Cora Kathleen Wagner

Born 2/8/2013
8:32am
Weight: 6 lbs 2 oz
Height:19.5 inches
So far she is a dream! She pretty much judt sleeps and cuddles! Shd hss a good amount of dark blonde hair,  the undertones are really light so it probably won't stay dark.
Cecily and Oliver love her and are so glad she's finally here. Kreg and I are in love!

We meet Cora tomorrow!

I am very ready to be done with this pregnancy,  even though I know I'll miss feeling Cora kick. I am ready to meet her but nervous about all that a newborn entails. It's been close to 3 years since we had a new baby and I feel like I've forgotten everything.  I know it will come back right away.
I'm nervous about the c section too which is to be expected.  Kreg will give me a blessing tonight which will help me feel better! The kids and kreg are so excited to meet Cora too! Hopefully we can all sleep well tonight.

Insta Life

 These two are best friends and do everything together! I love watching them and catching them being sweet and playing together! Cecily is reading more and more each day and we are all lucky enough to have her read to us!

 Oliver isn't particularly fond of the car wash. He says it's scary. So Cecily being the great big sister she is offered to hold his hand through the Wash. If she ever let go he would ask "please can I hold your hand CC?"

 Cecily is really blossoming in her gymnastics, she loves going to her lessons and practices all. the. time. at home. Her new favorite is handstands against the wall. Oliver likes to practice his tricks too!

 I have been soaking up all the time I have left with my firstborn girl! We are both so excited about having another girl in our family, but I know things will be different so I am just cherishing the time I have with just the two kids!

 For MLK day we hit up Jungle Jim's for some fun! I used to take the girls I nannied there all the time so it was fun to take my own kids a good 8 years later! The place hasn't changed at all. The kids loved the rides and had so much fun! Kreg and I were laughing constantly at their happy reactions to everything! It was fun watching Oliver experience riding rides on his own for the first time, Its sad to think he won't ever know the Mall of America like CC did.

We are spending lots of our time preparing for Cora to arrive, most importantly planning outfits and matching sister outfits at that! This is the "coming home from the hospital" outfit. Cecily is so excited to Match with Cora on the day she comes home! Twinner gold sparkly sweaters, leopard dresses, and pink headbands! I just might have to wear a leopard top to coordinate ;)

Cousin Sleepover

 We went swimming and to lunch with all the cousins on Wednesday! It was a fun time, We have been wanting to have Hudson sleepover ever since we moved to UT, and this was the perfect time to take him home with us. We got home and played, had dinner, made cookies (pic below, it was impossible getting all 3 of them to look at the camera AND smile)

                                        They played with ALL the toys in Oli's room!

                                                                           Gave loves

                      Which turned into a wrestling match, don't worry they were both laughing!

                                                       Had a bubble bath

                                    Wrestled some more! Oli was trying to save Hud from Kreg

                                 Watched an intense movie (the Lorax) as you can tell by their faces

Hudson had a little sad moment when it was time for bed, he kept telling us he was ready to go home and done with the sleepover, He said he didn't like my house, he just liked "mommy's house". He was upset but fell asleep quickly after we gave him a puppy to cuddle and I sat next to his bed. I was not allowed to rub his back or touch him, but I had to stay right by him till he fell asleep. I had woken up at 5 am the next day (darn pregnancy insomnia) I got a few things done around the house and right when I went back to bed around 6:15 Hudson woke up, so he and I made Banana bread. He told me he liked my house again and it was so fun! Im so glad he changed his mind! We loved having him come and hope he'll do it again soon!

Pregnancy less than a month left!

 The kids are constantly talking to Cora and loving on her, I'm sure she will recognize their voices right away!

We are getting so anxious for Cora to get here! We have less than 3 and 1/2 weeks left! I have been in major nesting mode for the last month or so, I love the urge to organize and clean! My morning sickness has come back in waves, mostly after I eat. I am pretty uncomfortable and sore. My hips and back hurt a lot, especially when I try to sleep. I have insomnia at night so by the time morning rolls around I am zonked because of being up so late, thankfully my kids are so good about letting me sleep when I can and thankfully CC is so self sufficient and helpful with Oliver. I am so blessed with such great kids! Cora is a mover, and is constantly going, while painful at times I LOVE feeling her move and kick. Its my favorite thing about being pregnant. We are so excited to hold her and love on her! I can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like!

  I haven't had much swelling in my hands and feet, just in my feet if a sit a long period of time but even then its nothing like when I was pregnant with Cecily! I am still craving apple juice, smoothies, and treats unfortunately! I try not to indulge to much but its hard. We are pretty much ready for our little Coco to get here! Bags are packed, Car seat is purchased and waiting to be installed in the car, nursery is ready for the most part! I am not prepared because I think I may go into labor in fact I know I will not go early, I am just one of those people that is ultra prepared and organized. February 8th, 2013 around 7:45 am can't come soon enough!

Napa

 We went to Napa for the Day and had a great time like always! (thanks Mal for your pics) Grandma and Grandpa Wagner made  us a nice lunch and we had fun visiting and playing at Aunt Cathy's and Uncle Mikes. Sadly I didn't get any pictures of any of them!

 I love that our kids can make memories exploring all the land on Hazelwood dr just like their parents did as kids!

 So much fun with Cousin Dean! Oliver is a few weeks older than Dean but Dean is about as tall as CC!

 Cory, Katie, and Dean have the most awesome house and yard! They raise Goats and Chickens, the kids had so much fun experiencing their little farm!

                                                              Beautiful isn't it!

                             I had to have a picture of Paige on the blog!

 Cecily got some eggs from the Chicken coop. She opened one of the doors and then slammed it shut while screaming "oh no there is a Hen in there pooping out an egg!!"

                                   The kids played king of the hill on these hay bails

 and then the goats got in on the action!

                                    and took over! The kids got pushed off by the goats, it was hilarious but scary for the kids!

 Dean has the most fun Swing set, tractor you can drive, trains and every other toy you can dream of! The kids would have stayed forever if we would have let them! We even got to try fresh Goat milk, it was yum!

                Thanks for having us over and showing us around! Can't wait to do it again!

Recap of 2012

What a year it has been! I love looking back each year month by month and thinking about all we did and experienced! This year was just as exciting and eventful as the others!
January: We got home from CA and got back to life ie Preschool, friends, the freezing cold in MN, Kreg took the GMAT with plans on doing a masters in Finance program Possibly in UT.  Kreg also was applying for jobs like crazy, in MN, UT, and CO. We had colds and flu bugs
February: More of the same, just living and loving life in the cold, more applying for jobs and Kreg was still working at Thompson Rueters, I was working at Lifetime fitness in the Child center. Cecily turned 4 and 1/2.
March: I Turned 27, went on a fun lunch date with CC and went to the temple and dessert with my girlfriends! Cecily learns to ride a 2 wheeler, we had an early spring, she learned to whistle and tie her shoes! Oliver had surgery on his sty on his eyelid. He did great and recovered fabulously! I had the flu twice. Still applying for jobs.
April: Kreg gets an interview with a firm in Colorado, so we rode tripped it out there, had fun exploring CO for a couple of days and then Kreg got another interview in UT so we furthered our trip and went for a quick visit to meet new nephew Bentley and Kreg interviewed at UAR. Had fun Celebrating Easter in UT with family. Kreg heard back from UAR and he got the JOB! We had less than two weeks to pack and move to UT! We said goodbye to all of our Family in MN and headed west. the kids and I flew, Kreg drove the truck and pulled our car.
May: Kreg starts work and loves it right away. Sarah and Aaron are so generous and let us live with them for a few weeks until our rental is available! (I am still so grateful for this time with my sister, I had so much fun being with her at her house!) Oliver turns 2! We enjoy the warm UT weather with lots of family time!
June: Had some visits with friends from MN, The kids and I road tripped it with Kim and Eli to CA for a  couple of weeks! Taught some freezing swim lessons and some nice warm ones! Kreg continued to love work! Moved into our house, Found out I am pregnant with #3!!
JULY: Wagner family reunion at Aspen grove! Morning sick, Kreg loves work. The kids love having the backyard and playing outside all day. Lots of swimming and cousin time! Kreg turns 28 More visits with Friends from MN.
August: Cecily turns 5! She is beyond excited to be five, I am having a hard time with it! Lots of fishing and hikes with Kreg.  Morning sick. Visit with from Grandma and the fishers. Brigham city temple open house. Kreg and I celebrate 6 years of Marriage!
September: Cecily starts Kindergarten and learns to read! Oliver and Mom love our 1 on 1 time. still morning sick. Family trip to St George for Kreg's work conference. Visit with Great G&G Baumgarten. CC and I go to the Aladdin musical, stop at Zions natl park for the day. Get a new nephew Owen. Find out Baby is a GIRL! Bought a van to prepare for our growing family! Kreg gets called to be assistant Scout master, I get called to be Young Women Secretary
October: Lots of Halloween Celebrations, Visit from Great Grammi and Gramps! Making new friends and getting to know people. Still morning sick. Back to the gym and working out again
November: Finally getting relief from being morning sick. Oli turns 2 1/2. Thanksgiving at Gram and Papa's. Get the flu. Getting ready for Christmas lots of decorating
December: Rudolf party. Kreg and I go away for the night and go to the draper temple. Chris comes home from his mission, have his homecoming and family dinner. Keep really busy preparing for baby (major nesting mode).  Have fun with our 25 days of Christmas activities. Christmas Eve and Christmas with the Reids Trip to CA with the Wagners!

We feel so blessed again this year. Our prayers and perseverance to find a job paid off and Kreg got his dream job with perfect hours, great people to work with and he loves what he does! I love that he is only ten min away and can come home for lunch most days and his home before 5:15 every night. We feel so blessed to have this job and live in UT. Kreg knew that was where we were supposed to be when he took the bar and he stayed faithful to that the entire journey. I am so grateful to be married to such a faithful, trusting, and hard working man. He is a fabulous father and husband to us! We are so happy and blessed to be adding another child to our family in a few short weeks, we are blessed with happy, healthy children and love them so much. We are happy to be living so close to so much family now and realize what a blessing it is! We are grateful for our testimonies and our faith in the Savior. We know nothing but the gospel will bring us true happiness in our lives.

Friend Time

 In December we had some fun friend time! Our friends Avea and Anton came over for a late night stay. The girls had fun playing wedding, they took turns being the bride and groom.

And then we had popcorn and watch a movie!
And a really special treat, we had Rhonda, Ruby, and Cora over for the day while they were in UT for Christmas! The kids had so much fun and got along so well! It was perfect because Rho and I could just sit and chat like old times! It was so wonderful having them over, it felt like going home in a sense, Rhonda and I just understand each other and its so comfortable just being together! Makes us miss MN and all our great friends!

 They took face painting to the extreme! Oliver and Cora were like two peas in a pod! I wish we lived near each other, it would be so fun!

Cecily taught the girls how to play mother may I. We can't wait to go to LA to visit the Harris' and the Myers'!!