Playing chase, originally uploaded by kkirk78.
Wyatt's favorite game is to play chase around the house. I ran into the kitchen and hid and waited for him. This is him finding me around the corner...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Waylon, Jesse & Wyatt
Friday will be the twins' 3rd birthday. I can't believe it's been 3 years already! I'm very glad that while the intensity of the pain has diminished the memory of holding them has not. Those memories of them in the hospital are still as plain as day, which I am very thankful for.
I feel very blessed to have Wyatt after everything we have been through. He is perfect: healthy, cute and so much fun! There are times still that I see the twins in him. He was napping the other day and his jaw and mouth still looked like the twins. It's crazy after all this time that he would still resemble them at times.
Wyatt has been such a joy lately to watch. He is soooo observant. We were outside today sitting on the sidewalk playing with leaves. I was twirling one in my hand and Wyatt turned to the side and saw the shadow of the leaf moving. He would look at the leaf and then at my hand and then back at the leaf. It amazed me that he would be able to put those two together. He is walking around very good now and his favorite game is to be chased around the house. I have a cute video of us playing chase that I will put up.
On the other hand, he is starting to show us some tantrums once in awhile. If he doesn't like what I'm doing or what I'm trying to stop him from doing he will plop down on his butt and put his head between his legs while fussing. If I try to pick him up he just tries to keep bending over. So...I just leave him and ignore him. Once I do that he stops immediately. I have to admit thought, it's kind of funny...
It will always be mixed emotions because I am pretty sure that if the twins had lived Wyatt would not be here...so I like to think that Jesse and Waylon took the best of them and made Wyatt. That way I have them both still. I just feel extra special that I get to watch Wyatt grow up!
What's crazier to me than celebrating the twins 3rd birthday will be celebrating Wyatt's first b-day a month and 5 days from the boys!! I can't believe it's almost here!
I feel very blessed to have Wyatt after everything we have been through. He is perfect: healthy, cute and so much fun! There are times still that I see the twins in him. He was napping the other day and his jaw and mouth still looked like the twins. It's crazy after all this time that he would still resemble them at times.
Wyatt has been such a joy lately to watch. He is soooo observant. We were outside today sitting on the sidewalk playing with leaves. I was twirling one in my hand and Wyatt turned to the side and saw the shadow of the leaf moving. He would look at the leaf and then at my hand and then back at the leaf. It amazed me that he would be able to put those two together. He is walking around very good now and his favorite game is to be chased around the house. I have a cute video of us playing chase that I will put up.
On the other hand, he is starting to show us some tantrums once in awhile. If he doesn't like what I'm doing or what I'm trying to stop him from doing he will plop down on his butt and put his head between his legs while fussing. If I try to pick him up he just tries to keep bending over. So...I just leave him and ignore him. Once I do that he stops immediately. I have to admit thought, it's kind of funny...
It will always be mixed emotions because I am pretty sure that if the twins had lived Wyatt would not be here...so I like to think that Jesse and Waylon took the best of them and made Wyatt. That way I have them both still. I just feel extra special that I get to watch Wyatt grow up!
What's crazier to me than celebrating the twins 3rd birthday will be celebrating Wyatt's first b-day a month and 5 days from the boys!! I can't believe it's almost here!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
To have or not to have...that is the question
Over the last several months I have been trying to decide on whether or not I want another child. If we were to have another baby we were thinking of trying at the end of the summer but...I am leaning more towards no more. I have a lot of reasons but it mainly boils down to me just being selfish and wanting to enjoy life and my husband. I love Wyatt and enjoy him but I feel if we only have 1 that we will be able to give him more things and go on more trips with him. I had postpartum depression after I had Wyatt and even though I was on medication it was still very hard. Plus I really don't want to be pregnant again. I may not have the contraction problems that I had last time but if I do, I wouldn't be able to work. This time since I am only working part time I would be out of an income as well. I know there are times in the future that I would want Wyatt to have a (living) brother or sister but I just don't know if I can do it. After a sentence like that, most peoples comment would be...you just do it when it happens. But why? If it''s something I'm not sure of then why put myself in a situation that I can control. I'm happy with the way things are now so why should I change them? I feel some people are born to be moms and others like me are not...it doesn't mean I'm a bad mom or hate it but that I have other things in life that I want besides raising kids. Any suggestions or thoughts on to have or not to have are welcomed...
Kendra
Kendra
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wyatt is walking
Wyatt walking, originally uploaded by kkirk78.
This afternoon Wyatt started taking about 4 or 5 steps, before that it had been just 2 or 3. Luckily Toby was home this afternoon so he got to see it too. Well, as the day went on so did the number of steps. This video was taken around 4pm and at 7pm I skyped my parents and he was walking 5-6 feet! It's just crazy how fast they can master something. I'm sure in the next few days he'll become a pro at it. He started crawling the day before he turned 8 mos and now he is walking 5 days after he turned 10 mos old! What fun!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
March of Dimes
My mom and I will be doing the March of Dimes walk again this year in memory of Jesse and Waylon. If you would like to donate to such a great cause or join us in the walk, please click below.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Hello me...
Hello me,
It's nice to see you again. It's been awhile and I've missed you.
I'm soooo happy to say that my postpartum depression is gone! I was on lexapro since Wyatt was just a few weeks old. I tried to go off of it when he was about 4 months and then again a few months later...no dice. It was bad...so back on the meds I went. However, I have been off the meds now for just about a month and I'm happy to say that I feel like me again. It's just, plain, nice! My dr. said it would take about 8 or 9 months and what do ya know, he was right :)
It's nice to see you again. It's been awhile and I've missed you.
I'm soooo happy to say that my postpartum depression is gone! I was on lexapro since Wyatt was just a few weeks old. I tried to go off of it when he was about 4 months and then again a few months later...no dice. It was bad...so back on the meds I went. However, I have been off the meds now for just about a month and I'm happy to say that I feel like me again. It's just, plain, nice! My dr. said it would take about 8 or 9 months and what do ya know, he was right :)
Friday, January 8, 2010
New Years Resolutions
I am setting aside a few goals for 2010...
We did this for 2009 and we were very successful so hopefully we can continue. Our goal in 2009 was to continue to pay down and eventually off our credit card debt and as much other debt as possible. Toby and I worked two jobs between 2008 and 2009 and also received some inheritance money. Between those we paid off $20,000 in credit card debt, $9,000 on our window loan, $8,000 on our car loan and $4,000 on Toby's motorcycle loan. Then we sold our house and paid off our mortgage. So, we are starting off 2010 credit card debt free and the only debt we have left is my student loans and a very small car loan. We could have paid for the whole car but that wouldn't have left us with much savings so we decided it was best to finance a few thousand. Our other goal was to have a baby which everyone knows happened. I'm so glad we were able to get in a better financial situation before he came..it has made it much more enjoyable and relaxing.
So that being said, my first goal for 2010 is to not incur anymore credit card debt. Which should be pretty easy after working two jobs for a year, credit card debt is not worth it! Secondly, we need to add to our retirement fund. I was doing one through Vanderbilt where they matched it but we have relaxed since I quit there. So, I added our savings account to it tonight so we can transfer money over. I'm not setting up a goal on how much to add each month because we don't always work the same hours each week-some more and some are less...I also started a separate savings account to save for our down payment for our house. This is so we don't spend it from our regular savings account. My last goal is to coupon even more this year and spend less on our groceries. I got an excel spreadsheet from a lady that will help us keep track of just how much we spend on groceries and how much we saved monthly. I'm also trying to plan meals ahead of time using what we have in the pantry. I will still have to buy veggies/fruits when I need them but we can try and plan meals around those sales to get even more for our money.
Like 2009, our goal for 2010 is to have a baby...but it will probably be more like a get pregnant in 2010. We are going to Ireland in May and we are planning on trying once we get home so technically he/she probably won't be born until 2011. I think this one will be our last...
I hope if you are making some New Year Resolutions that you are able to stick to them!
Good luck in 2010!!
We did this for 2009 and we were very successful so hopefully we can continue. Our goal in 2009 was to continue to pay down and eventually off our credit card debt and as much other debt as possible. Toby and I worked two jobs between 2008 and 2009 and also received some inheritance money. Between those we paid off $20,000 in credit card debt, $9,000 on our window loan, $8,000 on our car loan and $4,000 on Toby's motorcycle loan. Then we sold our house and paid off our mortgage. So, we are starting off 2010 credit card debt free and the only debt we have left is my student loans and a very small car loan. We could have paid for the whole car but that wouldn't have left us with much savings so we decided it was best to finance a few thousand. Our other goal was to have a baby which everyone knows happened. I'm so glad we were able to get in a better financial situation before he came..it has made it much more enjoyable and relaxing.
So that being said, my first goal for 2010 is to not incur anymore credit card debt. Which should be pretty easy after working two jobs for a year, credit card debt is not worth it! Secondly, we need to add to our retirement fund. I was doing one through Vanderbilt where they matched it but we have relaxed since I quit there. So, I added our savings account to it tonight so we can transfer money over. I'm not setting up a goal on how much to add each month because we don't always work the same hours each week-some more and some are less...I also started a separate savings account to save for our down payment for our house. This is so we don't spend it from our regular savings account. My last goal is to coupon even more this year and spend less on our groceries. I got an excel spreadsheet from a lady that will help us keep track of just how much we spend on groceries and how much we saved monthly. I'm also trying to plan meals ahead of time using what we have in the pantry. I will still have to buy veggies/fruits when I need them but we can try and plan meals around those sales to get even more for our money.
Like 2009, our goal for 2010 is to have a baby...but it will probably be more like a get pregnant in 2010. We are going to Ireland in May and we are planning on trying once we get home so technically he/she probably won't be born until 2011. I think this one will be our last...
I hope if you are making some New Year Resolutions that you are able to stick to them!
Good luck in 2010!!
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