People have asked me lately if we are done having kids. I think my answer changes every day. Or maybe a couple times a day. If you had asked me in CA in the middle of the worst of it all I would have said absolutely not. Then I look at Pete or Jamie, my sweet beautiful children and think absolutely yes.
Pros: Another perfectly beautiful child from God.
Cons: I started a list, it was too long to post. It included things like morning sickness, no sleep, expensive, etc. But when I reviewed my list I didn't feel any of them, or even all of them put together, outweighed the joy of another baby.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Travels
Date: Saturday, Feb 20th Getting to CA
At the airport in Grand Rapids doing the double diaper change before getting on the plane.
Jamie's first plane ride. Us and all our stuff.
Pete meets the pilots and touches a few buttons. 
Mama and her girl sitting together. Jamie slept for a few minutes on the way to MN. Pete colored in the Delta magazine.
Us camped out in the MN airport. We were waiting for our long flight to CA. We got a lot of stares. It was weird. Maybe they were checking out how cute our kids were. 
Pete and Jamie asleep with dad. Dad was watching the movie The Invention of Lying. I hope to rent it someday. It looked pretty funny but we only had one set of headphones and I wasn't going to purchase any.
Now anything that looks like headphones Pete puts in his ears. Like the strings on my drawstring pants and hoodies..... I wear a lot of those two things.
How was the flight out there? Long but overall it went well. In fact, better than I expected. The kids did well and like usual, we got a few compliments on how well behaved our kids are. I don't like to fly. I find it stressful and the seats to be incredibly uncomfortable. I just wanted to get there and was very excited to arrive, see my family and get settled. The travels went smoothly and quickly and before we knew it we were saying hi to my dad at the airport in LA.
At the airport in Grand Rapids doing the double diaper change before getting on the plane.
Jamie's first plane ride. Us and all our stuff.
Pete meets the pilots and touches a few buttons. 
Mama and her girl sitting together. Jamie slept for a few minutes on the way to MN. Pete colored in the Delta magazine.
Us camped out in the MN airport. We were waiting for our long flight to CA. We got a lot of stares. It was weird. Maybe they were checking out how cute our kids were. 
Pete and Jamie asleep with dad. Dad was watching the movie The Invention of Lying. I hope to rent it someday. It looked pretty funny but we only had one set of headphones and I wasn't going to purchase any.
Now anything that looks like headphones Pete puts in his ears. Like the strings on my drawstring pants and hoodies..... I wear a lot of those two things.
How was the flight out there? Long but overall it went well. In fact, better than I expected. The kids did well and like usual, we got a few compliments on how well behaved our kids are. I don't like to fly. I find it stressful and the seats to be incredibly uncomfortable. I just wanted to get there and was very excited to arrive, see my family and get settled. The travels went smoothly and quickly and before we knew it we were saying hi to my dad at the airport in LA.
Feet, Yum
Date: Feb 19th, the day before we left for CA.
Was I ever this flexible?
Pete saying hi. No, he is not that tall. He is standing on a large tupperware that holds his clothes. Pete doesn't have a closet in his room. That is one of the goals for our next house. A closet for Pete.
Was I ever this flexible?
Pete saying hi. No, he is not that tall. He is standing on a large tupperware that holds his clothes. Pete doesn't have a closet in his room. That is one of the goals for our next house. A closet for Pete.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Changing Places
Ok so I haven't blogged in ages. I have missed it so much. And when I feel better and the kids are better and I get my life back in order (if I ever get my life back in order) I will blog about our trip to CA. Thinking about it right now just makes me tired. So, I just wanted to let you know I am still alive and the kids are still adorable and here they are.
To eat, Jamie sits in the highchair and Pete, the little man, sits at the table. Where does the time go?
Before we left....
Yesterday.......
Jamie hasn't taken to solids. I am surprised because I thought she was going to be my eater. I think she wants to go straight to the real stuff though. This baby food is boring. I tried to give Jamie green beans yesterday but she kept trying to grab the spoon and wasn't interested in eating at all so I let her have the spoon. It was a mess, but cute.
See you when I return to the land of the living.
To eat, Jamie sits in the highchair and Pete, the little man, sits at the table. Where does the time go?
Before we left....
Yesterday.......
Jamie hasn't taken to solids. I am surprised because I thought she was going to be my eater. I think she wants to go straight to the real stuff though. This baby food is boring. I tried to give Jamie green beans yesterday but she kept trying to grab the spoon and wasn't interested in eating at all so I let her have the spoon. It was a mess, but cute.See you when I return to the land of the living.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Complaining
Ok, I know I said yesterday my kids don't give me much to complain about. But today I am going to complain. I never, ever, ever have a minute to myself. They wake up at the same time, early. Jamie goes down for a nap around 10am, Pete goes down around noon and it's as if Jamie knows and she wakes up. Maybe she doesn't want me to be lonely. Jamie goes down for her second nap and Pete wakes up. It's literally all within a few minutes. Sometimes one will wait 10-15 minutes giving me enough time to maybe have a snack, pee and start to do something productive and boom, awake!
I didn't sleep well last night. Jamie woke up at 5:15am to eat and I couldn't go back to sleep. So, I decided to put Pete down early while Jamie was still down to try to rest so I could make it through the rest of the day. I laid Pete down, turned on the humidifier for background noise, got in bed and Jamie woke up. It was devastating. Ok, maybe not devastating but it felt like it at the time.
Good thing she is so cute or I might be a little upset at her. Speaking of my cutie, back to it. She is on the ground at my feet trying to grab a basketball while blowing bubbles down her face. I am going to join her.
I didn't sleep well last night. Jamie woke up at 5:15am to eat and I couldn't go back to sleep. So, I decided to put Pete down early while Jamie was still down to try to rest so I could make it through the rest of the day. I laid Pete down, turned on the humidifier for background noise, got in bed and Jamie woke up. It was devastating. Ok, maybe not devastating but it felt like it at the time.
Good thing she is so cute or I might be a little upset at her. Speaking of my cutie, back to it. She is on the ground at my feet trying to grab a basketball while blowing bubbles down her face. I am going to join her.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
It's Official
I have the cutest kids in the world. Now, if you are reading this and you have kids then you are allowed to disagree. I understand. But I just have to say, Pete and Jamie just get cuter every day. At almost every stage of Pete's life so far I have said "This is my favorite stage." I can full heartedly say this is my favorite stage, for both my kids right now. Pete is talking and interacting so much. Jamie is smiling, laughing, reaching, grabbing, watching, and learning. Though my days are long and sometimes a little boring and tedious I have to say they are both easy. The kids that is. Neither one of them give me problems that I can really complain about. They are just easy. And it makes doing this every day, all day that much more enjoyable. Here are some pics of the cutest kids in the world (in my eyes). (And their dad's too.)
Monday, February 15, 2010
This and That Since Friday
Tips for cutting Pete's hair. Only took me 22 months to get this right but I think we got it.
1. Wet hair.
2. Sheet.
3. Sucker.
4. Dad. (To help hold sucker since arms are stuck under the sheet.)
Going outside. Remind you of any certain Christmas movie? "I can't put my arms down!"
Cute in brown jammies.
Drooling. Smiling. Playing music.
Me and my man. Valentine's Eve.
Jamie and her Omi.
Our ball poppers. A few times a day it is really loud in the house.
Trying on hats for our trip to CA. Jamie's first Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2010.
Peek-a-boo.
1. Wet hair.
2. Sheet.
3. Sucker.
4. Dad. (To help hold sucker since arms are stuck under the sheet.)
Going outside. Remind you of any certain Christmas movie? "I can't put my arms down!"
Cute in brown jammies.
Drooling. Smiling. Playing music.
Me and my man. Valentine's Eve.
Jamie and her Omi.
Our ball poppers. A few times a day it is really loud in the house.
Trying on hats for our trip to CA. Jamie's first Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2010.
Peek-a-boo.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Super Bowl 2010
The New Orleans Saints won. I was rooting for them. If I don't have a preference I root for the underdog. We went to our church again for their annual party and it was just as awesome as it always has been. Tons of food, desserts, drinks, games, prizes, stuff for the kids, decorations, and the biggest screen you could hope to watch the Super Bowl on. But this year was different. Still fun but a harder kind of fun. Hard because Jamie wanted to be held the whole time. She was happy and content when she was held so it really wasn't a big deal, just a little harder to eat with one hand. And hard because Pete wanted to run around with all the other kids so you had one eye on him and the other on the game. It was still exciting but more because Pete was entertaining the crowd by dancing up front on the stage during halftime. The kids did great but it wasn't the relaxing TV event we remembered from 2 years ago. Different, but a good different.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the night.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the night.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Cold
We are cold. But we make the most of it. Let's just say Pete enjoys being outside WAY more than I do. 
Friday, February 5, 2010
Our Week
Most fun ever.
Hi me.
Too cold outside so we sled inside.
Hi Bumbo girl. Jamie watches the excitement (Pete) in our house go by from this chair.
I turned around to look at Pete at a stop light and this is what I saw. Freaked me out at first but he was ok, laughing and playing peek a boo.
Handsome boy. One lady at church in the nursery calls him her "GQ Man".
More fun. Thank God for all of these amazing hand me downs we have received from friends and co-workers. Not only did they help us by not having to buy them but I don't know what I would have done without the extra "hands".
"Hi sissy!" Yes, Pete can say, "Hi sissy!"
Pete, and Abby, love bubbles. "Buh-Buh". I hear "buh buh, buh buh" all day long.
Pete is really starting to talk now. Today he said "More juice." How nice not to hear grunting and pointing. I was getting fruit out of the fridge this morning and he said "blueberry". It was really good and sounded just like it. He loves saying "Abby". Abby had a tennis ball and he said "My ball." and took it from her. He is starting to say "out", "up", "down" and "in". I am so proud of him. He is such a smart boy and is finally starting to express all that he knows.
Jamie is growing so fast. What a sweet girl we have. She is full of smiles, giggles and "sugar". P. says when he squeezes her feet drops of honey come out. She loves watching her brother. Jamie grabs for everything in sight. Anything you have on, anything you are holding, anything in front of her, behind her, and under her. And she has a strong grip, and a strong cry, so don't try to take it away from her. Jamie still doesn't sleep enough. I just don't know what else I can do to get her to sleep more. But when she is awake she seems fine so I guess she is getting what she needs. We dealt with the same thing with Pete and overall he is a healthy happy kid. She can put herself to sleep now. What a relief for mom's tired arms and back. I can just lay her in her bed and she will fuss herself to sleep. That has been a welcome change. Jamie loves baths but hates getting dried off. She loves to nurse but isn't interested in oatmeal yet. And all of a sudden I am in desperate need of 9 month and 12 month pajamas with feet because my almost 6 month old is growing too fast. Today I was watching Pete play and Jamie watch him and I thought, I am going to miss this a lot someday and I hope I can remember how this feels. It was such a beautiful sight and I posted a picture of it so I would never forget it.
Hi me.
Too cold outside so we sled inside.
Hi Bumbo girl. Jamie watches the excitement (Pete) in our house go by from this chair.
I turned around to look at Pete at a stop light and this is what I saw. Freaked me out at first but he was ok, laughing and playing peek a boo.
Handsome boy. One lady at church in the nursery calls him her "GQ Man".
More fun. Thank God for all of these amazing hand me downs we have received from friends and co-workers. Not only did they help us by not having to buy them but I don't know what I would have done without the extra "hands".
"Hi sissy!" Yes, Pete can say, "Hi sissy!"
Pete, and Abby, love bubbles. "Buh-Buh". I hear "buh buh, buh buh" all day long.
Pete is really starting to talk now. Today he said "More juice." How nice not to hear grunting and pointing. I was getting fruit out of the fridge this morning and he said "blueberry". It was really good and sounded just like it. He loves saying "Abby". Abby had a tennis ball and he said "My ball." and took it from her. He is starting to say "out", "up", "down" and "in". I am so proud of him. He is such a smart boy and is finally starting to express all that he knows.Jamie is growing so fast. What a sweet girl we have. She is full of smiles, giggles and "sugar". P. says when he squeezes her feet drops of honey come out. She loves watching her brother. Jamie grabs for everything in sight. Anything you have on, anything you are holding, anything in front of her, behind her, and under her. And she has a strong grip, and a strong cry, so don't try to take it away from her. Jamie still doesn't sleep enough. I just don't know what else I can do to get her to sleep more. But when she is awake she seems fine so I guess she is getting what she needs. We dealt with the same thing with Pete and overall he is a healthy happy kid. She can put herself to sleep now. What a relief for mom's tired arms and back. I can just lay her in her bed and she will fuss herself to sleep. That has been a welcome change. Jamie loves baths but hates getting dried off. She loves to nurse but isn't interested in oatmeal yet. And all of a sudden I am in desperate need of 9 month and 12 month pajamas with feet because my almost 6 month old is growing too fast. Today I was watching Pete play and Jamie watch him and I thought, I am going to miss this a lot someday and I hope I can remember how this feels. It was such a beautiful sight and I posted a picture of it so I would never forget it.
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