My new favorite picture

I love, love, love this picture!!  Those are my sweet girls and they love each other.  I praise God for that.

Painting Waffles

Last Saturday morning we woke up and the girls painted their waffles.  It was so fun!  They had a blast!!

I toasted their blueberry waffles and they painted them almond milk (what the girls drink in the morning) dyed with food coloring.  They used a plain 'ol clean paintbrush.

It really was a fun way to start the day.  And very interesting to watch.  Their methods are so different.  Pressley just goes for it and takes bites along the way.  Lyla is more focused, didn't take a single bite while she was busy painting and when she was all done still didn't want to eat it.  I love the focus they have in the pictures.  They were really into it.

Fun stories

My girls fully understand we pray before we eat.  They are constantly reminding us to pray when we forget.  Yesterday my mom and I were at McDonald's and she was trying to entertain the girls while I ordered food, by the time I got back everyone was wiggly and we just began to dig in.  In between bites Pressy started saying "Thank you" bite, bite "God" bite, bite "food...." bite, bite.  Lyla chimed in "love you, God" bite, bite "Amen".

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My last post was called "Sisterly Love" and I mentioned that the girls are also crazy about their brother.  Its true, they love him and are constantly taking care of him, but he does steal some of their attention at times, and that can be frustrating.  Yesterday when Pressley woke up from her nap she really wanted me to sit on the floor with her and play with the duplo blocks.  I told her I had to feed Kru first but would sit with her as soon as I was done.  She started whining and I told her if she whined I wouldn't sit with her at all.  So she came over and stood next to Kru and I waiting patiently.  I said "I love you, Pressy and I love Kru and I love Lyla" then I asked her if she loved Lyla and she said "yes".  I asked her if she loved Kru and she said "no".  I said "yes, you do!" and she said "no love Kru.  Mommy play blocks!"

Oh well.

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Ok, so here is a story where Lyla shows love to Kru.  She is a little mommy -- your typical big sister.  Kru was on his playmat a couple of days ago and was starting to fuss.  I asked Lyla to give him his pacie.  She went over, put his pacie in and he calmed down.  She came over to me and said "Kru sad.  Kru need bobble" (bottle).  I said "no, I don't think so".  She said "I think so.  Bobble".  And walked away, no strutted away, very confident she knew what was best.  I love it!  I love that she thinks she knows what he needs and better yet, that she cares about him enough to tell me!

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Heres another cute story.  The girls and I were coloring and they began peeling the papers off the crayons (a *fun* game my mom taught them).  Lyla had just peeled a pink crayon and I asked her what color she had.  She said "pink" (this is the one color they can both get right every time).   Then she picked up the paper she peeled off of a black crayon and asked me what color.  I wondered if I should say "grey" which is the actual color of the paper or "black" since it came off a black crayon.  I decided to go with "grey" since that accurately answers the question she asked so I said "Actually, thats grey".  She said "Actually, this Lellow" (yellow).  I loved how she used "acutally".  It was too cute.

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Thats all for now...  these stories are cute to me and one day when I look back at my blog I know I'll enjoy reading them again.  But, hopefully they are entertaining to you, too.

Sisterly love

We have had a busy week in the Turner house.  Pressley spiked a high fever Tuesday afternoon, we rushed to the doctor's office and she was given 2 shots of high-dose antibiotics because her white blood cell count was high.  We were sent for a chest x-ray the next morning.  The x-ray showed pneumonia.  We went back in to meet with the doctor on Wednesday afternoon and another round of the high-dose antibiotic shot was ordered.  Pressy knew what was coming and as soon as I started to pull her pants down (she got one shot in each thigh) she started screaming.  My mom was with me and she took Lyla and Kru to the lobby so they wouldn't have to be there for the ordeal.  Once the shots were done we had to wait around for 10 minutes so they could make sure she didn't have any reaction.  While we were waiting she kept crying and asking for Lyla.  One of the nurses went to the lobby to get Lyla, as she was coming down the hall Pressy ran out to her and they ran into each others arms.  Lyla gave Pressy a big hug and kiss and then said "Here Pressy", she went to the prize box and picked her out a little froggy toy.  It all calmed Pressy right down.  It was absolutely precious.   I'm so thankful my girls love each other!!  And, they are crazy about their brother, too.

This would be the perfect place to put a picture of the 2 of them together but its almost impossible to take a good picture of them together!  I'm going to have to work on that.

Sweet boy

Kru is such an easy going, laid back boy.  A couple of weeks ago we all sat down to eat dinner and decided to try letting Kru sit in his (the girls old) highchair so he could watch us.  We gave him a toy monkey to play with.  He pulled the monkey up to him and promptly fell asleep.  It was so sweet.  He is so sweet.  We are so incredibly blessed to share our lives with this little boy.

Christmas 2009. Finally.

Yea, this is really late.  But I was just looking back over my blog and I realized I have NEVER put Christmas photos on here!  What a shame!!!  So, here are a few from this past Christmas, which was wonderful.

First was Christmas Eve at Grandmother and Grandaddy Turner's house.  Reeree and Cuncle (Aunt Regina and Uncle Chris) bought the girls dress up clothes.  This was the... best. gift. ever!  The girls had a blast, we could hardly get Pressy to take the clothes off and they still one of the most popular toys in the house!

Great-grandmother and great-grandaddy got the girls motorized cars!  They haven't played with them much yet... its been a little too cold outside but I'm sure they will be a huge hit!

And of course, Kru was there, too!  Usually hanging out on someones lap.

Next up was Christmas morning at Gaga and Papa Kruithof's house.  Uncle Cole, Aunt Lolo, Savannah, Uncle Brenty and Aunt Kiki were all in town for Christmas.  That always makes it so much more special!  All the kids (and adults!) had a blast, of course.

David and I got the girls Radio Flyer trikes for Christmas.  Their feet don't really reach the pedals but hopefully by summer they will!  They love them anyway.  Now we just need to get some helmets.

And here is Kru, he was just hanging out all morning.  He got lots of gifts, too.  Here you can see him with a little bitty elephant he "got".  The girls wanted it to be right next to him.  I guess it was only fair since they were enjoying all their new toys. 

Some long overdue updates

Hello friends (if anyone is still around), I know I should have updated our blog a long time ago,

but guess what,

I've been

BUSY!

Hard to believe, right?

So, those updates...

• First of all, Kru is already 4 1/2 months old!  Where has the time gone?!?
• Second of all, he's HUGE!  We were at the Dr. earlier this week and he was just a couple ounces shy of 20 lbs!  Lyla was only 18 lbs when she was a YEAR old!  Keeping this boy in clothes that fir has been a chore, he outgrows things way too quickly!
• Kru's first smile was on the day he turned 5 weeks old.  Which would have been December 5th.
• I kept him in his bassinet in our room way too long.  Not age-wise, but size-wise!  The poor boy was touching both ends, but I just couldn't bring myself to move him.  I mean, come on, this might be my last baby!  So, the babysitter did it for us.  We were out celebrating my SURPRISE 30th birthday party and the babysitter put him down in his own bed.... he's been there ever since.  That was February 20th.
• Lyla and Pressley are TWO!!  When I got the call from church that they were going to be moved up to the 2 year old room on Sunday nights I sat in the parking lot of Costco and bawled!  Again, where has the time gone?!?
• Lyla and Pressley are both cutting their two-year molars.  Its.... just.... lovely.  Lots of motrin, lots of whining, lots of drooling and finger chewing.  Pressley now has all 4 showing, 2 of which are all the way through.  Lyla is still getting started and I can't see any of them yet.
• Lyla and Pressley are talking LIKE CRAZY!!  They say full sentences, carry on conversations, its amazing.  They are at such a fun age, learning new things all the time!
• Lyla and Pressley are in big girl beds.  We changed their cribs to toddler beds in January.  I had been dreading it for months, but you'd never know anything changed.  They handled it perfectly!
• We have a new niece!  Lorren's little girl, Hailey Claire was born January 21st.  I tried my hardest to make in there for her birth but arrived just a couple hours late.  When she decided she was done "cooking", she meant it!

Thats all I can think of right now, of course I can think of lots of "little" things that have been going on and I may update you on a few of those.  But, for now, I'm done.  I will post some pictures though.   Enjoy!

I can update from my phone!

Maybe I'll update more often now.

For now, enjoy this picture of my sweet boy, Kru William Turner.  He is amazing!

20 Weeks

Week and day: 20 weeks, 3 days

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: just took them off. So sad.

Food cravings: Anything sweet! and water... very strange for me.

Food aversions: absolutely nothing

Nausea: nope, haven't had any in a while, hallelujah!

Energy level: up, up, up! Nesting has kicked in and I love it! I never got to enjoy it with the girls, I wanted things to be done but was already quite uncomfortable and wasn't physically able to do everything I want. This time, nothing can stop me! I actually scrubbed my kitchen floor on my hands and knees the other day! I wanted to make sure I got every bit of dirt.

Weight gain: About 16 lbs.

Mood: Cheerful but sensitive. I've cried more in the last few weeks than ever before in my life.

Maternity clothes: Absolutely! Wearing 'em and loving 'em!

Size of baby: length of a banana. I can tell! I feel movement on both sides of my belly now.

Changes of baby: He (yes, I sad HE) is swallowing more these days.
Next appointment: Sometime in July -- ultrasound and check-up.

Other: We're having a BOY! We plan to name him Kru William Turner -- Kru is for my maiden name, Kruithof. William is David's dad's first name and my dad's middle name, so its a solid family name all around. I found out when I went in for my last ultrasound that I have anterior placenta previa. As of right now the placenta is on the back side of my c-section scar so if it doesn't move (which often happens as your uterus grows with the baby), it may make delivery difficult! Please pray it moves as needed.

I feel absolutely great and am loving this pregnancy. We have started cleaning out Kru's room and I'm itching to start decorating! We can't wait to meet this precious little guy, it won't be long now!

By the way, sorry I haven't updated more often one of my little monkeys actually CHEWED our power cable to the laptop and I am dragging my feet about replacing it. I'm loving the technology break! I'm using my moms computer now which is why I'm not posting pictures, but I'll look through her photo album and see if she has any recent pics of the gilies.

15 week belly pic!

Here it is, the first of many!

15 weeks and strawberry picking

Week and day: 15 weeks

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: on for now.

Food cravings: Pickles and hot sauce. I can't belive I want hot sauce! I've never liked hot sauce. I've eaten grilled chicken with hot sauce at Quaker Steak and Lube two days in a row!!

Food aversions: nothing really.

Nausea: yup, still. Its different though. It hits me around 11:30 and its more of an ill feeling than "morning sickness", but its nothing a little hot sauce can't cure.

Energy level: much better! No nap this week (but I hope David doesn't read this -- I don't think he does -- because sometimes he lets me take a nap on the weekend while he plays with the girls and I don't want to give that up!)

Weight gain: About 10 lbs.

Mood: Pretty normal, but I get cranky when that ill feeling hits mid day.

Maternity clothes: Absolutely! Wearing 'em and loving 'em!

Size of baby: apple -- impressive, don't you think?

Changes of baby: Our baby can move all its joints and limbs now!

Next appointment: May 22nd. Blood work only.

Other: Things are going great! I can't wait to find out if I'm having a boy or girl. Its still 5 weeks away!!! That seems like forever! But, we go on vacation in 2 weeks so at least I'll have a little break to take my mind off things.

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Now, the strawberry picking. We went as a family last weekend and it was a BLAST!! We put the girlies in their wagon and pulled them up and down the isles while David and I picked the berries. We gave them fresh berries to eat and they were in heaven! When they would finish their berry they would drop the stem and say "more, more". I actually paid for an extra pound when we left because I felt guilty, they ate SO MANY STRAWBERRIES!! When we got home I was putting the berries away and they stood at my feet still asking for more. They have eaten them with almost every meal and are still loving them!

Laundry Time!

Ok, heres a confession for you. I ABSOLUTELY HATE AND DESPISE doing laundry!!! So, at any given moment in our house there is at least one pile of dirty laundry, clean and unfolded laundry and/or clean, folded, but not yet put away laundry around our house. I would rather scrub toilets all day than do a load of laundry. I finally did a load of laundry, folded it and planned on putting it all away when the girls woke up. I set the basket of folded laundry on a chair in the dining room and went to get the girls. I brought them down, gave them their juice and then answered my ringing phone. THREE MINUTES later, this is what I found

What really cracks me up is that they each put on two necklaces before they had their way with the laundry! Hmmm, maybe they're on to something.... could laundry be more fun while wearing lots of jewelry? I'll have to try that.

They are really growing up FAST!

I wanted to show you all some more recent pictures of the girls. These are just some cute ones I took recently. Keep in mind its nearly impossible to get a "good" picture of both girls at the same time!!

This is a picture of the girls playing on the front porch. This is a regular thing for us these days. Whenever we go somewhere I say "lets go outside!" and they run to the front door. I let them walk out themselves and they spend a few minutes playing on the front porch, aka eating the lava rocks in the garden. This works great because it buys me a few minutes to get everything else ready -- putting Tucker in his cage, getting juice cups, diaper bag and my purse, etc.

And here the girls are having a snack at their little table! I lock them in by putting their chair between the table and the wall, we learned this lesson from our cousin, Savannah who fell out of her little chair and broke her wrist! The girls love eating their snacks here, I think they really feel like big girls this way.

14 weeks!

Week and day: 14 weeks

Belly Button in or out: still in, but even more shallow.

Wedding rings on or off: on for now.

Food cravings: pickles, pickles and more pickles. Oh, and Birthday cake.

Food aversions: nothing really.

Nausea: Yeah, still here. But worse than the nausea are the durn hot flashes!! They are serious!! I will all of a sudden get sweaty and light headed. I asked the dr about it and he said its fairly common. He said if I wasn't as healthy as I am he might be concerned but since everything else looks perfect, he's not worried. He said the fact that I chase 2 14 month olds around might be why I continue to feel that way for hours at a time. Makes sense, huh?

Energy level: getting better. I might take a nap or two a week, but thats about it.

Weight gain: Maybe 5 lbs.

Mood: Happy still! But, I do get frustrated easily, usually because when I started to get worked up one of my "hot flashes" hits and its hard to stay calm, cool and collected when I feel like I could spontaneously combust at any moment!

Maternity clothes: Absolutely! Wearing 'em and loving 'em!

Size of baby: lemon

Changes of baby: My "baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb!". This is from BabyCenter.com. Making faces and sucking its thumb?? Thats pretty substantial, don't you think??

Next appointment: May 22nd. Blood work only.

Other: Into my second trimester! Thank you, God!! I am still amazed there is a baby inside of me!! I can't wait to feel him moving around.

First airplane ride!

We went to my cousins wedding in PA two weeks ago and the girls had their first plane ride! I was so nervous about how it would go, we took an early flight because they are usually so cheerful in the morning and that turned out to be a good decision. They were happy for the first leg of the flight, got the wiggles out during the layover and slept during the last leg. They did this on the way to PA and on the way home. It couldn't have gone better! Look at those big girls!!!!!




And, Joe and Audrey's wedding was absolutely beautiful!!!!