Blending of the Hues

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Another baby....WHAT???

Yes, we are quickly expanding to a family four...this year!! A little unexpected, but who doesn't love surprises??? Baby Farmer #2 aka...'Teeny Tiny' (nicknamed by its grandmother) is due to arrive sometime towards the end of December. So far I've had 2 doctors appointments and everything is rolling along...well, now that we are past the 1st trimester!! ;) Yesterday I went to my 15 wk appointment and heard its heartbeat...152 and I also got a sneak peak at it! A Very very cute little baby is growing inside of me. It even looked right at me through the ultrasound machine and said 'hello mama'. A friendly, sociable baby! Most importantly, Dean and I want a healthy baby, but curiosity has gotten the best of us and we are wondering if its a boy or girl! When we first found out we were pregnant we both thought girl, then I had a dream it was a boy...so who knows. I tried to convince the doc to make an educated guess at my appointment yesterday, but she stuck to her guns and said we had to wait until 20 wks and then the answer would be 100% sure. I don't have a scanner @ home, but I'll try to get the ultrasound pics up soon! In the meantime enjoy some of the pictures below:

DB's first hike

1st pool experience

Do they look like trouble or what???

They really became best buddies this trip...can't wait to see them together later this year with DB walking

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Special Time

Sometimes an unplanned trip can result in multiple blessing, which is exactly what happened earlier this month when Dean's squadron decided to send him down to a CRM class in Pensacola. We were excited about the opportunity to visit family and friends, but with all the craziness of this spring (will explain in later post) I was a little weary of the long road trip. We finalized plans and left on a Friday to meet the Farmer’s at their cabin in NC. It was truly a Godsend that we were there because within an hour of arrival a frantic man came scrambling up the road to the cabin in search for help. His soon-to-be-finance was struck by lightening at Max Patch (a point on the Appalachian Trail) and with no cell phone coverage he was forced to drive around looking for help. Dean and his dad immediately scooped up this man and went to the top of the mountain to help while Dean’s mom placed the 911 call from the cabin. Help arrived fairly fast as we could hear the sirens heading up to Max Patch, but unfortunately the girl did not survive the strike. We were definitely supposed to be there that night. Article below.

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100608/NEWS/306080033/Woman-killed-by-lightning-at-Max-Patch-minutes-from-engagement

As we continued our trip down to Pensacola we were able to see more family and close friends, celebrate the arrival of my best friend’s twin boys and put a contract on a house! Busy week. On Friday morning Dean got out of class super early so he was able to ride up to Atmore with us to visit my grandmother. We had debated about going Monday morning, but with Dean able to join us we decided that Friday was the best day. We had a great visit with her. She was a sharp as ever and was up on the latest news: the oil spill, the military, lawn care, etc. DB enjoyed crawling around and checking out his new surrounding and even found a chair just his size. We didn't know it would be our last visit with her at the time, but how amazing that we were able to enjoy her company that Friday. Below are 2 pictures that we took that day. She passed away early Monday morning and while it was a complete shock to everyone we know that she is a better place!

Above, Great Mama (Mattie Lou) is explaining to DB that he can indeed walk and talk...if he wanted to... ;)

DB finding a chair his size!

While it wasn't the 'trip' we expected we know that God's hand was with us every step of the way.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Standing up

You hardly ever catch this little boy sitting anymore....

One handed

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New Places

DB and I have made several trips to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens lately, but this past Friday was the first time we checked out the children's 'water park.' DB was a little unsure about the cold water squirting out of the ground at first....

Our friend Meredith showing us how to splash in the water

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Changes

We've had a few changes in the Farmer house lately...as you can see below....

This is how we find DB after his naps

In case you couldn't see in the above picture...he is standing up in his crib

Gabby now has a partner for her neighborhood watch program ;)

If you turn your back for a second you have to search underneath furniture to find someone

Monday, April 26, 2010

Annapolis Weekend

For the first time since our honeymoon we took a mini weekend vacation to Annapolis, MD...and had a fabulous time!!! With the possibility of moving later this year we have decided to plan a few weekend trips around the area to see the sights and Annapolis was first on our list. We were a little unsure of what it was going to be like to travel with the little dude, but DB was a great sport!

We drove up Friday and made the most of the afternoon by touring the Naval Academy campus, riding around downtown Annapolis, watching the parade on the parade field and eating some yummy crab at Jimmy Cantler's on the back deck. Saturday morning we were blessed with more great weather so we headed out for breakfast...more crab...enjoyed a beautiful morning sunrise in downtown, saw more of the USNA campus and headed over to the baseball field to watch Navy play some ball. After watching about 30 minutes of the game we headed back to the hotel to get in a quick nap. That evening we enjoyed an early dinner and dessert and headed home happy and full! Sunday morning we were able to visit the church that Dean attended while in school and visit with the Pastor and his wife there before hitting the road. All-in-all it was a GREAT weekend and I'm so glad we made it happen!