Roo's White Coat Ceremony

On November 14, 2013 we attended Aunt Roo's PA school white coat ceremony. Grandpa and Grandma Deaver and Great Grandpa and Grandma Kubik came to town before and we all went to dinner at Famous Dave's and then you got to see Great Grandma Wert at the ceremony. You hung out in the back with Grandma Joyce most of the time and were a little cranky because we were missing your naptime. Here are pictures from Roo's special evening!

 

Hangin' out in back with Grandma!

Well, one kid smiled normally. :)

Karinne and one of her friends from her class.

 

Just playing around with Grandpa. Somehow still smiling
periodically at this point.

 We are so proud of you, Aunt Roo. It was an honor to
celebrate this special evening with you!

Eleven.Months.Old

Here are just a few of my favorite photos from your eleventh month. I didn't get anything written about it, so these will have to do. Sure do think you're pretty special, Peanut.

Waiting patiently for dinner.

Girl does LOVE apple crisp! And she knows just
who to go to to get it, too!

Flowers from my bosses for PA Week.
A beautiful surprise!

Just gettin' ready for daycare.

Playing in the tent with Levi & Clara.

You two are so silly together!

Mommy's PA School Graduation (years later)

Well I am only a year and a half getting these posted, but I found them going through old pictures and thought I would put them up. Graduation was on May 6, 2012 and here are just a few pictures from the ceremony. I would have been about 8 weeks pregnant with Landry at this time!

Happy Halloween!

Our little peacock wants to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween!

 

We weren't going to dress you up at all, because I am kind of a Grinch when it comes to Halloween but your daycare was having a parade through the hospital Halloween morning, so I didn't want to be that mom and make you sit out when all of your little friends were participating.

 

Here are some outtakes of your Halloween photo shoot on our (dirty) front porch.

Had to get one with the antennae on. Still a bit too big, so you weren't
a big fan of it.

Daddy, the entertainer.

This is blurry, because I turned around real quick to see what he was
behind me doing to try to get her to smile, and I get this picture.
Shortly after a neighbor drove by and honked and made a comment
that what he was doing was working, because she was laughing at him. :)

Sure do love this sweet girl. Probably the cutest peacock
there is!

And just like Roo pointed out on facebook, next year there will be TWO of you
on these steps with the pumpkin! Holidays are so much fun having littles!

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Your daycare had a parade through the hospital on Halloween morning, so I took you in and helped get you ready for it and was able to snap a few pictures of you been uncooperative and hating every minute of that craziness. I think you can pretty much tell how the morning went by the pictures.

Not overly impressed, but still tolerating the costume.

Trying to get a picture of all of the kids together before
they ripped off their costumes.

And then we loaded them into the wagon...the most pathetic
peacock you ever did see. HATED it.

...Still not a fan. Pretty sure you thought this was child abuse.

I saw Heather pulling your wagon down the hallway and I could tell
that you weren't in it. And then I saw Dot carrying you. Right about this time
she asked if I minded taking you. You had had enough. So I took you, and stripped
off your costume and we watched the rest of the parade together. Poor baby :)

Your buddy, Cade, and his adorable Captain
America costume. Can't wait til you're big
enough to cooperate so nicely!

And that was our day! There's always next year, I suppose. :) Still think you are the cutest peacock there ever was.

Fall Baking with the Aunts

About this time every year, I start to get the itch to start running my oven again. One of my favorite things about fall is making fall sugar cookies. Of course, with the aunts being in town, we found a time when they could both take a break from studying to do it all together. So they came over on a Saturday and we dug out the mixers and aprons and started whipping them up!

 

After we got the cookies going I also decided that I was going to make several lasagnas to put in the freezer for the winter. The four of us had a great day together, and LA seems to like baking. Ok, maybe it's just because her favorites were here to entertain her which is much more exciting than a day with Mommy. I'm already looking forward to all of the Christmas baking we will be doing in a few months!!

 

Roo cutting out the dough.

Kilah helping supervising.

Ok, kidding, she really helped the most
by caring for this munchkin!

The end product of our lasagnas.

Ornery little missy loving her walker (that she still
can't move in herself yet).

Our days' work. Doesn't look like it amounts to a whole lot!

And frosting them all. Always entertaining with the 3 of us.

Thankful for a much needed day with my sisters. And LA enjoyed every minute of it too. My heart is so happy now that these 2 are here in town. Counting my blessings twice these days.

 

Baby #2: 16 Weeks

How far along? 16 weeks...holy buckets!
Total weight gain: Still down at least 1/2 pound! We will see on Wednesday when I go back in what their scale says.
Maternity clothes? Not yet and all my pant buttons are closing still.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Getting better now, probably because we are so busy and I'm just exhausted. Haven't been having to get up to go to the bathroom during the middle of the night for several weeks now so that is nice!
Best moment this week: Mommy and Daddy just got back from a quick long-weekend trip to Minnesota with Hank & Jenny, Ty and Kim, and Nick and Kayla Dankers which was so much fun. We went to the Mall of America two days and then the NE/Minnesota game on Saturday. A much needed weekend away, and a very fun weekend LA got to spend with Grandma Ila and the aunts.
Miss anything? I've had an occasional Diet Pepsi but still wish I could let myself have more. And red wine again. They even served wine at the MN game this past weekend, so that was a big bummer.
Baby is the size of a: Avocado. Babe can now pick up my voice, and hair, eyelashes and tastebuds are forming!
Movement: Almost positive I have been feeling babe since about 13 weeks. It's usually in the very middle, and just a couple nights ago on my left side...all in the same spot every time. Just tiny little flutters. Excited to feel more!
Food cravings: Nothing specific, but Daddy pointed out that I am much more opinionated about food in general with this pregnancy. I eat whatever, but if given a choice I almost always have a preference.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really. Had scrambled eggs on our trip that actually tasted pretty good.
Gender: Do not know, and love not knowing this time!
Name: Pretty much set on the girl name, and most likely the boy. Daddy is finally on board with the girl :)
Labor Signs: N/A
Symptoms: Not a whole lot, really. Just a bit more tired than normal, but I think that is to be expected with an 11 month old. Have had just a few days of mild heartburn, so I'm nervous that this one is going to be like last time in a few weeks.
Things People Say: Just one comment from a patient about having a baby bump and asked when I was due.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Just busy, and content.
Looking forward to: Hearing a heartbeat again this week at our appointment, and our next ultrasound. Grandpa and Grandma Deaver might be coming next weekend so that should be fun, too!

Love and Prayers in Week 17!

Baby #2: 13 Week Belly Pic

Well, didn't get anything written about it, so not much to note other than the first belly pic. At this point I was feeling pretty great and had no complaints!

 

Date taken would have been about October 7th.