From this little turkey who has made me beyond thankful. She reminds me to count all of my many blessings.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Introducing
Lucy Magnolia Walles
Born November 21, 2016
7:33 am
7lbs 10oz
21 1/2 inches long
She has dark brown hair, dark blue eyes and looks so much like her siblings.
We couldn't be anymore excited about our newest family member.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Little Miss Caroline
Caroline is just about 2 1/2 years old. Here are some of the things that she does to make us laugh.
The other day we were at the library. I was picking out some books for the kids and she was playing at the lego table with some other kids. I called over to her to tell her where I was and that in a few minutes we would be leaving. She walked over to me and said, "Don't talk to me. I'm playing with my new friends." I was a bit shocked but managed to tell her that she couldn't talk to me like that and then thought how if she's already saying that to me at age 2 I am in serious trouble when she's 13.
Caroline has always been very excited about the baby in my tummy. In the beginning she would rub my chest and warmly call to the baby. I always corrected her hands by pulling them down to my belly and telling her that the baby lived down here not up there.
She for awhile also thought that I was having a tiger, not a baby.
Caroline makes the best faces when she is disgusted and mad at us. She will lower her chin and then glare at you. I have realized that I make this same face towards Evan or either children.
She says, "Ready, Steady, Go!"
She says, "poppasicle" when wanting a popsicle.
She loves to put on her cowgirl skirt from Aunt Emily and run around the house.
She and Liam love to play 'dog'. Caroline will give the leash to Liam and he will clip it on his shirt and then she will take him on a walk around the dining room and kitchen. Liam will even go as far as to lick you (gross) and pant.
She likes Skittles more than M&M's.
She is no longer interested in going on the potty. Maybe someday soon....
She is very excited to be a big sister and help change the baby's diapers and play with the baby. It will be interesting to see what will really happen when the baby gets here but for now she is pumped!
The other day we were at the library. I was picking out some books for the kids and she was playing at the lego table with some other kids. I called over to her to tell her where I was and that in a few minutes we would be leaving. She walked over to me and said, "Don't talk to me. I'm playing with my new friends." I was a bit shocked but managed to tell her that she couldn't talk to me like that and then thought how if she's already saying that to me at age 2 I am in serious trouble when she's 13.
Caroline has always been very excited about the baby in my tummy. In the beginning she would rub my chest and warmly call to the baby. I always corrected her hands by pulling them down to my belly and telling her that the baby lived down here not up there.
She for awhile also thought that I was having a tiger, not a baby.
Caroline makes the best faces when she is disgusted and mad at us. She will lower her chin and then glare at you. I have realized that I make this same face towards Evan or either children.
She says, "Ready, Steady, Go!"
She says, "poppasicle" when wanting a popsicle.
She loves to put on her cowgirl skirt from Aunt Emily and run around the house.
She likes Skittles more than M&M's.
She is no longer interested in going on the potty. Maybe someday soon....
She is very excited to be a big sister and help change the baby's diapers and play with the baby. It will be interesting to see what will really happen when the baby gets here but for now she is pumped!
One day to go
I have less than one day before we get to meet this new baby. I am feeling all of the feelings. I am excited, I am anxious, I am sad and I am terrified.
I am excited to finally get to meet this new child. Will it be a boy or a girl? Liam and I really think a boy and Caroline and Evan really think it's a girl. I am excited to no longer be pregnant as I am exhausted, sore and tired of being as large as an elephant.
I am anxious because, hello!, I am having surgery. I am anxious because we will have a new routine and schedule that we will not be able to be determine until this baby gets on a schedule which could be months.
I am sad that I just had to say goodbye to my other two children. I was in tears and holding them back until Liam squeezed me even tighter and wouldn't let me go when it was time for him to leave with Grandpa and Grammie Walles. Caroline was not phased but just very excited to leave with her grandparents and have a sleepover with them.
I am terrified of the unknown. Isn't that always the case? I pray that this child will be healthy and that the delivery will go just as smoothly as it did with Caroline. I pray that my recovery will go just as smoothly as it did with Caroline. I am terrified of what I will be like as a mother of three. Almost everyone I talk to says going from 2 to 3 kids was very difficult. I already have very little patience for my two children and now we're adding a third. Oh boy.
Here's the great thing. We have so much family who are near to us that will help us at a moments notice. We have some pretty great friends and coworkers as well who have offered to bring us a meal if we need one. I know ultimately that we will be fine.
I have been in the nesting phase for almost a month now. Poor Evan has been working hard at crossing thing off my list. The house is ready, food is in the freezer, fans have been dusted and windows washed. Because yes that is very important when you are bringing home a new baby.
There's only one thing left to do....rise and shine Monday morning, this baby is breaking out!
I am excited to finally get to meet this new child. Will it be a boy or a girl? Liam and I really think a boy and Caroline and Evan really think it's a girl. I am excited to no longer be pregnant as I am exhausted, sore and tired of being as large as an elephant.
I am anxious because, hello!, I am having surgery. I am anxious because we will have a new routine and schedule that we will not be able to be determine until this baby gets on a schedule which could be months.
I am sad that I just had to say goodbye to my other two children. I was in tears and holding them back until Liam squeezed me even tighter and wouldn't let me go when it was time for him to leave with Grandpa and Grammie Walles. Caroline was not phased but just very excited to leave with her grandparents and have a sleepover with them.
I am terrified of the unknown. Isn't that always the case? I pray that this child will be healthy and that the delivery will go just as smoothly as it did with Caroline. I pray that my recovery will go just as smoothly as it did with Caroline. I am terrified of what I will be like as a mother of three. Almost everyone I talk to says going from 2 to 3 kids was very difficult. I already have very little patience for my two children and now we're adding a third. Oh boy.
Here's the great thing. We have so much family who are near to us that will help us at a moments notice. We have some pretty great friends and coworkers as well who have offered to bring us a meal if we need one. I know ultimately that we will be fine.
I have been in the nesting phase for almost a month now. Poor Evan has been working hard at crossing thing off my list. The house is ready, food is in the freezer, fans have been dusted and windows washed. Because yes that is very important when you are bringing home a new baby.
There's only one thing left to do....rise and shine Monday morning, this baby is breaking out!
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Once there was just two
As our family will soon be expanding in just three short weeks to a family of five I figured I better sit down and write about what life is like with just two kiddos.
Just the two of them waiting for the ISU homecoming parade to begin.
Just the two of them drawing together.
Just the two of them wearing their footie pajamas.
Just the two of them at the pumpkin farms on a beautiful fall day.
Jus the two of them playing nicely in the backyard.
I wish that life with these two was always full of smiles but that is not our reality. Most of the time they fight or Liam antagonizes Caroline and she starts screaming. Just once in a while we get those easy days where Liam decides to be a nice helpful big brother and they get along beautifully. But since this time of just being the two of them is about to expire I will choose to remember the smiles and the easy days. Because in just a couple of weeks we will be outnumbered.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Was there any doubt?
After watching one episode of Little Einsteins this morning...
C: "I want to watch more!"
M:"ummmm I don't..."
C: "TELL ME YES!"
If we weren't sure about Caroline's ability to be assertive I think we have a good idea now that she will be a very strong and opinionated woman. Just like her momma and all her aunts.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
6 weeks and counting down
That's right! Six weeks until we get to meet this baby! Approximately 42 days left of this pregnancy. This will be my last pregnancy, according to Evan, so I should probably document all of the things that I currently feel for when that moment comes in the future that I think, Am I really done with this chapter in my life?, I can remember how it really feels to be pregnant. Warning: this post might turn negative.
I love resting my hand on my belly and immediately feel a kick or a nudge from baby. I especially love watching my belly when baby is dancing. I love trying to figure out what appendage is sticking out and is sharp, is it an elbow or a heel?
I do not love my lack of sleep. I feel that I constantly turn from side to side and with my body pillow and the other pillows that I need to feel supported and comfortable it takes quite a bit of effort to readjust myself during the night. I also do not like waking up due to my bladder and then not being able to get back to sleep for an hour. I suppose this is nature's way of helping me adjust for when baby does get here and I am nursing but right now it stinks.
I love how excited Liam gets whenever he wants to feel the baby move. He thinks it is so funny and he also thinks this baby will be so strong! (Caroline is too impatient to keep her hand still to wait for baby to move for her)
I do not love all of the random people who like to ask me if I'm having more than one baby. If I'm going to have the baby tomorrow or who like to comment on how large I am.
I love resting my hand on my belly and immediately feel a kick or a nudge from baby. I especially love watching my belly when baby is dancing. I love trying to figure out what appendage is sticking out and is sharp, is it an elbow or a heel?
I do not love my lack of sleep. I feel that I constantly turn from side to side and with my body pillow and the other pillows that I need to feel supported and comfortable it takes quite a bit of effort to readjust myself during the night. I also do not like waking up due to my bladder and then not being able to get back to sleep for an hour. I suppose this is nature's way of helping me adjust for when baby does get here and I am nursing but right now it stinks.
I love how excited Liam gets whenever he wants to feel the baby move. He thinks it is so funny and he also thinks this baby will be so strong! (Caroline is too impatient to keep her hand still to wait for baby to move for her)
I do not love all of the random people who like to ask me if I'm having more than one baby. If I'm going to have the baby tomorrow or who like to comment on how large I am.
I also do not love how hard this pregnancy has been on my body. Maybe because I am that much older at 33, but the sciatica nerve pain I have had has been pretty unreal. Maybe because I am also in charge of two littles that there is no time for rest like with the first pregnancy. And really there is no denying that I have already surpassed my end weight for the last two pregnancies, about a month ago. I'm not really sure how my body will continue to expand for this growing baby.
I love wondering about who this little person will be. What color of hair he or she will have, red like Liam and Evan or blonde like Caroline and myself. If they will have the same eye color as Liam and Caroline, blue like my Dad's. Will they have the Fink nose like Liam and Caroline? Will he or she have my trademark birthmark on their forehead?
I do not love the unknown health status of this little person. Will they have hip dysplasia like Caroline or any of the other million things that can go wrong in a developing human being? I know that whatever comes our way God will give us the strength to meet head on but is it selfish of me to just want a healthy baby?
I love thinking about how this baby will complete our family. In all honesty, two kids sometimes feels very overwhelming and I'm not entirely sure how we will manage three. I really don't know how both of our parents had four, that seems mindboggling. But I also know that it will be that much more fun, more loud, more tears but also more laughter.
We can't wait for this little ones birthday!
I love wondering about who this little person will be. What color of hair he or she will have, red like Liam and Evan or blonde like Caroline and myself. If they will have the same eye color as Liam and Caroline, blue like my Dad's. Will they have the Fink nose like Liam and Caroline? Will he or she have my trademark birthmark on their forehead?
I do not love the unknown health status of this little person. Will they have hip dysplasia like Caroline or any of the other million things that can go wrong in a developing human being? I know that whatever comes our way God will give us the strength to meet head on but is it selfish of me to just want a healthy baby?
I love thinking about how this baby will complete our family. In all honesty, two kids sometimes feels very overwhelming and I'm not entirely sure how we will manage three. I really don't know how both of our parents had four, that seems mindboggling. But I also know that it will be that much more fun, more loud, more tears but also more laughter.
We can't wait for this little ones birthday!
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