Just posting an early message since I am not sure if I will get logged on again before the actual day.
What are everyone's plans? We are grilling lamb chops and staying home.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
milk
good luck with pumping. i could never maintain the same amount of breast milk pumping as when i was nursing. just drink plenty of water and pump constantly-not just when you are full. hopefully the ol' supply and demand thing will kick in.
as for life on our end...
carys is an angel. she's only 8days old but so far an easy baby. it's funny how you can jump right back into life with a newborn. it probably helps that i haven't really slept through the night in 6yrs ! i have also decided to start trying to lose this baby weight. started running a few days ago (the first time in 20yrs-no exageration) and it still sucks. but then i pinch my belly and find enough motivation to run a wee bit more. i'm definitely running over a mile but most likely less than 2. since i haven't been able to exercise in 5yrs, i don't think it's a bad start.
unfortunately, i need to go bathe the monsters. they did something with syrup at school and now their hair is sticking together in thick strands ! oh what fun...
xoxo
kri
as for life on our end...
carys is an angel. she's only 8days old but so far an easy baby. it's funny how you can jump right back into life with a newborn. it probably helps that i haven't really slept through the night in 6yrs ! i have also decided to start trying to lose this baby weight. started running a few days ago (the first time in 20yrs-no exageration) and it still sucks. but then i pinch my belly and find enough motivation to run a wee bit more. i'm definitely running over a mile but most likely less than 2. since i haven't been able to exercise in 5yrs, i don't think it's a bad start.
unfortunately, i need to go bathe the monsters. they did something with syrup at school and now their hair is sticking together in thick strands ! oh what fun...
xoxo
kri
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Beautiful Baby
Kri, She is so beautiful, just like her big sisters and mama. Congratulations!
Sarah, All I can suggest is to nurse or pump more frequently and drink a lot of fluids. And I cannot believe that Caden is already 3 months old.
Marystarr, We are done having kids. Ron had a vasectomy last summer. The only problem was Samuel coming into our room the next morning and launching himself onto Ron. He missed the important parts but the jostling was enough. Other than that Ron said the pain was minimal.
Sarah, All I can suggest is to nurse or pump more frequently and drink a lot of fluids. And I cannot believe that Caden is already 3 months old.
Marystarr, We are done having kids. Ron had a vasectomy last summer. The only problem was Samuel coming into our room the next morning and launching himself onto Ron. He missed the important parts but the jostling was enough. Other than that Ron said the pain was minimal.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Awwww
Kri...she's georgeous...you and Dan do a great job making beautiful children!
MaryStarr...tell Matt it's nothing big...Eli got his snip right after Al was born and he said the worst part was when the nurse taped up his weener...I guess they have to get it out of the way...LOL.
Sarah...my only advice is lots of water and lots of nursing...you have to nurse/pump more to get more so make sure you are doing it frequently, eating, and drinking a ton. I used More Milk Plus supplements with Al, and that helped, but it's expensive...about $40 a bottle.
Things here are crazy as ever. We're also gearing up for school. Lizzy is going to attend a public continuous curriculum school in August. I'm super excited. They describe it as a public school with a private school feel. I can hardly wait. Her teacher is fantastic and the school is in our district so she can take the bus if necessary. I actually bought flash cards to day so we can start on her sight words. Looking forward to spring and spending time outside.
Hugs to all my friends...Maig
MaryStarr...tell Matt it's nothing big...Eli got his snip right after Al was born and he said the worst part was when the nurse taped up his weener...I guess they have to get it out of the way...LOL.
Sarah...my only advice is lots of water and lots of nursing...you have to nurse/pump more to get more so make sure you are doing it frequently, eating, and drinking a ton. I used More Milk Plus supplements with Al, and that helped, but it's expensive...about $40 a bottle.
Things here are crazy as ever. We're also gearing up for school. Lizzy is going to attend a public continuous curriculum school in August. I'm super excited. They describe it as a public school with a private school feel. I can hardly wait. Her teacher is fantastic and the school is in our district so she can take the bus if necessary. I actually bought flash cards to day so we can start on her sight words. Looking forward to spring and spending time outside.
Hugs to all my friends...Maig
Carys Delaney Brown
just enough time for a quickie. here is Carys Delaney Brown. Born 3/10/10 @ 1024am and only 7lbs 4oz
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Kri's baby is ADORABLE!!! There are some pics on her facebook page...:) :)
MaryStar- Chris had a vasectomy in January. He is the BIGGEST whiniest hypochondriac man that I've EVER< EVER met!!! BUT....he did amazing. He said it didn't hurt at all, and took Advil once.....so tell Matt it's OK!!!
Caden is 3 months old...and such a dear. I'm a bit upset because my milk seems to be drying up....and suggestions to get it back????? HELP!!!!
He's a great eater....nurses OK...but I have pumped everything for him up until this point...and had a fantastic store of it inthe freezer...but now we're having to thaw some every day.....
Any advice from my mammas would be sooo great...
Love you all...
sarah
MaryStar- Chris had a vasectomy in January. He is the BIGGEST whiniest hypochondriac man that I've EVER< EVER met!!! BUT....he did amazing. He said it didn't hurt at all, and took Advil once.....so tell Matt it's OK!!!
Caden is 3 months old...and such a dear. I'm a bit upset because my milk seems to be drying up....and suggestions to get it back????? HELP!!!!
He's a great eater....nurses OK...but I have pumped everything for him up until this point...and had a fantastic store of it inthe freezer...but now we're having to thaw some every day.....
Any advice from my mammas would be sooo great...
Love you all...
sarah
Thursday, March 11, 2010
me too!
i am surely excited to see pictures of le cajun bebe...
happy birthday theodore! what a big boy... hard to believe they are all getting so big, isn't it. Are you going to have any more kids Amy? I can't remember what you guys were thinking on that tip. Matt and I are done, feeling very satisfied with two and happy to get to have a son and a daughter... theoretically Matt is having a vasectomy soon, but we'll see when he actually makes it to the doctor ;p I shouldn't tease him though. He is being cooler about it than many men are. I told him when I was pregnant that I wanted him to have one, he just took a few months to think about it and one day he told me he was going to get one. Which is cool, because he was nervous (is nevrous I think).
love to all
MaryStarr
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
I cannot wait to see pictures of the newest addition to Kri's beautiful family. Hope that all is going well for you right now.
Marystarr, Wow, walking already! How cool is that? I would hope that kids are nicer about braces now than they used to be. I have noticed that, in general, most kids are much more open and accepting than I remember them being growing up.
We are getting Samuel ready for kindergarten. It involves taking him to school to eat lunch so he can acclimate, getting him placed in a class early so he can meet and get used to a new teacher, reminding him constantly about having a new teacher and being in a new building, etc, etc, etc. He is making a lot of progress right now and we are trying to get him placed in the extended school year program. He is doing really well in school right now. He recognizes all of the letters in his name (and can write it with assistance), he can read some sight words and all of his classmates names, can rote count to 15, and has just started attending school with no diaper on!
And on another note, today is Theodore's 3rd birthday! Still cannot believe that he is already that old, sometimes it still feels like I should be pregnant. We are having his party on Saturday. It is pretty sweet, he wanted to invite Samuels teachers. We have been working with them for the past 2 years and they are more like family friends than teachers.
Take Care,
Amy
Marystarr, Wow, walking already! How cool is that? I would hope that kids are nicer about braces now than they used to be. I have noticed that, in general, most kids are much more open and accepting than I remember them being growing up.
We are getting Samuel ready for kindergarten. It involves taking him to school to eat lunch so he can acclimate, getting him placed in a class early so he can meet and get used to a new teacher, reminding him constantly about having a new teacher and being in a new building, etc, etc, etc. He is making a lot of progress right now and we are trying to get him placed in the extended school year program. He is doing really well in school right now. He recognizes all of the letters in his name (and can write it with assistance), he can read some sight words and all of his classmates names, can rote count to 15, and has just started attending school with no diaper on!
And on another note, today is Theodore's 3rd birthday! Still cannot believe that he is already that old, sometimes it still feels like I should be pregnant. We are having his party on Saturday. It is pretty sweet, he wanted to invite Samuels teachers. We have been working with them for the past 2 years and they are more like family friends than teachers.
Take Care,
Amy
Monday, March 08, 2010
Induction Day
so we check into the hospital tomorrow night...
i thought that i would quickly post since i will be MIA for a few days. wish me luck and hope the cytotec is enough-really don't want a pitocin drip :( that shit hurts like a mutha !!! got the girls covered, house cleaned, now i just have to straighten myself up and we're a go.
of course, i'm probably forgetting a ton of things. that's what happens when you spend an hour scrubbing baseboards in the bathroom !
much love ladies
kri
i thought that i would quickly post since i will be MIA for a few days. wish me luck and hope the cytotec is enough-really don't want a pitocin drip :( that shit hurts like a mutha !!! got the girls covered, house cleaned, now i just have to straighten myself up and we're a go.
of course, i'm probably forgetting a ton of things. that's what happens when you spend an hour scrubbing baseboards in the bathroom !
much love ladies
kri
Saturday, March 06, 2010
wow!
isn't it amazing how other peoples pregnancies just fly by ? ;p
why are they inducing you before your due date? are you ok? just anxious to deliver or are you having complications?
i am excited for you! hard to believe another southern belle is almost upon us. wilder is looking forward to meeting her. he is pretty certain she's gonna be a stone cold fox, just like her mama.
speaking of Wilder, he is a mad monkey. WALKING! started taking a free standing step or two a week before he turned 9 months. now he does 4 or 5 steps, then squats down to get his balance and STANDS BACK UP with no hands. seriously. like an old school soviet weight lifter squatting in the olympics, back in the good old days of horse steroids ;p
Ava has now lost both lower incisors and her top left incisor. She looks like a jack o lantern. Or, a backwoods new hampshire gal ... hehe. Her bottom adult teeth are coming in, one straight and one at (i kid you not) a 45 degree angle. Matt was like "uh, MaryStarr, can you say ORTHODONTIST?". crap. not just for the few thousand bucks it will cost us but also because I dont WANT her to have braces. they hurt and people tease you. and people teasing Ava would hurt me. i am hoping they are not so bad now. any thoughts?
sorry i have been so irregular around here. Life has been so crazy this year for me, between Matt being so stresed and depressed at work and having Wilder and then having to wage a political campaign to save Ava's school I have barely kept my head above water. but i miss you all and love you and really, really want to keep our group in touch. Maybe we can all find our way back to writing more often soon...
xoxoxoxox
MaryStarr
birthday nearing...
39wks and counting. scheduled an induction for tues night. for some reason we have to check into the hospital at 8:00pm !! then they'll try cytotec and later, if needed, pitocin. why labor all night is beyond me but oh well. hope the cytotec works because pitocin is a gift from the devil. we're really hoping that i go into labor tomorrow since there is more on television to watch ! dan has been on this rollar coaster before and he knows now how long it takes and how little interaction i offer :) in fact, trying to get me to talk or participate in any conversation while in active labor is likely to result in physical harm to him. now all i have to do is shave and shower before the big day and we're all set. if i'm going to look hagard, i want to look hagard with clean hair and hairless armpits...
xoxo
kri
xoxo
kri
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