Emeline's Birthday and then some

My homemade cake can't compete against the QFC cake, but my Mom's chocolate frosting recipe make up for it. We had a party for Emeline the day after her birthday with Ross' family, but we did have a celebration at home the night of her birthday. She told Ross the night before her birthday that she will turn five when she blows out the candles so at 8p.m. when we sang to her and she blew out the candles she said "Now I'm five"  

Tutu Dallin, he loved it and didn't like it when we took it off

Poor Dallin he is surrounded by girl cousin's when we are with Ross' family, 5 to 1  (poor Emeline when we are with my family she is the only girl amongst 6 boys).

I was planning on my hair growing back curly like my Mom and Grandma's did, but it is growing back just the same as it was, wavy. I have to tame it down because at the length it is now it can look like I have a fro. I've been chemo free for six months and for the time being things are looking good. I do get a treatment intravenously which will continue until it is evident that it is no longer working, could be indefinite (prevents breast cancer from coming back). So I guess the infusion center will never get rid of me I'm a regular that is there for 2 1/2 hours every three weeks. Good thing I have a port my veins would have given up long ago.

My little mermaid. Emeline, being the girl that she is loves to dress up and has been wanting a fin like Arial for awhile and was improvising by putting both legs in one pant leg or putting both feet in one sock. So I was excited for her birthday to come around so I can get her a mermaid costume for her.  

 

Emeline and cousin Bella as Rapunzel 

For some reason on average Dallin doesn't nap as well (or ever) on Saturdays. I told Ross that maybe it is because he is around and thinks that it is more fun. Last couple Saturdays he has thankfully had a nap, but on this particular day as hard as Ross and I tried Dallin would not nap. It all caught up to him around 4:30 p.m. I let Dallin sleep for awhile, but then woke him up so it would not interfere with bed time.   

Emeline Turns FIVE!

 

February 16, 2007 

Five years ago at 2:41 a.m. my sweet Emeline Tess was born. It is hard to believe that she is already five and will be going to kindergarten in the fall. She has been going to preschool since last September and is loving it. Emeline is such a great helper, she especially loves to help me cook. On Monday she helped me make sugar cookies and yesterday she helped me to make cupcakes and she is always eager to help me with dinner. I always looked forward to sharing these moments with my children I just didn't think that it would come so fast.

Emeline's due date was Ross' birthday, February 8th so she was a week overdue. We joke and say she really wanted to come to Earth at first, but when it came right down to it she wasn't ready and that is why she had to be delivered by way of c-section which at 2 a.m. I was grateful for. She was turned sideways so I wasn't dilating past a 7. She would not move even when I was in fetal position for 2 hours.  

 

My Mom was so excited for her first granddaughter (and only for now) that when Ross told her I was in labor instead of my parents original plan of driving to AZ they went to WA 1,000 miles away. When they finally got to the hospital my Mom went straight for Emeline. I didn't think anything of it, but a few moments later she said "Hi, Kimberly." She felt bad, but knew I was doing okay so she went straight to Emeline. 

On February 14th, 2008 we made a surprise visit to CA to spend Emeline's first birthday with my family. The only person who knew about the surprise was my older sister to say the least it was a BIG surprise that was all caught on camera.

February 16, 2008

1st Birthday 

February 16th 2009

2nd Birthday

February 16th, 2010

3rd Birthday

February 16th 2011

4th Birthday

 February 2012

Sweethearts

I feel like I should do a little blurb on my blog today even though some may feel Valentine's Day is a little silly and we should express our love to our significant other on a daily basis, which is very true. I've been thinking a lot lately of the things that have happened in my life that has brought me to the present day. From the moment I met Ross I knew that there was something special about him. I thought I was being sly early on with my slight flirtations, but he said he could sense it from the beginning that I had my "eye" on him. I'm so glad he came around after our first date and thereafter. As strange as it sounds part of me didn't want our first date to come because I thought it would be our last. I'm so thankful for Ross and the 2 little sweethearts we have together, Emeline Tess and Dallin Ross.