AHHHH! I have no time to write any nice blogs anymore. In between nursing and changing diapers and playdates and Ty starting school and only having one car and doctors visits and everything else there is hardly time to get to the library let alone blog while I am here.
So really quick:
Dakotah Ryleigh Webster was born February 8th weighing 7lbs 13 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. True in form to the pregnancy, there have been a few health scares since birth, but nothing big. She is a healthy and mostly happy 6 week old. She has redish hair and loves to smile and try to laugh. Her favorite place to sleep is while being held but she will allow us to place her in her car seat or stroller to sleep. She is a porker and is already filling out her 6 month old clothes.
Katie is enjoying (for the most part) being a big sister. She has had a few rough moments but overall is a great help and pretty happy. She turns 3 tomorrow. Oh where has the time gone??? She loves playdough, stickers, chalk, Daniel Tiger, playing with her friends and anyone trying to give attention to Dakotah, getting out of the house and helping in the kitchen. She is so smart and loving.
Ty is starting school next week. It will be a great adventure (says the mom who will be stuck at home with two little girls M-TH each week) and in the end will be a big blessing.
Well, the baby is starting to wake up because the parakeets in the library keep chirping. And I still have to run to the store and the post office and be back home in 45 minutes so that Ty can leave for work. When I am on the go I am busy busy busy, but at home its quiet and laid back (and boringly stir crazy!).
I shall attempt something like this next month.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
2 y.o. self care
"Iiiiiii, Just SOOOOOOOO OO OOO SAAAAD!"
Thus began this morning. Over the past week we have set up the house to prepare for the baby. (The whole "well your water could break anytime so just go to the hospital when it does" was the extra incentive we needed to get prepped.) We brought half the toy room out to the front room to allow for more interaction with Katie as I sit on the couch. We set up a space for the baby in our room. (Yes, yes we do have 3 bedrooms. I however am a paranoid mother and still have a baby monitor in Katie's room. And I am not a good night wake-er. So having the baby within arm reach is what is best for us.) Katie helped me pull out all the clothes and toys and wash everything. We have meals in the freezer, bags packed, and we even made 14 cloth diapers the other day. (anyone ever gone that way before???!!!! I have no clue what I am thinking!) All in all, I thought she was handling it well. We involve her in everything, and have made matching blankets and shirts for them, and have a few special presents she will get when the baby is born. She sits and has cuddle time with my tummy, gives the baby good night hugs, plays ring around the rosey (my belly has pinch marks from where she grabs on) and sits and sings and reads to the baby. But she is only 2 (almost 3), and I knew that a day like today was coming. I am sure there will be more.
It started because I pulled out and washed all the "newborn" inserts for the the bouncer, highchair, car seats ect. I left them to dry on the couch last night and woke up to "Oh mommy! Can I use this? Did you wash it for me!??"
Fail= "groan. sweetheart, those are for baby Dakotah." roll over and try to get back to sleep. (in my defense, I was tired. She'd been up with a bad dream at 3am.)
Thus began a sob session. She had hit her limit. The cool toys (teething rings and rattles) were for the baby, the clothes were for the baby, the blankets, the car seat, the play pen, the bouncer, the diapers, the wipes, the binkis, the bottles..... all of it was for the baby. It was just too much for her little brain to handle anymore. (silly mommy thinking that somehow doing this right after christmas when she had gotten a lot of new stuff would help at all.)
"It is a lot of baby stuff, huh?"
Sniff, sniff "YEEEAAAAHHH!"
"Hmmmm, well, it sounds like we need some Katie big girl stuff."
Silence.
"How about a trip to the DI to see if we can find some?"
"OH YES YES YES!"
Tears vanished, she jumped off the rocking chair and instantly stripped so that she could get changed to go.
3$ later we left the DI. Satisfied, if but for the moment. She really will be such a great big sister. She tells me all the time what games and toys and blankets she will share. She even said that she will play ring around the rosey with Dakotah when she is born so that I can take a shower. (This mommy might pull the bouncer into the bathroom and hide the baby!) She is just learning a very important aspect of life. You can give and give and give to others, but ultimately, you have to take care of yourself, too.
Sigh. Too bad hair cuts or pedis/manis aren't 3$.
lol
Thus began this morning. Over the past week we have set up the house to prepare for the baby. (The whole "well your water could break anytime so just go to the hospital when it does" was the extra incentive we needed to get prepped.) We brought half the toy room out to the front room to allow for more interaction with Katie as I sit on the couch. We set up a space for the baby in our room. (Yes, yes we do have 3 bedrooms. I however am a paranoid mother and still have a baby monitor in Katie's room. And I am not a good night wake-er. So having the baby within arm reach is what is best for us.) Katie helped me pull out all the clothes and toys and wash everything. We have meals in the freezer, bags packed, and we even made 14 cloth diapers the other day. (anyone ever gone that way before???!!!! I have no clue what I am thinking!) All in all, I thought she was handling it well. We involve her in everything, and have made matching blankets and shirts for them, and have a few special presents she will get when the baby is born. She sits and has cuddle time with my tummy, gives the baby good night hugs, plays ring around the rosey (my belly has pinch marks from where she grabs on) and sits and sings and reads to the baby. But she is only 2 (almost 3), and I knew that a day like today was coming. I am sure there will be more.
It started because I pulled out and washed all the "newborn" inserts for the the bouncer, highchair, car seats ect. I left them to dry on the couch last night and woke up to "Oh mommy! Can I use this? Did you wash it for me!??"
Fail= "groan. sweetheart, those are for baby Dakotah." roll over and try to get back to sleep. (in my defense, I was tired. She'd been up with a bad dream at 3am.)
Thus began a sob session. She had hit her limit. The cool toys (teething rings and rattles) were for the baby, the clothes were for the baby, the blankets, the car seat, the play pen, the bouncer, the diapers, the wipes, the binkis, the bottles..... all of it was for the baby. It was just too much for her little brain to handle anymore. (silly mommy thinking that somehow doing this right after christmas when she had gotten a lot of new stuff would help at all.)
"It is a lot of baby stuff, huh?"
Sniff, sniff "YEEEAAAAHHH!"
"Hmmmm, well, it sounds like we need some Katie big girl stuff."
Silence.
"How about a trip to the DI to see if we can find some?"
"OH YES YES YES!"
Tears vanished, she jumped off the rocking chair and instantly stripped so that she could get changed to go.
3$ later we left the DI. Satisfied, if but for the moment. She really will be such a great big sister. She tells me all the time what games and toys and blankets she will share. She even said that she will play ring around the rosey with Dakotah when she is born so that I can take a shower. (This mommy might pull the bouncer into the bathroom and hide the baby!) She is just learning a very important aspect of life. You can give and give and give to others, but ultimately, you have to take care of yourself, too.
Sigh. Too bad hair cuts or pedis/manis aren't 3$.
lol
Monday, December 31, 2012
2012 a year of miracles
Miracles of the Year: (that my pregnancy brain can remember)
1. We bought our first house. The time that it took us to close, the ward we live in, the friends we have, the family growth that has happened as a result..... so many more blessings.
2. We found out we would be welcoming Baby GIRL #2 in February 2013. The pregnancy has been horrific. But from all the trials have come the little things. Friends dropping off food, taking Katie, the miracles of the baby staying in til now despite the many body issues, false labor and pre labor issues. We were told last week that Baby could come anytime now and though I hope we make it a few more weeks (currently at #33) I am so glad we made it this far. I also found out that with recent changes, I will be allowed to breast feed her while taking my anti-depressants. I have had to be off of them for the last trimester and had resigned myself to the fact that I would be bottle feeding. I am still feeling so overwhelmed with that miracle. I was not expecting it.
3. I quit my job. This seems like the biggest blessing right now. In the past month our family dynamic has changed dramatically. I cant even begin to explain it. The first five days after quiting, Katie giggled non stop. She was so happy.
4+. We have had countless other blessings. A dishwasher, secret Santa's, a squished phone, gas in the car lasting longer than it should, maternity clothes being dropped of, a fully potty trained child, food, emotional growth, the list could go on and on. Many times I feel like God has said "Watch what I can do for you, just trust me."
We approach the new year with many hardships and hopes. Though it is easy to focus too much on the future, we are trying to live in the here and now. One day at a time, one trial at a time, and many blessings at once.
Friday, December 28, 2012
The What, The Why
Welcome! As the profile info states, we have left the Facebook accounts behind. If you are reading this, then you already know the basic info of our family. We still wanted to be able to share the cute, the silly and the weird about our lives and invite you to get to know us better.
After a tragic accident with a car trunk, my smart phone died (was squashed) and it resulted in the decision to downgrade our cell phone plan. Not only did this decision to remove the internet from our daily activities help us financially, but it also improved and bettered our family relationships in ways almost too massive to describe.
With the above being said, I WANT to update this blog once a month, but..... I promise nothing! I am a mom of one almost preschooler and an almost newborn. This is as good as it gets!
After a tragic accident with a car trunk, my smart phone died (was squashed) and it resulted in the decision to downgrade our cell phone plan. Not only did this decision to remove the internet from our daily activities help us financially, but it also improved and bettered our family relationships in ways almost too massive to describe.
With the above being said, I WANT to update this blog once a month, but..... I promise nothing! I am a mom of one almost preschooler and an almost newborn. This is as good as it gets!
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