The Kleppers

Last entry on this blog……..

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But it isn’t the last one ever. I am pretty much horrible at keeping up with the blog but now that Kyle is here I want to get back to it to document things that go on in his life as well as ours. This blog domain doesn’t match our family anymore so I have created a new one: http://klepperkids.blogspot.com/ . Come and join us over there to keep up with the ins and outs of the Klepper life!

Christmas Cards!

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Charming Holly Wreath Christmas

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Kaylee’s 1st Birthday Party

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On Saturday, Mom, Jill, and Jan came over to help me get ready for the party and to make Kaylee’s Cake! It was so fun but a LOT of work! We all decided we could see why professional cakes cost so much!

Then on Sunday, Granny and Papaw came to help us get ready for the party. Granny and Mommy went balloon shopping and Papaw and Daddy put up the tent. Kaylee was please with it all!

Then all Kaylee’s friends and family started to show up!

Granny, Shellie, Tirzah, and Levi

Nanny, Great Grandma, and Great Granny B. (Aunt Faye came too!)

Jey, Aunt Susan, Jan, and Jill.

Twins: Pappaw and Uncle Jeff

Cory and Brandy.

Selena, Jason, Grant, and Sydney’s leg! hehe!

Shellie, Levi, Tirzah, Aston, and Carson. (Robert took most of these pictures!)

Papaw, Granny, Mommy, Daddy, Kaylee, and Uncle Preston

CARSON!!!!!!!!

SYDNEY!!!!!!!!

GRANT!!!!!!!!!

TIRZAH!!!!!!!

KAYLEE!!!!

After we ate we had Kaylee’s “smash” cake! She didn’t smash it though. She liked the icing only and the green dots of icing in particular. She would pinch one off, eat it, and grin at everyone around.

When I tried to get her to eat the actual cake part she just spit it out with a disgusted face. I thought this was strange until Carson tried it and did the same thing. It wasn’t the cake though, Jon and I ate it the whole rest of the week!

Next it was time to open presents! Kaylee had so much fun doing this of course! She got a lot of nice things!

Thank You to all the friends and family who helped to celebrate Kaylee’s Birthday and make it special! She is a blessed little girl to have so many who care about her!

(THANKS ROBERT FOR TAKING MOST OF THESE PICTURES!!! )

Happy 1st Birthday, Kaylee!

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Kaylee’s actual birthday fell on a Thursday. This is a post about that day! The days before Kaylee had a fun time playing with her present, reaching for the bow and sitting atop the box (don’t worry!! Jon is behind it holding on to her!) When Thursday finally came Kaylee was excited to open it. It worked out great that her bestest friend, Carson, was there to help her and join in on the fun!

Daddy came home early for lunch to watch Kaylee open her big present! She and Carson had a blast ripping the paper all to shreds.

It was a castle! The girls had a great time playing on and under it until Kaylee fell off and bonked her head. You will see the evidence of this in her party pictures.

After the castle became old news I climbed into the box it came and and popped out. This is the picture of the girls when I came out. They thought it was funny and had to come and investigate.

Kaylee liked getting into the box but Carson didn’t want to, so we would hide and play peek-a-boo with her.

After daddy got home from work we went to the mall and rode a ride while we ate. Then we went to the pet store and looked at all the animals.

When we got home Nanny, Pappaw, Uncle Preston, and Cousin Ty brought Kaylee a cupcake for her birthday and she loved it!

Kaylee 11 Months

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Kaylee’s 11th month proved to be a pretty busy time! She learned to crawl on all fours (yes, this came after pulling up, she army crawled for a LONG time!), sign “finished”, cruise around the furniture and last but not least she challenged all the foods she was disallowed except peanuts and is FINE!!! Praise Jesus! Going from formula to whole milk was a challenge for her. Jon and I were surprised because the formula is so nasty, but after a few days of protest she did fine. By the end of her eleventh month she was completely on table food and drinking from a sippy. It was bittersweet packing up all her bottles. She is still attached to the paci and I am just not sure we are going to give that one up for a while, it is convenient and she loves it.

I slowed down on picture taking this month.. GASP… I know.. but don’t worry, it picked right back up just in time for her 1st birthday! Here are some from her 11th month adventures.

Is there a Dr. in the house???

Hollywood!!!!!

First trip to the fountain at Coolidge Park.

First and only Mohawk to copy cousin Tyler!

Messy Meal Time!

Kaylee 10 Months

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Once again I have fallen behind on my blog posts! But I am back and ready to catch you up with everything that has been going on, particularly with Kaylee. We’ve been busy with a lot lately: starting and maintaining a community garden at church, planning a 1st birthday party, and even making some pies! But because most of the people out there who read this (anyone still out there??) only do so to know the latest with the “princess” , I will stick to that. Here’s what was up in Kaylee’s 10th month of life. I will update till the present in other posts.

Lots went on in Kaylee’s 10th month. She began to start really feeding herself and became proficient with the sippy cup (although she ONLY wanted water in it).

“What is this????”

She is getting good at signing things. Her first real sign was “more” and mostly uses it for Cheerios, her favorite snack.

She also started to get good at pulling up on things and standing to play.

Speaking of play, that is what she loves to do best! Whether outside, with her friend, Carson, in a hamper, or in the tub, play is what she loves to do!

While getting her to slow down and snuggle is a rarity, it sometimes still happens.

She also learned to melt daddy’s heart by dancing with him!

That’s it for the 10th month, 11th to come!

Brushing teeth- daddy style

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This post is dedicated to my dad because these pictures made me think of him and my earliest memory.. him brushing my teeth! He used to sing this song that goes like this:

“We brush our teeth,

we brush our teeth,

so they don’t fall outta our head!”

I’d die laughing, which I guess helped gain access to the teeth!

Now I get to watch Jon brush Kaylee’s teeth and it makes me smile!

Speaking of teeth, she now has two top one out and two more that look like they’re on their way! She’s growing too fast!

Just a playin!

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I have decided that 8 months is a really fun age! Sitting up, “crawling”, babbling, and laughing are so much fun with Kaylee. She loves to do anything new and to hang out with her friend Carson. What a blessing!

Our Investment Land

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Not long ago Jon and I bought some land to play on and hopefully sale to make a profit! Here are some pictures, Wanna go camping???

Fun story about this land. One of the reasons we got it cheap was because there was limited access to it because the “road” was dirt and had huge trenches in it. We had decided we would invest in it when we bought it by making a gravel road. After we signed and went to look at it what to we pull up and see?? A ROAD!!! God is so good!

Kaylee Crawls

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Or maybe it needs to be called Kaylee ~~Crawls~~ Gets Places as it is more of a scoot.

I needed to have written this back when I posted about her dedication, because that is when she started. She saw her granny’s shoe lace and decided that was the time to get somewhere! Since then there has been little stopping her.

Kaylee’s Dedication to The Lord Jesus Christ

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On March 7th, 2010 Jon and I dedicated ourselves to raising Kaylee in the Lord. My mom made a BEAUTIFUL dress. I am not kidding. It is stunning. We chose the verse Deuteronomy 6:7 for us: (Here is 5-7 though)

(5) Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. (6) These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. (7) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

And 2 Timothy 3:14-15 for Kaylee:

(14) But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, (15)and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Our hope and prayer is to raise a little girl with the help of the Lord to become a Jesus and Bible loving adult. That she would one day serve God with great zeal and live a fruitful life.

After the service, our family and friends came to our house to eat hamburgers and celebrate Kaylee’s life and the Lord! We used an idea from a shower I’d been to to bathe Kaylee in scripture led prayer. What a blessing! I am so thankful to everyone who was there and supported and continue to support us in this area of life.

Beautiful Dress

Detail on the bodice

Detail on the sleeves

Detail of the hem

The slip

Bodice detail

This is on the bottom of the slip. It says: “ Kaylee Marie Klepper Dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ March 7th, 2010 Woodland Park Baptist Chruch.” We are planning on using this for any future baby girls too and adding their dedication information to the bottom too!

These pictures were taken the day before. We ate yummy yummy pizza at Mellow Mushroom! I was so glad that my in-laws were able to come down for this special day! It meant a lot to Jon and I!

Pictures from the service:

Pictures from the lunch: I didn’t take a ton, I got a little busy, but here are a few. Kaylee took a nap through most of it!

After the party Shell and I hung out for a while. She is such a blessing in my life!

Today I found this bracelet my Aunt Laniey gave Kaylee in the bottom of the bag she brought with a bible with her name on it! Kaylee loved it!

Catch Up!

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So, again I haven’t blogged in way too long. I don’t know why, really I have no good excuse. I stopped right before the holidays, so I guess those pictures are WAY over due. I am ready to get back to blogging though. Spring is teasing us here and it is getting me ready to take Kaylee on adventures outside and document it in the blog world. So here is the catch up….

Thanksgiving:

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Thanksgiving is always fun, but with a baby it is even more so! This year we spent the weekend before Thanksgiving with my (Katie’s) family and actual Thanksgiving with Jon’s family. A good time was had by all.

Christmas:

Kaylee’s first time seeing Santa!

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Christmas was busy but great! We spent actual Christmas with my family and went to Jon’s the day after and a few parties here and there before. Kaylee cut her bottom front two teeth right before Christmas. We kept singing her the “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.” song. Kaylee wasn’t too happy about her present of switching from BMilk to formula over Christmas, but after some more weird poops, we decided it was time.

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6 months ALREADY??:

Not long after Christmas, our baby girl turned 6 months old! Can you believe that half a year has already flown by?? Here are some pictures of her sixth month of life…

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She now can sit unassisted, ~~likes~~ LOVES to eat solid foods, and playa with toys in the bathtub. She is babbling more and more every day and is just a joy to be around. Everyone we know says how good a baby she is and we know we are truly blessed! We love her sooooooooo much!

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My Birthday:

Not much to say except I turned 26 and am now officially in my mid twenties! I got a beautiful ring from my husband and an IPod from my parents, and had a great time celebrating!

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Valentines Day:

For Valentines this year I wanted to paint over the stripes in our living room. It now looks really good, if I do say so myself. When we were painting over the stripes Jon told me he never really liked them, so it was a good thing all around. Kaylee got a balloon from her Valentine (Daddy)! It still is inflated and she still loves to play with it!

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MORE Snow:

It has snowed more times this winter than any I can remember! Here is a video of the largest flakes I have ever seen!

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Swimming with the girl!:

We are so blessed with the membership to the YMCA. During all these COLD and snowy months it has been nice to have somewhere to go exercise and play. We took Kaylee in the indoor heated pool and she had a blast! She knows how to kick her feet and hold her breath briefly underwater!

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Spring is around the corner!!!:

We have now had a *few* days of warmth and my crocus have bloomed! Kaylee likes flowers as much as I do, but for different reasons I think! Here is her playing with a flower.

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So, that brings us to the end of the catch up. I am sure I have left a few things out, but it is time to start with the present. I would say I am going to be regular in blogging now, but who knows if that will really happen. I’ll try though!

Katie

She found her Feet!

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The First Snow of Kaylee’s Life

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She Loved It!!!!!!!!

Apple Cinnamon Twist

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I got this recipe off of someone else’s blog but can’t remember which one it was. I have tweaked it some to be egg, soy, dairy, and nut free and a little easier ( Making my own dough recipe and making the dough in the bread maker instead of by hand).

To make dough:

1 1/4 cup very warm water

1/4 cup melted butter (Earth Balance Soy Free Buttery Spread)

1/3 cup sugar

1.5 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

4 cups flour (I use all purpose)

3 teaspoons yeast (rapid rise)

Put all ingredients in the bread machine pan in order and then pick any cycle and push start. Mine kneads for about 15 min, rest 30, kneads 15 again.

While it is kneading, skin, core, and chop 2 regular apples, or 4 small apples until you have about 2 cups of chopped apple. Mix in:

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon apple pie spice

1/4 cup of melted butter (Earth Balance)

Put in refrigerator or to the side

After the second knead, take the dough out and put it on a lightly floured surface.

Divide it into three clumps and roll out into 3 separate long, flat pieces. If you don’t have a rolling pin, use a big cup that it lightly floured, that’s what I do!

(Sorry I didn’t get a picture of this because Kaylee was screaming and I was hurrying!)

Put the apple filling in a line down each of the pieces of dough and roll them up to where you have an apple filled cord. This is kind of messy and the juice of the apples comes out some. You have to play with it a long time to get it to look right. (Again, I didn’t this time because of the baby.)

When all three are rolled up, braid them and put them on parchment paper on a flat baking sheet or pan. I find it easier to put the cords on the parchment paper in the pan before I braid.

Cover this with saran wrap, get a dish rag really hot with water and put it over it too. Heat your oven to 350 degrees and put it on top to rise. Let it rise for an hour.

Before putting it into the oven mix a few tablespoons melted butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar together and brush over top. You can bake it like that and it will turn out looking like this:

This time I had an idea to make a sugar cinnamon crust like the bagels at Panera, so I put the topping above and sprinkled regular sugar and cinnamon mixed all over it and coated again with the melted butter. Let me tell you, it makes all the difference this way! More dessert- ish!

(This one is not as pretty looking because I didn’t take my time, but it tastes sooo good!)

Bake on 350 for 30 min. Take out and put on wire rack to cool. ENJOY!

And the Bad Blogger Award goes to…..

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ME!!!!

I can’t believe how long I have let myself go with out blogging again. A lot has been going on that I want to post about, but somehow I just keep putting it off and putting it off. Now I have way too much to share, but am going to any way in one big long drawn out post. Hold on tight, here we go….

I guess I’ll start from way back (a few weeks ago) when Kaylee experienced yet another first: a train ride! Judy and Jake (Granny and Papaw) came down to spend a day with us and we decided the most fun thing to do would be to ride a train.

It was such a beautiful day, but unfortunately Kaylee hadn’t napped well that morning. She fussed a lot in the train station and was passed around as we all tried to make her happy!

As soon as we got on the train she began to drift off into sleepy land. She slept the whole way down to the turnabout while we enjoyed the scenery

When we got off to watch the train turn around, she woke up and luckily she was in a good mood! She loved looking at the trains and playing with her grandparents.

Boy was that fun!

The next bit of news wasn’t much fun. It was actually frightening. I was with my mom,about to start a sewing project, when Jon called and said he was in a wreck and that they were going to take him to the hospital via ambulance.

I left Kaylee with mom, and drove to the site, I couldn’t get past all the cars that were blocking the road so I pulled over on the side of the road and ran up to all the flashing lights and this is what I saw.

(pictures taken later)

Jon was on a stretcher in the ambulance with a neck brace on. I asked to ride with him, but was told it was better if I followed. As I followed them, I remembered being glad that the sirens and lights weren’t on; I took that as a sign that things weren’t too bad.

When we got to the hospital, they ran tests on him, including a chest x-ray and a CT scan. Both came back fine and five hours later we went home.

Jon was beat up, but other than that, just fine! Praise the Lord!!

The next big adventure was Kaylee turning 4 months old. Can you believe she is already that big??? We can’t. She fills our days with joy and laughter more than we ever thought she could.

At 4 months, our GI doctor told us we could introduce rice cereal to her, but nothing else until she is 6 months old because of her protein intolerances. This has been a lot of fun!

At first she made this “What IS this?” face and then began to open her mouth for it. Just about everything that goes in comes right back out, so she doesn’t have the hang of it yet, but we all enjoy it!

Today, we took her for her 4 month shots. She did so good, only cried for a few seconds and then was over it. She was in the 70th percentile for height and weight, so that is good too! She came home and took a 3 hour nap and now is playing in her swing.

This weekend we are going up to my grandmother’s house to celebrate Thanksgiving early like we do every year! We will be going to Jon’s family’s next week on actual Thanksgiving. I wish I was able to tell you I have come up with a bunch of new recipes for the holidays, but despite being encouraged by a good friend, I am resorting to just eating sandwiches. Hey, it will still be fun to be with everyone, and I can always eat the good stuff next year!

Last but not least, Jon and I are considering adoption sometime in the near or far future. It is still a very new thing; we are in the early, early stages of praying about it, but would love it if you’d pray with us too!

Till next time I award myself a bad blogger award…

Katie

P.S. I forgot to mention, we bought a new truck that has a backseat so that Kaylee is safe and now we have the Toyota for sell! If you’d like to buy it, let us know!!!

New feats!

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Kaylee has been able to roll over from tummy to back for a while now, as you can see it perfected in the first video, the second shows her new ability to roll from back to tummy. The first couple of times she did it, she made a pouty face because she hates being on her belly! FUNNY!!! Looks like she is trying to get her legs under her too…. Wonder how long until she starts crawling???

Halloween 09

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Kaylee wasn’t too sure about the pumpkin or the penguin outfit. Maybe when she can actually eat the candy she will like it better!

Ya wanna piece of me????

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Kaylee’s First Beach Trip

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This past week Jon, Kaylee, and I headed to Amelia Island with my mom, dad, and brother, Preston. We found out before going that our friends were going there the same week AND were staying in the same condo building! How fun!

Kaylee didn’t care too much for the beach the first day because it was windy and a bit chilly, but once it warmed up she napped and played in her tent that Jon brought for her. One day she even took her bottle at the beach! Nannie and Pappaw enjoyed holding Kaylee and spending time with her. Uncle Preston did too. She had some trouble adjusting to sleeping in the play pen and somehow ended up in our bed a few times. Now that we are back home we are working on a better sleep routine and hopefully weaning off the paci!

Enjoy the pics!

Amy and Christian soaking up the rays.

Kaylee playing in the tent.

Night fishing with Shellie and Levi. Levi was the only one that caught anything! OHH and SHELLIE IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooo excited about that! I knew before the trip but I am still excited!

One of Jon’s fish that he cooked up for us to eat! Yum!!!

WHAT??? Belly time at the beach, come on mom!!!

Kaylee loves to be held and nap!

Dad relaxing!

More Fishing.

More playing.

Preston Chilling

Shellie and I enjoying a root beer!

Downtown Amelia

The Beach is so fun!

Kaylee’s Least Favorite Animal

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I hate a sloth!!!!!!!!

After Dinner

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Tonight we had spaghetti for dinner. I found some noodles at Fred’s that didn’t contain egg and used Tomato and Basil Bertolli spaghetti sauce (One of the very few I have found with no soy or dairy) with browned hamburger meat. It was yummy.

After Dinner this is what we did:

A Picnic and a Walk

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This picture looks like Kaylee is throwing gansta signs!

We started our walk and this was Kaylee: wide eyed and ready to see the world.

We saw all kinds of pretty wild flowers and then…..

She was out!

Enough for one day!

Jon’s Birthday

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Well, I have done it again… gone too long with out blogging.

Since I’ve posted last we celebrated Jon’s Birthday on September 16th. He found a good deal on a grill at Home Depot and bought it so I got him a grill basket and some skewers to go with it. Kaylee made her daddy a plaster of paris foot print to put in his office at work.

We also went to Bulls Gap to see Kaylee’s Granny and Pappaw and celebrate all the birthdays (Uncle Mike’s, Granny’s, Pappaw’s and Jon’s). Since I have to be careful what I eat, I made cupcakes using this recipe. (Click on recipe to view) It is soy, all nuts, dairy and egg free. For the chocolate chips I used Enjoy Life Semi Sweet chips, and instead of water I used Chocolate Rice Drink. I forgot to take pictures of them but they were pretty good. Not as good as regular cake but eatable. Here are some pictures of that weekend.

Kaylee loved visiting with her grandparents! As soon as we got there she carried on the biggest conversation with her Pappaw even though she had been in the car for a VERY long time.

We also celebrated Jon’s birthday with my parents and at my Mammaw’s house.. Jon has had a lot of birthdays! We had a great time at both places. The camera with the pictures of the birthday at Mammaw’s got left at Mammaw’s I think so I don’t have those, but here are some from when we went and celebrated at Mom and Dad’s.

Happy 29th Birthday Babe! We love you!

2 Months ALREADY?

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I packed them up. Kaylee’s newborn clothes that is. When people tell you to enjoy every minute, that they grow so fast, they are right. I never really understood this until I became a mom and here I am already with a two month old! (Well tomorrow anyway!) I have enjoyed her so much, the coos, the smiles, and this morning a laugh! Even with her belly troubles, she has been a joy, and I am convinced she is the best baby ever! ( I know, I know, don’t we all think our baby is the best. :)

Here is some of what she has been up to:

One of the cutest things about Kaylee is how she sleeps (so peaceful and cute) and wakes up. Always with a big ole stretch!

Here is the update from the GI doctor:

Dr. Devoid confirmed the protein allergy and had me stop eating nuts in any form and eggs in addition to the dairy and soy I was already off. We continued to give Kaylee Nutramigen formula until we were out of it to let my body get rid of as many of those proteins as possible. We started back on breast milk this past Friday and Kaylee seems do be doing well on it. She still has a fussy time in the afternoon, but she hasn’t had any bloody stools so that is good!

She is also starting to sleep better at night! I know I wrote a sleeping through the night post a while back ago, but she didn’t so that again until just the other night. We’ll see if it keeps up!

I am feeling hopeful now! I was so worried that even with going off all those things I wouldn’t be able to breast feed her. I am glad that I have found some foods to eat and now that I have rid my cabinets of all the “bad” stuff, it isn’t too hard to want for what I can’t have. Holidays will be hard though. That’s the newest thing I am worried about. Thank you for all your prayers for Kaylee!

Here is the latest EVERYTHING free thing I have tried, the Enjoy life boom CHOCO boom bar! YUMMM!!! I hope Santa brings me some of these for Christmas! (THEY HONESTLY TASTE GREAT!!!!!!!)

Manna from God!

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"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, `What will we eat?' or `What will we drink?' or `What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:25-33

Yesterday Jon and I met to get our flu shots and I went to go pick up my last check from the county office. In between the two, we stopped at this thrift store in Ringgold that was having a “box sale”. The ladies at his work rave about it. You get a bag and anything you can fit in the bag you get for a dollar and seven cents.

Back up…

The night before Jon and I were reading our couple’s devotion and talking about different things. We discussed who and what we wanted to pray for and one of the things was that I would be able to find food to eat on this diet and that I wouldn’t accidentally eat something that would hurt Kaylee. (I had also mentioned to Jon on a few other occasions that we might should get a bread machine but we are trying to be good stewards of our money since we are down to one income.) ISN’T it COOL how God provides!

In the stack of a bunch of junk was a treasure, A GIFT from God!

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! “ Matthew 7:7-11

A BREAD MACHINE!!!!

I wasn’t sure it would work but thought.. “Hey… for a dollar, I can try it! “ We took it home and looked online for the manual and found it without a problem. After sending Jon to find some yeast, I made my first attempt. IT WAS PITIFUL!!!!!!!

Later I found out why. I substituted a lot of things to make it soy, nut, egg, and dairy free and when I substituted the milk for rice milk, it was cold. Apparently yeast won’t work if it isn’t warm. So next time I’ll know for that recipe to heat my milk!

Instead of trying that recipe again I tried this one:

INGREDIENTS

1 cup warm water (110 degrees F /45 degrees C)
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

Place water, sugar, salt, oil, bread flour and yeast into pan of bread machine.
Bake on White Bread setting . Cool on wire racks before slicing.

Simple enough! AND IT WORKED!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!! Yummy Bread! God is soo Good!

Kaylee goes to Church

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Last Sunday was Kaylee’s first trip to church because of our doctor’s strict 6 week rule. We were glad to be back with our church family!

MSPI FOODS

2009-09-07T06:12:00.001-07:00

My intentions for this blog are greater than my ability to actually stop and do. Sorry again that it has been a while.

As promised, here is some of what I have been eating on the MSPI (Milk and Soy Protein Intolerance) diet.

Here is the grilled “cheese” that Jon made me the first day. It was actually pretty good. We got the tomato basil bread from Bluff View Bakery, a local bakery in Chattanooga, TN. He used earth balance buttery spread, cheddar rice cheese, and pepper jack rice cheese. Yum! I ate it with Lays potato chips.

VERY GOOD (Would eat it non MSPI diet)Very good substitute for butter. Can’t taste much difference from margarine at all!Cheese was one of my favorite things that I didn’t want to give up. This taste okay on things but I would never just get a slice and eat it like I would cheese before.

Here is another meal we ate. It was GOOOOOOOD! Chicken and vegetable kabobs! I soaked the wooden skewers in water, sliced up chicken, zucchini, yellow squash, red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, and canned pineapple because last time I got a real one it was bitter. I tossed all that in a bowl (except the chicken) and put salt, pepper, and olive oil over it. All that was left was sticking it all on the skewers and grilling it on Jon’s new grill he got as an early birthday present! (His birthday is the 16th!) He tossed some grape tomatoes that we grew in our garden onto the grill too. I actually like grilled tomatoes!

Salad Dressing is a problem for MSPI eaters because they ALL seem to have soy and a lot have dairy. This dressing bought at Greenlife is very very good and completely Milk and Soy free!

Here are some of my favorite snacks:

YUM!!!!!!!!!! This taste just like any semi-sweet chocolate!

This coconut bliss “icecream” is good but nothing like real icecream. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers!

This Chocolate Rice Dream Drink is very good. It taste just like a Yoo-hoo.

At the bottom of the page is the Sunkist gummies that are Soy and Milk free.

Here are some every day foods: Canola mayonnaise taste just like regular mayonnaise but it has a different texture. In my cheerios (the only MSPI cereal I have found), I like to mix UNSWEETENED Coconut Milk with Original Rice Milk. The Coconut Milk is not sweet and the Rice Milk is too sweet. Mixing the two comes close to regular milk when in cereal.

So these are a few of the things I have been eating. While I have been on this diet, Kaylee got worse so we decided to put her on Nutramigen formula. She seems to feel better but still has some blood in her stool. So I am staying on this diet, pumping, and waiting for tomorrow when we see the GI specialist. My diet may change from a Milk and Soy Free diet to something else come tomorrow, or I may be back on my regular diet and Kaylee on formula. We’ll see.

God isn’t surprised, shocked, or scared!

2009-08-29T10:08:00.001-07:00

Our God is big and good! He knows the hairs on each one of our heads. He did form us in the womb after all. He loves, and cares for us deeply. How funny it is that we tend to forget this sometimes. I sure do. When Kaylee first started having belly troubles I was afraid. Afraid of what it might be. My worst fear was an allergy. I had read on Baby Center and various other baby sites about what to look for and how to treat allergies. I didn’t want Kaylee to be allergic for sure, but there was also a little bit of selfishness along with that wish. You see, I am breastfeeding and an allergy means altering MY diet. I didn’t want to give up cheese. (How Dumb!)

Like I said, Kaylee has been having belly troubles. She started out as the sweetest, most laid back baby in the world (She still is, but let me explain.) Slowly around three and a half weeks she started getting fussier. Not to the point to where she was inconsolable, but she would make these deeply sad faces, curl her legs up, and she was starting to spit up more. Once she even spit up so bad it went out of her crib and onto the floor. I guess you would call it vomiting. We called the doctor about this thinking it was reflux. The doctor told us to hold her upright for 30 min after each feeding and to elevate her bed. We did these things and lo and behold the spitting up got better. But Kaylee didn’t. She still was having belly trouble and it was getting worse. We started to notice her poop was starting to have mucus in it and then… I saw it.. Specks of blood. The first time it was in the middle of the night, and I thought that maybe I had just imagined it, but then a few days later I saw it again and showed it to Jon. We both agreed that she needed to go to the doctor. It was a Saturday and we went and saw a very nice doctor that is in the sister practice to the one we go to. He told me to go off of egg, soy, nuts, and milk on a first 4 ingredient basis. So if those weren’t in the first four, I could eat it. We did this for a few days and Kaylee had a day where she seemed like it was working, but it was short lived. The day after she turned 6 weeks old we took her to get her shots and to talk about the belly troubles to her doctor. She took a look at her stool and said that I needed to go off Dairy (Milk Protein) and Soy and not just the first 4 ingredients, I needed to go “hard core”. I left with a list of ingredients to stay away from and the thought of WHAT CAN I EAT??? You see I already knew just about EVERYTHING has soy in it from my 5 day trial period, and a lot of things have milk. Did you know that even some gum has dairy in it? And lots have soy.

But like I said, God is good! He put us in a time when alternatives are available and near a grocery where we can get them. Last night, we took a little trip to Greenlife. We found all kinds of things that were Soy and Milk free! Look!

I am so excited about all of these things. What is most exciting is that if Kaylee’s allergies don’t go away (which please pray with us that they do!) I will be able to cook and make her things that are yummy that meet her needs.

So far I have tried the coconut milk, the rice milk, the earth balance “butter” , the local bread, the “ice cream”, the rice cheese, and the chocolate chips! They are all surprisingly good. Do they taste exactly like the originals, no, but will they help my baby girl feel better, hopefully!

I am going to start blogging some about these different products because when I Googled products that are dairy free and soy free, NOTHING came up. I could find some dairy free that would have soy, and some soy free that would have dairy, so I am hoping that the next person who is told this news can Google it and find our page.

Next post will be about the yummy Soy and Dairy free grilled cheese sandwich Jon made for me at lunch today. It was complete with Lay’s plain potato chips! :)

God is good and He knows what is causing Kaylee’s belly to hurt. He can heal her and make her well. Please pray for that with us! We love the pieces out of her, but know the Lord loves her more!

Good Stuff

2009-08-29T09:27:00.001-07:00

So it has been a while since I’ve blogged, but I have been busy with things that I will explain in my next post. This one, however, is all of the happy things that have been going on lately!

On the day Kaylee turned 5 weeks old, her friend Carson Blair Miles was born! She is just a doll and we all know her and Kaylee will be best of friends. We even have it set up to spend a whole day together once a week to play! Her parents, Robert and Aston, are thrilled that she is here and have much better shots of her on their blog. We only wish we took as good of pictures as they do!

Kaylee has also enjoyed her first picnic at Renaissance Park with our friends Levi, Shellie, Matt, and Sarah. It was on that ridiculously cold for August day a while back. I wish I’d had a jacket, it was that cool! We had Kaylee all bundled up but unwrapped her for a few pictures.

She is looking more and more like her Daddy everyday! She has his baby blues (so far). Her dark hair is falling out and it looks like it might grow back blonde, we’ll see.

We love her so much and now we can’t imagine life with out her. She is a precious and perfect gift from God!

Kaylee is 1 month old and sleeping through the night!!!!!!

2009-08-15T09:17:00.001-07:00

So last night might have been a one time thing, but Jon and I are super excited about it. Yesterday I went shopping with my mom and Jon took care of Kaylee, feeding her two bottles. When I got back, I fed her at 10:00 and put her to bed. Jon was going to do the middle of the night feeding. I woke up at 5:00am in a good amount of pain and asked him had he fed her. He said no and we went to check her. She was sleeping soundly!!!! I decided to go pump and got 4 1/2 oz from each side…. ouch! She slept another hour and we fed her a bottle again. Who ever thought! Sleeping through the night at 4 1/2 weeks!!!!!!!!!! WHoooo Hooo!!! Now lets hope it continues to happen!

5:21 Finished pumping.

6:09 Kaylee Wakes up! And eats 5 oz!!!!

Later that day, a well rested momma!

Not Me Monday

2009-08-10T11:48:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

So we all have things that are a little (or a lot) embarrassing, but Not Me! I am the perfect first time mom!(NOT!) This picture was NOT taken weeks ago when Kaylee was not even a week old. It has NOT taken me this long to muster up the guts to “Not Me” about it. The memory blanket give away on MckMama’s blog did NOT have anything to do with me posting this un-embarrassing picture.

Here is the story:

When we were dismissed from the hospital with our first baby girl Kaylee Marie on a Friday, I was NOT worried about how to breastfeed and if everything would work out okay. I was totally cool with the fact that the Lactation Consultant at the hospital could not meet with me in the hospital due to a fall. I did NOT worry so much that I became engorged but experienced no let down due to my stress. Kaylee did NOT loose a full pound due to this and she was peeing and pooping just like all the Breastfeeding manuals said she needed to be. I did NOT have Jon, my husband, call the doctor on a Sunday to insist that someone see my baby NOW while I cried in the background.

When we got to the Dr.’s office I did NOT cry in front of the Doctor, that would be embarrassing and as I mentioned before.. that’s NOT ME! When she told me that my baby was okay and to pump into a bottle and give it to her after feeding her, I did NOT sigh in relief! She also did NOT tell my husband and I that the disposable diapers we were using were ultra absorbent and to leave them off so we could tell if she was going to the bathroom. Even if she had, us perfect first time parents would NOT have listened to this advice. That’s why when we got home we did NOT leave her diaper off and wrap her up in her kidapotamus blanket. Jon was NOT holding her after I just nursed her and decided to go to the bathroom. Just as I sat on the toilet I did NOT hear, “OOOOHHHHH MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! KAAAATIE……” My heart did NOT jump into my throat thinking something was awfully wrong. When Jon brought her to me I did NOT laugh and say we have to get a picture of this. When Jon brought the camera in and started to take a picture of the poopy mess she DID NOT START TO PEE ON ME!!!!! I would NEVER make a face like this when holding my four day old baby girl!

I am NOT secretly hoping no one but MckMama reads this so that I have a chance to win that blanket!!!! Here’s hoping!

Pictures of Kaylee

2009-08-06T06:54:00.001-07:00

I am really grateful to our friends Robert Miles and Brandy Parker for taking some wonderful pictures of Kaylee! I can’t put up the ones Robert took in the hospital because they are on our broken computer. I need to get another monitor to hook up to it so I can get all my pictures off of it and onto this one! When I do, I will post them.

Here are the ones that Brandy, Jon, and I took the other day!

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Kaylee 2 Weeks Old

2009-07-30T16:05:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Kaylee’s 2 week Birthday and we are enjoying her sooo much! Since our last post, she has gotten to see her grandparents, other family, and several friends. She also has gained back her birth weight, had her first bath, and had her first tummy time! She was even babysitted by her Nannie because our computer broke and we wanted to go look at new ones together.Today we visited her doctor who gave her a clean bill of health and told us that we can start letting her sleep during the night instead of waking her up every three hours!!!! YEA!!!!!! Momma is sooo excited about this.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Tomorrow I go back to the doctor to see if I get a clean bill of health! I am feeling pretty good, so good that sometimes I forget to take my mandated medicine.. oops! The other optional medicine is rarely needed! I’ll let you all know how well Kaylee does sleeping through the night!! :)

Kaylee's Birthday

2009-07-24T13:07:00.000-07:00

On July 15th Jon and I took a trip to the hospital to have our baby girl, Kaylee Marie. We went on date day the day before and had a wonderful breakfast at Aretha Frankenstein's and then a delicious supper at Tony's. Because I had a scheduled C-section at 12:00, I wasn't allowed to eat anything after midnight till after the surgery.

Here we are the morning of the 15th, ready to go meet our baby girl!

When we got to the hospital, they put an IV in and strapped me up to monitor Kaylee. We found out that I was having pretty good contractions and I was told to stay in the bed. The nurse came in and was starting to pump massive amounts of fluids in me through the IV to get me ready for the c-section when another nurse came in and said they had an emergency c-section and that I would have to be bumped. Then I was told Dr. Brody had another c-section scheduled for 1:30, and that mine wouldn't come until 4:30. Ohh... I almost died! (Not really, I just was starving and I desperately wanted to walk around, but they wouldn't let me because of the contractions!!)

At 4:00 the nurses came in and started the fluids up again. Then I walked over to the OR where they gave me a spinal block (one of the weirdest feelings in the world,but it didn't hurt.) As soon as they put me on my back, Jon was able to come in. He held my hand as this conversation took place:

Dr. Brody: "So, can you feel anything?"

Me: " Umm... I don't think so"

Dr. Brody: " Well that's good since I've already cut you! "

All I could do was grin because I knew it wasn't long till I would see my baby. Also, I was elated that I couldn't feel anything ( I was a little afraid that I would.)

At 5:07pm, Kaylee came out and I could hear her cry. It wasn't long before they let Jon hold her and he brought her over to my side and let me kiss and touch her. I remember thinking how soft she was and how perfect she looked.

They cleaned and sewed me up and wheeled me off to the Recovery room where the grandparents got to come and briefly meet her and I was able to breast feed. I felt GREAT! Until they took her to go to the nursery. Boo!

It was four LONG hours later that they finally brought her to me in the Mother/Baby room. Jon took this video.

By this time, it was 10:00. Most of our families had to leave because of travel distances and didn't even get to hold Kaylee. That was the only bad part of the whole day. Here are some pictures of Jon and my Mom holding Kaylee.

Isn't she beautiful!!!

Here is a video of Kaylee's first hiccups outside the womb. She got them all the time in my tummy and still gets them often 9 days later.

On Friday we were ready to go home. Here is Kaylee all snug in her carseat.

When we got home, we gave Kaylee her first sponge bath. She likes it only when the water is on one part of her at a time. Once it gets all on her, she gets cold and cries.

As soon as she is bundled up, she is back to her sweet self!

We have enjoyed her so much in one short week and a half! I am doing very good, healing up well and in WAY LESS pain than I thought I'd be in! God is soo good!

July 15th and other Updates

2009-07-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had another appointment with Dr. Brody. He went to put the ultrasound on my belly and said "Holy Cow! Katie.. she is big... how much did you weigh when you were born??" Jon and I explained that we were both over 9lbs at birth and that he was close to 10 and early! We discussed the options and I started to freak out! We decided to go home to think and pray about it. After doing this and talking to our families and some friends, we have decided to do a c-section on July 15th!!!!!!!! We can't wait till she is here!!!!!!!!!

The nursery is pretty much finished! I just need to find a shade and put it up and add a couple more details to it. Here are some of the pictures of baby Kaylee's room!

This froggy picture was given to Kaylee from Lora Miller. She painted it! It is beautiful goes perfectly in her room!

These cute pictures were made by my Mom, Dad, and brother. How talented they are! :)

Kaylee's bag is packed. We are ready for her to make her apperance~ ON JULY 15th!!!!!!!!!!!

I made these letters with ribbon that was on the diaper cake at one of the showers for Kaylee!

Jon's Mom and Dad came down Sunday to visit! It was soo good to see them! They brought all kinds of stuff that Judy had gotten at a Grandma Shower. Isn't this time out chair cute!?!

Here's pictures of my short hair cut. I am starting to get used to it. I tried to get the back of it in the mirror... I need some photography lessons!!!

Here are the shelves that Jon made for our garage. I think he is almost running out of projects!

Thats all I have for now... Please pray that Kaylee arrives safely on the 15th!

Getting Ready and our Babymoon

2009-06-22T20:12:00.000-07:00

So as I mentioned in a previous post, Jon and I recently went on a vacation (to Barnsley Gardens) to relax before baby Kaylee arrives. It was soo much fun. I loved the pool, spa, and huge claw foot tub. Jon enjoyed fishing in the various ponds. We had so much fun and even got to meet up for dinner with our friends that live in Rome. Here are some pics from our trip. The rest are on Facebook if you want to see!

I have also been trying to get ready for Kaylee to come. I read on Baby Center to freeze meals before you have a baby. I am home and bored so that's just what I've been doing! I have made chili, chicken noodle soup, cowboy soup, meatloaf, sloppy joes, and spaghetti sauce. I think the only other thing I am going to make is chicken casserole. Yum......

This (above) is what my kitchen looks like when I cook.. I am the world's most messy cook! I do come by it honest though. My mom and mammaw cook the same way! (Below is how it should look. )

I know I spelled it wrong on the bag.... I am the world's worst speller! Just ask Jon... He'll tell you!

Last but not least, here is another video of Kaylee moving! She is getting stronger and stronger every day!!!!

P.S. I cut my hair all off... It is very short :/ . No picture yet...

Kaylee's 3D Pictures

2009-06-05T10:39:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures of today's 3D ultrasound. The first one is my favortie! I love how she is smiling! What a precious girl! I can't wait to meet her for the first time!

Has it been that long???

2009-06-04T06:07:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been over two months since I've updated the blog! Ahh!! I guess the end of school got to me more than I thought. Summer is here now and I can rest which I need badly. It is funny how quickly I wear out.

Here's an update of the things that have gone on in the past 2 months:

1: Kaylee Marie has gotten a lot bigger! :) She moves all the time which is fun to watch from the outside. She is hard to catch on tape but here is the best I could get.

2: We (mostly Jon) have put down hardwood floors through our whole house! Jon is like a working machine! He has also built a picnic table for his mom and dad that is super super sturdy and awesome and painted Kaylee's room. (He is dying to make another table, so if you want one let him know! )

3. We have been super blessed with showers galore for Baby Kaylee! I have been spending some time in her room trying to get it all organized and sorted. Here are some pictures from the showers:

4: I have also switched doctors. I am now going to Dr. Brody who is awesome! Thanks to Diana for telling me about him! I go tomorrow for a 3D ultrasound!!! Those pictures will come soon!

Monday we started our birthing classes at the hospital and our good friends Aston and Robert Miles are going to them too! I'll try to update more about this later too! I need to teach Jon how to update the blog for when Kaylee comes! Speaking of Jon, we are going on a "babymoon" next week to a spa resort in Atlanta!!! I can't wait. He has planned for me a rose facial (never had one of these! ), prenatal massage(whooo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!), and a 50min pedicure (my swelling feet are singing! )!

Sorry this is so long... but it has been 2 months! :)

Who says a trip to the gyno isn't fun!?!?!?

2009-03-26T14:59:00.000-07:00

Monday, Jon and I went for my 22 week check up. We waited and waited for the doctor to come into the room and that can get a little boring. Jon decided to entertain me first by trying to complete the nursery rhymes I would start. I hope he knows them better than what he was leading on because his versons are pitiful. Then he BEGGED me to make this video and laughed and laughed watching it over and over till the doctor came. It helped make the hour and 15 min wait go by faster. The good news is Kaylee is doing great! Her heart rate is good, she's growing well, and she is kicking up a storm!

Spring has Sprung!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-26T14:24:00.001-07:00

A current look at the tulips!

This one is my favorite.

This was a few weeks ago when the daffidils
were still up and the tulips were just popping up.

This is my amarylis. It has huge blooms.

The only sad thing is it doesn't last long. I picked them off today

and it won't bloom again till next year. :(

Chloe cat enjoying outside.

Daffidils

Crocus

They are the first sign of spring!

I LOVE FLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-02-25T16:27:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures from yesterday's ultrasound. Everything appeared normal and they were able to get an even better picture to confirm it is a girl!! The first picture is another shot of the "bump" (18 weeks). The ones from the prevous post were taken around 16 weeks. Next is the ultrasound picture of little Kaylee sucking her thumb! How sweet!! It is followed by a foot picture and an "It's definitely a girl" picture.

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!

2009-02-23T16:47:00.001-08:00

Here is the latest pictures of the baby bump! It seems like it grows every day! Today I am 18 weeks and 2 days. We went in for my check up today. I was suppose to be scheduled for an ultrasound to check everything out. Somehow I didn't get put on the schedule. After waiting about an hour the doctor came in and we got to hear the heart beat. She said it was 150 and Jon said, "Well it is probablly that Mountain Dew she drank before she came!" I really wanted to know what it was an had some friends tell me that I needed to drink some caffiene. That was when my doctor asked.."Have you had the scan yet? You should have already had it before I came in here. " Luckly she was able to get us in to check the sex only and it is a GIRL! We are so excited!!! I go back tomorrow to have the detail ultrasound and I am kind of glad. I LOVE seeing our little baby on that screen. She was moving and moving today! Here is the video!

He said if Robert put up the hula I could!!!!!!

2009-01-24T18:37:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures of Jon's recent mishap. He works a morning shift at Home Depot and was running late at 3:30am. He put on his shirt and noticed it was a little wrinkled and decided to iron it ON HIS BODY!!!!!!!!! He says he has done this many times before without trouble only this time he accidently pushed the steam button. Poor Jon!!!!

Baby Bed

2009-01-24T18:27:00.000-08:00

Here is the furniture we got off of Craig's list! It is exciting to have it already. Sometimes I go into the room it is in and just daydream about our baby! We can't wait till it is here!

Answered Prayers

2009-01-24T17:49:00.000-08:00

This past Thursday night began a roller coaster ride that we hope we never ride again. We were getting ready for bed when I went to the bathroom only to notice a good amount of bright red blood. I panicked and Jon called my OB. They gave us the option of coming in first thing in the morning or going to the emergency room. We decided that we would drive ourselves crazy thinking about it if we didn't go and get it checked out. Off we went to the hospital. When we arrived I became somewhat concerned that we might get shot or something. The place was full of rough looking people. We got checked in and waited. Then we waited and waited, cried, and waited, waited and cried and waited. The lady next to us (Who was about 300lbs, approx. 55 yrs old, and complaining of liver troubles as she hacked and walked out to smoke.) got a phone call which gave us our only laugh in the waiting room as her phone rang to "Shorty got Low." When she hung up, she started to complain to a couple across from her how long the wait was. We had been there for 2 hours and seen very few people go back. The couple responded to her saying they had been there for 5 hours! I began to loose it! Just then our God-send came. Hannah, a friend from church who is a nurse, walked out of the double doors we had all been watching to see who would be next. All Jon could do is point and say to me, "Hey, Hey... " I yelled, "Hannah!!!" She came over, gave me a much needed hug,and had us back in a room within 10 min. She made sure we had a Christian doctor and a great nurse and wouldn't leave until she knew we were settled. She was wonderful!!!!!!!!!! The doctor came in and did an ultrasound and we could see baby Klepper moving around and the heart beating. What a blessing and an answer to prayer! They told me I was a little dehydrated and gave me some fluids through an IV and told me to check with my OB the next day to determine the cause of the bleeding. We got home and crashed. The next day we went to the doctor. They did another ultrasound to look at the placenta and try to determine if the bleeding was coming from the uterus (which could be somewhat dangerous) or the cervix(which would be less dangerous). As far as they could tell the placenta was fully intact. While they were looking at this, they also took a good look at the baby too! I can't explain how awesome it is to see it on the screen. The first picture is where it had its hands up next to its face opening and closing its hands like it was waving. You could see its arms and legs and they said it was growing normally. We feel so blessed! God is soooo good!

This is the third time I have bled, but this time was much worse than the others. Please pray that this goes away as it is very frightening when it happens!

Baby

2009-01-07T10:26:00.000-08:00

Here are all the pictures of the newest member of our family. The one that looks like a blob on the bottom was taken when I was about 6 weeks along. In the other two, Klepper baby is about 10 weeks old, but he/she measured closer to 11 weeks. We should be able to find out the baby's sex sometime in Feb. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!