Summer is Over....

Summer is offically over for Ashlee. She has now started kindergarten!! Her school has ALL DAY kindergarten! She is loving it. She has already made several new friends and seems to be adjusting to it well! She does have 2 small complaints...lol she doesn't like "brain break" or as she says it is "nap time" and she says the cafeteria food line smells so she won't eat in the cafeteria food and demands she take her own lunch everyday.
I am adjusting to Ash being gone the majority of the day. We leave for school at 8:30 and go to pick her up at 3:30 so pretty much I feel she is home for just a few hours before she has to go to bed :(
Anna and I both miss having our Ashlee around the house during the day. Although, it is nice not having the constant fighting and arguing between the sisters.
Jett is doing very well. He is 4 month already. Time really does pass so fast. At his 4 month check which was 2 weeks early he weighed 14 pounds and 2 ounces. He is doing well! He is now rolling over and reaching for things to put in his mouth. He is an amazing good baby! hardly ever does he really cry out. sleeps through the night....just a all around great baby. 3rd time is the CHARM! LOL

Summer

Just a little update on us.
We have been busy busy as usual! Lots of things going on and time passing by so very fast. We are getting used to being a family of 5! I didn't think it would slow me down as much, but in all honesty I believe it does. I used to leave the house in a drop of a hat, now I think twice about if I really need to go somewhere. It just seems like it takes forever to get all 3 kids dressed and around without wearing me out. LOL This summer we have added a small pop up swimming pool and a trampoline to our backyard! the girls are really enjoying them both! they were the girl's bday presents this year. Speaking of birthdays Ashlee just turned 5 on the 21 of June and Anna is turning 3 on the 21 of July. We just had their birthday party last week! This year we did a joint party and it turned out good. It sure was a lot easier and cheaper but I'm not sure Ashlee didn't steal the show. At Anna's age right now she really didn't care and actually doesn't really even realize much about birthdays yet. On Ashlee's actual bday we went out to frontier city with our family and had some birthday cookies and she enjoyed being the spotlight that day. Unfortunately, our church has VBS on Anna's actual birthday. I think we will go to the park and do something fun for her during the day so she will feel extra special on her day! I promised her a Yo Gabba Gabba cake on her actual bday so I will have to come up with something. If anyone of you have watched it, the show is a bit annoying. She wanted her party yo gabba gabba, but I convinced her to do something different for her party. The girls had a Jessie, Toy Story party! It turned out to be super cute! Rae did a great job with the cake!
Since Ashlee turned 5, she will start kindergarten at the end of Aug. I can't believe she will already be going to school. I feel like I just got out of school and shouldn't have a child already starting school. time really goes by so fast.
Our little boy, Jett is already almost 3 months old :( I cant believe how fast he has grown. I no longer have a little skinny boy. At his 2 month check up he weighed 12lbs 2ozs. He went from 5% at birth to 55% at 2 months! He definitely caught up and is a very healthy boy!! He will be rolling over soon! He moves around all over when he is in the floor! It wont be long!
Anna will get to go to VBS this year! She is getting so big! She is our family clown. she is constantly making us laugh! from sticking her head in the toilet to wash the soap, walking around target with a women shoe that's is huge on her and refuses to take off, and a new one tonight Jesus peed the bed. I dont know about the last one, but that's what she told us....LOL She is a handful! definitely the middle child.
One last thing, a prayer request. Please pray for Ashley Kate (she is the niece of Chuck and Rae, our assiocate pastor) She is in severe rejection of her transplanted organ and needs lots of prayers. Please pray for her family as well as they are separated while Ashley and her mom are in the hospital in NE and her dad, brother and sister are at home in TX. Here is her blog if you want to read more ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com

A Quick Post...

First of all, just looked at last date of last post and it was almost exactly a month ago. LOL

Well, in the last month, our lives have changed! We now have our precious little son...Jett Mikel! He was born on April 21st, 2010 at 6:19pm weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces, and 20 inches long! He is a little guy but oh so sweet! Just a little side note, all my children are born on the 21st of different months!

I will leave you with a picture of my little man...

2 months later...

Well, almost 2 months later, I finally decide to update my blog! So many things have happened in the last 2 months. It has went by so incredibly fast but all is good! As most of you know, we are moved into our new home in Edmond! We LOVE it! We love our house, neighborhood, everything. Well, maybe not the new payment on our new house...lol! Closing went well on our previous house. I'm oh so thankful to be out of that house and part of town. I feel so much secure and safer. We moved the weekend before our actual closing date due some work issues with Mikel and being during the week, so we stayed with my in laws for almost a week and were able to do some painting of the walls in our new house before we actually moved into the house. Every single wall in our home was white and I couldn't stand it so paint went on the walls right away. Overall, our move went very smoothly and we are loving our new house and couldn't be happier!

Moving on...so our baby boy is due in less than a MONTH. OMG, time has went by so fast and I can't believe I am going to be the mother of 3. Holy Moly! In the last couple of days, I think the reality of Jett almost being here has really sank in. Although, I'm excited to meet my baby boy, it makes me so sad that Anna is not going to be my baby anymore. She is still a baby to me! I feel like I am forcing her to grow up and become bigger. Which kinda scares me because I felt this same way with Ashlee right before Anna was born, so I know labor must be coming soon. For some reason, me being pregnant with our 3rd child, does not seem real. Even though I feel it, I just can't come to realization I am going to have an infant in less than a month and have 3 kids. I'm in denial. LOL! Like its not actually going to happen. I feel like I'm in a dream. I know I will adjust but I'm really having a hard time with this one. I don't know maybe just my pregnancy hormones kicking in.
Also, I begin to think about labor and I have to fight the tears back. Knowing that my mom is not going to be there coaching me through labor is heartbreaking. She was there at both of my girl's birth encouraging me to keep pushing...I can hear her now saying "come on Whitnee, she is almost out" "just one more push" Even though, it got a bit annoying at times when I heard it over and over again, I will miss it. I know its going to hurt, not being able to share that special occasion with her but I have faith that God will help me through the time just like the other times when I think how can I do this without a mom by my side. Thankfully, I have a wonderful husband and family that will be right by my side to share this birth of our son!

Today was my baby shower for Jett! We had a great outcome of people at my house and it was overly crowded but I'm so thankful for all that came and for the many gifts I received! I haven't had a chance yet to sit down and look through everything, so tomorrow that's what I will be doing! I know I got like 4 or so of the same line of this monkey stuff at target...lol so some of it will have to go back to target.

The girls are doing great! Tball season has started back up for the spring, so we just added that back into our busy schedule. Ash loves playing ball so its worth it! Anna will be playing in fall if we choose to let her...she loves to get out there and practice with her sister but I'm not quite sure I'm ready to have 2 children playing sports, but how can you let one and not the other. But maybe we will wait till next spring. Who knows...like we don't already have enough going on in our lives... Ashlee has kindergarten enrollment coming up the first week of April. We are so excited to get her enrolled and started in her new school. We are in Deer Creek school district which happens to be the #1 academic school district in Oklahoma. that was a big plus to buying our new home!

Ok, I think that's enough of my ramblings for right now......I'm guessing my next blog will be started with a picture of baby Jett........who knows I might actually blog more often but I wouldn't count on it!
Until a month or maybe 2, Hope everyone is doing great!
Whitnee

A Month Later..

Things have changed in our lives! About a week ago, we accepted a contract on our house! We are SUPER excited to sell our home and move to Edmond! It has been a long time coming and so glad its finally going to be here next month! I knew if I waited on God's perfect timing, it would eventually happen and it did! Our house was on the market for about 3 1/2 months, which isn't that long in today's economy but it felt like forever. Our scheduled closing date is Febuary 25!

This last weekend, we spent the ENTIRE weekend looking for homes in Edmond. After looking at numerous homes in weekend in a certain price range, I wasn't satisfied at all and didn't want to settle for something and be unhappy for the next several years. Thankfully, I didn't! We decided to move up to another price range and after looking at just a few houses I found this one...


I loved it from the minute I walked in the door, well actually I loved it when we pulled in the drive! So, after looking at it and then one more we decided that was the home we wanted. We both prayed about it and felt peace that this was the home we wanted and would be satisfied with for several years. So, the next day, we made an offer. We found out today that they accepted our offer and its OURS pending all the financing and such! We are thrilled and can't wait to move! We are scheduled to do back to back closing on the 25th! Please pray everything works out smoothly with the close of our current home and the new one!

Our baby boy will be here in less than 3 short months already! I can't believe this pregnancy has gone by so quick. I am doing really good and trying to enjoy this last part of my last pregnancy. We also just purchased the fabric for his OU crib bedding to be made! I can't wait to see it and begin working on his room, since now I know he will actually have a room. I was beginning to wonder for a while if he would be sharing one with mommy and daddy...LOL! Anyway, the girls are doing great!
Please keep us in your prayers as we make this adjustment and that all goes well!
Until next month....LOL I really wish I would take the time to update more often. Maybe one day...

Christmas is here.......

Well, so much for staying current with my blog...LOL! Its only been about 3 weeks, not too bad I guess.
I can't believe Christmas is almost here. Its this WEEK. Holy Cow, where did December go to? Its definitely been a busy December for us. Lots of shopping, Christmas parties, Matthew West concert :) birthdays, aunt visiting, basketball game, and the list could go on.

An update on our house, we are putting new carpet and laminate flooring in next week :) We are hoping this will help sell it! We have only had one showing this entire month and that was yesterday, the lady liked it but isn't preapproved so it may have potential! My patience has got a little better, but I'm still ready to be out of here, one of these days I know it will happen!

This week is going to be an extremely busy week for us. We have to fit in so many Christmas gatherings that it is going to be hectic but it will be fun! Christmas eve morning, we will spend with my sister and kids making cookies for Santa. Christmas eve afternoon and some of evening we will spend time with Mikel's parents and then go back to my dad's to celebrate with them that evening a little as well. We plan on spending the night at Twin lakes with my sister's family, and of course my dad and Ladonna are right next door. For the last several years, my sister and I and our families have stayed together on Christmas eve allowing the kids to wake up together in their matching jammies to open all the gifts! Its fun! Christmas afternoon we will then go to my aunt and uncles for lunch, THEN that evening we will head to Missouri to spend the weekend at Mikel's grandparents and the rest of the family in Missouri! All in all, its going to be fun! Oh yeah, we have one more celebration we have not yet worked out a time for yet. I have to say its the toughest, because its with my brother and his son and my sister, which is when we used to celebrate Christmas with my mom. My brother and I have different dads if your wondering why its a different gathering. This will be my 3rd Christmas without my mom and its not any easier than the last 2 years. It still hurts when I'm doing my Christmas gift checklist to make sure I have bought for everyone and my mom's name isn't on here. Instead, all I can do is take Christmas flowers to her grave. Its the little things that bring you to tears and makes me wonder why its that way. When my oldest daughter says Mom, I miss Granny and I have to hold back the tears in front of my daughter. Pray for me and my siblings during Christmas for I know its tough for them too.

Today, I bought the first little shirt and blanket for my baby boy! Its BLUE! I'm still in shock that I'm actually having a boy! Although, I am very excited to be having a BOY, pink is just much more cuter. I guess because that's all I'm used too. LOL The girls were excited to look for their little brother something when we were shopping this morning! Anna really had no clue but she was picking up blue stuff. She would say "for brother" It was cute! I can't believe I am already over half way done with this pregnancy. I am trying to enjoy it and take it all in because this is it. I just recently starting feeling him vividly, which I love the feeling. No one else has felt him just yet, but it won't be too long.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Waiting on God's perfect timing....

These last few days I have found myself to be really struggling with waiting on God's perfect timing. Thus causing me to be stressed and depressed because our house isn't selling when I want it too. I feel like God is trying to teach me patience and to wait on his timing and not my own. It is proving to be SO difficult for me right now. I want to be moved where I can be close to my friends, close to church, feel like I'm in a more secure area, be able to start on my baby boy's room, Ashlee to be able to go to school that she loves very much, and I could go on and on. I'm very eager to get moved and I want it NOW, so pray for me that God will help me through this time.

Other than that, not much else is going on. I am letting this house situation steal my joy. I wish I could just put it aside and go on and wait for God's timing. We did put up our Christmas tree on Monday after my doctor's appt which I weighed and I had lost one more pound! A total of -3 pounds since pre-pregnancy weight :) The girls had a great time putting the ornaments on the tree and putting up some of the decorations. Speaking of decorations, I pulled out our stockings and the white beads on them had yellowed. :( so no stockings this year which is OK because i have to by all new ones next year because we will have our little baby boy and I have to have them all matching.

Since my sister moved to Perkins about a month ago, I stopped baby sitting my niece and nephew meaning no extra money for me. Therefore, I HAVE to stay at home more to save on gas. I thought I would enjoy staying at home all the time with my girls, but I should have known better. I have always been the one "on the go" all the time. Heck, I used to take all 4 kids to target just to go somewhere. I think I was crazy. Any how, I miss watching my Jake and seeing both of them everyday. Although, I hated getting up early every morning to drive to Edmond, I truly miss doing it now. I would have liked to do it part time, that would have been perfect. But oh well, Jacob is making the adjustment to a daycare and I am trying to make the adjustment to staying home all the time.

OK, enough about all my problems because I guarantee I could go on and on with them and no one wants to read about this........lol! PRAY FOR ME AND OUR HOUSE PLEASE!!!
I will leave you with a few pictures of my girls!