Thursday, April 22, 2010

Maddie's 3 year check up and pregnancy pictures!

Maddie had her 3 year old check up today. She weighed 35 lbs and was 38" tall. She falls into the 75-90 % and is a healthy girl. She did pretty well but acted really shy around the Dr. which is nothing like Maddie at all. They did a hearing and eye exam and she did very well at that too. It's amazing that she wont have to be seen again for another year. We have been so blessed to have such a healthy girl! She has only been to the doctor a few times besides her wellness check ups and we hope to keep it that way.
23 weeks

24 weeks

I still continue to feel pretty good and the baby is moving more everyday. I have another appointment next week and I love every chance I get to listen to her sweet little heartbeat!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Maddie's 3rd Birthday

We had another crazy week at our house preparing for Maddie's 3rd birthday party. It started off with me painting our bedroom the Sunday before. New carpet installed in our room and spare room in the basement and putting that room together on Tuesday. Cleaning on Wednesday. Bob having hernia surgery on Thursday and our new furniture delivered on Friday morning. I finished putting things back together and a little decorating just as my parents arrived on Friday afternoon. It was a whirlwind week, but we managed to get everything done before the party on Saturday!!!!It was a surprise for Maddie since she didn't know that Dalen was coming for her party. They played so well together and had a blast on the swing set!

Of coarse, Papa was the one who pushed the best and the highest! They were outside any opportunity that we gave them!


This year was a princess themed birthday party and she really loved her princess bike that she got from Julie. She can't wait to ride it to the park but she still has to learn how to pedal and not give up right away.




She got so spoiled from everyone at the party! We grilled burgers and hot dogs, had chips, salsa, fruit tray and pasta salad! Everything was tasty and we all had a good time!

Bob's sisters came from Rochester too so we had a house full! The more the merrier!

Sunday, we decided to take the kids up to Enger Tower and Canal Park in Duluth. It was a sunny day and the kids had fun playing in the park and chasing each other.





Papa and Grammy with the two oldest grand babies. Dalen and Maddie are 11 months
apart and are great pals!


Aren't they the cutest???
I only wished we lived closer and they could play together more often!



Maddie and Dalen had fun watching the big ship go through the harbor and out to Lake Superior!
The kids kept us busy and the weekend went too fast! We took Maddie and Dalen to the lighthouse in Canal park and they liked to watch the boats in the water. I was glad it was such a nice day with not a lot of wind so the kids had fun! We look forward to the next time that Dalen comes to visit!
I still can't believe that my baby is 3! She is such a big girl and we have fun just hanging out together! She will be a great big sister and helper when our new little one arrives. Now, if I could just get her completely potty trained we would be doing good...oh boy!!!!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Easter and more

We had a wonderful Easter weekend! My parents and Michelle and Matt came to spend the weekend with us. We put the boys to work and they drywalled our little garage addition. It looks great and we are waiting to get it taped so Bob can start moving his guy things out there. We need to make his work room into a spare bedroom and we still have a bunch of work a head of us!Matt and Michelle aren't able to make it to Maddie's 3rd birthday party on April 17th so they brought her her present early. She LOVED her new Cinderella baby and makes sure to sleep with her every night. Maddie loves her auntie and uncle and when they are around, she wants nothing to do with us!



This was the first year that we colored eggs with Maddie and we had a lot of fun! I love that she is getting a little older and we can do more fun projects together! Grammy and Papa spoiled her with an Easter basket too and loved all of her fun new treats!







We all went to church Easter morning and Matt and my Dad hid eggs outside for Maddie to find when we got home. It was fun to watch her get so excited everytime she found another egg. It would have been more fun for us adults if it wouldn't have been so windy and cold. Here are a few pictures of us after church....





Family of three...soon to be four!!!

I couldn't help but think about how next year I will be able to dress both of our girls in frilly little Easter dresses! It still doesn't seem real and we are thrilled to have another baby in our house!



Maddie with her Papa and Grammy!




I really enjoyed our Easter service at church! Our pastor had talked about new beginnings and about keeping your relationships with your spouse, children and God in check. It is my goal to be a better wife, mother and Christian and I have to remember to what is truly important in this short life that we have.






After our Easter egg hunt, Maddie had to come inside and check out all of the goodies that were inside the egss. There were mostly jellybeans and some other candy, but the big hit was the money that she found in the eggs. She grabbed her piggy bank and couldn't wait to fill it up!



My girl is getting so big and I can't believe that she will already be 3 years old! I liked this picture because she still has a little of a baby face. Time goes by so fast and I never want to wish these precious years away!



22 weeks




I'm a week late posting a pregnancy picture and I still need to take one at 23 weeks. I'm feeling great and can honestly say that I really enjoy being pregnant! There isn't a greater feeling then feeling our baby wiggle inside of me. What a miracle of life and I'm so blessed!


We had had a another crazy week at our house. I painted our bedroom, cleared out the basement bedroom and had new carpet installed in both rooms. We have been up late every night trying toget things done before Maddie's party this weekend. My parents and Bob's sister will be at our house Friday night and I have to have everything ready by then. So much to do and I'm looking forward to putting my feet up for a bit next week:)