Walking Group

I love LRGH, and this is why. They have a breast feeding support group every Wednesday. Its an easy way to find other mothers in the area that are going though the same things that you are! Most of the girls in the group have now created a walking group as well. We walk for an hour before going to the hospital to get our babies weighed! (we do this because it is harder to tell how much breast fed babies are eating and weighing is a good gauge...obviously Oliver is getting enough to eat!)

Aaannndddd they're off!

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Oliver and Lily(she likes to eat her feet)
Babies EVERYWHERE!
Oliver is getting sick of his picture being taken!

Mayan Wrap

I LOVE my Mayan Wrap! My mom made it for me (she got the pattern from a website. Oliver loves hanging out in it, and can even fall asleep and have a little nap in it! Its so much easier to put on and put Oliver into it than any other baby carriers I've used. Oliver always wants to be held, so this is a way to keep my hands free while I am cooking, cleaning, or doing anything else. I love it! Thanks mom!

Yummy Breakfast!

Today Shane didn't have to go into work until 1:30 which means...breakfast for Jess! Hooray! We had corned beef hash, fried eggs, toast, and OJ. It was delicious. When we got married it was agreed that Shane would do breakfast and I would take care of all other meals. I am horrible with breakfast and Shane really can't cook anything else so it works out wonderfully. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful husband that likes making me breakfast! He even did the dishes too!


After breakfast we put Oliver into his new soccer outfit. He's our future Taylor Twellman!

Oliver the Giant!

Our friend's 8 year old daughter asked to hold Oliver a few weeks ago. With in minutes she admitted that her arm was about to fall off...

Caty's Visit

This Tuesday my good friend Caty (her name is Catriona, so it is Caty with a C) came up to FINALLY meet Oliver. She was, I think, the 3rd non-family member to find out that I was pregnant. It was right before our Current Issues in Anthropological Theory course. She was so excited, she announced it to the teacher. He didn't really know how to respond. It was pretty hilarious. She has been a great friend to me ever since I have known her and it was so good to see her again. She just makes me smile all the time. She even brought me flowers! But I can tell you this much, she has definitely made her way to the top of the kidnap list! If Oliver ever goes missing, I'm sending the authorities right to her house! Thanks again for a great visit Caty--I'll come see you soon!

April Fools!

We had a day filled with April Fools jokes.
Shane started out the day very convincingly telling me that he bought a box of Magic The Gathering cards at work (they cost about $60) Now anyone who knows our financial situation will know that we can not afford to buy him those costly toys. He had me going for about 5 minutes, I just kept saying "You'd better be joking or I am going to be so angry at you" and just really trying to control my temper. After a while he said to Oliver, "You ready bud? Tell Mommy...April Fools!" Needless to say I breathed a deep sigh of relief.

We had our friends the Flanders over for dinner. They were joking around asking us when we were having our next one, and I said "Well I guess we should just go ahead and tell you...we are pregnant!" Brian looked shocked while Mariluz looked very excited. They both said congrats and then I said "We should also tell you...April Fools!"

After they left I was talking to my mom and I said "Well we were going to wait and walk over to tell you, but, well, we're pregnant again" "Oh." "Its these genes you gave me, mom![my grandmother is an irish twin]" "Well I warned you about those! (pause) Well...congratulations!" "Thanks, oh, by the way, April Fools!"
She said that when I told her we were preggers she thought "Oh no, what have they gotten themselves into!?"

And then finally, Shane called his parents to tell them the happy news. He told them Oliver was going to have a little brother or sister. His dad yelled into the phone "Again!? Already!?" Although they didn't admit it, I knew there was a sigh of relief from them when Shane said April Fools.

It was a good gag for the day and we pulled a lot of peoples legs! I was impressed with our ability to convince so many people!

Theodore Albert Rees Cheney

This week a great man, my grandfather, Theodore Albert Rees Cheney, passed away. This picture was taken on his 80th birthday (January first of this year) I am so grateful that he had an opportunity to meet his great-grandson and that we were able to document it.
Grandpa Cheney was an amazing man that had great influence on all of his children and grandchildren's lives. He was an author, photographer, and professor. He was always happy to help me correct any papers I had written. Unfortunately by the end of correcting one essay, the pages were littered with his characteristic green pen. He was the ultimate proof reader, yet still let me proof read his books before he sent them to be published. He would take me out on photography trips with him. A picture I took with him even won first prize at the Sandwich Fair (a big deal to me at the time!) He loved to share his wealth of knowledge. He once told me that he first majored in psychology before majoring in geology, then for his masters he majored in geography then communication, and then he ended up being an English professor! In short, there was a lot of knowledge there to be spread around.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. I am grateful for the knowledge that I will see him again someday and that this was not "good bye" but a "see you soon"or as Grandpa would say "Good Ribbons!" (good riddance)