It has been awhile since I've posted so I will give you a brief update of our lives.
It finally snowed here in good old Iowa. Well, it snowed a bit before but this is the first snow that had to be scooped away. The ground is officially white and it looks as if it might stick around for awhile.
Mark is busy, busy, busy. Work is going well for him and he stays busy.
The girls are in the school and ballet routine again. Monday is a bit crazy with school, Ellie's ballet/tap and then I have volleyball at night as well. Thursday is Chloe's ballet day, which is a bit more relaxed since the girls don't have school that day.
Nolan is growing like crazy. He babbles dada's and baba's and a few mama's. He gets up on his hands and knees and looks like he is going to take off only to go backwards. I think it makes him mad when he gets further and further away from me. He likes to stand up and I'm pretty sure he will be walking in no time. After all he has to keep up with his cousin, Isabella.
I took Nolan to the Ear Nose and Throat doctor today. Nolan has been dealing with ear infection after ear infection. We were on antibiotics and then once he would be done, a week later he would be back on them. We just finished with a double ear infection which makes his count up to about 6. The ENT said it was time for tubes. There is a lot of pussy fluid behind the membrane so there is probably some hearing loss and it could affect his talking and balance if we don't get it taken care of. So on Feb 17, Nolan will go in for tubes in both ears. I hope after the surgery, he will sleep better at night and be a happy camper.
I am starting a diet/exercise thing with Mark's work. A bunch of Mark's co-workers and spouses are competing to see who loses the most weight and works out the most. Could be interesting since a lot of people Mark works with are already thin and don't need to lose any weight. I hope that means I win since I have plenty to lose. I'll keep you posted.
Enjoy the snow and stay warm~!
Family
Kiddos
Monday, January 23, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
back to the grind
School started again! Yes, I'm happy. The girls and I all needed a scheduled routine again. It was nice to get out of it for awhile, but I"m happy to be back in it again.
The week hasn't started out the greatest with Nolan having a double ear infection and sinus infection, but he is on antibiotics now. I plan on taking him in to the pediatrician to see what the next step is. He has had 4 or 5 (depending how you look at it) ear infections since the end of October. I think they usually say like 4-5 in 6 months and we are past that in 3 months. My guess is tubes, but we will see what happens. Nolan is sleeping fairly well for having ear aches, so I can't complain too much.
I'm trying to get into a routine for exercise, but I still need a few things set up in the basement for that. So for now I will hopefully be able to use my sis in laws treadmill for a bit. Its suppose to be around 60 degree's tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get outside.
I can not believe the weather we are having in January. No snow and temps in the 40s and 50s. Its crazy!! We need some sort of precip soon or the farmers are going to go crazy, plus it would be nice to see some snow since it is winter. I have a funny feeling that we may get hammered with snow soon, if not, then out summer may be unbearable. Enjoy it while we can!
The week hasn't started out the greatest with Nolan having a double ear infection and sinus infection, but he is on antibiotics now. I plan on taking him in to the pediatrician to see what the next step is. He has had 4 or 5 (depending how you look at it) ear infections since the end of October. I think they usually say like 4-5 in 6 months and we are past that in 3 months. My guess is tubes, but we will see what happens. Nolan is sleeping fairly well for having ear aches, so I can't complain too much.
I'm trying to get into a routine for exercise, but I still need a few things set up in the basement for that. So for now I will hopefully be able to use my sis in laws treadmill for a bit. Its suppose to be around 60 degree's tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get outside.
I can not believe the weather we are having in January. No snow and temps in the 40s and 50s. Its crazy!! We need some sort of precip soon or the farmers are going to go crazy, plus it would be nice to see some snow since it is winter. I have a funny feeling that we may get hammered with snow soon, if not, then out summer may be unbearable. Enjoy it while we can!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Christmas 2011
Well, Christmas is over so I guess I should tell you how things went with our family.
Saturday morning (christmas eve) started out with Ellie and Mark getting sick. Yep, the flu bug hit at the worst time. We were suppose to go to Mark's family for the Bosma Christmas, but it ended up being only Chloe, Nolan and I going and the 2 sickies staying home. We opened presents at mark's parents in the evening while we did our family on Saturday morning before the sickness happened(Mark thinks it was food poisoning from some kringla he made. I'm not sure since more people ended up sick throughout the weekend)
Sunday we went to church and then the plan was to go to Sioux Falls to my parents, but we wanted to make sure that Mark and Ellie were feeling ok, so we held off on going right away. We ate lunch at the farm and then headed to sioux falls. We then went to my aunts in Edgerton MN to celebrate with my dad's family. I only have 1 grandpa left so its always nice to see him and the girls think its cool to have a great grandpa.
Monday was Spronk family Christmas with my brother and his new fiance and her little boy. My mom made a yummy lunch for us and we just kind of hung out. Chloe ended up getting sick monday afternoon. So we left sioux falls with a bucket in tow and a sick little girl.
Tuesday, Mark had the day off and Chloe was still not 100% so we just kind of hung out at home for awhile.
The rest of the week was hanging out at Mark's parents so the girls could play with their cousins that they don't get to see a lot.
It is now New Years! We didn't do anything for New Years eve cause we are boring, but its a new year and I hope and pray that its a year full of blessings and good things!
My new years resolution, I hope, will last longer then a week. I haven't started yet cause I'm waiting for the setup in the basement to take place, but hopefully once that is done then I can start.
God bless!!
Saturday morning (christmas eve) started out with Ellie and Mark getting sick. Yep, the flu bug hit at the worst time. We were suppose to go to Mark's family for the Bosma Christmas, but it ended up being only Chloe, Nolan and I going and the 2 sickies staying home. We opened presents at mark's parents in the evening while we did our family on Saturday morning before the sickness happened(Mark thinks it was food poisoning from some kringla he made. I'm not sure since more people ended up sick throughout the weekend)
Sunday we went to church and then the plan was to go to Sioux Falls to my parents, but we wanted to make sure that Mark and Ellie were feeling ok, so we held off on going right away. We ate lunch at the farm and then headed to sioux falls. We then went to my aunts in Edgerton MN to celebrate with my dad's family. I only have 1 grandpa left so its always nice to see him and the girls think its cool to have a great grandpa.
Monday was Spronk family Christmas with my brother and his new fiance and her little boy. My mom made a yummy lunch for us and we just kind of hung out. Chloe ended up getting sick monday afternoon. So we left sioux falls with a bucket in tow and a sick little girl.
Tuesday, Mark had the day off and Chloe was still not 100% so we just kind of hung out at home for awhile.
The rest of the week was hanging out at Mark's parents so the girls could play with their cousins that they don't get to see a lot.
It is now New Years! We didn't do anything for New Years eve cause we are boring, but its a new year and I hope and pray that its a year full of blessings and good things!
My new years resolution, I hope, will last longer then a week. I haven't started yet cause I'm waiting for the setup in the basement to take place, but hopefully once that is done then I can start.
God bless!!
Nolan's 1st Christmas
Bosma cousins
aunt Kathy was being goofy
girls in tutus made by aunt Kathy
girls opening presents
my grandpa with Nolan
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