4K Graduate!

Lilyana has graduated from 4K and is officially a kindergartner!  Such a bittersweet day. It will be crazy that in just 3 short months we will be sending her away for a full day of school 5 days a week! But she is certainly ready. She is excited to eat lunch at school with her friends everyday. :) The graduation at St Paul's went great, Lilyana knew all her songs the class practiced and we could hear her singing her little heart out. Lilyana had a great year and has learned and grew so much. Congrats little baby girl! We are so proud of what a beautiful and confident girl you are becoming. Now let summer begin!

Gracelyn's Baptism and Mother's Day!

We spent a beautiful day together with family to celebrate Gracelyn's baptism and Mother's Day.  Gracelyn was baptized at the newly redecorated St Paul's. Godparents are Kim Brown and Mark Williamson. (The same sponsors for all our children). Gracelyn did not cry at all during the baptism and was perfect! We came back to the house for lunch and cake. It is so great to have all the family together and especially grateful for our out of town guests that make the trip. It means a lot to us. Gracelyn received the cutest hat ever from The Weeamson's-it looks sooo cute on her! The gown Gracelyn is wearing is 25 years old! Almost every cousin has worn it on the Peterson side except Paxtyn and Gavyn. Yes, Brady did wear the girl gown. :) Happy Baptismal Day Gracelyn and Happy Mother's Day!!

Introducing Gracelyn Renee!

Introducing Gracelyn Renee! Our third little blessing! It has already been a week since she was born. It just amazes me. We went in last Tuesday for a scheduled C-section (there is the picture of Mike's hot outfit he gets to wear). We got bumped to the afternoon surgery which was very hard to wait for. We got to the hospital at 10AM and had 2hrs prep time then wheeled to surgery a little before noon. Gracelyn was born at 12:28PM. 9lb 1oz, 21 1/4 inches. All I heard the Dr say during surgery is how chunky her cheeks are. Not chubby, chunky. I would have preferred to hear the word chubby, sounds better. :) As with all C-sections she was born and they take her away, I didn't see her for some time, not sure how long but it felt like an eternity. They finally bring her over and show me her face. I don't see her again until I am back in my hospital room. The Dr came in and stated to me that it was very difficult to get her out due to the amount of scar tissue I have and strongly recommends no more pregnancies. :( That's a whole other subject I could write on forever but won't go there right now. Anyways, we got home Friday, had a whirlwind of events happen including my Mom's hospitalization and our cat passing away. Not a normal first day home from the hospital.

Well it has been a week now! I cannot believe it! Surprisingly we have been doing well. I think the transition home with three was easier then with two. Lilyana is so in love with her and has been the greatest help in the world. Gavyn is just starting to come around and show interest in her. He "pets" her head and says how cute she is not that is as close as he will get. :) Mike heads back to work today so it will be the true test to see how I can handle 3 at home! So far Gracelyn has  been really good. Does not cry often, mostly only for diaper changes. When she is hungry is more grunting noises then a full out cry. She is feeding every 2-3 hrs. It is amazing how fast you get used to no sleep. :) Welcome to the world Baby Gracelyn!!

Gavyn turns 3!

 

Gavyn enjoyed a day of birthday fun. He got to open some presents when he woke up then we went out to lunch (where he ate nothing but the brownie dessert). We then took him ice skating for the first time. I was very leery about this since he doesn't like to try new things and open skate was the same time as nap time. BUT, surprisingly he LOVED it! He made no fuss about getting the skates on and thought it was so funny trying to walk with them. He did not hesitate at all and went right onto the ice. Daddy had to hold him and was getting a sore back but Gavyn did not want to stop. He was smiling the entire time. Lilyana is getting so good at skating, she is getting faster and doing twirls. She also really enjoyed herself. We came home from skating and enjoyed some ice cream cake and sang Happy Birthday! (Yes, he had no food besides a brownie and ice cream cake-it was his day, he got spoiled) :) Cannot believe our little man is 3. Time truly does fly by. It feels like yesterday I was in the hospital with him. Happy Birthday Gavyn!! We love you!!!!