Colton Funny

Colton has not been sleeping through the night well lately because he is getting more teeth in finally! So last night he woke up. Kraig went in to put him back down and he was not good with this...So Kraig decided to bring him into our bed. At first he was happy about snuggling...but after a bit decided it was not his thing and said "I want little bed" and sat up like 'ok take me to bed' so Kraig and I laughed and said "you want your bed" and he said "yes!" So Kraig took him back to bed and he slept the rest of the night. :-) I've just never known a kid to say "I want my bed" over their parents! LOL This boy keeps me on my toes!

2 years and 2 months old

Chicken Tortilla Soup

This is Kraig's new favorite soup! I found it on allrecipes.com.

Prep time - 20 minutes
Cook time - 20 minutes
Serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped


• 3 cloves garlic, minced


• 1 tablespoon olive oil


• 2 teaspoons chili powder


• 1 teaspoon dried oregano


• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes


• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed chicken broth


• 1 1/4 cups water


• 1 cup whole corn kernels, cooked


• 1 cup white hominy


• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers


• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained


• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro


• 2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces


• crushed tortilla chips


• sliced avocado


• shredded Monterey Jack cheese


• chopped green onions

Directions

• In a medium stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft.


• Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.


• Stir in corn, hominy, chiles, beans, cilantro, and chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes.


• Ladle soup into individual serving bowls, and top with crushed tortilla chips, avocado slices, cheese, and chopped green onion.

Nutritional Information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 377 Total Fat: 19.1g Cholesterol: 46mg

Kid Updates

So I have not done an update on the kids in a while so I thought I would do one now. Click here for the one last January!

Lauren - 4 years and 7 months

• Loves school and can't wait for Kindergarten in August!


• Wears a size 4 or 5T in clothes because 4T is too short


• Weighs about 37 pounds


• Wears a size 10.5 or 11 shoe


• Can count up to 30 or 40 (I can't remember)


• Knows how to write all her letters and can spell anything if you just tell her what letters.


• Knows how to spell/write her name.


• Loves to sing all type of songs and knows more words than I do!


• Loves to help Colton with anything (even when he doesn't ask for her help).


• Doesn't really like to nap anymore...but will still sleep when we make her have 'quiet time' in her room.


• Loves being the older sister and getting to do things that Colton doesn't get to do yet. Most of the time we have to do these secretly...so Lauren thinks that's the coolest thing ever and will whisper things to me about it (with a huge smile on her face) so Colton doesn't hear!


• Asks "what are we doing today" everyday! When I say "go to school" she follows it up with "what about after school" when I tell her we are going to come home and play she says "NO I want to go somewhere!" Apparently our house is boring now. :-)


• Loves to put on lip gloss!


• I think one of her favorite activities outside of the house is to go to the movie theater.


• Goes to bed around 8 or 8:30 and sleeps until 6:30 ish.


• Is already having the "this person said they don't like me" at school issues! Really people...she is 4?!?!?! This scares me for what my future holds.


• Still attends Dance one night a week although we have been on a 2 week break for Christmas.


• Can do big puzzles all by herself now and loves to show them off afterwards.


• Is excited about baby #3 and just says "I hope it's a girl because I already have a brother"

Colton - 2 years and 2 months

• 'Mr Personality' is what I like to call him now. I think December was his shining month! That kid just made a 180 switch and boom...he laughs, talks, sings, etc all the time now!


• Wears 24 month stuff because the 2T is too long


• Weighs about 28 pounds


• Wears a size 6.5 wide shoe


• Wears a size 5 diaper


• Has 11 teeth (see below)


• Loves to be goofy!


• Gets silly when he is tired (which is what I used to do) so he just laughs at random things when he is tired (then of course the crying follows if it's too late afterwards).


• Has learned to sing songs like ABC's and Jesus Loves Me.


• Can count to 10 with a 13 and 14 afterward


• TALKS constantly now!


• Goes pee pee on the potty every once in a while now at home and most of the time at school (I have been lazy about it with him so I have not started potty training yet...but will before baby #3 arrives).


• Is finally getting more teeth! His 11th tooth (bottom right beside his bottom middle) broke through this week and I think 12, 13 and 14 are about to come in as well.


• Is going through a Shrek phase now like Lauren did when she was 2. He can't get enough Shrek!


• Loves trains now along with cars. Thank goodness I was thinking we were going to be limited to car toys forever!


• Loves to push a car though the house and then make a sliding stop.


• If he doesn't want to wear something he will say "that too big".


• If he doesn't want to play with something he will say "that broken".


• Is a momma's boy right now which I love!


• Crys when he gets his feeling hurt or gets in trouble like "mom are you mad at me?"


• Knows there is a baby in my belly but is confused because he can't see it yet.
  

We love these kiddos more than they will ever know and feel so blessed to have them in our lives! Happy Tuesday folks!

Random Iphone Pics

Pictures taken on 12/27, 12/31 and 1/2

Chicken Roll Ups

I found this recipe on Jenna's Journey blog.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg cream cheese (8oz)


• 1 pkg crescent rolls (6 ct)


• 2 shredded cooked chicken breasts (or 3 if you want it more chickenish than cheesy)


• 1.5 C grated cheddar cheese


• 1 C grated Monterey Jack


• 1/4 t salt


• 1/4 t pepper


• bread crumbs


• 1/4 stick melted butter

Steps

• Bake 3 chicken breast (recipe calls for 2 but I had 3 in a package so I used all 3) at 375 for 30 minutes. You can also boil the chicken breasts by just pulling them straight out of the freezer if frozen and throwing them in warm water, and let it boil for about 40 minutes.


• Meanwhile, I let a block of cream cheese thaw out.


• Mix the cream cheese with cheddar, Monterey jack, salt and pepper.


• Once the chicken is cooked, shred it and mix it into the cheese mixture.


• Put the mixture on big, buttery, flaky crescent rolls and roll them up making sure the croissant is sealed so the chicken mixture is covered.


• Brush them with melted butter and top them with bread crumbs.


• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes!
  

To reheat, just place in a 325 degree oven for 15 minutes

12 Weeks Baby #3

Today marks my 12 week point and we took our first set of belly pics. Now with Lauren and Colton I didn't start posting pictures until I was 16 weeks along...but you show MUCH faster with the 3rd, so I'm 12 weeks and as big now as I was at 16 weeks with the other two! I swear I'm already feeling the baby move...which I know seems weird but who knows...I felt Colton much faster than Lauren...so maybe it's true?
16 weeks with Lauren and Colton

12 weeks with this baby!


I have been nauseous with this baby but not as much as I was with Colton. That is getting better though so I think I'll be 100% in the clear in the next week or so. I'm lucky and have never actually been sick...I have just felt nauseous but if I eat something it goes away. I have also learned a trick of having protein for breakfast and right before I go to bed (normally 2 eggs and piece of toast for breakfast and a piece of cheese before bed). It seems to help! I think it's finally setting in that we are going to have 3 kids! I am one happy and blessed momma!
Happy Thursday everyone!

First Trip to the ER - Colton

Last night was our first ever trip to the ER with a child. Luckily the ER was not busy and we got right in! Here is what happened.

I had to take him to the ER last night at 11:30 because he woke up with a cough and congestion like I have never seen or heard and was just crying and crying. We were worried he had pneumonia or something as he could not stop coughing and the more he coughed the worse it got. So I took him in while Kraig and Lauren stayed home (and he said Lauren was worried so they prayed for Colton…so sweet!). We were lucky and got right in and were done by 1:30 a.m. and back home and in bed by 2 a.m. They ran chest x-rays, strep test, flu test and some other test. The X-ray was cute in a way to see my baby boy stand on this stool like an adult with the exception he only had a diaper on (I had to wear a cover and stand outside the doorway due to baby #3). The strep came back positive and he is going to be on in inhaler thing to open his lungs, a steroid to help his body fell 'normal' and get more oxygen to the blood and a antibiotic to clear up the strep for a few days. So I'm glad we took him in! They gave him a breathing treatment that night which helped him start breathing normal again. Thanks Nona for the coloring book packets at Christmas! Those saved me at the ER! We colored and read books while we were in our room.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From the Williams Family

2011

(and baby #3 at 9 weeks)

And here's a blast from the past...

2010

2009

2008

(Lauren was 18 months in the card above)

And after looking at these cards side by side, I realized Kraig and I have traded sides each year...yes I'm a planner...but NO I didn't plan for that. Just funny how it turned out that way.

Third Time's a Charm!

That's right...Lauren is going to be a big sister again and Colton will be a big brother!

We are PREGNANT!

We are 10 weeks along now and baby #3 is due July 12th!

We went to the Dr Tuesday and got our 1st ultrasound and everything looked great!

Stats:
Heart Beat = 173 BPM
Crown to Rump length = 2.79-2.87 cm

Size = Lime (2 in, 0.3 oz)
Heart Beat Photo

View of baby...close up and far away.

Baby is laying sideways with his/her head on the left.

We didn't get to see the facial features because he/she kept tucking his/her face down towards the belly and covering the face with his/her hands.

The Dr looked at the close up photo and said "that's interesting" and I said "that's interesting as in boy interesting" and he said "yes but things are not finished developing yet". So we shall see if we are having another boy or another girl! I don't want to find out the sex (I didn't want to with Colton either) but Kraig really wants to know. So we shall see in a few weeks.

Happy Friday everyone!

Princess Haircut

Lauren got a 'princess' cut today. What does that mean you ask? Her hair really needed to be cut but we didn't want it to be cut too short. So Lauren started saying she wanted to get a princess cut. :-) We went to see Miss Margie and she did just that. She cut about 2 inches off, which took off the really thin, stringy hair so it looks much better already!

Here is the not-so-princess cut (after school I might add so it's pretty run down).

getting a few layers to shape it a bit

And here is the final product. The 'princess' cut! I think it's just perfect!

This cute little guy got to go too.