Professional Pictures!

Normally I'm a little obsessive compulsive about getting my kids pictures taken 3mo, 6mo, 9mo, 12mo, 18mo, and then every year after that and as close to the date as possible! Well....I got a little off track....Kate didn't get her 18mo pics, Mackenzie turned 5 back in Dec and Kate turned 2 in Feb. I never got newborn pics of the girls but I decided as the time got close to having him I might as well wait and get them all done at the same time. The lady who had taken my senior pictures opened up a new studio and we got to be her first photo shoot in the new studio. Thanks StudioK....I am so happy with them!

The rest of May

May was an extremely busy month for us and here is the rest of the story....

After having Jake my parents helped out so much by taking the girls. One of the favorite things to do at Grandma's was to go and see some puppies that had been born at their neighbors house.

Mackenzie had a couple field trips right at the end of school and with having Jake in the middle of all of it she only got to go on one of them, well I guess the second attempt at the same one. The first attempt Aaron took off work and they were going to take a train ride, go to the fire station and then to the park. Well the train couldn't go that day so they continued with the rest of it and rescheduled the train ride for another day. Aaron wasn't able to go on that, so I got to take his place. I was pretty excited as I had never been on a train before.....a real one like Amtrak!

The train was VERY delayed and we thought we were going to have to skip it again, but we persevered and it finally came! Instead of having lunch at the park after the train ride we ended up having it at the station before we left.

There were some very creative teachers and parents keeping the kids busy while we waited! Someone finally had the idea to take class pictures! This is the whole preschool class....am and pm!

All the kids buddied up and Mackenzie got put with her good friend Issac. They were so cute together. Jake and I also enjoyed our first train ride!

Then after the train we went to the park and the kids celebrated "Max"-the class pet dog luau!


Mackenzie and Kate have really been enjoying playing PBS kids and Nick Jr. games on the computer lately. Most of the time it is just Kate watching Mackenzie play. That can keep them occupied for hours, but sometimes I have to limit the screen time..... it's educational right!?!

Then just a couple weeks after Jake was born my brother Brock graduated from High School. We were so proud of him and what he has accomplished and plans to do. Most of all we are so proud of the man he has become!

Mackenzie graduated from preschool and we had a potluck and program! It was so fun to see the things that they had been working on all year long and how far she has come!

I tried to upload a video of one of the songs that they performed.....it was hilarious!

Here are her two teachers....Mrs. Ditzman and Mrs. Goeddey! They were sooo great and she will miss them!
Mackenzie I am so proud of the girl you are becoming. You are growing up so fast and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for your life.....I pray He does mighty things through you!

I helped host a wedding shower for my friend Jodi, who's wedding Mackenzie and I will be in in June!

Then at the very end of the month my brother Dustin moved to Idaho to do an internship. Here is one of his final days. It was surprisingly hard on me to see him move away......for a couple reasons......One he doesn't know when he'll be moving back, maybe not for a long time if he gets a job, two he'll be a married man when he does(which we are very happy about, but it changes things) and I've never lived this far away from him before. We've lived in the same town for 5 years and then before and after that we were home on the weekends together and he has been such a big part of my children's lives! He is the best babysitter and the girls will miss him terribly!

Phew.....it wears me out just typing it all out! Getting ready for the next couple months cause it ain't slowin down, but looking forward to it!

Jake 2 wk

I am already failing at keeping up with Jake's milestones....they have so many in their first months! So to backtrack and attempt to remember what life was like when he was only 2 weeks old!

Stats at 2 weeks:
7 lbs 15 oz (26%)
20 in (27%)

He is such a good baby.....doing great at night, which is the biggest thing in my book at this point. I would sleep him on his tummy during the day and side at night. He would eat every 3 hours and would rarely need to eat sooner than that!

Jake First's

Jake's first week had several firsts. At 3 days old I got to celebrate my first mother's day with Jake. The day after we got home from the hospital we went to my parents to celebrate!

First time meeting Great Grandpa and Grandma Massner!

Cute picture with Uncle Brock!

First time for my Dad and Drew doing dishes....haha....I'm just kidding! What guys are supposed to do for the women on Mother's Day....right?

Uncle Dustin and Leah.....they will make some great parents someday!

First Massner family photo! Oh I guess minus my dad....he's taking the picture! It's a Mother's Day tradition!

First bath at home!

Awe finally all warm in mommy's arms!

First bed.....during the day! I would put him in the living room to get used to all the noise he was going to have to learn to sleep through!!!

First cake......my friend Anna make Jake this adorable diaper cake!

His first basketball hoop....Iowa State of course! Daddy thought he couldn't waste any time brain washing him!!! haha

Last but not least.....just a cute picture!

Jake's Birthday

Well since Jake will be 3 months tomorrow I suppose I should start with the beginning!

I was scheduled to be induced early for several reasons....I wanted to, I was already dilated to a 3-4cm, she was on Jury Duty and didn't know if she would be available the next week if I waited and went on my own, and it was very nice being able to plan for the girls and we are about 30min away from the hospital! Anyways..... I went in about 7:30, they broke my water about 9:00 and then I walked around for a little while.

Nothing really happened so about 10:30 they started pitocin and I started feeling contractions, but nothing super strong or really close together...2-4 min apart, I wanted to make sure I got an epidural and since I was already a 4-5 cm dilated before she broke my water they didn't want to wait too much longer, so 12:30 got my epidural and then a little after 1:00 I was ready....after a couple pushes he arrived at 1:20!!!

Jake Allen arrived weighing in at 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 in long!!!

I could tell by the look on the midwife and Aaron's face that it was a boy.....I couldn't believe it.....I had a boy!

We couldn't wait to call the girls and tell them they had a little brother!

Mackenzie was sooo excited! She said..."I prayed God would give us a boy and He did!"

Our first picture as a complete family! We are so blessed with 3 healthy beautiful children! They truly are a gift from God and we don't take this responsibility for granted!

He was so little! He was a very good eater right out of the gate! I felt much better than I ever did after having the girls...I think in due to it being a quicker labor and not being in bed the whole time!

The girls came right to the hospital after their naps and of course stopping to get their new brother some gifts!
Mackenzie was so proud! She adores him and we call her the "baby hog" as she is always wanting to hold him!

Proud grandparents with their first grandson!

Just look at that face!

We left the hospital and headed straight to Target to shop for some BOY stuff! I couldn't wait to shop for a boy....I have always thought those boy clothes were so cute!

That night we had my family over to officially introduce them to Jake since none of my siblings could come into the room and hold him! I was very disappointed about the rule, then of course right after they change it to anyone can come in!

Aunt Amy and Uncle Andrew! We just gave them some practice for their baby who was due 5 weeks later!

Uncle Brock!

Uncle Drew....finally a nephew! He was going to really be disappointed if there was another niece, he has wanted a boy since we had Mackenzie!


I just can't believe how little he was and how fast they grow!

Coming soon!

Wow...does it really say 2 months?
You know over on the blog roll underneath my name....the last time I posted was over 2 months ago??? I guess adding #3 is more time consuming than I thought.....honestly it's been more of a crazy summer than 3 kids, but that sounds better doesn't it!

I have a new mission....to get caught back up on what we have missed the past almost 3 months! So much has happened.....It sounds so overwhelming that I just keep putting it off longer. I don't want to forget anything......poor Jake, the 3rd child, doesn't have anything recorded yet!

Check back soon for a revamped updated blog!!!