March 2010

So I know this is a little late, but hey I figure better late than never! March was a crazy month for the Reinwand family. We did get to get away and visit my parents in Florida!!!! It was a lot of fun and the kids did really well. Both flights we were able to have extra seats between the four of us so the plane rides weren't too bad. We all slept in the master room with two pack and plays for the kids. That actually went really well too! It was a little cooler than we would have liked for the beach and the pool, but we still got to spend time at both. Kaelyn loved swimming and jumping into the water!! She was a little dare devil even going under the water. She loved standing in the ocean and even got into waist deep water (which isn't hard considering she's almost two!) We went to the zoo, the aquarium and the children's museum. Kaelyn had a blast! I think her favorite part had to be my parents new dog Mia! Every morning Kaelyn woke up she had to ask about the "Gog" and make sure she was still there! During the trip Joe and I even got out to see three movies and have dinner alone! Thanks Bapa and Grandmama! We all had a wonderful time!
Right before we went to Florida we found out that the bank had accepted the offer on our house. For those of you who don't know the whole story we put the house up for sale the end of December. We actually got an offer from our first showing. Unfortunately it was for less than what we owe so it ended up being a short sale. It took the bank a few months to decide if they would accept the offer. They ended up saying that the original offer wasn't enough. They went back to the buyer with a counter offer and she accepted. So we found this out right before our trip to Florida. We had a 3 bedroom apartment that was being held for us until the middle of April. After talking it through we thought maybe we should get a two bedroom and save some more money that way. So I called the apt complex to see what they had. One of the biggest two bedrooms was available but we had to take it right away because someone else wanted it for April. So we signed the lease before we went to Florida. While we were there we decided to move sooner rather than later. My mom also volunteered to come up and help us pack, move and unpack. So we got back to Minnesota on Thurs 3/18 and moved a week and a half later on Tues 3/30. Everything went well and we could not have done it without the help of my mom!!! We hired movers so the moving part was not bad at all. Now we are just trying to get everything settled.
Other than that the kids are doing great!!!! Austin is sitting up and moving around all over the floor. He hasn't figured out crawling quite yet but he can pivot around. He is slowly trying new foods and absolutely loves his big sister!!! Kaelyn is talking up a storm and using new words everyday. She is learning how to undress and dress herself. She loves to pick out her own clothes. They seem to be adjusting to sharing a room and being in a new place. They are an absolute joy to watch and be with!!!!

I am having trouble doing a slide show for pictures, so I will post just a few below. Enjoy!

These are from Florida





These are from March and an Easter Eggstravaganza

February 2010

Big Boy!!!!

Austin had his six month check at the Dr last week. He weighed in at 17 pounds 14 ounces and is 28 inches. At Kaelyn's 1 year check she weighed 17 pounds 6 ounces. I can't believe that my six month old officially weighs more than his sister did at 1year!!!! I can't imagine what he is going to grow up to be......

January 2010

Well, we survived another crazy and busy month! The kids are doing really well and are so much fun to watch! Kaelyn is starting to talk a lot more and is saying new words everyday. She babble a lot too and then she will throw a real word in the middle of it and it just cracks us up!!! She loves her little brother and is always wanting him to sit by her and play! She has found a favorite new word which is "mine" and has developed a little attitude to go with it. It will be interesting to see how things develop with her in the coming months. She and I started ECFE classes again this month and she seems to be enjoying it. She graduated from the infant room to the toddler room. There are many more toys for her to play with and the parents leave the room for part of the time. She doesn't seem to mind too much when I leave so I'm grateful for that! Just in the last few weeks she has started not liking to take baths. She is afraid of the floaties in the tub. Everyday is a new experience with her!!!!
Austin is getting so big!!!! He has started eating baby cereal, fruits and veggies. He seems to really like bananas and sweet potatoes. He loves his big sister and is always watching her to see what comes next! He puts up with a lot from her but doesn't really seem to mind!!! He has started spiting and buzzing his lips as one of his favorite activities. He has also really started rolling around and will even end up on the opposite side of his crib in the morning! He is a great baby! We realize everyday how blessed we are!!!!!

Kaelyn talking

Here is a video of some of the things Kaelyn is saying. It was a few weeks ago so she has gotten better at some of them, but I thought it would be fun to share!!

Markers....

So Kaelyn absolutely loves markers! I don't usually let her use them unless she is supervised. I accidentally put a highlighter and permanent marker in a drawer in the desk in the kitchen. One night while I was washing dishes Kaelyn was playing behind me. After I tuned the water off I head this familiar noise. It was the sound of someone using a marker. I ran around the corner and........luckily it was the highlighter!!!!!!!! It came right off and it was soooooooo hard not to laugh! But we had to take pictures!!!

Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!! We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Ours was busy but fun! We started off December by getting a few packages in the mail from Uncle Nate and Aunt Elizabeth. Kaelyn got her first cabbage patch doll which she absolutely loves!!!! And Austin got his first Build A Bear which was an adorable little puppy!!!! I'm sure he will love it when he gets a little older! But right now Kaelyn is taking good care of it for him!!!! We spent Christmas Eve with Joe's family. We had dinner at his mom's and opened presents afterwards. The kids seemed to have a good time seeing everyone and Kaelyn had fun unwrapping her gifts. Then we woke up Christmas morning and opened gifts at home. Most of them were from Grandpa and Grandmama Sanders. Kaelyn had to open everything right away and test it all out! Then we got to go and enjoy the snow while Joe helped plow his parents driveway. Kaelyn wasn't too sure about the snow, but thought it was fun when we threw snowballs at her!!!! Then we got to see some more family and have some yummy crab legs!!!!! It was a busy but fun couple of days!