My 3 Month Old Son

Wow today my very adorable son is three months old! He is no longer considered a newborn. Some days in the past three months have been very long and yet time has also gone by so quickly. At his check up on Thursday he was 16 and a half pounds. A very big boy for his age, and he is now longer than his sister when he is stretched out. Way to pass your little big sister my boy!

If you have ever had the blessing of meeting my son and cuddling with him you know that he is the best snuggle bug in the whole wide world!!! Okay I know I am his mom, and that I am bias, however he seriously gives amazing snuggles. Then there are the times that he does smile and coo and well that just melts my heart!

As I said in my last post we are waiting for our referral to a pediatrician for Jaris to figure a few things out. We are hoping that is sooner rather than later. And yet since our last Dr.'s appointment he has decided to start doing things that he should be doing at his age! Go figure we get a referral and then he starts working on reaching his developmental milestones. We are still going to the pediatrician though just to be on the safe and cautious side.

I know I say it a lot, and yet I will say it again - I am very blessed to be Jaris' mommy. I cannot picture life without him or his sister. Yes I do remember what life was like when it was just Jeral and I and I got to sleep whenever and as late as I wanted to. I also remember the heart ache of longing for children. Now when I think of the future it is always with my husband, son, and daughter in the picture. I am a blessed mommy!

Check Ups

I took the kids to the Dr. today for their checkups, and well I am pleased to report that Kenzie is doing great. She is meeting all of her milestones and well anyone who has met her knows just how smiley my little girl is.

Jaris well that is another story. All we know for know is that his muscle control is not where it should be, nor is his ability to respond to people and voices up to par, so we are being sent to a pediatrician. It may be nothing, yet it may also be something, so we would rather be cautious and get everything checked out just to make sure! He is one big boy that is for sure. Some blood test were run on Jaris also to check his thyroid and some other stuff, since he is a really sleepy and lethargic boy. As a mom it is hard to admit that there may be something not right with my son. No matter what he is the cutest little boy in the whole wide world and I am blessed to be his mommy and Kenzie's mommy also!

6 Months

I have a six month old today. She is half a year. Wow times goes by fast. Some days I think we just picked her up and then I blink and she is growing up way to fast. So what is she doing these days. Well despite the fact that mommy like to put the pillow around her for support she is getting to the stage that she does not need it. She has figured out how grandma J's jumper makes music. She has figured out the if you shake the play mat it will make music. She is teething, however without any teeth pushing through yet.She knows how to use her voice to get mommy and daddy's attention. She also some days refuses to eat most likely due to teething, however we have figured out that then she just wants her sippy cup so instead of watered down apple juice then she get formula in the sippy cup. She also is starting to make strange, which is so new, yet it makes daddy and mommy feel very special when all she wants is us! She is walking more and more by holding onto our hands and seriously some days I think all she wants to do is run. If she could talk I am sure she would say mommy, "I have places to go and things to see and do so come one let me go!" Good thing she still needs mommy and daddy to walk for now at least.

All in all we have a spectacular little girl. I will write about her brother in a few days as he is going to be 3 months in 6 days. For now I need to get dressed and then get the kids ready to go on a short trip to town!

Happy Father's Day!

Tomorrow is Father's Day and it is going to be a great Father's Day. A year ago on Father's Day I was asked to speak about God as Father in church, so I did despite how hard in many ways that Father's Day was. Over the years I have come to not just understand that God is a loving parent. I have come to KNOW God as my loving parent. My prayer for my babies is that they will grow up KNOWING God as a loving parent instead of a strict smack you up side the head tyrant. Anyways that is a side bunny trail.

Tomorrow is Jeral's first Father's Day. My how a year has changed our life. A year ago on Father's Day we had no idea that this year we would have two amazing children in our arms. Even though Jeral is often more silent about his feelings, I as his wife knew how much last year on Father's Day he hurt and longed for a child. Now his joy and absolute enthrallment with our babies is clear to all who see him with them. His love for our children is clear. So Hun HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! You are a wonderful Daddy and the kids and I love you!

Kenzie is doing new things all the time and she is growing more and more all the time. I feel as though I turn around or I blink and she is doing some thing new. Sitting up mostly on her own is the new thing. She still is not able to sit up by herself however if Jeral or I place her on the ground she will sit on her own. My little girl is growing up way to quickly!

Jar-bear sleeping away and touching his tummy. He is a big boy my son, and his muscles have just not caught up to his size yet. However with that being said next week at his dr. appointment I am going to as to go to a pediatrician so we can run some tests on his muscle strength
h. It is most likely nothing, however I would rather check it our now to be safe.

Some friends from my camp days were over today and this was to cute to pass up. My friends little girl is a month younger than Kenzie and here Jaris is looking the same size! I am excited that my kids and her kids get to grow up together!

Jaris in the jumperoo. I am hoping that his head control and muscle control will be helped my being in here from time to time!

Other than my beautiful kids, nothing much is going on these days. I am pretty much exhausted every day. Some days just getting out of bed takes more energy than I think I have. Truth be told I am more tired now that I was a month ago so when the kids see the dr. so I am just to make sure that my iron levels have not dropped again. Yet I also know that this phase of life will pass, and one day my beautiful babies will sleep through the night (Jaris, Kenzie does for the most part), then before i know it they will be in school. Oiy - good thing that is a long way off.

Well that is all for now!

Need Help

So Jeral and I are in the process of finally getting our babies birth announcements out and we have a few ideas below. We would like your help in picking the one we will send out, so let me know which one you would like to get in the mail, as in it would make your day and you would jump for joy no matter how young or old you are!!!! :) You can let me know your pick by leaving a comment on the blog or by emailing me at leannekrahn@hotmail.com! I will be printing the announcements off some time next week, so the sooner you let me know that better!

#1 - Just lots of pictures of our kids!

#2 Step by Step how our family grew!

#3 - Front of Post Card - gotta love that smile!

Back Side of Post card!

In other news Kenzie and I got to take a mommy/daughter trip to Abbotsford! It was so nice to spend time with Marie. I miss hanging out with my best friend. I miss the talks and how we care just able to be exactly as we are with each other, even if we are not at our best and that is totally okay! It was also fun watching Kenzie with Marie and with Andrew! And now we are home and I must admit leaving Jaris home with daddy was harder than I thought it would be. Good thing it was only one night!

Made My Day

My Aunt and Uncle spending time with my children!

Okay so it has been a week since I last posted. In part due to life being busy and in part due to how overwhelmed I feel some days. Having one child would be challenging some days, having two so close and yet not be twins is definitely challenging most days. Take for example today we went to Kelowna for the day just me and the kids. When we got home both Kenzie and Jaris would not stop crying no matter what I did. Kenzie is getting to be at the stage where she sees me holding Jaris and that is enough for her, she wants to be held too. So I put Jaris down and pick up Kenzie, and then Jaris starts up again and vice versa. This went on for 45 minutes while I was trying to get them fed and ready to go to Auntie Jodi's house for a dinner cooked by Sarah my niece. Anyways the reality is I am doing the best that I am able to when it is just me with my two little amazing miracles, and the best that I am able to do has to be good enough. I am not super mom with the blue cape and tight blue spandex (now that would be a picture). I am Leanne, an imperfect human being who is blessed to get to muddle through parenthood and make mistakes, and not always be able to parent the way I had envisioned or desired too. A wise woman once told me that good enough has to be good enough. So I guess today I was as good enough as I could be and that has to be good enough.

Anyways that is not what I was going to blog about. Today before I went shopping with the kids and my cousin I took Kenzie and Jaris over to my uncle and aunt's place. We sat outside on the lawn and what made my day was watching my aunt get to hold my babies. Now normally that would not be so amazing, however this aunt has chemical sensitivities and reacts severely normally at best we could stand at a distance and talk and she could look at them from afar. However today she held my babies and talked to them, and got to love them up. That truly was a miracle and made my day especially knowing that my babies are the only great niece and nephew she has held out of all the great nieces and nephews she has.