tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67286020278887792722024-02-19T10:33:40.638-06:00Nate and Laurel: A Series of Fortunate EventsLaurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-11026557426552130392018-02-03T21:43:00.000-06:002018-02-04T21:51:44.414-06:00Twins turn 4I am so far behind, it's not even funny! Eden and Lydia turned 4 in September, (you know, 5 months ago!) but I feel like I still need to document it. I love having this record to go back and look at.<br />
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It's amazing to me that we've been parents for over 4 years. Time is flying! I feel like this was really the first year that the girls understood and were excited for their upcoming birthday. They have a couple friends whose birthdays are right before theirs, so it definitely helped going to the other kids' birthday parties to figure out what a birthday is. However, once they had gone to those parties, they assumed they would be having a party as well. I had planned to just do something with our family, but a couple of days before their birthday, they asked if their friends were coming over for their party. Uhhhhhhhhh.......sure! So, with no time to spare, I managed to throw a little party together for them.<br />
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The girls requested a tea party, so a tea party they did have! I went to Good Will and found some teacups, saucers, tea pot, cream and sugar containers, vases, and paper heart doilies. Oh, and let's not forget the cream-colored shower curtain that we used as a table cloth. Score for Good Will! I got a couple other simple decorations from Wal-Mart and we were set. We had some little finger foods, juice, and cupcakes and invited their cousins and a couple of friends to dress up and join us for tea! They thought they were so fancy and had so much fun. I saved everything and plan to convince them they want to have a tea party for the next couple of years to keep it simple for me!<br />
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I enjoy making clothes for my kids. For their birthday dresses, I let the girls pick their fabric and buttons. They took it very seriously, and I think they did a great job. I love these sweet dresses on these sweet girls!<br />
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As far as updates go, Eden is quite the spitfire. She is a very independent, headstrong, fearless little girl. All qualities that make parenting a challenge at times, but also qualities that are going to help her go far in life. I have a feeling, nothing is going to stand in front of her accomplishing whatever she wants in life! She enjoys dressing up in costume (or in nothing at all!) most days and pretending to be Elsa, Elena, or Ursula. She is a social butterfly and is always excited for our preschool co-op days with her friends. She has a knack for puzzles and recently completed her first 100 piece puzzle!<br />
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Lydia is so sweet and tender-hearted. She loves babies, both her dolls and real babies, and seems to have a mother instinct about her. She is more hesitant to try new things but after observing a bit she'll build up her confidence and jump in. She loves learning and "reading" her books. She has a great memory and enjoys reciting the poems, nursery rhymes, and songs we learn. She's learned how to pump her legs on the swing and can often be found in the backyard swinging away!<br />
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We love these girls so much! Happy Birthday (in September) Eden and Lydia!<br />
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-68573165706259862822017-09-24T20:11:00.000-05:002017-09-24T20:11:36.528-05:00Summer 2017It was another great summer for the books! We had a good mix of adventures and lazy days at the pool. Speaking of lazy, I am feeling overwhelmed at the thought of blogging about the entire summer so I'm going with the bullet list.<br />
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<li>cross country trip to Utah for nearly 4 weeks. We were able to hit 3 different family reunions and spend so much time with family. First was the Anderson Reunion at our traditional location of the KOA in Lyman, Wyoming. The kids were in heaven with the playground, swimming pool, sand volleyball, a whole slew of cousins to play with. They also loved sleeping in the bunk beds in our cabin. Next, we were able to stay at my parent's place. We went fishing with Papa, saw all the animals at the fair, rode the donkeys, jumped at the Bounce House, attended the temple, and swam in the pool. The Feuz Reunion (my siblings) was also during that time. Brianne planned so many fun things for us including a trip to Cherry Hill Water Park, a race for the kids, soccer match for the adults, escape room, dinosaur dig, egg drop, Home Depot craft, and tie dyeing. </li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Then, we went to Spanish Fork and stayed with Nathan's Grandma Smith. His parents and siblings were there as well and we were able to enjoy a week with them. We went to Seven Peaks Water Park, took a private tour of the new MTC, went to a BYU practice football game, met the BYU athletes and coaches at an event, rode ponies, went hiking, ate at some delicious restaurants, and played at the Lehi Fun Center. Finally, we went to the Smith Family Reunion at a huge lodge up Spanish Fork Canyon. We enjoyed waterballon volleyball, skits, card games, cupcake decorating, and visiting with family members we haven't seen in years! We were sad to say goodbye to everyone, but we were also ready to be home after being away for a month. The kids did amazingly well for such a long trip and we're already looking forward to going again next year. </li>
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<li>We wrapped up the summer with a trip to Silver Dollar City with our good friends, the Young Family, for Labor Day weekend. Their twin boys are a couple of months younger than our girls and they are the best of friends! They had a blast riding all the rides together and we're so happy the Youngs invited us!</li>
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-42827986517430583442017-06-12T20:47:00.002-05:002017-06-12T21:00:12.935-05:00Miramar Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For the last five years or so, we have been saying we needed to take a trip to the Gulf Coast. We had never been and it's really not that far to drive. Well, we FINALLY made it happen this year. We loved it so much that now all I can think about is how soon can we go back????</div>
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Our roadtrip went surprisingly well. And by well, I mean of the 12 hours of driving time one way, there was probably only 2 hours of crying. I'd say that's a good ratio. The way down was actually fine because we split the drive over two days. We stayed in Jackson, MS for a night. Then Nate worked remotely in the morning while I took the kids for a swim in the pool before we continued on our journey.</div>
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We stayed at a condo right on the beach in Miramar Beach, FL. You never really know what you're getting when you book a vacation rental until you get there, but we were definitely pleased with our choice. Bryson and Alyssa met us down there and we had plenty of room for all of us. You couldn't beat the location. The beach was right there and we weren't far from anywhere else we needed to go either. And of course the best part was, the price was right!<br />
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The kids had so much fun at the beach! They loved running from the waves, looking for sea shells, and building sand castles. Nate and I enjoyed some body boarding and even some relaxation. I really didn't think this trip would be relaxing because let's be real, vacations with young kids usually aren't. But I was able to kick back in my beach chair and watch my kids having the time of their lives and it was like a small piece of heaven!<br />
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Our condo also had a couple of pools that we frequented. We discovered the trick to beach living is to spray off in the outdoor shower after the beach and then jump in the pool for a dip before heading back to your room to make sure you don't track all the sand in. Like I said, the location was ideal and I'm just so glad we didn't have to load up the van and get it full of sand every time we wanted to go to the beach.<br />
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Nate and I were also able to go on a date while we were there. We left the kids to play with cousins while we got some time away. We found a great Breakfast cafe at a fancy resort right on the bay. We ate outside and had the most beautiful view and the most delicious food! We may have gone a bit overboard with ordering three entrees for the two of us and pricey fresh squeezed orange juice, but it was so worth it. We wanted to do some parasailing afterwards, but unfortunately, it was too windy. We decided on tennis at the condo complex instead. We're by no means good at tennis, but it's something we used to do for fun before we had kids and it was nice to have the opportunity to do it again.<br />
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<br />Another one of our favorite parts from the trip was getting ice cream......multiple times. We found a local ice cream shop with some of the best ice cream I've ever had! And this is coming from someone who worked at the BYU Creamery for 4 years. And the kids' cones were free and you know we're all over that!<br />
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I just can not convey how much I loved this trip! The beach was beautiful, the weather was perfect, we got to spend quality time together as a family, the kids had a blast, and we made some amazing memories. We are seriously considering going back this fall!<br />
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I'll start with the lows so we can end on a high note! We got home from vacation last Tuesday and got into a car accident that afternoon. Talk about a rude awakening home! The girls and I had gone to pick up Ollie from a friend's house and were on our way home. I was stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn left onto a busy 5 lane road. I checked left and saw the car coming had their blinker on, so I checked right and it looked clear as well. I checked the left again, saw the car was slowing down and still had their blinker on so I started to pull out while double checking to the right. Well, while I was looking to the right, the car coming did NOT turn and I ran into it. The girls were scared and confused wondering what happened, but thankfully we were all ok. I got a ticket for "failing to yield to the left" and we'll have to shell out some money for repairs, but in the grand scheme of things it's only money. I felt really stupid and guilty but I also felt humbled. I was reminded of things that are truly important. Alyssa, dropped everything to come and pick us up the minute I called her. Friends and family reached out to us to check on us. And most importantly, our girls (and dog!) were unharmed in what could have been a much more serious situation. So through it all, I've found so much to be grateful for.</div>
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After the accident, we had a series of unrelated injuries to each of our girls. First, Adeline got hit by a rock in the eye! Eden was helping Nate move some rocks in the yard and accidentally hit Adeline. She got a cut on her lower eyelid and a black eye to boot. </div>
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Next, Lydia had a drowning incident on Memorial Day! I think I can safely say that looking over and seeing her with her arms extended and face in the water, was one of the scariest things I've seen in my life! We had gone swimming at a friend's neighborhood pool and the girls had been wearing their floaties the entire time. As we were getting ready to leave, we took off their floaties and Lydia wandered back over to the stairs in the pool. Nate and I both saw her and I even reminder her she didn't have her floaties on so don't step off the step. We got to talking with our friends and the next thing I know someone says she was under the water and Nate was sprinting to pull her out. Thankfully, she was fine and even seemed relatively unphased. She didn't cry and didn't have a ton of coughing. I think she knew she was supposed to hold her breath because Nate had been working with her teaching her to go under water. It was just such a crazy experience because it happened so fast. We were right there watching but looked away for a second. I read an article last summer about how drowning doesn't look like "drowning." It's not like what you see on t.v. It's not a loud, dramatic, splashing in the water calling for help. It's quick and silent. I'll just post the information on what the Instinctive Drowning Response actually looks like. Please stay safe this summer, friends!</div>
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<li>“Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled before speech occurs.</li>
<li>Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.</li>
<li>Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.</li>
<li>Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.</li>
<li>From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.”</li>
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Finally, to top it all off, Eden fell and split her head open on a corner yesterday! Once I got the bleeding stopped and the wound cleaned, it was pretty obvious it would need stitches. Luckily, our neighbor is a P.A. and her husband is a paramedic, so they were able to help us and stitch her up. She was a brave girl, and did great while she got three stitches. </div>
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All of this happened within the last week, and I am exhausted! I hope we've had our share of accidents for a while. But, like I said, we've also had a really great month so let's talk about some positive things! </div>
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The girls ran their first race and Nate and I were beaming with pride! They had so much fun and they were really proud of themselves as well. It was a half mile run and they both ran the whole way. Nate and I joined in with them and made it a family affair. I really hope they continue to enjoy running and we have many more of these races in the future. </div>
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Eden and Lydia also had their spring dance recital. It was definitely an entertaining night. There was a lot going on onstage and probably only half of it was the choreography! But, the kids all seemed to enjoy themselves up there.<br />
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Nathan and I went on a date to the Adult Prom! First, we went to dinner with our friends Danielle and Remington (and their 8 week old baby!), and then we hit up the dance, ready to show our moves. We were disappointed in the music selection as it seemed we were at more of a 70s disco, but we still managed to have fun. We weren't really sure how to dance to a lot of the music but we were able to bust out some of our best interpretive dance moves! I bought the fabric to make my dress months ago, but of course managed to procrastinate until the day before the dance to actually start it. I worked some magic and it came together just in time. </div>
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We took a hike with some friends on Memorial Day. The kids had fun playing in the creek and did great on the actual hiking part. It was short (just less than a mile) but a good length for them. We tried out our hiking carrier and Adeline seemed to really enjoy riding on Daddy's back. </div>
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What a month it has been for our family! We are grateful for everyday we can spend together and feel tremendously blessed! </div>
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-91029594443274318392017-05-02T20:57:00.000-05:002017-05-04T14:42:40.316-05:00 SpringI had hoped to do monthly updates this year, but perhaps I'll have to settle for seasonal ones instead. We'll see if I can get on track the rest of the year. (Hope no one is crossing their fingers on that one!)<br />
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Anyway, we've had a great Spring! The girls have enjoyed many days playing in the sun. We've even busted out the kiddie pool and slip n slide a couple of days. They don't quite get how to use the slip n slide, but fortunately, we live on a hill. I just set it up at the top of the hill and give them a push down! We've also spent many a day at the park. It's so fascinating watching my kids play and see what their imagination comes up with. Anything from trolls to moms to dragons to bakers goes. Eden and Lydia are good playmates (with their fair share of scuffles!) and Adeline tries so hard to keep up and play too. She thinks she's one of the big girls and before I know it, she will be!<br />
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I ran the Bentonville half marathon. It had been years since I'd done one, so it was long over due! It felt so good to get back into running. I did my long runs once a week with my friend Courtney and it was such a motivation to have someone counting on me to show up. Plus, its much more enjoyable to have someone to chat with when you're running that long. Race day went really well and I was able to run with two other friends whom I happen to run into at the starting line. Nate and the girls came and cheered me on and the girls have been begging to do a race ever since. We've signed them up for their first 400 Meter Dash next week! As much as I loved running again, since my race a month ago, I've only managed to run once. It's such a challenge to get it in with my kids. I've really got to talk myself into waking up early and doing it!<br />
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Nathan has been busy working on our backyard. He has a grand vision and is working hard at it! He rented a mini excavator and dug out an area for our patio and leveled our yard. He had so much fun, more fun that an amusement park according to him! It's still a long ways off, but eventually, it is going to look so nice! I've been working on the landscaping in the back so that's my contribution to The Vision.<br />
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Easter we had our annual get together with our friends. The egg hunt has gotten massive! I'm pretty sure there were like 1,000 eggs for 15 kids or something ridiculous like that. The kids loved it, of course, and the adults enjoyed a beautiful day picnicking outside, visiting with friends, and celebrating Jesus Christ.<br />
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The girls and I have started a new adventure in hair styling. They like to pick a hairdo on Pinterest or YouTube and then I try to replicate. Some days have been more successful than others, but we're having fun doing it. I've found it's a good time to spend one on one time with each of them and talk to them.<br />
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We've loved having Ryan, Courtney, and Carter living just 3 hours away now. We've gone to visit them several times and they've come to see us as well. They were able to come for Spring Break and my brother Shane flew in too! 3 of the 6 kids in my family together in Arkansas. Wahoo! It was a party. Also, Nathan had a week long conference in Chicago last week, so the kids and I went for a visit for a few days. It sure is fun and convenient having them close by. </div>
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All in all, we've had another busy, fun, blessed spring together as a family. We have lots of fun adventures coming up this summer that we are looking forward to. And perhaps, I may even get around to blogging about said adventures!<div>
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-78539795074196972002017-05-02T19:31:00.000-05:002017-05-02T19:31:13.883-05:00Happy Birthday BabyI'm pretty irritated with myself! I wrote this birthday post over two months ago and never actually posted it! So here it is.....<br />
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One year. One year ago our lives changed in the best way possible. One year ago we met the piece of our family we didn't even know we were missing and can not imagine our life without anymore. One year ago our baby girl, Sweet Adeline, was born.<br />
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She had an interesting birthday party. We were so grateful that Gramma Lisa and Auntie Kaley could fly out for a visit. Unfortunately, most of us ended up with a stomach bug and her party was plagued with vomit and diarrhea! At least it was a party to be remembered!<br />
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Adeline truly is a blessing to our family. I thought it would be a huge adjustment to being outnumbered and having three kids, but honestly, she just fits right in and I can't even remember what it was like to only have two. Now, don't mistake me. She wasn't/isn't an easy baby by any means. I've said this before but can't think of a better way to describe her; she is "high needs." She knows what she wants and needs and we all function better when she gets those things. She communicates those things well but I'm looking forward to when that communication includes actual words instead of high pitched squeals! She has started to say simple things like Mama and Dada and I swear I hear little phrases like thank you and all done too, but that could be my imagination.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">She is a happy, healthy little girl! At her one year check up she was 17 lbs 3 oz and 29 inches long. She has 11 teeth (including 3 molars). She has started pulling herself up on the furniture and her favorite thing to do is grab our hands and take us for a walk. It's only a matter of time before she's taking off on her own. She loves playing Peek-a-boo with her blanket. She just giggles and giggles every time. She also loves crawling around after her sisters and wants to do everything they do. She still gives daily snuggles to Mom and has recently decided to be a Daddy's girl as well. She enjoys greeting him at the door and will squawk at him until he picks her up and gives her hugs and kisses. We love her so much! Happy first birthday Baby Girl!</span><br />
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-48518423783700608842017-02-03T14:35:00.000-06:002017-02-03T14:45:05.670-06:002017 Holiday SeasonWow, is it really 2017 already!?!? We've had another great year and especially enjoyed our holiday season. We were able to fly to Seattle for Thanksgiving to spend a week with Nathan's parents. This trip was different than most of our others in that it was just us and Stan and Lisa there. The rest of the family wasn't able to make it. While we definitely missed them all, we also really enjoyed spending uncontested, quality time with Grandma and Grandpa. The girls were so excited for our trip, but I think Gramma may have been even more excited! We had such a good time. Highlights included cutting down a Christmas tree, helping decorate for Christmas, baking cookies, riding the carousel, attending the snowflake parade, watching Christmas movies, and spending all day with Gramma and Papa! As always, the trip was over way too quickly and we already miss them. I especially miss that the girls like to wake up Grandma in the morning rather than Mama! This was Adeline's first flying experience, which feels strange since the twins were pro's by this age. The flight out there she was "that baby". You know the one on every flight who screams and cries? Yep, that was her. To be fair it wasn't her fault. We had woken up at 4:00 AM to catch our flight and she was so tired! She fell asleep right away which was great, but of course,10 minutes later the lady next me had to get up to use the restroom and jostled her awake. It was all down hill from there. Fortunately, the way home went much better and we avoided tears on her part and mine!<br />
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Soon after we got home, my mom was able to come and visit! My brother, Ryan, moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma so she and my Dad came to help him with the move. Mom made the 3 hour drive over to Rogers while Dad stayed to help with construction. We loved having Mimi for a few days! We were able to ride a Christmas train while she was here. I've always wanted to ride the Polar Express, drink cocoa, eat cookies, see Santa, the works. Unfortunately, I started coming down with a stomach bug right about then and did not get to enjoy it very much. Luckily, the girls and Mimi had a great time! I spent the next day, lying in bed being miserable. I was so grateful my mom was here to take care of my family while I recouped. Once I was feeling better we were able to tie quilts for Eden and Lydia's beds. I made the quilt tops last summer when I was in Utah. We didn't have time to bind them, so I may put it off long enough that I have to take them with me to Utah this summer to finally finish them! The girls also had their first ballet recital. It was so stinking cute. I about started crying from amusement and pride!<br />
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Next, we were able to head to Stillwater for the weekend. Mom, Dad, and Shane were all there to help Ryan. His new house was a true fixer upper. Nate helped lay floor, paint, build fences, install appliances. The girls and I were of no help, but we didn't want to miss the party! We did talk my mom into taking a break from texturing walls to check out the Wondertorium which turned out to be a great Children's museum. The girls had a ball! We were sad to leave after only a weekend, but Shane was able to come back with us for a few days. I'm sure he was bored out of his mind just hanging out with me and girls all day, but he didn't complain. Eden and Lydia talked him into several rounds of hide and seek. He discovered that you can hide on the couch every time and never move and they still think its great! We went for a swim at the Community Center one evening and it was so nice to have an even ratio of adults to kids. Man, I miss that! We also stayed up late philosophizing, eating popcorn, and watching terrible Christmas movies. Good times!<br />
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A few day before Christmas, Shane flew home. We haven't stayed home for Christmas for probably 5 years. I was really excited to avoid the stress of travel and enjoy a quiet Christmas at home. (Who was I kidding? With our three girls, quiet is not a word used to describe our home!) Christmas Eve did not really go according to plan and was a bit of a bust with weeping and wailing maybe even nashing of teeth throughout the day. But we had a delicious lasagna dinner, told the story of Jesus Christ's birth, put on new pajamas, and spent time together so it was still a win. Christmas morning my cinnamon rolls were also a bit of a bust (my yeast was bad and they didn't raise as much as they should have.) but with all that butter and sugar and yummy cream cheese frosting, they still were gobbled up. Our plan was to open Santa gifts, eat breakfast, go to church, and then open the rest of the gifts. The morning went mostly according to plan except Lydia refused to even look at her gifts from Santa and was in tears because she was hungry. "My body hurts! I need to eat some breakfast!!!" So we rearranged and ate breakfast first and then opened Santa gifts. Eden and Lydia both got new strollers for their baby dolls and were in heaven! Adeline mostly just loved the wrapping paper. After all the gifts, we had a delicious baby back rib dinner made in my new Instant Pot I got for Christmas. This thing is magical! If you don't have one, put it on your wish list for next Christmas. My ribs were fall off the bone tender in just over 20 minutes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made Nate a new pajama shirt with this quote from his favorite Christmas movie</td></tr>
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As the third child in my family, I often wondered why there were less pictures of me as a baby than my older siblings and why my baby book was only half-way filled out. I wonder no more. I feel so bad that I haven't kept up on monthly updates with Adeline like I did for the girls. But Adeline, if you're reading this someday, it doesn't mean I love you any less! Life as a mom of three is so busy and while I often think of sitting down to write a blog post, I rarely find the time to do so. Anyway, we love our sweet girl and it's about time I wrote an update on her!</div>
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Adeline is our string bean. She is around the 75th percentile for height while only the 9th percentile for weight. At her last checkup in December, I believe she was 28.5 inches and 15 lbs 14.5 oz. You would think I'm not feeding her but this girl out eats her sisters most days and some days even her mother! She's never been a fan of baby food and so she eats what we eat. She has 8 teeth and has no problem eating just about everything, the only problem is once she tastes something she really likes, she spits out all other food and will only eat her favorite. For instance, she loves oranges and I've learned I have to hide them from her until she's finished the rest of her meal. If she even sees an orange, she starts yelling and flapping her arms and throwing food off her tray until she gets one. She's still breastfeeding as well and I plan to continue on for at least a few more months. I weaned the girls at 16 months which worked out well, so I'll probably do about the same for her.<br />
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This girl is a mover! She had no interest in crawling and didn't even attempt to move other than rolling around until the last 6 weeks or so. And now she's discovered the joy of getting wherever she wants and is unstoppable! She army crawls everywhere, and if I can't find her, chances are she's going to be in the kitchen moving Ollie's dog food from the dish into the water. Everytime!<br />
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Up until this point, Adeline has been somewhat of a "high needs" baby. She constantly wanted to be held and carried around, she liked comfort nursing, she always wanted to be in the room with mom, she didn't sleep through the night, she wouldn't take a bottle or binkie, and was just happiest snuggled up with Mom. Come to think of it, most of those things are still true, but it seems like she's rounded a bend since becoming mobile and is becoming much more independent. While some would say she's been a "difficult" baby, I would disagree. She's always been a happy baby, so long as her (sometimes demanding) needs were met. She is just the sweetest little girl and we adore her! It's going to be a sad day when she doesn't want to snuggle me anymore. The only thing I won't miss about the snuggles are the bites! I don't know why, but she's always been a biter, but only to me. When I'm holding her, she'll just randomly bite my neck or shoulder. Hopefully, she grows out of that. She does give kisses now though! Big, open mouth, slobbery kisses! She also likes to pat me on the back (just like I do to her) when I hold her. It's so sweet.<br />
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It's hard to believe our little Adeline's birthday is just around the corner. Please slow down!<br />
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Eden and Lydia had a great birthday. Nate and I took them to Chick-fil-A for lunch and opened some presents there. I made them Anna and Elsa dresses and we gave them a couple DVDs. They also requested to go mini golfing. They had never been before but had seen it on a show and kept asking to go. So we invited our cousins and hit the green. Let's just say the coordination left much to be desired, but they had so much fun! Afterwards we had cake and ice cream. They were very specific about what kind of cakes they wanted so I had to make two separate ones for the first time. Eden requested a "purple chocolate cake with purple finkles (sprinkles)" and Lydia wanted a "strawberry pink cake."<br />
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Eden is such a "big sister." Some may classify her as bossy, but I like to think of her as a leader. She likes to choose where we go or what music we listen to or what game she and Lydia will play. Usually, Lydia will go along with what she says, but every once in a while Lydia chooses something different and then we're in for the ultimate battle of wills! Eden is very confident and a daredevil. She's not afraid to try new things and even when she fails, it doesn't seem to phase her. She looks up to her older cousin Chloe and strives to do everything she can do. She loves playing with her umbrella and wearing her favorite costumes (or nothing at all).<br />
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Lydia is such a sweet little girl. She loves to help me with Adeline and be a little mother. Even though Eden is more of the "leader" Lydia is more of the "mother." Every morning she gets herself dressed and then picks some matching clothes for Eden to wear and lays them out on the floor for her. She enjoys learning and is constantly repeating the nursery rhymes and songs she knows. I think she'll have a beautiful singing voice like her Aunt Kaley. She's more timid when it comes to things outside her comfort zone. For instance, if we go to a new park and there is a tricky ladder, she prefers to watch Eden go first before trying it herself. But once she convinces herself to try something, she's just as adventurous as her sister. She loves playing with her baby and setting up pretend picnics.<br />
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Both girls are doing ballet this year and absolutely love it! I'm excited to see their recital in December. It will be a hoot! They also enjoy playing soccer with their Daddy. In the summer, Nate took them to the fields to play once a week. They are well on their way to being super stars! Swimming, playing at the park, exploring the Amazeum, having tea parties, playing Candy Land with mom, and playing hide and seek with Dad are some of their other favorites. Side note: they are terrible at hide and seek which makes it HILARIOUS to watch. We love our Eden and Lydia!!!<br />
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After our trip to Disneyland, we got to spend a couple of weeks with my family in Utah. First, I dropped Nate off at the Salt Lake airport so he could come home to work, and then the girls and I headed to Mimi's house! We had so much fun. The girls loved being with their grandparents and playing with their cousins. I was afraid the girls would be tired of vacation and ready to come home, but they had a blast! </div>
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My parents had to go out of town for a few days, so we got to spend some time at Brianne's house. We loved playing at the splash pad, riding some little indoor rides at a fun center, running in the backyard, eating slushies, visiting the park, and just spending time together. Jaxton and Grace were the sweetest playmates for my girls and my cousins Betsy and Cori Lynn brought their kids for a visit one day as well.<br />
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We stayed busy every day at Mimi and Papa's house. Activities included swimming, playing on the swing set, eating ice cream, jumping on the trampoline, riding the donkeys, petting/chasing the cats, and running around with cousins. Time seemed to fly by and before we knew it, Dad was flying back from Arkansas to stay for a few days before we all drove home.<br />
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Nate got there just on time for the First Annual Feuz Family Reunion! It was so nice to get together with all my siblings and their kids for a long weekend. The only thing we don't like about living in Arkansas is being so far away from family, and I really want our girls to know their aunts, uncles, and cousins. We had our reunion over the 4th of July weekend. My mom did a great job organizing fun things for us to do every day balanced with enough down time to just sit and visit. Highlights from the reunion included a pie baking contest, variety show, shirt painting, badminton tournament, giant water blob, Jump Zone, fireworks, marching in a parade, soccer match, swimming, go kart riding, family pictures, and of course eating lots of delicious food! I won the Best Tasting Pie award for my Raspberry Cream Pie and Shane and I pulled off a classic dance number to Single Ladies for the variety show. You'll have to check out the video for one minute of pure entertainment. (Admittedly, I need a bit more practice before our next dance duo!)<br />
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Our trip was over all too soon and we made the long trek home. The girls all did great on the drive and we even decided to make a little detour and stop at the Omaha Zoo on the way. They absolutely loved seeing all the animals! Plus, walking around several hours in the sun wore them out enough that they pretty much slept the whole rest of the way home.<br />
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We are already looking forward to the 2nd Annual Reunion next year!Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-13050085303349531632016-09-18T17:27:00.000-05:002016-09-18T21:44:41.233-05:00Adeline's Half BirthdayCan you believe we had a baby 6 months ago!?!? (Well, almost 7 months now since I'm late in posting this.) I swear time slowed down when our twins were babies but it is flying by this time. I get a little jealous when I see people with their tiny newborns and realize how much Adeline has grown already. We love this little lady so much!<br />
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At her 6 Month checkup she was 27 inches long and 14 pounds. I can't remember percentiles but I think she was quite long for her age and but also pretty light. We think she's perfect, of course! She has two teeth on the bottom and likes to bite Mom now. She started sitting up when she was 5 months old so I thought she may be starting to be more mobile by now, but she has zero interest in crawling. She just wants mom to pick her up and move her from place to place. Well, lets be honest, she just wants mom to pick her up and hold her most of the time. I actually love that she wants to be held and snuggled and hugged and kissed all the time. It does make it difficult to get things done so I do wish I could hire a housekeeper and chef. She's only going to be in this baby phase once, so I'm truly enjoying it.<br />
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Speaking of phases, one phase I would be ok with leaving behind is the waking up in the middle of the night phase. To be fair, she has gone from waking up multiple times a night to just once a night so things are much better! Adeline and I usually have an early morning rendezvous about 4:30 AM. Sometimes I think she's probably just waking up out of habit and not hunger, but since she is pretty small, I feed her anyway. She goes to bed about 7:30 so after 9 hours, she could legitimately be hungry. Eventually, I hope she just figures it out as I have no desire to "sleep train." I'm still recovering from sleep training the twins!<br />
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Adeline is an adventurous eater, just like her sisters were. She detests baby food and will literally just swat the spoon away and make a giant mess. But hand her a watermelon slice or a slice of french toast, and she will go to town! She just wants to feed herself and have nothing to do with purees. I'm fine with her skipping baby food, the trick is just finding foods that she can hold herself and not choke on.<br />
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Adeline may be a momma's girl, but she is also a daddy's girl and a sisters' girl. She gets so excited when Dad comes home and I can't nurse her while Nate is around because she just squirms around until she can se<span style="text-align: center;">e him. She also loves to just sit and play with her sisters. Lydia and Eden are so sweet with her. I was worried we were crazy to have another baby when the girls were still so young, but I'm so happy we did and I hope the three of them will always be close friends! </span><br />
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<br />Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-29375008809647546482016-07-13T17:18:00.001-05:002016-07-13T17:41:28.422-05:00Disneyland!!!! This year, Nate's (immediate) family decided to have their first annual reunion.What better place to do that than the Happiest Place on Earth? So we packed our bags and headed cross country to Disneyland!<br />
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The drive was an adventure in and of itself. It's about a 23 hour drive, but that doesn't include the many stops you have to make when you have two toddlers and a nursing baby. I was pretty stressed and thought the drive would be pretty miserable, but by some miracle it wasn't! Don't get me wrong, there were miserable moments/hours. But the vast majority of the time we were able to keep the kids entertained, fed, and happy. We listened to music, colored, played with stickers, ate snacks, watched movies, and opened little surprises from Grandma all along the way. Even Adeline did well. She's pretty notorious for screaming her head off while in her car seat but she really started to grow out of that a bit this trip. We took our time and even stopped in Albuquerque so Nate could go to the temple and I could meet up with my old roommate Jayrin.<br />
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We had 5 days to visit Disneyland and California Adventure. I thought it might be too many, but we were busy every day. It was a good time to be there as well. The new Frozen show just opened (which we all really LOVED) and the new Soarin' ride was opened while we were there.</div>
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The girls (and adults) really enjoyed the rides as well. Both Eden and Lydia conquered their first roller coaster and informed me they were so proud! The nice thing with going with a large group is you get to trade off with who has the kids and get a good mix of adult rides and kiddie rides. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Adeline did great on this adventure. I wore her in the carrier a lot and she would sleep or snuggle. When she would wake up I would feed her (sometimes on a ride or during a show; you gotta do what you gotta do!). Then someone would take a turn holding her so I could go on some adult rides. Then when she would get fussy, I'd just put her back in the carrier and she'd go back to sleep. She was relatively easy throughout the trip. </span></div>
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We stayed at a hotel directly across the street from the park which was really convenient for taking a break during the day for naps and swimming.<br />
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I loved that I kept monthly updates of Eden and Lydia for their first year. They changed so much in that time, and I honestly don't remember most of it! So while it's great having those blog entries to look back on, it also makes me feel sad and guilty that I'm already falling behind on Adeline's updates! I'm the third child and I always gave my mom a hard time that my older siblings have more pictures than me, and their baby books are more finished, and they had fancier birthday cakes when they were little, etc. Now I totally understand it! It just gets really hard to keep up. But I'm going to try my best. I missed Adeline's 2 and 3 month updates and we're closer to 5 months than 4 at this point but I'm going to call this her 4 month update.<br />
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After having my twins, I was afraid to have another baby because I just didn't think I could love another one as much. Boy, was I wrong. I LOVE Adeline so much and she has brought such joy to our family! She is constantly smiling and chatting and giggling. She loves watching her older sisters and they love hugging and squishing her! She still likes to be held quite a bit (which I love!) but she's also getting really good at playing by herself on the floor with her toys. She loves her swing and takes most of her naps in their. Her other naps are usually in the carrier or her car seat while we're on the go. She rarely naps in her crib, which may be a problem down the road, but for now this works. At nights, she's been in a Pack N Play in our room, but we've moved her to her crib in her room.Eden and Lydia were only in our room for a few weeks because none of us were getting any sleep! But with Adeline, I've liked having her close by. Also we now live in a two story house, and I haven't wanted to get up in the middle of the night and go up the stairs. Call me lazy, but it's true! She was doing really great and sleeping through the night quite often, but then we went on a month long vacation that totally threw her off. She now thinks she's a newborn and likes to get up every 3 hours to eat. Hopefully, as we get back into our groove, she'll start sleeping better again.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">We had her checkup earlier this week and she weighed in at 13 lbs 15 oz. I can't remember her length for sure, but I'm thinking it was 25 inches. Whatever it is, she is definitely taller and bigger than my other two were. It's crazy that she is wearing outfits right now that they didn't wear until they were probably 9 months old. She is growing so fast, but I think she is just perfect! Her doctor commented again at how crazy strong she is. She rolls both directions and scoots and rolls herself all around the floor when she plays. She is definitely not safe on the bed or couch and even the bumbo any more. (She just arches her back and practically tips the bumbo over now.)</span><br />
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She doesn't take a bottle which is fine most of the time. I'm pretty much with her 24/7. However, I do go and play soccer once a week and it would be really nice if Nate could give her a bottle while I'm gone, or maybe we could even go on a kid-free date someday, gasp! If anyone has any tips I'd love to hear it. She doesn't take a pacifier either but she's rarely fussy so I'm not that concerned about that.<br />
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I can't think of anything else important to update on at the moment. Basically, she is loved so much by us and is just changing so rapidly!Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-83400460838258372462016-05-09T10:10:00.001-05:002016-05-09T10:10:54.107-05:00Spring Time Round UpI was afraid that having a newborn would cause us to miss out on adventures, but she hasn't slowed us down one bit. Adeline is really easy going and adaptable so we've been able to have a great spring.<br />
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We've had visits from both sets of grandparents. Our parents are so good to come to Arkansas and our kids absolutely love it! I'm always grateful to have extra hands to play with the girls and we all shed some tears when they have to go back home.<br />
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With the beautiful weather, comes the itch to be outside as much as possible. We decided to brave a camping trip. We figured bedtime is a nightmare at home so how much worse could it be in the woods? We were pleased to find out it was actually so much better! The girls were super excited to sleep in a tent so they actually put themselves to bed. And by some miracle Adeline seemed to like sleeping in a tent as well and didn't wake up once in the night! We're considering sleeping in a tent every night at home...... We chose a perfect place to camp and had the entire campground all to ourselves, which was good since between us and our Shepherd and Pendleton cousins we had 6 adults, 8 kids, and 3 dogs. Nate got a new tent for his birthday. We went with the "instant tent" which was awesome! I'm all about the 2 minute set up! We also got one that was plenty big so we could fit our air mattress, the girls' cots, and Adeline's pack and play, plus space for Ollie and our stuff. It was perfect. Our girls had a grand time and I was relieved nobody fell in the fire or the pond.<br />
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We are frequent attendees of story time at the local libraries. Yes that's plural. We hit up the Bentonville and Rogers library a couple of times a week. The girls enjoy the fun songs and stories and there is usually a little craft at the end. I love that they get to be creative and I don't have to come up with a craft or gather the supplies!</div>
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Speaking of me not having to gather supplies, I love the Amazeum! It's a children's museum full of hands on activities. We have a family membership and it has been well worth the cost! The girls have a blast every time we go and I love that I don't have to clean up the mess!<br />
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Last weekend we were supposed to go to Branson with some friends but they had a medical emergency and we had to cancel just a few minutes before we were scheduled to leave. We were bummed to miss the trip but didn't want to let a perfectly good Saturday go to waste so we came up with a plan B. We headed out to the Gentry Wilderness Safari! The girls loved feeding and petting the animals. Well, Eden loved feeding and petting. Lydia is a bit more cautious and loved looking at the animals from a distance. Eden did get bit once by a little pony but after a few tears she declared, "I like to try again!" </div>
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I'm finally getting around to posting Adeline's newborn photos.....only 2 months late! My mom did a beautiful job with these pictures. Thank you Mimi!<br />
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Our sweet girl turned 2 months old last Sunday. She is such a joy to our family. These first couple of months, I've spent holding her or wearing her in the carrier most of the day because it keeps her happy which keeps me happy! She's really turned a corner recently though and has been much better about lying on the floor or in her swing for periods of time. While it is easier for me to accomplish things, I'm already missing the constant cuddles! Unfortunately, she still hates her carseat. Almost every car ride she screams and cries and works herself into quite the frenzy. By the time we arrive at our destination she is sweaty, red faced, bug eyed, and foaming at the mouth! Hopefully, that improves before we drive out to California in June....<br />
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She has become such a smiley little girl which Eden and Lydia love. They constantly tell me, "Look Mommy, she's smiling at me!" </div>
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At her 2 month checkup, she weighed in at 10 lbs 9.5 oz. Our doctor was very impressed with her head control and overall strength. I swear she was born being able to hold her head upright. It's so interesting how each of our kids have been so different in size, abilities, and personalities around the same stages. I can't wait to see what little Adeline has in store for us for the future! </div>
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-75076919452111714392016-03-31T09:50:00.000-05:002016-03-31T09:54:25.397-05:00One month update on AdelineThe last month of my pregnancy seemed to drag on but this last month with Adeline has flown by! It's amazing how relative the passing of time feels depending on our situation. Technically, I'm a week late and Miss Adeline is already 5 weeks old!<br />
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Adeline is growing like a weed! She is 9 pounds 6.5 oz and 23 inches long. She is a great eater and is already chunking up! The first week of breast feeding was absolutely horrible. I'll tell you what, nursing with blistered, bleeding nipples was way more painful than child birth! Adeline was a chomper and just chewed me up. I met with the lactation specialist a few times and she told me I had perfect technique -thanks to 16 months of nursing twins I'm pretty much an expert :) - and she said there was nothing physically wrong with Adeline so we should be able to nurse succesfully. We couldn't figure out why she was chomping but we adjusted a few things and I said a lot of tear filled prayers that we would be able to make it work. Thankfully, one day it just clicked with her and breastfeeding has been great ever since. (Side note, the lactation specialist recommended coconut oil for helping my nipples heal, and it was a miracle worker for me. I highly recommend it to any breastfeeding Mommas.)<br />
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Everyone asks me if having one baby as opposed to twins is easier. And I always answer with a resounding YES! The biggest difference is I'm able to be so much more relaxed with her. With the twins, I constantly had to be worrying about our schedule. I needed both of them to eat at the same time, sleep at the same time, etc. and I always had to remember whose diaper I changed, who ate on what side, who slept 45 minutes, who slept an hour, who pooped, and so on. Our schedule was our lifesaver yet it also drove me crazy trying to keep two very different babies in sync with one another. Plus going out with them was a challenge since I tandem nursed them. I couldn't feed them while on the go. With Adeline, I just go with the flow with what she wants to do. I don't care when she eats or how long she sleeps. I don't have to panic when we're out in public and she gets hungry. I just feed her wherever we are. It is so much more less stress to just have one baby this time. That being said, my other two children haven't disappeared so the challenge is taking care of two toddlers in addition to a newborn this time around.<br />
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I guess you could say Adeline is a "needy" baby in the fact that she loves to be held all the time. But for now, I don't really view it as a problem. I'm enjoying all the snuggle time. I feel like I missed out on that somewhat with my twins because I couldn't hold them both and when I was holding one the other one wanted me too and there wasn't a lot of leisurely cuddle time. Eventually, Adeline will have to learn to be content on her own so I can actually get something done, but I'm happy to hold her and relish in her sweetness and I honestly don't believe you can spoil a newborn!<br />
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Sleep is hit and miss which I'm sure is typical of most newborns. Sometimes she only gets up once in the night. Sometimes she's up every two hours! On days that I'm lucky, all three of the girls will nap at the same time which means I can too. I also am able to sleep in just a little bit because Nate will get the girls up before he goes to work. He'll put an episode on for them buying me 30 more minutes of glorious sleep!<br />
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Eden and Lydia have been so good with Adeline. I was really worried about jealousy, and they do act out a bit more seeking attention, but overall they've done really well. They like to be big helpers and pick out her pajamas, throw her diapers away, get her blankets, rub her lotion on, etc. They really love her and I love having these three beautiful, wonderful girls to call mine!<br />
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<br />Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-23331503977717700582016-03-02T10:29:00.001-06:002016-03-02T13:25:24.179-06:00Adeline's Birth StoryWhen people hear I was in labor for 21 hours, their immediate response is something like, "Oh no! That is awful! That must have been so miserable." And if you would have told me ahead of time that is was going to be so long, I probably would have said, "Never mind, forget the VBAC! Let's just do a c-section again." However, I can honestly say my labor was really not bad at all. I felt each stage was very manageable and I was pleasantly surprised with how well it all went. Having never experienced a vaginal birth, I really didn't know what to expect. Hollywood depicts it as this big dramatic event and everyone likes to tell you their horror stories, but giving birth for me was nothing like that.<br />
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My due date was the 24th but I had decided a few weeks ago, that Friday the 19th would be a great day to go into labor. I did everything I could do mentally and physically to prepare myself for that day. I even went in to the doctor that morning and got my membranes swept. That night I started having contractions and thought, hey this power of the mind thing might actually work. I may actually be in labor! But alas, they stopped after a couple hours and I did not have the baby on the 19th. I did however, keep having contractions off and on all weekend long. I kept getting my hopes up, but the contractions would always gradually fade away.<br />
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Monday morning I had a doctor's appointment and I hoped that with all those contractions I would have at least dilated and progressed further that when I was last there on Friday. I was so disappointed that I was still only dilated to 2.5 cm which is exactly where I was on Friday. But my doctor did a membrane sweep again and said she felt confident the baby would come soon because I was very soft and stretchy. Once again, I had a bunch of contractions that night but nothing came of it.<br />
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On Tuesday, my girls were at their cousins' house all day, so I decided to do all the last minute things before the baby came. I mopped, vacuumed, did laundry, got a pedicure, went grocery shopping all while having contractions off and on throughout the day. I started to notice a change in pain and intensity and began to have an inkling that this time it was the real deal. My mom flew into town that night around 7:00 PM. While we were waiting for her at the airport, things transitioned and I knew I was in labor. I had some pretty intense contractions and I'm sure the airport employees started getting nervous I was going to give birth right there as I swayed and breathed my way through each of them. After a less than enjoyable car ride home, I decided to start timing my contractions. They were about 5 minutes apart. I was relieved when we got the girls to bed so I could focus and try to relax. We pretty much spent the rest of the evening binge watching Project Runway while I paced around the living room. I found the best way to relieve the pain during contractions was to lean over the back of the couch, sway my hips, and focus on my breathing. They were definitely painful but I told myself it would only last a minute or so and I could do anything for a minute. Gradually they started lasting longer and coming about every 3 minutes. Around midnight I finished my season of the show and decided to hop in the tub for a bit to see if it would help me relax. It did feel really good actually especially with a jet pointed at my lower back. After I got out and got dressed I decided it was time to head to the hospital. This was just before 2:00 AM. Thank goodness we only live 5 minutes from the hospital so I only had to have a couple contractions in the car because that was miserable! I feel sorry for anyone that lives further than that from a hospital. Car contractions are the worst!<br />
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I felt pretty pleased with myself for how I handled laboring at home and hoped I didn't have too much longer before the baby was born. I was devastated when the nurse checked me and I was only dilated to a 3. Are you kidding me!?!?!?! I began to really worry that I would be one of those people who couldn't dilate on their own and I was going to end up having a c-section again. Of course once I was hooked up to the monitor and lying in the hospital bed, my contractions slowed way down. I'm sure the staff thought I was being dramatic and wasn't really in labor since I was hardly dilated and my contractions were pretty spaced out. They said they would monitor me for an hour. If I progressed they would admit me and if not they would send me home. I just prayed that I would dilate because going home was not an option! Thankfully, when the nurse came back I was at a 4! Hooray, we could stay. I was so relieved that my body was doing what it was supposed to do. They called my doctor and by the time she got there I was at a 5. Finally, things were moving along. This was sometime between 5:00-6:00 AM. My doctor said my bag of waters was bulging and she could go ahead and break my water if I wanted. She said that would really speed things up and I would probably deliver soon after. I was all for speeding up my labor but wanted to make sure I had time to get an epidural first. They hadn't gotten my labwork back yet nor had they given me a bag of iv fluids so it was still a ways off before I could get the epidural so we decided to hold off breaking the water. Also, at this point I wasn't in very much pain as my contractions were really spaced out, so I wasn't that concerned about getting the epidural ASAP. When I say spaced out, I'm talking like 10 minutes apart and not very intense. Honestly, I thought it was a miracle I was progressing because nothing seemed to be going on. Around 8:00 AM the nurse came in and told me there was a scheduled c-section at 9:00 AM so if I wanted an epidural it was somewhat of a now or never situation. I felt almost silly getting an epidural when I wasn't even in pain at this point, but I knew that I wanted one and didn't want to miss my chance so we went ahead and decided to do it then. With my c-section I had a pretty strong reaction to the spinal block with uncontrollable shakes and vomiting so I was worried the epidural would have a similar effect, but it was uneventful. Once the epidural was in place, my doctor came in to break my water around 9:15. I was already at a 7 so we figured it wouldn't be long before the baby came. The contractions came back with a vengeance after my water broke. They were only a minute or two apart and quite painful. How would I know they were painful, you ask? Because my epidural was only working on one side! It was a bizarre feeling. The nurse had me turn to my side to see if it would help the medicine flow to that side. Thankfully, that did the trick and I really didn't feel much after that point.<br />
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Once the epidural was fully working, we basically just waited. After being up all night, it was nice to relax and take a little nap! I had the initial surge of contractions for about an hour after my water broke, but then they faded away again. I stayed at 8 cm for hours. Here is where I have to give a shout out to my doctor. She knew I really wanted to have a VBAC and she was totally on board with that. With my progress being so slow, some doctors would have suggested (or threatened) a c-section, but it never even came up. She said my body was doing what it was supposed to and there was no reason to not let things happen in their own time. I actually switched doctors at 32 weeks pregnant and am so grateful that I did. She was awesome!<br />
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I continued to labor throughout the day. Although my contractions were few and far between, they were apparently effective because I was finally dilated to 10 cm and ready to push by 3:00 PM. I feel like I could have managed the whole labor experience without the epidural but I am so grateful to have had it for the pushing part! Maybe it wouldn't have been as bad as I imagine it would be, but I was OK not feeling a baby emerge from my body. I did feel a bit ridiculous "pushing" when I couldn't feel a thing and had no idea if I was even doing it right. In between contractions we just chatted with the doctor and the nurses. It was all very relaxed and very not what I pictured. No screaming or gasping for breath, no nurse yelling in my face, no swearing at Nathan for impregnating me. Just taking deep breaths and pushing whenever the nurse told me to and then pleasantly laughing and conversing while waiting until she told me to do it again. I tell you what, modern medicine is amazing! There was a light above me that was turned off that I could see my reflection in so I was actually able to watch and see the baby's head coming out. So weird! After 21 hours of labor, little Adeline Jane was born on her due date at 3:43 PM! She weighed in at 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Practically perfect in every way!<br />
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Afterwards, the doctor immediately laid Adeline on my chest and we had some good bonding while I was stitched up from some minor tearing. That was a new experience for me as my twins had been whisked away, and I hadn't held them for a couple hours after they were born.<br />
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After the epidural finally wore off, the nurses had me try to get up and walk to the bathroom. That didn't go so well......I passed out! Luckily, I felt it coming on and the nurses were able to help me sit on the floor right before I blacked out! I think it happened because I had lost a lot of blood. When they tested my hemoglobin level it was 5.9 and it's supposed to be above 12! Needless to say, I was very weak and tired. I ended up getting a blood transfusion the next day. The rest of the hospital stay was uneventful and we were discharged Friday morning. I've been amazed at how quickly my body has recovered in the last week. Obviously I'm nowhere near 100% but it's definitely been an easier recovery than my c-section. Overall, I'm very pleased with how my labor, delivery, and recovery played out.<br />
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Since coming home, my parents have been in town. They were such a big help especially with the twins. I'm so grateful they could be here. They just left last night so today is our first day on our own. I'm a little nervous! I can't believe Adeline is one week old today. We feel so incredibly blessed to have her as a part of our family now. Eden and Lydia have done really well with her and absolutely love her. We are excited, anxious, scared, and eager for this next chapter in our family to begin!<br />
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<br />Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-49831861509022370372016-01-25T17:42:00.000-06:002016-01-25T17:42:21.830-06:00Potty Training Twins!We finally did it. We took the plunge and started potty training the twins! They've been showing signs up "readiness" for some time now that I've been trying to ignore because I didn't want to undertake potty training. It just seemed so overwhelming and time consuming. With baby number 3's imminent arrival, I decided to quit dragging my feet and just do it! We're now 2 weeks into the process and things are actually going really well! I won't claim to be an expert but I do feel a bit like a super woman for potty training 2 kids at once.<br />
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I didn't read a book or subscribe to a certain method, but everyone and their dog seemed to offer me advice (solicited and unsolicited) so I wasn't short on ideas to try. I just picked what sounded doable to me and went with it. In preparation for P-Day, I cleared my schedule for several days, bought stickers and treats, sewed some little trainers lined with an old towel, and talked with the girls about not wearing diapers anymore. We already owned a little potty as well as a potty ring to go on the toilet.<br />
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Day 1: When P-Day rolled around, I got the girls out of their cribs and immediately took their diapers off. I made a big deal about today being the day to start using the potty. I planned for them to be naked from the waist down, but both girls immediately freaked out about not wearing pants so I went back on my plans and put them in underwear and pants. I set them on the potty and..................nothing happened. Big shocker! Oh well, we'll try again soon. However, within 2 minutes of refusing to use the potty, they both peed on the floor. Oh boy, it could be a long day. After that first accident, I decided to go back to my original plan and have them be naked. They were just happy to have their wet pants off so they didn't fight me on it this time. So with naked bums, they sat down and had their breakfast. Normally they drink milk or water, so for a special treat I made sure to give them a ton of chocolate milk and juice throughout the day so they would have lots of opportunities to use the potty. I took them to the potty every 20-30 minutes to let them try. They each had another accident on the floor before having success in the potty. I really think it helped that they were naked for the second accident because then they knew immediately what was happening. When they had success, they got a big cheer from Mommy and sister, a little treat (m&m or smartie), and a sticker. We spent the morning watching cartoons about potty training and reading books about it too. I kept them downstairs on the hardwood and tile so I would have to worry about the new carpet upstairs. I quickly discovered they couldn't make it to the bathroom on time so we brought their little potty out and set it in front of the t.v. I was delighted when right in the middle of watching Daniel Tiger use the potty, Eden ran over to her potty and sat down and pooped! My biggest fear of potty training was cleaning poop off the floor so I was beyond happy! By nap time we were all exhausted from the morning of training. I had already decided I was not tackling training for naps and nights yet so I put them back in their diapers and put them to bed. Then I put myself to bed to rejuvenate for the afternoon of training.<br />
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When the girls woke up from their naps. I took their diapers off right away and Eden immediately started crying, "No, I wear diaper!" Lydia tried to console her by saying "Eden, diapers are for babies." The afternoon went surprisingly well! I think they both only had one accident and made it to the potty a few times. They started getting really excited and cheering for themselves. "Yay me!" And they immediately ran to the kitchen for their treat and sticker afterwards. They both had one more accident when Nate got home from work, but I think that was because we were all distracted. It was a soggy first day but at least I didn't have a load of laundry since they had been naked!<br />
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Lessons learned the first day: we needed two little potties, stay patient, and keep them naked. I went to the store and bought a second potty that night and mentally prepared myself for the next day.<br />
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Day 2: Eden once again cried that she wanted to wear a diaper but got over it when I gave her a cup of chocolate milk. I followed my same plan that day; kept them naked from the waist down, gave them lots to drink, gave rewards, and stayed downstairs off the carpet! Lydia had zero accidents all morning! I caught Eden mid- accident and set her on the potty so at least I only had half the amount of urine to clean up :) I felt like we were really on a roll! That afternoon I let them wear undewear and pants so they could play outside. I think they got confused not being naked and both had accidents but I didn't care since we were outside and I didn't have to clean it up! Plus we were all a little stir crazy from hanging out in the living room for two days straight so we needed some outside time. The rest of the afternoon was accident free but just before dinner Lydia started throwing up. Ugh! I was prepared to clean up potty accidents but I hadn't mentally prepared myself to clean up vomit. Yuck! She threw up a few more times that night. I thought maybe her system was just a little messed up because she'd been drinking a ton and eating lots of candy. But after she went to bed and I started feeling sick, I knew it must be a virus. That night I was SO miserable. I lost track of how many times I was up throughout the night throwing up. I can not remember the last time I was that sick. The stomach bug is always miserable, but when you're 34 weeks pregnant it is sooooooooo much worse!<br />
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Day 3: I had heard that the third day of potty training is really crucial so I didn't want to back track, but I was so sick and miserable that day, I knew I had no energy to deal with it. So back in diapers they went for the day. Luckily, Lydia seemed to be fine and Eden never caught whatever bug it was. I spent most of the day in bed. Not sure what the girls did since I was sleeping :) Somehow we all survived the day,<br />
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Day 4: With everyone healthy and well, we jumped right back in. I was afraid we would be starting over at square one again, but they both did great! We spent the morning naked again, but I let them wear pants and their little trainers that afternoon. We even had our first outing and went to the park that day and they stayed dry!<br />
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Day 5 and beyond: The girls are pretty much accident free at home. Lydia will go to the potty by herself without prompting most of the time if she needs to and Eden has started to do that as well. But I still remind them and take them every so often if its been a while. We've slowly started venturing out on errands and to friend's houses as well. We've only had one public accident at a restaurant. Eden kept telling us she needed to go potty so we took her probably 3 times but she freaked out about sitting on the actual toilet and wouldn't go so she eventually went in the booth. I've decided I need to be one of "those moms" who packs a potty for her kids to use in the van. What have I come to? I drive a van and it has a potty in it. Sigh! Oh motherhood.<br />
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Like I said, I'm no expert. This is just potty training according to Laurel. I've been really pleased with how the girls have done. My only fear now is they will totally regress when the baby comes. Oh well, we will deal with that if it happens and there is no reason to worry about it now.Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-41860145555479219492016-01-15T16:00:00.000-06:002016-01-15T16:01:25.254-06:00New Year's LetterMerry Christmas to all our friends and family! I wanted to send out a Christmas letter this year but didn't get around to it on time. Oh well! This will have to suffice. What a year it has been! As I reflect back on everything that has happened this year, I am filled with gratitude and amazement.<br />
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Nathan left Wal-Mart and got a new job at America's Car-Mart home office this spring. This has been a huge change for our family, and a really great change! We do miss our 10% discount and gym membership; otherwise, the move has been really great for us. Being at a smaller company, Nate gets more exposure and opportunities to experience different types of technology. He is learning a ton and enjoying being challenged. I enjoy that he comes home less stressed and depressed!<br />
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The girls and I took a three week vacation to Utah this summer to visit our family. We loved spending time with everyone and had so many adventures while we were there. It was the longest Nate and I have ever been apart but somehow we survived.<br />
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While in Utah, I found out some surprising news and was able to relay that to Nate through video chat; we're having another baby!!!! I say surprising not because I don't know where babies come from, but because we were so blessed not to have to go through fertility treatments this time around. We didn't know if we'd even be able to have another baby, so we're thrilled that we will be welcoming a baby girl into our family this February!<br />
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We'd been considering buying another house because my sewing business/the girls' toy room had taken over our living room. When we found out about the baby, that sent us over the edge. We found a beautiful home in Rogers (the next town over) for a great price that we just couldn't pass up. Fortunately, we were able to sell our old home within a week of being on the market. We have been extremely busy this fall doing some updates to our new home including new carpet, hardwood, granite and butcher block counter tops, backsplash, and appliances. Nate has done a lot of the work himself. It has been stressful, but he is pretty proud of his work! The house is still very much a work in progress but we love it! It's a great location close to Nathan's work, and we love having a bit more space.<br />
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We experienced two enjoyable trips to Seattle to see Nate's family this year. Once was for a camping trip on Moses Lake and the other for Christmas! On both trips we were privileged to see "the mountain" multiple days out of each week we were there. It has become a running joke as Nate's whole family always points out to me when Mt. Rainier is visible since we always seem to have good weather when we visit. On cloudy days, the mountain is not in sight.<br />
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My Etsy shop has kept me busy this year. It's been really fun to learn new skills and see my creations come to life. I plan to close the shop for a nice long maternity break. I hope to be able to open it again, but I'm sure it will take some time to adjust to caring for three small children. Did I mention we're going to have 3 kids under the age of 2 1/2?!?!?!?!<br />
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The girls are growing up so fast that I can hardly keep up. They amaze me with the new things they learn every day. It's so fun to be able to actually have a conversation with them now. I'll admit, being a stay at home mom can be lonely and you end up talking to yourself a lot, so it's been nice to be able to talk to the girls now! They are sweet, funny, smart, crazy girls!<br />
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We have been blessed beyond measure! We are grateful for everyone who has been a part of our lives this year. We look forward with joy (and terror!) to Baby A joining our family in just a few short weeks.<br />
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Eden and Lydia turned two on September 21st. Am I the only one that finds this crazy?????? I still find myself calling them babies on occasion, but they really aren't anymore. The "terrible" twos are definitely in full swing but also the terrific twos! Some days are so incredibly hard and I wonder what happened to my sweet girls that turned them into little terrors. But other days they are absolute angels that want to snuggle and kiss me and tell me they love me all day. Those days are the best!<br />
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<b>EDEN: </b>Eden has definitely taken on the role of older sister. She bosses Lydia around all day and luckily Lydia is super mellow and likes to follow along with what her sister says most of the time. For instance, for Halloween Eden was supposed to be Bo Peep and Lydia was going to be her sheep (very fitting for their personalities) but when it came time to put costumes on, Eden was insistent that she be the sheep and Sissy be "Peep." Lydia promptly handed the sheep costume to Eden and picked up the Bo Peep dress instead. At least they were both happy in the end. When we go for walks, Eden gets really upset if she is not leading the pack. She prefers to run ahead and call back, "Come on, guys!" Eden loves to draw pictures. I know I'll probably regret it one day, but the crayons are always sitting out at their play table so she can color multiple times throughout the day. Fortunately, she knows that coloring is only for paper and we've only had one incident of crayon on the fireplace. Both girls are pretty good with recognizing different colors so we're starting to talk about shapes now. I don't think they really get it at all but they love to say "circo" (circle) over and over as they draw their pictures and proudly show me their cirlces (aka scribbles). I also introduced finger paints recently and those were a huge hit!<br />
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<b>SLEEP: </b>Oh, sleep. I thought sleep issues were only things you deal with with babies. Hahahaha. How naive I was. They went through a really long stretch of good sleep but recently that has all changed. The girls went through several weeks of nap strikes where they just flat out refused to nap. In the beginning, it was fine because they would just talk to each other and read their books in bed but as the weeks wore on, they just started getting more and more overtired and nap time turned into scream time. It was devastating. Perhaps, you think I exaggerate and devastating is too strong a word, but if you've never dealt with two overtired, cranky two year olds day after day, you have no idea how horrible it is. I tried everything to get them to take their naps from crying it out (2 hours of screaming!) to sitting in their room with them to help them be calm to different naptime schedules to totally losing it and yelling at them to go to sleep. Nothing worked. It's so hard to accept that the are independent little people and if they don't want to take a nap, I can't force them to. I finally tried separating them and moved Eden to another room for naps but that did not go over well. Eden wasn't having any of that, but when she said Lydia should sleep in the other room, I decided to try it. Thankfully, we've seen some improvement. They still skip naps a couple times a week but at least they are taking some naps and we're able to avoid all three of us in tears every afternoon. Bedtime is also a challenge. They just don't want to go to sleep! I can't just ignore them, because Eden has started to strip down out of her clothes and diaper and I find her naked as a jaybird when I go check on her. One night, I didn't check, and about midnight she started whimpering and crying because she was cold and wet. We've found that the earlier we put them to bed, the better. So recently we've been trying to get back to 7:00 PM bedtime. It just seems like it's so hard to have them ready for bed by 7:00. They are still in their cribs and Nate thinks we should just go ahead and move them to beds now while things are bad. He says it can't get worse. But it can!!!! So I'm sticking to my guns and we're keeping them in cribs for as long as possible! The good news is we finally got rid of their binkies. They obviously weren't helping them sleep anymore so we told them binkies were for babies and just stopped using them. The first few nights they would bring it up and say "binkies for babies" but they seem to have forgotten all about them now. Let's be honest, the binkies were probably more for our sanity than to fulfill the needs of the girls.<br />
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<b>OUR DAYS: </b>Our typical day looks something like this<br />
7:15 Girls wake up. Nate gets them out of bed and starts getting ready for work. I catch a few more minutes of sleep if I can<br />
8:00 Breakfast<br />
8:30 I clean up the kitchen while the girls color at their activity table<br />
9:00 We head upstairs. I get the girls dressed for the day and then start my sewing for my Etsy business. The girls toy room is right outside my sewing room so they play with their toys while I sew. I break up the occasional scrabble but honestly, they play together really well. (Especially in the mornings when they are happy.)<br />
10:30 We'll either have a playdate with friends, run our errands, or go to the park if we have nothing else planned.<br />
12:00 Lunch time. Nate gets to come home often so we enjoy spending some time with Daddy during the day!<br />
1:00-3:00 Nap time or "rest" time if they choose not to sleep. I use this time to work some more on my sewing<br />
3:00 Girls wake up, have a snack, and watch a show. Their favorite thing to watch right now is a cute short film called "Room on the Broom." They ask to watch the witch nearly every day! Other favorites include Mickey Mouse, Dora, Curious George, Daniel Tiger, and Sofia the First.<br />
4:00 We either play outside, go for a walk, go to the park if we didn't go in the morning, video chat with one of their Grandma's, or run any errands we didn't get to earlier.<br />
5:00 Realize its almost dinner time and I haven't prepared anything. (Why does this happen every day?) Figure something out. The girls will either play upstairs or if they're cranky and I don't want to deal with it while I'm cooking I'll put another show on.<br />
5:30 Nate comes home<br />
6:00 Dinner. Playtime with Daddy while I clean up the kitchen.<br />
7:00- Bathtime, stories, songs, prayer<br />
7:30 Bedtime. Spend the next hour or so trying to get them to go to sleep! (Or more on a bad night. Less on a good night. Like I said, we're working on this!) <br />
The rest of the night, Nate spends working on our renovation projects on our house and I spend working on my business.<br />
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<b>GOALS: </b>There are a few things I'm hoping to do better as a mother this year. I don't yell at them often but enough that I'd like to do better. It doesn't help and just makes me feel guilty. Potty training. The girls are definitely showing signs of readiness but I'm not ready. I'm pretty busy with holiday sales with my business and I just don't want to deal with it! My plan is to try in January. The baby is due in February so we'll see if we can knock it out before baby comes. I'd also like to do more at teaching them things. They are like sponges and I feel like I should be introducing them to more new things. Stupid Pinterest makes me feel like I'm a bad mother because I don't do any of those activities with my kids. I don't need to go crazy but I'd like to dedicate some time to my children's learning.<br />
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-52483441172503721992015-09-26T09:34:00.000-05:002015-09-26T09:34:27.473-05:00Baby Girl #3For those of you who don't follow me on Facebook, you may not have heard the good news. I'll let the girls tell you.<br />
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We are so excited to be bringing another little girl into our family! Our house already feels like a circus so why not add another baby? Seriously though, I'm often overwhelmed taking care of our twins and I wonder if we are absolutely nuts for having another baby. I've determined that yes, we are nuts, but we are already so in love with this little girl and know that she is going to change our family for the better!<br />
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Speaking of circus, taking decent pictures of my girls is next to impossible and I'm sure my neighbors enjoyed the comedy of watching me try to do so. At one point both girls were pushing their pumpkins down the hill and chasing them into the street! Here are a few of the pictures that didn't make the cut for the announcement photo.<br />
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<br />Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-81190859495550837772015-06-30T20:48:00.005-05:002015-06-30T20:48:44.024-05:00A Mini Vacation in BransonBack in May, Nathan put in his two weeks notice at Wal-Mart and we are now one of the very few families in Bentonville who don't work for Wal-Mart or a vendor for Wal-Mart! Nate now works at America's Car-Mart home office which is also located in Bentonville. He is doing similar work as a Database Administrator, but he has more freedoms, responsibilities, and opportunities with his new job. During Nate's job search period and the transition out of Wal-Mart, life was pretty stressful for us. We didn't know if we'd be able to find a good position or if it would mean leaving Bentonville. After living here for five years, we've really come to consider it home and felt very blessed to be able to find a new job and be able to stay here.<br />
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To celebrate the new position and to relieve some stress we decided to take a mini vacation to Branson, Missouri! Branson is a pretty quirky town, but we love going and finding new things to do. This year we bought season passes to the amusement park Silver Dollar City. We started our vacation off with a bang by meeting our friends Cat and Shaun and their little girl Brizelle at Silver Dollar City. We've found it's definitely easier and more fun to go with friends. The kids can all play together and do things in the kiddie area, and we can also take turns trading off and going on the roller coasters! It was a gorgeous day so we all decided to go on the "wettest ride in the park." It was a raft ride where you can shoot water at other boats or spectators on the side. In return, the people watching the rafts go by can shoot water at you as well. We were literally soaked from head to toe when we got done and all had a great time on the ride including the kids! Cat and Shaun must have loved the day as well, because they ended up buying season passes that day as well so we can all go back together again!</div>
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After a day at the park we were all starving and went to a delicious Italian restaurant. Nate and I have actually been there a couple other times while in town and are never disappointed with the food. We were however, disappointed with the service this time as they forgot to make our ticket and we had to wait a long time for our food! The nice thing was once they realized their mistake, they quickly got our food out to us and comped 50% of our meal! Our friends headed back home that night and we headed to our hotel.</div>
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We bought a pretty sweet deal on Groupon and stayed at the Grand Country Inn. Included in our package was a two night stay, show tickets, large pizza, popcorn, drinks, and admission to their indoor/outdoor waterpark! The next day we didn't even leave our hotel because we had so many fun things to do right there. The girls absolutely loved the water park and we stayed there for hours! I was pretty impressed with it as well. It was great for little kids but Nate and I had a lot of fun playing in the water as well. By the time we all got back to the room we were exhausted and took a nice long nap. </div>
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That night we went to one of the shows. It wasn't really our style of show. (Most people in the audience were at least 65 years old.) But it gave us something fun to do and the girls actually did really well. They each got their own bucket of popcorn, which they loved, and munched away for the first half. We did end up leaving at intermission and walking back to our room where we finished out the night watching one of the Harry Potter movies on T.V. If you know me at all, you know I'm a stickler for early bedtimes for my kids but with us all staying in one hotel room and it being a vacation, I made an exception. The girls were thrilled that they got to stay up with Mommy and Daddy until 10:30 and snuggle in bed while watching T.V. So often, we feel restricted in what we can do because we have such young children, so this trip was a good stretch for us and helped us be more confident in being more adventurous with our girls.<br />
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The next morning, we headed to Silver Dollar City again. This time to meet our Shepherd and Pendleton cousins! They bought season passes as well so we had all been trying to coordinate a trip together so it was fun that it worked out. Even though we had just been to the park two days before, we still found new fun things to do. We rode all our favorite roller coasters and I even convinced Alyssa to go on Outlaw Run with me. I may or may not have been completely honest about what all the ride entailed. (second fastest and second steepest wooden roller coaster in the world at 68 mph and 81 degree angle drop!) but I think she enjoyed it!<br />
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We had such a fun weekend. It was a much needed break for us and definitely helped us rejuvenate!<br />
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Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-3250552294881114092015-05-27T21:47:00.000-05:002015-05-27T21:47:15.286-05:0020 Month Update: Where has the Time Gone?!?!I've been meaning to do an update on the girls for months and just haven't gotten around to it. I didn't document when they started walking, their first words and sentences, I have no idea how many teeth they have or how tall they are. Sigh, I'm afraid life has gotten busy and the milestones are just flying by. Luckily, I'm somewhat of a laid back person, and I won't feel too guilty about "missing" the milestones, because trust me, I didn't miss them. I'm right in the thick of the action! I just may not get around to documenting everything. I'll just do my best to catch up on the big things in this post.<br />
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The girls are now 20 months old! It is crazy to think they are now closer to two than one. What has happened to my babies? How did they become rambunctious toddlers overnight? Like most kids their age, they love running, exploring new things, and playing silly games. They absolutely love going to the park and we are there at least three times a week. Eden will sit in the swing for hours (no joke) and frantically shake her head "no" if you try to take her out. Park time would be way too easy if Lydia liked the swings as well, but alas, she hates them! She prefers to wander around and follow the birds in the grass. So I divide my time between pushing Eden and chasing Lydia when her wandering takes her to the road. At home they like swimming in the sand, taking Ollie for walks, playing with playdough, watching Daniel Tiger, jumping on the bed, reading stories, rocking their babies, blowing bubbles, and drawing with sidewalk chalk.<br />
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Both girls are relatively good eaters. Eden is definitely pickier though. I refuse to short order cook, so they get to eat whatever we're eating. I try not to panic when they refuse to eat something because I know they're not going to starve and eventually they will eat. If I'm really desperate, I'll put Daniel Tiger on and I can sneak all sorts of food into their mouths when they become engrossed in the show! Luckily, they eat most things we give them. I finally weaned them both a few months ago as my birthday gift to myself. When we first started breastfeeding, I never dreamed in a million years that we would make it 16 months! I'm going to go ahead and give myself a pat on the back for that accomplishment :) I was definitely ready to be done though (You know its time when they can say "Thank you, Mommy" when they finish nursing!) and the girls seemed to be ready as well, as they made the transition to whole milk in sippy cups really easily.<br />
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It amazes me, how fast they are learning. They say new words everyday and have even started stringing them together. They love talking about animas and making their different noises. They love learning new songs especially the ones with fun actions. I feel like I should be better at introducing letters, numbers, and colors and things just because they are at the stage when they are soaking up everything like a sponge! However, I don't aspire to create child prodigies who can read by the time they are two so we'll get to those things eventually. Right now we're all just enjoying spending everyday together doing fun things and exploring the world around us!<br />
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lLaurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-45283607327294453522015-03-17T21:35:00.000-05:002015-03-17T21:40:15.520-05:00A Day in the Life with Twin ToddlersIt's been just over a year since I did a "Day in the life" blog post and I thought it would be fun to do another one to record what life really looks like most days for us. Of course, there is no such thing as a "normal" day around here but here's a chronicle of A day. This was yesterday, and it was actually a really good day!<br />
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6:30 AM Nathan wakes up and gets ready for work. He leaves around 7 and I stay in bed hoping for a few more precious minutes of sleep. Usually the girls are up around 7:15 but ever since the time change they've been sleeping in a bit!<br />
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8:00 AM Eden starts fussing and I drag myself out of bed. Good morning hugs and kisses and diaper changes for both girls. Then I start making breakfast. Eden plays in the living room while Lydia sits at my feat and cries. Apparently, she's got some "hanger" going on.<br />
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8:30 AM Breakfast! This morning it's scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa, tortillas, milk, and bananas. The girls can be picky about eating but generally speaking, they love breakfast and eat really well for that meal. Even when they love their food, they still also love gravity and a lot of food ends up on the floor! Ollie eagerly awaits the scraps.<br />
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9:00 AM Wash the girls off and clean up from breakfast. Get the girls dressed for the day.<br />
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9:30 AM Give Ollie a bath. Half the food the girls dropped at breakfast ended up in his hair. The girls like to help scrub him in the tub. Now the tub is dirty so I guess I better clean it. After cleaning the tub I realize, it's been a while since I've cleaned the bathroom so I might as well do the whole thing. Once again, the girls like "helping." I'm glad I bought some of the "natural" cleaners that are supposed to be safer around kids since the girls like to be a part of everything I do. Now, that I'm in bathroom cleaning mode I decide to clean the master bathroom too. The girls are tired of helping by this point, so they just pull all of Mommy's shoes off the rack instead.<br />
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10:15 AM Load the girls up in the stroller to go play at a friend's house. My friend Emily lives a few blocks away, and it is a beautiful day, so we walk there. Her little boy is about a month older than the girls, and she watches another friend's daughter who is also a few months older so the four of them have a lot of fun playing together.<br />
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12:00 PM Emily makes us all a delicious lunch. Chicken fried rice, mandarin oranges, pineapple. The kids all sit at the table like little grown ups and make a terrible mess, but they are happy and eating their food so it's all good!<br />
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12:45 PM Help clean up from lunch. Load the girls back up in the stroller and head home. Get home and realize Lydia threw a shoe overboard! Retrace steps and find it a block a way. Get home in time to say goodbye to Daddy who had come home to spray the weeds on his lunch break<br />
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1:15 PM Change diapers and sing some songs to get the girls ready for naptime. Lay them down in their cribs and leave the room. Eden starts screaming. (Shocker! She's been on a nap strike lately.) I go back in a couple of times until she is calmed down and starts to drift off.<br />
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1:45 PM Naptime is usually sewing time for me. My Etsy shop keeps me busy. Today I'm working on a Minnie Mouse dress and a pair of pajamas.<br />
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2:50 PM Eden starts crying. I get to a stopping point with the sewing and get her out of her crib. Lydia is still snoozing so I leave her in the bedroom. Eden does not like this and keeps going to the bedroom door and pounding on it to wake sister.<br />
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3:00 PM Lydia wakes up. I change both their diapers. Lydia throws a fit when I make her put her binkie away but she gets over it as soon as I tell her it's snack time! I give them each a snack cup with captain crunch. (Don't Judge!) While they eat their snacks, I gather up everything to go run some errands. Lydia throws another fit when she dumps her snack on the floor and Ollie eats it. I get her some more and put her in her carseat. Now Eden throws a fit because she wants to give Ollie a bone before we leave. I buckle a crying Eden in her carseat and hand her her blankie and Lambie and she calms down.<br />
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3:20 PM And we're off on our errands! Post office, Hobby Lobby, and Wal-Mart. Highlights from the trip: 1. Bribing the girls by letting them ring the bell at the fabric counter at Hobby Lobby about 20 times each. 2. Bribing them at Wal-Mart with free cookies from the bakery 3. Bribing them with the veggie pouches in the cart at Wal-Mart. Are you seeing a theme here? 4. Cleaning up the puree from said veggie pouches that Eden squirted all over the groceries. 5. Smelling a suspicious odor from Lydia and then realizing I forgot to bring the diaper bag. All in all we had a very successful errand run!<br />
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4:50 PM Get home and unload the groceries. Our 8 year old neighbor is playing outside and wants to blow bubbles with the girls for a bit.<br />
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5:00 PM Come inside and Skype with Grandma! Now is usually when I would be making dinner but we are having dinner with friends tonight to celebrate Nate's birthday! Hooray for not having to cook dinner.<br />
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5:40 PM Load up in the car again and head to meet Daddy for dinner at our friends' house.<br />
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6:00 PM Yummy tacos, beans, and rice for dinner. The girls LOVE refried beans. Caramel pudding cake and ice cream for dessert. On a normal night, after dinner the girls play in the bathtub for quite a while. They they get in their PJs, we read a bible story, sing some songs and they go to bed around 7:15. But tonight's a party night :)<br />
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8:15 Get home, dress girls in pjs, and lay them in their cribs. Lydia goes right to sleep but Eden has been having a rough time falling asleep recently. She's fine if I'm in the room but she gets really upset when I leave. We've started leaving the door open when we leave and that seems to help her but I still end up going back in her room a few times before she stops crying and falls asleep. <br />
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8:45 Both girls are asleep. Nate and I sit down and watch an episode of the Walking Dead.<br />
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10:00 I work on sewing some more of my Etsy orders. Nate does some studying for an upcoming certification exam<br />
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11:00 BEDTIME!<br />
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And that's it. Just another day in paradise. Even if I didn't fit in a shower today, it's still a pretty good day! <br />
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1:45 AM Eden wakes up crying. Ugh, guess I better get out of bed....... <br />
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<br />Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492875230996741494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6728602027888779272.post-87906419700860336452015-01-07T20:47:00.002-06:002015-01-07T20:47:28.177-06:00New Year, New Blog Post (At last!)Once upon a time, I was pretty good at keeping up with this blog. Then one day I woke up, and our twins were toddlers and life got really crazy! I haven't written since their first birthday in September and I'm REALLY sad. Due to the crazy nature of raising two toddlers, I have a terrible case of "Mommy Brain", and I fear I've forgotten almost everything that has happened in the last few months because I didn't write it down. Going forward, my plan is to update at least monthly but I figured today, I'd do a quick look back of the last few months as well as a look forward to this next year.<br />
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After the girls' birthday, we got really busy getting ready for our trip to Disney World! We had an amazing time with Nathan's family there, and I plan to write a whole blog post about it. One paragraph would simply not do the awesomeness of the trip justice. For now, just know we loved it, the girls loved it, Grandma loved it, everyone loved it!<br />
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Before we left on our trip, I decided to make our girls and their two cousins matching Minnie Mouse dresses. Little did I know, that would be the start of a brand new adventure for me! After posting a picture of the dresses on Facebook and receiving so many comments on how I should sell them on Etsy, I gathered all my courage and took the plunge! I opened an Etsy shop. I started with selling the Minnie Mouse dresses and was shocked when people bought them! I decided I was really going to give this a shot and see if I could turn it into a nice little side business. I used my profits to buy a serger and started making more items for my shop. In 6 weeks time, I sold nearly 200 pairs of leggings and 20 dresses! It was an amazing blessing for our family that we were so grateful for. The holiday rush was pretty crazy, so I'm hoping the shop will just bring a nice steady, manageable work load for me throughout the year. If anyone is interested in checking out the shop you can find it <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaureLeafCreations">here</a>. (And if you ever want to order anything contact me first so I can give you a promo code for a friend/family discount!)<br />
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Nathan has been very busy as well. He makes a great sewing assistant! Bless that man; when I was swamped with orders, not only did he help me with cutting and ironing and such, but he also took over a lot of the household duties all while continuing to work full time at his job at the Walmart headquarters! On top of that, he has been studying for a group of tests for a special certification related to his job. AND, he has been working out which payed off when he passed a fitness test at our gym and earned us a free membership for this year! Can we just all agree that my husband is Superman?<br />
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The girls have a doctor's appointment later this week, so I'll be writing a whole update on them after I have current stats. They are walking (and running) everywhere and are so curious about their world. This is a really fun age and challenging one! Nate and I can hardly wait for March when the girls will be 18 months old and can go to nursery at church!!!! We seem to spend more and more time out in the hallway at church every week rather than in our meetings. Just a few more months......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They absolutely love going on walks but they prefer to ditch the stroller and walk on their own down the sidewalk now. </td></tr>
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We had a great Christmas in Utah this year. The girls had a ball swimming, ice skating, playing with cousins, and being spoiled by Grandparents! They actually caught on a bit to opening presents this year so that was fun.The only thing we didn't like about our vacation was getting sick! The girls and I were sick and most of my family got sick as well. Somehow, Nate managed to stay healthy. My sister, Emily, also got married while we were there. She was a cute bride and I'm so glad we could be there for it. We were able to stay a full two weeks, hoping to wear out our welcome so it wouldn't be so sad when we left, but it still was sad! We already miss Grandma, Grandpa, Aunties, Uncles, and cousins.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their Christmas jammies were a bit big, but it was kinda funny watching them walk around like little munchkins.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can hardly stand the cuteness of this picture with all the cousins at the wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made my dress and the girls' dresses. I have to say, I've come a LONG way with my sewing!</td></tr>
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With it being a new year, I've been thinking a lot about improvement and figured this blog is as good a place as any to record my goals. First and foremost I want to be a better wife and mother. There are so many ways I can improve on that, but I'm going to narrow it down and say I want to be more present with them. I take care of the basic needs and everyone is happy enough, but I think I can do better at just being less distracted and enjoying the moment. Second, I want to take better care of myself. I used to be a health guru but just haven't made them time to exercise or eat right in a long time. And for me, it's not about losing weight, it's about feeling better. I have been sick so frequently this last year, and I know it's because I have developed terrible habits around sleep, exercise, and nutrition. I'd like to start doing some races again and Nate and I have been looking into some upcoming races around here that I plan to start training for. Finally, I want to improve on my housekeeping. Ugh! I really struggle to keep up and I know I will NEVER have a perfectly clean house especially with all the mayhem my girls cause, but I can improve. I'm thinking of making a chore chart or downloading a cleaning ap or something to keep me on track. What are your favorite ways to stay on top of your housework?<br />
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It's been a wonderful, busy year for our family. We have been challenged and blessed in so many unexpected ways. We didn't get around to sending out most of our Christmas cards this year, so this will have to suffice. We hope you all enjoyed your Christmas season with friends and family and we hope you are able to keep the Christmas spirit with you all year long!<br />
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