Robinson/Parc Family Reunion 2009( close to 300 attended in Charleston SC!)
Me, A, & G'ma at banquet
Fountain fun at family cookout
my nieces(taken by their dad/BIL Larado)
my nieces(taken by their dad/BIL Larado)
- The rest of summer 2009 was spent traveling to see family and trying to hang on to the last few days of summer. Then my favorite season and time of year rushed in and out as quickly as the leaves changed colors. Next we knew we were back in Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving and up to NH for Christmas.
Columbus day weekend/ anniversary trip to The White Mountains, NH
- Sometime in October we found out there would be another "Doran-Robinson" due to arrive in July but kept it a secret until our 1st trimester was over...it killed me!( well our parents and Amber knew...I can't keep a secret unless someone else knows...huh).
I'm always the last up but the 1st to get "The night before Christmas shot"
Trains, Elephant and New boots...he was content with just that, then we put the Piano from Auntie together!
Christmas eve Breakfast with the Great Friends!
"Weeee!!! Look out Mommy!!!"
Blessed to spend Christmas with Meca and Papa too!
- The end of January and beginning of Feb. brought a bit of snow to VA... ok I can't even joke about it... we go 3 feet of snow!! While I felt the VDOT and state of VA were a bunch of pansies when the storm was 1st predicted I had to bite my tongue after we couldn't get out of our street for a week!! Even NH would have had a tough time with the clean up... but hold on a sec( hmm no one sent pictures of NH's winter...hehe...
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I really thought the deck was going to collapse( this was a lull during the storm)
This wasn't the major storm but enough just the same.
Trying to keep the kid entertained without the help of the TV.
These guys(there were 2) helped me keep my sanity while staring out the window unable to GET OUT!
- On a brighter note... David got the itch to sell this house, again... He "ran the numbers" and went to 2 new home sites while searching online nearly every night. What he came up with was fixer uppers( David has NO time and I have NO patience) or cookie cutter homes in our price range. Then we got a flier in the mail from Brookfield Homes in Gainesville VA -20 mins west of us. I had been hesitant to look at anything because I didn't want to get my hopes up but I was online and pulled up their website and was impressed that it was quite unique and some of the models were in our price range!!!! But the kicker is after forcing David to check out the website he really liked it too!!! Fast forward to now...We checked it out...a month later we signed a contract! Last week our house went on the market and was under contract in 5 days!! God is Good!!
That really brings us to March and the end of this long post/"journal entry"...
- Baby # 2 is a Boy!!! I was once again hoping for a girl, (name picked out and all again) but after I calmed down and laughed about it...as if I had any control over it... I am thrilled!! My BP is doing great now if I could get rid of the sugar and carb cravings it would be an exceptionally healthy pregnancy...I do believe this pregnancy will be the last for this body in fact I think my boobs are talking to me in my dreams..." What the hell are you thinking?!"..." Last time b*tch!! Try it again and see what happens!!..."Better be savin' up for a lift and reduction!"...LOL OK I'm done... seriously with my BP and pregnancy it's like playing Russian Roulette...very risky with the just wait and see. I was very lucky with Alex. After this baby it's time to get serious get the weight off and try to take the least amount of meds I can so I can be around to see them be taller than their daddy( :P).
- Speaking of my Alex he turned 3 on the 2nd of March( not the 3rd)!!! I see so many changes in him already!! Some great some I could do without but he is 3 after all(or so everyone keeps reminding me...hush he's my baby). We had a low key and fun celebration this yr.! Pics are below and he loved every minute of it!! He is very aware and excited about the baby!! Some folks keep telling me that he will be jealous and bad once the baby comes but I don't think so especially if we keep him involved and pay him lots of Big Brother attention and how could we not?! Of course it's abig adjustment for everyone but no need to tell the pregnant mother this all the time, she has enough going on. Positive thinking and prayer ( deaf ear and an evil eye too. ) can't hurt!
Birthday swimming in March with Auntie, and Great Friends!
Enjoying gifts @ "Moe's" B-day Dinner!
small B-day Play date with friends(pictures came out awful!) and family Cousin's enjoying cake and ice cream
- So as of now... David and I are working hard( him managing 2 offices,( with no raise but he has a job!) and me taking care of our boys) and very excited and THANKFUL about all our blessings. Baby Boy Dos is doing fine (kicking the heck out of me) and so is my BP and Alex is enjoying being 3, his animals( including the insane kittens we acquired...that's a whole other post)and being outside in the beautiful weather!!
