New House Maybe!

We are about to put an offer in on this house!

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Willow's Pretty Ears

Willow got her ears pierced!

She did so good, just a few cries after each piercing, and then she cooed and giggled with the piercer afterwards.

Anya's First Tricycle Ride

Anya went with me out into the garage and spotted the new trike, and immediately started saying "bike! bike! bike!". So we took her out on it - her feet don't quite reach the pedals yet, but she seemed to really enjoy it!

She still needs to work on the steering issue...

Wonder Woman

Truth


Justice


...and the American way!

Fourth of July

Our neighborhood holds a 4th of July parade and bbq each year, and Anya enjoyed watching the festivities in her patriotic dress.


The bouncy house was a little intimidating.



Willow starting to get hungry

Website Redesign!

Things are looking different around here - I've updated to a new format to make it easier to update the site regularly, and for you to subscribe to the posts!

Life has been hectic adjusting to two under two, but there are new photos up under "Our Photos".

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity

Macavity Beebe

October 31, 1997 - June 20, 2008

A few weeks ago, Macavity started to eat way less - he didn't get to be 17lbs being a picky eater, so we knew something was very wrong. We took him to the vet and discovered that he had a tumor in his lungs.

Yesterday, he was obiviously in a lot of pain and going downhill fast. We tempted him with real tuna, let him roam the yard for an hour, and then made the tough decision to let him go.

We took him in to the clinic around 9pm. They were very nice, and gave us all the time we wanted to say goodbye. He had to be sedated (he hates the vet office), but then they gave him the injection as we petted him and told him we loved him, and he slipped away peacefully.

We got Macavity from the Salem Humane Society 4 days after we got back from our honeymoon ten years ago. He was four months old at the time. He was so small back then but grew and grew and grew. The first thing most people said upon entering our house was "My God, that's a big cat."

He was the most laid back cat I've ever seen. He was so good with Anya - letting her poke and pull and learn how to be gentle with an animal.

He was an awesome cat. In his honor, here's the text of the poem he was named after.

Macavity: The Mystery Cat

Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw -
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!

Mcavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square -
But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there!

He's outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.
And when the larder's looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke's been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair -
Ay, there's the wonder of the thing! Macavity's not there!

And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty's gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair -
But it's useless to investigate - Mcavity's not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
`It must have been Macavity!' - but he's a mile away.
You'll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long-division sums.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spaer:
At whatever time the deed took place - MACAVITY WASN'T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!

- T.S. Eliot, from "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"

WILLOW HAS ARRIVED!

Willow Ruby Beebe

was born today, April 26, 2008 at 1:14am at the Dent Beebe home
7lbs 10oz
20 inches
After a 2 hour labor and water birth early this morning mom and baby are doing great. Pictures are up under "Our Photos"


Click on image for full-size, printable version

"Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—how good God is."
Psalm 34:8 (The Message)

Also, Mommy won the baby pool!

No Baby Yet: Update

Just thought I would let you know where I'm at. Last Thursday, I was having a LOT of contractions, and the midwife came and checked me out. There were various signs she found that convinced her that I would be having the baby within a day or so tops.

Throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday I continued to have contractions and was getting very worn out. She checked me again on Saturday and discovered that I hadn't been progressing at all and some of the signs were now gone! All that hard work was accomplishing nothing other than making Amy VERY tired and cranky! :P

She also feels that Willow is still a bit small and it would be best to try to carry at least another week (not that there would be a problem if I delivered now, but just to give her all the time she needs to grow)...so instead of trying to encourage real labor to begin or consider inducing, we're now trying to keep it from happening and calm down the contractions so I can stay strong for delivery and let it happen when it happens.

I'm not on bedrest, but I'm supposed to be taking it verrrry easy and not exercising, walking a lot, etc. I'm still able to care for Anya with Sean's help, and the contractions are less frequent.

I appreciate your continued prayers for our family, and that the delivery happens with God's timing rather than with mine. :)

I promise that everyone will know when it happens for sure - check back here for more interim updates, otherwise no news means nothing new to report!

35 Weeks and New Pics

Okay, in reponse to the whining, here is a photo of my humongous self at 35 weeks.

I've also added lots of new pics to Our Photos!

Maternity Photo Shoot - Willow

Click here to see our new maternity photos!

Her Name

The name Willow was very high on our list last time, but it just seemed like Anya was the right fit. This time, we were both agreed very early on that that this baby would be Willow if it was a girl.

Willow is Buffy's best girl friend on the show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She is smart, sweet, geeky and slighly shy, but grows into herself as the show progresses. Willow does fall and become "Dark Willow" at the end of Season 6, but the sacrificial love of her childhood friend, Xander (a carpenter) brings her back to the light. She is instrumental in ending the subjugation of the Slayer line by the Watcher's Council.

We also thought that a little girl with the nickname of "Will" or "Wills" would be very sweet.

Once again, the middle name is a surprise!