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Posted on December 29, 2011
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Posted on October 16, 2011
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Posted on November 2, 2010
So, we had our annual Halloween bash last weekend, and even though only half the expected kiddos showed up we all had a blast. This was Adeline’s first time Trick or Treating, so the anticipation was great (so much so that she was a grand pill all day long and we had to threaten bans on candy and canceling of the party). We all went as a big group (yes, I was FREEZING, lol), and the kids thought it was some sort of crazy race to get from one house to the next. Once back home we all did some crafts, ate more good food, took some studio mug shots (something is better than nothing, right??) and hung out with good friends. I spent a good half of the party nursing Miss Eliza … but was lucky to have my good friend to chat with as she nursed her little one beside me (I forgot how a good portion of parties are usually missed when you have a little nursling!!). Even though I didn’t get half the things done that I wanted to before the party, none of that mattered in the end. And my body gave me a break and POTS took it easy on me so I could enjoy family and friends. Yay!
We were an unlikely and motley crew. And, yes, we realize how weird it is for a family with no TV to have two people dressed like characters from Showtime shows. Scott was Dexter, the serial killer. I had a little issue with Scott being such a violent character … we explained to Addie that daddy is a “surgeon,” hence the bloody knife … she said, “Well, that’s a silly costume because he doesn’t look like a doctor at all!” Sometimes the fibs are necessary. LOL! And then mommy wasn’t much better on the violence front, as Scott reminded me … vampires kill too. I was Sookie from True Blood, complete with bite marks on my neck. They were so realistic looking one my of my friends came up with a huge look of concern on her face, asking if I had been in the hospital again. LOL! Scott made fun of me because authenticity in your costume is so vital to me … I mean, if you’re going to dress as a character you should do it right! LOL! He joked that maybe we should have gotten a little reconstructive surgery to really, truly look the part.The littles were dressed as a sweet little cowgirl and our little Eliza June as a Junebug (okay, she was a ladybug).
Posted on October 13, 2010
Adeilne’s latest adventure is her elaborate made up life as a novelist. She carries around a cell phone arguing with her publisher about changes they want to make to her story. She was complaining tonight because they want a multi-book deal but haven’t even paid her for the first book yet (apparently they asked her to write “forty-eighty” more books this week). She got off the “phone” (a broken old iPod look alike) and asked daddy for his lawyer’s phone number. Yes, seriously. She has set up an office in her bedroom complete with a desk, chair, pen holder and paper, recycling can and a framed photo of her dog. The other night she professed to having to much work to finish to take a break for dinner … we indulged her imagination and let her eat dinner at the “office.” I don’t know where the novelist idea came from since I can’t even write a coherent blog post on my best days, let alone a book. She keeps me immensely entertained and so proud and full of love.
And there are other things that I should get off my chest … major heartbreak and problems with a couple of close family members (not our little foursome, but close to home on both counts), my little bouts with depression that left me sobbing like a big puddle of postpartum sadness for several nights, Adeline’s continued struggle as a big sister and heart break at the change it’s brought to her little world, POTS ups and downs, my struggle to balance a tremendous amount of work and not miss out on any time with my girls (i.e., NO sleep), Eliza’s new adventures in rolling over, grabbing toys and “talking” to mommy, the troubles we are having with homeschooling, and so much more … but I’m exhausted and need to do the aforementioned work. So, look out for soon to be posted ramblings. Thanks for stopping by this little blog … leave a comment and shout out that you were here, I’d love to follow your blog as well!
And a couple shots of my little heartbeats. Processed with the Paint the Moon action Passion Fruit Tea from Coffee House (full set for PSE or bonus set for PS) … and a little Paint on Vibrant Color (from Essentials) beforehand.
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Posted on July 18, 2010
So, I’ve been having contractions since early evening … it’s 4am now. They are much different than all the Braxton Hicks I’ve had for so long … an achy, major pressure in my pelvis. I can’t compare it to my labor with Adeline, since my water broke with her at home and then intense, painful contractions started immediately (couldn’t have been mistaken for anything else, lol). I took a bath earlier with my Addie Bee and headed to bed … was able to sleep until about 2am, thankfully. Now they are a little too intense to sleep through. I feel amazingly calm. I am a little bummed, however, that I will have to cancel a special day I had planned for Adeline tomorrow. She’s been looking forward to it for FOREVER (seriously, since like Christmas, which to a four year old is indeed forever ago). We were taking her to Portland to do the whole cheesy Build a Bear thing and then to the swimming pool and a special lunch, and she has been talking about it all week and went to sleep tonight babbling about what she was going to pick out for her doggie. I feel sad that we’ll have to postpone it on her. 
So, I think I’ll just lay here and breathe through the contractions a bit longer before waking Scott up. I’m going to snuggle my little angel and breathe in the sweet smell of her hair and stroke her cheek. Now I’m getting all sad thinking this might be the last night of her and I snuggling just the two of us without a baby to share the snuggles with.
Oh, ouuuchhhhhhhhh!!!! Yeah, I am seriously doubting we’ll make it to Build a Bear today! LOL!
ETA: It’s 6:50am and I’m still laying here trying to relax. I’ve spent the past three hours gazing at my little girl, squeezing her tight and doing a lot of crying in between contractions. I feel guilty for having sad feelings at this wonderfully happy time, but am so worried about how things might change between my Addie girl and me. I know every mom tells me the love will just multiply and everything will work out fine … but right now all I can think about is my little girl’s heart and how much she needs her mommy. Granted, she has been showing a fierce streak of independence lately … but she’s still this mama’s baby girl. My heart feels all wrapped up in Adeline right now. As I type this on my iPod she has her limbs all wrapped around me and is rubbing my “bow” (she has a special attachment to my elbows – having always caressed my “bows” while nursing since she was a baby, and she still comforts herself by “rubbing the bows,” lol) … I’m staying right here as long as I can. I plan on snuggling her some more, and when she wakes up we’ll take another bath, read some stories and, if I’m able to manage, take a nice walk together. I am definitely not in a hurry to get to a hospital. Earlier Scott came over to my side (Adeline sleeps between us), and I was snuggled by both of my peeps – sandwiched in between all that love while breathing through contractions … and little baby Eliza kicking her sister in the back. So much love.
Photo by the wonderful Robin Long … processed by Paint the Moon. Love this shot of our little family!!!
And one more shot of my sleeping beauty the other morning … and the second photo is two seconds after the first one. That is just how happy she wakes up every morning … what a blessing to be greeted by such love and happiness every morning! And she always immediately snuggles closer, saying sweet things like, “You are my favorite girl in the whole world, mommy. You’re my sunshine that makes my heart so happy.” How could a mama not have a good day when being greeted first thing like that?
And because I’m a perfectionist, I have to point out that these were processed with different PTM actions … so, they are *supposed* to look different. LOL!
