I've loved this video since the first time I saw it...makes me get a little teary eyed each time...and I wish it'd come out about 6 years ago so I would have thought to do something this creative with my own kids.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
One More For Baby Number Four!
I forgot to mention the stats from today's ultrasound...
I'm due October 5th which would make me exactly 20 weeks today...they are showing me at 20 weeks and 6 days so maybe I'll go early??? No inductions this time (unless of course I go much over 40 weeks...I have 8 pound babies when being induced a week early so I'd be scared to go much over 40 weeks but I have faith thislittle big boy will come before then...I am excited to actually be surprised like I was with Ayris...just waiting and waiting for something to happen. I REALLY want my water to break...I don't know why...I've just always wanted it to happen...in Target, working out...sitting in a restaurant...wherever, I don't even care! Anyway, back to baby...he's measuring about 13 ounces and he should be around 10.5 ounces according to baby center...so go figure that he'll already huge for his age...at only 20 weeks we already know so much about this little man...he's huge, he's stubborn and he likes to give the finger! Oh, and I'll add that he must be drinking his amniotic fluid all day long because I have YET to sleep through the night since getting pregnant except for one night when I didn't get up to go pee...in the first trimester I was getting up anywhere from 2-3 times a night...and now I can usually handle just getting up once, sometimes twice...but honestly, the second trimester is when you're supposed to get a little relief from the middle of the night bathroom breaks...but not with this one.
Lastly, the baby name poll is up...there's only two names up right now that we're considering...so get clicking so I can see whose name is preferred...Chris has picked one and I've picked the other...I'll tell you who later =)
I'm due October 5th which would make me exactly 20 weeks today...they are showing me at 20 weeks and 6 days so maybe I'll go early??? No inductions this time (unless of course I go much over 40 weeks...I have 8 pound babies when being induced a week early so I'd be scared to go much over 40 weeks but I have faith this
Lastly, the baby name poll is up...there's only two names up right now that we're considering...so get clicking so I can see whose name is preferred...Chris has picked one and I've picked the other...I'll tell you who later =)
Happy 1st Birthday Adler!
Dear Baby Bird, Little Man, Stinker Winker, Baby Boy,
I was awfully worried I wasn't going to bond with you like I did with your older brother and sister. It didn't seem possible given the fact that I had maternity leave with both Ayris and Asher so they got their very own 6-8 weeks with me alone...and you little man...well you were just going to be ushered into chaos as soon as you got home...so I felt like I needed to make those 2 days in the hospital count. And I did. I remember bringing about 10 magazines, my laptop, my camera and a few other things to keep me busy (because I was convinced that those 2 days would be a vacation where I'd get lots of stuff done!) but all I wanted to do was snuggle up close with you in the bed. After you came home, I was feeling surprisingly close to you...moreso than I had with the other kids...I found out a few weeks in that breastfeeding (or in my case pumping) releases hormones that make you feel more attached to your baby. I was afraid that when I stopped (after only 6 weeks or so) that connection would be gone...but it turned out that you were the perfect baby. You slept a good majority of the day for a really long time (of which your brother and sister never did!) and you weren't fussy at all...seriously, I was liking you pretty hardcore...I'd even venture to say that you were a favorite during that time. Unfortunately you became a crabby pants around 7 months and are still going strong, so you're off my favorite list for the time being. I kid, I kid. Actually, I'm not kidding...you are a crabby pants BUT I'd hate for you to think that I have favorites??? AND honestly, you're so stinkin' cute, it's okay...just between you and me though...that cuteness is going to wear off fast when your little brother comes...baby bird might get a kick from the nest a little sooner than he'd like =) Seriously though, I couldn't ask for a happier baby for the most part...you have your moments but overall you're very good...you're pretty laid back and can be independent as long as I'm in the same room...you LOVE your brother and sister and think your dad is pretty cool too...obviously I'm your favorite and I don't expect that to change anytime soon...not even when you get married...you hear that? Mom before wife...mom before wife...that was the deal as soon as you entered the world...I'd always be your number one =) Just know that you'll always be my number one too...in addition to all of your siblings of course. I'll love you forever and always!
I was awfully worried I wasn't going to bond with you like I did with your older brother and sister. It didn't seem possible given the fact that I had maternity leave with both Ayris and Asher so they got their very own 6-8 weeks with me alone...and you little man...well you were just going to be ushered into chaos as soon as you got home...so I felt like I needed to make those 2 days in the hospital count. And I did. I remember bringing about 10 magazines, my laptop, my camera and a few other things to keep me busy (because I was convinced that those 2 days would be a vacation where I'd get lots of stuff done!) but all I wanted to do was snuggle up close with you in the bed. After you came home, I was feeling surprisingly close to you...moreso than I had with the other kids...I found out a few weeks in that breastfeeding (or in my case pumping) releases hormones that make you feel more attached to your baby. I was afraid that when I stopped (after only 6 weeks or so) that connection would be gone...but it turned out that you were the perfect baby. You slept a good majority of the day for a really long time (of which your brother and sister never did!) and you weren't fussy at all...seriously, I was liking you pretty hardcore...I'd even venture to say that you were a favorite during that time. Unfortunately you became a crabby pants around 7 months and are still going strong, so you're off my favorite list for the time being. I kid, I kid. Actually, I'm not kidding...you are a crabby pants BUT I'd hate for you to think that I have favorites??? AND honestly, you're so stinkin' cute, it's okay...just between you and me though...that cuteness is going to wear off fast when your little brother comes...baby bird might get a kick from the nest a little sooner than he'd like =) Seriously though, I couldn't ask for a happier baby for the most part...you have your moments but overall you're very good...you're pretty laid back and can be independent as long as I'm in the same room...you LOVE your brother and sister and think your dad is pretty cool too...obviously I'm your favorite and I don't expect that to change anytime soon...not even when you get married...you hear that? Mom before wife...mom before wife...that was the deal as soon as you entered the world...I'd always be your number one =) Just know that you'll always be my number one too...in addition to all of your siblings of course. I'll love you forever and always!
Our Male to Female Ratio Is About To Become A Little More Unbalanced...
We are now going to be a household of 4 to 2. As evidenced by the below photo...
Is it just me, or does this kid look like he belongs in Whoville with that upturned nose and rounded chin? I'm renaming him Baby Who.
Not looking quite as much like a Who in this picture...
This is his arm...or rather fist...looks like he's ready to punch someone. He actually flipped off the ultrasound tech...I WISH she had printed a picture of that! She spent about 10 minutes trying to get a shot of this kids nose and lips and he just would not show her...he'd either flip over right as she was trying to get the shot or he'd put both fists in front of his face...he eventually gave her the finger...she was like "Oh look, he's giving us the peace sign....OH wait...maybe not." Let's hope this isn't an indicator of his personality to come =)
This was our little sendoff once we got home...three balloons do not = triplets...although I feel large enough to be housing triplets...it was just one balloon for each child so far...Adler was being a cranky pants though so he did not get in on the fun...he got a nap instead.
The balloons actually read "Thank You God"...
And then the kids sent them flying...
Asher keeps wanting to send Jesus more balloons now =)
As discouraged as I thought I might be, I'm actually quiet happy...I left teary eyed just knowing that I can now refer to him as a him and be right...I feel like I know the person inside whose finally started letting me know he's there...a little more than I knew him before...before he was genderless anyway. So yea for baby boys...unfortunately it's a nay for naming boys. I REALLY want to use my girl name...but I have a feeling we'll be trying to even out the playing field in a few years anyway...so maybe, just maybe, we'll still get Ayris a sister yet.
I'll be putting up a name poll next...
BTW, the voting for the gender poll...it was 6 votes for girl and 5 votes for boy...
Is it just me, or does this kid look like he belongs in Whoville with that upturned nose and rounded chin? I'm renaming him Baby Who.
Not looking quite as much like a Who in this picture...
This is his arm...or rather fist...looks like he's ready to punch someone. He actually flipped off the ultrasound tech...I WISH she had printed a picture of that! She spent about 10 minutes trying to get a shot of this kids nose and lips and he just would not show her...he'd either flip over right as she was trying to get the shot or he'd put both fists in front of his face...he eventually gave her the finger...she was like "Oh look, he's giving us the peace sign....OH wait...maybe not." Let's hope this isn't an indicator of his personality to come =)
This was our little sendoff once we got home...three balloons do not = triplets...although I feel large enough to be housing triplets...it was just one balloon for each child so far...Adler was being a cranky pants though so he did not get in on the fun...he got a nap instead.
The balloons actually read "Thank You God"...
And then the kids sent them flying...
Asher keeps wanting to send Jesus more balloons now =)
As discouraged as I thought I might be, I'm actually quiet happy...I left teary eyed just knowing that I can now refer to him as a him and be right...I feel like I know the person inside whose finally started letting me know he's there...a little more than I knew him before...before he was genderless anyway. So yea for baby boys...unfortunately it's a nay for naming boys. I REALLY want to use my girl name...but I have a feeling we'll be trying to even out the playing field in a few years anyway...so maybe, just maybe, we'll still get Ayris a sister yet.
I'll be putting up a name poll next...
BTW, the voting for the gender poll...it was 6 votes for girl and 5 votes for boy...
Monday, May 16, 2011
A Mish Mash of Sorts...Again...
Some of these pictures are still from January...I pretty much skipped February and most of March...even some of April but here are a few from the past couple of months.
We had family in town from Oklahoma for my mom's 50th...of which, I got no pictures...and we also celebrated Mother's Day...which was made awesome by Chris...he got up with Adler early in the morning and then made me donuts (my favorite) and then gave me the whole day to myself...which was basically spent lying in bed watching the 4th season of Friday Night Lights. He even took the kids to Target to pick up flowers for the grandma's and then went to their houses to drop them off...
Adler had tubes put in this past Friday because he was up to 12 ear infections in the past 5.5 months...his demeanor has gotten a bit better during the day but he's not magically sleeping through the night yet like we were hoping would happen.
Aside from those three things, I can't think of what else has gone on in the past few months...it's just too crazy here...my perfect child Adler became a lot of work in the past few months (because of the ear infections and teething, etc) so there's less time to take/edit/and blog pictures...but hopefully there'll be more time now that he's showing slight improvements over his mama neediness. =)
I'm pretty sure this daddy/daughter princess ball was sometime back in January?? This was taken right before they left...
Sometime also in January...showing off those cute little teeth!
Ash with his sister's hat,pink white bear, spiderman pajamas and pink sippy cup...he is definitely the character in this family =)
I decided to let Adler feed himself his macaroni...which ended up landing him a spot in the bathtub...
I swear he was messier than these pictures let on...I have been feeding him ever since...
Ash in his Despicable Me goggles...
Ayris wanting in on the action...notice her lovely bruise on the forehead...the same type of "egg" bruise sent me running to the ER when she was about 16 months or so...as a first time mom, I was pretty sure the huge bump on her head that was growing by the second was going to bust open and explode all over the place...luckily, it's not as scary the second time it happens =) On top of that, she seems a little less breakable at almost 5.5.
Sophie taking advantage of the diaper basket before I had a chance to put more in...
Chris wanted this picture taken of Adler with his cane because Adler is obsessed with it...I still think Adler looks like a mini stripper about to throw his leg up on the pole...
This was taken almost 6 weeks ago when Adler finally started walking around 10.5 months. He has been our earliest learner as far as walking is concerned...he started around 10 months and had pretty much stopped crawling a little after the 10.5 month mark...
On our walk to the park...looking at Daddy...
This was the view in front of us...Ayris pulling Asher in the wagon...I thought this was pretty funny...Ayris doing all of the work and Asher just chillin...
Adler's first time in the swing!
I think Ayris looks crazy grown up in this picture...I can't believe we've managed to grow a child for almost 6 years now...and that Ash is coming up on 4. The weird thing is that I see these children aging/growing before my eyes...but I don't feel as though I'm moving forward in age...mentally, I'm still the same. My body, on the other hand is starting to slack in it's fat burning obligations which is requiring more work on my part than what I'm willing to put in...I found myself in a one hour aerobics class last week that left me feeling like the baby I'm growing should really count for more than just 300 additional calories burned for me...he/she is younger afterall, and far more fit than myself at only 20 weeks of gestational age I'm sure...=)
The kids, after being cocooned by their father...
Ayris has been taking my camera in the car in hopes of catching the baby geese out and about...she hasn't gotten any steller baby pictures but these clouds were pretty good...considering the sky hasn't been that awesome until recently.
Not sure what Adler was concentrating on here but I love the little tongue hanging out...
Adler sporting his peacock style hairdo one morning...I am STILL in love with this kids hair...once it starts getting too long though, the back oomph starts to lose it's luster so I've already taken him in for two haircuts...the stylist says he has like 3 collics (sp) back there? He might not appreciate it when he's older but lots of women swoon for his hair...he got 3 compliments alone on the day of his surgery =)
Just being my cute little man in his cute little chair...
I wanted to throw this in because it's one of few that I have of him not smiling widely...he actually looks kind of annoyed for some reason...
Happy to be outside for an off nice day...
We celebrated Adler's 1 year birthday party yesterday since we'll be in Florida this weekend...this was him on that day...riding high on Daddy's shoulders...borrowing his sunglasses...
Not sure what's going on with Daddy here but I liked his expression...
Seriously one of the cutest little boys you've ever seen right?
This was just a goofy looking picture to me...with the lack of hair showing and the ears pushed out...
Trying to get a shot of the cake before Adler dug in...
A little hesitation at first...Adler is cautious with what he eats...anytime I stick something up to his mouth, he'll crane his head back to look at it first...not sure if he trusts me or what??? Like I'd give him something unfit =)
It's definitely getting better...
Cake ended shortly after this picture was taken...he started throwing it on the floor!
And all the icing made his face break out...
One of my favorite pics of the day...RJ and Adler.
I'll be back on Wednesday with the final gender update...of which, I just put a gender poll at the top of my blog page...go vote...it's just a click...Asher guesses girl...Ayris guesses boy...so it's 50/50 as of now...seriously, go click on it...even those of you who get the blog through email...just go to the website =) Otherwise, I'll make ya'll wait until we get back from Florida for the results =) Cuz I'm evil like that.
We had family in town from Oklahoma for my mom's 50th...of which, I got no pictures...and we also celebrated Mother's Day...which was made awesome by Chris...he got up with Adler early in the morning and then made me donuts (my favorite) and then gave me the whole day to myself...which was basically spent lying in bed watching the 4th season of Friday Night Lights. He even took the kids to Target to pick up flowers for the grandma's and then went to their houses to drop them off...
Adler had tubes put in this past Friday because he was up to 12 ear infections in the past 5.5 months...his demeanor has gotten a bit better during the day but he's not magically sleeping through the night yet like we were hoping would happen.
Aside from those three things, I can't think of what else has gone on in the past few months...it's just too crazy here...my perfect child Adler became a lot of work in the past few months (because of the ear infections and teething, etc) so there's less time to take/edit/and blog pictures...but hopefully there'll be more time now that he's showing slight improvements over his mama neediness. =)
I'm pretty sure this daddy/daughter princess ball was sometime back in January?? This was taken right before they left...
Sometime also in January...showing off those cute little teeth!
Ash with his sister's hat,
I decided to let Adler feed himself his macaroni...which ended up landing him a spot in the bathtub...
I swear he was messier than these pictures let on...I have been feeding him ever since...
Ash in his Despicable Me goggles...
Ayris wanting in on the action...notice her lovely bruise on the forehead...the same type of "egg" bruise sent me running to the ER when she was about 16 months or so...as a first time mom, I was pretty sure the huge bump on her head that was growing by the second was going to bust open and explode all over the place...luckily, it's not as scary the second time it happens =) On top of that, she seems a little less breakable at almost 5.5.
Sophie taking advantage of the diaper basket before I had a chance to put more in...
Chris wanted this picture taken of Adler with his cane because Adler is obsessed with it...I still think Adler looks like a mini stripper about to throw his leg up on the pole...
This was taken almost 6 weeks ago when Adler finally started walking around 10.5 months. He has been our earliest learner as far as walking is concerned...he started around 10 months and had pretty much stopped crawling a little after the 10.5 month mark...
On our walk to the park...looking at Daddy...
This was the view in front of us...Ayris pulling Asher in the wagon...I thought this was pretty funny...Ayris doing all of the work and Asher just chillin...
Adler's first time in the swing!
I think Ayris looks crazy grown up in this picture...I can't believe we've managed to grow a child for almost 6 years now...and that Ash is coming up on 4. The weird thing is that I see these children aging/growing before my eyes...but I don't feel as though I'm moving forward in age...mentally, I'm still the same. My body, on the other hand is starting to slack in it's fat burning obligations which is requiring more work on my part than what I'm willing to put in...I found myself in a one hour aerobics class last week that left me feeling like the baby I'm growing should really count for more than just 300 additional calories burned for me...he/she is younger afterall, and far more fit than myself at only 20 weeks of gestational age I'm sure...=)
The kids, after being cocooned by their father...
Ayris has been taking my camera in the car in hopes of catching the baby geese out and about...she hasn't gotten any steller baby pictures but these clouds were pretty good...considering the sky hasn't been that awesome until recently.
Not sure what Adler was concentrating on here but I love the little tongue hanging out...
Adler sporting his peacock style hairdo one morning...I am STILL in love with this kids hair...once it starts getting too long though, the back oomph starts to lose it's luster so I've already taken him in for two haircuts...the stylist says he has like 3 collics (sp) back there? He might not appreciate it when he's older but lots of women swoon for his hair...he got 3 compliments alone on the day of his surgery =)
Just being my cute little man in his cute little chair...
I wanted to throw this in because it's one of few that I have of him not smiling widely...he actually looks kind of annoyed for some reason...
Happy to be outside for an off nice day...
We celebrated Adler's 1 year birthday party yesterday since we'll be in Florida this weekend...this was him on that day...riding high on Daddy's shoulders...borrowing his sunglasses...
Not sure what's going on with Daddy here but I liked his expression...
Seriously one of the cutest little boys you've ever seen right?
This was just a goofy looking picture to me...with the lack of hair showing and the ears pushed out...
Trying to get a shot of the cake before Adler dug in...
A little hesitation at first...Adler is cautious with what he eats...anytime I stick something up to his mouth, he'll crane his head back to look at it first...not sure if he trusts me or what??? Like I'd give him something unfit =)
It's definitely getting better...
Cake ended shortly after this picture was taken...he started throwing it on the floor!
And all the icing made his face break out...
One of my favorite pics of the day...RJ and Adler.
I'll be back on Wednesday with the final gender update...of which, I just put a gender poll at the top of my blog page...go vote...it's just a click...Asher guesses girl...Ayris guesses boy...so it's 50/50 as of now...seriously, go click on it...even those of you who get the blog through email...just go to the website =) Otherwise, I'll make ya'll wait until we get back from Florida for the results =) Cuz I'm evil like that.
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