Don't worry you don't have to call child services on us it's just sparkling water. May your 2015 be blessed with lots of love, an abundance of happiness and dreams/goals achieved!!
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
Little lady
This little lady makes me smile. Zoe you are so precious and absolutely beautiful!!
I've enjoyed getting major snuggle time with little miss Zoe. Thank you daddy for taking great care of Caleb so I can do this...
Big bro
Caleb loves his little sister...most of the time. Usually he gives her kisses on top of the head. Only a couple times have we found him hitting her legs or pulling her arms. I don't think he realizes the true meaning of gentle, or maybe it's rather a matter of not listening. Likely the latter. He also likes to tell her what he's doing, like "Zoe I go shoot jumpers" or "We watch Woody and Buzz Zoe". He also tells her he loves her which makes my heart sing.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
More Christmas Fun
Caleb is practicing to be Santa. First in the sleigh at church and then in Santa's chair in Wayzata.
We enjoyed a fun filled night in Wayzata where they had reindeer to pet, hot cider and cookies, Christmas tree lighting and a parade. Caleb scored a candy cane from the parade and decided "mmmm dats good".
For Christmas, Dave's family came over to our house and then the Saturday after Christmas we headed up to my parents for the day. Presents were not lacking but most importantly the presence of family was the best part. Spending time with family is priceless.
Caleb and Zoe got J's for Christmas from grandpa Harley and grandma Patty. They will look cute in their new kicks.
We celebrated a wonderful Christmas season thanks to everyone who was a part of it and for making it incredibly special!!
We love you all,
The Kapaun family of four
Family of three
I came across this picture and realized it was the last picture of us as a family of three before Zoe arrived.
Family of 3 was a very blessed and fun 2 years. Thank you Caleb for bringing so much joy into our lives! We love you so much!
Little Helpers
I love this picture so much that I needed to create a blog post for it. Dave and Caleb shoveled grandpa's driveway after he had surgery to help him out. I love how cute the two look out there shoveling together. Father son bonding.
Uncle Bud
Someone sure does love his Uncle Bud. Usually if I ask Caleb "Do you know who is coming over to visit?" His first response is always "Uncle Bud!?!" filled with excitement. My brother does such an amazing job playing with Caleb that it's no wonder why he loves him so much. Here are just a few pics of them playing together.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Zoe Ann Kapaun
Zoe Ann Kapaun graced our presence on December 1, 2014 at 6:59pm. Weighing in at a whopping 6 lbs. 12 oz and measuring 19 3/4 in, I wondered where the rest of her was. She was just a tiny peanut compared to Caleb who was 8 lbs. 3 oz. I specifically remembered thinking how little she was when they placed her on me immediately after delivery. My next thoughts were, praise God that was a fast delivery!!
We had a few visitors. Caleb was one of the first visitors with grandpa Harley and grandma Patty. He was excited to meet his little sister Zoe although I'm not sure if he was more excited about her or going to grandpa and grandma's house and riding on the rhino. I'm pretty sure it was the rhino because shortly after they arrived he said "Come on grandma, let's go".
Earlier that day (Monday), I went into work thinking I was going to be working a fast paced month-end which typically meant extra long hours. At 9am my cell phone rang unexpectedly with my midwife on the other end. She said she thought for sure she'd be delivering me over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I joked and said I was letting her enjoy her Thanksgiving holiday with her family. Since my amniotic fluid was low she wanted me to have another ultrasound. If the amniotic fluid was lower than my previous ultrasound she wanted me to get induced for delivery. Dave and I met at home and packed everything up in the car wondering if in a few hours we'd be heading to the hospital to have Zoe or going back to work. The ultrasound proved that my amniotic fluid was less than before so we headed over to the hospital. It was weird/exciting knowing that we were going to have a baby that day! Here I am hours before delivery just waiting for Jamie to get us checked in.
They induced me at 2:30 PM and for the first couple hours we watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation with not much contraction activity at all. My midwife Jamie arrived around 5 PM and the contractions started to get stronger at that point. At 6:45 PM the contractions were so strong that I asked Jamie if it was too late for an epidural. She said yes but usually that's when you're about to have the baby. In my mind I thought I couldn't take these contractions much longer and that I was doing a horrible job of relaxing during each contraction. Praise God, the next contraction I felt the need to push so I did and the contraction after that Zoe was laying in my arms. I was in complete shock that I only pushed twice and Zoe was out considering I pushed three and a half hours with Caleb. Hallelujah!!!
I prayed many things over Zoe before she was born but another thing I prayed for was the perfect staff on hand and that is exactly what I got. Jamie is an amazing midwife and the nurse I had was absolutely phenomenal as well. The Ridgeview nurse team in Waconia has never let me down, they truly have the kindest, most amazing staff.
Back to Zoe...it was love at first sight! I held her for a good 2 hours before they even took her to take her measurements and whatever else they do. She was absolutely beautiful and God made her perfect!
The stay at Ridgeview was lovely. Every staff member was amazing and we feel so blessed to have had 2 wonderful deliveries there. As much as we loved the stay and everyone there we were excited to get home. Here is Zoe ready for her first car ride.
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