Brothers

Eric

6 hours old















4 weeks old








It's been four weeks since Eric was brought into our family and boy has he changed. when he was delivered he weighed 5 lbs 14 oz he now weighs 8 lbs. He is quickly out growing his newborn clothes and is just about ready for the next size up in diapers. What a huge difference from Josh who really just didn't like to eat. Eric is such a sweet baby and Josh is the best big brother our family feels so blessed to have these two little guys in our home.

A day at the river

Saturday was very hot so as a family we decided to spend a little time at the river to cool down. It turned out to be so much more fun than we planned. Josh loved to go down the natural water slides and climb on the rocks. Eric was content sleeping in the shade and being held by daddy when he got out of the water. It's funny I have lived in Sparks for twelve years and this was the first time I played in the river. All this time I've been missing out. This particular park is located in Sparks and was very easy to get to. We look forward to our next trip back.

Eric

Today was Eric's two week check up ironically today was also suppose to be my scheduled day to have Eric. When Eric was born four weeks early he was essentially very healthy just small weighing in at 5 lbs and 14oz. At his two week check up he weighed in at 7lbs and 4 oz. The Dr. told us that he had never seen a growth spurt quite that big. I guess I'm finally getting this nursing thing right or Eric just likes eating more than Josh did.

Brotherly love

Josh has discovered that Eric will not be leaving and after some tears and tantrums was finally ready to hold his brother. Now Josh thinks that having a baby brother is neat and wants to love his brother all the time. To bad Eric is not overly joyed by the loves.

The beginning of week three.

Thank goodness for parents. I have no idea how I would have survived if my parents had not come to help the first week and half that I was home with a new baby and a tearful three year old. unfortunately they had to leave yesterday. So I was on my own running on no sleep and a busy little boy but I'm happy to say I did survive. Eric's umbilical cord finally fell off Monday evening so I decided to give him his first bath. I remembered when I gave Josh his first bath and how much he screamed through the whole thing granted it was February. Eric on the other hand loved his bath and promptly fell asleep. Josh helped me give his sleeping brother a bath. Here are some of the pictures from that fun event.

updates

Since Eric was born much has happened. All in a nut shell. My parents came to help. And we celebrated the 4th as a family.





Josh did everything he could including getting into trouble to get our attention.




Daddy spending some one on one time with his new baby

Eric gained his birth weight back in the first week home and has been my very best eater.

Welcome Baby Eric

So late Sunday night Jason and I had a big surprise when my water broke all over our bed. We hurried to the hospital and it was a good thing we did because 2 and half hours after my water broke Eric Alan Kjar was born by C-section, weighing in at 5 lbs and 14 ounces, he was 19 in. long and was the sweetest little baby I have ever seen. Sorry Josh he was sweeter than you even. The miracle in all this was he was delivered at 36 weeks and 4 days with no complications or health issues. Our family has felt very blessed and are so grateful to have Eric in our home. I look very tired in the pictures because Eric was delivered at 2:58 am Monday morning. Jason had a very pleasant late Fathers day gift from heavenly Father.

Apple Pie

I've never actually tried to make a pie before but I felt it was at least time to try. My grandmother was very good at making pies and my father got even better so I was always a little intimidated to try. So I made an Apple pie as my first attempt and it turned out very pretty. It tasted really good too. I admit I did cheat on the crust I used a prepared crust but I did the rest of the work.

Kjar Garden

Spinach
our first tomato



We planted a garden from seeds back at the beginning of May hoping it would grow but not really knowing if our efforts were worth it. So when we saw lots of growth we were ecstatic. Just goes to show that a little faith and a lot of water and sunshine can do for first time gardeners. We were even able to find the first tomato!

Art belongs on paper not on my walls

Josh has gotten very good at drawing lately, but last night while I was cooking dinner he took it upon himself to redecorate my bedroom. When your three year old is quiet that is when you should start panicking. I walked into my bedroom and saw him first drawing on all my white pillows then I looked at the wall and the wall next to it and my blinds and I swear I saw red. I wish I had had the foresight to take a picture of the disaster. I was able to get the black pen off the walls but not the pillows or the blinds. I'm still working on the blinds. I did take a pictures of Josh drawing a picture of himself and his daddy. When he is drawing the right way it sure is adorable.

Weekend Fun

What a weekend Jason and I took our small family over to Folsom CA over the weekend to spend some time with the family. We had to miss Jason's brother's graduation on Thursday due to work but were able to celebrate later with him. While we were there I was eaten alive by some bug and was blessed to have fat feet all weekend. Saturday Jenna, Kyle and Jason, Josh and I went to the park to play and I think Kyle and Jason had just as much fun on the toys as Josh did. After we left to go home Jason's sister's, water broke so now Jason and I have a new nephew. Now if only she could have done that twelve hours sooner we could have seen the baby. Great timing Jenna. I love family and all the blessings that come with family. I posted some of the pictures that I took from our trip.

Graduation!

I finally finished up my AA and am now looking forward to the next step in my road to a better education. It was a perfect day and thanks to pregnancy hormones a bit of an emotional day. We were very grateful that my parents and Jason's Dad and sister were able to come up and spend this special day with us. I worked very hard to achieve a goal and thanks to the Lord and help from many I was able to do that. Now we look forward to our next big goal and achievement, but that will have to wait till July when we bring our little boy into this world.
Thanks every one who pushed and encouraged me all the way along.

Outside fun

A couple of weeks ago we decided to try a garden, so we built the box and planted from seeds and are now starting to see life. Josh spent all Saturday helping his daddy and mommy and doing a great job pulling weeds, trimming roses and bringing everything back to full life and playing in the mud and water as Jason tried to create the watering system for our garden. It was a really fun day to work together as a family. The pictures taken were all from the same day Josh had so much fun in the mud I had to change him three times, but at least he had fun.

Graduation is in the near future.

This was my last semester of school. Now that it is at the end of the semester and my cap and gown have been purchased and the announcements sent out I'm pleased to find out that out of the three tests that make up the majority of my grade I got A's on two of the them. My instructor informed me that I would be graduating this month. I can't tell you how important this was to me I left my hardest class for last which was not smart on my part but hey it happens, and being pregnant wasn't sure I could pass but thanks to my wonderful husband's loving encouragements and my son being very patient with his mommy I will not have allowed math to get in my way of accomplishing my goals. I look forward to walking in just a few short weeks. I just really wanted to say thank you to my family and Jason's for keeping tabs on my progress this semester and caring enough to keep encouraging me when I was feeling discouraged.
Graduation is on May 22, 2009!

Easter 2009

We went down to Folsom this year to celebrate Easter with Jason's family and had a great time, between coloring Easter eggs playing softball and trying to find all of our Easter eggs in a park we had a great time. The only mishap was when Josh decided to climb on his Grandpas weight set and fell off. He had a nice little bump and cut on the back of his head that bothered his mommy more than it bothered him. Other than that we had a great time in the warm CA, sun. We even got to see the Nartker family while we were there. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Pictures from the Funeral. The group of adults is all of Grandpa Park's Children and Grandma Park.

Saying goodbye to a really great man.

Last Tuesday Jason's Grandfather passed away suddenly from a heart attack. We went up to UT for the funeral it was a very special time to be together and remember why families are forever and to celebrate a really wonderful mans life. Jason and I are really glad we went. Josh was a very good boy the whole weekend, he was very patient with all the driving and was a big help in bringing comfort to his Grandma and his daddy.