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Family, Friends & Blog Followers-

I wish I had house pictures to show, but it's just not to that point yet. Rex had to return to work on monday and I have made a huge mess with my Christmas gift projects (homemade goods!). One day soon we will get back to getting the house finished. But with Christmas less than a week away, the shopping has taken over & gift preparation takes priority!

Some things I know for sure....

1.) Moving is exhausting!

2.) Christmas shopping is exhausting!

So, here are some pictures of my freakin' cute kid.

:)

I know how good looking he is, but everyone else is missing out, so I thought I would share some photos with everyone!

Smile!

This look is gonna be a hit with the ladies!

Nap time!

His new favorite way to sleep... on his belly.

(Don't worry he has really good head control now- so he can lift it & move it from side to side).

Suprise!!!
"MORE SHOPPING... I am so ExCiteD!!!"

with Love,

Kira Michelle

The Big MOVE 2009 & Backyard Landscaping

PICTURES & SUCH

Asher's halloween costume! He didn't go out & about, because he is still too young to be out trick or treating. But he had fun staying home with mom & dad passing out candy. thanks Grandma G for the snazzy costume!

I have been taking some photos for our birth announcement. These are a few of my favorites.

Rex & I are super excited to be moving! I still can't believe we own a house!

It's hard to believe that we are leaving here in 12 days, there is a lot of work to do... I guess we should start packing soon!

I am super excited for the holidays too! I know Halloween was just last week, but I feel the urge to start being festive for Christmas... I think watching ELF is in my near future... I am sure Asher will enjoy it too!

Welcome to the world Asher Jackson!

Wait... WHAT????

Holy cow I can't believe this day has come... we are now officially HOME OWNERS...ok well in 30years we will be!

I can't believe we now have a place that is officially ours! I am so excited to get there & start doing home things & decorations just as I have always wanted to.

And that round orange thing you are wondering.. what could that be- Well that my friends is the most delicious desert I have ever made. It is a PUMPKIN ROLL. Many people have heard of this, I first tasted this about 2 years ago and just recently found a recipe. So me & my mom whipped it up and wa-la it was perfect. Perfect shape, perfect flavor!!!

Rex, myself & my mom have decided it is the new official desert of Thanksgiving... and Christmas... and Vetrans day and Presidents day... ok I think I have made my point of just how delicious it is!!! YUMMMY!

The day has finally arrived!

It is our pleasure to announce the arrival of Asher Jackson Broderick. Born October 20th at 3:11p.m. . He is a healthy 9lbs 1 oz and 21 3/4 inches long.

Asher admiring dad... or the other way around!

Mommy & baby boy!

Trying to get the sucking routine down. He is getting the hang of it. He has been a bit sleepy, but perked up this afternoon... so we snapped some good photos!

I will have plenty more to share, but for now, I am focusing on figuring out this mom buisness.

Thanks for all the love & support!

Rex, Kira & Asher

staying busy

Funny days.. or lack there of...

I thought I would post something, well because I haven't in so long. I haven't posted because I feel as if nothing is happening. I have been so pre-occupied with waiting around for our little guy to join us. About 3 weeks ago, I wanted this baby out ASAP and spent most days looking online to find ways to induce labor or waiting patiently between contractions, hoping they were only 5 minutes apart... NO LUCK! Then I awoke one day and a new fear had taken over... what was i getting myself into?? and a new realization that my life was about to change. But am I ready for this... no one really knows

So Rex & I went to an all day Birthing Class a few weeks ago.. And it was good to hear what the hospitals standards & rules were. I guess I had a pretty good idea about the birthing process, seeing as how I did get my degree in nursing... But it was good for Rex to hear everything too.

MY FAVORITE part was when Rex tried on the sympathy pregnancy belt!

My favorite line was after I asked him how it felt, He said "I just kept thinking, it can't be this uncomforable, can it?"
UH... YES Rex it can & IT IS!!!!!

I love that he tried & maybe gained some appreciation. He was a great partner that day and look forward to the big day, where he will be the best partner I could ever have... i hope!

So I have decided to keep myself busy, on the days I feel up to it. I have been sewing, cooking & cleaning like never before. I put together 15 doggie diapers (for boy dogs with a little spraying problem), and they are so cute!! I forgot to take a picture before I shipped them off... oops! (I sent them to my mom's carpet store, where she has had a few request for them). And I made a baby quilt... for Baby Girl Wick... but again, forgot to take a picture (so Tiffany, when you get it, send me a pic!) But I did take a picture of my baking trial. I found this cute recipe book, at the checkout stand for 'fall recipes'. I was intrigued and decided to try one.

The first I tried was the PUMPKIN ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH GINGER-CREAM FILLING

This was the picture in the recipe book.
This is how it ended up looking.

I was pretty stocked, I have never baked an angel food cake and I just bought an angel food cake pan... so I was stoked that it all turned out ok. And Rex said it was the best cake he has had in a long time... I suppose it was a compliment... even though he nor I could remember the last time I had made a cake.

Anyways, some more baking, cooking, cleaning, & sewing are in my future.. atleast for now!

I will let everyone know when the baby comes... hopefully soon!

Got some pictures of our house

Thought I would share the pictures our realitor sent us. Most of the pictures were taken just a few days ago. Where the house is just framed, is from when I went & visited.

we put in an offer

After discovering we are relocating to Ft. Lewis Washington, I jumped at the opportunity to go & visit the area & house hunt after my recent trip to Utah.

So Candice & I drove up there (Candice mainly.. I did a good job laying down & taking it easy) for a quick weekend of house hunting. This was a first time experience for me, I have had my share of looking at places to live, but it is usally rental &short term situation. It's a whole different ballgame when you are looking for something that you are going to buy & that you can call yours!

So we searched & searched, found some I liked, then found those were under contract... so I could not have them. But after much phone & internet conversation, Rex & I decided on

'the one'!

So last week we put in an offer, recieved a counter offer & then came to an aggreement and now we are working on picking final upgrades to our new home.

The picture below is of our house... set to be completed the end of september, first of October. Just in time for the baby boy!

It is a 4 bed 2.5bath, just minutes from the freeway... and minutes from SHOPPING!!! .

The market remarks read: "The "aster" features a vaulter ceiling in the entry and spacious great room with cozy gasfireplace. Kitchen is designed for family meals & easy entertaining. Master bedroom has a 5pc bath with large walk in closet. This home backs up to Nisqually Wildlife Refuge!"

And about 10 minutes away from our bestest friends!!! (who also put an offer in on a house the same week). It should be a quick commute to work for Rex & a quiet area to start rasing our family. Anyways- right now we are working out all the little kinks & dotting all the i's on ALL the paperwork. But we are very excited to have a place to call home... and be settled for the next few years.

baby

I went to the other half of an ultrasound that I went to a month ago... since the baby wasn't copperative I was able to go back. I got some cool photos!

He is breech & had his feet in front of his face, below his feet you can see his nose!

This one he was giving a little wink... he is a bit of a tease!

Chubby checks!

Is he picking his nose? or in deep thought?

This is how he spends his days, legs resting on his head!

Enjoy!!!

baby swing

So we got the swing I ordered in the mail... a few weeks ago & I had to capture the moment of Rex's putting together his first baby item.

I think he did a pretty good job. He was proud of himself after it was all said & done.

I think this swing rocks!!! The seat comes off & you can use it as a seat/bouncer.

This swing/seat ROCKS!!

Fun times in Missouri

I thought I would update everyone. So we have finally found out where we are moving next.... drum roll please....

FORT LEWIS WASHINGTON!!!

We are so excited! We were hoping for somewhere closer to Utah. It looks like about a 13.5hour drive... which is much better!

& It gets better we just found out some of our best friends (fellow military family) is moving there this fall also!! We are so excited to be neighbors again! Yeah!!!

We will probably living south of Ft. Lewis in Lacey or Olympia area, and we are set to leave sometime in November.

The next photos... this is what happens when you live in Missouri & get super bored.

As many of you know Rex LOVES tacos!!! Well we had some the other night & had left over shells. So we were sitting down eating desert & dared Rex to try his CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKE in a TaCO shell... with TAPATIO HOT SAUCE!!

prepping the delicious treat!

And the final event...all for 35 cents too!!!

Enjoy the Laugh!!

I am the official Fit Pregnancy/"Win Big, Baby!" winner.. I made a slideshow of my winnings!!‏

what do you think???

So this is the crib set I have picked out... I like it because it has some of my favorite colors..

green... red/orange..blue... and brown.

Plus I really like animals!!! Especially Monkeys!

Megan- start thinking of ideas for the room decoration!!!

Anybody that finds anything cute that matches... let me know!!

Well what do you think???

aches & pains

I wanted to put in a few pictures of the last few weeks. I don't take many pictures. But Lloyd was being super cute. He has calmed down a bit finally, but has a bit of a digging problem. I just don't know how to stop him, I think Rex has given up on this problem too! But they still find time to cuddle....as you can see

My Doctor sent me for a medical ultrasound to get some measurements of the baby & check out his anatomy. We had to drive 2 hours to St. Louis to get it done. They gave us some fancy pictures. I thought I would share. The first are of his feet.. looks like all 10 toes are accounted for!

The next is a pretty cool portrait of his face. Still no name! We just can't seem to find a name that fits. When we like a name, we use it a bit & see how we like it. But nothing seems to fit so far. Maybe something will jump out at us and we will just know that it is the right name for this handsome boy!

Overall I am still having the same pain, I have been suffering now for about 2 months. It is frustrating because it is every day. I have to lay down, take pain medicine & use a heating pad to alleviate the pain. Getting through the days at work are tough, there is no laying down when you are a nurse. I am adjusting to the ER out here (where I work), and am getting the hang of it.

Overall time is passing since being out here, I can't believe it is July. I am glad, I am not very fond of Missouri, well maybe just this part of Missouri, no shopping & dining out... how is a girl to spend her time???