2018 :: 1/52

happy new year!! this year we become a family of 4!!! great things are ahead, I can feel it! my focus this year will be simplifying life and investing in people (including myself)!

Monday was new years day and Al had off work! we had a nice morning hanging out at home; I got a bunch of stuff done including taking the tree down, and we played with a bunch of trevor's new toys. after lunch and nap, we went over to the neighb's house again for leftovers from the party the night before for supper. :)

Tuesday morning Al took the Edge in to finally be fixed from hitting the deer. we got a loaner vehicle which is a gmc acadia (suv) brand new and it's so fancy. the edge isn't supposed to be done until the 16th of January so we'll have it for 2 weeks. I ran to the grocery store and target to get a few things while Trevor and Al played. then we all napped; Al worked overnights 7p-330a all this week.

Wednesday morning trevor and I ran to shopko for a few things and then home for lunch and nap. I went over to Jodi's house to watch kids while her and matt went to their ultrasound to find out gender! once they were home I went home to wake up T and bring him over for the reveal. it's a girl too!! that means we'll have 4 eau Claire girls within a year: Kinsley, Klare, ours and baby girl risen, so crazy! and Klare, ours and Jodi's will be in the same grade. we stayed for pizza supper and I made a pink and blue cake for dessert.

Thursday morning trevor and I did lots of crafts and got some stuff done including finishing going through all of trevor's old clothes and sorting it into piles for consignment, garage sale, and to keep for baby girl/save. so many clothes! Al woke up after lunch and put Trevor down for nap; I napped for an hour, looks like i'm back to the tiredness & napping during nap time, and Trevor didn't. at 430 I drove up to high roller to check out the indoor playground area where we're thinking of having T's birthday party; it was good, looked fun and had a little arcade too so once home I registered online to have his golden birthday party there. one month until he's 4; so crazy!! then T and I played, then watched a movie with popcorn before bed.

Friday was super cold again so we just played inside all day. same with Saturday, crafts, playing, working on the clothes downstairs. Al was off Sunday & Monday so we ran some errands and played. Trevor didn't nap until 330. Monday after lunch we went to the movie theater to see Ferdinand as a family; our first family movie theater experience. it was expensive but a cute movie and we had fun. once home trevor and I took a nap, then we went over to the neighb's for supper.

 playing with his marble run; xmas tree is down!

 balloon popping

 finally made the burp cloths for baby girl

 his own popcorn box :)

2017 :: 52/52

Tuesday morning I had my midwife appointment; not much at these appointments, just blood pressure, measure my uterus, and take baby's heart beat/rate. I voiced my concern about the lack of movement the week prior and after getting baby's heart beat, the midwife was not concerned at all. baby girl had a 180 heartbeat right away and then it went down to 160/150, so again I was told she's an active one in there. the midwife said the spike in heart rate is good to see and that she's moving a lot in there, i'm just likely not feeling it all. Grandpa peter stayed until nap time and Al worked at 3p.

it was really cold (highs below zero) this week so we didn't do a whole lot. mom came down Wednesday morning and stayed until Friday. I was able to get baby's room much more set up, rearranged it a bit to fit better, mom brought the bassinet down from maren, Al hung up the 3 shelves and brought the nursing chair up from downstairs. I got out the boppy, some blankets, sheets, my pump, etc. so I feel much more prepared for her. I was also able to get through more of trevor's stored clothes and separate them into piles to sell and keep; i'm hoping to have lots prepped for consignment and garage sale before baby comes.

on Thursday mom and I did her 1500 piece Christmas puzzle that we love all in one day; we started it at naptime and finished it just before 10pm. we also got outside to shovel the driveway and play a bit even though it was cold.

Friday mid morning mom in her car and T and I in our car headed to mom's house. the roads had been slippery for a few days due to the cold, some little snow and black ice but our roads were good. once to mom's it snowed a little more making for slippery roads again. Al got called in early almost every day this week due to the road conditions and tyler had to go in and plow or help salt, too. so we just stayed in Friday night.

then Saturday morning I packed up our car and mom drove her car over to joann fabrics quick to pick out yarn for baby girl projects and then to river falls for auntie polly's mom marlene's funeral. besides a few family functions that i'd met marlene at, I house sat for her and zeke multiple times while I was in school in river falls. she had an infectious smile and was a great woman. trevor did great during the funeral, just played puzzles on my phone. then we went to lunch with mom, auntie judie, auntie Sheryl, and uncle wayne in RF before heading back to eau Claire. Trevor fell asleep just before we got home and slept more in his bed. Al got home at 8 pm and it was his Friday! so he had new years eve and new years day off!

sunday was new year's eve; we just hung out at home and played. Al and I watched football during nap time (T didn't fall asleep til after 330). we woke trevor up at 420, packed up and went over to matt and Jodi's house to do our present exchange with them quick before the new year's party there at 5. it was a fun party with lots of kids! matt, Jodi, cam, chloe, Al, me, trevor, jake Kassie, kade, Kinsley, Jenny, kali, kourtlyn, baby klare, leah, jedd, Cameron, Elliot, elise, cole, Melissa, kingsley, thaeden and Wesley. the kids had lots of fun playing and running around, we had lots of good food, lots of laughs and the adults did get in one game of 99 (I lost bad again). we did a countdown at 9pm for the kids where they got poppers and had necklaces and hats. we were home just after 1030, put trevor to bed and I followed shortly after.

 hot wheel tracks

 shoveling with nana

 so cold it calls for a full face hat (ninja turtle) and 2 hats

 then inside for hot cocoa and uno

 he stayed in his long johns the rest of the night :)

 we're loving grapefruit!

 playing husker du with nana and uncle (the game we played lots as kids, it's like memory)

 working in his preschool workbook

 new lego table from unc-o; now he has a space just for his legos and can keep some of them out (and not on my coffee table :])

 opening presents with chloe

 kid countdown; getting their poppers ready

 the kid crew minus babies: Wesley, Kinsley and Klare who were being held

(plus mine and Jodi's still in womb :])

 goofy picture

trevor and cole playing on the kindle

feeling SO huge and big now, and people in the general public are starting to comment on me being preggo or asking about baby; guess I really look pregnant now. :) heart burn is usually always a factor at night now but the over the counter meds I got are helping. I can tell she's still pretty high as I don't have to get up at night to pee (although I do sometimes if i'm awake) and breathing can be tough. i'm trying to do some yoga/on all 4s every day/night in hopes of helping her turn head down and hoping to avoid back labor this time; we'll see. i'm starting to get nervous about labor and the unknown so I found my midwife/labor book that helped ease my nerves last time, so hoping to read that.

2017 :: 51/52 :: Christmas

Tuesday, I got a bunch of stuff done around the house while Al and trevor played, we did some crafts, Trevor didn't nap, then we ran some errands and met the neighb's at cancun. before we even ordered our food, my stomach wasn't feeling well so I left Trevor there with matt & Jodi and the kids while I went home. they dropped him off after and said he was good and ate well.

Wednesday morning T and I ran to the grocery store in the morning then once Al was awake they played and made lunch before nap time.

Thursday morning we went over to Jodi's for a little Christmas party with the daycare kids. they got to do crafts, have snack, make gingerbread houses, and have lunch.

Friday we had a slow-paced, relax day before the craziness of 5 Christmas's in 3 days.

Friday night trevor was up crying lots, complaining of ear pain, only slept from 2-330a and 4-8 (me 4-7). so Saturday morning after we had breakfast and packed up, we ran to urgent care where he had a right ear infection. we stopped at walgreens to get his prescription and then drove up to mom's house. when we got there, uncle Darrell, aunt sandy, molly and sara were there visiting with mom so we visited a bit, unpacked, gave trevor lunch then put him down for nap. then Al and I ran over to brown Christmas (the extended family on my dad's side) for a couple hours before heading back to mom's house. it was at barry and Brenda's house, not far from mom's, and there were lots of family there this year.

once we got back to mom's (trevor didn't nap again) auntie judie, uncle jimmy, GG, uncle wayne, auntie Sheryl and their 2 foreign exchange students were already there for Nesset Christmas. eventually maren, nick, tula, etta, Kayli, travis, ryan, charlotte, uncle Ronnie and Auntie polly came too. it was a fun, good Christmas! we sang Christmas songs with the kids, let the kids open their presents (I made crayon/paper wallets for all the littles & a teether for etta) and then played the usual girl/guy dice game. everyone but Ronnie and polly left by 8 so after we put Trevor to bed, the rest of us played a game of pick.

sunday was Christmas eve. in the morning, we had monkey bread and did our family Christmas with mom, tyler, Al, me and trevor. then had homemade pizza for lunch and laid Trevor down for nap (he didn't nap again). at 3 I woke Al up, got T up and we got ready to go over to dad/papa's house for the warnke Christmas. we had fun! played with legos, lots of ping pong (I won both tourney's while 8 months pregnant, once with tyler the other with auntie Julie), played catch phrase, ate, and laughed lots. my cousin Aryn is 5 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy with a baby boy so it was fun having someone else preggo with me. I dropped Al and T off at mom's house for bedtime at 8 then went back to play more games and stayed until 1230... but had fun.

Monday was Christmas so we woke up, got our santa stockings, ate breakfast, packed up and headed home. grandpa peter came a little after we arrived and we opened presents and played. after lunch, I napped, Trevor laid down for nap (didn't nap again...), and then we played until supper. ate, played, watched a movie and then bed.

 gingerbread house building

 Nesset Christmas cousins 

charlotte, ryan, etta, trevor, tula

 grandparents and grandbabies

playing with the crayon wallets I made

 sweet etta

 opening presents with uncle and nana

 sneaking up on uncle to put tape on him :)

 marble run

 helping nana make homemade pizza

 reading with grandpa neil

 2 preggos and auntie julie

 opening presents with grandpa peter

 nesset christmas

had a little scare on Friday, at about 4 pm I couldn't remember feeling baby move at all (usually she moves pretty aggressively especially in the afternoon during nap time so I can't help but notice). so I took the hour between 4-5 to try to be really aware of if I was feeling movement and trying to get her to move. I didn't feel any movement after drinking cold water, laying down, pushing her around, etc. so I called the midwife on call and chatted. she told me to try another hour and be really aware of it (told me to go into a dark, quiet room and lay down or take a bath which wasn't going to happen with a 3 year old and Al at work) and try to eat something. if no movement still then I needed to go in to the hospital. so T and I had supper and while eating I felt her move but still not her aggressive movements. the rest of the weekend I felt less movements then usual but definitely felt her move; i'm ready for my appointment on Tuesday to make sure everything's ok. 

I was really sore after playing so much ping pong and sitting on dining room chairs all night but it wasn't too bad.