The Big Roll

Rowan celebrated the 5 month marker by rolling from back to front. For the last 1.5 weeks he has been rolling on his side and really arching his back, but he just couldn't get over the hump of that left shoulder to get onto his tummy. On Saturday morning I looked at the monitor and there he was sleeping on his belly. Again Sunday he woke up on his belly, despite starting on his back. Then Sunday morning on an open floor he worked and worked and finally we watched him roll. Such a big boy!!

Rowan Beckett

So it's been a long time since I have updated. A LONG TIME. I finally got a blogging app so hopefully I will update more often. As I thought it might be a little strange to completely skip over Rowan being born and start now with him as a 4 month old.

So this Rowan on his birthday, Nov 19th, just a few hours old.
Weight: 8 lb 8 ounces --- all in his cheeks ;)
Length: 21 inches

New Niece Birkley

BIRKLEY KAIL HERNANDEZ

born June 22nd, 2011

Little peach fuzz on top!

Uncle Brian's first time holding baby Birkely

First time holding my newest niece!

Birkley and Aunt Makenzie.

Aubrey whispered to her new baby sister "this is your Aunt Makenzie". How sweet is that???

She's gonna be a great big sister!

18 & 38

Sister Baby Bumps!!!

We took this picture last weekend at our family's Father's Day BBQ. Our motivation...we may never be pregnant again at the same time so let's get a picture of the cousins still in their Mommy's bellies. Little did we know, we took the picture just in time because Birkley was just days away from her big arrival!

Though my bump looks about as big in this picture (it's all in the angle:) that's me on the left 18 weeks and Hayden on the right 38 weeks.

Expectant Father's Day

18.5 WEEKS

Baby Coleman making his/her Internet Debut!!!!

This is what Baby Coleman & I looked like on Father's Day....which in our house was Expectant Father's Day.

This is what we got our daddy-to-be. One of each since we don't yet know if Baby Coleman is a girl or boy, but we are prepared either way!

Sneak Peak

We closed on our new house in Lenexa on March 31st and moved in on April 8th. Things have been unpacked and we are getting settled now, but have yet to start decorating. Here is a sneak peak of our house with pictures from before we moved in.

Front of the House

Looking down from the stairs at the entryway

Love all the light fixtures that came with the house!

Living room

Back Porch

Back of the House

Hopefully, I will soon be adding some more pictures post-moving in. But don't hold your breath, it took me a month to post these :)

Countdown to Moving!

FINALLY!!!!

On March 31st we will be closing on our very first KS home. Our very first permanent home. A place that will actually feel like HOME!!!

(As we knew our time in St. Louis was temporary and we were both drowning in school work it just never felt like home).

Moving day is set for Friday April 8th! We have hired movers this time (and got a great deal, in my opinion), so our poor parents and family members won't be guilted into helping*.

I cannot wait to have more space.....To get the other half of our belongings out of storage.....to be in our own home.....to have a home that is close enough to the rest of our family/friends that we can host parties, holiday functions and any other get together we want to.

The weather is so nice and I love having the windows open, but in this apartment that means the smell of curry flooding in from the adjacent apartments....only 2.5 more weeks...only 2.5 more weeks!!!

Pictures to come once it is ours!!

*Only hiring movers to move the belongs from the apartment to the new house. We still have half of our possessions being stored in Valley Falls so we will likely need help with some of that. BUT the gigantic bedroom furniture, heavy couch and chair will all be responsibility of the movers!! Washer, dryer and refrigerator are all new purchases are being delivered so we don't have to worry about those either!