Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013

2012 was full of ups and downs like most years.

Lets recap, shall we.

January

 

Brady had his first trip to the dentist.

 

My baby bump started to grow.

 

We finally celebrated Brady's 3rd birthday, only a month later.

 

 

February

 

We found out "baby" was a girl.

 

We played with friends and started stocking up on all things pink and girlie.

 

March

 

Brady had his first t-ball practice among other fun things.

 

We had a busy weekend without daddy.

 

Caleb and I had a midnight date to see Hunger Games

 

We celebrated Noah's birthday!

 

 

April

 

We celebrated Easter

 

We had a pipe burst. :(

 

Brady had his first ball game.

 

May

 

 

We had a fun outdoor playdate.

 

Celebrated Mother's Day.

 

Had an awesome baby shower with friends.

 

Enjoyed last few weeks of being a family of three.

 

June

The stingers placed 3rd in the tournament.

 

Survived Vacation Bible School.

 

Attempted to stay cool at 38 weeks pregnant.

 

July

 

Welcomed Presley into the world and our family!

 

Brady went on a KY vacation without us.

 

 

August

 

We adjusted to being a family of four.

 

We had an accidental haircut.

 

 

September

 

 We went to a couple birthday parties.

 

We found out we would be having another boy cousin/nephew.

 

October

 

We celebrated my 10 year reunion.

 

Caleb and Brady went fishing and camping.

 

We did the pumpkin patch.

 

 

We enjoyed trunk or treat with Spiderman and a ladybug.

 

November

 

We celebrated Thanksgiving.

 

The kids met Santa.

 

Brady began celebrating his birthday.

 

December

 

Presley turned 5 months and really started to change and develop.

 

 

We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas holiday as a family.

 

It was a good year! Doing this post made me realize why I blog. I love having each of these memories documented in one place. Even if no one reads this, I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing our year. I know 2013 will have its ups and downs just like any other year, but I am always hoping for more ups than downs!  I am looking forward to celebrating Caleb's 30th birthday, welcoming a new baby cousin/nephew into our family, 7 years of marriage, Presley's 1st birthday, a family vacation, my brother getting married in the fall,  and so much more, but I also want to remember to take each day as it comes and enjoy the small things as well.

 

I saw this quote the other day and thought it sums up our daily and big picture life so well.

 

Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different..

CS Lewis 

 

Happy New Year!!!

 



NYE 2012

**This is our life. It isn't always pretty, but it is ours. If vomit bothers you, I suggest you skip this post. **

 

We had plans to go to a New Year's Eve party last night. The party was at a Caleb's best friend from college. It was kid friendly. We loaded up our car with our family, some games, and the food I was asked to bring. We started our 45 min- 1 hour drive to his house.

 

We pulled into his driveway about 7:30 and I heard gagging noises coming from the back seat. Presley was puking all over herself. With infants it can be difficult to know if they are sick, spitting up, car sick, etc. She was acting fine and was not showing any other signs of being sick.

 

We got her cleaned up and carried on with the party. We all ate dinner, Brady played, and Caleb and I talked to the other guests.

 



This is the one picture of the party. It is super dark, but she was playing and smiling like normal.

Sometime around 9, Brady was acting a little weird and saying his tummy hurt. This is not uncommon, he usually acts weird and he always says his tummy hurts when he needs to potty. The next thing I know he has thrown up and is huddled over clenching his stomach in pain.

I found Caleb. We got everything and everyone cleaned up and began leaving. Almost immediately after I put Presley in the car seat, she began projectile vomiting all over herself again.

 

She was a little easier to clean up this time, because she had a bib on and it caught most of it and her blanket caught a lot of the rest.

 

Chris prepared us a little vomit care package including paper towels, plastic bags, and some water. By 9:30, we were making the drive back home with two sick kiddos.

 

I felt terrible that we possibly contaminated all those people, but seriously everyone was perfectly fine when we left the house.

 

Brady went straight to bed as soon as we got home.

 

I promise she isn't nursing in this picture. She just snuggles in like that when I hold her. Ha Ha!

Presley was SCREAMING not long after we got in the house. I knew she was hungry, but was afraid to feed her. We offered her a little pedialyte, but that was just fuel to the fire. She just got louder! After a while we finally decided to try and feed her. She feel asleep shortly after.

 

Caleb and I ended up bringing in 2013 with Sparkling grape juice on the couch in our comfy clothes snuggling a sick baby.

 

I decided to sleep with Presley on the couch, because I was worried about her. Fortunately, no one vomited again. Both kids slept well and seemed back to normal by morning!

 

This just serves as a reminder to not get too attached to my plans for 2013, because they are subject to change at any moment!

 

Caleb apparently was too lazy to get up and get in the picture. It makes for an awkward pic. Oh well.

Happy New Year!!!

Thanksgiving 2012

We enjoyed a typical family Thanksgiving.

Last year Thanksgiving was the day we announced our family would go from 3 to 4! I was 8 weeks pregnant last year. I enoyed the meal this year much more! So thankful a year later we have our healthy, sweet girl here with us.

 

We spent the morning watching the parade. Brady dressed as Captain America for the parade. He got the idea to let Presley wear the mask. I obliged. She was not a fan.

Presley was able to get a good morning nap before we had to be at my parents at noon. So thankful for at least one good nap.

 

My brother texted us this picture from the Macy's parade. He was there working and had a chance to see some of the parade. Brady was very impressed with the Spiderman balloon. We called and talked to him a bit.

 

Brady liked the character balloons, but decided there was too much singing and dancing in that parade. Ha Ha!

 

We had a yummy lunch at my mom's. Presley did amazing for round one. She let everyone who wanted to, hold her. She was so happy and content!

 

She snuck in a quick nap(maybe an hour) before we headed to Caleb's parents house for dinner.

 

She fell asleep in the car, but was woken up when we got there. She was super clingy to me or Caleb. She did well, she just wasn't as content.  She didn't let just anyone hold her. Nevertheless, we enjoyed another yummy meal and fun family time.

 

Caleb and I dropped the kids back off at my parents house for the night. Presley was asleep when we got there. She stayed asleep until about 5am. Girl was tired! Brady was also worn out. They spent the night there, while Caleb and I shopped.

 

It is a yearly thing for us and we really enjoy it. We grabbed some coffee and headed straight to the stores. Caleb is super laid back. If he wasn't I don't think we could do it. We got almost all of our shopping done and got some great deals. We made it home about 2:30am and slept in until going to get the littles.

 

Holidays have changed so much in the past several years. We have been blessed with so many little ones. Both mine and Caleb's family events are so much more fun and entertaining with all the little ones running around. So much to be thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving all!!!