Easter

Tomarrow is Easter, my mom and dad and sister will be driving down to visit, I am so excited! It will be nice to see them. Last time I saw them was Spring Break. Its hard being away from my family, they are not just a short drive down the road anymore, its a 3-4 hr drive!

I am planning a lunch/dinner for tomarrow. I got a ham yesterday and I'm going to make potato salad since everyone seems to love it (the potatoes are boiling away right now) also butternut squash, and I have a couple of yams left over, I might mix them in with the squash, I'm still not sure yet. Some kinda of veggies. Mom said she is going to make a glazed carrot thing but Dom doesn't like carrots so I'll cook up some green beans or something. I have some organic ones in the freezer I could easily cook. I think mom said something about a desert and maybe my great grandma's, "Lucy Rolls", they are so yummy!! Nothing fancy, just some good food and family! I have an email from the allrecipes web site for solw cooker ham, I'm gunna have to check that out and see if its something I wanna try, I love crock pot cooking!

We colored eggs today. I got a traditional color kit and a glitter color kit...I don't know if that was a good idea lol. We used the glitter PLUS glitter we had around the house to use on school art projects and such. We did NOT use it the way it said to lol. We simply rolled the eggs in glitter after they came out of the color cup and were still wet. We have some VERY glittery eggs! By the way... old sheets work great to cover your table to protect it for egg dye!

Loving Baby Center

Wow, its been too long since I posted a new blog!
I joined a Feb 2011 babies group on the Baby Center web site and I love it! Its nice to be able to talkto other moms with babies around the same age as Mia. Its nice to know that I am not alone in a lot of things. Many moms are going though the same things I am going through with their babies and themselves! Its good to be able to relate and talk to other moms, even if its not in person. Its nice to be able to vent and have somebody that totally understands what you are going though. Yes, James is here and I can talk to him and he is caring and loving about my emotions and such but its differnet cuz he is a man, he doesn't totally understand, talking to another woman about things just re-a-sures me I guess.

I cannot belive that Mia is already 2mos old! She is getting big! We won't have her 2mo check up untill next month, that is the earliest the Dr. could get her in. But at her last check up, which was April 4th, she was 9Lbs 7oz and 22inches long. She is fitting into the 0-3mo clothes now and less and less of the NB size, she is just about too long for them. She has had several milestones...she has smiled, giggled and rolled over from her tummy to her back, she has tried to roll from her back to her stomach but hasn't got it down yet. She is also sleeping through the night most of the time! She has become more alert and aware of things around her.

Ashlee tires to help me a lot, she throws diapers away, she will get her "pas" or her blankie if I ask her to. She is always trying to give her hugs and kisses, a little too much I think, she always seems to be in her face. She also tries to pick her up whenever I have my back turned, I have caught her several times.

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Sleepless in Brookings...

Last night was an awful night for sleep! Mia has her days and nights mixed up. She sleep well during the day 3-4 hour stretches, wakes up to eat and goes back to sleep. Sometimes she will stay awake for maybe 15 minutes after eating but then is right back to sleep. Last night she was up every hour after about 3:30am to eat, then back to sleep for about an hour and then up again wanting to eat. I would sit there in bed with her propped up on my fluffiest, firmest pillow in the football hold nursing her, falling asleep! Then she would fall asleep and as I went to lay her down, she would either wake back up and want to eat some more or she would lay quietly for a short period of time and THEN want back up. I tired giving her a pacifier (pas, as we call it around here) and sometimes that would work and I'd get a half hour of sleep in, other times it didn't matter. Finally, I smacked my husband on the arm and said "its your turn, I need sleep too" he had been laying there snoring loud as a bullhorn right through everything! I hated him last night (not really it was the lack of sleep talking). He took her and and I rolled over and went to sleep. She was fine, I knew she had been fed, had a clean diaper on, etc. About an hour later she was crying again, didn't want her pas, wasn't gassy...I knew she was wanting to eat again...at least I got about an hours worth of sleep. Finally around 6am she went to sleep and was out! I laid my head down on my pillow, even though I don't remember it, I know I did cuz I woke up with it there lol. Woke up to the alarm clock (7am) and the kids coming into our room to wake us up. James got up with them, got them fed and dressed and ready to go...well Lillian anyway, she is the only one besides Dom who NEEDS to be dressed to go out of the house. James took them to school, I had to get up to make sure Ashlee didn't get into anything she wasn't suppose to. So last night...lets not talk about that anymore lol. I am practically falling asleep as I write this!

Today I had to take Mia in to get her Billy Ruben (or whatever/how ever its spelled) tested again to see if things had improved since yesterday. I had to take her to the hospital which is approx. a half hour away. I get there and they did not know I was coming, had no lab paperwork...etc etc. I waited for approx. 20min for them to tell me there were finally ready. I had 2 young children and an infant, things were a little difficult. Finally they took me back, poked her head and took what they needed for the test. We had to wait there for the results just in case she needed the light therapy or the light blanket to take home. Got all that finished and done and we were out of there about 2:30pm...I had gotten there just shortly after 12pm!
Upon getting home, I had to feed these "starving" children and get them all situated and then they were up and down up and down. THEN I had to go pick up James from work for his lunch so he could take the car back and I wouldn't have to go back and get him at 9:30/10pm! Needless to say I am pooped out (may not sound like I did a lot but I did) I also did a load of the baby's laundry.  And as I sit here typing this out I am falling asleep! Think I'll go nap while Mia is, should be able to get at least an hour of sleep, which will help me later on tonight when she is awake and just wanting to eat.

Mia Grace is here!!

Mia Grace was born 2/19/2011 at 2:19pm! She weighed in at 8Lbs 8.5oz and was 19.5 inches long!

We had scheduled an induction due to the fact that I was already 5cm dilated and still a week away from my due date. We were a little worried that since the hospital was about a half hour away, I would end up going into labor and delivering in the car on the way!

I arrived at the hospital at 10am and got my IV, paperwork and all that good stuff out of the way. The Dr. showed up around 11am and broke my water (no pitocin) Things went quick from there and Mia arrived at 2:19pm...about 3.5 hrs after the Dr. had broke my water! A very quick labor and delivery! The Dr. almost went home to watch some TV while he was waiting for me to dilate all the way (he lives about 100 yards from the hospital). Good thing he didn't!! I decided to get an epidural this time. The Dr. wasn't sure that we would have time for one and if we did it may not have time to take effect before delivery. However, the gal got in pretty quick and got the epidural going, she did have to do it twice as she couldn't get the first one in. As soon as she got it in I felt my left leg get all warm and tingly. It took a little longer for the right side to go but once it did, my legs were dead weight and I couldn't feel anymore pain. All I could feel was the pressure from Mia coming down and I could feel when someone touched my leg or stomach...just no pain! I don't know why I didn't get epidurals with either of my first two! When it was time to push I could feel some pain but it wasn't near as bad as if I hadn't had the epidural.

Mia came out very quiet, not much crying or anything, but she was totally fine. They got her wiped down and brought her over to me to try and nurse. It took her a little bit, but she eventually latched on. She is a good eater (a typical Day family member lol). She is a pretty good sleeper, but I think she is getting her days and nights mixed up. I was up night before last about every half hour to hour nursing her (that next day was a ROUGH one!) and last night I was up at 3:30 and again at 4:30 for nursing and didn't get to go back to sleep till about 8am.

We spent a couple days in the hospital (even tho we could have gone home the next day) they knew I had a couple small children at home and said if I wanted I could stay another day just to get some extra rest! James and I got a special breakfast the day we went home with some sparkling apple cider. We were able to order what we wanted and they brought it to us on a fancy cart and everything. James got steak and eggs (it was a huge piece of steak too!) and I had a sausage and bacon omelet. They both came with a bunch of other breakfast goodies.

It has been nearly 4 years since I have had a little tiny baby to take care of and even tho things come pretty instinctual and natural, its a new journey, I'm sure there will be more to blog about!!

Almost there!! Phew!

Well it looks like Saturday at 10am I will be going into the hospital to be induced. I have been 5cm dilated for almost a week. We live nearly 30 minutes away from the hospital and my labors seems to go pretty quick, especially since I am always dilated nearly half-way before going in! Dr. is figuring by 5pm we should have a baby...whether it will be a Mia or a Donavan...we still don't know. Its kinda of exciting to not know, though a little stressful at the same time...its hard to find gender neutral clothing and other baby items, most of them are either BOY or GIRL!
We decided to go with induction to avoid the risk or me going into labor and having a baby in the car on the way to the hospital! I don't want that! I wanna be there IN the hospital with the nurses and Dr's there! I want an epidural this time as well...I went all natural with my first two, and I want to experience a more painless labor and birth with this one. I have been watching You Tube videos or women going through labor and delivery with epidurals and it looks so much more relaxing and peaceful!

I have been dealing with a lot of stress over the last several days. We found out that our 17th year old has been lying to us for nearly 7-8mos now about several various things...some of them VERY BIG things. Now I know kids lie and its not unusual or anything but our trust in her has been totally broken. Whatever trust we had in her has been thrown out the window and is completely lost..she will have to start all over again. She is a very responsible kid when it comes to school and work. She does very well in school and tries very hard, she has a great work ethic, just like her father. But when it comes to other certain things...I think she takes her brain out of her head, sets it aside and then puts it back in later. I have been VERY, deeply hurt at the event of these lies and cannot even talk to her right now. I don't mind the little lies and such, its these big ones that we are finding out about. Things that we pretty much knew and confronted her about and she was so strongly adamant about the "fact" that we were wrong and she was telling the "truth" about these things. I think the fact that she has been lying to us for so long about the same issues (and more and more seems to be leaking out each day) is the thing that REALLY hurts me. I feel very disrespected and very hurt, especially after she knew how strongly I felt about certain things. I am trying to get over it, but its not something that is going to go away quickly. I will have a VERY VERY difficult time believing most anything that comes out of her mouth for a long time. Right now I am just not really talking to her. That may seems wrong to you, but believe me, its the best thing for now...if  I was to talk to her, it would be a mess and a big yelling match and I don't want that. I know it won't accomplish anything and just make things worse. My husband hates it that I am not speaking to her, but like I said, it would just make things worse, I am THAT deeply hurt. I don't think I have ever been so hurt in my life.
Don't get me wrong, she is a good kid! She has a good head on her shoulders...most of the time. She has goals for her life (that we don't want to see get screwed up, and the path she is starting to make is going to lead to that!) she has colleges looking into her, sending her information about their programs and schooling because she does so well in school. She has a job and she works hard. She doesn't do drugs, smoke, drink...there are so many things that could be worse. We just don't understand why she feels the need to lie to us about so many things. We have always told our kids that we want to have an open, honest relationship with them. We have never lied to them, if they ask about something, we tell them the truth...whats the point in lying? It won't help them, won't get them anywhere. Lying only will screw things up for you...sure you may be able to get away with it for awhile, but eventually its going to catch up with you and things are going to be bad. Especially if you have had to lie to cover up ANOTHER lie and another and another...there is just no point. We have always told our children that eventually...even if its a year or so down the road, we are going to find out, its best just to be up front and truthful, life will be so much easier for them if they are.

I didn't really want to blog about all that, it just kinda came out. It does help me a little to talk about it though. I don't really have any thing else to talk about. All that drama has kind of consumed my life the last few days. I will have something else to take the place of that pretty soon though! We are looking forward to meeting the new member of our family! That should be the thing that I am consumed with...I have been pretty tired the last few days, lots of pains (headaches, backaches, hip pain, etc etc) Thankfully my mother is here to help out with the kids and such and my hubby has been a great help as well! I am greatful they are here to help! My little girls are getting excited to see their new brother or sister, they want a sister though, so if its a boy hopefully they won't be too disappointed. But with my husbands history/luck it will be a girl. Either way, we honestly don't care, as long as everything goes well and the baby is healthy, that's all that matters!
Wow...I just realized how long this post was! Sometimes I just can't stop lol!