I can not believe Kade is already 3 months old! Since I plan on printing the blog for both Kade and Marleigh to have, here is Kade's 3 month letter.
Kade Robert-
You are already 3 months old! Where does time go? I can't seem to remember life without you. You are such a happy baby.
You smile all the time and laugh quite a bit. It is the cutest laugh. It is kind of a low, "huh, huh, huh." Just the other night, after our 4:00am feeding, I gave you your bink and put you back in your crib. A few minutes later you were fussing just a bit. I went back to your room, and you had spit your bink out. As soon as you saw me, you gave me a huge smile and laughed, "huh, huh, huh..." We repeated that about 3 times. It was like you were saying, "I knew I could get you to come back in here!!!"
You recognize quite a few people including Mommy, Daddy, Gigi, Ashley (our daycare), and Marleigh. You love your sister so much and watch her all the time. As soon as she speaks, you are looking to find her. You give her some of your biggest smiles. She loves you, too. She is always wanting to help change your diaper, feed you, and give you a bath. You really enjoy your baths, as well.
You are a BIG boy! Already, you weigh over 20lbs! You are almost to catch up to Marleigh. She tries to hold you, but she huffs and puffs and says, "he's soooo big!" You are still wearing some 9 month clothes now, but 12 month clothes fit, too. Everyone thinks you are older than what you are because you are such a big boy.
You have started reaching and grabbing things. You are VERY attentive and track objects well. I think you think you are older than what you are, too! You try to sit up, and can for just a few seconds, before starting to lean over. Daddy works with you on standing. You love to stand and bounce. It makes you grin from ear to ear. You babble back when we talk to you, and are very expressive.
I amazed at what a good eater you are! Up until recently, you were taking 8 ounces of formula every 3 hours. In the last week, you have space that out to 4 hours.
You are such a fantastic sleeper. I just put you in your bed with your bink, and you usually go right to sleep. Typically, you go down for the night around 8:00pm. Most of the time you wake up around 4:00am for a bottle, then go right back to sleep. There has been a few nights, where you've slept clear until 7:00!
Kade, we love you more than words can express. You've already brought us so much joy. I can not wait to see all that God has in store for you!
Love,
Mommy, Daddy, and Marleigh
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Pictures
Last weekend we had a girls weekend (+Luke and Kade) at my sister's house. My Mom, Aunt Karen, and sister have been having girls weekend for years now. Here's a couple pics of the kids, that I just had to share!
Luke had so much fun with both Marleigh and Kade. He is going to be in big brother in just a few short weeks, and he is going to be a GREAT one!!! I can not wait to meet his little sister!!!
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Took this next picture tonight before putting the kids to bed. I love it! My 3 most favorite people on this Earth!
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| Love these kids!!! |
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| The men had to stick together! |
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Took this next picture tonight before putting the kids to bed. I love it! My 3 most favorite people on this Earth!
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| Tractor House magazine.... a perfect bedtime story!!! |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
My Little Farm Girl
Even though Marc and I aren't farmers ourselves, I LOVE that we live close enough for our kids to enjoy my Dad's farm. Ever since Marleigh has been little she has gotten so much joy in riding in the trucks, combines, and tractors.
It is adorable to watch her "farming" with her toy John Deere farm equipment. Most of the time, she has her purse on her arm while farming or has her "pretties" on. At Gigi's she wears her "fancy shoes" (a bunch of toy dress up shoes) and farms in her heels. It is awesome that she already knows what many of the implements are! :)
Marleigh keeps her own stash of Tractor House magazines and looks at them all the time. Marc has taught her so much. She'll tell you which is a four wheel drive, and that all the red ones are dirty! Ha! Now, whenever she sees a red tractor, she says, "They should paint it green!"
Marleigh has gotten into narrating as we drive in the country. She will give you a play by play of the crops, animals, and equipment as we drive by. Some of my favorites to hear her say are "alfalfa" and "wheat stubble". The other day, way off in the distance was a swather. Just glancing, I thought it was a combine. Not sure if she saw it, I said, "Marleigh, there's a combine way out there." Marleigh was quick to correct me. "It is a swather, Mommy."
Out on my family farm, all the guys's personal pickups have beds with their fuel tanks, tool boxes, etc. The pickup the farm owns has a flatbed on it. That pickup is referred to as the "farm pickup". I tried to point out a pickup to Marleigh as we were driving (it had a flatbed on it). Yet again, I was corrected. "Mommy, it is a FARM pickup."
Marleigh really likes cows. I'm not sure why, but she loves them and always wants to pet them. She goes nuts when she sees cows "swimming" in ponds. As hot as it has been all summer, we've seen quite a few. Her little voice goes up about 3 octaves and she screams, "Mommy, the cows are swimming!!!"
However, she didn't find the humor in my joke.
Me: Marleigh, look, summer cows!
Marleigh: What are summer cows?
Me: Some are white, some are brown, some are black.
Marleigh: Do what?!?
Here is our conversation from yesterday driving home.
Marleigh: MILO!!! I want to get in a combine and cut it!
Me: Honey, it isn't our milo to cut.
Marleigh: Do you think Papa has some milo?
Me: Yes.
Marleigh: Do you think Papa will let me help him cut the milo?
Me: Well, I don't know. What do you think?
Marleigh: I bet he will. He's a nice guy.
I'm so glad she'll have all these farm memories growing up. :)
It is adorable to watch her "farming" with her toy John Deere farm equipment. Most of the time, she has her purse on her arm while farming or has her "pretties" on. At Gigi's she wears her "fancy shoes" (a bunch of toy dress up shoes) and farms in her heels. It is awesome that she already knows what many of the implements are! :)
Marleigh keeps her own stash of Tractor House magazines and looks at them all the time. Marc has taught her so much. She'll tell you which is a four wheel drive, and that all the red ones are dirty! Ha! Now, whenever she sees a red tractor, she says, "They should paint it green!"
Marleigh has gotten into narrating as we drive in the country. She will give you a play by play of the crops, animals, and equipment as we drive by. Some of my favorites to hear her say are "alfalfa" and "wheat stubble". The other day, way off in the distance was a swather. Just glancing, I thought it was a combine. Not sure if she saw it, I said, "Marleigh, there's a combine way out there." Marleigh was quick to correct me. "It is a swather, Mommy."
Out on my family farm, all the guys's personal pickups have beds with their fuel tanks, tool boxes, etc. The pickup the farm owns has a flatbed on it. That pickup is referred to as the "farm pickup". I tried to point out a pickup to Marleigh as we were driving (it had a flatbed on it). Yet again, I was corrected. "Mommy, it is a FARM pickup."
Marleigh really likes cows. I'm not sure why, but she loves them and always wants to pet them. She goes nuts when she sees cows "swimming" in ponds. As hot as it has been all summer, we've seen quite a few. Her little voice goes up about 3 octaves and she screams, "Mommy, the cows are swimming!!!"
However, she didn't find the humor in my joke.
Me: Marleigh, look, summer cows!
Marleigh: What are summer cows?
Me: Some are white, some are brown, some are black.
Marleigh: Do what?!?
Here is our conversation from yesterday driving home.
Marleigh: MILO!!! I want to get in a combine and cut it!
Me: Honey, it isn't our milo to cut.
Marleigh: Do you think Papa has some milo?
Me: Yes.
Marleigh: Do you think Papa will let me help him cut the milo?
Me: Well, I don't know. What do you think?
Marleigh: I bet he will. He's a nice guy.
I'm so glad she'll have all these farm memories growing up. :)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Catching up....
The last few weeks have been busy!
Kade is doing so much better on formula. However, he still wasn't sleeping like he used to, so I took him to the chiropractor. Dr. Randy Schmidt is amazing! He adjusted Kade's pelvis and back, and rubbed some pressure points. Kade screamed the entire time that Dr. Randy was working on him the first time. He was obviously very sore. That night, he slept better. He actually slept for 6 hours straight. The second treatment was very much like the first one. Kade screamed the whole time. That night, he had the nastiest diaper I had ever seen. We were traveling back to Mound City (more on that later) and had to throw away his clothes. It was like he had worked loose something toxic and it made it way out of Kade's system. The third treatment, Kade smiled and laughed while Dr. Randy worked on him. You could tell that he wasn't near as sore. That night, Kade slept 10.5 hours straight!!! I was amazed. Kade now goes to sleep every night around 8:00, gets up around 4:00am to eat, then goes right back to bed til around 7:00am. It is pure heaven! Thank you so much Dr. Randy!!!
Marleigh has been doing much better the last few days. She is no longer screaming when I feed Kade and has become way more interactive with him. We're hoping things continue to improve.
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The weekend before last, we headed back to Mound City for Marc's brother's Memorial Softball Tournament. Every year Marc & his sisters have a team. We are not good by any means, but we have a great time and we are improving! It is a bittersweet weekend getting to spend time with family and celebrating Matt's life. While we are playing, we enlist the help of anyone willing to watch the kids. Thank you Aunt Mae, Aunt Johnna, Aunt Pat, Paige, and Audrey for riding herd on the kiddos! We really appreciate it!
This past weekend Marc was in Manhattan for the KSU game. My cousin, Kevin, got married, so we got to see all of my Mom's family. It was a beautiful wedding. Congrats to Kevin and his wife, Kelci. Two of my Mom's sisters live in Georgia, so we don't get to see them very often. It was great catching up and spending time with them. We hosted a little get together Sunday evening at our house, and it was a great time. Everyone brought some food. We grilled and hung out in the backyard. Good times!
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I've got some cute Marleigh stories, but those will have to wait til next time!!!
Kade is doing so much better on formula. However, he still wasn't sleeping like he used to, so I took him to the chiropractor. Dr. Randy Schmidt is amazing! He adjusted Kade's pelvis and back, and rubbed some pressure points. Kade screamed the entire time that Dr. Randy was working on him the first time. He was obviously very sore. That night, he slept better. He actually slept for 6 hours straight. The second treatment was very much like the first one. Kade screamed the whole time. That night, he had the nastiest diaper I had ever seen. We were traveling back to Mound City (more on that later) and had to throw away his clothes. It was like he had worked loose something toxic and it made it way out of Kade's system. The third treatment, Kade smiled and laughed while Dr. Randy worked on him. You could tell that he wasn't near as sore. That night, Kade slept 10.5 hours straight!!! I was amazed. Kade now goes to sleep every night around 8:00, gets up around 4:00am to eat, then goes right back to bed til around 7:00am. It is pure heaven! Thank you so much Dr. Randy!!!
Marleigh has been doing much better the last few days. She is no longer screaming when I feed Kade and has become way more interactive with him. We're hoping things continue to improve.
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The weekend before last, we headed back to Mound City for Marc's brother's Memorial Softball Tournament. Every year Marc & his sisters have a team. We are not good by any means, but we have a great time and we are improving! It is a bittersweet weekend getting to spend time with family and celebrating Matt's life. While we are playing, we enlist the help of anyone willing to watch the kids. Thank you Aunt Mae, Aunt Johnna, Aunt Pat, Paige, and Audrey for riding herd on the kiddos! We really appreciate it!
This past weekend Marc was in Manhattan for the KSU game. My cousin, Kevin, got married, so we got to see all of my Mom's family. It was a beautiful wedding. Congrats to Kevin and his wife, Kelci. Two of my Mom's sisters live in Georgia, so we don't get to see them very often. It was great catching up and spending time with them. We hosted a little get together Sunday evening at our house, and it was a great time. Everyone brought some food. We grilled and hung out in the backyard. Good times!
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I've got some cute Marleigh stories, but those will have to wait til next time!!!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
More Pictures from Kade's Newborn Session
I can't thank Brooke Jantz enough. She takes amazing pictures! Here's a few more of my favorites!
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Also, thanks for all the wonderful comments on the previous posts! Great hearing from all of you!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
200 Posts!
Holy cow! The previous post was my 200th post! If you've kept up with us for this long, kudos to you! I'm not a good writer and we're really not all that interesting! Ha!!!
I'm borrowing this idea from a friend.
I would welcome you to please leave a comment and tell me a bit about yourself. Maybe you know us. Maybe you don't. Maybe you found our blog through the blog of a friend. Maybe you've never left a comment. I'd love to hear about you. I sometimes wonder if anyone actually still reads this thing! You can be anonymous if you like. Thanks for taking the time to keep up on us! If you're so inclined, please do leave a comment!
I'm borrowing this idea from a friend.
I would welcome you to please leave a comment and tell me a bit about yourself. Maybe you know us. Maybe you don't. Maybe you found our blog through the blog of a friend. Maybe you've never left a comment. I'd love to hear about you. I sometimes wonder if anyone actually still reads this thing! You can be anonymous if you like. Thanks for taking the time to keep up on us! If you're so inclined, please do leave a comment!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
State Fair
I have so many great memories of family trips/outings growing up. I want our kids to look back 20 years down the road and have fond memories of their childhood as well. This leads me to be a bit idealistic. I always come up with these great ideas and plan out the "perfect" day. Sometimes it works out (case in point: day before Kade was born. We had an amazing last day as a threesome.), and sometimes things just don't go as planned (case in point: our trip to the State Fair on Saturday).
I was SO excited to take the kids to the State Fair. Not that either one of them will ever remember it. But partly because Marleigh is now old enough to really enjoy the animals, climb on the farm equipment, etc., and partly because it is so nice to be able to take our son in public and not be scared to death he'll get sick. It was supposed to be a gorgeous day on Saturday (at least that's what the forecast said earlier in the week). Marc had been gone Wednesday through Friday, so I thought it would be a fabulous way for us to spend our Saturday as a family.
It all started Friday night. Kade had a really rough night, which meant Mommy and Daddy were shot already first thing Saturday morning. I had planned for us to be out of the house by 8:30. At 9:01 we left the house, only to realize we needed gas. While getting gas, we realized we somehow made it out of the house without a binkie for Kade, so we had to run back by the house. It was now 9:17 and we were finally on the road. At this point, I was still determined to make it the "perfect" day. About half way there, it started pouring. Shortly thereafter, Kade started crying. It rained on us the rest of the way to Hutch. Instead of heading straight to the fair, we crashed my sister's house for about an hour waiting for the rain to clear out. I was ready to throw in the towel. I was sure the rest of the day would just be one big disappointment. But a certain two year old kept asking, "Can I go to the fair and see tractors, combines, and cows?" (Go figure, she wanted to go see things that we have back home!) Marc convinced me to not let a few setbacks ruin our day.
Although we were only there a little over two hours and didn't ride any rides, it was perfect. The highlight of the day was Marleighasking begging to ride a camel. She is normally afraid of ANYTHING new or different. We were both shocked when she asked to ride it. We fully expected her to get near the camel, and cling to Marc, but she hopped right on. Snickers gave her and Daddy a great ride!
I am so glad we went. We had an amazing time as a family. I'm learning that even when things don't
go exactly as I've planned, all that matters is that we're together as a family and it can still lead to some fantastic memories.
I was SO excited to take the kids to the State Fair. Not that either one of them will ever remember it. But partly because Marleigh is now old enough to really enjoy the animals, climb on the farm equipment, etc., and partly because it is so nice to be able to take our son in public and not be scared to death he'll get sick. It was supposed to be a gorgeous day on Saturday (at least that's what the forecast said earlier in the week). Marc had been gone Wednesday through Friday, so I thought it would be a fabulous way for us to spend our Saturday as a family.
It all started Friday night. Kade had a really rough night, which meant Mommy and Daddy were shot already first thing Saturday morning. I had planned for us to be out of the house by 8:30. At 9:01 we left the house, only to realize we needed gas. While getting gas, we realized we somehow made it out of the house without a binkie for Kade, so we had to run back by the house. It was now 9:17 and we were finally on the road. At this point, I was still determined to make it the "perfect" day. About half way there, it started pouring. Shortly thereafter, Kade started crying. It rained on us the rest of the way to Hutch. Instead of heading straight to the fair, we crashed my sister's house for about an hour waiting for the rain to clear out. I was ready to throw in the towel. I was sure the rest of the day would just be one big disappointment. But a certain two year old kept asking, "Can I go to the fair and see tractors, combines, and cows?" (Go figure, she wanted to go see things that we have back home!) Marc convinced me to not let a few setbacks ruin our day.
Although we were only there a little over two hours and didn't ride any rides, it was perfect. The highlight of the day was Marleigh
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| Kade is SO excited to be going to the fair! |
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| Happy to be in a combine! |
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| She had to drive! |
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| Happy girl! |
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| We even found the owner of one of the cows, and he let Marleigh pet it. She LOVED it! |
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| Looking at all the bunnies (and there were a lot!) |
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| Seriously, he can't contain his excitement! |
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| Ready for a ride on Snickers. |
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| Loving the camel ride! |
I am so glad we went. We had an amazing time as a family. I'm learning that even when things don't
go exactly as I've planned, all that matters is that we're together as a family and it can still lead to some fantastic memories.
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