Long Time No See

Holy cow! It's been a really long time since I last posted. Warm weather hits and I just don't like to stay inside anymore. We've been having a really good early summer so far. First and foremost, we have some very happy news to share with everyone. We're expecting little Schwake number 3 in January. Scott and I are really happy about it and so was Cate when we told her about it. However, she got a concerned look on her face after a bit and said, "So we won't need Clare anymore?" I assured her that we'd be keeping Clare and that we would now have 3 kids in our family. She seemed pretty happy with that and promptly named the new baby Ducky.

With my last two pregnancies I was fortunate in that I didn't really get sick at all in the first trimester. With this one, I have definitely experienced some queasy days. But over all, it's very controllable and not very bad considering I could be puking 24/7. The other thing I've noticed that's different is that I popped out right away. I already am in some maternity clothes and I'm only 9 weeks along! Quite depressing, considering I have to wear these same clothes for 7 more months.

Other than being tired and queasy, I've been trying to keep pretty busy. We put in some edgers for some new planting beds around the house on Memorial day weekend. They aren't done yet but we should be able to till in the grass and get planting soon. It will look really nice when all is said and done.

We were able to spend a long weekend up at Scott's folks' cabin a couple weekends ago. We all had a great time swimming, boating, fishing and sitting around the fire. And I didn't even freak out very much that the girls got to bed past 10:00 almost every night. We'll be going back up there the week of July 4th. Should be fun.

Some other great news...Dustin and Josie had their baby girl, Kallie Ann (not sure I spelled it right) on June 5th. She came in at over 10 lbs. Poor Josie!! But the positive thing about having a big baby is that they sleep really well! Cate and Clare were excited to have a new cousin and McKenna (Kallie's sister) promptly named her cupcake. And, as with all cute nicknames, they usually stick. That little girl will be called cupcake for years to come, I'm sure.

And for even more great news, we took Attley in for his 3-month post-chemo checkup and they gave him a clean bill of health. Chest X-rays were completely clear of cancer and he's getting around well and processing his pain meds just fine. We're looking forward to a fun summer with him.

That's about it from Schwakeland. Peace out!