A New Student

It's official. We now have two students in our house. Tori has started kindergarten. She has asked a million times when she would get to go to school. After much waiting and anticipating, her big day came. I must say that she is the cutest little kindergartner ever. She rides the bus since I work on Fridays and I want to stay consistent so she won't get lost or miss her bus. The first day she went to school Sofia and Adrienne came out to the bus stop with Tori and me. While we were waiting for the bus, Tori leaned down to her sisters and said, "Girls, will you draw some pictures for me while I am gone. I would really like that." She is always looking out for her sisters and wanted to make sure that they would be okay while she was gone. They assured her that they would. When the bus came around the corner, Tori started shouting, "The bus! The bus!" I am pretty sure she was the most excited kid at the stop. After she got on the bus she sat by the window and waved with a big smile on her face. I waved back, fighting back tears. I felt like I was just sending my baby off into the world, by herself. When she got home, I was happy to hear her say my name excitedly while she was getting off the bus. How did she get so big? I am pretty sure I will be thinking this phrase repeatedly over the years to come.




Sofia and Adrienne are getting very excited to start preschool. They want to be just like Tori. They got bikes for their birthday this year and love that they can go riding with Tori on their own big girl bikes. They have gotten pretty good at riding them.






Olivia will turn 2 next week. She is one funny girl. She is always laughing and goofing off with her sisters. Unfortunately for her, her sisters don't always enjoy her company as much as she enjoys theirs. She LOVES Reed. She lets me know whenever she hears him cry. She says, "Reed, crying." She is one of his biggest fans. If he survives her, he will be one strong boy.


Reed is getting big, fast. He is 4 1/2 months old and as cute as can be. He is ticklish and likes to coo and "talk" to me. He is a sweet little cuddler and is my best sleeper yet. Now that I have 5, don't I deserve to have one that sleeps at night? We are really enjoying having a little blue at our house.










Trevor is busy with his 4th year. He has been on graveyard shifts lately, which means that I see him for 1 1/2 hours a day and do pretty much everything by myself. It has given me a little sneak peak into residency and I don't think that I like it. I guess I don't have much of a choice. I am sure that I eventually will adjust, but I warned Trevor that there may be some bitter months. At least I warned him. I also promised him that I would try and be nice and supportive. He is wanting to do general surgery, and from what I hear, I guess I will be able to kiss him goodbye for the next five years after he graduates because he will be gone all the time. Should be fun. He is excited though, so that makes me happy.


I am still working my Fridays and Saturdays and picking up extra shifts here and there. I love the group of dentists I work with. We all work together really well. Life at home is as busy as ever and is about to get busier when the twins start preschool. Even though life can get a little crazy, I really love my life and wouldn't change it for the world. I have a wonderful husband and kids that always put a smile on my face. Who could ask for more?

He is here, he is here, he is here!!!

Announcing the birth of Reed Lawrence Smith, on April 6, 2011 at 4:12 pm, weighing 8 lbs 9 oz and measuring 20.75 inches long. Elise was a trooper and did not even require the services of an epidural or other pain medications. We arrived at St. Mary's Medical Center at 8 am for a labor induction. Both Elise and Reed are doing great! Below are a few pictures of our new addition.

Catch-up (do I post anything else?)

I don't have anything too special to blog about, but since it has been so long I will give a short update on our little family.
Trevor is finishing up his family medicine rotation this Friday. I think he has enjoyed this rotation, but does not care to go into this field of medicine. The hours have been dynamite!! The clinic's hours are 8-4 and he is almost always home around 5. He has also had about 4 snow days this block. It has been a nice six weeks. His next rotation in OB/GYN. He will be on this rotation right before I have our baby, so hopefully he can butter up the nurses so that we can get some special treatment.

Tori is getting too big. She will be 5 on the 13th. She can be such a big helper when she wants to be. She has been learning how to read and is doing pretty well. She loves preschool and loves anything and everything princess. She is also taking a ballet/tap dance class. She does pretty well. She is a coordinated little girl. She is very sweet and loves to cuddle sometimes. She is always full of sweet compliments, which can be desperately needed by her ever growing pregnant mom.

Sofia recently has become a bit of a fireball. She can be so sweet, but she has also developed a very independent, sometimes not so pretty side. On the bright side, it looks like we finally are going to have her potty trained. I think she finally got jealous enough of Tori and Adrienne's panties. Hooray for sibling rivalry!! Sofia is also Tori's shadow. She wants to do everything that Tori does and they are great buddies.

Adrienne is my sweet girl who often marches to the beat of a different drummer. She loves to cuddle and always has since she was a baby. I will never get tired of this I am sure. She is very stubborn and will do what she wants, when she wants. When it comes time to clean up, if she doesn't want to help, no amount of bribing will do. She reminds me of my brother Kyle. She is usually very happy and even tempered, but has little desire to help clean and she is fine to sit in timeout while the others do the work. (Kyle used to pay me to do his chores when he didn't want to do them).

Olivia has almost reached that magical age where she can now go to nursery. It will be the first time since the twins were born (almost 3 years ago) that I will not have a baby with me through all of church (but only for 2 months). She tries so hard to do everything her sisters do. She loves to laugh and loves Adrienne more than any other person (other than mom). She has started saying a lot more words and does some pretty darn cute animal noises. My favorite is her pig noise. She does a great snort!

Lastly, an update on me. I am 32 weeks pregnant and am feeling big and uncomfortable. We are having our first boy and are very excited. His name will be Reed Lawrence Smith. He has become very active lately and is starting to move under my ribs. I must say that I am getting excited for this little one to come in a couple of months. I am also still working part-time at Dental Care for Kids. I love the other dentists that I work with. I don't have any problems getting days off when I need them and they are just nice people. My Saturdays have gone from slow to crazy busy now that we see walk-ins. Saturday hours are 10-4 with no lunch. Last Saturday I saw 24 patients by myself! It sometimes flies by, but not having a break in the middle makes it seem like the day is much longer than it is. At least I don't have to be gone as long from my family.

Overall, I must say that we are doing GREAT!! I love our little family and couldn't be happier doing anything else.