Updates on Joe and Libby!

Here is Joe's hand. We went to the doc yesterday for an ATI (check the amniotic fluid levels) and got to see him waving. He's doing great. The ultrasound tech was so pleased to tell me everything looks normal! I go back in two weeks for a growth scan because then I am 24 weeks pregnant which means viability! Despite the normalcy of my pregnancy they are still going to watch closely over Joe and I'll probably have to have an amniocentesis at 36 weeks to make sure his lungs are developed before he comes out. So his debut should be around June 20-30 ish.

Joe's feet and toes.

Libby is doing great as well she has several new quirky things that she does. She can now buckle herself into her seat, but as you can see the unbuckling is not mastered yet. She tips the chair and tries to crawl with it on her back like a little turtle. She has also mastered "Touchdown" which should come in handy this fall. Her new favorite game-instigated by Grandma Candy (or as Libby calls her Gee-gee) is fake sleeping. She will put her baby down and say "Shh" (couldn't get a pic of that yet). Then she lays down on her belly and pulls the covers up over her. This will amuse her for much longer than you would think.

By the way, we do get Libby dressed, but she does the cutest things in the morning when she is still pajama clad. She looks adorable when she gets dressed in her overalls and I put her hair in pigtails-pics of that to come.

Pictures

Here are the promised pictures of Libby in the ottoman

Long time no post

We've been really busy in the Bozic household lately thus no posts. Also my printer-which transfers all my digital photos-is not working properly at the moment so no photos at the moment.

We are all well. Libby is learning new words everyday. She now says "up" and "down" really well. She gibber-jabbers a lot too, and we all wonder what in the world she is saying. She has also learned to love climbing (thank you Elliott). Now she climbs into our ottomans, onto her play table, into boxes etc. She is really good at getting in and not so great at getting out. It's mommy to the rescue on most occasions. She's a really special little girl in every way. We go to Pittsburgh this month to see a new orthopedic surgeon. Libby's knees are getting better and better, but surgery may still be an option down the line. We'll let you know after our trip.

Baby Joe is good too. He kicks all the time-especially after I eat. We get to see him again next week! This waiting 4 weeks between appointments is torturous-I feel like I lived in the POC when I was pregnant with Libby and the only good thing was that we got to see her so often.

Corey is doing good too. We are both adjusting to 12 hour shifts, but every week it gets better. I think that takes care of us - more news later.

Libby learns new tricks from Pappy

Whenever Libby goes to Meme and Pappy's house, she comes back with new "tricks." This time there was one great one and one weird one. The great one is that she can walk around (braceless) while holding only one of our hands (and this morning she was using her walker a bit). The weird one is teeth flossing. The above pictures are of her new amazing ability.

Things are still good with our family. It looks like the baby's name is going to be Joe (Joseph ___- no middle name yet). I'm feeling good and am even more excited since my friend Shawna is pregnant too!! We already have kids 9 days apart-now our second set will be 6-8 weeks apart. Yay for babies!!

More Good News

Corey is OFFICIALLY an RN. He passed his big test on Tuesday and we are celebrating!!! It's been a long road through nursing school, and we are thankful and grateful to all of you who made it more bearable.

Also Libby got a walker yesterday. She doesn't like it yet, but I'm sure she'll get over it eventually. It is the cutest thing I've ever seen because it is SO small! I'll post pics whenever I can actually get her to use it!

IT'S A... and other news from the Bozics

BOY!

Our ultrasound this morning revealed what Corey and others had already guessed. We are indeed having a baby boy this time around. Everything looks healthy and normal (who ever guessed we would be saying that about a pregnancy?). The pictures were amazing-amniotic fluid helps the resolution so we saw his features and his fingers and toes. It was so exciting! So the pink is gone and the blue is come-our families have both been waiting a while for a baby boy to be born so I think we'll be good.

In other news, Libby and I took a trip down to Charleston this weekend to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Fontalbert as well as both sisters and my nieces. Libby had a blast! She loved Grandma's house and all the newness of it. And of course Libby is happy wherever Claire is. She was also amazingly sweet to Sami-she kissed and hugged her as well as combed her "hair". It was a quick visit, but a good one.

Adjustments

With Corey going through orientation at Ruby and most of my nearest and dearest sick, Libby and I were home all week together. I love spending time with her but by Friday I was exhausted. Not only did I try to be super-mom, but super-wife. I tried three new recipes, did all the laundry, cleaned etc. And the only thing I learned was that all that made me very tired. (I know many of you out there love taking care of your homes-and I do too I just need to pace myself). Thank goodness that my in-laws had been Libby deprived and welcomed her all weekend.

Another much needed distraction last week was Elliott. They are wonderful together. Elliot is teaching Libby more words and Libby is teaching Elliott how to play pretend. I've had so much fun watching them play together. My main role being to mediate when everyone wants the same toy.

Rarely seen things

The ponytail that stayed in for more than seconds!

Libby is a HAM in front of the camera-it reminds me of her daddy and her pappy

Kisses for mommy- I love when she does this.

Libby with a ponytail and a picture of Libby and Mommy. They are rarely seen because Libby HATES to have her hair in a ponytail. She rips out the band before we can even twist it all the way around. Also since I am home with her, I am often the photographer. And when Corey is home I tend to stay looking not so camera friendly. On this particular day though I was going out to lunch with my mom and sister, Kerri. So I actually got dressed in something other than sweats and blew my hair dry. It's funny because I swore that I would always keep myself looking nice with makeup and hair etc. But having a child and being pregnant makes you tired and I am proud to own 2 sweat suits that are worn at least once a week. But it is also a wonderful day when I get ready and look nice. It's funny though, I dress Libby in sweats too-I figure she'd like to be comfy too most days. Like mom like daughter right?

What's going on around the Bozic's

Well, we've kept ourselves busy the last few weeks. We made a trip to Wheeling to spend time with our friends Liz and Ben and her parents and extended family as well. Libby did great for being in a different place.

I also had a doctor's appointment. I got to hear the heartbeat, but no ultrasound this time. Everything seems fine-except that my "morning" sickness is lingering and I'm certainly ready for that to go away. Our next appointment is in February and we will get to find out what we're having (if this baby cooperates).

Libby's therapy is going great. She continues to amaze us and her therapists. She can now walk really fast through her parallel bars and around her toys. She can also walk while only holding one of our hands or while pushing her push toy. All of these things have led Heather (her PT) to request a walker for her. We are waiting for approval from the state, and that takes awhile. The therapy tuckers Libby out though-as you can see in the picture! The braces are heavy and she's moving all the time. Keep praying that she continues to make big strides!

Also keep my grandma in your prayers. She had a pretty nasty fall last week that landed her in the hospital. She broke her arm and cracked her pelvis. They moved her to Health South yesterday, but she's still in a lot of pain. Thanks!

18 months brings new contraptions (Thank you Pappy!)

Libby turns 18 months old today. And I have to admit it has flown. This milestone was met with another piece of equipment for her therapy. This time they are parallel bars and her pappy made them (Corey's dad). They are WONDERFUL! He made them in no time flat (I called to give the go ahead on Tuesday around 6, and they were dropped off at our house Thursday around 4).

In or out of her braces, Libby is using these bars for support to walk. And she's fast! I'm continually amazed by her and her strength and determination. Every new day brings new things that she is doing! Thank you Pappy for making this great present for Libby!!

Great things in 2008!

2008 has already proved to be a good year. The Mountaineers won an outstanding game against OU, I am almost not sick anymore and Libby stood all by herself. Her braces came in on Monday, and on Thursday she is balancing well without holding on. They are heavy and she's learning to walk with them, but her standing on her own was a great gift this year. Luckily I could capture it on film!! Please continue to pray for Libby-she wants to walk and we are doing all we can to get her going! She's a determined little kid. YEAH!!

Christmas Photo Bonanza

Christmas was wonderful this year. We've been here there and everywhere with Libby and the exhaustion is finally starting to set in. Our first destination was Webster Springs West Virginia. Libby and Corey and I spent a relaxing three days visiting with GiGi, Aunt Debbie and Uncle John. Corey's parents came down on Saturday and then the whole Bozic gang was rounded out when Chris and Nan (with Aubree and Mia in tow) arrived on Sunday. The Christmas gift opening tuckered Libby out-she fell asleep after 3 presents.

Libby sitting with her GiGi

Libby's favorite activity in Webster was to "rearrange" the snack cabinet. And by rearrange, I mean take everything out and put it on the floor.

Here is Libby opening her first present. She was unsure if she was allowed because we had been telling her "no" for a couple weeks now.
Missy in heaven with Libby asleep on her. The two of them sat like that for a good 45 minutes!

Our second visit was with my family. We arrived at the Fontalbert household early on Christmas Eve-Claire was "patiently" waiting for us to get there! It was a really fun day. We lounged around for a bit and then everyone ate yummy lasagna (I smelled it and ate salad-not on a diet, just still sick!). Gift opening went well because Libby was taking a nap. She missed most of the chaos, and when she awoke she opened her presents in peace! After leaving Mom and Dad's, I realized I was very hungry (only ate salad for dinner), so we stopped at Sheetz for a snack and returned home to listen to Christmas music and admire the tree while I read the story of Jesus' birth to Libby. I think that may be our family's Christmas tradition.

Libby playing her new drum-just like Daddy

Kerri, Libby and I inspecting our presents

This was not a gift to Libby, it was a gift to Sami. Libby really liked to sit in it though.

Libby and Claire playing with her new xylophone.

Sami's first Christmas was fun too. She's just as spoiled as Libby already!
(Casey wouldn't take off her new hat for the photo)

Libby and Uncle Rob taking a breather from the festivities to watch Dora

Corey's new golf jacket-a favorite present since he plans to make more time for golf this year

Dad getting a kick out of Libby. She calls him PawPaw.

Libby loving her gift from Sami-a green stuffed monkey that is almost as big as she is.

Our final port of call was the Bozic household for Christmas Day. We went out early-not even bothering to get out of our PJ's. I t was a fun day until we realized that we forgot to bring Libby's blanket. We tried nap time without the blanket. At first it seemed okay, then she woke up crying and refused to go to sleep-despite her tiredness. So Corey went home to get her blanket and she once again slept through present opening. I guess she isn't ready to be weened quite yet. (On a side note, we were able to find 2 new blankets on our excursion to Pittsburgh so now we have 4 that Libby can use!)

Aubree opening her books from us-she played with them while her mom opened the rest of her presents.

We also got Aubs a box full of mini-books and she wanted to hold them all at the same time. She also read them to us all!

Christmas was exhausting. Here is Libby passed out yesterday morning. You see why the blankets are necessary!!

Things are turning around

Carseats at least. This is Libby's new Big Girl carseat! Thank you Aunt Debbie and Uncle John for getting this for Libby! We are excited to see how she likes it once it is in the car, but if this morning is any indication, she'll love it.

Graduation as promised

Here are some great photos from Corey's graduation! Libby yelled DADA about halfway through the ceremony, so she missed him actually walking across the stage, but I got to see! It is so great to be done with school for awhile. Libby and I are sooo proud of Corey for sticking it all out! He's going to be a wonderful nurse!

Playing in Boxes

Libby and Pappy playing Peek-A-Boo in the box

Libby with empty wrapper, blanket and monkey drum in the box

Normally, we don't put our daughter into boxes. But man at Meme and Pappy's, we had a hard time getting her to come out of the box. She literally played with an empty cookie wrapper in a box for a couple hours on Saturday. We finally had to move the box to a different room when she started trying to get in and out of it.

In other news, I am still pregnant and still sick. Although I feel like I am on the up and up. Cross fingers that I can eat delicious Christmas food without throwing up! I haven't posted pictures of Corey's graduation yet because I don't have them, but it was a great ceremony. It is such a relief to have us both done with school for awhile!

Look at all that amniotic fluid!

We are calling him/her "Our Little Swimmer"

So it is official, we are expecting again! I am 9 weeks pregnant (I know it is a little early to announce, but we've told so many people it'll be OK.) Last week, I went in for my first appointment (I'm still high risk because of Libby). They had time to do an ultrasound, and this is what I saw. All that black is fluid-which I didn't have with Libby! I heard the heartbeat-it was 158!

So far it has been very different. I am sick all the time-I was never sick with Libby. I am tired all the time-luckily Libby still takes 2 naps a day! But I know that God is watching over us and this new little one! We'll keep everyone posted as new ultrasounds etc come up!

Sami's first visit

We had an eventful weekend with my sister visiting. It was Sami's first big trip and Casey and I were so excited for Libby to meet her new cousin. At first we weren't sure if she was jealous of the baby because she kept reaching for whoever was holding Sami. But what she wanted was to hold the baby. She was so gentle and calm with her, I was amazed! Here are some pics!

Libby loved holding her-she just rested her head against Sami's

Libby and Sami again in their matching outfits provided by Grandma

A Family of Mountaineers-obviously before the game since we are all still smilingRandom picture of Libby with a "purse." She would put it on her arm and knee-walk around the room-too cute!

PS Congrats to Chris and Nancy for their baby girl born Dec 4 12:30ish! Libby has all kinds of new cousins