With little Brady soon to make his arrival in our family, I've decided it is time to revive our private family blog. For two years now our lives have been about PWS and Kimber's development. I'm trying to imagine adding another little person's needs to our already packed schedules and I'll admit it is a little intimidating but hopefully this blog will help update family and friends on happenings not only in Kimber's life, but our WHOLE family.
So here's a quick synopsis of our lives since the last post (over a year ago! Yikes!)
Shawn owns a Farm Bureau Agency here in the valley. He's worked very hard this last year and a half to build his business. He loves his work, has 4 employees right now and is looking to hire more when the summer sales students start trickling back in to the area. He was able to achieve "Rookie of the Year" last year as the fastest growing agency in Utah. His hard work also allowed us to take a trip to Florida. We had a very fun week in Tampa playing on the beaches, going to SeaWorld and were able to wrap it all up with a visit to PWS Specialist Dr Miller. (for details on our visit with her you can go here) We're super proud of him and his ability to push through lots of stress and late nights to achieve his goals.
I am 39 weeks pregnant and very happy to be very uncomfortable. I keep reminding myself that this is SO much better than two months in a NICU but the discomfort is starting to take its toll. I am ready to have this baby! We have spent our summer hanging out at the pool and I am SO grateful that this last week was abnormally cool and rainy for a Utah August. My biggest cravings this pregnancy has been McDonald's Hot 'n Spicy chicken sandwiches, Chinese food, and the smell of Clorox wipes (to the point that I have actually considered packing them in our hospital "go bag" but that does feel a little extreme so I'm trying to resist...) I'm trying to enjoy the last few weeks (days?) of it being just me and Kimber. I'm sure I am going to miss them.
Kimber is HILARIOUS! Her little two year old speech impediment combined with her very large and "adult like" vocabulary is enough to crack you up no matter what she is saying. Some of her most commonly used phrases as of late are "Oh my Heck!" "Holy Cow!" "I be right back!" and "I'm ready for the show!" She knows her colors and is working on counting. She also surprises us on a regular basis by throwing out vocabulary words that I had no idea she knew like "umbrella". She's just growing up so fast! Grammy has been working hard to teach her to swim this summer. She now jumps into the pool, holds her breath under water and LOVES to go down the slide.
She loves her class at church and we love her wonderful nursery leaders. She also insists on saying her own prayers and they are DARLING! My favorite so far is: "Heavenly Father, Tant-too (thank you) a dad, and a mom, and a Duke, and a wrang-wrang (wrangler). I swim and jump and splash. Tant-too a Kimmy (how she refers to herself these days). Oh no a Shelby and a Bampa (apparently Shelby and Grandpa need serious help) Help Kimmy a brave brave (oh my mother heart strings). Love a Jesus and a parky shoes (sparkly shoes) AMEN!"
She's excited for Baby Brady to get here and calls him on her toy phone often. She also lifts my shirt once a day and will remind him "Brady! It Kimmy! Come out!" I'm just lucky if this daily routine takes place outside the public setting of the local grocery store. :) She is one of a kind for sure!
We look forward to connecting with you all again on a more personal level and hope all is well in your families as you get ready to go back to school! Keep your eyes peeled for news of our little man's arrival!
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