Has it been that long?

So I completely missed out on Brody's 8 month update.  He will turn 9 months on Friday so I will just wait until then to do an update for him.  I will, however, include his 8 month picture in this post.

Lots of exciting (and terrifying) things have been happening in the Woelper household.

One being, Brody is on the move.  That is both exciting and terrifying and I will add more about that on Friday.

We bought a new (used) car.  That was exciting (even though its not mine).  The reason we had to buy it was terrifying though.  Jason was in an accident on the day after Mother's Day.  He leaves for work at 6:30am and, of course, if the kids are still sleeping, so am I.  And on this day, both kids were sleeping when the phone rang at around 6:45am.  It rang twice and when I grabbed it there was no one on the other end.  I knew it was Jason's number because of the caller ID.  So I just hung up.  I put the phone down next to me and rolled over.  About 2 minutes later it rang again.  It was Jason again.  This time he was there.  The words were kind of hard to understand at first.  "Hey, I was in a pretty bad accident on Ft. Smallwood Road."  Of course I jumped out of bed freaking out simultaneously trying to tell myself in my head "He's on the phone with you so that means he is ok".  Those were the next words out of his mouth "Im ok, but the car isn't".  "Should I wake the kids?  Do you need me to come get you? What happened? How is the other driver?"  I think those all came out of my mouth at the same time and Jason says "Gotta go bye".  So naturally I am sure something is wrong.  I frantically call my mother (who is also still in bed.  Like mother, like daughter) and tell her what is going on and that I may need her help with the kids if I have to take him to the hospital.  Then the call waiting beeps.  "Hey, sorry to cut you off like that but the officer needed me to get what I needed out of the car before it was towed".  Phew.  "My Dad is coming to pick me up, im in 7-11 getting bandaids while I wait."  In the impact he had slammed both of his hands into the dash and his knuckles were pretty badly cut up and bleeding.

So what had happened was, he was going straight through a green light and the person coming the other way turned left in front of him, and I mean right in front of him, so there was hardly time to brake.  Neither of them was badly hurt so that was good.  And the young man he hit was only 21 and very apologetic and sorry.  He admitted he was only watching the car in front of him turn and wasn't paying enough attention.  So a few days later we learned the car was totaled (we kind of figured) and we would need to get a new car.  Which sucked because his car was payed off and in excellent condition.

Goodbye 4-runner.  Hello Jeep Patriot.  

We absolutely did not want another car payment considering the 4-runner had been paid off, I'm not working for another year (possibly), and it was just not financially feasible.  So we took the payout and bought something cheap (this is a 2008 and its 4 years newer than the 4-runner) and this was what we found.  I actually really like it.  The jury is still out with Jason.  He doesn't like American made cars.  He thinks they are not as reliable as Japanese cars.  He may be right but I think it was a very nice car for the amount we paid for it.  Of course a month to the day after we bought the check engine light came on, so that was awesome.  But it was an easy cheap fix so im not worried.  They checked it all over at the Jeep dealership and said everything else looked good.  So fingers crossed, no more issues.  Oh and we were actually able to bank a little bit of the money we got for the 4-runner.  SO win win.  

Oh and here's an 8 month pic of Brody for you as promised!

He's trouble.  Just look at that smile

 

My baby turned 3

Ok, so she's not a baby anymore and hasn't been one for about 2 years.  But she will always be my baby, and I tell her that all the time.

I have a ton of other updates regarding the kitchen reno and Brody turning 8 months but I feel like I don't get to write about Brenna as much so today will be all about her.

Dear Brenna,
You turned 3 yesterday, June 2 at 9:23am.  Yes, I still remember your birth minute every year and wish you a happy birthday right then.  Im a weirdo.  What can I say about you at 3?  Well, first and foremost, you're hilarious.  You make me laugh daily with the things you say and do.  You just come up with the most random things.  Like today, we were outside playing while Brody was taking his morning nap and our neighbor's little girl's cousins (follow that?) Colin and Brendan were over in their yard playing.  You really weren't paying much attention to them.  Or so I thought, until you picked up your new inner tube and beach ball and said "Mommy we need to take Colin and Engine inside to take a nap, they're tired".  You were referring to the inner tube and beach ball.  But you named them after the two little boys in the neighbor's yard, because those were the names you were hearing all morning.  You're a goof.

You also insists on getting ready with me every morning now.  As I am putting my make-up on and getting dressed in my bathroom you go and grab my stool out of the kitchen, bring it into the bathroom and use your father's sink to "wash my face, floss my teeth and put in my 'tonkaks' (contacts)".

You loves to take care of things now.  You are always walking around with a baby doll or stuffed animal wrapped in a blanket because they are tired or sleeping.  You also puts them in Brody's high chair and feed them.

You still love your Daddy more than anything but you have actually started wanting Mommy here and there, which makes me happy.  You're starting to go through another separation anxiety phase.  You have been losing it if Daddy and I are leaving to go somewhere without you.  But according to Grammy and Poppop, you calm down quickly and are fine.

We had a birthday party for you on Saturday.  You hate being the center of attention (just like your father) so you weren't a huge fan of having a bunch of people at the house specifically to see you.  You didn't want to get into the pool even though ALL the kids were in the pool and it was like a zillion degrees out.  Once again, you're scared of the pool and last year it took us until like August to get you to enjoy it.  I hope it doesn't take that long again this summer.  You're so super cautious about everything that it takes you a long time to warm up to something new.  I think it might be time to start some pre-school or dance or some kind of activity so you can start socializing more and hopefully come out of your shell a bit.  But I have a feeling you're just a shy girl and you're going to be that way for a while and that's perfectly fine with me.  As long as you're happy.

Your party (yellow flower party was what you asked for) was a big success!  It was the first time we have had one at the house.  It was a beautiful day, minus the heat, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  I was so busy running around that I completely forgot to take pictures until it was cake time.  And I still didn't get many good ones. The camera is always my last thought when it should be my first.  :( At least we have a few.  All in all it was a great weekend.  I still can't believe my baby girl is 3.  There are no traces of the baby you once were.  It's sad but at the same time, I love watching you grow up and change, get excited about things and just become the precious little person that you are.  I love you so so so so much Brenna!  And I always will!

XOXO,
Mommy

Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday (which made her cry)

Everyone enjoying themselves 

Brody being a good boy for everyone

Big 3 year old, ready to open gifts

Love that cheese smile

Having a special Birthday dinner last night