Birthday Madness

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

In early February we have a bundle of Birthdays. The first are Auntie Betty Ruggles and Madelynn Ann Bren who turned 1 today (Feb 5th). Then on Feburary 8th we celebrate my sisters Tessa and Teresa's. We had a party this afternoon with cake for Madelynn and then supper to celebrate the twins. Here is a peak at the fun!

P.S. Next year we get to celebrate my new niece Bella Kenna Dorval's 1st birthday on Feb. 3!!

Welcome Bella Kenna Dorval!

What an exciting few days! Dustin and I welcomed several new arrivals. First our friends Chris and Pam had their little one (Nora Katherine) and then this morning my sister Andrea and her husband Todd, along with siblings Ian and Anna welcomed their third baby Bella Kenna. Congradulations!!!!

Here is a look back to see if Bella looks like her sibilings:

Bella: 7lb 2oz 18.5'




Ian:







Anna:

Happy to be me!

This week Ramona and I stayed at Moms house with Lovey and Lenny while her and Tessa vacationed in Las Vegas! We just hung around, laughed at the dogs and napped in the swing. As much fun as we have had it will be good to go home. At the same time Ramona turned 2 months already! My how time flies. Take a look:










Here is a glimpse of our winter wonderland! Photos taken 1-20-10 afernoon
Mom's fall wreath



Mom's Christmas lights



Dustins car

Ramonas Baptism

Ramona was baptised at Queen of Peace in Dickinson, ND on December 27th 2009. Her Godmother is Lolly Kadrmas and her Godfather is Lance Rustand. We look forward to many bright occasions and celebrations with Ramona, Lolly, and Lance!

Happy Ramona

Ramona wants to give you some smiles!

1 Month

Well... we made it through 1 month. It seems to have gone so quickly. Once we got home from the hospital it took about 2 weeks for the pain to leave me from labor and delivery. Then came the time to figure out nursing. I am still working on that but am feeling more confident each day. The floors in the house just got cleaned for the first time in Ramona's life and I am slowly getting used to the fact that it is O.K for me to be awake and cooing at a little girl at 3 A.M.

For Ramona... her days are filled with sleeping, eating, smiling (usually followed by gas or even worse), visiting with family and friends(lots around due to the holidays), and then repeating every few hours. She sleeps for 3 hours or so at night before she is ready to eat, and that allows for mom and dad to get some rest.

Invitations should be here soon but just to let everyone know Ramona will be baptized on Sunday December 27th at Queen of Peace Church in Dickinson, ND after the 10 am mass. Everyone is invited and we will have lunch afterwards.







Sorry for the crooked picture.. hungry baby is calling.. gotta go.. no time to fix

I can't stop staring!

Ramona must think I am nuts but I can't stop staring at her! Even through all of the trying situations this past 11 days I can't explain why I am in absolute amazement of this little girl. She has done things in 11 days that I couldn't get my husband to do in a full year of marriage! 1 example is on day 1 home from the hospital the heat was turned up in the house! This little girl has amazing powers.

Ramona Barbara Heick

11:16PM
11/20/09
7 lbs 12.5 oz
18.5 inches

Baby JD Heick 31 weeks

Hello everyone! I appologize that it has been so long since my last post. Today Dustin and I went for a "fun" ultrasound where we were able to check in our little peanut. They confirmed that we are indeed still expecting a little girl and my how she has grown! Check out the footage!


I wonder what she is thinking??

Here is a picture of her little feet:

Successful Day at the Hospital

Today we had a follow up ultrasound as part of our 20 week check up. We were sent home with an awesome cd full of pictures and several video clips of our little baby girl (70% sure it is a girl!)

This is a picture of her face and arms that were constantly up by her head...


This is a picture of her profile....


And the last picture is for all of you who want to speculate for anything other than a girl!

Baby JD Heick Moving Her Mouth

Video of Baby JD Heick Moving Around

You're not thirty; you're eighteen with twelve years of experience.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
- Jean Paul Richter



No wise man ever wished to be younger.
- Jonathan Swift



Inside every older person is a younger person -
wondering what the hell happened.
- Cora Harvey Armstrong



Time and Tide wait for no man,
but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.
- Robert Frost



Everything I know I learned after I was thirty.
- Georges Clemenceau



Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
- Plautus




Happy Birthday Andrea and wishing you all the great things in life, hope this day will bring you an extra share of all that makes you the happiest!

Love Love Love is all around

It has been a busy 13 days since my last post. We made it back from Hawaii and were welcomed by a snow storm that dropped 8 inches of snow! But despite all of the snow inside our hearts and homes were full of friends, families, and lots of fresh baked Valentine’s Day cookies.

Since we have been back Dustin and I have celebrated a friend’s 30th birthday, my twin sisters (Tessa and Teresa) 27th birthday, Valentine’s Day, and a welcome to the world baby shower for Madelynn Ann Bren (Teresa and Tyson).

Teresa and Tessa at their ripe old age of 27 (02-08-09)



Ian, Anna, and Tessa preparing fresh baked Valentine’s Day cookies








Baby Madelynn Ann's diaper cake (02-16-09)



We are moving along with the house. We purchased a dishwasher the other day. Even though it isn't installed yet... I am so excited! I began painting the walls in the living room. After getting the ceiling patched and painted we decided that we probably need to repaint the ceiling as well as the origional color is a little green for our brown walls. I am excited for the final product and even though I have been saying this for a while.... I can see the end result and it is coming soon!