Out with a Bang!

So here is a quick catch up with the Tacbas Family. For the most part, life has been fairly calm and quiet around here. In October we had some good friends, Emma and Daniel, come for a visit. Lots of fun. We saw some local sights with them, and also took a trip to Amsterdam. We really appreciated them coming all the way over here to visit us. Thanks guys! Love you!

As I think everyone already knows, we have a suprise little bambino on the way. SHE is due to arrive on May 3rd. I am 22 weeks along now, almost to the halfway point, and baby is doing well. Here at Spangdahlem, we do not have Obstetricians on base, so all pregnant ladies must choose a nearby German hospital, or Krankenhaus, to go to. So far it has been a good experience. We get an ultrasound every time we go in, which is very cool. This baby seems to be very calm so far. In each ultrasound she just kind of hangs out, doesn't move around much. Does this mean something? Calm before the storm maybe??? I dunno. I just have a strong feeling that this little one is going to be Super Busy! Alex is so laid back, and so easy, I just feel like there won't be two easy babies in a row. Guess we'll find out in time, huh?



Here are the ultrasound pics from my last appointment on the 20th of December.

21 Weeks

We had a quiet Thanksgiving with just a few friends - Scott and the 3 kiddos, and 2 guys from the FD, Taylor and Ryan- came over for turkey and all the delicious sides. Now it is nearly Christmas, so next up is finding a tree and decorating! The end of the year is near, and we've had a pretty good one. Family is healthy, friends are doing well, Germany is, well, Germany. We are still missing the states, but are making it over here. Sometimes I feel like I'm just barely making it!

I don't know what is going on, but over the last, oh, maybe 2 months, we have had a curse over all electronics in the Tacbas household. And that seems to have extended to appliances as well. It all started with the iphones, which were lost in Amsterdam. I won't say by whom. (Not me!!) Anyway, then my laptop broke. (Ok, I'll fess up. That one was me.) Jr's laptop had been on it's last leg for a while. It was over 5 years old, and would randomly close out of programs and the inernet, and shut down completely whenever it just felt like it. Needless to say, we both have new (cheap) phones and new laptops. Oh dear! Then, just a couple of days ago Jr received a speeding ticket in the mail. Not an electronic device or an appliance, but just annoying, so I'm throwing it in. Today is the day that the appliances decided to join the fun. While trying to vacuum, with our one-year-old vacuum that has had issues for weeks, I smell smoke, see sparks and hear popping noises. Yep. Vacuum is done. The digital camera is not doing so hot either. We'll see how much further that one will make it, but judging by our recent luck, we will be looking for a new camera very soon. Phew. So that is how we are going out with a BANG! (And a little smoke and spark!) Hope that everyone out there has had a wonderful year, and that you are all enjoying the holidays!