Gabrielle Marie
born February 19, 2012
9:49am
6 lb 13oz 20in.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
False Alarm
So, yesterday was quite aggravating! I awoke at 5:30 am with a couple strong contractions and thought, "finally, this is it! what perfect timing too!" I was 2 days overdue, this had to be it. Pete was up getting ready for work, so I told him he probably should switch gears and get last minute things packed for the hospital and kids. He called his mom to come down to watch the kids, and the contractions slowed down. Usually, when I go into labor, the contractions start and just keep getting stronger and closer and there's a baby in 2-4 hours. Well, that wasn't so this time! My mother-in-law got here and I was just having wimpy, irregular contractions. She decided to take the kids to her house and we were going to go walk to get things rolling. After she left, I was so tired, I laid down and dozed in and out for a bit. We ended up at the mall by mid day and walked the circuit a few times. We grabbed lunch at Panera (which was so nice!) and walked some more at a track outside until it started raining and I got too tired to continue. Though we were within walking distance of the hospital, we headed home. I had still been having random contractions, but they just were not becoming regular. We decided to relax and watch a movie at home...still no significant changes. At this point, we talked to my mother-in-law and decided that the kids would stay at her house for the night in hopes that this baby would decide to come in the night. Well, if the kids were going to be gone anyway, we decided we might as well enjoy our free time and go on a date! We headed to a local restaurant and enjoyed a nice dinner, then called it an early night just in case!
I slept so well last night! Knowing you don't have to keep one ear open for crying children really can put one in a sound sleep. It felt SO good to get a decent night sleep! I awoke at 4:30am and told God that now would be the perfect time to send this baby into the world. Guess He didn't agree, because here I sit, my children home and tucked in bed, even more pregnant than yesterday. Ah well. Sure keeps life exciting!
It was SO nice to have a day off though. We got to go on a much needed date, relax, sleep well, and I feel much more refreshed! Thank you ever so much to my wonderful mother-in-law. When I picked the kids up at her house today, I arrived at the door to a very upset 5 year old. She cried quite some time saying, "I don't want to leave Grandma's house...I don't want to go home...I don't like my bunk bed anymore...I don't like our house anymore...Mommy, sometimes little girls just don't like to have to leave their Grandma's house...sometimes little girls just don't like to go home to their houses."
As if she wasn't upset enough and crying enough, her "bear" got dropped in the muddy driveway as we were getting into the car at Grandma's. That led to a whole new waterfall of tears. "That was my favorite toy...that was the bear Uncle Chris gave me when I was born...I want my bear....etc. etc." I think our tears were largely due to be overtired! Rest assured, though, bear has been washed and dried and is sleeping soundly in Olivia's arms!
I hope the next time I blog, it will be with news of a BABY!!!!
I slept so well last night! Knowing you don't have to keep one ear open for crying children really can put one in a sound sleep. It felt SO good to get a decent night sleep! I awoke at 4:30am and told God that now would be the perfect time to send this baby into the world. Guess He didn't agree, because here I sit, my children home and tucked in bed, even more pregnant than yesterday. Ah well. Sure keeps life exciting!
It was SO nice to have a day off though. We got to go on a much needed date, relax, sleep well, and I feel much more refreshed! Thank you ever so much to my wonderful mother-in-law. When I picked the kids up at her house today, I arrived at the door to a very upset 5 year old. She cried quite some time saying, "I don't want to leave Grandma's house...I don't want to go home...I don't like my bunk bed anymore...I don't like our house anymore...Mommy, sometimes little girls just don't like to have to leave their Grandma's house...sometimes little girls just don't like to go home to their houses."
As if she wasn't upset enough and crying enough, her "bear" got dropped in the muddy driveway as we were getting into the car at Grandma's. That led to a whole new waterfall of tears. "That was my favorite toy...that was the bear Uncle Chris gave me when I was born...I want my bear....etc. etc." I think our tears were largely due to be overtired! Rest assured, though, bear has been washed and dried and is sleeping soundly in Olivia's arms!
I hope the next time I blog, it will be with news of a BABY!!!!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
40 weeks...
And yet another pregnancy goes past my due date. Why does it feel like when your due date has come and gone, you've missed the boat and your chance of having this baby is gone?! I was 2-3 days early with the girls and 6 days late with Timmy. I'm going to have to guess that this baby is a boy.
Here's hoping this baby arrives soon! Any and all prayers for a smooth labor and delivery would be most appreciated!
St. Valentine's Day 2012
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| St. Valentine's Day breakfast...mini donuts with pink sprinkles! (Courtesy of Wegman's Grocery Store) |
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| Making White Chocolate Dipped Oreos |
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| St. Valentine's Day tea with Grandma |
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| Heart Cookies (Compliments of Wegmans) |
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| Making Valentine's for Daddy! |
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| Heart Butterfly Valentines for Daddy! |
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| Colorings of St. Valentine and our Our Lady of Lourdes grotto from her feast day |
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| 2 Dozen Beautiful Roses from my Valentine- one red for me and one white for our new little rosebud-treat bags from Grandma and little treat buckets for the kids from us. |
Funnies...
Last night when putting Naomi to bed, I decided to give her some all natural cough medicine/immune support. When I brought it in a little medicine cup, she was hold her My Little Pony and said very matter-of-factually, "Pony needs some medicine too...her is coughing." I said, "No pony doesn't need any." She said, "No, pony's not sick. Her doesn't need medicine." She drank half the medicine and then said, "Mommy, pony needs medicine. Her has a cough...*weak cough, cough*" I said, "OK, but just a small sip" So, pony proceeded to sip her medicine.
This morning, Olivia was complaining at the breakfast table of being cold and tired. Seeing that she was up early anyway I said "Why don't you go back to bed and curl up under your covers?" She said very seriously, "No, it's just that my pony kept me up last night. She kept saying that she didn't want to go to sleep and I couldn't sleep!" Those My Little Ponies are trouble makers ;-)
Yesterday afternoon when I went to check on Timmy during naptime, I noticed that his humidifier was on. I had not turned it on, which means he must have! This morning, he woke up super early and came in our room. As I brought him back to bed, he said "Book! Book!" I let him pick one out and climbed in bed. As I was tucking him in, he grabbed his book and said "Book leave!" and handed it to me! I went back to bed and a few minutes later I heard his door open, then our door click shut and his door click shut again. He is so particular!
This morning, Olivia was complaining at the breakfast table of being cold and tired. Seeing that she was up early anyway I said "Why don't you go back to bed and curl up under your covers?" She said very seriously, "No, it's just that my pony kept me up last night. She kept saying that she didn't want to go to sleep and I couldn't sleep!" Those My Little Ponies are trouble makers ;-)
Yesterday afternoon when I went to check on Timmy during naptime, I noticed that his humidifier was on. I had not turned it on, which means he must have! This morning, he woke up super early and came in our room. As I brought him back to bed, he said "Book! Book!" I let him pick one out and climbed in bed. As I was tucking him in, he grabbed his book and said "Book leave!" and handed it to me! I went back to bed and a few minutes later I heard his door open, then our door click shut and his door click shut again. He is so particular!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Role Call...
In case anyone is wondering, I'm still here and pregnant as can be! One more day until my due date. Timmy was 6 days late, so I'm trying to prepare myself for another late baby, though I'm hoping to go soon! I am officially DONE! It's time to meet this little munchkin and find out whether it's a boy or girl, what it looks like, if it has hair or not, what it's personality is like, etc! I had told the girls that the baby was due on St. Valentine's Day. So, naturally they think the baby is coming tomorrow!
Anyway, a few other funny stories from around the house:
::When putting Naomi to bed at night, we now have to kiss all the dollies that go to bed with her...including the little plastic ballerina that is about 2 in. tall.
::When watching a family movie the other day, Timmy noticed that Olivia's water bottle was on the table without a coaster under it. He proceeded to pull out a coaster and place the drink on it. Then he checked all the other cups to make sure there were coasters under them. The coaster under his cup was upside down, so naturally he had to fix it. When the cups were all set, he was satisfied and turned around to finish watching the movie.
Anyway, a few other funny stories from around the house:
::When putting Naomi to bed at night, we now have to kiss all the dollies that go to bed with her...including the little plastic ballerina that is about 2 in. tall.
::When watching a family movie the other day, Timmy noticed that Olivia's water bottle was on the table without a coaster under it. He proceeded to pull out a coaster and place the drink on it. Then he checked all the other cups to make sure there were coasters under them. The coaster under his cup was upside down, so naturally he had to fix it. When the cups were all set, he was satisfied and turned around to finish watching the movie.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Out of the Mouths of Babes...
A few funnies to start your weekend with....
:: Last night Naomi wanted to know "what side is my throat on Mommy?" I wasn't sure how to even begin to answer that one!
::When putting Timmy down to bed, I handed him is cup of water as usual. He took it, then handed it back to me and held his hand up and said "Leave"...apparently his cup had to leave the room!
:: Tonight after putting Olivia down to sleep, she yelled out to me "Mommy....I wanted to ask you that....(pause as she thought of something to say....) I'm sleeping now and I'm going to be quiet!"
:: Naomi was laying on the couch today and Olivia sat on top of her. When I reprimanded Olivia, she said "I didn't mean to do that!" Ummmm....exactly how do you not mean to go place yourself on top of someone else?!
:: Last night when I put Naomi to bed, I tucked her in and gave her blanket to her as usual. She said "Mommy, I don't want my blankie...that's for babies. But I love my blankie and I want to sleep with it."
:: Naomi said to me this morning, "I miss Olivia's godmother" (who happens to be her Aunt Jess!)
:: After eating dinner last week, Pete said to me, "That's a keepa'"...a few minutes later, Timmy started repeatedly saying, "keepa', keepa', keepa.'"
I'm sure there were many more, but my tired brain refuses to come up with any...oh, and remember how I said I was going to try to rest today...well, that didn't happen all that much. I was in the living room when I heard a glass smash to the ground and Timmy start wailing! I ran out there to find the glass mug that we keep all our pens and pencils in smashed to the ground, Timmy standing in it in bare feet crying his eyes out. Somehow he knocked it off the counter, managed not to hurt himself thankfully, but scared himself pretty good. Of course, it broke into a million shards of glass that spread out across the kitchen all the way into the hall. That meant that I had to bend my big belly over and pick up all the pens scattered everywhere, sweep the kitchen and hallway and drag the vacuum out. Life around here is never dull that's for sure!
On a brighter note, a friend dropped off dinner for us tonight. What a treat!!!
:: Last night Naomi wanted to know "what side is my throat on Mommy?" I wasn't sure how to even begin to answer that one!
::When putting Timmy down to bed, I handed him is cup of water as usual. He took it, then handed it back to me and held his hand up and said "Leave"...apparently his cup had to leave the room!
:: Tonight after putting Olivia down to sleep, she yelled out to me "Mommy....I wanted to ask you that....(pause as she thought of something to say....) I'm sleeping now and I'm going to be quiet!"
:: Naomi was laying on the couch today and Olivia sat on top of her. When I reprimanded Olivia, she said "I didn't mean to do that!" Ummmm....exactly how do you not mean to go place yourself on top of someone else?!
:: Last night when I put Naomi to bed, I tucked her in and gave her blanket to her as usual. She said "Mommy, I don't want my blankie...that's for babies. But I love my blankie and I want to sleep with it."
:: Naomi said to me this morning, "I miss Olivia's godmother" (who happens to be her Aunt Jess!)
:: After eating dinner last week, Pete said to me, "That's a keepa'"...a few minutes later, Timmy started repeatedly saying, "keepa', keepa', keepa.'"
I'm sure there were many more, but my tired brain refuses to come up with any...oh, and remember how I said I was going to try to rest today...well, that didn't happen all that much. I was in the living room when I heard a glass smash to the ground and Timmy start wailing! I ran out there to find the glass mug that we keep all our pens and pencils in smashed to the ground, Timmy standing in it in bare feet crying his eyes out. Somehow he knocked it off the counter, managed not to hurt himself thankfully, but scared himself pretty good. Of course, it broke into a million shards of glass that spread out across the kitchen all the way into the hall. That meant that I had to bend my big belly over and pick up all the pens scattered everywhere, sweep the kitchen and hallway and drag the vacuum out. Life around here is never dull that's for sure!
On a brighter note, a friend dropped off dinner for us tonight. What a treat!!!
Afternoon on a farm!
We spent last Saturday afternoon at "U. Joe's" farm. We all really enjoyed the visit, but the kids esp. had a great time! They had 5 baby lambs and many chickens. The kids got to collect the eggs and bring them home. Then we enjoyed some time around the brush fire with U. Joe, A. Sarah, cousins Liam and Dennis, U. Mike, U. Chris and cousins Pat and Jake.
Thanks for a great afternoon U. Joe and A. Sarah!
My Daybook: Feb. 10, 2012
Outside my window...
was the most beautiful sunrise this morning! I had to take a picture of it! The colors were amazing and so fluorescent!
I am thankful... for such a wonderful husband who comes home every night, exhausted from working hard and yet picks up the pieces for me. He cleans the kitchen after supper every night, gave the kids their bath last night, hauls wood in for me, buttons up the place for the night, and runs to the grocery store when I need him too. Boy am I blessed having that man :-)
I am thinking... about what I'm going to accomplish today. I think I'm going to "take it easy" (is that possible with 3 children under 5?!) and hope to get over this cold before I go into labor. I do have two loads of laundry to fold and put away. Otherwise, it'll be the usual tasks.
Learning all the time...
Living the Liturgical Year at Home... nothing exciting as I don't have the energy to do anything recently. We did read a story about St. Paul yesterday and have read a few books about St. Valentine. We'll be talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent soon! Can't believe it's just around the corner!
From the kitchen... absolutely nothing! I haven't been baking much or cooking much lately. Just don't have it in me to stand there for any long periods of time. I think I'll make a tuna casserole for dinner tonight though.
I am wearing... *blush* my pjs! I never sit around in my pjs anymore, but this morning I opted to stay in bed and sleep while Pete was still getting ready for work instead of get up and get showered and dressed. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get in the shower now that no one is here to keep an eye on Tim. The amount of destruction he could do in the few minutes I'd actually be in the shower could be considerable!
I am creating... a baby :-)
I am working on... trying to be patient with the kids lately. Unfortunately, the combination of the last days of pregnancy, pregnancy hormones, exhaustion and a cold make for very low amounts of patience! Oh, and to mention the fact that I can't bend or move very well!
I am wondering... when this baby will come! And what we can do today to keep ourselves busy without going out of the house. I think we're all going a bit stir crazy and I feel like doing something fun, but don't have the energy for it! Maybe we'll do some easy craft for St. Valentine's day or something.
I am going... to open all the drapes today and let the beautiful sunshine in! I love when the house is filled with sunshine. And I'm going to turn on Pandora and listen to some upbeat music!
I am hoping...not to go into labor for a few days. I can't believe I said that! We all have colds though...every one of the five of us. I feel better today than yesterday, but Pete feels lousy today and I need him to feel his best when he coaches me through labor!
I am reading... Kisses from Katie (check out her video on the amazon website that I've linked to!) and The Story of a Family about St. Therese's family. I can't recommend the books highly enough. Both are excellent reads!
I am praying... for a quick, easy, uncomplicated labor, delivery, recovery and adjustment to having 4 little ones 5 years and younger. I must admit, this intention is on my mind constantly these days!
Pondering these words... these words from Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette:
"I do not promise you happiness in this world but in the next."
I am listening... to the kids playing with legos in the living room. Their imaginations are so cute!
Around the house...everything is pretty caught up for the day. No new laundry to wash, dishwasher does not need to be emptied, kitchen is clean...always a nice feeling!
One of my favorite things... listening to the kids play. I just love hearing what their little minds come up with!
A few plans for the rest of the week...get rid of our colds?! have a baby?! one can only hope!!! I was thinking of checking to see if there are any maple sugar shacks in the area to visit tomorrow. Many trees on our street are tapped right now for sap and I've seen the "maple sap collecting truck" drive up the street daily. I wish I could figure out where they bring the sap from our street. It would be so neat to have maple syrup from our own street!
A little peek at my day...
I am thankful... for such a wonderful husband who comes home every night, exhausted from working hard and yet picks up the pieces for me. He cleans the kitchen after supper every night, gave the kids their bath last night, hauls wood in for me, buttons up the place for the night, and runs to the grocery store when I need him too. Boy am I blessed having that man :-)
I am thinking... about what I'm going to accomplish today. I think I'm going to "take it easy" (is that possible with 3 children under 5?!) and hope to get over this cold before I go into labor. I do have two loads of laundry to fold and put away. Otherwise, it'll be the usual tasks.
Learning all the time...
Living the Liturgical Year at Home... nothing exciting as I don't have the energy to do anything recently. We did read a story about St. Paul yesterday and have read a few books about St. Valentine. We'll be talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent soon! Can't believe it's just around the corner!
From the kitchen... absolutely nothing! I haven't been baking much or cooking much lately. Just don't have it in me to stand there for any long periods of time. I think I'll make a tuna casserole for dinner tonight though.
I am wearing... *blush* my pjs! I never sit around in my pjs anymore, but this morning I opted to stay in bed and sleep while Pete was still getting ready for work instead of get up and get showered and dressed. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get in the shower now that no one is here to keep an eye on Tim. The amount of destruction he could do in the few minutes I'd actually be in the shower could be considerable!
I am creating... a baby :-)
I am working on... trying to be patient with the kids lately. Unfortunately, the combination of the last days of pregnancy, pregnancy hormones, exhaustion and a cold make for very low amounts of patience! Oh, and to mention the fact that I can't bend or move very well!
I am wondering... when this baby will come! And what we can do today to keep ourselves busy without going out of the house. I think we're all going a bit stir crazy and I feel like doing something fun, but don't have the energy for it! Maybe we'll do some easy craft for St. Valentine's day or something.
I am going... to open all the drapes today and let the beautiful sunshine in! I love when the house is filled with sunshine. And I'm going to turn on Pandora and listen to some upbeat music!
I am hoping...not to go into labor for a few days. I can't believe I said that! We all have colds though...every one of the five of us. I feel better today than yesterday, but Pete feels lousy today and I need him to feel his best when he coaches me through labor!
I am reading... Kisses from Katie (check out her video on the amazon website that I've linked to!) and The Story of a Family about St. Therese's family. I can't recommend the books highly enough. Both are excellent reads!
I am praying... for a quick, easy, uncomplicated labor, delivery, recovery and adjustment to having 4 little ones 5 years and younger. I must admit, this intention is on my mind constantly these days!
Pondering these words... these words from Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette:
"I do not promise you happiness in this world but in the next."
I am listening... to the kids playing with legos in the living room. Their imaginations are so cute!
Around the house...everything is pretty caught up for the day. No new laundry to wash, dishwasher does not need to be emptied, kitchen is clean...always a nice feeling!
One of my favorite things... listening to the kids play. I just love hearing what their little minds come up with!
A few plans for the rest of the week...get rid of our colds?! have a baby?! one can only hope!!! I was thinking of checking to see if there are any maple sugar shacks in the area to visit tomorrow. Many trees on our street are tapped right now for sap and I've seen the "maple sap collecting truck" drive up the street daily. I wish I could figure out where they bring the sap from our street. It would be so neat to have maple syrup from our own street!
A little peek at my day...
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| This morning's sunrise out our front window! |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Building a Fort With Bumpa
Nana and Bumpa (my parents) came down for a visit yesterday. What a refreshing day! Bumpa built a fort with the kids outside while Mom and I got to catch up in a quiet home inside! Then, they set to work and did some laundry for me, vacuumed and washed down doors and surfaces that were covered in fingerprints. What a nice treat!!!
Here are some pictures of "the fort". The great thing too is that it is within view of the house and the kids love it and spent a good deal of time out in it today. Of course, there were still several knocks on the slider for scrapes, fights, snacks, etc., but it was still nice to have a bit of quiet in here while they enjoyed themselves outside!
Here are some pictures of "the fort". The great thing too is that it is within view of the house and the kids love it and spent a good deal of time out in it today. Of course, there were still several knocks on the slider for scrapes, fights, snacks, etc., but it was still nice to have a bit of quiet in here while they enjoyed themselves outside!
Thank you Nana and Bumpa for a wonderful day!!!
39 weeks and counting...
I'm still here...no baby yet! I had an appointment yesterday with my midwife and found out that I have not dilated at all, nor was the baby's head engaged. Ugh! I do know that does not necessarily mean anything though. I could still go into labor tonight. I've hung out at 4 cm. dilated for days before, so who knows what will happen! In the meantime, I shall continue to waddle along and bend over as little as possible. Thankfully I have 3 little helpers that can bend and pick things up for me!
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