Little bits of joy

As soon as matt came home from work the boys flocked to him and greeted him with joyful shouts of "tatay! It's tatay!" (tatay is tagalog for 'father'). Then they latched onto his legs and demanded a walk thru the house. It was touching they were so happy to have their tatay return home.

Family Home Evening

Tonight the lesson was on the plan of salvation with some fun about the creation. The boys were such great helpers and had so much fun putting together the "puzzle" with all its pieces. They even helped draw some of the creation like darkness and seeds/fruit. It was awesome! We even got to introduce the concept of spirit and body and relate it to grandma. We ar learning that grandma is dead but that she lives with Jesus now until she gets her body back. It's so weird to hear the boys say "grandma dead." we have watched planet earth a lot lately to learn about the earth and they have learned about the food chain as well. So hence they know grandma is dead, but we are trying to tell the next part of the story as well. Through Christ we have hope of a resurrection from the dead and if we keep the commandments and make covenants with Hin in his holy temples through his restored priesthood we can have eternal life. What great hope there is in knowing the entire plan God has for us our salvation!

Andrew Steven Huss

This has been erased 3x so i'm sorry it's so delayed. Andrew was born Jan 18th at 1:54am because he was so stubborn and needed some persuading- my midwife had to break my water. He was 7lb 15oz and 20.5 in long. He hides his weight so well i affectionatly refer to him as chicken legs! He is so quiet except when he's hungry. His steel blue eyes just stare deep into you as he watches your every move.

Will & Jake love and adore him so much they want be in the same room with him all the time & make sure that baby Andrew is coming with us when we go to the store! They are amazing big brothers. Jake cannot stop kissing him!

I love to hold him & cuddle him when he's sleeping. He's precious. We are the luckiest family to have such wonderful children sent to us from God. He wants our family to succeed and be happy, and that's why He's made temple ordinances available for us today so our families can be bound together on earth and later for eternity in heaven. God be blessed for the matchless gift of His divine Son who made repentance & immortality and eternal life possible!

Ticking time bomb

Being 2-3cm dilated and having contractions more frequently & consistently just add up to make me a ticking time bomb! I am so ready yo have this baby and finally meet him, have my body back, and move on with life! So any time he wants to come is a goid time for me!

I'm so paranoid i have the bags packed and in the car for each person like it's an emergency! There's a bag for me, andrew, matt, will & jake! Everybody has the stuff they'll "need" for when the fun begins and the plan needs to be put into action. It's kinda exhausting for me to live every day like it'a the day. So tomorrow i'm going to try not to worry about it and just live! Heck! Might even get to see a special preview for season 2 of "downton abbey"! That would be the best!

37 weeks ... Only 19 days left

I am so ready to pop i hope it shows in the picture! I'm at that awkward stage where i walk funny, i sleep in weird places in odd positions, and i am just a spectacle doing the simplest things. It really is funny trying to lean over the counter and wash the dishes! But it's all cute and laughable to me. I don't think Andrew will come in time for a tax break but he will come soon enough. I will post pictures from Christmas as soon as i can borrow my sis-in-laws camera and download them. She was the "photographer" mostly this year, so expect some good things b/c Xmas was fun, exciting, and meaningful as we celebrated the birth of the Savior. So more to come ...

Christmas cheer!

I just love this Christmas b/c i am really trying to spread cheer & remembet the life of the Savior. I'm making most of the boy's gifts this year and it has been a blast! I just love sewing and hope they will enjoy them too. Superhero costumes are in big demand this year - esp superman! Those are easy things i can make and see them enjoy all day long every day :)

Bumpity bump bump bump!

I'm feeling large and definitely waddling now. At 33 weeks i'm almost packed and ready for the hospital, the only things i wanna do before Andrew comes is make the curtains that will go in his room. That will only take a few hours now that everything is cut out and planned.

Some times i can't believe this will be our 3rd kid in 3 1/2 years - but it is and we're so excited ... All of us including jacob and will. Jake loves finding small teddy bears and baby dolls and cuddling with them while whispering "hi baby" over and over. They both know baby andrew i hiding in my belly and not in theirs. It's so amazing what these sweet little angels know and can do. Just precious little gifts from God they are!!!