Playing Catch Up

Our weeks haven't really been too eventful since I lasted posted. Last week, Kaylin and I went to the car wash. Kaylin has never been through one because usually when I go, she is home with Chad. She started out fine, but when it switched to full wash, she was a little scared when it would pass by her side. I was trying to make it a game, so she was half crying half laughing. We had our weekly playdate with Kim and Drew last week. Kim had gone to the Eldridge garage sales and gotten Kaylin a few things. She got her a little couch and chair, a winter coat, a shopping cart and a riding toy. Kaylin and Drew have so much fun together and always seem to smile and laugh when they are together, although I will admit my child is a little bossy and yells "DEW" when he is doing something she doesn't want him to do.

My dad had his first round of the stronger chemo last Tuesday, and he has not been doing the greatest. He is very weak and had trouble eating a couple days, he seems to be getting a little better. We continue to be strong for him and we always appreciate extra prayers!!!!

The baby is still very active, and I am getting to the point that I struggle to sleep at night. He really gets kicking and moving when Kaylin throws a tantrum, and she will push on my stomach and he will kick back, the sibling rivalry begins already.

This week brings a doctor's appointment on Thursday, and saying good-bye to my niece Alishia as she heads off to Japan for the summer for Camp Adventure.

Here are a few photos of our past couple weeks:


Kaylin in the car waiting for the car wash

"Dew"

Drew wants that dog but......

Kaylin doesn't think so

Kaylin trying to give Drew kisses, but Drew is trying

to get away as fast as he can

Kim trying to get Kaylin to take a nap

Bella and Kaylin on the couch Kim got her

Landscaping

Chad and I worked on our landscaping yesterday, this is a project we have been wanting to do since we moved in and never got around to it. We have a wrap around deck at our house, so we put a gate in front of the steps and Kaylin got to run the deck. She of course managed to get dirtier than Chad and me. I feel really accomplished and I am so happy with the way things turned out.


My bike planter



Kaylin practicing jumping



The front

Our little "orphan"

Mother's Day

Mother's Day we got up and Kaylin gave me my card and my present. I got a ped-egg and I am also getting flowers to plant. We then got ready and headed to Chad's parents for a little bit. After we left there we headed to my parents where we grilled out, visited and then a game of wiffle ball broke out. Kaylin enjoyed being outside, and I got some good laughs watching. Kaylin did not get a nap that day due to all the excitment and I think she was sleeping before we even got backed out of my parents' driveway. It was a very nice Mother's Day.


Kaylin and Emma on second base


When the game turned serious, Emma and Kaylin got
kicked out.




Drew with the dog statue

Kaylin playing with Brittany.

Updates

We have been little busy bodies now that the weather has gotten nice. We try to get to Kim and Michael's once a week so the kids can have a playdate. They are both very active, and are partners in crime. Chad got a new job at Brad Deery, we are both very excited about that, and I think he will do very good there. I continue to get bigger and bigger. The baby is quite active, actually I think he is a lot more active than Kaylin was and I thought she was pretty active. I don't think the baby ever quits moving, but I love it. It is a great feeling, and it is very reassuring to me. Kaylin also keeps getting bigger and bigger, her vocabulary is really picking up. Potty training is still going on. She does alright, but I keep telling myself she is only 18 months old, she is still quite young. She does better pooping on the potty than peeing on the potty, which seems to be backwards. She is also quite the big helper. She likes to do anything I am doing, and actually gets upset with me when I am sweeping because she wants the broom.
Kaylin had her 18 month check-up yesterday. She weighs 23 lbs. and is 32 1/2". She is all done with shots until she is 5. She is the perfect little patient though and lets the nurses and the doctor do whatever they need to. She just sits there quietly for them. She just continues to amaze me everyday, and she is by far the best thing that has ever happened to me.

My dad had surgery on April 30 to repair a hyrnia. He is recovering well from the surgery. They did find a spot on his liver during a catscan. The spot has been there since 2005, but now they think it has grown and are fairly sure that it is cancer. He also had a tumor around the area where they repaired the hyrnia. Tuesday he will be starting a stronger dose of chemo to try and slow down the spreading of the cancer. Please keep my dad in your prayers.

I have posted a few pictures of the last couple of weeks.


(Don't mind that you can see through my shirt)
27 weeks 3 days pregnant with Kaylin

27 weeks 3 days pregnant with Baby Boy Hentze

Kaylin sitting in Aunt Julie's fridge. She

thinks it makes a great seat

At Aunt Kimmie and Uncle Bubba's house playing

with necklaces