Birth Announcement

Stationery card

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More of Blake

Here are some more pictures of Blake at the hospital and then a few at home.

Headed Home!

Rebecca is "reading" Blake some of the cards we got in the mail.

I had some fun posing him while he slept. The hat was made by Grandma Pontier.

So Cute!

Announcing...

Blake Daniel

Born January 19 at 10:25am

9 lbs. 2 oz. and 22 inches long

We are all doing great!

Proof of his weight :)

First bath with Rebecca supervising.

Rebecca is definitely in love with her new little brother.

Mom and dad are in love with our new little bundle too!

Still Waiting...

As you can see from the baby ticker to the right, we are now past our due day and still waiting for baby. I honestly didn't think I would get this far. I don't know why, lots of women pass their due date. The waiting is just very hard. Every night I go to bed thinking I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night with some good contractions, but then I don't (just lots of trips to the bathroom :). We know that in all things God is in control and we continue to trust his plan for us, no matter how long it takes. Be prayerful and patient with us!

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We had a pretty quiet holiday, but every enjoyable. We opened gifts with each other after church on Christmas morning, took a little nap, and then spent the rest of the day with Dan's family at his sister's house. 

This picture of Rebecca was taken on Sunday morning before her Christmas program on Dec. 18. She looked so cute! Sadly her hair does not hold curls for very long!

One of Rebecca's favorite gifts was her Leapster 2. 

The other day when we were driving home and Rebecca was playing with her Leapster in the back seat, she said to me, "Mom, I was just working so hard to be good, but I didn't think that Santa was going to bring me a Leapster because I was really being naughty. I'm just so glad he brought me one anyway, so I'll try and be better." She makes us laugh so much!

Here are all the De Vries cousins with Dan's parents. 

We are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby. I'm 38 weeks and counting. I'm finding this time of waiting to be long and tiring. Knowing that baby could arrive tonight or could take another 3 weeks, is hard. But above all we are trusting that God will provide for our needs and praying for a safe and healthy delivery when the time comes.

Thanksgiving Recap

I know it is closer to Christmas than Thanksgiving now, but I have yet to post about Turkey Day and still want to do that. For Thanksgiving we traveled up to Hills, MN to my sister's house to spend the weekend with the rest of my siblings. We've done the same thing the last 2 years, but this year my parents were unable to make the trip from Canada. Here is a quick recap in photos.

We decorated the table with style.

The men fried the turkey, which was the tastiest turkey I've ever had.

All 18 of us sat around the table and thanked God for our many blessings!

And of course we attempted the traditional family photo. This is not the best one, but at least everyone's head made it in the frame. It was a great and memorable weekend!

"Quick, find the yellow brick and break a window."

I found the following post on a website I visit from time to time. I love the logic behind it and concern for the budget of their city. But I question how often they need such a brick.  Any guesses what the brick says or the sign on the wall?


  

In the Chinese province of Heilongjiang, the Public Transport Company replaced the emergency-use hammers with pairs of yellow bricks on all city buses.

“The special hammers are expensive and people were always stealing them,” explained a spokesperson from the Harbin Public Transport Company. “We don’t think anybody will be interested in stealing bricks.”