THE PARK!

So, Kaylin and I went to the park with our good friends Jill and Michael. Kaylin had so much fun. She has grown up so quick, since the last time I took her to the park. She can now go up the stairs all by herself and go down the slide!! I enjoyed watching her play in the beautiful weather we are having. After swinging and playing, we all ate lunch at a picnic table. Kaylin sat at the table like a big girl. When we were finished, Kaylin went looking for flowers with Jill (her best girl buddy!) while I played a clapping game with Michael. He is 9 months old and adorable. You will see what I mean from the pictures I post. Thank goodness Jill had her camera because she got some cute pictures of Kaylin and Michael together. I was happy to see she got some of Kaylin and I together also!! Hope you enjoy all the pictures (thanks to Jill for taking them). Oh!.....Kaylin is now sleeping in her "big girl" bed!! I will post on that later. Thanks!! Here are the pictures:

BABY MOVES!!

Well, I felt the baby move for the first time on April 1st! No, it is not an April fool's joke. That was the exact day that I turned 16 weeks. In just a week, this baby has started kicking and moving stronger. It was so strong that I was very shocked the few times it would happen. Lately, the baby has been moving a lot more when it happens. To explain how crazy this baby is.....Jacob felt the baby kick this week!!! Isn't that crazy???? I thought the kicks/movement was strong enough for him to feel it, but it has totally confused me with it being this early. I've heard that you feel the baby earlier your second pregnancy,...but I didn't think for one moment that other people would be able to feel it so soon. We may have a little soccer player in there!!!

Well, everything is going well. I had a doctor's visit this Monday and the news was that I had lost 2lbs., the heartbeat was good, and that we will be doing the ultrasound on May 4th!!! Yay!! I can't wait to see this baby again. For all of you wondering.......NO, we are NOT finding out if it is a boy or girl. We didn't with Kaylin and we're not going to with this one. The only way we would find out would be if it was an accident! Oh, for those of you who don't know... here are our names: boy-Ethan Jacob and girl-Brooklyn Joy ......Let us know what you think!! Hope you are all doing well!!

KAYLIN SINGS!!!

I know it has been a long time since I've posted, but this post was worth the wait!!!! Kaylin is growing so fast and talking up a storm. She surprises me daily with new words and cute sayings. However, her latest interest has been singing songs!! I was very lucky to catch her in a good singing mood, after eating her dinner. I'm soo excited to share this video with you of her singing some songs. She starts off with 5 Little Monkeys (she repeats this many times.....so don't think that it is all she does the whole video). Then she tries to sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider (with a small case of the hiccups) ..that is followed by her ABC's, Jesus Loves ME (we're still working on this one) and then Rock-a-bye Baby. I hope you enjoy the video!! Sorry it is so close to her face.....I wanted to make sure you could hear her.

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WE'VE BEEN SICK!!!!

Okay,......so I have realized that with being pregnant and having a toddler.....you can't make any promises!!!! I know it has been forever since I have written or posted any pictures. I'm sorry! We have had one thing after another this past month. First, Kaylin got a really bad cough. I was up every hour with her the first two nights!! So, we ended up having to take her to the doctor (which is the first time we've had to take her for being sick.....we've been blessed). They wouldn't give her anything for her cough, but he said that she had the beginning of an ear infection!!! Completely was NOT expecting that!! She had shown no signs at all!!! Anyway, she gets better and I realize I have become sick from her. Great. So, I'm sick for more than 2 weeks. I ended up with a sinus infection!!! Yuck! I have never had one of those before and man......it was bad! It was especially hard being pregnant and having to choose medication from a list of certain things. Well, I end up getting better and I think we had 2 days of being normal. But, of course that can't happen......being normal. So, Kaylin ends up getting a stomach virus!!! It took about 4 to 5 days for her to fully get well. Now, to top all of this off.............I have made it through my first trimester without a whole lot of morning sickness. I was so sick with Kaylin my first trimester that I lost weight! So, making it past my first trimester not being that sick was very exciting. Remember though.....things can't be normal. So, all of a sudden, I have started having morning sickness like crazy!!! This is my second trimester........that's not supposed to happen.....right??? Well, I guess it is! Also, our main computer is still "sick", which has all my pictures. The laptop I'm using is so old it would probably quit working if I tried to load one picture!!! So, please be patient on me getting pictures back to the blog. Oh, did I mention that Jacob hurt his back building the playroom?? Yep, had to get an MRI on Friday. He is taking pain medication and starting to feel somewhat better. He did something to a disc in his back! We are asking for prayers for his back to heal and hoping for a better month ahead. ---My birthday is March 30th and Jacob is taking me to eat some very much craved crab legs!!! Does anyone know how much I can eat while pregnant? I've heard 12 oz. Well, there is an update for you! Hope everyone is doing well. Let me know how you are doing!

BABY #2!!!

So, Jacob and I went to the doctor today. We were able to hear the baby's heartbeat and get an ultrasound. The baby is right on track and the heartbeat is strong at 170. The due date is the same ...... Sept. 16th. We are very happy that things are going well. The next appointment is in 4 weeks! I will be 13 weeks, and very excited for that visit........being out of the "miscarriage" stage. Asking for prayers during this time of the baby's growth. Hope all is well with everyone! Much love~

LATE CHRISTMAS PICTURES!!!

Christmas was so much fun with Kaylin this year! I have so many pictures!!! I will definitely need to post another blog for more pictures. I know it has been a long time since my last entry, but I get overwhelmed when I have so many pictures to choose from. My solution??? more blogs, more blogs, and more blogs!!!! There are a lot of pictures.......so enjoy!!

Here is Kaylin pulling me by the hand to go pick out our Christmas tree!

Kaylin feeling the trees to find just the right one for us!

Getting ready to pick her up to check out the trees.

Picture of us together with the tree we picked out!

Picture of her and Jacob with the tree too!

Playing with all the fallen needles with Daddy!

This is one of Kaylin's favorite decorations to play with. It has a little train that moves inside!
Kaylin showing me the star on the top of the tree.
Being goofy and just playing around on the pillows!!
One of my favorite Christmas pictures!
Kaylin dressed up in her Christmas dress!
Kaylin sitting with Nana, Heston, and John Michael.
There will be more family Christmas pictures posted in the next blog. So, keep a look out for them! I promise it won't be as long as last time, before I post again. I might even have it posted tomorrow!!! Thanks for checking in on us! I enjoy any comments you leave.

JOHN MICHAEL VISITS!

Okay, I know I have been saying I would post pictures of John Michael's visit. So, here it is...with PLENTY of pictures...so get ready!!

John Michael came to visit while his younger brother, Heston, was having surgery. He spent the night at our house for the first time. Kaylin absolutely LOVED having him over. They played very well together. It was so much fun!!! I really enjoyed having 2 kids around and watching them interact. It makes me definitely want more kids! I took way too many pictures, so I'm just going to write a little bit before each one. Enjoy!

John Michael and Kaylin decided to pull out all the ziploc bags, but they put them back!

Here they are both "reading" books on the couch. I'm so glad they both enjoy books so much!

They were pointing things out to each other in their books. It was cute listening to them "talk".

John Michael absolutely LOVED playing with Dodge. Here he is giving him a hug!

John Michael and I had fun making these with his hands and feet! He is so cute!!

I let them watch a show together on their own cushion. Kaylin ended up on John Michael's cushion with one of his arms wrapped around her. It was soo cute....I didn't get my camera in time for that one though.....sorry!

John Michael and I doing our best "CHEESE" face for Jacob.

Eating dinner at the table with us. Isn't he just adorable????

They had so much fun filling up the bag with stuff and pouring it out!

AAAHHHHH!! GET THE LEGOS!!!! So much fun!!! They were cracking up!!!

Just hanging out in the floor playing with some legos!

They are very interested in Jacob reading a book to them about dogs!

ATTACK JACOB!!! Attack.....attack....attack!! I love this picture!

John Michael being an airplane. I love the expression on his face!!

John Michael giving Kaylin a hug while they were playing. Too sweet!

John Michael showed Kaylin how to put her magnetic letters on the fridge.

They were both talking on a phone. They might be asking for cell phones soon!!

Jacob and John Michael on the couch ready to watch The Polar Express!!

It was a fun filled day! Sorry there were soo many pictures, I just thought they were all cute! Hopefully, I will get Christmas pictures up soon!