I ALMOST (and that's a big almost) want to have another baby for that moment of finding out boy or girl at birth. That moment alone isn't a great reason to have another baby though. I really feel in my heart that we are finished. I know that I will always want to have another baby because I love to take care of people. I love to feel needed. I thoroughly enjoy being a mom. I know that I'll always miss feeling a baby move around in my belly or rub my big pregnant bump. I've come to terms with that. I've accepted that those are just things that I'll always want to experience again. Maternal. That's what I am.
That being said, there are a lot of things that I have no desire to experience ever again. I never want to feel morning sickness or little feet in my ribs making it hard to breathe or having my cervix checked or healing after birth. Even typing those, they just don't seem that big of a deal when you look at what you get in return.
This week, I was thinking about my children as teenagers. Years ago when I first became a mom, being a mom to a teenager felt so foreign and now it is an exciting thought. I'm excited to see who Caden and Adalyn become. I refuse to rush it though. Everyday is a new adventure with these two little people. While I feel conflicted about another baby, I think of all the things that are in our future instead of the things that I will miss in the past.
For everyone that wants to be a mother, I hope that you get to experience this amazing journey.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
A beautiful Jewel
I'm always thankful for my children. They are the best part of me. Sometimes I read or hear a story that leaves me overwhelmed with so much gratefulness. The stories that make the rough days not seem so rough, but more of a blessing.
R.I.P Baby Ruby
While, I didn't know her or her parents, other than a blog, her passing breaks my heart. She suffered so much in such a short time. Fly high, little girl.
And her parents, oh how my heart aches for them. I hope that they will find peace.
R.I.P Baby Ruby
While, I didn't know her or her parents, other than a blog, her passing breaks my heart. She suffered so much in such a short time. Fly high, little girl.
And her parents, oh how my heart aches for them. I hope that they will find peace.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The day you were born..
*Warning! This is a birth story. Read at your own risk*
The days that my children were born were the best days of my life. The most painful, exhausting and wonderful days. I fear that I will forget those days or some small details, so here I type.
This is Caden's story.
I was due on July 10, 2007. My due date came and passed. I cried. At one day overdue, I went to my appointment. I was not dilated at all and 25% effaced. Caden was entirely too comfortable in utero. I was healthy and he was healthy so we set up an induction date for July 23. Yes, 13 days overdue! I cried.. again. Having an end in sight was nice though.
On July 12, the morning after my appointment, I woke up around 5:30 with a back ache. I didn't think anything of it so I went to pee for the 346th time since going to bed. As I sat on the toilet, I realized that the back ache was coming and going. Am I having contractions? Rob was getting ready to go to work so I called him into the bathroom and told him. We went downstairs and started timing contractions. I bounced on my work out ball and that helped. I thought that what I was feeling then was painful, but those contractions were like a nice walk in the park compared to what I would feel later..
After 4 hours, the contractions didn't go away so we went to the hospital to get checked out. We got there and I was dilated to a big ole 0 & 50% effaced, but I was having REAL contractions. The nurse came in and told me that I was entirely too happy to be admitted. Go home and walk.
I went home and tried to rest. Walking wasn't going to happen. The contractions were starting to become quite uncomfortable, plus Rob went back to work so his leave wouldn't start yet. My sister was in town, but she napped beside me while I contracted. The contractions were still coming and by the time Rob got home from work I was miserable. I wanted to go back to the hospital. Off we went..
It was about 7:30 p.m. at this point when we got back to the hospital. I believe, I was 1cm and 75% effaced so I was progressing although not enough to be admitted for labor. I wasn't laughing anymore like the first visit that day. The doctor that checked me explained that if I would stay in a bed right now, I would most likely end up with a c-section. He gave me some Ambien and told me that he would see me around midnight.
We went home where I took the Ambien and labored until about 1 a.m. At this point, I was delirious. Seriously, I felt like I was going insane. The pain was horrible. I had never planned to do this without drugs so I didn't know any breathing techniques or anything useful. I just fought it. I hated it! I told Rob to take me back to the hospital. I planned to walk in and demand help!
Back we went. They were expecting me to come back because they'd seen me two times that day already and I was in active labor. I have a tough cervix. It doesn't dilate easily at first, but once it does, it goes quickly. I think when they checked me again, I was 2 cm & 75% effaced. I wasn't far enough along to be admitted, but I demanded medicine. I was given an IV and morphine. Yes, morphine. At the time, I was delirious and didn't care. I wanted the pain to go away. I was so out of it that I thought we would be going home the next morning.
About 3:30 a.m., I woke up because I needed to use the bathroom. Remember, I'm on morphine, okay? In the bathroom, I thought I was having some "extra discharge" as I described it. No big deal. Go back to sleep. Fast forward a couple hours and I wake again to realize that my contractions are back even with the drugs and there is more of that "extra discharge". I looked down and called the nurse because I was pretty sure that my water broke. The midwife that told the nurse to send me home because I was too happy, checked me and said "Well, I guess you really are in labor."
It was 5:30 a.m. and we were officially having a baby. I wasn't going home. I was in real labor. The contractions were insane. My water broke and my body decided it was time to get this big boy out! I labored on the work out ball for hours, I'm assuming, but I don't really know. I do know that I wanted my epidural. Minus the short nap with the morphine, I had been up for 24 hours having contractions. I was just so very tired and worried that when the pushing point came, I wouldn't be able to physically push.
9:00 a.m., the most amazing man came in with the epi. I could have kissed his magical face! The epidural worked wonderfully. I received my cath and was checked. I was now 4 cm & fully effaced. Woohoo! Moving right along now. The nurse told me to get some rest and she would come check me at noon.
Noon rolled around and without fail, I was about to be checked. Our friends, Danielle & James were in the room so we asked them to leave. With a shocked look, the midwife asked me how far along I thought. I would be thrilled to be 7 since it was only 3 hours again. She said, "You're a 10! It's time to push." Freak-out mode. I jokingly (kinda) told her that I wasn't ready yet. She didn't find it very humorous. Rob or my sister told James and Danielle that we were going to have a baby! They were like, well, yeah, obviously that's why we here. Then Rob or Lindsay said "No, now!" All of the memories are foggy. It's been over 4 years.
Shortly after being checked, I started pushing. Inside of the room, was a doctor, a resident, 2 corpsman, a nurse, Rob, Lindsay, Danielle & of course myself & Caden. At that point, I didn't care. We were having a baby! I pushed & pushed for a little over 1 1/2 hours. During this time, I played tug-o-war with Julian, one of the corpsman. He promised me a big cheeseburger once I pushed the baby out. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I didn't eat meat. The doctors and nurses guessed that he would weigh about 6 1/2-7 lbs. Soon we would find out the size of this stubborn little man. I was very against Rob watching Caden crown or looking down during the labor, but like having people in the room, this would soon fade away. Birthing your baby is such a beautiful experience. I felt his head when he crowned and started crying instantly. Rob looked and had a huge smile. Our baby was really about to be here in our arms after this emotional marathon!
At 1:42 p.m., the most adorable boy alien was born. He was born pink, alert, screaming and sucking his fingers. The resident doctor held Caden up and I just cried, "my baby, my baby.." and only the second time I've ever seen Rob cry, he cried and repeatedly said, "Oh my God. Oh my God." It was amazing. Caden was placed on my chest and I just stared at him while he looked right into my eyes. I was completely engrossed in my newborn so I didn't notice the rushing around right away. I did realize that I was in pain again as they were pressing on my stomach trying to help me deliver my placenta. Caden was taken from me to be cleaned up and checked out. The doctor on duty started massaging my uterus because I was having some issues with bleeding. He applied some medicine internally. It didn't help. I don't really remember what was going on with Caden at this point, but Rob was with him so I knew he would be taken care of. I just didn't feel good and then I realized that the nurse was ordering more A+ blood. I started to panic. I just had a baby and my bleeding wouldn't stop. I could die. That was my first ever fear of death. I was just given this precious gift and my job was to nurture and protect him. I couldn't do that if I wasn't well. An injection was given in my thigh and the bleeding slowed down. I also nursed Caden as soon as he was brought back to me, which helped with the whole process. Although, I could have done without the bleeding issues, the first mama bear feeling was nice for the new bonding experience. Oh and to add one more person into our intimate experience was the janitor mopping up all of my blood. Later that day, I found out that I was anemic. My 6 1/2 lb to 7 lb baby was closer to almost 8 lbs. When he was born, the staff were shocked at his size even though he wasn't much bigger than average, I was hiding him well.
We stayed the mandatory 2 days then went home. Other than some bleeding issues that resulted in me going to the ER at 4 days postpartum, some weight loss on Caden's part and acid reflux, we survived. :)
The days that my children were born were the best days of my life. The most painful, exhausting and wonderful days. I fear that I will forget those days or some small details, so here I type.
This is Caden's story.
I was due on July 10, 2007. My due date came and passed. I cried. At one day overdue, I went to my appointment. I was not dilated at all and 25% effaced. Caden was entirely too comfortable in utero. I was healthy and he was healthy so we set up an induction date for July 23. Yes, 13 days overdue! I cried.. again. Having an end in sight was nice though.
On July 12, the morning after my appointment, I woke up around 5:30 with a back ache. I didn't think anything of it so I went to pee for the 346th time since going to bed. As I sat on the toilet, I realized that the back ache was coming and going. Am I having contractions? Rob was getting ready to go to work so I called him into the bathroom and told him. We went downstairs and started timing contractions. I bounced on my work out ball and that helped. I thought that what I was feeling then was painful, but those contractions were like a nice walk in the park compared to what I would feel later..
After 4 hours, the contractions didn't go away so we went to the hospital to get checked out. We got there and I was dilated to a big ole 0 & 50% effaced, but I was having REAL contractions. The nurse came in and told me that I was entirely too happy to be admitted. Go home and walk.
I went home and tried to rest. Walking wasn't going to happen. The contractions were starting to become quite uncomfortable, plus Rob went back to work so his leave wouldn't start yet. My sister was in town, but she napped beside me while I contracted. The contractions were still coming and by the time Rob got home from work I was miserable. I wanted to go back to the hospital. Off we went..
It was about 7:30 p.m. at this point when we got back to the hospital. I believe, I was 1cm and 75% effaced so I was progressing although not enough to be admitted for labor. I wasn't laughing anymore like the first visit that day. The doctor that checked me explained that if I would stay in a bed right now, I would most likely end up with a c-section. He gave me some Ambien and told me that he would see me around midnight.
We went home where I took the Ambien and labored until about 1 a.m. At this point, I was delirious. Seriously, I felt like I was going insane. The pain was horrible. I had never planned to do this without drugs so I didn't know any breathing techniques or anything useful. I just fought it. I hated it! I told Rob to take me back to the hospital. I planned to walk in and demand help!
Back we went. They were expecting me to come back because they'd seen me two times that day already and I was in active labor. I have a tough cervix. It doesn't dilate easily at first, but once it does, it goes quickly. I think when they checked me again, I was 2 cm & 75% effaced. I wasn't far enough along to be admitted, but I demanded medicine. I was given an IV and morphine. Yes, morphine. At the time, I was delirious and didn't care. I wanted the pain to go away. I was so out of it that I thought we would be going home the next morning.
About 3:30 a.m., I woke up because I needed to use the bathroom. Remember, I'm on morphine, okay? In the bathroom, I thought I was having some "extra discharge" as I described it. No big deal. Go back to sleep. Fast forward a couple hours and I wake again to realize that my contractions are back even with the drugs and there is more of that "extra discharge". I looked down and called the nurse because I was pretty sure that my water broke. The midwife that told the nurse to send me home because I was too happy, checked me and said "Well, I guess you really are in labor."
It was 5:30 a.m. and we were officially having a baby. I wasn't going home. I was in real labor. The contractions were insane. My water broke and my body decided it was time to get this big boy out! I labored on the work out ball for hours, I'm assuming, but I don't really know. I do know that I wanted my epidural. Minus the short nap with the morphine, I had been up for 24 hours having contractions. I was just so very tired and worried that when the pushing point came, I wouldn't be able to physically push.
9:00 a.m., the most amazing man came in with the epi. I could have kissed his magical face! The epidural worked wonderfully. I received my cath and was checked. I was now 4 cm & fully effaced. Woohoo! Moving right along now. The nurse told me to get some rest and she would come check me at noon.
Noon rolled around and without fail, I was about to be checked. Our friends, Danielle & James were in the room so we asked them to leave. With a shocked look, the midwife asked me how far along I thought. I would be thrilled to be 7 since it was only 3 hours again. She said, "You're a 10! It's time to push." Freak-out mode. I jokingly (kinda) told her that I wasn't ready yet. She didn't find it very humorous. Rob or my sister told James and Danielle that we were going to have a baby! They were like, well, yeah, obviously that's why we here. Then Rob or Lindsay said "No, now!" All of the memories are foggy. It's been over 4 years.
Shortly after being checked, I started pushing. Inside of the room, was a doctor, a resident, 2 corpsman, a nurse, Rob, Lindsay, Danielle & of course myself & Caden. At that point, I didn't care. We were having a baby! I pushed & pushed for a little over 1 1/2 hours. During this time, I played tug-o-war with Julian, one of the corpsman. He promised me a big cheeseburger once I pushed the baby out. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I didn't eat meat. The doctors and nurses guessed that he would weigh about 6 1/2-7 lbs. Soon we would find out the size of this stubborn little man. I was very against Rob watching Caden crown or looking down during the labor, but like having people in the room, this would soon fade away. Birthing your baby is such a beautiful experience. I felt his head when he crowned and started crying instantly. Rob looked and had a huge smile. Our baby was really about to be here in our arms after this emotional marathon!
At 1:42 p.m., the most adorable boy alien was born. He was born pink, alert, screaming and sucking his fingers. The resident doctor held Caden up and I just cried, "my baby, my baby.." and only the second time I've ever seen Rob cry, he cried and repeatedly said, "Oh my God. Oh my God." It was amazing. Caden was placed on my chest and I just stared at him while he looked right into my eyes. I was completely engrossed in my newborn so I didn't notice the rushing around right away. I did realize that I was in pain again as they were pressing on my stomach trying to help me deliver my placenta. Caden was taken from me to be cleaned up and checked out. The doctor on duty started massaging my uterus because I was having some issues with bleeding. He applied some medicine internally. It didn't help. I don't really remember what was going on with Caden at this point, but Rob was with him so I knew he would be taken care of. I just didn't feel good and then I realized that the nurse was ordering more A+ blood. I started to panic. I just had a baby and my bleeding wouldn't stop. I could die. That was my first ever fear of death. I was just given this precious gift and my job was to nurture and protect him. I couldn't do that if I wasn't well. An injection was given in my thigh and the bleeding slowed down. I also nursed Caden as soon as he was brought back to me, which helped with the whole process. Although, I could have done without the bleeding issues, the first mama bear feeling was nice for the new bonding experience. Oh and to add one more person into our intimate experience was the janitor mopping up all of my blood. Later that day, I found out that I was anemic. My 6 1/2 lb to 7 lb baby was closer to almost 8 lbs. When he was born, the staff were shocked at his size even though he wasn't much bigger than average, I was hiding him well.
We stayed the mandatory 2 days then went home. Other than some bleeding issues that resulted in me going to the ER at 4 days postpartum, some weight loss on Caden's part and acid reflux, we survived. :)
Friday, August 5, 2011
Ebates dot com
I do most of my Christmas, birthday and everyday shopping online. It is just so much easier (and more enjoyable) than taking kids with me! I signed up for Ebates. Basically, I go to Ebates.com before I shop online to see if there are any % rebates. If so, I click through the Ebates link and it sends me to the website. It's 100% legit! I'm getting my 3rd check ($30-ish) mailed to me on Aug. 11.
I bought an All-You magazine subscription through magazines.com and they were offering 50% cash back through ebates. So, I got that subscription for super cheap... AND All-You has lots of coupons in each issue. I'm a coupon gal too! There is a huge rush in saving money. Don't fret, I'm no crazy coupon lady.
Anyway, so if you click through my referral link and sign up, that would be lovely. If you make a purchase through Ebates, I can get a referral bonus. Share your referral link with your friends. Why not save money while you're shopping online? I don't know either.
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=5J3lkDfaeted5xEHzjHvPg%3D%3D
I bought an All-You magazine subscription through magazines.com and they were offering 50% cash back through ebates. So, I got that subscription for super cheap... AND All-You has lots of coupons in each issue. I'm a coupon gal too! There is a huge rush in saving money. Don't fret, I'm no crazy coupon lady.
Anyway, so if you click through my referral link and sign up, that would be lovely. If you make a purchase through Ebates, I can get a referral bonus. Share your referral link with your friends. Why not save money while you're shopping online? I don't know either.
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=5J3lkDfaeted5xEHzjHvPg%3D%3D
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Opinions are like...
I have an opinion. I've been known to voice my opinion. I FEEL like I'm the type of person that respects other opinions as well. Some people can't handle MY opinion (or really anyone other than their own to be honest). I've decided to post less of that opinion on Facebook and more of it here. Hopefully I will piss off less people. That would be a good goal, eh? I've tried to post here more, but it is so much easier to just post a status on Facebook than a blog posting here. I'm just shocked by how serious people take Facebook, an online networking site over real-life relationships.
In voicing my opinion, if you are ever insulted or feel like I'm attacking you, please let me know. If you actually know me then you know that isn't my nature at all. I care a great deal about others and would never do something to hurt any of you. As Rob told me recently, people read your status updates in their voice as they would read them, not as how you intend them. So true!
If I have ever hurt you or upset you, I'm sorry. That being said, I will never apologize for how I feel. It has taken me years and years to come to the terms of expressing how I feel. And it is just that, it's how I FEEL. It doesn't have to be how you or the rest of the world feels.
I hope no more people delete me out of their lives going through this route.
In voicing my opinion, if you are ever insulted or feel like I'm attacking you, please let me know. If you actually know me then you know that isn't my nature at all. I care a great deal about others and would never do something to hurt any of you. As Rob told me recently, people read your status updates in their voice as they would read them, not as how you intend them. So true!
If I have ever hurt you or upset you, I'm sorry. That being said, I will never apologize for how I feel. It has taken me years and years to come to the terms of expressing how I feel. And it is just that, it's how I FEEL. It doesn't have to be how you or the rest of the world feels.
I hope no more people delete me out of their lives going through this route.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Stereotypes
I read a blog post a few weeks back about a woman calling military wives lazy. Initially, I was insulted. I'm a military wife. She just called me lazy. I thought about all the things I have to do as a military wife that other wives might not have to do. How could she call me lazy? She doesn't know me. That's exactly how. She has made an ingornant stereotype. I know that I'm not lazy. Most of the military wives that I know are not lazy. So, shame on her for making this harmful accusation.
I thought about this for a bit and was no longer insulted since she doesn't know me personally. However, I was saddened by the stereotype. Stereotypes lead to hate, bullying and just negativity in general. All military wives are lazy, just like all black people are ghetto, all Southern folk are stupid and all New Yorkers are jerks.
Stereotypes suck. They do nothing but cause harm. Love and accept everyone.
I thought about this for a bit and was no longer insulted since she doesn't know me personally. However, I was saddened by the stereotype. Stereotypes lead to hate, bullying and just negativity in general. All military wives are lazy, just like all black people are ghetto, all Southern folk are stupid and all New Yorkers are jerks.
Stereotypes suck. They do nothing but cause harm. Love and accept everyone.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Looking back at a great year.
The holidays have come and gone. Usually I feel very sad when Christmas is gone, but not this year. I think this year was so rewarding and fulfilling that there was nothing to be sad about. Either that or I just have no time to feel sad. I have 2 little people that keep me very busy and I love every minute of it. I'm not going to make any losing weight/getting fit/quitting soda resolutions, but I am going to have a goal. I want to start writing letters to each child. I'm horrible at the baby books and not a crafty mom whatsoever. This will be something special that they can have later in life.
Now on to looking back at a great year..
January:
On New Year's Eve, we were in Maryland. We found a new home for our dog, Charlie. It was a very sad day for us, but symbolic all the same. We were starting a brand new year and Charlie was going to a family where he would be happy.
February:
Instead of doing anything for Valentine's Day, we decided to see "Gummy" in 4d ultrasound. Vickie & David came down and of course my mom went. It was an amazing experience.
March:
We took Caden on a Caden's weekend. It was Rob's last 4 day before "Gummy" was born. We went to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia then spent the night at the hotel in Myrtle Beach that has the indoor water park. We just wanted to do something special for him. We also found out that I would be getting induced at the beginning of April.
Rob was in a wedding in the middle of March. That was fun!
The rest of March, we got ready to have a new baby!
April:
On April 1st, it was our last night as a family of 3. A very emotional night for me after Caden went to sleep as can be expected. I find it amazing how small he was when I left to go to the hospital and how big he seemed when he came to visit his new baby.
April 2, we went in at 5am to be induced. Induction began at 9:30am & at 5:18pm, we were the insanely proud parents of Miss Adalyn Soleil. She was so beautiful!
April 4, Easter. I was discharged from the hospital, but Adalyn had to stay. We came home for an Easter egg hunt with Caden and went back to feed Adalyn every 3 hours.
April 5, our baby girl came home from the hospital! Caden was so excited!
April 14, Rob went up to VA.
May:
May was a very hectic month. Having a toddler & newborn at home is very overwhelming even when there are 2 parents. I'm ever grateful for my mom! Rob was still up in VA until the end of the month.
June:
Rob was still home and will be going on leave. We're just trying to get into a routine and planning our first road trip with 2 kiddos. We went to WV to visit with Mamaw Pat & Mamaw O. Then drove over to MD in..
July:
We spent the 4th in MD then came back home for our big boy's THIRD birthday party! We had his birthday party at Splash Island in Mt. Pleasant. It was so much fun!
Rob left for VA again. Booo!
August:
Life was a lot easier this time. We did some sleep training with Adalyn back in July so she was sleeping and more on a routine.
Caden started preschool on August 20th! I cried! He cried! After the first week, it was a lot better.
We were planning a trip up to VA at the end of August to visit with Rob. My mom was going to ride with the kids and me.
September:
We started this month off with my birthday and driving back to SC.
2 weeks later and Rob was home FOR GOOD!
October:
Caden went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. Rob went with him, but took lots of cute pictures.
This was Adalyn's first Halloween. She was a ballerina. Caden aka Diego thoroughly enjoyed trick-or-treating.
November:
Hard to believe the year will be over soon & Adalyn's very first Thanksgiving & Christmas are right around the corner.
I surprised Rob with Dave Matthews Band tickets for his birthday. We had so much fun!
We took a very short trip to WV to spend Thanksgiving. It was such a great holiday!
December:
Laurie came to visit! Before we knew it, Christmas Eve was here.
Vickie, Laurie, the kids and I went to my mom's house so that Rob & David could put together Caden's big bed! Our big present to him was a twin size bed. His face was priceless when we came home and he saw it.. "A new bed. For me?!" I love that kid!
Christmas morning was the best ever!
Our company left so we took down decorations then headed up to MD where we spent our last days of 2010.
The main event of this year was our family becoming complete. We're so blessed to be the parents of two amazing children. There were obviously a lot of other events that I left out, but I'm getting tired and those are the ones that just stood out.
2011, let's make it a fantastic year!
Now on to looking back at a great year..
January:
On New Year's Eve, we were in Maryland. We found a new home for our dog, Charlie. It was a very sad day for us, but symbolic all the same. We were starting a brand new year and Charlie was going to a family where he would be happy.
February:
Instead of doing anything for Valentine's Day, we decided to see "Gummy" in 4d ultrasound. Vickie & David came down and of course my mom went. It was an amazing experience.
March:
We took Caden on a Caden's weekend. It was Rob's last 4 day before "Gummy" was born. We went to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia then spent the night at the hotel in Myrtle Beach that has the indoor water park. We just wanted to do something special for him. We also found out that I would be getting induced at the beginning of April.
Rob was in a wedding in the middle of March. That was fun!
The rest of March, we got ready to have a new baby!
April:
On April 1st, it was our last night as a family of 3. A very emotional night for me after Caden went to sleep as can be expected. I find it amazing how small he was when I left to go to the hospital and how big he seemed when he came to visit his new baby.
April 2, we went in at 5am to be induced. Induction began at 9:30am & at 5:18pm, we were the insanely proud parents of Miss Adalyn Soleil. She was so beautiful!
April 4, Easter. I was discharged from the hospital, but Adalyn had to stay. We came home for an Easter egg hunt with Caden and went back to feed Adalyn every 3 hours.
April 5, our baby girl came home from the hospital! Caden was so excited!
April 14, Rob went up to VA.
May:
May was a very hectic month. Having a toddler & newborn at home is very overwhelming even when there are 2 parents. I'm ever grateful for my mom! Rob was still up in VA until the end of the month.
June:
Rob was still home and will be going on leave. We're just trying to get into a routine and planning our first road trip with 2 kiddos. We went to WV to visit with Mamaw Pat & Mamaw O. Then drove over to MD in..
July:
We spent the 4th in MD then came back home for our big boy's THIRD birthday party! We had his birthday party at Splash Island in Mt. Pleasant. It was so much fun!
Rob left for VA again. Booo!
August:
Life was a lot easier this time. We did some sleep training with Adalyn back in July so she was sleeping and more on a routine.
Caden started preschool on August 20th! I cried! He cried! After the first week, it was a lot better.
We were planning a trip up to VA at the end of August to visit with Rob. My mom was going to ride with the kids and me.
September:
We started this month off with my birthday and driving back to SC.
2 weeks later and Rob was home FOR GOOD!
October:
Caden went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. Rob went with him, but took lots of cute pictures.
This was Adalyn's first Halloween. She was a ballerina. Caden aka Diego thoroughly enjoyed trick-or-treating.
November:
Hard to believe the year will be over soon & Adalyn's very first Thanksgiving & Christmas are right around the corner.
I surprised Rob with Dave Matthews Band tickets for his birthday. We had so much fun!
We took a very short trip to WV to spend Thanksgiving. It was such a great holiday!
December:
Laurie came to visit! Before we knew it, Christmas Eve was here.
Vickie, Laurie, the kids and I went to my mom's house so that Rob & David could put together Caden's big bed! Our big present to him was a twin size bed. His face was priceless when we came home and he saw it.. "A new bed. For me?!" I love that kid!
Christmas morning was the best ever!
Our company left so we took down decorations then headed up to MD where we spent our last days of 2010.
The main event of this year was our family becoming complete. We're so blessed to be the parents of two amazing children. There were obviously a lot of other events that I left out, but I'm getting tired and those are the ones that just stood out.
2011, let's make it a fantastic year!
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