I'm back!

And I've brought the newest member of our family to meet you all! Introducing, Lucas Michael! He is one incredibly sweet boy. He eats great, he sleeps good and he has made our family complete! What did we do before this sweet boy came along? i really don't know! He was actually tracking his daddy's voice the other day at five days of life - only one explanation - he's a prodigy. I'm sure of it. On to what you surely want - pictures!! Just an FYI - i though these pics i referred to posting would be snapshots i took - but my BFF rocks so much she got these edited in TWO days and got them back to me! she is amazing - thanks lori!!

Settling in as a family of 4

This is Lori the guest blogger again!

Jenn, Darrin, Amelia and LUCAS made it home from the hospital today.

Jenn is doing really well and Ameila loves her baby brother and constantly wants him to "get up Ukie" when he is sleeping!

Yes they are home, but apparently the internet cable doesn't care that Jenn wants to post pictures of her little guy. Internet cable at the Neuber house has gone on vacation. Hopefully a very short vacation.

So, Jenn asked me to post some photo's of her little prince. These were taken by Tia Laura and you can see Tia Laura's new little princess grandbaby in one photo with Lucas!

Enough of the chit chat-on with the pics!

Do you think she is going to get mad at me for posting this picture? :)

Lucas and Izabella

The picture says it all.

This is Lori again filling in for Jenn while she soaking up her new baby.

I was on my way to work a few weeks ago and there was this sign. I thought to myself "Self, this would be PERFECT for Jenn to post when Lucas gets here". I mentioned the sign to Jenn and she LOVED the idea.

So, I took my camera to work with me and got the shot.

Yes, we have Lucas. When I mean WE I really mean Jenn, Darrin and Amelia.

CONGRATULATIONS Jenn, Darrin and big sister Amelia.

Lucas Michael

9lbs. 13oz.

21 1/4 inches long

10:55 am

As soon as Tia Laura sends me some photo's I will post them.

I did ask Darrin who Lucas looked like and he said "Who do you think?"

Which means he looks like Jenn :)

I know....(Lori standing in for Jenn)

I know!!!! I am waiting on a phone call so I can update you blog readers!

I did talk to her around 8:30 am and she was changing into the ohh so stylish hospital gown to get hooked up to monitors!

She said the C-section was still scheduled for 9:30am and they hadn't gotten bumped. But I have yet to hear from them.

If you all remember when Amelia was born her c-section got bumped.

Anyone want to take a last shot at how much they think Lucas will weigh?

I am still sticking to 9lbs 6oz. and 21 inches!

I hope to be updating soon to let you all know Baby N v2.0 is here and well!

In less than 24 hours...

baby neuber version 2.0 will be here. who will he look like? how big will he be? of course we don't care, as long as he's healthy! I will be back with updates when i can! I may have to have my fablulous photog friend Lori come update for me - she knows all about this blogging business! stay tuned!

Welcome Baby Izabella Marie!

on wednesday, august 13th, my cousin Sara and her husband Charles welcomed baby Izabella! She was 7lbs 3oz and 20 inches long. She is beautiful and oh so cudly! Momma and I went to see her at the hospital. I really enjoyed holding her and touching her soft face. I didn't like it when she squirmed! here are a few pics!

where have we been??

Has anyone wondered this? has anyone missed us? I sure hope so! It all started on July 2nd. My friend jenn had previously recommend her friend Heather as a Realtor who could help us with the selling of our house. As you all remember, we did this whole thing before and it was ugly. a year of showing the house and no offers. it stunk!! So we were leary - but Heather was an awesome cheerleader for us. She advised us well -so well that we received 2 full price asking offers in 2 days! wow!! So we had a very small window to find the perfect home for our family! we looked at 6-7 houses, finally settling on a house in Troy, Il. We were slightly disappointed when we found out i had an offer already! good house move fast. We had a back up that was OK in glen carbon, IL, but something about it didn't sit right with me! i couldn't see us living there for some reason. Listening to Heather once more, we went and checked out another house in Troy. It was perfect for us - 4BR, 3 baths, nice flat yard, 2 car garage! what would we do with all this space??!! We are going to find out! finalized all the paperwork and moved in on July 30th, 2008! Just in time for baby neuber version 2.0's arrival. We have had to put in a lot of elbow grease to get it ready - and we had lots of help!! We had Butch helping us at the old house to get it ready to sell - installing outlets and replacing windows, packing helpers nana and buela, moving helpers keith and brent. Nana kathy even drove the 25ft uhaul!! Ok - she had to turn it around in the drive way! Now that we are in we have had even more help - painting helpers!! Aunt Kate came twice - once to help unpack the kitchen and once bearing lunch and to help us scrape border off the walls and primer the walls. I was quite glad to see her - that primer stinks! Tia Laura and Brent came to help paint amelia and the baby's room this past weekend. So it's safe to say for the last month, if it wasn't house related, we didn't do it. But it has all been worth it! the house looks a ton better and Mia loves her new purple room with all her stuff in it! she even told her daddy that "mia new room so pitty and nice" she gets so excited just to go in her room, she shimmy's and shakes and just smiles so big!! It makes the whole whirlwind experience worth it! here are some pics from the original walk-through, so this not our belongings or decorating taste. keep that in mind! lol. i will add the new pics of the kids room soon! and if you are in the area, stop in! we would love to see you and show you the house in person!

The outside

the kitchen
dining room

living roommia's room
baby's room
master bedroom
downstair's family room

deck looking over backyard

My first quinceanera!

We received an invite awhile ago to go to my cousin jessica's quinceanera! how exciting! For those who are unaware of what a quinceanera is, it is the celebration is similar to that of a wedding. In Mexican tradition, the celebration is festive gathering relatives and friends. This "Quinceanera" to the Spanish means a young girl is becoming a woman. The girl's court is often made up of all girls or all boys. It has the young woman in a dress of usually pink or white, and the parents send letters of invitation to the guests many weeks or months ahead. In Catholic families, a mass before the party is customary. The size of the party depends on the size of the city - it can range from a modest celebration at home to a large affair. This one was at the local KC hall and it was packed! I can't even guess how many friends and family were there! There were lots of kids for me to play with - some who didn't speak english. And I had an admirer while i was there. This little boy kept following me around trying to take my fussy (paci) and my giraffe. That is not acceptable to me so i did what all girls do - i ran from him. a lot! The food was amazing too - i think i love mexican food! Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure!

What will baby weigh??

Have you seen me lately? Have you seen my baby belly? How big do you think little baby neuber version 2.0 will be? 7lbs, 8lbs, 9lbs or more?? leave us a comment and let us know! Feel free to guess weight and length!! as a reminder to the forgetful - Amelia Rose was 9lbs 12.4 oz and 21 inches long. quite the girl!

dancing queen

Update from Dr. Nancy

My 2 year visit was wonderful - dr. nancy was impresed with all my new skills - talking, jumping, temper tantrums, etc. She said i was the picture of health. My Hgb was good, my lead level was normal and my height and weight are spot on! I am officially 36 inches and 32 lbs! So from birth i have not quite quadrupled my weight, and have added 15 inches to my frame. not too bad! I wonder how tall i will be as an adult? anyone know how to calculate that??

birthday #2

For my actual birthday, mom and dad took me to the magic house! i had never been to the magic house and it sounded like fun! i had a great time - i was able to fish, climb, grocery shop and play in the water - and that is just the first floor! We then went to McDonald's for lunch..yummy! Here are the pics! Oh, and there are pics with me and my dino too! you didn't think mommy forgot those did you? and a few cake pics - i really enjoyed blowing out the candle! what fun!enjoy!