Once again it has been months since I updated this. Sometimes it seems overwhelming to write down everything that has happened since the last time I wrote.... so I won't write down everything but only the things that really stand out.
1. Mabel..... what a sweet baby! She is so happy and pretty easy going. However, all we have to compare her to are the twins who were 3 and 4 pound premature babies. We were first time parents and it was pretty much the first time we were around infants. So we were pretty stressed out. Anyway, Mabel is such a blessing. At 7 weeks on the day, she went from sleeping 3 hours at night to 7 and has increased to 11-12 hours/night. She even slept this well and was happy when she was sick. Mable loves her toes. We catch her on the monitor playing with them instead of napping. She loves to be held, talked to, her sisters, talking, car seat toys, being played with, mommy's hair, her play mat and rice cereal which we just started, and when daddy plays guitar.
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| Isn't she so cute!! |
2. The 3 girls and I went to Lexington in January to celebrate my dads birthday. It worked great since Clay had an away junior high basketball game and then had the concession stand at the next nights basketball game, since he is the junior class sponsor. We had a lot of fun in Lexington. We spend time with Nana and papa Jones, GG (great grandma Jones) and Zach. We also went to a Lexington basketball game.
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| with papa at work |
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| GG |
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| Girls love DQ star kisses! |
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| Uncle Zach and Mabel |
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3. February was a long month. February 10th McKinley started acting a little funny. Extra clingy which isn't out of the ordinary but she also wasn't eating great. That night, Clay, the girls, Cooper Nana and I went to a eberskeeber (fried pancakes) dinner. With McKinley in my arms I was reaching for my tray and she threw up all over both of us. We thought "ok, thats why she was acting funny" and left it at that. The next day she started acting sick in her chest- coughing, fever... things continued to get worse. February 13th Mabel had a dr. visit which they diagnosed her with RSV. I told the doctor that the twins were coughing... and he said that they had RSV as well and we would do breathing treatments for all 3 of them. That afternoon McKinley was hot, lethargic, breathing heavy and very fast and just looked horrible. We took her to the clinic and they sent us to the hospital because her oxygen levels were so low. Kinley and I stayed in the hospital that night and Clay went back and forth that day and the next. It was a bit complicated since Mabel won't take a bottle. That was the first and only time the twins have been apart for more than a half an hour (weird!). We were able to come home Valentines day night. Adelain ended up having 2 ear infections and Mabel was very close to having to go into the hospital as well. She is still on the mend. We had both my mom and Clay's mom help for 3 days- we have the best parents ever! We thank God for our girls health every day and don't take it for granted as much as we did before!
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| Cooper Nana |
4. Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn.... read it... or don't if you want to stay comfortable. Guarantee you will be challenged. Not only in your finances but in life in general. Wow! Going to be tough following the Lord in many areas of our lives. Excited and really scared!!! Ask us about it and we will share and it will keep us accountable!
5. We are all excited for nice weather and time outside! Clay has an alumni basketball tournament this weekend and then preaches at our church on palm Sunday since our pastor will be gone. Please keep him in your prayers as he seeks Gods guidance on this. We look forward to going to Lion King in Omaha with my parents and my sister Megan and her husband (IF Mabel will take a bottle.... working on it!), Easter in Aurora with the Mankins and a family trip to Kansas in May!
God has been showing me how blessed I am. There are hard days but there honestly hasn't been a day that I didn't want to be staying at home as a wife and mother. It is a joy to be Clay's wife and Adelain, McKinley's, and Mabel's mommy. I have the best job and family that I could ever ask for.
We are so thankful for Jesus. Jesus is enough. He satisfies every need and want. He is truly life. There is nothing that compares to the riches of Christ.
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| 1st Husker game! |
