I am so pumped that i found the video uploader again. How cool is it that I find it just before this happens and I can share it with you all. Avenlea has been pulling up on things for quite a while as I shared in the last post. However she has been really wobbley. So we have had lots of bruises, big red welts, smashed fingers, pokes in the eyes, tears and all the other things that go along with learning to do new things.
we also have been very curious about everything and we are exploring it all by putting it in our mouth. I have been so careful inside about vaccuming and picking up little things that Jackson leaves on the floor. (WE are so not use to this stage. I know i have said that alot, but this one we NEVER experienced with Jackson) Yesterday we were outside, (I have AWESOME FRIENDS that have given us more plants for our landscaping) and planting some new plants. Sides NOTE: can't wait to see all the lilies and see what colors we have. I am sure I will have to do some rearranging, cuz I still have burgundy ones to plant too. ANYHOO! Back to the real story....I left her alone for a second to walk around the corner and find this...
I removed the twig and she just went right back to it. I moved her away from the landscaping about seven times before Adrian arrived home to hold her. I am happy to say that she has no texture aversion...she loves getting dirty and the girl likes her fiber. We laughed really hard when we got inside and she had a poopy diaper within an hour. I am sure the two were not related, but still very funny.
Jackson is recovering very well, kids are so darn resilent!!! this was the day after surgery.
He slept alot, which was good for mom and for him. I was going to vaccum and he wanted to help, but I convinced him to hold his vaccum and watch me instead. He was so tired, he fell asleep in a matter of minutes. He was so cute.
we have had alot of moments like these...followed by oooohhhh!!! mommy hurts!! we expected this...but we have also gotten alot of moments like these...
who could ask for anything more. All in all he has had a great recovery and we have all survived really well. Thanks to our friends that helped with distraction and the many prayers that have been said. I am not sure we could have made it with out all of it. THANKS A BUNCH!!! We have GREAT FRIENDS!!!
there is nothing stopping our baby from growing up....she is a mover and shaker. I know i have said this many times, but she is going to give us a run for our money. This weekend she was pulling up on EVERYTHING!!
whether sturdy or not - - her brother, her mommy's pants, the exersaucer, window sill, tv stand, vaccum, tool table, grocery cart, the recycling containers (and then she began to empty them one paper at a time) and then on Saturday evening April 2nd she began to Crawl. My baby girl is on the move..not sure yet how I feel about it. She has been on the move for a month now, just on her butt. she still believes that is faster and continues to do it. She is one speedy child. WE have started really having to keep an eye on where she is.
Avenlea got a hold of a pen the other day.
WE are going to assume it came from her brother, but who knows. the girl finds ways to get to things that no one would expect at her age. She had pen all over her face. She was trying to eat it and I am not sure she really new she was making a masterpiece on her face in the process. I am pretty sure we were all a little stir crazy at the time and ready to get outside and have spring weather.
it didn't take long, I think it was the next week we started our trips to the park. We have gotten to get out multiple times a week to go on walks. Some days have been a little windy, but we just bundle up. the fresh air is so good for fighting off these horid colds.
Avenlea loves the wagon, however she has broken the straps (aka seat belts). on both sides. So much for wagon rides til we get them fixed. She also loves being outside. it is so cute to watch her blink in the breeze, inspect the grass, or scoot acrossed the grass. :) Jackson has also been making huge progress with his sensory issues. HE has joined us outside and even crawled in the grass too. However he prefers to walk, so he doesn't have to touch the grass. While we are talking about what Avenlea loves. I couldn't get by without talking about Macy. I am not sure if this is a mutual love. Macy does great, but she gets this look when she sees her coming. :)
Avenlea love Macy...she loves her fur and to grab her ears. Macy is so even tempered she just moves away or moves a limb, all to protect the baby. No one can argue that she is a good dog. Poor macy gets so neglected these days. Even though Jackson always asks "where Macy go" when we get in the car and on occoasion he asks if "Maymay go too?", while he is scooting down the stairs.
She is growing up fast. it is hard to believe that she is already 10 months. just two short months (or by now like 6 weeks) before she is going to be one. oh how time flies. She weighed in the other day at 22 2.9ounces and 29 inches long. She is still my baby and she is totally a mama' s girl right now. She likes to be held, fed and put to bed by her mama. She loves her big brother and likes to do what he is doing, whether she is ready or not. She has started to mimic us with everything we do, she enjoys blowing rasberries (or as we like to call it blowing her trumpet), wrestle with her brother (aka play according to Avenlea), she has started to babble, and feed herself some finger foods. She continues to annoy her brother as she tries to play with his toys, but he still loves her and just says: "Avie you funny." I pray that they continue to get along as well as they do.
THE WAKIE CHILDREN'S RESALE.......would you like to know how I outfit my children in such adorable clothes and I don't break the bank or our BUDGET!!! Here is how I do it... and I am telling you you can outfit your children in the most adorable clothes....for super cheap...you want proof here you go:
seriously....could you get any cuter...now imagine that I spent 150 dollars last fall and I outfitted Jackson for the entire winter and Avenlea for half of it...only cuz I had no idea how fast a baby really can grow. Actually Jackson is still in mostly the same size and since I mainly by short sleeves...and he is wearing the same shorts from last year...I get to toy shop this year. I have bought all sorts of things...there are double strollers, exersaucers, highchairs, bouncy seats, bumbo seats, bath tubs, cribs, dressers, bedding, maternity clothes, books, videos, train tables, infant toys, infant walkers, bikes, sandboxes, tool tables, booster seats, grocery carts, lawn mowers (the toy kind) and much more.....YOU NAME IT and it is probably at the RESALE...it is Saturday Morning from 8-noon at Wakarusa Missionary Church. Come early (like really early), bring your coffee, our checkbook and ID and a chair and enjoy a great Sale!!!
For directions google Wakarusa Missionary Church...or go to the website
So lately there are alot of people that have been telling me that my kiddos look like me So here we go. this is Avenlea at around 8 and a 1/2 months and me at around 6 1/2 which is about the same size I think. Same dress anyway. What do you think? I will save my personal ideas for a later post.
Happy 9 months baby girl. I have to say taking pictures of Jackson was lot easier. He didn't move at this age. She is all about moving and shakin. She doesn't sit still...she either is rolling, or scooting on her butt. As you can see in these pictures. this all happened in about a two minute period of time. We gave up, so I am going to have to get some other shots for her one month page soon, before she is 10 months old. Time flys around here.
we have been busy her of late. I wish daily we just simply had more time in the day. We have all been sick, got better, welcomed our new baby cousin into the world...Brooklyn Noelle, (I don't have a picture yet but I will soon) Made it half way through busy season and so far we have survived, I have been blessed with consistent orders in my bussiness, (I Just completed my 10th purchase the other day and I have four orders I am working on right now, So God has blessed us with just enough to keep me busy but not overwhelmed. I am learning so much. It has been alot of fun creating. I have missed that outlet), We are totally enjoying the beautiful weather. We have been out of the house everyday since the weather got in the forties and we love it. I am sure we will be out for a walk today too. Gotta get our sun vitamins while this lasts. I have a feeling that it is going to disappoint and not stay this way. (I am hoping it won't, but not getting my hopes up). So to say the least...we are doing alot these days. Avenlea is attempting to pull herself up on things, which I am not ready for, and Jackson is moving faster than ever. So it will be soon that I won't sit down much. it will be a good day once I am ready.
We have no progress with Jackson's health, which is good. We have his hip follow up coming up this month. It is a big one, because we meet a new doc and find out what they are thinking about the progress of his slower developing hip. I am praying for no surgery, but ultimately that we can make the little man pain free.
that is about all we have to share right now. hope you have a great week in this beautiful weather. :)
Ok....so I am incredibly late with this post....like a month. This week she will be 9 months old...but this way I can tell you everything she began doing in her 8 month right. Plus we have been fighting a severe head cold in all of us and our furnace decided to stop running, perfect timing. Great way to get your kids healthy. Freeze them out. Anywho...without further ado...Avenlea's 8 month pictures by Darcy Holsopple Photography.
these are the pillowcase dresses that I have been making with some flowers and headbands from Brittney's Bowtique.. You gotta love all of us trying to help make ends meet by coming up with crafty, creative ways to make some money.
then we got this awesome shot....I keep telling people she is screaming look at my chub. Cuz seriously look at those arms. Not many people can pull off those arm creases but Avenlea sports them amazingly well. She was so interested in the furry rug...we had a hard time getting a picture without having her pulling it everywhere. Then we had to have a hat....(which we also sell online)
then we got this one...absolutely love it. who knew that my house would be so coordinated to these pictures. love how her hat worked so purfectly with the outfit. on a side note...we learned last night the best way to market our hats for J. Lea Designs and that i need bussiness cards. Take your adorable children out shoppong and bowling in theur cute hats. we had four random strangers ask where i got it or if i made it. two asked for the site. Not bad.
the tutu pictures were something i was looking forward to for quite a while and i gotta say they were cute but not my favs. She was not willing to pose the way I was thinking in my head. that will teach me. Seriously what mom thinks their 8 month old is going to pose in a certain position. she is not having her senior pictures taken. Regardless I am absolutely elated about how they turned out.
Of course...as a mom with one child that has a developmental delay...I am very aware of watching for development in Avenlea. She is doing great and for the most part we don't have any worries. However we pretty much skipped rolling over. So i decided to ask Jackson's phyiscal therapist if she could check her out for me. Completely not what is suppose to happen, but it doesn't hurt to ask right? So she watched her for a while during Jackson's therapy. She was thinking that there were a few things not in the right order and some protective reactions that she doesn't have yet, but all in all she didn't think she was delayed enough for therapy. So fast forward a day to morning nap time. I laid her down on her back and an hour later went in to get her and she was on her tummy. I was shocked but happy. Fast forward again to afternoon nap time and I had laid her on our bed do to having a big evening and not wanting the screaming to interfer with Jackson's nap or tramatize him (this is another story for another day). I was shocked when over an hour and a half went by and there was still no noise from back there. SO I decided to go check it out. she was in a new place with not much near her...but if she was rolling she could roll off (even though I know that would have caused a lot of screaming). I peaked through the door to find her propped up on her belly, happy as can be, just looking around. I was so happy. I went in with her and she rolled right over in front of me. She still won't roll over on the floor and hates her belly on the floor, but likes to sleep on her tummy and loves laying on the bed on her tummy. From what I have been told rolling on a soft service is harder, so I am no longer worried. She will get it in her time.
here is her list of likes:
loves books, watching her brother, her exersaucer, her highchair, throwing things on the floor, grabbing anything in site and she will find a way to get to things that you think are out of reach, pulled herself up in a laundry basket once Conrad and Jenna's, giggles while Jackson pushes her in the laundry basket, chews on everything and everything goes in her mouth, loves every food we have tried except Sweet potatoes. She is DEFINITELY not a fan. I have made most of my own baby food and she is still not a big fan of the baby mill stuff. She started meats this month and loves them. She has had her first ear infection and a nasty cold that has lasted about three months now. She sits up by herself and does this but scooting thing to get what she wants to get. Has started saying things like nanana, bababa, dada, I am sure the noise level will increase around her soon. I have also learned that it is so true that all kids are different. WE now understand. Nap time has been a struggle...but we are working on it. WE have a really good schedule she sleeps great at night, but 30 minutes isn't good for her or mama for a nap all day. She has also started exploring how much she can annoy Macy before she gets up and moves. she is facinated when Macy licks her and with her fur. (the fur thing could be dangerous, but Macy is great with it). Loves to cuddle, with mama, dada, or her hippo blanket. usually still like things over her face when she sleeps. Loves music, bounces to dance and will try to stand all the time. I am sure there are more things that I can't remember right now. But we can always add to the list when we scrap the pictures. WE have thoroughly enjoyed Avenlea's first 8 months.
We have been having a blast this year watching Purdue basketball...and I was at Meijer in indy on our trip getting diapers for Jackson, cuz in a period of two hours we went through 7 diapers, but that is another story. I don't shop at Meijer all that often because we don't have one close....but when I do I love that they have super duper sales on their kids clothes. And this time I scored.
I got a purdue cheerleader outfit for avenlea next fall-4.00, a purdue sweatshirt- 3.00, two t-shirts for 6.00 (that was a splurge but they are matching, and two pairs of pj's for the kids for 4.00 a piece. So if you do the math 21.00 oh I I missed the sweatshirt for Jackson for 4.00 too. That is 25.00 and 7 items. that is an average cost of 3.50 . Not bad if I do say so myself.
Not only that but College stuff is usually a lot more expensive. who could pass us these two adorable Purdue babies!!!
I absolutely love that my kiddos play together well. Jackson simply adores his sister and Avenlea just cracks up with Jackson does anything. I tried to post a video but of course blogger has eliminated my video upload button so I don't know how to do it anymore. that is what I get for updating...oh well. I am sure there is a way and I just can't figure it out. It was so funny and half way through Jackson just chuckles and looks up at the camera and says, " Abie...funny mama" too stinkin' cute.
Last night to of my friends went out with me for my birthday...we ate a quick dinner at DQ, saw a movie and went for a Margarita at Hacienda. I gotta tell you I had a really great night. I was reminded of how good it is to just get out, relax and laugh. WE even made it to the end of the evening before we talked about our kiddos...now that is impressive. :)
When I got home I couldn't sleep so I started watching Private Practice on my DVR. Yeah not what this mama needed. I did not need to watch an episode where parents were deciding between two children which one to save. To make a long story short..Jackson woke up during the show and I decided to go back and lay down with him...(ridicule me later) i just rubbed his head and said I love you buddy and he whispered back....half asleep...."I lub ewe mommy". That was totally worth me laying down with him last night. I will do it as long as he needs me too. There will come a time way to soon, when he won't want anything to do with me. Until then I will love on him anytime of the day. this was a priceless moment and I would have missed it if I would chosen to walk away.
I am not sure that either of my children will ever be able to where sun glasses...I got these the other day for Avenela I thought they would be cute for the summer...but neither of them had a nose big enough...oh well. it was cute to try them on.
Oh well, maybe if I got some that were not quite so Jackie O...but seriously these were funny. I should have known by the way I look in these kind that Chubby cheeked people just can' t pull them off.
Jackson has also been in to playing with his syringes of late. He has been giving himself shots and know it has expanded to the DOG...so I am not sure people Surgeon or Veterinarian? Either way he would love it. That is off course if Professional Baseball player doesn't pan out.
He has just been through too much...I make fun of these events, but they do really make me sad.
Adrian has been gone. So you ask, how do you do it? Well, We invite over our close friends...
It is wonderful to me that Jackson has two friends that care about him as much as these two. He couldn't ask for better boys to hang with.. It is fun to watch how their very different personalities blend.
Avenlea is here too...She is just as much of a highlight when they get together. Cole gives her hugs and kisses. She is sitting independantly now...so watch out boys...there is soon going to be an invasion headed your way.
One that will take, destroy and want to be in on everything you do.
that is about all we have for now. We have some good stuff coming up I am sure I will get pictures and share them too. ;)
On to the Give Away!!!
I decided to give away a boy or girl beanie hat....you choose the colors. you tell me the size. Please email me @ nschrock@gmail.com with you addresses and you choices for your hat...You all of a 25 % chance with this random generator...since there were only 4 comments.
wait for it.......
Random number was 2...ERIN.. What a great time to come check out my blog and leave a comment!!!
seriously....could you get any cuter...now imagine that I spent 150 dollars last fall and I outfitted Jackson for the entire winter and Avenlea for half of it...only cuz I had no idea how fast a baby really can grow. Actually Jackson is still in mostly the same size and since I mainly by short sleeves...and he is wearing the same shorts from last year...I get to toy shop this year. I have bought all sorts of things...there are double strollers, exersaucers, highchairs, bouncy seats, bumbo seats, bath tubs, cribs, dressers, bedding, maternity clothes, books, videos, train tables, infant toys, infant walkers, bikes, sandboxes, tool tables, booster seats, grocery carts, lawn mowers (the toy kind) and much more.....YOU NAME IT and it is probably at the RESALE...it is Saturday Morning from 8-noon at Wakarusa Missionary Church. Come early (like really early), bring your coffee, our checkbook and ID and a chair and enjoy a great Sale!!!
