Baby Deffenbaugh #2

Well we finally have a name for our new little bundle of joy... or should I say David finally made up his mind. After countless names and meanings we are happy to announce that on June 2nd (hopefully if he is on time...) we will be welcoming into the world.....
Jonathan James Deffenbaugh.


I have been so tired by the end of my school days that I feel like I am so far behind in getting things ready. Like the guest room at the moment looks like a hurricane has gone through it various times... there is such a mess there but it somehow needs to get cleaned and things put away since that will be Matthew's new room. We have to paint in there before we even start... good thing we have the paint here so as soon as I get all that stuff out we can start painting and setting up! I just need a good dose of strength and a few days off from school... I may get the strength but not sure of the days off... we have a long weekend on March 18th... so I am hoping the days go fast!

Matthew is doing well although he is in the stage of tantrums and definitely testing his boundaries. I am sure it will get a bit worse once Jonathan arrives but I hope it is not as bad... yikes! I will keep you updated!

Christmas...

Well what an interesting Christmas break I had or should I say we had... Let's see... it all started my last week of school. I should of known something was going to happen when I only had 7 kids at one point in the classroom when I usually have 17. So when 10 of them are out sick I should of known I was bound to catch their lovely germs.. and boy did I. The last day of school I headed straight home and David had to pick Matthew up from daycare. I literally slept until 6:30 and woke up only because I knew David had to get back to work. The next few days are somewhat of a blur... I had a fever on and off, severe sinus congestion and a cough that just would not quit. I slept as much as I could since David had to work and I had Matthew here at home. I started feeling somewhat better after Christmas day.
Of course the fun just doesn't end there.. While visiting our good friends Pete and Melissa, David somehow threw his back out. It was very interesting to all of a sudden see him on the floor. He had to miss a few days of work and go to the doctor for meds he was in so much pain and he could barely walk. SO I was trying to get better from what I had, David threw his back out and of course Matthew had to join in the mix by also getting a bit of a sinus congestion and fever for the 3 days David was home. It was very interesting having our whole household down for the count.

Although we are all better now (thank you GOD!) needless to say my two weeks of vacation where definitely not what I expected. All the great things I had planned on doing; like cleaning the shelves in the garage to make room for my school items in the guest room, emptying the guest room to get it ready for Matthew's room, cleaning my house did not get done at all. They are still goals I must accomplish before baby number 2 arrives but still I was so looking forward to getting somewhat ahead during the holidays. Oh well, God knows best... I know we will get it done eventually!

In other news we find out what we are having on January 19th... very exciting. We have begun the search for baby names. I think we may know what we will name the baby if its a girl... but we are still in search of a boy name. We have some ideas but I nothing set in stone. We will let you know what the big news are come the 19th...

Back at school has been interesting... of course my belly is a bit bigger than when I left 2 weeks ago so the kids are constantly staring and wanting to hug just to feel the belly. They are funny kids. One of my girls told me today " wow Mrs. D your belly sure is getting big... but at least you are not getting fat..." One of my very blunt boys was looking at the wedding photo I have on my desk and he said " Boy Mrs. D... you sure do look different in that photo than you do now.." I asked him what he meant by that and he said "well you have a big belly now and you don't look that skinny..." I know they do great things for my self esteem! Crazy kids... I am sure they will have more to say as the weeks go on. I will keep you updated.

Here are some photos from Christmas...

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We are still here!

Yeah it has been a while since I have blogged... life has been good but busy! For those of you who haven't heard we are expecting baby number 2 in June! We are excited! I am feeling great just super tired. As soon as Matthew goes to bed I want to crash, and sometimes I do! Matthew is getting big. He is talking a lot more now. Looking at him sometimes I am amazed at how fast he is growing. He loves his daddy like crazy and misses him when he is not home. He points to every picture and calls out to him. Its sweet. He loves playing with Sadie which he calls good girl (even when she is not being so good..) He loves watching 2 main shows.. Dino Dan and the Fresh Beat Band on Nick Jr. It really is amazing how big he has gotten and all he has learned so far. He doesn't really understand yet that there is a baby coming. He points to himself when we ask where is the baby. And who can blame him.. he still is our baby!

David is doing well with work...although he prays daily that this is the last holiday he spends with Verizon. We shall see... it would be nice to have him in a regular schedule where we can see him at night and during the weekends!

School for me is going okay... I have one kid that is a handful and has been suspended a couple of times.. so he definitely tests me but I count the days when we have a day off or a break... like next week is our last week before winter break and then 2 weeks of freedom! Can't wait!

Well you are caught up... I promise to continue writing more often!

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Road Trip 2010

Wow I have not blogged in forever....What a summer it has been.. it feels like it has been super short and for me it is almost over. School begins on the 16th for teachers and I am actually heading back earlier to begin getting my room ready without the stress of meetings! A few weeks ago we went on a road trip all the way to Poughkeepsie, NY. I must be honest although I was totally for doing this road trip I was also very concerned that it would turn into a flop for us with Matthew being so young.. but he did great! He was a great traveler... the only issues we had were on the way there when we stopped at the hotel in South Carolina he did not sleep at all until 4 am... and on the way back the hotel did not have a pack-n-play so David stayed up with him until 3 and then finally they slept. Those were our only 2 bumps on the road. We made a whole trip without any driving tickets (woohoo!!) so that was a bonus. The drive was great.. beautiful to see mountains, not so great for David when he saw traffic! New York was warm but had very nice nights which is completely opposite to Florida. So it was a nice change of scenery for us. We did a lot in just one week and although we were exhausted by the end of it we really did enjoy every single moment! I would do it again! There is so much to tell but I am not. I will not bore you with words but rather entertain you with photos... so here they are!

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Matthew & Daddy

Well I have to take Matthew to the doctor's tomorrow. Nothing serious (I pray). He has been coughing for a while and yesterday the extreme yellow runny nose started so I need to get him checked. He seems fine though. No fever, very energetic and great appetite. So I am praying is just a common cold. Unlike his daddy who has walking pneumonia. David has been coughing up his lungs for a while now. I believe he has another doctor's appointment this coming week. I hope he gets better soon also. So keep us in your prayers.

Here are some of the photos we took for Matthew's and David's birthday. This week I should receive the ones taken at the actual birthday party. So I will post those then! Until then enjoy!!

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Sea World and Siesta Key Beach

Well we went to Sea World on Friday for the very first time. I still can't believe I have lived here in Florida for so long and never been to it. It was fun. David got to ride at least one roller coaster and we got to see a show. It was nice to just walk around and spend time together. Matthew even had a good time at the splash zone.. granted it took him a while to get used it but he finally did.

On Saturday we woke up early and headed to our friends house Pete and Melissa and ate breakfast with them then headed to the beach. We went to Siesta Key. The sand is so soft there but even then Matthew refused to even put his feet on it. It took him a very long time to even touch the water without crying. Finally at the end he started enjoying it!



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