tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30232489321911590012024-03-07T20:06:21.117-08:00kingsley's kornerChristina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-70975817620269224002009-08-21T13:27:00.000-07:002009-08-21T13:34:12.875-07:00my cell phone pics!i made a blog a while back so i would have a place to just have my cell phone pictures. i don't really write much on it but i think it is fun to have a spot just for my cell pics.<br /><br />so here it is :)<br /><br /><a href="http://christinascell.tumblr.com/">http://christinascell.tumblr.com/</a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-4367141560982914302009-08-18T14:01:00.000-07:002009-08-18T14:33:44.868-07:00hello summer!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3834137541/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3834137541_701086bbc8.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="332" /></a><br />(notice the spaghetti stains on his mouth :) <br /><br />it is just starting to feel like summer around here, better late than never i guess! owen has been running around naked the last couple of weeks, which i am sure has been entertaining the neighbors.<br /><br />owen is starting to talk a lot more but he has that toddler language that no one seems to understand. when he says milk it sounds more like meat and he says it over and over again so he sounds like <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Beaker">beaker from the muppets</a> :) <br /><br />he has also started potty learning, i am not really doing much he pretty much does it all by himself. last week while paying outside with jacob he took his diaper off and pooped in the yard!! oops!!<br /><br />my photography business had doubled from last year so i have been keeping busy proofing lots of pics. i have had a few returning customers and even a couple weddings!! i am definitely not going to be advertising any more weddings until my kids are a bit older. i won't turn any down though :)<br /><br />i wish the boys and i could have gotten out more this summer but not having a car makes it pretty difficult! sometimes i wonder how i stay so sane being stuck at home for the last 2 years. i guess i am just used to it by now. there is always someone else less fortunate than you, right?<br /><br />speaking of potty learning! owen just walked by - potty chair in hand - saying "i pee, i pee".<br />i helped him flush it, now he is sitting on the big potty trying to go again :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3834164977/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3834164977_37524dbd86.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3834957864/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3834957864_6a22f7e47a.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="332" /></a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-30784865319194715772009-07-14T09:31:00.001-07:002009-07-14T09:33:04.299-07:00At the park in Ann Arbor"hey owen, could you get your hand out of your pants?"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3720245387/" title="owen by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3720245387_ab4dabb67d_o.jpg" width="500" height="376" alt="owen" /></a><br /><br />he apparently thought that was a funny request!!Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-83282027483700289232009-07-08T16:44:00.000-07:002009-07-08T16:59:30.722-07:00i'm trying!!i'm really trying to keep up with my blog - not working too good. i am just gonna post when i can. it is much easier to just post on flickr & update a bit on facebook.<br /><br />we are moved in our new house :) it is so much nicer here!! jacob spent a couple days in the hospital last week, which was not fun at all!!! he had pain in his stomach that mimicked an appendicitis so they admitted him and did a bunch of tests. they said it was probably swollen lymph nodes from being sick. my dr said the same thing happened to her little boy and she was sure they were gonna have to take his appendix out but didn't have to. he is still sick, i am hoping it doesn't last much longer!<br /><br />other than that i am keeping busy with work which is nice & is helping out around here a ton!! i am hoping to be able to get a car soon so i can work some more & get out of the house with the kids more often, it sucks being stuck here with 2 kids every day!!!<br /><br />owen let me take tons of pics of him today :) he was in such a good mood and even got mad at me when i stopped :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3702009927/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3702009927_01e4cacb2f.jpg" width="500" height="393" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3702009927_01e4cacb2f_b.jpg">Larger?</a><br /><br />Jacob's new hair:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3693150994/" title="mohawk!!! by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2631/3693150994_c99ec8935b.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="mohawk!!!" /></a><br /><br />laughing at jacob's get well card from grandma kingsley:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3702819398/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3702819398_87701bf4de.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3702011483/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3702011483_1dda5e286b.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3702818130/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3702818130_c37b1916d7.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br />my fav!!!! this one is going on the wall for sure :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3702092122/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/3702092122_7a2d217bd6.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/3702092122_7a2d217bd6_b.jpg">larger?</a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-2553682194101575522009-05-08T07:35:00.000-07:002009-05-08T07:40:39.136-07:00Bubbles!!!Jacob got some bubbles for Easter, the boys had so much fun playing with them!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3513159648/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3513159648_946a0724d9.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3512344649/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3512344649_85f09dc2cf.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3513156914/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3513156914_43300a1e04.jpg" width="329" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3512350147/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3512350147_610804b09e.jpg" width="380" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3513151438/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3513151438_62216eba8a.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3512344887/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3512344887_db5471116e.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Notice the blue rain boots? My Mom bought them for him, he is obsessed with them!! He seriously wants to wear them everywhere (and does) it is so cute :)Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-81913667547658506862009-04-30T09:08:00.000-07:002009-04-30T09:28:41.617-07:00Lots of updates!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3487115206/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3487115206_8592d6cd81.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I finally got some of Owen laughing! He is so serious when I pull out the camera, nice to see him laughing. I was telling him that I was gonna kiss his cheeks :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3487114406/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3487114406_30eb1e05e6.jpg" width="289" height="500" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I got new glasses :) They give me a huge headache because I need then adjusted again. I mostly wear my contacts anyway, it is hard to take pics with glasses - they get in the way.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3487072232/" title="new glasses :) by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3487072232_4fce0b542e.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="new glasses :)" /></a><br /><br />I also got some cute pics of the boys playing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3475164856/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3475164856_de750acd04.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3475165996/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3475165996_2a5c15d514.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Owen had a playdate with my friend Katie's daughter. It was soooo funny! Owen was so freaked out. At first he was upset about her playing with his toys but when I told him that she wasn't going to take them home he was fine. He mostly sat on my lap the whole time and didn't smile once. We need to do this more often!!!<br /><br />Aren't they cute in the glasses?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3469644934/" title="audrey and owen by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3469644934_febe484905.jpg" width="500" height="344" alt="audrey and owen" /></a><br /><br />We knew after being in this house through the winter that we would not be able to stay, we just couldn't afford $500/month in heat even when we kept it on 61. Pus our landlord still hasn't put screens in the windows that are without. We are not gonna keep asking because our lease is up in June and we want out with a good recommendation and we have a feeling he won't give us one if we keep bugging him.<br /><br />Yesterday we found a great house in Grand Blanc (city that I grew up) It would be close to my mom and Mike's parents which is what we really want :) I have a feeling we may not get it though, she had a TON of applicants. We are keeping our fingers crossed and will hopefully know by the end of the week.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-82641319873337956782009-04-09T21:52:00.000-07:002009-04-09T21:55:41.419-07:00pics from the week.i take a TON of pictures but i don't put them all up so i was thinking i would just start making collages from the week. so here are some of my fav's from the last week.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3428394970/" title="pics from the week by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3428394970_5b34c8c12e.jpg" width="418" height="500" alt="pics from the week" /></a><br /><br />want to see it <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3428394970_c2068de923_o.jpg">LARGER?</a><br /><br />if you look at it on flickr you can see my notes http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3428394970/Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-55437087490299961512009-04-06T12:07:00.000-07:002009-04-09T21:58:58.846-07:00owen<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3418178969/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3418178969_9aa8942f2c.jpg" alt="" height="332" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3418178969_9aa8942f2c_b.jpg">Larger??</a><br /><br /><br />i may write an actual post later but for now just this pic :)Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-89327045709097416772009-04-02T22:04:00.000-07:002009-04-02T22:10:04.453-07:00jacob"mom? would i look cool goth?"<br /><br />I can't believe he asked me that! he is 10 going on 16! i of course told him yes he would. then he asked me if he would look good emo. i said no one looks good emo just because i don't like that style, lol. he said he wants to be goth anyway. he wants to dye his hair black this summer. i said yes but now i am worried. why not blue or green? they wash out easy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3408863916/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3408863916_4a7d9c5854.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="" /></a><br /><br />click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3408863916/">here</a> for the before and after pic.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-6040423554149212222009-03-31T16:05:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:05:41.780-07:00the pout.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3402849190/" title="the pout by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3402849190_33bfa32e6e.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="the pout" /></a><br /><br />just because i asked him to stop so i could take his picture.<br />so cute & so dramatic.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3402236965/" title="20090319_0024 copy by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3402236965_21ab0f56fc.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="20090319_0024 copy" /></a><br /><br />too funny not to share all of them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3403044158/" title="20090319_0030 copy by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3403044158_72d171beec.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="20090319_0030 copy" /></a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-23265989510631572352009-03-28T11:26:00.000-07:002009-03-28T11:30:48.446-07:00Owenyou may have to click these to see them better!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BJ5abDZK56Q/Sc5sKG0WByI/AAAAAAAAAaI/6PHVKDNNuZE/s1600-h/big+flirt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BJ5abDZK56Q/Sc5sKG0WByI/AAAAAAAAAaI/6PHVKDNNuZE/s400/big+flirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318307130855786274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />he LOVES his cars!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BJ5abDZK56Q/Sc5sJ-5c-cI/AAAAAAAAAaA/TlcFISU_aV8/s1600-h/cars.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BJ5abDZK56Q/Sc5sJ-5c-cI/AAAAAAAAAaA/TlcFISU_aV8/s400/cars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318307128729729474" border="0" /></a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-17003153092593444102009-03-25T13:18:00.000-07:002009-03-25T13:39:16.662-07:00UpdateI have been very busy trying to get everything done for my business before it gets warm and i start doing sessions again. i am so eager to get back to work but it scares me at the same time. being a work at home mom is so hard!! i never imagined it to be like this. i am going to have to work really hard at managing my time. the last few weeks i have been working non-stop. i feel like i have turned into a workaholic and that is kind of a scary thing because i don't want to miss anything with my kids growing up. i am thinking next year owen will start pre-school so that will help out too. we really need the money right now too. we rented this house to save some so i could do this and not worry too much about it but we are moving this summer and want to be able to afford a better house. i am grateful that i finally found something that i can do at home and be my own boss at something that i have passion for. i have been searching for something like this for a while. i am also grateful for such an amazing and supportive husband, he believes in me more than i believe in myself sometimes :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3368173045/" title="me! by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3368173045_244593671b.jpg" alt="me!" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /><br />we are going to see my grandma this weekend. she wasn't doing to good yesterday. she has had a lot of nausea and hasn't ate in a week, she also started running a temp. when i talked to her yesterday she was hallucinating again. they did a urinalysis on her and the doctor said that her kidney's weren't working very well. i was pretty worried last night after i spoke to her and then to my dad and didn't sleep very well. they said they were gonna put her on a medication for her kidney and it should help. they actually said she may be coming home the end of next week. there is a possibility she might have to stay in a nursing home for a short time but they didn't know yet.<br /><br />i have new pics on my photography blog up. i am gonna keep these 2 blogs separate so you will have to check that one also if you want to see my sessions. i also update flickr more than i do here so you can always check that for new pics. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/</a>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-1685460730103955992009-03-19T13:10:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:19:35.984-07:00jacob's hair...he is growing it out. again.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3366472901/" title="jacob by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3366472901_21a2260b2d.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="jacob" /></a><br /><br />it is such a mess right now and i think i have to give him a bit of a trim. i'm not gonna make his stop growing it out but his last hair cut was a strange one and it isn't growing out very well. he also does this thing where he flips it like he is in a shampoo commercial and it drives us crazy, lol. he is 10 going on 16,sigh...<br /><br />my grandma is doing good. she has been moved out of intensive care as of a couple days ago. i thought she was moved before because they put her in a different hospital but apparently not. she will be in there for at least another 3 weeks which can't be fun for her. i really wish we were closer. on my dad's side of the family it is just me, my half sister and my dad. hopefully someday she will move closer. the only thing stopping her is the economy, she would never be able to sell her house.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-14263122707019737482009-03-12T09:30:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:10:54.745-07:00i need more hours.my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">grandma'a</span> cat.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3348503218/" title="Untitled by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3348503218_c4fc4fbd26.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br />our life has just been so busy and chaotic lately i can't believe i have been able to get everything i have done. my house is suffering because of it to the point of embarrassment. we usually play catch up on the weekends (a lot more gets done with both of us here, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> sure everyone with little one's know that) but lately our weekends have been filled. the miscarriage has taken a toll on my body and for some reason i am still suffering from complications from it. if i take it easy i have no problems but all this running around is not making it go away. i did go to the er last week because i called my midwife and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dr</span> and they said to go. i didn't need a d&c but was told i may have to go on some medication to stop the bleeding, it has been over 3 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wks</span>.<br /><br />we went to see my grandma yesterday and within about 30minutes i was holding back tears. she was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hallucinating</span> really bad. this was the fist day she had started hallucinating so we had no warning and i was pretty freaked out. she said she saw me at my house and knew that i let the cat out and she didn't know what i did with her china cabinet. she said she called me and left me a message and she could hear the boys playing in the background (my dad said she called her house for left a message for me). she kept going in and out of it, one minute she knew that her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hallucinations</span> weren't real and then the next minute she was telling me that i could have some of the doughnuts and angel food cake from her drawer. i did talk to the nurse and let her know that that isn't what she is like and she was happy i told her. my dad ended up calling the nurse later because he was concerned too. he talked to them this morning and they said it could be a few things but her hemoglobin is low and she may need more blood. they also said she may have an infection that they haven't <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">caught</span> yet. we are going back to see her on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">saturday</span>. i am sure we will be going there at least every weekend for a while.<br /><br />on top of this i am getting ready to start working again. i really need this to be my last year of portfolio building (that shouldn't be a problem). i knew that is was going to be a lot of work but every second i get i am getting ready for it. i have so many forms and contracts to get ready, i need to re-do my price sheet, design my business cards, add a session guide to my web site. i could go on and on. i am lucky to be able to do what i love, i just need to manage my time better, with all of this going on it isn't easy.<br /><br />i also need to get down to the courts to file the adoption papers and make an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">appointment</span> to get new lenses for my glasses (it has been well over 2year). sigh. 1 step at a time.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-24335386353382881422009-03-06T16:21:00.000-08:002009-03-06T16:39:08.967-08:00yipeeeee - a pic of jacob!look - he let me take his picture!! actually he doesn't mind me taking his pic anymore he just seems to have problems not talking while i am taking his pics.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3333495061/" title="yay! it's jacob!! by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3333495061_5cdc9e7325.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="yay! it's jacob!!" /></a><br /><br />i FINALLY have a website for my business :) it will be ready in about a week - give or take - depending on how much time the kids will give me to work on it, lol.<br /><br />jacob's dad has decided to sign over custody still, i honestly think that he doesn't have a choice because they are not doing good financially right now. i felt bad after talking to him again about the name change and thought about not changing it. looking into i found out that when he signs over his parental rights and mike adopts him he will get a new birth certificate so we really don't have a choice.<br /><br />jacob is completely fine with everything. i was really honest with him and told him about child suport (before now he didn't even know what it was) and that rob didn't have a lot of money etc. he understands as well as he can. the only thing that upset him was that he would have to learn how to spell kingsley, lol. after i told him he should learn it anyway because it is my name he wasn't annoyed anymore.<br /><br />as much as i want mike to adopt jacob this is pretty hard to deal with, that jacob will actually have a new birth certificate without rob's name is weird. i know that i will have peace of mind after this though. rob has a very bad past and it scares me constantly that he is going to start drinking or doing drugs again. it will also make me feel better if i know that mike will have jacob if anything happens to me, rob is also ok with that.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-67364858528840564582009-02-28T07:09:00.000-08:002009-02-28T07:13:04.713-08:00a video!here's a Owen fake sneezing and fake burping. notice the cheesy grin after he sneezes the first time, it is because he thinks i am taking a picture of him. such a ham :)<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=67090" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ff2cf81140&photo_id=3315720957"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=67090"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=67090" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ff2cf81140&photo_id=3315720957" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-9718222743523164752009-02-23T18:30:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:43:00.788-08:00on the potty.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3304040421/" title="using the potty by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3304040421_1fcd9b9845.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="using the potty" /></a><br /><br />he may be mad at me for this pic someday :) well, maybe just when i show it to his girlfriends ;). he is pretty good with using the potty. the bad part is he wants to be naked all day and we keep it around 64 degrees in here to save money. he doesn't seem to mind though. he is pretty funny though because he will be naked & put his babylegs on his arms and wear them like that all day, i should try and get a pic of that!<br /><br /><br />this pic was taken the day we had the really nice weather. he thought putting his hand in the water was so funny!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3304038705/" title="water!! by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3304038705_4b28323c04.jpg" width="500" height="339" alt="water!!" /></a><br /><br />we are all doing good here. jacob was pretty upset about the miscarriage, he cried a few times and wanted to make sure we were gonna try again :) the other unfortunate thing is him step mom was also pregnant - same number of weeks as me and had a miscarriage on the same day as me. weird huh? it sucked having to tell jacob that after what he just went through with us but he handled it pretty good. life's little (or big) curveballs i guess.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-71885295600077550862009-02-21T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:31:58.872-08:00the whole storythis may be too much detail for some i haven't really figured out everything i want to write yet.<br /><br />the pregnancy didn't feel right but i didn't want to be paranoid so i just figured everything was ok. i guess now i know why i didn't have any morning sickness. for a few days before the miscarriage i had a brownish and light pink discharge and called my midwife. she said it can either be the start of a miscarriage or nothing. then while at home with owen i started bleeding, i called mike to come home and eileen our midwife again. i decided to just wait to see what was going on, this was around 3pm. a few hours later i had the miscarriage at home i then went through the labor pains and passed everything else around 10pm.<br /><br />i decided i wanted to go to the hospital to get an ultrasound just to make sure i passed everything. i told the dr. that if there was tissue, etc left that i wanted to pass it on my own and i would refuse the d&t. he was so nice and said that is fine and that it was my body and my decision, whew no lectures :) the only bad thing was that at genesys the standard protocol is a catheter for the ultrasound, ugh. everything would have been fine except for that. apparently it is the only hospital around that does that and both the nurse and doctor didn't agree with it. another hospital run by mba's not md's. anyway i passed everything myself and we ended up getting home at 6am. i don't regret going to the hospital i would have worried whether or not i passed everything.<br /><br />i figured once all of this got out of the way the emotions would start. i think the thing that bothers me the most right now is that we have to wait because it is pretty certain that i will have morning sickness again and i want to be able to work this summer.<br /><br />i wanted owen to be close to 2years apart from his sibling but i know that it will be easier for me if they are further apart. i also will have less worries about sleeping arrangements because now we can definitely wait until owen is ready for his own bed. i also don't have to worry about moving while i am 7 or 8 months pregnant (of course now i am not exempt from helping). i am really trying to dwell on the positives and i know with time this will all get easier.<br /><br />i am thankful my mom was around to come over and watch the kids. I am also so happy we have such a wonderful midwife, i must have called her like 10 times. she also said i could call her if i just needed to talk, it is really nice to have that kind of support. how many ob's would do that??Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-62636129302292651752009-02-19T18:18:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:24:37.149-08:00updatejust wanted to update to let everyone know that we lost the baby yesterday. i will write some more later when i am feeling up to it.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-89487307673662722072009-02-13T14:09:00.000-08:002009-02-13T15:20:36.273-08:00more potty learningowen has decided to start using the potty. we started putting him on the <a href="http://the-kingsleys.blogspot.com/2008/12/potty-learning.html">little potty </a>every few days and recently he started peeing in it. yesterday morning he pointed to his diaper and then the potty after that i showed him the seat that goes over our toilet and he is now obsessed. he has had one accident in 2 days and has only worn a diaper when he is sleeping. he's been naked for 2 days, lol. for some reason he doesn't like his underwear.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-69285491451855639242009-02-11T17:36:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:54:08.388-08:00my b-dayyesterday was my birthday, i turned 33!! we didn't do anything though. it was a crazy day. i was hooping to go to dinner with mike & the boys but it didn't happen. we ended up having leftovers, lol. jacob had a bunch of homework and owen was soo cranky. my mom is taking owen overnight saturday for the 1st time so we are going to go to dinner in greektown and then to the casino. i am super excited!!! owen is still cranky today but i think it is because he didn't sleep to well last night. hopefully he does better tonight and tomorrow. i have some pics from the warm weather we had i hope to get them proofed and up soon.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-28268131396421521432009-02-10T19:10:00.000-08:002009-02-10T19:12:23.430-08:00salma hayek<a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/salma-hayeks-br.html">http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/salma-hayeks-br.html</a><br /><br />cool story about salam hayek breastfeeding a baby in africa. she also tells a story about her grandmother on the video.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-47828702085735139062009-02-09T15:55:00.000-08:002009-02-09T16:02:39.667-08:00some me time.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobsfam/3267257833/" title="smile by Christina K, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3267257833_577de9b59b.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="smile" /></a><br /><br />mike took the kiddo's out for a little bit and i have the house to myself. it has only been about an hour and i miss them already, lol. i really needed it though, owen was a crazy boy today. he fell asleep twice for naps and got up less than 5 minutes each one. grrrr. i am used to him not napping much by now but i fell asleep both times with him so i was annoyed because i was soooo tired. now i am going to go watch jeopardy without interruptions and enjoy the peace.Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-91740608536036468282009-01-27T09:06:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:22:02.902-08:00my other bad blogger excuse!owen is not the only reason i haven't been blogging.<br /><br />i'm pregnant!!!!<br /><br />i have been sooo tired the last few weeks!! we just told all of the parents and grandparents last night and today so i can finally write about it here :). i am 9 weeks and my edd is sep.2.<br /><br />it is so funny the difference in the reactions of people this time compared to owen. people kept asking if this was planned. i do remember making it known that we wanted 1 more and we wanted them to be around 2 years apart so yea this was planned, lol!!<br /><br />anyway my pregnancy is going really well. my last 2 pregnancy's i had horrible morning sickness. with owen i couldn't even leave the house. this time hardly anything. i wish all of my pregnancy's were like this!!</span><br /><br />we found a new midwife. i liked the other one i had with owen but we just didn't click so i found someone else. she is really nice :)<br /><br />hopefully owen will let me blog more & i will have the energy to do so!Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023248932191159001.post-37149647803981366662009-01-12T12:56:00.000-08:002009-01-12T13:06:25.770-08:00bad bad blogger...yup, that's me. bad blogger! i don't have any pictures to post either. i do have some but they are on the computer in the office & the little one, who is currently standing on a toy opening and closing the dvd player only takes 1 nap a day that lasts less than an hour destroys the office every time he is in there.**whew** so i am resorting to using jacob's lap top just to let everyone know we are alive and well. my flickr pro account has run out as well and i need to renew when i have a chance. i have so many things i have been wanting to write about but just can't seem to find the time. maybe some day, lol. until then bare with me and my lack of capital letters :)Christina K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02186082486242731606noreply@blogger.com0