While catching-up on all the blogs I read I saw on one of my family member's a link to a beautiful birth story. So of course I had to check it out! It was truly inspiring and so, of course, I had to share it with my readers. Thanks to Renee for bringing it to my attention by putting it on her blog. I must warn you before you read to grab some Kleenexes!
http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html
Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
While trying to get a picture of the girls for their birthday invites this is what I got.....
Needless to say I went with individual photos that I already had. I will admit that since the invites are for grandparents and our siblings, a very small audience, I contemplated using this because it was a little funny:) Oh'well that's what I get for trying to do it late on a Sunday afternoon.
Needless to say I went with individual photos that I already had. I will admit that since the invites are for grandparents and our siblings, a very small audience, I contemplated using this because it was a little funny:) Oh'well that's what I get for trying to do it late on a Sunday afternoon.Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Insert sigh here...
See this adorable little girl here below.....
Brad and I took her to register yesterday for Kindergarten. It was so surreal!! I look at this picture, taken for her first birthday, and it seems like she was just one year old. Even in spite of all of her current photos surrounding me and her every day actions that remind me that she is rapidly growing-up, I still can't believe it.
She is so super excited and honestly, I am too. She is very inquisitive and loves learning! I held myself together pretty well. I got a little teary eyed when they had all the kids line up to go into the Kindergarten room with the teacher, Mrs. Lancaster, to fun activities while the parents got to fill out paperwork. At one point Mrs. Lancaster came back to talk with us and again I got a little teary eyed. I have 5 mos to get it together and get prepared. The first day will be OK, as it's only an hour and we stay with her, the second day however will be when she marches into that school all on her own, for the whole day. I'm grateful her teacher has been a teacher for many years and a Kindergarten teacher at Towanda for 15 years. Not only for Kaylee because she'll know how to help me too :) The Mom, visualising this little girl in the photo above, walking into her new school!
What is Kaylee most excited about? Not quite sure, she rattled a list of things that she thought was great, but something she was quite impressed with....a separate room for eating lunch!
(Disclaimer: To all my readers this will be the first of many posts talking about my mixed emotions over this new chapter in our lives...but I'm the Mom so deal with it :))
Brad and I took her to register yesterday for Kindergarten. It was so surreal!! I look at this picture, taken for her first birthday, and it seems like she was just one year old. Even in spite of all of her current photos surrounding me and her every day actions that remind me that she is rapidly growing-up, I still can't believe it.She is so super excited and honestly, I am too. She is very inquisitive and loves learning! I held myself together pretty well. I got a little teary eyed when they had all the kids line up to go into the Kindergarten room with the teacher, Mrs. Lancaster, to fun activities while the parents got to fill out paperwork. At one point Mrs. Lancaster came back to talk with us and again I got a little teary eyed. I have 5 mos to get it together and get prepared. The first day will be OK, as it's only an hour and we stay with her, the second day however will be when she marches into that school all on her own, for the whole day. I'm grateful her teacher has been a teacher for many years and a Kindergarten teacher at Towanda for 15 years. Not only for Kaylee because she'll know how to help me too :) The Mom, visualising this little girl in the photo above, walking into her new school!
What is Kaylee most excited about? Not quite sure, she rattled a list of things that she thought was great, but something she was quite impressed with....a separate room for eating lunch!
(Disclaimer: To all my readers this will be the first of many posts talking about my mixed emotions over this new chapter in our lives...but I'm the Mom so deal with it :))
Thursday, March 11, 2010
"Eye" Can See Clearly Now!
Next week Kaylee will be getting registered for Kindergarten! UGH!! I can't believe this is going to be happening. Part of this great adventure is many doctor appointments. As many of you know children are mandated to have all of their doctor visits current by the first day of school or they can't start. So the first appointment out of the three: Eye Doctor, Dentist, Pediatrician, was the eye doctor. I made our appointment together as Kaylee can be a little apprehensive at doctor appointments and this was going to be a whole new experience. I had told her over the weekend what we would be doing on that Monday. She became a little nervous and I explained this was the easiest doctor to go to. She had a pre-school screening last year and they did a couple tests at her well visit last year. She passed the screening, however at her well visit one of her eyes didn't do as well as the other, but Dr. Rosa wasn't overly concerned as she knew she would be going to the eye doctor within the next year.
Monday came and she was starting to sound excited about it. She told Ainsley in the car that morning "Daddy will be picking you up today and going to Jump Spot, I will not be at Jump Spot because Mommy will be picking me up early and going to the eye doctor, ok?" To which Ainsley replied, very whatever like and said "OK".
We got to the eye doctor and she did FABULOUS, not one freak out, she did everything they asked her to do and was great. (I had told her previously that if she did a good job we could stop and get a treat on the way home.)
The doctor, whom I really like, she has a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old, found that Kaylee has an astigmatism in one of her eyes, just like her Mommy! Her vision was running about a 20/30, which isn't that bad. We didn't get to the "reading" distance test and she ran several different tests for far away to get some consistent numbers, because although Kaylee recognizes letters some of the tests can be confusing and after awhile I think she was just getting tired. We all know how it goes "Is it better 1 or 2", "top or bottom"? The eye doctor said she would need a prescription, she will wear the glasses for a month and we go back next month for a follow-up to see if the prescription needs to be tweaked at all. She was very excited about getting glasses.
She picked out some pink, Disney Princess, glasses. We picked them up yesterday. Brad felt bad that she had to get them, but with as bad of eye sight as he and I have I think this was not surprising for me. In fact the eye doctor said since I have an astigmatism and Kaylee does, Ainsley probably will too.
I'm glad that we got this taken care of. When I was a kid I didn't get glasses until mid-grade school. I finally was taken to the eye doctor because I was having issues in school and low and behold had to get glasses. So I would rather get started correcting it now, rather than waiting to see if it corrects itself and it ends up getting worse. Today is her first day wearing them at school. I'm so proud of her and how well she has done with this! I'm hoping our dentist appointment next month goes as smooth....but I won't hold my breath!
Anyway, here's the big girl in her glasses. Really makes her look like a "girl", not so much a little one anymore :(
P.S. After the appointment we went to Walgreens (it was the closest store) to pick out a "treat" for a job well done. Kaylee originally asked if she could get 2 so she could pick one for her and one for Ainsley. I complimented her on how nice that idea was and agreed. She spied a Disney Princess Tea-set. We opted to just get that as she said it could be for her and Ainsley's tea parties. They have really been into playing tea party lately with their friend Audrey (she's imaginary). Such a sweetie!
A day with Grandma Ginnny
A couple weeks ago we went over to my in-laws for the day. The girls will generally ask at some point in the week if we will be going to any of the grandparent's house over the weekend (they go through them individually, they will ask about one and then I will say "no" so then they go to the next grandparent and so on). Brad's mom decided we would make a Pineapple Upside Down cake this day, as the girls love to help in the kitchen. So here is how it went:
First you get the mix in the bowl.
Add some water, oil and eggs.
Take turns mixing it up, this is their second favorite thing to do. The first is cracking the eggs!
Of course you must taste your batter!
So you now might be asking "What do you do while it's baking?" The answer....play with shaving cream of course!
Grandma Ginny sprayed the shaving cream all over the table.
Although Ainsley first put a big scoop in her mouth as she thought it was whipped-cream, she soon learned that was not the case. So if you can't eat it then you should put it on your face like Daddy.
A little more for good measure!
Kaylee got some on her face too, but was more excited about writing in it on the table.
Poor Abby even got some on her face! Such a good dog, just laid there.
All in all it was a great day! The girls had so much fun!! I sent Brad a picture text during the shaving cream festivities, as he and his dad were finishing up things in our laundry room. His response to my picture text was "Glad it's you and not me." HEHE!!
First you get the mix in the bowl.
Add some water, oil and eggs.
Take turns mixing it up, this is their second favorite thing to do. The first is cracking the eggs!
Of course you must taste your batter!
So you now might be asking "What do you do while it's baking?" The answer....play with shaving cream of course!
Grandma Ginny sprayed the shaving cream all over the table.
Although Ainsley first put a big scoop in her mouth as she thought it was whipped-cream, she soon learned that was not the case. So if you can't eat it then you should put it on your face like Daddy.
A little more for good measure!
Kaylee got some on her face too, but was more excited about writing in it on the table.
Poor Abby even got some on her face! Such a good dog, just laid there.
All in all it was a great day! The girls had so much fun!! I sent Brad a picture text during the shaving cream festivities, as he and his dad were finishing up things in our laundry room. His response to my picture text was "Glad it's you and not me." HEHE!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Lost?
Have you seen it? I had it for 32 years, but I lost it. I thought I cared for it as I should. I thought we got a long quite well, after all it was extremely cooperative and instrumental in making me a Mommy, but alas our relationship was to end and now you are gone.
I’m sure we all know what I am referring to here. You may actually be asking, “Why are we still hearing about this?” I ask that of myself to on the days where I’m wondering what went wrong and why. I know that I have said this before but when all was said and done and I was in my doctor’s office getting my staples out the nurse kept talking to me about how emotional this can be. Being the super tough girl I am (HAHA!) I graciously accepted her advice, but put it in my “This won’t pertain to me.” File in my brain.
So here I am 3 ½ months later and I still have days where I battle my emotions over this “loss”. One weird effect has been that pre-surgery wasn’t planning on anymore kids, even had my tubes tide to post-surgery sadness over this. Not because I all of a sudden decided I want another baby. More so because I could have had the reversal done on my tubes, so there was still some choice and option in my control; now no choice and no control. I’m a responsible parent. I always try to put my kids first, I rarely go anywhere without them, I support them financially and provide a stable and loving environment for them. Why would someone choose to take the choice away from me? These thoughts go through my head at times as I’m passing the 5th prego lady, at work, on the way to the bathroom. It’s as if even though I was going to be done with that chapter in my life, I really didn’t get to write the final lines of it.
I’m so truly thankful for my girls, both beautiful and smart; they make me laugh every day! I’m thankful for Brad who has gone above and beyond in helping me deal with my emotions. The days when I think I can’t face a situation and feel like I just want to hide in my house but say “well I have to deal with this sometime”, he reminds me that while there are things in life we can’t change you don’t have to roll out the red carpet for it today. He helps me know its ok and I can take the time to heal emotionally. I’ve learned takes much longer than the physical. I think that’s the way it always goes.
The other weird thing about this is the loneliness of it. Don’t get me wrong when I first went through this I had cards mailed, texts and calls received, and food brought over. However in the past when I have been home for an extended leave from work it has encompassed taking care of a baby. So when Brad would go to work I would have a little one, or two, hanging out with me during the day. This time everyone would leave and I would have myself. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy alone time every now and again, but most of the time my only activity allowances were to sit in a chair.
I tended to avoid, and still do, many friend group functions. It was as if I didn’t have the strength to go, like if someone were to ask me how I was doing I would just break down and cry; really what fun is that? When a new baby is involved you are excited and proud and you want to see people and show off your new bundle of joy. When you are feeling overwhelmed, had questions, or just wanted to share stories you had a resource group of all the moms you knew. While I did learn that there are more people out there that have been through similar experiences, but it’s not a normal topic you randomly bring up. I’ve looked at book stores and searched the internet to see what resources I could find. Ultimately I think it’s different for everyone. It happens under different circumstances and for different reasons. Even now as I am writing about this I don't know that I am doing justice to my feelings. So please pardon all of my ramblings. Sometimes it's helpful for me to write and get things out.
So I will continue to focus on the positive and have Faith in Him that his plan is purposeful and good. So while it may be lost now soon I hope the peace will be found.
I’m sure we all know what I am referring to here. You may actually be asking, “Why are we still hearing about this?” I ask that of myself to on the days where I’m wondering what went wrong and why. I know that I have said this before but when all was said and done and I was in my doctor’s office getting my staples out the nurse kept talking to me about how emotional this can be. Being the super tough girl I am (HAHA!) I graciously accepted her advice, but put it in my “This won’t pertain to me.” File in my brain.
So here I am 3 ½ months later and I still have days where I battle my emotions over this “loss”. One weird effect has been that pre-surgery wasn’t planning on anymore kids, even had my tubes tide to post-surgery sadness over this. Not because I all of a sudden decided I want another baby. More so because I could have had the reversal done on my tubes, so there was still some choice and option in my control; now no choice and no control. I’m a responsible parent. I always try to put my kids first, I rarely go anywhere without them, I support them financially and provide a stable and loving environment for them. Why would someone choose to take the choice away from me? These thoughts go through my head at times as I’m passing the 5th prego lady, at work, on the way to the bathroom. It’s as if even though I was going to be done with that chapter in my life, I really didn’t get to write the final lines of it.
I’m so truly thankful for my girls, both beautiful and smart; they make me laugh every day! I’m thankful for Brad who has gone above and beyond in helping me deal with my emotions. The days when I think I can’t face a situation and feel like I just want to hide in my house but say “well I have to deal with this sometime”, he reminds me that while there are things in life we can’t change you don’t have to roll out the red carpet for it today. He helps me know its ok and I can take the time to heal emotionally. I’ve learned takes much longer than the physical. I think that’s the way it always goes.
The other weird thing about this is the loneliness of it. Don’t get me wrong when I first went through this I had cards mailed, texts and calls received, and food brought over. However in the past when I have been home for an extended leave from work it has encompassed taking care of a baby. So when Brad would go to work I would have a little one, or two, hanging out with me during the day. This time everyone would leave and I would have myself. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy alone time every now and again, but most of the time my only activity allowances were to sit in a chair.
I tended to avoid, and still do, many friend group functions. It was as if I didn’t have the strength to go, like if someone were to ask me how I was doing I would just break down and cry; really what fun is that? When a new baby is involved you are excited and proud and you want to see people and show off your new bundle of joy. When you are feeling overwhelmed, had questions, or just wanted to share stories you had a resource group of all the moms you knew. While I did learn that there are more people out there that have been through similar experiences, but it’s not a normal topic you randomly bring up. I’ve looked at book stores and searched the internet to see what resources I could find. Ultimately I think it’s different for everyone. It happens under different circumstances and for different reasons. Even now as I am writing about this I don't know that I am doing justice to my feelings. So please pardon all of my ramblings. Sometimes it's helpful for me to write and get things out.
So I will continue to focus on the positive and have Faith in Him that his plan is purposeful and good. So while it may be lost now soon I hope the peace will be found.
Today...
Today has been A DAY!! It's only half over....so what have I been doing about it? Looking at happy pictures. Ones that fill me with warm fuzzies and inspire me. So take that you mean ole day, you!
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