Recent News

So it's been a pretty busy couple of weeks...

Last Sunday night (the 13th) was the night before my sisters 16th birthday. She and I decided to go out for the last practice drive before she took her D.L. test the next day. We went driving in her car, so by the time we got back my van was freezing - I pulled it into the driveway, went in to get Kaylin and when I came out my van (along with my purse!) was N O W H E R E to be seen! At first I thought that it was a joke, because my mom is always ragging on my to not do that - but nope, it was seriously gone. So I called the police and then it was a waiting game. I was really hoping that they wouldn't find it to be honest, I am kind of creeped out to even get in it since it was "stolen" - who knows who or what they did in it!!! But early the following Sunday morning I got a message from the police saying that they found my van on the side of the road in Chicago Heights. So we went early Monday morning and picked it up from the tow lot (which sounds alot easier then it actually was!). The van itself was in the exact condition it was taken in, but all our stuff was pretty much gone. Kaylin's car seat, tons of clothes from Gina, some Christmas gifts we had to exchange, all mine and the kids c.d.'s : ( , my purse, our house keys (creepy!), and they tore everything up - there was papers everywhere, and they even ate the life cereal I had in there for the kids to snack on! how gross! some people just disgust me...
But I am very very thankful that the kids weren't in it and that no one was hurt. Stuff is just stuff, but it's still a little sad - I had alot of memories in some of those c.d.'s! oh well.

Other than that things are fine - my sister got her license, so all of our driving hours paid off! Kaylin is really enjoying her dance class, she can't wait for everyone to see her in the recital in the summer. Isabella is really growing up alot lately - she's not a baby anymore that's for sure! They are both getting cabin fever (so am I) - we are all really longing for another one of those unlikely 50/60 degree days where can just get out and run! Brian's doing really well at work too, lots of meetings and busy-ness for him : ) I think he's ready for a good game of golf though!


My Baby @ 12 weeks (kind of gross, but kind of cool at the same time!)

The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.