Mothers Day

Mothers Day..... One of my favorite days of the year. Not just because Ryan normally lets me sleep in and brings me up breakfast in bed and cards that he made on his own with the kids. Or because of the plate I knew I would be getting from William. Or for the flower that Caden could not wait to give me in the pot that he painted.

Mothers Day means so much more to me. It reminds me of all the hardships that I went through to get to where I am today. I have 6 incredible kids. And while I only get to raise 3 of them here, I am so excited for the excitement of when I get to really meet the other 3. To see them smile, to wrap my arms around them once again, and to tell them there was not a single day that passed when I didnt think about them. That I became a mom back in 2004 for the first time. There are some out there that don't think that having angel babies count but let me tell you something..... they are WRONG!

Whether you are a mom, a woman who wants to BE a mom, a mom to kids that aren't by blood, a woman who doesnt desire kids but loves to spoil others, or a mom to angels..... today is for YOU. And you mean the world to a LOT of Someones. Me included.

To my mom and mother in law..... Thank you for all you do. I love you with all my heart and would not be who I am today without you.

Williams 5!!!

(i started this post on the 13th and am just getting around to finishing it. I feel like such a blog slacker lately.)

What a great day it was on Friday April 13th. My William turned 5 and it was quite the special day for him. We started the day off by me being the special helper in his class. Which means he got to do special things. Big stuff to a preschooler.

Then when class was done I took him out on a date. Just me and my big boy. I told him we could do whatever he wanted. So he choose Wendy's for lunch. I got the 10 piece nugget for us to split and by the time I went to grab one he had them all gone. WOW! Guess your appetite gets bigger as you get older. :)

When he was stuffed he told me he wanted to go to crazy bounce which is a indoor play area with inflatables. That was great as it was just the two of us for the first little bit. But then two younger girls showed up and i was told i could go sit on the bench cause he had some new friends to play with..... ummmmmm NO! I told him this was OUR day together and stole him back. I know.... I know.... a little ridiculous on my part but I don't get enough time with them now that i'm working full time again so I need to take as much as I can get.

So after that little fiasco I asked if he wanted to leave and go bowling instead. So we did. And Ryan was able to stop by for just a little bit which Will loved. And i'm not going to say which mom got beat by her 5 year old either. I blame the fact that I actually threw the ball while he used the little ramp thing.

The entire day was such a blessing and then we had his party that night. Complete with presents, cake, a dora pinata (long story behind that one), and lots of love and laughter.

I am so blessed beyond words. My heart is getting all warm again just thinking about it all. Once my sister gets me pictures I will get some uploaded. (anyone else sick of hearing that?) :(

Special Day

This past weekend was a big deal at the Petroelje household. Kamryn turned 4 months. But more importantly we had her baptized on Sunday. The boys were just as excited about it as we were. :)

What a special day. To be able to give her back to the one who blessed our family. There were a lot of times that I didn't think that it would happen. And I had a lot of anger towards God. And still do in part. But I also realize that HE is that One. The One who led us through the storm. Blessed be His Name. It wasn't an easy journey. But it was one that He walked through with us..... in fact He carried us through it. What a great and awesome God we serve. There were tears shed thinking about Jackson of course. But again... they weren't all tears of sadness.

I am in a bible study on the book of James right now. By Beth Moore. And something she says will stick with me forever! "Joy and sadness can dance together". I love it!!!

I forgot my camera but thankfully my sister brought hers so I will post some later. But for now.... I will leave you with 2 taken at home. She had taken off her bow and booties by then but is still as sweet as ever. She even wore the baptism gown I wore when I was a baby. What a sweet day.

Her First....

Well Kamryn has had her first sickness. The past week she has been very congested and we could tell she finally caught the cold the rest of us had been battling. We were so excited that she avoided the flu bug. On Tuesday she had green goop coming out of her eyes so I called the dr. on Wednesday morning and made an appointment for that afternoon. She had been eating and sleeping great and wasn't fussy. We got into the office and I was told that she had a sinus infection and a raging ear infection. I'm so glad that she had that goop or I never would have thought to bring her in and she could have been miserable.

She continues to amaze me with her toughness. :)
and now weighs 10lbs 11 oz.

This weekend we are going with Ryan's family to a hotel to spend a night with everyone. Should be a good time. And I promise I will get some sort of pictures posted soon.

2 Months

I can't believe how far behind I am already!!! But being back at work means less computer time. Because when I get home I'm playing with the kids then after bedtime I try to gain control back over the house. And it seems like a lost cause. But worth every minute. :)

But Kamryn had her 2 month check up and all is looking great!
She weighed 8lbs 13 oz
And she has grown 3 inches and is now at 21.

She is still just a little peanut but seems gigantic now since when we brought her home she was only 4lbs and 13 oz. The boys are still crazy about her and have been such big helpers.

Caden is in basketball camp right now and loves it. And William continues to keep us on our toes in all that he does. I get to be the helper in his class tomorrow which should be interesting.

But that is it for now. Kamryn is ready to get out of the shower (which she has LOVED since day one) so that is it for tonight. I promise I will get some more updates and pictures up soon.

UGHHHHHH.

I cannot believe how long it has been since I posted. And this is going to be a short one too. I promise I will get around to posting about the holidays soon.

BUT..... since I have to go back to work TOMORROW I am going to spend as much time with my kiddos as possible. I never thought I could be a full time stay at home mom but now that the kids are older and in school and Kamryn is going to be our last baby - I cant imagine going back to work. Since Ryan is self employed though I have to carry the insurance for the family. So I just don't know how that is an option right now.

I am so thankful that my maternity leave fell within the holidays. I was able to have so much time with all the kids at home and it was a blast! And even though there were days I felt I did nothing but run them back and forth to school it was still a time I cherished.

So here is hoping that someday we win the lottery so I can stay home. Or that someone passes a law for stay at home moms to be paid and get insurance. :)

Pictures

I have a guy that I work with whose wife is new to photography. She offered us a free session at our house to be done shortly after Kamryn was born. She wanted to a more natural type setting in a home with everyone. How do you pass that up? And I am so happy with how the pictures turned out! The boys weren't real cooperative as they both wanted to sit by Kamryn and couldn't so they got mad and we didn't get as many with all of us as we wanted. But they are still incredible. Here is a preview of a few of them.