tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315731234881521602024-03-12T16:18:57.104-07:00John and Em's StoryJohn and Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470925201082994786noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-90409549779392234792018-09-01T23:35:00.001-07:002018-09-02T09:44:21.270-07:00Summer of Change Have you ever felt like you're on this constant journey in life and just when you think life is going to get settled, it changes? That's pretty much how our life has been for the last 3-4 years. First we thought we were going on a long adventure to Alaska which ended up being an amazing, but short one. An unexpected little one will do that. Then we thought we would get settled in the Palouse and we kind of did for a short time, but that flopped and it never really worked out the way we thought it would so life lead us on a new journey. Now we are here in what we both know as "home", but what hasn't felt like it for many years. When we first started talking about moving back to Nevada for real (Nevada has been discussed as a side note in the past, but was never really an option for me) my gut sank and I started looking for excuses not to go and ways to stay in the Idaho area. The more we discussed it however and the more reality set in, the easier it became to accept it. I was nervous about coming back home because I never really connected with this area as a child and I almost always was attached to Idaho and Alaska. As a child I had many nicknames, one of which was "Dirt Clawed". I vividly remember playing in the dirt and building homes for bugs as well as enjoying spending any time I could outside and/or swimming. These were my friends. I had other hobbies like simple arts and crafts, sports, and music. These are all things I probably would have done regardless of where I grew up though. For different reasons I just preferred the north west.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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People who know me well know that I love the outdoors and love a good view. Once we moved back here to Nevada, I began searching for trails that I could take Gage and the dogs to. Thanks to an app called "All Trails", I was pleasantly surprised. Probably to know one else's surprise this region, also known as the Sierra Nevada's, is surrounded with beautiful trails and water. Of course Lake Tahoe is here so that's a no brainer, but there are many more "secret" gems all over the area. I have discovered far from all of them, but that's what's exciting about it. I suspect that every season and every year we will discover new trails, lakes, and parks. One thing I know already is that as long as we get snow, the winters here will be incredible! Wait! Did I say something positive about being here?<br />
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Gage has taken some convincing about staying here also. After about 3 weeks (if that) he began asking for home. Home of course meant Pullman. He was missing his grandparents, friends, and familiarities there. He recently stopped asking about it since returning to daycare, but every once in a while will mention it. For the majority of summer, Gage asked about home many times during the week. He has been doing better since starting daycare, but he had some tough weeks this summer. We think it primarily had to do with his own transition to moving, new rules, over stimulation from so many people regularly, and weaning. That's right, in the first week of July we weaned Gage entirely from breast milk. He was almost two and a half and that week John was going to be home for a few days. We knew we'd have some rough nights so we didn't want to hinder John's work days. Prior to getting pregnant I never thought I'd nurse as long as I did, but Gage LOVED it, I enjoyed it, and we loved all the benefits it has given him. We began the weaning process in January when we stuck to nap and bedtime only, but we came to a point where we as a family were ready to be done. After a few hard nights with both John and I protecting Gage's rage from hurting himself or us, a new night light, a "special" cup for a "special" night time drink, and a new friend to sleep with (Bunny), Gage finally slept through the night for the first time ever. He continued to do that for weeks. Now bedtime is all about stories, ABC's, and back rubs. He goes threw some phases where he wakes up screaming for food, but we think it has more to do with night tremors and looking for comfort. Currently we're in a good phase.<br />
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Gage loves his cousins and has really enjoyed being able to play with them all of the time, but it took some convincing. He was not use to the excitement of so many people all of the time. Now he pretty much loves it and ask where everyone goes all of the time. He gets excited when they "come back" from being in their room or with friends. He's also built a stronger relationship with my parents and continues to love on John's parents through Facetime. None of us are really use to the regular excitement of big family events multiple times a month, or the higher temperatures, or the smoke from fire season. Fortunately the smoke has mostly cleared (for now) and their is plenty of fun things to do including visiting the great lake in the mountains above us and awesome concerts. Besides the season's are changing so it's getting cooler anyway. We are getting more an more use to our new...er home and making steps to settling permanently, including selling my jeep and beginning to window shop :) <br />
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The dogs are doing pretty good. They have had some changes as well, but have adjusted and continue to get out with us regularly. They are always outside now, but they still get plenty of love and attention, especially from Gage. They will hopefully have a big yard soon to make their own and get to lick Gage to death again. I am very happy that we've been able to keep them in our family through our bumpy road and that this isn't going to change.<br />
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One of the biggest changes for the Klein clan is work. John started working again in January and is in full swing now. He is much happier now that he is working and in a job that suits him perfectly. As a project manager for a construction company, John is nothing short than a little kid in a candy store. He works with a great group of people, gets to use his accounting and project management skills, works with big trucks and use his handy skills, and is even able to use his Spanish regularly. John is a huge contribute to his team and the people who work with him (including his boss) really appreciate what he has to offer as an employee and an individual. This is definitely the best job he's ever had. The only down side to his job is the commute, but that might be changing soon.<br />
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My job is almost entirely different also. Truly, the only thing that is the same about my job is that I'm still teaching special education. Other than that, my job is quite different...in a good way. I primarily work at a middle school which has its own unique attributes. I am only teaching sped half time though and have to travel for the other half of my job so they were kind enough to give me a schedule that allowed flexibility. I do not have a class of my own like I did before and up until recently did no pull out groups. I have one now with one student, but it's a very small part of my job. The majority of my job as a special educator now is to co-teach with two English teachers, one 6th and one 7th. The other half of my job is adapted PE where I consult with general physical educators and help teach students with significant disabilities. Right now I'm working with middle and elementary students and I don't think that will change much, if at all, this year. I really enjoy my job and the fact that I get to do what I love. I work with a lot of really great people who support me and allow me to contribute in the way that I am able. I know that I am contributing because of feedback that has been provided and because of how my coworkers and supervisors are around me. I walked in to this job more confident than my first, but that is due to more experience and a few select teachers whom I worked with in Idaho that really helped me to become a more confident teacher and professional. I miss my colleagues and friends dearly, but am so appreciative of what they have done for me.<br />
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So what is home exactly? Is it where we are born? Where we are raised? Or the things that bring us happiness? The reason Idaho and Alaska felt, and still feel, so wonderful to me is because of everything and everyone they have offered me. The majority of time in all of the areas I've lived in during my adult life, they've made me happy. Between the amazing people I've met, the beautiful and peaceful regions I've been able to surround myself in, and the experiences(as well as organizations) I've had, I felt at home each time. Leaving my home in Idaho, my home in Alaska, and my home in Idaho again was heart renching for me. However as I habitually discovered places of happiness here, I am beginning to feel more at home with the home I once left. My experiences this summer, our jobs, and knowing more about myself, have helped me to understand that it wasn't Nevada I didn't necessarily <br />
like, it was things I was missing and people that make all the difference. Just in the last two weeks (tonight included) I've seen people and been reminded of what I've missed, what I've had, and what I've learned. While I am so glad that we left home after high school and experienced all of the amazing adventures on our journey that we have, I am glad we are back. A piece of the northwest will always be a part of us (we did get married, graduate college(s) and become parents there after all) we are happy in this "new" place we call home again and know that we are right where we are meant to be.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-19790913993436012372017-09-15T23:01:00.003-07:002017-09-15T23:01:31.988-07:00Life gives us melons Whoa what a week(or two) it's been, I'm finally at a state where I can sit down and write without possibly saying something I'll regret. The school year was off to a great start and then, like always it got crazy. Not normal beginning of the school year crazy, crazy crazy. Three IEP's due in the first two weeks of school is insane, the only good part was to see my students do a superb job running their own meetings and helping me write their goals. That I must say was validating and way cool. Doesn't erase the fact that IEP's that early in the year is nuts. To top it off, some kid decided to light fireworks in the area and started a huge fire (over a 1,000 acres) causing the air quality to suck. Quite literally you'd suck in before you walk outside to avoid smelling the smoke. It was so bad that it was in the hazardous range (worst in the country at the time) so kids at school and Gage could not go outside. Try telling that to a toddler who lives outside. After a week of indoor play, we were all looking forward to the weekend when it cleared up just enough.<br />
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Schedules at school have been crazy too. The first few weeks (and sometimes months) of special ed are always like that, but it doesn't make it any better each time, I mean you have much of the school year and summer to forget about it. Either way, spending two weeks with almost no lunch breaks or prep time is not my idea of a great start. I'm grateful that I've got some great teachers that I work with, who understand and forgive me for any lack of my attendance. I also have great paraeducators that make my job easier and appreciated.<br />
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Today the air quality went back down and kids had to stay inside. I didn't have to deal with it though, because I was at home taking a personal day to pack. Great way to spend personal days right? Yeah so a big reason for my grumpiness and irritation lately has been the fact that last Friday John got a call asking us to move out of our place within 30 days for the owners son. This came out of nowhere. One of the fortunate parts of where we live is that we're not expected to pay rent, just maintain the property. The unfortunate part about where we live is that we don't have to pay rent so that means no lease and that means they can take everything we've talked about and understood and just throw it by the waste side when people make bad choices. Now I get that people have lives and responsibilities and that we had a great set up here. I get that people get sick and that we are not family. What I don't get is how people can just throw a single income family (with a baby) living on an American teacher salary to the wolves with no remorse because of someone else's bad choice and then act like we're strangers. We've done nothing wrong. The worst part is that we were concerned about the health of both owners and assumed that they weren't in a positive mental state. Apparently they are doing better and that had little or nothing to do with this situation. Oh and we were not told the whole truth, we found out unintentionally through the grape vine. Such crap. So now at the age of 30 and 34 we get to move back in with the parents. I'm grateful that we have a place to stay and that we're being accommodated well, but it's still hard to be happy about it. It doesn't help that I lost my cat while we were here. There are perks to being back in town and living so close to a high school for John so that's good. I need to process everything and accept it, which I'm working on but it'll take time. At least we're all healthy right?<br />
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I am ending the week in a positive state because I spent the evening walking in quiet Fall colors with the best child in the world who makes me smile so much. I'm also going to bed happy about tomorrow and what it has to bring, yoga and friends to name a few. Onto a new week with hopefully less melons.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-76417793321923403122017-09-02T22:48:00.001-07:002017-09-02T22:48:31.104-07:00Weekly reflections...first week of school down. Well just like that I went two weeks without reflecting. Three weeks into setting my goal and I've stumbled. It's a goal right? So I can keep working on this weekly reflection thing. Anyway I'm sitting here in a coffee shop with a friend on the first Saturday of the school year. Two teachers who have worked their buts off all week and stayed up too late in deep conversation about education and our lives, while our kids played together and our husbands were in deep conversation about some ridiculous video game on their phones. Both of us full time teachers, devoted mothers, and typical learners (that may or may not struggle to balance their passion with time). Here we are after feeling tired, stressed, and agitated feeling successful and relieved to have devoted our Saturday to complete our homework, not to mention excited that we can now get back to our children and enjoy spending time with them without having our brains entirely clouded with worries and things to do.<br />
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It's only the first week of school and it will get better, but the season of weekend classroom visits and late night work after the kids have gone to bed is back. I'm happy I have a teacher buddy and mommy buddy who is on the same page as me and who's kids love playing with my kid. I love that our husbands get along too! Today was a much needed, productive, and enjoyable day as a teacher, a student, a mother, a wife, and a friend. The first week of school went pretty well (I can't complain) with just a handful of stressful situations that have or are working themselves out. Now I need to boost my exercise, me time, and husband time up. Gotta love the first week of school and the 3 day weekend immediately afterwards even more. I hope everyone enjoys theirs.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-1501943277287579802017-08-20T21:42:00.003-07:002017-08-20T21:42:29.730-07:00Reflections and goalsThe last time I wrote was right before the new year. That was a while ago and I can confidently say that we got through winter (although we had to call in to work once and dig ourselves and others out of the driveway a few times) and the school year without too much heart ache. Now summer is over (well the fun part is) and school is getting ready to start. I feel like teachers have two types of years, the calendar year and the academic year. Well the academic year has began for many and begins for me, officially, Tuesday. Since our trip to Nevada was in August (officially ended today), I have been going into school since mid July so my head has been in school mode since then. I have some fun projects, new procedures and lessons that I'm excited for. I also started my yearly professional development in early August so my head hasn't stopped since then.<br />
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Speaking of that, while doing my homework I learned about a technique called daily sentences. Basically each person should try and write a sentence a day to wrap up their night on a positive note and anything more is a bonus. Now a daily sentence on my blog would be pretty boring for ya'll to read, but a paragraph a week might be bearable, so I'll start there. That's my goal and with all the paperwork I do on daily basis, I think a paragraph once a week is manageable. I'd like to get back into a habit of blogging again, because I find it more personable (like email back in the day). I won't waste anymore of your time so here's my first paragraph.<br />
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Summer has been such a great time and really made me appreciate my teacher schedule. Although the school year is insanely busy and difficult to manage sometimes, summer makes it totally worth it. John, Gage, and I have had a lot of fun this season playing outdoors, having play dates with friends, gardening, attending the weekly farmers market, exploring more of our local area, swimming outside, biking, attending fun family activities including story time at the library and baby/mama yoga, and traveling. I've been so blessed this summer being able to focus on my family and enjoyed so much time together. It makes me excited for the next one and really sold us on teaching. No summers are not why I entered this field, but they sure are a perk, especially with children.<br />
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I am saddened that summer season is ending, but excited to start the new school year and see my other kids. I hope they've had as fun of a summer as I have. I look forward to sharing pictures of my classroom next week. I'm grateful that we still have plenty of warm weekends left to play and for family watching Gage. I'm worried about the transition back to work and feel bad that he won't really understand why things are changing again, but I know he'll be in good hands. I hope that you are all enjoying the last weeks of summer and get to see the amazing eclipse tomorrow.<br />
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P.S. I did not include pictures in this post since most of you reading are on my Facebook and/or Instagram. If you'd like to see them, let me know and I'll email them to you.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-27577562455088491172016-12-30T14:12:00.001-08:002016-12-31T10:15:37.451-08:00Winter is in full swingSNOW. That's all I can say. There is so much snow. It seemed like it took forever for winter to hit, I don't think we got our first mild snow until early to mid November, but once it hit it HIT. I'd say we brought Juneau with us, but Juneau never really got a lot while we were there and then when it did, it just rained over it. John and I grew up in the Sierra Nevada's and saw a lot of snow storms growing up. I learned to ski when I was two years old and ski'd every weekend with my dad. John was born in North Dakota, commuted an hour to work in Eastern Idaho (which included bad snow drifts) for a few years, and has driven us through some terrible snow storms across the north pacific. This winter definitely tops the list. The snow is beautiful and I love to play in it! I don't mind driving in it, most of the time and I'd rather have it than not. I figure if it's gonna be cold, it mine as well snow so we can play in it. The pure cold gloomy winter, that lacks snow, just sucks in my opinion. The snow has definitely been frustrating this winter though. In large part because of where we're living. We have a beautiful small home with an amazing view, just like we did in Juneau. However getting around the property and down to the road is difficult, especially for John. Our driveway is about 3/4 of a mile long and steep. It's closed for the winter, until the snow melts, so for now we are using the neighbors road. To clear that road though John has to use a large D2 tractor, because his Jeep won't get through it otherwise. It takes a few hours so it's put a damper on some of our plans, but given John a chance to learn about the trucks and us what it's like to live on a ranch in the winter. John had to dig my jeep out of the immediate driveway the other day, because I got stuck just backing up. Currently he has to chain up his jeep to get up and down the drive way and neither of us feel comfortable attempting it with mine. This winter may be full of hiking in and out to the vehicles, chaining up, and/or staying in Pullman (at John's parents), either way it'll be an adventure.<br>
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The great thing about where we live is the easy access to trails, wildlife, and beautiful views. There are deer tracks everywhere, along with a handful of moose tracks. The animals are coming around the house more (now that hunting season is over) to gain the free access to easy food and warmth. We have seen mom and baby a few times and even the whole family once. Dad has a nice 5 by 5 rack, a beauty. Wednesday we went on our first snow shoeing adventure and saw the baby moose from the Fall. I've yet to see mom and dad. Yesterday there was no sign of predators thankfully, but John has seen cougar and wolf tracks recently so we keep an eye out anytime we're outside. John thinks the wolf was just passing through and has since left, fortunately. He recently got a good size deer with a pretty good rack. He managed to shoot it with a muzzle loader clean through. The meat is very tasty, even Gage liked it. It was his first taste of meat and all I can say is he's a spoiled one. Organic at its best. Our little family will be enjoying good eaten this winter. Great job John!<br>
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Yesterday's first snow shoeing trip was a reminder of the challenge and beauty of the sport. We hiked around for about an hour and only made it around the property. The snow is knee deep right now and neither of us have been for a few years. In Juneau it never got deep enough to need them, or I was pregnant and we didn't go up too high. We're looking forward to getting back into it and sharing the fun with Gage. Yesterday he slept through the majority of it, but enjoyed looking around when he was awake. He likes all the big trees and is still trying to figure out what all this white stuff everywhere is. A hiking pack is definitely in order; Gage is starting to outgrow the ergo for long trips, especially in the snow. We all love it though.<br>
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This kid has gotten SO big, I don't know how he was ever a peanut. He's well over 20 pounds now and shows no signs of slowing down. He is very mobile and just goes like a lightning bolt. We thought he might slim up when he started crawling, but he knows how to eat. Gage is still primarily breastfed, which I'm happy and proud of. He nurses about every 45 to 90 minutes, when I'm home, and when he's not nursing he's eating whatever he can get his hands on...literally. He will eat anything we give him and gets angry when we don't let him try what we have. We often find ourselves pretending to eat appropriate foods for him or his baby food, just so that he's distracted from what we are eating. John is much better at it than I am. Yesterday morning he wanted my oatmeal and fruit so I pretended to eat his baby oatmeal blend and gave him bites of a banana with it. If we are eating, we're planning something for Gage whether it's a skit, a special meal for him, or cheerios in his bouncer, eating is an adventure with Gage.<br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENS9ukulMnBqhEhIu-XEEo5vaHVq0LAfww6ZlE_YKv5AXa5KE8BgKudMdHl4BluLDygPJdMJiWWdq4pD2Yq0PwHolSVRy23sY7IrMs3CXyI1s58fn3TD4HgCZRM_MZIy1CqKr_zxlXLFX/s1600/IMG_5961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENS9ukulMnBqhEhIu-XEEo5vaHVq0LAfww6ZlE_YKv5AXa5KE8BgKudMdHl4BluLDygPJdMJiWWdq4pD2Yq0PwHolSVRy23sY7IrMs3CXyI1s58fn3TD4HgCZRM_MZIy1CqKr_zxlXLFX/s320/IMG_5961.JPG" width="240"></a><span style="text-align: center;">Gage's enthusiasm for everything amazes me. He get's so incredibly excited for things. It cracks us up to watch him. He'll literally shake with excitement and get a huge grin on his face when he sees something (or someone) that he wants. Anytime he sees grandpa Hal, the swim center, food, or his animals (to name a few) Gage repeatedly squeezes his hands, grins, shakes his body, and breaths heavily. On Christmas day he was doing it often with all of the new presents he was opening, not to mention the new toys inside the boxes. Oh and did I mention Christmas food? Gage's first Christmas was not quite what I'd expect when I imagine a child's first Christmas, but it was still wonderful. We enjoyed a nice relaxed and quite morning at our place opening stockings and a few presents. Gage wasn't quite sure what to do with his stocking, but knew just what to do with everything in it. Later we went to church with Hal and Robin and then ended at their house. We opened presents with them after we opened presents with Grandma and Grandpa Pumphrey through Facetime. I'm so grateful for technology so they could be a part of Gage's first Christmas. We loved watching Gage open each gift and help daddy figure out how each of them worked. We are grateful to have gotten toys and books that will help Gage learn and foster his imagination. We were also happy to get 18-24 month clothing that he will probably fit in by the time he's a year. Good thing because we have lots of snow to play in. The next day we all went shopping and then walked through the Christmas lights in Lewiston. </span><br>
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It's been a wonderful break, snow and all. I'm so blessed to be in the field of education where I earn so much time with my family. I love them so much! John is excited to start his education program and be on the same schedule as me. We have thoroughly enjoyed having time off together and not setting an alarm. It's like being in college together again, except for the fact that I have to wrap my head around being in my classroom with my students again. Fortunately I have great kids with enthusiasm and a great team to work with. The first week back is going to be very cold so I suspect that there will be lots of indoor recess, which means lots of stretching and activity in my class. I'm excited to start new reading material that the librarian ordered specially for me. I'm also excited to use my little yoga studio regularly. John set up a space for me upstairs that is surrounded by windows so I can dedicate time each day for yoga. It'll be greatly appreciated these next few months. Winter is in full swing here and I have a feeling it's going to be a long one. At least I have an excuse to wear my new coat and hat from Eddie Baure, not to mention some warm food :) </div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-30712387290742099632016-11-24T22:05:00.002-08:002016-11-26T12:00:05.972-08:00Life is a tough and wonderful balancing act...It's been a bit too long since I last wrote. I believe it was in August, but I know it was before school started. Life has been quite busy the last few months with school and Gage. A lot has happened since August, but it's been so hard to sit down and make this a priority. Like anything in life, we have to decide what's important to us and that my friends is the tough part. My family has always been the top priority for me, physical health has always been another (although it's been very difficult to be consistent recently). Learning and being educated has always been very important to me. Education changed a bit during pregnancy, but I still became educated on the process. Parenthood is a constant learning process as is being a new teacher. I have always worked, and while I've always put a lot of effort into my work and given it my all, none of it compares to teaching full time. Once I became a parent (and for me that was once I found out I was pregnant), my whole life was consumed in taking care of the little peanut that grew inside me and now grows rapidly earth side. So now that life has become more hectic than it ever has been (which says a lot for anyone who's known me for more than 2 years) I am constantly in a mental conflict with myself. Always trying to prioritize responsibilities, along with necessities and desires, life becomes a tough balancing act.<br />
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Breaks and weekends are always a good time to get in check with myself and remember what's important. In the past breaks meant staying up late, sleeping in, spending a lot of time with friends, working on semester projects and/or finals, and sometimes visiting family outside the area. This go around however break means more time with John and Gage, some work for my classroom, working on an article for one of my old professors, getting over a cold (blah), being lazy whenever possible, and maybe a slight chance of sleeping in. This break has really made me realize how hard of a time I have just chilling out and forgetting about stuff. It doesn't help that I got sick the first day and haven't been able to relax or do the stuff I wanted to, like swim, sleep, and read. I did however, get to spend many hours watching "Planet Earth" and "Human Earth" two shows that we really enjoy and hadn't watched in forever since we don't like to have TV on much with Gage. We also got to swim once during the day, instead of at night, so Gage lasted longer. I've even found the time to meditate a few times, but not every day like I want. Other than that though I've been trying to find the motivation to work on school work so that I'm not planning day to day, write, and exercise.<br />
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The other day my friend who's in the same situation as me (but has a few more years teaching experience), said it perfectly "You have to not want to be perfect. You can never be prepared enough. Teaching is an 80 hour a week job, if you want to be caught up. Don't strive for that. Your baby is only a baby once." Hmmm "don't try to be perfect"..."don't strive for that...". Now you have to understand, I have ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher and I have spent many hours preparing to, not only be one, but be a great one. Not to mention for 10 years of my adult life (and the entire time I was in college) having children was out of the realm of possibilities, therefore it was not on my radar. I had plenty of room to dream about my future classroom and think about how awesome I was going to make it and all of it's possibilities. It was what I spent most of my time thinking about, right up until I found out that I was pregnant. It's difficult for me to finally be a teacher and not be able to put tons of time into my classroom like I feel I should be. However I recognize that my son will only be a baby for a short time and that he needs to be my number 1 priority. I often feel guilty that I'm not more set up at school or performing as well as I should, but then I remind myself that my classroom will always be my classroom, I'm still learning a lot, and I have to set a work/life balance. A lot easier said than done, but important to do. One day when Gage is an adult, I want him to feel like family always came first. I have been blessed with an awesome job close to home, and the best caseload I've ever been a part of. I couldn't ask for a better time to have a little one at home.<br />
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Gage is such an amazing little boy who continues to amaze me. His enthusiasm for life and to experience everything there is to be, inspires us to be better people who look at all of life's positive attributes. He wakes up every morning with this incredible zest to take on the day. He's so positive with a huge smile and bright eyes. Neither of us know where he gets his "morning person" from, but he's always happy then. I figure it's because he's so excited about what's to come. He's been crawling for almost two months now, which has only given him more zest for life. He loves being mobile and being able to explore everything around him. It makes our life a bit more hectic, but exciting nonetheless. He doesn't seem to be slowing down whatsoever. As soon as he figured out crawling, he discovered his strength and started pulling himself up on everything. He stood the other day without any support for about 2 seconds. He's so motivated to be big and do everything those around him do. He loves to watch bigger kids when we're at the pool and seems amazed by their abilities. His drive keeps him progressing. He goes under water comfortably, blows bubbles, intentionally places his whole face in the water, kicks when we say kick, moves his arms in a crawl, and recently started floating for a second or two. He LOVES playing in the tubes and analyzing all the pool equipment. Teaching Gage to swim was one of the things I was looking most forward to and it one of the best times he and I have together every week.<br />
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It's no surprise that Gage is drawn to anything and everything mechanical. He loves to play with the bath faucet, rope, chords, and the vacuum. He's very interested in activities that John is doing. He loves to watch him build the fire, cut wood, and work on projects. He also loves to watch us brush our teeth and laughs at us. Gage has 4 teeth so far and fortunately likes it when we brush them. I imagine as he gets older, he'll be pulling apart our toothbrushes to figure out how they work and helping us brush ours. He loves to share his goodies and help us with everything. If there's a project going on you can pretty much guarantee that Gage will be around to help and take it all in.</div>
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The one thing that Gage loves more than analyzing materials is food. He LOVES to eat and wants to try everything we eat. Sometimes we try to be sneaky or distract him, but nothing gets passed Gage. Nothing! There is no concern for Gage's senses. He can smell, see, hear, and feel everything. If we're eating, Gage must be eating too. He is still primarily nursed, but getting introduced to more and more table foods. When he eats it's pretty cute because, like everything else in life, he is very enthusiastic and gets SO excited! We can't decide if he or Mili likes food more. Fortunately he loves bananas, carrots, avocados, and crackers so that tends to buy us some time when we're eating. Most of his solids still comes from purees, but he's starting to have a lot of fun with fresh regular food. He's such a good little sharer. He likes to take a bite of his carrot or cracker and let us or, yes, his puppies have some too. It's amazing he does that, because we don't share our food with him often since most of it isn't appropriate for him. It's been hard to stick to home made and healthier meals, because we're still not fully settled in our new home but we're working on that.<br />
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For as much as Gage eats, he's surprisingly only 20 pounds. Everyone, including the doctor, thought he was bigger but unfortunately he's short like his mother. He's very healthy however, and developing really well so there's nothing else we could ask for. We were recently very pleased to find a good doctor who we like and who respects our decisions. That's one less thing to worry about. </div>
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John is doing well in school. He's also ready for the semester to end. He's signed up for classes next semester and has been admitted into the business education program. He's putting together his graduate application and should be accepted by February. He's looking forward to studying business and math education, as well as, being on the same schedule as me. He continues to enjoy hunting on the property, working on the ranch and building projects. He's such an amazing dad and father figure for our Gage. I can just see the connection in their eyes. Gage loves his daddy so much and the two of them have so much fun together. I'm so grateful that he has the time to stay home with Gage some days and is able to bond with Gage during this critical time. Money can be precious, but time with family is priceless.</div>
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I continue to build my classroom and find my place at school. I work with some great people and have wonderful students. We have a lot of fun together and now that most of my IEP's are done for the year, I'm able to put more time into class activities and teaching. I'm starting to have a lot of fun adding extra activities and developing the environment I strive for. I continue to get caught up on Pinterest and overwhelmed with things that I think should be easy, but reminders to be patient with myself keep me steady. I'm still working on setting my work/life boundaries and setting little rules for myself, but mediation and consistent reflection are helping me.<br />
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The animals are doing great. They love the ranch and being able to roam free. They all do so well with Gage and tolerate his pulling, climbing, and grabbing. He loves them so much and their relationship shines through every time they play. </div>
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I'm sure there's a million more things I could talk about and update you on, but I think I've gone on long enough. We're looking forward to Friday when we're taking Gage on a Christmas cruise on Coeur D'Alene lake with fireworks and lights. Hopefully it'll snow instead of rain. We hope you have all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. We are all so blessed to live in this great nation and are grateful for the many people who sacrifice for our blessings. May your lives be as blessed as ours. Have a wonderful Holiday Season! </div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-78341470206703084152016-08-07T19:28:00.001-07:002016-08-13T14:45:37.674-07:00Time flies; we have the choice to make the best out of it!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-3587007685788746292016-06-26T19:12:00.001-07:002016-06-26T19:15:19.698-07:00Back in the Palouse with a growing chunkers I feel like every time I sit down to write a blog, it takes so much energy to get started. We always have so much to say and share, it's overwhelming. This time is no different, but I'm working on keeping my updates shorter to keep them more enjoyable for you. So let's hope I can save us both some time...<br />
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We made it back to Pullman, WA after a late (but great) ferry ride from Juneau and an alright drive from Bellingham. Gage did fantastic on the ferry sticking to his normal routine, sleeping well, and staying happy. We tried to keep things as normal for him as possible while making the best out of the trip. John was smart enough to get us a window cabin, which was well worth its money! From the first hours of the trip to the last we saw humpback whales playing, a flamingo (who knew), orcas, and extraordinary scenery everywhere, all from our cabin. We also got to spend a full day in Ketchikan, which was really nice to check out again and get the dogs out for longer than a few minutes. We enjoyed lots of fresh air, Starbucks, and I had an on the spot phone interview for a PE job just as we sat down for lunch at a restaurant. Once we got to Bellingham and started driving, John felt uncomfortable with the load he was carrying on the trailer so we pulled off at a rest stop and hung out until his dad got there. He was planning on meeting us part way anyway, but both boys felt better taking some of the load away from John to make the trip safer. Gage and the dogs enjoyed hanging out at the rest stop and did well while we waited. Once we got going and got some food, everyone did good and settled in. About 3 hours into the trip though, Gage had had it and was over traveling. He had been such a trooper and done so well the last few days through the move out of our condo and trip from Juneau. However 6 hours in his car seat after all of that was a bit too much for a 3 month old. The last few hours we had to stop every 30 or so minutes to comfort and feed him. There was one period of time that even that wasn't enough so we just stopped and let him hang out until he fell asleep and then immediately made a run for it. Fortunately he stayed asleep until we were about 20 minutes away and was ok for the rest of the drive. It was an eventful trip, but we were all very happy to be at our temporary home.<br />
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Since being back in Pullman, we have been very busy with Gage and all of our old friends. In a way it's like we never left and just went on a long vacation. Most of our friends are still around and things are pretty much as we left them. I am working at the Eggan summer camp again, even some of the kids are the same. That's been fun, but I forgot how long the days are. Most days I work 8-5:30 which has been long for myself and Gage. Fortunately I've been able to take him to work often, but I usually only take him for half the day since we're a busy camp and it's a lot for him. He and John have been able to join me for swimming, the library, and our trip to see Finding Dory. For the rest of the summer I'll be primarily working half days which will be nice so that I can spend more time with my boys, enjoy summer, and be less tired.<br />
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I've received my keys for my new classroom and met my new coworkers. My classroom is nice sized and everyone seems really nice. I'm looking forward to setting up my class and finally starting my teaching career for real. I'm a bit nervous about it all, but mostly excited to meet my students and start school. I gained a deeper understanding and appreciation for self advocacy since subbing in the transitions classroom and want my students to be as involved with their education and IEP's as possible. I'm also planning on implementing regular breathing and physical exercises to help my students with stress and focus. One of my professors is planning on doing research around literacy in my class so I'm excited about that too, because teaching reading has long been a passion for me since I have struggled with it all my life. John is still looking for a job, but has been really helpful around the house, running errands, and taking care of Gage. He's also been getting back into his ham radio stuff, which took a pause after Gage was born. He's decided to start pursuing his master's in engineering and if he hasn't found a good job by August, he's going to go back to school full time. He's always enjoyed engineering and feels like right now is the best time to continue school since Gage is so little and I have a good job lined up.<br />
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For now we are staying with John's parents until we can get more settled. We are trying to get into a condo or house so that we can build up some equity and settle into a nice home. We don't care if the place needs work (we actually kind of prefer it) we just don't want to have to move again for a long time so we're trying to avoid renting unless we can't buy anything. We'll be talking to a realtor soon to help us get an idea of what we need to do. We'd love to find a little fixer upper that needs some cosmetic updates and has a yard for Gage and the dogs.<br />
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Speaking of Gage, he is doing SO well! He is getting so big and cute as ever. We just love his big open smile that he gives us all of the time and his little giggle that he has been doing more and more. Today he was getting excited and laughing at the dogs running around and giggled more when Ammo licked his feet. He's starting to get ticklish, which has been fun. He's really starting to bond with the animals and gravitate towards them. He likes to watch them play and reaches for them when they are close to him. Just today he reached for Mili when she was sniffing him and again for TJ when they were both looking out the window. They are all really good with him, the dogs just lick a lot. We only worry too much about it around the face and hands though. John made a cool contraption to go over TJ's box so that Ammo and his parents dogs can't get into it, which is both less gross and healthier for everyone. Gage continues to grow and explore a lot. Last week he was 16.5 lbs and measured at 25 and 3/4 inches. I had just been saying that he looked longer and sure enough he grew an inch and a half since his 3 month check up. Hopefully he'll keep getting taller for his sake, but for now we love his beautiful legs and want him to stay chubby :) He's been working on rolling over for a while now, but last week he officially figured it out all by himself and now we can't stop him. He's confident now and just rolls onto his tummy all of the time. He really wants to move though so he almost immediately gets frustrated after he rolls, because he hasn't figured out crawling yet. He has however managed to scoot forward a few times and will probably be doing the army crawl in no time. Both John and I know that he is going to be a very busy boy and are trying to prepare mentally for that. Gage has always been a very observant and engaged baby so once he can go places, we are all going to be very very busy.<br />
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Gage is also improving his manipulative skills really well and having more fun playing. He loves to grab and play with his toys and anything he can get his hands on. Right now EVERYTHING goes into his mouth. He's exploring a lot by touch and taste lol. It's really fun to watch him reach for things, including our faces, now. He's discovered his feet and has been totally engrossed with them and his hands the last few weeks. We call him a little chunky monkey because he's a chunkers and loves to use his feet to grab things like his crinkly books. He's starting to figure out that he has hands like us and will place his against ours and play with our fingers. He still loves to be read to and look at books, but now he is very interested in holding them and is even managing to turn pages occasionally. Story time has become slower because we try and wait till he turns the page :) I've also started reading a book to him called "The Seekers" at bed time and sometimes before naps. He's so sweet and just listens and then eventually dozes off. It's nice to have something besides nursing to start putting him to bed, although he does still want to before he falls asleep. I imagine he will for a long time and I really don't mind.<br />
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Gage has also become quite the chatter box the last few weeks. He's been cooing for a while now, but lately he has really discovered his voice and has been letting everyone know. Yesterday on our hike all the strangers around us knew Gage was there. He smiles and talks to just about anyone who talks to him and squeelz (and kicks his left leg like a cowboy) with excitement. He loves to be talked to and we talk to him often. We still have to talk through him to have conversations sometimes, but everything revolves around family, so why not conversations too :) He's pretty cute and entertaining! <br />
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John and I do miss the mountains and lush green forest with trails everywhere, but we're enjoying being back in the Palouse area. I love having fresh produce, especially at the farmers market and paying less for better stuff. Everything is less expensive here, which is nice with a baby. We have all enjoyed swimming outdoors and the beautiful sunshine. The other day John and I alternated laps together; one of us swam and the other held Gage and let him play in the water. We'd switch every 1-200 yards. Gage has done great and stays warm enough since the water is warmed up from the sun, not to mention all that insulation. He's been able to join us swimming four times since we got here and John and I have been able to going swimming a few more times than that. We've ran a few times with and without the stroller. John is a stellar runner; I can't keep up with him even when he has the stroller. I ran with the stroller a week ago and it was, for the lack of a better word, hella hard. It is my person goal to get back into running comfortably so I will keep at it, but I won't lie it takes a lot of convincing to get my butt out the door. Running still feels challenging because not only am I out of running shape, I'm not back to normal from a birthing standpoint so running isn't really enjoyable right now. However hiking and walking still feel great so I'm continuing with that and throwing in a run every so often. We haven't gotten back on our bikes yet, but we plan to soon. The temperature this week is supposed to be in the 90's so should be fun. Swimming anyone? The dogs are doing good, getting out every day and bonding with Gage. TJ is happier I think because he's been able to get outside in the evenings. He and Gage have done a lot of cuddling together on the bed.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-67700586534566890402016-05-23T07:56:00.000-07:002016-05-23T20:06:37.410-07:00Family is Number OneWell just like that our little newborn ain't so little anymore. Sure he's three months old, but he's tall and BIG. He's certainly not 7 1/2 pounds or 21 inches anymore. At his three month checkup, Gage measured in at 24 inches, weighing just two ounces shy of 15 pounds (although he hadn't eaten, so probably 15) and very top heavy. His head size is in the 90th percentile! He's in the 75th percentile for weight and 50th for height, what a chunk hopefully he keeps getting taller, for his sake. Many people have told us that he looks like he's six months or even a toddler. We are so blessed that Gage has had zero problems when it comes to eating. Other than being a messy eater with a bottle, he has nursed and bottle fed really well from the start. Fortunately he knows how good food is and isn't picky about how it comes, he just wants it ;) He doesn't exactly care for a bottle from mom, but he'll tolerate it for a few and protest until he gets the real thing to finish off his meal. He's a smart cookie though; every day around three o'clock he starts getting sick of the bottles, because he knows mom's coming home soon. He also gets frustrated if we try to feed him a bottle on the weekend. He'll take one, but he's not exactly fond of it.<br>
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Gage might be starting to teeth; he's drooling a lot and sucking on lots of things. He's gripping when he nurses sometimes too, which is tons of fun...not. Chances are he's just developing glands, but I got him an amber necklace just in case. I'm not taking any chances ;)<br>
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Gage is growing so fast and doing so well. His manipulative skills are getting so good. He's intentionally grabbing his toys, holding books, and gripping our fingers. He's even trying to grab his toys with his feet! He is constantly trying to sit up, doing crunches all the time. I've made it a game when he grips my fingers. I'll help him sit up and you'll see it in his face. It's so cute and so funny. We play kicking games too. He and dad have been having so much fun at home, reading, talking, playing, and dancing. Yes John dances and sings for Gage and when he's in a good mood he'll get a HUGE smile and laugh. John and Robin had told me about his laugh, but I hadn't heard it before, until last Friday. John and I were dancing for Gage and I heard him laugh for the first time! It was the cutest and best thing I've ever heard. So cute and totally made my day!<br>
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I continue to do yoga regularly, almost daily, even for short periods of time just to stretch and relax. I'm doing regular yoga again. I'm noticing how weak my core has gotten and try to work on it a little each day. Sometimes Gage will lie on the floor with me and watch my fingers and toes. He has this thing about my hands and gets really excited when I wave them over his head. It will get him to stop fussing and brighten him up in seconds. It's pretty funny! I have managed to make it back to the pool a few times and even swim my mile, but then the weather got really nice so we've been spending more time outdoors. We did get to take Gage swimming for the first time and that was a lot of fun! He did so well; floating on his back, kicking on his belly, and even going completely under with mom and dad 4 times! We got some video (we still have to edit) of the whole thing. We're planning on going back this week and mom can't wait :)</div>
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We went on our first hike with Gage and our second the day after. We returned to Mount Roberts for the first time since Gage was born. Gage did so well and loved looking at all the big trees. The dogs hadn't been up there for months either so they were in heaven! The next day we took Gage and the dogs out to Herbert Glacier. Last time we were there was in August when I was 18 weeks pregnant. Gage loved looking at the trees again and watching his crazy dogs run and splash around. John and I have been to Herbert 3 times, all of which have been awesome trips, but this trip had by far the nicest weather. It was breaking highs that weekend and we were not the only people enjoying it. A lot of people were out biking, but we were one of only 3 groups that we saw walking. Herbert is about a 10 mile round trip that includes some of the most beautiful views plus some benches to rest at. We've never actually utilized them, but this time they were nice so that we could feed Gage. He did so great, even though he was busy the night before, and my Ergo baby carrier was amazing to have! I love being able to carry Gage while I walk or hike so I can keep him in close and he loves it so he can cuddle.<br>
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Yesterday we had our first BBQ as a family with friends and our first one in Juneau. I was a little worried when we got there because Gage had been having a fussy morning, unusual for him, and we were set to be there as long as he could last. He did amazing though! He was such a trooper and acted like he was at home. Sandy Beach practically is our second home; it's just down the street from our condo and we have taken the dogs there almost daily since we've lived here. Since Gage was born it has become a life savor for getting the pups out. Gage loved hanging out, playing with his toys, watching the dogs play, watching the fire, walking around with me, getting passed around a little, and even managed to take two good naps. We were really impressed with him and it gave us hope for future BBQ's. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The work day is going good. I've gotten down a routine with nursing and pumping in the morning and pumping 2-3 times at work most days. John and Gage have continued to visit me a few days a week around lunch time, which has made the work week much better! They've even come to visit at our class BBQ and trip to the salmon hatchery, which was a lot of fun! This is the last week of school and my last week working for the Juneau School District.</span><br>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We have had a lot of great family time. When I'm home, Gage and I spend most of our time together and John spends so much quality time with him when I'm at work. We have a great time as a family and I feel like I've mostly figured out the work/family balance. We want these positive times to continue and we also want Gage to know his extended family as well as we know ours. We have tried to justify Juneau, but feel as a family that it is not the best place for us right now. We love our home here, but Gage will only continue to grow, even though we are constantly telling him not to. For family and financial reasons, we have decided to move back to the Palouse area. We love Idaho and want to raise Gage there, close to family. Idaho has become our home for most of our adult life and we look forward to settling there and raising our family. We will miss Juneau, but family comes first. We will be renting out our condo and hope to return to Juneau every year to visit friends, fish, and show Gage where he was born. We leave Juneau in just over a week, which makes me sad, but I just have to keep reminding myself that it's not goodbye, it's see ya later.</span></div>
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The job search continues. John has had a few interviews and is waiting to hear from them. I have had a few interviews and three offers, one of which was in Juneau. We even reconsidered and thought about it, but it just doesn't make sense or is best for us right now. I was offered a job, but turned it down because it was about an hour commute and that was more time away from Gage that I didn't want so I took a leap of faith and prayed for a better offer. I've never been offered a teaching position and it's what I've wanted my whole life, so it was hard to turn them down. The whole time we lived in the Palouse area, there were hardly any special ed or PE jobs available, but this year I've applied for 2 PE jobs and 3 special education jobs. Fate maybe? Sure enough I was blessed with an offer as an intermediate special education teacher in Moscow, where we will most likely live. So no commute for me, which means more time with my son! The job is a good one too, with a supportive principal, so I'll be a happy working mom.<br>
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We have one week left in Juneau and we plan to take advantage of every minute of it. From one home to the next, we have many memories to bring with us and many more to create. Until Next Time,<br>
Love the Klein's<br>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-49658365628154746992016-04-18T00:34:00.000-07:002016-04-18T12:16:12.238-07:0010 weeks old, 13 pounds and flying time.It's hard to know where to start this update; so much has happened in the last month and more is coming. First off I must say that we are completely and totally head over heals in love with our son! He is SO amazing and such an incredible blessing to our family. To think at one point we didn't want kids?! I guess that's one way to accept that you can't have them, or at least think you can't. Gage is doing so well! He has been expressive and smiling since birth, but in the last month, oh my goodness what a happy baby! I feel like in the last 5 weeks, I've figured out my parenting style and been reassured that what we're doing is good. The last time I wrote I was feeling unsure of myself and a bit emotional, probably normal for a postpartum woman. I was also really anxious because I was dreading the time when maternity leave would be up and I'd have to return to work. I must say 7 weeks of maternity leave is not enough for any parent, but unfortunately for most it's not paid and we're obligated to return. During pregnancy I thought I'd be ready to return to work after 6 weeks and I most certainly didn't think it would be as hard as it was to do so. When 6 weeks started rolling around I understood why everyone around me was taking months off and was wishing I was the ladies taking 3-5 months off. I returned to an unfamiliar classroom, with all new students and staff (to me), 7 weeks after Gage was born and the day after flying home from our trip to Nevada.<br />
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I was not ready to return, but I wanted to do my friend a favor and we could use the money and experience. So with 2 months left in the school year, I took over the transition classroom for adults transitioning from high school to work and community life. The first few days I managed to keep it together, although I was quite overwhelmed and missing Gage horribly. I was still able to see and nurse Gage at lunch though because he was with John at his work, which was closer than home. John's mom, Robin, flew in to town over the weekend and has been a great help since. However that first Monday was the first day Gage spent without mom and dad, plus I happened to forget my cups for my pump so it was the tipping point for me and I lost it. I was already late to work but I continued to cry when I got there and just stayed in my car for a bit. I know it was obvious that I had been crying, but everyone was polite enough to ignore it. I struggled all day and later I had an appointment with one of my midwives which should have only lasted an hour, but it ended up lasting at least 2 because I fell apart in her office. Fortunately she's amazing and just let me talk while she listened. When I got home Gage was still struggling a bit and I anxiously grabbed him. He instantly settled down and we comforted each other, confirming that our first 7 weeks together were great times of bonding. Now two weeks later I've managed to get more comfortable in the class and have a pretty good handle on things, for a sub anyway. Friday was a great day because we made our first meal since we started talking about healthy foods, then we walked to a local place for lunch and John, Robin, and Gage met us there, and then the whole class went to the pool and I was able to show a few students, who haven't cared for it, some more things to make swimming fun. They were sore and happy so I'm happy with that.<br />
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While work has gotten easier for me, a big reason I've felt better leaving each day while Gage is so young, is because John is no longer working. I felt that Gage needed one of us home for these first few weeks plus we have a lot to do so having John home has been a major stress relief for me. John gave about a month notice, but they found replacements for him quicker than we expected so he was able to leave just a few days later. Gage has really enjoyed having daddy home, while he gets to know his grandma more and now he loves having both of them around all of the time. John enjoys being a stay at home dad and is much more energized with Gage each day, since he doesn't have work to tire him out. Since he got zero days of paternity leave, he never really had a chance to transition into parenthood so the last few weeks have been great bonding time for my boys. It's still been nice to have Robin here so that Gage can get to know her and help out with miscellaneous things since I'm at work.<br />
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Other adjustments have included exercise, getting the dogs out, cooking, and cleaning. It's been much harder to get in vigorous exercise, but since I have been cleared (and feel up to) do more than walk we have been making an effort to do so. Swimming has been really hard to get to because of its inconvenience, so I haven't made it to the pool (outside of work) since we got back from Nevada but I'm continuously trying. I planned on going to water aerobics last week, but it hasn't panned out yet. I will get back there so I'll keep trying. We've started to run again, although it hasn't exactly been fun because I haven't done so since we found out we were pregnant. It is convenient though and we're able to take the dogs so we're continuing to do so. It's starting to feel better, it'll just take some time to get back into running shape and we're looking forward to being able to go run a 5k at the drop of a hat and bring Gage along for the ride! For the most part I continue to walk daily and do yoga. They're both convenient and always feel good, even on a rainy day, early in the morning, or after long day of work. I'm still recovering just a little so it's nice to be completely comfortable, which is why I want to get to the pool so bad, comfortable and a great workout! Getting the dogs out for long walks has also been a challenge, but we're still managing to do so about 3-4 times a week. They get out every day, but sometimes it's just running around out front playing ball, snooping and chasing John's RC car lol. They have gotten use to Gage and enjoy being around him, especially if it's outside ;) Having John home and Robin here has really helped to keep things sanitary, which is all we really care about right now. We've never been good about keeping our place super clean so adding a baby only makes it harder, but it's not gross and it smells fine (even without candles) so what more can we ask for? Robin has been really helpful for making meals. She's made some dinners for us and helped watch Gage while we cook. We're still not exempt from frozen meals, but we try to make things as fresh as much as we can. My crockpot is still my favorite kitchen item; tonight's dinner is chicken pot pie soup and rolls. Speaking of rolls...<br />
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The main big thing that has happened during Gage's second month of life, besides work adjustments, was our trip to Nevada. It was Gage's first airplane ride and he did great both to and from Reno. He slept through half of the take offs and nursed through the others. I wore him in the wrap throughout the airport and plane so getting places wasn't much more stressful than usual, thank goodness cause flying is stressful enough on its own. Security was ten times easier with a baby, they didn't even scan me or pat me down, which begs the questions, what's the point? We were fortunate enough to have a happy and relaxed 7 week old baby who never got upset other than for normal reasons. Thank goodness! Once we got to Nevada, EVERYONE was very anxious and happy to meet Gage. He got to meet his Grandpa Robert Gage, whom he's named after, Grandma Robin and Grandpa Hal, his great Grandparents and all of his cousins, aunties and uncles, as well as some family friends. Gage loved meeting everyone, especially his cousins. All of the cousins were excited to play with Gage, they all had a great time interacting with their baby cousin and made comments about wanting a baby brother :) We enjoyed the warm weather and sunlight that we often don't see in Juneau. We even got out to the outdoor pool and swam laps, which felt AMAZING, spent time at the park, and walked in summer gear. Let's not talk about the long walk in the snow a few days later ;) It was so great to see my sisters and catch up with them and their families as well as my grandparents. We're looking forward to returning next summer to run the Rubicon and play at Lake Tahoe.<br />
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While we were in Nevada John was able to bless Gage at my parents church on Easter morning. I felt so blessed to have both of our dad's, my grandpa, and two long time family friends, who have known John and I since we were kids, participate in Gage's blessing. John gave a beautiful blessing and afterwards my dad gave a beautiful talk to the congregation. Mom and dad didn't tell us he was speaking, so it was a nice surprise. Gage has done great at church so far.<br />
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Gage is getting SO Big! Friday he turned 10 weeks old and yesterday we weighed him in at 13lbs 9oz. He's a very healthy boy! Nursing is still going great and Gage is a good burper and farter. We laugh out loud all the time at Gage's grunts and farts. Seriously this kid can belt em, I've never heard a baby fart so loud. John and I often look at each other and ask "was that you or him?". It's quite funny and we like that he's not backed up. He's holding his head up for minutes at a time without support and often. In fact when Gage is awake he does not like to chill. He likes to be up and busy engaged in something. He loves back time while looking outside or his mirror and overhang toys. He'll do this for about 15-20 minutes now or even longer if we lie next to him and talk. He enjoys belly time when he's feeling good and will do it for over 5 minutes if he's having fun. Sometimes he tolerates it and other times he wants nothing to do with belly time. When he enjoys belly time he's very cute smiling, hand in his mouth, looking around, and trying to move. Gage can already lift his head for a few seconds and is starting to turn it to the side when he's on his belly. He's also moving his legs more and more, trying to crawl. Recently he's managed to get his legs up under him more and even give a slight push. Early crawler maybe? Gage also loves to spend time looking at books and being read too. He doesn't care when or where. We read to him during the day sitting up or sometimes I'll lay down with him and read on our backs. Today during church he started to fuss and we brought out the hungry caterpillar and he was instantly engaged and soothed. His book stash continues to grow, I found some cute kid yoga books the other day and Robin got him an animal book. I love that books do this for him and hope that it keeps up in our uber technology world. We also read before bedtime if he's awake still. It doesn't matter how or where we do it, Gage loves books. </div>
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Recently Gage started sleeping for hours at a time and only getting up about twice every night. He loves to cuddle with us and we all keep each other warm. I'm not holding my breath because I know teething and other phases will wake him, but for now we're enjoying it. His process of waking up is still amusing, full of grunts, stretching and farting all while his eyes are closed and for about 20-45 minutes. </div>
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Going outside is so fun with Gage, he loves to go for walks with us and the dogs and check everything out. The fresh air has been so great for all of us. I try to get Gage out a little each day, even if it's just to check the mail and let the dogs out for a few. Sometimes I take him out just to sooth him. Just like his parents, Gage likes the outdoors. We took him on his first trip to the glacier and he loved it. He relaxed and slept for part of it, but most of it he was up, watching the critters and dogs, and chatting. Gage has been talking so much! His cooing is so adorable! He loves to be part of our conversations and have conversations with us. We'll be talking and he'll just chime in. We talk to him all of the time and he'll just coo back. This will go on for minutes and is so cute. He talks to John more, but he has more interesting things to say for a little boy. Gage absolutely adores his dad! He smiles and starts cooing the instant he sees John. His eyes follows John when he's walking around the house. John is such an amazing dad! I have the two most amazing men who make me happier than anything else can. <br />
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To conclude all I can say is that time is flying by WAY too fast and Gage is growing right in front of our eyes. So Much! We have had multiple conversations with him, telling him to stop growing but he just won't listen. The boy is already misbehaving ;) I feel better knowing that when I'm not at work, 110% of my attention goes to my family and we have so much fun together! Gage still likes to see me, which I was honestly worried about when I returned to work, so I feel much relief and excitement each time I come home. Until next time,<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through the chaos of it all, I look back and think "should I have done this or that?" "should I have exposed Gage to certain things and/or people as early as I did"? or "should I feel guilty when I do nothing but nurse him all day oh and watch TV"?. The answer is no, what's done is done and every day is a learning game. Every baby and parent are different and while there are general guidelines and similarities, we are all unique and must do what best for each one us. While I'd love to be someone who can just sit and "relax" for weeks on end and not worry about everything else, I am not that kind of a person and I will go crazy doing so, therefore I need to do other things. However, I know that balance is key and that I need to rest, let Gage slowly adjust to this strange new place, and that I will miss these times that are going by quickly, especially once I return to work. The laundry and dishes can wait, a walk may not always happen, and a little sweat never hurt anyone (just their nose). Therefore I've really come to enjoy our cuddling time together. Whether it be nursing, sleeping, or just cuddling, I'm learning to breath, slow down, and embrace this time. I look at Gage during these times (sometimes hours) and just realize that I can stay like that all day and want time to stand still. That's why I love carrying him so much; even when I'm busy doing something, we can cuddle and I can kiss him. Baby wearing is going better; I spend about half or more of my activities with Gage attached to me and my back is getting stronger. My body is still recovering though so I try not to push it too hard by doing too many activities, sometimes I'll just hold him and rest.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I see why they call this time the 4th trimester for both mom and babe. All of the adjustments both physically and emotionally make for their own growth period. I've come to the realization that a daily "to do" list only frustrates me. Instead I am trying to stick to weekly and monthly goals and write down what I've done each day to keep me from beating myself up. It's amazing how good seeing the words laundry, walk with dogs, story time, or bathed Gage can make you feel. In general we get out for a short 1-2 mile walk with the dogs most days either around the neighborhood or at the beach. Sometimes we don't get out, but the dogs are adjusting pretty well and have learned to be flexible. We give them chew bones and lots of treats to remind them that they are loved and have not been replaced. Ammo loves Gage and stays near him every chance he gets. We have had to guard Gage against Ammo's licks, because he is a major kisser (especially when Gage cries), but he is learning to tone it down and avoid Gage's face. Mili does not like it when Gage cries. I'm not sure if she's more annoyed or concerned, but we always tell her that he's ok and often show him to her. She responds to this so I think she's looking after him. The two of them have pretty much done exactly what we expected them to. Ammo wants to love on Gage and Mili is somewhere between jealous and protective. TJ is coming around more and more, he even came out to say hi to our midwives today. He's back to sleeping with us every night, but usually gets down when I nurse Gage, because there's too much movement for him. Thursday night, I pulled out a pan of water for Gage to put his feet in and TJ came out and drank out of it and then rubbed his head onto Gage's feet. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gage is 1 month today! I just can't believe how fast the time has gone by already, it seems like we just welcomed him to our family yesterday. At the same time that feels so far away, another reminder to relinquish these precious moments. We spent the morning cuddling and grunting. He's so funny when he starts to wake up! It's a very long process of grunting, stretching, dozing back off, and eventually fussing or opening his eyes to say good morning. His faces are also very amusing. We just love to admire him and chuckle when he smiles, asleep or awake. He's sleeping better and falling asleep faster after feedings during the night. We decided to co-sleep with Gage for safety and bonding reasons. During the first couple of weeks we set him in a co-sleeper in-between us, but after multiple nights of getting him back to sleep, just to have him wake up multiple times in his sleeper, we decided to try direct contact. Just like his parents, he loves to cuddle and sleeps better that way. He still gets up every 1-3 hours to eat, but instead of me spending 1-2 hours awake, we all sleep soundly within 30 minutes, an hour max if he needs rocking. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the short periods that he's awake and not feeding, I make it a point to read stories to him and socialize with him during tummy or back time. Gage is very observant and likes to look around. In the morning, John usually takes him for an hour or so and sits by the window. Gage loves this time looking outside and bonding with his daddy. There's a picture in our living room of Nugget Falls that we catch him looking at daily. He also really likes to look at our faces and himself. I'll set my phone on reverse camera so he can look at himself and he seems to enjoy that. John also dances with him when he's awake, which is adorable. He's getting strong fast! He's lifting his head for longer periods and kicks his little legs right into our belly's letting us know just how strong he is. When he's on his tummy, he lifts his head for a few seconds to look up and is already bringing his legs up towards his belly. Signs of a fast crawler maybe? I hope he isn't a super fast crawler, because I want him to stay small. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While we by no means have a routine going or a schedule really (I don't believe in scheduled feeds or sleeping this early. I trust that Gage will eat and sleep when his body needs to and I wouldn't want somebody telling me when to eat or sleep, I do it when I need/want it) we are getting the hang of parenting a newborn a little better. Today we feel pretty successful after reorganizing a few totes, running the dishwasher twice, one load of laundry, taking the dogs out, and making dinner. I definitely enjoy John's day off as much, if not more, than he does. I appreciate his help, enjoy his company and love seeing him with Gage. I've come to respect companies that offer paternity leave a lot more and now recognize how valuable it is. John didn't get any time off, we were just lucky enough that we gave birth on his day off. I try to bring Gage to John at work occasionally so he can see him, while not exposing Gage to too much too soon or pushing myself too hard. All dads should get paternity leave, regardless of their job. After 10 years of just us and the animals, it has been a crazy change for John and I, but an excellent one and we wouldn't change it for the world. Years of not believing parenthood was in our future, makes being a parent extra special. John and I are still in awe of this little angel in our lives and look forward to each day with him, anxious to see how little Gage will influence us :) </span></div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-80438106557802232222016-02-13T17:59:00.003-08:002016-02-14T10:45:07.239-08:00First week with Baby Gage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't believe it's been a week already since little Gage Ross was born! He turned one week old Friday morning at 7:31 while we were all starting to stir in bed. This first week has been so incredible. We stare at Gage all day long admiring him and still in disbelief that he's here. We are amazed that such a beautiful miracle was blessed upon our family and that we have the privilege to be his parents. To think that just a week ago we were waiting to meet him and that nine months ago we hadn't even known that he would shock his parents and bless our family. That seems close, yet so far away.</div>
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When Gage was born we were able to have immediate skin to skin contact for about an hour. This was the best feeling to hold and bond with him without interruptions. We just got to be a family so in love. Once Gage was measured, weighed and assessed our midwife explained that he was in great health and received a perfect score just like his dad did when he was born. Once little man and I were assessed and cleared for health, the three of us and mom were able to rest and head to "bed". Since labor started just after midnight, we never got to that point :) I was amped up and high on life that, although exhausted, was not able to fall asleep right away. After a while though we were all asleep and our midwives headed out for a bit.<br />
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Within the first hour of Gage's life he started breastfeeding and has since done great. We have been really lucky to have no problems in that department. He has created his own schedule and feeds every 2-3 hours. Friday Gage had his 1 week checkup and he is already 7 pounds 10 ounces, 2 ounces more than he was at birth. He's gained 6 ounces in the last two days! The first 24 hours of Gage's life we were able to confirm that his digestive system was working and he has continued to demonstrate health in that department too. In fact Friday morning he relaxed so much during breastfeeding that he peed all over me for the first time. Fortunately I hadn't even changed from my pj's yet.<br />
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The first few days of Gage's life we took it very easy, resting and bonding as a family. John ran a few errands and brought me back a pair of earrings that are Gage's birth stone, amethyst. He was so sweet and practically put me in tears. John read a story to Gage each night before bed. Because he's often asleep after feeding and as we're going to bed I have been taking advantage of the time he's awake during the day and reading a story or two to him. I love this time as I can see that Gage looks at the books and listens to our voices. He's quite observant and a tune to what's going on around him. We've caught him watching the TV, looking at the pictures of books, staring at us, looking at his hands as well as other objects, and he makes lots of adorable sounds.<br />
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John had to work a little on the 2nd day, but was able to come home after a few hours and watch the boring super bowl and terrible half time show with us. He slept through part of it lol. He went back to work on Tuesday, but made sure to Facetime us and we sent pictures. It's been hard for him to go back to work, but we are so grateful that he is taking such good care of us, me especially while I continue to recover. Gage really loves his daddy and knows his face and voice. John has really taken to being daddy. He takes advantage of his time at home helping out with Gage any chance he gets and loves to talk to him. He's often heard saying "you're my whole world", "you are so cute", and "I just love you so much". He often includes me in those statements too ;) He has taken on sowing and already completed many projects including burp clothes and changing pads.<br />
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For the first few days of Gage's life he did not have an official name, he was simply Baby Klein. We had called him by this name during pregnancy and never felt rushed to decide on a name. Although we had talked about a few names, including Gage Ross, we wanted to make sure it felt right when we finally got to meet him. We also thoroughly enjoyed being pregnant and having him in our arms that we simply did not stress about a name. We just enjoyed having him and bonding those first few days, that a name seemed insignificant, although we know it was driving everyone else mad. The night before our 3 day check up with our midwife we talked about his name a little more and decided, officially at his appointment, that Gage Ross was the perfect name for our little man. Contrary to what some probably think, Gage was not named after a gun or car parts. Gage is my dad's middle name and Ross is John and his dad's middle name. A family name was important to us and we like that his name is strong and unique, just like him. I've never understood the apps and pins of "popular names" or "names popular with celebrities". Our son is OUR son, not a prodigy of popularity, so silly. During Gage's check up our midwife Debbie did his footprints on the first try and we received his birth certificate. He didn't mind getting inked, but was not amused about his feet getting pressed lol. Nonetheless everyone did great and we were presented with this sweet certificate for Gage Ross Klein. I love that it says "Born at home" and that mom is listed as a birth attendant!<br />
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On the 5th day after 3 positive check ups, mom and I decided to take Gage outside for the first time. We bundled him up in his camo gear, put him in my wrap and walked 3 or 4 laps of our parking lot with the dogs. He curled up to me and slept through the whole thing. The dogs really appreciated getting out though and the fresh air felt really good to mom and I, since we hadn't been outside since I went into labor. I was shooting for ten minutes and I think we did about 30 without even realizing it. The dogs have been doing pretty good adjusting. John's taken them to the beach twice and they are VERY interested in Gage. We are working on the balance of them licking and loving on him full throttle and giving all of us space. If it was up to them they would not leave his side. They've been given lots of chew bones this week to give them something to do and ensure them that they are still loved. TJ is coming around. He has been in bed twice with me, but gets down as soon as we start sturing. He has enjoyed cuddling with mom while she was here and is starting to investigate more and more.<br />
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Day 6 was mom's last full day with us so we wanted to make it special. It was John's "friday" so mom and I decided to take Gage on his first outing. We didn't even start to get ourselves ready till one or two because I went back to sleep after John left for work and took a nice nap. After a long shower and a few clothing malfunctions, mom and I were ready. It was around 3pm by the time we started getting ready to leave. After we got Gage fully dressed and while we were trying to get the car seat adjusted, I had to change his clothes because we had our first mess. After changing him, reading the manual, viewing videos, and searching for the proper adjustment piece we finally got Gage comfortably and safely in the car seat roughly 45 minutes later. We had made sure the seat was installed in John's car, but didn't think about the car seat itself. Mom and I were sweating and looking forward to fro yo. We got out to my car and the base that John had already installed in my jeep didn't appear right. I thought maybe he had forgotten that the chair had to be put in backwards, but he didn't mom and I just couldn't figure out how to get the seat to click. We uninstalled the base and attempted to loosen the straps to Turns out we were making it more difficult than it was. We had already become frustrated so I facetimed John to ask for help, because we were attempting to address the straps of the base. We were determined! John said that everything was the way it was supposed to be and quote "shit out of luck" because he really had to pull hard in order to get it tight enough. We had not come this far to give up so we switched the base around, tightened it with all our might to make sure it was safe, and got that seat to click. John even said "hey look it worked"! Mom and I looked at each other, let out a sigh and said "thank you and bye" to John before we headed out. We were both out of breath at this point and looking forward to being on the road. We drove the 8ish minutes to the fro yo place and enjoyed a little treat with Gage. During this time we just laughed about the afternoon and mom said "you have to write this stuff down". We can either stay frustrated or laugh it off, we chose to eat and laugh it off. After our time at the fro yo shop, we drove two minutes to the toy store down town, that we had gone to the week prior before Gage was born and mom got him a little caterpillar toy that she had wanted to go back for. Mom asked if they were still open and I was like "oh yeah they don't close till 5 or 6" "It's 5" she said. I couldn't believe it, but fortunately closing was at 6pm. The lady was so nice and excited to see that we had had our baby. We walked across the street to the maternity shop that we had attended the week prior as well and the lady was happy to hear and see that everything went well. Our last little stop was just a few steps to the book store where mom looked around and little Gage and I went up to their kid section and read two stories before it was time to go. We all got settled into the car much smoother than before and drove the 10 minutes home. Wo we were exhausted! When John got home from work we were still lying in the living room recovering. Anyone who knows me well knows that I love sushi and mom does too. I have been deprived of the greatness during pregnancy so as a last hoorah together, John and I went and got sushi and brought it home for all to enjoy. It was amazing :D We spent the rest of the evening watching shows and being lazy.<br />
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Now on day 7, Gage is already a week old and mom's time with us has already come to an end for now. We had a good morning visiting, followed by his 1 week check up with our midwife (which as stated above, went excellent), and took mom to the airport. We hugged goodbye and sent her back to Dad. She has been such a blessing to have around the last two weeks of pregnancy, while I tried to stay busy with all of our walks, swims, and adventures. She was so helpful and comforting during labor and birth, I couldn't have done that without her, John, and my midwife. The best part was that Gage got to meet and bond with his Grandma Janey for the first week of his life and I was able to rest and recover smoother than if she hadn't been here. Gage loves his grandma and I know he will be excited to see her in March.<br />
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So a week later John and I have come to fall in love all over again. Today is our first day as just us. We have learned that there is no such thing as running a quick errand any more, sleep is precious, one or two "big" tasks a day is an accomplishment, and we couldn't ask for anything else. We are loving being parents and feel SO blessed that everything has gone as smoothly as it has. I've read enough birth and postpartum stories and visited with enough friends to know how blessed we are! We are so grateful for all the prayers and positive thoughts from everyone! This week has been an amazing adventure and we look forward to many many more. Until next time<br />
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On Monday, we will be 37 weeks! We have moved from bi-weekly appointments to weekly and this makes me really happy because I always look forward to checking on the baby and hearing his heartbeat, so I love being able to do so more often. I also really enjoy visiting with our midwives. Today's visit went great and we got to hear his strong heart beat as well as see him dance for everyone :) Recently we had a third ultrasound to check up on Baby Klein, because I started measuring small, and he is doing absolutely wonderful, growing well and moving a lot! I've grown a good amount since then as well! I didn't get great pictures, but I did get to see him sucking his thumb which just made me smile. I am feeling pretty good, just big and a little more uncomfortable, but not bad. Sleep has become a bit more restless because my hips and knees don't like me staying on one side for long, so I spend part of my night rolling from side to side and then falling back to sleep. John has been so sweet, he ask me every time if I'm OK and comforts me as I fall back asleep. TJ is still loving on my body pillow and belly, I think he and Baby Klein will be good friends!<br />
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Without school work to do, I have spent a lot of free time reading books or blogs, watching videos, exercising, getting baby stuff ready around the house, and resting. John has done a great job cleaning up and organizing things around the house. He has been working a lot, but when he's home he really helps. We all enjoy being home together! Over Christmas break we had a wonderful baby shower and received many great gifts for our family. Baby Klein is going to enjoy many cozy blankets and story time, dressed super cute, have lots of fun learning toys, enjoy comfy walks with mom and dad, and be super close to us :) I still need to clean his clothes, but he has gotten a lot of cute outfits, as well as swaddles, and toys. I've started making freezer meals so that when the time comes, and we are both too tired to do anything, we can still have healthier dinners instead of Papa Murphyes or frozen foods every night. It's amazing how many tasty healthy meals you can find on pinterest! This last year I learned the reason so many people want big kitchens and enjoy cooking.<br />
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The pups and I are still walking, but haven't been going every day because it's been icier and, although the days are now getting longer, they're still short so it's often dark by the time I get home. So we get out for a walk three to four times a week lately. It's funny how good swimming feels and how awkward, or less good, walking can feel. It's a good thing I have the pups to motivate me to get outside! I'm still really enjoying my pool time, in-fact I celebrated term by heading to the pool to do my mile and was happy to do it in the same amount of time that I have been throughout my pregnancy. Water aerobics has gotten a little more tricky and challenging recently, but only for short periods of time and not bad enough to stop :)<br />
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The pups seem to be doing OK with some transition. They prefer to get out every day, but do OK as long as they get to run around for a little bit, go for rides, and/or visit dad at work for a while. They seem to know that something is up and that things are changing a bit. John has been helping me get them out on slower days. They recently went to the glacier and REALLY enjoyed sliding around and just today they all soaked up the rain and played at Sandy Beach. Hopefully our transition goes well in the next few weeks. I think it will be hard for them at first, but then they will become quite protective and close with Baby Klein before long. I'm glad they have each other! I've also continued to really enjoy yoga and keep up with it near daily. I'm always stretching, but yoga has been great to keep my body and mind more comfortable. I've recently finished my "Yoga Mama Yoga Baby" book and have enjoyed what it has taught me. I refer back to it often. I've read and experienced a lot of benefits of prenatal yoga and I've heard a lot of benefits towards birth. I really do think it's going to help me and make a difference when the time comes to bring Baby Klein into this world.<br />
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John took these amazing pictures with our new camera from our parents!<br />
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As time gets closer I am taking it much easier at work and at home. I'm feeling more anxious, but in more of a positive way because I look forward to birth and to meeting our little man. John and I recently had a conversation about past conversations we've had regarding parenthood and how it would be sad to get rid of toys, change our lifestyle, and not be able to do the same things as often. Now that the time is here, we haven't experienced these feelings or worried about changes. We realized very quickly how much of a blessing Baby Klein is and know that the changes we've made (and continue to make) are not a big deal. We were saying how exciting it will be to teach him the love of our passions and let him discover his own as well. It's amazing how much we've all grown in eight months and it'll be amazing to look back eight months from now.<br />
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So as we are 37 weeks today and thinking about a count down, I remind myself to stay in the present and focus on the peaceful times. I stay busy, but remind myself to enjoy the quiet times and take it easy. I'd say I'm officially "nesting", but perhaps differently than some. I haven't exactly had the urge to go through a crazy clean sweep, just keep things clean, prepare Baby's area, read more baby stuff and have a few meals ready. People might say I'm a bit obsessive about reading stuff, but I find it all interesting and amazing. It probably won't end once the pregnancy is over, instead just get intensified and change a little :) With that said, I'm going to head to my library now and settle in with my boys for the night. We hope you all the best! Love the Klein's.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-5861389482672193342015-12-26T22:31:00.002-08:002015-12-26T22:31:46.823-08:00Christmas day and the snowy day after!Well just like that Christmas 2015 has come and gone. The holiday snuck up on us very quickly! Let me first apologize for my extreme tardiness on Christmas cards this year. I made an attempt to start them earlier this week, but quickly realized that my ink pads were dried up and I would have to go buy a bunch more plus it was just going to be a bigger headache than I anticipated so I gave up on those and decided to go with just picture cards instead. The picture itself has been a process (you'll see why soon) so we still don't have them out. As soon as that occurs we will let you know, but hopefully they'll be out by New Years. I really haven't been that busy for the last week since my school and work got out, but my mind has been and it's kept me highly distracted. Lame excuse I know, but hey nothing I can do about it now.<br />
Christmas was awfully quiet this year, but we couldn't have asked for better weather and we are fortunate enough to live in the 21st century so we could facetime our families. Christmas day was sunny and clear, absolutely beautiful...and cold. The day after was VERY snowy, warmer, and fun. We started a little early this year by doing Christmas eve with my parents and then took full advantage of sleeping in before we did Christmas morning with John's parents. Facetiming with both of them was amusing, as all of the dogs included themselves talking with each other and their two legged friends through the screen. Ammo always seems to be one of the loudest and most talkative, but everyone was equally talkative this year. Guess everyone was happy about Christmas :) We were excited to see our parents open their gifts and visit for a bit. We were blessed to get A LOT of clothes for Baby Klein as well as some fun toys and nick nacks for ourselves. John and I didn't even talk about Christmas this year, but still managed to surprise each other with some fun gifts including biscuits and gravy for breakfast. After we exchanged gifts and visited with family, we spent the next few hours in the kitchen making apple pie and potatoes to take over to our friends house for dinner. It was a total team effort and fortunately everything tasted great. We managed to finish up just in time to head out and spent the next few hours eating and catching up. We got home much earlier than usual this time of year and did Christmas with my family for the cousin exchange over skype and for the first time got to "open" a gift for a two legged child ;) It was fun to see everyone and their excitement. After visiting the family for a bit, we had a Maze Runner marathon before heading to bed after midnight. I did my meditation about 30 minutes before hitting the hay, doing so peacefully and slightly dizzy. Mission accomplished ;)<br />
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Christmas morning on our balcony<br />
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We each got a piece lol. I pretty much just ate the edge and missed out on the nicely cooked inside :(<br />
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Reading Baby Klein's first Christmas story to him<br />
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Ammo talking to his grandparents<br />
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TJ watching Grandma and Grandpa open their gift<br />
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All eyes on dad with undivided attention<br />
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John's new shirt from his parents<br />
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one of my gifts from John<br />
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My mom is very creative<br />
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Lovin on our Christmas present :)<br />
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The day after Christmas, we took advantage of sleeping in again, as did TJ. TJ has decided that I bought the second body pillow for him, not me, and hogs it like it's catnip. I always feel very cuddled and loved on by all of my boys ;) Anyway so we got up and saw the amazing inches of snow outside and the constant beautiful snow that we continued to get and decided it would be a good day to go play in it. I did my yoga, made some yummy breakfast and then we headed to the Glacier with our snowshoes, in case we needed them. Normally in this kind of weather we'd go skiing or head out for a day long snowshoe trip, but being almost 8 months pregnant, not to mention only having a few more hours of daylight left, makes that tricky. Fortunately Juneau has no shortage of safe places to go for a little lady with a big ol' belly. The Mendenhall glacier was packed in the hilly areas where kids were sledding, but fairly quiet on the trail. We took the dogs on the frozen lake and checked out the beautiful ice burgs on the way to Nugget falls, stared at it's power for a few minutes, took some pictures, and then headed back to the car. We didn't end up taking the snow shoes, but they would have been nice in some parts, overkill in other areas so we were fine without them and I got a little bit better workout that way. We had a great time and then spent the rest of the day together at home cleaning up a little, watching movies, and talking baby. It was a quieter Christmas than usual for us, but beautiful and peaceful. We are so grateful for our blessings and can't wait to enjoy Christmas with out bundle of joy next year! We hope you all had a great Christmas as well, we wish you a happy New Year!<br />
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Dad I'm ready, let's go<br />
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Like father, like daughter<br />
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Nugget Falls<br />
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You can see the glacier, if you look closely<br />
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Hi Baby<br />
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Happiness<br />
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Sportin my new hoodie and headband :)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-19009180075446457352015-12-09T21:47:00.001-08:002015-12-10T11:54:31.565-08:00Being pregnant and making time for other stuff...For the past seven months since the moment I found out that I was pregnant, I have been completely wrapped around and engaged in pregnancy stuff. I made changes to my diet and lifestyle from the get go. I began looking at pinterest boards for recipe's, safe exercises, and pregnancy/birth pins. I downloaded pregnancy apps with trackers and started on a search for beneficial pregnancy books. I became obsessed with the little peanut growing in my belly and giving them the best chance I could. I've made exercise and nutrition a top priority, even more than it was before. Once I discovered the books that I wanted to read, I read (and still do read) them constantly. I've read many blogs, researched many birthing options and how to have a healthy pregnancy, taking weekly pictures, and read lots of stories to Baby Klein. We've adjusted home, the car, and my body for whatever Baby Klein needs. We've worked on adjusting the dogs to our new family member and look forward to them meeting. I talk about Baby Klein constantly, review research commonly, and get distracted easily. Basically I have become that pregnant mom who won't shut up about her future baby and obsessed with pregnancy, birth, and newborns, specifically mine.<br>
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Since August I have been taking two classes and should have spent more time on my courses. Anyone who knows me knows that I have always put 100% into my classes and made school a top priority behind family. This semester however I've really struggled to make it such. Being informed and learning about pregnancy and birth has often taken the time of school simply because I am more interested in it and have a hard time motivating myself to get school work done. Not to mention these two classes have A LOT of work to do for 100 level courses. I've even missed assignments *gasp* which kills me, but I just really struggled to get them done. I've never missed an assignment in college before and I haven't had anything below an A since my last two years of my undergrad. Well I can tell you, that's not going to happen this semester. I often feel amazed at God's timing because he knows I wouldn't have wanted to sacrifice time in my studies or with pregnancy info so he knew after I graduated was the best time for me, because I would have ran myself rampant refusing to give up any time for either, probably sacrificing sleep and getting sick often. The weird thing for me with these courses is that I don't even regret it, because it means that I was able to spend more time on pregnancy stuff including birthing classes, other mommy sessions, and researching plus I was able to stay active. With all of that I was still able to spend time with John and the pups, which would have had to have been sacrificed as well. Fortunately the classes are early childhood so a lot of the information from them and what I'm researching for baby overlap. I am SO grateful for my understanding and experience in researching quality info so I know what is rif raf and what is not. </div>
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I was doing pretty good about keeping the house clean and cooking, but lately since I've been more tired, I haven't been as good. I know this will get even harder when Baby Klein is born and instead of being obsessed with pregnancy, I'll be obsessed with him. So I still have Christmas cards to make, my house to get more ready, my car to be spotless, one more assignment to finish and about a month and a half before I'm due before life gets really fun and crazy. I won't end up with A's, but I will pass and I have gotten good grades on everything I've turned in plus learned a great amount. I won't have a perfect house, but it will be clean and healthy enough for Baby Klein. I might have a perfect car for a little bit, but it won't last for long (I have dogs). I won't have homemade meals every time, but more than I could have and still healthy when they're not. Baby Klein and I HAVE had healthy check ups each and every time however and I feel confident in my body's ability to bring our son to us. That makes all of it worth it to me. I'm used to being a busy b and prefer it that way, but becoming pregnant brought me a whole new passion and desire to be informed and prepared. Being someone who didn't think they could have kids and had given up on the idea, gave me a deeper appreciation for pregnancy and more empathy for my friends struggling with similar situations. My heart goes out to them. I never would have seen myself in this position before May, but I can't imagine ever going back or changing things. Who knows maybe you'll even see a dissertation on healthy and pregnancy later lol ;) Welcome to mommyhood!</div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-64205642591196905572015-11-28T23:08:00.002-08:002015-11-28T23:08:35.401-08:00Month 7, almost 8...WOW that came fast! And a few updates about school and work.Well we are almost 12 weeks past since the last update and have gotten use to the 3rd trimester. We are 30 weeks, 5 days and growing, which I guess is a good thing because that means he's growing! He is gaining a half a pound a week at this point and mom has felt a little pressure in her ribs, but overall movements have remained around my belly button. Many times my whole belly moves, the first time John saw that was pretty funny. He was amazed and laughing. Baby Klein has gone as far to wake his dad up in the middle of the night by kicking him in the back or pushing his hand off of my belly lol. He definitely recognizes John because he starts movin a bunch when he reads to him and when John puts his hand on my belly. I tell John that's Baby Klein saying hi :)<br />
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We've had a very easy pregnancy, especially throughout most of the second trimester. I've been lucky enough to avoid most symptoms...knock on wood. I just tapped the wood in the picture :) The last few weeks I have been experiencing a little bit of indigestion and heartburn, but not bad and not every day which is really nice. I've had a few weird things come up, but nothing too scary and they went away quickly. They are probably not scary at all to most people, just a little nerve wrecking for me. We are having checkups every two weeks now, which is fun to me because I get to hear him, see him move a bunch and know that everyone is healthy! At my most recent 29 week check up, My midwife told me that his heart rate and mine were great and I've gained just the right amount of weight. I'm measuring right where she expects me to and my blood pressure is great. I have been walking the dogs almost daily, stretching and/or doing yoga regularly, and going to water aerobics or swimming laps 3-4 times a week. I can still swim a mile continuously which not only makes me feel mentally and emotionally great, but feels great physically too :)<br />
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Now that we're getting so close we've really been trying to make room for baby Klein. We've been so occupied with getting out of the storage unit and moving things out from the condo, that we haven't spent a lot of time putting baby stuff up yet. We are being a bit more creative than the average bear, because of our small space. John's current project is to build a changing table that will go on top of the crib. Today we got some fun fabric for it. Any guesses on what it is? John has been so encouraging and cute throughout our whole pregnancy. He has been very helpful in keeping the house cleaner and even folding my clothes for me just to be nice. He's surprised us with a few books and constantly says I love you to the baby and rubs my belly. The other night I was trying to take a bath, but had run out of hot water from washing the dishes and John came up with this bright idea to boil some water just warm enough and let me take one. I'm such a lucky lady.<br />
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Between reading for Baby Klein and reading for school, I have been very busy reading and writing. I've learned a lot from my early childhood classes, but I must say that I have struggled to keep up the motivation and been slitely irritated with my courses. They are not as organized or interesting as my previous classes, but they're ok. Not to mention we did not have any break from classes over Thanksgiving. After next week I'll be done with one of my classes and after the following I'll be done with both. Once I'm done I'll have enough credits to teach early childhood special education in Alaska, so that's nice. I didn't get a Thanksgiving break, but I will be done sooner and have a couple of weeks to work on Christmas cards and enjoy the season without course work.<br />
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Work has been good, I enjoy the people I work with and the students are great. Everyone has been very supportive and helpful as I have gotten bigger and some of the students are pretty intrigued by my growing belly as well. We recently finished a 5 week movement challenge and our team won 3 maybe 4 of the weeks. I won two gift cards, a really nice water bottle, and something else I think, but I can't remember :)<br />
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It's been a while since our cruise in September, but that'll be a big enough post on its own. I'll post about that later. We had a great Thanksgiving with John's boss over the weekend where we were graciously served some delicious food. We did a fun run/walk with the dogs in the morning that helped out a local lady with cancer. We couldn't have asked for better weather, it was sunny and beautiful. John made his first attempt at a pecan pie and it turned out great. He even made the pie crust from scratch. Yesterday we worked all day at the shop for black Friday and today we finally went to see Mocking Jay part II, the finale of the Hunger Games trilogy. It was an excellent movie and I loved it, but I'm sad that it's over. We have the first two movies, we'll have to get the final two as well so I can re-watch them over and over again :) I may just have to re-read the books too.<br />
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Besides these updates, everything else has been about the same from last time. Since daylight savings it's been getting dark soon after I get off work at 3 and we've had some snow. Em's hoping to make it up snowshoeing before Christmas, because it'll probably be too late by then. Let it snow! The dogs have adjusted to the season better than we have (as long as they get outside to play) and they as well as TJ have continued to love on mama's belly. John and I have enjoyed many nights of catching up on Dr. House recently. We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and are enjoying your fall/winter season. <br />
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Love the Klein's!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-79487567665800877722015-09-07T23:04:00.001-07:002015-09-07T23:05:36.903-07:0019 weeks and feeling great! Well I thought since our update last time included just a little bit on our pregnancy, and we've have some questions/request, I'd give another update. Today marks 19 weeks. That's almost through the fifth month :O holy smokes that's more than half way! I'm feeling great! I'm starting to notice that exercise is becoming a little more difficult aerobically, and my belly is getting bigger but other than that I'm feeling normal. In-fact things are feeling more normal than they did in the first semester, but we'll get to that in a few.<br />
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So how did we figure we might be pregnant if we didn't think we could have kids. Well it took longer than some if you're really paying attention, but not too long. Basically my stomach had been bothering me for over a week but it was right after I walked for my master's and at the end of the school year. Life was stressful with teaching and jobs were very uncertain. My teaching position had been cut and I didn't see a lot of hope at the time in regards of teaching for the next year. I was also slightly bored from being done with school and drinking a lot of soda and eating a lot of sugar. So between stress and tons of junk food, I thought my stomach was pissed at me and misbehaving to get back. There was even one time that I remember specifically where we took a friend out to dinner for watching the dogs and thinking that the food simply didn't sit well and that I ate too much, because I felt SO Full and really not that great. A few times we even made jokes about having a baby because my stomach had been acting up. It never felt like a flu though and I never got sick. I decided to lay off the junk for a few days and try to have more fun to see if that would help, but honestly it didn't. We continued to make minor jokes and I started to take a few precautions like avoiding raw fish and soda completely just in case, but never really thought to test. After 8 years of nothing and being told pregnancy wasn't possible, we had stopped paying attention to mother nature and literally written the idea off. Then finally one night john's coworker had given us some treats that he wanted us to try and I wanted to try it without worrying. I hesitated, but while John was on the phone, just left and went to the store. I came back with a test thinking that I could just clear my mind about it all and move on with normal life. SURPRISE the test was positive and both of us, jaws open, flopped down in the bathroom going "holy shit" and in shock. I had just ran a six mile trail run an hour or so prior and thinking about the last few weeks. By this time school had ended and summer had begun. I had started working the docks and it was rainy and cold. I had been drinking 1-2 large coffees a day and not paying attention to what I ate at all. We couldn't believe it! We immediately started going through the fridge and medicine cabinet saying "no more of this" "more of this" "start taking this". The next day at work, after I had already left, John was so cute and surprised me with a large cup of homemade hot chocolate at the dock since I couldn't have coffee. Although we were pretty shocked we immediately started taking action to give our baby the best chance and help me have a good pregnancy.<br />
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<u>The first trimester</u><br />
Throughout the first trimester I was very tired! I stopped drinking caffeine completely and quickly started realizing how many things had egg yolks, more sugar, and other foods to avoid in them. At first I tried to push through the fatigue, but after doing a little research I started giving in and take almost daily naps. I was very tired and couldn't doing anything about it, and everything says you should rest when tired, so naps became necessary. Other than fatigue, a heightened sense of smell and having a slightly upset stomach at times, I really didn't have too many symptoms. I have learned that pregnancy brain is NOT a myth and that sometimes the thought or task that should come to the brain simply doesn't and when you look like an airhead enough times you blame it on the pregnancy brain. I haven't gotten sick once, knock on wood, and the weird food cravings and crazy hormones have been nonexistent. Let's hope that continues :)<br />
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I ran a few more times, but never felt great doing so. I experienced heartburn for the first time in my life and pretty short winded. So I decided to stick to hikes and walks. I've continued to do yoga regularly just stuck to prenatal yoga to keep things safe and prepare for the baby. After a few weeks I took up swimming again and haven't looked back since. I feel great swimming and continue to do laps and water aerobics two to four days a week. A friend told me about a class that she attends and I LOVE it. The teacher is great and it's not your grandma's water aerobics class. Everyone in the class is young, the teacher is young (not to mention a few months postpartum) and she makes us work! It's awesome! I love that I can still be active and healthy for myself and our little one.<br />
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I discovered an awesome book while mom and dad were in town called "Yoga Mama Yoga Baby". I've enjoyed it for the breathing and stretching exercises to keep my healthy and feeling great. It also has some good recipes and what to expect during each month and trimester. I look forward to reading and referring back to it. Pinterest has become more fun and helpful than it even was before and I've added "Fit Pregnancy" and "Yoga Journal" to my list of regular reads.<br />
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Like we stated above, we're well into the second trimester, but that'll have to wait till later. We're having a great journey and glad you could be here to share it with us. Here's what we have of my first trimester belly...<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-29530467451872400942015-09-02T21:42:00.001-07:002015-09-02T21:42:15.284-07:00BIG Update!Wow it's been too long since I've updated this. I promise this will be a good one and worth your read! Summer is about over, the days are quickly getting shorter, and the academic year has begun. A lot has changed, in a good way, since some of you last heard from us. John no longer works for the mine. We decided that it wasn't the best place for him to be and an opportunity to work for the gun shop full time pretty much put a kaboosh on the cost analyst job. So he's been working as the business manager for the shop all summer and continues to love it! The tourist season has kept him and the other guys quite busy, working 6-7 days a week, and brightening lots of customers days with new firearms, bows, and machine gun time. John does all of the bookkeeping for the business so he's able to use his great skills and enjoy the accounting side of things. He's learning a lot about smaller businesses and we have both gained a greater appreciation for small local business.<br />
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Em helped out a little over the summer by selling tours on the docks in-between summer school. She taught P.E. for a summer program through the school district. Between that, the docks, the pool, and hiking she stayed busy enough, but not too busy. She spends a lot of time hanging out at the shop to visit John and the others and just to hang out. John got her into archery this summer so that she could learn to shoot bow and take advantage of the great range here in Juneau. Not to mention she's not shooting rifle or pistol right now. She's still has a lot to learn, but has enjoyed it more than she thought she would.<br />
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July 4th, John's dad came to visit and we got to take him all over Juneau. We went on some beautiful hikes, fishing, and sight seeing. August was an even busier month for the two of us. Summer school ended, however we had visitors from the beginning to just last week. We had an excellent time and loved having Em's parents and our friend Todd from Nevada in town. We got to take them to Tracy Arms and see whales, bears and huge glaciers caving. We also took them hiking all over and even saw some black bears up close while they fished for salmon. We did a lot of fishing with Todd; he and John caught a few great salmon that we are excited to get back soon. Hal still wins with his first catch though; he caught a starfish right off the bat lol, but don't worry he threw it back :)<br />
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So now it's September, the school year has begun and normal life (as we know it) proceeds. Em is working as a paraprofessional at a middle school in a Developmental Education Classroom. She's bummed to not be teaching, but excited to be working with the students she is. She gets to go to the pool and help with adaptive PE every day for at least one of the students and at times two or three of them during the school day. It turns out this year is a good year for her to be less busy and have less stress. She is taking two early childhood classes online to expand her credentials, but she still won't be nearly as busy as she is used to being.<br />
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But for the biggest update and change this year, and why less stress is good as well as why she got into archery, we have an announcement for everyone! Some of you already know, but many of you don't. John and I recently found out that we are going to have a baby! No we're not adopting another dog or cat, we are actually pregnant with a two legged human child. Can't believe it? Neither did we. After 8 years of understanding that we couldn't have kids and writing the idea off, we were surprised to find out that we were pregnant. Em was so shocked that she took another test 3 days later and another (from another company) a few days after that just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. We went to the doctor to find out we were 7 weeks pregnant with our little peanut and skyped our parents a few days later. Both of whom are SO excited and dying to know what it is. We are now a healthy 18 weeks pregnant (as of yesterday) and both doing great. Keep your eyes out for more specific updates, but for now we wanted to let all of our friends know that we are actually going to have a baby! John is going to have a little hunter by his side and Em can't wait to have her yogi and swimming partner ;) We have gotten over much of the shock and begun the practical planning side of things, however we still often shake our heads and go "I can't believe we're actually talking about this" or "wow this is actually happening". So now well into the second trimester the excitement grows and the adjustments begin. We talk to the puppies and TJ all of the time about having a baby and let them get close. We are starting to rearrange the house and bring in a few babyish items to begin the transition period for all five of us. You'll have to stay tuned for more updates :) For now we are happy to finally share the news with everyone and look forward to sharing more updates with you!<br />
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9 weeks, celebrating with a hike to the glacier :)<br />
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Our little seven week peanut!<br />
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15 weeks at the top of Mount Juneau. That was a heck of a hike and we had to keep taking breaks to make sure my heart rate didn't get too high. Totally worth it thought!<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-35076263176114620932015-05-07T00:04:00.001-07:002015-05-07T00:04:57.209-07:00Mountain goats<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RfLINIi_NMY/VUsOl9SmhOI/AAAAAAAAPq0/nKLesHTg2yk/20150506_184003-1.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RfLINIi_NMY/VUsOl9SmhOI/AAAAAAAAPq0/nKLesHTg2yk/20150506_184003-1.jpg cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p></p></div><br/>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com0Juneau, United States58.2826479 -134.4105978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-41000196642011783002015-05-06T23:18:00.001-07:002015-05-07T00:15:52.543-07:00Masters Complete!<div style="padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Today I officially turned in my final two assignments of my masters program and in TEN days I will walk with my wonderful family and professors watching! I also had my final class as a TA tonight. It's hard to believe that only two years ago, I started this journey and had very little understanding about helping kids with disabilities. I've been very tired lately with everything settling down and my body has been quite achy due to my body adjusting to the lack of stress, funny how the body starts to hurt when it's getting better. No I have not been this way for two years, just more stressed than usual since starting a new job, student teaching and living in a new place. After class I was ready for a nap, but instead a friend invited me for a hike and anyone who knows me well knows that I will never turn one of those down. So my friend Jada and I started out on west glacier trail, which is the trail opposite of the visitors center at Mendenhall glacier. We were having too much fun and with such long days this time of year plus little to do for work, we decided to go for it and hike as far in as we could. Roughly six miles and three hours later we ended with some incredible pictures (that don't do the views justice), a spying session on mountain goats, and a great workout! As I drove home I thought to myself, what a better way to complete this step in my journey. I can't explain how amazing this journey has been or much I've blessed by it, but I can say that I will never regret my decision to do any of it or come to Alaska with my amazing family. Thanks Jada for getting me out on a beautiful day so that I could celebrate properly :) T minus 7 days before I see my friends and family!</span><br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com1Juneau, United States58.282634 -134.410615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-3963664628182441782015-05-01T23:02:00.000-07:002015-05-02T09:12:52.929-07:00Whoa May is here!May 1st! Really?! How did that happen? What happen to March? Even when things aren't going perfectly, time seems to fly by. Does that mean we're officially old ;) A lot has happened since spring break and there's still a lot coming in the next few weeks. Tourist season officially starts this weekend with the first cruise ship coming in. Can you believe that?! Isn't it still winter? Who's taking a cruise? Haha. With tourist season starting, the shop that John's working at is getting very busy and pumped for their first tour season. It should be a VERY busy summer for them! We've enjoyed getting to know the folks at the shop and their families; everyone is really fun and chill to hang out with. John has been working just about every weekend there and says it feels more like playing. John recently had his 32nd birthday at the shop after hours, but did not know that it was going on so when his friends came in he started selling range time lol. Em and some friends went downstairs and had their first shot at a fully automatic machine gun. It was actually really easy to shoot and a whole lotta fun! Afterwards, Em threw a shirt at John and said "Happy Birthday", we all kind of laughed and then proceeded to the room where the food and presents were. We ate some deliciously catered food from a local place and hung out for a bit. John was spoiled with some Tommy Bahama and more guns...squirt guns.<br />
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The next day after the shop closed up, the NRA had a big dinner(just what the birthday boy wanted) and we got to go to that. It was pretty fun and there were some really cool things that were auctioned and raffled off. The best part was the company and food. Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day with the warmest temps yet and clear skies. So before the dinner, while John was at the shop, Em spent the day outside with a short run at Eagle beach, a drive out the road, and a beautiful hike with a friend up Mt. Roberts for the first time. The views were incredible and it was about 10 minutes from home :) Em tried to take John there Monday night, but couldn't find it up the skinny windy roads so we did our newest trail, the Treadwell ditch trail behind our place. It's great hike and run that takes us straight up and then smooths out to flatter steady incline with water and vegetation everywhere! Next time, Em said she'd look at the map before we go because gps isn't good around here :). With some challenges, she was able to find Mt. Roberts and Perseverance trail earlier this week and enjoyed a lovely hike and run with their beautiful views :)<br />
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At the beginning of the month Em got to go to San Diego to return to the annual CEC conference. As always, it was an amazing conference where she learned a ton. She attended sessions on a variety of topics including helping children avoid prison, cool reading materials, some great math and reading apps, and two specifically for new teachers. She's already been able to use some of what she took away from the conference in the classroom and she's super excited to continue using all of them next year. While at the conference, Em had the privilege to present her poster again, but even more exciting was that she had her published article with her. So she got to share all the cool things that she and her professor Alex wrote about and discuss ideas with multiple people who came including swim instructors, adaptive PE teachers, and special educators. The weather was really warm while she was there. Em chuckled when she was sweating at 65 degrees and others were shivering. She went for a run and remembered how much she did not enjoy the heat while running, but loved being able to run to the San Diego Zoo where she has her first memory as a child. She hopes to be able to return to conferences for ever :)<br />
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A few weeks prior to CEC, Em defended and passed her Master's defense however she was not happy with her performance at all. She had started the first rounds of testing at school that week and didn't feel good all week in general. After her defense, she felt terrible and cried for a while. Even the pups couldn't console her because she was so disappointed in herself. She was happy to have learned she passed, but not happy otherwise. Overtime she moved on and tried to let it go, but she is still not happy with how it went. She is happy however to be passed that step and to have had a better presentation in San Diego.<br />
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Em graduates in 16 days! Seriously where has the time gone? Didn't she just graduate with her B.A.? Didn't John and her just move to the Palouse? Now two years later we're here in Juneau, in our own home, Em's teaching career is starting to peak through and John is a business manager! After 5 weeks of testing with students, her defense behind her, the college courses complete, and the school year wrapping up, Em feels like things are a bit quite right now. However she's not complaining :) She knows next year will be quite different. Just as things are settling down for Em, they're picking up for John. He will be helping out at the dock selling tours for the shop, working the gun counter and still responsible for the business side of things. He'll stay very busy, but is very happy to be a part of the team. Em is going to help out as well when she is not teaching at the summer program. It should be a great summer with lots of adventures ahead!<br />
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We are excited to come see our friends and family and enjoy the 70's and 80's that Pullman is experiencing. Only two weeks away! We hope you're all enjoying your spring weather and finding time to be with your friends and family as well. See you soon friends!<br />
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Looking down from Mt. Roberts.<br />
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The tram at the top of Mt. Roberts.<br />
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Mili looked like a puppy in this eagle's nest.<br />
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One of the views from Eagle Beach!<br />
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Treadwill trail, 3 miles in.<br />
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Ammo tried to chase the guy with the chute. Silly pup.<br />
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Em got a new toy for hunting and brought the muzzle a little too far back. She didn't shoot John's bag, but the power off the muzzle didn't care. Whoops! The gun shoots great :)<br />
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Only in Alaska.<br />
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We got to go to an MMA fight with some friends and see a guy from Texas get beat by a local :)<br />
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The view from dinner one weekend!<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-37128581948479348982015-03-22T23:32:00.001-07:002015-03-22T23:32:25.737-07:00Spring break is over, the sun is shining and Some more friendly facts :)Well I suppose if I can spend hours with my nose in my kindle, I can write a quick blog post. Spring break is over and Em goes back to work tomorrow. For the first time in three years Em's college and work had the same spring break so she was without schedule work for 5 days! She also normally has a lot of school work to do, but since she's student teaching now it's different. It worked out though because John's new boss (I'll get to that later) needed to go to Seattle for his daughter's surgery and needed a dog sitter. His dog though is a 24/7 kind of dog and requires company literally all day. Perfect for a dog loving teacher on break! So Em spent the week with 3 dogs and a cat hanging out mostly at home reading 3 books and occasionally taking a break to go have lunch with John, take the dogs for a walk, or clean up a bit. The pup's name is Benelli and she is just under a year old with LOTS of energy. Mili and Ammo definitely got more activity this week and loved it. Benelli had to go back to a new dog sitter this week and she was sad to let them and John go. John had to walk her out to their car because she wouldn't leave him :( Fortunately we'll see her a lot and get to play often!<br />
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Lunch break at the Glacier one day and through the beautiful disc golf course the next :)<br />
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So yes about that new boss thing, John is still working for Hecla as a cost analyst so don't fret. A few weeks ago John went into a local gun shop (WHAT :O) with his ISU jacket on and the owner (Benelli's dad) started talking to him because he used to live in Idaho Falls. He loves ISU and found out that John studied accounting there. GO BENGALS! They were jokingly talking about needing someone to help out with the books and run the show on the weekends. As John was walking out he said "I'm not kidding about that work thing". So long story short, John ended up going back in a few times and by the next weekend was working there. The place is extremely nice with some really cool guns and a nice gun range downstairs. They have a special secured section that holds guns that are not for sale, but just to look. We thought this was the perfect place for John to put Em's grandfather's WWII service pistol. This place is secured more than our house so we didn't mind putting it there for others to enjoy. Em has no expectation of ever seeing a paycheck from them, but does expect to see new(er) toys and spending a fair amount of time there. The place is like a museum and really chill so Em likes to spend a few hours there to bring John lunch and let the pups say hi. Benelli is always there when her dad is so we get to see her. John's always been THAT guy in gun stores that hangs out all the time and enjoys it so for him it's a fun way to spend part of his weekends. The guys and gals there are all really cool too and make for a fun group to hang out with. Today John was sold a slide fire grip that turns a semi automatic gun into an automatic gun and we both got to shoot it on a few of our rifles in the range. Gotta admit, it's pretty freakin fun and ridiculous in a good way! John is pretty proud of Em and her ability to handle it :D<br />
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After John closed up the shop we drove the dogs out to Eagle beach, which is at about mile 27 of 36 in Juneau so it's fairly "out the road" as us locals call it ;). It's unbelievably beautiful out the road because it's the highway following the coast line and there's mountains surrounding you on every side, plus you can't see town! Eagle beach is one of many turn out points that is available and is one of the areas that the ocean meets fresh water. It's just passed Herbert Glacier, where we were a few weeks ago. It was very quiet and Em plans to go there more often to run with the dogs because it's dirt road with water and mountains! We came home just after sun set behind the beautiful mountains and worked together to make a good pesto dish...Go TEAM KLEIN haha, and to get ready for the week.<br />
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One other fun update is that Em has a summer job with the school district teaching PE to a k-5 summer camp! She was officially offered the position over break and is really excited to be able to put her skills to use and continue working with kids. They even said she gets to do all of the planning and can use the pool, so she plans to schedule it weekly and do swim lessons with each group! John has also decided to sign up as a volunteer firefighter for the community and will begin his journey to becoming an EMT and firefighter 1. It's a long process because the classes are already scheduled, but he's able to attend the weekly training's and work his way to going out on calls. He's always enjoyed being a part of Search and Rescue or organizations like that so he's excited to start this! Interesting fact for you...did you know that only about 3% of fire calls in the country are actually for fires?! Crazy huh?!<br />
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So now begins the end of the academic year, which has snuck up on us so fat. Em defends her master's project this week and is excited for the CEC conference coming up in April. She looked over the sessions this week and is really looking forward to what she gets to go to and to present on her and Alex's paper! John is getting more settled into his job and into the community. Summer is just around the corner and we are both enjoying the recent addition in sun light!<br />
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<b>A few more friendly facts for you before we say good night...</b><br />
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1. The Norther Lights are so amazing and cooler than we ever thought possible. We saw them a few weeks ago and spent over two hours watching them on the balcony with our Christmas blankets.<br />
2. Merrils are awesome shoes! Em is on her 3rd recent pair and wears her water proof boots almost every day. They're like slippers.<br />
3. The mail moves very slow here and overnight shipping is NOT POSSIBLE so please don't ever pay for it, because it won't ever work.<br />
4. It's not unusual to be running or driving and see a glacier pop up out of nowhere, it happened three times this week. <br />
5. John has a new scar...on his head from being too tall and forgetting to duck. He kept his eye on the prize and not what was in front of him. He required 10 stitches but is ok :)<br />
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6. The bears are not awake yet, but it's time to start being on the look out.<br />
7. Alaska is an amazing adventure!<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-57029026882409785122015-02-28T23:03:00.001-08:002015-02-28T23:49:39.703-08:00It's been a while...update on Juneau/Douglas<br />
Well it's been a while since our stuff came in boxes and we began unpacking. John and I spent all weekend and multiple nights doing nothing but unpacking. It was tedious and felt like a never ending process, but eventually it did come to an end. By the time we had everything unpacked and organized, John and I had filled the dumpster a half a dozen times and made 3 trips to the storage unit. We came to the conclusion that we have WAY too much stuff and that we needed to condense. In the past, we never went through everything, instead we just stopped when we got tired and were ready to be done. However this time around we pushed through and got it all done. It's amazing how much stuff we've held onto and never really looked at in the 9+ years we've been together.<br />
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In the last month, we've signed the closing papers on our condo and received a new matching fridge that works as well. We have most of the place decorated, with just a few more pictures to hang. In less than two months, I think we've paid for our Costco membership twice and earned more free gas from Fred Meyer's than the 6 years in Pocatello. We both really enjoy coming home at night to our little place and a spectacular view. We've both been cooking much much more and using our kitchen far more often than we ever have before. It's been a very warm winter in many parts of the country so we haven't skied or snowshoed, but we have spent many days walking on the beach with the dogs and hiking to glaciers. The great thing about Juneau is that it still has a lot of outdoor activities to offer when snow isn't around like glaciers, rivers, waterfalls galore, and trails at your doorstep! Sandy beach has become an almost daily occurance when we get home from work. It's a great place to take the dogs for their walk and it's so close. Em actually learned at school the other day that the reason it's called Sandy Beach is because it's the only beach in Juneau with sand. The rest have just rocks funny enough.<br />
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The animals are doing great and have adjusted well. I think Mili and Ammo actually get more exercise now than when we had a yard, because we make sure to take them for a walk/run every night since they don't have a yard. TJ has adjusted well too. He still comes by the door and looks out, but plays with his toys a lot and Ammo keeps him busy. Poor kitty will always want to be outside. He's figured out that if he jumps on Em's side of the bed at night he won't get kicked off, because she sleeps through it, unlike John :)<br />
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As far as work goes, we are managing. It's been a VERY busy couple of months and things haven't been perfect, but they are progressing. Em has gotten her first IEP's submitted and gotten to know a lot of great people at her new school who have all been really helpful. The special and general ed. teachers are always willing to help her answer questions and figure things out. This last week was great for Em, she got and is getting a lot of new supplies for her class. These supplies will make planning much easier and help her to feel more efficient while she teaches. She's excited to see other teachers excited about adopting a new curriculum and looking forward to getting all of the new goodies that will help make the classroom great for her students! This new curriculum has a lot of the things that Em believes in and likes to use in her class's anyway :)<br />
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John really enjoys being out at the mine and looks forward to the days he's going to be there. He finds it all very interesting and always stays busy while he's there. The guys out there are great and it's a beautiful area. He's been learning a lot more about payroll processing and supporting the payroll process. He's looking forward to learning more about the mine processes in the future. Em can already tell he's learned so much when we go to the beach and see the old mining equipment. On our most recent trip to the the beach, Em took John up to her newest discovery...the Glory Hole of the old mine that is at the base of a beautiful waterfall! This trip was even better than usual because it was a week day and John got home early from work, plus the sun was still up, so we got to go for a walk together before the weekend!<br />
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We haven't been out and about in a few weeks because of the rain and our busy schedules, but this weekend we knew it was going to be beautiful! John took Em and the dogs out to Herbert Glacier, where he had been once before in December. However this trip was more adventurous and longer! The sun was shining all day and the sky was BLUE! I can't believe the day we had when it's still February. It's been sunny the last few days, but it always feels better when you can get out and enjoy it. The Herbert Glacier is about 20 minutes away from our place in the other part of town and about a 4.5 mile walk one way from the road. The parking lot for Herbert is small and easy to miss if you're not looking. You would have no idea there was a glacier back in the area, if you weren't looking for it. We hiked in the 4-5 miles to the view of the Glacier and the Herbert River. It was amazing and no picture will do justice, but we did make sure to get some good ones. We were walking and couldn't see it and then we just came around a corner and there it was front and center. The river goes right up to the glacier so you can't just walk up to it like you can the Mendenhall Glacier, but you can hike (or slide) around the rocks and sit on top of small peaks to get a better view. With equipment and probably no dogs, we may have gotten within a few feet of the glacier, but we were very satisfied with the the views we got and the adventure we had. It was also 1:30 and we still had a 4-5 mile walk back to the car and it was starting to get cool. By the time we made it back to the car John's Fitbit said he walked 25,000 steps so we all know Em walked more because she's a shortie. The dogs did great and were far less tired than we thought they'd be considering the last big walk we went on Em was literally dragging Ammo the last 3 miles. We discovered that Ammo is very agile on the rocks and seems to think that we all take too long being safe. Mili was still playing in the water even though it was probably below freezing and of course doing her best to keep the crew as close together as possible. We had an amazing time and even ran into some friends that we met on the ferry towards the end of the our trip.<br />
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The rainforest leading up to Herbert<br />
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Winding up for the fetch<br />
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My man crush!<br />
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As time goes on we are getting more settled in and learning about all of the great things there is about living in Juneau. Just to give you an idea, here are some friendly facts for you:<br />
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Fact: It definitely rains more here than anywhere else in the country<br />
Fact: No matter how much it rains, it's still beautiful and it keeps everything GREEN year round<br />
Fact: Running/walking in the rain and/or colder temps is far better than hot muggy temps, you can only take so much off but you can always put more on. Oh and everyone plays outside regardless of the weather.<br />
Fact: Sunglasses aren't really necessary here<br />
Fact: My eyes are sensitive so it's ok that the sun doesn't shine as often<br />
Fact: When the sun comes out, it's something people celebrate and take advantage of. It'll literally brightens your day...no matter what.<br />
Fact: The produce in Juneau is meh<br />
Fact: Safeway has the best produce<br />
Fact: Juneau (especially Douglas Island) gets VERY windy (90+ mph winds) every few weeks (or less) for a few days often resulting in power outages<br />
Fact: The infrustructure and trees here are use to the high winds and seem to handle it quite well. Damage is rare and usually minor compared to what we've seen in Nevada and the Palouse. The power company is also very efficient and fast working before the power even goes out!<br />
Fact: The locals have told us that this has been a very abnormal winter and that it doesn't usually rain THIS much<br />
Fact: Our rain coats and Danners that we've had for 1+ years (most many more) have earned their purchase 10x over in the time we've been here<br />
Fact: It is completely normal to see bald eagles every day<br />
Fact: Our view is still stunning and seeing mountain goats from our condo has become a normal thing on the weekends<br />
Fact: Juneau is quite the adventure!<br />
<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04302267552864435915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531573123488152160.post-76663892995919236812015-01-19T11:51:00.002-08:002015-01-19T11:51:30.030-08:00Home is getting here! <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Wahoo! Our stuff finally got to Juneau and the movers will be delivering everything tomorrow. They're even nice enough to make a second delivery to the storage unit. Our place is feeling more and more homey and by the end of this week it will be completely our home! Em is really excited to have all of her decorations and pictures up around the house, especially her willow trees and Americana items. We put in small coffee table over the weekend so we actually have a living room. We also got lucky enough to find an awesome little dyson hand vacuum at Costco. Between that and the rumba, we're able to keep up with all the hair from our fur babies. The puppies are enjoying the balcony now that we have a working fridge and don't need it to keep food cold. Em still heads towards the door to put food away, hopefully after this week she'll make it a habit to put it in the fridge lol. The balcony is great for the dogs to check out the neighborhood and snoop without getting soaked. We're on our 7th or 8th day of straight rain, so each time they go out they get a towel bath. Poor TJ wants out, but after seeing a bald eagle sore over our place the other day, our decision to keep him inside was confirmed. TJ's a tough cat and would put up a good fight, but we'd rather not take chances so he's been spoiled with catnip and toys to keep him busy. Ammo does a good job getting him to play too and TJ taunts him lol. </span></span></span><br />
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Ammo thought he should pose :)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">John spent three days at the mine last week, so he was pretty tired but we spent the weekend inside getting things done for the house and hanging out our some friend's houses. Having the rain actually helped us both to rest a little. We made it to the gym Friday, but took some nice walks over the weekend with the pups and started to new books and rounds of candy crush lol. Em's first week of school went well, it was interesting and challenging, but Friday was productive and she feels like she and her supervising teacher are becoming more of a team. She really misses her coworkers and kiddos from Troy though. Her Alaska licence is coming along and she's looking forward to Wednesday, because she should be starting her first teaching job! She was offered a part time special education teacher for 3rd and 4th graders at the same school she student teaches at, which is very convenient! The principal and directors are super nice and very helpful. The PE teacher is fantastic and super nice as well. They all see potential for this job in the future. Both of us are thrilled for her and can't wait for her to start! This is what Em has been waiting for all her life! She can finally call herself a teacher! </span></span></span><br />
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