Rough Winter

This has been one rough Winter. It seems that someone is constantly sick and with having a house full of asthmatics, this is stressful! Plus with having a new baby we are not getting out as much, is it any wonder that I am yearning for Spring? I love hanging out with my girls, but being trapped in the house all winter long is enough to make all of us scream, luckily we made it outside a few times to play in the snow.

Branson!

We went on vacation last week for Spring Break to Branson! It was a blast, we went with Kirk's parents, his sister & her family. Kirk's family is amazing & we LOVE spending time together. This vacation was BUSY! We saw the Chinese acrobats, went to the Butterfly Palace, went go-carting, saw the Titanic museum and many other things...oh yeah, did I forget shopping! We had a wonderful time & can't wait to do it again. It was so much fun watching all of the cousins play!

Wow! I have not updated in FOREVER!!

So...a lot has changed since I last posted. Adison is now 7 and is in the 1st grade. Ainsley or "Lee lee" as she is called these days is 2 and is such a funny little girl. Our newest addition is Abigail or "Abby" was born on November 16th. She was born a week early and weighed in at 8lbs 8oz. She was my biggest baby!

Things have been going so much better than I had anticipated. We are able to survive on a schedule and Abby is such a sweet little baby that the lack of sleep doesn't seem like such a big deal...most of time. That being said though, she is starting to do better. Not sleeping through the night yet, but we will be there eventually. When Abby was born, she failed her hearing test for her left ear. She ended up failing four times before we were referred on to Children's Mercy in KC. We had all pretty much given up hope that hearing in that ear would ever be a possibility, but after having 3 different hearing tests done the audiologist informed me that everything seems normal. We still have to watch for signs of hearing loss, but for now she is developmentally on track. God is so good!!! Miracles do happen!

Not much going on otherwise, just busy doing the day to day things of life. Loving every minute of it & relying on God.

We are having a baby girl!!

We found out last week that we are having a baby girl!! Kirk & I are so excited! Adison was a little bummed but quickly got over it. She had her little heart set on a brother. It was so exciting to see the little baby while getting the u/s done, Ainsley just sat there staring at the screening, saying baby & smiling at Kirk & I every few minutes. Now, we just have to name her & wait for the countdown!

Hello again!

We have been busy this summer! First the girls & I went with my mom to Michigan for a few days. We all got sick & but we made it through. Then we were in Kansas City for a week so that Adison could attend VBS with her cousins, we had a blast! Now, we are in the middle of swimming lessons. Adison is doing amazing! She can hardly wait to go every day.

Ainsley has been a real trooper, just going along with things for the most part! She has also discovered her inner sassiness, she has discovered her own independence. It is amazing watching her grow, change and experiment!

We have some exciting family news as well, we are expecting baby number three! The baby is due around Thanksgiving, we feel so blessed!

Update, it's been a while!

Adison is almost done with kindergarten. As I think back to when the school year began, my fears & reservations as well as Adison being this wonderful blank slate, I am amazed at how much things have changed. Adison is now reading! Not just a little, but entire books! She is already on the 1st grade reading list as well. I feel truly blessed that Adison has the teacher that she does, her teacher shows her compassion but also holds her accountable. My kind of teacher! Adison is also participating in soccer this spring, I have come to the conclusion that spring might not be the best time for outdoor sports. It seems like it is always either rainy or horribly windy when she had games.

Ainsley is now 18 months old!! She is talking up a storm, running, climbing & throwing temper tantrums. Did I mention hitting? She is so much fun and gives us quite a few laughs! She is a pure delight!

Sickness, sickness & more sickness

Needless to say, we have had a lot of sickies in our house lately! Adison had strep two weeks ago & now Kirk and Ainsley have caught something else. Ainsley started getting sick last Wednesday evening and had a fever of around 103 for about 3 days. I took her to the dr and she was wheezing & her oxygen levels were low. So she got a breathing treatment at the dr's office & we were headed to the hospital for testing. Everything came back negative, dr said it must be a virus. Ainsley was doing breathing treatments every four hours & was on a steroid for five days. So after many sleepless nights and temper tantrums, I am happy to report that Ainsley is on the mend. She now just has a bit of a cough, a runny nose & is sleeping more.


Kirk is just now getting better, his has been more breathing issues. He is also doing breathing treatments every four hours and has been coughing a lot. He has been a real trooper!

Needless to say, I am tired of everyone being sick! It is exhausting! I pray that God will heal everyone and protect them from further illness!