Mom's Day Weekend

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and soon-to-be moms!!! A special Mother's Day to our moms, grandma's, and godmothers in our lives!!!!! I had a wonderful mother's day...which included a manicure/pedicure, a new watch, gift certificate to pamper myself, flowers, clothes, and quality time with family and friends! Thank you to everyone for the great mother's day!!!!

Here are some pictures from last week and our special weekend!





Abigail and Luca toured Dinosaur Alive at Brookfield Zoo last week. They seemed to like the dinosaurs...while they sort of scared me and Racquel! Thanks Bryja's for the fun day at the zoo!



Abigail was feeling better so we decided to pay outside...she LOVES her no-spill bubbles from Aunt Julie.





In...Out...In...Out...That's how Abigail plays with her car. But she loves the car..and our local grocery store has a cart with a car in the front so know I can get all my grocery shopping done with a happy kid cause she drives the car through the store. It's very cute!


At Bass Lake this weekend

Let's compare....

Abigail in her life jacket 2009

Abigial in her life jacket 2008

Celebrating Great Nani's Birthday...Abigail loves to blow on her food (No matter what I put her on plate, she says "hot" and blows on it) so she was a big help with the cake! Happy Birthday, Great Nani!

4 Generations

Apparently Abigail is ready for Vegas! Papa taught her how to use the slot machines at Aunt Jam and Uncle Al's house...and she caught on too quick!!!!

Mama needs a new pair of flip flops!!!!

Lunch at La Tasca


4 generations

(I would like to point out that I always get frustrated with Rob because he has no patience with the camera and just snaps a picture and says "Good enough"....the proof is this picture. So I apologize for the poor picture...but it's how Rob takes pictures no matter now many times I say "Be patience, try it again"....)


Rob decided my grandma needed a horn for her walker so she could move around her home quicker...it was a big hit! My grandma thought it was hilarious and kept honking it...very cute! I'm sure she's gonna really annoy some people at her place...but she's 95, she can do what she wants!!!

This week is pretty low key with some fun visits with friends!!!! Fun posts to come!!!! I'd also like to point out that Abigail and I start Mommy and Me Dance Class in June (along with swim lessons)...I'm pretty sure I'm gonna make a fool out of myself in ballet...but I'm sure the pics will be GREAT!

Sickey McSickAlot

Why haven't I posted anything this week? Because I'm being a nurse to Miss Abigail.
She had a fever on Saturday night but it went away with tylenol so I chalked it up to teething. It came back on Tuesday in full effect. I brought her into the dr. on Tuesday and they said it's just a "virus" and to let it run it's course. Tuesday night was ROUGH with her up half the night with a fever over 103. Wednesday the fever came and went...and came back Wednesday night. So it's Thursday and it's the 1st day since Monday that she has even picked up a toy..so I'm thinking she's feeling better. I had to miss work yesterday so I'm making it up this afternoon as long as she stays healthy throughout the morning (Thank you so much Jenny for watching Abigail).

Anyways, thought I'd better post an update...that's what's happening at the Wennerstrom home. Abigail is not a cuddler, but she sure is when she's sick...even this morning she sat on my lap and watched an hour of the Today Show with me (Kate from Jon & Kate was on talking about Jon's affair...I had to watch...so sad if it's true...she never denied it but said "I don't know if I believe them or not" which to me sounds like he's pretty guilty..he also wrote a letter that basically said "Sorry for all the pain I caused my family.").

Okay, gotta head back to Miss Abigail. We are having a really really difficult time getting her to eat or drink anything so she's crabby and she's beckoning me with her cries!

We'll get pics up with the next post..maybe some of Mother's Day!

Photo Shoot & Top 10 List

Today Abigail had to wear something "sports" for gymnastics...so I decided to put her in her Bears uniform since I don't know how much longer she'll fit into it. I wanted to take a picture or two..but Abigail was being a HAM! She was really into a photo shoot..I would say "Abigail, Say Cheese" and she would sit down and pose. It was funny...so here's a random photo shoot for no reason other than she was happy!


Can you say "Ham"?



Two cheerleaders


She kept sitting in my lap and trying to get a picture....


Big Girl

This one is not from today...but a few days ago this is how she woke up from nap. Her hair was OUT OF CONTROL!!!!

I love this little pose..and of course Kramer had to get in it too...Abigail had sat in cheese in her high chair so he was helping me clean it up!

Abigail feeding her doll with the bottle.

Rob and I were talking last night about how funny Abigail is and how there are so many things we love that she is doing...so I thought I'd keep these memories by making my top 10 list!

Top 10 Favorite Things about Abigail at 16 months

10. She walks everywhere with her hands behind her back! (It finally occured to me today that it's the same walk my Grandpa Joe used to do....what great memories!)

9. She learned "Thank You" in sign language and knows when to do it now without me telling her. Today the man at Costco drew her a smiley face on our receipt and she signed "Thank You" to him without me saying to.

8. She doesn't know the difference between "Thank You" and blowing a kiss...so it's the same thing! The man at Costco thought Abigail was blowing him a kiss! :)

7. She is really into playing. She loves her 2 dolls (baby doll and cheerleader) and she is always giving them a bottle or making her cheerleader doll clap her hands when she cheers.

6. She learned how to crawl up on the couch doing a crazy move that only monkeys can do!

5. She loves her blankie...it goes with her everywhere. She loves the smell of it (my mom said I was the same way when I was a kid) and is always putting it on our faces so we can smell it too!

4. She has a "dance" she does when she wants us to laugh at her...she walks in circles and always checks to make sure we're watching!

3. She learned to "jump" in gymnastics and loves to jump...she doesn't know her feet aren't leaving the ground.

2. She still LOVES to read. Her favorite continues to be Brown Bear!

1. Even though she has had some rough days teething, she is the most loving, happy little girl. She has a smile that lights up the room! She laughs at herself all the time...and makes us laugh.

That's our little princess at 16 months! You might wonder what we can't wait for next...we have 2 things! 1. Teething to be over! 2 of her molars are all the way through, the other 2 are half way through. We should buy stock in Baby Motrin. 2. Abigail being able to talk more. She lately has been frustrated because she wants something but can't tell us. She has her own little language but I haven't figured it out yet. So she resorts to a lot of yelling and even some pushing. She'll push me to the fridge if she wants milk or to the pantry if she wants food. Oh, this kid...she makes me laugh!

Happy Thursday!!!!

March of Dimes Weekend

This weekend was the March of Dimes walk. We started at the CDH tent where we saw some nurses and hospital staff..and they got to see Abigail. We also spent some time with our 2 favorite CDH NICU graduates, Luca and Cally, and their families! The rain held off for the first mile...then it really came down. Around mile 2 we had to stop because of the massive amounts of lightning surrounding us. Even with the rain, it was a great time and we can't wait for next year! I forgot my camera but here are a few pics from Rob's mom....

Not a great picture of Abigail, but it shows her cute shirt she wore for the walk!

Abigail with Rob's parents and the shirts they made for the walk.

Even with all that rain and lightning, Miss Abigail was a happy kid. This is after standing in the rain for 30 minutes! We love her!!!

Thank you to everyone who donated in honor of Abigail! We really, really appreciate it so much!!!! Also a special thanks to all the grandparents and Aunt Julie who came out for the walk....and a BIG thanks to our neighbors Jenny, Ryan, Reese, and Chase and to The Holtz's for coming all the way out to St. Charles to walk with us! The rain was a bummer...but the cause is amazing!!!!

March for Babies and our little TV star!

This Sunday is the March of Dimes March for Babies walk! Thank you to everyone to donated for this great cause. It's a very, very important organization for us!!!!!

Miss Abigail has been invited to be on NBC Channel 5's Dance Friday tomorrow morning. It will require her and I getting out of the house between 5 and 5:30 am, but I think it will be worth it! I have no idea how many moms and kids are going to be down there, so if we'll even get any air time or not, but either way we'll be there showing our support for March of Dimes!!! So set your DVR players (or VCR's if you have them) for the Channel 5 Morning news between 6:00 and 7:00 am!!! I will be wearing a purple March of Dimes t-shirt and Abigail will be wearing a special shirt I'm working on!

The walk is on Sunday and we can't wait. There are over 50 drs, nurses, and NICU families walking from Central Dupage Hospital. It's amazing how much of a family they are...and how much they support and believe in the families! We can't wait for the walk...we'll be walking along with both our families, some NICU families that have become close friends, and some amazing friends who are joining us!!!!! We'll have pics to post!

Also, a side note...Miss Abigail turned 16 months yesterday!!! Wow..a year ago she was 4 months old...so little!!! Here's a pic of our little princess at 4 months old to remind you why we support March of Dimes!!!! Look at this peanut..she probably weighed 8 or so pounds....

Have a great Thursday...we are headed to gymnastics!!! See you tomorrow on the tube! :)

Happy Birthday, Aunt Katie!!!

Sunday was my sister Katie's birthday!!!!!
We went down for brunch in the city to celebrate...it was a great day!!!

Happy Birthday, Little Sis!!!! We hope you have a wonderful time in Nashville and come back with LOTS of stories!!!! (She's running the Nashville 1/2 marathon this weekend...and she may have a beer or two in the BEST place EVER!)


Aunt Katie and Abigail enjoying breakfast together

On Saturday, our family decided to head over to the Naperville River Walk and enjoy the beautiful weather. It was a great morning walking along the river, looking at ducks, and even finding time to play in a GREAT park!


Abigail got very brave at the park and played on the jungle gym for like 15 minutes without us (she loved that she could run away from us) until a fall ended the fun!



Daddy is the BEST pusher!

These pics crack me up. Somehow, Abigail got one of Kramer's bones stuck in her pants. She had no clue...but she thought it was hilarious that Kramer was chasing her around. It went on for like 10 minutes until Kramer finally tackled her and got his bone....all to her laughter!!!

This was on Thursday. Abigail had gymnastics (which she LOVES by the way...she is getting good at the beam) and then we met some friends at the park. We got home just in time for lunch...or should I say nap!

Happy Monday! Hope you have a GREAT week!

What we've been up to....

Here's what we've been up to this week....

While I am still going to watch the kids every now and then, this was my last week with Reese and Chase on Mondays and Tuesdays. So while Chase took a nap, Abigail and Reese had fun finger painting with pudding! Abigail really doesn't know what to do when the kids aren't around..she used to look for Kramer when she woke up, now she looks for Reese!

Reese declared a tu-tu party...so here are the girls together..this picture is so cute!

Also, on Saturday, Rob and I took Abigail to Brookfield Zoo.

Our 1st zoo trip with the wagon! It's much better than the stroller!

Daddy and Abigail looking at...of course...the monkeys!

We packed a lunch and had a great time!!!

Abigail was exhausted. It's literally only noon and she passed out in her wagon!

Today we are headed to Baby Bugs Gymnastics. This weekend we are celebrating my sister Katie's birthday! So happy early birthday, Kate!!!!!!!!