2 weeks old...

Here are some sweet pictures of our little Daphne. She is 2 weeks old now and has been so precious. She is a great baby and is so patient and sweet. She has her days and nights mixed up and I really hope she can figure it out soon! We love you cute little Daphodil. Both kids have been adjusting really well. They already love her a lot:)

DAPHNE LEE PETERSEN

We went in early Wednesday, June 4th for a repeat C-section. We were excited to meet our baby girl!



All dressed and ready for surgery and excited:)



Daphne Lee Petersen entered the world at 9:31AM and was delivered by Dr. Baker. She looks all bloody here, but I love Dr. Baker's big smile:) The whole room was shocked that her cord was wrapped around her neck 3 times!



DAPHNE LEE PETERSEN 7LBS 4OZ 19.5 INCHES
Her middle name is her daddy's middle name, and her great grandma Petersen's maiden name, and also my grandpa's middle name!



Words cannot describe the feeling of seeing your baby for the first time. LOVE at first sight for sure!!!



PROUD daddy!!! He sure loves his baby girl! It is so sweet to watch him hold and stare at her for hours! You are the best daddy ever!



First bath... She slept through the whole thing. I have pictures of Drake screaming his head off during his first bath. She is such a patient and sweet baby!



Meeting her brother for the first time! Drake brought her a little gift and was so excited to see her:)



Laynie meeting her sister for the first time. She isn't very interested in her, but that's okay. I know someday they will be best friends!



Family of 5!!! WOW, when did I grow up? I couldn't be happier with my wonderful husband and 3 perfect kids!



Daphne had lots of visitors!!! Thank you everyone... especially my mom who has taken over the task of watching my other two kids. And it is no easy task to take on watching Laynie, so THANK YOU mom. I love you and couldn't have had such a great experience without you!!!!



My favorite picture... I caught her first smile on camera:) SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH DAPHNE. WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY!!!

Our shenanigans....

We have been enjoying the nice weather lately:)

It has been nice that the last few weeks of Drake's soccer games have been warm. My friend from high school, Tricia, was in town and we had lunch and watched Drake's game together! It's so fun to see friends from high school. It is my 10 year reunion this summer. We won't be going because it is the week after our baby is coming, but it's crazy it's been 10 years already!

Drake has lots of fans that come to cheer him on....

 

Laynie, Trevor, and Papa Leo

Grandpa Dale, Laynie, and uncle Jordan

The kids have been enjoying their time at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They are always finding a way to help or play with their grandparents.

Trevor may not like that this picture is being posted, but I thought it was WAY too cute not to post. Trev was doing push-ups and Laynie went and undressed herself and put on Drake's shorts and started doing push-ups with him. Then Drake had to take off his shirt and did them too! These kids love their dad! 

Our hole has started:)

Poor grandma gets no break from these stink bugs. They just adore her and want to be right by her side.

Drake's preschool graduation



Drake's preschool class. There is actually a morning and afternoon class in here, so only half of these kids were in his class. It was a Hawaiian beach theme!



Drake's part was saying and signing all the colors of the rainbow. It was so sweet and the perfect part for him since his sister signs. It made me tear up:)

Here is the video....

 

 



These are his best buddies from school... Quinton, Mason, and Boston. It is so sad that they will be separated next year because they are such close friends. Boston and Drake will go to the same school, but the others will be different schools:(

Our cute little preschool graduate. We are so proud of him. He has become very smart and is such a kind little boy. I am so sad preschool is over and I don't want him going to the big school. I sure wish my kids could stay small forever and I could protect them from everything!



Laynie loved watching all the kids sing. Next year she will be our little preschooler!



Drake was very excited to give his teacher, Miss Kymm a pot of flowers and a card that he made for her.

Kymm is the sweetest teacher. She is so much fun and so sweet to the kids. Drake has loved her. She was willing to take Laynie next year but we couldn't work out with the state for Laynie's nursing so she has to go to the district preschool.

We will all miss you Miss Kymm!!!

Family pic with our graduate!

Mother's Day 2014

Mother's Day is definitely one of my favorite days of the year!!!! Being a mom is my biggest pride and joy and I also have 3 AMAZING moms in my life!!!

 

Me and my beautiful momma

Trevor and his mother

Me and my step-mom

These little people are my world, along with their dad:) Being a mom is the best gift in life. I enjoy it so very much. It is crazy how these young and little people can completely change your life for the better. I love you Drake and Laynie... and soon to be baby girl!!!

Life lately.... moving!

Our life has been busy lately..... we moved about a week ago. We listed our house on Zillow and it sold rather quickly. We are now living with my mom and are planning to build again. We didn't want anything way bigger we just needed a different layout and a little more room with our baby coming and Laynie still getting night nursing. In our new place Laynie will be able to have her own room with her nurse and we can have our master bedroom back. We are excited:) It was really sad to leave this house because we loved it and love the neighborhood. Poor Drake was especially sad, but it makes things easier that we are living with grandma for awhile!!! We are very grateful we have a place to stay for the summer. Moving while 9 months pregnant was quite the task, but we are done and we made it through!!! I thought for sure it was going to put me into labor. haha

We will miss you cute house!!!!!

I had to take the Laynie to the doctor last week because she got really sick and was in the beginning stages of pneumonia and Drake got quite the surprise as he tagged along. He got his kindergarten shots. I was so worried he would have a huge meltdown and tantrum, but not one fit or tear was shed. He was brave and did awesome:) He has really grown up a lot lately and is the SWEETEST little boy ever. He really looks after his pregnant mamma and makes sure he is really helpful to me. It has been so sweet to watch!

The brave boy was bribed with a trip to Toys R Us and that sure made his day!

The kids think its like going on a ride at Disneyland to mow the lawn with dad. It's pretty cute!

 

Laynie has been busy with appointments lately. We are trying to squeeze them all in before we have her baby sister. Her cardiology appointment went awesome this week. She was given a great report on her heart and does not need to go back to the Cardiologist for 2 years. We are so thankful for her strong heart, because so many of her CHARGE friends deal with very serious heart problems and she does not- thankfully!!!!