Monday, September 8, 2008

Baby Rosfeld pictures

Sorry about the white space around the pictures, not sure how to fix that, but you can see them anyway. :)

face 2

Yawning
yawn

Back of his neck
back of neck

Grumpy face
grumpy face

Pursed lips
pursed lips


Grin
grin

3D sono

Hello all! Sorry again that it has been so long since we posted. We have had visitors and started school in the past few weeks so it's been busy!!

Kerry's parents came to see us over labor day weekend. It was great to have them for a visit and the boys enjoyed seeing them (so did we). We were able to take them to the mountains for a day or so and enjoy so very cool weather there.

The boys started homeschool last week and are really enjoying it. Kerry is too. He's doing a great job. The second day of school Gabe asked when he was going to learn a new letter because he already knew the letter I. :) He did really well with his cursive writing too and math! We're keeping a little portfolio of sorts to share with family members who are curious about their progress and what they're learning. They're happy to show it off!

School for me started two weeks ago and it's been fast and furious! I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water for right now and clinicals will be starting soon too. My long days are Tuesdays, but I enjoy what I'm teaching. I think it stretches me as much as it does the students sometimes. :) Esp. with pharmacology II.

We had our 3D/4D sonogram today. Everything looks good. The baby has big lips. :) He also as some little fat rolls on the back of his neck. We got to see him making some really great faces too, he grinned, he looked grumpy and he blew kisses. :)I'll try to make a slide show for you to see them all and will post the video to youtube this week. (I hope).

My parents are here now visiting and will be here most of this next week. It'll be nice to have them here, the boys sure enjoy playing with them. I think Kerry and the boys will be headed up to the cabin later this week to get some work and playing done. I'll stay here and work on school stuff this week.

We'll talk to you all later! We love you all and are counting down the days until the baby gets here. (10 weeks from Wednesday).

--Erin

Friday, August 22, 2008

Sorry it's been so long...

I know I know, we haven't posted in forever. Sorry about that! We've been busy finishing up our summer. Kerry has been working in the mountains and I've been teaching and getting ready for a new semester. The boys have been busy playing...So here in a nutshell is what we've been up to...

* Kerry has poured concrete, stained a cabin and started on another. He's also taken 2 classes and is starting his next set. He also preached a really great message in chapel about David and Saul, using I Samuel 15:8-30. I wish I would have recorded it, but it was really good. He'll be preaching again at church in October and will have more opportunities to do so in the future.

* I finished teaching my high risk OB/Peds class in mid July. I'll be teaching 2nd year med/surg and 2nd year pharmacology this fall. We've hired 2 new faculty, one will be our clinical coordinator and the other will be the Psych Tech Coordinator and teach first year pharmacology. I'm really looking forward to working with them. I think they'll really add to our team at PCC. I'm feeling okay still. Getting bigger, but doing okay. We'll see how that goes when I'm on my feet in clinicals and teaching all day. :)

* Gabe is doing good. We're going to be homeschooling this year and will officially start after Labor Day, although everyday is a learning day at our house. This last week they have been "lizard hunting" for a small lizard we could study and then let go. We'll see how that goes. He lost his first tooth on August 9. He pulled it all by himself with some dental floss. He put the tooth and the letter he wrote to the tooth fairy under his pillow. Then, afraid she wouldn't be able to find it moved it to a much more obvious (in the daylight) spot. Unable to find the tooth and letter, she left money and a note saying she'd be back the next night for it. :) He has a 2nd tooth loose as well and I suspect it'll be out by Thanksgiving.

* Otto is just being himself. Very active, especially since watching gymnastics in the olympics. We've had some tumbling and attempted handstands this week. He's actually pretty good. It scares me a little, cause he's not known for staying out of the ER, but we'll see. He's also been "lizard hunting" this week with Gabe and Kerry. He will also be participating in homeschool taught by daddy this year. He will definitely have a different learning style, but is just as excited as Gabe. He would really like to be able to play football this year at the YMCA, but is still too young, so I imagine they'll be playing in the backyard quite a bit.

*Baby boy is growing well. Very active and kicking, but right on track. Our next look at this little guy will be Sept. 8th for our 3D/4D sonogram. I think my mom is going to head out so she can see it. They'll put the pictures on a CD/DVD for us, so we'll post them for all to see then too. Can't wait! We have his clothes washed and in his room. We haven't set up the crib yet, but I'm sure Kerry will get it done in all his "free" time.

The state fair starts here this week, so we'll probably go to that one day in the next week or so. School at PCC starts on Monday, faculty were back this past week. I don't feel very prepared this semester so am feeling a little anxious. I'm sure I'll be doing a lot more work this weekend than I would like. :)

We hope everything is going well for all of you. We promise to try to be a little more timely in our posting. :) I'm posting a picture of toothless Gabe for you to enjoy. He's very proud of the hole in his mouth. :)

Love to all,
Erin

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Checking in

Hello all!
Sorry it's been so long since the last update. We've made it to Kansas and back and are now getting ready for school. Kerry has a lot of work to do in the mountains, which is a blessing, but also exhausting. He's going to build a shed, finish staining not one but 2-3 cabins, build a deck and possibly put some new plumbing in. Quite the handy man!
I'm working on organizing Gabe's school stuff for this next year, eventhough Kerry is going to be doing most of the teaching. I'm the organizer. :) I'm also working on prepping my courses for this fall. I will have a full scheduled which will be nice, but I feel kind of like I'm learning all over again. I've taught these courses already, but since I was so new last year and we've switched text books I'm revamping them quite a bit. Such is life.
My goal to sew cloth diapers this summer is quickly fading, although I still might get a few done before the little guy gets here. If not, we'll use the flat diapers we have. I do have to say, we have all of the baby clothes, blankets etc washed. They just aren't put away yet. Still, a big feat considering how many we have. Now we just have to hang them up and find a place for everything.
The boys are doing well. Gabe is hanging out. Wanting to go swimming and lately do a lot of crafts. (We spent the other evening gluing buttons on paper and Popsicle sticks). Otto is talking, talking, talking. Not like he was ever quite, but wow! Lots to say and big imagination. (Of course you all knew that, but it seems to be growing.)
We hope all is well with you. We'll try to get some pictures taken and posted in the coming weeks. We're still unpacking a lot so house pictures aren't quite ready. Love you all!

--Erin

Monday, July 14, 2008

It's a BOY!!

Hello all.
We got our visual confirmation this morning that we are having boy number 3. We are very excited! (The thought of having a girl kind of freaks us out a little. :)). Otto was excited to hear the news as well. Jumping up and down yelling "it's a boy! it's a boy! I like boys!". The boys were able to watch the whole sonogram and they enjoyed it. Gabe was really good at guessing what body part we were looking at. Everything looked good and healthy. Brain, heart, lungs, kidneys etc. all there and working like they should. The sonographer works for our doctor 2 days a week and the other 3 days works at the high risk clinic doing sonograms, so she was very thorough. We're measuring right on at 21 weeks.

We also tentatively scheduled our c/s date for November 19 so this little guy will share a birthday with Uncle Brandon and our OB doctor.

Here are a few pictures of the little guy...

Profile



Profile 2


Profile 3



Boy Parts

We'll bring the other pictures with us when we come back to visit this Friday. We think he looks a lot like Otto's profile pictures did. We'll have to wait a few more months to find out. :) We'll also bring pictures of our new house. We got all moved in and are slowly unpacking.
We're praising the Lord for another healthy boy and are praying that the rest of this pregnancy goes well. Praise God for new life (and boys!). We are really excited, now if we could just decide on a name...
Love,
Erin