CREATING SOMETHING GOOD

PREGNANCY is NATURAL

I can say I have now had my first set of contractions with Baby number 4. I recognized them from my Labor with Baby number 1. I was excited and joyful as I had 2, then 2more, then lost count after 6 or so. The strongest feeling I was left with was a feeling of wanting more.
I assume this is in comparison to another woman's voice being heard that of a feeling of oh no early Labor. In the (hospitalized society that I have seen played out) scenario of going into the hospital to receive fluids, pain killers and sleeping pills, to be sent home with a see you later. I see this scenario as unhealthy attention causing the woman to move threw life looking for this type of attention again and again.
I will choose to embrace my feeling of wanting as a taste of something good. I feel excited to have seen a window into the nearing of welcoming Baby home into my arms. I will create a knowing that sweet baby girl is not done being protected inside and has 2 more months till she is prepared to meet her new family and the world around her. I am near 32 weeks and read it is normal to have up to 20 contractions a day at this time in pregnancy. Guess I am right on Que.

Inspiration for the Day

Found this picture while looking at Little Girly things today. I want it as Inspiration. I have been doing a little school shopping for Azure and I LOVE buying her skirts to wear. I only found one skirt that was afordable and what I like so TODAY I would like to encourage myself to make some. Really how hard can they be. I am willing to try it. So I guess monday morning I will have Dan drop me off at PLATOS CLOSET to cash in the pile of clothes that does not fit me anymore. With that $$ I will walk over to HANCOCK FABRIC (they are within walking distance from each other for me) and I will buy some elastic. WISH ME LUCK!

Daniel Duree MY HERO!

I love my husband. I want to let the world know how special I am to have him. When he asked me to Marry him I did not know what to think. I asked my Heavenly Father who told me a very special message which I will never forget. He said" I have many worthy sons this one I have prepared for you" I trust my Heavenly Father with my whole life and am so glad I listened to what he advised me about Dan. Daniel is truly my HERO I can not imagine a more Happy life with any other man. The gospel teaches we will be together forever. I am so grateful he is the one I get to share Eternity with.

After being sealed in the Temple we where told to Multiply and Replenish the earth. I feel a sense of Joy that we are obeying our Heavenly Father. Although it is not easy to be a parent. Daniel and I are learning together. I am blessed with Daniel as my husband. My children are blessed to have Daniel as their father. I know our new little Gwendolyn will be happy to finally be in Daniels arms. He is a sweet father and will make all his little girls dreams of a father come true.

October 6th will be Dan and I's 9th Wedding Anniversary. As we get close to this date I am excited to say we have been married for nine years. Although there have been times I wondered about our pairing. Times that I believed things where just to hard to keep going. Times that I have been discouraged because of the lack of $. The facts today that we have been faithful to one another, we have been faithful to our Heavenly Fathers the best we can and we keep trying to do better. After all this time without spending money on dates and scrimping to have vacations. It has been wonderful. I have loved the journey these past nine years and will love saying 10 years next year, 15 and 20 when they come. I love being married to Daniel T Duree.

Gwendolyn's due date is October 4th. There is a full moon on this date and I went into labor on Amy's due date so the likely hood that I will Labor on Gwen's well I am thinking positive. With her birth date being close to our anniversary date I wanted to get this post in now before I may have a huge distraction and miss the opportunity. I also want to share my feelings about how excited I am to have Gwendolyn come into our life's. Dan has helped me to grow in this area. Having placed Amy for adoption there where some deep rooted feelings inside of me that I needed to work through. With the births of each of my children Azure, Corban, and now carrying Gwen I have had opportunities to work through any emotions I have had and want to express how grateful I am that Dan has been by my side to do this. This is what a Knight in Shinning Armour looks like to me. My Knight has protected me even from myself if he had need to. I thank him for his patient example to me and his love for me and all the ways he shows it. Thank you Daniel for being you and Thank you Heavenly Father for helping me receive him.

More Water FUN

Guess Little Sisters never tire of big brothers harrasing them They where both laughing!

He's too cute in a baby pink ring "silly BOY"

Thanks Grandma Bonnie for spending time playing with us we LOve having you around.

Here's his "buddy" Kelly again, he wanted to be just liek him! Where always on the prowl for good role models. Buddy Kelly may be Uncle Kelly, we'll cross our fingers for you Heather.

Visit to the ZOO with family

We are so fortunate to live 10 min from the St. Louis ZOO. The kids love seeing the animals again and again. We have the BEST ZOO well the second best in America & it's FREE. Dan's favorite is the birds the bird house and the bird garden. Corban's favorite is the Reptile house, he loves the Snakes, Lizards, and of course and very important to him the FROGS. Azure's favorite is the penguin house. Mine is the flamingo cage and I love to see the giraffes again and again

In the photo's of this visit to the zoo, We had Family along with us. Heather's Boyfriend Kelly came for a visit and wanted to see the Tiger's they where fantastic! Grandma Bonnie, Pappa John, and Austin all came with us.

This snake always reminds us of the snake in Harry Potter.

Dan wants you to think he's the exhibit. Corban thinks he's funny!

Here's Kelly. Corban and him became good buddies. He now points to this photo and sayes, He's my Buddy."

I think Corban was trying to get Austin to scream load with him.

BUTTERFLY HOUSE

We have been to the Butterfly house twice this summer, on the Free day. Azure and Corban love animals. This visit Grandma Bonnie, Papa John, And Autsin came with us. This is Grandma reading stories to them while they wore the dress-up Butterfly wings.

It is awsome to be in the butterfly room where hundreds of butterfly's fly all around you. We have even had some land on us :)

Azure found a perfect tree to climb.

Grandma Bonnie, Austin, Azure & Corban all rode the Carusel. This was the only shot we got of Corban on a Deer.

Painted Faces

I did not get the best pictures of their faces except what you see here of them eating their lunch. A woman and her family moved into our ward who is a perfessional face painter. She came over and gave us a test sample before she came for Azure's Birthday party. She does such a great job we recommend her for any event you need a face painter for!!

(Ignore the stretch marks as best you can, I am inpatient waiting for the pic that will be touched up with Photoshop)

We think we have a winner for our Little Girls Name : Gwendolyn Delainey Duree

Now this is not final we are trying it on seing how it fits. If you have any opinions or more suggestions please share. Naming the package just seems to be so important we want to get it absolutly right.

Summer time in the POOL

Here is what VACATIONING at our house LOOKS like. Jen & Ed gave us their POOL. They came to stay for a short SuMMeR VACATION. We had a great time. We went to the Muny saw ANNIE, they took AZURE to sixflags, what a TREAT that was for her.

Grandma Bonnie & Papa John, Aunty Heather & Austin came to the Muny with us. They stopped in for a swim before we went out.

Becca Sure knows how to surf on her DADDY.

Azure is grateful to have an Uncle like her Uncle Ed. she thinks he is alot of FUN!


John did a great JOB of schooling Corband in the art of going under the water. Now Corban needs to master how not to swollow so much water and how to swim while being under water.

Becca and Azure played washers while Uncle Ed starts up the grill another gift from Jen & Ed. We trully are being spoiled by family. It has made school life so much easier. THANKS JEN & ED FOR ALL YOU DO! YOUR FANTASTIC<>

If your in the neighborhood, come over for a swim! We would LOVE to have you.

We had some family photo's taken. I love how they turned out.

We are looking forword to meeting our new Baby Girl.