Halloween 2009-Two Days old; coming home from the hospital
and.....
"Butterfly"
Halloween 2010-First Birthday; Boo at the Zoo
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
WHAT?!? I have a blog?
It's 11:30 on Sunday night...I've been up since 5:30(woke up to Nick puking, but that's another story)...and since I had a bit too much pop too late, I can't sleep.
What better time than now to update my blog, right?
Kinzie is 4 days away from turning 1! Where has the last year gone? Seriously? I can remember the week before she was born like it was yesterday! How have we gone through the first year so fast? She is amazing, I hear everyday, "You are so lucky to have such a mellow and easy going baby!" And I am, truly! She does have her moments, but they are definitely fewer and farther in between than the mellow, easy going moments! She has been on table food for over 3 months, which makes like ten times easier! She is almost completely on Vitamin D milk! She is also down to just one bottle-at nighttime! She has been pretty easy to get off her bottle, I could probably take away that night bottle, but I still occasionally get cuddling out of it and I"m not quite ready to give that up yet. Maybe next week! She just started cruising on the furniture on Friday and being interested in walking with us holding our hands...so, I'm guessing in the next month or so...we may have a full-fledged walker on our hands...not quite ready for that!
Nick is doing pretty darn well...it's that time of the year that we all dread and love at the same time..Harvest! He has earned his work trip for the 2nd year, so we will be going to Costa Rica in January! It will be super fun to go there when it's freezing back home! He is pretty stressed with some cut-off dates and some huge changes that have been happening with management and co-workers...I spend a lot of time listening to him vent and encouraging him. Can't wait til harvest is done and he can work some shorter days.
I'm hanging in there. I moved up to first grade this year and as much as I love it, it's a ton of work! need to spend some serious time at school this week to just catch up and prep for the next few weeks! This week is our fall break, its the last one that is a week long! The week long break is much needed. I have a lot of things that I want to get done and I know that nearly none of it will get done, but if I get to spend time with Kinzie and do just a few things for myself that will make it worth it! I also have a doctor appointment tomorrow for some nasty headaches that I've been having. I'm slightly worried about them, and anxious to have some answers to why I've been having them so much and why they are so intense
I've got some goals and must-dos for this week.
Must-Do's:
-Put the bedroom/bathrooms back together after it gets painted tomorrow
-Keep the house picked up and clean for K's party on Saturday
-Cook the chicken and hamburger for the soup on Saturday
Goal's:
-Get some picture decorations ready for the party on Saturday
-Put up some more Halloween/fall decorations up
-Do some scrapbooking
Fun:
-Kinzie's 1st Birthday and Birthday party
-Lunch with some good friends tomorrow
-Play day with my mom Tuesday
-Seeing Kinzie's 1 year pictures
What better time than now to update my blog, right?
Kinzie is 4 days away from turning 1! Where has the last year gone? Seriously? I can remember the week before she was born like it was yesterday! How have we gone through the first year so fast? She is amazing, I hear everyday, "You are so lucky to have such a mellow and easy going baby!" And I am, truly! She does have her moments, but they are definitely fewer and farther in between than the mellow, easy going moments! She has been on table food for over 3 months, which makes like ten times easier! She is almost completely on Vitamin D milk! She is also down to just one bottle-at nighttime! She has been pretty easy to get off her bottle, I could probably take away that night bottle, but I still occasionally get cuddling out of it and I"m not quite ready to give that up yet. Maybe next week! She just started cruising on the furniture on Friday and being interested in walking with us holding our hands...so, I'm guessing in the next month or so...we may have a full-fledged walker on our hands...not quite ready for that!
Nick is doing pretty darn well...it's that time of the year that we all dread and love at the same time..Harvest! He has earned his work trip for the 2nd year, so we will be going to Costa Rica in January! It will be super fun to go there when it's freezing back home! He is pretty stressed with some cut-off dates and some huge changes that have been happening with management and co-workers...I spend a lot of time listening to him vent and encouraging him. Can't wait til harvest is done and he can work some shorter days.
I'm hanging in there. I moved up to first grade this year and as much as I love it, it's a ton of work! need to spend some serious time at school this week to just catch up and prep for the next few weeks! This week is our fall break, its the last one that is a week long! The week long break is much needed. I have a lot of things that I want to get done and I know that nearly none of it will get done, but if I get to spend time with Kinzie and do just a few things for myself that will make it worth it! I also have a doctor appointment tomorrow for some nasty headaches that I've been having. I'm slightly worried about them, and anxious to have some answers to why I've been having them so much and why they are so intense
I've got some goals and must-dos for this week.
Must-Do's:
-Put the bedroom/bathrooms back together after it gets painted tomorrow
-Keep the house picked up and clean for K's party on Saturday
-Cook the chicken and hamburger for the soup on Saturday
Goal's:
-Get some picture decorations ready for the party on Saturday
-Put up some more Halloween/fall decorations up
-Do some scrapbooking
Fun:
-Kinzie's 1st Birthday and Birthday party
-Lunch with some good friends tomorrow
-Play day with my mom Tuesday
-Seeing Kinzie's 1 year pictures
Monday, July 19, 2010
Holy Buckets! I've been slacking in the blogging. Not that there isn't a TON been going on! We're in the midst of summer, which unfortunately is winding down! So since I hear Kinzie starting to wake up (an hour early...little bugger!) from nap, I must be brief and quick!
Kinzie is amazing! She is going to be nine months in 10 days! She is in the midst of swimming lessons and loving it! She can almost back float and doesn't mind going under at all! It's such a fun bonding time for her and me! Dad may take part too! She is growing like a weed-a chubby one! SHe loves food-all food! She's not picky at all, which I hope lasts! I know it's a struggle when you're picky from personal experience. She pretty much is done with baby food and eating from the table with us. She moves all over the place-but not crawling quite yet. She is clapping and waving and some of my favorite times during the day is just sitting back and watching her enteratin herself and how funny she is!
Here she is swimming at home with!
Kinzie is amazing! She is going to be nine months in 10 days! She is in the midst of swimming lessons and loving it! She can almost back float and doesn't mind going under at all! It's such a fun bonding time for her and me! Dad may take part too! She is growing like a weed-a chubby one! SHe loves food-all food! She's not picky at all, which I hope lasts! I know it's a struggle when you're picky from personal experience. She pretty much is done with baby food and eating from the table with us. She moves all over the place-but not crawling quite yet. She is clapping and waving and some of my favorite times during the day is just sitting back and watching her enteratin herself and how funny she is!
Here she is swimming at home with!
Monday, April 26, 2010
MOnday Meanderings
Monday Meanderings
Bible Study - Read 1x this week (It hasn't been opened in a while.)
Memory Verse - Proverbs 31:27
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness." (I think this is a great one! Especially for me at this time of the year!)
Husband Encouragement
* try really hard and use time very wisely to keep a clean home
* clean up our bedroom and make bed in the morning
* make dinner for him and have it ready every night
* date Friday night!!! (or Saturday) depending on the weather
Train Them Up
* read Kinzie 2 books a night-been slacking in this
* give her dinner every night at about the same time-this is different every night-hard for her and me!
Personal Goals
* Order pictures from Wal-Mart.
* Start a new book.
* Blog one more time this week.
MUST Do.
* Mail wedding cards.
* Help Nick with the lawn-mow or trim it.
* Buy my niece a birthday present.
Zone - Clean-up and put away the stuff I bring in in
Menu Plan
M- chicken fajitas
T - grilled hamburgers, salad, fruit
W - Tequila Lime Chicken
Th - steak, steamed veggies
F - Mini pizza's, salad
S - Niece's birthday dinner
Su - TBD
FUN THINGS!
* Kinzie is on Baby Idol on B107.3
* Hopefully a movie out w/ Nick this weekend!
* Kinzie is 6 months old this Thursday
* Short school week! (Short day tomorrow, 1/2 day for me on Thursday and no kids on Friday!)
3 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
1. Kinzie got some new pj's at Kohl's tonight.
2. I got some stuff done this evening both for school and home.
3. Still on my high from this weekend-love weddings with old friends!
Bible Study - Read 1x this week (It hasn't been opened in a while.)
Memory Verse - Proverbs 31:27
"She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness." (I think this is a great one! Especially for me at this time of the year!)
Husband Encouragement
* try really hard and use time very wisely to keep a clean home
* clean up our bedroom and make bed in the morning
* make dinner for him and have it ready every night
* date Friday night!!! (or Saturday) depending on the weather
Train Them Up
* read Kinzie 2 books a night-been slacking in this
* give her dinner every night at about the same time-this is different every night-hard for her and me!
Personal Goals
* Order pictures from Wal-Mart.
* Start a new book.
* Blog one more time this week.
MUST Do.
* Mail wedding cards.
* Help Nick with the lawn-mow or trim it.
* Buy my niece a birthday present.
Zone - Clean-up and put away the stuff I bring in in
Menu Plan
M- chicken fajitas
T - grilled hamburgers, salad, fruit
W - Tequila Lime Chicken
Th - steak, steamed veggies
F - Mini pizza's, salad
S - Niece's birthday dinner
Su - TBD
FUN THINGS!
* Kinzie is on Baby Idol on B107.3
* Hopefully a movie out w/ Nick this weekend!
* Kinzie is 6 months old this Thursday
* Short school week! (Short day tomorrow, 1/2 day for me on Thursday and no kids on Friday!)
3 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
1. Kinzie got some new pj's at Kohl's tonight.
2. I got some stuff done this evening both for school and home.
3. Still on my high from this weekend-love weddings with old friends!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I Know, I Know
Holy Cow! It's been over 4 months since I've written and since I've had our b-e-a-utiful daughter, Kinzie. She is perfect in every way! I could go on and on and on!
Currently she:
~weighs about 16 lbs and she’s 26 inches long! She’s my chunky monkey!
~is SOOOOO close to rolling over! She’s done it twice in the last week, but I think they were both lucky shots! I know she can do it. Any day now!
~loves to giggle. I don’t help this, because she’s ticklish and I’ve found her spots.
~loves VH1. (This is her daddy’s doing.)
~can track and will track anything!
~has started to try and sit up. It’s so much more fun to look out when sitting up then look up when laying down!
~has started to eat oatmeal, applesauce and sweet potatoes. She loves food! She hasn’t quite mastered swallowing her food yet, but she is doing SOOO much better than a week ago. She eats cereal/fruit in the am and cereal/veggie in the evening.
~has finally gotten on a really good schedule and is pretty dang consistent!
These are just a few of her awesome skills! She was baptized this past Sunday and did really well! It was a long day and incredibly tiring for all of us, but it was a great day filled with amazing friends and family! Here is a picture of her in her dress. This is the dress that I wore and my mom wore too! It’s 54 years old and was still in very good shape!
As for my adjustment to parenthood. It’s going very well! It helps that Kinzie sleeps through the night. I know I’m very fortunate! We’ve got a pretty good system and schedule going right now, which also helps. Some days we don’t do anything but hang out and cuddle when we get home from work, some days I get a ton done. Either way, she is my most important priority and the rest is small stuff!
Currently she:
~weighs about 16 lbs and she’s 26 inches long! She’s my chunky monkey!
~is SOOOOO close to rolling over! She’s done it twice in the last week, but I think they were both lucky shots! I know she can do it. Any day now!
~loves to giggle. I don’t help this, because she’s ticklish and I’ve found her spots.
~loves VH1. (This is her daddy’s doing.)
~can track and will track anything!
~has started to try and sit up. It’s so much more fun to look out when sitting up then look up when laying down!
~has started to eat oatmeal, applesauce and sweet potatoes. She loves food! She hasn’t quite mastered swallowing her food yet, but she is doing SOOO much better than a week ago. She eats cereal/fruit in the am and cereal/veggie in the evening.
~has finally gotten on a really good schedule and is pretty dang consistent!
These are just a few of her awesome skills! She was baptized this past Sunday and did really well! It was a long day and incredibly tiring for all of us, but it was a great day filled with amazing friends and family! Here is a picture of her in her dress. This is the dress that I wore and my mom wore too! It’s 54 years old and was still in very good shape!
As for my adjustment to parenthood. It’s going very well! It helps that Kinzie sleeps through the night. I know I’m very fortunate! We’ve got a pretty good system and schedule going right now, which also helps. Some days we don’t do anything but hang out and cuddle when we get home from work, some days I get a ton done. Either way, she is my most important priority and the rest is small stuff!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Waiting on Baby
I've thought about whether or not to share some stuff, but its my life and its my blog and it needs to get outta my head a bit.
If you've been reading my blog at all, you know that Nick and I didn't get pregnant easily the first time. We can't just touch our toothbrushes like some people. It took about a year and a half, many dr. appointments and meds for 6 months. In a month that I wasn't even expecting we got pregnant. We found out a couple days before Valentine's Days of 2009.
Fast forward to last summer. We decided that we thought we were getting close to want to start trying to have kids again. I went back to the doctor. My ovulation was very off. My dr. put me back on my meds. I've been on the meds since July. The side affects are really bad. Last time I was on them, I managed, but this time I had to quit them. I've been off them for 3 months. It's been an emotional three months.
Infertility is hard. I've got friends that are struggling through it. I should be grateful that I have one beautiful daughter, and I am. Kinzie is perfect and I am so happy that we have been blessed with her.
But....
I don't want her to be an only child....
I want another baby to rock, to feed, to cuddle....
I want to share my love with another child....
I want to watch Nick become a daddy again....
I want to be pregnant again....
I want to do all of those things and more....Woman have waited for 90 years (hello, Sarah....what patience to wait and trust in God's timing) I wish I had her patience and trust. I know that God knows how many children I'll have, but I can only pray that he'll allow me to be a mother to more children than Kinzie
If you've been reading my blog at all, you know that Nick and I didn't get pregnant easily the first time. We can't just touch our toothbrushes like some people. It took about a year and a half, many dr. appointments and meds for 6 months. In a month that I wasn't even expecting we got pregnant. We found out a couple days before Valentine's Days of 2009.
Fast forward to last summer. We decided that we thought we were getting close to want to start trying to have kids again. I went back to the doctor. My ovulation was very off. My dr. put me back on my meds. I've been on the meds since July. The side affects are really bad. Last time I was on them, I managed, but this time I had to quit them. I've been off them for 3 months. It's been an emotional three months.
Infertility is hard. I've got friends that are struggling through it. I should be grateful that I have one beautiful daughter, and I am. Kinzie is perfect and I am so happy that we have been blessed with her.
But....
I don't want her to be an only child....
I want another baby to rock, to feed, to cuddle....
I want to share my love with another child....
I want to watch Nick become a daddy again....
I want to be pregnant again....
I want to do all of those things and more....Woman have waited for 90 years (hello, Sarah....what patience to wait and trust in God's timing) I wish I had her patience and trust. I know that God knows how many children I'll have, but I can only pray that he'll allow me to be a mother to more children than Kinzie
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