Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. They are in no particular order but at least they are up here. Enjoy!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Becoming a Mother of Two
Monday was my first day of being home with both kids by myself. We did pretty good and there were very few instances of being desperately needed at the same time. (I am sure that will change). Mason is growing up so fast. When he is awake he is trying to hold his head up. He can't stand to think that he is missing out on something that his big sister is getting to do. I can tell that he is going to catch on to things very quickly. Emma Kate is a fabulous big sister. She wants to help with everything and loves looking and loving on Mason. The first thing she says when I walk into her room in the morning or after nap is "baby?" She then proceeds to point to wherever she thinks he is and we must go and look at him. She gets a very concerned look on her face when she hears him cry. We know that she is going to be a protective older sister.
I feel so much joy when I look at my two children. Emma Kate has grown up so fast and I didn't really realize how old she is getting until I look at Mason and remember Emma Kate at that age. Emma Kate is becoming a little girl and I couldn't be more proud of her. I know that God is shaping her into a beautiful individual. Mason has already started showing his personality. He is pretty laid back although when he wants to eat he wants to eat NOW. He has already gotten on a somewhat regular schedule and is good to go back to sleep after eating at night. (That is a great thing because I am not getting to take any naps during the day right now.) I only have one more person to brag on and I saved the best for last. Matt is an amazing father and husband! He comes in from a long day of work and jumps right in to help. He asks what I need help with and has an endless desire to meet all of our needs. He is truly wonderful and there is no one else in the world that I would rather be traveling through life with. Thanks for listening to me brag about my beautiful children and amazing husband. God is good.
I feel so much joy when I look at my two children. Emma Kate has grown up so fast and I didn't really realize how old she is getting until I look at Mason and remember Emma Kate at that age. Emma Kate is becoming a little girl and I couldn't be more proud of her. I know that God is shaping her into a beautiful individual. Mason has already started showing his personality. He is pretty laid back although when he wants to eat he wants to eat NOW. He has already gotten on a somewhat regular schedule and is good to go back to sleep after eating at night. (That is a great thing because I am not getting to take any naps during the day right now.) I only have one more person to brag on and I saved the best for last. Matt is an amazing father and husband! He comes in from a long day of work and jumps right in to help. He asks what I need help with and has an endless desire to meet all of our needs. He is truly wonderful and there is no one else in the world that I would rather be traveling through life with. Thanks for listening to me brag about my beautiful children and amazing husband. God is good.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
What a week!
Mason has been with us now for 8 days and they have flown by! Gigi was with us until Sunday morning and then Gran-Gran and Daddy Steve have been with us since Sunday evening. Thanks goodness for all the help as Emma Kate came down with strep throat the day we brought Mason home from the hospital. It has been busy! We are starting to get settled and get a handle on having two kids. We are so blessed to have Mason in our lives and can't remember a time without him. The week has been full of eating, sleeping, doctor visits and lots of love! We want to thank everyone for all of your thoughts, prayers and support. We especially want to thank the office of BE&K east in St. Petersburg, Russia for the flowers. They were beautiful and very much appreciated (picture of flowers below). We want to extend an even bigger thank you to our parents who have helped us through this transition. We appreciate you so much more knowing what you have been through. We love you all and hope to have the time to keep posting more pictures!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Patiently Waiting
We are patiently waiting for our little boy to get here. Emma Kate doesn't understand what is about to happen although we tell her that her little baby brother is going to be living with us soon. Our schedules have been busy with playgroups and bible studies and getting the house ready for a newborn. I don't have very many fun pictures but I will put up some of what we have. Hope everyone is having a good start to the fall (really...fall?)!
I promise that Emma Kate has clothes, even though she is not wearing any in these pictures. This was one of Emma Kate's first cookies. She is taking after her father!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Fun Times!
We have been up to our usual routine. Last weekend we went to the play gym with Matt and we all had a blast. Then Emma Kate got to visit with LeAnn, Bret and Ela for the evening while Matt and I went on an actual date. It was soooo nice and we appreciate their help immensely! One night we had spaghetti at Michael's and the kids were so messy that they had to get in the tub. Emma Kate and Matt enjoyed the whale pool this weekend and it helped to keep them cool. Today we went back to the play gym with our lunch group/play group friends. We had so much fun and were able to go to lunch afterwards. We are very blessed that God has provided such a great group of christian friends.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Hot!
I don't have any pictures to post but I just wanted to post to let everyone know what we have been up to. Well, I am just getting closer and closer to having this baby. We are now 33 of the 40 weeks into the pregnancy. Emma Kate arrived at 37 weeks and so we are hoping that is the case with this one. It is only 114 degrees today and so our main objective is to stay cool. Emma Kate and I have a group of Mom's and tots that all live in our neighborhood and we get together about 2-3 times a week and swim and have lunch. It makes the days pass very quickly.
Emma Kate is into everything. She is just so fast that it makes it difficult to keep up with her. She is talking up a storm and is constantly asking what something is so she can repeat me. She is in love with babies. She has two babies that she takes care of and then anytime we see a real baby she wants to hug and hold the baby. We will soon see if this is a positive thing or not (she is still learning "gentle"!) She is also getting 4 teeth right now (making 5-8). I think that 2 of them are some molars because they are pretty far back. She is handling it ok. With her first four teeth she ran really high fevers (103) and was miserable. These are taking a while to come in but she is not reacting quite as badly to them.
I have been sewing a lot and trying to get some clothes done for both kids before the baby gets here ( I know soon my time will be filled with much more than sewing). I have been making a fall bishop and Christmas bishop for Emma Kate and coordinating Johnnys for the new baby boy. The next task I want to focus on is their Halloween costumes. I am hoping to put them in some sort of coordinating costumes but I haven't come up with a great idea yet. If you have one please let me know!
Matt is doing well and working a lot. He is getting excited about our little boy arriving and evening up the girl/boy ratio around here. He has been so supportive during this pregnancy (as it has been a much tougher road than the last), God has blessed me tremendously with his love and understanding. That is about it for now. I will try to get some pictures/videos up soon.
Emma Kate is into everything. She is just so fast that it makes it difficult to keep up with her. She is talking up a storm and is constantly asking what something is so she can repeat me. She is in love with babies. She has two babies that she takes care of and then anytime we see a real baby she wants to hug and hold the baby. We will soon see if this is a positive thing or not (she is still learning "gentle"!) She is also getting 4 teeth right now (making 5-8). I think that 2 of them are some molars because they are pretty far back. She is handling it ok. With her first four teeth she ran really high fevers (103) and was miserable. These are taking a while to come in but she is not reacting quite as badly to them.
I have been sewing a lot and trying to get some clothes done for both kids before the baby gets here ( I know soon my time will be filled with much more than sewing). I have been making a fall bishop and Christmas bishop for Emma Kate and coordinating Johnnys for the new baby boy. The next task I want to focus on is their Halloween costumes. I am hoping to put them in some sort of coordinating costumes but I haven't come up with a great idea yet. If you have one please let me know!
Matt is doing well and working a lot. He is getting excited about our little boy arriving and evening up the girl/boy ratio around here. He has been so supportive during this pregnancy (as it has been a much tougher road than the last), God has blessed me tremendously with his love and understanding. That is about it for now. I will try to get some pictures/videos up soon.
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