Anybody can be a Doctor....Right?

An MRI solves everything...right? So, what is this? Please comment! :)

Random pictures

Can you guess who picked out her clothes? :)

She crawled under here and did manage to get back out by herself!

Watching The Elephant Song with Daddy. :)

30 Weeks

Here I am at 30 weeks. I've been feeling pretty good, but I'm getting nervous the closer I get to 33 weeks--when Karin was born. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning, so hopefully everything will check out fine. I'm trying to not do too much so that little Lauren will stay inside of me as long as possible. We covet your prayers for a safe and healthy end of pregnancy and delivery.

Gross, but funny!

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6418500

Jiving to keyboard music

18 month check-up

Karin had her 18 month check-up this morning. She weighed in at 21 lbs, 13 oz; measured 30 3/4 inches long, and had a head circumference of 18 3/4 inches. She is in the 15th percentile for her weight, 20th percentile for her length, and 80th percentile for her head. :) I guess she needs somewhere to keep all those brains. :) She ended up with 2 shots, but did remarkably well overall--she didn't even cry until the shots...I think that is some kind of record for her! :)

18 Months!

Karin is 18 months old today! How time flies! She is so much fun to have. Jon and I often wonder aloud how people could ever not want children! They are such a joy! Granted, it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice, but it is one of the most rewarding "jobs" I know! We pray that Karin will continue to have a sweet spirit and be teachable. We also pray that she will be saved at an early age.

Here are some pictures from today:

She was bouncing up and down to the rhythm of the music.

Loving on Lauren. :)

Playing the keyboard

She refused to look at the camera and smile! Oh well! :)

A few links

I thought that this post was really good. I just discovered her blog and have been impressed with what I've read so far.

The Elephant Song

Blackbeard, Bluebeard, Readbeard

The answer is....

Everyone who commented said it was the right finger. You were right! The finger was dislocated. Jon said that normally a radiologist would be looking at an x-ray of the whole hand and wrist, so it wouldn't have been as obvious as it was in the picture I posted.

Thank you to those who commented. It's nice to know that people read our posts. Stay tuned next week for another one...

Anybody can be a doctor....right?

We are going to try to start a weekly post or two from Jon's schooling. Here is one of them...

Leave your guesses in the comments section. I'll post the answer tomorrow. The more people who comment, the more fun it is.... :)

Silly Face

Look at Karin's mouth near the end of this video. She is imitating a face I make when I'm trying to get her excited about something.

This weekend

I tried doing Karin's hair a little differently. She wouldn't really cooperate for the picture, but here are our tries. :)

Dan and Liz were down for the weekend, so we met them in Clinton for dinner Sunday night. Dad Abbott came along as well--he took the picture. It was good to see them.

Jaden just chillin'. (The sweater is Karin's, so that's why it's a little big.) :)

Zoo with Grammy

This morning, my mom and I went to the zoo with Karin. It was beautiful weather!

The gorillas were actually out!

Riding the carousel

Milking the cow...again! I think that this is her favorite thing to do. :)

Playing with kitchen

Karin's kitchen

I found a play kitchen at consignment yesterday. It is Karin's Christmas present, but since we have no place to hide it, she got it yesterday. She loves it! She knows just want to do with the play food. :)

28 weeks

Here I am at 28 weeks. My doctor's appt. went really well yesterday. I had gained less than 2 pounds for the last month! I was really excited! I'm measuring right on time. I start going every 2 weeks now to prevent early delivery. Praise the Lord for a wonderful report!

Water ball

Jon found this ball at Aldi for $2 the other day! We hooked it up to the hose this afternoon and Karin loved it! It was just right for her size and didn't spray too hard.

Lauren's dress

I finished Lauren's dress this afternoon, all except the hem.

Smocking at the wrist

Cell phone pics

Snuggling with Daddy

Playing with crayons

Washing dishes

Showing me all of her stickers.

Quick Lasagna

I tried this recipe for my crock-pot on Sunday and it was really yummy!

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
8-oz. pkg. broad egg noodles
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce

Brown ground beef in a nonstick skillet. Add Italian seasoning to beef when almost done. Set aside. Cook noodles and drain. Toss noodles with cheeses. Mix together browned beef and spaghetti sauce. Spoon 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of crock pot. Layer in half of noodles. Repeat layers with meat on top. Cover. Cook on low 5-6 hours.

I ended up using a 12 oz. pkg of noodles, but would probably put in more meat next time. I also put some more cheese on top of the meat in the crock pot. You wouldn't have to layer the stuff..it didn't really seem to matter. Hope you enjoy it!

Us back then

Jon was playing around with this website where you can see what you might have looked like from 1950-2000 the other day, so I decided to do my family. Some of them are pretty funny.

Jon

Me

Karin

Heidi

Brad

Rachel

Forest

Jonathan

Being cute

Some pictures from this week.

Playing at the park with Daddy

Squeaky Shoes

We got Karin some squeaky shoes. She loves them and we always know where she is! :)

Cool Dudes

Karin wanted to be just like Daddy with her hat and sunglasses. :) The first picture was timed...thus the messy living room. :)