As you can tell from the date of my last post I have been absent for a while. Why you may be asking yourself. It's really quite simple. Life happened! I went back to work and school in August. I am back in the classroom for my seventh year of teaching second grade. It doesn't seem possible that this is my seventh year already. I also went back to school, Northwest, to work on completing my Master's in Education in Reading! Between going back to work and school and being a mom and being a wife, I have had very little time to do anything else.
Cole continues to amaze me at how intelligent he is. He is saying things like, "Momma you bootiful!" and "Dat looks perfect!" and "That's terrible!" I'm constantly amazed at how smart he is already. He can count to ten (he says eleven for seven but the rest is correct), he's starting to sing his ABC's and he knows the majority of his colors. We are also working on shapes. He really is a very funny and smart kid.
Chloe continues to be an amazing baby. She is an easy smile. All Michael has to do to get her to smile is say her name and she beams up at him. When she smiles she uses her whole body. Everything just wiggles! She is getting closer to being able to sit up on her own but isn't quite there yet. She did turn five months old this week. I just can't get over the fact that she is going to be half a year old next month!
Michael and I are preparing for our fifth anniversary next month. He has something planned that he isn't sharing with me, which has me both excited and nervous. :) I'm sure it will be WONDERFUL!
We'll I am going to start getting things ready to go. We are headed to Haunted Mozingo tonight!
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Back in Action!
We'll I officially started my seventh year of teaching. It doesn't seem possible that this year should be my seventh year. I keep thinking that it should only be my third or fourth year not my seventh. I am very blessed this year to only have 10 students. Not that having more kids would be a bad thing but this year we have a new reading series. It'll be really nice to only have 10 students the first year we are using this reading series. :)
It has also been a little bittersweet for me this week. I really missed Cole and Chloe this week. It just doesn't seem like the summer should be over and my time at home with them should be over.
Yesterday Chloe turned 13 weeks old. It's amazing to think that she's already that old! She is such a joy to be around. She is extremely happy all the time and continues to coo all the time.
Cole is still a busy body like he's always been. :) He doesn't believe in sleeping in. There was a morning last week that my alarm went off at 5:30 and Cole said, "Dat gan-ma calling (aka That grandma calling)?". The scary thing is that I was so tired I didn't even know that he had crawled into bed with us. Last weekend Michael had to get up early to put some meat on (he bbqs) so I was at home with the kids by myself. It was around 6:40 and I heard Cole open his door and start hollering for me. I told him I was in my room. He came in and said, "I watch Disney Junior." I pretended to be asleep and he said it again. I told him I was going to need to hear some words... (aka please). He proceeded to say, "Miska Mouska Mickey Mouse." (For those of you without children those are the magic words to make Mickey's clubhouse appear on Mickey Mouse's Clubhouse). I laughed so hard and he knew that he was going to get what he wanted because he gave me his little ornery grin and said, "What's da magic word? Miska Mouska Mickey Mouse!"
As you can tell our life is full of surprises and laughs!
It has also been a little bittersweet for me this week. I really missed Cole and Chloe this week. It just doesn't seem like the summer should be over and my time at home with them should be over.
Yesterday Chloe turned 13 weeks old. It's amazing to think that she's already that old! She is such a joy to be around. She is extremely happy all the time and continues to coo all the time.
Cole is still a busy body like he's always been. :) He doesn't believe in sleeping in. There was a morning last week that my alarm went off at 5:30 and Cole said, "Dat gan-ma calling (aka That grandma calling)?". The scary thing is that I was so tired I didn't even know that he had crawled into bed with us. Last weekend Michael had to get up early to put some meat on (he bbqs) so I was at home with the kids by myself. It was around 6:40 and I heard Cole open his door and start hollering for me. I told him I was in my room. He came in and said, "I watch Disney Junior." I pretended to be asleep and he said it again. I told him I was going to need to hear some words... (aka please). He proceeded to say, "Miska Mouska Mickey Mouse." (For those of you without children those are the magic words to make Mickey's clubhouse appear on Mickey Mouse's Clubhouse). I laughed so hard and he knew that he was going to get what he wanted because he gave me his little ornery grin and said, "What's da magic word? Miska Mouska Mickey Mouse!"
As you can tell our life is full of surprises and laughs!
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Nearing the end of July... Sigh
It's extremely hard for me to believe that August is only a few days away. I'm not sure where the last 10 weeks went and I know for sure that I'm not ready for it to be August.
We go to the doctor for Chloe's two month appointment on Monday. She's actually 10 weeks old, as of yesterday. I can't believe we're already going in for her check up. It doesn't feel like she should already be two months old. It's amazing how much more relaxed Michael and I this time around. I know that it's normal for people to be more relaxed the second time they have a kid but Chloe has also made it extremely easy to be relaxed. She has such a sweet personality. She has begun to smile a lot more and she's cooing a lot too! I just love watching her develop and grow.
Cole continues to be a great brother. He is always willing to help us by throwing away diapers, getting the bink, etc. I feel lucky that he's such a happy go lucky kid. He is so great about going with the flow and waiting for things (like a drink while I'm feeding sissy).
This coming week Michael is on vacation. It's really been the only time he's taken off work this whole summer except when Chloe was born. He's going to go and help me hang posters... I don't do ladders! We're also just going to hang out with the kids. I'm kind of excited to spend time with just the four of us.
I'm somewhat excited about school starting and somewhat dreading it. I'm excited because of the training I just took and I can't wait to implement some of the things I learned in my classroom. I'm dreading it because I'm really not excited about leaving Chloe and Cole. I have really enjoyed this summer being at home the most of any. I think it's because I've really seen Cole develop and grow this summer. I've also got a ton of snuggling time with Chloe. I'm not ready to leave that. It makes me a little teary eyed even thinking about it. We are so blessed that we have a great daycare that we know love both of our children. It makes it a little easier to send the kids there but it's still hard.
I'm going to try not to think about that right now... I'm just going to enjoy finishing July and the beginning of August!
We go to the doctor for Chloe's two month appointment on Monday. She's actually 10 weeks old, as of yesterday. I can't believe we're already going in for her check up. It doesn't feel like she should already be two months old. It's amazing how much more relaxed Michael and I this time around. I know that it's normal for people to be more relaxed the second time they have a kid but Chloe has also made it extremely easy to be relaxed. She has such a sweet personality. She has begun to smile a lot more and she's cooing a lot too! I just love watching her develop and grow.
Cole continues to be a great brother. He is always willing to help us by throwing away diapers, getting the bink, etc. I feel lucky that he's such a happy go lucky kid. He is so great about going with the flow and waiting for things (like a drink while I'm feeding sissy).
This coming week Michael is on vacation. It's really been the only time he's taken off work this whole summer except when Chloe was born. He's going to go and help me hang posters... I don't do ladders! We're also just going to hang out with the kids. I'm kind of excited to spend time with just the four of us.
I'm somewhat excited about school starting and somewhat dreading it. I'm excited because of the training I just took and I can't wait to implement some of the things I learned in my classroom. I'm dreading it because I'm really not excited about leaving Chloe and Cole. I have really enjoyed this summer being at home the most of any. I think it's because I've really seen Cole develop and grow this summer. I've also got a ton of snuggling time with Chloe. I'm not ready to leave that. It makes me a little teary eyed even thinking about it. We are so blessed that we have a great daycare that we know love both of our children. It makes it a little easier to send the kids there but it's still hard.
I'm going to try not to think about that right now... I'm just going to enjoy finishing July and the beginning of August!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
My little rollie pollie!
It's official, Chloe can roll over! Just this past week, Wednesday, July 18th, to be exact Chloe rolled over from her belly to her back. Mind you the following day she turned NINE WEEKS OLD! I have to admit I'm EXTREMELY impressed with how quickly she is doing things. She has always been a strong little girl. She's been holding her head up for weeks. Thursday night Michael decided to shampoo our living room carpet. Of course that left Cole, Chloe and I hanging out in the bedrooms so that we wouldn't get in his way. We were in Cole's room and I had Chloe on the blanket on her back. I decided she needed a little tummy time (I haven't even really done this because she has been lifting her head for so long). As she was on her belly she started to rock back and forth and all of the sudden... BAM she rolled over. I put her back on her belly to make sure I wasn't seeing stuff and, she did it AGAIN! She rolled over a total of four times (Michael say some of them so he can verify this) that night. Then she did it again the following day for a friend. I'm soooo excited to see her rolling over!
Saturday night we ventured out to the Nodaway County Fair. We had some friends in town so they joined us. Cole had a blast going down the slide, riding the merry-go-round, and apple/berry ride (like a tilt-a-whirl for little kids). I swear he would have gone down the slide ALL night long given the opportunity! I'm just glad he had a wonderful time!
In two weeks we go in for Chloe's two month check up. I'm really curious to see how much she's grown. I'll keep everyone updated!
Saturday night we ventured out to the Nodaway County Fair. We had some friends in town so they joined us. Cole had a blast going down the slide, riding the merry-go-round, and apple/berry ride (like a tilt-a-whirl for little kids). I swear he would have gone down the slide ALL night long given the opportunity! I'm just glad he had a wonderful time!
In two weeks we go in for Chloe's two month check up. I'm really curious to see how much she's grown. I'll keep everyone updated!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Where in the world did June go?!?!?!?!?
I'm not sure how it happened but June is officially over. I am in complete shocked at how quickly it went. It doesn't seem possible that this week we will be celebrating the 4th of July! I'm excited to see Cole's reaction to the fireworks this year. Last year he liked them but I have a feeling this year he's really going to get into them!
Chloe is officially six weeks old, as of this past Friday! She continues to be an amazing baby. She slept through the night three or four nights last week... when I say through the night I mean going to bed at 10:30 or 11 and not getting up until 5:00 or 5:30 in the morning. This has really helped momma out.
Cole will start going to the sitters twice a week this week. He'll be going on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'm torn about this whole thing. I love having both of the kids home with me but I also feel like Chloe doesn't get a lot of just "mommy" time like Cole did. I know it's impossible for her to have the same amount of time with me because she is the second child but I still feel guilty about that. However, I feel guilty about sending Cole to the sitter so Chloe and I can be together. I also feel guilty about spending the money for Cole to go to the sitters when I'm at home! It's a double edged sword. It doesn't matter what I do I feel guilty.
I'm also getting excited about school starting but at the same time I'm anxious because I don't want to leave Chloe just yet. When I have to go back to school she'll be a smidgen over 11 weeks. I just keeping that she'll still be so little, even though Cole wasn't even that old when I went back with him. I guess all this "spare time" has me thinking!
As a side note, I have become completely addicted to pintrest. I actually accomplished a project that I saw on there for Chloe's room. I've put a picture of it on here at the bottom. It's a picture from hair accessory holder. I'm really excited with how well it turned out. Now all I have to do is put it up on the wall!
I'm also putting a couple pictures of the kids on here too!
Chloe is officially six weeks old, as of this past Friday! She continues to be an amazing baby. She slept through the night three or four nights last week... when I say through the night I mean going to bed at 10:30 or 11 and not getting up until 5:00 or 5:30 in the morning. This has really helped momma out.
Cole will start going to the sitters twice a week this week. He'll be going on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'm torn about this whole thing. I love having both of the kids home with me but I also feel like Chloe doesn't get a lot of just "mommy" time like Cole did. I know it's impossible for her to have the same amount of time with me because she is the second child but I still feel guilty about that. However, I feel guilty about sending Cole to the sitter so Chloe and I can be together. I also feel guilty about spending the money for Cole to go to the sitters when I'm at home! It's a double edged sword. It doesn't matter what I do I feel guilty.
I'm also getting excited about school starting but at the same time I'm anxious because I don't want to leave Chloe just yet. When I have to go back to school she'll be a smidgen over 11 weeks. I just keeping that she'll still be so little, even though Cole wasn't even that old when I went back with him. I guess all this "spare time" has me thinking!
As a side note, I have become completely addicted to pintrest. I actually accomplished a project that I saw on there for Chloe's room. I've put a picture of it on here at the bottom. It's a picture from hair accessory holder. I'm really excited with how well it turned out. Now all I have to do is put it up on the wall!
I'm also putting a couple pictures of the kids on here too!
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| Chloe in her pretty princess outfit! |
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| Cole wearing his Batman mask. FYI - This terrified Reese, our cat, for a very long time! |
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| Chloe's hair accessory's organizer. You can clip berets to the ribbon in the middle and hang headbands off of the hooks at the bottom! |
Friday, June 22, 2012
Doesn't seem possible...
It's hard to believe that five weeks ago I was in the hospital waiting for Chloe to arrive. She has been such a blessing to our family. She is adorable (to say the least). She is a wonderful sleeper and has hit a major growth spurt - she's eating every 2 to 2 and a half hours! She sleeps through the craziness of our family, including her big brother that likes to go around "scaring" everyone by growling at them!
Cole has really taken to being a big brother. Just yesterday we went to the movies and he wanted to help carry Sissy into the theater... she was in her car seat! He still can't say Chloe right or Cole for that matter. He can't make the hard c aka the k sound. It comes out more like a d. So he says doughy and dole for their names. I have to admit, it's pretty stinkin cute. Most of the time he just calls her sissy! He had four swimming lessons these last two weeks. He absolutely LOVES the water. He says, "I play in da water." He also knows that he is taking lessons from Shawn (aka in Cole's language it more like John).
OH, I forgot to mention Michael turned 40 last Saturday! :)
Well I just wanted to do a quick update!
Cole has really taken to being a big brother. Just yesterday we went to the movies and he wanted to help carry Sissy into the theater... she was in her car seat! He still can't say Chloe right or Cole for that matter. He can't make the hard c aka the k sound. It comes out more like a d. So he says doughy and dole for their names. I have to admit, it's pretty stinkin cute. Most of the time he just calls her sissy! He had four swimming lessons these last two weeks. He absolutely LOVES the water. He says, "I play in da water." He also knows that he is taking lessons from Shawn (aka in Cole's language it more like John).
OH, I forgot to mention Michael turned 40 last Saturday! :)
Well I just wanted to do a quick update!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Chloe's Baptism
Chloe and I right before she got Baptized
Actually getting Baptized
Putting the Chrism (oil) on her head
Everyone smelling the chrism
Cole after Mass
Family picture with Father Martin
The family with Brother Paul - his first Baptism
Michael and his sister Becca, Chloe's Godmother
Us with Becca and her husband Tom, Chloe's Godparents
Family Picture after the Mass
The decorations at the party
Chloe's cake - the line is because I started to cut the cake and realized I hadn't taken a picture of it yet!
Family picture with all of us, including my grandpa!
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