And, we have...
...Another girl!
She's beautiful. And big. She was born Saturday night, weighing over 8 pounds!
I'll post pictures and details soon. Right now, sleep is very important.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
What 40 weeks, 5 days looks like
Although I'm much bigger than last picture, I feel much better. Besides a horrible headache and heartburn, I'm just really tired. Could be because I stayed up until 1am last night...
My wonderful sister and brother-in-law took the girls to the beach today so Troy could get some work done around the house and I could get some walking, (and shopping), in. Maybe the walking will do it?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
What I think of as I wait for this baby...
As I sit here being grumpy that I'm almost 3 days past my due date, I reflect on how I "know" I'm 3 days past. It's because I know exactly how old my baby is. It's because my baby was a frozen embryo for 5 years before it began growing inside me.
I think of how lucky I am. I survived 5 years of infertility. I survived a near-cancer diagnosis and a year of treatment. I survived IVF and all those shots. I was lucky - I got pregnant the first time. I had embryos leftover to freeze. I have two beautiful girls and a baby on the way from that cycle. I have 2 angel babies waiting for me in heaven.
So many people aren't as lucky as me. So many are still waiting for that first baby. So many keep getting pregnant but losing their babies. So many are waiting on adoption for their baby. So many have given up on ever having a baby.
So, even as I sit here hoping the storms outside and the full moon tonight will relieve me from this uncomfortable pregnancy, I couldn't be happier that I'm pregnant. I can't believe how lucky I am that I can sit here, listen to my one daughter singing songs I can't understand and the other one singing songs I really can't understand. Listening to them fighting over a chair one minute, then playing together giggling the next. Waiting anxiously to meet the "baby" as they both love to say.
I think of how lucky I am. I survived 5 years of infertility. I survived a near-cancer diagnosis and a year of treatment. I survived IVF and all those shots. I was lucky - I got pregnant the first time. I had embryos leftover to freeze. I have two beautiful girls and a baby on the way from that cycle. I have 2 angel babies waiting for me in heaven.
So many people aren't as lucky as me. So many are still waiting for that first baby. So many keep getting pregnant but losing their babies. So many are waiting on adoption for their baby. So many have given up on ever having a baby.
So, even as I sit here hoping the storms outside and the full moon tonight will relieve me from this uncomfortable pregnancy, I couldn't be happier that I'm pregnant. I can't believe how lucky I am that I can sit here, listen to my one daughter singing songs I can't understand and the other one singing songs I really can't understand. Listening to them fighting over a chair one minute, then playing together giggling the next. Waiting anxiously to meet the "baby" as they both love to say.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
What a day
After a sleepless night, (I believe I got about 3 hours of sleep), we packed up and headed to church for Cam to register and do her skill test for Upward soccer. Troy was there to help with registration, and it was way too humid for me to stay, so we left and went to the mall right down the street to do some shopping.
Here's Camdyn running. (She did really great, kicked the ball all the way through the cones, but I couldn't get a pic of that - all I had was my phone.)
So, we piled into the van and headed out. As I was driving through the parking lot, I noticed a flash of blue sneaking behind our dumpster and shed. I tried to see who it was as I drove past but I couldn't. I didn't think anything of it, because, being in our climate and so close to the beach, there are often homeless people hanging out somewhere on our land.
We went to Marshalls, because I was in the mood for sneakers. But, didn't find any. I did find some great towels, a candle and a container for sugars for our church coffee ministry. We spent almost an hour there, then decided it was time to head back to see if Daddy was ready to come home. As we were standing in line, we started hearing a chopper right overhead. Some people in line said it was the trauma chopper, that they land in our church's field and meet the ambulance there.
We paid and headed out to the van. Which was quite a walk, because we had arrived right when the store opened, we couldn't get a close spot so I had to park at the far side of the lot...near the bank. Yep, the 9 month pregnant lady with 2 little girls. What a sight we were, I'm sure.
The chopper kept flying over us, and as I drove back to church, I thought it was odd that a Maryland State Trooper chopper was the trauma chopper. I said so when I talked to Troy, and he said they had already talked to the emergency team about landing in our field, (since there were children kicking soccer balls all over it.)
Well...
Come to find out, a few minutes later, the bank I had parked right in front of was robbed, and the robber was sneaking around our church trying to escape. If only I had paid more attention to the flash of blue that I saw, he might have been caught.
In other news, I am 4 hours, 10 minutes from my due date and still no baby...
Here's Camdyn running. (She did really great, kicked the ball all the way through the cones, but I couldn't get a pic of that - all I had was my phone.)
So, we piled into the van and headed out. As I was driving through the parking lot, I noticed a flash of blue sneaking behind our dumpster and shed. I tried to see who it was as I drove past but I couldn't. I didn't think anything of it, because, being in our climate and so close to the beach, there are often homeless people hanging out somewhere on our land.
We went to Marshalls, because I was in the mood for sneakers. But, didn't find any. I did find some great towels, a candle and a container for sugars for our church coffee ministry. We spent almost an hour there, then decided it was time to head back to see if Daddy was ready to come home. As we were standing in line, we started hearing a chopper right overhead. Some people in line said it was the trauma chopper, that they land in our church's field and meet the ambulance there.
We paid and headed out to the van. Which was quite a walk, because we had arrived right when the store opened, we couldn't get a close spot so I had to park at the far side of the lot...near the bank. Yep, the 9 month pregnant lady with 2 little girls. What a sight we were, I'm sure.
The chopper kept flying over us, and as I drove back to church, I thought it was odd that a Maryland State Trooper chopper was the trauma chopper. I said so when I talked to Troy, and he said they had already talked to the emergency team about landing in our field, (since there were children kicking soccer balls all over it.)
Well...
Come to find out, a few minutes later, the bank I had parked right in front of was robbed, and the robber was sneaking around our church trying to escape. If only I had paid more attention to the flash of blue that I saw, he might have been caught.
In other news, I am 4 hours, 10 minutes from my due date and still no baby...
Friday, August 20, 2010
Macaroni and Cheese
I've e-mailed this and posted it on FB, but can't seem to find it - with pictures :(
Anyway, this is the BEST recipe EVER!!!
Mac and Cheese Casserole
4 Cups (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper
5 cups milk
4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
Heat oven to 350*F. Cook pasta to al-dente, drain.
In large saucepan, melt the butter. Blend in the flour, salt and pepper. Gradually stir in milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and begins to bubble.
Add cheese, stir until it melts.
Add in the pasta and pour into a 9x13 pan.
Top with REAL bread crumbs, (toasted bread broken into small pieces), mixed with melted butter. I usually use 6 slices of bread and 1-2 sticks of butter.
Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Anyway, this is the BEST recipe EVER!!!
Mac and Cheese Casserole
4 Cups (16 ounces) elbow macaroni
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper
5 cups milk
4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
Heat oven to 350*F. Cook pasta to al-dente, drain.
In large saucepan, melt the butter. Blend in the flour, salt and pepper. Gradually stir in milk.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and begins to bubble.
Add cheese, stir until it melts.
Add in the pasta and pour into a 9x13 pan.
Top with REAL bread crumbs, (toasted bread broken into small pieces), mixed with melted butter. I usually use 6 slices of bread and 1-2 sticks of butter.
Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Camdyn Turns 4!
I'm skipping around with our summer. Camdyn's birthday came after our vacation, but it has way fewer pictures than our vacation for me to "edit", (I'm not good at editing), so we're going with the birthday first.
I'm not doing well with the humidity and heat this summer, it makes it hard for me to breathe. But, we wanted to do something special for our first little girl's birthday. We have a great zoo in town with a cool new castle playground attached, so we decided to take her there. My sister and her boys joined us, and my mother.
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| Here are the cousins enjoying their wagon ride. |
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| This owl was at the zoo because he was hit by a car. There was a mouse or some sort of rodent eating a banana peel on the side of the road. He swooped down to catch the rodent and got hit. |
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| Looking at the pink flamingos. |
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| Aves enjoyed running away down the hills. |
After the zoo, we went to her favorite "restaurant" ... McDonalds. Yummy!
That night, we had dinner and gifts just with our family. (We did the rest of the family party on Sunday when everyone could make it.)
Daddy got her tons of princess stuff.
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| Grandpa and Grandma got her a fishing pole. We haven't put a hook on it, yet. |
Soon, I'll add the pictures from her big party...
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