A Review Part 2

Another month gone by, and still needing to do a review. My oh my is everything moving quickly. 

March:

March is always a big month in our family with 2 birthdays and an anniversary there is always a lot of activity. 

Here we are at 24 weeks with Miss K. When compared with Connor and Caleb at the same time of gestation Miss K is still coming in on the small side. 

 Connor got to sing in "Big Church" with the UpBeat Children's Choir. He always looks forward to it, and asks when he will get to sing again, or what the next song is going to be. These kids have had so much fun in our Wednesday night program, and it was such a pleasure to be a part of. All Guise-Petersen hands on deck!

 SIXTEEN CANDLES!!!! I'm still in awe that our sweet little baby girl turned 16 this year. Aunt Kaitlyn holds a very special place in the hearts of these boys and she is a shining light in our family. Coolest Aunt ever, and I think if Connor and Caleb could live with her, they would.

 Less than a week later, almost 25 weeks, and the bump is starting to show. It took much longer this time around, but she was worth the wait. After the surprise of it all, it was nice to finally look pregnant.

 Our March Disney Trip was all about Star Wars, and Connor was thrilled!!!! We finally went to the Launch Bay and Connor had no problem with Kylo Ren or Chewbaca. To completely be the extreme opposite of Connor, Caleb decided he wanted nothing to do with Kylo, and screamed an unbelievable ear piercing yell the moment he was introduced to Chewbaca. He shook like a leaf the entire time he was near, though he was finally completely at ease with Mickey this time and couldn't wait to smile with him.

 It is always a joy when the Collins' are home and the kids had such a blast playing at Jack's birthday party. Our wolf pack is pretty great, and I love when we can all be together. The way our kids play blesses my heart!!

I got my feet wet this year helping to plan a huge event with our Ministry at church called the Easter Eggstravaganza. 100,000 Easter Eggs, 3 hunts, bounce houses, petting zoo, and over 1,700 families (not individuals) I would say we worked our tails off! The kiddos had a blast and I still have eggs showing up out of nowhere around the house. I think this was Caleb's first time on a pony, and Connor couldn't wait to hold one of the bunnies. You can see me in the middle of the field about to release the masses, and I was just thrilled to hold a little piglet!

Easter 2016 found us waking up bright and early before heading to church to find out what the Easter Bunny delivered. We spent the afternoon at Grandma Glenda's house where we had our annual hunt and the Small's even joined us for supper. It was a beautiful day, and it's always fun to dye and color eggs no matter how old you are! 

We got a little peek at Little Miss the very last day of March for my sugar test. She's 28 weeks here and it was so neat to see her little face and watch her move and wiggle on the screen. She even opened her mouth real wide like she was trying to sing, or yell, you know, whatever. 

March also found us with 2 separate trips to the ER....not for Connor....for Caleb. Our first trip was when he tried to get off of one of the metal benches at the baseball field and broke his fall with his face. Lots of blood, and yet by the time we got to the ER he stopped bleeding and was starting to act normal again. We decided it was a split frenulum like Connor did around the same age, and left to go home. We followed up the next day with the pediatrician who confirmed and asked us to follow up with the dentist, which we did. The second trip, a week later was when Caleb decided to jump off the little trampoline onto the ottoman at Grandma's house and landed on his face....again. This time a deep cut next to his right eye that certainly needed attention. They glued him right up at the hospital and that gave us a second Easter with Caleb and a battle wound. I'm telling you, he's our bruiser. My new motto wherever we go now is....please no ER trips!!!

April:

 A little ice cream at Beaches and Cream before Caleb got his very first haircut on Main Street USA was a perfect start to a very big weekend at Disney. Daddy and Connor had been training for about a month for a very special race, and it was a complete surprise to him!!!

      

 Daddy and Connor competed in the First Annual Star Wars 5K at Walt Disney World and had a blast!!! It was so special for all of us to be there to cheer them on, and Connor did an outstanding job! He was averaging about an 11 minute mile, and they stopped and waited in line a couple times for pictures at special locations. Connor ran as Darth Vador, light saber and all, and Daddy ran as his backup Stormtrooper. I happily made Daddy's shirt using puff paints, as well as Caleb's matching onesie, and Grandma hemmed up Connor's pants so they were shorts instead of long. Such a great memory!!

 We spent a little extra time in Orlando that weekend to have a quality evening with Aunt Heather who was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She requested Hoop-de-doo Revue and we all jumped on board. My sweet Heather. It's been a roller coaster, but she has been an amazing example of grace and fortitude.

 Our first TBall game back from two separate weekends at Disney, Connor got the game ball. We missed team pictures and getting his baseball card. But family time comes first, and it was so worth it! Connor is so lucky, because at each game he has a faithful cheering section. Papa and Grandma make a special point to be at every single game, and it is amazing to me to watch them love him and Caleb. What lucky boys!

 Here is Miss K with her biggest fans at 31 weeks. THEY are obsessed! I get lots of belly kisses and rubs and whispers all day long. This is one lucky little girl!!

 We also currently have a little boy who wants to potty train himself. He tells me all the time when he needs to go potty, or when he wants his diaper changed. 18 months old and ahead of the game! I'm totally ok with this, though he's trigger shy when it actually comes time to doing anything. We'll get it...all in good time Caleb, stop trying to grow up so fast!!

A Review Part 1

I know I know I know, forgive me Baby K. I have not been able to keep up with documenting your little life as efficiently as I should on this blog. Don't worry. I've kept every pretty little sonogram and taken belly pictures, I just haven't written about it. 

January:

Let's begin with January! On January 1, 2016 we brought in the New Year with learning you were a sweet little miss. The whole crew crammed into a little sonogram room and cried together knowing how special you are. 

We didn't share the news right away because I think I was still in shock with everything. Let's be honest. I had just found out you were on your way, and then bam....I was going to get to do pink, and tutus, and glitter, and dresses...and I was a little overwhelmed.

After finding out we were having a girl, the boys surprised us with Hand Foot Mouth, and we survived. I never want to go through that again. Nooooooooo thank you! Connor ended up losing 6 fingernails and Caleb couldn't shake the poor sores around his mouth. I kept Connor is footed pajamas and gloves for days. Never again please.

This would be 19 weeks and looking towards the half way mark. Baby K where are you? You didn't show for quite a while. We had to do an Anatomy Screening at a specialized sonogram clinic since we missed all of the screenings in the first trimester. The result was one of the prettiest 19 week profile pictures I have ever seen, and further confirmation that we were indeed having a girl, and nothing new had grown since our last sonogram. 

 Connor got to do lots of big boy Connor-only activities in January as well. He got to go on a fun Pirate Adventure with Daddy for doing such a wonderful job in Pageant. I got lots of pictures and he was thrilled with getting to shoot the bad guy with the water cannons. Daddy and I also got to take Connor to the Barnum and Bailey Circus where we got to sit in the front row. Connor loved the BMX bikes the most and started begging to learn to ride his bicycle with no training wheels from that moment on.

 My little Princes are as close as ever and my heart swells with pride with how they continue to play together and love on each other. These kiddos are so adaptable, and happily eat breakfast under my desk in their pajamas on Sunday mornings when we have to get to the church so early. I'm one lucky mama.

February:

 On the first day of February we drove up to Orlando and got to spend time with the Z's, especially Addisyn and Avery, at Epcot. They had so much fun together! I think one of the highlights was seeing Baymax for the girls, and just getting to be together was a blast.

Annnnnnndddddd here is 20 weeks. Little Miss still hadn't decided to make an appearance yet. She was waiting for our ski trip.

 I see you Park City, UT and we love you!!! Here is Connor' s first day in ski school. He was amazing. He spent two days in ski school and was ready for the green slopes! He took to it like a natural and loved every minute of it. I cannot begin to explain how cool it was watching him shred down the mountain. He now wants to live where it snows so he can have his own skis.

 We spent a few evenings after being on the slopes sledding outside of our condo. Everyone got to sled, and of course their were snow angels and snow fights, and lots of giggles and fun!

 We ate dinner at the same restaurant each evening, and I could happily eat there for the rest of my life. I don't think anyone ordered the same thing twice and every night everyone was satisfied. The Red Rock restaurant even made their own root beer and cream soda. Kaitlyn even decided to celebrate her birthday dinner there. Yum!

 Our last day there we got snow. It was beautiful skiing weather the entire trip, and on our way out we got beautiful fluffy snow. The Florida people were thrilled!

February also saw the Opening Day of Baseball and a new Spring Season for Connor, this time on the Cubs with Daddy as an assistant Coach.

 He continually gets better and better each season, and it is amazing to see his growth. We had the usual suspects in the cheering section. The faithful fans who don't miss a single game. Papa, Grandma, and Aunt Kaitlyn make it such a priority to be there, and it means the world to us. We were going to take this particular season off, but Connor begged, and he's really doing a great job.