kinley is 6 months!!!!

I seriously can not believe it...6 months already!

 

Kinely is such a happy little pistol!  She really is a great baby!  She may get up a little early for my liking but I forget all about it once I peak over that crib and see that little stinker smiling up at me!  GOD is good!

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

She continues to work on rolling over and eating baby food!  She loves to try and sit up by herself too!  She is definitely wobbly but doing pretty good!

Our poor little girl has been sick for weeks!  I took her about 3 weeks ago and they said it was a virus...well it never went away...she has been congested with a nasty cough for over a month now!  I finally took her back to the dr today and sure enough she has her first ear/sinus infection :( First antibiotic...cheers to 6 months :)

 

 

Our little Lukey has been sick all weekend too!  I also had him at the dr and he was put on an antibiotic too!  He has a fever, fluid in his ear, and an awful sore throat, could possibly be strep but we passed on the swab test because he was gonna get an antibiotic for his ear anyway!  So its been a pretty awesome weekend around here lol!  But I sure did get a lot of extra snuggles...from Luke that is ;) our little kinley bean just isn't much of a snuggler...lil' miss independent!

march already!

hello!  Just a quick little update!  Kinley is now eating some baby food :)  I had tried a few times since she was 4 months old, but she was never really into it.  She is diggin' it now though!  We have tried apples, peas, carrots, and pears.  I have been mixing it with rice cereal and she usually eats with us at dinner.  She is also rolling from her back to her belly!  She gets a little flustered once on her belly because she forgets she can get back over lol!  She is into grabbing everything and full of smiles!  Can't believe she will be 6 MONTHS OLD on monday!

 

 

Other VERY exciting news...Luke is doing great with potty training...and think I can honestly say we are DONE buying diapers for him! YAY!!!  We are so proud of him!  He is doing wonderful and just wearing pull-ups to sleep :)

 

 

Love these cute babes!

and then there were two...

Hello!  Man, have things changed since I blogged last!  We added a little peanut to the mix on September 18, 2012!

 

Kinley Ann Stevenson

 

 

 

I will admit that I was a little nervous to add another child into the mix...so excited but a little nervous.  I swear as soon as they put Kinley in my arms it was like she had always been part of the fam!  She just fit right in!

Luke was a little unsure at the hospital which was hard, but I kinda expected it with so much going on there.  Once we got home it was just a matter of minutes before he wanted to be with her, read to her, hold her, etc...

 

Talk about emotional!!!! Seeing my "two" kids interact was so awesome...words can't even describe...i'm even feeling a little choked up now just thinking back ;)

 

 

Well time has flown since then...Kinley is now 5 months old!  What??? I can't believe it myself! 

here is a little recap...

 

 

Like I said before...its like she was always a part of us...just can't imagine our life without her!  Being a mom is honestly the best gift god could of given me!

 

Kinley is such a happy baby!  As long as you don't take too long to give her a bottle she is a happy camper ;)  She does suffer from acid reflux...which was new to me...so she was put on baby prilosec for the first few months to help with the pain.  She is now off the meds and doing great, but still a spit-up queen :)  She is really starting to get such a personality!  She loves the bath, loves to smile, and LOVES her BIG BROTHER Lukey!

 

Luke has been amazing with Kinley!  He really is an awesome big bro!  He is always giving kisses, talking to her, and giving her toys!  I am so glad that he loves to help me out so much!  He is always willing to grab a diaper or put the finished bottle in the sink...he just seems so proud when he helps out...its adorable!

 

 

Our house is definitely busy and I wouldn't want it any other way!  We have recently started potty training Luke.  It will be great if I can just have one child in diapers :)  We tried it a few months ago and he really wasn't into it so we didn't push.  This time around he has done great!  He gets skittles when he goes on the "big boy potty" and of course that helps :)  He seems to do great at our house...still working at the babysitters but it will come!

 

 

In other news...Luke had his first dentist appt!  He seriously did great!  Got them all shined up :)  I was so proud of him!

 

As for now...both kiddos have pretty nasty colds...I am so ready for the spring!

 

Bye for now!

 





 

20 months!

As usual time is flying by!  Each day continues to get more and more fun!

For starters... Luke is talking so much and saying so many words its crazy...even putting words together!  There are several times a day that he will say a word or point at something that I had no clue he even knew...he is a little sponge right now. 

He still loves books and balls :)  Otherwise he really doesn't care about too many of his toys...he would rather run around the house and jump off our ottoman (his pass time of choice ;)  Don't worry he is supervised...that little guy has no fear right now!  He loves to shoot hoops and play some football with his daddy!  I love to watch them just as much as adam loves to play!  ADORABLE!

He is really into elmo, bert and ernie...he is always asking to watch elmo...I think adam and I both have the videos memorized.  Luke has also picked up on snuggling...if we watch elmo and I ask if he wants to snuggle he will run and grab my favorite blanket and sit with me on the couch...really doesnt get any better than that! 

I've said it before and i'll say it again...I absolutely love being Luke's mom!  There is nothing better and I am so thankful to have him in my life!  I can't even explain the joy he brings to us! :)

seriously love him soo much :) 

we love doing fish face :) 

18 months!!

A few pics of the Luke man....

 my little stud muffin ;)

 helping grandpa

 being silly...

 serious pose...

So my baby is now 18 months old...oh how busy he is! :)  Each stage really does get more and more fun...and this is for sure my fav!  Luke is talking so much!  Everyday he surprises us with different words that I didn't even realize he knew!!  He really is a little sponge!  I really need to get better at updating this blog more again...

We had his 18 month appt last monday...he always seems to do really well at the dr. and is so cooperative. This was a pretty quick check-up...no shots!  He is in the 50% for height and weight! He is 32 1/4 in tall and weighs 25 lbs 11oz :)
We ended the appt with Luke giving the dr a high five and then he followed up with a quick wave and said bye bye! Oh how things change...too cute!

A few cute Luke things :)  (at least we think they are cute ;)

-he now does push-ups...he has seen adam do push-ups after working out and now luke does them too...adorable!
-we get kisses all the time!
-we figured out that if adam, Luke, and I sing opera then we can really get a good teeth brushin' in!
-Luke has told me that he loves me twice now...there seriously isn't anything better than that...SERIOUSLY!
-he likes to jump...aka "bounce" :) it is so cute to watch him try and work on his vertical...lol
-he all of the sudden is into towels...i'm not sure...but he is always saying towel and he wants to make sure he gets every washcloth out of the laundry basket when I am folding...whether it is to help me clean, cover his toys or wear it as a hat ;)  Today when I came home he kept calling my scarf a towel...hahaha
-he likes to pretend to go night night...and he likes us all to pretend...including baylee! (that includes fake snoring...by lukey too ;)
-he is such a little helper...he does such a good job at helping pick up his toys before bed

well this is just a few of the things I can think of...needless to say he is a TON of fun...and there really never is a dull moment...and we love every second of it!

Unfortunetly, Luke still doesn't let us get too many pics...but here are a few pics from christmas...

 trying to get some pics by the tree...

Luke's tree ;)

 little blurry...tried the timer...

was in to opening his presents...

 trying to get in his grill :)

 practicing my swing with daddy :)

ELMO!!!!!!!!!!!

we had such a great christmas with all of our family!  we are very lucky to have everyone so close by :)  Luke loved being with everyone just as much as we did!

Our Christmas did start off a little scary though, the Thursday before Christmas my dad went into the hospital...he was having some chest pains the weekend before and his doctor wanted him to see a cardiologist...long story short he ended up in surgery on that Friday morning with 80% blockage on the left and 100% blockage on the right.  He had stents placed and all seems to be good ;)  THANK YOU GOD!  It was such a scary time...I know people always say "my dad or my aunt, etc... had that surgery it it will be fine" but it doesn't matter...it was "MY dad" and it didn't make the situation any easier!  I am just so thankful he is doing great and we were thrilled to have him come home christmas eve!  It was definitely the best christmas gift any of us could of asked for...just for us all to be together with one healthy dad :)  I LOVE MY FAM ;)

october festivities :)

oh the fun things we've done :)  October has brought a trip to the pumpkin patch, zoo boo, and trick or treating :) 

While adam headed to the Notre Dame game,  Auntie Linds and I headed to the pumpkin patch :)  We started the adventure with checking out the animals...which Luke loves :)  He especially loved staring at the chickens and rooster!  

next, we set out on the hayride to the pumpkin patch :)  Luke seemed to enjoy the ride and digging through the diaper bag....

 oh what pumpkin to pick...

 I think this is it mom...

 there were a group of older kids across from us on the way back...he was so into them...hahaha. 

(at least he didn't make it obvious!)

 quick litte tractor ride on our way out...

 We also ventured out to ZOO BOO with the Kenney's :)  It is a lot of fun watching Luke and Katelyn together...they were too cute! 

gotta love them :)

 love this :)

 Hi mom!

 the tigers were out walking around :)

 Luke's fav part of the zoo...the bridge that leads to the rhinos!! 

 there were several stops set up for the kiddos to "trick or treat" along the way...

 dads and babes checkin out the monkeys :)

 our little cow

 ZOO BOO 2011 :)

I caved...Luke had his first twizzler :)  Totally loved it!

And to end the October festivities we headed out to do some trick or treating :)  We had a ball!  It was crazy how fast Luke picked up on what to do!

ready to go!

Here is a video of the first house Luke went to :) 

"like a pro"  :)

 love this :)

so excited!

helping dad pass out candy when we got back :)

It really doesn't get any better than being a mom, especially to the most precious little man ever!
(I know I am a little biased ;)