Hi everyone -
Sara - Oh honey I hope that your grandma is better now, that must have been really stressing for you. I feel for you having to go back to work so soon afterwards, it must be so hard to leave those two little cutie pies, but some time out of the house can only be a good thing, right? Yeah, it is total entertainment to watch all the funny faces they make while sleeping it sure makes you wonder just what are they thinking about?
And yes, I'm wishing for spring too - enough with the freezing temps and snow shoveling already - the yard looks like Siberia! poor Gracie is wondering where the yard went buried under all that snow. Good Luck going back to work - xoxo
Babyluv - Aw your girls are too adorable in their xmas stockings! How wonderful that your parents are so close now - time to get spoiled by Grandma & Grandpa! hee hee, you arent kidding! I thought the same thing the first time we tried naked time after delivery, I was like "umm, did it close up down there?"
Takes awhile to get used to after being so long waiting. Let us know how the next appt goes, I'm sure hoping that her little hip is fine.. - xoxo
Steph - What are you up to honey? Busy, busy as usual I guess? How is Lina's tummy doing? Have you made any headway with the GI spc? I dont think you'll feel better until she is evaluated by an MD instead of an NP, and she hasnt been too on top of it so far. Thanks so much for telling me about the bumbo chair! its fantastic, he is just loving it! Now I can actually get to eat once in a while - lol. His head is still a bit wobbly, so I dont leave him in it for too long, maybe 30 minutes tops, but he's so excited to be sitting up in it. Has Ethan done any more discovering of his feet? Now that he's got them in his sights, he's probably planning how fast he's going to run with them in a few more months - oh boy, can you just wait? lol. Ryan seems to be making no headway with his hands or arms ( they still "attack" him all day- sigh) but he has sure been staring at his feet alot,and kicks them like crazy (he even does the baby version of leg lifts haha) I wonder if he'll discover them first instead? Odd. He tries to sit forward all the time now, in my lap, the swing, the bumbo, I feel like I cant take my eyes off him for even one second, he's getting really strong and I dont want him to fall out of anything, but boy is he the wiggliest baby! its sort of like trying to hold onto an anaconda sometimes
Changing him is now a wrestling match, you gotta be quick or that diaper will get kicked off the table and its like trying to dress an octopus, he's moving both arms & legs all over the place - too funny sometimes, first thing in the morning? um, not so funny then. Well I hope the TX weather is better than the arctic mess we have here - and ugh, more snow on tues, like I didnt have sooo much fun wasting friday shoveling every break I got from Ryan. yep, I miss the south! Much love sweetie - xoxoxo
Angela - Yay! 7 lbs already! She sure is catching up quick! Glad that she's getting into a routine and that your DH finally realized the value of a nap for a tired mommy who doesnt get to sleep all night yet. Hey, the happier you & Gabriella are the happier the whole house is, right?
OMG, $250 per week?
Yikes! Will it be less expensive to have a nanny come in, I wonder? Just dont skip calling her references, I would be soooo nervous to pick someone to care for Ryan, hee hee I feel like I loo over Chris's shoulder when he's changing or feeding him, so I guess I'm not a good candidate for choosing a child care provider, thankfully your schedule can be flexible so that helps alot. Are you getting any more sleep now that she's been putting on more weight? Take care of you too mommy! Glad you survived your MIL - I'm thankful I dont have that issue, but it sucks to not have grandparents for Ryan - stay warm, you all have been bureid in snow too, havent you? - xoxo
Ronda - Ooooh that woman in your office pissed me off! its so hard for some of us to conceive, I mean lok at how long some of us have had to go through infertility, and yet some women conceive at tyhe drop of a hat and cant be bothered to care for their children - its just not right. It's downright depressing. Well it sounds like you've come to a common ground and I wish you all the peace and happiness that your family brings you. I love when you do stop by, so I'll just say, see you later, ok? - xoxoxo
Natasha - just a month to go honey! Are you still feeling pretty good? You'll have your little girl in your arms soon! - xoxo
PA - OMG, honey, I'm sorry that you've got all this added stress about your mom right now when you're so close to delivery - I can only imagine how hard this must be getting for you. I'm worried that you are going to wear yourself too thin trying to care for a newborn and getting no sleep and looking after your mom too. Can the nurse / aide come more often then? I think to induce at 39wks should be a fine idea, at least then you wont be stressing that your DH may not be there when you need him to be - now if the baby werent such a good size, then that would be different, but yours? is a great size, I wonder how big she'll be? its hard to wait til the end to get that last u/s that will tell you, but it seems like you've been lucky to have gotten an OB that orders them more often - gee I wish had been that way, maybe then I wouldnt have spent 5 months thinking we had a girl
Ahh, I guess every OB has their own routine. Tahnks honey, i have tried the sport setting, but it seems to affect the picture quality, I'm still trying though - darn camera shy little guy... - xoxo
Hope - Congrats honey!
Claudia - OMG, Mady is too cute! She must take after you! You were adorable pregnant and now have an adorable DD. I love the pic of her with Lincoln! How are they getting along? I'll bet he has named himself her bodyguard already! She is precious and I cant believe how much hair she has! think of all the cute hairstyles you can try soon. It looks like Ryan will stay blonde and his blue eyes match mone exactly, med blue, I couldnt have even hoped for a child that looks so much like me, but I do hear it all the time, so .. Well it looks like I'll be right along with you trying to have another baby in the summer, but I was thinking to start in may? Oh boy, can you imagine feeling that narcoleptic feeling of the 1st trimester while caring for a 6 month old? Wheee, fun! And you'll have lots of fun trying naturally for awile too
- much love - xoxo
Gi & Hazel - I miss you girls! have you both been taken hostage into Babyland? hee hee - xoxo
AFM - So the bumbo chair is easily the best bay device ever - he's sitting in it right now next to me and he's actually letting me write this! Wow, its been uber helpful so far. The little Emperor now has a throne it seems
He's really doing great, I cant complain at all, he sleeps from about 10:30 every night until 7:30am so he's picked his own schedule it seems and its working out great, the only catch is (come on, theres always a catch, right?) is he is wide AWAKE all day long, so by the time that he falls asleep, so do I. I've been having a real hard time getting to have a minute to myself during the day - yesterday I didnt get to eat until 2pm! graham crackers just dont count, do they? But other than being up all day and insisting my undivided attention, he's a very easy and happy baby. I am so lucky in that respect, well actually, I've been blessed twice this year, for as amazed as we were to have been given the gift of Ryan, I never thought it could happen again, but it has! Apparently we have an angel around here and her name is Stephanie - girl, I love you, love you, love you!!!
My own personal angel it feels like has given us the chance to try again - can you believe it? I dont know what I've done to be this blessed, but due to her selfless gesture Ryan will have a sibling!! I get so emotional that my words get all choked up, so bear with me, I just wanted to tell you guys what an amazing feeling it is to have met such a woman who was able to change my life and help us complete our family. Steph, there are no words to let you know the depth of how I care about you. I just know that meeting you was meant to be and I can never let you know just how much this means to me. So I guess that we'll be trying about may, who knows? maybe even April?? I'm sooooo excited I cant even tell you!!!
We'll see what the doc thinks, you all mean so much to me and I know I couldnt have have made this long journey of tears and disappointments for the 2 years of hope ending in sadness each failed attempt- but in the end it was you all who we leaned on and supported each other through it. I just cannot believe how it all came together for me, I mean as if having the gift of Ryan wasnt enough, who would have ever thought that I could be this blessed? You are all in my thoughts and prayers - ok, thats enough mush, I'm in tears- again, and the small emperor is fussing to get out of the chair, his timing surprises me every single day
much love - xoxoxo
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