Before I get ahead of myself I will give you a highlight of our year! It has been quite an amazing one, so I will try to not let this get too lengthy!
A few of our family highlights were:
We started out the year finding out that we had baby # 2 on the way! We were overjoyed at least for the first 6 weeks, then everyone else remained overjoyed and I became sick. The road was all too familiar, but I tried to stay on top of it and find tricks to get me through the days. It didn't seem quite as bad, but maybe that was because I had Ezekiel to run after!
We started out the year finding out that we had baby # 2 on the way! We were overjoyed at least for the first 6 weeks, then everyone else remained overjoyed and I became sick. The road was all too familiar, but I tried to stay on top of it and find tricks to get me through the days. It didn't seem quite as bad, but maybe that was because I had Ezekiel to run after!
The following weeks were kind of a blur for me as it was mainly about survival! :-p But we were all anxiously awaiting our Family Trip to California, aka #schwarzbemisvaca! After our long and crazy cold winter it was so nice to head out to California in May, though the weather was starting to get nice here in Minnesota, there is just something different about the California sunshine! We went with my family, so my parents, my brother and his family, and our wonderful nanny, the beloved Ms. Jacqui! We also were so excited to have Mikes brother and his family meet us out there. I began to write about our trip and it became WAY to lengthy so I just made another post about it, so you can read about it HERE, I am hoping to add more detail and pictures soon! But it was such an amazingly fun trip, Ezekiel had a blast and we created so many amazing family memories! I can't wait to do it again soon!!!
After the super rainy spring that we had, we spent everyday outside! Ezekiel loved riding his trike and roller coaster (his big wheel, which got the name roller coaster after going to Disneyland) with Dada, Pah, and all the neighbor kids! Like all the previous summers we were out for walks all the time, either to the park or up to see the carwash (he loves to just watch the cars drive through the carwash)! And of course after playing on the beach in California we had to increase the size of his sand box and he spent hours everyday out there! He also overcame his unsureness of water this summer! Atleast once a week if not twice, we would go to the outdoor pool at the gym. He started the summer out not wanting to go into the water very far or get very wet to splashing, putting his head underwater, and jumping to Mike in the deeper water! It was such a fun progression to see!
Ezekiel, celebrated his 3rd birthday with friends and family and a major storm that knocked the power out at our home as guests were driving up! LOL! It was still a successful party, it was just a bit dim! :-) Ezekiel also had the honor of being a Ring Bear in Ms. Jacqui's wedding, he looked so cute in his little tux. He was a bit unsure of all the attention, but we successfully got him down the aisle, both ways...but barely!!!
At the beginning of September, Ezekiel and I took a quick trip to Chicago with my family. It was such a fun trip as Chicago is such a fun city to go to with young kids! We did the Bean, Navy Pier and the ferris wheel, lunch on top of the John Hancock building, Buckingham fountain, a boat tour, and the zoo! Ezekiel was in heaven because he got to ride on a plane, train, trolley, boat, and bus all in the matter of 4 days! :-) I called it my "buddy moon" as most people take a "baby moon" before their babies are born, this was a very special trip for me as I was able to have so much one on one time with Ezekiel (which was also exhausting!) and was able to have some special time with him before the baby came.
And little did we know that 10 days later Griffin would come into the world! He was born 7 weeks early and no one had any clue that this was going to happen until about an hour before it did! There were no warning signs along the way. For the full story you can read about it HERE, otherwise the short version is that I had some bleeding at 4 pm on the 16th, after a bunch of test they realized we were both in distress and he had to come right now. So in for a c-section we went and then off to the NCU Griffin and Mike went, where Griffin stayed for 21 days. It ended up that I had a abrubtion (sp) of my placenta and it was 50-75% detached, which is very serious and if it would of been just a couple hours later we both could of died! Thank God for his protection!
Everything since then has been a bit of a whirlwind! Griffin did great in the hospital after his first couple of days. He just needed to learn to breathe on his own and figure out eating, just like he would of in the womb. It was a hard few weeks, leaving him every night, but it was also hard to be away from Ezekiel too. We were very happy when he was able to come home 3 weeks later. Ezekiel was so excited to have his little brother come home, until Griffin cried for the first time! Then he was a bit unsure about him, it took him about a week to come around and now he is in complete awe of him and loves to be the special big brother helper!
Griffin ended up needing surgery to repair bilateral inguinal hernias that he had, they were causing him a lot of discomfort and digestion issues, so we were happy to have it taken care of. Though it was hard to see him have to go through a surgery. It is a very routine surgery and actually quite common in preemie boys. he bounced back in just a couple of days and only had to stay in the hospital one night. He unfortunately also ended up with pneumonia, we caught it right away so he wasn't under any distress, but they just wanted us to stay one night in the hospital for observation. Other than those bumps in the road, Griffin has been the best baby! He is such a sweet and peaceful baby who loves to cuddle, take baths and get his legs rubbed by Mah (my mom)! He has been such a blessing to our family and is just the perfect addition! He has learned to smile and coo and is doing them both all the time! I think he will be finding his feet soon and is trying to roll over, though I think it will be a bit yet until that last one happens! He is such a good sleeper and has slept through the night since his pediatrician gave us the green light to let him decide when he wants to eat! He is such an amazing and strong little boy and are so thankful that God chose us to be his Dada and Mama!
Ezekiel started preschool this last fall and it has been such an amazing thing for him! They continue to remind us of how smart he is, which we know as he blows us away every day with the things he talks about! He has really matured and is becoming a big boy (what happened to my baby)! His teacher said that he really has a big heart and cares of his friends and classmates and take the time to help them out or take them under his wing. I have always seen that in him and I love that it is coming out when he is away from home too. He has such a sweet and caring heart! He loved everything about this Christmas season, the lights, the music, learning about baby Jesus and celebrating his birthday, giving and receiving (of course) gifts, and spending time with family!
I am sure there were so many more things that happened this year that I failed to mention! We were beyond blessed in 2014 and we know that God will provide such an amazing year for us in 2015! And we pray the same for each and every one of you and your families!
(sorry for the lack of pictures and any grammar or spelling errors! i will try to come back and update it soon!)
After the super rainy spring that we had, we spent everyday outside! Ezekiel loved riding his trike and roller coaster (his big wheel, which got the name roller coaster after going to Disneyland) with Dada, Pah, and all the neighbor kids! Like all the previous summers we were out for walks all the time, either to the park or up to see the carwash (he loves to just watch the cars drive through the carwash)! And of course after playing on the beach in California we had to increase the size of his sand box and he spent hours everyday out there! He also overcame his unsureness of water this summer! Atleast once a week if not twice, we would go to the outdoor pool at the gym. He started the summer out not wanting to go into the water very far or get very wet to splashing, putting his head underwater, and jumping to Mike in the deeper water! It was such a fun progression to see!
Ezekiel, celebrated his 3rd birthday with friends and family and a major storm that knocked the power out at our home as guests were driving up! LOL! It was still a successful party, it was just a bit dim! :-) Ezekiel also had the honor of being a Ring Bear in Ms. Jacqui's wedding, he looked so cute in his little tux. He was a bit unsure of all the attention, but we successfully got him down the aisle, both ways...but barely!!!
At the beginning of September, Ezekiel and I took a quick trip to Chicago with my family. It was such a fun trip as Chicago is such a fun city to go to with young kids! We did the Bean, Navy Pier and the ferris wheel, lunch on top of the John Hancock building, Buckingham fountain, a boat tour, and the zoo! Ezekiel was in heaven because he got to ride on a plane, train, trolley, boat, and bus all in the matter of 4 days! :-) I called it my "buddy moon" as most people take a "baby moon" before their babies are born, this was a very special trip for me as I was able to have so much one on one time with Ezekiel (which was also exhausting!) and was able to have some special time with him before the baby came.
And little did we know that 10 days later Griffin would come into the world! He was born 7 weeks early and no one had any clue that this was going to happen until about an hour before it did! There were no warning signs along the way. For the full story you can read about it HERE, otherwise the short version is that I had some bleeding at 4 pm on the 16th, after a bunch of test they realized we were both in distress and he had to come right now. So in for a c-section we went and then off to the NCU Griffin and Mike went, where Griffin stayed for 21 days. It ended up that I had a abrubtion (sp) of my placenta and it was 50-75% detached, which is very serious and if it would of been just a couple hours later we both could of died! Thank God for his protection!
Everything since then has been a bit of a whirlwind! Griffin did great in the hospital after his first couple of days. He just needed to learn to breathe on his own and figure out eating, just like he would of in the womb. It was a hard few weeks, leaving him every night, but it was also hard to be away from Ezekiel too. We were very happy when he was able to come home 3 weeks later. Ezekiel was so excited to have his little brother come home, until Griffin cried for the first time! Then he was a bit unsure about him, it took him about a week to come around and now he is in complete awe of him and loves to be the special big brother helper!
Griffin ended up needing surgery to repair bilateral inguinal hernias that he had, they were causing him a lot of discomfort and digestion issues, so we were happy to have it taken care of. Though it was hard to see him have to go through a surgery. It is a very routine surgery and actually quite common in preemie boys. he bounced back in just a couple of days and only had to stay in the hospital one night. He unfortunately also ended up with pneumonia, we caught it right away so he wasn't under any distress, but they just wanted us to stay one night in the hospital for observation. Other than those bumps in the road, Griffin has been the best baby! He is such a sweet and peaceful baby who loves to cuddle, take baths and get his legs rubbed by Mah (my mom)! He has been such a blessing to our family and is just the perfect addition! He has learned to smile and coo and is doing them both all the time! I think he will be finding his feet soon and is trying to roll over, though I think it will be a bit yet until that last one happens! He is such a good sleeper and has slept through the night since his pediatrician gave us the green light to let him decide when he wants to eat! He is such an amazing and strong little boy and are so thankful that God chose us to be his Dada and Mama!
Ezekiel started preschool this last fall and it has been such an amazing thing for him! They continue to remind us of how smart he is, which we know as he blows us away every day with the things he talks about! He has really matured and is becoming a big boy (what happened to my baby)! His teacher said that he really has a big heart and cares of his friends and classmates and take the time to help them out or take them under his wing. I have always seen that in him and I love that it is coming out when he is away from home too. He has such a sweet and caring heart! He loved everything about this Christmas season, the lights, the music, learning about baby Jesus and celebrating his birthday, giving and receiving (of course) gifts, and spending time with family!
I am sure there were so many more things that happened this year that I failed to mention! We were beyond blessed in 2014 and we know that God will provide such an amazing year for us in 2015! And we pray the same for each and every one of you and your families!
(sorry for the lack of pictures and any grammar or spelling errors! i will try to come back and update it soon!)
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