20 Weeks

Yay! Lisa was officially 20 weeks, yesterday, Monday August 11th! She has been doing really well. At her last appointment at the end of July she had gained a whopping 7lbs! :) At that appointment they did an ultrasound and the pictures were adorable. The baby really looks like a baby; not just a blob on the screen! hehe! She goes back to the doctor at the end of August. Time is flying! She is finally starting to show a little bit more than in her previous pictures. Here they are for your viewing pleasure! Of course, Lisa forgot to bring the ultrasound pictures over to my place Sunday so that I could scan them but hopefully I will get them soon and be able to post a picture of little baby Baranovic!

Covered belly

Bare Belly :)

Emergency Vet Visit

Unfortunately I had a bit of a rough later part of the weekend. The first part was great though! On Friday I played softball and we won 15-10! :) On Saturday I worked the soup kitchen for our church's day! It was long but fun! Unfortunately when I came home on Saturday night I had noticed that Eddie had a red bubble area underneath his bum! :) I had noticed it when shortly after we came home his first day but Wendy at the shelter didn't seem too concerned about it. After I got home on Saturday it looked as those had been messing with it all day and I became a little concerned. He was picking at it and it had started to bleed a little. I called the shelter where I got him from and Wendy told me to bring him over to her place on Sunday morning and she would take a look at it. So I stayed up most of the night making sure he didn't mess with it too much and make it worse. We headed over to Wendy's to get it looked at and she wasn't' really sure what it was so she said I should make him a Vet appointment on Monday to get it looked at. So Sunday we hung around the condo and had a few visitors (thanks Lisa, Ben, Mom & Dad) who kept Eddie occupied so he didn't mess with that area too much and everyone wore him out so he slept good! :)

On Monday I called the Vet that I wanted to take him to and they scheduled him an appointment for 11am. We went in and found out that the vet (unknown) who did his neutering didn't get everything tucked back inside him and he was able to get a hold of a little piece and pull it out. He just kept picking at it and that's why it got worse. The vet yesterday had to basically re-neuter him. I think it was more emotional for me than it was for Eddie. He did really well and we were in an out in about 1 1/2 hours! They were amazing at the Vet's office and I was so thankful they fixed him up. Yesterday when we got home, Eddie slept most of the day. He would get up, go eat, sleep, eat, sleep, eat, use the potty, sleep, eat, etc! lol! He slept the entire night right next to my head! :) So sweet!

This morning he seemed much better. He was active and playful and his wound seems to be healing really well. I have to give him an antibiotic twice a day for about 10 days to make sure he doesn't get an infection but other than that I think he will be just fine and we shouldn't have anymore problems! Thank goodness! The vet bill wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Dr. Markely didn't charge me for an office visit which was a huge help. They are a great Vet clinic! Although I hope we do not have to go there often, I know that when we do, we will get the best care available!

Eddie Eddie Eddie

So believe it or not, I actually like the name Eddie! I call him Eddie Munster! hehe! It worked out that I could pick him up yesterday and bring him home. He is, so far, a fantastic kitten! He is curious, sneaky and playful! He seems to love his new home and I am lucky to have him! He did so well during his first afternoon and night! He slept a lot, played a lot and surprisingly enough, ate pretty well for the first day! He has fun toys to keep him occupied! He followed me around just about everywhere I went yesterday. It was cute!

I had a hard time leaving for work this morning and I wish the time would go by faster so I could get home to see him! I'm sure he is just laying around sleeping all day but I feel bad for not being able to spend more time with him on his first few days with me! :)

I took a few pictures of him yesterday - mostly sleeping but they are cute anyways! Enjoy!!


I also have two brief video's of him playing! I love the one where he walks into the camera! hehe!

The FEST!!!

On Sunday the family took a trip up to St. Mary's Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio for an event called "The Fest"! The Fest is a Christian Festival that has been held for 8 years now. They set up games and activities for all ages. They have booths with information ranging from Catholic High Schools to Colleges to different Retreats to Ways to get involved in a variety of different things. The biggest part of The Fest are the great bands/ artists they get to perform. This year's musical guests included two of my favorite Christian artists; Matt Maher and Jeremy Camp! They were great! The day was absolutely beautiful and they had a great turn out for the event. They always close out the event with Mass outside; and it's pretty incredible being surrounded by thousands of people celebrating Mass! Unfortunately Mass does not begin until 8pm and usually last 2-hours with fireworks after Mass has been completed. This makes for a long evening and then trying to get through traffic when it's time to go, as well as driving home! We all had to work very early on Monday and decided we would not be able to stay for Mass. We had a great time though and I wanted to post a few pictures from the event! If you are interested in attending The Fest next year, check out their website: The Fest to see what's in store for 2009.

The Main Stage

booths surrounding the lawn area

TEC - A retreat we have been a part of for a few years now!

The lawn area

Lisa, Ben, Mom & Dad

Lisa looking for some snacks

Dad sharing some snacks :)

Ben hiding from the sun

Eating and listening to some good music

Ben, Lisa & Cassie

being silly :)

Our good friend Fr. Mike, who just became a priest this year, was sitting right next to us! :)

Matt Maher

Matt Maher on the screen :)

Jeremy Camp

Here are two quick videos of Jeremy Camp:

Right Here (popular song)

A bit from Never Let Go

Condo

So I took a few pictures of the inside of my condo shortly after I moved in and wanted to be sure to post them to my blog so that everyone (who hasn't been able to come by) can see a little bit of my new home. Of course, these pictures do not do it justice and make it seemingly look plain. I have a lot of decorating to do but compared to my apartment this place is so much more light and refreshing. It is comfortable and spacey. I have room to jump up and down since the ceilings are vaulted (not that I do that or anything) and a hallway to skip through. :) My spare bedroom is just filled with little things until I move a bedroom set in there. Not sure when that will be happening. I have a cute laundry room that will soon have a washer and dryer in at as well as storage and kitty stuff. Man, this condo stuff is starting to get expensive. haha! Enjoy the pictures!!

The living room/dining room (deck area outside that door)

view from living area into kitchen

cute little kitchen :)

hallway

full bath (shower not shown...hehe)

half bath

my room

other side of my room (bath and closest)

That's it folks! Things look a little different since I've moved in but you get the idea! I have a ton of decorating to do so now that everyone has seen the place, throw out some ideas on how I should decorate. I need stuff for the walls! lol! :)

New Addition

So I've decided to get my first pet!! YAY! Last night I went out to a shelter in Medina and looked at some kittens and decided upon:



It is a male and his current name is Eddie!! I'm not sure I want to keep the name so throw out some ideas everyone! He will be fixed next Tuesday (8/5) and I get to bring him home on Thursday (8/7). I'm excited and nervous all in one! I can't wait to see how he grows and what his personality will be like. He struck me right away when I saw this picture and a part of me knew I wanted him from the start! I will post more pictures next week when I bring him home!