tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836534039102452752024-03-28T23:29:47.739-04:00the trochelmansupdates and pictures of the trochelmans!Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.comBlogger586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-83008762736028764012017-02-01T20:41:00.001-05:002017-02-01T20:41:32.959-05:00Hey There!<div style="text-align: center;">
Has it really been almost 18 months since I blogged in our little family journal?!<br />
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This blog will always be near and dear to my heart. I started this online journal for our family exactly 10 years ago last month to help document our mostly mundane, day-to-day happenings. Milestones like Carson <a href="http://thetrochelmans.blogspot.com/2007/05/carsons-new-trick.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">laughing</span></a> for the first time, to Harper's <a href="http://thetrochelmans.blogspot.com/2009/07/update.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">first steps</span></a>; documenting <a href="http://thetrochelmans.blogspot.com/search/label/Goldenhar%20Syndrome" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Grant's complicated medical issues</span></a>, and <a href="http://thetrochelmans.blogspot.com/2014/06/and-baby-makes-six.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">announcing pregnancies</span></a>...I love to look back from time to time and read through poignant-and even the not so poignant-moments of our lives.<br />
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That's why I hate so much that I "abandoned" our family journal. Thankfully, I did document the big stuff on Instagram...but its just not quite the same.</div>
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I've thought about picking up the laptop and sitting down to write over the last year, but the words just didn't come. Life has been hard. Our world was shattered, however, God is slowly rebuilding us, piece by piece. It has been the darkest, most unrelenting season of my life, but God is good, and God has been faithful to our family.<br />
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There is no way to document every important event over the last 18 months in one post, so I'll just share a few updates instead:<br />
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The kids are amazing. Carson just turned 10 (my heart cannot even handle it!), Harper is coming up on his 9th birthday, Grant will be 5 (!!!) in a few weeks, and Clara-our tiny baby-just turned 2.<br />
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Our day to day lives are c.r.a.z.y. busy. Grant started preschool last fall, so all three boys are in school now! Grant is in an exceptionally challenged classroom, and is doing SO awesome! He absolutely loves school, and it has been such a huge blessing for him! Along with the services he receives at school, he still has private therapy 2x a week, which means a lot of running around town to appointments.<br />
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Carson and Harper are both playing basketball again this season, and they are having a blast! Carson's in an older league this year, so he has practice one evening a week, along with games on Saturdays. Harper has a practice/game every Saturday morning, so balancing their schedules has been...interesting! Carson is also on the Science Olympiad team at school, so he stays after school one day a week for several hours and does his science-club thing. 😁<br />
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Kane's work schedule is different now-he works on Saturdays (huge bummer!) and has a weekday off instead. </div>
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My mornings consist of chasing after a certain little girl with a VERY big personality...</div>
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Our Clara girl is just a little bundle of spunk. She LOVES to sing, follow her brothers around, get into anything and everything, and go "swimin' in the baff-tub" 😉</div>
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2017 is such a big year for us! Kane and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year! We like to joke that it seems like we've been married more like 20 years, ha! We are planning a fun little getaway for our anniversary-hoping to have those plans finalized this week! </div>
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I'm hoping to get back into the swing of blogging...even if its just to make a birthday post-I'd love to keep up with our journal.<br />
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All for now!<br />
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Maria.</div>
Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-412291861423808762015-09-20T22:46:00.000-04:002015-09-20T23:03:23.023-04:00Summer recap and Fall happenings!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I cannot believe its been so long since I've posted! Looks like I took the summer (& then some!) off, so I really wanted to update my little blog and do a quick recap!<br />
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Life with four kiddos is BUSY. We are constantly going, going, going.<br />
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We had a really great summer...Grant has therapy 3 mornings a week (2 speech sessions and 1 hour of OT), so as you can imagine, the driving back and forth as well as the therapy time itself takes up a lot of time. Almost every Monday of summer break I took the kids to the library and they picked out a few books to read while we were in the waiting room. And of course we have our weekly Target trip and a grocery store/errands morning too.We usually spent most of our afternoons swimming at my parents pool and trying to beat the heat!<br />
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In July we had our family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte. We wanted to stay somewhere closeish to home (aka little travel with a baby!) & we wanted something that would work for our WHOLE family, and Great Wolf Lodge was PERFECT. Its an indoor water park resort that has areas for the whole family. I spent most of my time in the kiddie area with Grant and Clara while Kane and the boys hit up all the water slides. It was surprisingly relaxing for me-Grant had a blast playing in the baby/toddler area and since it only goes to 1.5 foot deep, he could navigate the whole area without me having to follow him around. Clara and I sat in the zero depth area and she splashed away! Kane and the boys would always swing by & come check on us every 45min-hour and I would go on a few rides with the boys then too. The best part was that our hotel room was just down the hallway from the entrance to the water park so I could go back to the room with the babies whenever I needed! That was great for when Clara would get cranky and needed a nap & Grant needed a snack or something. We would leave and go out to dinner every night, & then return for late night fun at the resort arcade and bowling area. The last day there, we left that afternoon and stayed at a different hotel in Charlotte so that we could take the boys to visit a few landmarks. We went to the Carolina Panthers Stadium & we toured the Billy Graham library (which was so cool!! so much history there!). We had SUCH a good week & made so many wonderful memories with the kids...we are already planning to go back again when we can!!<br />
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After being home for ONE day from our vacation, me and Kane turned around and went back to Charlotte for Kane's annual meeting with corporate. He spent the morning and early afternoon in a meeting, and I had a glorious day shopping and eating lunch BY MYSELF, which never ever EVER happens. I missed the kids like crazy (esp Clara since it was the first time I had ever left her), but it was so needed. I really needed that little break. Once Kane got out of his meeting, we went back to the hotel for a few hours and then headed to a cookout at the president of the company's home on Lake Norman.<br />
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The first week of August brought the start of football for Carson! Harp decided not to play this year (he would rather play on the playground with the other kids), & that has taken up a huge chunk of time. He has improved SO much since the start of the season, so its nice to see the hard work pay off!<br />
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The end of August means back to school time! Our summer felt like it went by SO fast, but even so, the boys were ready to go back and to see their friends. They both love school SO much, and we all enjoy the routine school brings! Carson started 3rd grade this year and Harp's in 2nd! They both have amazing teachers this year and I am SO excited about that!<br />
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Our Clara girl is growing so fast! She is just two months away from her first birthday and my heart can hardly stand it. Her (big) personality is really starting to show! She is such a friendly baby with a streak of sassy with a little drama thrown in. ;) I'm told it a girl thing, ha! She started crawling right after our trip to Great Wolf (I could tell she wanted to while we were vacationing...she almost took off a few times in the hotel room), and shortly after that she started pulling to a stand & now shes cruising around the furniture! She loves to clap and her favorite song is "If you're happy and you know it." She can wave (at herself, ha!) and can say "hi" and "dada." She loves to dance and follow her brothers around (mainly Grant), and her newest favorite thing to do as of late is pull all the books off the bookshelf in her room. I can't even express how much joy she has brought to our family!<br />
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I wanted to jot this down for future purposes, but Grant is doing SO wonderful lately. He is really developing and his hard work in both speech and OT is finally starting to pay off. He still has a way to go, of course, but I just wanted to mention how excited I am for him. We spent the summer working on preschool stuff & he mastered identifying all of the alphabet, & identifying shapes (he already knew colors & numbers for a long time now ;). In OT he is working on pre-writing skills & using scissors, which has been trickier for him-he has fine motor delays (VERY likely due to his poor eyesight). It has been a long, long road with lots of tears and prayers. My personal goal for him and my main hope and prayer is that we can get him caught up to where he needs to be by the start of kindergarten. We have so much ground to cover, but I really think it can be done!<br />
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Well thats all for now! Hope to start blogging again more regularly! :) Check back in a few days for pictures of my girl at 10 months!</div>
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Just a slew of pics of my precious girl at 7 months old old!</div>
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Our precious baby is already halfway through her first year! How in the world can it be? Clara is the sweetest baby with the best disposition...Always so happy, with a big smile on her face. She loves her toys, her feet, and is in LOVE with her big brothers. She just lights up when the boys are around! She has the BEST girly, high-pitched giggle that gets every one cracking up. She is so tiny compared to the boys, with a head full of curly hair, and big dark eyes (they haven't settled yet, but I'm thinking they'll be hazel or brown). Sweet girl has been sleeping through the night since she was about 2 months old or so, and wears mainly 3-6 month clothing, and some 6-9 month stuff, too. :) She has her check up next week so I'll know her stats then. </div>
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I took her to the beach yesterday to take her 6 month pictures and she loved watching the ocean, but was not a fan of the sand! :) </div>
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Here are some pictures from the day! </div>
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Happy 6 months Clara! </div>
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Some days I can't even wrap my brain around that. <i>FOUR</i>. We've been a family of six for almost 6 months now (how are we already halfway through Clara's first year?!), and the fog is finally clearing. We are in our groove, our new normal. I'm feeling more and more like myself. </div>
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I took this of the kiddos back in March. I wanted a picture of them all together. Holy Cow. I felt like I had wrestled a bear trying to get a picture of all them looking at me, but I managed to snag one. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(secret: Carson's eyes were actually closed in this one, so I had to photoshop his eyes.)</span> </div>
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A flood of Clara pictures: aka guilt because I haven't blogged her little life like I did with the boys! ;)</div>
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Sweet girl at 5 months!</div>
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Harp showing off his artwork that was on display at our local Spring Festival! He was super proud (and we were, too!) </div>
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So...I just realized I submitted this post before finishing this post sometime last week...maybe the fog hasn't cleared as much as I had thought, ha!<br />
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I can't forget to mention how much progress Grant has made! I decided to get him evaluated for Occupation Therapy right after his 3rd birthday. He definitely qualified for services, so he goes for 1 hour every week. I really think it has been wonderful for him! Apart of OT is feeding therapy and ever since he started, he has been eating SOO much better. I also requested around his 3rd birthday for an extra speech therapy session which was obviously approved. So he goes to speech 2x a week now (once at the office and once at home). After the summer I am going to push for both sessions being at the office...I really think it benefits him SO much more than the sessions at home. Anyways, enough rambling with that!<br />
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Grant always uses 2-4 word phrases now...that doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is HUGE for him. He was evaluated for speech during our annual craniofacial appointment back in March, and the speech pathologist there thinks he has a touch of Apraxia of Speech (which, thanks to my "Medical License" in google, I had already gathered he had, ha!). Anyways, for Grant that means his brain is not being able to put a sentence together, despite being able to say each individual word correctly. For example, if you ask him to say "I love going outside!" he can say each of those words individually "i" "love" "going" "outside" however, when you tell him to say it as a sentence, "I love going" ends up becoming jumbled gibberish and he'll end with "outside". Its confusing and complicated, but it suits Grant because NOTHING with him is ever easy! :)<br />
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Potty training....is not going. We're on a break until schools out for the boys. He understands the concept, he knows what he is suppose to do, he can say the words, recognize when he urinates, stay dry for long periods of time. It is not a battle of the wills, it is 100 percent a sensory issue. I have a game plan in place but honestly its more of a Clara issue at this point-I need her to be a little older so I can devote the time and effort to potty train Grant.<br />
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Last but not least...we went back for a repeat hearing test on Friday...they weren't able to get the results (which is very frustrating because I told them on the phone they wouldn't be able to...not getting into that right now, though...), so we are going back for a sedated hearing test next. We will know definitely if there is or is not hearing loss.<br />
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Carson and Harper are doing so good, as always :) Excelling in school, enjoying their childhood to the fullest extent. Carson is playing tackle football this fall which I'm nervous about, and Harp decided not to and wants to take hip hop dance classes...we are signing him up for summer classes which will be so much fun to watch! :)<br />
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They sat on our front steps and waited all week for the ice cream truck to come by...he finally came by while they were outside and were just SO excited!<br />
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Well that is definitely all for now...longest post for me in a while and it only took a week to type up, ha! </div>
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Today my hilarious, mischievous, super chill, absolute best-brother, kind, caring, stylish, music-loving, ALWAYS thinking of others-second born is SEVEN. So hard to believe. I see Harper as a perpetual four year old in my mind but the truth is, he is growing up. And I can't freeze time...I've tried, ha! </div>
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Happy Birthday Harp!!! We LOVE you so much!</div>
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Grant Joseph is THREE years old today!!!<br />
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Here is just a quick peek at what Grant is like at 3 years old!</div>
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-Grant still LOVES Barney and Elmo. He sings and dances along every day! He really likes to watch short Sesame Street Songs on youtube...his current faves are Pentatonix Sings to Five and the 3 Primary Colors song.<br />
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-Grant loves pretty much all breakfast foods (just don't mix his cereal and milk together-hysterical tantrum will ensue!). He's currently stuck in a chicken nugget and milk routine for lunch that I'm trying to break, and dinner is definitely a toss up.<br />
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-Grant can count to 20 (well, with a couple of extra 13's thrown in there, ha!). He can count actual objects up to about 10, he can sort colors and some objects into like groups, he can identify his numbers up to 5, he can say his ABCs, but we haven't really gotten to identifying them yet! I'm pretty sure he knows his colors, but likes to blurt out any color he can think of before I even point to something, so it's hard to quiz him :) *I'm documenting this so I can look back to see his progress. Grant has come SO far in the last year and still has a way to go to get caught up, but I am SO SO proud of him!<br />
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-Grant is still working hard in speech! He's about to start going twice a week and I really think it's going to be good for him. He started putting words together and can identify more objects than I can count...our next step is really working towards answering us when we ask him questions and then speaking more spontaneously (instead of just when he wants something).<br />
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-Grant LOVES music. He can memorize just about any song effortlessly...his guilty pleasure is Taylor Swift, haha!<br />
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-Grant's favorite place in the world to be is outdoors. He loves to run freely and jump on the trampoline any chance he gets.<br />
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-His favorite books are Goodnight Moon and Brown Bear.<br />
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-His favorite songs are Baby Bumblebee and Bingo.<br />
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-Grant absolutely LOVES Carson and Harper. He follows them around and does and says anything they do. He goes to their room while they are at school and plays with their light sabers and gets into all the stuff he normally isn't allowed to touch ;)<br />
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-Speaking of which, Grant spends most of his waking hours teasing the boys ANY which way he can. While they are doing their homework, he runs in, snatches their homework sheet and then runs for his life, lol! He especially loves to take Carson's legos. He dives into a fetal position with Carson's treasures tucked tightly into his chest. SO funny. Well, to me...they don't think it is, ha!<br />
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-Grant is literally the most stubborn child/human being I have ever met in my life. He is like a grumpy old man trapped in a 3 yo's body. He doesn't like change. He doesn't like new stuff (all of his old stuff works just fine!). His stubbornness has really gotten into the way of his developmental growth. When his speech therapist is trying to get him to say/do/look at something, Grant will look at the ceiling and sing his ABC's at the top of his lungs. Or close his eyes tight and name any and every family member he can think of. And when he's tired of that, he'll pretend to be interested in what she's pointing at long enough to grab said object and chunk it across the room, always with a big smile on his face. Sigh. It is both hilarious and frustrating at the same time. SUCH a little stinker.<br />
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-Sweet boy still loves his Barney stuffed animal. He sleeps with him tucked in his arm every night and carries him around quite a bit during the day.<br />
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-His current favorite thing to do is to make a loud farting noise and then say, "EWWW Mama!" Or Daddy, or "Artin" or "Arper" or whoever may be around. :)<br />
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Grant absolutely adores Clara. He smothers her with kisses and hugs alllll day long (bless her heart, ha!). He watches carefully when I change her diaper and makes sure I always put "pow-per" on her. He calls her Twara and I secretly hope he always calls her that.<br />
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We had a small party at our home yesterday. He LOVED when we sang Happy Birthday to him and he actually was somewhat interested in his presents (which was big surprise!) Here are some pics:<br />
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Singing Happy Birthday...I have a video I'll upload later!<br />
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Waiting patiently to open presents :)<br />
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He kept hugging all of his new clothes, haha!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy THIRD Birthday Grant!!! We love you SO much sweet boy-words cannot even express!!!</span><br />
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Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-3691069517735144672015-01-30T18:05:00.000-05:002015-01-30T18:05:16.806-05:00Clara at 2 months!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm a little behind, but Clara Amelia is 2 months old now! She is so little (especially compared to my boys at this age!). She weighed in at 10lbs 2oz and was 21in long...I think she is going to be petite! Clara has dark blue/grey eyes and a cute dimple in her right cheek. She is such a sweet baby, although definitely on the fussier side. She has a LOT of gas issues that we are still working through. She smiles so big and coos so sweetly when you talk to her. She's holding her head up pretty good and hates tummy time (typical Trocheman baby!) She loves her brothers and they are absolutely head-over-heels in love with her! They are all so good to her and love to hold her and kiss her. Grant has really come around and walks by her all day long and says, "HI TWARA!" Here are a few pictures of our sweet girl:</div>
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Just a few pictures from Carson's 8th Birthday Party from a few weeks ago! It was just a small gathering of our immediate families...Kane took him and Harper to the movies to see Night at the Museum, too. </div>
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Cake is super sloppy, but I didn't have much time to throw it together...it tasted good which is all that matters! :)</div>
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Eight whole years ago, our oldest baby was born. I can hardly believe its been that long. </div>
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Carson is the sweetest, smartest, kindest little boy I know. He is my right-hand man when Kane is not home. I try not to ask too much of him, but being the oldest of four, he helps a lot..Whether it's keeping Grant busy so I can wash dishes, picking up toys (that he didn't take out), or talking to Clara so I can finish dinner, I know that I can <i>always</i> count on him. </div>
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He spends hours and hours every week with his nose stuck in a book...he always reads through several books at a time..he doesn't have a preference...this past week he's been reading Treasure Island, Tom Sawyer, and a Goosebumps book. </div>
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I'm not going to get into the Football thing, because I have had about ALL I can take of football talk, ha! But just know that he is o.b.s.e.s.s.e.d. His favorite team is the SF 49ers. He has NFL trading cards that he carries around and studies the players stats. And thats all I'll say about that, haha.</div>
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Carson is still an avid Lego builder/fan. Just like his football cards, he has a container of minifigures that he takes out and plays with several time a day. He got a Lego Minifigure Encyclopedia for Christmas and it goes <i>everywhere</i> with him.<br />
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I love you SO much Carson. Even though Daddy and I had no idea what we were doing 8 years ago (sometimes I question whether we know what we are doing now, ha!), God knew exactly what he was doing when He blessed our lives with you. Happy Birthday to the kid who made me a mom. I love you buddy!</div>
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That's about all I can muster right now, ha!</div>
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Life with four kids has been wonderful, but <i>crazy</i>. Transitioning from 2 to 3 was very smooth, very natural. Grant was an easy baby, the boys were 4 and 5 years old...it was simple. This time has been more chaotic. I feel like I wake up and it's Monday and go to bed and its Thursday. My days are packed with school, laundry, school pick-up, dishes, laundry, Grant's therapies, kids' homework, laundry, doctor's appointments. basketball practice, shopping, cleaning the house, making sure Grant doesn't smother Clara 300x a day, cooking...have I mentioned laundry? haha! Not to mention feeding/burping/changing little miss all day and night long...She is definitely one of my more high-maintenance babies. It's a good thing she is cute! </div>
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So that pretty much sums up the last 7/8 weeks. Clara was only 5 days old on Thanksgiving so that day was kind of a blur. To be completely honest, Christmas break was a complete nightmare. The Monday before Christmas, Harper spiked a fever...took him the next day to the doctor and he tested positive for the flu. By Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Grant was sick with the flu, Kane started showing symptoms Christmas night, and Carson ran a low-grade fever all week. By the weekend, all of their fever had broke...but then Clara got diarrhea that lasted the whole following week and Grant starting vomiting (and had a bad case of diarrhea) that lasted several days...by New Years Eve, Harper was puking his brains out in the Old Navy parking lot. Y'all.....I was DONE. There were several days during that break that I just wanted to crawl in a hole. BUT, everyone finally got better and life got back to "normal." </div>
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Clara is the sweetest thing at almost 8 weeks, the boys are playing youth league basketball, and Grant is still working hard in therapy. Here are a slew of pictures from the last 2 months (in no particular order). </div>
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Christmas Eve. Poor guys are SO pitiful.</div>
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Clara at exactly 1 month. She weighed 8lbs7oz and I think was 20in long. I laugh at how I was able to do <b><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://thetrochelmans.blogspot.com/search/label/Grant%27s%20First%20Year" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;">monthly updates with Grant</span></a>.</span></b>..sorry Clara...not going to happen, sweetie!! </div>
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All for now! Back to my beautiful. wonderful, chaotic life! Check back tomorrow for a birthday post!</div>
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At my 38 week and 39 week appointment I was already 4cm dilated and 70-75% effaced...I had my doctor do a membrane strip at my 39w appt, (Thursday the 20th) and went on my way. The next morning, (Friday the 21st), Grant and I walked the aisles of Target all morning...I had a few contractions, but nothing regular...mainly just crampy. We had a typical family movie night Friday evening with pizza and popcorn, and I got a pretty good nights sleep. Saturday morning, I laid in bed and listened to the boys buzzing around the living room (where they "camp out" with Kane every Friday night), and I felt very crampy...a lot of lower back pressure. I got up and made breakfast and had a couple of small contractions...I even jokingly told Kane that today might be the day! After breakfast, we had planned on taking the boys to go sign up for basketball, but I when I realized my contractions were coming around 10mins apart, I decided to stay home with Grant JUST in case and get some laundry folded, etc. When Kane and the boys left, my contractions became very irregular....6 mins apart, 10 mins apart, 8 mins apart, 12 mins apart...BUT they were also more painful. I called my mom to give her a heads up JUST in case, and then Grant and I hopped in the shower. Once I got out, they really picked up....they were coming every 4-5 mins, and I would have to stop to breathe through them...Kane and the boys were back, and I told Kane that we needed to head in to the hospital JUST in case...I was GBS positive (for the first time in any of my pregnancies!), and since I was already 4cm dilated, I wanted to make sure we had enough time to get antibiotics. My mom got to my house soon after, and Kane and I headed to the hospital. The entire 35min drive to the hospital, I had ONE contraction...but as soon as I stood up and walked to labor and delivery, they were coming on top of each other. After we checked in (right at noon), I went to the bathroom down the hallway, and had to stop every 2-3 mins to breathe through a contraction...when I got back to triage, the nurse checked me...I was at 7cm dilated already! They got me to a room and started me on antibiotics....I also got an epidural which worked for the first time ever! Yay! I was very comfortable (well...once the meds kicked in!), and just hung out for several hours while I received antibiotics. The entire time, I was at 9cm dilated. I have NO doubt in my mind that had it not been for having to lay down and receive the meds, I would have have had her soon after arriving to the hospital. Once I finished the 2nd round of penicillin, the nurse helped me roll over, and my water broke. 15-20 mins later, our sweet baby girl was born! And it was every bit as painful as I remember! lol! :) </div>
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She is just over a week now, and is doing so good! Carson and Harper absolutely ADORE her and Grant is coming around too! :) He's a little jealous of course, but he's also been super sweet to her, too. Here are just a few pics from the last week!</div>
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Checking in after a few months off to post some pictures and update our little journal! </div>
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2014 had to have been the fastest year in the history of the world...how in the world it is November is beyond me...In just a few weeks (or less!) we will have a new baby in our family...it feels like it was just yesterday when we found out we were unexpectedly expecting again! </div>
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Life is so busy, but in a good way. It's just the season we are in...the boys of course have school all day, Grant still has therapy 2x a week, and I have OB appointments galore. The boys are in scouts right now, but I'm not entirely sure we'll continue with it....we'll see! </div>
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Here are some random pics from the last month or so! </div>
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The boys at 7.5, 2.5, and 6.5 </div>
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We had 2 Iron Men and a fireman for Halloween this year! (Harp was suppose to be Captain America but he outgrew his costume before he could wear it!)</div>
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From the character parade at school...Harp was Anakin from his Star Wars book and Carson was a Ninja!</div>
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Grant before church last Sunday...Even though 90 percent of Grant's clothes are the boys' hand me downs, its still crazy to see him wearing the same clothes the boys were just wearing like yesterday...</div>
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From Harper's field trip last week!</div>
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Kane has had the same vehicle for 7 years and although it wasn't the nicest car, or the most attractive car, it has been a faithful car to us...but it is officially DONE. We knew we would have to buy him a new vehicle soon, but were hoping to hold of until after the new year...until we started having issues with our van too :/ Having one "dead" car and 1 unreliable car just weeks away from having a baby is not ideal, but as always, God provided. We will still have to get some work done eventually on our old van (that Kane is now driving) but we are really LOVING our new van! :)<br />
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After what seemed like the worlds quickest summer, the boys are back in school! It's so hard to believe these guys are in 2nd grade and 1st grade this year! Since they started preschool, and especially elementary, life seems to just whiz by...I think knowing how fast it seems to go makes me appreciate Grant's toddlerhood that much more...and of course we are just dying to meet this little one inside of me in just another 11 or so short weeks! </div>
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Obligatory 1st day of school pics: (Harp had toothpaste issues that morning, hence the water spots ;)</div>
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Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-60074803313972517092014-08-18T17:50:00.000-04:002014-08-18T17:50:10.564-04:00Disney World!<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow, it's been a while since I've checked in on here! As you can see, I took the summer off...although it wasn't necessarily intentional :) It's been a nice break, but even so, I wanted to get on here and document our family vacation!</div>
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Last week, we went to Disney World! This trip has been in the works for quite some time....we actually started planning it BEFORE finding out about baby #4...when we found out I was expecting, we talked about just cancelling the trip altogether, but realized with a fourth child on the way-it was either now or never! We were able to find incredible rates back in the Spring at a resort at Disney (I'm being real here-it's the equivalent of a Motel 6...but cleaner and slightly nicer-plus you get the perks of staying on Disney property!). Kane also had the opportunity to do some work out of town for a few days that basically paid for the majority of the trip. Disney CAN be expensive, but we were miraculously able to stay in a very doable budget! </div>
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Anyways, we left last Monday, did the parks Tuesday and Wednesday, and headed back Thursday (after a fun morning of swimming and shopping :) For us, two days at the parks were perfect because, well, I AM 25 weeks pregnant with my 4th babe, and then there's Grant-who was basically a perfect angel the entire trip (I'm not being sarcastic here...he really was SO good the entire time!)...even so, a 3rd day may have pushed him too far :)</div>
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We went to Magic Kingdom the first day and Hollywood Studios the second day. Here are some grainy-cell phone pics in no particular order:</div>
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This was at Hollywood Studios. There was a big Frozen thing going on and Olaf made it snow!</div>
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We went to Downtown Disney Wednesday evening and visited the Lego store.</div>
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Balloon animals from dinner one night...Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Barney!</div>
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Can you spy Grant in the middle? Harp, Grant, and Kane on Dumbo!</div>
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Indiana Jones show at Hollywood Studios...it was SO good!</div>
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Our hotel.</div>
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Splash mountain! Carson and my dad (my parents went to Disney with us!) are in the second row...Kane and Harp were on a different canoe and I didn't get a pic fast enough of them coming down!</div>
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Love this...Grant and Kane on Winnie the Pooh ride. Grant kept calling it "Poo-poo!"</div>
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Lego store.</div>
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The boys actually got on the Tower of Terror! They absolutely loved it! Although I think Kane and my dad might be scarred for life, lol! </div>
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Here I am, almost halfway through, and I still cannot believe I am typing these words...Around Thanksgiving this year, we will be a family of SIX. That's right...I'm pregnant with number 4. And if we are being honest here, <i><b>unexpectedly</b></i> pregnant with number 4!<br />
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Late March, we got the shock of our lives...(well, other than the first shock of our lives: Carson. ha!). Taking the test, a few days late, we didn't actually expect it to say positive..but it was so abundantly clear. Now, a 4th babe wasn't <i>completely</i> out of the question....most of the time, I felt "done" having babies, other times we flirted with the idea...which is why we haven't made any permanent decisions-if you know what I mean. We had unofficially decided we would wait until next summer to address the issue...so IF we had decided to, Grant would be four years old at the time baby was born....but God had other plans for our family, and we will be completing our family a bit sooner than expected! (And yes-permanent measures will be taken this time, ha!)</div>
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If you want the truth...I'm nervous. I realize that four kids is only one more than we have now, but FOUR sounds like you just said 20. When Grant was born, the boys were older, and it was honestly such an easy and joyful experience...but Grant will be a few months shy of 3 when this baby is born, and I'm worried about the age difference, I'm worried about jealousy, and of course making sure all of the kids get the attention they need and deserve. It has been a constant prayer of mine...that God would just shower our family with grace during this transition time. And if you want to lift our family up in prayer, we would love and appreciate that.</div>
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We are excited and scared and nauseous <span style="font-size: x-small;">(oh my word, don't get me started on how sick I've been)</span> and already exhausted. But we are also so grateful that God has entrusted us with another blessing. My heart is <i><b>so full</b></i>. </div>
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We decided to wait a bit longer to tell everyone the big news....there were some minor complications that showed up on the ultrasound around 9 weeks (two separate subchorionic hemorrhages, with no symptoms) that put me at a higher risk for miscarriage-we found out a few weeks later that all was well, and the bleeds had been reabsorbed (which was a huge answer to prayer!!) By then I was already 12 weeks, so we decided just to wait a few more weeks and do a pregnancy and gender announcement in one. Surprise! And lets be real here-we knew there would be the negative/annoying reactions from both friends, community, and even family.<br />
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I can say wholeheartedly that we already love this baby so much and are excited to meet her! She will be celebrated and loved on by our family! Have I mentioned how Carson and Harper are sooo over-the-moon excited?? And Grant....well.....he'll just have to learn to love her :) lol!<br />
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I still can't believe another Trochelman baby is on the way. Have mercy. Praise Jesus. <i>Here we go again</i>.</div>
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Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-37996629587997623032014-06-16T16:48:00.000-04:002014-06-16T16:51:02.242-04:00Quick catch up!<div style="text-align: center;">
We are FINALLY done with the school year, and summer is officially here! The last weeks of school are always so hectic (in a fun way!), so here is a little catch up post!</div>
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While the boys were finishing up the last few weeks of school, Grant and I were getting some last one-on-one time before the crazies were with us all day long in the summer...we took fun trips to Fit for Fun, the Splash Pad, and the beach!</div>
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They both had such awesome teachers this year, we are <i>really</i> going to miss them! I took a billion pictures and videos, but here are just a few.</div>
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And here's a quick fathers day pic from yesterday...Happy Father's Day Kane!!! We love you!!!</div>
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How can it be almost JUNE? Wasn't it just Christmas like two weeks ago? Craziness. As you can imagine, our life stays busy...especially as it nears the end of the school year...class field trips, parties, music performances, field day, mothers day events, and so much more! And Grant still has therapy twice a week, for good measure. Its such a fun (and exhausting!) time for the kiddos...of course we are all eagerly counting down until summer vacation! The boys cannot wait to spend their days swimming, swimming some more, and of course being lazy! :) </div>
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Kindergarten and 1st Grd. Spring Musical! Carson had one of the leads...My phone was about to die, so I could only record a small snippet and take a few pictures, but they are performing it again later this week, so hopefully I'll get it all on video then! :)</div>
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This past weekend my MIL's company picnic. It's is always hosted downtown at the Battleship, and the boys had the absolute best time! </div>
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We had a good Easter, although a bit cool and wet! The boys were on Spring Break the week leading up to Easter, which was so nice and relaxing! We had brunch with my MIL and SIL's family Saturday, (along with an Easter Egg Hunt, of course!), and Sunday after church, we had supper with my parents.</div>
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The boys both had Easter parties and egg hunts before school got out for break. I love watching them have so much fun! Heres a pic from Harp's class party...I'm not allowed to take pictures of Carson at school anymore ;)</div>
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One morning during the boys' Spring Break, I bent down to pick Grant up and shortly after, noticed my back was hurting. I've pulled muscles before, so I wasn't too concerned. However, by the time I got Grant in and out of his seat at lunch, my back was hurting even more....and then when I had to pick him up and put him in his crib for nap....I knew my back was really hurt. I was in a great deal of pain, even texting Kane my concerns about getting Grant OUT of his crib after nap. When the time came, I woke him first and had him stand, but it wasn't enough. Other than childbirth, it was the most excruciating pain I had ever experienced. The pain literally took my breath away. I'm so lucky Carson was home from school...he came in to Grant's room quickly to help, picking a sleepy Grant off of me, getting him distracted, and calling my mom for me. It took a while, but I was able to get up from the floor and make my way to the couch. The next morning was even worse..I spent the next two days icing my back and resting. I'm so thankful for Kane coming home early, my mom who helped me with the boys, but especially for my sweet oldest babe, for his maturity and responsibility in helping me not only around the house, but with Grant. </div>
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It is downright <i>shocking</i> to type these words...but my little rockstar is SIX today. Call me crazy, but I still think of Harp as a 3-4 year old...sadly, those days are gone. He has grown and matured SO much this past year. He is rocking kindergarten! He is such an awesome reader, flying through books and writing stories nonstop...that has been his favorite thing to do lately! He either types them on the computer or makes his own "book" filled with stories from the unconquerable Power Rangers. :) Speaking of which, he is CRAZY about some Power Rangers lately...another certain child of mine will seriously have a new "thing" every week..(you name it...Avengers, Star Wars, Angry Birds, Zombies, etc.), but Harper stays faithful to his Rangers (and Spidey!) of course. :) He has always been so simple and easy to please, and I LOVE that about him. Harper is still a budding rockstar, spending his afternoons "playing" his guitar and perfecting his cool moves. He loves to pretend play, and is <i>always</i> seen around the house with some kind of costume on.............or nothing at all. :) It's either one extreme or another...and even if I have to tell him to go put some pants on 54654x a day, I wouldn't have it any other way! </div>
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We love you SO much Harper (or "Ar-pah" as Grant calls you :) You bring <b>so much</b> joy to our lives! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy 6th Birthday</span> to the coolest kid I know!!</div>
Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-50615619130450459782014-03-19T21:22:00.001-04:002014-03-19T21:22:40.674-04:00oh, hey<div style="text-align: center;">
Just like that, a month has passed by since my last blog session. I feel like it takes SO much effort to sit down and blog, so I don't....and I'm okay with that! I don't want to abandon my little online journal, so here is a compilation of grainy cell phone pics, along with tidbits from our life as of late!</div>
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Can ya'll handle this cuteness?! I can't. He can almost get away with everything. Actually, he is my easiest and best behaved tot to date (I'm sure I just majorly jinxed myself there!), so he makes being his mom an absolute joy!</div>
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BUT, when I (or Kane or the boys) get after him, his little heart cannot handle it! His lip pokes out, quivers, and then he cries the saddest little cry in the world. I <i>almost</i> apologize for scolding him.</div>
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These two guys are doing great. Growing, eating us out of house and home (seriously! especially Harp...that kid can EAT.) and doing exceptional at school. </div>
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They make it so easy to be proud of them!</div>
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This little guy had his 2 year check up today...he weighed in at 30lbs and was 36 in long. I'm not going to embarrass him and tell y'all his head circumference, but that noggin of his is huge...even so, hanging at the 95 percentile makes him have the SMALLEST head of the 3 boys. lol!</div>
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Grant has come SOOO far developmentally. I am SO excited for him. He still has a way to go, but he has just<i> blossomed</i> lately. His speech is really starting to take off, and we have overcame major sensory issues. We are still struggling a bit with his digestive system, and his vision, but he is seriously a completely different kid than he was 6 months ago. </div>
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Well, all for now! Hopefully so much time won't pass before I check in again! Harp's birthday is in a few weeks, so between that, regular life, school events, therapies, and planning our summer vacation, life will be super busy. Until next time!</div>
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I cannot believe I'm typing this, but our littlest love is TWO today! </div>
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Here is a little bit about Grant at 2:</div>
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Grant LOVES Barney...we have several DVDs from when the boys were little and Grant loves to sing and dance along with the big purple guy...he has a stuffed Barney that he carries around and sleeps with every night, too!</div>
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His favorite food is pizza, bananas, and chicken nuggets...Not the healthiest group of food, but he has become quite the picky eater lately, so we are just going with it.</div>
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He can count to 10 and loves the ABC song (even if he only gets some of the letters :)</div>
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Grant thinks his big brothers are the best things in the world. He loves to follow them around, watch what they are doing, and wrestle with them!</div>
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He still takes a solid 1-2 hour nap everyday, and would sleep longer if it weren't for having to pick up the boys from school. Bedtime at night is 8pm, and he is normally awake just after 7.</div>
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His favorite toys are his stacking cups (I need to video this...it is hilarious...he stacks his cups as fast as humanly possible), balls of all shapes and sizes, and his counting Lion...when he imitates the Lion, his "roar" sounds more like "Wow!" which might be the cutest thing in the world. </div>
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Grant loves to sing and dance along with all music! The boys are always blaring some horrible Kidz Bop junk (haha...seriously, though!), and Grant just LOVES to dance along with it!</div>
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He has the best personality...always so sweet, and will do anything for a laugh. I'm sure I'll be eating my words in a few months, but I rarely have to get after him...And when I do, a stern voice will send him into puddles of tears. Typing that makes me want to go pick him up from his crib and kiss his chubby cheeks a million times.<!---typing--><br />
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He really loves praise...when he figures something out or says a new word, he gets a huge smile on his face and claps for himself.</div>
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He still takes a paci every night (but not during the day)...I don't think we'll take it away for a while...we didn't with the boys until they turned three...which is also when we potty-trained them...that is prob the same route we'll go with Grant!</div>
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He LOVES shoes. And showers. Just not together.</div>
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Grant still has therapy twice a week (and will continue to for the next year). He is doing SO well, and has blossomed so much! When he's being stubborn and ready to be done with the session, he'll ask me to pick him up, look at the therapist, and with a big smile say, "BYE!!" LOL!! It is both rude and hilarious at the same time.</div>
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Switching gears....we had a small Barney bash today at our home with our immediate family...Everyone had a great time! Here are some pics from his Barney Bash! :)<br />
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My mom got a Cricut for Christmas and made his birthday banner! Also..side note (bc its bothering me, ha! I rearranged furniture and am crafting some things right now, so please ignore the off-centered family pic above the tv) :)<br />
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I'm throwing this pic in simply bc of the NC sign I made is in it :)</div>
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LOL! I had to throw this one in...he was super cranky when he first woke up from his nap!</div>
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Harp got this firetruck from the treasure box at school and gave it to Grant for his bday. Heart bursting.<br />
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Found a Barney pillow pet on Amazon! He LOVED it!<br />
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Maria Trochelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09868536314046164486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783653403910245275.post-32748103440334537892014-02-02T21:49:00.002-05:002014-02-02T21:49:37.965-05:00Charlotte and Snow Week!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last weekend Kane and I went to Charlotte for the weekend sans kiddos! Kane had a meeting with corporate on Saturday morning, so I braved big city traffic and hit up a few of my favorite places....Super Target, Starbucks, and the mall! It was a fun (and strange!) morning to be out and about by myself...it NEVER happens. Like....I can count on one hand in 7 years. Anyways, afterwards, I went to relax at the hotel for a bit, had lunch, and then picked Kane up. We had a great time and hope we can do it again soon! Like...next month maybe? Here's to hoping!</div>
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The boys were out of school this Monday for a teacher workday, so it is always fun to have them home for the day...We had a storm heading our way, and so with the impending weather around the corner, the schools were closed Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon it started sleeting, sleeting some more, and by Wednesday morning, we awoke to a several inches of ice, and an inch or so of snow! Obviously the schools (along with the rest of the city!) was closed, so we did what snow-deprived southerners do...we got out our boogie boards and had some fun! </div>
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With the temps staying below freezing, and no melting in sight, the boys were off of school Thursday AND Friday. We never left the house, but I saw many pics via FB and our roads were completely covered in ice. Friday the ice and snow finally started melting, so the kids and I headed to a MUCH needed trip to the grocery store...our first trip out of the house since Sunday! It was a scary drive, but we survived! :)</div>
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We gave Carson the option of what kind of party he wanted....a big party with all of his friends, or a smaller party with just family and a fun outing....he chose the latter! :) I think he made the right choice...with his birthday being so close after Christmas and New Years, it is hard getting everything together in time! Besides, I took cupcakes and juice to his class on his birthday, so he was still able to celebrate with his friends.</div>
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For his fun outing. we are going to go see the Lego movie when it comes out in a few weeks...he is so excited about it!!</div>
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On Carson's actual birthday (the 14th) I took cupcakes and juice to his class...This was when his class was singing to him :)</div>
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It was a fun, whirlwind of a birthday...still can't believe is 7! And can you believe I'm already starting the party prep for Grant's bday next month?!?! Now THAT is hard to believe! </div>
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How can it be? Yesterday, our oldest babe turned SEVEN. </div>
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I'll update this post later with what Carson is like at 7 (when I have more time!)...until then, here is a look back...7 years of Carson!</div>
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<i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Carson!!! We love you SO much!</span></i></div>
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