The Pflepsens

Time Flys When Your Having Fun!!!

2011-01-13T20:50:00.003-06:00

I am so bad at keeping this blog updated!!!

Time truly does fly when your having fun. The past few months have gone by so fast. Addison is already almost 10 months old and it feels like we just got home from the hospital yesterday( except for the whole not sleeping and feeling like you have no idea what you are doing thing). The other day I was at my friends house and her kids were sleeping and Addison was still at day care and for a few minutes I forgot that we had kids. When did that happen and how on earth is she so big already? I think I have said this before but I wish there was a pause button. I have been enjoying this stage so much.

Addison is getting so big and is doing new things all the time. She has 2 bottom teeth and is in the process of getting some top ones. At her last doctors visit she was still off the charts for her height and weight and is healthy, healthy, healthy.

We missed it

2010-08-09T17:16:00.004-05:00

This weekend Addison started to roll over. Dan's mom took Addison for the weekend and when she left us on Thursday morning she was non mobile and did not look like she was going to be doing the rolling thing for a long time, but when we got her back on Sunday she was rolling over. She was playing on the floor and I looked over and there she was rolling over. I could not believe it and I thought it was just a fluke, so I rolled her back on to her back and she did it again and again. I said to Dan she looks like she has done that before call your mom and ask her and sure enough she started to roll over at Nana's on Friday. I am bummed I did not get to see the first time but oh well there are many more firsts to come that I hopefully will not miss. Once she is on her tummy her little legs start a going and I am afraid we will have a crawler soon. Or not she still has to figure out how to get those legs under her and I am hopping that she takes her time learning that skill I hear it is a whole new game once they start crawling.

We all took a much needed cuddle when Addison got home

We Fest was in full force this weekend and I kept my distance. It sounds like every one who went had a great time including Dan and my sister and brother in-law. I had the pleasure of doing pick up each night for them. While they were at the concerts I did a lot of sewing and got a few things done that I had been wanting to do.

Healthy Girl

2010-08-02T19:39:00.005-05:00

Today we had Addison's well baby check up, and she is a strong, happy and healthy girl. She weighed in at a whooping 19lbs 12 oz today and is 26 inches long. For those of you that understand the percentile thing that puts her in the 100% for weight and 98% for height, her head was in the 66% all in all I think it means she is a big girl with an average size head, not sure.

What I do know is she is absolutely amazing. She eats well (8 oz at a time with rice cereal), She sleeps well ( 12 hours a night I hope this lasts) and when she is awake she is happy, happy, happy.

Here is a picture of her tonight however she was not too willing to offer up a smile for the camera but I finally got one a little one but after getting all those shots I don't think I would have been smiling too much either.

This past weekend was nice and laid back we had our friends over for a lake day and Addison finally loved the lake water. We tried to put her in the lake a few weeks ago and she screamed bloody murder but this time she seemed to be having a blast floating around and splashing.

Overdue Update

2010-07-14T20:34:00.006-05:00

I can't believe that it has been 5 weeks since I have done an update. Summer is going so fast and Addison is growing and growing. She is growing a little too fast for my liking. Can somebody tell me where the pause button on my baby is because she is getting so grown up and I want to slow it down.

Addison is such a sweetie. She is so smiley and I could listen to her babble for days. Dan's mom brought up a walker exersaucer thing and she just loves to sit in there and walk around and play with all the toys. She looks so grown up in there and I can't believe how fast the past 4 months have gone. I just read what I wrote and it sounds like I have a complex about Addison growing up. Can you imagine how I will be when she goes to school?

We have had a lot of company so far this summer and she has done great with all the excitement. We have learned that she sleeps like a rock and fireworks don't seem to bother her unlike Lilly who climbs up my leg with fear.

Last weekend we had our dear friends Keith and Jess and their little one Cragen. We had so much fun with the babies watching them interact and play.

I have America's got talent on and it makes me question the definition of Talent. Very bazaar people out there.

Big Girl

2010-06-04T11:02:00.005-05:00

Wow we have a big girl on our hands. Addison loves to eat eat eat and her weight reflects that. The other night I stepped on the scale with her and she weighs 14 pounds already. She is taking 8 oz bottles every three hours and often times seems as though she wants more. We started her on cereal this week at night before bed to see if that would help her stay full a little longer and she seems to be liking it. She is not so sure about the spoon but we are getting the hang of it. She is now sleeping about 8 hours a night which Dan and I are loving. Addison has her 2 month check up on Tuesday and I am curious to see where she is at and not so excited to subject her to the shots. Hopefully Dan will be strong enough for both of us.

She is getting stronger and stronger and likes to sit up in the corner of the couch like a big girl. When I put her on my shoulder to burp her she always pushes up with her feet like she is trying to stand. I can't believe how much she is growing and changing. She also loves to be outside looking around at everything taking it all in. She is such a sweetie and we are so lucky to have this precious little person in our lives.

Last weekend Miss Addison went to stay with her Nana for the whole weekend. I had a hard time letting her go but I know she was in good hands and it sounds like her and Nana had a great time. Dan and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary by going out to Spanky's stone hearth. I love that place. Their food is always so good.

Oh How Time Flys

2010-05-14T08:50:00.010-05:00

My goodness I can't believe how fast time goes by once you have a little one. Addison is already 2 months old. It has been 4 weeks since my last post so I have lots of pictures to post from the last few weeks. Where to start well lets start most recent.

This week was my first week back to work and Addison's first week at daycare. She seems to be doing great with the change smiling in the mornings when I drop her off. It is so cute how the kids come running over to see her when I come and get her. She is defiantly a tired girl when she gets home.

Monday night after a long day of meeting all her new daycare friends

This past weekend we went home to St. Cloud to celebrate Mothers day with our mothers. I got to do some shopping and Addison got to meet many new people. Dan however caught a cold and is still trying to get over it. Here are some of the people Addison got to meet and play with.

On Saturday we had a tightly scheduled day of visiting. Starting the day at 9:oo am our first visit was Dan's Aunt Carol and Uncle Rich.

Up next was Dan's Grandma Margret and Great Aunt Alice.

After them was Dan's other Grandma, Shirley.

And with Grandma Shirley came Dan's Aunt and Uncle Kathy and Jim.

At 1:00 we headed over to our friends Keith and Jess's house so Addison could meet her new buddy Craigen. He is 2 weeks older than Addison and I can't wait till the two of them can play together. Craigen was a good sport and let Addison share his bouncy seat.

We hung out there for a while and then headed out to my Moms house to celebrate Mothers day. They made a great pork roast and potatos. Not to mention green beans from the Garden and some fresh bread delouse. Addison got to spend some time with Grandpa Jerry, My mom, my brother in law Chad, my sister Kim and my nephew Bryce. Whew what a day

On Sunday Addison and Dan let me go out shopping all by myself. But not before we took a picture of my first mothers day. She was so good on the trip to and from St. Cloud. and she did great with all the activity

A few weeks ago we had a visit from my Dad and step mom Linda. It was so nice to see them.

A few weeks ago my friend Meg came over and took some pictures of Addison and us. She did such a great job. I love them. Thanks Meg they turned out great.

She took over 1400 so if you think I posted to many keep that in mind.

Just a few more pictures. Look she already is trying to use a rattle as a phone.

During my Maternity leave Addison got to have a couple of play dates with Marielle.

And the my friends from West River Dental came with their little ones for a day. Addison slept through most of it. Liz and Lidia are on the end and Heather and Hayden are in the middle. All three of the baby's are 2 months apart. It was so fun to see them all together.

Okay I know this is the longest post ever and that it is getting out of hand with the pictures but I have one last one that I just love of Dan and Addison. It is already a couple of weeks ago that this was taken but I just love how she is holding her head up so strong and just staring at him.
And that is the last four weeks in a nutshell. A verry big nutshell

A Visit From Aunti Rhonda

2010-04-14T11:19:00.005-05:00

This Monday my Sister and Addison's God mother, Rhonda came to visit and help out with little miss Addison. We had a great time and this morning I was very sad to see her go. We sang, danced, laughed and cooed at Addison. We actually sat on the couch for an hour and just stared at her. Addison has no idea the power she has.

Rhonda brought Addison some toys that her nephews are done with and one of them was this cookie monster toy. I am truly amazed that a children's toy could make three adults laugh so hard. Addison was not as impressed by it. Well the power of suggestion took over and I had the need to bake some cookies. The first two batches turned out but the last one we forgot in the oven for quite some time. No fire thank goodness but this batch certainly was not edible

A few more of my favorite photos I know they are very similar to all the other pictures that I post but I just can't help myself.

Thinking about something very important.

Love these cheeks

Growing like Crazy

2010-04-06T16:00:00.006-05:00

On Monday Addison Grace had her first Dr.s visit and the Doctor says she is doing great. She has already grown a half an inch and has gained almost a full pound since birth. Even though she did not have any shots yesterday the visit tuckered her out. She slept almost the entire day.

Last week we were fortunate enough to have my mom up for the week. She helped us out so much by taking the nights and helping me get some things done around the house. Addison and I had such a great time with Grandma and we were sad to see her go.

On Friday my sister Kimberly, her husband Chad and my nephew Bryce came up to meet our little peanut. Bryce made Addison the most adorable Easter bunny basket complete with three Easter eggs with candy in them. He told me I could save the candy for Addison until she was able to eat it but unfortunately it somehow was eaten by me. Candy is never safe in my home. And on Saturday Nana Pflepsen came back up to celebrate Easter with us since we weren't quite ready to make the 2 and a half hour drive home.

So far this week we have done some much needed snuggling. Lilly as you can see can't get close enough. She always has to be on my lap when I am feeding Addison. Fortunately Lilly does not seem to mind the new "baby". A little jealous but she is accepting it. We have also been working on tummy time which Addison usually sleeps through. The weather has been so great that we have been able to go for some walks too.

Okay a few to many pictures sorry.

Our Beutiful Little Girl is Here.

2010-03-26T09:41:00.011-05:00

Okay well she has been here for a week now but this is the fist time since she was born that I have been able to get to the computer. On THURSDAY MARCH 18TH Dan and I went in to the hospital at 6:00 am to be induced. After a morning of steady contractions there was still no progress so they broke my water and at 3:17 ADDISON GRACE PFLEPSEN was BORN. She was 7LBS 11 OZ and 20 inches long.

First picture Proud New Dad

Look At all that hair.

Addison with Nanna Pflepsen Addison with Grandma Denne

Addison with Grandpa Jerry

Unfortunately Grandpa and Grandma Sheldon could not make it to see there newest Grand baby but we hope for a visit soon.

Dans Mom has been here since Monday and has been a lifesaver taking all the night shifts, helping us learn what all the noises are about and offering some much needed reassurance.

I have over a hundred pictures of our new little peanut but I will try and only post a few. Okay maybe more than just a few but it is so hard to choose.

Our New Little Family

1 week and 1 day old

Our Most Recent picture this morning wearing the outfit that the Hooches gave us. She looks great in it. Thanks Amy and Josh

Final Farewell to a Good Friend

2009-09-27T18:50:00.002-05:00

On Friday September 25 Dan and I had to say our final goodbye to our dear dog Buddy. Buddy Was 16 years old and had a long and happy life with us. We miss him very deeply.

Almost Done

2009-08-15T09:39:00.004-05:00

Well it is the middle of August already and our construction project is nearly finished. Dan and I are anxious to finally get into our new space.

Whats left?

Floors are going to be installed next Wednesday, lighting (which we still need to pick out yikes) moldings, installing the bathroom vanity and toilet and then done. We hope to be in by next weekend!!!

Taking Shape

2009-07-19T11:49:00.004-05:00

It's Looking different around here. Just a few more pictures of the addition.

Vern's Been Busy

2009-07-16T21:11:00.004-05:00

Our contractor Vern has been a very busy fellow. We now have walls and after this weekend we should have a completed roof over the entire house.

Dan and I are really pleased with the new roof line it is coming together just as we had hoped. The new roof has defiantly improved the curb appeal of the house.

Progress

2009-07-11T18:23:00.008-05:00

Progress

It will be two weeks on Monday since construction has started and we can finally see a glimpse of the final project. Our contractor Vern Mosney has been fantastic so far. He has been such a hard worker. The man has even been working on the weekends. We couldn't believe it when we heard hammering the day after the 4Th of July at 7:30am. Now that is a dedicated contractor.

Here is a ruff drawing of the final product. The windows are in the wrong locations on the existing part of the house in the drawing, but gives an idea of where we are going.

Road side of the House

Lake side.

We are a ways away from this but we are on our way. Vern the contractor estimates the house to be done in Six weeks

Time For an update

2009-07-03T18:08:00.009-05:00

It's been a couple of months now and I think it is time for an update. There have been some big changes for us, some that we were prepared for and others that we never could prepare for. The biggest change we had was the unfortunate and incredibly unexpected death of Dan's father Robert"Bob" Pflepesen. It has been a few weeks since his death and Dan and I as well as his Mother are all doing as well as we can be in this situation. Thank you to all of you for your support. We are so lucky to have such wonderful Family, and Friends. I would like to send a special thank you to the DL crew and the Shoeberg Family for traveling down to St. Cloud for the Memorial Service and Funeral. We miss you Bob

Dan and his Dad at our wedding in May '07

We Celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary on May 26.

It seems like yesterday.

We Need More Space

Most recently we decided to put an addition on our house. Construction or destruction is now in full force. It is messy messy messy. It looks like a tornado came through don't ya think.

The addition will gives us 2 stall attached garage, mud room and a master bed and bath with more closet space. I can't wait for it to be done.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T19:49:00.006-05:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter. Dan and I celebrated Easter with Dan's family today. We went out to Dan's uncle Jim's and had a great Easter Brunch. Dan's uncle Jim and his wife Jodie live out in the county on a beautiful hill. They have all sorts of foul that they care for. (Chickens, Guinie foul, and 5 Peacocks.) Here are a few Pictures of the birds and some other random photos.

This is a picture of Dan and our old boat. This boat was Dans grandfathers fishing boat and he grew up fishing out of this boat on Grand lake. We used it our first year of living in DL and have a lot of fun memories on this little boat.

Saturday night we had a much overdue visit with the Mockros family. It was a nice night for grilling and catching up. Thanks Keith and Jess for a great night. We Miss you guys.

Here is a picture of the Purse that I made for Jess for her birthday. I saw a similar one on etsy and did my best to replicate it. I have found that I can not follow a pattern and do much better without. Etsy is my new addiction. I could be on that site for hours. I love to look at all the items and see what I might be able to make myself.

Lilly got a much needed hair cut on Friday. It was getting to the point that I was almost embarrassed to take her to the groomer because she was so shaggy. They took her so short it is almost like we have a whole new Dog.

WHERE IS SPRING?????

2009-04-05T11:56:00.007-05:00

Any answers? The last time I checked it was April. What the heck is going on. We need spring.

I survived this weekend alone.

This weekend Dan was gone to Hibbing for a bonspiel which for those of you who don't know what a bonspiel is it is a curling tournament, and for those of you who don't know what curling is you will have to look it up because I don't quite know how to explain it. Dan has been gone now since Thursday afternoon and I miss him dearly. Fortunately he is on his way home now and should be home in three hours or so Yippee. They WON their first match and sadly lost their last three. All and all it sounds like he had a good time and in the end isn't that what matters. (that is what people say anyway)

Last night I went to our friend Kerry's 30Th birthday party. Great Job!!! to her husband Bret for throwing a great party.

Have you ever tried to type with two little dogs staring at you?

Doesn't sound hard does it but I find it very difficult to concentrate while they are both siting there staring at me. They won't give up they always win the staring contest.

Lilly as we speak is running around and around with her favorite toy trying desperately to get either myself or Buddy to play with her. Buddy is an old man dog who does not want to be bothered with Lilly's shenanigans. And I have been trying to finish this post now for almost an hour. She will just have to wait.

I think I am going to go and do some housework before Dan comes home to a disaster. Crafting was in full force while he was away.

Sick of Being Sick

2009-03-28T09:22:00.000-05:00

I have been bedridden the past 2 days with a cold and the flu and I think it is time to redecorate the bedroom. I can't stand to be in there any more. Today I was supposed to go to my nephews Birthday party in St. Cloud but unfortunately I will not be able to make it. I would hate to get little man sick on his birthday. Hope you have a great day Bryce and remember Auntie Megan loves you and uncle Dan too!

My First Post

2009-03-28T08:48:00.000-05:00

This will be my first posting on Dan and I new blog. I do so enjoy visiting my friends blogs so I decided to start one of my own. I know all my friends and family can't wait to see all the amazing photos that I take of Lilly and Buddy. Okay maybe they can wait but I wanted to see what this is all about.