We have been enjoying our transition from summer to fall. I hate to admit it, but being pregnant and hot all the time, I have been welcoming this cooler weather. It's also nice to not have to put sunscreen on Ben every time we step outside.
We are all moved in to our new place. My parents came for a few days and helped us with the move. I was so thankful that they were able to come, they really were a huge help. Phil and I couldn't have done it without them. We are loving our new place. There is so much more room. Ben gets to ride his bike in the driveway, which is his favorite activity. That is the first thing he asks to do when he gets up. We also love being within walking distance to our good friends the Jansen's.
We have been keeping busy like always. We are continuing to go to the zoo. Ben loves riding the train, it is so cute to hear him squeal for joy when he hears it. In mid September we went to a wedding in Detroit. Grandma Teena and Grandpa Rudy were able to come down and watch Ben while we went to the wedding. It was really nice to spend some time with them and have Ben play with his Grandparents. Leaving always makes us wish we lived closer to family.
Last weekend we went to a fire department open house. Ben loved it! He ran right to the ladder truck squealing, "Up, Up," all the way there. He got to climb into all of the fire trucks and even got to spray the fire hose. Later that day we went to get a pumpkin. Ben got to go on a "train" ride with Dad, and we took a tractor out to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkin. He had a hard time walking through the field with all the vines, but he loved every minute of it.
Grandma Teena and Grandpa Rudy are making a trip here in 2 weeks. We are very excited for that, and have a new custard place to take them to. I am looking forward to meeting our newest addition. I still have 8 weeks until my due date, but I am getting excited (not so much for the labor). My parents are going to come when the baby comes, and then Teena will come after that. It will be great to have the extra help. Phil only gets a week off and I know that will go by super fast. However, he only works 5 minutes away, and said he could come home for his lunch to help out. It makes me feel better knowing that.
This may be my last post until baby comes, so I will take all the prayers I can get! My due date is November 29th. We will make sure to send out pictures when the newest York comes!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
More Summer Fun!
We have been continuing to enjoy our summer! I can't believe what a difference this summer has been from last summer, it seems like we have a beautiful day everyday! Ben and my routine is pretty much the same each day. He wakes up around 7:00, it's breakfast, walk, park, lunch, nap, play some more, get ready for dinner, bedtime. It's like that most days, but we have also been doing a bunch of fun things too.
At the beginning of August we spent some time up north at a cabin with some of our good friends. We had a really good time. It was right on a small lake, and had a paddle boat, hammock, kayaks, a small beach, and fire pit. The cabin was more like a house than a cabin and we had plenty of room for the six adults and 4 kids. The weather was beautiful as well.
A few weeks ago Ben and I had a really special day. I was sick of our normal routine so we went to the Children's Museum downtown, had lunch at my favorite Mexican restaurant, came home to take a nap, then went to the Wisconsin State Fair with Phil and one of his friends. Ben really enjoyed looking at all the farm animals and even liked putting his finger in the baby chicks' cage so they could peck him! He also got to have his first taste of fair food which included grilled cheese, a beef stick, and a frozen chocolate covered banana. It was an awesome day!
The past few weeks I have been staying pretty busy with packing. We are going to be moving on September 1st. We didn't find a house, but we are going to be moving into a town house. It is 3 bedrooms, has a yard, basement, and a garage. My good friend Glory and her family live 3 blocks away. She has a little boy that is 2 months older than Ben. Phil's work is only 3 minutes away. It is in a nice residential neighborhood with sidewalks and a park only a few blocks away. I am soooo excited to have more room and to be able to be situated before the new baby comes!
My pregnancy is going well. The baby is definitely getting bigger, along with my belly! He can really pack a punch now with his kicks, and the kid is only about 2 lbs! I was freaking out yesterday to Phil when I was feeling like my stomach couldn't get any bigger, and I realized I still have 3 months to go with baby packing on approximately 6 more lbs! But I know this will all be a distant memory. Glory reminded me after she had her son, that they are a lot easier to take care of when they are inside of you! I thought that was a good point.
Ever since yesterday Ben has found out that he can "fall" out of his crib. I was eating lunch and he was supposed to be taking a nap when all of a sudden he walks right out of his bedroom! I couldn't believe it! I put him back and he didn't try to get out, and he was fine at night too. However, today during his "naptime" he got out twice! So I went and got his pack and play. He ending finally taking a nap in that. So it looks like we are going to be transitioning to a different bed here pretty quick. He has also been quite the chatty kathy too. He always says, "Hi" to everyone that we see. He tries to talk in sentences but they are like this, "truck, beep-beep, park." Which means:trucks beep at you at the park. Or "bike, park, fall". Which means: people might fall off their bike at the park. He is quite concerned with people falling, I think because he himself falls so much. We were walking at the mall today and a lady was standing on a ladder and Ben was concerned she was going to fall. Then today I was tipping on my chair and Ben was worried about me falling too. He is quite the character and we have been having a lot of fun with him.
That is all for now, hope everyone is enjoying the summer!
At the beginning of August we spent some time up north at a cabin with some of our good friends. We had a really good time. It was right on a small lake, and had a paddle boat, hammock, kayaks, a small beach, and fire pit. The cabin was more like a house than a cabin and we had plenty of room for the six adults and 4 kids. The weather was beautiful as well.
A few weeks ago Ben and I had a really special day. I was sick of our normal routine so we went to the Children's Museum downtown, had lunch at my favorite Mexican restaurant, came home to take a nap, then went to the Wisconsin State Fair with Phil and one of his friends. Ben really enjoyed looking at all the farm animals and even liked putting his finger in the baby chicks' cage so they could peck him! He also got to have his first taste of fair food which included grilled cheese, a beef stick, and a frozen chocolate covered banana. It was an awesome day!
The past few weeks I have been staying pretty busy with packing. We are going to be moving on September 1st. We didn't find a house, but we are going to be moving into a town house. It is 3 bedrooms, has a yard, basement, and a garage. My good friend Glory and her family live 3 blocks away. She has a little boy that is 2 months older than Ben. Phil's work is only 3 minutes away. It is in a nice residential neighborhood with sidewalks and a park only a few blocks away. I am soooo excited to have more room and to be able to be situated before the new baby comes!
My pregnancy is going well. The baby is definitely getting bigger, along with my belly! He can really pack a punch now with his kicks, and the kid is only about 2 lbs! I was freaking out yesterday to Phil when I was feeling like my stomach couldn't get any bigger, and I realized I still have 3 months to go with baby packing on approximately 6 more lbs! But I know this will all be a distant memory. Glory reminded me after she had her son, that they are a lot easier to take care of when they are inside of you! I thought that was a good point.
Ever since yesterday Ben has found out that he can "fall" out of his crib. I was eating lunch and he was supposed to be taking a nap when all of a sudden he walks right out of his bedroom! I couldn't believe it! I put him back and he didn't try to get out, and he was fine at night too. However, today during his "naptime" he got out twice! So I went and got his pack and play. He ending finally taking a nap in that. So it looks like we are going to be transitioning to a different bed here pretty quick. He has also been quite the chatty kathy too. He always says, "Hi" to everyone that we see. He tries to talk in sentences but they are like this, "truck, beep-beep, park." Which means:trucks beep at you at the park. Or "bike, park, fall". Which means: people might fall off their bike at the park. He is quite concerned with people falling, I think because he himself falls so much. We were walking at the mall today and a lady was standing on a ladder and Ben was concerned she was going to fall. Then today I was tipping on my chair and Ben was worried about me falling too. He is quite the character and we have been having a lot of fun with him.
That is all for now, hope everyone is enjoying the summer!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Vacation
Aaugh!! I am not very good at using this blog. I just wrote a nice long descsription about our vacation and I lost it!!! So this one is going to be short and sweet. Here is is a list of highlights from our vacation:
Phil passed his 3rd actuarial exam!! Yeah!! That first pic is of him celebrating with a bottle of champagne!
We had a great time at Phil's parents' cabin. Beautiful weather and lots of pontoon and golf cart rides.
Ben and I stayed with my parent's while Phil had to go back to work.
An adult dinner with my good friend, Keri! No kids was awesome!
Shaellen and my mom came home with me and visited for the week. Ben LOVED playing with his cousin!
We found out baby #2 is going to be a boy! We are very excited and I am glad that Ben will have a little brother to play with.
That was our vacaction in a nutshell!! Everything is going great! God is good!
Phil passed his 3rd actuarial exam!! Yeah!! That first pic is of him celebrating with a bottle of champagne!
We had a great time at Phil's parents' cabin. Beautiful weather and lots of pontoon and golf cart rides.
Ben and I stayed with my parent's while Phil had to go back to work.
An adult dinner with my good friend, Keri! No kids was awesome!
Shaellen and my mom came home with me and visited for the week. Ben LOVED playing with his cousin!
We found out baby #2 is going to be a boy! We are very excited and I am glad that Ben will have a little brother to play with.
That was our vacaction in a nutshell!! Everything is going great! God is good!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
We love summer!
Our summer has been flying by! I can't believe it is already the end of June! We have been thoroughly enjoying the warm weather. Our week usually consists of walks to the park, swimming in our apartment complex pool, or enjoying any other "free" activities I can find! Ben loves to go outside and play. I am already dreading the long winters here.
In the beginning of June I went to my first arena football game. Whitney's boyfriend plays for the Jacksonville Sharks and they were playing the Chicago Rush. So her and my dad came down for the game. It is very fast paced, is played on a lot shorter field, and has a few different rules than regular football. I recommend going to see a game if you ever have a chance. It was really exciting and the Sharks won!
This past weekend Ben got to enjoy his first ever Major League Baseball game. One of Phil's old coworker's couldn't go to the game and offered us his tickets. I was a little worried about how long Ben would last, but figured the tickets were free so we might as well give it a try. We got there in the bottom of the 2nd inning and left at the top of the 7th. I think, like mom and dad, baseball is not his favorite sport. I think he did as well as any 19 month old would do at a game.
I have been feeling really good with this pregnancy. I am enjoying the 2nd trimester of no morning sickness and not being too big yet. We find out 2 weeks from today what we are having, so I am really looking forward to that!
We are getting excited to go to Michigan for our annual summer vacation! Phil will just come up for a long weekend and Ben and I will stay a little longer. We are looking forward to seeing our family and friends, and praying for warm weather!
In the beginning of June I went to my first arena football game. Whitney's boyfriend plays for the Jacksonville Sharks and they were playing the Chicago Rush. So her and my dad came down for the game. It is very fast paced, is played on a lot shorter field, and has a few different rules than regular football. I recommend going to see a game if you ever have a chance. It was really exciting and the Sharks won!
This past weekend Ben got to enjoy his first ever Major League Baseball game. One of Phil's old coworker's couldn't go to the game and offered us his tickets. I was a little worried about how long Ben would last, but figured the tickets were free so we might as well give it a try. We got there in the bottom of the 2nd inning and left at the top of the 7th. I think, like mom and dad, baseball is not his favorite sport. I think he did as well as any 19 month old would do at a game.
I have been feeling really good with this pregnancy. I am enjoying the 2nd trimester of no morning sickness and not being too big yet. We find out 2 weeks from today what we are having, so I am really looking forward to that!
We are getting excited to go to Michigan for our annual summer vacation! Phil will just come up for a long weekend and Ben and I will stay a little longer. We are looking forward to seeing our family and friends, and praying for warm weather!
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