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January, 2009

  1. Update! Update! Update!

    January 23, 2009 by Monica Sepper

    We have been so busy lately.  I am not sure where the time has gone.  Here is an update, hang on because there is lots!

    We started off by going to a birthday party on the 10th, Katie Lynn’s little friend was turing 1! The kids had such a good time and liked to chase each other.

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    The next day we got to go out with Kim, Ryan and their girls.  We had fun catching up and just getting together.  Once again Katie Lynn is not thrilled to be taking pictures….but here is one of the girls anyways. cimg5562

    The next weekend came up pretty fast, my good friend Michelle was getting married! At the last minute Tom and I decided to leave Katie Lynn with Wrigley….at Tom’s folks house. (of course, not by herself) It was a hard decision but we were driving so far in such a short time and we wanted to be sure we could do all there was for the wedding.  We dropped Katie Lynn and Wrigley off at Grandma and Heypa’s and then we headed down to Fredericksburg.  It was hard to leave her but knew it was best. 

    We were able to go to the rehersal dinner, enjoy a night of sleep and then wedding stuff all the next day.  It was a lot of fun to enjoy the time with Michelle and her hubby to be.  I enjoyed getting to spend Saturday with Michelle and I was really glad we got to be there for her big day.  She was beautiful!

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    Dropping Katie Lynn off for the night

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    Michelle and I the night before

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    Michelle on her big day

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    A rare photo of just Tom and I

    Katie Lynn’s friend Lani came all the way in from Lubbock to visit her.  We all got to catch up and it was a lot of fun.  Larry and Janae were really here to visit their neices for the first time and we were so excited that they made some extra time to come see us.  It was nice to visit and have the girls play. 

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    We also got some pictures of Katie Lynn standing and being silly.

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    A bunch to run together but wanted to share it all! I should feel much more rested in about 4 weeks and hopefully there will not be another 10 day drought on our blog.

    Category Family, Friends, Katie Lynn, Tom & Monica | Tags: | 4 Comments

  2. Blessed Are We

    January 13, 2009 by Tom Sepper

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    We are thrilled to announce that Katie Lynn is going to be a big sister; Monica and I are expecting our second child! Monica’s due date is August 31, 2009.

    Naturally, one of the questions that always comes to mind:

    Was this planned?

    The answer to that is no. The next declaration is usually:

    Oh! So this was a surprise!

    Well, no..

    The best way to explain is to go back to 2005. After our niece Madison was born, Monica and I got bit hard by the baby bug. So we decided to start trying to conceive. Unfortunately, it did not happen for us and we were referred to a specialist. Monica was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POCS) in October 2006. She took Clomid for a few cycles but to no avail. At that time, the specialist gave us the option of moving to the next level: injection shots leading to an IUI (Intrauterine Insemination).

    Our first IUI was performed in March 2007 and was successful; Monica was pregnant with Katie Lynn. After Katie Lynn was born, Monica and I made the decision to not do anything to prevent future pregnancies given the difficulties we had encountered conceiving Katie Lynn.

    Flash forward to August 2008. Monica, Katie Lynn, and I had just moved back to the Metroplex about a month prior. We believed Monica had actually cycled a few months back-to-back-to-back in August, September, and October. After the October cycle, we decided to actually “try”.. but several pregnancy tests taken the week of Thanksgiving all showed negative.

    Disappointment set in, but given our history, we were not terribly depressed. We had to go the specialist route before, and we knew that we would more than likely need to go that route again. Monica made an apppointment with a specialist for January 19, 2009.

    But on the morning of December 22, 2008, Monica and Katie Lynn brought in “an early Christmas present” to me in my home office. I proceed to open it and discover a pregnancy test.. a positive pregnancy test.

    Wait.. huh?

    How did this happen? I knew how it happened, but the shock was overwhelming. We had conceived naturally.

    So, was this a planned pregnancy? Yes and No. We were planning on having another baby, but it didn’t happen how we thought it would.

    But then again.. what has?

    It’s always fun to tell family news like this; naturally we had to get it on video!

    We’ll be posting regular updates here throughout Monica’s pregnancy. We ask that you keep us in your prayers and pray that our little Peanut is healthy.

    Category Baby Peanut, Family, Katie Lynn, Tom & Monica | Tags: | 19 Comments

  3. New Class & Party Time

    January 6, 2009 by Tom Sepper

    After a two week break from daycare since Monica was off, Katie Lynn went back yesterday.. but this time in a new room — the twaddler room. It’s a bit different than the infant room, and her teachers have said she has transitioned wonderfully. They told us the second day is usually worse than the first, but Katie Lynn had a great day today.

    As funny as this sounds, we think it’s been easy for Katie Lynn because she was gone for two weeks as well as the fact that her friend Bridget also got transitioned to the new room within the last two weeks. Those two little girls are two peas in a pod.. they’re so cute together!

    Speaking of Bridget, Katie Lynn (along with Monica and I) went to Bridget’s first birthday party on Sunday. We had a great time and were appreciative that Bridget’s parents thought of us.

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    Category Friends, Katie Lynn | Tags: | 3 Comments

  4. Happy 2009

    January 3, 2009 by Monica Sepper

    Another year gone, another year to begin.  Where does the time go? This past year sure has brought us through alot, we have learned alot and we have grown alot.  We are very excited about 2009 and can’t wait to see what it will bring. 

    Since we didn’t post New Years last year…here we are last year (yes…in the hospital)

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    Here we are this year.

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    And a bonus picture of Katie Lynn on New Years day.

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    Happy 2009 to all.

    Category Katie Lynn, Tom & Monica | Tags: | 3 Comments