we painted it Charleston Green
we added 2x4's to make the pallet top wider to fit the tiles and used a heavy glue to secure it.
This is what we saw on Pinterest that inspired us.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Pallet Side Bar
We had two plates that we cut down (just the top slat), and found 4 tiles in my garage to fit the top
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Lake Tahoe
We just got back from Lake Tahoe, our first and only vacation of the year. It was amazing, however had i known how hard it would be to get a 2 year old and a 4 year old from east coast time to pacific time and back again in a week, I might have made other plans. It was a lot more work than i thought it was going to be. I was like a zombie the first few days. But it was really great. The Lake water was unreal, this beautiful blue. We went on a train ride, a boat ride and 3,000 feet up a mountain on a gonadal.
Wow it's been a while, so a quick recap/update.... Emery will be in pre-K4 in August (WHAT?) and Vinny is home with our amazing nanny Miss Stephanie (we split her with two other families). Dave is good, still working for Greg and Tori. I'm working with my dad at Sideline Sports and just found a new hobbie (holistic oils, which my sisters calls my potions). Been trying to get to the beach as much as possible, but you know how that goes.
Wow it's been a while, so a quick recap/update.... Emery will be in pre-K4 in August (WHAT?) and Vinny is home with our amazing nanny Miss Stephanie (we split her with two other families). Dave is good, still working for Greg and Tori. I'm working with my dad at Sideline Sports and just found a new hobbie (holistic oils, which my sisters calls my potions). Been trying to get to the beach as much as possible, but you know how that goes.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Yeah Well....
Vince is talking like crazy! Full sentences....and yes I'm pretty sure more then just me and Dave can understand him.
He's also using the potty now. Big news. He's just so cute it's ridiculous. He does a little happy/excited dance. It's great.
Emery turns 4 this month. She's amazing. Super kind and so friendly. She talks to everyone...yes she is my daughter. She's loving her school and just started talking music lessons. She seems to really take to it and her teacher says she's doing great.
He's also using the potty now. Big news. He's just so cute it's ridiculous. He does a little happy/excited dance. It's great.
Emery turns 4 this month. She's amazing. Super kind and so friendly. She talks to everyone...yes she is my daughter. She's loving her school and just started talking music lessons. She seems to really take to it and her teacher says she's doing great.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
The Change
Vin is going through "the change". Every mother of a toddler knows what i'm talking about. That nice baby you had that would eat anything you put in front of them and didn't know the term attitude, becomes the picky eater that is raising their finger to you and saying "NO". What? who the hell are you? and what happened here?
So yes, the change is upon us. He's still my little love, don't get me wrong. Poor guy is always shoving his hand in his mouth, so i know that's part of it. But it's pretty cute when he get's his mad face on and points and you and says "NO". you want to laugh right in his face, but you can't.
Vince is in his new class now, the Bears, and seems to be enjoying it. They will be working on potty training this winter so that's very exciting. He already poops on the potty but only if you catch him on the front end...this normally happens when you see him make the poop face and start to squat. I have to move quick.
He's still not talking much, though NO is very clear. I think he tried to say Emery the other day. he was so excited to see her when we picked her up from school one day. (this is rare b/c i usually pick up her first). He has been very into trains lately. We have a thomas one that goes on it's own and he LOVES it.
Emery is liking her new school and talking about her friends from class. She is writing her own name now, CRAZY, and super cute. She loves loves loves books, tinkerbell, and Jake and the Neverland pirates. She has also been into barbies and as always princess stuff.
So yes, the change is upon us. He's still my little love, don't get me wrong. Poor guy is always shoving his hand in his mouth, so i know that's part of it. But it's pretty cute when he get's his mad face on and points and you and says "NO". you want to laugh right in his face, but you can't.
Vince is in his new class now, the Bears, and seems to be enjoying it. They will be working on potty training this winter so that's very exciting. He already poops on the potty but only if you catch him on the front end...this normally happens when you see him make the poop face and start to squat. I have to move quick.
He's still not talking much, though NO is very clear. I think he tried to say Emery the other day. he was so excited to see her when we picked her up from school one day. (this is rare b/c i usually pick up her first). He has been very into trains lately. We have a thomas one that goes on it's own and he LOVES it.
Emery is liking her new school and talking about her friends from class. She is writing her own name now, CRAZY, and super cute. She loves loves loves books, tinkerbell, and Jake and the Neverland pirates. She has also been into barbies and as always princess stuff.
Monday, April 22, 2013
She's 3, He's signing
Yesterday Emery turned 3. She walked into our room at about 7:30AM (both Dave and I were already up, but just laying there and talking). As soon as we saw her we both said Happy Birthday! and she looked at us like "really people, i just got up".
Her party was yesterday afternoon, my Aunt Carole got her a jump castle and all her friends came over. We made wands and decorated crowns, and had cupcakes (that were decorated by Emery herself). The party was a hit.
Something else big happened this weekend. Vinny signed!! We have been working on "more" for some time now and he did it yesterday! I'm super pumped. I think he has "all done" kinda down too.
When Vinny gets mad, he throws his paci to the ground, as if to say "F- this place, I'm out of here! I will never suck a paci in this place!" .... so dramatic!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Growing up
It's amazing....i looked at the two of them this weekend and thought to myself, holy shit they are getting big. I mean wow. Emery wore a 3T dress to school that fit her perfectly. Vince understands so much now. I asked him to throw something out and he walked over to the trash put it in and came back. So freaking cute! He loves putting on my hats and sunglasses and is holding his ground on most of Emery's tackles lately. He even claps his hands along with us now. Did i mention he eats like a football player.
Emery turns 3 this coming weekend. She amazes me everyday. She sings constantly, sometimes making up her own words. Yesterday it was "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me" over and over and over again. It was pretty cute and quite catchy. She can button her own clothes and gets dressed completely by herself (when she wants to). She loves leggings and dancing with her pants off. She says her best friend is Lilah and she can't wait for her to come to her party. Her face is changing. I can actually see alot of myself in there now days. But it's more of a little girl, a little person.
Emery turns 3 this coming weekend. She amazes me everyday. She sings constantly, sometimes making up her own words. Yesterday it was "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me" over and over and over again. It was pretty cute and quite catchy. She can button her own clothes and gets dressed completely by herself (when she wants to). She loves leggings and dancing with her pants off. She says her best friend is Lilah and she can't wait for her to come to her party. Her face is changing. I can actually see alot of myself in there now days. But it's more of a little girl, a little person.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The return from Boston
Emery was a rockstar! You would have thought she had flown every day of her life. She really did great. The trip was a huge success and we had so much fun. Natalie's party was great and it was so nice seeing everyone.
While we were gone, Vinny had a bad reaction to his meds (ear infection) and had really bad diarrhea. His poor little bum was raw and it made for a very painful weekend. Dave did an amazing job with him though. He's much better now.
He's walking all over the place and Dave even put shoes on him over the weekend. (said it was pretty funny). He's doing pretty good at night now days....and Emery is sleeping in our room and still getting up b/c she's cold, or bored I can't really tell. Hopefully we can get her back into her bed before the summer. We finally did our taxes last night and got everything together for the application for Meeting Street. We turn it all in today and find out in April if we get in.
While we were gone, Vinny had a bad reaction to his meds (ear infection) and had really bad diarrhea. His poor little bum was raw and it made for a very painful weekend. Dave did an amazing job with him though. He's much better now.
He's walking all over the place and Dave even put shoes on him over the weekend. (said it was pretty funny). He's doing pretty good at night now days....and Emery is sleeping in our room and still getting up b/c she's cold, or bored I can't really tell. Hopefully we can get her back into her bed before the summer. We finally did our taxes last night and got everything together for the application for Meeting Street. We turn it all in today and find out in April if we get in.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
BOSTON!
About 2 months ago we decided to go to Boston for Nat's 30th birthday party. I debated on when to tell Emery...could feel like an eternity to her. But I told her and it totally worked out. For 2 months she has been telling everyone we know (and don't know) "i'm going on an airplane with my mommy". and when you ask her who we're going to see, she lists off all her aunts, uncles and cousins. SUPER cute.
Dave is playing softball for a church league .... haha....and we keep asking him when he's going to convert. :) His first game is Monday night, and his practices have been on Saturday's.
Vince is walking more and more every day. He jumped on Emery's zebra the other day and started to bounce....we were pretty surprised it knew what to do...and how to get his little body all the way on that thing.
Dave is playing softball for a church league .... haha....and we keep asking him when he's going to convert. :) His first game is Monday night, and his practices have been on Saturday's.
Vince is walking more and more every day. He jumped on Emery's zebra the other day and started to bounce....we were pretty surprised it knew what to do...and how to get his little body all the way on that thing.
Friday, February 22, 2013
walking...not really
So Vince can walk....it just chooses not to. However he can get up and down the stairs by himself...and speaking of by their-selves. this was day 2 that Emery got her self dressed. I mean completely. Went into her room, got her underwear sock, her pants and a shirt and came back into our room and got dressed. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. She can even do buttons now.
Vince had his one year photo shoot last weekend but was not digging the icing...so we put chicken and carrots on the cake to make it look like he was reaching for the cake. Go fugue my kid likes chicken more then icing....maybe they switched him at birth! He's doing so much more now. He gives kisses and i saw him wave bye-bye just this past weekend for the first time. This morning he was putting all his toys into one of Emery's purses. I was pretty impressed.
Emery and I leave next week for Boston! Nat's 30th Birthday Party should be a great time. Emery tells everyone she's going on a plane with her mommy.
On the adult front, Dave and I are exploring schools for Emery. She starts kindergarten the fall of 2015 and we aren't thrilled with the school in our district. We are thinking of moving or going private I'll keep ya posted.
Vince had his one year photo shoot last weekend but was not digging the icing...so we put chicken and carrots on the cake to make it look like he was reaching for the cake. Go fugue my kid likes chicken more then icing....maybe they switched him at birth! He's doing so much more now. He gives kisses and i saw him wave bye-bye just this past weekend for the first time. This morning he was putting all his toys into one of Emery's purses. I was pretty impressed.
Emery and I leave next week for Boston! Nat's 30th Birthday Party should be a great time. Emery tells everyone she's going on a plane with her mommy.
On the adult front, Dave and I are exploring schools for Emery. She starts kindergarten the fall of 2015 and we aren't thrilled with the school in our district. We are thinking of moving or going private I'll keep ya posted.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Little man is ONE
Yes, i know, I can't believe it either. He took his first steps last night, made it a whole 3 feet. It was pretty amazing.. and yes i cried.
What a year! OMG! First a horrible birth, a stay in the NICU, a terrible recovery (i wouldn't wish a c-section on my worst enemy), a trip to MUSC's ER for Emery, 6 months of crying/screaming for 21 hours a day with 2-hour sleeping increments, Dave's 5 month illness and 14 hour work days, an 8 month old who refused to take a bottle....for 2 months....moving us right into full time pumping (yuck). YES, i am VERY relieved we're on to the next faze of our household. We made it! and we're all stronger for it.
So Happy Birthday to my lovey boy. i'm so glad you're here, I love you so so much. and you make it all worth it.
What a year! OMG! First a horrible birth, a stay in the NICU, a terrible recovery (i wouldn't wish a c-section on my worst enemy), a trip to MUSC's ER for Emery, 6 months of crying/screaming for 21 hours a day with 2-hour sleeping increments, Dave's 5 month illness and 14 hour work days, an 8 month old who refused to take a bottle....for 2 months....moving us right into full time pumping (yuck). YES, i am VERY relieved we're on to the next faze of our household. We made it! and we're all stronger for it.
So Happy Birthday to my lovey boy. i'm so glad you're here, I love you so so much. and you make it all worth it.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Almost Christmas
Vinny's first Christmas is almost here....but this won't be the one he remembers. In the great words of my husband (as he looked over to Vinny) "Sorry buddy, it's not your year". This was off of a conversation about the extreme amount of gifts Emery is going to get.
Vinny is moving and grooving these days. His crawling is now super fast and we caught him free standing for a few seconds here and there as he moves from the ottoman to the couch. He is just getting over RSV (which of course happened while Dave was home with both kids and I was in Nashville for the Baseball Winter Meetings). He's feeling better now, though he did wake up with a nasty cough yesterday morning. He's been eating like a mad man. The kid eats pretty much anything you put in front of him. at one point Dave said to me "should i stop feeding him?" this was after 2 pieces of bread and an entire apple.
Emery was sick as well but is handling it much better. (The difference between 2 years and 10 months.) Ever since Halloween (when she received two princess costumes from Aunt Carole) she has been snow white or Cinderella at least once a week. This morning she went to school as snow white .... with a pink tu-tu under the dress. oh yes, that's my kid. her speech is so much clearer these days, it's simply amazing to watch her grow. I am loving it!
Dave and I are doing good. I think he's fighting something, but seemed to feel better today. He's been up in North Caroline for a few days working on a job site. We're doing holiday shopping this weekend and having friends over for dinner. I am super excited because Natalie, Liv, Trace and Hunt will all be here for Christmas! So cool!
Vinny is moving and grooving these days. His crawling is now super fast and we caught him free standing for a few seconds here and there as he moves from the ottoman to the couch. He is just getting over RSV (which of course happened while Dave was home with both kids and I was in Nashville for the Baseball Winter Meetings). He's feeling better now, though he did wake up with a nasty cough yesterday morning. He's been eating like a mad man. The kid eats pretty much anything you put in front of him. at one point Dave said to me "should i stop feeding him?" this was after 2 pieces of bread and an entire apple.
Emery was sick as well but is handling it much better. (The difference between 2 years and 10 months.) Ever since Halloween (when she received two princess costumes from Aunt Carole) she has been snow white or Cinderella at least once a week. This morning she went to school as snow white .... with a pink tu-tu under the dress. oh yes, that's my kid. her speech is so much clearer these days, it's simply amazing to watch her grow. I am loving it!
Dave and I are doing good. I think he's fighting something, but seemed to feel better today. He's been up in North Caroline for a few days working on a job site. We're doing holiday shopping this weekend and having friends over for dinner. I am super excited because Natalie, Liv, Trace and Hunt will all be here for Christmas! So cool!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
9 months??? ALREADY!?
Today Vinny is 9 months old. WOW. He's crawling like crazy, and boy is he fast. He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Over the weekend we went to Orlando for Tim's daughter's baptism and stayed at a hotel - where Vinny tried to put the door stop (the one attached to the floor) in his mouth. When he realized he couldn't pick it up, he put himself in a push-up position and put his mouth over it. it was gross & very amusing.
The trip to FL went well, the kids did amazing. Poor Emery threw up her entire breakfast on Sunday as we pulled up to the church. I'm pretty sure it was bad yogurt. She was so upset and just kept crying and saying "my dress... it's yucky...take it off" she was COVERED in puke. As was the car seat. Did i mention this was about 5 minutes before we were walking into church with very nice clothes on.
I think Vinny is going through a growth spurt. He's nursing around the clock....which is amazing for my waist line... but not so much for my sleep. He's taking a little bit of a bottle here and there but not much.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Two and a Half
Yesterday Emery turned 2 and 1/2! wow. she's got all her top teeth and she has a bottom tooth coming in now. She loves disney princesses! she went to her first princess party last weekend. It was Zoe Hayes a girl from her class. they all were super cute together. Right before sleep tonight she was hiding in the closet. She started counting...to 20! and then came running out after saying "ready or not here i come". then proceed to do it again, but this time she counted in spanish! WHAT?? i didn't know she could do that. it was super cute.
She has been losseing it a little more lately, but it seems pretty normal for her age.
Vince is crawling like crazy and he puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. He climbed into the dishwasher today while dave was doing the dishes. He was soaked! He loves his bowling pins, they go everywhere with us. He's been sleeping a little better these days. he was sick last week and was up every hour - sometimes more. That sucked.
He just started taking a bottle last week at school, so that's excitng. He's smiling a lot moire lately and he loves to feed himeself. So we keep giving him puffs and peas. they keep him pretty busy. We put him on the potty a few times so far, but i don't think he gets it. He's pulling himself up all over the house, and keeps flipping over when you try and change his diaper.
we are headed down to Flordia this weekend for Victora's baptism. more to come on that.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
It's September, and no i didn't forget i had a blog, but it does seem that way. Someone said to me the other day "well if you get board, stop in to that little art store off colman" I couldn't stop myself from laughing in their face. Board? You have got to be kidding me?? I could keep a staff of 10 busy with my daily schedule. I get the kids up and ready for the day, take them to school, go to work, eat lunch at my desk, leave, pick them up, prepare dinner (last week Dave started cooking dinner) feed the kids, clean the kitchen, do bath time, put vinny to bed and then at 9:00PM i play on the ipad for about 30 minutes till I pass out, only to get up 3-5 time with Mr. Vinny. yes, that's my daily schedule. and no i'm actually not complaining.
It's been a tough summer. Dave has been sick since May and was working 12-14 hour days all of June and July (and the first 2 weeks of August) on some schools. It was like being a single mom there for a while. They still don't know what's wrong with him health wise, but at least we now have a doctor that is helpful. He's been tested for eveything from limes to ALS. so far nothing big has come up positive. He's on sleeping pills now and they are really helping him rest. So that's good.
Vinny started army crawling about 4 weeks ago and did a full on crawl yesterday. Kid has some speed. He's eating some solid foods now and really starting to get a personality. He thinks Emery is the funniest person on the earth.
Emery is amazing. She's so bright now. her speech and comprehension is amazing. She can sing her ABC's and at least 2 other full songs. it's so fun.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
post wedding
Natalie is married! We spent 4 days in DC/VA for wedding .... and we are all now sick. I think it started with the lack of sleep and has moved into a wide spread sick house. Dave has been sick on and off for a month now, still not sure what it is, but he feels like he has the flu. Vince was only sick for 2 days - Thank God - and is now feeling better. Emery is going on 7 days of being sick - nasty cold - saw the doc nothing they can do. I just got sick 2 days ago, yesterday was worst than today, but i'm hoping tomorrow will be better. My throat hurts and my nose is running non stop running. It's not easy when you're down a parent - even worst when you're down two. But my mother has been here every day last week and super helpful. I really don't know what we would do without her. 4 nights last week Emery slept with me and Vince and Dave slept downstairs on the couch....needless to say this is how i got sick. (sick toddler + no sleep) There was one night i got 2 hours of sleep....not in a row....
in other news Vince can roll over and is starting to cover some ground on the blanket on the floor. Emery is talking up a storm and we're starting underwear soon. We got a new stoll with Elmo on it and she seems to like that. She's testing us a little more lately - big fan of the word NO. She's as cute as ever and has been dancing all over the place.
Vince is getting cuter by the day. He is laughing now and smiling when Dave or I talk and smile at him. He can grab his feet now and can almost sit up by himself. He's becoming more interactive which is very fun. Emery talks to him and dances for him and he laughs so much - it's the best.
it's amazing how much children change your life. but when you're tired with spit up down your shirt and you look around your house and it seems as if you had a HUGE party and no one cleaned up after it.....you catch a little smile and a "i love you mommy" and you realize this is the best place in the world to be.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Vince is HUGE
At his 4 month apt he weighted in at 16lbs. He's been rolling over from his stomach to his back...but can't make it the other way. Poor guy gets frustrated every time. He can almost sit up by himself and is a laughing and smiling fool. He is just so damn heavy! :) Emery is still doing great with him, she laid down next to him this morning and just held his hand.
Emery is talking up a storm, and wishing everyone happy birthday every chance she gets. She is so cute it's insane.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Emery is 2
There are so many moments where you think to yourself "This is the cutest kid ever" I have a lot of them, but this one is worth noting. Yesterday Dave and I were sitting on my parents couch. Vince was with Nana and Emery was playing with her new turtle pillow. She brought her pillow over to us and in trying to get on top of it, while it was on top of Dave and I's laps, she headed me in the
mouth.... Dave says "are you ok?" followed by a little voice saying "sorry mommy". I almost started to cry it was so cute and sweet.
Her birthday party was a hit! Go River!! (he planed a treasure hunt with identifying trees and getting ribbons when you found them.) We had everyone playing from 2 years old to 8 years old. They all loved it.
Emery had a blast with all her friends. We had a weather scare, but it only rained a little at the very beginning.
Natalie was here as well as the whole Wood's clan, and that was great. We even went to monkey joe's yesterday.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Finally!
.... Vince is not screaming every time we put him down. The last week or so he has made a major change. Up until this point there were three choices, 1) screaming 2) being held 3) sleeping. That was pretty much it. Now he can actually just sit there and hang out, it's amazing. He's smiling and coo'ing (such a weird word). He is 14lbs and 24" (as of this past Tuesday). He is super cute and I just love him so much!
Emery is going to be 2 this weekend...wait what?? we have been parents for 2 years, kinda hard to believe. She has had a rough week. I think it's a combo of things. her molders are coming in, Miss Shalya (her favorite teacher) left the nook, Vince is here, and the household has a bit more stress in it. Last night Dave was giving her a bath and I walked in holding Vince. Dave said Emery is that Vinny? she said "NO, baby". Dave said "Vinny", and again Emery said "NO baby". It was so funny. (and of course this went on for a while)
She has been kind of loosing it more lately. We have cousins in this week and she has been off her normal schedule, that might have something to do with it...then again she is 2 now.
Her go to meals are scrambled eggs, pb&J (either on bread or a spoon), and life cereal. She's still obsessed with cereal bars from whole foods so we keep them with us everywhere we go. She likes fish which is great, and she is pretty good about chicken. She went through a blueberry faze and now is back on bananas and cheese.
Emery is going to be 2 this weekend...wait what?? we have been parents for 2 years, kinda hard to believe. She has had a rough week. I think it's a combo of things. her molders are coming in, Miss Shalya (her favorite teacher) left the nook, Vince is here, and the household has a bit more stress in it. Last night Dave was giving her a bath and I walked in holding Vince. Dave said Emery is that Vinny? she said "NO, baby". Dave said "Vinny", and again Emery said "NO baby". It was so funny. (and of course this went on for a while)
She has been kind of loosing it more lately. We have cousins in this week and she has been off her normal schedule, that might have something to do with it...then again she is 2 now.
Her go to meals are scrambled eggs, pb&J (either on bread or a spoon), and life cereal. She's still obsessed with cereal bars from whole foods so we keep them with us everywhere we go. She likes fish which is great, and she is pretty good about chicken. She went through a blueberry faze and now is back on bananas and cheese.
Monday, April 2, 2012
BFF
Erin and Travis were in town over the weekend. It went WAY to fast. When i'm with Erin it just seems natural, like we're always together, not like the best friend i haven't seen in over a year. It was so great having them here. We went to the beach and downtown the first two days and then went to the Daniel Island Easter egg hunt (which sucked compared to the Boone Hall one) Coast for dinner and the family circle cup. It was a really great time. I can't wait to see them in June for Nat's wedding.
Vinny is getting fun....i know that sounds bad, but babies aren't that exciting until they can smile. He has been smiling now and looking up at the lights. It's pretty cool. He's finally just chillin sometimes..... before it was either screaming or sleeping, now there are times he just sits there and hangs out. Last night we put both of them in the tube together. Emery was cleaning vinny with a washcloth and holding up the letter V and yelling VINNY! It was super cute.
Em has been having some pain with her teeth lately, and has had this wicked cough for weeks. when we went to the doc they gave us antibiotics but the cough has stuck around. Time to go back to the doc.
Vinny is getting fun....i know that sounds bad, but babies aren't that exciting until they can smile. He has been smiling now and looking up at the lights. It's pretty cool. He's finally just chillin sometimes..... before it was either screaming or sleeping, now there are times he just sits there and hangs out. Last night we put both of them in the tube together. Emery was cleaning vinny with a washcloth and holding up the letter V and yelling VINNY! It was super cute.
Em has been having some pain with her teeth lately, and has had this wicked cough for weeks. when we went to the doc they gave us antibiotics but the cough has stuck around. Time to go back to the doc.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
2 kids = no time to blog
Vinny is almost 7 weeks old! What? kid gained 3 lbs in 4 weeks and is creeping up on 11 lbs.....Emery is 22 lbs. he's going to catch her in no time.
last week Vinny smiled at me for the first time. It was awesome! He's such a cutie. He took a bath with me and Emery tonight. It was pretty funny. Emery is doing great with him, wanted to pick him up and walk away with him the other day. Her words are growing daily and she said Prisha on Thursday. It was really cute and made Prisha's week.
Today Dave and I took the boat out and the kids went to my parents for a few hours. I got burnt, so that part sucks. But it was really nice to be on the water and with dave for a little bit. I miss him. two kids is really amazing but very busy. I am getting over bronchitis but i'm feeling really great. I was really productive this week, cleaned the kitchen and did the MASSIVE amount of laundry that our small family creates every week.
Em is amazing me daily with what she is capable of. it's been really fun to watch.
ok back to the craziness....
last week Vinny smiled at me for the first time. It was awesome! He's such a cutie. He took a bath with me and Emery tonight. It was pretty funny. Emery is doing great with him, wanted to pick him up and walk away with him the other day. Her words are growing daily and she said Prisha on Thursday. It was really cute and made Prisha's week.
Today Dave and I took the boat out and the kids went to my parents for a few hours. I got burnt, so that part sucks. But it was really nice to be on the water and with dave for a little bit. I miss him. two kids is really amazing but very busy. I am getting over bronchitis but i'm feeling really great. I was really productive this week, cleaned the kitchen and did the MASSIVE amount of laundry that our small family creates every week.
Em is amazing me daily with what she is capable of. it's been really fun to watch.
ok back to the craziness....
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Finally feeling better
Thank God! I'm finally feeling better....only took 3 weeks (that's a good thing, they told me it would take 6). Mentally i'm feeling so much better. I was really not doing well for a minute there. My body is feeling pretty good too, besides being tired....but hey THAT i expected. I actually feel relieved to just be tired and nothing else. Pretty much the only feeling i was prepared for. I just have to be careful now days b/c i'm feeling better but know i shouldn't do a lot...don't want to go backwards. I still can't drive, but hopefully by next week.
Vince is doing great. He went from 7lbs 7ozs (his birth weight) to 8lbs 12ozs in two weeks....and this is what happens when you sit in a recliner all day and just nurse. haha. Doc said everything looks great. He has the sweetest little face. It's funny sometimes when we put him down and he gets upset, he just wants to be held again. as soon as you pick him up he's fine.
Emery has been amazing with him. lots of kisses and "pounds". She comes into the house from school and says "BABY!" and goes looking for him.
Vince is doing great. He went from 7lbs 7ozs (his birth weight) to 8lbs 12ozs in two weeks....and this is what happens when you sit in a recliner all day and just nurse. haha. Doc said everything looks great. He has the sweetest little face. It's funny sometimes when we put him down and he gets upset, he just wants to be held again. as soon as you pick him up he's fine.
Emery has been amazing with him. lots of kisses and "pounds". She comes into the house from school and says "BABY!" and goes looking for him.
Friday, February 10, 2012
One day at a time
Well everyday i feel a lot better. Yesterday was the first full day i went without any percocets. I'm still on Ibuprofen every 6 hours and i'm not giving that one up. I pretty much live in the recliner in the family room. Prisha calls it my command station. It's on loan from our friends the Hatchers, thank God for this chair. I sit in it pretty much all day and sleep in it at night. I have friends that come over every day so I can go upstairs and shower. Kayla came Monday, Monica came over Tuesday, mom came Wednesday, and Karin came yesterday. Talk about great friends. Monica did all my dishes and Karin and mom did the laundry and the kitchen floor.
My mental state is getting better. I'm pretty angry on one hand and very relieved on the other, I mean the most important thing is Vince is alive and healthy. I kind of feel cheated though. The first few weeks with a new baby are meant to be joyful not miserable. I also couldn't cry the whole time i was in the hospital (it physical hurt too much) so I think i have a lot of that emotion built up. It comes out in spells here and there. I feel bad that Dave is taking on 100% of the house hold stuff, Emery, work, and his crying wife. But i have to say I could never in a million years picked a better spouse. He's amazing. He said something to me last night that was really helpful. It's hard for me to be in the house this long, cooped up. But Dave said to me last night that there is no where else Vince would rather be then laying on my chest 20+ hours a day.
Hopefully we're going to get out a little this weekend. I can't really walk that far, and I can't carry anything, oh and I can't really get up from a sitting position without pain.....i'm just a heap of fun. So our options are pretty small but even the park for a bit would be nice. Something other then my family room.
Emery update: Em has been AMAZING!!!! She loves on Vinny like crazy. She calles him Baby and gives him "pounds" (also know as nuckles) all the time. She kisses him and pats him, and hugs him. It's really cute. She's so close to full sentances it's crazy. She has a new obsession with Barny, they must have watched it at school. So that's what we watch for a bit when she gets home. I was always that mom that said "no TV" but when you can't lift up your kid and she wants to cuddle with you and watch Barney....I mean come up. It's the best part of my day.
Oh and did I mention i have a cold?? Yes, and it comes with a lovely cough that makes me want to throw myself off a bridge b/c it hurts so bad to cough. It also hurts to blow my nose, which has been running for a few days now....just to top things off.
My mental state is getting better. I'm pretty angry on one hand and very relieved on the other, I mean the most important thing is Vince is alive and healthy. I kind of feel cheated though. The first few weeks with a new baby are meant to be joyful not miserable. I also couldn't cry the whole time i was in the hospital (it physical hurt too much) so I think i have a lot of that emotion built up. It comes out in spells here and there. I feel bad that Dave is taking on 100% of the house hold stuff, Emery, work, and his crying wife. But i have to say I could never in a million years picked a better spouse. He's amazing. He said something to me last night that was really helpful. It's hard for me to be in the house this long, cooped up. But Dave said to me last night that there is no where else Vince would rather be then laying on my chest 20+ hours a day.
Hopefully we're going to get out a little this weekend. I can't really walk that far, and I can't carry anything, oh and I can't really get up from a sitting position without pain.....i'm just a heap of fun. So our options are pretty small but even the park for a bit would be nice. Something other then my family room.
Emery update: Em has been AMAZING!!!! She loves on Vinny like crazy. She calles him Baby and gives him "pounds" (also know as nuckles) all the time. She kisses him and pats him, and hugs him. It's really cute. She's so close to full sentances it's crazy. She has a new obsession with Barny, they must have watched it at school. So that's what we watch for a bit when she gets home. I was always that mom that said "no TV" but when you can't lift up your kid and she wants to cuddle with you and watch Barney....I mean come up. It's the best part of my day.
Oh and did I mention i have a cold?? Yes, and it comes with a lovely cough that makes me want to throw myself off a bridge b/c it hurts so bad to cough. It also hurts to blow my nose, which has been running for a few days now....just to top things off.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wow what a week......
Monday January 30th
around 2:00AM I woke up to some contractions...no big deal i'd been having them for a few days...about an hour later they were starting to move. I downloaded an app on the ipad and started to clock them. By 4:00AM i knew i needed to call my midwife, but wanted to give her an hour more to sleep. So at 5:00AM I called Barbara and told her they were about 3-5 minutes apart but i could still still walk/talk though most of them...most not all. She told us to head on over so we called my parents and told them it was go time and to head our way. we arrived at the hospital at 6:30AM, checked in and i was 7cm....go me.
I had a few pretty big contractions and Barbara and Gene told me if they broke my water we could get things moving pretty fast, so that's what we did. After that the contractions were coming pretty strong and I was moving around the bed with Dave pushing on my back. That seemed to work pretty well, but there was an issue with the baby's heartbeat. With every contraction the baby's heartbeat dropped. Barbara said i had to get back on the table so she could check me. I REALLY didn't want to lie back down, but they made me and Barbara checked me and found that the cord was pushed up against my pelvic bone and his head. Every time I was contracting I was pinching it so he was getting cut off from oxgen. She tried to move his head a little and the cord came out...a VERY bad thing. At this point a lot of stuff started to happen, a few doctors rushed in and they started to disconnect all my monitors. They gave me a shot to stop the contractions and told me I was having a c-section. I yelled "NO" pretty loud but Barbara got in my face and said "Melyssa this is an EMERGENCY" next thing i knew Barbara was pretty much on my bed with me holding his head and cord with her hand. Once we got in the operating room, they told Dave he needed a hat/gown and he had to go with the nurse. they pushed my bed up to the operating table and told me to scoot over to it. I moved over and started to grab at anything i could just to hold on to something. A nurse came above my head and held my hands. The curtin went up in front of me and a doctor put a mask on my face and told me to breath....he also looked up and said "don't cut her yet, she's not out" WHAT??? that's a possibility. All i thought was MAKE EYE CONTACT! make sure this guy knows you are still awake.
When they pulled the baby (his name is Vincent Dean) out he had the cord wrapped around his neck twice. they moved him to the NICU which is a level 2 there at the hospital. They determined very quickly that he needed to go to MUSC's level 3 NICU and had a transport team coming to get him.
When i got out of surgery Dave was there with me and said i keep saying how much it hurt. They had given me all the drugs they could so i had to wait until i got to my room to get more. The NICU doctor explained to us what was going on and where Vince was going. I remember his voice but that's about it. The moved me to a room and hooked me up to morphine. Dave stayed with me for a few hours until Prisha came to get the cord blood. (we donated it to Duke University) My mom was going to come sit with me so Dave could go downtown to be with Vince. Prisha stayed with me until she got there and Dave headed to MUSC with what little colostrum i could pump. Dave stayed with Vince until 7:00PM when they do a shift change and ask all the parents to leave for the hour. He came back to me at East Cooper and got more colostrum and headed back down to MUSC. That night he was able to hold Vince! He kept sending me photos. We were told at this point that Vince had to be there for at least 48 hours but he was already showing great signs of improvement. He was off all breathing assistant and seemed to me eating well. Dave was at MUSC until 3AM that night. He went home to get some sleep.
(dave took some photos with his phone for me, i'll put them here when i move them over)
Tuesday Jan 31.
I slept ok, they had me on a lot of drugs and the nurses were amazing!! I pumped throughout the night and called the MUSC NICU as soon as i got up around 6:00AM. Vince's nurse said he was doing great. Dave came straight to East Cooper when he got up, and got to me around 8:00AM. Again, i gave him what little colostrum i had (i was pumping every 2-3 hours and getting nothing) and he headed down to MUSC to make sure he was there for 9AM rounds. Our idea of "rounds" was a little different then what really goes on. (thank you gray's anatomy) A nurse/doctor came to get Dave and told him it was time for rounds and it was Vince's turn. Dave was a little confused by this but followed them anyway. He was lead into a room with about 25 people in it. Every day this group, which included the attending, residents, and other staff members gets together and goes over every baby in the NicU. They proceeded to go over Vince's history and the attending asked the residents why they did what they did, like quizzing them. Everyone in the room refereed to Vince as "Vince", not "baby #12" or "the patient". Dave was extremely impressed with all of this. As they were talking they asked Dave if he had any questions and answered everything he asked. It came up in the conversation that Vince really could move down to a NICU level 2, as he was not critical enough for level 3. Dave asked why not just move him back to East Cooper so he could be with his mom. They said the only thing standing in the way was insurance, Dave pressed the issue and the financial girl in the room said they would look into it. Dave called to tell me the good news.
The docs told me I had to get up a move around a little today. They pulled out my catheter and told me i should walk a little. My mom and Dad dropped off Emery at daycare around 10:00AM and came to the hospital to be with me. I showered and was able to walk the hall a little.
around 12:00 Dave called with GREAT NEWS! Vince was coming back to East Cooper!!! Dad went to get Emery around 3:00 and mom and I waited for Vince and Dave. They got to East Cooper around 5:00. Vince had to go straight to the NICU, but i got to see him shortly after that. I was so worried about breastfeeding that I met with the lactation consultants earlier that day. They told me to do skin to skin as soon as i could and try to feed him after we both settled in. Dave took me in a wheel chair down to the NICU and i got to hold him for the first time. I was so excited! It was amazing. We just sat there for a while, and after a bit i tried to nurse and he latched right on. Around 8 or so we had to leave for a shift change, so Dave and I walked around a little and came back as soon as we could. I sent Dave home around 1:00AM.
Wednesday
The nurses told me to go get some sleep and they would call me when Vince woke up. I got the call around 3AM and had the nurse wheel me down. They said if this feeding went well, Vince could leave the NICU for the next feeding. At 6:00AM Vince was with me in my room! It was great. we just hung out the whole day. Dave and my parents came later that morning and we all got to be together. That afternoon my parents went to get Em from school and she got to meet her little brother.
Thursday
they released both of us and sent us home....Emery had a blister on her finger. It seemed pretty small and no big deal. But by 5:00PM it started to get bigger and redder. By 3:00am she work up screaming and the blister had taken over her entire finger and the redness was moving down her hand. I was sleeping downstairs on the recliner (which was lent to us by the hatchers next door) and Dave was upstairs in our bed. He got up with her and saw her hand. We called the doctor and he said to take her to MUSC children's hospital ER. So at 4:00AM Dave and Emery left for the ER. Her finger was infected and they had to drain her blister. They got home around 7AM.
around 2:00AM I woke up to some contractions...no big deal i'd been having them for a few days...about an hour later they were starting to move. I downloaded an app on the ipad and started to clock them. By 4:00AM i knew i needed to call my midwife, but wanted to give her an hour more to sleep. So at 5:00AM I called Barbara and told her they were about 3-5 minutes apart but i could still still walk/talk though most of them...most not all. She told us to head on over so we called my parents and told them it was go time and to head our way. we arrived at the hospital at 6:30AM, checked in and i was 7cm....go me.
I had a few pretty big contractions and Barbara and Gene told me if they broke my water we could get things moving pretty fast, so that's what we did. After that the contractions were coming pretty strong and I was moving around the bed with Dave pushing on my back. That seemed to work pretty well, but there was an issue with the baby's heartbeat. With every contraction the baby's heartbeat dropped. Barbara said i had to get back on the table so she could check me. I REALLY didn't want to lie back down, but they made me and Barbara checked me and found that the cord was pushed up against my pelvic bone and his head. Every time I was contracting I was pinching it so he was getting cut off from oxgen. She tried to move his head a little and the cord came out...a VERY bad thing. At this point a lot of stuff started to happen, a few doctors rushed in and they started to disconnect all my monitors. They gave me a shot to stop the contractions and told me I was having a c-section. I yelled "NO" pretty loud but Barbara got in my face and said "Melyssa this is an EMERGENCY" next thing i knew Barbara was pretty much on my bed with me holding his head and cord with her hand. Once we got in the operating room, they told Dave he needed a hat/gown and he had to go with the nurse. they pushed my bed up to the operating table and told me to scoot over to it. I moved over and started to grab at anything i could just to hold on to something. A nurse came above my head and held my hands. The curtin went up in front of me and a doctor put a mask on my face and told me to breath....he also looked up and said "don't cut her yet, she's not out" WHAT??? that's a possibility. All i thought was MAKE EYE CONTACT! make sure this guy knows you are still awake.
When they pulled the baby (his name is Vincent Dean) out he had the cord wrapped around his neck twice. they moved him to the NICU which is a level 2 there at the hospital. They determined very quickly that he needed to go to MUSC's level 3 NICU and had a transport team coming to get him.
When i got out of surgery Dave was there with me and said i keep saying how much it hurt. They had given me all the drugs they could so i had to wait until i got to my room to get more. The NICU doctor explained to us what was going on and where Vince was going. I remember his voice but that's about it. The moved me to a room and hooked me up to morphine. Dave stayed with me for a few hours until Prisha came to get the cord blood. (we donated it to Duke University) My mom was going to come sit with me so Dave could go downtown to be with Vince. Prisha stayed with me until she got there and Dave headed to MUSC with what little colostrum i could pump. Dave stayed with Vince until 7:00PM when they do a shift change and ask all the parents to leave for the hour. He came back to me at East Cooper and got more colostrum and headed back down to MUSC. That night he was able to hold Vince! He kept sending me photos. We were told at this point that Vince had to be there for at least 48 hours but he was already showing great signs of improvement. He was off all breathing assistant and seemed to me eating well. Dave was at MUSC until 3AM that night. He went home to get some sleep.
(dave took some photos with his phone for me, i'll put them here when i move them over)
Tuesday Jan 31.
I slept ok, they had me on a lot of drugs and the nurses were amazing!! I pumped throughout the night and called the MUSC NICU as soon as i got up around 6:00AM. Vince's nurse said he was doing great. Dave came straight to East Cooper when he got up, and got to me around 8:00AM. Again, i gave him what little colostrum i had (i was pumping every 2-3 hours and getting nothing) and he headed down to MUSC to make sure he was there for 9AM rounds. Our idea of "rounds" was a little different then what really goes on. (thank you gray's anatomy) A nurse/doctor came to get Dave and told him it was time for rounds and it was Vince's turn. Dave was a little confused by this but followed them anyway. He was lead into a room with about 25 people in it. Every day this group, which included the attending, residents, and other staff members gets together and goes over every baby in the NicU. They proceeded to go over Vince's history and the attending asked the residents why they did what they did, like quizzing them. Everyone in the room refereed to Vince as "Vince", not "baby #12" or "the patient". Dave was extremely impressed with all of this. As they were talking they asked Dave if he had any questions and answered everything he asked. It came up in the conversation that Vince really could move down to a NICU level 2, as he was not critical enough for level 3. Dave asked why not just move him back to East Cooper so he could be with his mom. They said the only thing standing in the way was insurance, Dave pressed the issue and the financial girl in the room said they would look into it. Dave called to tell me the good news.
The docs told me I had to get up a move around a little today. They pulled out my catheter and told me i should walk a little. My mom and Dad dropped off Emery at daycare around 10:00AM and came to the hospital to be with me. I showered and was able to walk the hall a little.
around 12:00 Dave called with GREAT NEWS! Vince was coming back to East Cooper!!! Dad went to get Emery around 3:00 and mom and I waited for Vince and Dave. They got to East Cooper around 5:00. Vince had to go straight to the NICU, but i got to see him shortly after that. I was so worried about breastfeeding that I met with the lactation consultants earlier that day. They told me to do skin to skin as soon as i could and try to feed him after we both settled in. Dave took me in a wheel chair down to the NICU and i got to hold him for the first time. I was so excited! It was amazing. We just sat there for a while, and after a bit i tried to nurse and he latched right on. Around 8 or so we had to leave for a shift change, so Dave and I walked around a little and came back as soon as we could. I sent Dave home around 1:00AM.
Wednesday
The nurses told me to go get some sleep and they would call me when Vince woke up. I got the call around 3AM and had the nurse wheel me down. They said if this feeding went well, Vince could leave the NICU for the next feeding. At 6:00AM Vince was with me in my room! It was great. we just hung out the whole day. Dave and my parents came later that morning and we all got to be together. That afternoon my parents went to get Em from school and she got to meet her little brother.
Thursday
they released both of us and sent us home....Emery had a blister on her finger. It seemed pretty small and no big deal. But by 5:00PM it started to get bigger and redder. By 3:00am she work up screaming and the blister had taken over her entire finger and the redness was moving down her hand. I was sleeping downstairs on the recliner (which was lent to us by the hatchers next door) and Dave was upstairs in our bed. He got up with her and saw her hand. We called the doctor and he said to take her to MUSC children's hospital ER. So at 4:00AM Dave and Emery left for the ER. Her finger was infected and they had to drain her blister. They got home around 7AM.
Monday, January 16, 2012
There is a baby coming???
Wait what? We're 3 1/2 weeks away from being a family of 4???? Are you serious? I just found out i'm pregnant, right?
So the past 9 months (those liers, it's 10 months) have flown by! I can't believe how close we are to baby number two, who remains nameless. (poor guy)
I had my maternity shoot last night with Kayla. She really is talented. We did a ton of outfits, mostly the ones i bought from Victoria Secret...and will be returning this week. (don't worry I left MY underwear on under theirs) I'm not that grimy. I'm really excited about the ones with Dave in them. We didn't get preggo pics with him in them last time. I was also in a shoot for Mount Pleasant Magazine over the weekend. That was pretty fun. We had two locations, and should see the pics soon!
Rambo's room is 90% done. The crib is up and it's all set up, but we need to move the furniture around so it fits better. Dave is also finishing the rocking chair to put it up there. the dresser is done...and already full. I'd like to re-do the closet, but we need about $100 to do that.....so that's on hold.
Emery: She is amazing! Every day with her is just incredible. New words all the time and she just "gets" everything. She's very into cleaning..she goes into the pantry and gets napkins and starts cleaning the floor with them. (aunt liv is really proud of her). She even grabs the swiffer and waits for me to put a cloth on the bottom of it so she can clean with it. It's pretty funny. She LOVES airplanes, and looks for them whenever we go outside. She always points out the moon and says moon. I'm pretty sure she said "bless you" when i sneezed yesterday. That was really cute. when Dave leaves for work, this little voice goes "buh-by Daddy". makes your heart melt.
Em was pretty sick last week, first with a stomach bug then with a cold. Dave got the stomach bug and i got the cold. Dave really got a raw deal, it was SUPER sick for 2 full days. I mean like scary sick. But he's feeling better now too. My cold is still around, but nothing serious. Emery is getting better about telling us she has to go potty, she even says potty now when she signs it. Most of the time it's mid-potty that she tells us she has to go. But we're getting better. They started potty training the older kids in her class at school so i'm guessing when we start to really get on it, it will be quick. Em is the second youngest in her class.
That's pretty much the full report. we're sill VERY VERY happy with her school. I love her teachers.
So the past 9 months (those liers, it's 10 months) have flown by! I can't believe how close we are to baby number two, who remains nameless. (poor guy)
I had my maternity shoot last night with Kayla. She really is talented. We did a ton of outfits, mostly the ones i bought from Victoria Secret...and will be returning this week. (don't worry I left MY underwear on under theirs) I'm not that grimy. I'm really excited about the ones with Dave in them. We didn't get preggo pics with him in them last time. I was also in a shoot for Mount Pleasant Magazine over the weekend. That was pretty fun. We had two locations, and should see the pics soon!
Rambo's room is 90% done. The crib is up and it's all set up, but we need to move the furniture around so it fits better. Dave is also finishing the rocking chair to put it up there. the dresser is done...and already full. I'd like to re-do the closet, but we need about $100 to do that.....so that's on hold.
Emery: She is amazing! Every day with her is just incredible. New words all the time and she just "gets" everything. She's very into cleaning..she goes into the pantry and gets napkins and starts cleaning the floor with them. (aunt liv is really proud of her). She even grabs the swiffer and waits for me to put a cloth on the bottom of it so she can clean with it. It's pretty funny. She LOVES airplanes, and looks for them whenever we go outside. She always points out the moon and says moon. I'm pretty sure she said "bless you" when i sneezed yesterday. That was really cute. when Dave leaves for work, this little voice goes "buh-by Daddy". makes your heart melt.
Em was pretty sick last week, first with a stomach bug then with a cold. Dave got the stomach bug and i got the cold. Dave really got a raw deal, it was SUPER sick for 2 full days. I mean like scary sick. But he's feeling better now too. My cold is still around, but nothing serious. Emery is getting better about telling us she has to go potty, she even says potty now when she signs it. Most of the time it's mid-potty that she tells us she has to go. But we're getting better. They started potty training the older kids in her class at school so i'm guessing when we start to really get on it, it will be quick. Em is the second youngest in her class.
That's pretty much the full report. we're sill VERY VERY happy with her school. I love her teachers.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Home Stretch
Is it really January??? How is that possible? I'm big as a house...ok not that big, but maybe a condo. Overall i'm feeling good....though it's 10:30AM and the mornings are best for me. Sleeping is a bit changeling, I'm not that comfortable and in the wrong position I get a VERY sharp pain in my lower abs/ligaments. I also get this strange calf pains that wake me up in the night....isn't pregnancy fun. I'm not complaining though, I've had a great run.
Holiday update:
Last week was really great. Liv was here for Christmas and almost the whole week after and Nat came down on the 27th and stayed until the 2nd (Trace came down for a few days as well). It was so fun having them all here. Emery really enjoyed it. It was the first time she got to spend time with Trace, and that was really fun. She was giving hugs and kisses to everyone, and even gave aunt livvy a running hug at one point. She's changing every day now. She has so many words now and is so close to sentences. It was really nice having her home for the week. She's just such a sweet kid.
Rambo:
So I am starting to panic a little. I mean 2 kids under 2?! what were we thinking?? But i am really excited too. His room is all painted, and the dresser is set up. All this clothes are clean and just have to go in the dresser. The closet still needs some help, but no rush on that. The crib we borrowed is a drop side crib and was recalled. Dave is trying to get the "fix" for it this week so we can put it up. He is having a little trouble getting a hold of the company. So we'll see. Good news is the basset is where he'll be sleeping for a few months so we don't really "need" a crib right away. (i mean come on, Em slept in our bed until she was just over 1)
Hospital bag is packed, plan is in place. If we go into labor in the middle of the night Cyndi or Lilly will come over until my parents get to the house.
so here we go....
Holiday update:
Last week was really great. Liv was here for Christmas and almost the whole week after and Nat came down on the 27th and stayed until the 2nd (Trace came down for a few days as well). It was so fun having them all here. Emery really enjoyed it. It was the first time she got to spend time with Trace, and that was really fun. She was giving hugs and kisses to everyone, and even gave aunt livvy a running hug at one point. She's changing every day now. She has so many words now and is so close to sentences. It was really nice having her home for the week. She's just such a sweet kid.
Rambo:
So I am starting to panic a little. I mean 2 kids under 2?! what were we thinking?? But i am really excited too. His room is all painted, and the dresser is set up. All this clothes are clean and just have to go in the dresser. The closet still needs some help, but no rush on that. The crib we borrowed is a drop side crib and was recalled. Dave is trying to get the "fix" for it this week so we can put it up. He is having a little trouble getting a hold of the company. So we'll see. Good news is the basset is where he'll be sleeping for a few months so we don't really "need" a crib right away. (i mean come on, Em slept in our bed until she was just over 1)
Hospital bag is packed, plan is in place. If we go into labor in the middle of the night Cyndi or Lilly will come over until my parents get to the house.
so here we go....
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Somersaults
Seriously, this little guy is a mover! I sit a lot at work so i understand it gets a little boring in there. There are points in the day where he logges himself on my right side and it hurts like a bitch! Emery favored that side as well.
I have been trying to do a spinach shake in the mornings.....mostly to offset the fact that I've had McD's twice this month. (with the hot fudge sundae) But other then that i've been eating pretty good. Laying off deserts for the most part. No GD this time around, but i think he's going to be a bigger baby then Emery. My guess 7lbs 10ozs, and 22". So we'll see. (Emery was 6lbs 11ozs)
We're getting ready for him at home and getting ready for Christmas. Dave was up until well past midnight last night painting Rambo's room. It looks really cool. We got his bedding in the mail last week. It's cute, from pottery barn (got it on ebay). So hopefully the room will be good to go by Christmas. I have baby boy clothes in a pile in the office and his crib and changing table in random spots in the house. So it will be nice to get everything in there.
Overall i'm feeling pretty good. I was having a really hard time sleeping, a lot of pain in my lower belly (ligaments i assume) so i started sleeping with my bellyband on and it's much better now. I don't know if it's more or less, but there is a lot of pain this time. Between him kicking me and the tightness, it seems like more then last time.
Emery is teething --- big time -- so last night was a treat. She wouldn't go down for bed, so I was in there with her until 10:00PM, then at 4:00AM she joined us in bed. (at 4:30AM I got slapped in the face with a tiny little hand)
Emery is talking up a storm these days. She has about 20 words now and then the rest is just babbling, but she knows what she's saying that's for sure. She's in LOVE with Shea (Shea Shea) and always askes where she is. Very cute.
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I have been trying to do a spinach shake in the mornings.....mostly to offset the fact that I've had McD's twice this month. (with the hot fudge sundae) But other then that i've been eating pretty good. Laying off deserts for the most part. No GD this time around, but i think he's going to be a bigger baby then Emery. My guess 7lbs 10ozs, and 22". So we'll see. (Emery was 6lbs 11ozs)
We're getting ready for him at home and getting ready for Christmas. Dave was up until well past midnight last night painting Rambo's room. It looks really cool. We got his bedding in the mail last week. It's cute, from pottery barn (got it on ebay). So hopefully the room will be good to go by Christmas. I have baby boy clothes in a pile in the office and his crib and changing table in random spots in the house. So it will be nice to get everything in there.
Overall i'm feeling pretty good. I was having a really hard time sleeping, a lot of pain in my lower belly (ligaments i assume) so i started sleeping with my bellyband on and it's much better now. I don't know if it's more or less, but there is a lot of pain this time. Between him kicking me and the tightness, it seems like more then last time.
Emery is teething --- big time -- so last night was a treat. She wouldn't go down for bed, so I was in there with her until 10:00PM, then at 4:00AM she joined us in bed. (at 4:30AM I got slapped in the face with a tiny little hand)
Emery is talking up a storm these days. She has about 20 words now and then the rest is just babbling, but she knows what she's saying that's for sure. She's in LOVE with Shea (Shea Shea) and always askes where she is. Very cute.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Operation Early to Bed - night one
Last night was night 1 of operation early to bed. It's a multi-stage process.
Stage 1 - stay in our room
The goal of stage one is to get Emery to stay in her room after bathtime. The issue was that after bath time she wanted to come back downstairs. So last night we went right into her room after her bath. I closed the door behind us and we played in her room in low light. Dave did the kitchen and joined us about 20 minutes after we got into her room. The three of us colored, read books, and played with toys. When i would ask her if she was ready for bed/crib and she would shake her head no, grab her sippy cup, her paci and head for the door. We would very calmly say, we're not going downstairs we're going to stay up here. Then we'd try and interest her in something in the room. About every 15 minutes I'd dim the lights a little more. Finally she reached for her blanket and cuddled up with me to read a book. After a little while we moved to the glider and she passed out.
a very successful first night.
The back story:
For a while we were doing bath time at 7:30PM. After Bath time we'd read a book and go straight to bed - no fuss. somewhere along the line we got into the habbitt of going back downstairs after bath time....this lead to a HUGE fight when it was actually time for bed. A lot of screaming/crying. It was not good. She wasn't going to bed until almost 10:00PM. So I asked myself why I wanted this to change...the answer, being on a schedule is good for all of us. She gets more sleep and understands a routine, Dave and I have some time together at night, and setting this up now vs when she's 3 is going to be extreamly helpful. I talked to my dad about everything and we came up with a plan. The key to the plan: where it's coming from.
There are two places it can come from, the heart or the ego. The heart "we are making a change b/c this is healthy for you and me"...The ego "you're not in charge, i am". Kids know the difference. So we made sure there was as much support as possible. I explained to her a few times over dinner what our plan was. As we walked upstairs I explained again that we would not be going downstairs after bath time, I told her this was no punishment and she did nothing wrong, this was simply a change for the good of the family and her health. I think she got it b/c she got a little upset when I mentioned we would not be going back downstairs. (she's a smart cookie)
Once stage 1 is complete - staying in her room until bed time, we'll work on shorter play time in her room and moving into the crib shortly after bath time. But the best thing about right now is, stage one is very clear - stay in the room. That's our only goal right now and it makes it easier to focus on that. -- Thank goodness for River
Stage 1 - stay in our room
The goal of stage one is to get Emery to stay in her room after bathtime. The issue was that after bath time she wanted to come back downstairs. So last night we went right into her room after her bath. I closed the door behind us and we played in her room in low light. Dave did the kitchen and joined us about 20 minutes after we got into her room. The three of us colored, read books, and played with toys. When i would ask her if she was ready for bed/crib and she would shake her head no, grab her sippy cup, her paci and head for the door. We would very calmly say, we're not going downstairs we're going to stay up here. Then we'd try and interest her in something in the room. About every 15 minutes I'd dim the lights a little more. Finally she reached for her blanket and cuddled up with me to read a book. After a little while we moved to the glider and she passed out.
a very successful first night.
The back story:
For a while we were doing bath time at 7:30PM. After Bath time we'd read a book and go straight to bed - no fuss. somewhere along the line we got into the habbitt of going back downstairs after bath time....this lead to a HUGE fight when it was actually time for bed. A lot of screaming/crying. It was not good. She wasn't going to bed until almost 10:00PM. So I asked myself why I wanted this to change...the answer, being on a schedule is good for all of us. She gets more sleep and understands a routine, Dave and I have some time together at night, and setting this up now vs when she's 3 is going to be extreamly helpful. I talked to my dad about everything and we came up with a plan. The key to the plan: where it's coming from.
There are two places it can come from, the heart or the ego. The heart "we are making a change b/c this is healthy for you and me"...The ego "you're not in charge, i am". Kids know the difference. So we made sure there was as much support as possible. I explained to her a few times over dinner what our plan was. As we walked upstairs I explained again that we would not be going downstairs after bath time, I told her this was no punishment and she did nothing wrong, this was simply a change for the good of the family and her health. I think she got it b/c she got a little upset when I mentioned we would not be going back downstairs. (she's a smart cookie)
Once stage 1 is complete - staying in her room until bed time, we'll work on shorter play time in her room and moving into the crib shortly after bath time. But the best thing about right now is, stage one is very clear - stay in the room. That's our only goal right now and it makes it easier to focus on that. -- Thank goodness for River
Monday, November 14, 2011
GD?
This morning I had my 4-hour (yes 4 hours) test for GD. I went to the Hospital to do the test. The nurses were so sweet, and i just sat in a little room and did work on my laptop. Rambo has been kicking like crazy! I'm sure he was starving this morning, i was.
Dave took Emery to school this morning....the very first time. He said it went fine, i knew it would be it's still cute. She's been doing great. She is cutting two new teeth though so she's been a little off her game. But she was AMAZING last night when we went to dinner with my parents. She is so fun, i just love it!! She loves to dance, she's been dancing constantly. But now she can't just dance alone, she wants to dance with anyone around her, mostly me and Dave. But if Nana or River are around they will do just fine.
We still haven't locked in our design for Rambo's room but we're close. Dave said he'll have it done by Christmas, and he better! I really want to get it all set up that week. Olivia will be here the whole week and we can get everything organized.
I am feeling pretty good, i have to wear my belly ban or I get really bad leg pain. -- to the point where i can't really walk. But the belly ban seems to help a lot. I told Stone (our midwife) that we want to go natural this time and she said to start doing as much yoga as I can. So here we go with that:)
Dave took Emery to school this morning....the very first time. He said it went fine, i knew it would be it's still cute. She's been doing great. She is cutting two new teeth though so she's been a little off her game. But she was AMAZING last night when we went to dinner with my parents. She is so fun, i just love it!! She loves to dance, she's been dancing constantly. But now she can't just dance alone, she wants to dance with anyone around her, mostly me and Dave. But if Nana or River are around they will do just fine.
We still haven't locked in our design for Rambo's room but we're close. Dave said he'll have it done by Christmas, and he better! I really want to get it all set up that week. Olivia will be here the whole week and we can get everything organized.
I am feeling pretty good, i have to wear my belly ban or I get really bad leg pain. -- to the point where i can't really walk. But the belly ban seems to help a lot. I told Stone (our midwife) that we want to go natural this time and she said to start doing as much yoga as I can. So here we go with that:)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
24weeks/18months (Rambo and Emery)
I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow and Emery will be 18 months on Friday! WOW.
Emery is talking up a storm. She only has about 10 words, but she makes a lot of noise. She said "bye" pretty clear last night as she closed the door on Dave. :) She says Cheese a lot, while standing in front of the fridge and pointing. She goes through cheese and bananas like it's going out of style. We have to buy two bunches of bananas at a time. We have her 18-month shoot with Kayla on Friday!!! I'm very excited about it. Hopefully this will make good shots for presents for the grandparents.
Rambo is doing good, i think i'm going early. Well not early per-say, i think my due date is off. I knew i was pregnant way before the test said i was. So i have a feeling he's coming in January not February. He is kicking a lot and i've been feeling pretty good. I was exhausted yesterday and sat there while Dave put away the groceries, cleaned the kitchen, cooked dinner, and clean up afterwards. I felt bad, but he didn't seem to mind.
My dad is coming over next weekend to prime the room and then Dave will put in the chair-rail. We are currently thinking we'll do the same design as Emery's room with different colors. So we'll see.
I'm having a little pain here and there but overall doing good. The start of the day is always better then the end. We're checking out the Birth Center this month to see if we like it. I'll keep ya posted. :)
Emery is talking up a storm. She only has about 10 words, but she makes a lot of noise. She said "bye" pretty clear last night as she closed the door on Dave. :) She says Cheese a lot, while standing in front of the fridge and pointing. She goes through cheese and bananas like it's going out of style. We have to buy two bunches of bananas at a time. We have her 18-month shoot with Kayla on Friday!!! I'm very excited about it. Hopefully this will make good shots for presents for the grandparents.
Rambo is doing good, i think i'm going early. Well not early per-say, i think my due date is off. I knew i was pregnant way before the test said i was. So i have a feeling he's coming in January not February. He is kicking a lot and i've been feeling pretty good. I was exhausted yesterday and sat there while Dave put away the groceries, cleaned the kitchen, cooked dinner, and clean up afterwards. I felt bad, but he didn't seem to mind.
My dad is coming over next weekend to prime the room and then Dave will put in the chair-rail. We are currently thinking we'll do the same design as Emery's room with different colors. So we'll see.
I'm having a little pain here and there but overall doing good. The start of the day is always better then the end. We're checking out the Birth Center this month to see if we like it. I'll keep ya posted. :)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Oct Update
Last night Dave got to feel Rambo kick! It was really cool. His eyes got really big, it was a good kick. haha.
Emery is doing great. she's so smart it's crazy! She also still fits into 6-9month clothes. She'll be 18 months in 2 weeks and is just starting to fit into her 12 month stuff.
Last week Dave and I went in for our 21 week - half way point ultrasound, yes it's still a boy. Rambo looks great, though a little on the big side, 75th percentile. Which means i'm back on my gestational diet. oh well. But his brain, heart, and all other organs look great!
Emery is doing great. she's so smart it's crazy! She also still fits into 6-9month clothes. She'll be 18 months in 2 weeks and is just starting to fit into her 12 month stuff.
Last week Dave and I went in for our 21 week - half way point ultrasound, yes it's still a boy. Rambo looks great, though a little on the big side, 75th percentile. Which means i'm back on my gestational diet. oh well. But his brain, heart, and all other organs look great!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
32/20/17
Yesterday I turned 32 and Emery was 17 months, today i am 20 weeks pregnant. WOW that's a lot of numbers in a short period of time. My birthday was great. Dave and Emery made me a beautiful card and got me a necklace. Tuesday night was arts and craft night and the two of them decorated a card for me and made me some artwork. It was so cute, Emery had a blast. Dave brought home glitter. (love it!)
Prisha took me out to lunch and even got me a gift! We went to dinner at Yamato's and Mom and Dad treated! Emery did really well with the fire. She was very interested in people catching the shrimp in their mouth. When we got back to the house Lily brought over cupcakes! ummmm.....i love cupcakes!
20 weeks - i can't believe i'm half way there. This pregnancy is moving! Monica is throwing me a "sprinkle" I love it! mostly for clothes of course so this little guy doesn't have to wear pink. But i did register for some stuff at Babies R Us and Target
Prisha took me out to lunch and even got me a gift! We went to dinner at Yamato's and Mom and Dad treated! Emery did really well with the fire. She was very interested in people catching the shrimp in their mouth. When we got back to the house Lily brought over cupcakes! ummmm.....i love cupcakes!
20 weeks - i can't believe i'm half way there. This pregnancy is moving! Monica is throwing me a "sprinkle" I love it! mostly for clothes of course so this little guy doesn't have to wear pink. But i did register for some stuff at Babies R Us and Target
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Movement
I should have written last week - because that's when i first felt him move. It's usually only once or twice a day. But always in the morning. We're calling him Rambo James, did I mention that? I've been pulling Emery's clothes out of the attic to see if there is any non-pink stuff I can use for him....poor little guy is gonna end up in girls clothes at some point - either by my hand or Emery's.
Dave and I think we're closer on a real name but nothing is for sure yet. And like Emery we won't share it until the end. His room is filling up. I keep finding things and just sticking them in there. He will be rocking a purple swing....very metro of him don't you think?
In current news Dave is in NC for a fishing tournament, and i really miss him. (yes it's only 2 days...but still) I'm not used to being without him. It's been overcast here for a few days and in the 70's. I'm in love with this weather. We have been outside all weekend (Emery and I). We went downtown to the farmers market yesterday and then over to some friends for dinner. Emery is doing great. She's so much fun. She communicates with me now - showing me what she needs/wants. She brings her shoes over and sites down and sticks her foot in the air. It's super cute. She plays with me too, she was sitting in the back seat of the car yesterday and when i looked in the rear view she had her hands over her face and this big smile on. So of course I said "where's Emery?" and she moved her hands and laughed. I love her so much!
Dave and I think we're closer on a real name but nothing is for sure yet. And like Emery we won't share it until the end. His room is filling up. I keep finding things and just sticking them in there. He will be rocking a purple swing....very metro of him don't you think?
In current news Dave is in NC for a fishing tournament, and i really miss him. (yes it's only 2 days...but still) I'm not used to being without him. It's been overcast here for a few days and in the 70's. I'm in love with this weather. We have been outside all weekend (Emery and I). We went downtown to the farmers market yesterday and then over to some friends for dinner. Emery is doing great. She's so much fun. She communicates with me now - showing me what she needs/wants. She brings her shoes over and sites down and sticks her foot in the air. It's super cute. She plays with me too, she was sitting in the back seat of the car yesterday and when i looked in the rear view she had her hands over her face and this big smile on. So of course I said "where's Emery?" and she moved her hands and laughed. I love her so much!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Heartburn Sucks - 18 weeks today
I never had heartburn with Emery...I had no idea what it was like. It's not very pleasant and I have a feeling it's going to get worse. I had tums in my purse but someone - and i won't name names - thought it was fun to shake them and run around the house. So needless to say i have no idea where they are.
Emery has 2 teeth now, ah woo hoo! Though one of them is causing her some major pain. She hasn't wanted to go to sleep lately. So we've been letting her fall asleep with us and then I move her. Once she's asleep she's good. So i'm not sure what it's about. But we're rolling with it.
We went to babies r us over the weekend and got a new infant car seat for Rambo James (yes that's what we're calling him right now). We also swapped out Emery's pink seat that we never opened for a grey one. A big more unisex. I'm working on getting some boy hand me downs over the next few months. I have girl clothes for Emery up to 6T, but very few are unisex. So i'm all over it. I got my first bag this week from a girl at my office, they are 18-24 months. SO CUTE!!
Other then the heartburn, things are good. I have felt a little movement but only twice. So we'll see. We still don't have Halloween costumes yet so i really gota work on that.
Emery has 2 teeth now, ah woo hoo! Though one of them is causing her some major pain. She hasn't wanted to go to sleep lately. So we've been letting her fall asleep with us and then I move her. Once she's asleep she's good. So i'm not sure what it's about. But we're rolling with it.
We went to babies r us over the weekend and got a new infant car seat for Rambo James (yes that's what we're calling him right now). We also swapped out Emery's pink seat that we never opened for a grey one. A big more unisex. I'm working on getting some boy hand me downs over the next few months. I have girl clothes for Emery up to 6T, but very few are unisex. So i'm all over it. I got my first bag this week from a girl at my office, they are 18-24 months. SO CUTE!!
Other then the heartburn, things are good. I have felt a little movement but only twice. So we'll see. We still don't have Halloween costumes yet so i really gota work on that.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
It's a ..... BOY! (wait what?)
A boy! I didn't know Ferber Girls made boys!
So yesterday I go in for my monthly anointment. I go into the little nurse room with Karen, my nurse. I love Karen! She even visiting me in the hospital when I had Emery. So I joking say to Karen "you're not really going to make me wait an whole month to find out the sex right?" I know the rules. You get two ultrasounds per pregnancy unless something is wrong. So i knew there was no chance. So Karen says "well let me talk to Barbara" (my midwife). I'm thinking sweet, maybe they can do it a week earlier. So we continue with our questions and do the blood pressure, and Kelsey walks by, my favorite ultrasound tech. I didn't get a chance to say hi b/c she was with a patient. Karen brings me to my room so i can wait for Barbara. A few minutes later Kelsey comes in to say hi. I jumped up and hugged her and we got to catch up. Barbara comes in and we get to hear the heartbeat, it was amazing! I could listen to that all day long...then she says, Karen is checking with Kelsey to see if we can sneek you in to see the sex! TODAY!! So i start texting and calling Dave like crazy. no answer. Well Gene (my other midwife) came in that day to get some papers from Barbara. So I started chatting with Gene. Karen comes back and says Kelsey is almost out of her ultrasound and asked if i got a hold of Dave yet, so i call him one more time and he finally answers...Karen comes back over and says Kelsey said yes, she can do it in 5 minutes!!! So i tell Dave they can do the ultrasound ... he says what time...i say RIGHT NOW! So Dave jets over to the doctor's office (i'm sure he was flying) and as soon as i walked in we went right into the Kelsey's room and within seconds found a little penis! I couldn't believe it. Emery is going to have a little brother!!!
As for Emery she's doing great. Changing every day. She understands so much now. She will walk into the pantry and then ask to be picked up so she can show you want she wants off the top shelf. She dances all the time, mostly to techno....haha just like her mommy. And the other day grabbed my hands so i would dance with her. It was amazing. I just can't get enough of her. She is in the big tub now for bath time and is getting pretty comfortable in there. Her sleeping has been good and she's completely off the boob. I really wanted to have a few months between them breastfeeding so she doesn't get upset with the new baby. I'm sure she might want to nurse again, and that's fine. we'll see.
Dave and I are both very happy with her new school. They are just really amazing over there. We're very lucky.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
shaking her head/14 weeks
Emery has a few new tricks....she can shake her head no and yes. However she's found the no much more useful. "are you done with bathtime?" shake the head no "do you want more of ___" the list goes on and on. It's quite funny. She also dances in a circle until she gets so dizzy she falls down. VERY funny. this is usually done while clapping her hands or waveing them in the air. ....to music or not.
we went to her 15 month apt yesterday and she's doing great. her weight is in the 3%. haha, little lady hasn't hit 20lbs yet. So she's still in the infant car seat. Dr. Davis said we're doing great and to keep it up. We have been trying to go by the 3 good things to every bad - meaning for every no there are 3 yes's. So we say "go bites" when she eats and "good sharing", "nice helping". and so on. Trying to always praise her for doing what's right. She's the best. She's so much fun!
The new baby is 14 weeks today, I still can't believe it. I'm not gaining as much weight as with Emery, but then again i started this pregnancy about 10 lbs lighter. I looked at my weight log for Emery and I gained 32lbs with her. So we'll see about this one. We cleared out the guest bedroom and are just waiting until October when we know the sex to pick the wallpaper and paint.
we went to her 15 month apt yesterday and she's doing great. her weight is in the 3%. haha, little lady hasn't hit 20lbs yet. So she's still in the infant car seat. Dr. Davis said we're doing great and to keep it up. We have been trying to go by the 3 good things to every bad - meaning for every no there are 3 yes's. So we say "go bites" when she eats and "good sharing", "nice helping". and so on. Trying to always praise her for doing what's right. She's the best. She's so much fun!
The new baby is 14 weeks today, I still can't believe it. I'm not gaining as much weight as with Emery, but then again i started this pregnancy about 10 lbs lighter. I looked at my weight log for Emery and I gained 32lbs with her. So we'll see about this one. We cleared out the guest bedroom and are just waiting until October when we know the sex to pick the wallpaper and paint.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
13 weeks
Today I went in for my 4th ultrasound. It went great! I was worried because I didn't "feel" pregnant, and with the bleeding I was just really not sure everything was ok.
I fit into my normal jeans this week and that threw me off, I thought that was a bad thing b/c it meant i got smaller from last month, not bigger. Turns out it was most likely a combination of bloating, retaining water, no motivation and increased apatite followed by no more bloating, more energy and less apatite. so there you have it.
The baby's heartbeat is 160 and strong. She/he was moving around and just chillin in there. Baby's size is good and the bleed spot is gone.....I think this is really happening.
Liv has challenged me to keep the new baby off facebook, so that's the plan. The first post about my pregnancy or the new baby will be a photo of the 4 of us in the hospital! So let's hope no one blows up my spot. I think the biggest issue might be someone tagging me in a photo in a few months...haha.
I fit into my normal jeans this week and that threw me off, I thought that was a bad thing b/c it meant i got smaller from last month, not bigger. Turns out it was most likely a combination of bloating, retaining water, no motivation and increased apatite followed by no more bloating, more energy and less apatite. so there you have it.
The baby's heartbeat is 160 and strong. She/he was moving around and just chillin in there. Baby's size is good and the bleed spot is gone.....I think this is really happening.
Liv has challenged me to keep the new baby off facebook, so that's the plan. The first post about my pregnancy or the new baby will be a photo of the 4 of us in the hospital! So let's hope no one blows up my spot. I think the biggest issue might be someone tagging me in a photo in a few months...haha.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
15 months ..... 11 weeks
Emery is 15 months old today. She signs for "more" and "all done". She is so smart it's crazy. I tell her to go pick out some shoes and she does. Its so cute! I just love her so much. She even treated us to a full night's sleep last night.
She is really happy at her new daycare, which we call "school". She goes right in now and just plays with her friends. Whenever I pick her up she's playing and smiling. One day she was dancing, it was hilarious.
As for the second one, we're 11 weeks today....almost in the clear. We got a crib from a neibhor and now just need a mattress and dresser. I'm feeling great. A little tired here and there but overall really good. Some of my pants don't fit, but I have some elastic waist band skirts that are perfect, and even found a maternity jean skirt at good will for like $5...and it's Motherhood Maternity.
She is really happy at her new daycare, which we call "school". She goes right in now and just plays with her friends. Whenever I pick her up she's playing and smiling. One day she was dancing, it was hilarious.
As for the second one, we're 11 weeks today....almost in the clear. We got a crib from a neibhor and now just need a mattress and dresser. I'm feeling great. A little tired here and there but overall really good. Some of my pants don't fit, but I have some elastic waist band skirts that are perfect, and even found a maternity jean skirt at good will for like $5...and it's Motherhood Maternity.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
10Weeks - Sleeping Better
Today I am official 10 weeks pregnant. The bleeding as decreased and the cramping is gone....but the biggest news......Emery is sleeping better!! She only got up once last night and not at all the night before.
She is so smart! She understands almost everything we say now. She follows directions and knows what's going on. When it's time for bath time, I say "ok let's go upstairs for bath time" and she crawls up the stairs and goes straight into our bathroom. When she sees me put her bath tube on the counter top she puts her hands up in the air so i can take her clothes off. then she tries to help me get her diaper off. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen. Once she's naked she points to the bath. It's so funny.
In the morning after she goes to the potty, I say "get your pants and let's get a diaper" and she'll go pick up her pj pants and walk into her bedroom. She really is the cutest thing in the world.
Baby #2
I go today for my labwork for the new baby. We're due Feb 9. Dave won't even let me discuses girl names. He's sure it's a boy. We go back and forth on the nursery, he wants a nautical theme I want monkeys. .... I'll keep ya posted.
She is so smart! She understands almost everything we say now. She follows directions and knows what's going on. When it's time for bath time, I say "ok let's go upstairs for bath time" and she crawls up the stairs and goes straight into our bathroom. When she sees me put her bath tube on the counter top she puts her hands up in the air so i can take her clothes off. then she tries to help me get her diaper off. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen. Once she's naked she points to the bath. It's so funny.
In the morning after she goes to the potty, I say "get your pants and let's get a diaper" and she'll go pick up her pj pants and walk into her bedroom. She really is the cutest thing in the world.
Baby #2
I go today for my labwork for the new baby. We're due Feb 9. Dave won't even let me discuses girl names. He's sure it's a boy. We go back and forth on the nursery, he wants a nautical theme I want monkeys. .... I'll keep ya posted.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Baby #2
A few weeks ago I had a funny dream...i was having twins! ok no so funny more of a panic. I had a feeling i was pregnant but wasn't sure. I took a pregnancy test...not pregnant. Ok Fine. a week later--- still no period....took another one. Lost track of time (i think i waited 7 minutes not 2) and came back to see a VERY faint second line, almost wasn't sure it was even there. A few days later i got my ass over to CVS and bought a two pack. Took the first one...no lines at all!! are you kidding me. it was a dead test...Pregnancy test number four. To all of you that have taken one, you have two choices. 1) hold stick in stream of urine for 5 seconds or 2) pee in a cup and hold it in the cup for 20 seconds. Seeing that number one has been unsuccessful 3 times in a row, we opted for number 2. and WA-LA! 2 very clear blue lines.
Reaction number 1: OMG am i ready for baby number 2!! Emery is not sleeping through the night. and she's still on the boob (side note: her current status is no nursing during the day, only right before she goes to bed)
2 weeks later..
Reaction number 2: Excited! Dave and I started looking at nurseries, and talking about names. I told only two people, i was waiting on the whole family to get here to tell them in person. I was going to do invitations that said your invited to a meet and greet with the date and location (East Cooper Hospital)
2 weeks later...
Reaction number 3: Scared...I had some really bad cramps and some spotting about a week and 1/2 ago. Dave made me call the doc (i really didn't want to) and they said to come in right away. Dave sped to Mount Pleasant from Folly Beach and we met with our midwife last monday. The baby is measuring 1 1/2 weeks smaller then the estimated due date and there is a bleed spot of my ultrasound.
So what now? Well we go back to the doctor on Wednesday of this week to do another ultrasound. They said this happens from time to time and it can be nothing....OR it's a sign that the pregnancy isn't going to take. We haven't told anyone but family and a few close friends. The same people you'd want to be there in case things go south. I just want to know what's going. I know my body will do what it needs to, and i fully understand that. I still want to know what's going on though.
Reaction number 1: OMG am i ready for baby number 2!! Emery is not sleeping through the night. and she's still on the boob (side note: her current status is no nursing during the day, only right before she goes to bed)
2 weeks later..
Reaction number 2: Excited! Dave and I started looking at nurseries, and talking about names. I told only two people, i was waiting on the whole family to get here to tell them in person. I was going to do invitations that said your invited to a meet and greet with the date and location (East Cooper Hospital)
2 weeks later...
Reaction number 3: Scared...I had some really bad cramps and some spotting about a week and 1/2 ago. Dave made me call the doc (i really didn't want to) and they said to come in right away. Dave sped to Mount Pleasant from Folly Beach and we met with our midwife last monday. The baby is measuring 1 1/2 weeks smaller then the estimated due date and there is a bleed spot of my ultrasound.
So what now? Well we go back to the doctor on Wednesday of this week to do another ultrasound. They said this happens from time to time and it can be nothing....OR it's a sign that the pregnancy isn't going to take. We haven't told anyone but family and a few close friends. The same people you'd want to be there in case things go south. I just want to know what's going. I know my body will do what it needs to, and i fully understand that. I still want to know what's going on though.
Signing
This past weekend Natalie, Trace and Livvy came into town to celebrate mom's birthday. Saturday night we all went on a dinner cruise around Charleston. It was so cool. Emery did great. She even started dancing when the music came on at the end of the night.
She does the sign for "more" now. To her it's more of an "I want that" sign but that works just as well. She will go grab the box of cereal and bring it over and then do her sign. It's pretty funny. Last night she was in her bath and pointed at the towel and did her sign. It was a pretty clear "i'm done with bath-time" statement.
She's so bright, it's amazing. She totally understands us. I said to her at the pool, you can either wear your hat or go sit with River in the shade. and she turned and went to sit with him. Finally she came back over and let me put her hat on and she pointed to the pool. It's simply amazing watching her.
The other cute thing she did yesterday: dave was laying on the couch and i went over and laid on him. Emery came over and wanted to get up on the couch with us. She leaned over and gave me two kisses!! then she climbed on top of me and laid down on my back. The curtest thing EVER!!
She does the sign for "more" now. To her it's more of an "I want that" sign but that works just as well. She will go grab the box of cereal and bring it over and then do her sign. It's pretty funny. Last night she was in her bath and pointed at the towel and did her sign. It was a pretty clear "i'm done with bath-time" statement.
She's so bright, it's amazing. She totally understands us. I said to her at the pool, you can either wear your hat or go sit with River in the shade. and she turned and went to sit with him. Finally she came back over and let me put her hat on and she pointed to the pool. It's simply amazing watching her.
The other cute thing she did yesterday: dave was laying on the couch and i went over and laid on him. Emery came over and wanted to get up on the couch with us. She leaned over and gave me two kisses!! then she climbed on top of me and laid down on my back. The curtest thing EVER!!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Every Changeing
The last month has been amazing!! Every day she has a new "skill". She dances on cue, blows kisses, gives kisses, loves the pool and the ocean, and eats pretty much everything. I say to her "give me your paci" and she hands it to me. She just started using her "more" sign. She loves the sippy cup and these cool squeezer meals from Earth's Best and Happy Baby. One day I said to her "go get monkey" and she not only knew what i was talking about, she knew exactly where it was. It was cool!
Dave and I are really enjoying just watching her. She was almost passed out on him a few weeks back and she managed to pick her head up, take out her paci, and give him a kiss. She then put the paci back in and put her head back down on his shoulder. I don't think it gets better then that.
Mom, Dad and I took her to to DC over memorial day. She got to see the whole gang and meet Natalee, Dave's sister, for the first time. It was really great. She did fantastic on the trip.
Her new daycare is amazing!! We are just so happy she's there. I had no idea what we were missing.
She started cutting her first tooth 2 nights ago. Finally!! I can't even list all the things she does now. The dancing is the best. She starts to dance in the car too now. It's super cute.
Dave and I are really enjoying just watching her. She was almost passed out on him a few weeks back and she managed to pick her head up, take out her paci, and give him a kiss. She then put the paci back in and put her head back down on his shoulder. I don't think it gets better then that.
Mom, Dad and I took her to to DC over memorial day. She got to see the whole gang and meet Natalee, Dave's sister, for the first time. It was really great. She did fantastic on the trip.
Her new daycare is amazing!! We are just so happy she's there. I had no idea what we were missing.
She started cutting her first tooth 2 nights ago. Finally!! I can't even list all the things she does now. The dancing is the best. She starts to dance in the car too now. It's super cute.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tiffany Pulliam and the red flags
Well it took me two days to clam down before I could write this. I didn't want to write angry so i did what my dad tells me to do...I paused. Looking back at the last 6 months with Miss Tiffany, there were many red flags I choose not to act on.
The first being she had a male companion there for 3 days right after we started. I really didn't like the fact that there was a man who I did not know possibly alone with my daughter. I rationalized that, well Tiffany has to be close by right?? But you just never know, and I really don't like adults that i don't know one on one with my daughter. This continued, and other "friends" were over during the day with Miss Tiffany. Mostly female. I met her ex-husband once....he didn't even introduce himself. Seemed pretty shady. There was also one time I saw her teenage son carry Logan (12 months or so at the time) down the steps like he was a sack of food. I can't say i'm at all comfortable knowing a teenage boy is carrying around my kid. A few other times something has happened where she didn't like something i did or said and gave me a HUGE adatude about it. It seemed like if she was having a bad day she's practical throw your kid at you. One time one of the babies, Vilot, wouldn't stop crying and she simply put her upstairs by herself. When her dad got there she told him she had to put her upstairs due to her crying and shoved her into his arms and said Thank God you're here. The thought of my little girl crying and no one doing anything about it is scary.
ok to the story:
this past weekend Dave's dad and Kathleen were down for the weekend. They left on Monday afternoon so I decided to keep Emery for the morning so they could be with her. By the time they left Em was sleeping and I texted miss Tiffany to tell her i'd keep em for the day. She texted me back about her check. I told her i had to go to the bank anyway and i'd just deposit it for her.
I left for the bank and to meet my mom for lunch. As i was walking out of the bank I saw a text from Tiffany saying she had to go out anyway and just to bring the check by. I wrote her back that i had already deposited it. She texted about how i had her account number and that she asked me not to deposit it myself. I said I had a voided check from her from a fews back when we tried to do direct deposit. She was not happy about this and said we'd talk tomorrow. About 45 minutes later I get a text saying that her daughter Amanda went to the bank and they had no transaction that I had deposited her check.....reality check: anyone in the modern world will tell you it can take up to 24 hours for a check to clear, AND yes there is no way they would know unless she went to the same branch and had them go through the paperwork herself. .... so i tell her via text that i have the deposit slip and i'd bring it with me when i came to her tomorrow. She asked me what account i put the money in and i told her i'd call her as soon as i got home and give her the number b/c i didn't have it on me. (i had filled out a deposit slip before i left the house) So at this point, i'm thinking what the hell is her deal. I GAVE her money, and put it right into her account.
I get home and call her house line and her cell. no answer. I check my email and i have an email that says (direct copy and paste": "You can pick up Emery's things this afternoon...I'll have everything all packed up. Thanks, Tiffany" so you can imagine at this point my blood is boiling. I write her back "you're kicking us out??" and proceed to call her again. This time she picks up and tells me she's been wanting to ask us to leave for a while now and that she's not a beggar and shouldn't have to gravel for her money. This is somewhat humorous since i put the money directly into her account. I told her that I put the money into her account, she tells me this isn't the first or second or third time this has happened. I said the only other time I forgot the check i brought cash with me when i picked up Emery b/c i knew she couldn't get to the bank. I also tell her i deposited her check directly into her account today...She then proceeds to yell to her daughter, while we're on the phone, to log into her wachovia account to see if the money is there. She tells her to check again, and then tells me it's not in there (I KNOW!!). so I tell her it will be by midnight.
Then she goes on to tell me I crossed a personal boundary with her when i "rummaged" through her fridge (putting Emery's milk/yogurt in) and rummaged through her draw (the one time i reached in to get a pen, to fill out her check). Now i can see this as me being too comfortable in her home, but she has 8 kids there (yes 8 not 6 like the law states)and i thought i'd do it myself vs giving her one more thing to do. That's how i operate. I brought up how many kids she had at one point and she flat out lied and said she only has 5 or 6 at any given time. When i said i'd counted more then that she said i must have come in the one hour she had a neighbor's kid. This was a total lie, because she has Connor, Noah, Morgan, Logan, Seana, Johna all full time. That's 6. Lilly is there 4 days a week, as was Emery, and Violet is there sometimes as well as this other kid with a really big head, who's name i don't know. So really she ALWAYS has more then 6. And these are just the kids i see. who knows what goes on in the middle of the day. Oh and to add to the personal attack, she tells me there is an obviously a lack of discipline at our house. (WHAT? my daughter is 1! I almost said to her "yea the late night partying and back talk IS getting out of control") Babies are meant to be babied.
So we're at the point where she's personally attacking me, and lying to me....this from the person that calls herself "a business".... (did i mention she didn't claim us on her taxes, so we couldn't deduct our child care) then she comes in with the kicker....but first some back story:
....about a month ago i came to drop off Emery and all the kids were eating breakfast. Miss Tiffany seemed very frustrated this morning and seemed to be at her wits end. Connor who i think is around 2 years old, threw his food or spit or something like that. She reacted by yelling at him pulling him from the the chair and putting him in the other room by himself with the door closed. Now i have no problem with time out. BUT this was a bit more than that. she acted out of anger. which i saw again with her email to me to come pick up em's things that was time stamped about 20 minutes after her last text to me. actions out of anger are NEVER good, and ever worst when it's the person watching your kid. I was really upset about the whole thing and almost just turned around and left with Emery. I talked to Dave that night about it. He decided to give her a call to talk about it. She became very defensive, but by the end of the conversation it seemed to work itself out....
.....back to present story: Tiffany brings up this and says that i had my husband call her, which i think she sees as me hiding behind Dave. Dave handles these things better so he called. Whatever. Then she tells me that how she treats other children is "non of my business" OK really? How you treat kids...one being mine...isn't my businesses??? So at this point I know i need to get off the phone b/c she is no longer rational. I simply say I'll be sending my brother in law over to get her things, what would you like to do about the $125 I just deposited into your account? She makes some remark about how she thinks i didn't deposit it, and i come back with "i'll call you when i see it has been cleared and you can write me a check"
So Tuesday morning, well look at that, there's the check cleared. I call her and leave her the most professional message i can just saying I saw the check cleared and if she could please put it in the mail to us. She called back, I gave her our address and got off the phone as quickly as i could.
In the meantime I called Children's Nook and spoke with the director. Emery has been first on the waiting list for some time now and Dave and I have been talking about alternate care for over a month. As luck would have it, there is a little boy leaving the infant room and Emery will take his spot starting next Monday.
After i calmed down and thought about everything, it's true what my friend Tymillia said. God knows what's he's doing. Had we left earlier or later we might have missed out on the spot.
So there you have it. the whole story.
The first being she had a male companion there for 3 days right after we started. I really didn't like the fact that there was a man who I did not know possibly alone with my daughter. I rationalized that, well Tiffany has to be close by right?? But you just never know, and I really don't like adults that i don't know one on one with my daughter. This continued, and other "friends" were over during the day with Miss Tiffany. Mostly female. I met her ex-husband once....he didn't even introduce himself. Seemed pretty shady. There was also one time I saw her teenage son carry Logan (12 months or so at the time) down the steps like he was a sack of food. I can't say i'm at all comfortable knowing a teenage boy is carrying around my kid. A few other times something has happened where she didn't like something i did or said and gave me a HUGE adatude about it. It seemed like if she was having a bad day she's practical throw your kid at you. One time one of the babies, Vilot, wouldn't stop crying and she simply put her upstairs by herself. When her dad got there she told him she had to put her upstairs due to her crying and shoved her into his arms and said Thank God you're here. The thought of my little girl crying and no one doing anything about it is scary.
ok to the story:
this past weekend Dave's dad and Kathleen were down for the weekend. They left on Monday afternoon so I decided to keep Emery for the morning so they could be with her. By the time they left Em was sleeping and I texted miss Tiffany to tell her i'd keep em for the day. She texted me back about her check. I told her i had to go to the bank anyway and i'd just deposit it for her.
I left for the bank and to meet my mom for lunch. As i was walking out of the bank I saw a text from Tiffany saying she had to go out anyway and just to bring the check by. I wrote her back that i had already deposited it. She texted about how i had her account number and that she asked me not to deposit it myself. I said I had a voided check from her from a fews back when we tried to do direct deposit. She was not happy about this and said we'd talk tomorrow. About 45 minutes later I get a text saying that her daughter Amanda went to the bank and they had no transaction that I had deposited her check.....reality check: anyone in the modern world will tell you it can take up to 24 hours for a check to clear, AND yes there is no way they would know unless she went to the same branch and had them go through the paperwork herself. .... so i tell her via text that i have the deposit slip and i'd bring it with me when i came to her tomorrow. She asked me what account i put the money in and i told her i'd call her as soon as i got home and give her the number b/c i didn't have it on me. (i had filled out a deposit slip before i left the house) So at this point, i'm thinking what the hell is her deal. I GAVE her money, and put it right into her account.
I get home and call her house line and her cell. no answer. I check my email and i have an email that says (direct copy and paste": "You can pick up Emery's things this afternoon...I'll have everything all packed up. Thanks, Tiffany" so you can imagine at this point my blood is boiling. I write her back "you're kicking us out??" and proceed to call her again. This time she picks up and tells me she's been wanting to ask us to leave for a while now and that she's not a beggar and shouldn't have to gravel for her money. This is somewhat humorous since i put the money directly into her account. I told her that I put the money into her account, she tells me this isn't the first or second or third time this has happened. I said the only other time I forgot the check i brought cash with me when i picked up Emery b/c i knew she couldn't get to the bank. I also tell her i deposited her check directly into her account today...She then proceeds to yell to her daughter, while we're on the phone, to log into her wachovia account to see if the money is there. She tells her to check again, and then tells me it's not in there (I KNOW!!). so I tell her it will be by midnight.
Then she goes on to tell me I crossed a personal boundary with her when i "rummaged" through her fridge (putting Emery's milk/yogurt in) and rummaged through her draw (the one time i reached in to get a pen, to fill out her check). Now i can see this as me being too comfortable in her home, but she has 8 kids there (yes 8 not 6 like the law states)and i thought i'd do it myself vs giving her one more thing to do. That's how i operate. I brought up how many kids she had at one point and she flat out lied and said she only has 5 or 6 at any given time. When i said i'd counted more then that she said i must have come in the one hour she had a neighbor's kid. This was a total lie, because she has Connor, Noah, Morgan, Logan, Seana, Johna all full time. That's 6. Lilly is there 4 days a week, as was Emery, and Violet is there sometimes as well as this other kid with a really big head, who's name i don't know. So really she ALWAYS has more then 6. And these are just the kids i see. who knows what goes on in the middle of the day. Oh and to add to the personal attack, she tells me there is an obviously a lack of discipline at our house. (WHAT? my daughter is 1! I almost said to her "yea the late night partying and back talk IS getting out of control") Babies are meant to be babied.
So we're at the point where she's personally attacking me, and lying to me....this from the person that calls herself "a business".... (did i mention she didn't claim us on her taxes, so we couldn't deduct our child care) then she comes in with the kicker....but first some back story:
....about a month ago i came to drop off Emery and all the kids were eating breakfast. Miss Tiffany seemed very frustrated this morning and seemed to be at her wits end. Connor who i think is around 2 years old, threw his food or spit or something like that. She reacted by yelling at him pulling him from the the chair and putting him in the other room by himself with the door closed. Now i have no problem with time out. BUT this was a bit more than that. she acted out of anger. which i saw again with her email to me to come pick up em's things that was time stamped about 20 minutes after her last text to me. actions out of anger are NEVER good, and ever worst when it's the person watching your kid. I was really upset about the whole thing and almost just turned around and left with Emery. I talked to Dave that night about it. He decided to give her a call to talk about it. She became very defensive, but by the end of the conversation it seemed to work itself out....
.....back to present story: Tiffany brings up this and says that i had my husband call her, which i think she sees as me hiding behind Dave. Dave handles these things better so he called. Whatever. Then she tells me that how she treats other children is "non of my business" OK really? How you treat kids...one being mine...isn't my businesses??? So at this point I know i need to get off the phone b/c she is no longer rational. I simply say I'll be sending my brother in law over to get her things, what would you like to do about the $125 I just deposited into your account? She makes some remark about how she thinks i didn't deposit it, and i come back with "i'll call you when i see it has been cleared and you can write me a check"
So Tuesday morning, well look at that, there's the check cleared. I call her and leave her the most professional message i can just saying I saw the check cleared and if she could please put it in the mail to us. She called back, I gave her our address and got off the phone as quickly as i could.
In the meantime I called Children's Nook and spoke with the director. Emery has been first on the waiting list for some time now and Dave and I have been talking about alternate care for over a month. As luck would have it, there is a little boy leaving the infant room and Emery will take his spot starting next Monday.
After i calmed down and thought about everything, it's true what my friend Tymillia said. God knows what's he's doing. Had we left earlier or later we might have missed out on the spot.
So there you have it. the whole story.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Turning 1
Today was Emery's first birthday Party. She did amazing! The only one year old i have ever seen that didn't cry while almost 30 people sang happy birthday to her. She started with one finger in the icing and quickly moved to a full hand...with a little help from her dad. Her friends were here, our friends were here, and of course her grandparents. Ilene and Bruce even made the party.
....back tracking..... The day after Emery's 11 month mark she took her first steps. We caught it on video. It was amazing. She wasn't so sure but she went about 5 feet. Two weeks later she was marching around the house like she'd been walking this whole time. This past month as been amazing. Watching her figure things out, how they work, how to use them. Everything. Today she even walked to the corner of the kitchen and made some noise...she was standing below the cabinet that had her sippy cups in it. She wanted some water. It was pretty cool.
Along with the walking milestone came a few other things we didn't know about...a few set backs. She wouldn't take the bottle from Miss Tiffany, or milk in a sippy cup. I learned that those types of "steps back" are common with major mile stones - like walking.
She interacts with other kids more now. Last week we went to Jen and Chuck's for dinner. Aubrey, their daughter, is a month younger then Em. They were interacting quite a bit while we were there. Towards the end of the night, Emery went over and gave a hug and kiss to Aubrey! It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. unfortunately Aubrey, who reciprocated the hug and kiss, wasn't all that sturdy yet so they both went down. Today she gave Mia a hug, and again sooo cute! This one i caught on camera.
She goes to sleep in her room most nights and when she gets up, she comes in with us. I love waking up with her! We throw paci's at daddy! Always a fun game. She goes to the potty every morning. And then we start our day. This age is amazing. She eats almost everything....at least once.
Tim, Dave's brother moved in with us this past Sunday. So far so good. Emery seems to really like him. They played in the "ball pit" Ilene and Bruce gave us today.
She dances when you put on music, or when she stands on her white mat on the floor. She eats business cards...gross. But it's funny to watch her all my cards out of the basket and put them back in. She gets a book, brings it to me, and sits on my lap. It's true, you don't know love until you have a child.
She's 1. I can't believe I have a 1-year old. So in love!
....back tracking..... The day after Emery's 11 month mark she took her first steps. We caught it on video. It was amazing. She wasn't so sure but she went about 5 feet. Two weeks later she was marching around the house like she'd been walking this whole time. This past month as been amazing. Watching her figure things out, how they work, how to use them. Everything. Today she even walked to the corner of the kitchen and made some noise...she was standing below the cabinet that had her sippy cups in it. She wanted some water. It was pretty cool.
Along with the walking milestone came a few other things we didn't know about...a few set backs. She wouldn't take the bottle from Miss Tiffany, or milk in a sippy cup. I learned that those types of "steps back" are common with major mile stones - like walking.
She interacts with other kids more now. Last week we went to Jen and Chuck's for dinner. Aubrey, their daughter, is a month younger then Em. They were interacting quite a bit while we were there. Towards the end of the night, Emery went over and gave a hug and kiss to Aubrey! It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. unfortunately Aubrey, who reciprocated the hug and kiss, wasn't all that sturdy yet so they both went down. Today she gave Mia a hug, and again sooo cute! This one i caught on camera.
She goes to sleep in her room most nights and when she gets up, she comes in with us. I love waking up with her! We throw paci's at daddy! Always a fun game. She goes to the potty every morning. And then we start our day. This age is amazing. She eats almost everything....at least once.
Tim, Dave's brother moved in with us this past Sunday. So far so good. Emery seems to really like him. They played in the "ball pit" Ilene and Bruce gave us today.
She dances when you put on music, or when she stands on her white mat on the floor. She eats business cards...gross. But it's funny to watch her all my cards out of the basket and put them back in. She gets a book, brings it to me, and sits on my lap. It's true, you don't know love until you have a child.
She's 1. I can't believe I have a 1-year old. So in love!
Monday, March 7, 2011
First Steps
Last night Nana, River and Aunt Livvy came over for dinner. (they brought everything with them, it was sweet) We know Em has been close for about 2 weeks now. She loves walking if you're holding on to her hands. If there are two of us we can each grab a hand and she LOVES it. so last night we we tried to sit a few feet apart and she did it! She took like 3 steps. It was pretty sweet. So we'll see when this gets going, then our little girl is going to move...Fast. I just know it.
She's still not sleeping through the night, but she wakes up screaming sometimes. Which makes me think it's something that's waking her up, either bad dreams or pain. I have no idea. She does panic when we're not right there though. But during the day she can play by herself with no issues. So who knows.
Every day you can see her growing. She smiles all the time and interacts so much more now. She's into pointing lately, and she "talks" constantly. Her laugh is the best thing on earth, and we're learning what she finds funny. She has some lungs on her that's for sure. She let out a scream last night trying to talk to wriggly and he started shaking. poor dog. She thought it was funny and just smiled at him.
As for me I'm going to start taking some yoga classes this week. I just started selling jeans, and i'm pumped about that. We are headed up to NJ at the end of this month to visit everyone. Oh and I am getting ready for Emery's first birthday party!
She's still not sleeping through the night, but she wakes up screaming sometimes. Which makes me think it's something that's waking her up, either bad dreams or pain. I have no idea. She does panic when we're not right there though. But during the day she can play by herself with no issues. So who knows.
Every day you can see her growing. She smiles all the time and interacts so much more now. She's into pointing lately, and she "talks" constantly. Her laugh is the best thing on earth, and we're learning what she finds funny. She has some lungs on her that's for sure. She let out a scream last night trying to talk to wriggly and he started shaking. poor dog. She thought it was funny and just smiled at him.
As for me I'm going to start taking some yoga classes this week. I just started selling jeans, and i'm pumped about that. We are headed up to NJ at the end of this month to visit everyone. Oh and I am getting ready for Emery's first birthday party!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Attached....
Emery is very attached to me...something you assume being a mom....but i had no idea how attached I was going to be to her. I hate saying goodbye to her in the mornings. It's hard. She's fine...i'm the one wishing we could spend the day together.
She's hungry. The last two nights she has wanted to nurse every few hours. Then this morning she finished an entire baby yogurt. She never does that. So i'm assuming this is some kind of growth period. She eats pretty much anything you put in front of her. Last night she was eating avocado. A food she hated 3 months ago. She loves chicken and bread. She had pears last night too. She likes eating by herself so we just cut a bunch of stuff up and put it on her tray.
I just love her.
She's hungry. The last two nights she has wanted to nurse every few hours. Then this morning she finished an entire baby yogurt. She never does that. So i'm assuming this is some kind of growth period. She eats pretty much anything you put in front of her. Last night she was eating avocado. A food she hated 3 months ago. She loves chicken and bread. She had pears last night too. She likes eating by herself so we just cut a bunch of stuff up and put it on her tray.
I just love her.
Monday, February 21, 2011
10 Months
Yup, she's 10 months today....and the love affair continues. She's changing daily now. She points at things now and claps her hands. She goes to the potty every morning. She laughs and plays hide and seek. She'll pull the blanket over her head and when you pull it off she's smiling ear to ear! She loves it. We just got back from Boston and everyone just fell in love with her. We were up in Boston for Natalie and Trace's engagement party. She slept in the bed with me the whole time we were up there and it was great! She is sleeping better and better. So we'll see what this week brings.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
nana and emery
It still amazes me how much i love this little girl. I see her sometimes and just stare in amazement. she's becoming a little girl. She interacts and has likes and dislikes. She is simply amazing. I still can't believe there is a baby living here. I see her sometimes and I'm like wait a minute....where did she come from??
Nana is here with us today, Emery had a temp this morning 102.3. she was not a happy camper. We kept her home from Tiffany's and Nana came over to be with her. she loves her nana. She reached for her as soon as she got here. Some people were put on this earth to be mothers, my mom is one of them. It's so fun to watch them together. She's one lucky little girl.
she crawls around now a days with stuff in her hands. She bangs on stuff and makes all kind of noises. She even crawled INTO the green cabinet in our family room...where her toys are kept. One smart cookie. She loves her sippy cup, but even more she loves drinking out of our glasses. And she's strong. she'll pull your cup right over to her.
A winter storm just hit the east coast so our trip might be canceled. That sucks but we don't want to be unsafe with her in the car. so we'll see what happens tomorrow. We have to cancel the hotel by mid-night tomorrow to not get charged.
nana and emery
It still amazes me how much i love this little girl. I see her sometimes and just stare in amazement. she's becoming a little girl. She interacts and has likes and dislikes. She is simply amazing. I still can't believe there is a baby living here. I see her sometimes and I'm like wait a minute....where did she come from??
Nana is here with us today, Emery had a temp this morning 102.3. she was not a happy camper. We kept her home from Tiffany's and Nana came over to be with her. she loves her nana. She reached for her as soon as she got here. Some people were put on this earth to be mothers, my mom is one of them. It's so fun to watch them together. She's one lucky little girl.
she crawls around now a days with stuff in her hands. She bangs on stuff and makes all kind of noises. She even crawled INTO the green cabinet in our family room...where her toys are kept. One smart cookie. She loves her sippy cup, but even more she loves drinking out of our glasses. And she's strong. she'll pull your cup right over to her.
A winter storm just hit the east coast so our trip might be canceled. That sucks but we don't want to be unsafe with her in the car. so we'll see what happens tomorrow. We have to cancel the hotel by mid-night tomorrow to not get charged.
Nana is here with us today, Emery had a temp this morning 102.3. she was not a happy camper. We kept her home from Tiffany's and Nana came over to be with her. she loves her nana. She reached for her as soon as she got here. Some people were put on this earth to be mothers, my mom is one of them. It's so fun to watch them together. She's one lucky little girl.
she crawls around now a days with stuff in her hands. She bangs on stuff and makes all kind of noises. She even crawled INTO the green cabinet in our family room...where her toys are kept. One smart cookie. She loves her sippy cup, but even more she loves drinking out of our glasses. And she's strong. she'll pull your cup right over to her.
A winter storm just hit the east coast so our trip might be canceled. That sucks but we don't want to be unsafe with her in the car. so we'll see what happens tomorrow. We have to cancel the hotel by mid-night tomorrow to not get charged.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
9 months in...9 months out
It's official. She's been out longer then in. On Friday Emery hit the big 9 month mark! 17lbs, 27 inchs. Yesterday she stood up by herself in the middle of the room. she did use her toy to boost her up but stood there for a second by herself. That was pretty cool. She has been pulling up on anything and everything for a while now, and can use her push toy and make it down the hall way.
We have been laying low the last few weeks but we have a big road trip coming up. We're headed to New Jersey to see Dave's family. his siblings haven't met her yet so that's exciting.
Her personality is starting to show. She laughs at stuff all the time now. Dave can always make her laugh with his dancing. I must admit, it's pretty funny. She loves water glasses. If someone has a glass of water she wants it...bad. and she's strong. She'll pull it with force and put it right up to her mouth. So we've been giving her sippy cups with water in them. she seems to really like that. She talks to wriggley all the time, we call her the dog whisper....but she's really loud...wonder where she gets that from. She always has a ton of wax in her ears and I told Dave that's her body's way of dealing with my voice.
Next month we're headed to feb for Natalie and Trace's engagement party. Boston...in Feb. crazy.
We have been laying low the last few weeks but we have a big road trip coming up. We're headed to New Jersey to see Dave's family. his siblings haven't met her yet so that's exciting.
Her personality is starting to show. She laughs at stuff all the time now. Dave can always make her laugh with his dancing. I must admit, it's pretty funny. She loves water glasses. If someone has a glass of water she wants it...bad. and she's strong. She'll pull it with force and put it right up to her mouth. So we've been giving her sippy cups with water in them. she seems to really like that. She talks to wriggley all the time, we call her the dog whisper....but she's really loud...wonder where she gets that from. She always has a ton of wax in her ears and I told Dave that's her body's way of dealing with my voice.
Next month we're headed to feb for Natalie and Trace's engagement party. Boston...in Feb. crazy.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Happy New Year!
This is a big year for us! Emery turns one!
Christmas update:
Christmas was amazing. Nat, Liv, Carole and Enzo were all down for a week! Emery had a blast with everyone. She fell asleep in River's arms twice while we were out shopping.
We went wedding dress shopping for Nat and went out to lunch at Tanger outlets. It was a great! Enzo was chilling with Emery while we were dress shopping.
We even took Emery to the Apple store! Nana got an iphone!
I took some black and white shots while Emery's aunts were in town:
She got three coats, leg warmers, a full music suite, and some amazing toys from Aunt Carole. (she loves them!)
For New Years Dave, Emery and I went over to Sara and Shawn's house for oysters. It was really nice and Em was a trooper. She hung out until 11PM! Last baby standing....errr sleeping on miss Karin. But she was there. We're getting smarter. We now bring her pj's with us if we are going to be out past 8:00. she falls asleep in the car ride home and we just bring her right up to bed.
Emery stats: She's moving like crazy. She can crawl fast...really fast. and over stuff. She has made it up and over dave's legs a few times and can pull up on anything... including people. She has a little walker thing that she loves. she can move with it on the carpet but once she gets on the wood, it's too fast for her and she falls. Her whole objective is to find something to pull up on. the couch, the baby bouncer seat, any wall or cabinet. It's very clear she wants to walk.
We're headed up to NJ soon to see the Jaskiewicz clan. That should be fun! Long drive though.
Christmas update:
Christmas was amazing. Nat, Liv, Carole and Enzo were all down for a week! Emery had a blast with everyone. She fell asleep in River's arms twice while we were out shopping.
We went wedding dress shopping for Nat and went out to lunch at Tanger outlets. It was a great! Enzo was chilling with Emery while we were dress shopping.
We even took Emery to the Apple store! Nana got an iphone!
I took some black and white shots while Emery's aunts were in town:
She got three coats, leg warmers, a full music suite, and some amazing toys from Aunt Carole. (she loves them!)
For New Years Dave, Emery and I went over to Sara and Shawn's house for oysters. It was really nice and Em was a trooper. She hung out until 11PM! Last baby standing....errr sleeping on miss Karin. But she was there. We're getting smarter. We now bring her pj's with us if we are going to be out past 8:00. she falls asleep in the car ride home and we just bring her right up to bed.
Emery stats: She's moving like crazy. She can crawl fast...really fast. and over stuff. She has made it up and over dave's legs a few times and can pull up on anything... including people. She has a little walker thing that she loves. she can move with it on the carpet but once she gets on the wood, it's too fast for her and she falls. Her whole objective is to find something to pull up on. the couch, the baby bouncer seat, any wall or cabinet. It's very clear she wants to walk.
We're headed up to NJ soon to see the Jaskiewicz clan. That should be fun! Long drive though.
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