Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Overwhelmed...
I am completely overwhelmed. Not by how tired I am, not by how much food I have to consume in order to make enough milk to feed my son (I am eating a bowl of cereal as I type this), not by how Audrey all of sudden thinks that I matter and only wants me to help her, and not even by how many diapers I change each day. No, instead I am overwhelmed by people and their genuine goodness. I have been so blessed during this transition. Thank you so much to all those who have called, emailed, visited, helped with Audrey, brought meals, or scrubbed my entire house (Mom, what would I have done without you?). It means the world to feel so well taken care of.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Welcome
Our sweet son, Dane, was born on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 5:38 pm weighing 9 pounds, 5 oz and was 21 inches long.
We came home from the hospital last night and love being home. Here are a few pictures and I will post our story and more pictures later. I need to sleep...
How we love our little man
We came home from the hospital last night and love being home. Here are a few pictures and I will post our story and more pictures later. I need to sleep...
How we love our little man
Sunday, March 9, 2008
It's time...
We are off to the hospital! Contractions started at 11:00 pm last night and now they are every six minutes so we are off to have our baby boy! We are so excited to see his face and meet this new little person. Welcome to the world little one.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Our little princesses...
On Wednesday night, Rocia (thanks for the great idea), Mindi, Ladonna and I took our little princesses on a date. Before Audrey's nap, I told her when she woke up I was going to take her on date. The first thing she said after her nap was, "Date!"
We didn't tell the girls where we were going until we got there, and I told Audrey we were going to see Princesses on ice skates. She totally understood the princess part, but had no idea what ice skates were. We dressed the girls all up in their princess dresses and took them to see Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes. It was so fun, and the best part for me was watching Audrey's little face.
She wouldn't stop watching the show for a picture...
Audrey was so excited when Ariel came out. I really liked the show as well. That is her little hand in the corner pointing to all the bubbles. This picture doesn't do it justice.
During intermission. Do these lovely ladies look sleepy? They should, the show started at 7:30 and Audrey is in bed by 8:00. She did great though. She was sitting on my lap and kept turing around and giving me big smiles. When Cinderella came out, Audrey took her own Cinderella dress in her hand and said, "Cheers". It was hysterical. When the show was over she looked at me and did sign language for "more". Every day she asks me if we can go on another Princess date. Being the sucker I am, I bought a very over priced Ariel cup so I would always remember our last mother-daughter date before our little guy comes.
My very own Princess
We didn't tell the girls where we were going until we got there, and I told Audrey we were going to see Princesses on ice skates. She totally understood the princess part, but had no idea what ice skates were. We dressed the girls all up in their princess dresses and took them to see Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes. It was so fun, and the best part for me was watching Audrey's little face.
She wouldn't stop watching the show for a picture...
Audrey was so excited when Ariel came out. I really liked the show as well. That is her little hand in the corner pointing to all the bubbles. This picture doesn't do it justice.
During intermission. Do these lovely ladies look sleepy? They should, the show started at 7:30 and Audrey is in bed by 8:00. She did great though. She was sitting on my lap and kept turing around and giving me big smiles. When Cinderella came out, Audrey took her own Cinderella dress in her hand and said, "Cheers". It was hysterical. When the show was over she looked at me and did sign language for "more". Every day she asks me if we can go on another Princess date. Being the sucker I am, I bought a very over priced Ariel cup so I would always remember our last mother-daughter date before our little guy comes.
My very own Princess
Keeping Busy...
Audrey and I have had so much fun together these last couple of weeks. With my due date approaching (this Sunday) I thought I had better take advantage of the beautiful weather (and the ease of only having one child) and take my little Audrey out and about. Last Wednesday (Feb 27) our playgroup took our little ones to the Japanese Tea Gardens (thanks Kate for the pictures!).
Dave has been working extra hard at school so when this little guy comes he won't be so busy. Audrey and I went down to Crissy Field for a little dinner picnic last Thursday night. Some dog came and tried to eat our food (the owner was oblivious as to what was going on) and poor Audrey was freaking out. I just told Audrey that her mom makes the best quesadillas in the whole world and the dog wanted some. I want Audrey to think her mom is a great cook, so sometimes I have to brainwash her.(Feb 28-sorry, I am obsessed with knowing the dates of things)
Girls Day-Saturday March 1
Dave had a conference in the morning, so Audrey and I did some organizing and cleaning of the house. He came home and during Audrey's nap, Regan, Jocelyn and I went and got manicures and pedicures. I was very particular about the color of my hands and feet...my fingers had to be a nice soft color so when I was holding the baby all attention wouldn't be on my fingernails (unlike Jocelyn's orange/red fingernails), and my toenails had to be something festive...blue, of course.
After naps, we loaded Audrey and Maggie in the car and the five girls headed up to Napa to do some shopping, and of course go to Wendy's. Our husbands had a big test on Tuesday, so we let them study while we shopped and ate frosty's (as in two for me!), cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets and french fries. What kind wives we are.
After we got home from Napa, Audrey went to the table and started coloring on Dave's school work. When we asked her what she was doing, she said, "studying".
Legion of Honor - Tues, March 4
Annie Leibovitz's work is at the Legion of Honor right now so we decided to take our kids to free day so we could enjoy her photography. Big mistake for me. Audrey was NOT impressed with Ms. Leibovitz's work and cried to be taken outside. Once we got outside, she was great, but how could she not have fun with all her friends at this beautiful place?
Wednesday we went to the zoo, but I don't have any pictures. Today Addi and I took the kids to the Discovery Museum but it was PACKED. Instead of trying to brave the crowd, we had our cute kids play by the parking lot (it was safe, I swear). They loved just running up and down in the grass trying to get each other, and then watching the water hit the rocks.
After a while we packed up and drove up to the mall. Audrey and Max loved playing in the fountains and we appreciated that they knew of their dads student status and got their own money out of the fountain themselves.
Then we mosied on over to the playground where we had a picnic and Audrey "helped" Max up the slide. Audrey, if and when this baby decides to come, you will make a great big sister.
Dave has been working extra hard at school so when this little guy comes he won't be so busy. Audrey and I went down to Crissy Field for a little dinner picnic last Thursday night. Some dog came and tried to eat our food (the owner was oblivious as to what was going on) and poor Audrey was freaking out. I just told Audrey that her mom makes the best quesadillas in the whole world and the dog wanted some. I want Audrey to think her mom is a great cook, so sometimes I have to brainwash her.(Feb 28-sorry, I am obsessed with knowing the dates of things)
Girls Day-Saturday March 1
Dave had a conference in the morning, so Audrey and I did some organizing and cleaning of the house. He came home and during Audrey's nap, Regan, Jocelyn and I went and got manicures and pedicures. I was very particular about the color of my hands and feet...my fingers had to be a nice soft color so when I was holding the baby all attention wouldn't be on my fingernails (unlike Jocelyn's orange/red fingernails), and my toenails had to be something festive...blue, of course.
After naps, we loaded Audrey and Maggie in the car and the five girls headed up to Napa to do some shopping, and of course go to Wendy's. Our husbands had a big test on Tuesday, so we let them study while we shopped and ate frosty's (as in two for me!), cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets and french fries. What kind wives we are.
After we got home from Napa, Audrey went to the table and started coloring on Dave's school work. When we asked her what she was doing, she said, "studying".
Legion of Honor - Tues, March 4
Annie Leibovitz's work is at the Legion of Honor right now so we decided to take our kids to free day so we could enjoy her photography. Big mistake for me. Audrey was NOT impressed with Ms. Leibovitz's work and cried to be taken outside. Once we got outside, she was great, but how could she not have fun with all her friends at this beautiful place?
Wednesday we went to the zoo, but I don't have any pictures. Today Addi and I took the kids to the Discovery Museum but it was PACKED. Instead of trying to brave the crowd, we had our cute kids play by the parking lot (it was safe, I swear). They loved just running up and down in the grass trying to get each other, and then watching the water hit the rocks.
After a while we packed up and drove up to the mall. Audrey and Max loved playing in the fountains and we appreciated that they knew of their dads student status and got their own money out of the fountain themselves.
Then we mosied on over to the playground where we had a picnic and Audrey "helped" Max up the slide. Audrey, if and when this baby decides to come, you will make a great big sister.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Baby Shower
"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."
-George Sand
Thank you so much for all those who made my baby shower so special for me. It was such a great day and I felt so loved.
My beautiful family. My mom, mother-in-law, sister and sister in laws (and of course Savy, Audrey and Jason)
The people I love...
(I'm so sad, this is the best picture I got of the food, was which not only delicious, but so beautiful! Thank you Mom, Melissa, Ritz, Alli, Andrea and Marianne)
My beautiful mom and sisters
My beautiful sister-in-laws
My beautiful Regan, and the nautical decorations she put up all over her house. Notice the "pier" behind us.
My baby boy to be.
38 weeks
Thank you to everyone who came to support our little family during this exciting time. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing support group.
-George Sand
Thank you so much for all those who made my baby shower so special for me. It was such a great day and I felt so loved.
My beautiful family. My mom, mother-in-law, sister and sister in laws (and of course Savy, Audrey and Jason)
The people I love...
(I'm so sad, this is the best picture I got of the food, was which not only delicious, but so beautiful! Thank you Mom, Melissa, Ritz, Alli, Andrea and Marianne)
My beautiful mom and sisters
My beautiful sister-in-laws
My beautiful Regan, and the nautical decorations she put up all over her house. Notice the "pier" behind us.
My baby boy to be.
38 weeksThank you to everyone who came to support our little family during this exciting time. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing support group.
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