A Christmas Story.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

This holiday has been a memorable one for us. Starting the Friday before Christmas everyone but Travis had a cold. Saturday morning Travis gets a crying Becca in the morning and she throws-up on him. She continued it every half our that morning until nap time. After nap she seemed fine. Of course at this point she was on a clear liquid diet. Sunday after lunch started the uncontrollable loose BM. All was fine by supper. Christmas eve morning all seemed fine. Everyone eating, laughing and playing. We decide to head out to Travis' parents for a formal and fun Christmas Eve. Just after everyone has arrived and is about to eat, Marisa asks dad to hold her. A few moments later she throws-up all over her dad. We pack up and head home. We spend the night with her head in a bucket or over the toilet until 4am. Santa asked us to put a kitchen together for the girls so they could play right away. We finished at about 6:30 am. The girls woke up at 7:30. Marisa was the first up excited about the morning. She did well all day. Wednesday rolls around and all are healthy, until 9 or 10pm when Marisa cries and I find her heaving her supper. Travis is up with her until 4am again. But she continues to throw- up through the morning. Friday morning and afternoon are going great. All are healthy playing and laughing. So, we try it again, we head of to Travis' parents for a fun night. Everyone is doing great. We all had a great time. We arrive home and everyone falls asleep quickly (well, Brayden did after he threw-up all over Travis, and Brayden barely ever spits up). Then at 11:30 we are called by the two girls. Marisa starts throwing-up again. Becca we are able to calm down though she was about to start. Since then everyone has been healthy. So, if we forgot to call anyone it's because we have had a very busy week with no sleep. We hope everyone starts the New Year great!

September

The month of September is long gone, I know. I actually don't remember much of that month. I was in survival mode getting only about an hour or so of sleep a day. Here are some pictures from then. The pictures of the girls in the rain, was Dad watching them and taking them out to play.

Happy Halloween!!

Here are some Halloween pictures from this year.

Brayden's 2 month check-up

It's not quite 2 months for Brayden but since he needed to go in for something else they did the check up today. He is growing fast.
Weight: 11lbs 9oz
Height: 22 1/4 inches
HC: 38.2 cm

The doctor said that he is doing fine and growing. Brayden can consistently roll from his tummy to his back. He has gained a lot of control with his head. He is enjoying mobiles now.

I was very thankful that Travis was able to make it to the doctor's office. The girls and I also got the flu shot today as Brayden got his shots. So we had 3 kids crying at one time. It felt like we didn't have enough arms for all the hugs needed.

Brayden's Baptism

Brayden's was baptized Saturday at 4:45pm. He slept through it all. Enjoy the pictures!

Pics

Update

Sorry I have been slow with pictures. I was sick all last week with a cold that was passed on to me from Travis and the girls. Brayden is finally starting to get a little bit of a schudule. Still has me up for more of the night than I would like. His 2 month check-up is Nov. 1st so I will post his weight then. The girls still love having Brayden around. Each of them help all day long. Becca is really proud with helping change his diaper and claimed the job of throwing his dirty diapers away. Becca also has decided that it is her time to potty train. I just wish I had more time to work with her. She will poop on the potty but will not pee. Brayden will be baptized Oct 20th at 4:45pm. I hope to find a way to take pictures and post them. (they are having problems up loading pictures right now. I will try again later)

Brayden's 2 week check-up

Brayden was two weeks old last Friday. We took him to the doctor and he wieghed 7lbs 5oz. He grew a half inch to 20inches. Doctor said he is looking good and growing well. Still need to upload a few pictures to the computer. Hope to have more posted soon.

Happy Birthday Travis!!

Happy 30th Birthday Travis!! The girls miss you and think it is "not fair" that you have to be at work (Brayden misses you too but the girls can talk and tell me the miss you. Brayden is just very hungry and sleepy today). I will have a cold beer waiting for you to celebrate with. I hope the last 30 years were wonderful and can't wait to see the many years to come with you!!! Here are a few pics for memories.

Pictures

Here are a few pictures. More to come.

Brayden Michael is born!

We had a baby boy August 31. He was 7lbs and 19.5 inches long. He surprised us by coming about 4 weeks early. My water broke at about 8 or 8:30am on friday. He was born at 1:01 pm via c-section. We are doing well and home. I had to have an epidurial blood patch due to a spinal head ache. That has put me on limited mobility for a little while. Other than that we are all well. I will post pictures soon!

Marisa turns 3!!!

Marisa turned 3 yesterday. She had lots of fun opening presents, eating cake and having supper with Grandma and Grandpa. We went to the doctor today for a check-up. Marisa weights 36 lbs and 14 oz (90%) and she is 36.75” tall. Doctor said that she is growing well. Here are some pictures from yesterday. I made the cake. Yes, it is not level. That is because our oven is not level. Travis did his best to level the cake for me. The Cinderella blanket was made by Tres and me. She crochet the blanket and I cross stitched the picture.

Dr. Visit

We just got back from the doctor's office. Everything seems to be doing well. I lost 2lbs. I am now on insulin as well as medication and diet. They estimate the baby weighting over 4lbs already. Doctor said everything looked well on the ultra sound. Nothing has change about estimated dates of the 14th or 17th of Sept for the arrival of the new baby. Here are some new pics to look at.

Ultra Sound Pics

Travis just got the scanner working. Here is the last ultrasound pics of the new baby. I go for another ultra sound on the 25th.

Update

Yesterday Rebecca and I had check-ups with the doctors. It seems like the time has gone by too fast! Becca is now 18 months old. She is 30lbs and 31in long. She just keeps on growing! Doctor said that she is growing well and doing well. She just had one shot this time. She goes back when she is 2. I am now 30 weeks along with the new baby. The baby’s heart rate and my blood pressure are doing well. They did the glucose test yesterday. I officially have gestational diabetes again. They are starting me on some medicine first and diet to see how things go from there. I will be seeing someone at the hospital for the diabetes when we get back from Colorado. I will have another ultra sound at my next doctor’s visit on the 25th to see how the baby is growing. I now see the doctor every 2 weeks. Estimated birthday of the baby is the 14th or 17th of September, Travis gets to decide when since his birthday is the 17th.
We leave in the middle of the night tonight to Colorado. Anthony and Janelle are getting married on Friday and we can’t wait to celebrate with them! I hope to have some pictures to share of our trip when we get back. I will be checking my e-mail this week as I find computers.
We would like to congratulate everyone who got married this past weekend. We are sorry we were unable to make the trips. We hope we can see all of you soon!

Pictures

Per request here are a few pictures taken over Mother's Day weekend. I need to start taken more pictures to put up here. One is of Becca getting stuck between the chair and table. The other is of Marisa helping me make a dip for Mandi's graduation. Hopefully we will remember to take pictures this weekend when we are visiting the Fields.

House is sold!

We sold our home in Kearney today. The papers were all signed this morning. We are happy that we no longer pay for two homes and look forward to finding a home to buy here. I am sure Travis and I will be celebrating with a beer (ok he will be drinking it, I will have something else) tonight.

News!!!

Travis and I are celebrating the sale of our home in Kearney with steak and a beer. So Travis will be drinking my beer for me tonight. The signing date is May 25th.

Pictures

Here are a couple more pictures from Easter.

Doctor Visits

Becca had her 15 month check up today. I can not believe how much she grown! She is 30" tall and weighs 25.7 lbs. Her head is 47.4cm round. Travis said she was not fond of the shot she got but Marisa and Dad were there for her. She is running, climbing, and talking all the time. The two girls keep me busy all day!

I had my check-up today as well. The heart rate for the new baby was 142. We get to have an ultra sound nest visit on May 4th in the afternoon. Well, I better get back and help with bath time.

4/11/07

Well, we got our computer yesterday so I will post a picture from Easter now. There will be more as the week goes on. I had to cancel soccer practice last night. Today we will be gone all morning. I have a doctor's appointment for the new baby and Becca has her 15 month check-up. Have a great day!

Easter

Happy Easter! The girls had a great time this Easter. Marisa is still wanting to hunt eggs. Though she needs to be more careful with the real ones. We had a few cracked eggs that we needed to eat that day. Becca found their baskets first and the first eggs. They were interesting to here but not enough to dig through the basket.

Due to our computer getting even worse, I will post pictures this weekend. We are supposed to get our computer this weekend (keeping my fingers crossed). After it is up and running I will be posting more and putting up lots of pictures. Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Easter

Happy Easter! The girls had a great time this Easter. Marisa is still wanting to hunt eggs. Though she needs to be more careful with the real ones. We had a few cracked eggs that we needed to eat that day. Becca found their baskets first and the first eggs. They were interesting to here but not enough to dig through the basket.

Due to our computer getting even worse, I will post pictures this weekend. We are supposed to get our computer this weekend (keeping my fingers crossed). After it is up and running I will be posting more and putting up lots of pictures. Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Happy Birthday Wello!!

Happy Birthday Wello!!

We would like to wish Wello a Happy Birthday. We all miss you!!! We hope you have a great day!

Happy Birthday Denise!!!

Happy Birthday Denise!!!
We hope you have a great day today!!

Congratulations Amanda!!

We would like to congratulate Amanda and the Hartington Speech Team for winning Districts last night. Good luck at State next week!

Congratulations Anthony and Janelle!!

We would like to congratulate Anthony and Janelle on their engagement. It is wonderful news!! It has been wonderful seeing how happy you make each other. It is great to look forward to many years of the two of you together. If there is anything we can do to help please let us know. We can't wait to see you both!

Announcement

We are happy to announce that we are expecting our third child in September. The due date is September 25th (which is a little after Travis' birthday). Since I have had two previous c-sections I will be having another one about 4 days to 2 weeks before the due date, depending on how the pregnancy progresses. We got to hear the heart beat. It was strong at 148. My next visit is March 9th.

Happy Birthday Tony!!!!

We hope you have a great day!!!! We miss you a lot. Due to the snow I have not sent out your card yet. It will be coming soon. "Happy Birthday Uncle Tony!!" said Mairisa.

Rebecca has grown

I took Rebecca to the doctor yesterday for a check up and shots. She is now 29" long 23.5 lbs and her head is 46.8cm round. They said she is growing great and doing well in growth. She was not very happy with her shots though. As we were leaving she gave the nurse a mean look. Okay, it was like she was trying to stare her down. She is still a little sore but doing well.

Rebecca turns 1

Happy Birthday Becca!!!

Rebecca turned one today. The past year has gone by so fast. She is now running around and climbing. She has started to copy her sister and learn new words. She loves to dance and "race" with Marisa around the house. Becca has 5 teeth and the 6th is about to poke out some time soon. She loves playing with toys, and spreading them around the house. She gets the "giggles" from time to time. Becca is learning to defend her toys and herself. She enjoyed waking up to all the decorations today. Marisa has been practicing the "Happy Birthday" song all day. We are having some food, cake and celebration tonight. I will post pictures of it later.

Friday!

The girls have begun to fight. It makes the day quite interesting now. Becca loves to pull hair. Marisa just likes to push, kick or whatever else to knock her over. The usual fights daily are over the Aquadoodle mat. Marisa loves to pull it out from under Becca’s feet.

Becca is walking all over the place. Though she is proud of how well she can climb. Her tickling is not always appreciated by Marisa, it is quite humorous to Travis and I. Becca is starting to learn new words every day. She is praying with the family very well also. We are excited for her first birthday on Wednesday. We are going to have cake and ice cream. Yes, my girls love ice cream. For anyone who would like to come during supper time I will make enough for guests. We know everyone has plans on the weekends prior and following her birthday so we are going to have something small on Wednesday night. All are welcome.

Marisa is growing fast. She is working hard on learning to count and ABCs. She got the LeapFrog magnets of the ABCs from Jason and Kristen for Christmas. When we opened it at home she stood in front of the fridge for 10 min trying to sing the ABC song. She did not leave until she got it down. She also can count to ten. She is trying to get to twenty. Everything is teen right now. Marisa is doing so well. She is enjoying all the gifts she did receive for Christmas. She actually is playing with bother her and Becca’s gifts daily.