Terrible Two's

Miss Morgan has official entered the world of "terrible two's". Don't get me wrong she isn't horrible like yelling, screaming, throwing, hitting, punching, anything like that ... she just likes to test her boundaries, be independent, and let her voice be heard :)

On Monday, she refused to take a nap! She is way too young to start refusing these already! Mama still needs that time haha! I tried for well over an hour to get her down for a nap and nothing! Then of course at supper, she was falling asleep. When it came time to actually go to bed, she didn't want to do that either! ARG!

Today, when she was finished with her lunch she wanted out (she is buckled in a booster seat) and I was busy at the moment. So, she got her drink all over the table and started screaming as loud as she could "OUT!!!!!!" It was kind of funny actually to hear her voice get that loud!

Those are just a couple of the things that have made we want to pull out my hair and smile all at the same time! She is growing up so fast and I know everyone says how they can't believe their kids are growing, but it is so true! I look at her and she is growing into this little girl, she's not my baby anymore :(

My Kids Are Growing

M&C had an appointment yesterday so we got their heights and weights! Morgan has finally broken 25lbs! She's been hovering ever since her 1st birthday! She kept getting taller, but not really gaining much weight. She is up to 26lbs 8oz! Her height was 34 3/4 inches, so almost 3 feet tall! yahoo! Caden wasn't far behind is sister (who is 15.5 months older) weighing in at 24lbs 9oz! I've got a big boy on my hands! I'm not 100% sure on his height, but I believe it was 28 1/4 inches! Caden amazes me, however. I have seen many "big" babies and a lot of them are a little behind the average at reaching milestones such as rolling over, crawling, and standing up, etc. So far, Caden has done all of these before his sister and all around the average time it should be. Caden rolled over at 3 1/2 months, was sitting by 6 months, crawling by 8 months or a little before, and was pulling himself up by 8 1/2 months. He isn't way ahead or anything, but still amazes me! We have been making bets as to when he will be walking. Adam thinks by Halloween so that would put him at 10 1/2 months ... all I know is for sure by a year if not a little before.... not so sure about the Halloween idea! Either way, my kids are wonderful and I love them no matter what the do!

I'm still here ...

I'm sure some of you may have given up even looking at my blog at the rate I update this darn thing. Life is just so stinkin' busy and when I am on the computer there is always something else to do. I really should make time to write though as it is not only good for me, but it's a nice record of our lives!

Really, not a whole lot has been going on. We celebrated Morgan's 2nd birthday the end of August and Caden is now 9 months old. They are just growing way too fast!

Over Labor Day weekend we headed back home to visit and see family. We were initially supposed to go up to the cabin that weekend, but financially we just couldn't do it.

The middle of August we did have quite a scare as my dad had his 2nd heart attack. He is doing better, but now we just have to pray for continued good health.

Daycare is going pretty good, still struggling to get more families which is becoming a bit frustrating but trying to stay positive! I have two families, one of which is expecting, so after that little one joins our group I will have 3 kiddos total that are not my own.

I have really been trying to work harder at my photography and trying to make something of it. I've been taking a few more pictures of people that are not my own kids so that is awesome! I am learning more and more everyday which is great! I'm actually photographing my first senior in a couple weeks! Maybe someday I will have my own studio ... ohhh wouldn't that be cool! I jokingly told Adam the other night that maybe we'll end up building a studio in the basement some day and he said "what about daycare" and I jokingly replied, "we can have daycare on this side and studio on that side" ... only one problem ... that only leaves us with 2 bedrooms :( Guess we need a bigger house!

Plans for the upcoming months include taking a few more pictures and heading home for the holidays. We are going to make it back home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year which we are very thankful for! We really would love to start the basement this winter, but we'll just have to wait and see what happens financially! It needs to get done sooner than later that's for sure!

I shall share a couple recent pictures of the kiddos.... Morgan (2yrs) and Caden (9m)

My not so little man...

Caden had his 6 month check up today ... he's actually about 6 1/2 months but oh well. He weighed in at 22 lbs 1 oz! I got a big boy on my hands. I swear he is going to be wearing bigger diapers than Morgan very soon considering she only weighs somewhere between 24 and 25lbs.

Thought I would share some of the 6 month pictures I took of him ...

Tessa Leen's Daycare

Hello All!

It's been awhile!

Just wanted to share with everyone that my daycare business is officially open and running! My first child started on the 21st of June and my last day at New Horizon is this coming Thursday, July 1st! I am so excited to finally have this going. It is going to be wonderful to stay home with my kiddos all day long and also continue to do what I love and that is teaching children! I am going to miss working at New Horizon especially the wonderful people I have met there. Even though I am sad to leave, I am more than excited to embark on this new adventure of having my own business! I love the fact that I get to do what I want and be my own boss! Now that I have one child other than my own, it makes me want more kids even more (daycare kids I mean). So, tell your friends haha!

Other than that, we have all been pretty good. Caden and Morgan are growing like crazy! Morgan spent last week at G&G Lueth's and sounds like she did well. Two weekends ago we went to Back to the 50's in the cities and last weekend, Adam and I went to Country Fest in WI. It was nice for the two of us to get away for awhile. July we will have the 4th and our anniversary, Dodge County Fair, my garage sale (hopefully) and who knows what else. I love the summer!

I guess not too much else to share!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Busy Mama

I can't believe the last time I posted was when I was headed back to work and that was over 3 months ago. Being a mother of two kids under the age of 2 keeps this lady pretty busy, plus preparing to open my own business has got me pretty swamped. Any spare time I have, I want to talk to my husband, relax, or sleep. There are so many things on the "to do" list and it just keeps growing. Slowly we are getting things done.

Not a lot, yet a lot has happened in the last few months. April 13th, I officially became a licensed daycare provider and now almost a month later I still have no kiddos. I have been so busy with everything that I haven't even gotten ads in the paper and flyers around town! Must do that this week haha!

My family has visited us a couple times now and we headed back home for prom in Osakis ( I did pictures again ). It was a nice time back home. My family was actually here just this past week ... that shall be a separate blog WITH PICTURES :) They came so my dad could help Adam put up our swing set. Next on the agenda is our fence! I can't wait for that to be done!

On March 24th, our good friends Darin and Emily welcome Aubrey Rose Wilking into the world! She is a doll and we are so happy for them! I am excited to watch her and Caden grow beings they are only about 4 months apart. It's a lot now that they are babies, but as they grow it should be a blast!

Morgan is into full fledged toddler mode! Some days the girl makes me want to pull my hair out and the next minute she's got me smiling or laughing. She is quite the character and everyday is a new adventure with her!

Caden is growing, growing, growing ... there is no other word for this little boy! My nickname for him is Mr. Chubbers :) At his 4 month appointment he was 17lbs 1oz ... I am guessing he is over 18lbs for sure by now. He is slowly getting the hang of eating cereal. We have also been feeding him prunes because he's got some issues poopin'. The little turd still isn't sleeping through the night, but at least when he gets up, he eats and goes right back to bed! Someday he will sleep through the night... I hope!

I guess I don't know much else. I'll try to get some pictures up from this weekend on here. Otherwise I need to update our shutterfly site, so you can always check there for pictures!

I hope everyone is healthy and happy :)

It's back to work I go ...

February 1st I return to work at NH! I am actually pretty darn excited about going back to work. I think because I'm only going back part time and get to continue to stay home with my babies and I have an awesome job (see previous post). I have wonderful friends at work and I am looking forward to seeing them again and having our day to day conversations and laughs. I'm a little bummed that one of my bestest buds at work is who I am going in to work for, but what do you do. I still have C and R that are awesome and I will get to see them everyday.

I am looking forward to tomorrow night. My boss is getting married and Adam and I are going to the reception and dance. I am going to get my drink on for the first time in a long time with great friends and my hubby. It will be very good for Adam and I to get out just us.

Caden's baptism went well by the way. It was a wonderful day, but I'm glad it's over.

I guess that's all I have for now ...