CONGRATS Kri!!!!!!!
How exciting.

:)

I saw the OB today. I'm 18 weeks. He agreed to induce me around Dec 19th (I will be 38 weeks) if baby boy doesn't come on his own by then.
We have to be in Orlando for Riley and Ashley's national cheer competition Jan 2nd, so he needs to be here before then. Of course, if he's not up to it, he and I will stay home and Chris will take the girls.

Last year Riley's team won the National Championship title, so it's kinda a big deal....but so is a healthy, germ free, baby boy....Luckily, my mom is coming along to help keep him quarantiened from the germs.
:)


School starts here next week...Riley's starting Kindergarten. HOw many of our babe's get to go to Kindergarten this year??



love to all!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS KRI!!!! And happy birthday to Avery. hard to believe she is 3. Time certainly flies.

Sarah, You look great and I love the bedding.

it must be in the water....

well my darlings, july 27th was avery's 3rd birthday. when did our babies start growing up ? the 27th was also the day that i found out that i am pregnant again ! baby number three is brewing as we speak :) i had my last period in june so i imagine that i am only a few weeks along. got to start making all of the appointments and finding another doctor - new health insurance :( i will write more later but i have to get the girls from school. i just thought that ya'll should be the first ones to know (besides of dan, of course)
xoxo
kri

The bedding we have.....and my little growing "frog"! We nicknamed him frog- because he's always soooo jumpy on ultrasound.
17 1/2 weeks....

Just some pictures from Vivian's party. It was chilly so we didn't have as many guests as planned but she had a great time. Kind of embarrassed about the cake, had buttercream trouble and couldn't get the icing on properly.

Great to find out that you are having a boy Sarah! It is especially good to hear that everything is on track.

Marystarr Wilder is beautiful. And do not worry, it will all get worked out with raising two kids. I remember feeling overwhelmed at first but it gets better. Just take the time to do little things with Ava. Read to her or build a puzzle while you are nursing Wilder or ask her to help by getting diapers if she is the kind of child who would like to be involved with helping care for a sibling.

Kri, You sound so busy. I am in awe of you.

Maigan, Enjoy the camping. Should be some fun times for both girls.

It has been a busy summer. I am no longer working and forgot how much harder it is to be home all day. The kids seem happier and Samuel is throwing fewer fits and has been a bit less violent (he has a tendency to hurt himself or others when he is frustrated). We are still trying to work our a way for him to release tension without casing damage.

Other than that just been busy getting ready for Vivian's birthday party this Saturday. I just got done making the fondant decorations for the cake (Little Mermaid themed so dolphins, fish, etc). She is super excited right now.

I am trying to get started making and selling cakes. Determined legality of it (can sell in Iowa as long as it doesn't require refrigeration) and am just trying to get the word out.

Its a......

It's a boy! Everything is right on track. I'm 15 1/2 weeks. If I can get past the next 2 weeks, I think I'll feel much more comfortable. I lost our little Andrew at 16 weeks.
:)
woo hoo!!!!

Howdy!

It's so great to get updates from everyone!!

I can totaly sympathise with you MaryStarr...when it was just Lizzy we had the perfect child. She was happy and kind and just plain perfect. Then Allie was born, and along with Allie came a whole new Lizzy, and unfortunately a whole new Maigan and Eli. I immediately became so involved in Allie that Lizzy got put in the back burner a lot. She was insanely jealous, and a whole new dynamic bloomed in our family. I think when kids have a few years between them it is good and bad. It will all balance itself out, but it took us a long time to get to that point. Allie will be two in a couple of weeks, and I feel like we are just now back on track. Don't feel bad if it's not always a smooth ride. It will all work out!!! Great picture of little Wilder!!

Kri~ You are a wild woman...work work work!!! I don't see how you do it.

Sarah ~ How are you feeling? Is everything still on track??

We are getting ready to embark on a camping adventure. I am leaving work early and we are going to spend the next three days in a tent. Should be interesting. Not sure that 4 people are actually supposed to sleep in a tent at the same time, but we're going to give it a shot! Daisy Dog might have to stay outside.

Hugs,

Maigan

here here

hi hi hi hi hi

i fell in a hole, forgive me.  but i have been thinking of you all the time, I promise.  Wilder is amazing, and we are doing our best to adjust to having two kids... Ava is mostly good, but it is a challenge for her to share us and it is a challenge for us to be shared.  Some days I feel like I will never be as close to her as I was, but then I am just trying to have faith that it will all even out over time.  I love her so much...  and him too.  He is such a cutie pie, super easy going...

more soon, i promise.  Sarah- HOORAY!  congratulations... xoxo

i love you all and miss you so

still here...

hello lovelies....
i know that i am still here. i've gotten into the bad habit of always thinking about ya'll but forgetting to post. i've been working 4-5 shifts a week (cursed 13hr shifts at that) so i have barely been home. for some odd reason, the hospital has been crazy busy lately....but with psych patients !!! there is nothing quite like having a schizophrenic try to hit you or a borderline threaten to jump out of the window (sadly we couldn't get the window open wide enough in time to take her up on her offer).
so how are the babies and pregnancies going ? is the little bean looing good ? is wilder just like his mama ? how are you amy ? keli, how are you and scott ?
the girls are tearing up the living room so i need to intervene before they get into mommy's books. if any of ya'll are interested, i am now on facebook (i know, i know-super cheesy). just search for kri kelley if you want.....
love always
kri

I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth. Sometimes I feel close to it though.

slipped....

Yes, I was just thinking the same thing yesterday......where did we all go?????
LOL!!!!!

So Quiet

Well...it's official...we have all slipped off of the face of the earth.