All about Kamdyn!

She said "I love you, daddy" for the first time yesterday! It was so cute. I immediately started to tear up. She is at a cute stage and age, I could eat her up.
She's 21 1/2 months and I can't believe she will be 2 in April.
We started potty training when she was 18 months...and stopped only because she really wasn't ready and I wasn't ready either! So, a few weeks back we bought her a little potty (Ta is potty trained already even completely at night.) So, this potty is just for Kamy! She was so excited at first and has done both in the potty. But, now we have had a little set back, which is fine. We will press on!
She love's peanut butter and the movie Dumbo. She likes to read books and especially one book called "So many ways to praise Jesus."
She loves her brother. She loves to kiss him even when he is fast asleep!
She is such a joy!

Harper's First Bath....

We gave Harper his first bath in the kitchen sink two days ago. Yes, we waited a while but, between his cord and than the circumcision we had to wait. The girls helped but, I couldn't post those pictures because they were not clothed! He didn't cry...at all. He was relaxed the entire time.
I love the picture of him looking chunky!

what to do on a snowy day?!

This is what we do on a cold snowy day!
1. Make Valentines Day cookies...

Pictures

1. Nana and Harper
2. Grandma, Taylor, Kamdyn and Harper
3. Harper's first car ride
4. Kamdyn in the car
5. Taylor loves Harper

Its been a few busy days since the last post. Let me begin with we are now starting a routine! Yesterday, was my first night with the kids and it went really smooth. I mean almost scary. I know it was just the grace and mercy of the Lord!

Both my mom and MIL have been such a big help. My mom came right after Harper was born and than my MIL came a few days after my mom left. Thank you to both of them!

Monday we took my MIL to the airport and when we left the airport, I reached around in the car to give something to the kids, pretty fast and as I did that I dislocated my right shoulder. OK...the closest thing to labor pain and yes I've had two out of three births with no pain medication. We rushed to the nearest emergency room. With three kids in the van, my husband ran in and said "my wife has dislocated her shoulder." We have three kids in the van and one is a 10 old newborn. Can you help her right now? They got me in immediately. Maybe because I was in so much pain....
After, 4 hours it was set back in place...(thanks to pain medication) and the pain medication wore off so quickly that it didn't effect feeding Harper. I am committed to feeding all the kids only breast milk and not pumping. My own OCD! My mom came back down and helped with the kids. For 3 days my right arm was immobile. Talk about very annoying! But anyway, its much better and I do not need surgery!

Harper, had his first doctors apt on Monday morning. He weighted in at 9lbs even and 22 inches. So, that means he gained 11ozs in 10 days and 1/2 inch....he is in the 95% in height. Not sure how...but he's tall. That of course could all change.
He is doing well and sleeping well. He is handsome and its weird looking at a little boy and thinking man he looks just like my husband!

The girls are doing well. We are currently snowed in with 7inches on the ground and freezing temps like 4 degrees. Yesterday, we made valentines day cards. Today, we played with dried beans...and muffin tins and baked and frosted valentines day cookies!

Hope everyone has a good weekend and for those of you in the midwest stay warm!

Update!

We are doing well. Adjusting everyday.
The boy is now 9 days old. I can't believe that it is going fast. Even though he was born a week ago, in the Jewish culture they consider him 8 days old 1 week after he was born. So, the day he is born = 1 day old. I know this only because we had him circumcised yesterday! Oh my heart hurt all day. But he was fine and slept and nursed a bunch. The cool part about that is we had a Jewish Rabbi, Rabbi Shron come to the house to do it. It was really cool. Jake is 1/8 Jewish which makes Harper 1/16 but, not practicing so the Rabbi couldn't perform a ceremony, but he could perform the other stuff. Another interesting fact, is that on the 8th day, if you do not get shots and opt out of the vitamin K shot at birth, vitamin K releases itself in the body on that day! Vitamin K helps in blood clotting. Of course, the Lord would have it perfected!
He sleeps like a champ and can sleep anywhere. He sleeps in 3 hour blocks, than feeds, wakes up for a while, diaper change and than back asleep. He can sleep with his sister screaming and playing! I love that...!

The girls are adjusting well. I think its actually harder on Taylor than it is on Kamdyn. They both want to hold and kiss him.
Taylor, loves playing with her dolls and dress up. She is excited to attend the Valentines day dance again this year with her daddy! That is something that my dad did with me and I will never forget it! Kamdyn, is still to young and will join them next year
Taylor, is starting to read. We are doing little exercises with her. So far, were learning the some easy but main words and sounding them out, for example: MAT, CAT, BAT, SAT. Those type of words. She is doing excellent!

Kamdyn, is doing well. She is learning new words everyday. She is starting to say sentences. "Daddy more milk." She loves the movie Dumbo...I mean loves it. She also loves to read books.....like gathers all the books to read and will sit and listen. This is random but she loves peanut butter on anything and everything! She's already into the "2's"....."NO". So, you know how that goes!

Jake, is doing well. He is praying about a new album. He has an amazing producer lined up. Were just praying about the investment and the money it takes to make a new album. He currently has an album out called "Rooted and Grounded." The cool part about that album is the studio he used is the same studio John Mark McMillian used and John Mark wrote the song "How he loves us." Were just waiting on the timing. Hopefully, if the money comes, he can begin working on it in the Spring.

Me, I'm doing well. I feel like this has been an easy adjustment for us. It was harder to go from 1 to 2 than it has been going from 3 to 4. I loved having a home birth. It was just amazing...and being at home is amazing. I can't wait now to get back into a routine!

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