Mom of 2

So I'm settling into my role as a mom of 2 little girls. Lucy loves her little sister. She loves to hold her, and kiss her, she reads to her, and tonight in the car sang a song to her. She is very sweet. Kady seems to love the attention that she gets. I don't have much more to add then how good both of the girls are. Kady just sleeps and eats, and Lucy entertains herself very well when she needs too. Lucy is anticipating her second birthday this Saturday, which I can't believe. She tells everyone that she is going to have a princess castle cake for her birthday. I hope I can live up to her expectations of this cake........because the recipe that I found calls for a lot of stacking cake pieces. I hope it stands tall like it's suppose to. I did try and buy a princess ariel cake mold (which I thought would be easier), but Lucy keeps insisting that I make a princess castle cake.....the birthday girl gets what she wants. I'll be sure to post a picture of my masterpiece later.





I myself am feeling good. I love getting up to 2 happy, vibrant girls every morning. I love the little challenges every day brings, and the relaxing, quiet moments that happen at nap time as well! (I luckily have been getting a few naps in as well!) Jim loves his house full of girls. He takes everything in stride as well!





The video is a little long......but I started taping it because Lucy had been rubbing Kady's belly and saying "Kady so bootiful, Kady so bootiful". It was a very cute moment. SOrry I've tried for 3 days and can't get the video. I'll post some pics soon!

It's a girl

Most of you know that on Mother's Day, May 11 we welcomed our second little girl into the world! Kadence Joy Koops weighed 7 lb 10 oz and was 18.5 in long. She is another perfect gift from God. We are all transitioning to life as a family of four, and it's going very well!

any day now

So I'm so excited to say that we have a final, last day set for this pregnancy! Sunday I am scheduled for an induction. I am very excited to find out who has been jabbing me and wiggling around in my belly for some time! Most people have bet that it is a boy, along with me, but we will see! We can't wait to share the news with everyone after his/her arrival. Lucy is quite set with some QT with both sets of grandparents this weekend! She is going to be the best big sister. She is very motherly, nurturing, and gentle. We are so thankful to have so many supportive friends and family nearby that have offered to help us! Thanks to you all. I'm very ready to finally hold this baby.....yet a little anxious about the adjustments to become a family of four! Please pray for a safe arrival for the baby and safety and strength for me and the rest of our family as we welcome our newest addition.

Spring time

Lucy blowing bubbles
our day at John Ball Zoo with the tiger
Lucy's way of wearing big girl undies
Jim, Brent, and Jon at Dan DeBoer's wedding
...and their 3 preggo wives

Lucy loves kissing her "prince"
Everyone at Tyler Damstra's baptism



I am so in love with spring. The newness of the flowers, the leaves on the trees, just new life everywhere. I love the front of our house in the spring with the tulips and all the buds. It does help that this spring we are anticipating the arrival of our own new one. I have a little less than 2 weeks until my due date. I can't believe how fast time has flown. We are on sort of a lock down for the weekend for delivery. Jim has his annual golf trip with his Dad, Ben and Justin to Arcadia. As he told my friend yesterday "the mecca of golf courses" in Michigan. Lucy and I, along with the rest of the Koops girls will be relaxing pool side at a hotel in Grandville! Perfect if you ask me!



Lucy keeps us laughing over here, if it isn't for her fish faces, her actually eating beans (only yellow beans because she found "jelly beans" hidden inside! (hey I'm going to let her believe whatever she wants since "oo-cy don't wike that" has been a big part of our dinner time lately)), and her love for jumping, singing, and anything princess. My favorite word that Lucy says now is "farfellows" for marshmellows (her preggo mom has an obsession with lucky charms right now).

I hope to be able to update you all soon on some big news!

ABC's

Here is Lucy's newest talent!!! She amazes us everyday with everything she learns and picks up. We knew daycare was well worth it!

Princess Ariel and Flounder the fish

Anyone who has hung out with Lucy lately would know of her obsession with the Little Mermaid. She talks about princesses and Flounder the fish non-stop sometimes. She also likes to swim in the bath tub like princess Ariel. She will spend almost her whole bath time floating on her back like this, sometimes singing princess songs. (which consist of the words, la, la, la, la, la....) She even says "night pwincess oo-cy" to herself before I can say it; it melts my heart!

Big girl bed

I can hardly believe that our little Lucy is now sleeping in a big girl bed. The transition has been pretty smooth so far. We've only caught her out of bed once, and that was to stockpile all of her books onto her bed. We have been working on the lighting for her, in her crib she LOVED (that really is an understatement) her ocean aquarium and used it quite frequently when she woke up at night. A night lite is not going to cut it, I'm thinking I need something she can push that plays music and lights up and can sit on her bedside table........any ideas?

So here is her room thus far. We need to finish curtains, a bedskirt, and hanging things on the wall that go along with her new furnishings. My goal is by the time the baby arrives. She is pretty excited that the baby gets to sleep in her old crib, and still spends plenty of time during the day putting her care bear to sleep in there!