Crazy, busy week

Wow-I'm sorry I've been slacking on the blogging--a lot has happened since Mother's Day!

First of all, my manger came into town to work with me last week and it went really well. I really like my manager and so far I'm loving my job!

Unfortunately, Bishop got sick while I was working with my manager...he got a HIGH fever and THANKFULLY Papa (my dad) was able to come up, last minute and pick him up from daycare until I could get home to be with him. This was last Thursday--his fever kept going up and up and we finally took him in that night. He had a fever of 104.7 and he was very lethargic. We were fortunate to be able to get into Bishop's Dr (whom we love) at 5:30-we were his last patient of the day. It was so nice that we could get in and we didn't have to go to Urgent care or the ER. His Dr couldn't determine that anything was wrong, so he drew some blood and his WBC was normal...he took an x-ray and that was normal too--he had a virus! His temp started coming down after that and he's been better and better everyday since then.

We were planning hosting Madelyn's Baby Shower on Saturday, but we thought it might not be best to bring everyone into our germ-infested house, so we "hosted" it at Shelly and Ryan's. It was a nice family shower and it turned out to be great!! My mom always does SO much for us (food, flowers, decorations, etc)-she's the best! Madelyn slept most of the shower and did her part by looking so cute!! I love that little girl!

Sunday, Grandpa and Grandma Froehle stopped over for a few hours. It was nice, as Luke and I went and grabbed a couple appetizers and some wine while they were here. We were going to run an errand that night when I locked the 3 of us out of the house!!! Bishop has great timing too, as he had a blowout (thankfully our good friends live across the street, so we could use one of their diapers and wipes)!! Rich and Eileen came back, picked us up and we drove to Lakeville to meet my mom (who had extra keys)--we had dinner at the McStop and came back home! What would we do without our parents--thanks so much!! I really owe them after this crazy week! Whew!

Yesterday was our 3rd Anniversary! Uncle Jake came and watched Bishop so we could go out to dinner--it was such a nice night--we walked to dinner! Towards the end of dinner Luke started not feeling well--we left to walk home and then he got the chills.....he went to the Dr this morning and he has strep throat!!

Needless to say, it's been a busy week and a half. All is good and we are so thankful for the help and support of our family and friends.

I will try to post pictures soon!

Picture Update

Pictures from Mother's Day

Bishop playing in his tent

15 months

Bishop is 15 months old today!!

He has his 15 month appointment on Friday, so I will update more after that with specific details....for now:

He officially transitioned into the Toddler room today and he's doing great!! He sleeps on a cot, drinks from a cup, goes down the slide by himself and as one of his teacher's said "is such a nice, good boy". I am so proud! :)

Bishop LOVES to play outside--he will throw his golf ball down the sidewalk and run after it. He is talking even more these days--and he is so expressive. He is so happy and he has a great laugh and giggle! He absolutely LOVES dogs--we will go for walks looking for dogs for him to pet, he has no fear and he loves to pet and kiss any dog that will let him!

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful day and were loved just a little bit more on Mother's Day!!

Luke and I are so blessed to have 2 wonderful mother's!!

Mom, thanks for absolutely everything!! I could never thank you enough or express to you how grateful I am for you and our relationship! Thanks for ALL your help with Bishop and for ALWAYS being there for me!!! You are an amazing woman and you have taught me SO much!! My hope is that I can give my children the love you gave and taught to me! Thanks for your unconditional love and friendship, you are simply amazing!!

Eileen, thank you so much for being such a wonderful mother-in-law!! I am so thankful to have met Luke and I appreciate all you did and taught him, as he is an amazing man and in large part because of you! Thanks for all your love, we appreciate you so much!!

Lastly, I couldn't be more excited and grateful to be a mother myself. Bishop makes it pretty easy to be a mother and I have learned so much from not only our mother's, but my friends who are mothers--I have learned something from all of you-THANK YOU! Being a mother is the best job in the entire world and one I enjoy every single day!!

Weekend Plans

We had a very fun weekend--it was busy, but very fun!

Friday night Bishop's friends, Siena and Maia came over to play, along with their parents. Bishop went and gave Siena a hug when she got here, it was so cute! They played really well together--the girls are so good to him!

Saturday we went to the library, went out for lunch and went to The Wild Rumpus, which is a great bookstore in our neighborhood that has real animals in the store (including cats, chickens, a ferret, some birds, etc). Bishop is a real animal lover--he LOVED the cats and chasing the chickens around!

Hanging out at the library

Eating lunch with Daddy's hat on

Chasing the Chicken

Chasing the Chicken

Saturday night Bishop played with his friend, Liam, while Luke and I visited Michael and Michelle...it was a great way to end the day! The Heller's have a dog, Milo, and Bishop LOVED chasing Milo around!

Bishop and Liam

Sunday we walked in the March of Dimes to support the Johnny Walkers! Johnny Kahlert was born at 28 weeks at 2lbs 2 oz and is doing SO well now (at just about 20 months)! We are good friends of the Kahlert's and they live across the street from us. It is an emotional day to see all the babies we walk for...and to know how little of a sacrifice a 4 mile walk in the COLD weather is. While Bishop is considered a premie, he was relatively healthy compared to a lot of the babies we walked for...nonetheless, we're in 100% support of donating money to support a cure for healthy pregnancies and babies, since my pregnancy, delivery and birth wasn't the healthiest....we are so blessed to have such a healthy boy now! I so wish I had taken some pictures, as we all wore the neatest t-shirts to support a network of "Premie Pandemonium" babies! There were all the footprints, birth weights and weeks of gestation they were born at on the back of the shirts--it was amazing!!

Toddler Room

Bishop spent his first full day in the Toddler room on Friday and he did great!! He's been visiting in the mornings and having breakfast there, but Friday was his first full day in the Toddler room. He played outside, went down the slides by himself, participated in group time, drank from a cup, and took a nap on a cot....and never cried once! He even had a friend scratch him on the face and he didn't even flinch. The teachers were very impressed and said that they haven't seen any other kids transition that well and they usually cry at least once. I am so proud of him, especially because he's going from a room of 2-4 to a room of around 20 or so AND he's young. Since he's not 15 months yet they had to get a variance to allow him to visit. I know he's ready and he loves it in the new room and we're ready for a 100% transition whenever they are!

Way to go Bishop--we're so proud of you, bud!

They took pictures and gave them to me, I'll see if I can scan them in and post them!

Easter Weekend

Easter Morning!

We had a wonderful Easter Weekend! I was able to catch an early flight home on Friday so I was able to spend time with Bishop (originally my flight wouldn't have gotten in until after he was in bed), so it was a real treat!

Saturday we went to the Froehle's and celebrated with Rich, Eileen, Jake and Father Alberic. It was a wonderful day!! Bishop had such a great time playing at Grandpa and Grandma's, especially with Uncle Jake and their "dog"!

Rich and Eileen used to have a Boston Terrier--and Bishop was VERY excited to see a "dog" at their house!

Finding his Easter Basket at Grandpa and Grandma's

Easter is my favorite holiday--I just love it.....I love springtime and the story--it's the best story!!! We started our Easter Sunday by going to church (just the 3 of us)--and we were nervous for how long Bishop would last. Of course the church (Mount Olivet) was PACKED and we were crammed in the last pew on the inside. Remarkably, he did great and lasted the entire service! I was so proud!

Sunday we celebrated at our house with the Bishop's, including the newest member of our family...Madelyn!! Bishop loves his cousin and kept kissing her over and over and over again. He was very gentle with her and very good, but I'm sure she could have done without a few of the slobbery kisses he gave her (she didn't seem to mind though). I'm so excited that they are so close in age!! Of course it was a beautiful day and Luke and I were fortunate enough to have some help with putting our new patio set together--thanks Dad, Shelly and Ryan (and mom for holding Madelyn)!

Bishop LOVES to kiss his cousin, Madelyn!

The Dad's and their kids

The Dad's biked to Maple Grove from Mpls, so the mom's went for a walk with the kids!

Great Grandparents Arnie and Marlys got to meet Madelyn for the first time on Easter Sunday, it was pretty special!!

We were reminded of how blessed we are on such a special day and Holiday! It was a beautiful day for so many reasons!