TUCKER SAGE HOUCK

Tucker Sage Houck
Born 09/10/2009 11:40 A.M.
6lbs 13 oz
20.5 inches
Proud Parents: Ryan and Ashley Houck!

Tucker Sage Houck + Great Grandparents

Some of our grandparents were able come to the hospital and see Tucker.










Some of our grandparents were able come to the hospital and see Tucker.

iowa state fair! 2009

Due to the fact I was eight months pregnant while the 2009 fair was going on we did not plan on attending. However, with the wonderful weather we were able to make it! My computer is not letting me download more than these two pictures. bummer. But, we had a great time. Got to see all the usual's; the animal learning center, the butter cow, the biggest boar, etc. and not to mention the one man band! ;-) I was able to make it about 3.5 hours, but my feet paid for it later that night! Overall it was a great day!

Present for Ryan!

Ryan's family has a great sense of humor and with the upcoming arrival of our first child they thought they'd have a little fun with that! They did not want him to feel left out! They had four presents for him to open. This is all to help me with diaper duty...now he is prepared!!

1st present: a pair of eye protective goggles. (you can see them on ryan already in the picture below)



2nd present: rubber gloves














3rd present: a cruddy shirt you wouldn't mind getting a little poo on! . i.e. a hawkeye shirt!













4th present: a mask to go over your mouth and nose!

Thanks Houcks!

Blogs I follow

One of my goals this summer was to find two - three blogs I could follow that let its readers know of good deals, how to save even more money etc. Well, I have found three AMAZING blogs. I am hooked. The information varies from saving money on groceries, to 80% off ugg boots, free samples, free photo prints, getting $25 restaurant gift cards for $2.00, you NAME it. I am still in the learning or "baby" stage of the game, but am LOVING it. I treat it as a competition to myself. How much can i save. How can I best serve our little family. Anyways...here they are. The top blogs I bookmark:

My TOP blog I love is:

http://hip2save.blogspot.com/ She is constantly updating it and she knows of really great deals. Last week alone I saved 35.00.

2.) http://www.forthemommas.com/

3.) http://athriftymom.com/

Get the Sunday Paper for FREE: Kum & Go gas station gives the daily Des Moines register free with a purchase of 8 gallons of gas, so on Sundays (when the coupon inserts are in the paper) we make sure one car/truck is empty so we can get our paper! :-)

Pictures from last Thursday nights game

Click on the pictures above to enlarge them and get a better look. The third and fourth pictures we can be seen on the balcony and the first pictures shows Ashley's grandpa and 2 cousins. Photos taken by Brad Fuller

hopefully soon!

Another quick update:

Had another doctor’s appointment today; everything is looking good. I am 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced still. The doctor said she'd be surprised if I didn't give birth the next couple of days--so we'll see! Have had a few contractions here and there but nothing consistent.

Funny Ryan Story:
Two nights ago Ryan laid next to me in pure exhaustion and said "I sure am ready for this baby to come." And I immediately started laughing..."oh yeah, your feet swelling and back pain really getting to you?" :-) we got a good laugh out of that. Needless to say, we're EXCITED!!

quick update

I had another doctors appointment on Tuesday and everything is still looking good. I am currently 1 cm dilated and 80% effaced! Alot of people have asked if i'm in the "nesting" phase and i definitely am! I am organizing silly stuff like my recipes and kitchen pantry--but for some reason that seems really important at the moment! :-) More later!

our favorite onesie so far....

a couple of our dear friends made this cute little outfit for us. The front reads "team houck" and the back says "lil squirt" we love that they took the time and patience to make this for us! thanks meesha, sarah & alicia!!

37th week of pregnancy!!

Tuesday morning I had another doctors appointment. Everything is looking good, I am in my 37th week! CRAZY! They tell us that squirt weights around 7 pounds right now. We are starting to get really excited! We got the carseat installed this week, and the nursery is coming together--not done yet, but getting close. I am finding it hard to get around as quickly as i used to, in addition to my energy levels being down, but I would like a HUGE shout out to my husband who has been great. Foot massages, helping clean, helping put up the nursery --you name it. HE IS AMAZING!! Love you cakers!

Students are back in town

How do you know when the students came back to Ames?



When you find 34 abandoned shopping carts at the bus stop.

just call us senior citizens!

Every once in awhile Hy-vee has a breakfast special of $1.99 for eggs, toast and hash browns. So, ryan & I like to take advantage of this for two reasons: 1.) cheap breakfast! 2.) we get to spend some quality time together before the day starts. So this morning went-- We are always surrounded by grey hair individuals but thats what makes it so much fun. Its the little things in life, right?! :-)

Baby Shower!

On August 8th I had my first baby shower! It was so much fun, and squirt got so many great things. We are so blessed to have great family & friends! Three friends of mine from high school put it on Sarah Bunge, Meesha Weber & Alicia Kuenzel. Everything was perfect. From the invitations to the games, to the food. As you can see below they had little tiny cheeseburgers with matching sized buns! so cute.








Me with the ladies that threw the shower. THANKS LADIES!















the cute little cheeseburgers








everyone who was there!

Elijah

Three weeks ago Ryan & I were asked to be spiritual sponsors for this cute little guy Elijah Flint. We are so honored. We spent the day in Radcliffe & went to church with the Henderson family. We love him like hes our own nephew! We look forward to being a part of his life and hopefully he'll have a new friend next month!

haley iowa games

here is a picture of Haley playing in the Iowa Games.