Time flies when you are having fun!

Wow has it really been since march of 2012...whoops....Loads have changed in our lives since then.. We welcomed baby C on 9/7/12 he is now 10.5months old. He is walking all over the place two months sooner then B did. Already and inch and a half taller then b was at a yr and 2lbs more then b at a yr. He is a joy to our family and with all the apprehensions I had about being a mother of 2 this is awesome. I can't picture our lives without our baby! B LOVES his brother. He can be rough with him and I am totally sure that C is taking notes for when he is a little older so he can pay his big bro back.

KONY 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

watch this PLEASE!

he must be stopped. no child deserves this and no parent deserves to live in fear of their childs life!

help save the invisable children....visit www.kony2012.com to find out more!

Big News...

Well, it has been quite sometime since i have posted to my blog. We had a great thanksgiving, awesome 2nd brithday and a great christmas!

Our new year started really crappy with the loss of Nic's mom on 12/31/11. She lost her 2.5year battle of cancer and has since went to live with our lord in heaven...We have been left to deal with a lot of things..she had no will or life insurance...nic is the closest of age living relative so it all falls on him to get done and taken care of. pretty stressful time!

Speaking of nic he is on days right now...has been since the first of November, there are no signs right now of him going back either!

Lastly we have recently been surprised with the news that we are expecting our second child...due in early September...i say surprise well because it was a HUGE one!

life...

To think that in one single second your life or that of someone you love could be gone...Today our community lost a great teacher at a young age...it makes me remember that God is truly in control...i waste too much time worrying about what i can't control...taking things for granted and trying to plan out EVERY part of his life (well mine but God is in control of it!) Why does God have the plan he does we will never know until we are living with him in heaven eternally.

lessons for today...live life for today, don't worry about what i can't change, FROG, let him lead me where i need to go...live my life for God and only him!

i not want that....

Well, B has a new phrase...can you guess what it is?????

I not want that/it.....great...I am sooooo in love with this new phrase...NOT...everything we ask him now is I not want it. Or NOPE, I not want that...I liked it when he would just eat whatever we gave him or did whatever we wanted him to do...who gave this 21month old a choice in the matter??????

I am glad he is growing into his own person...I knew this would happen someday but really already?!?!?!? all i have to say about it is I not want that!

Check this out!!!

moms-crazy-life.blogspot

this is a good friend of our family...she has started a blog about kids and how to handle situations that come about at the different stages of their lives!!!!!

19months old...

Wow has it really been since march that i updated...opps....well here is what B has been up to!

he LOVES his gramps, thomas the train, trucks, cars, tractors, being outside, and swimming.

he HATES: cheese, bread and sleep.

he says: mommy/jenni; daddy/nic; nonnie, gramps/jim/jimmy; thomas; truck; waler(water); snack; eat; bye-bye; more; all done; love you; sorry; poop; pee-ewwww; eyes; ears; nose; hair; theeth; belly; pee-pee; all the daycare kids names....

sings: very useful engine; A B C's and the clean up song

identifies: eyes, ears, nose, hair, belly, theeth, pee pee, the letter B and the number 2

he currently wears size 18 month everything shorts, pants, shirts, jammies...weighs around 30 pounds and is around 35 inches tall....

this weekend we are going to see our friends in minnesota and we plan to visit the zoo and B is super excited!

Barrett 15 months...

Well let's see we have had our first big sickness...he had a lower eye lid infection...yeah only my kid...the dr. thought it was pink eye so he perscribed drops for barrett only they made his infection like 200 times worse and his eye was almost swollen shut! so we got some augmenten and by friday afternoon his eye was almost completely better after ONE dose!

Barrett's words:
Mamma, Dadda, Remi, More (says and signs,) All done (says and signs,) Eat (says and signs,) Nonnie, Gramps, Grandpa, Aubree, Grady, Shannon, Kyler, Yes, No, Choo Choo...there are more but it is excaping me right now...

He will tell you what a cow, pig, dog, cat, and train say....

He is RUNNING every where and climbing or at least trying to climb everything!

He still wears most 12m clothes just starting to wear 18m clothes...Not sure height but weighed 29lbs with shoes and coat on at the dr. on thursday...

Trying to use utensals to eat...can feed him self if you put it on the spoon or fork he just need help getting it there...he drink small amounts of liquid out of a cup with NO lid without spilling...prefers a cup with straw over a sippy cup...

Will only sleep half the night in his own bed...we are working on this...

This spring and summer will be fun with him he LOVES being outside!!!!

Oh wow...

Ok perhaps I have neglected blogging...Opps...As we speak Barrett is bossing the daycare kids to sleep...Not like he should be napping or anything himself. He naps for like an hour or an hour and a half and that is all. But he does sleep like 13 hours at night, now if all those 13hrs were in his own bed...

He is talking all the time and has quite the long list of words...His newest are Ash, Aubree, Grady, and Apple! he also signs All Done, More, eat, and banana!

I can't believe he is 14 months already. This weekend we are going to Wasserbann and indoor waterpark with our cousins and my parents! I can't wait to see what barrett thinks of this! He loves the water so this should be fun! We are also going to do some spring/summer clothes shopping for Barrett!!!!

Merry Little Christmas!

Just wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

first...

we have our first brithday party this weekend...will post pictures after... here is how he started though...

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December 3, 2009

It was this day that we had our last ultrasound to find out just how big our little bug was! I had been having weekly nonstress tests for about a month at this point...non of wich were fun! At this point I was about 39wks, measuring around 42-43wks...Not good i guess...So an ultrasound was in order...I also had preclapsia with lots of swelling and high bloodpressure (that is why so many nonstress tests) nothing was every wrong with Barrett's heartrate and his movements were always good so he just stayed inside while i was misarable all over! I was on partial bedrest for a month!

Ok back to the day...Dr.Richmond sent me to MHP to have an ultrasound to measure Barrett and he was measuring at a estimated weight of 8lbs 12oz...give or take 1.5lbs...yeah that is right he could weigh 11lbs!!!!!!!!!!!! He was also postiriur (or face up) which isn't good...So Dr.Richmond was going to call me that afternoon I heard NOTHING....So at 4:30pm I called him...he knew NOTHING....Great...So by noon on Friday i heard NOTHING....so i called again...He knew NOTHING! are you for real!?!? So he said he would make arragments to meet with the radiologist as soon as he could either friday afternoon or Monday morning and call me ASAP as he knew something...GREAT! I wanted to know NOTHING all weekend that was my dream come true...How did he know?!? SOOOOOOOO I waited all weekend wondering and waiting for monday! Little did I know that my fait had already been decided by two awesome Doctors. My doctor Richmond and my surgeon DR.Breon...They had a little meeting about me over the phone on Saturday...Dr.Richmond called me bright and early Monday morning 7:30am on Dec.7th....he told me I had an hour to get to his office...It had snowed the night before so nic was out plowing snow, and i had daycare kids arriving...Next best thing to nic is my dad...so i called him and he came over to watch my daycare kids while i went to find out what the deal was...Got the the doctors office and my bp was 175/120...yeah that is soooooooooo not good.....guess who was the lucky winner of another non stress test??? ME ME ME!!!! Also it was decided that I would be having a csection either that day or frist thing Dec.8th...Well by the time i left for the hospital for the non stress I had informed all my daycare parents that I was now done with daycare until January...YEAH me...Had the non stress relaxed enough to get my bp down to 145/100 so they let me go home!!!!

We got up bright and early to go have a csection on Tuesday December 8, 2009...

Barrett James (NO HE WILL NOT BE CALLED B.J.!) was born at 8:56am via csection weighing 9lbs 12oz and 20in long!

Give away!

My college friend Mandy who now does photography is giving away some photo sessions...dead line is the 14th of march...go to the link below to enter!!!!

http://www.mandymariephotography.com/

3 months

can anyone else beleive my baby is 3 months old?!? i am having a hard time coming to grips with how fast this has gone...he is growing soooo fast. Smiling, laughing, playing...TRYING TO ROLL OVER!

This is the best time in my life! we totally LOVE being parents!

8 weeks (almost)

Tomorrow my little bug will be 8 weeks old...Where did the time go? He is growing like a weed! He has brought alot of joy to our lives and a lot less sleep to my life. But I am totally ok with having less sleep he is soooo worth it! He usually sleeps 5-6hrs a night! He has found his voice and uses it alot weather it be crying or cooing! he is trying hard to giggle and it is really cute to watch! He smiles now when you smile or talk to him. He is a total mommas boy so far...but likes his daddy too! I don't have any pics on this computer so you will have to wait until my next update for pictures. He has his 2 month check next week and I will post his stats then with a picture!

Two weeks!

Two weeks ago today we welcomed Barrett James into the world! He was 9 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long! He was born via c-section. Can't believe that he is 2 weeks old already. Not sure where the time goes.

Merry Christmas and God Bless you all!

Nic, Jen, Barrett, and Remi

My Husband Rocks~supportive

Well, here we sit this morning entering our 37th week of pregnancy! So pretty much anytime now we could be embarking on this new chapter of our lives...Hard to imagin what our lives will be like with a little one here all the time...

During these last 37 weeks i have tried hard not to complain much, but there are times when i have and nic is always right there to try to make me feel better or do whatever task needs done that i am stuggling to do. He has helped more with daycare kids, cooked more, and not complained everytime he sits down and i ask for something...I am soooo lucky to have him even if we did fight this week and my nice hormones did ask him not so nicely to move out (the suddend mood changes really stink sometime!)

Nic, I love you and thank you for ALWAYS being there when i need you the most!!!

My first random dozen!

1. Candy corn: Your thoughts?
I like it...love it with peanuts the best!!!

2. Briefly, what was the first conversation you ever had with your spouse? (or best friend, if you're not married.) (Or someone significant, like your librarian.)
Well, that is probably something i will NEVER forget...Here is the convo...Me-Hey did you know that your name is spelled wrong? Nic-Well, there is no H in my name. Me- Oh so that means there is no K in nic? Great first convo don't ya think?

3. Could you ever become a vegetarian?
Maybe for lots of money...otherwise no

4. Have you ever dressed up your pet in a costume?
oh yes remi has a halloween costume...a bumble bee!




5. Name something about childhood that you miss (like Clark Bars, Teaberry Gum, Malibu Barbie, cracking fake eggs on people's heads with your fist and "It's the Great Pumpkin" airing only once a year).
Oh my...i miss no worries...and not having a care in the world!! No stress...

6. Have you ever won a trophy? If not, what do you deserve a trophy for?
I do have some for softball...

7. When do you think is the appropriate time to begin playing Christmas music each year?
If you ask the daycare kids we would listen to it all year long...nic and i will start in november...but i will also start decorating for chirstmas before thanksgiving this year just because well i am getting ready to have a baby!

8. What's your favorite board game? I like monopoly, life and trivial pursuit...

9. How do you feel about surprises (receiving, not giving)?
I like good surprises...flowers from nic just because are the best!!!

10. Is it easy for you to say, "I'm sorry?"
yeah. I am ok admitting when I am wrong or need to say sorry.

11. What is your favorite candle scent?
Apple Cider or anything cinnamion

12. October is traditionally "open house" time in public schools. If you had a literal open house in your home (like a reception) what light snacks would you serve visitors and what would you show them (as in art projects, graded papers) that would uniquely represent you?
Well i would serve candycorn and peanut mix, and cookies, with lemonaid and spiced cider. I would show them our new antique tables and the baby's room probably!


Random Dozen from Linda @ 2nd Cup of Coffee. Head over there and check out some other Random Dozen's, and do one of your own!!

Baby Bug

I have this little baby,
I have never met before.

I have this little baby,
I love more and more.

I have this little baby,
It moves all the time.

I have this little baby,
I will meet in time.

I love this little baby,
Though we have not really met.

I love this little baby,
It truly is heaven sent!

In a few short weeks we will finally get to meet our little baby bug!!!! Nic and I are sooooo excited to finally meet the little bug that has been moving and growing inside of me...I can't believe just how fast time has gone...Can't wait for the changes that are coming our way!!!!