So, I've been a slacker!

December was just so crazy and busy that I just couldn't seem to get to my blog. Things should slow down now and hopefully I can keep you all posted. So, here are some highlights from December (minus Christmas...I still need to upload pictures!)

One thing that has been happening around the Huwe household is trying new gluten-free foods. Emma is liking most of her new snacks. The cutest part is that Abigail does not want to eat wheat because she doesn't want to contaminate Emma. I love those cuties! It's been a huge adjustment, but we're making it. We have found a tasty recipe that is probably our new favorite, gluten-free lasagna!


The second thing is the newest member of our family....the mini-van! Which I am so excited about! (Go ahead and laugh, Logan!)

Anyway, Dave got the Jeep up and running again, and then something else broke so we figured it was time to say good-bye to it. With the new baby on the way we definitely need some more room. We found this van for a great price, but it was so nasty on the inside that we passed it up at first. I was so grossed out that they didn't even clean it before trying to sell it that I did not want it! After a day and looking at our other options we decided to buy it. It's a 2005 and only had 27,000 miles on it. The next day I took it to the car wash and now it's like a whole new van. Here's a picture I took right before I took it in. Be prepared to be grossed out!

The last BIG excitement of the month....we found out we're having a BOY! We're super excited about our new little one! We're going to figure out a name soon. I'll keep you posted!

Thankfulness Day #14

I'm so thankful for my friends. Today in particular I'm thinking of 3 different friends who just made my day a little better. First was Christina. She watched Abby all morning while we were at the hospital. She, like me, is not a morning person, but she still let us drop Ab off at 7:30. Then feed her lunch and kept her busy until 12:45. Thanks, Christina!

Next was Jill...My BFF. (I so sound like a teenager!) Anyway, we've been playing phone tag and today we finally talked. I love that we're still such good friends and that she knows me better than anyone. (Well, female wise, I think Dave knows me the best.)

Last was Nikeela. Nikeela and I met at the park over a year ago. Abby and her daughter Ksaynia hit it off. (the 'K' is silent so you say it Saynia) Anywho, we also hit it off and she has become a great friend. She is one of the most kind and giving people I've ever met.

Thank you ladies for being in my life. I think you're all pretty great.

Thankfulness Day #13

Today I'm so happy and super thankful for a day without diarrhea! It's the first day in almost 2 months with no yucky diapers. Emma hasn't been eating wheat for 11 days and she is finally starting to feel better. Yay! She's playing more and trying to climb up the stairs when I'm not looking!! I couldn't be happier to chase her up the stairs. Thank you, Lord, for showing us what's been making her sick.

Side note/Update: Tomorrow she's going in for an upper endoscopy. They put her out with gas, give her an IV, and then put a little scope down her throat so they can have a look in her tummy and intestine. They do a biopsy to confirm that she does have Celiac. It will take her intestines 4-6 months to heal. We're praying for a quick healing.

BTW: Our new baby is 15 weeks today! Soon we'll know if it's a 'he' or 'she'!

Thankfulness Day #12

Sorry, I'm a day late...didn't make it to the computer last night.
Yesterday I was thankful for my handyman husband. I'm so thankful that he can fix cars and save us oodles of money. We went to his parents' house yesterday so he could finish working on his Jeep. I happy that it is working again. At first the single car family thing wasn't too hard, but then his schedule changed and the girls and I had to get up and take him to work at 6:30 and then pick him up at 5:30 (rush hour, yuck). I'm happy to have my own car again. Thank you Dave for working on cars and thank you Gordon for teaching him how to do it when he was growing up.

Thankfulness Day #11

Today I am so excited and thankful for adoptions! Tonight my sister-in-law had a 'toddler shower' for the little girl they are adopting. She'll be 2 in January. I'm so excited to meet this new member of our extended family. We've been praying for her for months. Abigail prays for her everyday, sometimes several times a day. We talk about her like we talk about the other cousins, like we already know her. We want her home with her new family by Christmas, but there is still some more paperwork that has to get approved before she can come home. It's just a waiting game. Please join me in praying for her to be home for Christmas.

Thankfulness Day #10

I am thankful that I have girls! I so wanted boys. When I was pregnant with A & E I really wanted them to be boys. Now that I'm pregnant again I really don't care what it is. I think another girl would be lots of fun. A boy would definitely be fun too, especially for Dave. (No more worrying about pink!!) Anyway, I'm excited to find out next month what we're having. (That was just a side note.)

What brought this thankfulness about girls up was Abby seeing a Barbie car at the store the other day. That reminded me that I had kept my Barbies and Barbie car in case I had girls someday. So, today after work Dave found them in the garage and Ab has been having a blast with them. (She took one of them to bed with her tonight.) Emma loves the car, but she doesn't care too much for the Barbies.

Thankfulness Day #9

Today I'm thankful for the Bible. I love how God speaks to us over and over again and how the same story can mean something different depending on what's going on in life. I love the encouragement I get just when I need it. My favorite verses from the Bible are Isaiah 40:28-31

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;

31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

This verse always helps me to keep things in perspective.