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Our Home: A Construction Site!

Yes, there is still a lot going on at our house. We're counting down the days, weeks, and possibly months of seeing our little baby for the first time and bringing him or her home. So, in the meantime we're still hard at work getting everything ready! If you remember back to our July 15th post, Josh had to put the work on our new railing upstairs to a halt as a leak in the downstairs bathroom (and a subsequent remodel!) took priority. Well, our new railing is now finished! I believe the only thing left is for it to be polyurethaned.

So, work has now been started on the nursery! Now, gone are the ugly blue walls that came with the house when we bought it. Previous to now, we had not done anything to this room, except strip it of the carpet when the rest of the house was being de-rugged!!! We had actually been using it for storage, so everything that could went up into our attic.

Once again, it was a blessing that Josh ripped down the drywall, as he discovered that the window was rotting out and was barely attached to anything. Of course, that also meant that we had to install another window! So, it is currently being spackled and will soon be on the road to being painted!!! Yay!

And although the rest of our house looks like a construction site, the downstairs (until this last weekend!) was starting to really come together. Especially as the curtains that I'd been working on with my friend, Debbie, have finally been completed! Here's a picture of the Roman shades and you can see the other curtains in our last post behind where I am standing. So, that is very exciting!

However, if I took a picture of our living room right now, it would look very different! It is currently taken over with baby things as my family and friends surprised me this Saturday with a baby shower. It was the most lovely shower ever! I just love my family and friends. Thanks to everyone, especially my families who did a lot of work to make it possible!! I love you all!!!

Our BIG Baby!

Here's our newest picture of our growing baby! We got our 2nd ultrasound about 4 weeks ago and then had another appointment last Wednesday. According to the doctor's, we have a very BIG baby so far! At our ultrasound they told us that our baby is currently in the 97th percentile. They said that they usually look for the baby to be somewhere around 50%! Then, last Wednesday, the doctor estimated the baby was measuring around 29 weeks...when I was 25 weeks! Maybe we will see this baby before we know it! I (Jess) know that my body is starting to feel the effects of the strain with a bit of lower back pain. Just for fun, here's a picture Josh took of me before we left for church yesterday.

Oh how I love My life!

Well I'm at it again...

The other week I (Josh) was at work in a major hospital when something electrifying happened. I was working on a snack machine installing this new part. Since the machines were crammed into a tiny room there was no way for me to get behind it to unplug it. So I decided, being the highly skilled technician that I am, that I would just wire it live. Now, it was only 110 volts, so it's not like I was taking my life in my own hands. However, I was on the bottom of the machine all the way in the back so only the bottom half of my body was hanging out of the back of the machine. And that's when suddenly someone PINCHED MY BUTT!! I immediately freaked in surprise and you guessed it. I touched the live wire, bouncing me inside the machine like a pinball. Much to my surprise the girl standing behind me was horrified when she figured out that I was not who she thought I was. We had a good laugh and went on our way. I can't help but wonder if I'm the only one that this ridiculous stuff happens to? Well, hope you got a laugh out of it. Feel free to leave me your good story if you've got one.

The Bathroom Remodel Cont...

So, the bathroom is almost finished.

Here are some different stages we went through already.

Spackle for the drywall...

Then sanding the drywall...

As you can see, this is a messy job!

... even for Diesel, who didn't want to leave Josh's side even

after several times of being told to stay back. We eventually

had to remove him from the area.

Then, Josh and his dad laid the tile floor.

It is now very close to being finished. We have the NEW toilet ...

and NEW sink and light installed!!!

Very exciting!!!

Now we just need a couple more things -

a mirror, baseboard and a couple of accessories.

When it's complete, I plan on posting a before and after picture...

what a difference already! :)

... and Baby makes Three!

We're so excited to share with you our news that we are expecting a little one around February 11th of next year! We just went to the OB this morning for our first appointment and got to see the baby flipping around. According to the doctor, everything looks great, so we will continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy.

When it leaks, it pours

Josh had just purchased our new railing pieces and was about to embark on the new project... (the start seen below)

when he noticed a leak coming from our air conditioning unit. Because of the way the unit was installed, we would need to either remove the air conditioning unit (which Josh mentioned would be very expensive) or go through the bathroom wall. Since we had not redone the bathroom yet, but were planning on it, Josh decided to change plans and work on the bathroom. So, he and his brother, Jeremy, stripped the bathroom and tore down all of the drywall, proceeded to fix the leak (let's hope this doesn't happen again soon...), and then hung new drywall.

So, we'll be getting a newly remodeled bathroom sooner than we had thought! Josh is putting the finishing touches of spackle on the drywall and hopefully soon I'll have pictures of our newest room. I'm very excited about it, because we had done barely anything to both of our bathrooms. Maybe I'll have to find a leak in the other bathroom...

To all who care

For those of you who don't know, I (Josh), happen to love politics. Although recently I have been known to ask myself why? However, I thought I would share a conservative view of all the good things I see in Obama as he is presumably the next democratic nominee. The list starts with ... um ... well ... um. Well, sorry, but that's as many things as I can think of. I would write the list of negatives but I'm afraid that there is not enough room on this blog. However, to be fair, I should also critique John McCain. His positives' list starts with ... um ... well, he might not raise taxes as much as Obama will. For the sake of argument, we will assume that is a positive, making the score Obama 0 McCain 1. Thank you for reading. Oh, on a serious note, if you are like me and my wife spiritually and you want to be offended Google the Obama- Dobson argument.

Back to the blogging world

Wow, it's been so long that I've updated this blog, that I wasn't sure I'd even remember how to sign in or post again!

Thanks for the friendly reminders that, yes, we needed to update. I've been putting it off and putting it off because once again we are having camera problems. It's much easier for me to post pictures and comment on them as compared to just writing. But, we still do not have a new camera charger, which means that our camera had been out of battery juice for a month or more now. The trouble with having dogs is that your valuables are quite invaluable to them, so they have no problem knocking things like chargers off tables and onto the ground where they break into pieces. In fact, they don't even think it's unusual to take a bite into your camera. Thank goodness the camera survived!

So, for now, I can only post old pictures. Although, no worries, I believe we'll be up in the picture-taking business again soon, as it has been going on for quite too long. At least for me, anyway. Josh is probably glad he hasn't had to pose lately...

This is a funny picture we got one night when all the dogs got into the same crate. Reggie absolutely hates crates! But he knew that he'd only get stuck in one for good if he was the only one, so often he would go into Harley or Diesel's crate.

It's actually funny to see this picture now, because Reggie alone would probably not even fit in this crate, much less having company with him! Reggie is now living at Josh's parents house. His seizures seem to be under control for now.

All in the family

Bet you can't do this!

Back to being best buds

Happy Valentine's Day! Josh got me this rose bush that is just starting to bloom.

Happy Birthday, Love! Josh turned 23 last Tuesday.

Reggie looking oh, so innocent.

Getting some good cuddling time in!


Our boys LOVE the snow! They love to play in it and eat it.


Especially Reggie! :)

My Three "Sons"

The boys getting their treats! :)

Kissin' Cousins

Gigi and Harley have this silly dog thing going on! :) They are so cute, though.

Presenting Reggie Pugsly Behe

We have a big piece of cardboard from our new stove that we have used for Diesel and Harley ever since we've had them. No matter how flimsy a position it's in, Diesel and Harley have never tried to get by it. In fact, sometimes, they almost seem scared of it. However, ever since Reggie's been with us, the cardboard piece is somewhat useless, as you can see in this video.

And yet another...

Well, if it were anyone else I would think that I was lying. But since it's me (Josh), you know it has to be true. On Monday, at work again, I was working on a machine. When it was all done, I needed to wash my hands. The bathroom being right there, I walked in and proceeded to wash my hands. Much to my surprise out of the stall behind me comes a girl. Immediately horrified, I thought, 'How could I have gone into the wrong bathroom again?' As I turned around, though, I saw a urinal, reassuring me that I was in the right bathroom. However, the girl was horrified as she realized she was in the wrong bathroom. Busting up laughing, we exited the bathroom.

Josh and Diesel

Click here to see a fun video that we took about a week ago. Josh was laying on the couch and Diesel started playing with him. Diesel goes crazy when anyone blows in his face, as you'll see. I tried to upload the video to the blog and it wouldn't work for me. Guess I'm a little too new to this thing! :)

No News is Not Good News

At least not in this case.

Let's just say we had a crazy week! We had a soap explosion in the laundry room, aquired a new puppy, our Explorer got rear-ended and Diesel and Harley (our brother dogs) got in a fight which left Harley badly injured. By the way, this all happened between Wednesday night and Friday night. Interestingly enough, it all started with the soap explosion, which seemed awful at first. Looking back, that was the least of our worries! So, in this case, when I say a crazy week, I really mean it! :) Just a typical week in the life of the Behe's though, right? As Josh and I agree, it just adds all that much more spice to our lives! Never a dull moment here, anyway. Just remember to count your blessings and ask God for a whole lot of patience.

A bit of humor from Josh

Thought I might share a little bit of how stupid or unlucky I can be, at times, with two short stories. You might even get a good laugh.

First story happened a couple of months ago. I was at work ( for those of you who don't know, I'm a field service mechanic for a vending company) at an account in king of Prussia. This building is very large with a lot of people working there. As I was leaving I decided to use the restroom. Upon walking in I saw the first stall was open and decided to use it. When I walked out of the stall and over to the sink I noticed a large bowl of women products sitting there. Immediately I thought to myself, that's a weird thing to have in the men's bathroom, then suddenly realizing that I was in the women's bathroom. Horrified I ran out and into the men's bathroom to wash my hands. Luckily for me, nobody was in the bathroom at the time. When I exited the building I had to call Jess because I was laughing so hard.

The second story just happened on Friday. I was again at work at an account in Norristown. For my work I drive a Chevy astro van with only two front windows. Immediately behind the drivers seat is a cage sectioning off the front of the van from the back. All of my tools and parts are in the back of the van. I climbed into the back of the van to get a part when the doors blew shut from the wind. My keys were in the door lock still. So I tried the side sliding door only to realize that the child safety lock must be on, because it wouldn't open from the inside. The back doors have no interior handles. So, there I was locked in my own van with no way out, thinking to myself, I have locked my keys in my van before, but never myself. Luckily the driver who fills the machines was in the account. I just called him and had him come outside and let me out. Unfortunately it still took him 15 minuets to walk out there.

Well hope you get a laugh out of my stupidity and I'll continue to post all of my stupidly funny things as they happen.

New Year, New Blog

Josh and I thought we would start this blog to share pictures, fun happenings and thoughts going on in our lives with our friends and family, especially those of you who we may not see on a regular basis.

Since we never sent out Christmas cards this year, we thought we would post some pictures from our Christmas' with our families. Hard to believe that January is more than half over!

This was our annual trip to Walker Tree Farm with all the Behe's to get our Christmas trees. Thanks to Dana for this and the next picture! The cute Husky in the picture is Brad and Dana's newest member to their family, Miakota.

Josh and I holding Diesel and Harley.

Our Christmas tree.

Josh thought we should get the biggest, fattest tree we could find, now that we have a living room to fit it! :)

So that's what we did.

Jess with her babies.

Our annual trip to Longwood Gardens with my Dad and the fam around the Christmas holiday. Unfortunately, Em and Matt were not able to go this year. Em was pregnant and due within the next month and the doctor advised against it.

Josh and I at Longwood.

And the best gift of all!

Logan Matthew Weiss, born December 28th.

Our first nephew.

My sister, Emilie, her husband, Matt, and Logan Weiss.

Mom got this sweet picture shortly after Logan was born.

Proud grandparents!