tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269424401596794052024-02-07T12:28:04.891-08:00From Stollers to StrollersMark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-23171914069895041392013-09-28T18:09:00.002-07:002013-09-28T18:09:36.715-07:00Catching up still...9-12 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this post will also be quite lengthy as I am still catching up on Jade's life from 9-12 months! Wow. Okay here goes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the beginning of June, I took Jade swimming with some of her friends from church. Thank goodness the swimming was cut short from a nasty storm, because the girl was literally terrified of the water! Paisley, Brice, and Nicole were just loving it- cooing and smiling...and then there was Jade. Clinging to me as if her life depended on it. Nuzzling her face in my neck. And letting out a few screams every time she decided to look up and see that she was not on land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After we went inside and got dressed, she was a different story! She had fun crawling around and pulling books out of the basket with Pais.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is her in that walker...she loves this thing! So glad I bought it at a consignment sale. And no Mom, I never put it by stairs...I learned that the hard way when I was little.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We had Ryan and Ashley over one night...I think this was after Jade had already gone to bed :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the carousel we took her on- once I put it her on it, she cried the whole time. I'm really not that mean of a parent, I promise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also took her on the big slide! People probably thought we were crazy taking a 9 month old, but I think she liked it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or maybe not...see the very red, very nervous face??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Took my dad to Olive Garden for Father's Day. We still owe Dad Stoller a dinner too! Ouch. We're a little late...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't tell you how much I am going to miss this little face looking over the ledge at me :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this is how she likes to ride in the grocery cart...face forward and here we go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is the 3rd of July at Grandma Kay's in Morton- just like every year. We put Jade to bed instead of letting her watch the fireworks...which was probably a good idea considering the incidents with the pool and carousel. Next year Jaders!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One gorgeous day we went hiking at Forest Park Nature Center by Grandview Drive...Jade loved it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if you look close in this picture, you can see most of Jade's food on the floor. Grrr...when she doesn't like something, she just throws it on the floor! And when she does like something, she throws a few pieces on the ground before she eats it. Mark calls it the "sacrificial offering" haha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I love taking pictures of her sleeping...here she is using her owl stuffed animal as a pillow with her face to the crib bars!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture is classic Jade. We got home from the grocery store and I was busy putting down groceries and unpacking the car. I didn't realize that I left her in the room with all the Gerber Puffs! So as I am busy in the kitchen, I hear "um num num"...and I am like thinking "Why is she saying that? She isn't eating..." Umm no- wrong. She poured all those puffs on the ground and was chowing down as fast as she could. Good thing she's cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See that little walker toy in the background? She didn't like it at first. So she used her stand up play station to walk around instead :) She's innovative, isn't she??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And here is Fehr Family vacation in Galena, IL! The boys all got to go golfing together...aren't they a studly group?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Either biting or kissing Brady...not sure which!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love these next two pictures. Looks like they are conversing and devising a plan...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And an early dinner at the cheesecake factory before heading home! I love spending time with this guy...he never ceases to make me smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a very common scene...when Mom has to get ready, Jade gets to schwuddle in the cabinets (I think only the Steffens understand what that word means :) Although most of you can figure it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The last weekend in August, Krista and Ashlyn came up for a little while...we had a lot of fun with them even though the time was short. Mom S- where were you??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And probably so many other things I've missed! She has definitely got a personality and we are excited to see her next big milestones come up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mark & Jade spent a lot of the time in the hotel and she was a happy little girl playing on the bed :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the evenings, we tried to go out to eat, but it was almost impossible because Jade was the squirmiest little baby and she kept throwing her toys and grabbing at our food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also did a little shopping, which included World Market...one of my favs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Curled up in Dad's coat:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After the conference, we swung by Wauwatosa and stayed with Shayne and Em for a couple days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since I despise running, I hung out with these cuties:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This picture totally cracks me up because Mark was saying to Jade, "Everything the light touches is our kingdom" (from the Lion King):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My baby sister is no longer a baby, but now a graduate of high school! She was only 14 when we got married...how did she grow up so fast?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here is a picture of this turtle that I heard scratching at the door one day...so crazy! Not quite sure why he wanted in our house, but his little head popped up in that window when I was in the house. I came out, and low and behold, a turtle! He might have been a snapper too, so I made sure to only touch him with a stick. Mark ended up taking him down to the nearest creek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here are a few pictures of her 9 month photo shoot. She is so stinkin cute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well that is the update of Jade until 9 months! She is really a blessing to us, and though it is not always easy being parents (like early mornings and lack of freedom)...I still wouldn't change it for the world. Check back soon for a 9-12 month post!</span></div>
Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-70965478598675488732013-04-23T19:58:00.002-07:002013-05-08T18:06:37.466-07:00It's Been Way Too Long...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't believe how long it has been since I have updated last! But I do have good reasons...several sicknesses have came and went, including the stomach flu for Mark and Jade, a sinus infection for myself and Jade, croup for Jade (which resulted in a nice little trip to the ER), and a smattering of just plain colds here and there. Needless to say, we are completely DONE with winter- and even though it is the end of April...it just keeps hanging on! Jade is now 7 1/2 months and makes us laugh all the time. She is overall a very good baby (with some times of stubbornness), but we really are enjoying her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So finally, here are a few pictures to help you all with your Jade withdrawal :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jade with a not-so-popular kitchen tool...whatever makes her happy, right??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Visiting Dad at work...Mark has been working a lot of hours lately, so Jade and I frequently get to go visit him:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is a huge fan of her jumparoo now...seems like just yesterday when she couldn't reach the bottom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We tried to take her to Barnes and Noble one cold day and she was very interested in Daddy's magazine:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the middle of March, we got the opportunity to go visit Alex and Cassie (Mark's brother and sis-in-law) and their clan in Indiana! We had such a great time, even if it was much too short. Poor Gus, the Springer Spaniel, had diarrhea while we were there, so it made for some very interesting times :) Claire, who is only about a month older than Jaders, was just adorable (although I was quite frustrated that she loved Mark and couldn't stand me!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gavin was still quite excited to hold Jade even though she wasn't so thrilled:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One night, we were watching TV, and Mark and I looked over and saw this! We started dying laughing. Ian is quite interested in Iron Man right now :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kaitlyn and my very own "PRINCEess" (you can also see part of Gus in this pic):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Communion night, Mark and I went over to Mom and Dad Stoller's for dinner, with the intention on going to Communion afterwards. We had a grand plan that we would put Jade in a sleeper, stick her in her car seat, and let her sleep while we were there. Well...Jade had other plans. She decided to have a blowout 5 minutes before we were supposed to leave, and we forgot to bring ANY replacement clothes! She was completely naked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So Mom Stoller came to the rescue and let us borrow some of the same clothes that Todd wore about this age. Now we know what our little boys will look like :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In preparation for our Wisconsin trip, my co-worker let us borrow their Kelty baby carrier so Mark can take Jade on hikes while I am at my conference. This was when he first tried it out. She doesn't look like she likes it in this picture, but she really does!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently downloaded the Instagram app to my iPhone, and I am loving it! So- some of these pictures might look familiar :) These are pictures of Jade in action- taking Mark's glasses. We have started to tell her "No" when she does this as she does it to anybody!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And LOVES her rubber ducky when she's in the bath...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just this past weekend was the wedding weekend for Ryan and Ashley. We were so excited to have both Todd home from Mexico and Doug, Krista, and Ashlyn home from Texas! Even Alex was able to make it up from Indiana :) The Stollers may be spread out between three different states and two different countries, but it seems like we have no problems picking up where we left off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, we have been very busy, but enjoying it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few accomplishments of Jade thus far:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-At 7 months, she finally is able to purposely roll over in both directions (that sure took long enough)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-At 5 1/2 months, she was able to sit up on her own- without support</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-She HATES baby food. The only thing she has been able to eat successfully are sweet potatoes. She will eat table food though, so we might skip the baby food stage altogether!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-She is able to pick up food or other items with her pincher grasp and put it into her mouth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-She bounces ALL the time- either in the jumparoo or on our laps :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Her bottom teeth have officially started to come through- causing some whiny times, thats for sure!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-She has a favorite "toothy" grin, when she is really excited about something</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Loves the great outdoors- whether its in the carrier or in the stroller</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Giggling more and more- loves to be tickled and when we make funny faces or funny noises</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Loves music and bounces/wiggles when we play fun/catchy songs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Squeals like a little pig!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Says some consonant sounds- usually in the form of "Da da da da" over and over again. This makes me turn to her and say "Ma ma ma ma" over and over again, for fear that she will say Daddy's name before mine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that is about all I have for now! Guess it's time for bed- I'm so tired. So sad that I have to go to bed by 10:00 now...oh the life of a mom :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With love,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mark, Kate, and Jade</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Love, M, K, and JQ</span>Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-34416540882868895482013-02-08T11:35:00.002-08:002013-02-08T11:38:56.784-08:00No Longer an Infant...but a Baby!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know it has been such a long time since I have updated, but life has been pretty busy lately! My class is in full swing and work has been crazy lately, so the blog has kind of taken a back burner to everything else. Jade (aka Choompy) has been growing and developing so much in the last month or so! Mark and I have noticed that she has definitely progressed out of the infant stage and is now more of a baby...hence the title of this post :) We are definitely enjoying this stage the most so far as she is much more interactive and fun to play with. She is 5 months going on 16 years...she continues to make us VERY aware when she is not happy and will complain until she gets her way! Here's a little glimpse of Jade since the last time I posted, and yes there are lots of pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a day after her 4 month shots... Jade's face is kind of like "Amused I am not":</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think in the last post I mentioned that her sitters must feed her in her car seat or she will not eat. Here is proof!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Playing with one of her new favorite toys- an empty water bottle! She is definitely taking an interest in everything lately- toys are good, but non toys are even better. One day, Mark and I gave her a little bag of chips that wasn't opened and she threw that thing around and banged it on the table to see how much noise it could make! Surprisingly the chips were still mostly intact. Mark loves to give Jade all sorts of things and takes her around the house to let her feel different textures...she loves it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jade is so happy after her bath- she will talk and touch her toes and roll from side to side. She has officially rolled over from her stomach to her back one time...but she will not do it again! Stinker...But she is very strong- she can lift her head from the ground and look around, bear weight and stand on her legs forever, and sits up on her own for several seconds at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is probably one of my favorite pictures of her of all time...if you look closely, you can see her chubby little elbow fat:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Playing again under the jungle gym- thanks to the Colorado Steffens for getting this for us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One night we had Devon, Leah, and Paisley over and Jade was completely freaked out by Pais! Jade would scream and cry while Paisley was so excited and kept touching and trying to play with Jade! It was hilarious. They are almost 3 months apart- so hopefully they will be better friends when they get older :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jade is really starting to do this squealing thing when she is really excited/happy. It's cute for a while, but then it gets a little ear piercing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jade is still trying to get used to Grandma Fehr- whom she doesn't see as often as Grandma Stoller. Here is the "The Green Shirt" trying to play with Jade by showing her Elmo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were so excited a couple of weekends ago when Shayne, Em, Brady, and Maddie came to visit! Here is sweet baby Maddie who is such a cute little peanut and hardly makes a peep!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of the girls (sorry Jodes- we took this on Sunday when you couldn't make it!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jade in her jumparoo that she loves so much:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At bath time lately, I have been giving Jade a washcloth to suck on. One time I tried to take it away from her and she was sooooo ticked. I gave it back and she was happy again! Is it typical for a 5 month old to throw a temper tantrum????</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have also recently introduced rice cereal. The first two times didn't go so hot, but the third time wasn't too bad. You can tell by her face that she isn't too fond of it, but I think she is getting used to it. She definitely prefers her breastmilk...although NOT from a bottle of course!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mark, Kate, and BABY Jade :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-</span>Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-75130410056971250732013-01-13T14:11:00.000-08:002013-01-13T14:11:04.582-08:00The Holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now that the holidays are over, we are starting to get back into a new normal. I've started back to work and have started another online class towards my Masters. Mark is also getting really busy at work again and has been busy working on Sunday school lessons. And Jade has been Jade...keeping us on our toes as we usually have to entertain her as much as possible! She has been a little bit of a stinker for her babysitters because she will not be held while taking the bottle! Myca and Mom Stoller have to be very creative and usually have to end up giving her bottle to her in her car seat or rocker. Her newborn hair is starting to fall out and I honestly think it's coming in red! Red hair and a temper to match...oh boy :) We still love our little "diva"- especially her little giggles when we say something she finds funny and when we tickle her! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One day during the Christmas week, I had to go to work and Mark stayed home and watched Jade. They found interesting things to do together- including him putting Jade in a laundry basket??!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Love you all.</span>Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-11263607805819935562012-12-18T08:52:00.002-08:002012-12-18T19:20:57.323-08:00Life as of late<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I suppose it is time that I write another blog post. I seriously have intentions of updating this thing more frequently, but it kind of takes a back seat to everything else these days! I started back to work 2 weeks ago, and so far it has been going pretty good. I definitely cried the first day I went back...but I'm told that is pretty normal :) Jade is doing pretty good while I am away, although she had some issues at first switching back and forth between the bottle and breast feeding! She is starting to talk and coo more and more and we are loving her big smiles!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are totally in love with this little girl, and we love watching her grow and learn new things. Lately she has been arching her back when she wants out of her car seat or swing, so now we have to start buckling her down! She loves chewing on her hands, loves laying on her changing table, and loves to be held so she can look out! She also hates her car seat, hates being dressed, and hates tummy time. We are starting to notice too that she might be a little shy...she looks at Mark and I no problem, but will sometimes ignore anybody at church that may look at her! She might have more of Mark's personality than we thought!</span></div>
Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-83175453347190039802012-11-27T09:42:00.003-08:002012-11-27T09:42:43.588-08:00Thanksgiving and Such<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well we officially made it through the first holiday with an infant! It's funny...normally when the holidays come around, Mark and I look forward to taking off of work and staying up late...unfortunately, when you have a baby, anything off of their normal routine can mean chaos for the parents! Jade didn't do terrible, but I think she was a little overstimulated at times- she is not used to her little nephews running around making noise! Anyways, we had a great time up at Shayne and Em's in Wisconsin with the Fehrs and another great time in good old Princeville with the Stollers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before we get to the holiday pics, here are a couple cute pics of Jaders (our frequent nickname for her :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a picture of Jade after her 2 month shots...if you look closely, you can kind of see her battle wounds on her chubby little thighs. She did awesome that day- I was so proud of her!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We were super excited to see Doug, Krista, and Ashlyn back from Texas! Ashlyn was so cute and we can not believe how much she has grown since we last saw her! She was completely in love with Jade and wanted to hold her constantly:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All in all, it was a great Thanksgiving...hopefully as Jaders gets a little older, she will get used to the constant chaos the holidays bring! She is going to be 12 weeks old this week, and I start back to work next week already! Time really does fly. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Until next time!</span>Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-18172626636352174472012-11-02T08:43:00.002-07:002012-11-02T08:43:58.239-07:002 months old! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We officially made it through week 8, and Jade is really starting to get fun :) She is definitely happiest in the mornings so that is the best part of the day. We have been trying to get her into a schedule and it has been going pretty well- especially at night! Last night was probably the best she has ever done- we put her down close to 9:00 pm and she didn't wake up until 6:30 am! I was so proud of her :) She is also starting to take better naps during the day too. She definitely has her temperamental times- where we have to guess exactly what she wants, and if we don't get it right by the 3rd or 4th try, it is too late and she is too mad to remember what she wanted to begin with! Sometimes Mark and I just laugh at her because her temper can go off in an instant without warning :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sometimes Jade and I go on play dates with friends. A couple weeks ago we hung out with Ayla (Shari's little girl) and Teyden (Drew and Jodi's little boy/our nephew). Unfortunately we don't have pictures of that play date, but Jade loved watching Ayla and Teyden play!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a picture of our play date with Paisley (Leah's little girl) and Kinsley (Morgan's little girl). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jade was crying right before this picture was taken, and after settling down for a split second, Paisley looked at her and then started crying too! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jade is starting to like her swing...but only sometimes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is our first attempt in the Bumpo...she is definitely leaning as her neck isn't strong enough to hold her head up quite yet:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hopefully I will post some videos once I figure out how to get them uploaded to my computer. Later!</span>Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-14806173326062725072012-10-31T19:58:00.003-07:002012-10-31T19:58:40.181-07:00Happy Halloween!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Halloween from the cutest (and chunkiest) little ballerina on the block!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And... the costume lasted about 5 minutes total :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With that being said, we are starting to turn the corner a little bit. Jade is smiling and cooing a lot of the time now and yesterday, I was able to get out of my pajamas without her screaming once! She has also taken a few naps that lasted a couple hours! Despite her fussiness, she is an extremely precious, adorable little girl and Mark and I don't know what we would do without her. Most people comment on how she looks like a Stoller baby. So here are some pictures to see if you agree!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My parents said I used to stretch like a cat when I was little. Sure enough, so does Jade! Here is a picture of her stretching like I used to do:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jade is definitely a little chunk! At her 1 month appt she was 92 percentile in weight and 89 in height :) Here you can see her little fat rolls:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jade had her first trip to Tanner's Orchard at about 3 1/2 weeks. Here she is with the goats:</span></div>
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Mark and Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11127427862501395190noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426942440159679405.post-59113631687524429032012-09-26T10:29:00.000-07:002012-09-26T10:29:18.933-07:00Starting out...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hello to all! I never thought I would actually start a blog, but thanks to the suggestion of Emily :), I thought it would be nice for family and friends from far and near to see how Mark and I's life has changed dramatically! Hopefully this blog will not only bring encouragement to you, but hopefully you all can provide encouragement to us too as we try to figure out this parenting thing!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jade Quincy Stoller arrived on September 6th, 2012 at 11:08 AM. She weighed 8 lbs 5 oz, measured 20.5 inches long, and had light brown hair and dark blue eyes (as most newborns have!). I thought I was going to be induced at midnight on the 6th, but I ended up having contractions on my own and went into the hospital at around 9:30 pm that same night! This was such a relief as we thought it was going to be a terribly long labor. After I received my epidural, I was quite content through the night and even got a nap in! Mark said, "something is not quite right when you can sleep while you are in labor". I have to agree, it was pretty nice :) At around 5:00 AM, Jade was face up, so the nurses had me change positions in bed, and she ended up turning around on her own. By around 9:30 am, I started pushing and by 11:08, she was out!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tomorrow will officially mark Jade's 3 week birthday! It has definitely been a rough couple weeks adjusting to life as a full time mom. I'm so used to getting up every day and going to work with adults, that I must admit, this transition has been pretty hard! We've also had a few setbacks the first couple weeks that made things a little worse I think.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It all started out the first night home when my milk hadn't come in yet. Jade was STARVING and there was nothing we could do! The lactation consultants at the hospital encouraged no bottles or pacifiers to prevent nipple confusion, but after pulling an all nighter and me experiencing extreme pain and bleeding, we finally gave Jade 2 ounces of formula, and man she sucked that 2 ounces as fast as she could! Mark and I were in tears at this point, and thanks to Mom and Kristin coming over, we were able to get a nap in that day!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is Jade scarfing down that first bottle...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of her favorite things to do...sleep on Dad's chest:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kristin took some pictures while they were over that first day when Mark and I were napping:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the first two weeks, breast feeding started out pretty difficult...dealing with everything from pain, to difficult latch-on, to plugged ducts/mastitis, and more. However, we finally got breast feeding down, so praise to God for that! Jade also is finally getting over her first cold- which resulted in late night humidifier sessions, steam showers, saline drops, and bulb suction. The poor thing has been through a lot already! However things are starting to get a little better...though Jade does seem to be very colicky- she cries pretty solid for about 3-4 hours in the evenings and there is very little we can do to calm her down. We love her dearly, but she keeps Mom and Dad hopping!</span><br />
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