Our little skunk :)

We had a great visit back to La Crosse last weekend! Evie dressed up as a skunk for the Reformation party that we went to; it was super cute. It was so nice to see some old friends as well as most of our family! We definitely miss La Crosse and being closer to family, but we are very thankful to be here in Grand Rapids at this time. God has been so good to us here and it has been a growing time for both Kyle and I.
Thank you to the Lohse's for letting us stay with you while we were back :)

Borg Update

• Evie took her first steps last night! She walked about six steps across the room to get a toy I was holding. It was fun that both Kyle and I got to see it! We have been thinking for about three months that she would walk any day :) I think she totally forgot that she walked yesterday because I tried to get her to do it today and she had no interest. Oh Evie :)
• On Tuesday I had a prenatal appointment with my midwife. Everything is going well. We got to hear the heartbeat which was going nice and strongly :) Today marks my entrance into the second trimester (14 weeks) yay!
  
• Julie (Kyle's Mom) is coming for a visit tomorrow and staying through Monday; we are looking forward to her being here. Hopefully Evie will take some more steps so that Grandma can see.
  
• We are going back to the La Crosse area the last weekend in October. It will be fun to see friends and family! We haven't been back there since our brief visit in April.
  
• Kyle is keeping busy (as usual) with work, school and family. He is enjoying the two classes he is able to sit through this semester.
  
• I'm feeling better these days, no more nausea and extreme fatigue. It's nice to have a little more energy. Soon I will be making the transition to maternity clothes :)
• Evie and I are going to this program called Babies N Books at a local church here on Wednesday nights. It's great! We learn about the importance of reading and Evie gets to play with other kids her age. She is a very social child and loves interacting with other babies. Evie gets a free book every time; it's great!
  

A Traumatic Day

Today I took Evelyn to her 12 month well child visit (she is actually 13 months). The doctor said that she seems to be doing great and looks very healthy. Evie weighed in at 20 pounds 4 ounces (25th percentile) and measured 29.5 inches long (50th percentile). I don't remember quite what her head circumference was but I know she that it was in the 75th percentile. The sad part of the visit was that Ev got 5 shots. She did very well considering that she was held down and poked 5 times :( The nurse gave her a sucker right afterward and that helped a lot. But to make things worse, we were then informed that she needed to go up to the lab to get some blood drawn :( It took awhile because the lab tech had a hard time finding a vein in her chubby little arm. She is in recovery now (upstairs napping :) ), hopefully she isn't too sore when she wakes up.

Poor baby :(

5 Bugs Bunny band aids on her thighs :(

Naptime

Baby Update: 10 weeks

I had my first appointment with my midwife on Tuesday and everything went well. Basically it was just a physical and we talked a lot about Evie's birth and the circumstances surrounding it. She said that she has no reason to expect that this baby will have that same issues as Evelyn did (asymmetrical growth and low amniotic fluid). As a precaution she is planning on scheduling an extra ultrasound at 36 weeks just to check on growth; I'm not going to complain about that :) The midwife said it was still too early to hear the heartbeat (I was about 9 1/2 weeks) but that my uterus felt like it was right on with my dates. I go back the middle of October for my next appointment and hopefully we will hear the heartbeat then!!

I've been feeling alright....just very very tired, often taking an afternoon nap when Evie does as well as going to bed at around 8:00 pm.

Our Baby is a Toddler...

I read today that at 13 months a child is considered a toddler. Well our babe is practically there. She doesn't even look like a baby anymore, but that's alright she gets more and more fun everyday.

Yay!

Kyle and I are happy to announce that we are expecting baby #2 around April 15, 2010! We are super excited and thankful for another blessing from the Lord. So far everything is going well, I've been extra tired right from the start but I was like that with Evie also. I have my first appointment with my midwife (we are doing a hospital birth with a midwife this time around) on September 15. At this appointment they will try to listen for a heartbeat and if it is still too early to hear it (I will be 10 weeks at that point) they have a small ultrasound machine in the office that they will use to look for fetal heart tones. I'm looking forward to hearing the heartbeat! That was such a great experience with Evie and I'm sure it will be this time as well. Hearing the heartbeat just makes things a little more real and there is also the added relief of knowing that everything is going well.

The last of our visitors (Jake and Alexi) just left this morning. We have had Kyle's parents, my family and Matt and Nancy all stay with us during the month of August. We had tons of fun but it will be nice to get back into our regular routine. Kyle starts classes tomorrow so life will begin to get busier for him. This semester he is taking Practice Preaching, New Testament Intro, Theology Proper, Prolegomena and Greek.

We hope and pray that you all are doing well! Look for more updates/photos soon.

Evelyn's One Year Photo Shoot

On Monday Grandma Borg and I took Evie to Sears to get her one year pictures taken. She did very well and loved the photographer! Last night we had the first of Ev's birthday celebrations because Grandpa and Grandma Borg were here visiting us. Her Aase grandparents, as well as her aunts and uncles, will be here on August 17 (her actual birthday) for another party :) It's hard to believe that Evelyn is almost one! Sometimes I miss the little infant stage, but she is becoming more and more fun everyday.