lessons learned and such...

~October 23, 2009~

Hunt and I made some orange pumpkin spice play-dough yesterday. We made the play-dough and added food coloring to make it orange then added spices to make it smell yummy! Pumpkin pie spice, cloves and cinnamon made it smell nice! I let him play with my Halloween cookie cutters. He loved the vampire/saber tooth man(that's what he called the Dracula one). I was thinking the play-dough would be a nice goody to give to Hunt's pre-school friends.





And here's what happens when you have a babe in your Mei Tai sling while cooking...cream of tarter on the little pumpkin head! Sorry Miss E!

Just after these photos, Hunt layed his hand on the stove top. He now has a little blister on his palm. I think he thought that since we turned the burner off, that the top wouldn't be hot anymore...he found out that wasn't so. Poor little man!
Maybe it was a lesson learned, or maybe not!

I snagged a photo of Miss E doing this...

I've found her occasionally doing the thumb sucking.

Today Little E lost her umbilical stump. So now we can have a real bath! Not just a wash cloth and water one.

The other morning I woke up and found this on our table...

It's one of my old Barbie dolls(Hunt likes to put them in his big car or truck). I asked him..."What is this"? To which he said..."Mom she's feeding her baby"!
Ohhh...I guess Barbie babies get hungry to, just like little sister.

This Saturday our town is having a Halloween Bash. I'm thinking of taking Hunt to it, but not certain yet. Daddy will be heading to the deer lease for the day, so that would mean me and my two young-uns. I wish it was a little earlier, it's from 6:00pm till 9:00pm. So we shall see.

And I'm pretty sure what Hunt wants to be for Halloween...we think! I told him that once mommy starts making it that he has to wear it. I found a cute idea for Emma's to. So to JoAnn's I will be heading Saturday to get the fabric and such.

Enjoy your weekend!!!!

getting adjusted...

~October 22, 2009~



(WARNING: long post and several photos!)

Our first two weeks have been super. Not bad at all. Miss E has been sleeping about 4 to 4 1/2 hours at night.


But sometimes you just have to let it all out...

The breast feeding is going good. I've even done it cooking and typing on this here blog...so if you see lots of type-o's that's why! She has been much more patient about nursing than her brother was. He would try, get upset and then not try any more...just scream! So with him I was forced to pump milk(and even then it wasn't enough)and supplement with formula.
She is such a lazy bones though. I have to wake her up most of the time to eat about every 3 hours during the day. Daddy calls her Sleeping Beauty! She has a pretty calm temperament except when she gets real upset then her skin coloring turns red and the temper sets in. She lets you know about it! It's funny how while feeding her I see her color change from the upset red to the calmer fair coloring.
Daddy is wrapped around her finger and you can tell he is more patient with this baby girl.
Bubba has even shared his FAVORITE green blanket with her several times. If you know him, you know this doesn't happen often! He's going to be a fantastic big brother and protect her always!




Hunt was so cute while visiting Emma in the hospital. He wanted to hold her and touch her. Just over-all love on her. After he got to hold her for a few minutes, he was done and off he would go to play with his army trucks. Then a little while later he was back ready to love on her again. Now at home, I think some of the new has worn off...Hunt is not as interested as much. He still stops and wants to give her love, but not as much. He's so sweet to her and tries to be helpful. Sometimes though he forgets and gets a little rough. Or he just doesn't pay attention. So we have to remind him OFTEN to be careful.
Hunt's behavior has been a little wilder these past few weeks. I know it's a huge adjustment for him. Not being center of attention has taken a bit of a tole on him. He has been getting better since we started back with our normal routine. He missed 3 days of school. One while staying with the grandparents, one due to a Casa Manana play he attended with daddy and the last was because of a dentist appointment.
So now back at school. We even made a trip to the library for story time this Tuesday.

Sunday October 11 Emma finally got to meet grandpa. He couldn't make it to the hospital for a visit so we headed over to grandma and grandpa's house for a little visit.





I whipped up the dress Miss E is wearing that morning. I wanted her to have a new little dress to meet her grandpa.

The Keller Early Childhood PTA group has been great. Three times a week we are brought a meal by one of the members. It's nice to have a few nights a week where I don't have to think about fixing a dinner. Thanks ladies for helping us out!!!

This past weekend Kelley came over and we hit a few stores. Then it was back home to feed Miss E and make our Halloween lantern jars. They turned out kind of cute and Hunt really enjoyed this craft.





They ended up in the kitchen window.

Here's what they looked like at night...you can't really see the colors.

Here's a photo of mama Hunt took.


Later that evening, after dinner, we sat down to a movie and caramel apples...YUMMY!!! I wanted to make them homemade, but decided that i really didn't want to create another mess, so I bought them. They were still very tasty!!! These were Hunt's first caramel apples. He loves the apples at Mc Donalds with caramel, but these not as much. He may have still been full from dinner.



This Monday we got the baby swing out to see how Miss E would like it. And she loved it of course! Don't all babies though?!




Yesterday the four of us(still seems strange to say four!)ran to the store to get Hunt some new cowboy boots. The ones he wore last year rubbed blisters the last wearing so he needed new ones. We chose some brown bottom ones with blue tops. He loved them! He had to wear them to school Wednesday to show his friends.


Yesterday I made Miss E a Halloween pumpkin onesie and Hunt used paint to make a Halloween spider shirt. They both turned out SO cute!


The spider is a pin I made that can be taken off and moved around the web or for washing.
For some reason I didn't get a seperate photo of Miss E's onesie. You can see it below with her outfit.


I ordered these audio books the other day for Hunt. The price was super and the books were good ones. I purchased an audio book from Barnes and Nobel a little while back and he liked it so I'm sure these will be a hit to.
There are 12 books with audio cds for like $25.00 (plus shipping of course)!!!


We had plans to go to the Pumpkin Patch in Flowermound with grandma, aunt Misty and the cousins today, but with this rain...it was a no go! I do plan on taking them before Halloween gets here.
Here's the kiddos outfits that I planned for them to wear...

Hunt will be wearing his spider web shirt under the sweater, providing the weather and temperature will be ok for it. And his new boots of course!

I made the little pumpkin pin and put it on her sweater, as well as the head band bow.
Here's Miss E trying on her bow...I know it's big on her, but still cute!


Also this past weekend Hunt decorated our glass front door with Halloween window clings.



Weeeellll, that will wrap it up for today...

she's here and she's beautiful!...

SHE'S HERE!!!!

We welcomed our little Miss E to the world Monday, October 5th!



She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. She has some hair...medium brownish(in the light more golden). And just perfect!

I awoke that Monday feeling a little different. I was having some pains and a little leaking(sorry to make it sound so yucky!) Emma and I had a little chat. I told her that she had to wait for her father to be there before she came. I started my day just like any other, I took Hunt to pre-school, came home did some laundry, etc. After about an hour or so the pains were getting worse and I noticed the leaking now had a little blood in it. I decided at that point that I might better make sure my hospital bag had all my necessities in it and ready to go and made sure Hunt's bag was packed to head to grandma's...just in case! Camera...check, tooth brush...check, deodorant...check, etc, etc...check, check, check!!! After picking Hunt up from pre-school and the two of us eating a little lunch I decided to call my OB(I was scheduled to come in later that afternoon)...just to let her in on what was going on. She decided to have me come in early...just to check me out. So I called grandma and asked if she minded me bringing Hunt over a little early. She was having bridge club at her house and I knew Hunt might be a little bit of a handful with all the ladies that would be there. After dropping him off there(and leaving his suitcase...just in case) I drove to the OB's office. They checked me out and it appears that my pains were some minor contractions and that my membrane had busted or something like that. Dr Luna told me that she was calling the hospital to tell them she was sending me over to be admitted. So with that news...I knew that the time had come...Emma would be coming soon! And did I mention that hubs left that morning going out of town! Yep he was no where close to home. He was in San Angelo! But, on his way home...yes speeding was involved!

(me...pre-Emma)

Here's kinda how the rest of the pre-delivery played out...
3:15pm I was put into a labor and delivery room (Juno was playing on the television in the room...I thought that was kind of funny...)
3:45pm I was given pitocin to speed contraction...oh the fun that is!
4:00pm Hubs arrives, Thank goodness Emma waited for him.
And I've dilated to a 5
PAINS GETTING STRONGER!!!
OH MAN...HOW DO PEOPLE DO THE NATURAL NO MEDICATION DELIVERY?!!!
DEAR LORD WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GIVE PITOSIN!!!
I HATE EVERYONE RIGHT NOW!!!5:00 Now dilated to a 7...ok need epidural...NOW!!!
5:05pm WHERE THE HELL IS THE ANESTESIOLOGIST?!!!
5:10pm OH GOD!!!
5:11pm SORRY HONEY, BUT I HATE YOU RIGHT NOW...JUST STOP TALKING!
5:15pm Finally the anesthesiologist arrives! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR...FOR GODS SAKE GIVE ME THE DRUG!!!
5:17pm WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CERTAIN TEST TO COME BACK!!! LOOK I'M GOING TO KILL EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IF I DON'T GET THE DRUGS!!!
5:19pm LOOK, I'M GLAD THE TEST WAS FINE, SHUT THE HELL AND GIVE ME THE SHOT!!!!
5:25pm Feeling the sharp hot pain of the meds going through my back!
5:45pm Pains finally getting bearable again...I love anesthesiologists!!!!
5:50pm legs getting a little numb, but can still feel and move them.
5:51pm I'm good to go!!! Let's have us a baby!!!
6:19pm They wheel in the baby delivery cart...won't be too much longer now!
7:00pm I'm given oxygen...man do I look that bad?!
7:40pm Dilation full on and ready to start pushing. After 3 sets of contractions and me pushing so hard my insides feel like they are coming out...
7:47pm EMMA ARRIVES!!!
Welcome to the world my precious little girl!

(I'll spare you the rest of the icky photos)
Our good friend Kelley happens to work in the hospital I delivered Emma at, so she was able to come and see Miss E shortly after she was born.

10:45pm Tired, I'm wheeled down to my room #302


And just like that our little family of 3 became a family of 4!


Hunt meets his new little Sissy Emma!

He brought her the birthday card he made and a balloween and teddy bear. What a sweet Big Brother!



Daddy holding his little girl.
And just so you know, she already has him wrapped around her finger!



Grandma meets her new grandbaby.


Hunt playing with the army vehicle gift set Emma gave him. And Emma loved the blanket and gifts given to her by her big brother!



Here's a photo of us getting ready to leave the hospital.


And in the tahoe heading home.


We're all doing GREAT!! And so happy to be home so we can enjoy her without all the interruptions of the nurses and doctors. I'll fill you in on our first two weeks at home next posting.

So I'm going to end the post here. I will be uploading more photos of our Little Miss for the next post. And I still need to share maternity pics to...I know kinda strange to be looking at them after the babe got here, but you know me...I'm not normal anyway!

Take care...