Can't believe it's already halfway over! It's crazy how quickly this pregnancy has progressed. In the last week or so baby Huebner has decided to officially take up residence in my mid-section... all of the sudden my belly popped and I'm most comfortable in maternity pants. Oh boy oh boy...
We had our 20 week ultrasound today. It was fun - Grandma and Papa OB and Grandma and Papa Huebner came to find out the big baby news. We were all prepared for another boy in the family but the tech totally took us by surprise and announced that baby Huebner is a GIRL!! We are very excited though I'm not sure that the excitement has totally set in yet. We are on the baby name hunt now and hopefully she'll have an identity by her June arrival.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Happy January!
It's already mid-month... okay, so a little past mid-month. Crazy how time flies. We've had a little bit of an eventful new year thus far. Of course, Dirk's time off flew by and then he was back in the saddle by Monday the 4th. That same day, Jaydan was scheduled for a minor surgery and biopsy on a spot on his finger. This was a tragedy for us - major stress.
We arrived at Children's around 9 that morning and registered and waited... then our name was called. That's obviously what we'd been sitting around waiting for but I got nauseated at this point. The doctor and the anesthesiology team greeted us and helped us to feel a bit more calm about the process and what was going to happen over the next 30 minutes. Dirk went back with the staff and aided them in getting Jaydan put under - not something that I would have tolerated very well. Dirk reappeared in the waiting room after mere minutes and then the worst waiting began. We sat and paced for what seemed forever and then the nurse finally found us. Jaydan was awake and asking - well, screaming really - for mom and dad. Unfortunately only one of us could go back with him in recovery. I was chosen. Poor kiddo was pale white and screaming. It took a lot to try to comfort him. We had a popcicle... we tried to get clothes back on... we took out his IV... and then we FINALLY got to go home. He was fairly hysterical until we got into the car and he got a bottle.
For the rest of the day he was really good and didn't seem to have any trouble. The biopsy came back normal and we should have nothing more to worry about... until his next hospital trip, of course.
We arrived at Children's around 9 that morning and registered and waited... then our name was called. That's obviously what we'd been sitting around waiting for but I got nauseated at this point. The doctor and the anesthesiology team greeted us and helped us to feel a bit more calm about the process and what was going to happen over the next 30 minutes. Dirk went back with the staff and aided them in getting Jaydan put under - not something that I would have tolerated very well. Dirk reappeared in the waiting room after mere minutes and then the worst waiting began. We sat and paced for what seemed forever and then the nurse finally found us. Jaydan was awake and asking - well, screaming really - for mom and dad. Unfortunately only one of us could go back with him in recovery. I was chosen. Poor kiddo was pale white and screaming. It took a lot to try to comfort him. We had a popcicle... we tried to get clothes back on... we took out his IV... and then we FINALLY got to go home. He was fairly hysterical until we got into the car and he got a bottle.
For the rest of the day he was really good and didn't seem to have any trouble. The biopsy came back normal and we should have nothing more to worry about... until his next hospital trip, of course.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Closing in on 2010
Well I've let the blog slip yet another 3 months...
Football season was busy this year. Eastlake made it to the first round of playoffs and then our year was sadly over. It was fun to take Jaydan to see daddy coaching and watch the "big boys" play ball. Our family's beloved Dawgs did better than anticipated as much of the nation noticed. It was a fun season to watch with the new coaching staff and we can't wait for one more year of Locker.
The holiday season caught up to us very quickly this year. Halloween came and went - Jaydan had to miss trick or treating as he was a little under the weather. He was pretty happy just dressing up in his racecar driver outfit and running around Grandma and Grandpa's though.
Thanksgiving was a whirlwind - lots of food and family. Dirk's parents joined up with the extended Obermaier/Brown clan and we had a feast. Lots of fun and of course, Jaydan was the entertainer.
Football season was busy this year. Eastlake made it to the first round of playoffs and then our year was sadly over. It was fun to take Jaydan to see daddy coaching and watch the "big boys" play ball. Our family's beloved Dawgs did better than anticipated as much of the nation noticed. It was a fun season to watch with the new coaching staff and we can't wait for one more year of Locker.
The holiday season caught up to us very quickly this year. Halloween came and went - Jaydan had to miss trick or treating as he was a little under the weather. He was pretty happy just dressing up in his racecar driver outfit and running around Grandma and Grandpa's though.
Thanksgiving was a whirlwind - lots of food and family. Dirk's parents joined up with the extended Obermaier/Brown clan and we had a feast. Lots of fun and of course, Jaydan was the entertainer.Christmas and Santa were a total blast this year. Jaydan learned about Santa and the toys that he would bring in his reindeer-pulled sleigh. Very exciting. We got a nice picture of Jaydan in Santa's lap looking like a deer in headlights... poor kid was hyperventilating and ready to bust out in big tears. He likes to look at his photo in retrospect though. Santa came to Grandma and Grandpa Obermaier's house and Jaydan was excited to receive a new bike, a huge fish tent and TONS of cars and other toys. It was an overwhelming morning followed by more toys and family at the Huebner's. It's nice to be back to a somewhat normal schedule now, though the chaos of the holidays is always fun.
We are looking forward to a fantastic 2010... baby Huebner #2 will arrive mid-June! We are hoping to move into a larger home sometime in the new year (preferably before the baby arrives or shortly thereafter). It's going to be a good year!!
Friday, September 25, 2009
FOOTBALL!
Yes, it's that time of year again. The Huebners are super busy between Eastlake Friday nights and UW Saturdays. Our weekends turn to ball, ball, ball for the next several months. It's a bit of craziness at our house.
The season actually got started at the beginning of the month and we had pre-season business going prior to that. The Wolves are 3-0 to date, with a game against Redmond tonight. My beloved Dawgs are 2-1... HUGE win against USC last weekend!! Unfortunately for me, I had to miss the game for work. Fortunately for Katie, she took my seat and was able to enjoy all the mayhem and excitement. Looking forward to another (knock on wood) win tomorrow against Stanford.
Jaydan has been to 2 EHS games. We are able to stay through halftime and most of the 3rd quarter before it's time for a night diaper and pj's in the car and a ride home for bed. He seems to have a great time - he runs around and watches the "big boys" play "foofall" while pretending to throw and hike a ball. It's great to watch. He definitely knows that daddy is out on the field too. No Husky games for him as of yet and not too sure if we'll drag him out to the stadium this year. He is just too busy to be in the upper level with so much going on.
But, the Huebner house has it's canine pride again this year. Go Wolves!! GO DAWGS!!
The season actually got started at the beginning of the month and we had pre-season business going prior to that. The Wolves are 3-0 to date, with a game against Redmond tonight. My beloved Dawgs are 2-1... HUGE win against USC last weekend!! Unfortunately for me, I had to miss the game for work. Fortunately for Katie, she took my seat and was able to enjoy all the mayhem and excitement. Looking forward to another (knock on wood) win tomorrow against Stanford.
Jaydan has been to 2 EHS games. We are able to stay through halftime and most of the 3rd quarter before it's time for a night diaper and pj's in the car and a ride home for bed. He seems to have a great time - he runs around and watches the "big boys" play "foofall" while pretending to throw and hike a ball. It's great to watch. He definitely knows that daddy is out on the field too. No Husky games for him as of yet and not too sure if we'll drag him out to the stadium this year. He is just too busy to be in the upper level with so much going on.
But, the Huebner house has it's canine pride again this year. Go Wolves!! GO DAWGS!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
OCD?
Jaydan might have a little bit of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder... he has the tendency to line things up in perfect rows...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Summer 2009
eating his first dum dum sucker
at the beach in Seaside
playing at the Redmond Town Center bear fountainSummer has treated us well this year. We've been lucky enough to have gone to Chelan twice, Seaside and had some sunny days to play outside. Jaydan has been LOVING the warmer weather and has been a traveling trooper with our road trips.
Seaside was cool for the first couple days but Jaydan learned to appreciate walks on the beach. He enjoyed his first dum dum, lots of french fries, rides on the carousel and of course, the newness of sand. We had a great time with Dirk's family - Jaydan LOVES playing with his cousins!
More regular fun has been the local Duvall parks and some trips to Redmond Town Center to see the fountains. Jaydan loves the bears! We're looking forward to some more warm weather this week so that we can enjoy some more outdoor fun!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Jaydan speaks!!
Okay, so he's been communicating rather well for a long time now but his words have been few and somewhat broken. Things like "daddy" and "pa" (for grandpa) have been around for awhile; "juice" and "please" are also well used. Jaydan FINALLY said "mom" at 17 months... I was beginning to wonder if would ever be uttered from his mouth. I must say that I am SO happy that he's finally calling me by some sort of name!
But, the biggest shocker for me was 2 days ago when he decided to throw out a very clear and distinct "dinosaur!" Threw me for a loop... at first I thought I was hearing things, hoping that I'd heard such a large word from my 18 month old. But, then it came again 3 additional times in the same day, "dinosaur!" followed by his signature stomping around. I LOVE IT!! Now that a 3 syllable word has made its way into the vocabulary, we're now working on reciting the alphabet.
Children are amazing.
But, the biggest shocker for me was 2 days ago when he decided to throw out a very clear and distinct "dinosaur!" Threw me for a loop... at first I thought I was hearing things, hoping that I'd heard such a large word from my 18 month old. But, then it came again 3 additional times in the same day, "dinosaur!" followed by his signature stomping around. I LOVE IT!! Now that a 3 syllable word has made its way into the vocabulary, we're now working on reciting the alphabet.
Children are amazing.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Family Update
Obviously I'm not the best at keeping up on the blog. ;)
A lot has happened in the last few months. Jaydan turned 1 back in February - kid is growing like a weed and, as of his 15 month appointment, he is in the 90 percentile for his height. In contrast to that, he is apparently in the 10 percentile for his weight. Skinny little boy. He is very active and LOVES the outdoors. We play outside almost every day now that that weather is nice. He's great fun and is communicating so much now. Not only does he still sign, but he is starting to speak more clearly and is good at conveying what he wants. He's amazing.
Dirk is still working hard at both PRO and Eastlake. We are still in our townhouse in Duvall and kicking along day by day. I'm looking at going back to work part time just to bring in a little extra too.
In the extended family... my mom had stomach surgery a few days after Jaydan's birthday. She seemed to recover well other than some nausea that required trial and error of several medications. Then, right when she seemed to be getting back into the swing of things, she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. She had surgery for that on June 3 and is recovering well. She should be starting radiation therapy at the end of the month. All of her doctors are optimistic, telling her that, "if you're gonna have cancer, you've got the best kind." It's super small, super slow growing and they got it all out in surgery. As a family we're optimistic as well.
In the middle of trying to get my mom ready for surgery, we had some tough news about Dirk's cousin. He was in the hospital in a coma for about a week when the family decided it was time to let him go. Dirk went to Portland for the service while I stayed at my parents to help them. It was a crazy week for us.
Now it's summer and we're hoping to enjoy some sun time!! We headed to Chelan last weekend, courtesy of Bill and Linda, and had a BLAST. Jaydan did really well in the car and for the weekend overall. Our next venture will be back to Eastern WA for the 4th of July. My summer goal is to do a better job at this blog...
A lot has happened in the last few months. Jaydan turned 1 back in February - kid is growing like a weed and, as of his 15 month appointment, he is in the 90 percentile for his height. In contrast to that, he is apparently in the 10 percentile for his weight. Skinny little boy. He is very active and LOVES the outdoors. We play outside almost every day now that that weather is nice. He's great fun and is communicating so much now. Not only does he still sign, but he is starting to speak more clearly and is good at conveying what he wants. He's amazing.
Dirk is still working hard at both PRO and Eastlake. We are still in our townhouse in Duvall and kicking along day by day. I'm looking at going back to work part time just to bring in a little extra too.
In the extended family... my mom had stomach surgery a few days after Jaydan's birthday. She seemed to recover well other than some nausea that required trial and error of several medications. Then, right when she seemed to be getting back into the swing of things, she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. She had surgery for that on June 3 and is recovering well. She should be starting radiation therapy at the end of the month. All of her doctors are optimistic, telling her that, "if you're gonna have cancer, you've got the best kind." It's super small, super slow growing and they got it all out in surgery. As a family we're optimistic as well.
In the middle of trying to get my mom ready for surgery, we had some tough news about Dirk's cousin. He was in the hospital in a coma for about a week when the family decided it was time to let him go. Dirk went to Portland for the service while I stayed at my parents to help them. It was a crazy week for us.
Now it's summer and we're hoping to enjoy some sun time!! We headed to Chelan last weekend, courtesy of Bill and Linda, and had a BLAST. Jaydan did really well in the car and for the weekend overall. Our next venture will be back to Eastern WA for the 4th of July. My summer goal is to do a better job at this blog...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Belated 1st Birthday pics... well, a few anyway.
with cousin Evan
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Auntie Karly's Surprise Visit!!
bath time...
I'll get the cup tower!
YAY!!
What's for dinner?
Karly decided to show up on us a couple weeks ago! It was so fun... we were all at my parents hanging out watching American Idol and all of the sudden, the front door opened and in she walked! So sweet. While she was here she took some fun pics of the boo...
What's for dinner?
Karly decided to show up on us a couple weeks ago! It was so fun... we were all at my parents hanging out watching American Idol and all of the sudden, the front door opened and in she walked! So sweet. While she was here she took some fun pics of the boo...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)