This weekend was a pretty nice one. John came home from work early, which was awesome, and surprised the boys by picking them up from daycare. On a side note, our daycare is still working out REALLY well and we love it and the boys do too :-) As I believe, everything is in God's plan so there is a reason our kids are at this daycare. At any rate, we decided to go out to dinner, and not fast food, which is usually all our kids can really handle. We went to Chili's and the boys were awesome! We have not enjoyed a meal out as a family of four that was that enjoyable in a LONG time.
On Saturday we cleaned the house in the morning and ran some errands. John and some buddies went up to the Iowa State/UNI game and the boys and I hung out at home. It was really cold and rainy most of the afternoon so we snuggled up and watched Home Alone that was on TV. John had a good time at the game and got to see Ben Boothby play for UNI.
Sunday we relaxed most of the morning and then headed over to the outlet mall and I bought a few items of clothing :-) and John took the boys so I could shop by myself. It was a wonderful day and the weather was GREAT! When we got home I had to run to the mall to get one more thing and John and the boys hung out at home. When I got home we worked in the yard and took a couple walks around the block. We also stopped and chatted with a newer neighbor gal. She has a little boy that is a month older than Jacob. She is a super nice gal and I always enjoy stopping by and visiting with her. All and all a nice weekend.
Next weekend we head to Champaign to visit John's parents and go the Illinois/Ohio State game. Should be a fun weekend as John and I will also go out on a date that night :-) We haven't done that in MONTHS so we are due for a date night :-)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Happy 4th birthday Andrew!
Now that I have some time I thought it would be nice to dedicate a post to our Andrew John in honor of his 4th birthday. Its hard to believe that 4 years have passed since Andrew became a part of our lives. It seems like yesterday he was born and we were bringing home a tiny infant trying to figure out how parenthood works. I have learned a lot from Andrew over the past four years. I have learned to be more patient and pray for more patience daily. He is a wonderfully smart little boy and very curious about his surroundings. We will be riding in the car and he will point out that there is a police car (thanks buddy), mail truck, package truck, or whatever he sees. It amazes me house observant he is. Andrew is also a very good big brother. Often times he shares his toys with Jacob really well and shows Jacob how to take turns. He is also patient with Jacob (most of the time) and enjoys having a little brother to play with. It will be fun to see how he is with his new brother or sister. Andrew has also had some big changes this year. Along with he and Jacob starting at a new daycare center he also started preschool at St Paul church. So far he is loving it and enjoys going there 3 days a week. Since his birthday was Monday September 13 Andrew was student of the week at pre school this week. He was able to bring something special to him to share everyday with his classmates and also brought a snack to share on Monday to celebrate his birthday. He seemed to really enjoy it. Andrew has brought so much joy and laughter into our lives that we couldn't imagine life without him!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Big News!
Well we have finally made it public...Andrew and Jacob are going to have a baby brother or sister! I am 12 weeks along and so far so good. After what happened last March when we lost the baby and I could have lost my life, things have certainly turned around. So to answer the usual pregnancy questions that one gets when people find out that you are pregnant here ya go:
How are you feeling?
pretty sick, but I am not complaining as this is a good sign and I am actually hoping that since my first trimester is over, things will turn around. Usually by 12 weeks, the morning sickness (or in my case all day sickness) usually subsides. Yes I also did feel the same with the boys so I know it will pass :-)
Are you going to find out what you are having?
We did not with the boys, but I told John I could be persuaded either way. This has been an emotional year, and I feel so blessed that we were able to get pregnant again and pretty quickly after the loss of the baby, so I wouldn't mind knowing this time. It is actually up to John if we are going to find out this time. As of today, he wasn't sure. I already warned him that if its a girl, the nursery is turning ALL PINK!!!
Have you picked out names?
We have our girl name picked out, well about 98% sure but that could always change. Boy names are a lot harder for us this time. Andrew was a no brainer because I have always loved that name and knew when I had a boy that would be his name. Jacob was easy too because we loved that too. If this one's a boy we can't agree on a name yet so if you have any ideas (for boy or girl names) we would love to hear them. One name I have ruled out is Frank. To sign our Christmas card Andrew, Jacob, and Frank did that name in for me! LOL
When are you due?
I am saying March. Being that I have two kids that didn't wait until their due date, and its really more of a guide for Drs. in my opinion, I really don't want to say an exact date. Let's say I am hoping I go the week of spring break (sometime the week of March 14).
Will you go back to work or stay home?
I will be going back to work after my leave is up. With being a teacher and having a March baby, my baby will be 5 months old before I go back to work. I feel that I have the best job in the world (for several reasons) to be a working mom. How many other jobs do you get every holiday, spring break, and the summer off?
I have to say with the third baby I am showing a lot more quickly that I did with the boys. But it makes sense since my body has been here before and already knows what to do so it does it a lot quicker.
Some other big changes in our home are the boys started new day care after Labor Day. We decided to go with a day care center as we needed more reliability than an in home. The in home has been great, but so far the boys seem to be adjusting well and are liking their new day care. Andrew also started pre school at our church. He does get preschool with the center, but we wanted him to have the experience at our church as well. He really is loving it and can't wait to go back.
How are you feeling?
pretty sick, but I am not complaining as this is a good sign and I am actually hoping that since my first trimester is over, things will turn around. Usually by 12 weeks, the morning sickness (or in my case all day sickness) usually subsides. Yes I also did feel the same with the boys so I know it will pass :-)
Are you going to find out what you are having?
We did not with the boys, but I told John I could be persuaded either way. This has been an emotional year, and I feel so blessed that we were able to get pregnant again and pretty quickly after the loss of the baby, so I wouldn't mind knowing this time. It is actually up to John if we are going to find out this time. As of today, he wasn't sure. I already warned him that if its a girl, the nursery is turning ALL PINK!!!
Have you picked out names?
We have our girl name picked out, well about 98% sure but that could always change. Boy names are a lot harder for us this time. Andrew was a no brainer because I have always loved that name and knew when I had a boy that would be his name. Jacob was easy too because we loved that too. If this one's a boy we can't agree on a name yet so if you have any ideas (for boy or girl names) we would love to hear them. One name I have ruled out is Frank. To sign our Christmas card Andrew, Jacob, and Frank did that name in for me! LOL
When are you due?
I am saying March. Being that I have two kids that didn't wait until their due date, and its really more of a guide for Drs. in my opinion, I really don't want to say an exact date. Let's say I am hoping I go the week of spring break (sometime the week of March 14).
Will you go back to work or stay home?
I will be going back to work after my leave is up. With being a teacher and having a March baby, my baby will be 5 months old before I go back to work. I feel that I have the best job in the world (for several reasons) to be a working mom. How many other jobs do you get every holiday, spring break, and the summer off?
I have to say with the third baby I am showing a lot more quickly that I did with the boys. But it makes sense since my body has been here before and already knows what to do so it does it a lot quicker.
Some other big changes in our home are the boys started new day care after Labor Day. We decided to go with a day care center as we needed more reliability than an in home. The in home has been great, but so far the boys seem to be adjusting well and are liking their new day care. Andrew also started pre school at our church. He does get preschool with the center, but we wanted him to have the experience at our church as well. He really is loving it and can't wait to go back.
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