It's hard to believe it's September already! Here's what life looked like this past month...plus what we're looking forward to! August Recap: Bjorn was gone for army. Basically for all of August, or at least it felt that way! Bjorn was gone for 3 weeks for a more intensive annual training this year. Although I'm used to my husband being busy with his multiple jobs and commitments here at home, I'm still used to him coming home every night! It's a whole other thing to have him gone for 3 … [Read more...]
June Recap + What I’m Looking Forward to in July
It's time for another monthly update! Here's a peek at our past four weeks (plus a peek ahead at the month of July)! June Recap: We celebrated Signe's graduation! Bjorn's sister Signe graduated from college (a whole year early!) at the start of June. Her graduation ceremony was in Las Vegas, and we had been planning on going, but with how things were going with planting season this year, we ended up needing to be at home. However, we were able to watch her walk live online! We hooked it up … [Read more...]
Sophie’s 8 Month Update
Our sweet Sophie B is 8 months old! Here are the updates from this past month! Sophie's 8 Month Update Nicknames: Sophie B, Sophie Bean, BeeBee (probably the most often used one), Honey, Dolly, Bugaboo, BeeBee Brynn :) And the most recent nickname? Sophie-Saurus! Haha. She's been making dinosaur noises as she climbs all over us! Size: I took Sophie in for her next vaccine (we do one at a time) on May 30 (at 7.5 months old), and she weighed in at exactly 15 pounds!! She's definitely … [Read more...]
May Recap + What I’m Looking Forward to in June
These past 4 weeks have flown by! Here's a recap of the month of May, plus a peek ahead at June! May Recap: Planting season is in full swing! Basically, scheduling anything on the calendar in May or June is usually hard for a farming family, haha. Because you never know when the weather will be good and you'll have to be in the field!! By the time this blog post goes live, we'll have a good amount of our soybeans planted. I heard on the radio the other day that Minnesota's soybeans are about … [Read more...]
Sophie’s 7 Month Update
Solveig Brynn is 7 months old!! Can you believe it? I feel like we literally just celebrated her 6 month birthday. It's crazy how quickly these months are flying by! Sophie's 7 Month Update Nicknames: Sophie B, BB, BeeBee Bonnet, Dolly, Baby, BeeBee Brynn...and we like to call her Sophie Brynn or Solveig Brynn a lot, too! Size: I honestly haven't weighed her since her 6 month doctor's appointment. She was 13 lbs 7 oz at that appointment and in the 6th percentile for weight, and … [Read more...]
April Recap + What I’m Looking Forward to in May
I'd say spring is officially here! Here's what we've been up to this past month, plus a peek ahead at May. April Recap: The month of April wasn't as busy as our month of March was! (See our March recap for proof of that!) But I'm okay with seasons of busyness intermixed with seasons of calmer times. So much of life works that way, you know? And things will pick up again in busyness for us in May, but the month of April has been a nice in-between season. :) ^^ Sophie at her 6 month … [Read more...]
Sophie’s 6 Month Update
Sophie is 6 months old today! It's her very first half birthday!! :) We're so amazed at how much she has grown. Here's what she's been up to this past month. PS - this is a long post, but there is so much to reflect on, and so many great things happened this month! Sophie's 6 Month Update Nicknames: Sophie B, BeeBee, BeeBee Brynn, Honey Bunny, Baby, Baby Bonnet, Dolly, Sweet Girl Size: At her 6 month doctor's appointment, Sophie weighed 13 lbs 7 oz, which is in the 6th percentile for … [Read more...]
Sophie’s 5 Month Update
I cannot believe Sophie is 5 months old already!! Here's what she has been up to this past month! Sophie's 5 Month Update Nicknames: Besides Sophie, we call her BB or BeeBee all the time! Also Bumblebee, Bumblebeena :), Sweet Girl, Sophie Brynn, BB Brynn, and more! RELATED: The Story Of Solveig's Name Size: I weighed Sophie yesterday and she is 12 lbs 13 oz! At her 4 month doctor's appointment in February, she was in something like the 37th percentile for height and the 5th … [Read more...]
