So I Did Forget A Few Things - And Beach Pics

Chloe leans in to give kisses now...so sweet! Oh man. I forgot the other thing! Jeez, talk about Mommy brain! Haha!

Some pictures I wanted to share from our beach outing the weekend before last. Of course they are mostly of Chloe since my two boys are completely against having their pictures taken these days :( .

Chloe's Six Months and New Job Updates

Wow. It's been a long time since I've blogged.
There has been so much going on lately!
Josh just started a new job...well in two days he will be starting. the pay is higher but, it's a contract position that lasts anywhere from 3-6 months and after that he may get hired on permanently. Also...he found out after he took the offer that he may not be getting any paid time off, such as vacation and sick days. So that part really sucks. He doesn't get any benefits either. Well, he has a job...that's the important part! His current job is not stable. People have been getting fired left and right! Scary.

Chloe has been growing so fast! She is now 6 months old, weighs about 18lbs. She's now into 6-9(or 6-12) months clothing, though she can still fit into some 3-6mos. She loves to babble. Her new favorite things to say are Babababa, diydiydiy(sounds like "die" but didn't want to type that haha). She is a rolling around pro and tries to scoot with a little success sometimes! As far as food. Well, we have tried frozen mango in a mesh bag thing and have spoon fed smashed up banana to her twice. It's really just to let her try something new and for fun. She doesn't eat it every day. I think pretty soon I might try some avocado. So pretty much exclusively breastfed with a little food once in a while. She loves playing with her brothers. Kieran is her constant source of entertainment! Hehehe. She gets really excited around the cats. She loves her jumperoo and exersaucer, playing on the floor with her toys and of course being held or worn. She likes bath time but, only if it's with Mommy. She gets scared and cries if I bathe her without getting in as well. so we try to avoid that. Hmmm...what else. She likes to make sounds by patting her hands on a table on clapping on ours hands. There is just so much that I know I'm forgetting some. I just can't get over how quickly this 6 months has gone by. It seems like I just had her!

Well, I'm thinking about making this blog private. Of course I'd invite people to join it. I really don't want to have to do that. But some things have come to my attention and it makes me a little uncomfortable with being so 'out there' and having pictures up for just anyone to copy and use as they wish. I can't go into it but that is part of it. For now I'll just add my name or email address to my pictures.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!! :)

Chloe is here!!

Chloe was born on Oct.11th at 12:07am weighing 6lbs and 18 3/4" long. She is beautiful and perfect! I'll write up my birth story when I have more time and not typing one handed ;). For now...here are some pictures!
Kieran helping(??) me through a contraction..hehe.

Cute Little Dress

I bought this over the weekend. I couldn't help myself. It's the cutest little dress, sweater and shoes ever! I can't tell you how happy this makes me!

Update

I'm sorry. I've been the worst blogger!

Well, I had my ultrasound on Monday and everything looks good. Based on the u/s my due date is Oct. 16th...I had said Oct. 17th. We decided to find out the sex of the baby and....it's a GIRL!!!!. We are over the moon! I was really hoping for a girl since this is going to be our last baby. I'm so excited1 I can't wait to start shopping ;).

I had my appointment with my midwife last night. I mentioned how ridiculously tired I've been. Way more than even my 1st trimester. It hits me everyday around 3 or 4 like a ton of bricks. I get to where I feel like I'm just going to pass out, dizzy, nauseous it's not fun. Well, she took my blood pressure and thought it was way too low, so she tried the other arm and it was low too. Which is weird because I've never had problems with my BP. So we talked a bit about what might be causing it and it turns out I'm not getting enough fluids. I knew I wasn't getting enough. I have a weak bladder and with being pregnant it's even worse, so I avoid drinking a lot. So this explains the tiredness and all as well as my braxton hicks(which I forgot to mention to her). So I need to up my fluid intake and just deal with the many potty breaks. I'm so you all wanted to know about my weak bladder..haha!

Well, without further ado...pictures of our beautiful girl!!!





Her cute little legs!

We Have A Heartbeat!!

We got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the 1st time last night! It was nice and strong. Music to my ears! It really set my worried mind at ease and it seems so much more "real" now.

I am now in my 3rd month. 10 weeks and 2days to be exact. My belly is already starting to pop!

Back From Disney

Well we are back! Ah...home sweet home.

We had a great time. There is so much to see and do there that we will for sure have to go back some day!

I think my favorite part was the eating at chef Mickey's. Nevin's favorite part was going on the Aerosmith ride and Kieran's favorite was probably getting soaked while playing on the splash pad in the Pooh play area...hehe! I'm not sure what part was Josh's fave..I'll have to ask. We also had a really nice time hanging out with the Murray family and meeting up with Rachel and her kiddo's!

My morning sickness wasn't TOO bad the 1st two days or so, but I did have a couple bad days. It was just hard with the limited food choices(boy am I glad to be back to our regularly scheduled diet)and walking so much, plus constantly chasing after a rambunctious 2 year old :P. I do think that we were so busy that it helped to keep my mind off of it.

I am glad to be home, though. Now I can get some rest. :)

I'll post pictures very soon.

On another note. I'm 9 weeks pregnant! My baby is looking like a real baby now! So cute! I get so excited looking up info on the baby each week.

Amazing Experience

Wow. Yesterday was one of the most amazing days of my life!
I was able to witness the birth of my cousin's baby! It was so fast and went so well. I never knew birth could be that way. It made me question some of my choices for a split second ...haha. I'm so proud of my cousin...she was fantastic!

Jaycee Hope weighed 6lbs 7oz and was 19 inches long. She is perfect, strong and beautiful!

I feel so honored to had been there.

Welcome to the world baby Jaycee!!!

Those Eyes

I finally scrapped! Yay! The scanner cut some of the top off...still need to figure out our new scanner.

New LO's

Creating baby layouts is so fun! I find I get more inspired with baby pictures.
Here are 2 new ones.

Treasure The Moments

Last night while rocking my baby I kissed his face what seemed to be 20 times and snuggled him so close to me as if it were the last time. Because in a way, it was. He grows so fast and before I know it he'll be one week, one month, one year older. I treasure these times I have because he changes so much ... so fast.