Preschool is Cool

Hallie started preschool today!!! She has been waiting and waiting for this day ever since Abbi started school last week. She couldn't wait for her special day with Miss Amy, her teacher. She got right up and got dressed in the clothes she picked out the night before. Then we did her hair just how she wanted it in "one bun on the side with a bow." She had to wait for about 3o minutes for me to get myself and the babies ready to take her to her first day and it about killed her. She kept telling me to hurry up and kept asking, "are you ready yet?" Finally we were loaded in the car and ready to go. Her teacher was waiting for her when she got there and we took some pictures. I can't believe that I didn't even cry this year. I usually shed a tear or two, but I think because she was so excited I was able to hold it together.
This will be Hallie's 3rd year of preschool and we know she is going to do great and use this extra year to give her extra time to learn things she needs to know for Kindergarten next year. However, I don't think I will be able to hold the tears back then.

Tubby Time For Lacie

I LOVE giving my babies their first baths. The day Lacie's umbillical cord fell off we gave her her very first bath. At first she wasn't quite sure about the whole thing, but she soon discovered that she loved it and was so good the whole time.

Back To School

I always have mixed feelings about the kids going back to school. This year I had a lot of anxiety for Abbi to go back to school mainly because she was starting a new school since we moved across town. It's all just different and stresses me out a little. But the morning school started Abbi was up and at 'em and excited for the first day of 4th grade. She was so cute with her clothes this year. I hardly helped her pick them out at all. She did it all on her own. School shopping was extra fun because she was so into it and so excited about all her clothes. She looked so cute for her first day and ended up having a terrific day. She loves her teacher, Mr. Oyler, and has made some new friends. We still miss our old school but we know that our new school will be just as fun.

Days 3 -

I only ended up opening 2 of my bags before Lacie decided to make her appearance into the world. I opened up the rest of the them and wanted to post what was inside.

Day 3: drinks for the kids and me and some treats with a note inside that said to pack a lunch and head to the park with the kids and let them play while I sit and relax.

Day 4: There actually wasn't a note with this one, but I'm juding from the popcorn that we were supposed to rent a movie and have a movie day.

Day 5: Candy and some foot lotion with a note that said to give myself a little pedicure.

Day 6: Lotion, bubble bath, a candle and some candy with a note that said to find some time for a bubble bath.

Day 7: cute froggie pajamas and some money with a note that said to take the kids and get one of our favorite summer treats, Shave Ice.

My mom is seriously the greatest and I hope that I can be like her someday.

Lacie Gwen

Thursday, August 12th I started having really hard contractions at about 7:30 p.m. Jeff was not home so I went about my business cleaning the house and getting things ready to possibly go to the hospital. By 10:00 that night, the contractions were coming about every 5 minutes so I decided to call Jeff to see when he would be home. He told me he was on his way and I said that we had better go over to the hospital when he got home. He called his mom and dad (they live just down the street from us.) They told him that they would be there to watch the kids and to just get ready to go. I called my mom and sister and told them that I thought this was it. When Jeff's mom and dad got to our house, Jeff and his dad gave me a blessing and we were off to the hospital. Jeff's mom decided to meet us over at the hospital. When I got there they monitored me for about 2 hours and then told me that I was going to have to go home because I wasn't dialating at all. I started crying because I was in so much pain and didn't know how I was going to labor like this at home. After checking my blood pressure one last time and seeing that it was elevated, they decided to keep me! I was so happy to say the least. At about 3 a.m. they put me on pitossin to see if it would get me to dialate. Finally at 7 a.m. the nurse came in and checked me a final time and said that I was finally to a 3 and that I could have the epidural whenever I wanted it. I wanted it!!!! After giving me the epidural I dialated to a 6 pretty quickly and then a few hours later I was at a 9. I started pushing at 1:30 p.m. and ended up having Lacie Gwen at 3:29 p.m. on Friday August 13th. She weighed 8lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 inches long.

A photographer comes to the hospital we stayed at and did these pictures for us. I thought they were so cute, so of course, I had to purchase the cd and copyright.

Michelle came to the hospital the same day and brought her camera so we got some really cute ones from her, too.

We are in complete and total love with our new little one. Lacie has completed our family and I can't imagine life without her.

Day #2

This was the package I chose this morning. Inside was cute little new born jammies and a $10 bill with a note saying to go to McDonald's and let the kids play. I need to get out of the house today, so this will be the perfect activity for us.

Day #1

I woke up Wednesday morning and was so excited to pick my first bag. I chose this one:

Inside was some candy and supplies to do Mary Kay's Satin Hands. If you have ever had this treatment done on your hands you know what a treat it really is. I ate some candy and did the treatment on myself. My hands felt silky smooth.

Only 6 days to go. I can make it!!!

A Fun Surprise!

Many of you know that my due date has come and gone. Little Lacie Gwen was supposed to come on August 10th. Never in a million years did I think I would make it to my due date. To tell you the truth, I thought I would be holding a week old baby by now. But since it is my first pregnancy, the doctor said that I have to go a week overdue before she can induce me, that is, unless I was to dilated to a 3 and be 80% effaced. She said her hands are tied. I personally would like to know who has this ball of string that has tied her hands... SERIOUSLY! Anyway I fell into a major depression Tuesday afternoon after my doctors appointment. I had been having some pretty painful contractions over the past week so I was sure that I was dilated and effaced to where I needed to be. But to no avail. The doctor scheduled me for an induction on Tuesday, August, 17th. Which is only a week, but I am so uncomfortable and ready to get this baby OUT!!! I cried my eyes out all afternoon. How was I going to make it a whole week? Later that evening, my sweet mom showed up. She had with her a big bag full of smaller bags and some pretty flowers.

She told me that there was a bag to open each morning. They say cute things on them like, "Lacie's coming!" "It's a new day!" "Almost here!" I am so excited to open all the bags one by one. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning trying to decide which present to open first.