Peek-a-Boo!

Peek-a-boo! from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.

baby see, baby do

Nationals '09

We just returned from our annual trip to Sioux City, for the NAIA women's basketball national tournament. It was a great trip...one that I was actually dreading very much, only because I was not sure how Liam was going to handle it, but he pleasantly surprised us, and did VERY well. It was the last time we will be making that trip, since it was Erin's senior season. It was great to watch her play there one last time. The girls made it to the sweet sixteen and then lost to the defending national champs from the previous year. They did great, and it was an honor to see them in Sioux City. There were quite a few pictures taken, and I want to share them all, so here is a link to my photo album. The picture at the top is me with the champion of character, two years running...kind of a big deal :).

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=110214&id=510530691&l=9534242dcb

(Oh and in the five days we were gone, Liam started crawling, got much better with walking, and got another tooth...it was a productive trip for him :)

First Steps

Liam officially took his first steps this evening. It's not much, but he has now taken a couple of steps between people, or as shown in the video, between me and the couch. He all of the sudden got brave tonight and decided to let go and try to walk to me. Then that is all he wanted to do. It was so cute to watch him. He would get this big grin on his face, and then laugh right before he would let go of the couch. He is still VERY unbalanced, but pretty proud of himself :) Enjoy the video.


First Steps from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.

i love jesus but i drink a little

Possibly the most hilarious clip I have seen in a very long time.

Senior Night

Well I suppose it is my turn to put an update up from senior night. I have kind of been avoiding it because every time I look through the pictures and think about it, I get teary-eyed. It has truly been such an honor to watch my little sister grow up, and grow into the person that she is today; partly due to basketball. I am SO impressed when I watch her lead her team. They have been through A LOT of ups and downs this past season, but she is so determined to bring these girls out of it on a better side. I know she could have never gotten to where she is today without her faith, and without praying for every girl on that team since her freshman year. Her determination and drive, to show Christ to her teammates is definitely something to be admired....so yes...Thursday evening was senior night. It was the last regular season home game that Erin will play at Sterling. Since that evening, the girls won the KCAC conference for the third season in a row (never having been done in Sterling women's basketball history). Up next is the KCAC tournament starting this coming Thursday, Saturday and the following Tuesday, for anyone who would like to come. Their winning the conference gives them their place at the national tournament again in Sioux City, IA! Well, here are my pictures from the evening...Love you little sister.









































To see all the pictures click here.

spring?

We really enjoyed the nice day outside yesterday and took some snapshots of Liam :) Here are the latest...

two peas in a pod

25 Things

There was this note going around facebook, and I finally caved to the peer pressure and wrote mine.

1. I tried to avoid writing a note with 25 things about me for the past couple of days, but I always give into peer pressure. (ANNETTE! i blame you)
2. I am entirely too concerned about other peoples opinions and what they think of me.
3. I LOVE being a mom, but now that I am one I realize that I could not be a stay at home mom..which is what I always wanted to do. Not anymore.
4. I am slightly obsessed with lady warriors basketball..thats an understatement. I mean who wouldn't love watching the number 5 team in the nation twice a week! (specifically numbers 11 and 33 and 41 :)
5. I really hate it when people are fake. Your not fooling anyone.
6. I played violin for 7 years of my life, and quit in high school. Sometimes I wish I still played.
7. For one of my birthdays in high school, my mom wanted to get me a nice violin case, and my dad wanted to get me a shotgun (I wanted the shot gun). Mom won.
8. One of the scariest moments of my life, was when my sister and I were riding horses in Wyoming, hers bucked her off and almost trampled her right in front of me. I cried..a lot, and neither of us have ridden a horse since then.
9. I am a labor and delivery nurse, and I have very strong opinions about how patients take advantage of a system that was put there to help them.
10. #9 is why I don't undertand why ANY dr would think it is ethical or reasonable to implant 8+ embryos in that woman in california, when she doesn't have a stable support system at home and already has 6 children. dummy.
11. When I have had a really stressul day, sometimes I feel like having a cigarette..which I think is weird since I have never smoked one of those things.
12. i LOVE cigars.
13. my husband wanted to date me for four years. I got tired of turning him down, and when he decided to move to indiana, i decided that would be a great time to start dating. cause that definitely makes sense :)
14. Jeremy swore he would never get married before he was done with school..that is why my parents liked him so much. After we got married we lived in Indiana for a year while he was finishing school :)
15. People who think wichita is the worst place to live should try moving away for a while...you might miss it, and be grateful for boring ol wichita :)
16. People who didn't vote for obama and who feel very strongly about him not being president should go ahead and get over it, try to support him and start praying for him because he is running our country for the next 4 years whether you like it or not (discalimer: i didn't vote for him either)
17. my idea of a perfect summer night would be sitting on the back porch with a corona in one hand and a cigar in another, watching a thunderstorm roll in.
18. I really dislike judgmental people.
19. Living in Indiana really made me hate snow..and now dislike the whole winter season.
20. The thought that scares me the most is anything ever happening to Liam.
21. I was convinced the whole time I was pregnant that I was having a girl. I still wasn't sure whether to believe the dr when he was born and said it was a boy. If Liam has a complex someday I guess we will know why.
22. I added unlimited texting to our cell phone plan a long time ago and never told Jeremy :) come on..you know it is saving us WAY more money this way. Now you know!
23. I broke my right ankle three times when I was little...I wish I could say I was athletic...unfortunately I was just a klutz.
24. I think people should have a license to breed. I feel really sorry for these poor babies being born into families that don't really want them and will never take good care of them.
25. I really hope that Liam is athletic when he is older (specifically the sports I have picked out for him :) haha I need another excuse to go to basketball games and yell, once this season is over.

fun with mom and dad

(Mel this last one is for you...I LOVE this shirt you got him for Christmas...its perfect on him :)

a few more videos

silly face from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


new favorite game from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


peek-a-boo from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


kiss from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.

New Videos...

I have been needing to put up some videos for a while now. Some of these are older...but nonetheless, still pretty cute :)


Untitled from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


Daddy feeding Liam from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


Screamer from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.


Splash! from Kellie Fredin on Vimeo.

please pray

Just a quick post to ask to prayer. My good friend Kelly's (from work) husband is in SICU. You might remember she is the one who had a baby at the same time Liam was born (we had our work baby shower together). Her husbands name is Ken. He has managed to stump a pulmonologist and an infectious disease doctor. No one is quite sure what has been attacking his body that has made him so sick. They are currently waiting on a test to come back from Mayo clinic, which can hopefully give them some answers. If they don't get answers from this test, then they are back at square one, as far as knowing what is wrong with him. He is currently intubated (has a machine breathing for him), and will stay this way until they can figure out a way to help him. Please just pray that they can get some answers from this test they are running at Mayo, so that they can have a treatment plan and move forward. Pray that no further complications arise...it seems like they find a new problem every day which has been very discouraging for Kelly. They have four children, the youngest being Liam's age. Thank you for your prayers!

baby's first christmas

I have not posted anything since December 17th, cause things have been CRAZY to say the least...but I think they are going to finally start slowing down again. It was all worth it to see Liam experience his first Christmas. He really enjoyed all the festivities, and had more fun opening presents than I thought he would! The next task...re-organizing the house since it has seemed to explode with toys :). Holidays are so much different, but SO much better now that we have Liam. I have just been reminded so many times in the past few weeks how incredibly blessed that we are to have him this year. He has just brought more joy to our lives than even thought imaginable. Here is a link to look at a lot of the pictures from Christmas, but I will also put a few of my favorites below :)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92305&l=596b1&id=510530691

the zoo and the snow

Follow this link to see some recent pics of our first trip to the zoo!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89643&l=5464d&id=510530691
And here are a few pics of us playing in the snow! I tried to pull him around in this yellow tub to try to 'sled', but that didn't work so well :) It was sure fun to try though!

director of technology

Just an update on Jeremy's job. The meeting yesterday went well, and Jeremy is now the director of technology! Which is definitely a promotion for him. Jeremy said he was really encouraged by the meeting. He talked with the head pastor about going full time, and after the first of the year this is probably going to happen. They always review the budget at the first of the year and will have to get that position approved for full time, but he didn't act like it would be a problem. And on top of going full time there is a chance he will also get a raise! Which would be a great blessing. So thank you for those of you who were praying for him yesterday. You can just keep praying that his position will get finalized to be full time at the first of the year, and if it is in the budget that Jeremy might get a raise also! Jeremy was pretty excited that his new position also gets him a church credit card :) haha. I am pretty excited that the church might provide a cell phone for him, which would save us more money cause we could drop him from our plan! Anyways...those definitely are not the important things, but added bonus' :). Jeremy also talked with Dr. Gardner (the head pastor), and just confirmed that he would still be able to have his flexible schedule so he can have time with us, and he can be home with Liam when I am at work. Dr. Gardner said that would not be a problem. Since Jeremy is salary, he is responsible for getting his work done and does not have to be there 8-5.

prayer req

Just a quick note to ask for prayer for Jeremy's job. We got word on Friday that, the head video guy at First UMC is no longer there. The head pastor was clear with Jeremy that his job was not being effected by this. I know Jeremy will really miss his old boss; he was always so flexible with our schedule and understanding of our needs. But...now that he is gone, it opens up new opportunities for Jeremy and his work there (which sounds terrible...but true). The head pastor told Jeremy a couple days ago, that he knows his skills could be used more than they have been in the past. So today, Jeremy and the head pastor are getting together to talk about job responsibilities. Jeremy is still technically part time, working 30 hours a week. So Jeremy plans on telling him he would love to be able to go full time, and take on more responsibilities, which would in turn mean a pay raise. Which would be a huge answer to prayer for us. So I guess I am just asking for you guys to pray about this with us if you wouldn't mind. We could really use the extra money if he gets a raise, and Jeremy is pretty excited about the possibilities of taking on a little more responsibility.

dada

Someone is a pretty huge fan of their daddy :)

to take to the nursery or not

This evening Jeremy, Liam and I all went to church together. It was so nice to have Jeremy along. We went for the Christmas program to watch Rosann and Amber singing in the choirs. So we had Liam in the service with us for about 20 minutes, and then he started getting antsy so I decided (after WEEKS of deliberation) to put him in the nursery. You would think this would not have to be a very big deal, but it is to me I guess. I have been pretty nervous to leave him in there...dumb I know. But I went ahead and did it. I took him to the nursery. Once I went back to the sanctuary I pretty much just sat there worrying about what I didn't tell them he might need. So during intermission I went to check on him, and he was doing fine :). But about 5 minutes into the second half of the program our number (#3) showed up on the little ticker indicating that that baby is unconsolable and that baby's parents should come and get him :). The older lady taking care of him (he was the only baby in the infant part of the nursery) said she tried to lay him down for a nap like I had told her to, but he just cried. The other mom in the nursery whispered to me..she just doesn't like to let them cry :) haha. I decided part of the reason he could have been crying (and yes he was tired) was because he had spit up ALL over the front of his shirt, soaking it...and still all over his mouth. No one had bothered to change it. Even though I left the diaper bag and told them there were plenty of extra shirts and burp cloths in the bag. So....all of that to say, I was a little disappointed. And probably because I am just a tad over protective of my little boy, but unfortunately now I am back to square one on the whole issue of leaving him in the nursery.

thanksgivingness continued..