Last week I
was reading through my old blog posts and I realized I missed this space. It’s
a great place for me to document the happenings going on with us. It’s also
like my baby / child book for the kids! So here I am with an update of the last
almost 2 years…
Caitlyn
turned 5 last September. She is a great big sister! She loves Cole and is
great with him. Most times when he’s in a mood or tantrum throwing, she’s the
one that gets through to him and calms him down. She’s in her third year of
preschool / pre-k and is so ready for Kindergarten this August. She is way more
ready than Jared or I are for this big transition. She’ll ask me periodically
if it’s time for Kindergarten yet. Mostly I think it’s because she hates nap
time at daycare. Thankfully after pre-k graduation in May they will transition
her in with the school age kids and nap time will be a thing of the past! She
hasn’t napped since I brought Cole home from the hospital (she had just turned
3). This girl is a cuddle bug and I love it! And I think because she requests
cuddle time Cole usually follows and loves it too. His time is just much
shorter at the moment. She is finally dressing herself in the mornings and
definitely has a style of her own! She’s great at matching colors but hasn’t
learned to match patterns as well. I love her spirit, kindness and
understanding. She's turning into such a sweet loving girl!
Cole turned
2 last September. He’s in the toddler room at daycare and has been doing
great. The transition from Beth’s to daycare was a little rough last summer but
he’s doing great now! We’re starting to get into potty training mode. He’ll
need to be fully potty trained to move to the preschool room and will be able to
move once he turns 3. So we have this summer to get in gear! He is my strong
willed child. I’m told this will be good in his adult life but right now he
tries me on a daily basis. He loves his big sister and is constantly following
her around and wanting to do what she does. He loves all things
trains…especially Thomas the train. We got him a train table for Christmas…it
was the best money spent. He has his cuddle moments but they are usually
short. He also has little patience for tv so far….unless Thomas is on. For
some reason he can sit and watch that all afternoon. I don’t get it.
Baby number
three will arrive in September. Yes, all 3 of my babies are going to be
September babies. It’s insane. This one was a little bit of a surprise but we
are excited and getting ready. We’ll find out the gender in 2 weeks, which I’m
super excited about! Caitlyn is super excited and hoping for a sister because
she already has a brother and doesn’t need another one. Cole has just started
coming around to the fact that mommy has a baby in her belly. He was insistent
that there wasn’t up until about a month ago. It’s going to be a huge
transition for him but I know he’ll come around and be a great big brother too!
Zeus is
still battling his allergies. He’s also going to be having a fatty tumor
removed in the next couple of weeks. He’s starting to show his age a little
bit. He turns 13 this month. Still as loud and obnoxious as ever though!
We finished
the kitchen remodel. I’ll post before/during/after photo’s at some point.
We are
still active at church. We’ve joined a young marrieds group that meets once a
month and really enjoy that! Plus it really helps us grow in our relationship
as well.
We took a
couple of trips. Last summer we went to Ponca State Park with Grandma Kendy and
Papa Rich. In September we went to Branson with Grandma Barb and Papa Fred.
Then in February of this year Jared and I went to St Lucia for Tony and Darci’s
wedding! It was amazing…even though I was sick as a dog with morning (all day)
sickness.
This has
gotten really long! Looking forward to keeping this updated!
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