Noah's first parade and he loved it, especially the horses and the tractor and the marching bands. In fact this morning he woke up and is still talking about the horses (in his own way). Before Noah went to bed we did a couple little fireworks for him and he was in awe!

Getting closer!

I have about 5 weeks left till the baby is due! Hard to believe and yet I feel pretty excited. I'm in the phase of nesting in a sense, as I'm trying to get projects done and all the stuff that is needed for baby and postpartum care. I'll try to post a recent pic of the belly soon :)

Baby Shower

I had a wonderful baby shower put on for me by two of my friends who are just as pregnant as me. We had a great time just relaxing and enjoying good food at a park. My last shower (for Noah) had about 50(?) people and was crazy! I definitely enjoy a smaller crowd. Here are a few pics from that day. Oh yes, and that is a sign that says "Do Not Touch" on my belly, only because I had a bad accident and got a 2nd degree burn just a few hours before the shower (just in case you were wondering).

Mt. A on Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day as a family up on Mt. Ashland so that Noah could play in the snow. We found some small patches left to play in. It was nice having the day together!

The Bebe

Yep, that's me! With Noah in the background wondering what I'm doing :) This pregnancy is going well! I am a lot bigger than I was with Noah so I'm already experiencing a lot of the pregnancy woes. Good thing it doesn't last long and the outcome is such a blessing! Our little mister in the womb is due on July 22nd so I have a little ways left to go!

We have moved!

We have moved into a new, more spacious place in Ashland. It's actually just a half a mile from where we lived before. It has already been a huge blessing to us as we have had friends come and stay. We are having Luke's family here this weekend and are excited about that! One "drawback" is that we don't have internet, and probably aren't going to get it. So I will be blogging/facebooking/recipe searching/craigslist, etc. about once a week when I can get away by myself to a coffee house or somewhere with free wi-fi!

No More Mullet

So we finally did it! Noah got his first haircut yesterday. We went to our friend Jan who does Luke's since she only charges a dollar for Noah. Noah did great as long as he was in his daddy's arms. His hair doesn't look that much different besides the back.... no more "party in the back" :)

Hmm... where could he have learned this?

Newport Trip

A few weekends ago we were blessed to be able to go to the coast and visit Luke's family and celebrate papa Joe's 60th birthday!!! We also had a mini-reunion with Luke's brother Noel and his family. Noel has a cute daughter Naomi who is 2 days younger than Noah so it was fun watching them play together. There was even a sunny day or two! Kind of unheard of in March on the Oregon Coast :)

The Toddler

Outnumbered

We found out on Tuesday that we are having a baby BOY!!!! I was a little surprised but am excited that Noah will have a little buddy to play with. This little guy might be a tad more crazy than our mellow firstborn. Our little peak into his world showed that he is quite active as he was moving around nonstop! Just a foreshadowing of what's to come. :) So yes, I am outnumbered.

A Bun in the Oven

Yep, that's right! And if you look to your right you'll see a little pic of how our baby is supposed to look right now.

Catching Up

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Between the holidays and Noah and I being sick, I just haven't had the motivation to get on here at all. We stayed home this year for Christmas as Luke was in charge of our churches 29th (?) annual Christmas dinner that is served to the community. I think 8 or 900 were served this year! For New Years we went to a friends party and a lady from church and her daughter came to "watch" Noah (he was sleeping). I can't believe we stayed out till 12:30!! I'm getting to be sooo old! :) Anyways, I hope you all are doing well and that you are being blessed beyond measure!!