October 2012

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WHEW! Well October was certainly a month to remember! The best thing that happened to us this month is of course the news of our precious little Baby Halderman! We are so excited and blessed to be moving into this new stage of parenthood.  This month has been filled with roller coaster feelings from being elated at the thought of our sweet baby to wondering what kind of crazy child the two of us may make together!  Haha, we've thought about kissing it's cute little face to hearing it cry loudly in our ears to sleepless nights! And above all those things we have thought a lot about how it will change our relationship.  We have so enjoyed being married and have grown closer and closer each year...its hard to imagine having someone else around the house.  So as much as we feel excited about this new phase of life we feel sad to be leaving a phase of life that has been so joyful!  But we know that these are normal thought patterns (or so we've been reading!) and we are sure that God will prepare us (as much as we can be) for the arrival of our son/daughter!

One of the best parts of living in a small town (and being married to a doctor) is that we've had VIP treatment so far! Usually your first ultrasound is around 8 weeks but I had two ultrasounds by 6 weeks! Awesome! We are so surprised at how fast Baby Halderman is growing (and so proud!) Check out the ultrasound pics! My OB probably won't do another ultrasound until 20 weeks but Wesley will do more in between then! He's going to do one before we come home for Thanksgiving so we'll have an updated picture to show you!

Hooray! We're pregnant!

Baby Halderman at 4 1/2 weeks!

Baby Halderman at 6 1/2 weeks!

Please continue to keep us and Baby Halderman in your prayers! We are praying for a happy, healthy baby!

Ok, well the other exciting that happened to us this month is that we got to see Libby, John, and Kim! We met them in North Carolina for a few days of camping/hiking in Pisgah National Forest.  The weather turned out to be pretty gorgeous even though it was cold at night! Wes kept a hot fire going and John kept hot beverages coming so the ladies stayed plenty warm! (Thanks guys!)  Check out our pics!

We kind of kept stopping to shed or add layers of clothing.    It was hot in the sun , cold in the shade, and really cold when the wind was hitting us directly!  Overall, a great day for hiking!

Yay Twins!  Libs and I were rocking the flannel on this hiking trip.   I was actually wearing one of Wes' flannel shirts because I can't seem to find a thick flannel shirt for women that isn't super fitted.  Any help, anyone? 

John stuck a fallen rhododendron branch in his hat so that he could move among them without being undetected.  Very stealth-like.  

It was somewhat bittersweet for us to be here because we realized that we probably won't get to do any camping/hiking trips next summer as we'll be busy with a newborn at home! We had some great times together at Pisgah this past summer! 

The colors were really pretty this time of year! We weren't sure  what it would look like because Greenwood has still not started turning very much....we're getting there though! 

Heading back! 

I was pretty surprised by how tiring hiking was, especially since we go hiking so often!   I was only 6 weeks at the time but boy I could just not keep up! (Haha, notice how far away we are from the others!)  I was super out of breath, kept getting cramps, and my hips were aching terribly!  Haha, if that happens in only six weeks then I have lots to look forward to over the next 7 months!  Worth it...

The best part about the camping trip was simply spending time with Libby, John & Kim! What a great bunch they are!  Thanks for coming down! We feel so blessed to have them in our lives!

Only other thing of note that happened during the month of October was Wesley's debut as the "Strongest Man Alive" for the Montgomery Center's Employee Appreciation Day.    Each year, the doctor's have a themed luncheon for the staff who work at the Montgomery Center.   This year's luncheon had a circus theme and all the doctors were supposed to dress up in some sort of circus costume.  Haha, Wes had mentioned this several times but it ended up that we still didn't have a costume as of 6:00 the morning of.  Luckily, I found this costume on the internet and had it ready for Wes by the time he got out of bed! Not too shabby for a last minute costume, right?

 So that's it for October but I actually realized that I forgot to mention a couple of things from September in last month's blog so I am going to share them now! First thing is that we went to our first "Low Country Boil" ("boil" is pronounced "bowl" in true Southern dialect).  This is a Southern tradition and we were excited to experience it with our authentic Southern friends, Payton & Clory Foust.  Here are the pictures:

Wes and Josh helping Payton scoop out the food!  I guess you just boil  everything in a large pot  of water with plenty of salt and some Old Bay Seasoning. 

A low country boil consists of boiled corn, potatoes, sausage, and shrimp.   It looks like it  would be pretty bland but it was delicious! We definitely enjoyed our first low country boil! 

The second thing that happened in September that I forgot to mention last month is that I got in a car wreck at the beginning of the month.  It was a Friday afternoon and I was in a terrible mood because of this disrespectful middle schooler that I work with and I was almost home when a car pulled out in front of me.  I slammed on my brakes but was unable to stop in time! I can tell you more of the story in person sometime but for now I'll just sum it up! It was an elderly lady who pulled out in front of me and she was faulted with the accident.  Allstate was absolutely fabulous and they took care of everything for me! There was almost $3000 damage done to my car and the only thing I paid was $10 to refill the rental car's gas tank! Overall, the best case scenario for a car wreck.  Here are some pictures of the Fit:

Ok, that's about all fam! We CAN'T WAIT to see y'all so soon! Just a few weeks and we'll be hanging out together! Woo hoo! Love you!