North

Is where we are moving. :-)

We are going to be residents of Ankeny, IA come July 15th, 2011. We are very excited to be moving to the community and very excited to get to know our new neighbors! Our Church is in Ankeny, our pediatrician, some of our best friends and better schools for the twins.

Our house is going to be such a better fit for our family. It has 4 bedrooms, a huge kitchen, a pantry (YEAH), and an unfinished basement! When we walked into the house Nick and I both just knew it was the perfect house for our family. It was the first house we looked at in a day FILLED with looking at houses (10 to be exact). No other house compared to this one so we made an offer. The next day we settled on the offer and 'hopefully' the rest is history! :-)

Now off to packing....

What a week...

It has been an emotional roller coaster these past two days.

We may have some good news on the house selling front...we'll wait and see on that. But its also been one year since my dad died. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Racing to Waterloo, seeing him struggling to breathe and watching him take his last breath. That moment is burned into my memory and is one of the most precious things I've ever experienced. I miss him deeply. I miss everything about him. His face, his voice, his hands... He was my hero. For anyone who knew him you knew that he didn't say much, but he spoke a thousand words. He was loyal, honest and the most amazing person I have ever met. He was the first man I ever loved! :-) I'm so proud that my son carries his name. I will forever tell him to carry it proudly.

I miss you Dad and will forever miss you. Please keep dancing with the angels (or playing golf). I can't wait to see your face again and dance with Jesus along side you!

Selling a house

SUCKS!

We have had our house on the market since September 2010 and have had only a handful of showings. :-(

We really want to be in the Ankeny area as that is where our pediatrician is, our church and a much better school system. We know that it will happen when its supposed to happen, but we are hoping and praying for some good news soon.

If anyone is interested or knows anyone who is interested let us know. Its a nice 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on a double cul-de-sac in a great family friendly neighborhood! :-)

Life is good...

For no particular reason did I feel like that title, other than I'm just feeling truly blessed today. I left work, picked up Addy...came home got Birk and we headed to Gray's Lake for a run. The weather was beautiful (other than some pretty hefty wind gusts), the kids were happy and pointed out all the wonderful sights at Gray's like the following; anyone with a Hawkeye shirt, anyone with a Cyclone shirt, anyone with a hat on, anyone running, anyone w/ a dog, anyone who was a guy, anyone in a stroller, anyone on a bike and then the occasional reminder that there was 'water' near by. I got about 4 miles in and then realized that I just couldn't push the 50 lb stroller against he wind any longer. We loaded up and headed to Aunt Whitney's to play for a while. They ran, played with TT (their cousin) and then we headed home. We got some good Mommy/kid wrestle time in and they just went to bed happy and tired. As I laid each of them down I kissed them and they looked back at me and said 'night Mommy.' It melted my heart and reminds me just how much I LOVE being Birk and Addy's Mommy.

Now I'm sitting here drinking my glass of wine and catching up on the Royal Wedding.

Life is good....

Kids

Wow...I'm not even sure where to begin this blog. I say often to myself 'hey, I should go blog about that so I can keep track..' and then when I finally get here I forgot all the things I wanted to blog about.

First off I guess I should start by saying that our dear Addy Grace has reached her 'terrible two's' and is running full steam. She has been a bit of a handful this past week or so. She screams when she doesn't get what she wants, and she has even resorted to violence on occasion! She does, however, have her good qualities. She loves her brother and is always looking out for him and watching out for those times he feels compelled to be naughty. We quite frequently hear 'NO BIRKY...NO' from the backseat of our van...or 'OWEY' from wherever those two are playing in the house to let us know that something isn't right in her world. :-) She loves to sing her ABC's, and count to 10 (with a little help). In fact she did a beautiful rendition of her ABC's at lunch today for the entire restaurant (we went downtown and had lunch with Daddy). Addy's new best friend is her dolly, BARB. My mom's friend gave her a cute little doll a few weeks ago and my mom made a ton of adorable outfits. THis has become one of Addy's joys. She loves to be motherly and take care of Barb. In face we often have to take Barb wherever we go. We could not leave the house last Sunday to go to church with out Barb. However, Addy did not want her in the nursery so Barb got to sit with me and listen to the service! :-)

Birk is our little man. He LOVES to play with cars, animals, 'chu chu' trains and watch TV (just like his father who gets sucked into the shows and IGNORES everything else). He is still in love with 'Yi' (Cy - from the Cyclones) and will freak out if he sees anyone who is wearing Yi (or somethings anything red.) Birk has also discovered a love for bikes and playing drums (which again just pleases his father to no end). We think we are going to try out getting him a drum set and see how much he likes it (or how much I can stand all the drumming).

Overall, life is good in the Robertson house. We can't seem to complain too much. We are excited for warmer weather so we can go to the park and be outside more often.

Hope everyone has a Happy Easter and a joyous Spring!

Pictures...

Here are a few shots from our trip last week....

Disappointment

So our Cincinnati trip didn't go quite as we had envisioned. Turns out they discovered some swelling in a NEW location in Birks' airway so they aren't quite sure he is ready. They can't go in and do surgery on an already swollen area which will only become more swollen and irritated with surgery. We aren't 100% sure that the cause was from a change that was made to an inhaled steroid that he takes by his local pulmonologist, but it likely to be a contributing factor. We are most frustrated that we are hearing conflicting things from doctors who are supposed to be experts. Turns out I do have to go to extra lengths and contact Cincinnati every time I have a question or need some direction. So, long story short we head back in August for what we hope to be a final evaluation and then surgery in September. We are praying that we find some direction for some unanswered concerns we have now that surgery has been delayed. Please pray for guidance for our family and that things will fall into place and our little guy is taken care of.

On a positive note Birk got to attend his first even MLB game. We went to the Reds/Astros game. Although the final score was not what we had hoped, it was a wonderful experience. Birk ended up getting on the Jumbo tron at the game. I asked him to show his teeth and he did. He is also the only child in the world (well, at least that I know) that also orders nachos and a banana at a game. I was pleased/not pleased to have to pay $2.50 for a banana... a BANANA! I guess I can't be upset that he chose a healthy option! :-)

Birk was very happy to be home and see his BFF Addy. They were both so happy to play on Thursday morning and VERY sad to say goodbye when Nick took Addy to daycare and Birk stayed home w/ his nurse. That warms my heart that they love each other so much (and makes me sad that they are separated each day). I guess I should count my blessings now that they want to spend time together and play!