Just a few pictures from the last few months. Johns scar doesn't look nearly that bad anymore, but we do look at the Cinderella dress every day! And it definitely doesn't look that good anymore!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Baby Stages
So, still no pictures, but I am adding it to my list of things to do....
A friend and I were discussing babies soon after I went back to work after having John. She has a son that is a little younger than Nettie. When she had returned to work a co-worker asked if her son had started sleeping through the night. When she said he had jsut started the co-worker (who had 3 kids) said "Wow, that stage is already complete". Of course, when you are living the middle of these stages you don't think they are EVER going to end.
I was just cleaning out the dishwasher and cursing the MANY bottles that I put away each time I clean it out, and began to smile. I have decided that babies and parents go through stages. I am sure that many people have already realized this, but since John is my last baby, I am starting to let go of the baby stage and embracing the toddler stage, without looking back. When Nettie was this age we were excited for all the new things that she would do, but also knew that someday we would get to see all those firsts again. But while cleaning out the dishwasher today I realized that I only have a couple more months of putting those darned things away!
It is exciting to see John as he is becoming his own person and learning about everything. Nettie and John and I went to the symphony today with our friends the Goldbergs. Nettie enjoyed the music, watching the conductor and seeing all the instruments. John was especially intrigued, watching all the musicians and other kids. We got to sit on the stage the entire time which was a fun experience.
I will try to post pictures this week, the kids are both getting big, John will be 1 in 3 weeks! We hope everyone is doing well!
A friend and I were discussing babies soon after I went back to work after having John. She has a son that is a little younger than Nettie. When she had returned to work a co-worker asked if her son had started sleeping through the night. When she said he had jsut started the co-worker (who had 3 kids) said "Wow, that stage is already complete". Of course, when you are living the middle of these stages you don't think they are EVER going to end.
I was just cleaning out the dishwasher and cursing the MANY bottles that I put away each time I clean it out, and began to smile. I have decided that babies and parents go through stages. I am sure that many people have already realized this, but since John is my last baby, I am starting to let go of the baby stage and embracing the toddler stage, without looking back. When Nettie was this age we were excited for all the new things that she would do, but also knew that someday we would get to see all those firsts again. But while cleaning out the dishwasher today I realized that I only have a couple more months of putting those darned things away!
It is exciting to see John as he is becoming his own person and learning about everything. Nettie and John and I went to the symphony today with our friends the Goldbergs. Nettie enjoyed the music, watching the conductor and seeing all the instruments. John was especially intrigued, watching all the musicians and other kids. We got to sit on the stage the entire time which was a fun experience.
I will try to post pictures this week, the kids are both getting big, John will be 1 in 3 weeks! We hope everyone is doing well!
Monday, January 21, 2008
A New Year
So it is already almost the end of the month, but Happy New Year to everyone. We are enjoying the post holiday season and getting back in the groove of life. I keep thinking, "I need to update the blog" and then I think about the fact that I need to add pictures. I have decided that I will update more, but it will probably not have pictures every time.
The kids are both doing well. John had minor surgery about 2 weeks ago to remove a dermoid cyst from between his eyes. He did wonderfully for surgery. The little stinker got angry after having his IV out, Mommy bonking his head on the crib and his diaper being changed (all in about 5 minutes) and held his breath. We then had to put him back on oxygen and spend 2 extra hours in the hospital until his levels were back to normal. He is doing well now, we had a follow up today and all was great! He will be 11 months old tomorrow and is quickly becoming his own person.
Nettie is doing really well. She is so much fun and has a personality all her own. She loves to do whatever Mommy and Daddy are doing. If we are feeding John a bottle then she feeds her baby a bottle. She is also very good at mimicking what others say, so we are very careful about everything that comes out of our mouths. She is getting excited to start preschool in the next few weeks.
We are looking forward to some skiing in the next few weeks and enjoying wintertime in Colorado. We hope everyone is having a great January. We will update again soon!
The kids are both doing well. John had minor surgery about 2 weeks ago to remove a dermoid cyst from between his eyes. He did wonderfully for surgery. The little stinker got angry after having his IV out, Mommy bonking his head on the crib and his diaper being changed (all in about 5 minutes) and held his breath. We then had to put him back on oxygen and spend 2 extra hours in the hospital until his levels were back to normal. He is doing well now, we had a follow up today and all was great! He will be 11 months old tomorrow and is quickly becoming his own person.
Nettie is doing really well. She is so much fun and has a personality all her own. She loves to do whatever Mommy and Daddy are doing. If we are feeding John a bottle then she feeds her baby a bottle. She is also very good at mimicking what others say, so we are very careful about everything that comes out of our mouths. She is getting excited to start preschool in the next few weeks.
We are looking forward to some skiing in the next few weeks and enjoying wintertime in Colorado. We hope everyone is having a great January. We will update again soon!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Wintertime in Colorado
It is hard to believe that Christmas is already past and we are quickly approaching the new year. Today we are enjoying a beautiful winter day in Colorado, I say this since I am warm at home and don't have to drive in the 4-8 inches of snow we are currently getting. We enjoyed a true white Christmas with about 10 inches of snow added to our backyard that day, and with the additional snow we are getting today it will be March before we see grass in our backyard! Nettie and I decided that while John took his morning nap we would shovel the driveway, and by the time we were done, it needed to be done again, but we had fun and will get to go out again this afternoon.
Christmas was nice, we spent Sunday with Ben's family including our brother-in-law Kyle's parents. The kids all had fun and by 7:30, everyone was ready for bed. The kids enjoyed seeing Uncle Ben and Daddy dressed up as Santa's helper, although Nettie was frightened by him at first, she quickly changed her mind. Christmas Eve and Christmas day were filled with Tiffany's family and some Wismer family time. Nettie's favorite part was church which made Ben and Tiffany happy. John will understand more next year, but this year he enjoyed the paper and boxes. We are hoping both kids enjoy all the time with family and friends we get this time of year. We hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and we wish you the best in 2008.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thanksgiving Fun
What a great weekend with family and friends! We spent Thanksgiving at Susan and Brian's house and enjoyed football, time with the kids and a great dinner. The rest of the weekend was fun as well, we went to Nancy and CG's to celebrate Nancy's birthday on Saturday and spent the day making cookies and on Sunday we went with Tiff's family to the bowling alley to celebrate Aunt Pam's birthday. Nettie got her own ball from cousin Melissa and had a BALL bowling. She actually scored a 96 on her second game! She was so excited that when we came home all she wanted to do was go again.
We are looking forward to the holiday coming up and have been decorating the house. The kids and I went to see Santa today. John was mesmerized by Santa and Nettie wanted nothing to do with him. She was excited when we got to the mall this morning, but when she saw Santa walking down the mall she freaked out and ran away. Oh well, we will try again, but it may have to wait a year or two.
We are looking forward to the holiday coming up and have been decorating the house. The kids and I went to see Santa today. John was mesmerized by Santa and Nettie wanted nothing to do with him. She was excited when we got to the mall this morning, but when she saw Santa walking down the mall she freaked out and ran away. Oh well, we will try again, but it may have to wait a year or two.
Monday, November 12, 2007
November in Colorado
What a great weekend in Colorado. We enjoyed 70 degree weather (in the afternoon), and we were able to play outside all weekend. On Saturday morning, we were able to see a hot air balloon fly right over our house! Nettie and Tiffany loved it and took a bunch of pictures. And then on the way to Kohls we pulled over at Chatfield to see the balloons in the field. Nettie was very excited and wanted to know when it was her turn. On Sunday we took a walk over to Geema's and Geepa's and jumped in the leaves. Nettie was a little unsure but after Geepa showed her how to do it she jumped in. John did not like the leaves much and cried when he was in them, so Geema saved him from the pile. It was a cool Sunday morning, so the kids were bundled up. The sweater Nettie is wearing was given to her when she was one by her Aunt Linda. This will be her 3rd Christmas wearing this sweater! She is getting excited for Christmas and can't wait for the decorations! It should be a fun holiday season.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Finally a post....
So the last 3 month have flown by and obviously I haven't written! Things here have been going well. The end of the summer flew by with lots of fun with family and friends. Grandpa Jack came into town in early September for a visit which was fun. The kids enjoyed seeing Grandpa Jack and getting to spend time with him. October brought visits from Ben's aunts and uncles, which is always fun, and Nettie and John enjoyed getting to know them all a little better.
Both kids are changing everyday. Nettie turned 3 on October 10th and enjoyed her birthday so much that everyday she asks if it is her birthday. She is turning into a big kid and enjoys all the things that she gets to do now. Plus, she is a great helper around the house and with John. The best part of watching Nettie and John this that they really love each other. Every morning they wake up and smile at each other and love to play together. Nettie is starting to work on spelling words and everyday learns something new.
John is getting bigger everyday. He is starting to learn to sign which has been fun and makes our lives a little easier. He is also starting to clap which is funny to watch, as he claps he loves to scream and let everyone know he is around. He has been crawling for over 3 months, and he is still working on trying to walk. Luckily this hasn't happened as quickly as I thought it was going to, but it will happen sooner rather than later.
We are getting excited for the holidays, and will work on being more consistent with updates.
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