He is wearing a special t-shirt they designed and made at school last week just for the last day of school.
May 27th
Today is Zach's last day of preschool. He has learned so much and blossomed even more this year. While the end of the school year is always sad, not having to get him to and from Ankeny in the middle of the day 4 days a week while working full time is a cause for celebration!! Thank you to everyone to helped with transportation this year! We could not have done it without your help!
He is wearing a special t-shirt they designed and made at school last week just for the last day of school.
He is wearing a special t-shirt they designed and made at school last week just for the last day of school.
May 26th
We spent Memorial Day at the farm riding 4 wheelers, chasing bugs & baby kittens, climbing fences, and visiting with Great Grandma Huntrods & Uncle David. Zach is really turning into a farm boy and was covered in dirt and sweat by the time we left. See that little window at the top of the corn crib in the picture below? Zach faced his fears (his words, not mine) and climbed a VERY steep and scary ladder to get to the top of that building and peek out that window. He was so proud of himself that is almost made my fear standing at the bottom watching him worth it...almost! Happy Memorial Day!
May 24th
Saturday while Chris was teaching a motorcycle class, Zach & I headed to the lake for some boating with Mimi, Papa, & Gracie. It was a beautiful day. Zach wanted to build a sand castle so we spent some time on the beach and in the (cold!) water. The highlight of the afternoon had to be finding a large dead catfish floating in the water with another big fish stuck in his mouth. The Huntrods (and little Palmer) like poking dead stuff with a stick, haha!
May 23rd
Our baby boy is now a Preschool graduate!
Friday they had a Spring Sing & Graduation at the school. The kids sang & danced 3 songs and got diplomas and had a great time. We have been so impressed with the Ankeny Schools so far and Zach has LOVED going. I sure hope that love of learning continues. I thought I might be sad at graduation but I couldn't help but smile non-stop at the cuteness overload!
Congratulations handsome!
Friday they had a Spring Sing & Graduation at the school. The kids sang & danced 3 songs and got diplomas and had a great time. We have been so impressed with the Ankeny Schools so far and Zach has LOVED going. I sure hope that love of learning continues. I thought I might be sad at graduation but I couldn't help but smile non-stop at the cuteness overload!
Congratulations handsome!
May 17th
Saturday was Movie Night at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. They showed the Disney movie Frozen and it was packed! We had a great time watching the movie and listening to a stadium full of kids belt out all of the songs. I was super surprised at how many of the words even Zach knew!
May 14th
Wednesday night was the first 2nd Ave Bike Night of the summer at Harley/Smokey D's. Zach & Chris headed up for about an hour and had a great time. Chris got Zach a new motorcycle mesh coat so they had to try it out. He looks pretty handsome to me!
May 4th
Zach has become obsessed with WWE wrestling in the past couple of months. It is quite odd since Chris and I both pretty much hate it. He happened to see it on tv in a hotel back in February when we went to Minneapolis. Ever since then he has been hooked and obsessed with John Cena. He can sit for an hour playing with his figures and creating matches. I guess it's better than playing on the tablet!
May 3rd
Zach is playing tee ball in Ankeny this Spring/Summer. His first game was Saturday. His team is the Royals and he is having a great time. They play at the Prairie Ridge Sports Complex on the north side of Ankeny.
April 20th - Easter Evening
Easter evening we had another great ham meal and egg hunt at Craig & Peggy's. They boys had a great time playing outside and riding bikes and being together. It was an exhausting and fun day!
April 20th - Easter Afternoon
We spent Easter afternoon at the farm with the Huntrods. Imagine my surprise when Zach came riding up the lane on his 3 wheeler alone!! Chris was giving him lessons in the field and he left Chris at the bottom of the hill and drove up by himself! He does a great job and is really safe and conservative about riding. I am so proud of him!
April 20th - Easter Morning
Zach had a great Easter and got spoiled by the Easter bunny. After some fun at our house, we headed to my parents for an amazing noon meal with ham, gravy, potatoes, and all of the fixings. My parents also set up a really cool savenger hunt for Zach, but I guess I was too busy helping with clues to take any pictures of that.
April 19th
Oh hello there! Remember me?? Anyone still out there??
Sorry for my very long blog absence. Life has been busy and I have a million excuses but mainly the truth is I have just been lazy and uninspired. Not to mention every time I get the camera out, I get one of the faces below from my very opinionated 5 year old. While I think he is very adorable, you can only share so many crazy face pictures.
Another big factor is December 31st we found out we were pregnant again. I feel like I have been holding my breath waiting to finally feel less scared about the whole thing for going on 4 months now. It is a very stressful (and non Sara-like) way to live. In December we had our 4th fertility procedure. It was our Hail Mary last attempt before seriously throwing in the towel and accepting life as a family of 3. We were emotionally (and financially) drained from the fertility process but I thought I would regret not trying "one more time". We had so much bad news and heartbreak in 2013, I just knew God was preparing us for a happy ending. That cycle I didn't listen to the doctor's timing recommendations. I listened to my body and my instincts and we had the procedure when I thought we should. I still can't believe it worked. We have found out about all of our other pregnancies together. This time Chris was at work and I called and told him. Instead of a celebration, it was more like a "here we go again" feeling. And in a sick twist of fate, my due date is the exact same as the last pregnancy we lost at 16 weeks in March...September 7th...my Dad's birthday. All of that sounds very glum, but we are beyond excited. It truly is the miracle we have been waiting for and I am starting to slowly breathe again. I have been blessed with an easy, problem-free pregnancy so far and I pray that continues.
In the next few days I hope to get the blog caught up. I am going to leave this post at the top and the other posts should drop below in order. Thanks for caring about our little family. We love you all!
Sorry for my very long blog absence. Life has been busy and I have a million excuses but mainly the truth is I have just been lazy and uninspired. Not to mention every time I get the camera out, I get one of the faces below from my very opinionated 5 year old. While I think he is very adorable, you can only share so many crazy face pictures.
Another big factor is December 31st we found out we were pregnant again. I feel like I have been holding my breath waiting to finally feel less scared about the whole thing for going on 4 months now. It is a very stressful (and non Sara-like) way to live. In December we had our 4th fertility procedure. It was our Hail Mary last attempt before seriously throwing in the towel and accepting life as a family of 3. We were emotionally (and financially) drained from the fertility process but I thought I would regret not trying "one more time". We had so much bad news and heartbreak in 2013, I just knew God was preparing us for a happy ending. That cycle I didn't listen to the doctor's timing recommendations. I listened to my body and my instincts and we had the procedure when I thought we should. I still can't believe it worked. We have found out about all of our other pregnancies together. This time Chris was at work and I called and told him. Instead of a celebration, it was more like a "here we go again" feeling. And in a sick twist of fate, my due date is the exact same as the last pregnancy we lost at 16 weeks in March...September 7th...my Dad's birthday. All of that sounds very glum, but we are beyond excited. It truly is the miracle we have been waiting for and I am starting to slowly breathe again. I have been blessed with an easy, problem-free pregnancy so far and I pray that continues.
In the next few days I hope to get the blog caught up. I am going to leave this post at the top and the other posts should drop below in order. Thanks for caring about our little family. We love you all!
April 18th
April 18th has been marked in red on our calendars since January. Since Zach was born with a congenital birth defect (I hate that word), we qualified for a Level 2 anatomy ultrasound at the Perinatal Center downtown. I wasn't worried if it was a boy or a girl and I wasn't worried about another diaphragmatic hernia...I was worried about EVERYTHING else!
About 20 minutes into the ultrasound, I started to relax when we saw all of the parts in all of the right places. Our baby had its knees tightly clenched together and feet tucked under as to not show off the "goods". About 5 minutes later she finally moved and it was announced it was a girl. I will never forget the look of happiness (and pure shock) on Chris' face. He was so excited (as was I). Zach has been telling us it was a girl since we told him we were pregnant but Palmers only have boys so we didn't believe him. He even told us Grandma Palmer (who passed away last year) told him it was girl. Spooky!
At the end of the ultrasound a doctor came in to talk to us. They saw what they think might be a small VSD (ventricular septal defect). Basically it is a hole in the heart between the ventricles. They said it is really small and wouldn't require surgery and not to worry, but they want to check again in 6 weeks. After talking with our OB, it is very common and "most" times corrects itself en utereo. She said if we had just had a normal ultrasound, they wouldn't have even detected it and they are seeing more and more of these as technology gets better. The tissue in the heart isn't done developing so most likely it will close on its on. We go back May 29th for another check and a fetal echocardiagram. After all of the worry I have done about this pregnancy, surprisingly I am not worried about this VSD. It does help that I get to distract myself by buying lots and lots of pink things!
About 20 minutes into the ultrasound, I started to relax when we saw all of the parts in all of the right places. Our baby had its knees tightly clenched together and feet tucked under as to not show off the "goods". About 5 minutes later she finally moved and it was announced it was a girl. I will never forget the look of happiness (and pure shock) on Chris' face. He was so excited (as was I). Zach has been telling us it was a girl since we told him we were pregnant but Palmers only have boys so we didn't believe him. He even told us Grandma Palmer (who passed away last year) told him it was girl. Spooky!
At the end of the ultrasound a doctor came in to talk to us. They saw what they think might be a small VSD (ventricular septal defect). Basically it is a hole in the heart between the ventricles. They said it is really small and wouldn't require surgery and not to worry, but they want to check again in 6 weeks. After talking with our OB, it is very common and "most" times corrects itself en utereo. She said if we had just had a normal ultrasound, they wouldn't have even detected it and they are seeing more and more of these as technology gets better. The tissue in the heart isn't done developing so most likely it will close on its on. We go back May 29th for another check and a fetal echocardiagram. After all of the worry I have done about this pregnancy, surprisingly I am not worried about this VSD. It does help that I get to distract myself by buying lots and lots of pink things!
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