Our Newest Addition!!

Well our Little one did arrive safe and sound! Noah Andrew VanMaanen was born on August 23, 2008 at 10:51 pm weighing 9lbs 9oz! I know big boy 2lbs larger than Aidan!! We Thank God for the safe arrival of little Noah! He is 2 months old yesterday!! And continues to grow! He is almost done his series of Castings these cast are to come off on Nov 10/08 then he will require boots and braces which we do not know for how long as it depends on his progress. He had surgery on his feet(just an incision on the back of his feet to cut the tendon) last week and he is healing well! Today we had tests for his Kidneys and we await the results. We pray that the Lord will hold Noah safe in his hand, and that whatever may be in store for little Noah that we continue to trust Him for all our needs!
We are also working away(or should I say steve and Aaron and Jonny) on our addition I will post pictures soon. . . stay tuned!!!

Waiting!!!!!

so now the count down is on only 3 more weeks(but probably at least another 4 trying to be realistic!!!)til our little babe decides to makes its entrance!
There are still concerns with the babe's feet and we have another appointment at St Joe's hospital with the specialist on Aug 7 so we anxiously await that appointment. they are just being cautious and want to check the babe every month, as far as we know the babe will need casting on its feet (and up the leg) for probably around 5 weeks, this should take place when the babe is 2 weeks old, so needless to say the next few months will be a blur!! I am enjoying some relaxation now!! As for the actual pregnancy things are going well I am growing like a weed or shall I say my belly is growing like a weed! So no more pictures!! We found out last week that my platelet level in my blood is dropping at a pretty drastic rate, so the midwives are also keeping an eye on it, so We ask that you pray for me and that things might start to turn around, if they continue to drop I will need to have transfusion and then I become high risk! Lately I have been quite nauseous and dizzy weak and tired, signs that they continue to drop, so please pray that all might go well and my levels increase!
Aidan is growing up so fast he had his 2nd birthday on July 5!! He talks alot now which is fun but sometimes not! he seems to get that he's going to have a baby soon which puts a smile on my face!! He is going into a big boy bed on Monday(if we can figure out how to set the silly thing up!!) Quite exciting!!
and steve is same old same old we are starting to work on the basement as we await to hear about our permit for the addition(we are giving it one more try!) thats all that I can think of right now!!

all right finally the kitchen

Our little secret!!!

It is with Joy and Thanksgiving that we announce that we are expecting our second child due to arrive on Aug 17, 2008. Aidan doesn't quite understand but he soon will as I am starting to expand!! We are so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with another pregnancy! We pray that all may go well and that in August we will meet our new son or daughter!!!

This past Summer

This past summer we have been quite busy, and we still have no computer, so steve put the pictures on a disk at work and then I am doing this on my lunch. Here are some pictures of Aidan when we went camping and a few others

Oh how things have changed!!!!

Well just for those of you that need an update (although if you want you can visit anytime!!) The windows are in, the colums are up, the mud is on the priming is done, the paint is on the walls, we have a new front door and the hardwood is on the floor!!! Its a whole new house and we love it! It is nice to have a couch to sit on again!! We have order the kitchen from Shane (the same guy who did Ruth and Jason's) and it will hopefully be in mid October! Depending if Steve can get the Kitchen ready in that amount of time! It's been trying but quite fun to see it almost completed! We have the internet but no computer, somehow it broke during the move!?! And a new computer is not really a part of the budget! I went back to work 2 weeks ago and we are all enjoying it! Aidan loves being at Lauras (she does alot with them more than I did I am sure!!) it's a bit hectic but I enjoy it! Well I cant't think of anything else right now, but I will get pictures up if we get a new computer otherwise if you want to see it you will have to stop by for a coffee!!!!!

There's no time. . .

Well as Jannyne pointed out I should post some updates on the house!! Well right now we do not have the internet so I cannot post any pictures so you will just have to come over and seee the house!! Well I am unpacked as much as I can be! So now during the day I don't do a whole lot! We planted some flowers up the walkway so it looks a little more inviting!! Well Justin got us windows through some people at his work site so this Friday Tim came over to help us put the windows in(actually Jannyne and I talked about my Kitchen and looked after the kids while they put the windows in)so Tim and steve put the front window and framed the new ones that are going on the side of the house and then Dan came Saturday morning to put in the side windows and now we are ready to do drywall the Living room, so the drywall is coming wednesday morning so we will be working on that this weekend, then primimg then painting then the new floor goes in!! Exciting i know!!! Fridge update it is finally getting fixed this wednesday so keep your fingers crossed!! well I willl try tokeep you all updated better!! ttyl

Progress!!!!

Well even though we move on Thursday the house is not comletely ready for us but theres no other option!!!! So we will be moving on Thursday(so that's a hint that anyone who would like to volunteer to help it would be greatly appreciated!!!!) I will post pictures tomorrow of the bedrooms as they are all done(just need the carpet installed which will be in before we move in!) But this weekend the guys worked really hard on installing the beam!! and it worked the house is still standing!! Thanks Dan, Derek, Aaron, Matty D., Mr Luiting, and of course my wonderful husband Steve!!!! It look so big and beautiful(well not yet but it will be!)

And so it begins!!!!!

Well we got the house on Friday and we have been working quite hard!! We are fortunate to have some helping hands! Steves mom and I had 'fun' cleaning the whole main floor, alot of sore necks and arms, and alot of TSP!!! Mike came down on Monday so Steve and him took down all the barn board in the basment, except the ones near the ceiling as they are holding it up! Aaron, Matty D, and Steve spent the first night 'demoing' all the carpet, trim, and some doors came off!! I got to clean the bathroom and that was not a fun task, I absolutely refused to clean the toilet seat, so the best $15 was spent on a new seat on Saturday morning!!! Ruth and Jason came today and helped up start to prime the bedrooms and a few other little things, like the guys walking around 'planning things', or was it just to get out of painting the ceiling?!? hehehe Anyways all in all it was an eventful weekend! At first it was a little disappointing but now it is getting quite exciting!! Next are the floor and the first coat of paint!! Ahhh color will be nice!!! Signing off. . . and going to bed!!!

A Picnic at the Park!!!

For my sister Christines Birthday we went for a Picnic at Springbank park in London!! The kids had a blast as they amused themselves by stealing each others toys and soothers! It was a beautiful day and so after our picnic we went for a nice walk around the park! There was a bike race going on so of course the whole drive home thats all Steve could talk about. . . 'We need to get bikes'. . .and so on, well as you all know we are getting the house in a couple of days, so yeah I think there is no money for bike!!! Priorities. . . Priorities I keep telling him!! Anyways it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon to sit at the Park!! We shall do it again sometime soon!!!