tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122615487613252972024-03-05T15:52:41.312-08:00baby dolls and soccer ballsbabydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-90138726386441801942013-05-10T11:02:00.000-07:002013-05-10T11:02:04.753-07:00Teagan turns 2 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Teagan Stella, you are two months old! I cannot believe how fast the last 8 weeks have flown by. Today is one of my last days home with you and that makes me really sad. I had three years with Keira so only 8 weeks feels like a blink of the eye. Oh well, what can you do right?! <br />
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2 month stats:<br />
You weigh 9lbs 14ozs - 25th percentile<br />
You are 21.5" long - 25th percentile<br />
You are a very good eater, which means you are still waking up every 3-4 hours during the night to eat. Makes for some delicious baby rolls on your arms and thighs but a very tired momma!<br />
You still sleep an awful lot during the day, but you are working on staying awake for longer stretches, especially if you are being played with or cuddled.<br />
You are wearing size 1 diapers, mostly because I shop at Sams Club and you have a lot of diapers left to go through.<br />
You love to be worn in your carrier. If you are fussy, all I have to do is strap you on and you are out like a light for however long I'll wear you. <br />
You also wiggle A LOT! You are constantly in motion and love to sit in your swing. I'm thinking you will be constantly on the move like your big sister and your daddy when you get older. <br />
You started smiling at exactly 6 weeks old. Right on schedule. You have the best gummy grin I have ever seen. It makes me bust up laughing every time. <br />
You are a very, very good baby. The only time you ever cry is when you are hungry. You rarely fuss, even with your reflux. Your daddy, big sister and I just love you so much. We are so lucky to have you!babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-39027722480635771382013-04-13T11:42:00.000-07:002013-04-13T11:42:37.456-07:00Teagan's birth storyOn Monday March 11, I went into work like any other day. I was pretty used to having contractions but since I was no longer on any medication to stop or slow them, we were being pretty careful. I had a classical c section with Keira and there is a chance of an abruption if I ever had labor or even strong contractions. I called my doctor to tell him that my contractions were coming every 6-7 minutes or so and that though they didn't hurt that bad, I did have to hold my breath. He told me to come in and he would check me out. So, the girls and I went back to work until I had to go in. One of my girlfriends kept yelling at me to leave and go NOW instead of continuing to take clients. But, hey, I'm a tough broad. Plus, how many women can say they got to get waxed by a woman in labor?! My mom lived a few streets away from my work so she told me to come pick her up on my way to the doctor. When I got to Dr Coltons he checked me, asked me how my contractions were and promptly said, "Looks like we're having a baby today!" I may have freaked out a bit. I started crying. So, he revised his statement and said that it may not be today but to go over to the Women's evaluation unit to get checked out. They took me into one of the rooms, got me hooked up to the monitors and started the 50 questions. Jeremy was freaking out by this time wondering if we were or weren't having a baby today. I didn't know the answer so I told him to stay at work and I would call him when a decision was made. After an hour or so of monitoring and checking with anesthesia, my nurse told me that my contractions hadn't stalled out, it was pretty likely this was happening today and that I should call my husband because if they did decide to do surgery, I would happen pretty fast. Jeremy got there in record time and was only there a few minutes before it was officially decided that yes indeed, we were going to have a baby today. The next couple of hours were kind of a blur for me. They took me up to one of the new recovery rooms and got me ready for the surgery. My parents and Jeremy did a great job of keeping me calm and entertained. The anesthesiologist came in to give me the epidural and that's when I started to freak out inside. I was terrified but knew there wasn't any going back now. He did a great job and with minimal pain got me numbed up. I had a hard time keeping my eyes open but everyone kept asking me questions so I tried hard to stay awake. They wheeled me down the hall to the surgical room and got me on the table. It was time to have a baby!! Jeremy was allowed into the room then and he asked if he should peek over the curtain. I told him he probably shouldn't and I think he agreed. After what seemed like forever but was probably only a few minutes they said she was out. I heard her little squeak and a tiny cry and then it was over to the table to check her out. They got her mouth and nose cleaned out, wrapped her in a blanket and brought her over to me. I cupped her tiny little head and gave her a kiss. She was absolutely perfect and totally gorgeous. After letting me look at her for a minute they took her over to the table to check her out. I could hear her screaming and Jeremy kept telling her to "belt it out little girl". Guess he liked having a full term baby that could actually cry. My dr got me stitched up and told me I did fine. I got wheeled back into the recovery room and got to hold Teagan for the first time. I have to say I was pretty nervous that I wouldn't be able to love this baby as much as I loved Keira but I needn't have worried. I kept thinking to myself, she has the most perfect head! I guess I fell in love with her head first. Jeremy went down the hall to the waiting room to tell the family the good news and brought Keira back to meet her sister. She was intrigued. She helped change her diaper, and even got to help give her her first bath. We were allowed only two visitors at a time and there was a lot of family who wanted to meet her so we told Keira to go back out to the waiting room. That didn't go over well! She did not want to leave Teagan's side so she was allowed to stay. Good thing she's little and doesn't take up much room. Everyone got to meet Teagan and then everyone went home. After that we were wheeled down to our room where we stayed for the next 4 days. Well, that's what I remember about the birth. Thanks for reading. I just wanted to get it all written down before I forgot anything! <br />
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babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-63084118340169620742013-04-02T17:06:00.000-07:002013-04-02T17:06:43.843-07:00What's been happening?I'll admit it, while I love to read other people's blogs I suck at keeping up my own. In light of our growing family I will try my best to keep everyone up to date on recent happenings. <br />
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So, the biggest news in our family is that we have a new baby girl! Teagan Stella joined our family March 11 at 6:19pm. She was born at 37 weeks and considered mostly full term! Yay! She has been such an angel. I love having a newborn and now realize all that i missed out on with Keira being in the NICU for her first 3 months of life. I don't even mind (too much) the 2am feedings because I get that much more time to snuggle this little bug all to myself. Keira has been a great big sister. She refused to leave Teagan's side in my recovery room and even got to help give her her first bath. We went through a rough couple of weeks with not listening and some attention seeking but she is now back to being a great little girl. I cannot believe how big she is getting. Well, mentally that is. She is definitely 4 going on 14. She goes to preschool now and has a best friend. She rides bicycles and plays with dolls. She plays on a soccer team without any parents on the field. It's crazy to me. My 2lb baby is not a baby any longer. It's making me hold onto Teagans baby-ness even harder. I almost cried in Sam's today when I realized I had to buy size 1 diapers instead of newborn because she is getting too big for them. Dang it kid, stop growing!<br />
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Last year Jeremy decided to take the scary leap into a new career. He is now a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual. He works long (seriously loooooong) hours and doesn't always show a return on his hard work, so it's rough on him. But, he tries really hard to provide for all of us and make everything work. I know its hard on him and I hope he knows how much I appreciate it and him. So, if you need insurance, life insurance, money management help or whatever the hell else it is he does, please don't hesitate to give him a call! <br />
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I graduated last year with my degree in aesthetics and went on to get licensed by the state of Missouri. I have been working at European Wax Center since last October and really enjoy it. There is something really rewarding about ripping hair out of someone else's body. Sick I know, but hey, someones got to do it right?! <br />
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I'm sure there is much more to update everyone on but hey I need to leave something to blog about tomorrow right?! Love you all<br />
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babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-61112463949062948112012-03-06T08:00:00.004-08:002012-03-06T08:24:35.544-08:00<div><div>So, if you <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">haven't</span> heard I have changed my career. Again. Yeah, yeah I know. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> actually going to stick with this one. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">prooooommmisssee</span>. I wanted to be a Special Ed teacher but school was going to be yet another two years and a LOT of student loans to pay back when through. At which point then I would need to start on my Masters degree. I would like to get the ball rolling a little sooner than that so after some soul searching and a few serious talks with the Mr, I decided to become an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">esthetician</span>. I started school in Jan and will graduate in June. So far, I LOVE it. I am so freaking happy it's a little ridiculous. No one is supposed to love what they do this much right?! I have learned some of the coolest skin care stuff that I cannot wait to share with family and friends. Waxing, makeup application, body wraps, facials, spray tanning, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">microderm</span> abrasion, chemical and mechanical peels, and (yes, how awesome is this) cellulite treatments. That <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">isn't</span> even all of the fun stuff I get to do on a daily basis. The group of girls in my class are amazing. These women are relatively close to my age and not at all the immature 18 year <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">olds</span> I was expecting to encounter. In the 6 weeks since we started school we have become a little family. So, in two weeks when I am done with my basic classes I want some of you to come see me out on the floor so I can do fun stuff to you too! Plus, its a school so it's super cheap. (bonus!)</div><div> </div><div>In other news, I think <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> is feeling better today. She slept through the night and has no sign of a fever. The first thing she asked for when she woke up was food so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> taking that as a good sign that I can go back to school today. Which is good because sitting around all day not feeling well is no fun as you can see:</div><div> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716820230427874978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudQ6m7OsLug5dfnvBttWYCJ9eEnM5SDGoMZ5kS0jH4ETJYbUHQ2P3kQqjPRVJLVe5PY3pKZFbuJ2rnsMQumhvS33W0A40xNihoiu2xDB2KlcRBiDzBrfPzRMnuXwzXI5Rv2HnaeykkfqN/s400/sick+kid.jpg" /></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-66173551793535180722012-03-05T10:59:00.011-08:002012-03-05T11:50:01.854-08:00We're back!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOVAoV_VWvao0YJ0rfs5LMV2bOG2WEbQ_IZkugDS32sTf4NkMZMzDuS4C7ac6UZ61pI1ODUGGft_BZGJK2U84j-vWZU7xFEtT26micJkZBKBIpCGABgHJl61yxPYQ0QUS89rLgcgxgZmT/s1600/teen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 225px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716501616512787234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOVAoV_VWvao0YJ0rfs5LMV2bOG2WEbQ_IZkugDS32sTf4NkMZMzDuS4C7ac6UZ61pI1ODUGGft_BZGJK2U84j-vWZU7xFEtT26micJkZBKBIpCGABgHJl61yxPYQ0QUS89rLgcgxgZmT/s400/teen.jpg" /></a>It's been so long since I last updated this blog <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> unsure where to even begin. I think it would be easier to review the last year in pictures and start fresh:<div><div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716501233556826930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqoalDMQ5o4fTuZfxbwAvwy2iu5cIVM6x0ij9HA4b_vG7TejcI8DQE9FCOPNOOdE5qK1u51EtyiWP_cA8ryrHyip5D3Xfoin-Qdykjw5zrMt1wNkGgDz2sQNn24ElEJGuvmhLDp2xTq0o/s400/flowergirl2.jpg" /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> got to be a flower girl in my good friend Ellen's wedding!<br /><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 225px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497460190400210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMivtLTa49rHdHO1yjwm3iwkajCq4FB6FLbfd6qlALXDMKlqUe5E-r9pyI9FmohRZBhSqv2e4JohV59DqIYTF96NyAT0MBezDVzqgJ8PuZqyQgQ2hzmdtX-7lqKJR8PeVyCrwjfJEkHwW/s400/bathtime.jpg" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF-2-Zbno-raexMHg8OX4eAwGgOqvZAX2wcnV0bCQRGVtG-6m5gwOAuymJ2oZd1mDN_cpb6-Pty_VoVqXOx1_-AMmBcQY89srbsVC7_oEZGO0MIYyRWSXMJIfdq7cJPIKezYLHxAQTcOD/s1600/boyfriend.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497295206116050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF-2-Zbno-raexMHg8OX4eAwGgOqvZAX2wcnV0bCQRGVtG-6m5gwOAuymJ2oZd1mDN_cpb6-Pty_VoVqXOx1_-AMmBcQY89srbsVC7_oEZGO0MIYyRWSXMJIfdq7cJPIKezYLHxAQTcOD/s400/boyfriend.jpg" /></a>She is quite the boy charmer as you can see. Poor Ethan was powerless against her bone crushing hugs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM6JRKbgKTuh5LGJxUWid2mIpLF-eBBroeyNnkhLHJ3Ya4oegzPuSfz0HNCat8J8azRL5p6k7GbLEJ-XwipgqZxsSYkAlVSe-iOvbNK9UoVuIg7MhdCJ9YzTpH9VYLkh3fXS7OjdPYNoM/s1600/4th.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 224px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497288214312994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizM6JRKbgKTuh5LGJxUWid2mIpLF-eBBroeyNnkhLHJ3Ya4oegzPuSfz0HNCat8J8azRL5p6k7GbLEJ-XwipgqZxsSYkAlVSe-iOvbNK9UoVuIg7MhdCJ9YzTpH9VYLkh3fXS7OjdPYNoM/s400/4th.jpg" /></a>We celebrated 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> of July at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Innsbrook</span> where we watched a fireworks show and a wedding!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTfeFp50qKG-WOk2d2lDbMEZ-qrvcE3vukPjLml3IZyWttUalc9lydAuljXMVTOKlMmqbqoiZpoMhX4MTc3FhGcFtNowdb8TvH4QzrQ94o4Yae9OMPi03tY0hrj1GII2RamUPOMP_bqPA/s1600/becomming+cousins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497281763540642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTfeFp50qKG-WOk2d2lDbMEZ-qrvcE3vukPjLml3IZyWttUalc9lydAuljXMVTOKlMmqbqoiZpoMhX4MTc3FhGcFtNowdb8TvH4QzrQ94o4Yae9OMPi03tY0hrj1GII2RamUPOMP_bqPA/s400/becomming+cousins.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> became a cousin and I became an Aunt! Sarah had baby Olivia in April and she has become a huge part of our lives. If any baby could rival <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> in cuteness it would be this one.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbFhof7MYN75r7m7tJ6M_YU-pt35gQBHvEftsWopiGMA1GYHC6oXwxU45ciCgZBmXNK4PmYG0URiOAq6WLZI5PqBr7kOPxh-6nATzk4YeT7YfEk4oZLIb1ukE3JOUvHp2XVPClCrZ23Eb/s1600/cousins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 225px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497276805153010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbFhof7MYN75r7m7tJ6M_YU-pt35gQBHvEftsWopiGMA1GYHC6oXwxU45ciCgZBmXNK4PmYG0URiOAq6WLZI5PqBr7kOPxh-6nATzk4YeT7YfEk4oZLIb1ukE3JOUvHp2XVPClCrZ23Eb/s400/cousins.jpg" /></a>Seriously, are they not the cutest pair you've ever seen?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZvzc1JU2xMaGVGQr5mYLExbYCcbzTgIi2Jtkcy3swbeZix7djYvSyWi8HQyTUo3nyR9Ef52ItgICqJfkGT-jWJtjKJvADxnmEK_H-D-cmDanVN0eN3rzaeZqgOzLEtMchE4Mp7Wl0rg/s1600/flight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 224px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716497278906987794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZvzc1JU2xMaGVGQr5mYLExbYCcbzTgIi2Jtkcy3swbeZix7djYvSyWi8HQyTUo3nyR9Ef52ItgICqJfkGT-jWJtjKJvADxnmEK_H-D-cmDanVN0eN3rzaeZqgOzLEtMchE4Mp7Wl0rg/s400/flight.jpg" /></a>In September we took a trip to Naples, Fl where Aunt Jessica got married! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> now has her very own Uncle. Welcome to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">fam</span> Uncle Rey Rey!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_Xn1HaliAon1hoWeBIFM3GLE2FxS0B-YxmAo53ri2MVK3BwL8sCytzuMqZmj6XyFBjenlt-uRijncsz6nCPNcdqLA3l36tirlWfyzYU6MbfmUZzXz1br-QSbdJsCfadH65g-r-Rxwfds/s1600/besties.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496785789281874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_Xn1HaliAon1hoWeBIFM3GLE2FxS0B-YxmAo53ri2MVK3BwL8sCytzuMqZmj6XyFBjenlt-uRijncsz6nCPNcdqLA3l36tirlWfyzYU6MbfmUZzXz1br-QSbdJsCfadH65g-r-Rxwfds/s400/besties.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> also met her best friend Emma in Florida.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksVkisLdvnbgdKz6I7_IHfI4j4t4t8dNJ0rIoYyETFKUkVo9zNKcr5M9VaKY6M5ji52i0j7OKDmGoqnbfROMsJ1neCJFuRzOlykL2T_6uAtvkxExLsHfgQbWqwulkh5zqV-i8LWO7w2Nr/s1600/besties2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496788389395458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksVkisLdvnbgdKz6I7_IHfI4j4t4t8dNJ0rIoYyETFKUkVo9zNKcr5M9VaKY6M5ji52i0j7OKDmGoqnbfROMsJ1neCJFuRzOlykL2T_6uAtvkxExLsHfgQbWqwulkh5zqV-i8LWO7w2Nr/s400/besties2.jpg" /></a>These two were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">inseparable</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDtgwZsoRHzsnP0ORQ2q7-nlzQeq8v_-1LGzHog0UyUl0eRAtMDCvct5quIVHBb0MDbGsyw0Vl6kzimEVKMII58KDLJZOu1Hf7NYcdFaNjlEshOrPPnFT8_m2igOru9a8N8cmSsVsimy7/s1600/florida.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496782463944434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDtgwZsoRHzsnP0ORQ2q7-nlzQeq8v_-1LGzHog0UyUl0eRAtMDCvct5quIVHBb0MDbGsyw0Vl6kzimEVKMII58KDLJZOu1Hf7NYcdFaNjlEshOrPPnFT8_m2igOru9a8N8cmSsVsimy7/s400/florida.jpg" /></a>Beach fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vl0hkaPmZFw5o6BiIbeT60WBIUVxu2-vZmtjwcC-RZhYkqywDibTp3PSGF5gL8xA2mLsNoSa2VL9GGu-DX7_Ac3u4pWl-_f0qnJd5zD3VymkfjYdzagDdHoNGCnQ5hRTwXUJ77JIL_OM/s1600/jesskeira.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 266px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496779339334066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vl0hkaPmZFw5o6BiIbeT60WBIUVxu2-vZmtjwcC-RZhYkqywDibTp3PSGF5gL8xA2mLsNoSa2VL9GGu-DX7_Ac3u4pWl-_f0qnJd5zD3VymkfjYdzagDdHoNGCnQ5hRTwXUJ77JIL_OM/s400/jesskeira.jpg" /></a>Pretty Aunt Jessica!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi9dCyybIbBlWMqWy7TNYaRPxdf4o4pqqAcLj68XTu3jtEfdKYDfAPuoEsAQymXHCO3L3Ej8gl-UAjr2wXJ_owjLIsis6cEyGoMXQiatkopO5GNZjyf4jl9Vj91cyuNqI4wWMGxAOLWwl/s1600/flowergirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496779145024578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi9dCyybIbBlWMqWy7TNYaRPxdf4o4pqqAcLj68XTu3jtEfdKYDfAPuoEsAQymXHCO3L3Ej8gl-UAjr2wXJ_owjLIsis6cEyGoMXQiatkopO5GNZjyf4jl9Vj91cyuNqI4wWMGxAOLWwl/s400/flowergirl.jpg" /></a>Flower girl!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67m2o4khjXEgdXStUjAzhcmtdbf3eawM0IEU4nJ1aKRWnsArnuE6RtVpKjW2YHRJ-NXFJxY_lkODWSxJl7KF7ITHulj4gWsw9JjTJYd2JG2FgjXQZ6aFLnFkQXtCzVa0kulJS7vzLRNk-/s1600/cruise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496164678644610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67m2o4khjXEgdXStUjAzhcmtdbf3eawM0IEU4nJ1aKRWnsArnuE6RtVpKjW2YHRJ-NXFJxY_lkODWSxJl7KF7ITHulj4gWsw9JjTJYd2JG2FgjXQZ6aFLnFkQXtCzVa0kulJS7vzLRNk-/s400/cruise.jpg" /></a>After the wedding, Jeremy and i headed across the state where we hopped on a cruise. It was awesome mommy and daddy time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16SZIj8VgJ6Xr42ucM8n2-LKL-qm2qNcC3eDr8eMaTartEViwVPSxqLt6g6-rn1bel-bsDpBLTgvXFGbbmENUfnG60emQYYrfiwglkgc6dWSQUqIJBS-RE9xVWDrkrgh9GynJehXqNuFV/s1600/cruise2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496158699713570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16SZIj8VgJ6Xr42ucM8n2-LKL-qm2qNcC3eDr8eMaTartEViwVPSxqLt6g6-rn1bel-bsDpBLTgvXFGbbmENUfnG60emQYYrfiwglkgc6dWSQUqIJBS-RE9xVWDrkrgh9GynJehXqNuFV/s400/cruise2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXHXiSIDYZ5uRjyIpTqnzzL5vvENZGVJ9BkpjDFtasl0Igc45Y4Pnhepi4YYEenTt70SVUcEVVyNSYpUQxgsevibTePGbs6iez1B8hDZWpYL97OFJ3BHsuD8kQG9ofksm3EFyBabemvJ9/s1600/lazing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496157152553474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXHXiSIDYZ5uRjyIpTqnzzL5vvENZGVJ9BkpjDFtasl0Igc45Y4Pnhepi4YYEenTt70SVUcEVVyNSYpUQxgsevibTePGbs6iez1B8hDZWpYL97OFJ3BHsuD8kQG9ofksm3EFyBabemvJ9/s400/lazing.jpg" /></a>Still quite the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">fashionista</span>. She likes to accessorize. Leg warmers and zebra <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">rain boots</span>... Why not?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8S8R3wySwTeH-mWyytCtMolrJtzgSfcnD9KBff_naXiyCQH9fevFtM25KZZeECjs7qunX_wIciTjOMxC_R6B8U04N6PpPgMpi14aYVVoLYOQVIyA1EUaUBeCv8PSClPoAAITj1MXU-fF/s1600/snow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 265px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496154840853474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8S8R3wySwTeH-mWyytCtMolrJtzgSfcnD9KBff_naXiyCQH9fevFtM25KZZeECjs7qunX_wIciTjOMxC_R6B8U04N6PpPgMpi14aYVVoLYOQVIyA1EUaUBeCv8PSClPoAAITj1MXU-fF/s400/snow.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ygS19KJ6P-9dzSCHmCsTqGwhMLXC2hNDIsoKocGMaWWEd5UJkgo6Ehyphenhyphen7W6tjYSyXJ3Tqv0Pv_mmjXUkAqYICrRI7ZHzA0B7rBE61gxbFkrh7PanVefDtaVheikoM3wUEztyz3iQ3NFv2/s1600/soccer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 176px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716496151143082370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ygS19KJ6P-9dzSCHmCsTqGwhMLXC2hNDIsoKocGMaWWEd5UJkgo6Ehyphenhyphen7W6tjYSyXJ3Tqv0Pv_mmjXUkAqYICrRI7ZHzA0B7rBE61gxbFkrh7PanVefDtaVheikoM3wUEztyz3iQ3NFv2/s400/soccer.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> also started soccer. She is on her 3rd session and is rather good. Daddy and her have such a good time running around the field!</div><div>As you can probably tell <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keira</span> is the best thing that has ever happened to us and our lives revolve mainly around her. I am so thankful that I get a chance to watch her grow up into such a beautiful, smart, healthy kid.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-39672679219131179242010-08-12T07:09:00.001-07:002010-08-12T07:18:14.494-07:00dinner with friendsWe had the Browns over for dinner last night and had a blast. As you can tell Keira was more than willing to play with baby Cole (3.5 mo) She got to hold him and give kisses. All in all she hammed it up like only Keira can do.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lNz77-krE8Rv0OUej7-FLmVpl8KaeLlySNnGze4W_QcDRKM9C_E8TeFNYsW2R9HNb_juzZeiTxFcTWPMlmHvLq53nxbVDUvLkipC_IFo7w0mfZjAfjFcd8p3jxJn4Sp90UMCYJrl6BbY/s1600/kiss.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504526380649082626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lNz77-krE8Rv0OUej7-FLmVpl8KaeLlySNnGze4W_QcDRKM9C_E8TeFNYsW2R9HNb_juzZeiTxFcTWPMlmHvLq53nxbVDUvLkipC_IFo7w0mfZjAfjFcd8p3jxJn4Sp90UMCYJrl6BbY/s320/kiss.jpg" /></a> Lets go play Cole!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiBCu1uuZqmgTb05cCNmESpUePQ3IPzfjfbKzM346pH8qZh_b7V0fhl-ivmenEa3EDecSbwQQko43_QMin1vV71VTros_OdnP0UOY0GzD24w2EW51fvNfVzfW0ZuQ-C_K_U4aLNVRm3dg/s1600/lets+go.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504526037844311058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiBCu1uuZqmgTb05cCNmESpUePQ3IPzfjfbKzM346pH8qZh_b7V0fhl-ivmenEa3EDecSbwQQko43_QMin1vV71VTros_OdnP0UOY0GzD24w2EW51fvNfVzfW0ZuQ-C_K_U4aLNVRm3dg/s320/lets+go.jpg" /></a><br />I'll take him!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC8B_IFQ9cCjAUgXJSxGnuNftbvpdtWik1_s7xKiYftMB18cthoIdaqj0mifxXH706ENJWi6wVoOuOuWQJdSbHyN7RACwGuN_baXkpCgaLRj3n7o4yhMyxV2yTkkm0feOvxqeRFfDdIHB/s1600/keira+smiles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504525850125125954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC8B_IFQ9cCjAUgXJSxGnuNftbvpdtWik1_s7xKiYftMB18cthoIdaqj0mifxXH706ENJWi6wVoOuOuWQJdSbHyN7RACwGuN_baXkpCgaLRj3n7o4yhMyxV2yTkkm0feOvxqeRFfDdIHB/s320/keira+smiles.jpg" /></a><br /><br />She decided Coles chair looked mighty comfy. Oh and look at this: a Pacifier. The kid HATED pacis when she was little.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykq-hYycjag1FxVMT9z6lIapak9LxC4BMu-kN2WdrEaHVwKQgmYO7XEKoc2WxWHkms2P1qNqn_DTs7tLOmKAkBSaf4IM4oxCWPCISnX7DdTqCCi4KznxDuEIVcZ0diq0JQpjwNb4L78g5/s1600/with+paci.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504525706300711138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykq-hYycjag1FxVMT9z6lIapak9LxC4BMu-kN2WdrEaHVwKQgmYO7XEKoc2WxWHkms2P1qNqn_DTs7tLOmKAkBSaf4IM4oxCWPCISnX7DdTqCCi4KznxDuEIVcZ0diq0JQpjwNb4L78g5/s320/with+paci.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Night night!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYENokLf6gpIS5qqsKyq7cSMBTXVpeVkqMeGzdUtGeEYp8nHs18nSYBSDXjQsWQXfaCtxsTH0Vin0v4hAApr-mT7MoTSaCH2wxmRb3KlnlQ9YuRzruTZQ-ZPO8W6oR9dZrF3XzZHO5Fj_/s1600/night+night.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504525583177606770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYENokLf6gpIS5qqsKyq7cSMBTXVpeVkqMeGzdUtGeEYp8nHs18nSYBSDXjQsWQXfaCtxsTH0Vin0v4hAApr-mT7MoTSaCH2wxmRb3KlnlQ9YuRzruTZQ-ZPO8W6oR9dZrF3XzZHO5Fj_/s320/night+night.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-73155850057668481312010-08-10T12:14:00.000-07:002010-08-10T12:18:55.299-07:00Fashionista!Seems like our little bug has quite the penchant for accessories. Can you tell?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhA8VzJ4p3VwlAP-wAhsxm0QTUXl96pNg_HaqPNpYyoS3ZwndHjlAZfqKw9gGOcsGK7QTeOKXQ7yXaxozB1uC6RzhvK5MGQfD8VFxiDNeejcpmY4e5kO6XFo3VsCgxP6RhM3OWW_g4Z0F/s1600/purse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503862586349054850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhA8VzJ4p3VwlAP-wAhsxm0QTUXl96pNg_HaqPNpYyoS3ZwndHjlAZfqKw9gGOcsGK7QTeOKXQ7yXaxozB1uC6RzhvK5MGQfD8VFxiDNeejcpmY4e5kO6XFo3VsCgxP6RhM3OWW_g4Z0F/s320/purse.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGmGjV7m0Wi8ZbSzVZcm24GJhWhNwUdhaHx4Ber_qvWOO_84Oo3eUxPimwoNjo6Q8mMGcU4fsGiypD0OjTeouTqa5As7AAPCNZV1EQmyzGv70G2lKSn97Fxqwo-eQ-6um9jOVxEMDIRmk/s1600/sunglasses.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503862435464968034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGmGjV7m0Wi8ZbSzVZcm24GJhWhNwUdhaHx4Ber_qvWOO_84Oo3eUxPimwoNjo6Q8mMGcU4fsGiypD0OjTeouTqa5As7AAPCNZV1EQmyzGv70G2lKSn97Fxqwo-eQ-6um9jOVxEMDIRmk/s320/sunglasses.jpg" /></a><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503862069638275602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSaU_rbuGBsHzjk67xgBvJz9GQgmtoNhjBuKDWmgNOjbqiYTXrHSo8nPnG2I5ufA3eqCZ3TPi1yrJw3Cc7527a3Ct0DsYUpUmavnGvXfo9CnMRlmiW3PZb4saH4W-yqqlUlvqZ6r7dB_s/s320/hat.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindexEieiQ-Uy3P6cOIhrKdVcqs1z4opyEXmlkddVB9lAnYtk_csa0POtFWYzYmzIDZPr1fSkoiU1yJxNszoLgOfFRDBtArGdzlJ-xnvdZ-y9XR-v0y1duHnT2JYP9gux9Px2jxrI3tPXL/s1600/hat2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503862193334251442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindexEieiQ-Uy3P6cOIhrKdVcqs1z4opyEXmlkddVB9lAnYtk_csa0POtFWYzYmzIDZPr1fSkoiU1yJxNszoLgOfFRDBtArGdzlJ-xnvdZ-y9XR-v0y1duHnT2JYP9gux9Px2jxrI3tPXL/s320/hat2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-63242066609931716382010-08-09T09:25:00.000-07:002010-08-09T09:45:51.598-07:007 months laterI apologize for being an awful blogger. I have had so much fun being at home with Keira this summer, but this is my last week until school starts again. All good things must come to an end. I'm sure our regular babysitters are very ready for me to go back. Here is what we have been up to: <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>She is quite the big girl now. As you can see:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503450904025691506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntjHpq3tZYkZ10uyDUZKNyb9KPgkO5I5y_wQtLGSoeSXuGXC_VcDI1Lq2U7cThsAClM3bG-ctAiL6O46mTHk57YGuCqFDU8jGoUT3XRXa8CeFdoAhEf1QDtMFSc4t7RhFlmxwz8c6E-3z/s320/4-17-2010+121.jpg" /></div>She is running everywhere now and her vocabulary has exploded the last couple weeks. Some of her favorite words are: doggie, ball, thank you, bubble, boat, and of course daddy.<br /><br /><div>She has been to Grants Farm, pretty much every pool in St. Louis (and St. Charles), the Zoo, the River, Innsbrook, peach picking and many more places. It's been an awesome summer. Now we can't wait for apple picking and halloween this fall. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503449594461634370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUhu0hEggpNdHvoa4sb3iJyXMgmK0CnCfvAuHonLMtjX3u9NjloVDiSrr6iip_6NNpigTHLFF5bbQJg51kTtSI-zV3w_eiBVCqJscENkGtpXoejjbR7zHRXzwzv6zMsqBohc_VIjB7Hji/s320/gf3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503449724835101170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKJexGJXTL40Q126g4I_z1g6EExLSaZFzKvolhwPmB5fSi0AkcsjuLa65HRr57a47UED8HdY_6dx0dUuUwGFL7ce30nM6Q6bQVHuX5mae9mwLRXl9d2OsbO2jBoxvHQPiCianBLwYxPdh/s320/gf9.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503450249669611778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRqWyU4NGS0g0T7venBPydF72x9avOOz6SfKdg-Z8qNAFNCYAB3MKswT1QEylmTnxZ97DWSET9cn5i5_zvTYN1Tt47Su2LMicn_QiiBduVsUxpuOKft944f1619O6dsrZw3BmWdvVIAqK/s320/rocker+baby2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503450137351719538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tLx0BSasKxbNJ76gRIsVJ8MyWE99_VamYgp5QQNHeOfPATY1lnBWT3RBNN_v30Zd7TmCgAwJhoLbtPn-hNt5wuLcAt1Vv5YrODanhCF8pZhTsDq5XHcKkTuRsb_nX683If1yO1ovTGXO/s320/peaches2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503449990538267218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowP_I4y3vYWo43eB39KCYZBFBXs_VNfMBfd93rjgPLLQSZkSzpKGTZfSQDLTdQfJMorzAlnkIEjpos3w9uvuYCykj2Fkc0sUY6FKEfxL4K1nOVV8AE8t0sszV5Ff2kLSFbmJEzpa_KwZ5/s320/zoo.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503449830347290018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BtnNsKNamokEvQoMazT18THs_I4e7GHDMpNwRt_0acfEA-da-7gWHuOese6K3Lwpj7yS-PRBj-GG84r8bYyn-a87Dmq6xSYZRdYr8sbI5tDcWJ0enqqA3pUqQ1iNGpbbJvU-R-8E1BsF/s320/headgear.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503449443315880498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCGlU3OloKCg8joByLfTaFy7uQzELHiaa-p1tGd3dWGwkVKUh2ctv6SbnkEX8yFuHhEAKO2C1pp4CnFRZ31y9jZqJ_qDowxMSDqrESr1gg9T9Gb447xmRCHkzH3MS3wmh5OBxv2Gh2HfB/s320/cool+jr.jpg" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-49431079859092795612010-01-04T09:02:00.000-08:002010-01-04T09:24:23.202-08:00<div align="center">Happy birthday to me!!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI_vENlklBm4NeIYYeb_gLmpJ7YDv2UCeUxjKIlGDt9wFVEOshc9ixgRv7W0KEGEpwwpf9vkvxCL-nKDKq9x460UI_LV-y4eiAgRybbhjXRz6K5am7Yeym8ABnmMyi7CJMbbaADRt8k4j/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422935478161439282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI_vENlklBm4NeIYYeb_gLmpJ7YDv2UCeUxjKIlGDt9wFVEOshc9ixgRv7W0KEGEpwwpf9vkvxCL-nKDKq9x460UI_LV-y4eiAgRybbhjXRz6K5am7Yeym8ABnmMyi7CJMbbaADRt8k4j/s320/007.JPG" /></a> They both loved the roses on Keiras dress<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wmmjDP1gFqSsgIkp5ZFBsBNtMiEHq36w4qaemAnr7bjal5vEK36tu0x4gjv6FXPMKVk1McAeKjhtX5NK_Okr16hbG2sK_fqD1p2pk8PbjDUVM3MFcpSi28EKU4L3IOSqWGuwqflBRZsk/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422935239472904114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wmmjDP1gFqSsgIkp5ZFBsBNtMiEHq36w4qaemAnr7bjal5vEK36tu0x4gjv6FXPMKVk1McAeKjhtX5NK_Okr16hbG2sK_fqD1p2pk8PbjDUVM3MFcpSi28EKU4L3IOSqWGuwqflBRZsk/s320/010.JPG" /></a>Elmo cake is YUMMY!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdkzG-KcOtKoEQfckQUVq73wk3n52rNp8scQlD62cyqLNTh2_QIPpnUApaeyrBmm9XCW0SjtbgUdmFtKA31FrPoBYzSMZRf6HDKJ9B42pCx9HRX_TxFbDdi-ca1HzIQAw42kJd8ziOG9l/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934998957830242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdkzG-KcOtKoEQfckQUVq73wk3n52rNp8scQlD62cyqLNTh2_QIPpnUApaeyrBmm9XCW0SjtbgUdmFtKA31FrPoBYzSMZRf6HDKJ9B42pCx9HRX_TxFbDdi-ca1HzIQAw42kJd8ziOG9l/s320/016.JPG" /></a>MMMM<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrmzW9uVHeWtaC3RxtbPYqknaVo97AmVM8sG4n8GsSmZ-GZT0MeofvIugpRspB9D_rIHgOhlaCX7v8VoPi8G9tXKwZmt9IEE3zbnL9KXYiypUp98BtciPlI3D_RGd6Fc8PjKm62uTjztx/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934510924640514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrmzW9uVHeWtaC3RxtbPYqknaVo97AmVM8sG4n8GsSmZ-GZT0MeofvIugpRspB9D_rIHgOhlaCX7v8VoPi8G9tXKwZmt9IEE3zbnL9KXYiypUp98BtciPlI3D_RGd6Fc8PjKm62uTjztx/s320/024.JPG" /></a>Tee Hee<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaosmcNV43e93TnCRRANjP1yYgK5WY1qxGtCD8ZfxOgzP7SuAA24NeqDffOY9cjdND_Fqf3tG7952Snx7sFcVXOKbNgrkzbr2l3a1ScrsIxyl9oQpcyAXh6xiMwOgMR8W6hrsUI57Ppco/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934221557103762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaosmcNV43e93TnCRRANjP1yYgK5WY1qxGtCD8ZfxOgzP7SuAA24NeqDffOY9cjdND_Fqf3tG7952Snx7sFcVXOKbNgrkzbr2l3a1ScrsIxyl9oQpcyAXh6xiMwOgMR8W6hrsUI57Ppco/s320/025.JPG" /></a>I'm not so sure about this horse<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSyfysnlylhAr-j2SJpL-dO4xX72TA20Wzzjsn0cpVd0myZs-rA8VwIjYLH84Ede2JWNxRiE1JfWehe-qVYuP-8VwVjAyJzwOC3UpvIDmzzCOaPe4mkrHQ_rBryW6PQvgpZ7BkHyR6rG7/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422933103340314034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSyfysnlylhAr-j2SJpL-dO4xX72TA20Wzzjsn0cpVd0myZs-rA8VwIjYLH84Ede2JWNxRiE1JfWehe-qVYuP-8VwVjAyJzwOC3UpvIDmzzCOaPe4mkrHQ_rBryW6PQvgpZ7BkHyR6rG7/s320/018.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwy4YICjUAh_-5uG_RPx8QXQjR_5kpYnr5r79VVYqlKuIGTNW-uZgroCRKMYzbQbZTxmFCo_zoKHZIRIgOEYnpz2EVlyKZ4vBu8upzsnYpOD2VucLKRfMGSb1Er5Xrv9ay_iZrmkc4Uu3/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422932777415228290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwy4YICjUAh_-5uG_RPx8QXQjR_5kpYnr5r79VVYqlKuIGTNW-uZgroCRKMYzbQbZTxmFCo_zoKHZIRIgOEYnpz2EVlyKZ4vBu8upzsnYpOD2VucLKRfMGSb1Er5Xrv9ay_iZrmkc4Uu3/s320/019.JPG" /></a>Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpXtDWPDEYjsrN4jvx2aivJEz44-OmwjveH5ud0OY2TKOxY6ddCAomFe-s5BbppoqQHtocpe_gt5uZK7ggdVLRc-QkVuL8CwJ4v0MEZMTigAOBuJvyNA9XV69trGk8MoxYpLgR0VZUFzu/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422932530785982418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpXtDWPDEYjsrN4jvx2aivJEz44-OmwjveH5ud0OY2TKOxY6ddCAomFe-s5BbppoqQHtocpe_gt5uZK7ggdVLRc-QkVuL8CwJ4v0MEZMTigAOBuJvyNA9XV69trGk8MoxYpLgR0VZUFzu/s320/024.JPG" /></a>with mommy and daddy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM9tYtB1HpQpYnbMgpRNxLtuASV_GjAfOLSljHm6QsRO-tIZv9-11O6M_0AQ_-cbIvFxhv293yoz_CeOHa_hMdV5Y_sh4HRCzA9dRigoH08tQWtp6yOXhd1OD47I2qbw50h9JGiMHY3vP/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422932278059244610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM9tYtB1HpQpYnbMgpRNxLtuASV_GjAfOLSljHm6QsRO-tIZv9-11O6M_0AQ_-cbIvFxhv293yoz_CeOHa_hMdV5Y_sh4HRCzA9dRigoH08tQWtp6yOXhd1OD47I2qbw50h9JGiMHY3vP/s320/025.JPG" /></a>Grandpa is fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r7xk9dgl9dy1XRFqdKv6-kro4yuFjITod_xu37_55cCJkz2OAabZcAFgxr-TFI7RjCGXhwju2CBzwXrk91tITjQfoc9NQn85t1AWM-P_rbQMmH6AETe6MdiAC0sGEdIWp-VOdzAIITuX/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422931868388384594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r7xk9dgl9dy1XRFqdKv6-kro4yuFjITod_xu37_55cCJkz2OAabZcAFgxr-TFI7RjCGXhwju2CBzwXrk91tITjQfoc9NQn85t1AWM-P_rbQMmH6AETe6MdiAC0sGEdIWp-VOdzAIITuX/s320/032.JPG" /></a>New Years celebrating with the Purcells </div><div>(moms and dads need to have fun too!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjW0y9d4OmeJxHswuvF5OBkZ7sPEiuLphapKFwhyphenhyphenyzFGkgZ0PmvYOYtbg4Hw2O7rPkv6e7dhU-qm8ufEzGRN234O7SqBp1jxw8tOBEDpJnWyaR1xtKFQ58v0o1suuPOJ1QwEY7RPEojC_/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422931465719716962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjW0y9d4OmeJxHswuvF5OBkZ7sPEiuLphapKFwhyphenhyphenyzFGkgZ0PmvYOYtbg4Hw2O7rPkv6e7dhU-qm8ufEzGRN234O7SqBp1jxw8tOBEDpJnWyaR1xtKFQ58v0o1suuPOJ1QwEY7RPEojC_/s320/034.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-88635245013417083352009-12-02T12:13:00.000-08:002009-12-02T13:21:23.579-08:00Dear Keira,<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Today you are one year old! You came into this world fighting and continue to do so every day.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410737246826456322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULDm3m5UeQMrOCGoSEDxV1tT28WWza4JfGWYf_JuOxFziR1U71Wzlnk_XXZJ4N8tf0TtFK4uA6EqhPreHzDhVWmKUNN3Z9wwH-2blB25uEJnZ0-Wk6ii1AYar2v9QIF69uxQtfsCE4RZK/s400/12-05-08_2049.jpg" /> Here's what you are up to:<br /><br /><br /><div>You sleep from around 8pm-8am on your tummy with your little butt up in the air and your first two fingers in your mouth. You hate pacifiers.</div><br /><br /><div>You eat 3-8oz bottles and 16oz of fresh food that I make for you.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410738834049465394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcMJDafQTzvvnJQkCYL_2hoYWekI5BgLin7kFTsSGtRQXabasXvTSCUqZ8YxHW6twDipxq5kGeH6qeDEPPGO6qTuAl7YbLIwhsMMg_J1nWnZwzRYaiLJEwqRrWTKXgOofpq1itWlD28kX/s400/006.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410746826056158930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQft01hq9zAlcTPJat7ChRb1HqmUeK2FRsHFjwiBL6EuxqA9D-1DUP0gK2csU0A1BvAvdwJoQXfkyORgOGKr1_qhyphenhyphenk1uT6WobgKwwdLiOKV1mo2BEbboGrLljp3h9CmM7nSp_YaxxYPyd/s400/food.jpg" /><br /><br /><div>You can crawl at light speed but prefer to walk behind your walker now. By walk I mean run. I sense you are going to be like your momma when you eventually get on the road and that scares me. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410739501133859746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRHjS3uAWogz_rKfhT-TIw87rieS9k6kk_HsRbjo5s_0htTDWDUWGL1q73HmjS-uH1XK08BNK9iolKa7MlE_Bzed0GB83FID6_Ba0-HWLyx9gSbRrLh6BVCeXlpjFa1kDvl0dzRNZQgAV/s400/508.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410740250612744162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDXUiKXO4029O5DPoMj-1phG0HM_x-y6jjTikf-GV428copoAYPLy38r_QvBU0gzM2csikaEzN5IkPYvv9x-Db1otdlLPOi4AHTKPQtw-mDSM_ouBC7PiQGWEF9mGlicABMP4BDN91HH_/s400/479.JPG" />You have been to a few soccer games. You prefer playing with grass to watching.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410747038771684210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Mq0zr_dxGhjs7rndlrc08yMos0Fx8FetCLop_H9iItAZt2l8SFOxSme3SVR3Wi_2bN3_JSddtaTV6eF56G-siNhZZ6eqJInyYdv4kmaXIqHmWsyggSAyYkN5-lP9TfyuJ_SdStr-Frrq/s400/grass1.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410746934218840402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsaZ6xHXXvcz8xjAQR1v2tEsCTlrAZoBsyeFtX1jvqSHr1-DY6q98ecfbKqbgU53nk_IBbfwUNb9Nx2GZNAPhuM1Leb-xWBGbc_9chA2SE0DcZb_FKznqJgJyIpYl20jhmCE5Z1MBYx6k/s400/grass.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div>You have been to the country. Both Vandalia and Innsbrook.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410738308446879410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPKJCNIgXj6X5Ywqo_Nq5E-wu7wI5GP-SHjZRa8RaWaiFYfHFE1SCJOkmfo4gr_dDrL2DD339wN9nF1MqeF04vPst6WyaogLXjxVrHOTuaLv8NrMOizOJVPyb9PRsSmuTMrt9p2OxZOan/s400/067.JPG" /> You love bath time and playing with your toys in the water.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410746612921875778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5rejEglYqufAVGJFbs_4eI3pVHT_r6mDCqyGAx1MQYTUL8HfwTwjKUymSQZx8gz6yh1gvBkrTSUxYpo4nfD2Jc7iZP5dAhsxM2IqYoXs8sHNstD5nrWvKmkDBbkfDP_0t1V_X-8IAUFQ/s400/bath.jpg" /><br /><br />You love going out on the boat with grandma and grandpa Scott and then up to the club to show off your dancing on table skills. (It's scary how much you are like me little one)</div><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410750773843062258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsk6EIoZ4yHxkmQL-d1A4j0IqO3MJgiJzPn025tXkzEgTW1BUNGvJDOiylyF71F_6lrE9YBraxdy6jniWbv1zeu2TqKPG4MDpqcAybTfKAJ3qHOQiVWJ7tk7o2QsfLLoxy673Y-MFQ_pA/s400/008.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>You have loads of toys but prefer to play with tupperware, spoons and the dogs tails.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>The dogs dont like you much right now but I promise you three will be thick as thieves very soon. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>You wear size 2 diapers and wear 6/9mo clothes. I let you pick your clothes sometimes and it seems like you like to wear purple. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>You weigh close to 17 pounds now. Which is huge compared to the size you were born at.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>You do not like to be held or cuddled. You are way to busy for things like that!</div><br /><br /><div>You are a daddys girl through and through and squeal in delight when he walks in the door.</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410746715223101730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAV7nKBHFoz0X6BT4TWwaiDvR7N0mh5F8Zw2ozyUku7Sda9dNxjCOv3KAwaT87CsamepBR_5SN9dM5LWj-JNWeBNBacDqt9IuCHueWgPPfKg_6e44eo1BqMCv-Rl8o_chz-cxPW84KcINw/s400/dad.jpg" /><br /><br /><div>We love you so much little girl and are so proud of all your accomplishments! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-34903301108838688492009-11-25T16:17:00.000-08:002009-11-25T16:35:04.963-08:00luckKeira will be one year old in exactly one week! How exciting! I think it's great that we have gone from this:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lvUd0LeG0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lvUd0LeG0</a><br />to this:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azMYEtkd8uw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azMYEtkd8uw</a><br />in just a few short months. I am so lucky that I get to be this special little girls mommy. I get to watch her grow and learn in the years to come. Lucky indeed.<br />Happy Holidays!babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-85577917048260522022009-11-22T19:30:00.000-08:002009-11-22T19:49:46.469-08:00Tachibana<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407137850706860786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXwUb6Mdvi5HZ8NJM7Zeq1X-t_Sbe5bCVjJ_pOs5Y6pFkHs7E37bhv6bUdyNSHEWQ4t0JKGP0bpkws9hcnujoOw-D9abzEojs2hq2Rk302GVmMoNxjp7YfxEaqQUJ47aDL_FehE4iloFF/s320/new+007.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>November has been a tough month for us. Jeremy's car is on it's 3rd week in the shop. We keep getting it back and then it breaks down again. So annoying. Then my car started acting up. UGH! Fortunately it was just a battery and its back to normal. But that still leaves us as a one car family for now. Not easy.</div><br /><div>Last night we went to a trivia night at St. Albans and I have to say it was a blast. I never realized how much I like trivia. I'm not very good at it but it was fun! Then afterwards we went to Brothers bar (where I met Jeremy) for a little bit and was asked if I would like to start working up there again. Yippy! Even one night a week would really help out. Plus one of my oldest friends is having her bachelorette party in Las Vegas next year and maybe if I am contributing to the household income a bit, Jeremy might let me go! Cross your fingers. </div><br /><div>Keira is still adorable. I cant believe it took me 2 paragraphs to write about her! She is still zipping around the house in straight lines and loving every minute of it. Friday night I was getting her bath ready, stripped her down and gave her her favorite toy, a catalog. I turned around and this is what I found. She is so smart she can read already. Maybe we should get her on one of those infomercials!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407140427838033890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Xrj9kOoXImCpYsiruJSWvDaY4rwpHs_C-MuX3hADhBiR82-3oMBDnJy_JGLKVZI_M7BtN8JxTvw-NBoa95ivpidXxGUgvTvVoyWNdc8zvDMvs1qTrKISqmCzSK6VPpjs7ZCzj0_1GNEJ/s320/new+004.JPG" /></div></div><br />I think she is trying to tell us that she wants to go to Tachibana. Girl after my own heart!babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-88755144280187344782009-11-21T10:11:00.000-08:002009-11-21T10:50:41.440-08:00NovemberWhere did we leave off? October? Sheesh... We took Keira to Rombachs pumpkin patch. I think she had fun but Jeremy thought she was too young to appreciate it. For Halloween she was a froggy. It was quite adorable. While she didnt get to go out trick or treating she did get to go to our friends Jeff and Laurens house where she got lots of attention from everyone and met her new friend Parker.<br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406627669224207538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD3Apwf_skznn62NOdOTXwxbJ-Jr0ig2MxucL4fYW51ripLw7_blLkOsLzyquRWQA7_PS-zkm3dctXh31TZ9UijhYDuvmhQPBUrfu8M2dOVNqxbAbb-rzc1UTpRSB10BsdKxXCLG8xxxR/s200/013.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406626851990504914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPbCKShvwAZoR9qAK0leI3L6K79fI4NsW_9MsO_UYOrUZfexonRs0PH4k5d6a8FgWoD7-9oUztQ_Di-pi-d9x4O_6Fi9bgRYmoEd8tsEBtiAAB_OyYcaBpaYiuZHA2WA4Tgao6Ck8S5Bk/s200/010.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406628167014822562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_fuxfscGsfYlvt8oKu12pTXiMCu6adM1k9hN0B-wJYxt3KIP_vLoQg_B39adZuY7TwEz4ecK2oebAuILZxNUWxeFsGoncr7TtXwrxsTZFsUG3HiVT_v-GBjBvbE8atvBas0KeOWOqLMi/s200/frog2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406628091848152722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJH1L2-rJeThunZdWpXBnZ9xsy_cQX-sDU2Q346lCGnkA2VYshKIpYjG1OoBId7KeWJ2T5NAEHcdDMBaBofC-C9s24fMFzijIZuzstbKMKKa6_GgWk3V8xOLbVL31bHI82QhV5NHeySs_/s200/frog.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406628011300981986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6sQFBOlCLRzuMWnuZ0H8VoIZAjNmLmS7KfD6xGZnIMMki8TyMGHl-8fRcjobr36TaV7KBsMgRUdQSttmFadJgZ4o2Cbns1c28_zRfp3szHE7Xycib3BD7JpRaenLeU6EYdQvlo2ieqwF/s200/cheerio.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406628246021866690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdOVtPNB7jWYN8AzA6KnVeObCTleCTOjPL2vtw-LJNTdAZB8gmHDNNSgWzvcT_lC7FQzhP5odP9lWbQLFis9Fe-o4vr_i58Fmhoqe_K4l99nnxo1Iudu8Ym3KoB6YWEJSR1LxoUtrq2jE/s200/happy.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406627928456599026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLnGued0SkQ2famno_sf8ZhRWAn1bf7Pb-z49VCg03eefWaDIGHK9aqV07nhCSI3fg_-dtxYZUPt31T7AoXk-9phaOAI_U6quPRjUVXQ1pHO33kVZC7MnRk70FeSFH3X_Jx4VTT5vNRhv/s200/ball.jpg" />Last week we gave her one of those walk behind toys and she has been zooming around the house since. She can't exactly steer but boy does she zip around the house in straight lines. As soon as I find our video camera cord I will put a video up. It is pretty funny. She gets a big grin on her face until she hits a wall and then she just slams her walker into the wall over and over again until you go help her. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406627211762271282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEmsN7DzBO65LeuA3RG4-Y5eE35Kp-mxAfJSNWsZHqRdtSRAokSmI1WEc86MKTeXQEMV0VRYMaPWyHekyednHaHI80JBABkq7DlZqvCPnEYg5HNkX0q3RN8A1RaSjN020pRrLTaJHaTcg/s200/012.JPG" />babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-34865468766385738262009-10-14T10:15:00.000-07:002009-10-14T10:23:21.952-07:00crawling and pulling...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_23ZNbd2OQBwgoqk8eGgCpyazoSYglpO1rWwctUab-o3Ksr9E61_TxfWz7fIIvwY0MtaLWWn-7aSMelKx6rYj3LSGlMJIYl1zHlNQAcifbcuNflG2PedmzSEwJAaFvHPFfJ1TKQ7l-Yr-/s1600-h/pretty.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392507301674536130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_23ZNbd2OQBwgoqk8eGgCpyazoSYglpO1rWwctUab-o3Ksr9E61_TxfWz7fIIvwY0MtaLWWn-7aSMelKx6rYj3LSGlMJIYl1zHlNQAcifbcuNflG2PedmzSEwJAaFvHPFfJ1TKQ7l-Yr-/s200/pretty.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Sorry for not updating in a while, Keira is in her very clingy stage, Jeremy is sick so he doesnt even come in the same room with us and I have midterms this week! Hectic? Nah...</div><br /><div>Like I said Keira has been very clingy lately, she discovered how to crawl and pull up and now all she wants to do is crawl into my lap and pull my hair. We are mostly done unpacking the house and cant wait for everyone to come see it! </div><br /><div>Sorry this is so short, I have studying to do!</div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-10460051241416801612009-09-30T15:08:00.000-07:002009-09-30T15:10:03.890-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodhKeP1nYv4NhyYAua3-GlRixpD2agpmLI6bxj_mmapOzHwajHxH4t7IYuJAnQyY5-2qK0dxj5XPT-3MR-E3sI0z7PFtoq94Xdro1hVyVq0nBTJSTir-qQfQRW57g08GotpGPc5-EAx4o/s1600-h/new+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386148770398498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodhKeP1nYv4NhyYAua3-GlRixpD2agpmLI6bxj_mmapOzHwajHxH4t7IYuJAnQyY5-2qK0dxj5XPT-3MR-E3sI0z7PFtoq94Xdro1hVyVq0nBTJSTir-qQfQRW57g08GotpGPc5-EAx4o/s320/new+004.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-72598404488465173432009-09-26T16:03:00.000-07:002009-09-26T16:17:23.434-07:00Guess whatKeira is crawling!! She's been rocking back and forth for a while and last week she did it! Watch this: <div><div><div><div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dziQHkQOpUxl9Z7QC4uMQJlroiaKK3Pzw9DvDXnek5zmhKBBXi6pBEWHcSlZmm3BsM8zFageAXfEswu6fQHvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><p>We had Lindsay and Eric over last night and they brought their son Landon who is absolutely adorable. Keira was not in a sharing mood and kept taking her toys back from him. Poor Landon.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385917935826477010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtklvXuFgLPBT-v59gAzPOznuCeYNAbwtU_XzeRi-bqcBC-NEpjERacC8yOq9JDkgmDl20mK7vYsANrKQZTpx3fAJkmNVTdwBb7Q88ds5DrSwu2t9e21JQ10abmHAHrJ7sWU2ffmn7K0xf/s320/k&l" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385918125574436226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu3X4hA_KnyCpT6gs9yvn72PIf3SrtrAdAjC3MWFN1ZfujuSuidCWRrA7-qMplnRDJvCyb1LuONVUKkTiWpu_m0AjhfY60_S5QCJZRCDDBnQocSRw0Ub7AG78cI1UnZzlP8H2SwyuDkyX/s320/k&l2" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385918279251119090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rdBRRkG8AB8GYAE8x0MkL5_NAVP1iC1nxl4lAsTXCIeW2wzjSlrV_zh5V-T57gHZGEpjY2KDtRkYsX0dU_C1BELQY8NatBa_0uXH_Q1OSY4O6lIoSf4d-8ZJCr1xNuwDhyphenhyphenfDwE8yBIX-/s320/k&l3" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385918345459539218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQO9j1JFX6lrMS0afxWymOp31K_sakahB0asKjpEhjFgFvp-qSd-tZwB5UR02XirzzfACOX0evcUOMtyxJbQQFMs_DEvZFlNh9ki9F5KFgwqAhGpmBm1KSFe311IVleemdaC9_j4pFstH/s320/k&l4" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385918446377409970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzhbCcvOPHed7IPQxCpCj9xfHPtN_kigXccFCVmOLim8ff4W9HghoO1MG13pxBU3mIY2QmO3pnWIYyU7s5OGSXd0KtC0hw8okmUtGHPbGZy7rAJ1v3cQnlJmbEqSmvtvpm7Bvt4EPJ8Zq/s320/k&l5" /><br /><br />Landon eventually fought back!<br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-56516638880149559482009-08-27T20:51:00.000-07:002009-08-27T21:20:23.508-07:00school, homework and babies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_qUey-Fz0kefayB6mtn9SKB3OBb6zBcdd9VEiRTcMBiV66gsYBkn9WsjpNIO5iMa4pttosHm7SztEL1jMkqNbq1-m1AwXyUqqznoi3ebwpl47EK964kyHvt6uJ0j6-YnC2rUZDBpSiul/s1600-h/tie+dye+baby.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374863192273172354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_qUey-Fz0kefayB6mtn9SKB3OBb6zBcdd9VEiRTcMBiV66gsYBkn9WsjpNIO5iMa4pttosHm7SztEL1jMkqNbq1-m1AwXyUqqznoi3ebwpl47EK964kyHvt6uJ0j6-YnC2rUZDBpSiul/s320/tie+dye+baby.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Right, where to begin? I started back up at school on Monday. Classes so far are challenging, interesting and very entertaining. I have to take a course called cornerstone (college entry course to get you used to time management, paper writing, organizational skills, etc) that was originally not required back in 2000 when I started this whole college endeavour. There are some kids in my assigned group that I am surprised even graduated high school. One kid in particular just makes me crack up every time he talks. Today we had to go around the room stating reasons why a person goes to college and what personal situations might come up that may inhibit success. A few of my contributions to the group were "to converse intellectually with peers" and "to learn proper debate skills". This kid, we will call him Omar because I am sure there are more to come, thought that this was awesome input; "free food" and "free libraries". Correct me if I am wrong but don't you pay for the cafeteria service with your tuition and public libraries have been free for quite some time (uh, 667AD if I googled correctly)! So towards the end of class he leans over and asks "Whats your major anyway?" To which I replied special ed. His response? Wait for it... "That makes sense, you talk smart". Oh my God, oh my GOD! Did he really just say I <em>talk smart</em>?! Who is this guy, Forrest Gump? </div><br /><div>Rant over, Keira is doing really well. She is now sitting up on her own and trying to work out this crawling thing she keeps hearing about. She can get her knees up and everything but she ends up going backwards! Oh well, soon enough right? I am still enjoying laying her down somewhere and knowing she will still be relatively close when I come back. Also she has learned how to throw tantrums. If you set her in her exer-saucer and start to walk away she throws herself backwards as hard as she can while screeching this horrible, ear piercing wail that only dogs should be able to hear. If you try to feed her when she doesn't want to be fed, she will either blow raspberries at you when you try to stick a spoon or bottle in her mouth or if you push her really hard she will cry the most heartbreaking cry until you stop. Until she notices you are done and then she immediately is happy again and wants to play. I swear this baby will be the death of me.</div><br /><div>Getting late and need to get some project runway in before bedtime. I will update you more soon!</div><div>Question of the day: Does anyone know who invented Graham Crackers and why?</div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-45827990011001123902009-08-20T18:50:00.001-07:002009-08-20T20:49:47.590-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUFR1iuPNxLVr9de9nmmktwIU6ykQs5xu_6OwtevC0ZW8nH0MhXg6fEzWy6zfSu6rHlR0r-YPJqeyyODec670urYHmYSQYM0a0EK3HpiPUdCCzKsI6aFx8yotYYyg0PMm7buIyyzrBRrd/s1600-h/hat.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372230741108005970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUFR1iuPNxLVr9de9nmmktwIU6ykQs5xu_6OwtevC0ZW8nH0MhXg6fEzWy6zfSu6rHlR0r-YPJqeyyODec670urYHmYSQYM0a0EK3HpiPUdCCzKsI6aFx8yotYYyg0PMm7buIyyzrBRrd/s200/hat.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So it looks like we definitely have people to rent out our house for at least the next year. What a relief! I start school on Monday and then we move that next weekend,my birthday actually :( </div><br /><div>Think we have enough going on?! Keira is getting bigger by the minute it seems. Today she had a visit by grandma and grandpa Bright. She got a popsicle and lots of kisses. She also showed them how great of a giggler she is. So much so that she got hiccups. </div><br /><div>Well, sorry for such a short post but Jeremy is getting all packed up for a weekend golf tournament with Jon in Kenosha, WI and the baby needs some mommy attention. </div><br /><div>Keira got this hat while she was still in the hospital and it just now fits here, in August! I thought I would share the fun. She looks like she is going to break out a traditional Cossak dance any minute! So cute.</div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-76809752522003683782009-08-19T08:20:00.001-07:002009-08-19T08:21:46.590-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuSRTNBpP45vW6ZDJRx0svnfoRUV3SLeEgkzJZm3Hhxa8TstWeub7dvPKl95_WaF4bsVNEQMK38AHpEFUOzFPSXKdfeatsflC2aK52FRdJ-IUpAo6R7xMGoS_1btAL5VIAO094X29r0Bd/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371695393911555394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuSRTNBpP45vW6ZDJRx0svnfoRUV3SLeEgkzJZm3Hhxa8TstWeub7dvPKl95_WaF4bsVNEQMK38AHpEFUOzFPSXKdfeatsflC2aK52FRdJ-IUpAo6R7xMGoS_1btAL5VIAO094X29r0Bd/s320/013.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-41379330586772443422009-08-16T06:21:00.000-07:002009-08-16T06:33:03.405-07:00date day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbT8Szq7Gwni6G5AKTBCpUs0NZFM1jxCI3Pe884R8N7smNy2nKPrFe0nugeGDjAEk4QTCC9FQD9eWqkS8t1ZEBLAOUejAJqNYis8Lb14NfJJR_CJE9V9flO1TncjOfS3S6H6i6ZSYSboF/s1600-h/a8f3d29827e0__1250401232000.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 241px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370554027771745714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbT8Szq7Gwni6G5AKTBCpUs0NZFM1jxCI3Pe884R8N7smNy2nKPrFe0nugeGDjAEk4QTCC9FQD9eWqkS8t1ZEBLAOUejAJqNYis8Lb14NfJJR_CJE9V9flO1TncjOfS3S6H6i6ZSYSboF/s320/a8f3d29827e0__1250401232000.jpg" /></a><br /><div>With the stress of the move, money, trying to get our house rented, etc we have been a little on the stressed side. So, yesterday we dropped Keira off at the boat with my parents and Jeremy and I went on a date! We rode go carts and went to Main Street St. Charles where we walked around holding hands, ate some really good cheese and crackers and split a bottle of wine. It was so nice to actually be nice to each other, laugh and talk about something other than diapers and bottles. It was just what we needed. </div><br /><div>Keira had a great time on the boat. Grandma Scott said they had a lot of deep conversations, watched other boats go by, ate lots of food (well lots for Keira) and took a nap. What a fun day. She was so tired by the time I went to get her, she didnt even cry when I put her to bed. Usually she rolls around for a while trying to stay awake so she doesnt miss anything but last night she just layed in bed with her fingers in her mouth and watched her puppy dogs on her mobile. She is such a sweet little girl.</div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112261548761325297.post-55674449991711759802009-08-12T20:39:00.000-07:002009-08-12T20:58:32.247-07:00We're back online!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvWQOB5WXUCaVKYE3v8odS_7rrRwQLRxLQn2Hgjil9ZdXsKxPHDotsZhmRMLht1kCiBbj9quwfGqnaRG8fjhA-pLVNju9sJH3vYQxnnrPmsZBdXHwQ29hwCJ7FK2ds619l-SfiKAAkoj/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369292776734520402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvWQOB5WXUCaVKYE3v8odS_7rrRwQLRxLQn2Hgjil9ZdXsKxPHDotsZhmRMLht1kCiBbj9quwfGqnaRG8fjhA-pLVNju9sJH3vYQxnnrPmsZBdXHwQ29hwCJ7FK2ds619l-SfiKAAkoj/s320/015.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>Now that Keira is out of the NICU and is doing fantastic I felt like we outgrew caringbridge. So, here we are on a normal blog. </div><br /><br /><div>Our family has been going through some big changes:</div><br /><br /><div>Keira is now 12 pounds and two feet tall. She only has a few problems due to her prematurity, reflux and kidney stones. The reflux is solved by one small pill a day and the stones are being closely watched by a wonderful specialist at Childrens Hospital. She loves to pull herself up to standing, babbles and giggles constantly. She can also almost sit by herself. She has mastered hand eye coordination. Honestly, I dont see any developmental delays due to her past. </div><br /><br /><div>We are buying a much larger house in Ballwin. It's in Parkway West school district, within walking distance to Queeny Park and the elementary school where Keira will go is directly behind our house so we can walk her to school when she gets old enough instead of riding a bus. </div><br /><br /><div>Jeremys job is going great and I am still liking school. The stress of packing up, moving and trying to rent/sell our current house is enough to stress anyone out but we are doing well. I hope everyone had a great summer and I will blog to you soon!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>babydollsandsoccerballshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02711296016408669346noreply@blogger.com0