a new baby boy joins the family

Last weekend....

This weekend....

Lookie what my little friend Krista had.....

a little baby boy.

Jeremy Mathias

How sweet is he???

How exciting to have finally met this little sweet bundle. I've felt him kick through Krista's tummy...I've watched her grow....How fun to hold this sweet little baby.

It was very exciting to take our kids to meet their new cousin, they were all so pumped about the baby even before we got there. The boys were especially excited that Krista had a boy.

It's really fun to see your baby hold and love on a baby. Suzy just loved this little doll. Thank goodness she has her own "dolls" at home. :)

Congrats Lyndon and Krista. We are so happy with you on the birth of your son.

Pure Sweetness.....

Look what we have.......

a new little nephew.....

Cale Fredrick

he was born 9:58 p.m. on Saturday night.

7lbs. 1 oz.

This is Donovan's younger brother Jon, his wife Arlene, & their new little baby, Cale.

We got the kids out of bed and headed right for the hospital, 2 were sleeping...but so worth the adventure.

The kids were so excited to get a new cousin. Isabella said on the way to the hospital (at 10:45 p.m.) I'm so excited I feel hyper. I could totally relate.

Because little Cale's daddy wouldn't tell me what the sex of the baby was on the phone. I had to wait until we got to the hospital to find out what the baby was. Jon loves to hold me in suspense. He loves to have the upper hand.

They are going to be great parents, I know because they are so great with our kids.

What a sweet baby....don't you think?

Because we can not name a baby girl, "Douglas."

Today was another full but fun day. We started off the day to sleeping in until 9 a.m. which was a sweet start to any day, but an added bonus when it's Saturday. We had breakfast and then headed off to drop Suzy off at Aunt Arlene & Uncle Jon's. We then headed up to Kalamazoo for a play that my cousin was preforming in. The play/musical was "Hello Dolly"

This was the first time we had been to a musical as a family. Isabella especially enjoyed it. She loved all the dancing, singing, and acting. The boys did well and it was so fun to be there all together. In the above picture is my Aunt Esther (my mom's oldest sister), and Kendra (my cousin), Jack, William, and Isabella. The musical was very entertaining and I was so impressed with the extent of the props, backdrops, and costumes!! They put so much work into this. It is a home school group that my cousin Kendra preformed with. They did an excellent job!!

Here is another of the actresses....I thought looked like the same age as Isabella...but she was 11! She was so cute.

My cousin Rosetta was there with us, and took us backstage to show the kids how a musical works. Where they get changed, put on their make-up on, and the backstage. I love that Rosetta thought to take the kids back there...It helped them realize how a play is made. The backstage was amazing...to see the huge curtains, the stage, and tons of props. I wanted Isabella to put on a hat to take a picture...but she was too embarrassed. Hmmmm....her dad sure wasn't.....tell me isn't there something wrong with this picture?

After the musical we headed off to a late lunch/early supper all mixed into ones....at Carrabba's.

After the play and supper we went to Donovan's parents house...because they were hosting a family get-together. Aunt Wilma & Uncle Reuben were in town from Florida. Here is Aunt Wilma with our girls and me.

And all us cool cousins. We definitely bring young blood to these get togethers'.

Suzanna begging for ice cream.

Great Grandma Gingerich with our kids....I love how Grandma loves our little ones. She is so special.

And the newest member of the Gingerich Family....Donovan's cousin Craig and his wife Rachel had a little baby boy just 5 days ago and brought him tonight. What a little bundle of sweetness. And while eating up and loving this beautiful little baby boy....let me rest all of your little turning wheels in your brain.....I am totally loving this stage of my motherhood. Everyone is feeding themselves in our home now. For the first time in 8 years I am not buying diapers. I do not need nursing pads. While there are so many parts of the newborn stage I adore...I'm really happy to be moving on. Which is huge for me...I really thought I would never say that and actually mean it.

And as we were getting ready to go William asked to hold him. Here William is telling me, he would like a little baby like this in our family. Only not a boy, a girl, who he would like to name Douglas or Donald. Really William, Thomas the train names? Well I was thinking of granting your wish for another baby girl, but now that you put those names on the table, I think I shall have to say no. Otherwise I would've had to eat my previous words and send Donovan back to the Dr. to reverse the surgery. Just to grant that sweet little request from William.