Sadie’s birth story
I wrote this down in a notebook twice (lost it once) but i am finally putting it online so if i lose my other notebook i won’t lose the story along with it.
Sadie’s pregnancy was slightly unexpected but super exciting. Me and John both said that this one was a girl right after i took the pregnancy test at a Walmart in Arizona :). I felt pretty sick at the beginning but my goal this pregnancy was to be healthy and active. So i stuck it out at CrossFit my whole first trimester. That was hard, but when i was done i started running instead and that felt amazing until i got too far along to run and it started hurting, then i walked until i delivered. I tried to eat more healthy as well (which is the hardest thing for me) and by my last trimester i was feeling a lot better physically than i had ever felt with all 3 boys. It was a lot easier to sleep and move. But emotionally i was more sensitive than usual and i couldn’t fathom the idea of going a week past my due date like i had with jack. (which was my hardest pregnancy physically but easiest mentally). So i asked the doctor if i had to wait or if i could have an elective induction (my first one) and he actually agreed! He couldn’t do Monday may 1st, and i didn’t want to do may 2 because that is already Andreas and Benny’s birthday. I didn’t want to do may 3 because that is johns birthday, but the doctor was going out of town may 4th- may 7th. So i asked John if i should wait until may 8th or just do may 3rd. He said for sure do may 3rd because he didn’t care. I thought it might be a fun thing for them to share birthdays later on. So we waited for the call Wednesday morning (may 3rd) to head in to the hospital. We left around 930am, i got checked in and hooked up & officially started by 10:30 am. I was at a 2 when we started the induction. They left us alone for a couple of hours. By 12:30pm doctor carn came in to check on me and i was only at a 3. So he broke my water and let us keep hanging out. We watched modern family and just relaxed. (I got my epidural pretty early on) and i think i even dozed off for a few minutes. The nurse came back in to check me around 3:50pm and i was only dilated 4cm. At that rate i was expecting to have the baby at 8pm. But by 4:30pm (only 40 minutes after my 4cm check) i felt a big urge to push. I told John that if i hadn’t just been told i was at a 4 I’d say i was ready to push. The nurse came in and said that i was probably right. She checked me at that time and i was complete! She said i was ready to push but she’d call the doctor and we would wait for him. He said he would finish up his patient and then head over. So i told mary and Debbie (who had my boys) that if they wanted to come and bring the boys to watch then they could (they had seen their birth videos and Ty had been asking if he could watch sadie be born but i kept telling him no because it’d be a long day at the hospital. ) so they ended up coming and bringing the boys in to watch just in time for doctor carn to get there and scrub in. The boys were just in awe. Even jack. They sat so still and just watched. When the doc was ready, i got all geared up to push and right when i was about to push he told me to wait. I stopped pushing and then he just delivered the baby! Face up! She was my only one facing the wrong direction but she came so easily with less than one push. When i saw her face she was so perfect and beautiful! They laid her on me for a minute and then took her to get weighed and get a diaper on. Jack had been looking concerned for me so i told Mary to bring him to me and he just layed on my shoulder and cuddled while the doctor delivered my placenta. It was so sweet and the room was spirit filled and I’m so glad they were all there to share that special moment. I won’t ever forget it even though all of them will! Im so thankful for families. We’ve been so blessed. Debbie and Mary took the boys out of the room while i nursed Sadie. She was so sweet and perfect! I nursed her on my left side while i ate and then switched her to my right side and that was when i noticed her cute little dimple! I was obsessed. She was so adorable and her eyelashes were amazing! (Still 2 of my favorite of her features) she was 7 lbs 1 oz and 18.5 inches long and born at 5:07pm. The day could not have gone more smoothly or perfectly! It was everything i hoped it would be. We love our Sadie girl!!
Clementines
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Friday, December 9, 2016
Jack
It's been 5 months since I did an update on the other boys and just realized I never finished up and did one for Jack! They've been keeping me busy! Dangit. Well jack turned 1! And he is just the sweetest and most cuddly baby. I love it. He will come crawl on me and just lay in my shoulder whether he's tired or happy or whatever and he'll pat my back while he's at it. He will do this with almost anyone. It's the sweetest. He started walking at 16 months and will stand up and climb on EVERYTHING. He has no trouble getting around. He is a good little communicator, too. He can do a few baby signs. Like "milk" (ba ba), "please", and "more". And he will blow kisses and also give the sweetest kisses with his fishy face. When I tell him no, he will smile and nod his head at me instead. He has starting shaking his head and saying no and ah (yeah). He's a little smartie. He has about 12 teeth and is getting 4 more and his smile is so cute. He has always been an amazing sleeper and he still lets me sleep all night unless he is sick or teething. He explores the house and gets into everything. He also loves watching and playing with his brothers. He gets teased by them but is usually so patient. We are so grateful for our Jackie boy.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Stevie
This post is for my Stevie boy
Boy, oh boy, any one who knows Stevie knows he can be a little crazy! We love him so much though. This past year, Stevie has been going through his terrible two's, but I actually think he's coming out of them lately! He has been so happy and such a good talker and listener. It makes such a difference when they can talk and communicate.
He started showing an interest in potty training pretty early, same as Ty. It was right around the time he turned two. I wasn't ready though! So we waited a couple of months and I think we started officially in March. He has been really awesome and can even go by himself pretty well! He likes to stand up. He goes into the bathroom, pulls down his undies, lifts up both seats and just stands on his tip toes and goes! It is a lot nicer than having to hold down his thing every time he goes!
Almost all the pictures I have of him during those couple of months are of him sleeping. For some reason I was always so shocked to see him asleep!
He has the best smile with so many teeth. I love his dark brown eyes and super blonde hair and tan skin. He's the cutest!
He LOVES the hose outside. I know if I send him outside I can't expect him to stay dry! Him and Ty have gotten really good at taking their shirts and shorts off really fast so they can play in the water without getting their clothes wet.
When he is throwing a fit these days, we will put him in his room until he is happy and he will come out and say "HAPPY!" It's cute. He asks for fruit snacks at least once a day and he has the most genuine "thank you's". I love it. "Gank ou, mom!"
He loves Ty and wants to be just like him. He also loves his daddy and loves to watch him out the window when he leaves for work. He loves jack and calls him Jackie. I love when we get one on one time.
He loved the fireworks this year and had the best time with these glow sticks
We love having him in our family and love watching him learn and grow. Stay sweet Stevie. We love you!
And look at those lashes!
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