Lauren 4 months old!

Our beautiful Lauren is now 4 months old.  I cannot believe how fast the time has flown by.  She has been such a precious gift and we wouldn't have traded her for the world.  It was One year ago this week that I found out that I was pregnant.  It was quite a shocker to Kevin and I.  1. We weren't trying. 2. I was told that I may have trouble in the future conceiving and 3. It was only 1 month after our wedding day!  We had a lot of mixed emotions when we first found out. Mostly I did...I was shocked, scared, angry. It took a few months for me to be really excited. Then I felt guilty for not being excited from the start. This little baby in my belly was a gift from God. A gift at one time I didn't know if I would ever get to enjoy.  I have an amazing husband who supported me, pampered me, loved me unconditionally even when the stretchmarks reached from belly to boobs! Not a day went by that he didn't tell me that I was beautiful. 
I just look at Lauren everyday and smile. She and Kevin are my everything!



Lauren's 4 month Stats:

      Weight: 15 lbs 5 oz.
      Height: 27 inches
                                                                       
                                                                        Lauren can now roll from back to belly and belly to her back. She prefers to roll to her right side. She can now sit up supported just a little by her back. She has no problems keeping her head up and neck supported on her own.  Lauren has been on cereal consistently for about a week now. She really likes banana's too!

Lauren is in the process of her first cold.  She ran a 100 degree fever one week ago and we took her to the Dr. He said her ears and lungs were clear and that it was just a seasonal cold. We have just been trying to help her symptoms with Vick's Baby Rub and a humidifier. The booger sucker and saline drops have become our lifesaver! 

Well..I hear the little munchkin stirring so I better head to check on her. I hope everyone had a blessed Holiday and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

Lauren rolling over!

Lauren rolled over for the first time last night while I had her on the couch with me. I tried her again on her tummy this morning and she did it again, so I know last night was not a fluke! She is getting so strong and so big. Her legs are so long that we have to put her in 6 month pants. Lauren got to spend a few days at work with me this week. I am sure she will be glad to be back home with her daddy this week. I know we will be happy to have him back home. I just love Lauren's "Army Girl" shirt she has on. Kevin bought this for her before she was even born! He will be happy to see her in it when he gets home from drill this afternoon. I hope you all have a great week!

Follow The Yellow Brick Road....

And we're off to see the wizard! The wonderful wizard of ....Ft. Riley, Kansas. Kevin passed his physical for re-enlistment on Thursday and we will be relocating to Kansas! Kansas was NOT on our wish list but apparently there were not any openings at the posts that we wanted to be stationed. When Kevin was doing his paperwork, the guy (I'm sure he has some high rank, but I don't know!) ..said "Do you have a coin? Heads: Germany and Tails: Kansas"....Kevin's response was "It's got to be Kansas, My mother-in-law would kill me if we moved to Germany!" He loves you mom!

Kansas was quite a shock for us. We thought for sure we would atleast get somewhere on our wish list. So now we are back to square one looking at home/condo and townhome rentals that we like and can afford. You would think that every house would have a basement or storm cellar there but they don't! And we have found that the housing is about the same price as some of the rentals in the Seattle area but less square footage. Does that make any sense? I would have swore that Seattle would be more expensive to rent than Kansas!! Suprises all the time I suppose!

So right now we are working on getting things in order. I have put in my resignation at work. It went very well. It was very emotional for me to do. It was the first job where I really felt respected by my employer and they constantly praised me and saw me for the great Hygienist that I am! They had offered me a position with a raise and 2 days later I had to come back and give my resignation. I felt terrible. They were completely understanding of the situtation and said that I would leave with nothing less than a letter of recommendation and professional reference. That took a huge weight off my shoulders. It's always easy to put in resignation for somewhere you hate working but it's not so easy when it's somewhere you enjoy. I look forward to what God has planned for me and my career in the future!

Now...what I don't understand is why the government cut Military funding! That includes enlistment bonus'. Don't get me wrong. Money is not why Kevin is enlisting. He is enlisting because this is what he wants to do for his country, our country. But really... You enlist in the Military and you get a free t-shirt and a back pack with material on how to get in shape?! Makes no sense to me. Seems like there are trillions of dollars from this stimulus going to who knows where but all you can give the brave men and women who are enlisting and re enlisting is a free tshirt and backpack....hmmmmmm.

So.......Kevin leaves for Minneapolis on January 28th. There he will be swore in and then has 10 days to report to Ft. Riley, KS. He is planning on leaving as soon as he is swore in and driving to Kansas to get everything in order and find us a place to live so that Lauren and I can follow right behind only a few days to a week later!! We have found while looking that we are pretty centrally located for family and friends. We are now excited about our move and are anxious to see what God has planned for us in Oz..I mean Kansas :)

Best. Present. Ever. (besides Lauren)

We received our Christmas present early this year from my parents. It is a Flip Video Ultra HD Camera. This video camera is so easy to operate both when filming, uploading and sending videos via email. The software is built into the camera and will upload to your computer the first time you "flip" the usb and plug it in! The picture and sound quality is amazing. We couldn't be happier. We tested it out a few nights ago with Lauren and her bathtime, and Lauren and her penguin. Lauren received a penguin from her Grandma Deb. She doesn't really like it. It's not so much the penguin that bothers her as much as the song makes her cry. Look how she sticks out that bottom lip! My poor baby!



I think one day she will love to sing and dance with the penguin, but right now not so much! Even with that bottom lip stuck out, she still is the most adorable little girl! Love her!

My 3 month old!

I can't believe that our precious baby girl is 3 months old already! She is growing so fast! She is such an amazing little baby. We couldn't be happier. She is always so happy and smiley. I can't help but kiss her chubby cheeks atleast fifty times a day.