Pictures and update...

As most of you probably know, Jesse and I became an uncle and aunt for the first time on Christmas Eve...Merry Christmas to us!!! My sister gave birth to Elijah Lee: 7lbs, 12oz, 20.5 inches long! We barely made it there in time, too: we arrived at the hospital around 5:15 a.m. and he was born at 5:42! Here are a few pictures; there are plenty more in my album on Facebook:

Mommy Krista, Daddy Dustin, and Baby Elijah :)

Mommy Krista, Aunt Stephie, and Baby Elijah :)

Uncle Jesse and Baby Elijah

Sweet baby :)

We couldn't decide if he looks more like Dustin or Krista, but I think he looks a lot like Krista when she was a baby in this picture!

We couldn't stop taking our pictures just because Elijah was born!!! I'm about 32.5 weeks in this picture, and I don't know why my belly looks lumpy...could just be the way the baby was positioned ;)

We are still working on getting settled into our new apartment. We finally got a storage unit; now it's just a matter of actually taking stuff down there. We were going to do it yesterday, but then it was just snowing ALL DAY, and we have to walk through our courtyard to get to the section where our storage unit is, so we just stayed in all day. They said on the news last night that O'Hare got 12 inches of snow...I don't think we got quite that much here, but I'd say somewhere between 8 and 10 inches for sure! I think they also said that we have already surpassed the snowfall that we normally get in an entire season!

Classes start back up at Moody tomorrow! Jesse's only taking two classes this semester because of the baby, and will hopefully pick up a decent amount of hours at work, as two of his co-workers quit over Christmas break. He's enjoyed having a break, and we've definitely enjoyed having our evenings to just relax and be lazy together without him having to worry about homework!

Other than that, we are just "patiently" waiting for the weeks to pass until we become parents! We only have about a month and a half left, which is hard to believe! I've still been feeling pretty good; uncomfortable sometimes, but not too bad yet. We'll be home at the end of this month for a baby shower that Jesse's mom and sister are throwing for me, and that could be our last trip home before the baby comes; we'll just have to see how I'm feeling and what the doctor says. We registered at Target and Babies R Us, mainly just for the basics, as my aunts and uncles are giving us some of the bigger stuff, like a carseat/stroller set and a pack n play! :)

Almost 30 weeks!!!

Here's some new pictures...I'll be 30 weeks later this week...crazy, huh?!?! The baby is very active and we have fun poking him or her and feeling him or her kick and wiggle in response :) Sometimes, my whole stomach will move, and that is pretty funny to watch!


Jesse is busy studying right now; he had one final today and will have one tomorrow and one on Wednesday, and then he is done for the semester! We're still not quite settled in the new place, but I promise we will post pictures as soon as the apartment is a little more decent ;) We will be home the 24th-28th unless Krista has their baby before, we'll just have to see what happens!

Delagrange/Workman/Washler Christmas 2008

Aren't we such a lovely family? And note that the pregnant sisters have matching shirts :) Just think, next year, there will be two little ones in our family picture, although I'm sure we'll take some family pictures WAY before then!

Update...

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We got to go to 4 family Thanksgivings this year; two on Thursday, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday, so needless to say, we were well-fed all weekend :) We drove home Thursday morning and went straight to Jesse's aunt and uncle's house, then went to my aunt and uncle's house in the evening. Friday, my sister and I spent most of the day at the church, decorating and preparing for the party that we threw for our parent's 25th anniversary. It went really well; we had SO many people there! We even put bells on the table for people to ring to make our parents kiss and made them feed each other cake :) Krista and I were SO tired that night! Saturday, we went over to Jesse's sister's house for his dad's family Thanksgiving. Sunday, we were "heathens" and skipped church to go out for breakfast with Dustin and Krista; we figured that we never get to do stuff like that with them, and with two babies on the way, that was probably our last chance! We then went up to my grandparent's house for my mom's family Thanskgiving and spent the day up there, before coming home that evening.

My mom and Krista very graciously came home with us that Sunday night to help us move on Monday. We woke up on Monday to about 3 inches of snow on the ground...not an ideal day for a move, but is any day an "ideal" day to move??? Moving is NEVER fun! Our friend Josh brought his parent's 15-passenger van from the suburbs and helped us all day, and then our friends Vernon and Andrea (Vernon and Josh are brothers) came that afternoon and helped out for a little bit. We were VERY blessed that everything went smoothly (besides trying to get our couch into our new apartment...), and to have such AMAZING friends and family to come and help us! I don't know what we would have done without them! We spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night making short trips back to the old apartment to finish bringing the rest of our stuff and to get the place clean, and then Jesse went over there on Thursday after school and made a few final trips and mopped the kitchen floor. So we are officially moved into our new apartment...but not quite settled! We will post pictures once we settle in a little more. There really isn't a whole lot more to do, and what is left can't really be done until we put up some shelving; for now, it's just about organizing the clutter that is left after all the big stuff has been put away.

Jesse finishes up school for the semester next week; please keep him in your prayers as he studies for finals and practices for his juries! Thankfully, he is only taking two classes next semester, which will be nice once the baby comes! I just can't wait for him to be on Christmas break, when we can actually spend time together in the evening! I mean, we get to be at home at the same time, but it's not the same when he has to be doing homework or practicing guitar. I'm sure he's even more anxious than me to be done for the semester and be able to relax a little for a few weeks!

We will be home for Christmas; as of now, the plan is to come home either the evening of the 23rd or sometime on the 24th and stay through that Sunday. Krista is due to have their baby that Sunday, so we'll see how everything goes! We will also be home that following weekend for another family Christmas.

I think that's all for now...I'll post pictures of the apartment once we're settled in, and I'll post some new belly pics soon ;)

Moving...

We have some good news! We finally got the call that we got an apartment over at Franson-Risberg! It is available December 1st. This means that we will be packing up before Thanksgiving and moving on the 1st. We are excited to move somewhere where we can save some money on rent and have laundry in the building, but of course, moving does bring stress with it! Please keep us in your prayers these next few weeks as we try to get our stuff organized and packed! My boss has said that I can most likely have that Monday off work, and Jesse will have class in the morning, but he should be able to get that evening off work. My mom and sister have graciously volunteered to come home with us after Thanksgiving and help, and some friends of ours have also volunteered to help, so hopefully, things will go smoothly and we'll be able to get everything moved that day!

A couple of weeks ago when we thought we might get into a different apartment over there right away, one of our biggest concerns was finding someone to take over our lease, as our current lease doesn't expire until mid-February. However, we now someone lined up to move into our apartment; our friends Ronel and Kim (Jesse works with Kim at Help Desk, and Ronel used to work there) are getting married January 10th and were looking for an apartment, so Ronel will be moving in around the 15th, and then Kim will move in after the wedding! They were over and signed the lease yesterday. I've said this before, but I'll just keep saying it...as nice and easy as it would be to move home, especially with a baby on the way, I can't doubt for a second that this is where God wants us! He just keeps blessing us and blessing us and blessing us...in every way!

The pregnancy is still going extremely well; only good reports at every doctor's visit! My next visit is December 3rd, and after that, I have to start going every two weeks instead of every four, so that kinda puts into perspective how fast this baby is coming! Sometimes, it seems like time is going by really fast, but most of the time, I feel like February is still so far away! I think it will help to have a new niece or nephew next month :) I'll post some pictures after I take some with Krista at Thanksgiving :)

I think that's all for now...please just keep us in your prayers these next few weeks! Pray that we'll be able to get things organized and packed quickly and efficiently, that Jesse will be able to keep caught up with his homework, and that both of us will still get our sleep and keep our sanity! Thank you all for your continued prayers, and for reading our blog :)