tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87184728621694302732024-03-05T05:20:38.878-08:00...This Colson LifeLindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-40836032762494220122013-08-28T18:22:00.001-07:002013-08-28T18:22:45.137-07:00Fifteen for Eve!How is Eve 15 weeks already?! In case you don't know her very well... <div><br></div><div>1: she is TALKiNG!! Like really cooing and gurgling and squawking and barking! And I could listen to it ALL day!! </div><div><br></div><div>2: We might have another little soccer player in the family-- because this kid is kicking like crazy!! She just really being so mobile! I feel like she will flip herself over at any minute!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1Ml1SruxSLxPjWJyOE7A6nv1pnZfWrCPeJeo2N3Qr2X2i54J9BmIM9WtY8mckHFsRAJrRFTG-A1W_YMlBv17jlxgYi5v3dgpp-DikbHH991D-5lEOFM9fcysh_ldVfbpbhiOe5Pq6iw/s640/blogger-image-1520318239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1Ml1SruxSLxPjWJyOE7A6nv1pnZfWrCPeJeo2N3Qr2X2i54J9BmIM9WtY8mckHFsRAJrRFTG-A1W_YMlBv17jlxgYi5v3dgpp-DikbHH991D-5lEOFM9fcysh_ldVfbpbhiOe5Pq6iw/s640/blogger-image-1520318239.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>3: last week she was merely looking at her toys. Now she is actively hitting and grabbing them!! I'm so proud of her! She is really entertaining herself with it and learning! So fun to watch her develop her motor skills</div><div><br></div><div>4: she still doesn't love tummy time. </div><div><br></div><div>5: she holds her head up really well when I'm holding her! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwtEJpg5gtKgtUDonnHZjIt_X4D-ZQMwh9AfFvnDWDs9tMScjTsw5w2r_fDj03J38Z-NMRv99ipoGKkWOg5ychwRcQAGzDn4zg8DxGJC1mMsqR_2zw0hSB01G1_SmbB2IoYHRMAVeN1k/s640/blogger-image--1681272857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwtEJpg5gtKgtUDonnHZjIt_X4D-ZQMwh9AfFvnDWDs9tMScjTsw5w2r_fDj03J38Z-NMRv99ipoGKkWOg5ychwRcQAGzDn4zg8DxGJC1mMsqR_2zw0hSB01G1_SmbB2IoYHRMAVeN1k/s640/blogger-image--1681272857.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>6: this little one loves her bath!! I love watching her kick around in the water! Lots of times, ill give them a bath at the same time. Hannah in the big tub and Eve in the whale tub. While Hannah plays, I give Eve her bath and vice versa. Then I get Eve out and dry her off then its Hannah's turn to get out. It's a good little routine and its made more fun since Eve likes it too! </div><div><br></div><div>7: she's a pretty good car rider! And Hannah helps entertain!</div><div><br></div><div>8: she is smiling SO big! And that just seriously melts my heart!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgpEC_Z4L7iffZrnYNzEyYR9BVKbHDwyy06TDgoJUYhxMdD6WFqMQT53pkNHVgi2_BwuaR3b1wN9bnCgg5OMZrjdDPtBfk395xJUmMShZ5fSi_rTJEb8xaNhMqrEs2nax0F0HhMggXao/s640/blogger-image--1786104429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgpEC_Z4L7iffZrnYNzEyYR9BVKbHDwyy06TDgoJUYhxMdD6WFqMQT53pkNHVgi2_BwuaR3b1wN9bnCgg5OMZrjdDPtBfk395xJUmMShZ5fSi_rTJEb8xaNhMqrEs2nax0F0HhMggXao/s640/blogger-image--1786104429.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>9: our new routine for bedtime with Hannah is to let Eve lay in her bed with her while we read a story then we give kisses and Hannah can go to sleep. I love watching the girls snuggle!</div><div><br></div><div>10: she is in her 3 month clothes very comfortably. They're not enormous on her anymore!</div><div><br></div><div>11: she's eating between 4.5-5.5 oz every 3-3.5 hours</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKdKGpUnENJ8e2eK3gNoxoLE9Ch30T1lmZArn3XFsWvaqE4iHbvJiMvtURph_dzGSVhUK4jmD2kP-zO0e9Uf9LtCp4gevFyLnUX2nGkqvqbD2iw8YKPBzO9ilgIGXGcUwgQLwerekgz0/s640/blogger-image-286619382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKdKGpUnENJ8e2eK3gNoxoLE9Ch30T1lmZArn3XFsWvaqE4iHbvJiMvtURph_dzGSVhUK4jmD2kP-zO0e9Uf9LtCp4gevFyLnUX2nGkqvqbD2iw8YKPBzO9ilgIGXGcUwgQLwerekgz0/s640/blogger-image-286619382.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>12: she's sleeping (most times) through the night</div><div><br></div><div>13: she's been trying to sit up in her bumbo seat. But then she gets all stiff and I have to pick her up. She's getting used to it though! </div><div><br></div><div>14: she's taking a pretty consistent afternoon nap. She's sleeping from about 2:00-4:00 on most days </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE147_67MMK1gVqFcwvkSH9WKk4jgr4I3iPuewVpjVhEVoNGk9dkbNntcwfe6rvaJKIz9ZrDmLWgu6wWJPFEesoNOsJtzPCUnuEcSmjqSYw1VWqsVt30paL5PBZwuctuMegB2DMujcSCI/s640/blogger-image-1594735587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE147_67MMK1gVqFcwvkSH9WKk4jgr4I3iPuewVpjVhEVoNGk9dkbNntcwfe6rvaJKIz9ZrDmLWgu6wWJPFEesoNOsJtzPCUnuEcSmjqSYw1VWqsVt30paL5PBZwuctuMegB2DMujcSCI/s640/blogger-image-1594735587.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>15: she still loves to be swaddled. She still loves her paci. She still loves only her mam bottles. </div><div><br></div><div>How can she be 15 weeks? She seems to be growing before my very eyes! She's gaining weight, growing longer and sleeping so well. I just love her so much. It makes my heart hurt because I love her and Hannah so dearly. It's such a strange and deep love... Sort of indescribable. I'm so blessed to have these wonderful little girls in my life. My heart is full. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rOeSEYVUTOoINsPi9qeuCo58kwc_NkP7Sj5u5I3HM6ICXJtigbYHeT4uvgPMei6mrvSnQnPFqoJaQ1s6Z5GaZ4WbrRtAmUCda5fAr9I7ZLArqHWUayY1PjsXYVMiG9M1P5lYPCLDVaM/s640/blogger-image--2129751198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rOeSEYVUTOoINsPi9qeuCo58kwc_NkP7Sj5u5I3HM6ICXJtigbYHeT4uvgPMei6mrvSnQnPFqoJaQ1s6Z5GaZ4WbrRtAmUCda5fAr9I7ZLArqHWUayY1PjsXYVMiG9M1P5lYPCLDVaM/s640/blogger-image--2129751198.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-52163769796675405602013-07-22T17:40:00.001-07:002013-07-23T07:15:26.428-07:00Stealing JoyI came very close to something super scary. But I can't let it steal my joy. I must realize that this thing passed over me, and I must praise The Lord, and wallow in the sweet moments that I've been granted. So, here are things that I love about what our family is like right now:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAnKsHCAhvseEf_bae5HUHTBlMk_p2s3PKQ7OL3d8hXwEKi0vHffNvTM0WWfZTtFcjKj5bsitLtskM1aLVElDRkK_dRkTGYnIiH0aamx6UUTeWBz2KFIh1NTRGXwz6h5XuvJ7FFZ33b0/s640/blogger-image-679186023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAnKsHCAhvseEf_bae5HUHTBlMk_p2s3PKQ7OL3d8hXwEKi0vHffNvTM0WWfZTtFcjKj5bsitLtskM1aLVElDRkK_dRkTGYnIiH0aamx6UUTeWBz2KFIh1NTRGXwz6h5XuvJ7FFZ33b0/s640/blogger-image-679186023.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>- I LOVE how Hannah and Eve are with each other. Hannah is like a little mama, she pats her and holds her hand when we drive around, she shushes her and loves to hold her. Usually, Hannah doesn't like to ride in the stroller anymore, but she always wants to ride with Eve! (Thank goodness for our double stroller!). She also isn't a fan of my constant picture taking any more (she's gonna have to just get over that!!) but will really smile and cheese it up when she is posing with Eve. I am just amazed at how nurturing she is to her. It <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">pretty much makes</span> my heart melt! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wkyBVgXd48cpUKNMJ8kCo3hu-Y1U_zRx2wCQweSJ1Cd07S1Zi-dRSVhO4SnPKMvRw8yj8zDMbg7bGGQc-ZiiahuP_q96RQE11i8DPm-lPWsLmq5Dzaym0AHuK0p8rQ5m4fpzAAbZ9Cc/s640/blogger-image--515156157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wkyBVgXd48cpUKNMJ8kCo3hu-Y1U_zRx2wCQweSJ1Cd07S1Zi-dRSVhO4SnPKMvRw8yj8zDMbg7bGGQc-ZiiahuP_q96RQE11i8DPm-lPWsLmq5Dzaym0AHuK0p8rQ5m4fpzAAbZ9Cc/s640/blogger-image--515156157.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Eve smiles, and coos, and gets so excited, kicking her legs around. She returns my smiles and my talking to her. Makes me realize how much she is really growing. She is getting older, is able to do more things and just emphasizes how little time they are such small little people. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg258zfbycXa0wcAgAp5OnkRW6oqV5Q0nXfYoysVN0u3v9GOmRPkdRUPru6T6msFCFECQKemTEULNVWGm-lgtVBYsUQNkrMlzI1whaBOrE31xik5n5V-I5CPJV61MNFyTHlQbTcyiTvuCg/s640/blogger-image--644144973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg258zfbycXa0wcAgAp5OnkRW6oqV5Q0nXfYoysVN0u3v9GOmRPkdRUPru6T6msFCFECQKemTEULNVWGm-lgtVBYsUQNkrMlzI1whaBOrE31xik5n5V-I5CPJV61MNFyTHlQbTcyiTvuCg/s640/blogger-image--644144973.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>- This week especially, we have been working on tummy time much more. She still doesn't love it, but if I time it right, she will do pretty well with it! She does even better when Hannah is beside her, cheering her own--it's pretty precious!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzocPP-C72WxyneVHAkr2XZkCEkUwvgnagLgcsHGnGrpTJwO5Q5n_elwmrkgn70P7dLUGp6zNM2xG7KUNKTEwRFao6FEdOUeCG8Msl6Iz6Q_CqOwP8f3SL1QlHVzVdkbXeNGCvZOkB78/s640/blogger-image--1476707152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzocPP-C72WxyneVHAkr2XZkCEkUwvgnagLgcsHGnGrpTJwO5Q5n_elwmrkgn70P7dLUGp6zNM2xG7KUNKTEwRFao6FEdOUeCG8Msl6Iz6Q_CqOwP8f3SL1QlHVzVdkbXeNGCvZOkB78/s640/blogger-image--1476707152.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-Willis and the girls are very close, which makes my heart happy. Eve gives him smiles too, and he's taught Hannah our (not-so) secret family handshake. When we had Hannah, in the beginning we were very tense, unsure of our roles in this new experience and we were fairly serious about everything. I'd like to think that I wasn't very uptight with her, but we were more that way with each other. With Eve, we laugh more, we have enjoyed our summer together and we are all four close together. We call Eve, "our baby" meaning, Hannah's too, so that she helps take ownership of her and loves her like we do too. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJodGZsEEj0hShV_6AE76_EAM1hjCrgPWkx24u5-hHa4RyZw8RajnRdVdydyA27W22kjofZvlN_d-TWS3LoewFB2-pD89s_KE7xnmqInfSvP9ZT-Vf8axTE-tSVaLKZp2Y1znQPFRVPHc/s640/blogger-image-1332205511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJodGZsEEj0hShV_6AE76_EAM1hjCrgPWkx24u5-hHa4RyZw8RajnRdVdydyA27W22kjofZvlN_d-TWS3LoewFB2-pD89s_KE7xnmqInfSvP9ZT-Vf8axTE-tSVaLKZp2Y1znQPFRVPHc/s640/blogger-image-1332205511.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- I really love that we have two girls... I like saying, "the girls and I are going to..." Or, "listen at what the girls did..." It just is something little that I enjoy. I like that some of my favorite clothes from Hannah's infancy can be worn again by Eve... Making new memories to add to their sentimental value. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGRpPVGvbSrHO9kZp79dGe0BunkBe8-AwSZOIn2gEKagjRtmV34kvMCuoR7qilLvLSYsmeksuRxMQ9WKoQ3j9auUFCR1YlLKeXgHiSq4mEU6JyEV0924jt3bIL30NRnKeCuB1h0wW-qU/s640/blogger-image-1237859426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGRpPVGvbSrHO9kZp79dGe0BunkBe8-AwSZOIn2gEKagjRtmV34kvMCuoR7qilLvLSYsmeksuRxMQ9WKoQ3j9auUFCR1YlLKeXgHiSq4mEU6JyEV0924jt3bIL30NRnKeCuB1h0wW-qU/s640/blogger-image-1237859426.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>These are just a few of my joys during this time of my life... That and the fact that I am enjoying a view of the beach while I write this (that helps my feelings for sure!) ;) </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-51465999885205407772013-07-21T16:59:00.001-07:002013-07-21T16:59:06.066-07:00"That" womanI'm slowly becoming "that" woman. Or I probably should say that I quickly became "that" mother. The one who hovers, who monitors the child constantly, the one who is slightly deranged to the point of barely letting anyone else hold the child. At least when she's asleep. I have been through some pretty serious anxiety in these past three weeks since "the incident". And I'll say its pretty crippling. The incident was called "ALTE" which basically means that they don't know why she was laying in her swing, on a routine Saturday afternoon, taking a nap, and stopped breathing. I remember distinctly thinking two things: #1: this isn't happening to me. And #2: she was JUST fine, like just a few minutes ago! The truth is that I wanted to turn back time, I wanted to shake her awake (which I resisted the urge to do, as it would have made the situation very bad), and I wanted this moment to go away. And it did... She did wake up, she did pass all of her tests, our life was not altered forever and ever by this almost occurrence. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY1hWtxNI3ZKWxJsbl6hceT36jI94aMf9baxCA4xdROMBoGvh0sYb3Kz88ul8u6q2A4MHAp2Nct2bRr9XtpN5MOTUa7h-MlCKSc0mLiRQSqoWDVn7JKeQy7S3y-zaEcxfR2_4cp_abp4/s640/blogger-image--947780366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY1hWtxNI3ZKWxJsbl6hceT36jI94aMf9baxCA4xdROMBoGvh0sYb3Kz88ul8u6q2A4MHAp2Nct2bRr9XtpN5MOTUa7h-MlCKSc0mLiRQSqoWDVn7JKeQy7S3y-zaEcxfR2_4cp_abp4/s640/blogger-image--947780366.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>So even though the tests turned out just fine after all, there were no conclusions as to why it happened (or, unfortunately, if it would ever happen again). The bottom line is that I was so scared... And now I am scarred. This is just the honest fact. The mere idea that one time for a few minutes, I really thought that we had lost something irreplaceable, precious and special... And it did something to my insides... It made me "that" mother... The one that usually happens to mothers on their first child because of just paranoia, however, this is where I am. So if you are holding my baby Eve and I won't leave your side, constantly stare at her stomach to watch for breaths, and I act like I'm not trusting you to hold her. Believe me when I say, it's not you, it's me. Because I know how it felt when it happened on my watch, and I can't bare the thought of it again. I pray every day that lightning won't strike twice. That this burden will lift, I will find the peace to leave my child's side for 30 minutes without panicking and that eventually, she will outgrow the risks of this... And then be mobile and will inherit a whole new set of scary possibilities. </div><div><br></div><div>These thoughts have been bouncing around in my mind, and it feels good to get them out of there. It feels good to explain myself, my emotions and my reasons for my craziness. You probably think that I am being slightly dramatic, that it was like almost a month ago... That everything turned out ok. But you weren't there. You didn't see her like that. It didn't happen to you... And I honestly pray that it never does. Just take this post for what it's worth--an explanation of why I feel the way I do, and an advanced apology for my hovering. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NceyK1tHiui5qa2BVTip0TwbuT3HnATyxgbAq2RioSCT1cet3STYHBxcD9VNJFnXY11QOp4pf0THwQzBmKVxFNVvdNFLVFLaHZalkLS0fuWqKrK5FGddGPJ89T98Uz3_T2yL3HZvGps/s640/blogger-image-1394556364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NceyK1tHiui5qa2BVTip0TwbuT3HnATyxgbAq2RioSCT1cet3STYHBxcD9VNJFnXY11QOp4pf0THwQzBmKVxFNVvdNFLVFLaHZalkLS0fuWqKrK5FGddGPJ89T98Uz3_T2yL3HZvGps/s640/blogger-image-1394556364.jpg"></a></div></div>Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-15104414089780827242013-07-20T19:39:00.001-07:002013-07-21T12:24:52.175-07:00Eve: 9 Things for 9 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nine things about my baby girl...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#1: You have dark hair like me... But blue eyes like your daddy... A pretty good mix! Looking at your baby pictures as compared to Hannah's, I am finally starting to see some similarities. You both have that sweet dimple and precious cheeks... And similar face shapes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#2: At two months, you weigh 8lb and 12 oz. Since the beginning, well--since about the second week, we've had troubles with you latching on and getting enough to eat. We saw the lactation consultant, went to the pediatrician for weight checks and pumped and supplemented. You were catching up to your "ideal" weight but then as soon as I stopped supplementing (because you were in the hospital for two days...more on that later!) you stopped gaining like the doctors would like to see. At your two month appointment, we discussed your weight and they wanted to see me supplementing you again... On top of everything else, this just stressed me to the max and tipped the scale on my emotions... Breast feeding is only best if its truly what is best for you... And as much as I love the nursing relationship that we have, nursing you is apparently not what is best for you. So I made the hard decision to start weaning you over to formula. My stash (of 54 oz, thank you very much) is down to just 3 baggies of milk in the 4 days since your dr appointment. It's an emotional thing, but I can't be selfish about it, or worry that others will judge me for 'giving up' or think that I never tried at all... 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Makes me wish that I, too, had a sister growing up, but I am loving seeing you two play together already! Hannah loves to hold you, kiss you, take pictures with you, hold your hand and hug you. I can't wait until you can do all these things back to her too! I hope you two continue to be good friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#4: You love to be swaddled. and you like your "pie". (That's what we call your pacifier). You also like to ride in the car, thank goodness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#5: you are such a smiley girl!! You only cry when you are hungry and when you're trying to go to sleep. Other times I can get you to coo and smile so wide!! You are such an expressive little one,... My favorite face that you make is when you purse your lips together like a kiss... It is so precious. Yours,ile makes me smile too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#6: This is the number of times that you've been to the doctor since you've been born. Two of these being the hospital stay for the afternoon that you took too deep of a nap and stopped breathing. This being the scariest afternoon and evening of my life, and the one that shook me and the moment that haunts still. This is the reason why I only feel comfortable when I am the one holding you when you sleep. Or why I hover over you when you are sleeping in your bassinet, or why when I am walking while holding you, I'll stop mid-step to check for your breath, and why my arm goes to sleep when driving because my right arm is slung over the seat, resting on your belly, begging to feel it rise and fall with your breaths. I'm getting better about it though. You are my littlest one, and I am scared by you, and I love you fiercely... 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However, now that we are fattening you up, maybe that will strengthen you as well and then you'll like it better! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#8: you usually go to sleep for the night around 11 (I've been forced into a night owl--usually I'd be in bed by 9:30!!). You wake once-- around 2-4, eat, then sleep until around 7:00. This is when Hannah wakes up demanding her "Chocolate Nuk" (chocolate milk), anyway, so it works out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueZ7XM_3FMH7fBeum6Ikz8zyWG2UD82Sc1Vwne3ynZF2MiYVtPTtcaRMQt0yWE_Cn55nLXhyphenhyphenOeqVTLhWYZOJsy6ah1V2ugRXvw_1fGyIMBuzK-pZ7lpW2uPiviluen2Z-eFC4WV02x2M/s640/blogger-image-433116400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueZ7XM_3FMH7fBeum6Ikz8zyWG2UD82Sc1Vwne3ynZF2MiYVtPTtcaRMQt0yWE_Cn55nLXhyphenhyphenOeqVTLhWYZOJsy6ah1V2ugRXvw_1fGyIMBuzK-pZ7lpW2uPiviluen2Z-eFC4WV02x2M/s640/blogger-image-433116400.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">#9: you wear a baby beeper ALL of the time. No matter what. It keeps me sane. It doesn't bother you. I don't know how I'd ever done it without one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZnRyesPDz3e-M2pCE6sg8YLA1dVyFZ_nw-5AhGYoMS4HsNwPbtHj4sE-_YuClIJ9-lRGo0l9Vcw2p5qSQM8zJl6rbvIy-8RU_I9_jROSt1PadkIu4Ty0fpZ8vybi5oEQgyQVlNdUDQw/s640/blogger-image--165462285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZnRyesPDz3e-M2pCE6sg8YLA1dVyFZ_nw-5AhGYoMS4HsNwPbtHj4sE-_YuClIJ9-lRGo0l9Vcw2p5qSQM8zJl6rbvIy-8RU_I9_jROSt1PadkIu4Ty0fpZ8vybi5oEQgyQVlNdUDQw/s640/blogger-image--165462285.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love you Baby E... So so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mama</div>Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-33691820146936202112013-06-01T15:50:00.000-07:002013-06-01T15:50:28.729-07:00Pregnancy #2: Maternity PhotosAbout 5 days before baby Eve decided to make her debut into the world, we were lucky enough to squeeze in TWO maternity sessions! The first one was with Amanda Hurst who was so awesome to work with. I was really pleased with the results of the session... as a photographer, I tend to be pretty picky of who I work with based on their style, and she was perfect for us! I tried not to be too 'in her space' as far as being over-bearing, and I hope that I succeeded in not being "that" client :) <br />
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My other maternity session was included in the newborn photo session package from Carrie Reed. The link to her blog post is <a href="http://www.carriereedphotoblog.com/out-at-the-lake-valdosta-ga-photographer/" target="_blank">here</a>... but <b><u>be warned</u></b>-- there are some bare-belly shots. We had a TON of fun with these photos out on Long Pond, I think that its the only time I'd ever wear a swimsuit in photos! <br />
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I really loved getting to know these two photographers and can't wait to work with them again sometime!Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-9646885414610629172013-05-25T08:12:00.003-07:002013-05-25T08:12:42.212-07:00Eve: Week 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
To be only a week old, we sure have gotten some things done around here! We've had to teach new skills and rules with Hannah like: Don't touch the swing with baby Eve in it... Tickle Eve's feet to help her stop crying... Baby Eve only drinks milk and nothing else... etc. We've also gotten into our breastfeeding routine. Its amazing how much less anxious and more confident that I am about that this go around! </div>
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We were able to check out of the hospital on Thursday around noon. I really feel SO much better than I did this early after Hannah was born... I'm not sure if it's the smaller amount of epidural that I had, the fact that I know what to expect now, or because my body is just handling it differently... either way, its better. I didn't really 'mean' for us to match, but its sort of funny that we do... I had already picked out this 'going home' outfit for me because it was a 'fancy' t-shirt (pocket Tee) and some very comfy pants. We hadn't had Eve's shower yet, and therefore I didn't have anything "really HERS" for her to wear home, even though I had looked ALL over since about February for the kid's going home outfit, I just couldn't find something just right. Mom came through with this precious little yellow outfit and so we matched. :) </div>
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We headed home on Willis' birthday... Its funny that Eve was born just the day before Willis. I usually try to make birthdays special, so I guess I really hit the nail on the head for this one! He wrote this very sweet note about it on Facebook...</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The night/day sleeping thing is still something to get used to, and thankfully the past few days Eve's sleep time has also been during Hannah's nap time, so that means at least 1.5-2 hours of sleep for me! (Willis has been at work this week finishing up finals and grades, so I've been catching some zzz's when I can!) I've been bunking up on the couch b/c Willis has been going to work and because its just easier to get her out of her bassinet</span><span style="text-align: left;"> due to the fact that the couch is lower than our bed.</span></div>
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Because we left the hospital so early, we had to bring Eve back on Saturday for her checkup on weight and jaundice. Thank goodness, her levels were good, and the nurse said she hadn't lost a lot of weight... only down to 7 lb 9 oz from her 7 lb 14 oz birth weight! That made me feel good! </div>
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Baby Eve and Hannah are already bonding! Hannah loves to hold her and kiss her and tickle her feet... She's a very good big sister and is learning how to be a big helper already. She always takes the diapers to the trash for me and squats down and chats with Eve when she is in the lower vibrating chair. I love to watch them play together!<br />
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Wednesday was her first doctor's appointment. In my previous experiences, it is best to make the appointment either the VERY first one or the first one after lunch... otherwise who knows how long you'll be waiting! Mom came with me because we had to bring Hannah to get her blood re-drawn for lead levels (which came back fine, thank goodness!), and I knew that having both there at the same time might be difficult, so I was so thankful she could come with me! Eve checked out great and said that she was doing just fine! She does have a hematoma on her head from being so ready to come out for a few weeks, I had one too when I was her age, but hers is much smaller than mine was!</div>
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Wednesday was a busy day for the girls, as it was also Eve's church debut! I like to take the kids on their first church time on Wednesday nights because its less chaotic (early mornings!) and less people there usually (sad but true). Eve did great, slept through the whole thing! Here is Katie and Morgan posing with the newest little one!</div>
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Over all, I am feeling much better about my skills as a mom... I'm less anxious, and I have a little more patience. She's not a screamer (yet!), and so that's helping my nerves too, I'm sure! I'm enjoying this little one and the new step in our life...<br />
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For the first SEVEN days, here are seven things I already know about our new baby!<br />
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<li>She sneezes in sets of two or three, and it is so stinkin' cute!</li>
<li>She tends to poopie after ever feeding... not as cute ;)</li>
<li>She likes her head rubbed (I LOVE to have my hair played with-- puts me right to sleep, so I'm sure she gets this from me--haha)</li>
<li>She likes to be swaddled</li>
<li>She does NOT like her wipe-down-bath... </li>
<li>Her best sleeping time is mid morning</li>
<li>Although she DOES like her 'pie' (pacifier), I had to take it away b/c she was getting some serious nipple confusion... that was a rookie mistake on my part :( She's doing fine without it though.</li>
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<b>*We also had Eve's newborn pics done by the ever talented Carrie Reed! Check them out <a href="http://www.carriereedphotoblog.com/eve-catherine-valdosta-ga-photographer/" target="_blank">here</a>!*</b></div>
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When I was up in the hospital having you, Grandma Barbara was hanging out with Hannah. I didn't want her to see me all hooked up in the hospital bed, so Grandma, Katie and Austin brought her up to meet you. I KNEW that she would love you at first meeting because she loves babies (both real and her dolls) and takes such good care of them. </div>
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(Here comes the Big Sister!!)</div>
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(We had to wait about 20 minutes for you to come back from the nursery and Hannah was so eager to see you! She kept saying, "Baby!?". I had to still be hooked up to fluids, so there was still a wire coming out of my arm, but she didn't seem to concerned about it... she did look at it and poke it a little at first.)</div>
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(Hannah was entertaining herself--and everyone else-- by playing 'peek-a-boo'... already practicing to meet you and entertain you too!)</div>
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(We had some Mommy/Hannah time while we waited, singing a few songs and learning some new ones)</div>
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(She blew you kisses when she saw you! And was REALLY wanting to hold you!)</div>
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(They finally let us hold you after they gave us a whole long speech about where we could and could not take her, how to call the nursery, etc... Hannah was so excited to see you... and you were so good, you just laid there and let her pet on you!)</div>
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(Our little family of FOUR!)</div>
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We all three love you Eve and are excited to have you here... I can't wait to see what each stage will bring us as a family of four! </div>
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Love!<br />Mama</div>
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Once upon a time, there was a lady and a man and a little
girl. They were a happy family, loved
each other very much and had a lot of fun.
But they knew that they wanted more of this love and this fun and so,
they decided that it would be good to have another little baby. Months flew by and they found out that this
little baby would be another little girl.
Still more time flew, and the lady’s belly got very large with the
little baby inside. Towards the end of
the pregnancy, the baby was trying to tell them that it was time to come out…
however, it was still too soon and could harm the baby, so even after three
trips to the hospital, the lady kept coming home with the baby still inside,
trying to grow her a little stronger and bigger until she was ready. Then, when the baby had been inside for 37
weeks and 2 days, she decided that she was big enough and was ready to make her
debut to the world…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday after work, I ran a lot of last minute errands that
I needed to get done (3 bills and a work task).
Hannah took an early nap, so it was just me doing these things in
town. I met up with Gran to have lunch
at my favorite place, 306North and we had a very nice, relaxing time. During lunch, Gran took a side-shot of my
belly, as always, because you’ve been always seeming to be ever on the move to
come out. After lunch, Hannah woke up,
and G’ma brought her over to the house.
We played, read books and had a nice afternoon with Hannah playing in
the sandbox and walking her babies around the yard. The rest of the afternoon was nice too
because Daddy came home and began to put the playhouse together… tacos for
dinner and then we all tried to go to bed.
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That night around 9:30, I was finishing up some work for my
photography business when all of a sudden, I began to really cramp and you just
felt very very heavy all of a sudden with lots of pressure pushing down and
out. It eased off a bit as I stood up
and walked around for a few minutes. At
10:30, I finished what I needed to do and Daddy and I tried to go get some
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Once I was in our bed, I was laying on my left side, like a
good pregnant lady, and began to feel a LOT of cramping that seemed to be
pulling up and into my belly. I began to
notice that they were coming and going like contractions, so I started to time
them (with a very handy app on my phone!).
These contractions weren’t making me yell out or anything, but they were
steady and consistent even after I stood up.
After an hour of this, they were about 4 minutes apart. At this time, I went into the living room and
called my awesome midwife, Teresa Johnson.
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Teresa said to lay down and drink some and to keep timing
them. She said to call her back in a few
hours and let her know what was going on.
SO all night, I was timing contractions, going to the bathroom every 30
minutes and just feeling restless… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Around 3:00, I decided that it was time to make a call of
what we were going to do… I talked with Daddy about how I was feeling. On one hand, I’d been up to the hospital 3
times already just for them to keep me for 3-4 hours, pump me full of fluids
and check me (only at 1cm) and send me home.
I knew that I didn’t want another false alarm, but then again, I didn’t
want to be birthing this baby at the house either! I just assumed that this would be the case
again, so Daddy and I made the call that I’d stay around the house until 6 or
so, then if I was still feeling contractions, I’d head up to the hospital. I just didn’t see the urgency in rushing up
to the hospital in the middle of the night.
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I laid back down again.
I MIGHT have slept an hour but around 4:30, I gave up and hopped in the
shower… washed my hair and shaved my legs—just in case ;). Once I was ready, it was close to 5:30. I emailed my lessons for my students and told
Daddy to grab my bag and keep his phone handy in case I called. Daddy and Hannah were back to sleep and I
drove the 15 minutes to the hospital. On
the way, I called G’ma, Gran and Papa T, just to give them the heads up that I
was headed to the hospital and to be listening, just in case. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Once I finally got checked in, I was put on the monitor and
answered a lot of questions. The monitor
showed that, I indeed, was not crazy, but was in labor. I was contracting pretty regularly and quite
frequently also. The nurse then checked
me and it showed that I was dilated to 4cm!
(Let me just say here that when I had Hannah, I labored for 5 hours
starting at a 2/3cm dilation… I knew that this was about to get fast!) I called Daddy and told him that this was the
real deal, to bring my bag and to get up here quick! I also called Grandma Barbara to come over to
the house and stay with Hannah as we had talked about earlier. I called Gran and G’ma and Papa T and Katie
to tell them that it was officially baby time!
They wheeled me into a regular room and hooked me up again… started to
jab some fluids into my arm and started my arm on blood pressure readings… This
was the real deal! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Daddy arrived at 7:00, only about 30 mins after I called
him. Teresa also got there about that
same time and checked me again. She said
I was at a 6 and broke my water and put the internal monitor onto your little
head. I didn’t really feel my water
break at this point like I did when I had Hannah… perhaps it had happened in
the shower that morning? After this
process, I started to feel the contractions REALLY starting to pick up as they
did indeed start a Pitocin drip (I was dreading this and had hoped that it
wouldn’t come to that.) <o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew that I wanted the epidural and that it wasn’t going
to be long before you were born, so I went ahead and asked for it in case I had
to get ‘in line’ for it. The anesthesiologist
came in and sent Daddy out for the procedure.
The first attempt did not work because the catheter was leaking and wasn’t
getting the medicines inside of me, AND the dumb blood pressure cuff was broken
and was giving me a super low blood pressure reading. SO, he had to re-do it: restick me and re-try the whole thing. The second time, it did work but all of my
left side was numb and maybe 30% of my right side. It was enough to take the edge off but not
take the pain fully away. (I later learned that there were three back-to-back
c-sections right after I got this epidural, so I’m just glad I got anything at
all. If I had waited to tell them that I
wanted it, I would have probably gone without it because you were coming SO
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In no time at all, I was numbed and checked at 8cm! My body was still feeling the contractions
somewhat and I was REEEALLY feeling like I needed to push. It wasn’t quite time for that yet though, as
I was not fully dilated, so they had me breathe through two more contractions
before I was allowed to push. That was
one of the hardest things I’ve ever done to not push, as it is so difficult to ‘get
away’ from the pain that is in the center of your body without doing something
about it. When it WAS time to push, it
was only about 5 pushes, a few yells and some serious bearing down, and you
were out! I was sort of embarrassed that
I was yelling, but it was the only way I could get you out! <o:p></o:p></div>
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You finally arrived into this world at 37 weeks and 2 days,
7 lbs and 14 oz and 19.5 inches long.
Dark hair and eyes greeted me and your daddy cut your cord. Baby sister Eve Catherine was here at last!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-21956660605789349322013-05-05T19:29:00.000-07:002013-05-05T19:29:05.553-07:00Baby #2: 35 Weeks!<br />
Dear Baby Girl,<br />
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What a rainy week it has been here in the outside world. I know that it will soon get very warm and so bright with sunshine that I'll be scared to take you outside for fear of sunburn... but right now, I just wanna sit outside in the sunshine, eat my lunch and watch Hannah play in the baby pool. Here is what we have been up to this week!<br />
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Sunday Night we went to Quitman to church, so that Daddy could lead the chorus after their pm services. They did really good with their performance! After they sang, we got to go over and have snacks with them in their fellowship house next door. They had a great little playground and Hannah got to hang out with Kaitlyn (you'll meet her soon and love her just like Hannah does, I'm sure!). <br />
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On Tuesday, our friend Sophie came over and swam in the pool with us! We had SO much fun! The kids loved the little pool and splashing in the mud! They would slide into the pool again and again! It was such a nice warm day and I really loved just sitting there watching these sweet girls playing! I can't wait for you to get here so that you can enjoy this fun too!<br />
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(We had to take a little ice cream break)</div>
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Bathtime with letters!!</div>
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Thursday, the Junior Class was having a fundraiser at The Mix, the local Fro-Yo joint in town. It was SOOO delicious! We met mom there for a little afternoon snack (do you detect a pattern with our ice-cream? haha! We love some ice cream!). It was such a rainy day, so we were thankful for a little bit of a fun moment.<br />
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(Hannah has really started hugging you so much. She was trying to pull my belly off of me the other day and was saying, "Baby! Come OUT!", and would also say, "Come out and Play!"... she is so ready for you to get here and play... I'm very excited about you two being so close in age. I know that you will be great friends... )<br />
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This was a HUGE transition for Hannah: Her Big Girl Bed was put in on Wednesday night and she has been sleeping in it like a CHAMP! I am seriously so very proud of her! It does tend to let her get up earlier on the weekends than we would like, but once you get here, sleep might not be much of a luxury to be had anyways...<br />
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Saturday night was the Jr/Sr at GCS. Daddy is the Jr class sponsor, so we chaperoned the event. It was a really nice dinner up at Stone Creek country club. The girls and guys all were dressed so nicely and looked great! I think they had fun, and we didn't have a single big of problem! I can hardly believe its been 10 Years since our Jr. Sr.!!</div>
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Sunday night we ate with Ashley and Austin and CASON... Hannah loves playing with him! Here she is saying, "Ta-da!" and showing off her new t-shirt! <br />
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Here's what YOU are up to!:<br />
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<li>You are as big as a honeydew :) I think that's pretty cute! </li>
<li>You're getting pretty large in there (as if I didn't already know that!) and are running out of room to move around so very much. You're kicking is getting less violent (thank goodness!)... </li>
<li>Your liver and kidneys are fully developed by now and now you're just kicking back and gaining up your weight!</li>
<li>You've been killing me with the heartburn this week and with the constant up and down with the bathroom breaks during the night.</li>
<li>I've been having a LOT of contractions and even some cramping... but nothing consistent enough to time over about an hour. My next appointment is on Thursday, so we shall see what they say at that point! </li>
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I really feel relieved that I'm now at 36 weeks and can relax a little more knowing that you'd be ok if you decided to come out. At every twinge and ache and contraction, I think, "Is this it!?", so I'm constantly psyching myself out. And if I've heard, "You're just not going to make it to June" once I've heard it about 100 times. Its getting hard to know what to say in response to that... I mean, I'd be ok if you came out right now! :) But I KNOW that its best for you to stay in there as long as possible, no matter how "over it" or miserable I am... just part of the sacrifice that being a mommy involves. Because even though I've not seen your beautiful face, or held your sweet little body in my arms or had you clutch my finger with your hand... I love you and am so excited to have you join us in our family!! </div>
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Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-19229115648676041142013-05-01T13:21:00.001-07:002013-05-05T19:34:54.744-07:00Baby #2: 33/34 Weeks Dear Baby #2,<br />
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I was writing the title of this post and I'm like, really? We are at week 33?! Crazy! I can't believe that its so close to the end. Ok, suddenly, like right this very minute, I'm getting a little anxious. A little flutter in my belly about how soon you will be here, about how soon it will be that our life will change, that Hannah won't be our only focus, that we will be up at all hours of the day and night. And that we need to get our junk together ASAP! Eek! Ok. enough of the freaking out... Lets talk about our week.<br />
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Last week was spent in a little bit of a tailspin at work getting stuff together for the GCS Art show. This is the SIXTH show we've had at GCS... that is so unbelievable! I'm so excited at how far it's come and how great it looked this year. I was talking with one of the other teachers about our very first show... it was really just pieces of computer paper with pencil, crayon and marker drawings on it that were taped to the wall in a single row... but man we were so proud of that show. And the kids were pumped up about seeing their artwork on the wall and showing it off. This year's show consisted of 4 group murals, over 200 pieces of artwork, many large pieces (16x20-ish) and also smaller ones (which were on cardstock, not flimsy computer paper), all of which were made up of three kinds of paint, oil pastels, chalk pastels, markers and colored pencils. Most of which were mounted onto colored construction paper and neatly taped into 3-4 rows onto the wall. Wow. How far we've come. But that first show was so sweet and holds a special place in my heart still.<br />
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The past couple of weeks have been full of fun things, birthday parties, family outtings, outside activities... mix it into a trip to L&D and you've got yourself a regular week as far as I'm concerned. Yep, that's right, we had to make another trip up to the hospital after our appointment last week... I sort of expected it, really. But I'll get to that in a minute. Lets start off by talking about some more fun things like...<br />
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Avie's birthday party! We had so much fun at the tea-party! Hannah got to sit with some big kids, eat a variety of delicious foods (like doritos and strawberries, cookies and candies!), and learned how to play a kazoo! Good times...<br />
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We also had time for a little photo session. Considering that I've been sort of in and out of the hospital for the past three weeks, I've not managed up to this point, to get Hannah's "real" 2 year pictures done. So, we had a little session up at Gran's house in this adorable little yellow dress that her friend Kaitlyn made for her. It helped that Tara and Gran and Aunt Laverne were there to help her smile more! I bet that this dress will look beautiful on YOU someday soon too! I can't wait to get you here and see what you look like... will your hair be light like Hannah's or dark like mine? Will it curl? Will you have dark or light eyes? Ooh, so fun! <br />
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In this picture, Hannah is giving you a big hug. She does this often. She will say, "Are you baby?" meaning "where are you baby", and she'll say, "Come OUT!" and also give you hugs and kisses and pats. She loves you already! (So do Daddy and I!)<br />
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The weather has been SO nice, that we've spent many afternoons outside playing with sidewalk chalk, in the sandbox and in the yard. Hannah likes to draw, very much... I wonder if you will like to draw? </div>
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I had a photo session one of the days this week and Aunt Maria was going to be down in Lake Park at T&T's golf tournament, so she offered to let Hannah hang out with her. She found a new sport that she likes! She would hit the ball with the golf club and carefully put it back onto the tee... she really had a lot of fun with them!<br />
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One of our monthly chores is to take the car payment to the bank. To make it less annoying, Hannah and I always turn it into an ice-cream outting too! :)<br />
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I was so excited about this art project for my students! They did a collaborative group project and it turned out so wonderful! It was one of the major hits at the art show!<br />
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Hannah loves Baby Simba from the Lion King... he's very soft!<br />
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Hannah has this game on my iPad that teaches her what letters make certain sounds and how to match them up with where they should go on words. She is REALLY good at it. In this picture, she's showing Gran how to do it...<br />
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Mommy and Hannah are making some silly faces before school! I can hardly wait to get YOU in these pictures with us!!!</div>
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One of our cousins got married at a beautiful plantation, and we were invited to go! It was a fun event and Hannah did so good! I'm glad we got a picture of all of us!<br />
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Gran and I had lunch before my doctor's appointment and she was pretty sure that I would be having this baby (you!!) asap and wanted to get a picture! I DO look pretty huge in this photo... and I did have to go to the hospital but you didn't come out yet...<br />
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A few hours later... hooked up to the monitors.... Gran snuck me some fries and a drink because we didn't eat a very 'big' lunch and by this time (6:00) I was really hungry!<br />
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Hannah is practicing entertaining babies by playing with our friend Cason. You'll meet him soon. He is so cute, and such a good baby! <br />
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Saturday, Hannah got to go to Lexi and Papa T's house and hang out with them all day long! She had SUCH a great time... meanwhile, I got a pedicure! and I had SUCH a great time doing that too! ;)<br />
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Some of Lexi and Hannah's adventures!...</div>
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Sunday afternoon at church, we had a Mother/Daughter Tea. Hannah wore a fancy dress and Nane Crow and Gran came down to the party! It was so much fun! We had some fancy snacks and got to spend some good time with our family!<br />
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Did I mention that Hannah entertained the crowd at the end by singing her own version of "Happy Birthday to You"? Because she did, and it was pretty cute!<br />
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Here is a comparison photo... The one in the white shirt is from when I was pregnant with Hannah... I think this was about two weeks before I had her (so 37 weeks), and the one in black is now and at 33 weeks... I think that I agree that I am bigger in the belly with you than I was with Hannah...<br />
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<li>Staying in there a bit longer, I hope... thankyouverymuch.</li>
<li>Kicking like crazy, up in my ribs, over to the side. I think you even flipped over and are now kicking over on the other side. </li>
<li>You're getting more fat layers to help you regulate your temp. The website I look at to get some of this info says that you're almost 5lbs, but based on the fact that at 32 weeks they said you were 5lbs already, I'd say you're probably 6lbs at least.</li>
<li>You're now officially in the 'safe zone' meaning that if you are born now, you will not have TOO many issues, b/c your lungs are matured and such... but that doesn't mean you SHOULD come out yet... just giving you the heads up on IF you did ;)</li>
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I know that I've had a pretty bad attitude about being pregnant lately, because of all the hospital visits and people telling me to 'sit down' and 'lay down' and 'drink more' and yada yada yada... but besides all of that, and the fact that I can no longer bend over or walk like a normal person, I like knowing that you are safe in there... that you are growing like you should, and are kicking around. I also like being able to have you right here with me every single second. And really, I'll probably miss certain aspects of being pregnant once you come out. But I'll be much more happy that you're here safe and sound!</div>
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<br />Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-91896744409700545122013-04-19T18:20:00.003-07:002013-04-19T18:20:57.499-07:00Baby #2: Week 32...Dear Baby Girl,<br />
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So, during week 32, you thought you were going to make an appearance, and on your sister's birthday nonetheless! Crazy doesn't begin to explain what a week it was. Hannah's birthday party was on Saturday and it was so much fun! But it took a ton of preparation to get the house in order + all her birthday stuff like I wanted it, so alas, it meant that I rarely sat down all week (not to mention that we had car troubles for a couple of days... thrill my soul). Well, that came back to haunt me on Sunday night/Monday morning really early. Around 1:00, I woke up with a dull pain in my lower abdomen, aka, a crampy feeling. This was followed by what felt like mild contractions around 3:30... At this point, I got up and went to the couch to guzzle a couple of bottles of water. I came back to bed and they eased off a bit. Then around 5:45 or so, they came back and were pretty regular. I decided it was time to go to the hospital after a brief text conversation with my midwife (have I mentioned lately that I love her?!, because... seriously, she's the bomb!). Ok, so I told Willis to go to work and I'd call him if it was serious, I called Grandma to come get Hannah and I called my mom and my mother-in-law and my dad just so they'd be in the loop. I told them NOT to come to the hospital, as I was sure it was just nothing and they'd be sending me home. Well of course, Mom couldn't stay away, and Mrs. Gina was already at the hospital (she's a nurse) so she came by too. They hooked me up and I was contracting 2-7 mins apart and intense enough to make them give me two bags of fluids before they let me go home... needless to say, it was a pretty eventful day. I was sent home with bedrest on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday night, it happened again (although not as intense) and so my second visit to the hospital was shorter, although still as annoying. Bedrest was ordered for Wednesday too. <br />
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I wasn't really seriously worried, but it was a little nerve wracking that she was so early yet (only 32 weeks, but already 5 lbs, the little chunker!). It was more inconvenient and it made me feel funny to have everyone all concerned about me because I felt fine (not 'physically sick'), although I really did need to take it easy. The rest of the week was pretty uneventful, thank goodness. I had a pretty big photo session on Saturday, so I was thankful to be feeling much better and stable. <br />
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Hannah was decorating our driveway :)</div>
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Did I mention that we got to see baby girl on Tuesday? We just so happened to have a regular appointment and she finally posed for this sweet photo! She's a whopping 5 lbs now! Which makes me a bit nervous! It also makes me feel good that she's so big, considering that she keeps trying to come early!</div>
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These sweet girls playing in Hannah's new sandbox! Sunday before all the 'excitement' started.</div>
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If I'm going to be on bedrest, I might as well have such cute and sweet company! :)</div>
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Hannah was practicing being such a good big sister. Carrying her baby around!</div>
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So, whilst my body was going bonkers this week... here's what YOU'VE been doing!</div>
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<li>You are head down, in position to get outta there!</li>
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While we are excited to see you very soon, we aren't quite ready for you to come out yet... we want you to grow a little more, get a little more stable, stronger and sturdier! We love you! :)</div>
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This blog post doesn't make a ton of sense, as the photos are all out of order. Its sort of how our house has looked and how my brain has felt over these past two weeks. I blame it on "baby brain", but it really has a lot more to do with "nesting". Back in about the middle of February, we began the task of making Hannah's big girl room out of the "keeping" room. Basically, it was full of "things" that needed a home, so after a weeks worth of cleaning, organizing and throwing away, I ended up with a room clear of junk and ready for a reno! We painted, carpeted and refurnished, and wa-la! Hannah has a big girl room and now YOU have your own little room too! Anyways thats why the house looked quite junky for a while... here are the photos from the past couple of weeks and in no particular order!</div>
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(Easter party at Church)</div>
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(Easter party at Church-- hunting eggs with nane!)</div>
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(Very excited about the eggs!)</div>
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(Helping Cason get some eggs!)</div>
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(Hanging out with Lexi at the egg hunt)</div>
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(This is a tricky game! Egg + Spoon)</div>
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(The whole gang at the party!)</div>
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(Loving this fountain!)</div>
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(Staying entertained learning her letter game)</div>
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(Her letter game! She pulls the letters into the grey areas... she's really getting good at it!)</div>
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(Aunt Cleta)</div>
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(Hanging out with Lilly at Nane's house)</div>
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(Ok so along with the whole room renovation, I also decided that it was time for a new couch... I found this little beauty and now it is in our house! I'm so excited about it! And we also got a little chair that went with it! Its super precious!)</div>
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So, sweet baby girl, you can see that your mama has been busy yet not totally crazy as she has felt over these days. I hope that within the crazy things, you've been feeling ok and that I've been resting enough for you. While all the room-moving around stuff has been happening and new things going on with our house, here's whats been going on with YOU!</div>
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<li>You're over three pounds! Wow! I can tell you're getting bigger... and having the hiccups... AND kicking like crazy! </li>
<li>You're getting smarter too! You can regulate your own temp so that you don't need your little tiny baby hairs anymore.</li>
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While I was putting up your clothes from the bin just last night, Hannah was helping me and rocking her babies after she put your shoes and hats on it... I hope that you two will be best friends... </div>
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As we discussed earlier, I took the one hour blood test to check the way that my sugar metabolizes back last week. It came back abnormal, which meant that Monday morning I needed to do the three hour test. I was so thankful that your aunt Katie went with me and even ventured out to get us a movie to watch while we were there. The place we had to wait was pretty nice, it was a small room with reclining chairs and a tv with a dvd player. To start with, she checked my blood, then gave me this pretty yucky drink to chug down (did I mention that I had to do this on an empty stomach? And those of you who know me know that I love some breakfast... like its my favorite meal of the day... to have to 'fast' was pretty depressing.). Anyway, after all was said and done, I didn't hear back from my OB office, so I called them to check on it and it came back totally normal! Yay! Very excited about that. </div>
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After that, I went to the specialty pharmacy and bought some support hose. They are beyond unattractive and I'm pretty sure it should be an Olympic sport to get them on in the mornings, but I wore them all week and I am feeling a major difference in how I feel (not as tired, my legs feel better too), and how my legs look (not as veiny, not as bulgy), so I will continue to wear them during the week. </div>
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This whole week was supposed to be pretty cold and windy. Hannah's birthday is coming up, so I needed to order her invitations pretty quick, which meant that I needed some photos of her (as if I have NONE to choose from her! HA!), but I wanted some newer ones. We went out to the field where we shot Hannah's friend Sophie's 2 Year photos. Her daddy is a farmer and planted this beautiful grass between seasons, so we had a great green backdrop to work with. Although it WAS still pretty windy, it actually worked in our favor most of the time and Hannah had fun with her photos! (To see more from her session, check <a href="http://capturedbycolson.blogspot.com/2013/03/hannah-two-years.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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This weekend was also our first soccer tournament, and it was in Dublin. It was quite a long weekend, but Hannah enjoyed the trip pretty well I think. We had beautiful weather, which is a blessing after so many tournaments there that were awful weather (rainy, cold, etc). This might be our last soccer tournament for a little while because it was all I could do to keep up with Hannah, much less when you come into the scene... it might be a little too much with two little ones. Perhaps when you are a little older, we can start going again!</div>
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(Hannah hanging out with the uniforms before the kids came in to get them after Mrs. Brandy had washed and dried them all!)<br />
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Meanwhile, you are just a growing inside there, kicking like crazy (I'm pretty sure you kicked my hip bone the other day!), getting the hiccups that I can feel, rolling all around! I can see my whole belly move sometimes, which is somewhat freaky, and somewhat fun!<br />
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--You are now considered in the 'safety zone' which means that your lungs could probably work with a lot of help if you decided to come this week.<br />
--You now weigh about 2 lbs and are over 14 inches long! <br />
--You are now opening and closing your eyes and even sleeping at regular intervals (I hope THAT keeps up when you are an outside baby!)<br />
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This being your 26th week made it sort of a benchmark in the pregnancy... it is the first week of the suggested period to do your "4D Ultrasound". Gran gave me a gift certificate to get this done for my birthday (as was only fair due to the fact that we had one with Hannah... gotta keep up the photos you know!) So, anyway, on Tuesday, we went up to the dr. office and tried to get your first photos. You, however, had a different idea of how things would go. You kept your hands in front of your face and even brought your leg up over your head. You were camera shy already! The computer we were trying to see you with wasn't exactly helping the situation, so we opted to try again the next day, as I had an appointment then anyway for a regular check up. Daddy came with me the first try to see you, but the next day he was working, so Gran came that day. It worked out good that both of them were able to see you! You finally cooperated and we got a lot of great photos... this one is one of my favorites... most people say that they think you look like Hannah already... </div>
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Backing up a few days, to Sunday-- Sunday was the gallery opening for YAM (Youth Art Month) at the Turner Center in town. We were able to display 25 artworks of our elementary students. Here you'll see the many favorite projects that we did throughout the year. It was a tiresome gallery opening because there were a whole lot of people there and nowhere for me to sit... my legs were getting pretty tired by the end! It was awesome to see all of my students come and admire their work and show it off to their parents!</div>
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While I was at my appointment, Nane was keeping Hannah and Lilly came to visit! They played so well together, and even built some block houses :)</div>
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On Thursday, we headed up to watch the Lady Generals play in the final four. This is the first time they'd been to the final four since I was a Senior. That makes 10 years! It was a fun little road trip for us! We left around lunchtime. On the way there, I got a call from the Dr. saying that I'd failed my glucose test and would have to do the three hour test on Monday. This was NOT welcomed news. I felt like it was my fault that I had done something wrong and was a bad person for not eating right or something. I'll admit, I haven't been doing as well as my pregnancy with Hannah about drinking TONS of water, eating TONS of veggies, etc, so it sort of played into the guilt that was already there. </div>
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Here was a little snuggle time with Daddy and Hannah from the weekend. Saturday was pretty crazy, as it started off with a FREEZING yardsale (which, I did pretty well on, by the way!) and also included grocery shopping (good-bye Yard sale profit!). After that, I came home and CRASHED! I was soooo tired, but being out in that cold weather really made me exhausted. That afternoon, I went to see Safe Haven with Katie and Morgan, then we met our menfolk to go out to eat that night! It was a great end to a very good week! </div>
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This week was extra special because it was MY birthday :) I love birthdays and I always try to make them special, so its special even when it's my birthday too! This week was also special because both the girls and the boys basketball teams played in the second round of state tournaments and won! This made for a sort of hectic week due to the fact that Daddy was announcing the games like he was last week, but this time he was in Tifton (about an hour away) and couldn't hang out with us as much as we would like. To start the week off, Hannah hung out with Gran and Granddaddy and spent the night.</div>
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The weather was really nice at the beginning of this week so we took advantage of it and went for a few strolls. Hannah has started giving me this look (see below) when I'm taking her picture... like she knows its coming haha! I hope YOU won't get camera shy too!</div>
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The later part of the week is when the rains came. And boy did it rain!!? It rained from Thursday night until Saturday night, then all day Monday! Quite a crazy weather pattern! We ended up playing inside a lot and had a lot of fun with the blocks. Hannah liked to set up each of the "Little People" figurines onto the blocks like a little pedestal. I was impressed with her balance. </div>
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Friday was my birthday. The 7th graders surprised me with this awesome party! They had balloons, a cupcake, confetti and even planned breakfast! I was so surprised! It was SUPER sweet of them to do that for me!<br />
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For lunch, I went to Applebees with Dad, Kim and Lexi. It was delicious! Hannah and Lexi just played and played. You will have SO much fun with those two crazy little girls!!!<br />
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Saturday was when the boys played to get into the final four of the tournament. We rode to the game (in the flooding down rain!) and Aunt Cleta rode with us. We saw little Ryder there, and Hannah was keeping him entertained during the game by playing "peek a boo" with him. It was pretty sweet... </div>
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No rest for the weary! On Saturday, we went to the Turner Center to hang up the art for Youth Art Month. It took a little while, but Gigi and Nane helped me keep you happy while also hanging up the high stuff for me! The art looked great! <br />
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That about wraps up what we did during this 25th week of pregnancy! Lets see what YOU were doing:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">You've also been working on your beautiful locks of hair. Is it golden hairs like your sisters? Or is it dark like your Mamas? Is it curly or straight?! </li>
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We are just so excited about you! I'm ready to see you and get you here! But I know you still have more time to grow and mature before you're ready to come out! We love you so much already! Hannah pats my belly and says, "Baby!". Even she is getting excited! </div>
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This has been such a busy and fun week! (I feel like I say that a lot... I guess taking stock of your week makes you appreciate it even more!) <br />
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We started off the week by eating dinner with Papa T, KK, Landon, Lexi and Nane. They were very very busy and had to seat us at two separate tables across the asile from each other. Hannah and Lexi thought that this was their personal path and ended up pretty much ruling over this section of the restaurant! Oh well, they'll seat us together next time, I guess! :) It won't be long before you are running around with them too. Lexi is a great 'big sister' kind of person for Hannah, she guides her around and makes sure she doesn't put bad stuff in her mouth, etc. I hope Hannah is that good of a protector to you too!<br />
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After our wild time at the restaurant with the family, Hannah woke up on Sunday morning with a fever... it was around 99, but still didn't want to risk getting her sicker (or spreading it to the other kids). So we stayed at home and rested. She didn't act sick, but did ask for a lot of juice. *On a side note, she's changing the way she asks for juice from "nuk" (I think that's a loose translation for "milk") to "youce" (basically Juice with out the J sound).* So while she rested, I got a ton of laundry done, cleaned up the kitchen area, etc. It was all things that had been sort of 'neglected' since the great clean out of the room that's going to be Hannah's big girl room last week. Daddy stayed home with her that night, and by the morning, her fevers were gone, thank goodness.</div>
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On Monday, we had planned to hang out with Sophie for a little while and to do Sophie's 2 year photos for her party invitations. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, it was about 75 degrees, and the grass was super green! Sophie's daddy is a farmer, and the rye grass he had planted until his crops needed to be planted was just perfect for our photo session!</div>
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It was fun to be able to take some pictures of Hannah and Sophie together! </div>
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Hannah and Sophie with Mrs. Heather! Fun times!</div>
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We were all worn out from our big play date... Hannah's nap was complete with her soccer-ball!</div>
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In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we decided to make a little art work on Tuesday. The region tournament for Varsity basketball was going on over at the gym and Daddy was over there helping out Coach Kent, and Hannah and I needed some entertainment while he was out. So, we decided to paint! It went from tiny pinky finger painting to full fledged body paint by the end of the painting session. I think she really enjoyed it! She even ate a little bit of the paint, but a napkin to the tongue and some juice cleared it right up! :) We made some beautiful Valentine Art!</div>
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It was supposed to rain on Thursday, so Daddy needed to cut the grass at the school after school on Wednesday. We had borrowed Poppy's golf cart to haul boxes to the storage unit that afternoon and decided to take a little ride around the neighborhood after our nap. Daddy's soccer field is looking so very green! You will be born right after the soccer season has ended (if you come when you're supposed to), so it will be a whole school year before you'll be crawling around (or walking) in this green green grass! Maybe we will even do some of your pictures in it! I think we may do Hannah's 2 year photos in it... it's just so beautiful-- Daddy has worked very hard to make sure its looking great!</div>
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During our ride around the 'hood, we stopped at the park to play, swing and slide!</div>
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Thursday was Valentine's day! Papa T got you these balloons and a bear and a beautiful rose! You got all sorts of Valentine's fun-- doggies and candies, suckers, stickers and flowers from your grandparents; books, a ring pop and a Minnie Mouse from Mommy and Daddy! Daddy got me some strawberries with chocolate on them, just like I had 'hinted' that I wanted :) And I got him a Tervis Tumbler (Florida Gator--some of the kids were not impressed with his team choice, haha)</div>
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After our nap, Hannah and I went to the middle school for our Valentine Party, complete with some 8th grade friends to play with!</div>
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Thursday was the first game of Region for our Generals and Lady Generals. The girls lost and the boys won, and over all, Hannah cooperated and enjoyed the game. I had a lot of help at the game, including Kaitlyn who loves Hannah and helps keep her entertained during the games! Hannah and Cayden played together and had fun being super cute between the games.</div>
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Friday afternoon, I used a gift certificate I'd received about a YEAR ago and got a prenatal massage! It was awesome! I was so super relaxed and could have totally gone to sleep in there! When I got home, Mom was on her way with the furniture for Hannahs' big girl room. We are using the furniture that I had when I was in elementary school. Seeing it all in the room really makes me want to hurry up and paint and get it started with the decor! So excited! </div>
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On Friday Night, the Generals Played in the region championship and played AWESOME! We won, and at home in our own gym! It was great! Here's Hannah with Quinton, CJ and Christian, three of our Senior Boys! </div>
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So, like I said, it was a BUSY, but seriously fun week. In the meantime of all these good times, you've been doing your own peaceful thing in the womb! Here's what:<br />
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--You're about the size of an ear of corn!<br />
--You've gained a few ounces from last week and are almost a pound!<br />
--Your lungs are developing and so are your tastebuds<br />
--I've been feeling you kick like a little dance machine, and I can see it from the outside even!<br />
--You may have even had the hiccups this week!<br />
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So it sounds like you've been having a productive week also!<br />
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Mommy loves you and has been praying for you to grow healthy and strong. <br />
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Love,<br />
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What a very busy past few weeks we've had! They have been really fun weeks, but still pretty busy! First of all, lets talk about YOU! By the end of 23 weeks, you are as big as a grapefruit... almost 10-11 5 inches long! and sleeping in cycles. I hope that you keep this cycle thing up when you are an outside baby! You're little face is already formed and ready to have your picture made :) But you're STILL not ready to come out yet, so you just stay put for a little while longer! You are kicking like crazy most days and I can even see it from the outside! Your heartbeat was 146 last time we went to the doctor and I was so happy that you were doing so great! By now you should be able to hear my voice and other loud noises. <br />
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You are getting much bigger which makes my belly much bigger sort of "all of a sudden". People in public are starting to ask when I'm due! And on a not so great note for me, I'm pretty sure my belly button is going to pop out during this pregnancy and I've had to go buy the ever attractive support hose because my legs are just getting too veined (and even looking bad!). <br />
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As for we outside folks, we've been steady getting ready for you! First, Daddy and I bought a storage shed for our back yard to put all of our keepsakes in. This may sound insignificant to the way we're getting ready for you, but we had to get things out of Hannah's "big girl room" so that she could move in there before you are ready to come out! It was finally delivered this past Monday and we've been packing away all of our things neatly so that our house will be ready for it's newest little bundle! It was a VERY hard working week to get the room cleaned out, and we found lots of things that we really don't need after all, so those items will be sold at a yard sale very soon! <br />
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Our weeks in photos...<br />
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For Christmas, I gave dad tickets to the Celtic's game in Atlanta... so we went up there and ate at Benihanas, watched the game, stayed over night and then headed home...</div>
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We played with Sophie at her house... they always have so much fun together!</div>
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Here we are going for a walk while eating our snack! Training for our 5K walk which happened at the very end of our 23 week</div>
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Willis is teaching chorus this year and one Sunday night, they sang at Central Church of Christ. This is after the performance... we needed something to eat!</div>
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Hannah loves to teach her babies how to walk...</div>
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Here we are saying, "Go Generals!". We've gone to a good amount of basketball games this year! Its hard to sit on these bleachers because I feel like I am squishing you... Hannah likes the action and enjoys playing in the bleachers, talking to Grandma and eating her snacks!</div>
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Hanging out with Grandma during the ballgames </div>
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Its time to start thinking about what to do for Hannah's birthday party! We did a little brainstorming this week during a trip to Hobby Lobby... these might be a little much for this year's party!</div>
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This little flower photo holder might be more our speed!</div>
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A local cupcake shop has opened in town, so we decided to go there with Sophie and Heather... little did we know how crowded it would be. Not the best 'play date', but it was still very yummy!</div>
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This very morning was a super chilly 5K race at GCS. It's our very first 5K like this, so we were eager to participate! We were so excited, although very cold too! I had bundled up Hannah in blankets! We came in last place, but it was still a lot of fun! I'm sure that next year we will be able to beat the 55 minute time from this year! :) </div>
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Our walking partners during the race! Fun times with these ladies!</div>
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<br />Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-48297542150264239022013-01-19T15:07:00.000-08:002013-01-19T15:07:40.008-08:00Baby #2: Week 20Dear Littlest One,<br />
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This has not been the best week. I thought it would be a very good one considering that we are half way done with your "cooking" and will be meeting you in just a few short months! However, the sickness that I mentioned about last week has sure stuck with us and has been compounded. The sore throat turned into a barking cough. I was coughing so hard that I thought that I was going to hurt you! But you're still kicking back in there, so I'm guessing that everything is ok. We also have started our iron medicines which were NOT a good thing for us. Made me very weak due to their "flushing" capabilities and I had to stay home from work on Thursday. It was just a bad combination of symptoms.<br />
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(Just some bath time fun!)</div>
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However, in the whole scheme of things, life is still good, and you and I are both healthy. I'm just so ready to have a great day where I feel good. Makes me learn my lesson about not being fully "there" on the good days.<br />
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(Big sister had her 21 Month Photo shoot this week... you just get ready because you'll be getting lots of photos of you too!!)</div>
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So, while I may not be feeling fantastic, here's what YOU are up to:<br />
You are as big as a banana! Wow, look at you grow!<br />
You are learning to swallow and have been chugging down some fluids<br />
You also have been getting some working taste buds! Hooray for you!<br />
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Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-25449683786773984082013-01-18T13:07:00.004-08:002013-01-18T13:07:38.320-08:00Baby #2: Week 19Dear Littlest One,<br />
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Week 19 meant back to the grindstone for us, as Christmas break was over and back to work we went. On Sunday, though, Hannah woke up from her nap and was feeling feverish, so we took her to the doctor-- ear infection (just like I used to get all the time too... maybe you won't get them so badly). She was feeling better by the end of the week but then WE got it (meaning me, which, of course, impacts you!) This was not good at all because we had a VERY busy weekend ahead of us and a sore throat and a cough was not going to help us at all! So then I got the pleasure of going to the doctor and they basically said, "No flu, no strep", just rest and go home. Thanks. Very helpful.<br />
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Also on Monday, I got a call from Southern OB about our blood work we had done at our appointment last week. It sort of freaked me out at first because I was thinking that it was going to be some sort of bad news (of course, worry wart me would think that), but then I remembered that they were only drawing blood to check for iron, so that's all that could be wrong. They prescribed me some yucky iron pills to take before I eat, no biggie.<br />
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This weekend we participated in the Valdosta Bridal Expo, which was a lot of fun. It was a place where I could meet tons of potential brides and just got to hang out with a lot of the other vendors in Valdosta too! While I was fighting off feeling badly, I was still pumped to be there and wouldn't let a rotten cold get me down! It was a huge success and I was so proud of how the booth looked and the impression that we were able to make on a lot of great new people!<br />
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So here are your stats so far this week...<br />
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You are as big as a mango!<br />
Your senses are starting to form... taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch!<br />
You are kicking very strongly and sporadically Daddy can feel you kicking which is exciting, and I can sometimes see you kicking, which is fun too!<br />
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I just can't imagine what life will be like when you get here. I forget how tiny Hannah was and now she will be there to help with you. I'm starting to get a bit anxious over the fact that we haven't started moving Hannah out of "your" room yet to get it all ready for you! But we will... soon!<br />
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MamaLindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-19034844714743673322013-01-04T11:15:00.001-08:002013-01-04T11:15:09.086-08:00Baby #2: Week 18 (It's a....)Dear Deuce,<br />
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We got back safe and sound from the condo on Sunday, just in time for New Year's Eve on Monday. That means that you, Hannah and I stayed at home while Daddy played a gig with the band. This was FINE by me! We did, however, go eat with the family for Papa T's birthday, which was good times for sure. <br />
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After all of the New Years festivities wore off, it was time to go to your "big" ultrasound! This ultrasound would tell us lots of anatomy information but also reveal if you are a boy or a girl... as it turns out, you are a baby GIRL! We are excited to have a sister on the way for Hannah. She doesn't really know what's going on, but I know she will be happy when you are here! All of the anatomy things checked out just perfect and said that you are right on schedule! I could feel you kicking around so hard and then see you doing that on the screen! That was pretty surreal! <br />
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So I guess we need to come up with a new "nickname" for you, seeing as how "Deuce" sounds sort of like a boy name... AND Daddy and I have to start coming up with REAL names for you (not that anyone else will her it until you are here!... we like to keep SOMETHING a secret!) :) <br />
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Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-14579904046392054512013-01-04T11:04:00.004-08:002013-01-04T11:04:52.491-08:00Baby #2: Week 17Baby Deuce,<br />
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Week 17 means Christmas was had at our house! We had so much fun getting to see all of our family and friends! We started the week off by having a little get-together at the house for all of the Colson women, which was tons of fun! Next year you get to be involved in all of this good stuff too! <br />
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After that we had Christmas at all of our family's houses! It was a lot of travel, but your sister did well with it all.. she got a little grouchy at one point, but she had been a trooper for the most part! <br />
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After all of the fun Christmas activities, Daddy took us down to Jacksonville to the condo to relax on the beach for a few days! That was really fun! I think you liked it because you were kicking like crazy!<br />
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(Hannah loved her kitchen that Santa brought her!)</div>
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As we went though this Christmas, I was thinking so much about what it will be like next year when there are TWO little Colson kids running around and getting into things! You'll probably not even know whats going on this next time, but you'll enjoy the tissue paper I'm sure :) We tried to make this Christmas very much focused on Hannah because this is the only time that she will have all to herself! I've really loved spending so much time with her while we were home these past two weeks... when I lay her down, I tell her that I love her very much, and she always says, "Much" back to me... its very sweet. She's also been saying sentences and even talking to her babies (and giving them tea also). She's started saying, "Help, mommy, Help" when she can't reach something, which is all fine and dandy until its 7am and I think she's hurt in her room! I'm sure you'll be doing similarly funny things when you're old enough too! Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-7381265330623025532012-12-22T15:32:00.000-08:002012-12-22T15:32:04.754-08:00Baby #2: Week 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the last week of school winding down before Christmas break, and plenty of Christmas festivities happening around here, week 16 went by pretty quickly. </div>
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I've been feeling you kicking a lot more, and you're getting bigger-- the size of an avocado right now! My braxton hicks have gotten less and less, and I even had a Dr. appointment on Tuesday. I didn't get to see my normal midwife due to my pregnancy brain forgetting that my appointment was scheduled for LAST week (oops!). Either way, it worked out fine and I got to hear your little heartbeat. It sounds just like a little horse galloping. The rate was at 150, and the midwife I saw said that was great!</div>
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I think that my energy has gone up and my morning sickness has gone down-- two things that I was really looking forward to happening! Even though my belly button is normally a deep cavern, it is starting to level out, which makes me nervous because we've got a very long ways to go! It never popped out with Hannah, so I'm hoping that it will stay in with you too! </div>
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One great nugget of information I did get at my appointment is that <b>January 3rd</b>, we will be finding out if you are a boy or girl! That is SO soon! I am so excited to find out even more about you so that we can get to know you even better! (So all you guessers out there, be prepared to place your bets over on the sidebar!!) :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Saturday I had the opportunity to be a Second Shooter at a wedding with Deland Guthrie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a GREAT time, but the downside was that the pictures started at 7:15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IN THE MORNING!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was fine with it, but Hannah had some other plans… such as waking up at 4AM and not going back to sleep, then screaming from 5:00-5:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willis had to just put her in the car and go driving around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got up at 5:30 and took a shower, trying to get ready for the photog. gig.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an awesome day and an awesome wedding… VERY beautiful… not hard to shoot because of all the great details there were!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt good to get back into the swing of things!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">While I was at the wedding, Willis was at the house with Hannah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Armed with a couple of bottles, and his parental know-how, Willis was left to his own wits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did great, though, and I think she slept most of the time (prob. because she’d been up since 4am.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest of Saturday was pretty tiring, but that evening we ate with Grandma and Grandpa, and Hannah went swimming again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also met Cheryl and Ben downtown to shoot the last batch of their engagements which turned out super amazing!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sunday was (of course) Father’s Day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hannah gave Willis a super-cute mug because he has been drinking coffee these days (it always good to have coffee around when you have a baby in the house!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has her face on it and says Happy Fathers Day 2011… pretty cute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to church and Hannah sat through Big Class (aka, our Sunday Class) instead of her little nursery class because I needed to go to “Big Class” as it was the first day of that new situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did so good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the church service, Connie held her and she was pretty good until about 10:45, so we went to the nursery, got her changed and made it back before the end of church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We went to lunch at the Country Club with the Colsons and had Fathers day festivities with them which was great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My car had been acting up all week so I took it up to the car place and got a new battery… not exactly “Fathers Day” fun, but it had to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hannah and I also went over to my Dads (Willis had a church meeting to go to), and we hung out by the pool with them for an hour or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hannah slept most of the time because it was so warm out there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lexi is really loving the pool and Landon pulls her around on the floats… so cute!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t wait for Hannah to get out there with them soon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had evening church, which didn’t go as well as AM church for Hannah, so we stayed in the nursery most of the time and then we went out to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let Willis choose where he wanted to go because it was Fathers Day, and he decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was delicious, but also SOOOO loud in there and they were having some sort of ‘fight night’ on the TVs… it was so fake (Good grief, it made me laugh it was so dumb!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We went to town on Monday and ate lunch with Gran and also did some errands such as shopping at Publix and getting some necessities from Toys R Us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we got back home, Grandma didn’t have to go to work, so we went over there and we worked on a little outfit that I had cut out for Hannah, but which was a little intimidating to put together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I found a new project… small quilts!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made the first one for Hannah (duh), but then went and got some more fabric and have already cut and top stitched 4 more to finish!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty excited about it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday I got my hair cut and I feel like a brand new woman!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hair has been the same style for about 10 years and it was time for a change!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels more ‘grown up’ without looking like “mom” hair (sorry.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really love the new look!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate lunch with Willis and I went to Hobby Lobby to get the fabric that I needed for the other quilts (that I talked about in the previous paragraph).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, we ate lunch with Gran, Casey and Elli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gran and Granddaddy are going on Vacation and Casey and Elli are here to house-sit, so we got together for lunch before Gran and Granddaddy left!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate at ABC and we got some really cute pictures of Hannah, Elli and Gran!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gran just loves her girls!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thursday was a home day… we’d been so busy all week that I was tired out and ready to just stay home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hannah had a rather fussy day, refused to eat her 12:00 AND 6:00 feeding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up bottling some for her so that she would take it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She finally did at 8:30, and then went right to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was pretty frustrating for me that she wouldn’t eat because that’s not something that I can force her to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think she was so upset because she was really hungry, but couldn’t settle down enough to actually eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>Lindsay and Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376589555715048841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718472862169430273.post-89229645159449525752012-12-15T17:58:00.003-08:002012-12-15T17:58:28.266-08:00Baby #2: Week 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Hello little baby, this is your mama speaking... you've been really fluttering up a storm in there lately! I'm also excited that soon Daddy will be able to feel you kicking! And as you can see in this picture, you're also getting bigger! I'm getting excited to find out if you are a boy or a girl... but in the meanwhile, we are keeping ourselves busy with buying Christmas gifts (I guess we should actually wrap some soon!). You're not making me feel as sick as you did in the beginning... and I am SURE glad that's over with. Back in the first trimester, we were not having happy times (mornings were very sicky, and afternoons were nauseating...), but now, I actually cooked dinners and made your daddy lunch without feeling yucky. </div>
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(This is Mama and Hannah in the golf car headed to lunch over at the gym...)</div>
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(Hannah was excited about Olive Garden dinner... and so was I--I hope you liked it too!) :)</div>
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In summary, this week was a lot more relaxed than last week, which made me feel better and I hope made you feel better inside there. Daddy and I have been thinking up names for you, but we will be keeping it a secret until you get here of what it will be. I guess we should find out what gender you are before we start getting specific! :) I can't wait for you to meet our family... and we can't wait to meet you! So for now, keep on kicking in there!</div>
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