Life at the Reineke's: January 2016

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Life Musings

My poor neglected blog! And my poor 2nd child who doesn't get regular update like her sister did......Oops!

In daycare news, I decided to close the rented daycare house, stop being licensed, and move daycare home at the end of March. At the old daycare house, I wasn't making much money and knew that after our little bundle arrived I would be paying out of our pockets to do daycare. Being unlicensed allowed me to watch 3 kids in addition to my own. The move home went very smoothly! Also, my daycare parents were crazy flexible about baby bean appointments. I was able to take the month of July off thanks to that flexibility!

In August, Kaitlyn started preschool along with another girl from daycare, so I only had 3 kids in the morning! Call me crazy, but it was too tame! I decided to get re-licensed in October and added another kiddo shortly after. Just after the new year, I added two more kids. I'm back up to eight!!! Kaitlyn and Kylee have adjusted really well to our house being filled with kids 5 days a week. They both would be lost without all their friends.

With eight kiddos, my days are back up to crazy! We've slowing been following into a routine and getting into 'normal'. I cannot wait until the weather warms up and we can all go outside, get some fresh air, and run!

In other life news, Mitch accepted a new position as manager of the local lumber yard and store in April of last year. He started working there in the middle of July and absolutely loves it! His hours are about the same as normal hours were out at Cargill, but there are no trains and no harvest!!!! We love having him home more.

Life with two kids sure is different! Getting out of the house on time takes an act of God. There are more toys everywhere. Laundry and dishes are never ending. And our hearts are bursting with love! It's amazing!!!!

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

6 Months

Kylee is 1/2 a year old already!!! I can't believe that she's so big already! So many things have changed in the last 3 months! Poor second child......

At 6 months old, Kylee:

weighs 16 lbs and 7 ounces. In the 50th percentile.
is 26.5 inches long. In the 75th percentile.
has been working on getting her two bottom teeth in. They're just below the surface.
is wearing 6-9 month clothing and size 2 shoes.
nurses 5-7 times a day.
sleeps through the night. Bedtime is at 8 and I wake her up at 7:15 for daycare. There are a few nights that she's up to eat, but not many.
has been rolling around everywhere for the last two months. Nothing is safe!
has been sitting up for the last month. She's so happy to be able to see everything.
is starting to rock on her knees.....she's a mover!
just started baby food. She eats two meals a day with us now. She loves her fruits, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Not a fan of green beans and peas unless we hide them.
tries to feed herself. She likes finger foods and is trying to figure out how to use a spoon.
is such a talker! She's hit the g's, m's, d's, and l's.
is so ticklish, but doesn't like to be tickled. She gets a pained look on her face.
giggles all the time. She's such a happy, easy-going baby!
is a home-body. She's happiest when we're at home. When we're out and about, she gets pretty moody and unhappy when other people talk to her.
had her 1st sleepover at Grandma's and Grandpa's on New Years.
chews on anything and everything she can get her hands on. My sink is always full of toys that need sanitized and my washer has dozens of slobbered on toys at the end of the day.