Hey all, it has been brought to my attention MANY times that I kinda left you all hanging. Where is Brielle today? How is she developing? What is going on in the life of Brielle Leann Karppinen? Well, I will do my best to cover everything from A-Z.
So, last time I posted, Miss B had just turned 2 years old. She is now a 3 and a half spunky little girl. She is an aunt to a little boy that is a month older than her, but the two of them play so well together and love each other so much! Konnar (my step son) lately has been saying how he wants a baby sister at our house because he loves Brielle so much but we don't always get to meet up with them to play as much as we would like.
Brielle walked down the aisle at my wedding as the flower girl alongside Konnar as the ring bearer. They were so darn cute!! I will post some pictures (if I can remember how to do that on here.... its been a while!).
Brielle sings.... alllll theeee timeee! And it is so adorable! She is going to make the top 10 on American Idol some day. Brielle and Konnar were sleeping in Brielle's room together the other night when we went to visit my dad, and before they fell asleep, they were singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" together. I can't think of time where she isn't singing some sort of song.
Brielle is still working on potty training, but going #2 in the toilet is easier said than done. With time and practice, it will happen!
I have been told that Miss B has an attitude like her Big Sister (oooops!). A couple of things that come to mind are when she told a kid at daycare to "suck it up Buttercup" and when my dad told her to get a job to pay for the diapers she uses for her baby dolls and she says "YOU GET A JOB" back to him (he travels for work and was home for a little while).
So, as some of you may know, our Grandpa Randy got into a fatal car accident in October of 2017, a month and a half after my wedding. Brielle still talks about Grandpa all the time, she actually just mentioned to me a couple of days ago that our cousins and aunt and uncle live in Grandpa's house. We all miss him so very much, it hurts. R.I.P. G-paw. (I am going to move off of this subject because the point of this blog is to celebrate the accomplishments of Brielle)
Last time I posted, she really wasn't talking much. As I mentioned, she is constantly singing, so her vocabulary has developed quite a bit! Such a little spitfire too! My dad has told me that she is a lot like me too, with the same attention span as me. They get a kick out of it because she will be talking about something and then get distracted by something else which is exactly what I do.
She loves to go fishing, and loves watching for deer, definitely like dad! I also much add that she really loves getting pampered. Manicures and Pedicures are very special for her. She got a manicure a couple weeks ago so the nail polish is almost completely off one hand, but when Konnar was about to run over her nails with a toy, she was very protective over them because "I got a manicure!" She is so funny.
Something about myself, I have now been working as a PCA at the St. Cloud Hospital (where Brielle was born and lived for the first 3 months of her life) since January 2018. I absolutely love it!! My dream job is to work in the NICU there as a nurse. I am currently going to school to make my dream come true.
Also, our brother Dalton has now graduated high school and will be going to college this fall. Way to go Dalton!!! We are proud of you.
Well, I think I about covered as much as I wanted to. My main point to this post was to let all of my viewers know that Brielle is doing great and developing just as she should be! She is skinny minnie, but tall! She is living a normal toddler life, and is going to be just fine!
Thank you all for bearing with me and my taking forever to post updates. I apologize that there are such huge gaps in between. I also apologize, but will be honest with everyone by saying that this will probably be my last post (at least for now) and the years of gaps will continue. We all live busy lives, and this blog just isn't one of my main priories anymore.
So thank you all so much again for reading,
With love always,
Sadie.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Big TWO year old!!!
Hello all!
It has been a crazy year! Its pretty sad that it has already been a whole year since I have added to my blog, I apologize to anyone that has been looking forward to a new post! I have been saying this to myself for a while now but I have GOT to do my best to start up on blogging again.
So..... Miss B has turned TWO YEARS OLD!!!! Where has the time gone?! She has grown so much in the past two years.... heck, even in just the last year! In my post from her last birthday, she had just learned how to crawl.... so I apologize for the huge gap of big milestones missed, and not knowing the exact dates she accomplished these milestones!
First off, let me start by saying our dad married Brielle's mommy (my step mom) on June 4th, 2016! It was a beautiful wedding, and I was honored to be apart of it. Us three kids (Brielle, Dalton, and I) walked down the isle together as siblings. We did a sand ceremony to symbolize the coming together of our family, which was an awesome idea that I am totally stealing for my wedding next year!!!
And most everybody knows by now, but I am getting married in September 2017. Brielle will be the cutest little flower girl walking with her new nephew (that is a month older than her) as the ring bearer. Let's just hope they can play nice together during this time and not end up having the "terrible twos times two again"!!! (Even though they will almost be 3-year-olds by that time!)
Now, for the milestones that Brielle has accomplished! In the past year, Brielle Leeann has gotten her first tooth..... and many more now! She learned to walk, run, and dance. She is a DANCING QUEEN!!!! She has also been potty training. She's talking a lot more now. I am teaching her to call me "Sissy" and "Sadie". So cute when she says it! She is very smart. You ask her a question, and she nods "yes" or "no" depending what her answer is. Little turkey butt shook her head "no" to coming to sit on sissy's lap the other day! She LOVES playing with baby dolls. She also has the cutest laugh, which Sissy happens to be very good at getting her to laugh! Brielle also loves to give kisses which is so funny because she sticks her bottom lip out like she's pouting when she gives kisses.
Well, I think that is all of the updates that I have for the last year. It is entirely possible that I forgot something, so I will add more if I remember. I will do my best not to wait another year to add another post to my blog. And I will try to add updated pictures from this past year later today if I get time. I have a busy, busy, busy life since I am working overnights full time, trying to plan a wedding, and taking care of my little family that I now have.
Thanks for be patient once again.... until next time. :)
It has been a crazy year! Its pretty sad that it has already been a whole year since I have added to my blog, I apologize to anyone that has been looking forward to a new post! I have been saying this to myself for a while now but I have GOT to do my best to start up on blogging again.
So..... Miss B has turned TWO YEARS OLD!!!! Where has the time gone?! She has grown so much in the past two years.... heck, even in just the last year! In my post from her last birthday, she had just learned how to crawl.... so I apologize for the huge gap of big milestones missed, and not knowing the exact dates she accomplished these milestones!
First off, let me start by saying our dad married Brielle's mommy (my step mom) on June 4th, 2016! It was a beautiful wedding, and I was honored to be apart of it. Us three kids (Brielle, Dalton, and I) walked down the isle together as siblings. We did a sand ceremony to symbolize the coming together of our family, which was an awesome idea that I am totally stealing for my wedding next year!!!
And most everybody knows by now, but I am getting married in September 2017. Brielle will be the cutest little flower girl walking with her new nephew (that is a month older than her) as the ring bearer. Let's just hope they can play nice together during this time and not end up having the "terrible twos times two again"!!! (Even though they will almost be 3-year-olds by that time!)
Now, for the milestones that Brielle has accomplished! In the past year, Brielle Leeann has gotten her first tooth..... and many more now! She learned to walk, run, and dance. She is a DANCING QUEEN!!!! She has also been potty training. She's talking a lot more now. I am teaching her to call me "Sissy" and "Sadie". So cute when she says it! She is very smart. You ask her a question, and she nods "yes" or "no" depending what her answer is. Little turkey butt shook her head "no" to coming to sit on sissy's lap the other day! She LOVES playing with baby dolls. She also has the cutest laugh, which Sissy happens to be very good at getting her to laugh! Brielle also loves to give kisses which is so funny because she sticks her bottom lip out like she's pouting when she gives kisses.
Well, I think that is all of the updates that I have for the last year. It is entirely possible that I forgot something, so I will add more if I remember. I will do my best not to wait another year to add another post to my blog. And I will try to add updated pictures from this past year later today if I get time. I have a busy, busy, busy life since I am working overnights full time, trying to plan a wedding, and taking care of my little family that I now have.
Thanks for be patient once again.... until next time. :)
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Birthday Girl!
Guess who turned 1 year old today? Brielle Leeann Karppinen did, that's who!
This year has been a never ending roller coaster ride. The first 90 days of Brielle's life were spent in the hospital. We weren't able to hold her right away after delivery, or bring her home a day or two later like you normally do when a baby is born. No, 90 days in that hospital. Just imagine, 1/4th of Brielle's 1st year of life was spent in that hospital. She was already 2 months old when I was finally able to hold her for the first time. Looking back, and seeing all of those pictures of how tiny she was, seeing all of those emotional posts from back when things weren't going well at all, it just makes us realize how much of a true miracle this little girl is. 1 pound, 10 ounces. Wow! When I was born, I was a small baby, weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces. that is a huge difference! And to think that that wasn't the lightest weight she was. She went down to 1 pound 5 ounces shortly after birth.
January 31st, I was able to finally do my part in taking care of her, and give her a sponge bath! I was so scared, because I felt like "How am I able to use this wash cloth to wash her up without taking her delicate skin of with it? But that day was an amazing day for me! It felt good to finally be able to help a little bit like a big sister should.
February 20th, a day that I will NEVER forget. That day that I had been waiting for since the moment she was born. Already over 2 months old, and I was finally able to hold my baby sister for the very first time. That was the best day. She was so tiny, it was like holding a toy doll. She was over 4 pounds at that time.
So, I was being artistic the other day. I made myself a sisters poster, pictures of me and Brielle. In the middle of the poster, I have written "Sisters are special, from young ones to old. God gave me a sister, more precious than Gold." This saying, really hit home for me. I am truly blessed for this sister that I have, and I truly believe that God was watching over our family when it came to Brielle. She has changed our family forever, for the better. We cherish the little things more. We appreciate everything more than we used to. Because we know how fragile life is, and how easily it can be taken away. Being in the NICU for 3 months, you see things that you wish you hadn't seen. Not all of the babies are as lucky as Miss B. Not all of the families are as lucky as we were, to be able to bring home their child. Life is delicate, and it is hard, and hurts so bad! But life makes us stronger.
That 1 pound, 10 ounce baby turned into a 17 pound baby girl in just 1 year. And she is finally crawling! I can not wait to see her crawling towards me today!
Happy 1st birthday Miss B! I can't wait to see what this next year brings for you. Keep growing strong, you are, and always have been a fighter.
Thank you for reading! Until next time.
This year has been a never ending roller coaster ride. The first 90 days of Brielle's life were spent in the hospital. We weren't able to hold her right away after delivery, or bring her home a day or two later like you normally do when a baby is born. No, 90 days in that hospital. Just imagine, 1/4th of Brielle's 1st year of life was spent in that hospital. She was already 2 months old when I was finally able to hold her for the first time. Looking back, and seeing all of those pictures of how tiny she was, seeing all of those emotional posts from back when things weren't going well at all, it just makes us realize how much of a true miracle this little girl is. 1 pound, 10 ounces. Wow! When I was born, I was a small baby, weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces. that is a huge difference! And to think that that wasn't the lightest weight she was. She went down to 1 pound 5 ounces shortly after birth.
January 31st, I was able to finally do my part in taking care of her, and give her a sponge bath! I was so scared, because I felt like "How am I able to use this wash cloth to wash her up without taking her delicate skin of with it? But that day was an amazing day for me! It felt good to finally be able to help a little bit like a big sister should.
February 20th, a day that I will NEVER forget. That day that I had been waiting for since the moment she was born. Already over 2 months old, and I was finally able to hold my baby sister for the very first time. That was the best day. She was so tiny, it was like holding a toy doll. She was over 4 pounds at that time.
So, I was being artistic the other day. I made myself a sisters poster, pictures of me and Brielle. In the middle of the poster, I have written "Sisters are special, from young ones to old. God gave me a sister, more precious than Gold." This saying, really hit home for me. I am truly blessed for this sister that I have, and I truly believe that God was watching over our family when it came to Brielle. She has changed our family forever, for the better. We cherish the little things more. We appreciate everything more than we used to. Because we know how fragile life is, and how easily it can be taken away. Being in the NICU for 3 months, you see things that you wish you hadn't seen. Not all of the babies are as lucky as Miss B. Not all of the families are as lucky as we were, to be able to bring home their child. Life is delicate, and it is hard, and hurts so bad! But life makes us stronger.
That 1 pound, 10 ounce baby turned into a 17 pound baby girl in just 1 year. And she is finally crawling! I can not wait to see her crawling towards me today!
Happy 1st birthday Miss B! I can't wait to see what this next year brings for you. Keep growing strong, you are, and always have been a fighter.
Thank you for reading! Until next time.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Hey All! It has recently just come to my attention that I haven't posted anything on my blog since 2 days before my 19th birthday which was in July!!! Ooooops! Sorry for everyone that has been waiting so patiently! Hope you are still following and are looking forward to more posts from me about Miss Brielle! I will try my hardest not to slack off so much, but no news is good news right?!
Anyways.... So much has happened since my last post! Brielle got to go in the lake for a while in her cute floaty on my birthday! We did get our family photos done the day after my birthday and they turned out great! Thank you Randee Dwire with Made For You Photography for doing an amazing job!
Brielle's helmet: She absolutely HATED it at first! But after a while she got used to it. The doctors were so surprised at how fast her head was changing for the better. She had her 3 month check up appointment on October 27th for her helmet, and her head is now perfect! She just has to wear it for 1 more month to make sure it stays perfect! :)
The last doctor appointment that she had, she weighed in at 15 pounds and 12 ounces, and 25 inches long!
She eats baby food now along with her regular formula. We have tried sippy cups of juice, but she has trouble drinking out of the sippy cups. She eats NumNum crackers too!
Brielle got to go on her first hay ride and corn maze with Mom, Dad, and Sissy! It wore her out so she passed out on the hay ride! Wore a cute outfit for the day :)
Miss B will be 11 months old on the 13th, and is 7 months old adjusted! Her first birthday is coming up so fast, it's crazy!
Brielle's first word: Dadda! First said it on October 18th, 2015 and says it so much now! Such a smiley baby girl, Sissy gets a ton of smiles out of her!!! :)
I believe that is all of the updates I have. Again, sorry for the long break! Working overnights kinda messes with my schedule! I will try to be better from now on :) Thanks for reading. More to come :)
Anyways.... So much has happened since my last post! Brielle got to go in the lake for a while in her cute floaty on my birthday! We did get our family photos done the day after my birthday and they turned out great! Thank you Randee Dwire with Made For You Photography for doing an amazing job!
Brielle's helmet: She absolutely HATED it at first! But after a while she got used to it. The doctors were so surprised at how fast her head was changing for the better. She had her 3 month check up appointment on October 27th for her helmet, and her head is now perfect! She just has to wear it for 1 more month to make sure it stays perfect! :)
The last doctor appointment that she had, she weighed in at 15 pounds and 12 ounces, and 25 inches long!
She eats baby food now along with her regular formula. We have tried sippy cups of juice, but she has trouble drinking out of the sippy cups. She eats NumNum crackers too!
Brielle got to go on her first hay ride and corn maze with Mom, Dad, and Sissy! It wore her out so she passed out on the hay ride! Wore a cute outfit for the day :)
Miss B will be 11 months old on the 13th, and is 7 months old adjusted! Her first birthday is coming up so fast, it's crazy!
Brielle's first word: Dadda! First said it on October 18th, 2015 and says it so much now! Such a smiley baby girl, Sissy gets a ton of smiles out of her!!! :)
I believe that is all of the updates I have. Again, sorry for the long break! Working overnights kinda messes with my schedule! I will try to be better from now on :) Thanks for reading. More to come :)
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Stats
Just one more post for today.... I haven't mentioned the stats on my blog recently so here they are!
I have had 2,350 pageviews since I first started this blog in January!!!!
I can see where around the world people are viewing my blog and I was shocked to see the results!!!
Thank you all VERY much for reading about my miracle baby sister. I hope have and still enjoy it!
I have had 2,350 pageviews since I first started this blog in January!!!!
I can see where around the world people are viewing my blog and I was shocked to see the results!!!
- United States
- France
- Ukraine
- Haiti
- China
- Italy
- Bulgaria
- Brazil
- Germany
- United Kindom
Thank you all VERY much for reading about my miracle baby sister. I hope have and still enjoy it!
Update!
Hey everyone! This is going to be a super short update because I don't have much to tell!
Just wanted to let you know that Miss B got her helmet yesterday! She looks so stinkin cute in it!!! :) I will post a picture for those of you that read the blog on your PC so you can actually see the pictures that I post!
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always brought me and my brother camping for my birthday weekend! Well, this weekend we get to have our new family join us :) Brielle and Jean have changed our lives forever, and we are very grateful to have them in our lives! This will be a fun weekend with everyone! :)
Sunday, our family is doing family pictures, so I will post pictures when they are available to me!
I believe that is all. Thanks for reading! More updates to come. :)
Just wanted to let you know that Miss B got her helmet yesterday! She looks so stinkin cute in it!!! :) I will post a picture for those of you that read the blog on your PC so you can actually see the pictures that I post!
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always brought me and my brother camping for my birthday weekend! Well, this weekend we get to have our new family join us :) Brielle and Jean have changed our lives forever, and we are very grateful to have them in our lives! This will be a fun weekend with everyone! :)
Sunday, our family is doing family pictures, so I will post pictures when they are available to me!
I believe that is all. Thanks for reading! More updates to come. :)
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Update!
Hey all, I have a new update on Little Miss! :)
Brielle now weighs 12 pounds and 3 ounces! She is 23 inches long! That is a huge difference from the 1 pound 5 ounces she was just in December! Such a growing girl :) I am one proud sister of this little miracle!
Other good news, they got the official doctors orders to discontinue the apnea machine! For those of you that don't know what that is, she has been on it since day 1 to make sure she was breathing. If she stopped breathing, or wasn't breathing enough, an alarm would sound. They sent her home with a portable one to use. So NO MORE APNEA MACHINE! WOOOO! :)
Brielle also now has to get fitted for a helmet to shape her head. She will look so darn cute no matter what! :)
So yesterday Brielle was officially 3 months old adjusted. On the 13th, she will be 7 months old! Time sure does fly!
We will be doing family pictures on July 26th, the day after my 19th birthday. So keep a look out for some pics! :) Hopefully I will have another update on Miss B before then!
Well, I believe that is all the updates I have for now. Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)
Brielle now weighs 12 pounds and 3 ounces! She is 23 inches long! That is a huge difference from the 1 pound 5 ounces she was just in December! Such a growing girl :) I am one proud sister of this little miracle!
Other good news, they got the official doctors orders to discontinue the apnea machine! For those of you that don't know what that is, she has been on it since day 1 to make sure she was breathing. If she stopped breathing, or wasn't breathing enough, an alarm would sound. They sent her home with a portable one to use. So NO MORE APNEA MACHINE! WOOOO! :)
Brielle also now has to get fitted for a helmet to shape her head. She will look so darn cute no matter what! :)
So yesterday Brielle was officially 3 months old adjusted. On the 13th, she will be 7 months old! Time sure does fly!
We will be doing family pictures on July 26th, the day after my 19th birthday. So keep a look out for some pics! :) Hopefully I will have another update on Miss B before then!
Well, I believe that is all the updates I have for now. Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
6 month check up!
Guess who just had her 6 month check up?! Little (not so little) Brielle! She is getting so big, I can't believe she is already 6 months old!!! (2 months adjusted).
So Brielle Leeann now weighs a whole whopping 11 pounds and 3.5 ounces!!! She is also 22 and 1/4 inches long! :) What a big girl! :)
She has things she needs to catch up on, but is doing really well despite her early arrival!
Well, I think that is all the updates I have for now! Thanks for reading. More updates to come (eventually!)
So Brielle Leeann now weighs a whole whopping 11 pounds and 3.5 ounces!!! She is also 22 and 1/4 inches long! :) What a big girl! :)
She has things she needs to catch up on, but is doing really well despite her early arrival!
Well, I think that is all the updates I have for now! Thanks for reading. More updates to come (eventually!)
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Well needed update!
Sorry everyone for not updating anything sooner! It's just kind of hard to keep the updates coming because as Brielle is getting older, there are less and less updates that are further apart!
So as I mentioned in the last update, Miss B, Jean, and Dad were all in the Brainerd paper for a special mothers day edition :) It told the entire amazing story of Brielle's fight. Here is the link if anyone that wanted to read it and never got the chance to wants to check it out!
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/lifestyles/3741206-mothers-day-mothers-tiny-miracle
Also, Brielle, Dalton and I all got Jean some flowers and a great card for her first mothers day. Made her cry! Glad she liked it! :)
I was finally able to babysit Miss B all by myself a while ago! Jean was able to go out and have some fun at a concert which was great because she really hasn't been able to do anything like that for a long time! Brielle and I had a great time together even though she was a little fussy. :) We watched some cartoons and ate a lot to grow nice and big! :) I really enjoyed having a whole day with my amazing baby sister :)
One last thing since everyone has probably been wondering about this for some time now! Dad stepped on the scale and weighed himself. Then, he stepped on the scale holding B and weighed them together. Brielle Leeann weighs a whole whopping 11 pounds!!!! Must have been from all those bottles I fed her when I was babysitting ;) Such a growing girl!!!
Again, sorry for taking forever to update! Thanks for reading, and I will try to do better on updates, but no promises!!! :)
So as I mentioned in the last update, Miss B, Jean, and Dad were all in the Brainerd paper for a special mothers day edition :) It told the entire amazing story of Brielle's fight. Here is the link if anyone that wanted to read it and never got the chance to wants to check it out!
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/lifestyles/3741206-mothers-day-mothers-tiny-miracle
Also, Brielle, Dalton and I all got Jean some flowers and a great card for her first mothers day. Made her cry! Glad she liked it! :)
I was finally able to babysit Miss B all by myself a while ago! Jean was able to go out and have some fun at a concert which was great because she really hasn't been able to do anything like that for a long time! Brielle and I had a great time together even though she was a little fussy. :) We watched some cartoons and ate a lot to grow nice and big! :) I really enjoyed having a whole day with my amazing baby sister :)
One last thing since everyone has probably been wondering about this for some time now! Dad stepped on the scale and weighed himself. Then, he stepped on the scale holding B and weighed them together. Brielle Leeann weighs a whole whopping 11 pounds!!!! Must have been from all those bottles I fed her when I was babysitting ;) Such a growing girl!!!
Again, sorry for taking forever to update! Thanks for reading, and I will try to do better on updates, but no promises!!! :)
Monday, May 4, 2015
Results are in!!!
Hey all! Sorry it has been a while since I updated on Miss B! The results are in!!! The doctors pretty much said it shouldn't be something to worry about. Apparently it's not what they thought it was. They are blood vessels connected to the brain, but not where they thought. The neurologist said it should collapse by itself. If it hasn't collapsed by the time she is about to start walking, then they will have to do something about it, but they said it's not very often when they have to do surgery! :)
So thank you all for the continued prayers! They truly are much appreciated! :) Brielle is doing amazing! She slept for 4 hours straight 2 times the other night, which is awesome. Dad is thinking she is probably about 9 pounds now, but the nurse doesn't have to come every week now to do a weight check, so we won't know until she comes again next.
Dad, Jean and Brielle will be in the Brainerd Dispatch paper on May 10th for mothers day! So those of you in that area, keep your eyes open for it! :)
That is all for now. I will update again as soon as I have stuff to update on! :) Thanks for reading!
So thank you all for the continued prayers! They truly are much appreciated! :) Brielle is doing amazing! She slept for 4 hours straight 2 times the other night, which is awesome. Dad is thinking she is probably about 9 pounds now, but the nurse doesn't have to come every week now to do a weight check, so we won't know until she comes again next.
Dad, Jean and Brielle will be in the Brainerd Dispatch paper on May 10th for mothers day! So those of you in that area, keep your eyes open for it! :)
That is all for now. I will update again as soon as I have stuff to update on! :) Thanks for reading!
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