Visitors

Auntie Aimee
Neighbor Gen

Neighbor Eric

Auntie Jill

Uncle Kurt

Mari, Emma & Ben

Mari, Grandma Bonnie & Nadia

Panties

We're starting to TRY to potty train Mari. She loves to wear her panties but she is still having a hard time telling me when she needs to go. She'll get there, I hope soon!

Big Sister!

Mari LOVES being a big sister. Every morning she comes into our room, not to see Mommy, but to see Nadia. One of her favorites things to say to me is, "Nadia came out!" She is such a wonderful big sister and is becoming a great helper too!

Mmmm....Brownies!

Mari loves to help me in the kitchen. Of course I think that's because she's learned that she gets to "sample" the items being made. Oddly enough sometimes she "samples" without Mommy's knowledge!

Home!

Here we are! Taking our new little one home. I don't know who was more excited, Mommy, Daddy or Mari!

Our little bundle of joy!

More cute pictures!

Nadia's First Day

Welcome Baby Nadia!

Nadia Marie came into this world weighting 8lbs and 15.5 oz and 20 inches long.

Momma and Baby are doing great!

Auntie Aimee, Big Sister Mari, and Baby Nadia

Grandma Becky and Baby Nadia

Auntie Aimee and Baby Nadia

Daddy and Baby Nadia

Mommy and Baby Nadia

Well, we'll be leaving (again) for the hospital in about two hours. We're praying that this time it is it! I'm getting really anxious for this little one to get out of me! Hopefully by tomorrow at this time we'll have some news! Please pray for us.

Battle Wound

So here's a picture of what our poor little girls eye was looking like a week ago. She is doing much better now. The swelling is now gone and it's not as black and blue as it was. Now it's doing that greenish yellow thing. HEALING!

Does life ever slow down?

Yesterday I had my regular doctor appointment and while I was there they checked the baby's heart rate, as usual. It seems that her heart was going over 190 beats per minute. Normally her heart rate is in the 150's or so. So I had to be monitored for a little while. Thankfully her rate did decrease, but not until I was laying on my left side. So now I have to go have an earlier ultrasound. I was supposed to wait another week or so but my doctor wants to make sure that there is enough fluid around her as well as to see her position and find out how big she is.

On top of that we were in the ER tonight....not for me! Mari was playing in our room and from what we can gather from her she was playing on my nightstand trying to turn my lamp on. She fell and cut her left eyebrow. It swelled up right away and was bleeding pretty bad. We brought her in and thankfully they decided to use surgical glue to close the cut as opposed to stitches. It was still horrible. They had to swaddle her up like a mummy and hold her down. They only way we could get her even remotely calm was when I would sing to her. Thankfully she did great and it's all done with! We are very thankful that it wasn't lower....it would have poke her eye out!

I will try and post some pictures of her soon.

Brownies, Nukkers and Toilets

It was an interesting day in the Pevestorf household. We decided to make up a pan of brownies, big mistake. As I was in our bedroom I hear Mari out in the kitchen with a spoon going, "brownie, brownie have some." When I got into the kitchen I noticed that Mari is about six inches taller than usual. She had taken her stool out of the bathroom and put it as close to the counter as she could. She had also taken out a rather large spoon and was helping herself to the pan of brownies! I only wish that I would have had the camera close by.

Later that evening I was filling up the bathtub for Mari. I decided that being 8 months pregnant and having water running made me need to used the toilet. As I got up and ready to flush I hear a "plop." I turn to look and Mari had thrown her much beloved nuk right into the UN FLUSHED toilet. Needless to say, that nuk ended up in the garbage!

Kyle and I are very exhausted!

Just a little Stinker Pot

This is what our bedroom looked like after I left Mari alone for about 2 minutes!

I don't know who gave Mari the "lip" as she called it, but it was all over her by the time she was done.

"Napping" with Grandpa and Grandma Nordlund

As you can see, Grandma and Grandpa aren't the best at getting a little stinker to sleep.

Bemidji

Jumping on the trampoline at the Dahl's house.
Mari's first pony ride. It only lasted about 10 seconds.

Daddy with Sarah and Mari

Kisses for Cousin Elijah

Snuggle close with Olivia and Elijah.

Annie, Olivia, Rachel, Jonathan and Levi playing a video game.

A little alone time.

Olivia in the pool.

The indoor pool at the Birchmont House in Bemidji.

Mari was not afraid of the water at all. We HAD to put her in the tube. She decided to jump into the pool without anyone there to catch her. We had quite a scare!

Mari's Park!

Kyle finally found us a little park for Mari on Craigslist. FREE!!! Mari loves to go swing and slide. She would be there all day if we'd let her!

Mari, being Mari!

Mari loves to take Daddy's hat and wear it. She places it on her head and says, "cute."

After running fast and having her legs stop and her face keep going Mari rammed her little nose into the chair. Thankfully her nose wasn't broken!

Life on the Farm

Driving the tractor with Papa Lynn

"Farmin"

Stopping to smell the flowers

Ok, so I realize that it has been a really long time since we've blogged. I am to blame. This is not really my cup of tea...I'd rather read a book! Anyway, I thought that I would at least do an update, only no picture...yet.



Life has been pretty busy around here. We sold our house in Shakopee last November and moved in with my parents for a few months. We finally bought a house and got it all ready to move in by March. We now live in Big Lake. It's about two miles from Monticello. It was a lot of hard work but Kyle did great. We love it here. It's nice to have a place to put everything again!



Other big news is that we are expecting our second child, another girl, in August! I don't know who is more of a surprise; Mari or this next little girl. We are getting very excited. It's nice also to have a completely different pregnancy. I'm hardly ever sick and so far no complications!



Kyle is working as hard as ever. He is at United Health Care in Edina doing programming and is also able to work part time at home for his old company Incentive Services. We are very blessed to have that extra income.



Mari is now 19 months old and quite a girl. She loves to talk, which I know is a complete shock to all of you! She loves babies and getting her toe nails painted. She also loves to put on jewelry. Talk about being a girl. Whenever we ask what color of something she wants, it's always pink. She loves to count to ten, but sometimes skips over four, I don't think she likes to say it! Her new thing is now to sing along to "Jesus Loves Me" and "The Wheels on the Bus". She always makes sure that we pray before we eat and is starting to say the prayer with us. She is such a little spunk, we love it. She's always into something! Keeping Mommy and Daddy on their toes!



Well I think that sums it up for now. We'll try and get pictures up soon.