This video was taken one year ago today:
http://youtu.be/Ei54AlDEM0U
And here is one almost exactly one year after:
http://youtu.be/ZEJ9FWeUiAU
When did my little lady turn into a talking toddler?!?!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Week 14... or Something Close to That
The title pretty much says it all- this pregnancy is still in the backseat of my mind as of late. Yes, it's there and it reminds me every day around 2-3 p.m. when I'm dying for a nap but that is about as much as I notice so far. Well, if you don't count the fact that I can't button any of my jeans.
I am a middle child and my family has always joked around how I was overlooked, have hardly any baby pictures, and as a result was desperate for attention. I have vowed this would never happen to my second child but it's inevitable. Sorry baby 2.0. You might have to speak up if you want any attention around here. You have a dominant older sister who loves ruling the roost right now and passivity won't get you anywhere in this family.
Anyway- I thought baby 2.0 was deserving of a little update even though things have been a bit uneventful.
Size: Baby 2.0 is about the size of a lemon right now.
Doctor's Visit: I got to hear the little one's heartbeat over a week ago. It was music to my ears especially since it took my doctor a few minutes to find it! She kept consoling me telling me it often takes a bit to find it since the baby is so little. Finally she landed in the right spot and we heard that little heart thumping away at a healthy rate!
Cravings: I haven't had too many cravings with this one. However, lots of things that I normally don't eat have sounded good. We are talking HEARTY things. Meatballs, burgers, fries, ice cream, pizza, etc. All the things that pregnant women stereotypically want, I want. With Adelyn I wanted dainty things like fruit salad, cantaloupe, and multigrain cherrios. Not with this child. Bring on the meat!
Sleep: It's ok so far. Just have to get up once or twice a night to help out my overworking bladder. No major disturbances there if you don't count my early bird child waking up at 5:30.
Nursery Progress: I'm still scheming how and when to turn our guest room into Adelyn's big girl room. She is in no way ready for a big girl bed so the crib will move as well and baby 2.0 might be in a pack and play for a while. We'll see. My mom is coming in town for my birthday next week and we plan to do a little shopping for her room so hopefully the train will get moving after that.
We are starting to throw around names but nothing has stuck yet. Still haven't decided if we are going to find out if it's a boy or girl. Last week I was set on not finding out. This week I feel differently. We'll see.
Well, Baby 2.0, there is your update. Your pregnant mama knows you're there and is going to do the best to document your life as much as your big sister's. We pray for you daily and hope you are growing and developing into a healthy little baby Conner. Oh, and sorry about the sudden jabs and pounds. Your big sister hasn't quite understood she can't plop, step, and jump onto mom like she's used to doing. Hang in there. I'll do my best to do the same!
I am a middle child and my family has always joked around how I was overlooked, have hardly any baby pictures, and as a result was desperate for attention. I have vowed this would never happen to my second child but it's inevitable. Sorry baby 2.0. You might have to speak up if you want any attention around here. You have a dominant older sister who loves ruling the roost right now and passivity won't get you anywhere in this family.
Anyway- I thought baby 2.0 was deserving of a little update even though things have been a bit uneventful.
Size: Baby 2.0 is about the size of a lemon right now.
Doctor's Visit: I got to hear the little one's heartbeat over a week ago. It was music to my ears especially since it took my doctor a few minutes to find it! She kept consoling me telling me it often takes a bit to find it since the baby is so little. Finally she landed in the right spot and we heard that little heart thumping away at a healthy rate!
Cravings: I haven't had too many cravings with this one. However, lots of things that I normally don't eat have sounded good. We are talking HEARTY things. Meatballs, burgers, fries, ice cream, pizza, etc. All the things that pregnant women stereotypically want, I want. With Adelyn I wanted dainty things like fruit salad, cantaloupe, and multigrain cherrios. Not with this child. Bring on the meat!
Sleep: It's ok so far. Just have to get up once or twice a night to help out my overworking bladder. No major disturbances there if you don't count my early bird child waking up at 5:30.
Nursery Progress: I'm still scheming how and when to turn our guest room into Adelyn's big girl room. She is in no way ready for a big girl bed so the crib will move as well and baby 2.0 might be in a pack and play for a while. We'll see. My mom is coming in town for my birthday next week and we plan to do a little shopping for her room so hopefully the train will get moving after that.
We are starting to throw around names but nothing has stuck yet. Still haven't decided if we are going to find out if it's a boy or girl. Last week I was set on not finding out. This week I feel differently. We'll see.
Well, Baby 2.0, there is your update. Your pregnant mama knows you're there and is going to do the best to document your life as much as your big sister's. We pray for you daily and hope you are growing and developing into a healthy little baby Conner. Oh, and sorry about the sudden jabs and pounds. Your big sister hasn't quite understood she can't plop, step, and jump onto mom like she's used to doing. Hang in there. I'll do my best to do the same!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Apple Butter Weekend
Even though I posted about this over at Thriving Home today, I'm giving you all a more detailed look at this fun family tradition of Apple Butter weekend. Prepare yourself for a picture filled post.
Friday night we peeled and chopped 8 bushels of apples.
She has this box fetish going on right now so she didn't mind being carried around in it.
We filled up 10 of these buckets by the end of the night!
The next morning, a fire was started around 6:30 a.m. and apple began to dumped into the huge copper pot. Mornings on the lake are so beautiful!
When Adelyn was down for her morning nap, guess who decided she needed to be babied a bit...
Pumpkin decorating. You can guess whose idea that was :)
Friday night we peeled and chopped 8 bushels of apples.
She has this box fetish going on right now so she didn't mind being carried around in it.
We filled up 10 of these buckets by the end of the night!
The next morning, a fire was started around 6:30 a.m. and apple began to dumped into the huge copper pot. Mornings on the lake are so beautiful!
When Adelyn was down for her morning nap, guess who decided she needed to be babied a bit...
Pumpkin decorating. You can guess whose idea that was :)
Sweet cousin Emerson.
Will's dog Axel didn't seem to mind the cold water too much.
Neither did his buddy, Cooper!
Chauncey watched from a distance. (This is one of my favorite pictures of him by the way!)
Adelyn sported her new zebra hat quite well.
Adelyn with Grandpa Paul.
Getting her first chance to stir the apple butter pot!
Canning time!
Cleaning up the pot with rolls is the best part of the day!
Such a fun weekend!!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Pumpkin Carving
A few days ago, we enjoyed the amazing fall weather with some pumpkin carving!
As you can imagine, Adelyn was a tremendous help throughout the process.
She was loving that goop!
We let Adelyn have her first sucker. I figured she needed to experience the glory of the carmel apple suckers that come out in the fall. She was digging it. So much that it ended up all over her face, arms, dress, and hair. We almost had an epic meltdown when I eventually took it away so we could get her cleaned up.
I put my camera away before I could get pictures of Austin's pumpkin. It turned out really good though. He did a face on one side and a Michael Jordan symbol on the other. He was pretty proud of himself.
As you can imagine, Adelyn was a tremendous help throughout the process.
She was loving that goop!We let Adelyn have her first sucker. I figured she needed to experience the glory of the carmel apple suckers that come out in the fall. She was digging it. So much that it ended up all over her face, arms, dress, and hair. We almost had an epic meltdown when I eventually took it away so we could get her cleaned up.
I put my camera away before I could get pictures of Austin's pumpkin. It turned out really good though. He did a face on one side and a Michael Jordan symbol on the other. He was pretty proud of himself.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
A Happy Three Years
Happy three year anniversary to us! My goodness how life has changed in three years. I'm sure I'll say the same thing three years from now too but just over three years ago I was living with roommates, engaged, working full time in student ministry, one dog, and definitely no baby. It is kind of crazy how many huge life changes I have gone through in just three years.
After dropping Adelyn off at Aunt Leslie's house on Friday, Austin and I headed to Augusta to an awesome bed and breakfast for the night. We stayed in a newly renovated historic home and had it all to ourselves. It was stocked with food and was so cozy. I absolutely loved it. We went for a walk around the historic winery town that morning, I did a little antique shopping, we both got time to read and just relax. One of the best parts was that we got to actually sleep in! With our little one waking up no later than 6 am as of late, this was quite the luxury. Turns out she gave Aunt Les a taste of her early bird spirit and woke she and "Uncle Sneak" (as we affectionally refer to him as) up a little before 5 a.m. I guess Adelyn was jus really excited to be there!
After we picked Adelyn up, we made a quick swing by the St. Louis zoo. I'm so glad we did! Here is a video of a close encounter with some hippos.
http://youtu.be/sHAmDKhHB5I
http://youtu.be/aKKv2YbDa9s
We are settled back in at home now but I am so thankful for the refreshing getaway.
Here are a few other randoms:
http://youtu.be/ZpswXQ9bbG8
We call this, "Pony tail gone wrong." After a day of a pony tail on top of her head, she had enough.
Baby number two is cooking right along. I am pretty much moved out of the icky first trimester stuff. Other than being a little more tired than usual, not too much has changed. I might have worn some maternity jeans for part of the day today. Yes, maternity jeans at 12 weeks. I don't think this baby bump is going to be as kind and graceful to my body as the first one was.
I've started taking small steps to prepare our guest room to be Adelyn's big girl room. The closet is somewhat cleaned out, I bought a fun duvet and hung a colorful mirror. We still need curtains, a rug, a dresser and a few other smaller items. We plan to move her in there in a few months so she has time to adjust before baby 2.0 rocks her little world.
Anyway, that's what has been going on with our little household.
After dropping Adelyn off at Aunt Leslie's house on Friday, Austin and I headed to Augusta to an awesome bed and breakfast for the night. We stayed in a newly renovated historic home and had it all to ourselves. It was stocked with food and was so cozy. I absolutely loved it. We went for a walk around the historic winery town that morning, I did a little antique shopping, we both got time to read and just relax. One of the best parts was that we got to actually sleep in! With our little one waking up no later than 6 am as of late, this was quite the luxury. Turns out she gave Aunt Les a taste of her early bird spirit and woke she and "Uncle Sneak" (as we affectionally refer to him as) up a little before 5 a.m. I guess Adelyn was jus really excited to be there!
After we picked Adelyn up, we made a quick swing by the St. Louis zoo. I'm so glad we did! Here is a video of a close encounter with some hippos.
http://youtu.be/sHAmDKhHB5I
http://youtu.be/aKKv2YbDa9s
We are settled back in at home now but I am so thankful for the refreshing getaway.
Here are a few other randoms:
http://youtu.be/ZpswXQ9bbG8
We call this, "Pony tail gone wrong." After a day of a pony tail on top of her head, she had enough.
Baby number two is cooking right along. I am pretty much moved out of the icky first trimester stuff. Other than being a little more tired than usual, not too much has changed. I might have worn some maternity jeans for part of the day today. Yes, maternity jeans at 12 weeks. I don't think this baby bump is going to be as kind and graceful to my body as the first one was.
I've started taking small steps to prepare our guest room to be Adelyn's big girl room. The closet is somewhat cleaned out, I bought a fun duvet and hung a colorful mirror. We still need curtains, a rug, a dresser and a few other smaller items. We plan to move her in there in a few months so she has time to adjust before baby 2.0 rocks her little world.
Anyway, that's what has been going on with our little household.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Adelyn Overload
Just playing around with some camera settings and photoshop tools.
Adelyn overload ahead...
Adelyn overload ahead...
Sunday, October 7, 2012
It's Hard...
It's hard being a toy around this house.
Between two dogs and a toddler, most don't stand a chance.
Best of luck to you my walrus friend. My guess is you will be finished off by the end of the week.
Between two dogs and a toddler, most don't stand a chance.
Best of luck to you my walrus friend. My guess is you will be finished off by the end of the week.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Cousin Love
A few days ago, my cousin Maddie ran into a childcare bind and needed someone to watch Emerson for a few hours. I gladly accepted! Adelyn and Emerson had a lot of fun together. I look forward to them getting older and being able to play together more and more.
For now though, Adelyn did a lot of watching of her energetic cousin.
Adelyn studied up Emerson's ability to run, jump, climb, bounce, and dart around.
Emerson did a great job of sharing the toys with Adelyn too.
They played hard for the few hours that she was here. I think Adelyn picked up a few tricks from her cousin too!
For now though, Adelyn did a lot of watching of her energetic cousin.
Adelyn studied up Emerson's ability to run, jump, climb, bounce, and dart around.
Emerson did a great job of sharing the toys with Adelyn too.
They played hard for the few hours that she was here. I think Adelyn picked up a few tricks from her cousin too!
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