It's a Golden Life

We think Malachi is getting the idea that a baby will soon shatter his world. He only calls my belly a baby and everyone elses a belly. He will also hug my belly and pat it, saying "aww". His language is getting understandable! He is starting to say words out of the blue, such as; plane, thank you, pretty, MMOOOOOMMMMY *(When he is hurt or needs help, any other time it's Mama), Boog (Bug). Whatever he can't say a word for, he just says, please, please. He is a crazy boy with such a sweet personality. He is very helpful, too much so at times. He likes to help mama feed the babies at work and help with the household chores. I love this boy very much and am so enjoying the stages he is going through. He is constantly wanting to brush his teeth, have you read books to him and playing with cars. He is all boy-he plays in the mud, runs around barefoot and would rather not wear any clothes at all. He even goes as far as chewing on sticks. Daddy taught him a wonderful trick ...

8 things... My friend Car man tagged me in her 8 things, so here goes... Here are the instructions for 8 Things: * Mention the person that tagged you * Complete the list of 8 things * Tag 8 of your wonderful bloggy friends * Go tell them you tagged them 8 Things I look forward to: -The birth of Emery Zara Grace Golden (Hopefully an Emery....) -The beautiful summer weather (weather affects my mood!) -My 3rd wedding anniversary this August! (Cannot believe it's already almost been three years!) -The explosion of the Metro...I can feel it in my bones! -Malachi talking understandably (Is that a word?) -Seeing my family in Maryland (Haven't been able to since November 2007) -June 6th! Vacation in Florida. I will be gigantic, but still cannot wait. -Getting a new cell phone :) I broke my new one! 8 Things I Did Yesterday: -Cleaned my house! Yay! -Ate dinner with Bethany, Jason and Ben Robbins -Worked with little kiddos -Watched "Who's line is it anyways?" (Awesome!) -Fa...

The Crescent Hotel An entrance to a spring in Eureka Springs. Me and Malachi (27 weeks pregnant) Another natural spring Wow! Time goes by so fast. It's already been a month since I posted an update! I guess it hasn't been too eventful in the Golden house. Malachi seems to amaze us everyday. He is beginning to repeat pretty much everything we say and use two word statements! His newest accomplishments are "Mama, please!", "Baby's binky", and "Mama, poop/peepee". He astonished me this morning by telling me he had poo poo in his diaper and running to the potty. He climbed up on his stool to the toilet seat and finished going to the bathroom. He was a little afraid of flushing the toilet, but was excited to wave and say bye bye to the poop. It seems like he is growing more and more! His legs are getting so long and his hands are getting so big. He is into being outside. He would love to stay outside all day and night. He loves to give kisses (on t...

So, this week has gone by sooo fast! This post was supposed to be an update on the addition to the house. Instead, I am posting to say, we've moved! We are only 5 miles away from where we were. Last Saturday, we discovered that the addition to Rodney and Shawna's house was not going to work as we thought. This discovery was made after we took out a bedroom to add a bathroom and kitchen. Since there was no longer going to be another bedroom, we decided it may have been time to START looking. On Sunday, Donovan was at work, reading the newspaper and came across a few houses. He called to check on them. He ended up leaving messages. Monday, one owner called him back and asked if he wanted to check it out. He said, sure, not thinking it would go anywhere else. Donovan really liked the house and the owners, so he took me to see it on my lunch break from Walmart. I really liked the house too, but it seemed too good to be true. God is good. On Tuesday the owners ran our application, c...

check out the new pics of Chi at the park! Scroll all the way to the bottom. :( It would not upload here. Grr.

So, we went to the doctor on Tuesday (2/24) for an ultrasound. We found out that we are having a little girl! The pictures below are her profile. The nurse pointed out that her lips were big enough for noticing! That's good for a girl though. Donovan and I think Malachi looked like a peanut, this little baby looks a little different in her sonogram! I can't wait to compare them in person. We almost weren't able to tell the sex because she had her little foot indian style in her lap, blocking all possible definition. At the last minute (second) she moved it and let us know who she was. I think this might suggest her personality! We picked out a name. We are pretty set on Emery, but the middle name has been a little difficult to choose! Anyone who checks out our blog should check out the church website!! http:// www.metronwa.com

Well, There are a few things new here! The Metro, (the church we are involved in) is amazing. There are so many ministry opportunities here. We feel like we are finally where God called us to be in NWA. We are also adding onto the house! So far, the handymen of the house have added a bathroom! Complete with working plumbing. It was quite distressing trying to figure out the plumbing, but after three days and 2 floods, the bathroom is almost complete. We have laid the floor and painted 2/4 walls, so the renovation in that area is almost finished! We are also in the middle of putting in a kitchen in Malachi's old room. We have the sink and cabinet piece, we just need to purchase the fridge and stove. We will also be adding one more big room onto the back of the basement so Golden baby 1 and future Golden baby will have a place to call their own! Right now, Malachi is kicking it in the corner of our bedroom in a pack and play. He doesn't have any disputes because whenever he wakes...