Jim and Bridget Heiser

Liam first birthday

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Party time!

2010-10-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

Liam will be one in about a week and a half. WOW! Time has flown by! I have loved every minute of it. We are so blessed to have our little Liam. He is getting bigger every day. He has such a personality these days! He can say mama, dada, and gaga (grandma). His hobbies include chasing Keller, rocking on his horse, playing with his toys, and riding his train (thanks Jamie).

2010-08-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Liam Jameson Heiser

born on November 11, 2009Liam started having seizures when he was one day old. He ended up staying in the NICU for 7 days. We went ahead and had him baptised. This is Father Tom, he was our priest at the time.

So much has happened in the last year! I am posting some pics now and will give a detailed update soon. Promise!

First Pictures

2009-06-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

The first two pics were done yesterday at 17 weeks. These are our favorites. It's always nice to see the little guy and hear his heartbeat. I'm starting to feel him move more and more each day. We'll go back to the doctor in three weeks for the "official" ultrasound.

This was our first ultrasound at 9 weeks. We joked that the baby's arms make him look like he has big ears. Everyone told us that this is one of the best early pics because you can clearly see his head, arms, and legs.

2009-06-02T19:45:00.000-07:00

We're having a BOY! Pictures to come soon.

I am 17 weeks along. The ultrasound tech said that she was pretty sure that we have a boy. But, we'll find out FOR SURE at the 20 week ultrasound.

Jim has been refinishing a dresser for the baby's room. He is almost finished. Also, pictures to come soon. We bought a crib (thanks Jami) last weekend. And, we're having a yard sale this weekend to get rid of some of the extra junk that has been hanging around our spare bedroom for the last couple of years. We're ready to paint the ceiling and hang the new ceiling fan in the baby's room. Pretty soon we'll be picking out the theme and paint colors. All of the fun is just beginning!

We're really haing a baby!

2009-04-10T07:13:00.001-07:00

We had our first appointment yesterday. We're 9 weeks (10 on Monday). We were able to see our little peanut. It was wiggling around quite a bit. We also got to listen to the heartbeat, a strong 164. I tried to tell Jim that this meant that it was a girl.

I was having quite a bit of nausea early on. But, it seems as if that is getting better every day.

I have only gained 2 pounds. But, some of my pants are not so comfortable anymore.

AND..... We're planning on a Florda vacation with my family in late June. We'll be staying at the same condo as last year in Navarre. This makes me happy. I love the beach.

New ice storm pictures

2009-02-11T14:03:00.001-08:00

Ice Ice Baby

2009-02-07T17:22:00.000-08:00

We're still here! We had quite a bit of ice and excitement down here in the last few weeks. So, here's our story....

I had a bad feeling about the storm on Monday night (jan. 26th). So, we went picked up a kerosene heater from Dad, which had enough gas in it for about a day. Sure enough, our electricity went out on Tuesday morning. It didn't take us long to get the heater up and going. We actually stayed pretty warm on that first day. We knew that our gas wouln't last long, so off we went in search of more fuel. By chance, we heard that a gas station in Charleston had kerosene. The roads were not too bad, so off we went. Mom and Dad were not as lucky as us. They couldn't find kerosene anywhere! So, we stocked them up too. We knew that we now had enough gas to last us for at most 2 more days. Our house was much colder when we returned home. We cooked a warm meal of soup and grilled cheese on the grill. We ate our meal by candlelight and played mexican train dominoes until bedtime. We thought we were pretty warm and so we tried to conserve some of our heat so we turned off the heater for the night. I know, stupid huh?

We were pretty cold the next morning. It took ALL day to warm the house back up to 65 degrees. Mom and Dad lost power at about the same time that we did on Tuesday. Jim and Lorraine lost power on Tuesday as well. Unlike mom and dad, they did not have a heater. So, on Wednesday, we ventured over to the Malden/Campbell area to pick them up. They were literally stranded! Their driveway was completely blocked by downed trees. There were so many power lines down. Most pole were even snaped in two. The big transmission poles were even down!

Needless to say, we all knew it might be a while before any of us got our power back on. However, Jim and I consider ourselves very lucky. We were only in the dark for a little over 48 hours. Mom and Dad went without power for 7 days. As soon as we had electric, we ran our own little warming center for our families. Jim and Lorraine are still without power. They have been staying with us for 11 days now.

Just this morning, our cable was reconnected! You really don't realize how much you appreciate live technology until it's gone. I do have to say that New Madrid is getting back to normal. Our town all most looks normal, despite the mangled trees. Unfortunatley, some people are still without power in New Madrid County. School will be resuming classes on Monday, after a 13 day break. It'll be just like coming back from Christmas break all over again. At this point, it looks like we won't have a break again until May! But, we're crossing our fingers for a little relief in a spring break.

St. Louis Science Center

2008-10-01T15:15:00.000-07:00

Cards game

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We were pretty close to the field (and very early).

Our new addition

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The newest member of the Heiser family is Keller. Keller came to us from a friend who could no longer keep her. She was found in the middle of the road as a tiny kitten. It was later discovered that she is blind, hence the name. We believe that she can see a little bit. On the other hand, she has a great sense of smell! She is shown here trying to get Jim to give her some Cheetos. She loves to eat just about anything that we eat. She is very playful and can jump really high!

KC weekend

2008-10-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

Farmer Jim These pics are from our weekend in KC. We went up for Cathy's 30th b-day. We had a great time and it was really nice to see everyone!

Vacation Pics

2008-10-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken on our vacation. In August, we went to Navarre, Florida with my family. We spent the whole week lounging on the beach. It was so relaxing! On the third day, we went to the Naval Avaiation Measuem because everyone needed a little break from the sun. Jim liked the planes so much that he was able to take one for a spin. Dad and Rachel helped push him off. ;)

Ear update

2008-08-15T16:57:00.001-07:00

So, I had my ear surgery in June. All went well. They were able to get all of the infection out of the bone, cover the hole in the eardrum, and they even created a new ear canal. I've been back to see the doctor 3 times since the surgery. At first, he said that everything was healing nicely. This week, he said that it was still infected on the surface and we are trying to treat it with yet another heavy dose of antibiotics. He also tried to tell me that I should not be working yet (it's been almost 2 months).

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Our New House

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Cathy and Frank's Wedding

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The wedding party - kind of blurry
Wedding party at the reception
The Happy Couple: Mr. and Mrs. McClelland - I took this picture:)
Dancin' the night away

Chicago Pictures

2008-06-19T18:01:00.000-07:00

Jim Sight-Seeing at the Chicago Adler Museum
Us at the Chicago Adler Museum
Sight-Seeing on the way home from Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Rietman

UPDATE!!!!

2008-06-19T07:12:00.000-07:00

Ok ~ so, it's been nearly a year since my last post. So, I have a lot of catching up to do. Let me just give ya a month by month run down of events for the past year.

July 07 - wedding - it was so nice to see everyone. I can't believe it's all most been one year. Wow, time has flown by!

August 07 - school started back and I got really busy

October 07 - traveled a lot! During the first weekend, we went to Chicago for Keven and Riann's wedding. We also had a little time to sight see. One evening we went out with Jenny and Pat. We really had a great time and wish we could go back sometime soon. The second weekend of October was Cathy and Frank's wedding in Kansas City. Jim was an usher and I read a prayer. It was a lovely wedding. We are so happy for Cathy and Frank! Now, all of the Heiser kids are married.

November 07 - not much happened - Thanksgiving - went to Doniphan with the family. We brought Jim's mom and dad along with us. They enjoyed themselves as well. They even got to meet the infamous Granny. Bless her heart, now she is in a nursing home and not very happy.

December 07 - Christmas - Dad broke his leg on December 23rd. He was rabit hunting in Doniphan before our Christmas dinner. We were all most to Grandma's house when we got a call from the hospital. He was able to come home and eat dinner with the family. However, the day after Christmas, he had to go to Cape to see the bone doc. He ended up with a nice camo cast for 6 weeks. He could not walk on the cast. He basically had an extended Christmas vacation. Now, the cast is off and he is doing much better. However, he still has pain and swelling if he is on his feet all day.

January and February 08-Spent new year's with Matt, Sam, and Chad. We had fun playing cards all night. ;) We also decided to buy a house in January! We drove by it on the 1st and thought it was cute. A few days later, we looked at it and decided to sign a contract on it. If you're into numerology, this one's for you.... So, we signed the contract on January 7, signed final papers on February 7, and the address is 700 Davis (not to mention we were married on 7-7-07). Enough 7's for ya?! We were able to move in rather quickly because of the snow and ice. Yes, sounds odd. But, since I was out of school A LOT for snow, we were able to work on the house during the week. We moved into the new house by March 1st.

March and April 08- This year at Easter, I joined the Catholic Church and received my first communion. This was a hard decision for me to make. When I first started dating Jim, I thought there's no way I can marry this man. He's Catholic! But, about a year ago, I just knew joining the church was the right thing for me to do. I truly am blessed to be a member of Christ's first church.

May 08 - We made a lot of trips to Memphis during the month of May. Janie said that she's seen us more in the month of May than she has all year. Elissa asked me to be her confirmation sponsor, so, we made two trips down to Memphis for that, one of which coincided with her birthday. We went out to dinner with Elissa and her friends. We also followed her limo down town. It was such a nice weekend. The following weekend we were able to go to Memphis In May. It was rainy, muddy, and cold. I don't think we enjoyed it as much as we thought we would. Oh well, it was still a fun experience!

June 08 - One of the trips to Memphis was for an ear doctor appointment. I found out that I have a massive infection in my right ear and in the bone surrounding the ear. So, I will be going back to Memphis on June 25th for surgery. The surgery will be to remove scar tissue, repair a hole in the eardrum, and remove as much of the infection as possible.

I will try to update this blog more frequently. I promise!

It's been a while....

2007-08-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a while since I last updated our blog. I've been insanely busy with school. But, in the past few weeks, we have attended the Glennonville picnic, hosted a barbeque, and started school (obviously). Field day at the Delta Center is fast approaching. Jim has been prearing his talks and posters for the upcoming events. Several of our friends have recently had a baby, Jenny and Pat had a baby boy, Suellen and Pollard had a baby girl, Sam and Matt had a baby boy, and Jeremy and Tameika had a baby boy. Oh, more big news from us, we bought a new washing machine! I know, I know, that's not real exciting, but that's our life! Other upcoming events, Jim's sister, Cathy's wedding shower is this weekend, and the following weekend we are going to a Cardinal's game! Jenny will also be visiting that week with baby Mckinley. I'm so excited, we've got a lot of things going on. I will try to put more pictures up soon.

Wedding Pictures

2007-08-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

The wedding pictures taken by the photograph are finally up for viewing. You can see them at www.springersphotography.com. You'll need to click on "Galleries" and scroll down to weddings and click on "Bridget and Jim". Enjoy!

Camp

2007-07-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

Well the Heiser's had a weekend full of reminiscing. I visited Girl Scout Camp and Jim went to a party to send off an old friend to boot camp. We both had a great time visiting old friends. Sunday night was the open Osage ceremony . This was the first time that I have been to camp all summer long! During the last four years, I have spent my summers working or volunteering at camp. This summer would have marked my 13th year! I decided to sit one out because of the wedding. I didn't miss it much until I went back. I tell ya what, I still don't miss the worrying about getting the urge to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and not wanting to go tromping through the woods to get to the latrene. I now pee freeely at any time of night! I also really enjoy sleeping late and staying inside the a.c. on those really hot and humid days. But, I really miss the lake, the campers, the singing after meals, the cook-outs, and Osage. Oh, the list could go on and on. But, all in all, we both had a great time visiting with everyone. Here are a few pictures of camp. Next weekend is the Glennonville picnic. So, expect more pictures soon!

Honeymoon pictures!

2007-07-20T12:10:00.000-07:00

The Carnival Fantasy in dock at Cozumel.
This was taken at Senior Frogs in Cozumel.

Our rings in paradise.
This was taken on the last day at sea on the marble staircase.

The wedding reception

2007-07-20T11:53:00.000-07:00

Hello!

2007-07-18T15:19:00.001-07:00

Hey Everbody! Just though we'd try this blog thing out! We're new at blogging and at being married so bear with us. More to come soon... including wedding pictures (thanks Julie) and honeymoon pictures.