Kiser Christmas

So excited to see my Kiser family tonight and spend time with so many wonderful people that mean so much to me but I rarely get to see anymore. Thank you so much, mom, for keeping up this tradition and getting us all together as often as you can. Grandma would be so proud and I know she is smiling down on us tonight. Oh how I wish she could see how her family has grown in the past 14 years since she's been gone. How I miss her still! 💗

Baby doll sleepover!

And it continued into morning. Oh how this child loves to take care if her baby dolls. 

She is even in the back seat right now holding her baby doll. And if we talk, she tells us "shhhhhh, be ky-et(quiet), my baby seeping". So sweet!

Fun with the Elf

Our Elf came from the North Pole. His name is Gabe. Here are a few of his shenanigans. :)

Christmas fun

This has been a fun Christmas season! Kelsie understands a lot more this year than last, of course, and she is just at a fun age full of joy and excitement! We have decorated the tree, baked Christmas cookies, built a gingerbread house, had a visit with Santa, had fun at "Little Elves Workshop" Sweetarts class, watched the new Disney movie Frozen, went Christmas shopping, wrapped presents, played with our Nativity scene, and most importantly talked about Jesus's birth and the reason we celebrate Christmas. 

Some of Kelsie's favorite things so far have been carrying around the "widdle tiny baby Jee-us".
She wants to wrap presents all the time. She will get the wrapping paper and put several random toys on it, and then ask me to help her wrap it. Then she will give it to Nathan or I and say "Merry Christmas!" (or Happy Birthday)! She is definitely in the giving spirit. She is always trying to give us something and loves our excited reaction as we receive it.

Christmas morning is going to be so much fun!

Singing, dancing, and doing crafts at my SweetArts class in the "Little Elves Workshop" and Kelsie absolutely loved it. She kept looking at me saying, "dis so exciting!' and the entire week after she would talk about it and ask "we come back?" which means "can we go back?"

Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle

CF checkup

Kelsie had her routine CF checkup today and as expected, everything is great! They were so very pleased with how well she is doing. Her nutritional status was "outstanding" and she continues to remain 50-75th percentile for weight and BMI and close to the 80th percentile for height. She weighed 33.3lbs! She has gained 7lbs since this time last year. And most importantly, she hasn't needed antibiotics in over a year!!! I can't even express how thankful I am for her health. When she was diagnosed, I expected a much different outcome with multiple respiratory infections but that hasn't been the case at all. She has had probably 3 little colds this year but only had a little runny nose or nasal congestion. No cough at all in over a year. I just remember this time last year we were going in for her bronchoscopy anticipating a likely admission but everything turned out fine and she hasn't even really gotten sick since. So thankful to God! I know He is taking care of her and protecting her each and every day. 

Here are some pictures from our visit today. Her doctor just moved so we got to meet her new doctor, Dr. Dellon and we just loved her! Kelsie was not shy either. She was talking up a storm and sharing all kinds of random memories with her!! "Member(remember), I jup(just)...." and on and on she would go with any random story on her mind. I just love how talkative she is! So much fun! 

Checking her ears...(she LOVES getting check ups, and giving them too!)

And her nose...

A puzzle and a snack while we wait...

Reading a book to daddy while wait..

And posing in front of the pretty Christmas tree in the lobby...

Memorable quotes by Kelsie

Kelsie is at the age where she says the funniest things and on many occasions, I have thought, "I need to write that down!" Well, this is going to be my "writing it down". Since I am terrible about keeping things organized, making lists, or utilizing pen and paper anymore,  I think the blog (AKA - Kelsie's baby book) may be the best place to put it. I will also have access to it on my phone no matter where we are so I can just keep a log. Enjoy!

11/4/13 (age 2y 8m)-  As we are sitting in the dentist, Kelsie was sitting on my lap and was about to get her teeth cleaned. I don't know exactly what I was doing but I think I was moving her hair around and kissed her or something and she said "top it, youre getting on my nerves". I was so shocked and have never heard her say that before. Not something she needs to say very often but its also a good thing that she is learning to express her feelings!

As I was reading her a bedtime story tonight she looked up at me and said with the sweetest face, "Mommy, I seepy...(and with a little pause and hesitation and a smirk) I need coffee."  I couldn't help but roar in laughter. I don't even say that very often but its definitely a reminder that they hear EVERYTHING you say and are always trying to be more like you! Such a funny moment. I was laughing so much and she joined in. Very cute. And then she prayed. For all members of her family, as well as her baby dolls, Maggie (my parents' dog), and mommy's earrings. :)

11/3/13- Kelsie had been in bed for about 30 minutes. I thought she was asleep. Then I heard her yelling over and over "yook mommy, I doing exercise!!" Looked at the monitor and saw this. This girl keeps me laughing!

Kelsie had been in bed for about 30 minutes. I thought she was asleep. Then I heard her yelling over and over "yook mommy, I doing exercise!!" Looked at the monitor and saw this. This girl keeps me laughing!

Halloween 2013

My favorite quote from last night: "Are you Tinkerbell?", Kelsie's reply, "No, I Kelsie. This jup (just) my costume!" In case anyone was wondering! ;)

We didn't do anything extravagant for Halloween, just went trick or treating around the neighborhood which was lots of fun. It was such a beautiful evening too! Near 70s so warm enough to not have to bundle up a small costume.

Several of our neighbors went a little far out decorating for Halloween (smoke, people dressed up with masks giving out candy from a "fortune teller" set, graves dug out in their yard with skeletons inside, eyeballs that lit up and flashing in the bushes, motion detector corpses that scared you when you walked by). It was pretty intense, and at times scary for the kids. I was afraid we might have to deal with nightmare awakenings last night but she didn't wake up thankfully.

She was a pretty little Tinkerbell though and enjoyed getting all the candy.

Bowl Away CF

Once again, we had a wonderful time at the CFF Fundraiser: Bowl Away CF. Our team raised over the $3,500 and the event as a whole raised over $21,000! We are thrilled to have been a part of the fundraising for this great cause and pray that God will bless the efforts of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, specifically that a cure will be found!


Here are some pictures from the event.

Kelsie loved the bowling and was so excited to have all of her favorite people together in one place. She kept saying we were going to her birthday party! :) I guess it was kind of like that in some ways...everyone on our team was there to support and celebrate her!

 

 

My little nurse. Like mother, like daughter!

Kelsie is such a nurse and little momma. At the doctor today...and she was so excited to come! She said in the way over here: "going doctor, so excited, it so much fun, getting shot, it going hurt but only a widdle".