So...in the last five months this is what has went down with the "M & J Program!!":
July 2011: In July I continued to be pregnant! hahaha Madek & I took a wonderful trip back to the UP to visit all of our amazing friends there!! We celebrated the fourth with Mark's sister Kat & her husband Nels....and back home to watch the fireworks with our new friends here the Halvorson family!!(Yes....we've made a few friends ;o) Oh I almost forgot...we walked a 5k as a family and I wanted so badly to run...I jogged more than I should have and then I was pretty sore for a few days...darn pregnancy!
August 2011: My Mother came to visit for the first time since we moved to Minnesota!! We went to the Mall of America and shopped til we dropped...finished off with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory...yummmmmmmy! We took Madek to the Zoo & Aquarium...which he loved. My brother Jason & his gf Carol came to visit since moving back from Alaska! It was good to see them and nice that they were here when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor...no biggy..everything was fine in the end!Towards the end of Aug my sweetest dear cousin Lindsay Ree came out for her first visit! It is always such a great time when Lindsay visits....1 week wasn't enough ;o( The day before she left we celebrated my 27th bday with an awesome dinner in Canal Park! Oh and in August I continued to be very pregnant & very hot!!
September 2011: Mark & I had one last weekend get away before the arrival of baby number two. Mark's parents offered to take Madek so we could enjoy a mini vacation. Of course I picked Door County Wisconsin!!! We had a great time with our favorite "adopted" family as we refer to them!! Dee & Eric are always the best hosts, they entertained & fed us well :o) Always leaving ready to return again!! Lets see.....what else happened in Sept.....not sure of much else...I was still pregnant....very very pregnant!
October 2011: Baby #2 has finally arrived!! Kroix Walter on 10-4-11 8lbs 11oz & 21.5 inches long. A happy & healthy baby boy :o) His delivery was simply amazing & I couldn't have had a better hospital, doctors or nurses. Thankful for Grandma Becky who came to the house to stay with Madek while we were at hospital. We knew right away he was just the best baby ever so sweet & cuddly!!
November 2011: Well lets see...November we spent getting into the swing of having 2 kids and let me tell you that was a stiff learning curve! WOw....I never imagined 2 would be SOOO different than just one. Slowly....very slowly things started to get easier. My dear friend Becky came from Esky with her 3 kids! We had a fun day out to the Aquarium & Texas Roadhouse for lunch!! Then for Thanksgiving we managed to go back to Michigan and we had a great trip! We also go to stop in Esky and stay with our friends the Martin family :o) Thanks to them for hosting us!!
December 2011: Madek wrapped up all of his fall classes which included gymnastics, gym & swim, swimming lessons, jump & jive & preschool. He is already telling me he wants to go back to school so that is awesome. He will also continue gym & swim one day a week and hopefully start wrestling come Feb.!! Christmas came &went &was wonderful. Thank you to our awesome Johnson cousins for inviting us to their celebration. We had a great time & even more amazing FOOD!
Present: We are preparing for Madek's 4th bday with a get together with friends & a stay at a waterpark hotel!!
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your family & friends. Lets hope I can keep this thing updated more often than every 5 months!!(sorry for lack of photos..I just don't have the time right now)
Love,
Yay for blog updates!!
ReplyDeleteKeep em coming friend :)