Valentines Day

We had a good Valentine's Day with our little family. Kaisley got an Elmo Activity coloring/sticker book, an Elmo's Valentine's Day book, and a new movie for the car: All About Minnie Mouse. Kiley and I agreed to get a couples massage when we get the time for our gift to each other. I also made Kiley a list of 101 reasons that I love him. I honestly got a little emotional when I was writing it. Most of the time I was laughing at the reasons I love him but I also got really teared up thinking about how amazing of a person he is. I am so blessed to have my little family!

Kaisley at 20 Months

Ever since Kiley got home from Ohio Kaisley has been OBSESSED with her Dad. He was worried that when he came home she wouldn't want him but instead if he takes his eyes off of her she says "DAD" a million times. She wants him to watch her eat, read, run, and dance. Even if he closes his eyes she says Dad over and over until he opens them. When he is at work she will walk around the house calling for him all day long and I try to explain that he isn't home. She only says Mom on request and she still clings to me when we are in public or there are new people around but other than that she wants her Dad.
Kaisley is super smart. She knows about 30 words now and tries to sing the ABCs.
Her favorite treat is Strawberry Milk.
She loves baby dolls and baby Lauren. She usually gets jealous when I hold other kids close to her age but if she sees me holding Lauren (who is about 2.5 months old) she gets mad that I'm not sharing. I watched Jake and Jessica's kids for a few hours a couple weeks ago and Kaisley held Lauren almost 10 minutes really still and quietly patting Lauren's hands. She even held her bottle for almost 5 minutes and I was surprised with how gently she was doing it. She will be a great sister!
Kaisley LOVES to spin in circles. She likes getting dizzy and falling down. I will even try to physically stop her from doing it because she is so dizzy but the second I let go she is spinning again.
Her hair is FINALLY long enough for pigtails! 

Month 6

Time is flying by so fast with this pregnancy. I no longer take anti nausea meds and everything is smooth sailing. Although I have gained 20lbs it doesn't feel like my belly is getting much bigger. I think it feels that way because I am carrying him much lower than I did Kaisley. Strangers stop me now to ask when I'm due and I get lots of belly rubs from my coworkers. I don't feel him kick much unless I am laying back or down, and then he goes crazy. I can always feel him shift around though. My cravings are gone and spicy food is spicy again!

Good Riddance January!

January was a crazy month for us. Kaisley had a double ear infection and an allergic reaction to her antibiotic which was amoxicillin. I started school which means that I have to drive two hours to Pocatello for a three hour class and then drive home (hopefully the professor will work with me on this). I also switched to day shifts so that we can have more family time together and so Kaisley can have play time with other kids. This is a big adjustment to our income. Kiley fell in a snowy parking lot and broke two bones and tore a tendon. We are hoping that Worker's Compensation is going to cover the injury. He had to wear a boot for four weeks, and then wear a brace for a year, and possible surgery after a year. We are getting a second opinion on this. I had a horrible fever and then sinus infection that I had to get on antibiotics for and Kiley has been fighting a cold for two weeks. Kiley was also out of town for two weeks in Canton, Ohio for ATM training where he got food poisoning. We were thankful for Skype but it was a big adjustment in our house not having him here. It is also tax season so I have been working with my Dad's accountant to get the business taxes taken care of which has involved a few long, sleepless nights trying to get work done.
This having been said, we have a bright outlook for the rest of 2013 and are so glad January is over!!

Holidays

After Chirstmas was a little busy. We threw Monica a bridal shower and then she got married the following week. The bridal shower was pretty fun. We had a Bridal Brunch with mini muffins, juice, and a yogurt bar where you could build your own parfait with granola and different types of fruit. Kaisley helped Monica open her gifts.
After the shower, Laura and I had to drive up the mountain to pick up Kiley, who had gone snowmobiling with the guys but broke a part on his sled so he stayed back at the truck and waited for us.
We had a White Elephant gift exchange after dinner. Kaisley really loves to help open gifts.
Kaisley had a rough Christmas break. She had a cold for a week that turned into a double ear infection and then had an allergic reaction to her antibiotic that made her break out in a rash. She is doing much better now and we hope it is a long time before she gets sick again. 

Month 5

Well, we are at the halfway mark and had our 20 week ultrasound..... it's a BOY! Kiley was able to get off of work and take Kaisley and I to the Dr. appointment. I was really surprised that Kaisley let the ultrasound tech touch my belly because she DOES NOT like anyone touching me. If Kiley's and my feet are touching she will yell NO and push him away. It was a little funny because he was really shy about showing his face, but was not shy at all about showing us he is a boy!

So far I am craving spicy food and sour candy. Most of the time the spicy food tastes pretty mild to me and even the straight sour sugar from the bottom of a sour patch kids bag isn't sour enough. I am still taking my anti nausea medicine but it is usually only when I didn't get much sleep the night before. I am switching to day shifts for work so this should really help. Kiley and I think the baby's name will either be Kashton or Kannon with a middle name of McCoy or McCrae. We would like to stick with the K's and M's. Because I am a lot healthier with this pregnancy, my weight is now what my pre-pregnancy weight with Kaisley was.

Christmas Day

I had to work Christmas Eve but we made sure to open our new pajamas before I left so that we could all sleep in them that night. Kais slept hard that night and we actually had to wake her up which doesn't usually happen. She is usually waking up at 8:30 on the dot every morning.

just waking up

happy girl

wearing her new necklace and bracelet and opening her barn set. She always loves to wear my necklaces and say "Sooooo" (which means so pretty as we always tell her)

LOL Elmo

Kohl even got a new bone

Yummy breakfast!

Overnight blueberry french toast bake

Grandma and Grandpa Koski and Lexi came over for Christmas Dinner and presents. Kiley deep fried a turkey which he didn't have enough peanut oil for and tried to buy some at Walgreen's which was the only store open on Christmas, who didn't have any oil. So we borrowed some from Jake and Jessica

Kaisley's princess car

My parents came over later to bring Kaisley her gifts: a princess tent and a grow with me kitchen