belly shots

our good friend brittany came over and took some shots of our little family with baby inside. they turned out so wonderfully! I didn't take that many pictures when I was pregnant with eden and regret it so much. now, I at least have evidence of this pregnancy. only 28 days left until the due date!

every day.

every day I wake up to this little girl climbing into my bed. she usually has a sleeping beauty in one hand and little mermaid in the other. her curly hair is a beautiful mess. a cup of strawberry milk later and an episode of dora or two and we're good to start the day. she is my dream girl and I'm not quite sure why I am allowed to be her mother. thanks be to God. here's to you eden adeline.

an overdue update...

Eden telling Daddy how it is
Wheeling my niece, June, and Eden around in Mexico

My first sewing project

Eden's new friend in Mexico

we're getting close!

well, I thought that I would become a better blogger after I graduated...but it looks like that hasn't come true. many things have happened since my last bloggery. I GRADUATED from nursing school at the university of texas at el paso. it feels wonderful. I take my state boards soon, so keep me in your prayers. I have been enjoying every minute of taking care of my little girl and being at home. I don't have any plans to work any time soon. we have a little less than 6 weeks until this new little baby comes along and I have zero desire to rush into a job.

pete has been super busy building homes this summer. we are so happy that some teams aren't scared away by the violence or swine flu, and are still coming to build homes for families that need it so desperately. eden and I got to go on a build 3 weeks ago with my home church. it was a family affair that included my dad, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother, and 2-yr-old niece. we built two houses for two sweet families and were treated to a home cooked meal by both families in appreciation. I LOVE mexican food and could it eat 3 meals a day. good thing, I guess. eden loved playing in the dirt with the kids and sleeping in her princess sleeping bag! the 3 of us slept in the church nursery and it was cozy and sweet.

we've been trying to get ready for the baby little by little. we got a double jogging stroller and a bassinet. eden and I walk 3 miles every morning and I am hoping that the new baby learns to like walks faster than eden did. I have also been learning how to sew, so I can make my sweet babies clothes. It is a lot harder than I thought, but very fun.

So....there is our update. eden continues to amaze us with her memory and singing abilities! I will post some movies of her singing soon.

how is it the end of april?

well, I am officially 2 weeks away from graduating from nursing school. so that is a definite hallelujah. I have been enjoying spending time with my precious daughter as I finish up everything to do with this last semester. I feel free and easy and thankful. now I can do what I like best....stay at home. stare at eden. not have to wonder what she is doing without me. bake. make pete his favorite treats. all without worrying about what paper is due next or what test I need to pass. I do have one *minor* thing left... passing the state boards, but I'll worry about that another day.

Eden has been doing wonderfully. She reads and reads all day long. She can memorize a book faster than anyone I know. her favorites are of course anything to do with a princess. she also likes this book that her aunt natty gave her about a baby being born. I think she is pretty geared up to play the part of big sister. I can hardly wait. We had an ultrasound last Monday and baby #2 looks great. It weighed 2lbs 4oz. I am 28 weeks now and feeling great. I am so grateful to get to carry this baby around and take care of it's big sister on the outside.

wordles....

just click on the pictures below to see the wordles larger....

And another.....

I had to do a Wordle

Eden Pie

Eden's mimi sings this song when she bounces her on her knee. Here is eden singing "eden pie, eden pie, won't you be my eden pie" while on the airplane back to El Paso. She was exhausted and without a nap, but still singing (with an occasional melt down).

more baby at 20 weeks

baby at 20 weeks

one part of our ultrasound....

How great is our God

Happy 2009!

Sorry I haven't been blogging in the last few months. I blame school...which I will finish this may! We had a wonderful thanksgiving and Christmas with family and friends. Eden is such a big girl now. She even gets her own seat on the plane when we fly home, which is wonderful! We found out some exciting news in November...we are expecting a baby on July 17th! I am 12 weeks along now, and we are so thrilled. Eden doesn't really understand it all, but I am sure she'll learn how to be a great big sister. School starts back January 20th, and I'm looking forward to finishing up my nursing degree. The ministry is still going strong despite violence in Juarez. Please keep us all in your prayers.

Tiny Dancer

eden doing a tap dance in her cinderella shoes....and counting from 3-10. not sure why she started with 3 and not 1!

Jesus loves me

our little singing girl. aunt sarah says american idol 2022 champion.

2 years, oh my

Eden will turn 2 this Sunday, the 19th. This year definately went by way too quickly. We went home to GA to celebrate her birthday with cousin Jackson. They had a great time with their pinatas, and cakes decorated by Pete! We love our families so much and were so happy to be able to celebrate with them.

fall tea party

yesterday eden and I had a little tea party in the front yard. she tried to give lencho the chihuahua a sip, but he wasn't interested. the bear, elephant, and bunny proved to be good tea party company. she had a great time outside with her tea set...in one of my shirts (she loves to wear my clothes!).

row your boat

cinderella songs

one more singing movie. eden LOVES cinderella...here she is singing a few variations of songs from the movie. with a cookie mouth.

old mcdonald

eden sort of singing another one of her favorites

pray for catherine marie davis

we are all praying for catherine marie. We hope you'll do the same. www.letterstocatherine.blogspot.com

singing with the family

eden singing with papa, jessica, and stephen!

back in texas!

well, we just returned from a great vacation. we went to Florida with the entire Harbin clan of 19 for one week, and then spent a week with pete's family in loganville. eden had so much fun playing with her cousins and feeding cows at mimi and papa's. she surely has the best of both worlds...the desert and mexico here, and southern country in GA. we love both places and think of them both as home.

happy 4th!

we had a great time celebrating America's birthday with our friends here in El Paso. Eden was quite a cutie in her star dress...here are some good shots.

oh mexico

this past week eden went on her first full length house build in Mexico. We went with pete's home church and helped build homes for two families. it was so much fun having her there with us and watching her play and get DIRTY!