Alivia Faye - 1 Month
Atley Mae - 1 Month
They look so much alike it is scary!
Home Sweet Home! by The Pioneer Woman
4 years ago
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Date Night
My husband is the most amazing husband in the world! Wanna know why? Well, it all started this past week where every day he would give me a hint at a "surprise" that would take place. On Thursday I received a phone call from our hairdresser and the message said that I will be receiving a cut and wax on Friday. Normally, I would think "Oh great, he thinks I look like crap!" but most of these days with two kids I know I do so I took no offense! ha ha! Thursday night when Aaron got home from work he brought me into our bedroom and gave me a letter he had typed. The beginning of it was about how much he loved me and how he wanted to something special for me since I am stuck at home all the time. Below that was a hour by hour itinerary for all day Friday. Things such as "pump at this time to make a bottle for Atley," "get dressed at this hour, " and "get the kid's clothes together" were all one there. This man is a very detailed man! It also indicated what type of attire I should wear for the evening. Of course right after I read this I immediately said I have no idea what I am going to wear! He then told me to close my eyes and proceeded to place in front of me a new dress, new top and new jeans that he had went and bought me and thought I would like to decide to wear! HOW AMAZING IS THIS MAN?!?
We dropped the kiddos off with a wonderful family from our church and then we headed downtown and he took me to Duck City Restaurant. It was amazing! We had so much fun talking and being giddy! After dinner we went to the Adler Theater where the Broadway Show "All Shook Up" was playing! Now I know that he did that for me because I know he would never want to do something like that but he knows I love doing things like that! It was so much fun!! We didn't do the most amazing things in the world but just knowing all the details that went into the night and every little thing he did (yes, buying me clothes sealed the deal!) just amazed me and definitely made me cry! I am so blessed to have this man in my life! He knows me so well and knows just what I need at just the right time! Love him!
We dropped the kiddos off with a wonderful family from our church and then we headed downtown and he took me to Duck City Restaurant. It was amazing! We had so much fun talking and being giddy! After dinner we went to the Adler Theater where the Broadway Show "All Shook Up" was playing! Now I know that he did that for me because I know he would never want to do something like that but he knows I love doing things like that! It was so much fun!! We didn't do the most amazing things in the world but just knowing all the details that went into the night and every little thing he did (yes, buying me clothes sealed the deal!) just amazed me and definitely made me cry! I am so blessed to have this man in my life! He knows me so well and knows just what I need at just the right time! Love him!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Holy, Holy
My daughter LOVES this song and will run around the house singing it at the top of her lungs! Here is the words if you can't recognize what she is saying...
Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest Praises, Honor and Glory
Be Unto Your Name
We are the broken, you are the healer
Jesus redeemer, Mighty to save
You are the love song, we'll sing forever
Bowing before you, blessing your name
(Sigh!) I just love her!
It's Potty Time!
I have never wrote anything about Alivia's potty training yet but I am one proud momma! Alivia has been in big girl panties for the past few months and is doing quite well! We still put a pull up on her during naps and for nights but she really is staying dry during the nap. When we brought Atley home from the hospital Alivia regressed a little bit and we knew that could happen. The past couple of days she is back on track and doing great! The funny thing she is doing now when she poops is that she says, "Shhh, Listen!" because she wants to hear it go into the toliet! She also pushes herself up off the toliet to watch it come out. This little girl is too funny!
Introducing Atley Mae Wood!
Little Miss Atley Mae Wood was born at 4:38 p.m. on Monday, November 22nd and she is 2 weeks old already! I truly cannot believe how fast time flies! She was 7 lbs 1 oz and 19 1/2" long.
The story of her birth started on Sunday morning at 6:45 a.m. I woke up to a few trickles of water and I literally thought I had peed in my pants. I was embarassed but I didn't know how it could happen. At 8:30 a.m. the same thing happened so I knew I couldn't have just peed again. I began to think that it could be my water breaking however, I quickly doubted myself because I thought it would be a continues trickle or a sudden gush. I didn't want to go into the hospital and for them to tell me, "Honey, you just urinated on yourself!" I am sure every woman fears that. Aaron wanted me to call the doctor but I assured him that if it happened again I would call. We went on to church and had our whole day hanging out and nothing happened. Later on that night we came home from the Thanksgiving Praise Service at our church and I had a few more "trickles." I called the doctor and he suggested that I come in to the hospital and they could test it to see if it was truly amniotic fluid or not. At 2:00 a.m. we arrived at Genesis and from that point of our arrival my contractions started about 2-3 minutes apart. They tested the fluid and sure enough, it was my water. They quickly admitted me into the hospital and I was pretty comfortable but I was only dilated to 1 1/2 cm at that point. My contractions slowly started to spread to 4-6 minutes apart so they decided to start me on potossin. Um...I didn't like that very much. I wanted to say no thanks but I had a feeling that they would do it anyways! Finally, they checked me and I was at 4 cm and I said, "I would like an epideral...like right now." They called the doctor and he arrived about an hour later so I was at a 5 or 6 and my contractions were coming now every minute. It was so hard to sit still while he did my epideral because I had about 10 contractions! Not fun! Finally at 3:30 the doctor checked me because I said that I started to feel pressure a little bit. I was at an 8 and she was still at a -1 station. I thought for sure that I would have to push for a while because with Alivia I was a lot lower and I only had to push 3 times. They assured me that after your first child your baby doesn't drop until delivery. They said that I would not have to push that much at all. Well, they were right! An hour later the nurse came into the room and my mom, mother-in-law, Aaron and I were just hanging out and talking and she asked if she could check me. I said sure and then before I know it she was pushing the emergency button saying, "Help, Help now!" and talking in codes! I did not know what was going on but she looked at me and said, "The baby's head is out!" Aaron and I thought immediately that she was crowning and that it was just time to push, but no...Atley was litterally laying in-between my legs out all the way to her shoulder! She just had me push to get the other shoulder out!! So, the nurse literally delivered Atley and the doctor came flying in with about 5 other people at that point!! I was in shock! I am still in shock to think that happened to me! You know those stupid shows, "I didn't know I was Pregnant" well, they are going to have another show called "I didn't know I delievered" and that will be even more idiotic and that is me! Seriously!
Atley was admitted into the NICU the next morning because of the fact that my water had been broke more than 18 hours and the risk for infection for the baby increases and also for the fact that because she delivered so quickly she swallowed a lot of amniotic fluid and never got the chance to release it. I was crying so much when they told me that they were going to watch her, run some tests, give her an I.V. and hook her up to monitors. It was hard to see your newborn go through that. We are so blessed that she is completely healthy and all her tests came back good! We brought her home on Thanksgiving morning and we were truly thankful to God that he protected her!
The story of her birth started on Sunday morning at 6:45 a.m. I woke up to a few trickles of water and I literally thought I had peed in my pants. I was embarassed but I didn't know how it could happen. At 8:30 a.m. the same thing happened so I knew I couldn't have just peed again. I began to think that it could be my water breaking however, I quickly doubted myself because I thought it would be a continues trickle or a sudden gush. I didn't want to go into the hospital and for them to tell me, "Honey, you just urinated on yourself!" I am sure every woman fears that. Aaron wanted me to call the doctor but I assured him that if it happened again I would call. We went on to church and had our whole day hanging out and nothing happened. Later on that night we came home from the Thanksgiving Praise Service at our church and I had a few more "trickles." I called the doctor and he suggested that I come in to the hospital and they could test it to see if it was truly amniotic fluid or not. At 2:00 a.m. we arrived at Genesis and from that point of our arrival my contractions started about 2-3 minutes apart. They tested the fluid and sure enough, it was my water. They quickly admitted me into the hospital and I was pretty comfortable but I was only dilated to 1 1/2 cm at that point. My contractions slowly started to spread to 4-6 minutes apart so they decided to start me on potossin. Um...I didn't like that very much. I wanted to say no thanks but I had a feeling that they would do it anyways! Finally, they checked me and I was at 4 cm and I said, "I would like an epideral...like right now." They called the doctor and he arrived about an hour later so I was at a 5 or 6 and my contractions were coming now every minute. It was so hard to sit still while he did my epideral because I had about 10 contractions! Not fun! Finally at 3:30 the doctor checked me because I said that I started to feel pressure a little bit. I was at an 8 and she was still at a -1 station. I thought for sure that I would have to push for a while because with Alivia I was a lot lower and I only had to push 3 times. They assured me that after your first child your baby doesn't drop until delivery. They said that I would not have to push that much at all. Well, they were right! An hour later the nurse came into the room and my mom, mother-in-law, Aaron and I were just hanging out and talking and she asked if she could check me. I said sure and then before I know it she was pushing the emergency button saying, "Help, Help now!" and talking in codes! I did not know what was going on but she looked at me and said, "The baby's head is out!" Aaron and I thought immediately that she was crowning and that it was just time to push, but no...Atley was litterally laying in-between my legs out all the way to her shoulder! She just had me push to get the other shoulder out!! So, the nurse literally delivered Atley and the doctor came flying in with about 5 other people at that point!! I was in shock! I am still in shock to think that happened to me! You know those stupid shows, "I didn't know I was Pregnant" well, they are going to have another show called "I didn't know I delievered" and that will be even more idiotic and that is me! Seriously!
Atley was admitted into the NICU the next morning because of the fact that my water had been broke more than 18 hours and the risk for infection for the baby increases and also for the fact that because she delivered so quickly she swallowed a lot of amniotic fluid and never got the chance to release it. I was crying so much when they told me that they were going to watch her, run some tests, give her an I.V. and hook her up to monitors. It was hard to see your newborn go through that. We are so blessed that she is completely healthy and all her tests came back good! We brought her home on Thanksgiving morning and we were truly thankful to God that he protected her!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
33 1/2 Weeks!
So I thought I would share how my pregnancy is going so far with my baby girl. I am 33 1/2 weeks and due Thanksgiving Day although I am convinced I will not make it that long. Lately I have had a TON of pressure and cramping in the stomach and I pray that I can last a few more weeks for the little one to mature. I will go in to the doctor in 2 weeks and then after that every week till she is here.
I am getting very excited to see what this little girl looks like! Will she look like Alivia or will she look totally different? For some reason Aaron and I think she will be bigger and longer than Alivia was when she was born. I hope not too much bigger!
Also, my brother and sister-in-law are expecting a boy in March and I am super pumped about that! I cannot wait to add more babies to my side of the family because it makes it that much more fun for when the holidays roll around. Next Christmas should be a blast with 3 grandkids! Also, I am glad they are having a boy because deep down I really wanted a boy this pregnancy at first and now I am glad they are able to have one so we can balance out the family a bit!
I never really shared that with a ton of people, but I have to admit I was a little sad when the ultrasound technician said it was a girl. I was absolutely sure that it was a boy and I was so prepared for her to tell us this, but when she said, "It's a Girl!" I don't think I said anything for a whole minute. I needed to take it all in and, I'll admit, shed a couple of tears. After the appointment I started thinking of all the wonderful things another girl will bring to our family. I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is a girl again! I have gotten past my disappointment and realized how blessed we are that we can bring another child into this world. I really hate that I even felt that way in the first place, but here I am being honest to the world! God obviously knows what he is doing and for that I am so thankful that he is in control and not me. My selfish ambitions would only ruin things and I am glad that there is a "Master Planner."
I am getting very excited to see what this little girl looks like! Will she look like Alivia or will she look totally different? For some reason Aaron and I think she will be bigger and longer than Alivia was when she was born. I hope not too much bigger!
Also, my brother and sister-in-law are expecting a boy in March and I am super pumped about that! I cannot wait to add more babies to my side of the family because it makes it that much more fun for when the holidays roll around. Next Christmas should be a blast with 3 grandkids! Also, I am glad they are having a boy because deep down I really wanted a boy this pregnancy at first and now I am glad they are able to have one so we can balance out the family a bit!
I never really shared that with a ton of people, but I have to admit I was a little sad when the ultrasound technician said it was a girl. I was absolutely sure that it was a boy and I was so prepared for her to tell us this, but when she said, "It's a Girl!" I don't think I said anything for a whole minute. I needed to take it all in and, I'll admit, shed a couple of tears. After the appointment I started thinking of all the wonderful things another girl will bring to our family. I cannot tell you how excited I am that it is a girl again! I have gotten past my disappointment and realized how blessed we are that we can bring another child into this world. I really hate that I even felt that way in the first place, but here I am being honest to the world! God obviously knows what he is doing and for that I am so thankful that he is in control and not me. My selfish ambitions would only ruin things and I am glad that there is a "Master Planner."
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
She's All Talk!
Since these past few weeks Alivia has been saying & doing new things daily and I wanted to record it somehow so that I will always remembered these special moments. I caught her the other day counting as she put her ring stacks back on the base. Well, counting as in, "Two, Seben, Eight, Nine Ten! Yea!!!!" I don't care that she left out 6 numbers...I am a pretty proud momma! You will see a few other adorable things that she has picked up on. Even right before we shot the video I was telling Aaron how I LOVE fall and I put my hand on my chest (am I dramatic?? um, yes!) and then I see Alivia say the same thing to him and do it too! So funny! We recently had a garage sale and when I brought Alivia outside, she ran over to my box full of stuffed animals and said, "Oh, there it is! There it is!" Aaron said, "You've never seen those before in your life!" She carried them around all afternoon because she acted like they were her long lost friends she had just found again!
Sorry for the shrill voice in the video. I'm sure you will think, "but that is how she always sounds!" Therefore, I should apologize for my voice altogether! It is not a pretty thing when you listen to yourself!
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