Our 3rd Anniversary, and a bit of everything!

Fall has come and we are still as busy as ever. Hopefully within the next few weeks the pace will slow down! As a follow-up to my previous blog, I am doing MUCH better! I did have one more follow up visit at the doctors after my first week of work and I was having some more trouble breathing. Turns out that they said I was having the burning sensation because my lungs were just tired and trying to recover. That was good news...the not so good news is that they said my lungs would probably take more like 3 months to recover than 1 month. LOVELY! Other than that I've been doing well. Just overly tired, but that's to be expected, not to mention that I can't seem to find time to barely sit down! Here is how our last week has played out...

Last weekend we went to Paul's Cousin, Angie's 30th b-day party. That was a blast! Grandma took Morgan for the night so we could spend the night at Neil and Kelly's house. That was awesome. It was a great night. We stayed up WAY too late and didn't really sleep in, so we lost of a bunch of hours, but it was well worth it! Here are a couple pictures from that night!

So, Monday we got back and realized that our friends, Keenan and Linsdey were coming to town this weekend. They are here for a friends wedding and they are staying with us, which is really awesome. We also found out that other friends went to the hospital Tuesday and had their baby on Wednesday, our anniversary. Yay!!! Wednesday night Paul and I spent a quiet evening together with a bottle of wine and our wedding video. We had talked about doing something, but neither of us had the time or energy to really give it any thought. Turns out that our anniversary was wonderful just staying home, enjoying ourselves and watching our wedding video on the big-screen together. Here are a couple pictures we took in our theater room on our 3rd Wedding Anniversary!

Thursday we also had an Anniversary-plus-1 day lunch. Paul met me at work and took me to lunch at Tony Roma's. It was pretty good food, but it was great to see Paul in the middle of the day! That was fabulous! So, Thursday evening we waited for Lindsey to get into town, then I headed off for a quick visit to see the new baby! Baby Alaina Autumn was just SO adorable. I've NEVER seen a baby with such big cheeks. I think that is where all of her weight was...her cheeks and head! The rest of her was SOOO petite. Anyway, so after holding her for quite sometime (I was very lucky that family or grandparents weren't around! I had her ALL to myself!), I realized how much I REALLY would like to have another little one running around! I guess they have had a little bit of difficultly with their 2 year old the last few days, but they suspect that it is mostly due to the fact that he's been spending the nights with his Nana since Tuesday while they've been in the hospital. I don't envy them as Kylan goes through this stage. I just pray that he stays potty trained!!!!

I got home on Thursday night just in time for the Grey's Anatomy 2-hour season premiere, man was that good timing! That was Thursday. Friday I went to work as usual, and Paul picked Morgan up from daycare so I could fly home, change and meet back at church to train someone as a wedding coordinator. I was kinda bummed that I had to do this since Lindsey was in town already. (Keenan came in on Saturday). So I spent 2 1/2 hours with that and was finally able to come home! Yay!

So now it's Saturday, Morgan is napping and what am I doing??? Updating you all on our fabulous life! Here are some more picture from the last month... and now I'm going to sit down and read a book!

Scary Trip to the ER

The last 10 days have been anything but boring...in fact, I'm sure we couldn't have possibly fit anything else into the last week. Paul summed it up pretty well in an email to family early this week...

So we've had a pretty hard last ten days. Last weekend, the van broke down and I missed two days of work. Then my friend Mike was in town for Nichole's funeral which really sucked. Then Jess woke up Fri morning having difficulty breathing which resulted in an ambulance ride to the ER. Ends up she had a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic she was on, and her lung tissue became inflamed which led to the labored breathing. She spent Fri and Sat in the hospital. While I was bringing Morgan home from the hospital on Fri night, we were a mile from home and she started throwing up all over herself. I got her bathed, and in bed, then proceeded to clean out the car and car seat until 11 pm. She subsequently puked in her bed for the next four nights. I believe i was doing laundry at 2:30 am Sunday morning. Jess is getting better, but not allowed to work this week. It will take up to a month to regain all lung capacity. Morgan stopped chucking just in time to start her new daycare yesterday, which I am now driving her to and fro, because Jess can't drive either. I believe I've been able to squeeze in about ten hours of work in the last week...

That just about sums up our last 10 days. Fortunately, Morgan hasn't been sick in the last two nights, and she has now had 2 successful days at daycare. Our new daycare lady is wonderful and Morgan really seems to like Christina (Nina as she says) and the other kids. I had a follow up appointment yesterday to see how the lungs are doing. All of my vital stats are back to normal, however my lungs still get tired easily, so I'm still trying to keep it low-key. I also start work this week too, so I pray I'll have the energy to keep up with a 40 hour work week. We'll see...

Finding childcare...the homestretch?

At the end of July we found out that our current daycare provider would be going back to work September 1st. The past month we have been scrambling to find people to watch Morgan. It has been an interesting, exhausting road but we're getting there, I think. We have met with different providers every night this week. This morning I said to Paul, "Guess, What? It's Friday AND we aren't meeting with anyone tonight!!!" Yay!!! However, that is short lived. We are still meeting with three more people by Wednesday of next week. Hopefully by Thursday we'll have a decision made! Please pray that we find someone who is exactly what we're looking for and someone who will love and care for Morgan like we do.

Morgan's 18 Months!

Morgan turned 18 months at the end of July and she has just exploded with all of her talking. And yes, I mean all of her talking, whether understood or not! We are continually amazing at her ability to learn new things so quickly. She brings such a joy to our house!

We didn't get many pictures of her this time, as she was pretty unhappy at picture time. Fortunately, daddy's phone is still very exciting and managed to put a smile on her face for a few minutes so we could get some happy pictures! Enjoy! :)

Busy Summer Already

Ok. I've been pretty bad about posting on our blog all summer. We have been so busy these last couple of months, I can't seem to find enough time to sleep, let alone update you all on the happenings of our crazy life. AND, because I am absolutely addicted to a book series I was introduced to by some friends at church. I am reading the O'Malley series by Dee Hendrickson. If you ever have the time, or even if you don't (I don't have the time and I'm reading them), you should really check them out. It is a GREAT Christian based series. I am already on book 3 and it's only been about 5 weeks. So, when I tell you they're good, I mean it! So basically what I'm saying is that I'm reading these books in all my free time instead of keeping you updated!
Sorry ;)

To back up a bit, June was a crazy month filled with camping trips and Friends and family in town to visit. One weekend in June we had a FULL house! Paul's Cousin Tom and his family were here, as well as Paul's friend, Neil and his family, and another friend, Sam. ALL of them were at our house one weekend! There were 7 adults, and 7 kids ages 6 and younger! WHOA! It was CRAZY FUN! We had a blast, stayed up late, woke up early and paid for it all weekend long! It was an awesome, tiring time but it was so much fun and I hope we can do it again next summer! Also in June, Paul and the other Bohrer guys went on their annual camping trip for the summer. They spent a weekend of fun at Perrot State Park in Wisconsin. They went canoing and hiking and this year it didn't rain!

July has been much of the same craziness. We took Morgan to the zoo one weekend, which was a lot of fun. It was just a gorgeous day without ANY humidity. It was beautiful. Morgan had a blast watching the animals while nibbling on some snacks and juice. What more could a girl want??? She oohed and ahhed at the giraffe's. There was even a baby giraffe. It was a lot of fun to see Morgan watching all the animals! She is just so adorable!

Paul got to go to Miller Park, with a buddy from our lifeGroup, to see the Brewer's and Twin's play. He went to the right game; Twin's beat the Brewer's by a landslide! Of course, that was the week after all the flooding in Wisconsin so they had a 45 minute detour at Midnight trying to get home and didn't get home until 2am. That was quite a treat!

The church staff and all of our families also went to a Brewer's game last week. That was a TON of fun! Tailgating with church people is AWESOME! It was my first experience with Wisconsin tailgating. I'll tell ya what, if you haven't tailgated in Wisconsin, you haven't tailgated yet!!! It was just the most amazing experience.

And, of course I need to share some Morgan tidbits. I think she has hit some 18 month milestone or something. She is just talking constantly...even if it makes no sense. She has always been the child to wait to talk until she knows just how to say it correctly. Well, that has gone out the window. She just walks around jibber-jabbing about anything and everything and we have NO idea what she's saying. It's so hilarious. She is starting to use many 2 word phrases like 'eat apple' or 'more cheese' and it's just amazing to watch her grow. She has also just learned how to say "mine." LOVE that one! She says 'Chico' all the time, which is our daycare providers' dogs' name. She just LOVES chico. Some day we will have to get a dog! We also just found out last week that our daycare provider, Jenny, has to go back to work because she's unable to find more children to care for. That is REALLY sad! Two of Jenny's kids have gone back home with their mom's because they have new baby brothers and sisters, so that leaves Morgan as the only full-time kid left. It's sad to think that we will have to take Morgan away from the routine, and the friends that she is accustomed to and she'll have to start all over again. It makes me want to cry just to think about it. I know God will take care of her and find a good place for her to go. It's just VERY stressful to find someone you know will love and care for your child as you do. I really don't even want to begin the search. It's just so overwhelming. I do have a couple of leads on in-home daycare from some people at church though, so pray that we find someone who will love her and enjoy her as much as we do!

We have a staff retreat at work for the next 2 days, so I'm excited to see what that is all about. I'll have to let you know more next time...I need to get back to my book! :) That is all for now!
Here is a sneak-peak into our lives this summer!!!

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Pictures of the New House!

Finally I found some time, and a sunny day to take some pictures of our new house! Morgan was sleeping, so I didnt' get a picture of her room, but I'll try at some point!

Take a look!

New House - May08

Ok...so I spoke too soon...

So here I am...playing on the computer this morning because, yet again my family is sick. Paul and Morgan are both napping, so I'm catching up with my email and ordering pictures online. In the last couple of days Morgan has come down with a nasty dry cough. It's been much of the same old stuff...getting up at night, holding her, giving her medicine and suction her poor little nose. I also think she might be teething, so that is adding to the crabbiness. Paul has been completely congested and practically used a box of tissues in one night. So, I am hoping that I stay clear of the nastiness this time. Hopefully, this bout of colds will be much quicker than the last!

I plan to have much more exciting news the next time I write!