On Monday night Maddox, Daddy and I decorated our Christmas tree. It was pretty fun watching Maddox's eyes light up when he saw the lights on for the first time.
Now comes the tough part, keeping him from throwing the balls across the rooms.
On Friday I will be having surgery. Hopefully it will give us some answers on our next plan of action. I am praying for good news, meaning that Dr. C. can get everything cleared up and we are good to start things back up again after the first of the year. We will probably know more that day and even more after my check up a few weeks later. Thanks for all the support and keep us in your prayers!
The time has come where the Hunecke Family has to bid farewell to a great friend of ours. Inge and I used to work together and though we are great friends, we became more like sisters. We have the same kind of humor, work ethic, a lot of the same ideas about people, and just genuinely get along well. Justin once told me that he was glad I found a friend like her because now I had someone to laugh at my ridiculous jokes. :)
When Maddox was born Inge really hadn't had a lot of experience with babies. She was not afraid of jumping in and learning though and she and Maddox created quite a bond. I always knew I could count on her to help out if we were ever in a real pinch. While we wish her well in her new adventures in grad school, I sure miss her already. It was nice to have someone only a few minutes away when I needed a friend. She came into my life when I was really in a hard spot learning to be a new mom and trying to "find myself".
She has been a big supporter of me and I hate to say good bye. I really believe that people come in to your life for a reason but I sure wish they didn't have to leave.
Justin and I decided to host Thanksgiving this year which turned out to be a great event. My parents, Justin's dad and Linda, and 2 very good family friends made the trip.
Of course we didn't want to eat before the big the big game so we paused it at half time to enjoy a relaxing meal
Maddox sure loves having his Grandpa's around.
The day was full of relaxation and football. My mom and I even braved the early crowds at Wal-Mart (HUGE mistake) and then hit up Target. After waiting in line for an hour we got in and I even got the DVD player I wanted. :) The first 15 minutes of shopping was even stress free. It was so stress free that we even shopped for about an hour longer.
To say we are Black Friday shoppers would be quite an overstatement. We don't enjoy crowds AT ALL but it was actually kind of fun. So much hustle and bustle and even a few great deals. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
So sorry we are so far behind..... I am going to do my best to quickly update you on our latest adventures.
We actually put lights up on our house this year! I even braved the roof and did the hooking of all the lights. Justin was the "gopher" cuz I decided it didn't sound like fun.... I overcame one of my fears so that was a win for me!
please don't mind the blurriness... Somebody was walking by with their dog... I am sure I looked really awesome!
Justin and I turned 29 on the 16th. (forgot to take a picture-boo!) We celebrated together (Maddox free!) by going out to a child free dinner, Justin got his hair cut, did a little shopping and were home by 9:45. IT WAS GREAT! I loved every minute of it and I think Justin did too.
On the 17th LEEP hosted it's 4th Annual Special Olympics Banquet which was amazing as usual. If you have tie you should take a look at this video. My intern put it together and she did a great job.
Helps give a little insight about all of the great things our organization does. My favorite part of the night was handing out the "special" awards including Athlete of the Year. Absolutely warms my heart!
Justin worked the weekend of the 19th so Maddox and I pretty much just enjoyed a weekend to ourselves. Didn't do much but get ready for our big Thanksgiving celebration. You know, the typical scramble before everyone shows up kinda a deal?! ;) We hosted a small gathering on Thanksgiving but I will post about that in separate post.
Here are a few random pics of the past few weeks
"Mommy, look!" Planking....who knew 2 year olds knew what that was?
Can't believe I am showing you my bra but I guess this is a better way to wear it
Finally did a little scrapbooking.... hadn't touched my stuff since before Maddox was born and to
say I miss it is an understatement... I love having the chance to get creative.
If you just don't know what to get me for my birthday this year, I hope you consider making a donation to Leisure Education for Exceptional People (LEEP). I have worked for this non-profit going on 4 years and seriously love what I do. You support would mean the world to not only me but to all of the participants that take part in the program as well.
On Wedneday, November 16th (my 29th birthday) I would be honored if you chose to support such a great cause! Thank you for your consderation!
I know I said I wasn't sure how much I would share of our current rounds of infertility treatments but figured I better do a bit of an update.... I met with my doctor on Wednesday and we decided to go ahead with surgery. The date was set for the first week of December and hopefully this will make our efforts for Baby Hunecke #2 a little easier. :)
I will undergo a Laparoscopy and hopefully (figures crossed) this will take care of any major issues for the next few years. I know they will be removing a rather large endometrioma and cleaning up any scar tissue they may find. Endometriosis can't be diagnosed until this procedure is done which is why we don't know how much scar tissue is actually effecting me. Unfortunately it doesn't rule out the possibility of needing it again in the future but hopefully this will get us through our child bearing years! While in surgery they are going to do a few other tests as well including repeating a tubal dye study (I did this before Maddox was born) again to make sure everything still actually works. From there we will know what our options are.
So for now, that is the latest news in the Hunecke House.
I am thankful for a job that I love. If someone would have told me in college that in 5 years I would be the Executive Director of a non-profit, I would have told them they were crazy. To say it wasn't in my 10 year plan is pretty much right on. Since accepting the position at LEEP things in my life have changed for the better. So, I am thankful to have a job that I look forward to getting up for when my alarm goes off in the morning.
Since last spring we have been thinking our bushes really needed to be cut down. Last winter was pretty rough on everything around here but we just never really got around to getting the crazy limbs cut down. While we had family in town for Maddox's birthday party Justin did some sweet talking and we had some help trimming and cleaning up.
Mitch and Justin made quite the team
Doesn't this just spell danger?
And the final pile..... yikes!
After the trees were trimmed Justin grilled a delicious lunch for everyone to enjoy. Maddox decided to entertain the ladies at his picnic table and even posed for a few pictures!
Today I am thankful for my super smart, barely 2 years old fluke use of the potty. Before bath time he requested to use his potty and went on a search to find it (we had put it away because he had lost interest). He found it in our closet, brought it into the bathroom, sat down and proceeded to pee. To say I was proud was the understatement of the year!!!!
Flashes of scenes from the movie "Look Who's Talking" where Kirstie Alley dances through the living room singing "pee pee in the potty!"
I am very thankful that we may be on the road to fewer diapers! :)
The time has come where the Hunecke Family has to bid farewell to a great friend of ours. Inge and I used to work together and though we are great friends, we became more like sisters. We have the same kind of humor, work ethic, a lot of the same ideas about people, and just genuinely get along well. Justin once told me that he was glad I found a friend like her because now I had someone to laugh at my ridiculous jokes. :) 
When Maddox was born Inge really hadn't had a lot of experience with babies. She was not afraid of jumping in and learning though and she and Maddox created quite a bond. I always knew I could count on her to help out if we were ever in a real pinch. While we wish her well in her new adventures in grad school, I sure miss her already. It was nice to have someone only a few minutes away when I needed a friend. She came into my life when I was really in a hard spot learning to be a new mom and trying to "find myself". 
To say we are Black Friday shoppers would be quite an overstatement. We don't enjoy crowds AT ALL but it was actually kind of fun. So much hustle and bustle and even a few great deals. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 
