tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16060235226532835732024-03-18T23:18:38.957-05:00A Woman With a Plan"Many are the plans in a person's heart,
but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails"
-Proverbs 19:21Kasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660816404016346319noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606023522653283573.post-55556875547132957972014-08-20T22:58:00.000-05:002014-09-02T23:04:23.838-05:00Spring & Summer Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
With Adam working some long days, we took several bike rides after bath time. Anything to kill those few minutes until Daddy got home! Cale and Libby love bike rides!</div>
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Of course, we have had lots of time in the backyard playing every sport imaginable!</div>
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Cale and Adam went to a Mother's Day Home Depot workshop, where he made a flower pot holder for me. :)</div>
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One afternoon, Cale was "reading" Libby our wedding album, and I overheard him say, "Libby, Mommy & Daddy are married and they love each other so much, and so they had a wedding". So sweet.</div>
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We had some chill time.</div>
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...and some play time!</div>
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Libby is LOVING the swing!!</div>
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...and time with her Aunt Cookie!</div>
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Cale has enjoyed his sports class at the Little Gym this summer! Grayson was one of his buddies that he was in class with, and they loved Mr. Jesse, their teacher!</div>
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Cale finished Mother's Day Out in May. He loved Ms. Miriam so much, and it was a bittersweet departure. Thankful for the downtime in summer though!</div>
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Adam's parents were finally able to come visit in May. We had fun having them in town, and Cale and Libby loved their time with Nana & PawPaw.</div>
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Libby and Cale have LOVED the pool this summer. My babies are water babies!!</div>
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In the middle of summer, Honey & Chief's pool was finished, so we've really been able to log some pool hours! Cale was so excited, he got in while it was first filling up!</div>
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We made a trip to the local firehouse, where Cale and some of his buddies were able to tour a fire engine and an ambulance. This was a total highlight for these three year old boys!</div>
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SMU hosted a movie night on their football field for families, and since Adam was out of town on a fishing trip, we decided to make it an adventure with friends. We had so much fun picnicking on the 50 yard line, watching Toy Story, and playing football. It really did become an adventure when Cale temporarily went MIA and sent this momma into a full panic! Thankfully, he had followed one of his buddies and his buddy's dad over to the bounce house and was busy playing in there. We had a major conversation about telling me where he's going before taking off! I just imagined the call I thought I was going to have to make to Adam telling him I had lost one of our children. Ugh. </div>
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Cale is becoming a budding artist, spending lots of time drawing and painting! This day, he had drawn me ladybug.</div>
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In June, my two best friends from college, Kiplyn and Allison, brought their youngest babes to Dallas for a girls/babies weekend. All of our youngest babies are within 4.5 months of each other, so it was so fun to all hang out and be on the same schedule together.</div>
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We ventured out a few times and all loaded up in Al's minivan. Three adults and three carseats. I'm tellin' ya, I've become a believer in minivans, after that weekend!</div>
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Cale loves making silly faces - all the time!</div>
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...and wearing his sister's bows :)</div>
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Cale & his buddy, Emma, got to play once a week this summer, and boy did they have fun! They went to swim lessons together (three carseats across)</div>
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and "decorated", as they called it, our house. Look closely. That is basically everything from every room in one little area. I just had to look the other way. I got some anxiety thinking about the pick up process, but thankfully, they did a great job picking it up on their own! Whew!</div>
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(and the picture frames from around our house)</div>
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We got pretty creative with our outings when the heat really hit, and spent some time at the Galleria, where they have a great indoor play area!</div>
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And on one "cooler" morning, we even ventured out to Klyde Warren Park to have lunch from the food trucks and enjoy the activities at that park.</div>
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And of course, July brought the 4th of July parade! Cale really got into it this year!</div>
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That night, Cale and I met up with Tracy and Grayson and watched fireworks. It was Cale's first year to stay up late and watch them. He loved it.</div>
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Libby tasted her first pickle. What is it about my kids and their love for pickles?!</div>
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Cale had his first ice cream CONE. No, we haven't deprived our son from having ice cream for the past three years, it's just that he had never experienced it on a cone! :)</div>
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In August, we took Cale to the Ringling Bros. circus. He was AMAZED by it all!</div>
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So were Aunt Cookie and Uncle Brett. Ha!</div>
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Cale had his second visit to the dentist, and first cleaning. He did so great. I was so proud of him, and NO cavities! Yay!</div>
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We took a trip to the flight museum and had so much fun touring the old airplanes and playing in the play area!</div>
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That about sums up our summer! Fast, furious, and fun!!</div>
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I had a photographer get take some pictures of Libby & Cale in the bluebonnets! These were a few of my favorite!</div>
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<br />Kasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660816404016346319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606023522653283573.post-49895497956058766192014-04-27T23:00:00.000-05:002014-09-02T23:00:47.034-05:00Easter 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660816404016346319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606023522653283573.post-29724782451896169772014-03-09T15:43:00.000-05:002014-09-02T23:02:41.512-05:00Libby's Baptism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The day after Cale's birthday party, Libby was baptized (it was a big weekend!).</div>
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She was one of two babies baptized that day, and the first baptism for our new little church plant, Mercy Presbyterian. It was such a special service. I'm so thankful for the promise God gives us as parents, to lead us and guide us, to not forsake us along this parenting journey. I'm also thankful for the promises he gives to our children; that if Cale and Libby come to true faith by grace, then they will be granted all of the covenant promises. I'm thankful for a God of promises, who is steadfast and patient.</div>
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Cale had his very first birthday party this year. We had it at a local rec center, so I didn't have to get my house all ready. :) We did a sports theme, of course, and Cale had a blast with all his buddies!</div>
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Well, here I am again! I thought that since we're beginning the last three months of 2013, it would be a good time to blog about the previous 9 months. Ha! This is not how I intended my blog to be, but life has been busy and blogging has taken a backseat. But, since this is our family "scrapbook", I don't want to slack too much! </div>
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Cale enjoyed his little sister, especially as she has started spending more time awake. He is the sweetest big brother, and loves holding her, giving her hugs and kisses, and including her in all he does. His intentions are mostly good, but Libby is learning to be tough at an early age, since sometimes Cale is not so discerning when it comes to gentleness. :)</div>
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Cale has always been interested in sports, since he could walk and talk, really. He got a bat and a helmet to play baseball and so that has become his sport of the moment. He has some great hand-eye coordination, foregoing the tee and hitting the ball when Adam pitches. Pretty impressive, I must say!</div>
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In early March, Cale helped Adam with a sand table project. He had the best time helping his Daddy with the tools!</div>
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His sweet little friend, Emma, has also been a patient.</div>
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We took a trip to Chuck E. Cheese with some friends one day. Cale bypassed most of the toys that were age appropriate, and went straight for the guitar to rock out!</div>
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This was a typical weekend day in our house...sometimes the walls began to close in! :)</div>
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One of my favorite memories... both babies, snuggled in my bed, with winter weather outside. </div>
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Well, it finally happened, and all on his own. Cale decided he was ready to use the big potty, and just like that - Cale is potty trained. Who knew it could be so easy. It's all about waiting until THEY are ready!</div>
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We spent a few days at home, just to make sure he had mastered it, and Cale made me some delicious lunch.</div>
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Since Libby was born just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, we knew that our holiday season would be spent at home, doing very low-key celebrations! It was kinda nice that it worked out that way. I had 95% of my Christmas shopping done before Libby arrived and we had a perfect "excuse" to keep our pace slow!</div>
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We enjoyed lots of days inside, and Cale thought Christmas had come early, thanks to all of our sweet friends who brought him "big brother gifts" when they came to meet Libby!</div>
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I had my first experience playing dress up with my little girl on Thanksgiving Day! She wore her first "real" outfit to our Thanksgiving lunch at my parents house :)</div>
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Cale loved the change of scenery that my parents house provided, but he quickly changed his mind about spending the night there when it was time to actually lay down and sleep. The boy likes his own bed!</div>
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Here is our Thanksgiving crew. Just our little family, doing our low-key things, enjoying the time we had toghether...</div>
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And since Thanksgiving was so late, we didn't wait too long before we pulled out the Christmas outfits! My word, dressing a girl is so much fun!</div>
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Since our fake tree, that we had purchased our first year of marriage, bit the dust last year, I thought this may be a good year to try a real tree in our house. Libby and I dropped Cale off at Mother's Day Out and headed to Lowe's to purchase a tree. I hadn't really thought about the fact that I was going to have to somehow get that tree off of the top of my car when I got home, since I could not drive around with it all day! So, three weeks after my c-section, our neighbors probably stared in disbelief from their windows as I man handled that tree off the top of my car and into our house. When Adam heard what I had done, he wasn't sure if he should be angry or impressed!</div>
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The next evening, we went on a carriage ride around some neighborhoods to look at Christmas lights. In true Cale form, he wanted nothing to do with it at first, but once he was on it, he loved it! The pics are blurry, but at least we have some!</div>
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After a girls trip to Canton with my mom and some of her friends at 37 weeks pregnant (yes, I definitely rented one of those motorized wheel chairs...that's the only way my mom allowed me to join them!), I started having contractions late in the evening. Because they were pretty consistent, my doctor wanted me to head to triage to be monitored. When we got there, I was dialated to 1cm, and my contractions were pretty consistent. Right then and there, I panicked. I wasn't ready to have her that night. I know that sounds weird, but Cale had already gone to bed before we headed to the hospital, and I didn't like that I hadn't had a chance to "prep" him. Plus, I was supposed to be heading to Buy Buy Baby the next morning, for a really great, very selective, shopping event that I had been chosen to attend - I was NOT going to miss that! Ha!! So, I asked the nurse to do whatever it would take to stop my labor. She kind of looked at me funny, but my doctor consented, saying that since I was only 37 weeks along, she would like it if Libby had a little bit longer to "cook". The nurse gave me Norco, the contractions stopped, and we headed home. That Norco allowed me to have the best rest that I had had my entire pregnancy! :)</div>
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One week came and went, and the following Saturday, November 9th, at about 2:45am, I woke up having contractions again. I figured I should time them, so I headed out into our living room and did what any normal pregnant woman who was pretty sure this was "it" would do...I started painting Libby's door sign for the hospital! Adam woke up around 3:30, and came into the kitchen to see what I was doing. When I told him I was timing contractions, and that he should just go back to bed, he just looked about me, shook his head, and headed back to the bedroom. I do love that he doesn't even question why in the world I would be painting at 3:30am - he knows not to ask anymore! :)</div>
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My contractions stayed pretty consistent, but never really increased in pain, so I headed back to bed around 4am, and was able to sleep until 8am. We had plans to go to breakfast with a bunch of friends that morning, so we carried on with our planned day, all while I was continuing to have consistent contractions about every 5-6 min. We went to breakfast, came home and cleaned up around the house, put Cale down for a nap, and I headed out the door to go get a mani and pedi...I just had a feeling it would be the last one I would be having for a while! By 4pm, I knew Libby would be coming in the next 24 hours. I decided to call my OB and tell her about my consistent contractions. She told me to call her at 7pm and report in. At 7pm, I did call back and report in...from my bathtub. She told me to go ahead and head to the hospital, ready to have a baby. I told her that I wouldn't be there until 9pm, as I was going to put Cale to bed first, and spend a little bit of time with him. As excited as I was to meet my new daughter, I was sad that the days of Cale being my only child were coming to a screeching hault. I was thankful that the Lord had allowed things to happen the way they did, so that I could prep Cale about coming to see me in the hospital the next day, and about meeting his new sister.</div>
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My parents, who now live in Dallas, had taken a day trip with some of their friends up to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to celebrate the proposal of one of my sister's best friends from college. I called them around 3pm to let them know that I felt pretty confident that I would be going to the hospital to have Libby that night. They scrambled to finish things up in Arkansas, and made the trip back to Dallas.</div>
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And now, a side note...I didn't realize how different two c-sections could be! With Cale, I had labored for 14 hours before they decided to take him via cesarean, and so with Libby, we had planned to do a C-section the whole time. Although I had been having contractions most of the day, I was never in a lot of pain. With Cale, I had been on a pitocin drip and my body was already tired from my contractions. I also had gotten an epidural, so they had to wheel me into the OR before I delivered Cale. With Libby, they waited to do my epidural until I was in the OR, so I was able to walk myself into the OR and lay down on the OR table...that was a bit of a surreal experience! My recoveries with both Libby and Cale were very different too! I felt like my recovery with Libby was faster than my recovery with Cale. I'm sure it had something to do with the events leading up to each c-section, along with the fact that I knew what to expect going in the second time! I know c-section recovery can be pretty miserable for some people, and I'm so thankful that they haven't been brutal for me!</div>
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The next morning, Cale woke up to Honey and Chief, who told him that Libby was here and he was going to go to the hospital and meet her soon! They stopped by Honey and Chiefs house so that they could get ready for the day, and Cale patiently watched Bubble Guppies on TV until it was time to head to the hospital.</div>
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Finally! They arrived at the hospital and Adam and I were so excited for Cale to meet Libby! We had spent months talking to him about his little sister that would be coming soon, and we couldn't wait to watch Cale love on her and be such a sweet Big Brother!</div>
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Cale walked in with a Happy Birthday balloon for Libby. Libby was in her bassinet, and I was sitting on the bed. He saw me first, but immediately asked where Libby was! He was on a mission to see her! He ran to the bassinet when he spotted her...</div>
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He had the most precious reaction...we really couldn't have asked for a sweeter, more tender moment right then. He loved her as soon as he saw her!</div>
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He and Adam had gone to build-a-bear earlier in the week, and he made a special bunny to give Libby at the hospital.</div>
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Finally, when he realized that Libby had a few presents to give him, he decided to let go of her long enough just to see what were in the bags!</div>
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And this was the sign on the door to my hospital room...the one that I was up painting while timing contractions! :)</div>
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And there it is! Libby is here and we are overjoyed! </div>
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"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with JOY!"</div>
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Kasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660816404016346319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606023522653283573.post-57629288944158794472013-11-07T21:16:00.002-06:002013-11-07T21:30:17.846-06:00Picture Overload!<br />
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Here I am, trying to play catch up before Baby Girl makes her arrival and our world turns upside down for a while...</div>
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We've had a lot of fun adventures in the past 5 months, and I've documented several moments on my iPhone, so this post is my official photo stream dump!</div>
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We started our summer by attending the wedding of the century...and Cale happened to be the cutest guy there! :)</div>
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We had some friends come visit us, and attempted to fit three car seats in my car. It was a little tight, but the boys loved sitting so close to each other!</div>
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Cale got a big boy bed, and was so excited to sleep in it! Since then, we've added a set of construction site sheets and "transportation" sheets, and Cale LOVES to sleep sandwiched between them each night. I have to say, transitioning from the crib to the toddler bed has been relatively easy. Our rule is that he is not allowed to get out of his bed until we come and get him, but he may call for us if he needs something. So far, so good. Of course, there was some boundary testing, but it's been pretty painless!</div>
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We got a new back patio this summer, and Cale was mesmerized by the men and cement truck that were hard at work for a few days! </div>
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We had a pretty fun friend move in to the apartment that is attached to our house. We love her living there. Cale REALLY loves her living there.</div>
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We celebrated the 4th of July with parade watching. Cale had a blast watching the cars, horses, bikes, and kids throwing candy pass by.</div>
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Aunt Cookie and Uncle Brett came to visit and put on a concert for us in the backyard. Cale is always in heaven when these two are around!</div>
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We went to a few "concerts on the creek". Since there were always drums and guitars, Cale was totally entertained...</div>
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We have spent lots of time on our new patio. Cale loves digging in his sandbox and in the dirt!</div>
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In September, I had a group of sweet sweet friends give me a shower for our little girl. It was so much fun! These girls are such a blessing to me!</div>
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We have had a lot of rain in the past several months (and are thankful for it) and so I pulled out Cale's new raincoat and boots and taught him about puddle stomping. I didn't think he would ever want to come back inside.</div>
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On the days when it was a total downpour, we spent a lot of time getting creative in our house. One morning, we spent a long time lining up all of the animals and motor vehicles that may or may not have made it on to the ark. </div>
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Cale has gotten into puzzles lately. It shocks me at how well it holds his attention span! He can sit in his room and do puzzles for such a long time. I think it's safe to say that he will do 6-10 puzzles each day. We're now up the 40 piece puzzles, but they are quite tricky! I'm impressed with his focus and his persistence!!</div>
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The instrument selection continues to grow at our house. Cale is such a music lover...</div>
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...and a golf lover!</div>
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We ran into Honey at the mall one day, and before I knew it, Cale had red Nike's on his feet and would not take them off. Of course, Honey granted his wish and let him walk out of the store in them. He now refers to them as his "kicks", thanks to Aunt Cookie!</div>
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In October, we went to two HP football games. Between the band and the football players, Cale was a happy boy! Adam loved this family time, and we are looking forward to baseball season this spring!</div>
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We visited the Dallas Arboretum - always such a treat in the Fall!!<br />
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We ventured to the State Fair of Texas, via DART rail, with Honey and saw Big Tex, live and in person! That was, by far, Cale's favorite thing at the fair.</div>
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We spent halloween night with some dear friends, bobbing for apples, eating hot dogs and chili, and of course, trick-or-treating.</div>
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This was Cale's first trick-or-treating adventure, and he LOVED it! He wore his whole fireman gear, and really was so sad to take it off!</div>
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And as the weather has cooled down, we've started spending more and more time outside. This past weekend, Adam and Cale caught a Texas Spiney Lizard. It was big and gross!</div>
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And that's our last 5 months in pictures! This time has gone so fast, but we've made some great family memories!! We are looking forward to making many more as a family of FOUR!!</div>
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Now that we are out of the woods (for now) and I can write this post with a clear head, I have to document our first attempt at potty training! It is definitely one for the books!</div>
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Cale had been showing lots of signs that he was ready to PT. He was aware of his body and when his diaper was wet or dirty, and he had been showing lots of interest in the toilets at our house. </div>
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So, although he was not quite 2.5, and he is a boy, I thought I would give it a go and just see how Cale would respond. I did think it would be nice to only have one child in diapers at a time, but I was holding it all loosely! </div>
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PT Day 1: When Cale woke up that morning, I broke out the big boy underwear and talked to him all about the big day ahead of us. I had different treats that I showed him, and explained that when he sat on the potty (regardless of if he actually went to the bathroom or not) he would get a treat! He was very excited....until it came time to sit and try. I pumped him full of liquids, sugary ones and all, and then it came time to try. He was very nervous at first...so much so that he started crying as he started to feel more of a need to go. We sat there and talked him through it (thankfully, Adam was off of work that day), and eventually, he did go pee-pee (or "peep" as he called it). He did not like the sensation of letting it all loose in his little potty, but when he saw how excited we got, he got excited too. He had a few accidents that morning, but we continued to praise him each time he tried to sit on the potty, and did not make a big deal of accidents. At nap time, we put him in a pull up and he went to sleep. When he woke, we had a few more accidents, and a few successes! By bath time, we were feeling like Day 1 of PT was overall successful...and then it was time for bed. We put a night diaper on him before bed (like we have every other night in the past), and it didn't seem to phase him, until we had tucked him in and closed the door. Before we knew it, he was crying and standing up in his bed - very unlike him. When we went it to make sure all was okay, he told us he needed to "poop", and although we were fairly confident that he did not, we told him that it was okay because he was wearing a diaper. He laid back down, and we kissed him goodnight again. And, so started the craziness. For the next 2.5 hours (until 10:30pm), we had an out-of-body experience with our child and his nighttime sleep. He started screaming (screams of terror), getting out of his bed (which he NEVER does), and coming out of his room (which has never happened). We kept taking him back to his bed, and he kept crying and screaming about needing to go to the bathroom. We were completely at a loss of what to do. Finally, he calmed down and went to sleep, out of pure exhaustion.</div>
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PT Day 2: The morning was much for successful, in the sense that Cale had no accidents!! Every time he needed to go to the bathroom, he told me! I was SO encouraged, and even had friends who had done the whole PT thing telling me that they were jealous of our experience (oh, if we only knew what was to come). Nap time rolled around, and I changed Cale into a diaper, and tucked him in. Then, the crying began. Although he did not try to get out of his bed, he stood in his bed and whined about going to the bathroom the entire 2 hours. I went into his room over 45 times, and by the end of nap time, both of us were exhausted! I decided it was time for a Target run to get out of the house. Cale stayed in his underwear, and did awesome at Target. We headed home, and had a normal evening. Cale was reluctant to go to bed, but we did the normal routine, with the normal night time diaper, and left the room. The crying/screaming ensued, and we spent 3 hours sitting in the hall, taking turns putting Cale back in his bed (over 150 times - no exaggeration). </div>
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PT Day 3: I called Cale's pediatrician first thing in the morning, concerned about Cale's sleeping patterns since starting the potty training. She told me that it was normal to have sleep disruptions with training, and to try a reward chart, but to hang in there. So, we did, and Day 3 went almost identical to Day 2, and we were all pulling our hair out. But, no accident on Day 3.</div>
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PT Day 4: I began to notice that no matter how much liquid I gave Cale, he was not peeing as often as I thought he should. I began to worry that he was holding it all in (never good), and when nap time was met with anxiety and crying/screaming and no sleep, I called the pediatrician again. It was a weekend, so I had to call the pediatrician on call and explain our situation all over again. As I was explaining what the last 4 days had looked like, she stopped me mid sentence and said, "Stop everything. Immediately. Put underwear away, but his potty away, and go back to diapers, pronto." She went on to tell me that she thought Cale was having anxiety about sleeping, because he was putting pressure on himself to not have any accidents, regardless of how we were responding to his accidents. Because he was fearful of having an accident, he was not going to sleep, because he knew that if he fell asleep, he would lose bladder control, and wet his diaper. She also mentioned that if we continued to push it, it could potentially turn into an anxiety disorder. Oh man. So, after nap time, we went into his room, told him that Mommy and Daddy had decided to put his big boy underwear away and try again another time. We put him back into diapers, and hoped he would forget the last four days!</div>
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Well, he didn't forget so quickly. Our boy, who had been falling asleep on his own for the better portion of his life, was now so anxious about sleeping that we were having to throw everything out the window, and were doing whatever it took to get him to sleep. That included holding his hand next to his bed until he fell asleep, sleeping on a pallet in his room all night, sleeping in the hallway (on the hardwoods) with his door open, and finally being able to all sleep in our own beds again, but not without 2-8 waking each night. We felt like we had a newborn all over again! Finally, after one entire month, his sleep patterns went back to normal.</div>
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So, the potty will not come out again for a while. I'm not crazy enough to try and potty train a toddler, and have a newborn, all at the same time. We'll wait until the new year and try again...eventually! :) </div>
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Well, I figure since we are 4 weeks away from meeting this little peanut, I need to update the blog on how this pregnancy has been...</div>
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I have always heard people say how different each pregnancy is, and they were not kidding! I was much more nauseated in my first trimester. I hit my breaking point one Saturday, when I was on the phone and had to stop talking because I wasn't sure what would happen if I opened my mouth again (I'll let you draw the conclusions). I called Adam and told him I didn't really care how he went about getting Zofran on a Saturday, when my doctor's office was closed, but that he just needed to get it. That day. Thankfully, he pulled through - the perks of being married to a pharmacist! Ha!</div>
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This precious child's heartbeat has never gotten above the 140's. This is extremely different from Cale's heartbeat, which was always in the upper 160's.</div>
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<b>Disclaimer:</b> This next part of my post is raw and real. Please try and understand my heart as you read...I am not ungrateful and I am not sad or upset. This was important for me to write, because I never want to forget the details of this journey and what the Lord has done for us!</div>
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I tell people that I pretty much knew the gender of this child from the minute I found out I was pregnant. Because I have become pretty familiar with the way the Lord likes to work in my life...the way He has to handle me so that I don't become too independent from Him, I pretty much knew He would be adding a little girl to our family. As fun as little girls are, I taught fourth grade long enough to see the hormones begin to fly and the "mean girl" thing start to kick in. Basically, I just saw enough to realize I'm not capable of raising girls. I can handle the energy of boys, but not so much the drama that comes with girls. And, this is where the Lord comes in. Knowing I am not capable of raising girls, and feeling a little more confident of raising boys, the Lord is giving us the opportunity to trust Him when raising our children...duh! So, knowing all of this is my heart of hearts, I told Adam that I was feeling the need to find out what we were having so that I could have some time to "switch gears" before she came. He agreed, and we decided that we wanted to get a little creative. After the sonogram, where we made sure not to find out any information, we had the nurse call a local bakery and put the gender colored icing in the middle of some cupcakes. That night, we sliced it open...</div>
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And this is what we saw...</div>
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Kasie: "Oh gosh. I'm going to throw up."</div>
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Adam: "We have to start saving for a wedding...NOW!"</div>
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Since that day in August, we have had time to process the reality of parenting two, each being a different gender. I've been able to shop (that has been a total perk). We've decorated a nursery in non-gender neutral colors, and we have picked a name for her. Since we didn't find out that Cale was a boy until we had him, we didn't have the opportunity to prepare for <i>him</i> the way we have had time to prepare for <i>her</i>. We are thankful we have made the decisions we've made, to not find out the first time around and to find out the second time around. We have loved the opportunity to prepare Cale for his new little sister, to call her by name, and to begin helping him understand what is to come (as much as he can understand). </div>
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We are most thankful that the Lord is the one in control of the make up of our family! He has taught me a lot in the last two months since we found out we would be having a baby girl. He has shown me that my "fear" of having a girl was just that. Fear. He has given me truths to combat those thoughts. That fear is not from Him. That He has promised not to leave me or forsake me in this journey. That He plans to work all things for good, according to His purpose. That I can rest in Him. </div>
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So, this has been a good journey for me. I know that it really hasn't begun yet, but I'm thankful that the Lord has used this time of pregnancy to remind me of these truths - because they are universal and apply to parenting both of my children.</div>
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We are thankful the Lord has entrusted us with two children. Unique in gender, personality, strengths and weaknesses. We are anticipating with the great joy, the arrival of our sweet little girl!</div>
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At the end of August, my parents planned a VERY spontaneous trip to Destin, Florida, and invited us to go! How could we turn that down? Cale had never seen the beach before, and we just knew he would love it! </div>
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When we got to the airport, Cale practiced lounging in the display chairs...</div>
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We made it to our condo, and hit the beach pretty quickly. Cale was in awe of the ocean and the sand that stretched for miles!</div>
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We ended up overlapping our trip with some precious friends that my family vacationed with when I was growing up. Now we're grown up there are grandkids in the bunch! Jack (Kristen's little boy) is only 8 weeks older than Cale. We had such fun with the introduction, reunion, and great time with the Carrolls!</div>
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The boys hit it off immediately, and became great play buddies! They had a great time playing football in the sand!</div>
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We enjoyed our daily trips to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which was right down the road!</div>
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This past weekend, we took a little road trip to San Antonio to see some friends and take Cale to Sea World. Our dear friends, Randy & Tim Weigle, have two boys of their own, Robby (age 2, 7 weeks older than Cale) and Charlie (age 1). Tim works as a pharmacist for the Air Force and they will be packing up and moving to Alaska in June! We wanted to visit them before they headed off on their new adventure, and take advantage of Sea World being minutes away from where we were staying. We drove to San Antonio Thursday afternoon, hoping to time our departure with Cale's nap time, but of course, it was a fail. Why would we think Cale would start napping in his car seat at age 2...he has never napped in his car seat before. Thankfully, he was such a trooper, and it was only a 4.5 hour drive, so we made it just in time for dinner! Cale loved getting to play with Robby and Charlie - he was especially attentive to "Baby Charwie"... I hope this is a sign of how he will be as a big brother! </div>
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Bath time with 3 boys was wild, but fun!!</div>
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The next morning, we got up, got ready and headed to Sea World. It was drizzly and humid, but overcast, and ended up being a good day for Sea World. It was a weekday, and not many people were at the park (relatively speaking), so we didn't feel crowded or rushed....so nice.</div>
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Cale was a little unsure at first. He watched the water fly and splash people in front of us, and did not like the idea of getting wet. When I reassured him that we were sitting up high and would not be getting wet, he loosened up and enjoyed the show...</div>
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Every time Shamu would jump out of the water, Cale would yell, "Jump Shampoooooo!!!!" </div>
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We left and headed home for nap time, and boy did those boys nap!! :)</div>
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That evening, we got a babysitter for the boys and the adults got to go on a double date - much needed and so fun!! </div>
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On Saturday, that daddies took the older boys to the Air Force base to look around and have lunch, and Randi and I were able to hang out around the house and visit while watching HGTV! We stayed at home that day, made dinner, and just lounged around... a much needed relaxing day for all of us!!</div>
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Sunday morning, we headed back to Dallas a little earlier than expected, when Cale woke up at 4:30am wide awake. Since we were all in the same room together, Adam and I were wide awake too. We decided to go ahead and hit the road so that a) we didn't wake up the Weigle family and b) so we might be able to get good naps in once we got home! It ended up working out great, and we were so thankful for our time in San Antonio!</div>
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Thank you, Weigles, for housing us and spending your weekend with us! We all had so much fun and can't wait to create more memories with y'all in Alaska!!</div>
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Because this little boy's world might get a little rocked!!</div>
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Adam and I became pregnant with Cale pretty quickly after we had come around to the idea of it being a good season to start a family. We had no reason to think that trying for number 2 would be any different...but oh, it was! To make a long story short, after 8 months of trying, I went to my annual OB appointment, told her what was going on, and she gave me the name of a Reproductive Endocrinologist. That took a little bit for me to wrap my head around...a RE, as in a Fertility Specialist?? Who us? Who got pregnant quickly and had a relatively easy pregnancy with Cale? WOW. We weren't sure we were ready to move into the fertility world, but we decided it would be best to at least go for a consultation before making any decisions.</div>
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We loved the RE we were referred to. He was quick to tell us that he could help regulate my body and hormones to make things function as they should, but he was not the giver or creator of life and he would not be able to guarantee us that he could give us a baby. Good thing. We know the only One who is capable of that. Glad we were all on the same page.</div>
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He did a sonogram, looked my ovaries, and summed up that I have PCOS. This is a common diagnosis, but tricky and difficult, nonetheless. He told me that the cysts that were forming in my ovaries were secreting hormones that were throwing my body off and not allowing me to ovulate. He said that the reason that he thought that we were able to get pregnant with Cale so quickly was because I had been on birth control (which regulated my body's hormones), up until just a month or two before I got pregnant. After having Cale, I never got back on birth control, because who really wants to pay $50/month for BC when we were planning to have more children sooner rather than later...</div>
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Anyway, all that being said, I needed help regulating my hormones and kicking my body back into action so that I would ovulate. Without ovulation, there is 0% chance of pregnancy...duh. That was going to require A LOT of blood work, a lot of doctors appointments, medication, etc... for an unknown amount of time....without any insurance coverage....YIKES! The estimated $1200-1500 a month was a little more than we could budget, so I consulted with my OB again, who was so gracious to prescribe the lowest amount of fertility drug (Clomid) for me to try on my own (without monitoring = $$) for three months. If in three months the Clomid had not kick-started my ovulation, I would need to go back to the RE. So we had three months of $8 in fertility meds, instead of the originally estimated $1200-1500...whew! Thank you, Lord for giving us those few months to process and come up with a financial game plan for the next steps. </div>
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Month 1 of 50mg clomid came and went. I took the pill on cycle days 5-9, and went in for a blood work to check my progesterone levels on CD 21. The magic number was 10. Any blood work that was above a 10, meant I technically had ovulated that month. I had been doing Ovulation Predictor Kits to more accurately monitor my cycle, and was encouraged to see a positive OPK that cycle. Unfortunately, it was a false alarm, since my blood work back back at a 2.5. The elevated LH levels (due to the hormone imbalance) is what created the "false" positive OPK.</div>
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So, month 2 was 100mg of clomid, and not a whole lot of hope on my end. Took the pills, did the OPK's and never got a positive. "great", i thought, "so my body is continuing to regress". It was not looking good. To my shock, when I had my CD 21 blood work done, it came back at a 10.5, which basically meant that I sputtered. But hey, at least my body was indeed moving in the right direction! </div>
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With one moth left to try clomid, I shared my blood results with Adam that night and told him that we needed to really fine tune our game plan, since we'd be back at the RE the next month. Adam was way more optimistic than I was, and told me that we didn't need to talk about it until after this cycle had completely finished and I knew I wasn't pregnant. I laughed at him and went to our bedroom on a mission to shut down his optimism with a negative pregnancy test. The Lord decided the joke was actually going to be on me.</div>
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There was a second line. Barely. But a line, no doubt.</div>
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I didn't believe it. I took 2 more that night. They were so faint that I still didn't believe it.</div>
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I woke up at 2:30 am and took another. So faint. I woke up that next morning and took 3 more. </div>
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Adam's parents were arriving the next day to celebrate Cale's birthday and we had planned to tell everyone all together that weekend. Morning sickness hit hard and we had to abort our original mission, since I was NOT acting normal and Adam's mom was becoming worried over my behavior. We went to my parents house and told them (well, technically, Cale told them) the news. Everyone was so excited. It was so much fun to tell all of our family all together. The Lord orchestrated it perfectly. Even down to my negative OPK's that entire month. He wanted to show me, again, that He is truly the one in control. He is the giver and creator of life. And, we are SO thankful that he saw it fit to breathe life into our little bean, and begin our journey to a family of four.</div>
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We are so thankful for this story. Infertility is hard, and scary and unknown. I know we "barely" faced infertility, but if you've ever struggled with infertility, you know that there is no such thing as "barely" facing infertility. You're either staring it in the face or you aren't. We were. And it was hard and scary and unknown. We are praising the Lord, as hard as it was, for our journey. We have grown closer, and learned in even greater depths about surrendering our plans to the Lord. His plans are perfect, and furthermore, CANNOT be thwarted! Praise the Lord for the miracle of life! </div>
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We had a great Easter celebration! Cale has been learning so much in BSF and Sunday school this year, so Jesus dying on the cross for us was not a new truth for him. We have been teaching him about Jesus, who is God, and how he came to live a perfect life on earth, and pay the ultimate sacrifice for those whom he loves, by dying on the cross. Cale loves to point out crosses whenever he sees them...driving down the road, in people's houses, at church, etc... He always follows it with "Jesus sleeping", since most pictures he has seen of Jesus on the cross have Jesus' eyes closed. At age 2, we go with the sleeping idea. So, when Easter Sunday came, we were so excited to take Cale to church and celebrate the Risen Lamb! </div>
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We brought Cale with us to the "big service", since there was sure to be wonderful hymns sung, and Cale does love listening to hymns. Funny, the choir and instruments were so grandiose, that Cale got a little scared, but soon calmed down and was able to enjoy the music! After the first part of the service, we took Cale to his Sunday School class, where they celebrated Jesus' resurrection 2-year-old style!</div>
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After church, we went to brunch at Breadwinner's Cafe, at Northpark Mall. We love this location, because on their patio, they have a huge wooden connect four game and a bean bag toss, and there is a huge courtyard that the patio overlooks. This was perfect for Cale, as he was able to play and burn off some energy while we waited for our meal.</div>
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He woke up from his nap and immediately spotted his Easter basket full of goodies!</div>
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By egg 5-6, he had the hunting process down and loved finding more and more eggs!</div>
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He was such a diligent little egg hunter - focused and strategic in his tactic! :) Looking forward to many more egg hunts, and most of all, continuing to teach Cale about the the awe and gratitude that Easter should bring. Our prayer is that as Cale gets older, and understands in depth the great sacrifice that Christ made for us and for him, that he too will place his faith in Christ alone and follow Him all the days of his life. And then, he will grasp the true significance of how glorious the celebration of Easter really is - the day we celebrate Jesus CONQUERING death, once and for all! Hallelujah!!</div>
Kasiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660816404016346319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606023522653283573.post-65924861360893298362013-04-01T16:03:00.001-05:002013-04-01T16:03:58.624-05:00Cale is TWO!!<br />
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Cale turned two a few weeks ago, but life has been busy and I'm just now able to post this!</div>
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Adam's parents came in town for Cale's birthday, along with my sister & Brett. We woke up on Saturday morning and headed to the Arboretum. Since Cale was born during Spring Break week in Dallas, I have a feeling that we will always be fighting crowds when celebrating his birthday. This day was no different - everyone in Dallas thought it would be fun to visit the Arboretum! Thankfully, we got there early and valet parked. That made all the difference!!</div>
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Cale kinda has a thing for Brett. He loves his whole family, but there is something about Brett that Cale just adores. Maybe it's just because Brett is so much fun!</div>
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After about 2 hours at the arboretum, we decided to head back to our house and continue the celebration!</div>
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This was Cale's first year to blow out his own birthday candle! We re lit it twice because he loved it so much!</div>
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It's hard to believe that Cale is staring his third year of life! We are so thankful for him and the joy he brings to our house!</div>
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For the last few months, we've been super busy with holidays on top of every day life, and I have just tried to keep up with the "major" events on the blog (which I still haven't done well). Today, as I was watching Cale, I realized that in ten years from now, when Cale is almost 12 (holy cow), it won't be the major events that will be as much fun to think back on - it will be the "minor" events. So, since I print this blog each year as our family scrapbook, I want to record some Cale-isms so that I will never forget. </div>
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Cale has so much first child in him and also so much of me (yes, I was a first child, but my mom will tell you I was NOT the typical first child). It really is a funny mix. I guess it is what you get when you mix me and Adam together. As of today, Adam and I both agree he leans towards my personality a little bit more. </div>
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He is active - he likes to go. He is content to play around in our house and in his room for a while, but he does start to go stir crazy if we never leave the house all day (and I am admitting that I have TOTALLY fostered that. I hate staying home all day.)</div>
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He is an extrovert. He loves people. He LOVES his friends. He wants to be around people all the time. He loves Mother's Day Out, he loves BSF, and pretty much any place where people are. Especially people his size. He calls them all "friends", whether he knows them or not.</div>
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He LOVES to help. I think this is pretty typical for most toddlers, but man do I have a helper on my hands. It's amazing what he just mimicks (without me knowing he is watching) and does.</div>
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He is a problem solver and engineer: He loves to use his tools and fix things around our house. He loves to take things apart to see if he can get them back together. In the picture below, while I was out of the kitchen for less than two minutes, he took all of Adam's beer out of the bottom of our fridge and organized them on his table. He was so proud! Ha!</div>
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The other day, I was in the kitchen cooking and Cale came running in from his bedroom. He slipped on the way in and fell. Before I could say anything, he picked himself up off the floor and said, "You okay, Cale?" Then, he continued on his way. I just laughed - I guess he's heard that phrase a lot!</div>
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He names everything he sees and can identify. We are constantly looking for airplanes (with or without lights) in the sky, and as we drive we spot "frucks" (trucks...praying that "r" continues to be pronounced), cars, trac-tors, and buses.</div>
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Cale loves to color (makes my heart so happy!). He will sit at his little table in the kitchen and just color his little heart out....for all of 7.2 minutes....which I think is pretty impressive for an (almost) two year old! We recently bought him crayons for the bathtub. He. Is. In. Heaven. Our bath times have gone from 10 minutes to 30+ minutes! We have to fight to get him out of there!</div>
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He loves music. I mean, LOVES it. I would not be surprised if he wanted to play and instrument of some sort as he gets older (he gets that gene from Adam, too). Since he is allowed to watch the Wee-Sing DVD's sometimes, he has become hooked on some of the songs on those DVD's. Right now, his song of choice is "Boom, Boom", as he calls it. It's a song that incorporates a base drum, harmonica, kazoo, and washboard to make music. My mom got him a harmonica and a kazoo - he has mastered both. He loves to play that part of the DVD and play along with the music. He is hysterical to watch! He takes it very seriously!!</div>
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And my most favorite thing in the world right now, is watching Cale just soak up all he is being taught. I know toddlers are sponges, but wow. We have a picture book of bible stories, and he can name the things that God created on the different days of creation. He identifies Adam and Eve in the story, and can tell us (in his own broken little sentences) that Noah built a big boat that all the animals road on while the cities were underwater. Then he goes on to talk about the ark and the rainbow. He knows a rainbow goes with that story! He can identify the Angels that came to tell of Baby Jesus' birth in the stable. And, best of all, he just learned his first memory verse ever - well, at least I count it as him learning it. When I say "All things are possible..." he will answer "with God." Melt. My. Heart.</div>
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2012 has been a great year for the Cooper family. We have experienced growth in many areas, and have experienced joy beyond what we could have imagined.</div>
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In March, we celebrated Cale's 1st birthday! It was a sweet day. We fed the ducks, ate lunch, took naps, and enjoyed time together as a family. The next day, my parents, sister and Brett came over to eat lunch and celebrate the birthday boy. He was in heaven with his cupcake and trampoline!</div>
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In April, my parents both officially moved to Dallas. It has been so much fun having them here this year. Cale loves getting to see them on a regular basis. They are so close to moving into their new house, which happens to be less than a mile from ours! When summer hits, they will be wishing that we weren't so close - we will be living at the pool in their backyard!</div>
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In May, Adam graduated from Pharmacy school. That's right, we have a doctor in the house. This marked the first time in his life that he would not have to study after coming home from work. We anticipated this to be a positive change for our family, but we really could not begin to imagine how wonderful it has actually been!</div>
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In June, we went to Vail with the Kreul family (+Brett). It was a fun family trip, and having a 15 month old definitely added a new dynamic to our vacation. We enjoyed being in the mountains, hiking, biking, and exploring the village. Cale was enamored with all of the fountains. </div>
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In June, we moved out of our house for renovations. In July, we moved back in. We also bought a car and a house within 24 hours of each other. Ouch. The house purchase was planned, the car purchase was not.</div>
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In September, my sister got engaged! We are now in the throws of planning a May Kansas City wedding. We are so excited - in a few months, be looking for pictures of the cutest ring bearer alive!</div>
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In October, we went to visit Adam's family in Louisiana. This was a great trip, and it happened to be Cale's first visit to Adam's old stompin' grounds! We enjoyed seeing family and friends. Cale LOVED all of the land that he could roam around on - like father, like son!</div>
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November and December were busy with holiday festivities, but have been pretty routine. We've enjoyed our "new" life with Adam at home more. We are thankful for all that we have been given and all that we have learned this year. We are cherishing these sweet moments with Cale. I am more thankful than ever to be at home each day with our boy - he is learning so much and I am having a blast watching him grow up. We are looking forward to 2013 with anticipation. We know that the Lord is always good and we are trusting him to draw us closer to Him in the coming year. </div>
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We are thankful for our friends and family, who we could not do life without. For it is all of you who hold us up and help sharpen and encourage us to press on towards the goal. We are blessed.</div>
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Well, here I am again, posting late. Better late than never, right!? Christmas was so much fun this year, as Cale loved passing out gifts and opening his presents. I had always heard that when people become parents, Christmas (and holidays in general) becomes even more fun -- the delight that comes from watching Cale discover and experience these new moments is priceless!! </div>
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The days leading up to Christmas were quite eventful. I'll do a quick recap. On 12.22, just a few hours before my sister came over to babysit while we went to Adam's company Christmas party, we noticed that Cale was getting pretty whiny and pulling on his ears. Thankfully, our neighbor is an ENT at Children's Hospital, so she came to our rescue. She checked him out, diagnosed him with a double ear infection, and called in some pink medicine.</div>
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The afternoon of 12.23, Cale woke up from his nap rubbing his eyes and acting like he was hurting. We thought an eyelash in his eye, but upon inspection, found nothing. We were perplexed, and Cale was becoming more and more uncomfortable. Since it was a Sunday, doctor's offices were not open. We called our pediatrician, who was on call, and she seemed to believe that Cale had scratched his eye. So painful! I asked her if we needed to take him to the after hours clinic and she said "absolutely not! if we did, we would definitely come home with the flu!" So, we endured the rest of the day (so sad), but thankfully, Cale slept well that night. Christmas Eve morning, he woke up and would not open either eye... talk about a scared mama! I called the pediatricians office and they got him in. After putting dye in his eye and looking for scratches with a black light (not so fun for a one year old), our pediatrician noticed that Cale had scratched his eye in not one, but TWO places! Ouch! She gave him pain medication, and sent us home. We were so happy when Cale woke up from his nap happy and acting like he was feeling much better. We headed to church for our Christmas Eve service and then hunkered down to get ready for Christmas day!!</div>
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On a side note, as part of our Christmas traditions this year, we did the Jesse Tree with Cale. It was such a blessing to us, as we had an opportunity to teach Cale about the Old Testament and the major stories that led all the way up to Christ's birth. Cale loved listening to the stories, and was even more excited about putting the ornaments on his very own, Cale sized tree! I'm sad that I didn't get any pictures of us in action, but for more information, visit <a href="http://www.thejessetreeproject.blogspot.com/">www.thejessetreeproject.blogspot.com</a>. One of my sweet teacher friends wrote a devotional for children, and I hosted a Jesse Tree Ornament Exchange - so so fun!</div>
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Christmas morning, we woke up and fed Cale. My parents and sister came over at 9am, ready to celebrate Jesus and open presents. Cale was so excited to have them come over - he didn't know the fun was just beginning! Brett, Courtney's fiancé, had given Cale a Mr. Potato Head on Christmas Eve. Cale was thrilled to show Honey how it worked.</div>
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Unwrapped and under the tree was a barn and all of the barnyard animals. Since Cale has become fascinated with horses of all kinds, he could not get enough of this little farm!</div>
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After he had explored his farm for a bit, he heard the front door open, and stood up to check out the scene...</div>
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Oh my gosh! He was so excited! Coming through the door was a monster truck from Honey and Chief!! He was in heaven.</div>
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He was such a helper passing out all of the presents. It became such a game to him that he started squealing and jumping and hopping over presents - silly boy!</div>
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Once we had opened a few presents, we Face-Timed with Nana and PawPaw. Cale opened a present from them and they were able to watch! We are so thankful for Face-Time! We are able to talk to them and see their faces often, even when they are 10 hours away! Cale loved getting to see them and show them all of the excitement that was going on!</div>
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Since it was Christmas, and all rules had gone out the window, Honey gave Cale a cookie - at 10:30am. He loved the red and green sprinkles...a lot.</div>
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Since he wanted to play with every gift he opened, gift opening lasted until 6pm that night. I loved it. It won't be long before he will master the art of speed-unwrapping (like most kids do). I love that he savored each one of his presents and had to stop and play at that very moment. </div>
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Finally, he received his last gift. Cale now has his very own kitchen. He absolutely loves it. Eventually, it will move over to Honey & Chief's house, but for now, it's been a fun addition to our living room! Cale makes great eggs, pizza, and soup. And, he loves to serve us milk. :)</div>
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A few days after Christmas, we left for Northwest Arkansas to spend a few days with some great friends. We returned to Dallas and were excited to get back into our "normal" routine, when we were hit with the tummy bug. By the end of the week, it had passed from Cale to me to my mom and my dad. Thankfully, it missed Adam, but I think my mom took the hit for both of them - she landed in the ER twice because of dehydration. We are all up and running again, and we are going through A LOT of Purell!! :)</div>
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Well, it seems as though I fell off the face of the earth after my sister got engaged. The truth is, I did not fall off the face of the earth, I sprinted all over the earth and had NO time for blog posts! Fall has been B.U.S.Y. There are several things I want to document, so I will try my best to go back to October and remember as much as I can!</div>
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I returned home from Kansas City after my sister's proposal to host some of our best friends from Northwest Arkansas at our house for the weekend. We had a great weekend with them and Cale had an AWESOME weekend with their boys. Cale thinks these guys are his best friends. He could not get enough of them!</div>
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As they were packing up to leave, their youngest got sick...bummer. That night, Adam, Cale and I were on our way to dinner, and Cale got sick....major bummer. So started our family adventure with the stomach bug. Adam woke up that next night totally sick. I woke up sick two days later. At one point, with Cale and Adam in S.L.O.W. recovery and me just beginning to go downhill, Adam and I ranked our nauseous feelings on a scale of 1-10 when we woke up each morning. Whoever was feeling better, relatively speaking, would be the one to get up with Cale. All I can tell you is that it was an experience. A doozie, really. I was starting to sweat bullets, about our trip that we were planning to take to Adam's hometown in Louisiana that following weekend. I was praying that we would ALL be able to make that trip, but our tummy bug was edging right up to the trip date. Thankfully, we all woke up the morning we were supposed to catch our flight feeling much better. Whew!</div>
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So, the first weekend of October, we flew to Louisiana. Cale had never been to Louisiana, and we were excited for him to meet some of Adam's family and friends that still live there. Adam was able to take some time off of work so that we could make it a four day weekend, and spend some good time there. We enjoyed seeing Adam's parents, as well as some extended family that we had not seen in a while. Cale really loved getting to "explore" the land that Adam's parents live on, and Adam spent a lot of time refining his bow shooting skills. It was laid back and low key - a great way to spend our time there. The last day we were there, Adam's mom invited many friends over for lunch. It was great to visit with everyone and be able to keep Cale on his nap schedule, making for a very happy little boy!</div>
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One of the mornings that we were there, we were able to go and visit Adam's grandmother, Cale's great-grandmother! I'm so glad that we got a picture of the three of them together!</div>
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We returned back to Dallas, and had just a few days before we welcomed Kiplyn, my best friend from college, and her little boy, Cooper, to our house for the week! Her husband, Derek, was on a work retreat near Dallas, so they rode with him and were dropped off at our house! Having people in your home for an entire week can be exhausting...unless it's your best friend and sorority roommate! We had so much fun just living life together for the week. The boys had a great time with each other, and we went on several fun "field trips" while they were here! </div>
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And we did a whole lot of laughing! It made me sad that we don't live closer...and that won't be changing anytime soon - they are moving to Colorado Springs in February to plant a church. I guess it will be a great excuse for a ski trip! Ha!</div>
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A few hours after they left, I got a phone call from another friend who lives in San Antonio. She and her two boys were traveling through Dallas on their way to Little Rock and needed a stopping place for the night. Of course we were so excited to have them bunk with us! Once the boys went to bed, Randi and I got to catch up - so fun!! Robby (her oldest) is only six weeks older than Cale, and they are VERY similar! They had a fun breakfast together before heading on to Little Rock! Their visit was short, but sweet, and we're hoping to make a trip to Sea World with them this Spring!</div>
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After that, my sister came to Dallas for a wedding extravaganza weekend, and I helped with renovation details in the house my parents will be moving into soon. Have I mentioned that their new house is less than a mile from ours? We're not worried - boundaries are not an issue with them! :) If anything, they might have to tell us to stop coming over...since there will soon be a sonic ice make residing in their kitchen, their house might become my new sonic. They might even have to enforce the Sonic happy hour times! :) </div>
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Anyway, we ended up having a few weeks that were not so full, so we decided to take advantage of the days that Adam had off and went on a few outings! First, we had to take our annual trip to the pumpkin patch at the Arboretum. It was so much fun to see Cale running all over the place, as fast as his little legs would let him go! He loved all of the pumpkins, the petting zoo, and the ponds that were crowded with fish! Cale is at the age where everything is so interesting and exciting, because it is all new... such a great stage!</div>
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The next week (Thanksgiving week), the Dallas Zoo had "dollar day", and we (along with the entire city of Dallas) decided to take advantage of the discounted admission. Cale had never been to the zoo before, and we were eager to see what he would do! The first thing he saw was the carousel. He loved watching it from afar, but the second that we stepped on it, he clung on for dear life and would not let go of me. He was so brave - no tears, but he was happy when we got off the ride! We headed to see the kangaroos, rhinos, and other African animals. Cale was in total awe. He just stuck his little head through the fence slats and watched in total amazement. So sweet.</div>
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As we were walking along, moving on to the giraffes and elephants, Cale found something walking along side him. He was very amused. He spent lots of time watching his shadow and making different movements to see what it would do. He thought it was so funny that it did everything he did. Ha!</div>
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We stopped for a snack break at a little park in the center of the zoo. There were stone statues of animals, which Cale loved to pet...</div>
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It didn't him long to find a stick and begin to dig. This was not taught, people. It is built in to every little boy. Sticks can be made into shovels, swords, guns, etc..., and dirt is the MOST fun to play in.</div>
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We spent a great morning at the zoo, and Cale took an even better nap that afternoon! Such a fun family adventure!</div>
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Thanksgiving was low key at our house. Adam had to work the next day, so we stayed in Dallas. My parents came over and we also had some family friends come over for lunch. It was easy, no big deal, and maybe even relaxing. I love Thanksgivings like that! Sadly, the only picture I have from Thanksgiving Day is of Cale helping get the beverages...</div>
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Thanksgiving night, around 10:30, my mom and I hit the stores (for the third year in a row)! This year, we did something that I think qualifies us as "extreme professional black-friday shoppers". We braved Toys R Us. At Midnight. And, it was worth it! We hit several stores that night, but I made it back to our house in time to be in bed by 2am. Since, Adam was working on black-friday, I still had to function for Cale that day! My dad was generous enough to keep Cale so my mom and I could continue our black-friday shopping. We picked back up at 11 and finally called it quits at 6! I have to admit - I LOVE black friday!</div>
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The next weekend (first weekend of December), Kiplyn and Allison came in town, we got a hotel in Dallas, and went on a Christmas shopping mission. I am happy to report that I finished all of my Christmas shopping that weekend! That is the earliest I have ever finished it (although it is all still not wrapped and laying on my guest bed). </div>
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And to bring us up to current date, last weekend I made dinner for a church group of 30 on Friday night and we had a successful garage sale on Saturday morning! The rest of December is just one party after another! I just love the Christmas season! :)</div>
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He is a crack up. He loves to make people laugh. He is very spirited about most things, almost swallowing his tongue when he sees anything that excites him...which is almost everything.</div>
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He is a helper. An engineer. He loves to use a screwdriver, a tape measure, a hammer. He likes to put keys into doors and into car ignitions. He will spend hours in a parked car, pushing all the buttons and figuring out how everything works. At this rate, he'll probably be driving by next year. He loves projects, especially with his dad, and is very determined.</div>
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He plays hard. He thinks that every time someone comes over, it is show 'n tell time in his room. He will literally pull every thing out of his bins to show his toys off.</div>
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Notice the double-layered shirt. He is almost two. We are in the throws of declaring independence. He wants to do everything by himself...including picking out his clothes.</div>
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He is a climber. A runner. A tumbler. A wrestler. He can scale the rock wall at the park playground in less than a minute. It is a little concerning. He loves to wrestle with his dad after bath time each night.</div>
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He is an organizer. He loves to put things in order. This day, I had left the fridge open for a second and walked into the other room. About forty-five seconds later I came back to find this. Cale is organizing Adam's beers on his table. He was so proud of his work. Lovely.</div>
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He loves to read. Most importantly, his Bible. Particularly, the bible with the picture of a horse in it (he's kind of obsessed with horses right now). I can walk into his room and find him in his rocking chair with 5-6 books in his lap, just reading as loud as he can. I'm not really sure what he is saying, but he says it with total confidence, so I am convinced he knows what he is talking about. :)</div>
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In BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) that we attend on Wednesday mornings, we are studying Genesis. Cale has been learning about Noah and the Ark and the covenant that God made with Noah after the flood, being symbolized by the rainbow. One day, as I was getting ready in the morning and Cale was playing in my bedroom, he noticed the rainbows flooding my bedroom floor from the lead windows. He got so excited (and almost swallowed his tongue) and ran over to them and began pointing to each one, saying, "bow! bow!" We sat down among all the rainbows and talked about the promise God made to Noah and what that means for us. It just made my heart smile! I hope that it is these things that is being impressed in his little memory, and not my sinful actions that I'm sure he sees on an everyday basis! Lord, please help me to set a good example of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control!</div>
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He is big. Old. Too Old. When people ask how old he is, I still refer to his age in months because saying, "Almost two." is way too hard to speak. In fact, I might refer to his age in months for his whole life. That might help me swallow the fact that there is nothing I can do about it. He. will. grow. up. {sob}</div>
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That's right, my sweet sister and her wonderful fiancé are getting married! </div>
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Two years ago (almost to the day), my sister, Courtney, who is seven years younger than me, started officially dating a boy named Brett Moore, from Dallas, who was attending school at Vanderbilt. They had met that summer when Brett had come to Fayetteville to visit his best friend from high school. The worlds between Brett and Courtney collided when his high school friends and her college friends introduced them. He eventually returned to Dallas (on summer break), and that's when she got the phone call. I, as her sister, remember this phone call, because I was in Fayetteville visiting her and she played the voicemail that Brett had left on her phone at least three times for me to hear. He wanted to know if he could take her on a date when she was in Dallas. She was so excited.</div>
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When she returned to Dallas a few short weeks later, they went on their date...and a few more. In fact, she delayed her departure from Dallas for a few days, just so she could spend more time with him. She was staying at my house while she was in town and they would pull into the driveway around Midnight, but I would not hear her come in until 3 or 4am, as they would sit my driveway and talk for hours. He may or may not have even dropped her off and had driven away, only to return to give her a kiss. Yep, I remember those beginning moments so clearly, and I thought to myself, "this guy better not break her heart. He better realize how great she is." The good news is, he did. They began dating exclusively, long distance, and would make trips back in forth between Fayetteville and Nashville, with some trips to Kansas City and Dallas to spend time with each others families. </div>
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I remember telling my mom just 3 or 4 months after they had started dating, that I thought this guy was different than any other guy Courtney had dated. Adam and I both were starting to feel pretty confident that he could be THE guy. The following January, when they were visiting Dallas, Adam and I went to breakfast with them. Brett was very inquisitive about what it was like to be married while in school (something Adam and I know a whole lot about). We knew he was interested in potentially pursuing law school, and we had great suspicion as to why he was asking such questions.</div>
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In May of 2007, Courtney moved back to Kansas City to work on her Masters and complete an internship to become a Registered Dietitian. He followed, knowing that he had to move closer to the girl he was in love with. That summer, they went from being 530 miles apart to 5.3 miles apart. </div>
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Living in the same city, they continued to learn a lot about each other. I'm fairly confident that Brett learned about Courtney's pendulum mood swings that happened, based on her hunger levels. Courtney learned that Brett has a tendency to run a few minutes behind schedule. And, I'm assuming that Courtney saw Brett's laid back take on life and his confidence in the Lord, and felt safe. Brett saw Court's compassion for others and her deep desire to please the Lord with her life. And they fell head over heals.</div>
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And somewhere along the way, they decided that they would rather walk through life together instead of apart. The Lord had given them hearts for each other, and Brett was ready to take the next step.</div>
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One evening, several weeks ago, we got a phone call from Brett, letting us know that he had spoken with my parents the previous weekend and had asked for permission to marry my sister. We were so excited for them! He told me the game plan and said that he would love for me to be there, but that he knew it was short notice and long distance, and would totally understand if I could not make it. That never crossed my mind. It wasn't an option for me to NOT be there...she is my only sister and this is one of the biggest moments of her (their) life. No way would I miss this. Thankfully, I have a precious husband who knows that this is a non-negotiable for me and helped me figure out some logistics with care for Cale so that I could make it to Kansas City.</div>
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He had gotten the ring in and it was perfect! Courtney was going to be shocked!</div>
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Thursday, September 20, 2012, I was given the privilege of capturing one of the most precious moments that the two of them will ever experience on this side of heaven. Brett had given me the game plan and asked me to hide out (play paparazzi) and take pictures of the entire event. Of course that was the best job my future brother-in-law could have EVER given me. I was so excited.</div>
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Brett told Courtney that he wanted to take her on a surprise date for their two year anniversary. He loves surprises (she doesn't love them nearly as much, but was letting Brett have fun), and would not give her any clues. They met at my parent's KC apartment and then hopped in his car to head to the Overland Park Arboretum for a picnic. </div>
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I hid behind trees and watched as Courtney and Brett entered the arboretum. She had no idea that she was moments from the biggest surprise of her life!</div>
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Courtney is on a mission and Brett is trying his hardest to keep up! :)</div>
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Brett made the most precious book for Courtney. He had compiled pictures of each of them growing up and through their dating years.</div>
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In true Brett form, he was calm and confident as he spoke to her...</div>
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I snuck out of there and quickly went to my parents apartment to change clothes (since mine were covered in dirt from scooting along the ground at the arboretum), so that I could meet up with Brett's parents and my parents at a restaurant to surprise Courtney when they walked in. I beat them there and we all waited for them to make their entrance. They finally arrived and Courtney was shocked to see us all there. </div>
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They were both beaming - so sweet! </div>
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The next several months will be fun as Courtney and Brett pick a wedding date and make plans to celebrate the Lord's work in their lives. In a few short months, they will become Mr. and Mrs. Brett Moore. When Adam and I got married, Courtney was only 15. She was in her own high school world and the reality of a wedding and marriage were too far away for her to even comprehend. Now it's her turn, and I am excited to walk through this season with her. She has chosen a great guy. I cannot imagine a better match for her...of course I can't...there is nothing more perfect than the plans that the Lord makes for us. I am thankful that they were obedient to His will for their lives and they are experiencing the joy that comes with it. I am looking forward to the celebration that will happen in a few months, but mostly, I am looking forward to the years ahead. Continuing to learn what it means to be a wife, raising children together, and making Cooper+Moore family memories. </div>
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Congratulations, Courtney + Brett!</div>
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Height: 33" with a growth spurt on the way! (80th percentile)</div>
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Cale is eighteen months old! I think I'll keep counting his age by months, because to say he is 1 1/2 years just seems way too grown up! After teaching fourth grade for five years before I had Cale, I hoped and prayed that the Lord would allow me to be a mom to a boy. Besides the fact that I was able to witness and referee a ton of girl drama that starts around fourth grade, I just loved the boys' energy and really just their "boyness". The Lord was so gracious to give me a boy, and I am so thankful! There is something so precious about the relationship between a boy and his mom.</div>
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Cale is communicating so much these days. It's so great to be able to "converse" with him on some level. I am noticing some of Cale's babyisms fading away and being replaced by little boy antics. I am finding myself rocking him a little bit longer at bedtime, because I don't know how much longer he is going to let me do that. He has been so affectionate lately, giving me and Adam hugs and kisses all the time. He has also become quite the wrestler...he LOVES to climb on his daddy when they are on the floor together.</div>
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He is very interested in older children and babies right now. Anytime he sees older children playing, he desperately wants to join in. When he sees an infant carrier or a little baby, he is so curious and wants to see him/her, but if I'm the one holding the baby, he gets SO jealous! :) Cale has started to imitate a lot of what we do. He uses wooden spoons to "stir" in pots and pans. He loves to brush his own hair and put on his own pajamas. He always wants to use a fork to eat, and often wants to drink from adult cups. When he doesn't want to do something, he'll shake his head no. When I ask him a question and he likes that idea, he says, "K!"</div>
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Cale has officially dropped his morning nap, and although that means I'm even more worn out by the end of the day, I have enjoyed having our morning available for playdates, errands and activities! He usually wakes up between 7:30-8am, naps from 1:30-4pm and goes to bed between 7:30-8pm. My biggest challenge has been getting ready in the morning. It takes me a bit longer, since I'm constantly stopping to help him up on my bed, redirect him to other toys, etc..., and the days of uninterrupted showers are long gone! </div>
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Cale loved the firetruck! He climbed right up in it and did not want to get out!</div>
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He might have chosen his future career! :)</div>
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The weather has been so wonderful the past week, so two weekends ago we took a trip to the arboretum for a picnic. Cale loved getting to run around and play in the open fields!</div>
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Doesn't he look so grown up?</div>
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He looks just like his grandfather (my dad)...</div>
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There is a little plantation for children in a section of the arboretum. Adam showed Cale how to plow and he was so eager to help!</div>
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