Saturday, December 23, 2017
Barry Manilow
The weekend before Christmas Margaret and I went on a girls trip to Palm Springs to see Barry Manilowat the McCallum Theatre . It was a fun and relaxing weekend with Marissa, Jennifer, marci, Reese and Sidra. We rented a house and just sat around eating, talking and laughing! Margaret was never put down and loved being a part of it all! I got my hair blown out, went shopping in Palm Springs and of course saw Marcis favorite person Barry Manilow. He is 74 and can still sing well and moves around the stage putting in a great show. He played his music mixed with Christmas music. Margaret looked adorable on her noise canceling headphones and love watching and listening to everything. Right before the show stares Margaret had a huge blowout, but it was needed and I had backup clothes! In the end she fell asleep on me and we snuggled while listening to Barry. She will always be a fanilow since it was her first concert! She was amazing on the car ride, hardly cried! I look forward to more girls trips in the future!
Family of Five
Our family has so much love. Are days have our ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change a thing with these crazy kids!
Margaret
having a little girl just completes the McCollem family. The boys still love her an want to help bathe her, hold her and talk to her. She is a great eater and still very smiley. She enjoys breakfast out with friends, she wants to be facing out and part of the conversation. She is still very chatty and likes to be held, but is overall good if she needs to be put down. She does at least a 5 hour stretch, feeds and goes back down for 3. Her hair has not fallen out and keeps getting longer and is definitely her biggest compliment since most babies have little to no hair. She is good about wearing her bows. She is very drooly. She loves bath time and mamas singing voice. She giggles when you use the suction on her nose. She still sleeps with her hands near her face like when she was in my belly. She is very ticklish. She had to get 5 shots at her 2 month checkup, she was very sad and needed some Tylenol. I say it hurt her more since her legs are not as chunky as her brothers!
2 Month Checkup
12 lbs 65%
23.5 inches 88%
Head 97%
Nathan
Nathan is doing great in pre K. He has been reviewing site words with Darren at night and doing well with them, he wants to read so badly. He had his winter concert and did a great job. He sang ever song and knew every move! He started gymnastics after school on mondays and seems to really like it. He is doing much better at church and has memorizes the Are Father and most of the Hail Mary. He memorizes things well and has a very good memory! He still speaks very well and loves playing with friends his age or older. He thinks he is one of the big kids when he plays outside. He is better at riding his bike with the training wheels. He loves to sing and dance still and puts on a show for anyone! He has started to act up a little lately with not getting as much attention because of me tending the the baby. So I have been trying to make more of an effort. He loves his brother Brice and always wants to know when he will be home from school. He is always talking to Margaret and I am constantly saying be gentle bc he takes her legs and pretends she is kicking him. He is a good boy and always trying to make others happy.
Brice
Brice is doing great in 2nd grade. His teacher Ms. Fisher said to me that she wishes every kid was like Brice, he is respectful and gets his work done. I got to go on a Giles trip with his class to The Museum of Natural History. I had a small group that was well behaved so it was nice and felt we could enjoy the museum. I also got to go on my first date with him since the baby at the mother son dance at his school. I love spending individual time other the kids, it is a different and great experience. Brice was invited to Cooking Club by his teacher after school on Mondays and Thursdays. He LOVES playing Pokémon go with his dad and brother and is what he talks about half the time. He has also been back to Religious Ed and had his first reconciliation! We did classes together and studied what he was to do and what sins we have. When it was time to go confess his sins the door was closing and he mouthed to me “what do I do???” I just laughed. He made it through and we did our prayers at their alter together. He has been pushing my buttons lately, but he is still a sweet, smart, handsomely and kind kid.
Things we have done as a family in the last 3 months (in no particular order)
- The zoo - once as a family and we had our first family photo with the dinosaurs and a second time with the Hulihee’s.
- We all got a cold even poor Margaret had a stuffy nose, luckily it stayed in her nose and she got over it.
- The boys, darren and I went to see The Nashville Tribute Band at Higley High and listened to them play Christmas music. Brice fell asleep and Nathan wanted to spend time in the lobby, but overall it was nice.
- Multiple play dates with friends at the park.
- Drove around to see Christmas lights and our favorite light show on Comstock which donates to Make A Wish Foundation.
- The boys, Margaret and I survived fall break in October with Darren in houston for 4 days of it.
- We had the Hulihees over for Halloween. Margaret was a cute witch, Nathan was Spider-Man and Brice went as pikachu again. Our neighborhood is great on Halloween!
- The Gateway Fall Carnival that I put together was a great success and made money. The boys had a great time and we got to show off Margaret!
- We made Christmas cookies for a couple neighbors.
- Margaret had her first thanksgiving and only she and I went to my moms, the boys had a stomach virus. She finally met her Auntie Lauren, Auntie Kyla, Uncle Jake and cousin Riley.
- Darren’s been able to take off a couple fridays here and there with his new role so it has been nice having a 3-day weekend with him.
- Darren put the house Christmas lights up a week before thanksgiving, if you know darren that is a Big deal. We decorated the Christmas tree in the front room and put up the decorations and have been listening to Christmas music non stop!
Christmas is just a couple days away and the kids are hyped up and ready they are off for winter break so I am sure we will have a lot more fun activities I will need to write about!
Margaret
having a little girl just completes the McCollem family. The boys still love her an want to help bathe her, hold her and talk to her. She is a great eater and still very smiley. She enjoys breakfast out with friends, she wants to be facing out and part of the conversation. She is still very chatty and likes to be held, but is overall good if she needs to be put down. She does at least a 5 hour stretch, feeds and goes back down for 3. Her hair has not fallen out and keeps getting longer and is definitely her biggest compliment since most babies have little to no hair. She is good about wearing her bows. She is very drooly. She loves bath time and mamas singing voice. She giggles when you use the suction on her nose. She still sleeps with her hands near her face like when she was in my belly. She is very ticklish. She had to get 5 shots at her 2 month checkup, she was very sad and needed some Tylenol. I say it hurt her more since her legs are not as chunky as her brothers!
2 Month Checkup
12 lbs 65%
23.5 inches 88%
Head 97%
Nathan
Nathan is doing great in pre K. He has been reviewing site words with Darren at night and doing well with them, he wants to read so badly. He had his winter concert and did a great job. He sang ever song and knew every move! He started gymnastics after school on mondays and seems to really like it. He is doing much better at church and has memorizes the Are Father and most of the Hail Mary. He memorizes things well and has a very good memory! He still speaks very well and loves playing with friends his age or older. He thinks he is one of the big kids when he plays outside. He is better at riding his bike with the training wheels. He loves to sing and dance still and puts on a show for anyone! He has started to act up a little lately with not getting as much attention because of me tending the the baby. So I have been trying to make more of an effort. He loves his brother Brice and always wants to know when he will be home from school. He is always talking to Margaret and I am constantly saying be gentle bc he takes her legs and pretends she is kicking him. He is a good boy and always trying to make others happy.
Brice
Brice is doing great in 2nd grade. His teacher Ms. Fisher said to me that she wishes every kid was like Brice, he is respectful and gets his work done. I got to go on a Giles trip with his class to The Museum of Natural History. I had a small group that was well behaved so it was nice and felt we could enjoy the museum. I also got to go on my first date with him since the baby at the mother son dance at his school. I love spending individual time other the kids, it is a different and great experience. Brice was invited to Cooking Club by his teacher after school on Mondays and Thursdays. He LOVES playing Pokémon go with his dad and brother and is what he talks about half the time. He has also been back to Religious Ed and had his first reconciliation! We did classes together and studied what he was to do and what sins we have. When it was time to go confess his sins the door was closing and he mouthed to me “what do I do???” I just laughed. He made it through and we did our prayers at their alter together. He has been pushing my buttons lately, but he is still a sweet, smart, handsomely and kind kid.
Things we have done as a family in the last 3 months (in no particular order)
- The zoo - once as a family and we had our first family photo with the dinosaurs and a second time with the Hulihee’s.
- We all got a cold even poor Margaret had a stuffy nose, luckily it stayed in her nose and she got over it.
- The boys, darren and I went to see The Nashville Tribute Band at Higley High and listened to them play Christmas music. Brice fell asleep and Nathan wanted to spend time in the lobby, but overall it was nice.
- Multiple play dates with friends at the park.
- Drove around to see Christmas lights and our favorite light show on Comstock which donates to Make A Wish Foundation.
- The boys, Margaret and I survived fall break in October with Darren in houston for 4 days of it.
- We had the Hulihees over for Halloween. Margaret was a cute witch, Nathan was Spider-Man and Brice went as pikachu again. Our neighborhood is great on Halloween!
- The Gateway Fall Carnival that I put together was a great success and made money. The boys had a great time and we got to show off Margaret!
- We made Christmas cookies for a couple neighbors.
- Margaret had her first thanksgiving and only she and I went to my moms, the boys had a stomach virus. She finally met her Auntie Lauren, Auntie Kyla, Uncle Jake and cousin Riley.
- Darren’s been able to take off a couple fridays here and there with his new role so it has been nice having a 3-day weekend with him.
- Darren put the house Christmas lights up a week before thanksgiving, if you know darren that is a Big deal. We decorated the Christmas tree in the front room and put up the decorations and have been listening to Christmas music non stop!
Christmas is just a couple days away and the kids are hyped up and ready they are off for winter break so I am sure we will have a lot more fun activities I will need to write about!
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Margaret Joy McCollem
Margaret Joy came into this world a week and a day late on September 5, 2017 at 5:08pm! She was 9lbs 8oz and 21 inches long. She came out with a full head of hair that keeps on growing! She is beautiful and just perfect!
Birthing Story
The early morning of September 5 started having contractions. By 730 I told Darren to drop the kids off at school and come home and I may be ready to go to the hospital. While he was doing that I started timing contractions and they were five minutes apart. He grabbed my bag a we headed to the hospital. The nurses recognize me from the day before when I had a nonstress test because Margaret was a week late. I think they thought I was there trying to be induced. I could not get an epidural until my platelets were checked and they would not draw my blood until they saw I was dialated. My contractions got very strong and the nurse did a check and I was at 6cm. I continued to wait to get the lab to count my platelets. It felt like forever To wait while they checked my platelet count and when the count came back they were at 101 just enough to get an epidural. They then walked me over to an L and D room and got me an epidural pretty quickly. After that I was very comfortable. Another doctor was on call so I thought my doctor would not be there to deliver her. Just as I was talking about my Dr to the nurse Dr. Kudlinski walked in the room. She was preparing for a surgery. She didn’t check to see how far along I was and decided she was going to do her surgery and come back for me to push. A few hours later she was back in the room and we were ready to deliver Margaret. I pushed about three times for each contraction and on the forth contraction she was out. Darren predicted an hour earlier that she would be born at 5:10 PM she beat him by two minutes. Margaret was put on my chest for some skin to skin and she started to do some grunting. The nurses took her and weighed her and made her cry to make sure her lungs were clear it out. She was much bigger then I expected. We both fell in love instantly!
We had a lot of visitors after that. Many of Darren‘s coworkers came to see her since they were already at the hospial. My grandparents came and then my parents and Ruth. My favorite visitors were of course the boys. I have the cutest video of them entering the room with big smiles on their faces so excited to meet there baby sister. There was so much joy in that room it made my heart full. I was very tired by this point so many visitors and nurses in the room and checks that I decided I was ready to go home. The nurses worked hard and get me out on September 6th at 9:00 PM. It was very nice to be back in my own bed and Margaret was an excellent sleeper from the start. It worked out well because Ruth was there so the boys could stay in the house and she got them ready for school.
We really enjoyed having grandma Ruth here. The boys got to have fun with her and enjoyed her company. Week two I pulled my trapezius muscle and had a blood clot behind my knee so I end up going to the emergency department to check it out and luckily it was a superficial clot. Right after Darren had one week Margaret home he started his new job. So having Ruth was extra helpful and it is always sad to say goodbye after having her for three and half weeks.
Margaret has been very chill and happy baby girl. She was smiling by week two and even giggled in her sleep. The boys love holding her and talking with her. Brice can hold her and she falls asleep on him. Nathan loves holding her and talking to her the most but he can’t control himself with the touching her face and her feet and her hands so she doesn’t get much sleep with him and starts fussing, too much love. The boys are very helpful and will get me things if I need it and help me bathe her. I keep asking if you want to change your diaper so far I’ve had no takers.
Margaret is the perfect addition to our family and we couldn’t be more happy!
Birthing Story
The early morning of September 5 started having contractions. By 730 I told Darren to drop the kids off at school and come home and I may be ready to go to the hospital. While he was doing that I started timing contractions and they were five minutes apart. He grabbed my bag a we headed to the hospital. The nurses recognize me from the day before when I had a nonstress test because Margaret was a week late. I think they thought I was there trying to be induced. I could not get an epidural until my platelets were checked and they would not draw my blood until they saw I was dialated. My contractions got very strong and the nurse did a check and I was at 6cm. I continued to wait to get the lab to count my platelets. It felt like forever To wait while they checked my platelet count and when the count came back they were at 101 just enough to get an epidural. They then walked me over to an L and D room and got me an epidural pretty quickly. After that I was very comfortable. Another doctor was on call so I thought my doctor would not be there to deliver her. Just as I was talking about my Dr to the nurse Dr. Kudlinski walked in the room. She was preparing for a surgery. She didn’t check to see how far along I was and decided she was going to do her surgery and come back for me to push. A few hours later she was back in the room and we were ready to deliver Margaret. I pushed about three times for each contraction and on the forth contraction she was out. Darren predicted an hour earlier that she would be born at 5:10 PM she beat him by two minutes. Margaret was put on my chest for some skin to skin and she started to do some grunting. The nurses took her and weighed her and made her cry to make sure her lungs were clear it out. She was much bigger then I expected. We both fell in love instantly!
We had a lot of visitors after that. Many of Darren‘s coworkers came to see her since they were already at the hospial. My grandparents came and then my parents and Ruth. My favorite visitors were of course the boys. I have the cutest video of them entering the room with big smiles on their faces so excited to meet there baby sister. There was so much joy in that room it made my heart full. I was very tired by this point so many visitors and nurses in the room and checks that I decided I was ready to go home. The nurses worked hard and get me out on September 6th at 9:00 PM. It was very nice to be back in my own bed and Margaret was an excellent sleeper from the start. It worked out well because Ruth was there so the boys could stay in the house and she got them ready for school.
We really enjoyed having grandma Ruth here. The boys got to have fun with her and enjoyed her company. Week two I pulled my trapezius muscle and had a blood clot behind my knee so I end up going to the emergency department to check it out and luckily it was a superficial clot. Right after Darren had one week Margaret home he started his new job. So having Ruth was extra helpful and it is always sad to say goodbye after having her for three and half weeks.
Margaret has been very chill and happy baby girl. She was smiling by week two and even giggled in her sleep. The boys love holding her and talking with her. Brice can hold her and she falls asleep on him. Nathan loves holding her and talking to her the most but he can’t control himself with the touching her face and her feet and her hands so she doesn’t get much sleep with him and starts fussing, too much love. The boys are very helpful and will get me things if I need it and help me bathe her. I keep asking if you want to change your diaper so far I’ve had no takers.
Margaret is the perfect addition to our family and we couldn’t be more happy!
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Baby Girl Birthday Predictions 2017
Steph - Aug 25, 8-6. 20.5 inches brown hair blue eyes! 😍💗
Kristin - 8/26, 8lbs 2oz, 21 inches, a lot of brown hair, brown eyes. Adorable!😘👶🎀
Katie - 8/23, 7lbs 11oz. 21 inches. Brown hair and green eyes 👀
Megan - 8/26 brown eyes, "blonde-ish" hair, I want a mini-Siobhan! 8 lbs 11 oz and... 21 inches!
Heidi- August 22, 8 lbs 7 oz. 20 inches! I think blue eyes and and light hair!
Mom - Aug 23. 7lb11 oz
Dad - August 27th 8lb 2oz
Meg - My guess is August 24 (less than a week!! 😳) 8lbs 3oz
Grandpa Russ - Russ says Monday the 21st during the total eclipse. It will be a spectacular entrance & you can name her Moonbeam!
Grandma Ruth - I think two days early on the 26 & 8lbs
Lauren M - 8/24 8lbs 5oz
Liz - 8/26 8lbs 7oz
Lauren E - August 28, 8lbs 5 oz
Jennifer - August 21st at 10:32 am. 7 pounds, 11 ounces
Marissa - Baby M will be born the 24th at 5:15 in the morning, weighing 8 pounds 9 oz!
Marci - 8/24
Jenny - August 24 at 1:10pm. 8lbs, 15oz. 🎀🎀🎀 lots of brown hair 👶🏻👧🏻
John- September 3, 9lb 5oz
Riley- 8 lb, 14 oz and bday of 8/29.
Nathan - 8/28 8lb 5 oz. brown hair and blue eyes!
Brice - 8/25 7lbs blue eyes, blonde hair
Jessica - 8/26 8lb 1oz
Ava - 8/27 8lb 2oz
Amy - 8/30 7lb 14oz
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Funny things the boys say
Brice and Nathan are very much alike and very much different. They are very close brothers which I am so happy about.
Brice
Brice is my very serious child he takes things very literally. He cracks jokes every once in a while trying them out and they're getting better with age. He can also be very sincerely sweet and has a sensitive side.
Brice and Riley in the car
Riley " zombies will be so scary people will be screaming their heads off!"
Brice "well their heads won't actually come off."
Riley "I know Brice it is an expression."
Brice " oh right I know."
Me "what do you do an art today for kindness week."
Brice " I drew a picture of me holding a rattle for baby girl well you went and made her some milk. She threw the milk you handed her and just looked at me and wanted me to play with her and the rattle. I stayed with her the whole time you made her milk."
Me "papa is watching you guys this morning while he works please do not bother him until Grandma gets home, unless there is an emergency."
Brice "yeah we can go get papa if Nathan fell off the couch and breaks his arm. Or if someone comes inside the house that we don't know. Or if the TV falls or, or , or....."
Nathan
Nathan is my goofball. He cracks jokes all the time trying to get everyone and anyone to laugh. He's always singing and dancing and making up songs. He is still nonstop touching baby girl in my stomach. She is the first one he talks to you in the morning. He is a very loving and sweet boy (sometimes sincere and other times to get what he wants.) He is also a child that is never wrong and will not admit to being wrong. He picked up that McCollem gene somewhere along the line.
School questions of the day are posted daily and three children get to answer a teacher's question.
Week 1 "Nathan M. wants to be everything he can be.!" ( he later told me it was supposed to say I can be everything I want to be except a spaceman.)
Week 2 " Nathan M went for a jog. He saw five poisonous frogs and two regular frogs."
Week 3 " Nathan M got to eat a Nutri-Grain bar at night. "
Brice
Brice is my very serious child he takes things very literally. He cracks jokes every once in a while trying them out and they're getting better with age. He can also be very sincerely sweet and has a sensitive side.
Brice and Riley in the car
Riley " zombies will be so scary people will be screaming their heads off!"
Brice "well their heads won't actually come off."
Riley "I know Brice it is an expression."
Brice " oh right I know."
Me "what do you do an art today for kindness week."
Brice " I drew a picture of me holding a rattle for baby girl well you went and made her some milk. She threw the milk you handed her and just looked at me and wanted me to play with her and the rattle. I stayed with her the whole time you made her milk."
Me "papa is watching you guys this morning while he works please do not bother him until Grandma gets home, unless there is an emergency."
Brice "yeah we can go get papa if Nathan fell off the couch and breaks his arm. Or if someone comes inside the house that we don't know. Or if the TV falls or, or , or....."
Nathan
Nathan is my goofball. He cracks jokes all the time trying to get everyone and anyone to laugh. He's always singing and dancing and making up songs. He is still nonstop touching baby girl in my stomach. She is the first one he talks to you in the morning. He is a very loving and sweet boy (sometimes sincere and other times to get what he wants.) He is also a child that is never wrong and will not admit to being wrong. He picked up that McCollem gene somewhere along the line.
School questions of the day are posted daily and three children get to answer a teacher's question.
Week 1 "Nathan M. wants to be everything he can be.!" ( he later told me it was supposed to say I can be everything I want to be except a spaceman.)
Week 2 " Nathan M went for a jog. He saw five poisonous frogs and two regular frogs."
Week 3 " Nathan M got to eat a Nutri-Grain bar at night. "
Baby showers
Baby girl is officially spoiled! She got not one, not two but three baby showers. Women love to celebrate cute little babies. We are officially overflowing with clothing!
Baby shower #1
The nurses that work with Darren through a potluck and baby shower for us. There was a lot good food, a lot of diapers and a lot of girly girl clothes. Nurses are always super generous.
Baby shower #2
My mom and sisters put on a very nice baby shower at my moms house. What of my friends came to celebrate baby girl and spoiled us with lots of books, clothes, diapers, wipes and love. They put together a nice spread of sandwiches and sides and an adorable cake and goodies and my mom decorate her house in pink for baby girl!
Baby shower #3
The Directors at Darren's work held a "surprise" baby shower for Darren. I knew about it and met them for happy hour at the Keg. They pitched in and got some more girl clothes and diapers.
Auntie Liz and Uncle Scott sent us a car seat and her mattress will be here in a few days. I am currently rocking in baby girls room procrastinating putting things away and decided to catch up on my blog instead! I think we can say we are officially ready for whenever baby girl arrives!
Baby shower #1
The nurses that work with Darren through a potluck and baby shower for us. There was a lot good food, a lot of diapers and a lot of girly girl clothes. Nurses are always super generous.
Baby shower #2
My mom and sisters put on a very nice baby shower at my moms house. What of my friends came to celebrate baby girl and spoiled us with lots of books, clothes, diapers, wipes and love. They put together a nice spread of sandwiches and sides and an adorable cake and goodies and my mom decorate her house in pink for baby girl!
Baby shower #3
The Directors at Darren's work held a "surprise" baby shower for Darren. I knew about it and met them for happy hour at the Keg. They pitched in and got some more girl clothes and diapers.
Auntie Liz and Uncle Scott sent us a car seat and her mattress will be here in a few days. I am currently rocking in baby girls room procrastinating putting things away and decided to catch up on my blog instead! I think we can say we are officially ready for whenever baby girl arrives!
Baby Girl Update
This week I'm 37 weeks pregnant! Baby girl has finally flipped and his head down. Hooray! I was starting to worry that we may have to do another version like we did with Brice but thankfully there is no need. At my last appointment she was measuring normal and we had an ultrasound to prove she was head down. After all that excitement that she was they then told me I had low fluid. The Doctor explained what that could mean and wanted to get me down for a nonstress test immediately. I went down to Banner Gateway and had the baby monitored. It was pretty cute because she had hiccups on the monitor. Everything sounded and looked great. I was then sent to a more thorough ultrasound where they check the umbilical cord, the placenta and the fluid. In the end my fluid was just fine. I was at 12.9 fluid and when I went in they thought I might have 3. There are pockets of fluid all around the baby that the first ultrasound couldn't pick up. I had to get my blood redrawn to check my platelets and should find out at my appointment tomorrow what they are. I'm hoping they are at normal level and I can just have smooth sailing the next couple weeks until baby girl arrives!
Darren thanks baby girl will have…
Brown eyes and brown hair.
Brice thinks baby girl will have...
Blue eyes and blonde hair and will look like him.
Nathan thinks baby girl will have...
Blue eyes and brown hair.
I know baby girl...
Is going to be absolutely adorable!'
💗💗💗💗
Darren thanks baby girl will have…
Brown eyes and brown hair.
Brice thinks baby girl will have...
Blue eyes and blonde hair and will look like him.
Nathan thinks baby girl will have...
Blue eyes and brown hair.
I know baby girl...
Is going to be absolutely adorable!'
💗💗💗💗
School Days 2017
School officially started on July 24. We had a meet the teacher the week before and both boys are gonna have a great school year. Brice got the second grade teacher he wanted Miss Fisher he said she's beautiful. Nathan has Miss Burnette and she is going to be great for him in pre-K. We have started week three of school and so far so good. I've had a little sadness from Nate saying he wants to go home with me but is fine once we get there and he gets in with his friends. Brice has already been on green which is for good behavior and if you get anything above green you get to put your name in a raffle for the end of the week for a prize. This is so up brices alley, he is motivated by winning and things!
Here is to a great school year!!!
Here is to a great school year!!!
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Boys Update
I have tried to keep the boys busy this summer. Normally we would go to California and visit my sisters, but being in my third trimester it's best to stay home and not have my ankles swell! So we are facing the heat this summer and keeping the boys active so they are not wrestling and fighting with each other constantly. I signed them up for swim lessons and both are doing awesome. Brice is in level 4 and has to swim the length of the pool multiple times he's doing amazing with it. He's learning all the different strokes. He says his favorite is the butterfly! Nathan has really grown from swimming last year. He can swim/float on his back, forwards with "ice cream scoops" and swim under the water. He started wearing googles, but has since decided he doesn't like them. Nathan also started a 10 week karate program this summer. He really seems to enjoy going and looks very cute in his karate outfit doing his moves. My parents gave us their old Wii and games and the boys really seem to enjoy playing that. It keeps them moving and gets some energy out. I love watching them play Just Dance. Brice has mastered boxing while Nathan has dominated tennis. We have checked off a lot of boxes on our Summer Fun List.
✔️ Swim lessons
✔️ Sleep over grandma and papas
✔️ Play the iPad
✔️ Go to Urban Jungle
✔️ Build a fort
✔️ Sleep on the couch
✔️ Join The summer reading program
✔️ Karate
✔️ Go to the movies (Lego Batman and Despicable Me 3)
✔️ Swim lessons
✔️ Sleep over grandma and papas
✔️ Play the iPad
✔️ Go to Urban Jungle
✔️ Build a fort
✔️ Sleep on the couch
✔️ Join The summer reading program
✔️ Karate
✔️ Go to the movies (Lego Batman and Despicable Me 3)
Baby Girl Update
On July 17th, 2017 I will be 34 weeks pregnant. Below are the good and the bad. Although nothing is really bad, just some minor setbacks to being pregnant with a third child!
Good
Baby is healthy
Her heart rate is great
I have gained the least amount of weight with her
She is a mover
All her ultrasound look great
It is looking like she will be my smallest baby
Ultrasound is showing she has a lot of hair. Perfect for Bows!
The not so good
She is still breach
I have mildly low platelets
Sleeping is difficult
I am having restless legs with her
Some varicose vein's have shown up
I am eating Tums like candy
Good
Baby is healthy
Her heart rate is great
I have gained the least amount of weight with her
She is a mover
All her ultrasound look great
It is looking like she will be my smallest baby
Ultrasound is showing she has a lot of hair. Perfect for Bows!
The not so good
She is still breach
I have mildly low platelets
Sleeping is difficult
I am having restless legs with her
Some varicose vein's have shown up
I am eating Tums like candy
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