Trick or Treat time...
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| Adorable Dragon |
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| My Daughter wanted to be a Zombie so I found this old dress on Freecycle and I did her makeup so she was a Zombie Bride. |
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| Ninja M |
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| Ninja I |
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| Ninja J |
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| The Hippie who lives next door...lol. |
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween .. Pumpkins and costumes
Growing up my mom would NEVER let me carve a pumpkin. I really wanted to start this and make a tradition of it with my kids. The younger boys end up needing more help than the older kids but everyone has a great time.
Trick or Treat time...
Trick or Treat time...
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Family meets their newest member!!
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| I'm the Oldest Big Brother |
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| I'm a Big brother Again |
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| I'm a Big Sister Again! |
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| Finally a Big Brother |
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| Poor baby with his puffy eyes we did not buy hospital photos due to his bruised eyes. |
The Birth of Baby B my VBAC delivery!
I have planned for many months how I wanted this birth to go. I wanted no pain medications, I wanted to be free to move around, I wanted to be able to hold him as soon as he was born and all in all I got my wish.
With my twins I delivered them in a sterile surgery room, extremely medicated, on a flat surgery table (Just in case there was a problem). There were so many people in the room my hubby couldn't even stand beside me to hold my hand. When I was born I was determined to have a natural child birth but due to a Very long labor and other circumstances things did not go exactly as planned. Pain medication was needed and due to certain circumstances which I will not go into now he ended up with double pneumonia and in the NICU for 7 days. Surely J would be the one that was the perfect birth!! Not the case from 19 weeks on he was breech and refused to turn. He was brought into the world by C-section. Then here comes baby number 5…
When I found out I was pregnant I figured (and had always heard) “Once a c-section always a c-section”. So I resigned myself to find an OB and was sure c-section would be our outcome. I obediently attended all my OB appointments but really felt a pull to do something different and I really did not want another surgery. So I started researching and reading and asking questions. Once I started asking question the OB just kept saying well if it gets closer and you want to try for a VBAC we can “try” as long as I went into labor on my own by 39 weeks. I still felt uneasy and kept researching and that is when I found my local ICAN group. Their first recommendation was change to a local Midwife the offered services at a local hospital. I decided to give my OB one more chance and went in with a loaded list. The answers I got were less than promising. She even contradicted herself by saying she wouldn’t break my water but then in the next sentence said she would want internal monitoring as soon as I was admitted. Ahem! Idiot I am not… So I made the switch at 32 weeks… Eeeek.. really late in the game. I wouldn’t have had the guts to do it if not for the ICAN ladies I can NEVER NEVER thank them enough. They also suggested I get a doula but I knew I could never afford a doula at that late in the pregnancy and I could never talk the hubby into paying for one anyway. I had no idea what I was going to do until a random email from another ICAN member showed up in my inbox. It was for a lady who had already started her doula training and just needed a few hands on experiences to get her certification. She offered to be my doula for honestly next to nothing to get the experience and she was definitely and answer to prayer. So here I am around 34 weeks with a new Midwife and a Doula. I was prepared!!!
So begins June 15th at 41weeks and 1 day of my due date and I was schedule to go in for a light induction. Basically due to having had a c-section they could not give me full pitocin but would give a boost to get contraction going and then turn it off. So the kids having been dropped off at grandpas the day before hubby and I got up early and had breakfast (against hospital recommendations ha ha) and then headed to the hospital. We got checked in IV’s were placed and it all began. The pitocin was delayed due to an argument/disagreement with the OB on call but things finally got underway. I actually arrived at the hospital having contractions so it did not take much to get them going full force. I walked the hallways for a bit all with the support of my hubby and FABULOUS doula. At some point my doula went to lunch and it was just me and the hubby and this is where things get a little blurry. I went into transition at this time and it took all of my concentration to get through each contraction. When my doula showed back up I think she felt bad for having left as a lot had changed but I told her that she really needed to eat so it was ok. I do remember her telling my hubby to go get something and I said something like “Over my dead body he could eat a granola bar” lol. During this time I also remember yelling into the room to tell everyone to SHUT UP the nurses were chattering about shift change, my hubby was still telling jokes, and I was over it they were not helping. I profusely apologized later to nurses and hubby. He actually said “I didn’t think you were talking to me” ha. At some point during all of this my body took over and I started pushing I really didn’t even realize what I was doing until someone asked “Did you just push with that contraction” and I had to admit that Yes, Yes I had. Hazy Hazy memory Baby B was born safely into my arms could have been 5 minutes could have been hours I couldn’t tell. I do remember yelling for the midwife to leave me alone a few times which thankfully she did not. He was beautiful, he nursed like a champ from the beginning and I got the birth I wanted. He did have a few mild breathing issues which sent him to the nursery a little sooner than I would have like but within 20 minutes of birth I was up walking and within 30 or so minutes I was in the nursery with him.
With my twins I delivered them in a sterile surgery room, extremely medicated, on a flat surgery table (Just in case there was a problem). There were so many people in the room my hubby couldn't even stand beside me to hold my hand. When I was born I was determined to have a natural child birth but due to a Very long labor and other circumstances things did not go exactly as planned. Pain medication was needed and due to certain circumstances which I will not go into now he ended up with double pneumonia and in the NICU for 7 days. Surely J would be the one that was the perfect birth!! Not the case from 19 weeks on he was breech and refused to turn. He was brought into the world by C-section. Then here comes baby number 5…
When I found out I was pregnant I figured (and had always heard) “Once a c-section always a c-section”. So I resigned myself to find an OB and was sure c-section would be our outcome. I obediently attended all my OB appointments but really felt a pull to do something different and I really did not want another surgery. So I started researching and reading and asking questions. Once I started asking question the OB just kept saying well if it gets closer and you want to try for a VBAC we can “try” as long as I went into labor on my own by 39 weeks. I still felt uneasy and kept researching and that is when I found my local ICAN group. Their first recommendation was change to a local Midwife the offered services at a local hospital. I decided to give my OB one more chance and went in with a loaded list. The answers I got were less than promising. She even contradicted herself by saying she wouldn’t break my water but then in the next sentence said she would want internal monitoring as soon as I was admitted. Ahem! Idiot I am not… So I made the switch at 32 weeks… Eeeek.. really late in the game. I wouldn’t have had the guts to do it if not for the ICAN ladies I can NEVER NEVER thank them enough. They also suggested I get a doula but I knew I could never afford a doula at that late in the pregnancy and I could never talk the hubby into paying for one anyway. I had no idea what I was going to do until a random email from another ICAN member showed up in my inbox. It was for a lady who had already started her doula training and just needed a few hands on experiences to get her certification. She offered to be my doula for honestly next to nothing to get the experience and she was definitely and answer to prayer. So here I am around 34 weeks with a new Midwife and a Doula. I was prepared!!!
So begins June 15th at 41weeks and 1 day of my due date and I was schedule to go in for a light induction. Basically due to having had a c-section they could not give me full pitocin but would give a boost to get contraction going and then turn it off. So the kids having been dropped off at grandpas the day before hubby and I got up early and had breakfast (against hospital recommendations ha ha) and then headed to the hospital. We got checked in IV’s were placed and it all began. The pitocin was delayed due to an argument/disagreement with the OB on call but things finally got underway. I actually arrived at the hospital having contractions so it did not take much to get them going full force. I walked the hallways for a bit all with the support of my hubby and FABULOUS doula. At some point my doula went to lunch and it was just me and the hubby and this is where things get a little blurry. I went into transition at this time and it took all of my concentration to get through each contraction. When my doula showed back up I think she felt bad for having left as a lot had changed but I told her that she really needed to eat so it was ok. I do remember her telling my hubby to go get something and I said something like “Over my dead body he could eat a granola bar” lol. During this time I also remember yelling into the room to tell everyone to SHUT UP the nurses were chattering about shift change, my hubby was still telling jokes, and I was over it they were not helping. I profusely apologized later to nurses and hubby. He actually said “I didn’t think you were talking to me” ha. At some point during all of this my body took over and I started pushing I really didn’t even realize what I was doing until someone asked “Did you just push with that contraction” and I had to admit that Yes, Yes I had. Hazy Hazy memory Baby B was born safely into my arms could have been 5 minutes could have been hours I couldn’t tell. I do remember yelling for the midwife to leave me alone a few times which thankfully she did not. He was beautiful, he nursed like a champ from the beginning and I got the birth I wanted. He did have a few mild breathing issues which sent him to the nursery a little sooner than I would have like but within 20 minutes of birth I was up walking and within 30 or so minutes I was in the nursery with him.
Walking the halls in my gigantic hospital gown.
I do not look the best in this picture but I feel like this picture shows all I felt at that moment!
Daddy meets the baby!
Sweet Boy!
My Fabulous Doula K! I will forever be grateful for your help!
Meet Baby B!!!
My poor baby needing some oxygen...
Friday, May 7, 2010
Craft Day... Making Big Brother Big Sister Shirts
The kids wanted big brother/big sister shirts so I thought we could do something crafty! They loved it!
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| and of course the baby needed one too! |
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Baby Shower hosted by my High School Friends!
I have a group of friends from high school who are great! These are the kind of friends that you could go 1 hour or 3 years without talking to and then meet up and pick up where you left off. I know that if I truly needed something these are the people I could call.. Honestly with this being baby #5 I did not expect a baby shower from anyone. Imagine my surprise when I ended up with 2 baby showers. The surprise one that I wrote about before and this one that I knew about ahead of time. A few weeks ago I got an email asking when would be a good time for me as the girls wanted to throw me a baby shower. Call it hormones of a pregnant woman but I was so touched I cried. I really was not expecting anything more than maybe a dinner after baby arrived to greet the new little one. Anyways, this group of ladies truly were a blessing and I love them all! Here are a few pictures.
Here is the whole gang.. Well most of the gang a couple of ladies couldn't make it. I told them we really should have a high school picture to go with this one.. lol
This is the lovely lady who put it all together. She sent the invites and got all of the food together.
Thank you to this friend for offering her home as the meeting place for us to have the shower.
And my favorite.. Present Time! Present Time! Open a Present and see whats inside.. LOL If you are wondering where that came from it was too many days watching Blues Clues when the twins were small.. Crazy Blues Clues Never goes away!!
Last but not least.. It was found out that I really wanted this diaper bag but would probably never buy it for myself so they all pitched in and got it for me. I was beyond thrilled. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!
Thanks Ladies for being such special friends. I love you guys!! We need to get together more often!
Friday, April 2, 2010
A Surprise Baby Shower!
A few of my friends decided to have a surprise baby shower for me as well as for another mutual friend. Jo is expecting her baby in early July and I am due in Late May or early June. Jo and I both arrived at the "Baby Shower" thinking it was for the other person. I brought gifts for her and W and she brought gifts for me and Baby B. We were equally surprised to find out the shower was for all 4 of us!!
Jo and I
Jo and I
The Present and Cake table. The cake on the left is an elephant diaper cake for Jo.
I made Jo a baby carry wrap and gave her a bath towel set. She also got a gift card from the group.
They were great they got the last two things I really wanted my Space saving High chair.
And.. My travel Swing that uses my car seat I was Thrilled!!!
It is wonderful to have such great friends!! Thank you guys!!
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