Comfortable....

I am so very relieved to say that my Kelsaroni is now feeling a lot more comfortable these days. To tell you the truth, I have NO idea what the problem was. It was like a night and day difference that change about a week ago. Maybe her digestive system just had to figure itself out? maybe she had acid reflux and it's doing better? who knows?! Whatever it was, has definitely fixed it's self and she is a MUCH happier camper. No more walking her for hours around our kitchen island, applying pressure in whatever way to her stomach to help relieve pain, endless evenings of her fussing or sudden screams from sleep that she's in pain. She now sleeps most of the morning, awake on and off during the afternoon hours, alert at dinner time and sits contently in her highchair watching us eat. At 8pm she has a bottle then sleeps until 4am on the dot, eats and goes back to sleep until 7am. I hope I'm not jinksing (I have no idea how to spell that) this wonderful routine or contentment. It has been like this for almost a week. She is smiling all the time and cooing like crazy, which is so rewarding to see. Let's just say our house is a much happier house these days :)

Garage Sales: Fun & Addicting

This past Saturday, Bren and I woke up bright and early to hit the garage sales by 8am with our friend Erin and her sister Emily. Of course we hit the ones that say "Baby/Kid stuff" or girl clothes. It's a great hobby and plus it's usually pretty cheap! Here are some pictures of the great bargains I got!


Life doesn't get much better than this: All clean after bath, sitting in new chair, with new pj's on from Aunt Brenda, with blankie in hand, watching Dora.


Thanks Mom, I love my new Little People!

Kelsey enjoying her new bouncy seat.


A new way to do her new Barney puzzle.


It is always nice to be all home together on Sunday afternoons. I didn't even have to cook a Sunday dinner, we went out to Red Robin with Jason's family for lunch. Once we got home, we had a good time playing with all the new toys. (Jason and I also enjoy when Macey gets new toys, something new to do!)



The flash startled Kelsey- look at Macey's face!


Little construction worker Macey, wearing her dad's work hat and belt, climbing up dad's back. I didn't grab the camera quite fast enough, she did have his ankle brace on too earlier.
Reading books to Kelsey....
This blog is turning into more pictures than writing, but since I love pictures a lot more than writing, it doesn't surprise me. Hope you enjoy looking just as much as reading :)

My Mom...

I've been debating if I've wanted to write about what happened a year ago or not. As I sit here not even knowing what to write, I do feel that I want to write in honor of my wonderful mom.
It was a year ago yesterday that I came home from work to find my mom unresponsive while watching my daughter, Macey. After chasing the ambulance to Allegan Hospital, they soon told me that she would be airlifted to Bronson in Kalamazoo. It was there that they told us that she had had a brain aneurysm and would be taken back for surgery right away. She made it through surgery, but we knew her chances of a full recovery wasn't possible.
We lived at the hospital all week. We'd only go to see mom once or twice a day since it was so hard to see her in the condition that she was. We wanted the happy, cheerful, energetic, and loving Mom to be our last memories painted in our heads.
It got to the point where we had to say our "goodbyes" for now, and to let her go. She was a strong believer in donating her organs so we let her go on her own. She blessed many people's lives with her organs.
It was April 28 when my mom went to be with the Lord and I know she's been looking down on us ever since. We miss her dearly and can't wait to see her again.


Memories of Mom:

Us laughing for no reason at all at fast food drive thru's that she had to drive off because she couldn't finish ordering.

Shopping for any reason at all and going out to eat.

She couldn't spend enough time with Macey, or spoil her enough. I am glad Macey was only 14 months old when all of this happened so she has no memory of that day. She still recognizes my mom as Grandma in pictures to this day....

Relaxing up north at Clam Lake. Fishing in the rowboat, just us girls and going to the Dockside to eat.

Talking on the phone everyday and not for just 5 minutes.

Rushing home after Christmas Eve servive to open gifts. She'd always buy us WAY too much.

Many many trips for David's baseball games. She never missed a single one.

Laughing so hard in dressing rooms when we'd try on a pair of pants that were too tight. We'd still go pick up fries at McDonalds or stop at Captain Sundae on the way home :)

Many trips to the beach in the summer.

This list could go on and on. I am so thankful that I have so many great memories of my mom that will never fade. She was a great mom and I look up to her for SO much.