This post is totally random but I was just thinking about all those unfortunate people in Haiti and my heart just breaks for them. Today I saw a picture of a 6 mos old Haitian baby that had both of his parents die in the (1st)quake. Oh, what I would do to be able to bring him here and adopt him into our family.
Just in case there are still a few of you out there that don't use facebook I thought I should tell y'all what's going on. The adoption agency is going to be increasing their adoption fee by more than double of what it is now. Rumor is this will take place around January so, Jason and I have decided that if Karli will have a sibling we need to take advantage of the original fee which we will be grand-fathered in at. (It's still ridiculous compared to being able to give birth myself and having health insurance to pay for it.) We have turned in our application and had our first interview. Now we will have our background checks done and fingerprints. Once we get a 2nd child (if we are blessed again) the only way we will get more children is by word of mouth so keep your ears open for birth moms looking to place. :)
I know it's been a long time since my last post, I think I came to the conclusion that my blog was too time consuming and not that many folks were still visiting it. But for those who did request an update, this is for you. :) These are pretty random but looking through my camera these pictures were the ones that made me smile.
As many of you know Jason is a die hard hunter so this pic shouldn't surprise you.
This one is funny to me because my nephew wishes he had a brother to play with so bad but he is stuck with Karli so my sister was over one day and she looks at the kids and then asks me if I put the "Bob the builder" goggles on Karli, I look at her and this is what Ryder had done. (she's a good sport)
Next we had Easter....
Karli's 1st birthday!!!!!! Wow, how this last year has flown by!! The video at the end is hilarious, I think she was on a bit of a sugar high.
And lastly, Karli's 1st trip to the Hogle zoo.
Oh, I can't forget to post about her first time getting her hair done by a professional hairstylist in a real salon. The stylist was absolutely wonderful with kids and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a new stylist!
Karli is 10 months old today and I'm excited to announce that she started crawling this last Thursday. (I was crossing my fingers she would do it before she turned 10 mos) It's the cutest thing because she's a natural, if she sees something she's excited about she does this "sprint crawl" so she can go extra fast- I love it. In this video she saw her dad on the treadmill and kept trying to crawl over to him but unfortunately for her I wouldn't let her get too close. I know it's dark but I had to share.
Last week I took Miss K. in for her 9 mos Dr visit. I also found out that she is the size of your average 1 1/2 yr old baby-toddler! She's not quite off the charts yet and the Dr also said she isn't "overweight" so we have nothing to worry about. But she did say she is to the age that we need to start disciplining her if she's naughty. Not my child, she's perfect. :) I wanted to get y'all's opinion if you have read this book.
Miss K is 9 months old today! I hate it when people say this but I really can't believe how fast time flies when you have kids. Jason is already trying to talk me into turning in our paperwork again(in May since we have to wait until K is 1 yr old) so we can be put on the waiting list for another baby. I wish I knew how long it will take to be chosen. I'm thinking maybe we'll turn it in this fall. Karli is such a sweet baby but soo incredibly independent. She's so close to crawling forward, each day she is more fun than the last. We love you angel baby!
Lately Jason and I have really been thinking we need to get the one room finished that for some reason our builder decided to leave unfinished. Which actually turned out to my benefit because I thought there would be no better place to put all my craft stuff than in its own room. So, we had all the electrical work done and next we're on to the sheet rock. I found these pictures to use as some sort of guide lines as to what I want it to look like. I'll have to take before and after pictures but a combination of these 2 rooms is what I'm going for. It gets me all excited just thinking about it!
I feel like I have NOTHING to blog about lately so when I saw this on Debbies page it reminded me that I've been wanting to try this with Miss K. The results are kind of funny considering that she only looks like Jason 4% more than me because everyone who meets her says she looks so much like him.
As I was thinking about what to do on New Years Eve I reflected back on the many New Years Eves that Jason and I would normally go to a movie or hang out with friends so this year would be different since we had Karli. Then I started to think of the last time Jason and I had done anything together alone and came to the conclusion that we had only gone on 1- that's right ONE date since Karli was born and that was for something we had to do for Jasons work. However I'm super picky about who watches her and I don't have a lot of family down here. My poor sister watches her when I go to work so I feel bad asking her and my mom works every Friday and Saturday night which is the only time Jason will stay out past his bedtime(The man needs like 10 hours of sleep I swear). Am I over protective or do you think it's normal?
I feel like I have been such a laggard blogger lately but haven't really had anything significant happen so this post is open to all. In our family at Christmas we have a few traditions. I'm sure like many we get an orange in our stocking, my mom makes the best fudge (making a special batch just for me without nuts), we watch Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation, and the most rewarding tradition is finding a family less fortunate to be a Secret Santa for. This year my younger sister and I have decided to start an annual book swap for Christmas instead of taking on the arduous task of finding the perfect gift for each other.
Now I'm curious to know what your family traditions are, if you have any? Don't be shy :)
Karli has ripened to the age of 7 months now and every day is more fun than the last. I adore her little personality. She now has her 2 bottom teeth and can sit up on her own. At her 6 month appt. she weighed in at 19.2lbs (92%).Here are some pictures of her life the past few months.
This last Monday we were able to go to court and have our hearing to make Karlis adoption final. What a relief! It's been a long 6 months in that aspect but our time with her has also gone by so fast! I can't believe my little baby is in 9-12 mos clothes(actually there's nothing "little" about her). Every time I go through her drawers it makes me sad to pack up the ones that no longer fit her. Each and every day is more fun with her and to see her little personality forming is priceless. It's amazing that something so small and that can't even talk can just make you melt. She's perfect for our family and there's no doubt in my mind that she was always meant to be with us. What an amazing thing adoption is! I'm so grateful for our birth parents and the selfless decision they made just over 6 months ago.
If I have learned anything from this whole experience it has definitely been to have some faith. And believe me it was tested to the max when we had to make the decision to know if Karli was supposed to be our baby. I went home and just cried about it because it wasn't your "ideal" adoption. Jason felt that she/he (didn't know if it was a girl or boy yet) belonged with us. I however was scared to death that this baby would be handicap and have all kinds of deformities. I knew that I wouldn't be a good enough mother to a baby with those kinds of problems. Then Jason's dad told me the story of this woman who was expecting Christ to come by her house one day so she started cleaning her house when there was a knock on her door. It was a homeless man who asked her for some food, she looked at him and told him that she was too busy and she wouldn't be able to help him. She got back to her work when a few hours later there was another knock on her door, this time she opened the door to find a small child. He asked her if he could come in and borrow something. She looked at the child and again said she was unable to help him. While still getting ready for her visit from the Savior there was a third knock on her door. This time it was an elderly lady who asked the woman if she could come in to get warm. The woman told her she was too busy and that she was unable to help her. Later that night the woman was talking to Christ and asked him where he had been all day as she had been anticipating his visit. Christ looked at her and said "I've already been to your house 3 times and you've turned me away each time".
After I heard that I couldn't stop thinking about it knowing that this could be a test for us and what if I was the woman in the story and I was the one turning this baby away for selfish reasons? That story was just eating at me and then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew at that point deep in my heart the Lord wouldn't give me anything that I couldn't handle so whatever problem(s) this baby may have- I could handle it! After making up our mind to accept this baby I was completely comforted. I knew everything would be ok no matter what happened. Once Karli was born everything about this sweet spirited baby tested perfect. How could I have been so selfish? Why did I deserve such a perfect baby with no problems whatsoever? I'm so glad that my stubborness didn't win and that we were so blessed with such an amazing child. Karli I love you with all my heart, you truly are my angel.
I finally got around today to getting some of my things posted so I could open my shop! It's so fun, I can hardly stand it. I can't wait to get more things done so I can post 'em!
The other day Jason came home with these ADORABLE baby cowgirl boots. He had called me earlier in the day and asked what size she wore. I told her she's currently in a 2 but I would get a 3 so she can get a little use out of them. So he gets home and what I saw was the cutest boots ever! I was so excited to put them on Karli and when I did to my dismay they weren't even close to zipping up. So I suggested he take them back and get a 4 and someday she'll grow into them. The next day he gets home with a 4 and this is what we find. Is my daughter just eating the groceries like nobodies business or what? I know she's got little chubby legs but seriously!
This last weekend a bunch of us girls went to Pineview and had a fabulous time at the condo. The weather was outstanding and the company was so entertaining! Saturday morning Marci had a few of the girls working out to her "attack" class. During the day some of us went down to the beach and snapped some photos, we couldn't have asked for better weather this time of year. We played lots of games and of course went hot tubbing! Sunday morning we came home to relieve the husbands of our kids. Thanks babe for watching ours. :) So until next year girls.....
Friday night Tonee, Jenny, Jen, Nikki, me, Shannon, Marci,Karaden, Rashelle, Debbie, Laurel, and Tiffany.
Marci doing "attack" with a few of the girls
So a couple weeks ago I thought I would try these new cupcake pops that looked delicious and they were just the right size for a quick little treat. I went out, picked up all my ingredients including this new food coloring that makes your food NEON colors! I got home and started my new and exciting task of making these pops. Three days later I finally finished up this treacherously long "fun" recipe, even after pleading with my husband to help my shove all these silly things into this tiny mold to get its shape. As I'm getting ready to turn my chocolate into cool colors I quickly learn that you can't add water based food coloring to almond bark!!!!! Urgh! And this is how they turned out???? WTFreak? I thought I would include a picture of how they were supposed to look. :(
This last week I had some fun with Miss K. At my sisters house my nieces decided to try out the curly grayish colored wig and then after I had lunch with my in-laws we decided to see what she would look like in another one of nieces "Miley Cyrus" build a bear wig. I think this one was my favorite.
Whoever invented the bumbo is a genius. A friend of mine let me borrow hers to see if Karli liked it and she absolutely LOVES it. She sits in it and thinks she's the coolest thing because she can see everything that's going on. This will have to be my next purchase! LOOOOVE IT!
Karli and I spent a couple days at the pool last week and to my surprise she actually enjoyed the water! Next year will be so fun!
