My baby is one week old already. How time flies when you are enjoying every minute of it. He is such a sweet baby. He sleeps good and is nursing so well. I could not believe the difference between waiting to nurse and just doing it right away. He caught on so fast. The girls love him they will barely leave him to sleep. I had to make a rule that if he is asleep you cannot touch him. Pumping is going well too. I have over 30 oz in the freezer for when I go back to work. Yeah I am tired most of the time but it is so worth it. He is just doing so well and so am I.
Of course there is one little thing. He did not pass his hearing test in his left ear. So July 5th he is going to be re-tested. I am nervous but at the same time it could just be he had fluid in his ear. Tomorrow is his first check up with the doctor and they are suppose to talk to me more about it. I am not going to panic til I have to. Even then I am not going to panic per say. I probably will keep taking him til we figure out what we can do for him. No matter what though I am going to love him. I am pretty sure it was just fluid left in his ear or something. I am sure everything will be fine. I did everything right when I was pregnant and he is healthy as can be. I cannot see him not being able to hear. I am sure everything will be fine but still it is in the back of my mind what if.
Raising Two Girls and a Boy
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Being a mother of three............
For five days now I have been the mother of three children. Unlike most parents, my hubby and I were not able to spend the first week together. I was on my own Monday with all three kids. He had to go back to work. So I had to find ways of doing things and getting things done.It was tough at first. I had a problem managing time. But now I am on day five and I am doing very well.
Today I made breakfast, lunch and cleaned. I was able to do three loads of laundry and breastfeed my infant. I changed a million diapers. Helped the girls clean their rooms and did an art project with them.I feel like super mom. Hopefully things keep going this good.
Today I made breakfast, lunch and cleaned. I was able to do three loads of laundry and breastfeed my infant. I changed a million diapers. Helped the girls clean their rooms and did an art project with them.I feel like super mom. Hopefully things keep going this good.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Corbin Lee is here and my family is now complete!
Friday I went to my daughter's softball game. I was sure that nothing was going to happen anytime soon. Well I woke up at 3 am with contractions. They were different. I timed them and then woke up my husband. They were 3 minutes apart before 5. We called the in laws and they came over and to watch my girls. We headed to the hospital. By 7 I was 7 dilated. Everything happened so fast this time. Before I knew it I was in active labor and not doing so well with the pain. I got the epi. Yeah I guess I am a wimp. They pains were so bad in my legs that I could not walk nor really sit up too much. Which I am sure made it so much worse on me. At 10:16 am I gave birth to Corbin Lee. He was 7 lbs 6 oz. 19 3/4 inches The biggest baby I ever had. I tore and had to be sewn up. This is the first time I have ever had stitches in my life. I got to breastfeed within minutes of giving birth. He took right to it and now when he sees me or hears me, his face lights up and wants to eat lol. I am still very very sore. Corbin had some issues with gas last night due to the high fiber diet they put me on in the hospital. He is doing much better since we have been home and I can balance what I eat a little better.
Guess what? We are complete! I just thought I should write that because that feeling I have been waiting for is here. As much as I would love to have more children I think three is a great number. We have our boy and our girls. We are done while we are ahead.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Everything is winding down......... and a little vent I need to get off my chest
Everything is winding down. My pregnancy is about over. I am just waiting to go into labor at this point. Monday I will get my membranes sweepted if I have not had him. Everything is about to change. I cannot wait.
Today the girls and I made tie dye red white and blue shirts. We even made one for Corbin. I cannot wait to get a picture of all three of them in their little shirts. We also made sand art and played go fish. We had to find something to do because the weather was super rainy. The girls enjoyed our time together. It made me feel good to get to do some activities with them before the baby. I also got their presents from Corbin in the mail. They enjoyed getting a gift. I also let them pick out something small for him. Christina got him a hungry caterpillar rattle and Avanelle got him a monkey rattle.I have it all bagged up and ready to go. All they have to do is bring it to the hospital. They both are so excited!
Now for my vent...................
When will people grow up? My sister just graduated, well she will on Sunday and she thinks it is acceptable to continue living at home. She has no job and no liences and she has a baby! Ok I understand she just had the baby but it is time to start doing something! I mean I was living on my own my senior year. Sure I was on assistance but I did what I had to do for my child. Then she has this boyfriend, whom i cannot stand. Sorry he is an idiot. Everything that comes out of his mouth is about the dumbest shit I have ever heard. He does not have a job and is 3 years behind in school. What a fucking looser! He does not deserve my sister! He comes to my house makes his little smart ass comments about how I do things, but he does not even have a job. He got fired from KFC from stealing food!! His looser ass loves to tell my sister she needs a job but does not have one himself! I am sorry but I am so disappointed in how my sister is doing things. I do not mind helping her but she has to do something to help herself. Nobody is going to coddle her. She is going to have to get a job like the rest of us. She is going to have to do the hard things. Nobody is going to pay for her forever. She expects my mother to keep paying for her until she gets on her feet. That is funny as hell. I do not see my mother doing that. This is the difference between my sister and myself. I am independent and she is dependent on people.
Now this tid bit is classic my ex. Her boyfirend will not get up for school. He blames everyone for why he does not get up. He expects my sister and his mother to hold his hand and help him get up. Are you kidding me? When you get a job nobody will be waking you up. You have to learn to get an alarm or instead of having Mommy buy you new games for your wii you could have her buy you an alarm clock. He does not seem to get that once you become an adult ( having sex and having a child) it's time to grow the hell up! Still does not have a job by the way. Been fired for over 6 months. My sister has one starting in July but he has no one. I had to hold Jeff's little hand too. Still tries to get me to do his responsibility. That's why you should never start doing that for a man. A man needs to be a man. So glad my husband is one.
Then you have my brother. Ugh! So frustrated with him. He has no job, no place to live, a child, a lazy ass girlfriend, and has had several years to get on his feet. Well guess what? He is living with my mom. His girlfriend does not have a job. She spends her days drunk. She claims being sober is no fun. My brother takes his food stamps and sells them. He buys alcohol instead of juice and milk for his daughter. He would rather have that then anything else. He is not really looking for a job. Him and his girlfriend sleep in and let other people take care of their kid. They refuse to get wicc to help with the milk and other items. They have had three places only to get evicted. Just disappointing. I do not see either one of them every changing. Why because Mommy and Daddy continue to bail their asses out. I wish they would kick them out and let the child live there. Maybe spending sometime in a homeless shelter will get them motivated!
I know I sound like I am being mean. But you have to realize these are the people I love. I am watching them act stupid and not do right by their child. It is so frustrating to watch. Someday I get so angry about it. I just have to put my worries down. I guess I should worry about me. Really hard when their are two beautiful children involved in these situations. Just burns me up to no end.
Today the girls and I made tie dye red white and blue shirts. We even made one for Corbin. I cannot wait to get a picture of all three of them in their little shirts. We also made sand art and played go fish. We had to find something to do because the weather was super rainy. The girls enjoyed our time together. It made me feel good to get to do some activities with them before the baby. I also got their presents from Corbin in the mail. They enjoyed getting a gift. I also let them pick out something small for him. Christina got him a hungry caterpillar rattle and Avanelle got him a monkey rattle.I have it all bagged up and ready to go. All they have to do is bring it to the hospital. They both are so excited!
Now for my vent...................
When will people grow up? My sister just graduated, well she will on Sunday and she thinks it is acceptable to continue living at home. She has no job and no liences and she has a baby! Ok I understand she just had the baby but it is time to start doing something! I mean I was living on my own my senior year. Sure I was on assistance but I did what I had to do for my child. Then she has this boyfriend, whom i cannot stand. Sorry he is an idiot. Everything that comes out of his mouth is about the dumbest shit I have ever heard. He does not have a job and is 3 years behind in school. What a fucking looser! He does not deserve my sister! He comes to my house makes his little smart ass comments about how I do things, but he does not even have a job. He got fired from KFC from stealing food!! His looser ass loves to tell my sister she needs a job but does not have one himself! I am sorry but I am so disappointed in how my sister is doing things. I do not mind helping her but she has to do something to help herself. Nobody is going to coddle her. She is going to have to get a job like the rest of us. She is going to have to do the hard things. Nobody is going to pay for her forever. She expects my mother to keep paying for her until she gets on her feet. That is funny as hell. I do not see my mother doing that. This is the difference between my sister and myself. I am independent and she is dependent on people.
Now this tid bit is classic my ex. Her boyfirend will not get up for school. He blames everyone for why he does not get up. He expects my sister and his mother to hold his hand and help him get up. Are you kidding me? When you get a job nobody will be waking you up. You have to learn to get an alarm or instead of having Mommy buy you new games for your wii you could have her buy you an alarm clock. He does not seem to get that once you become an adult ( having sex and having a child) it's time to grow the hell up! Still does not have a job by the way. Been fired for over 6 months. My sister has one starting in July but he has no one. I had to hold Jeff's little hand too. Still tries to get me to do his responsibility. That's why you should never start doing that for a man. A man needs to be a man. So glad my husband is one.
Then you have my brother. Ugh! So frustrated with him. He has no job, no place to live, a child, a lazy ass girlfriend, and has had several years to get on his feet. Well guess what? He is living with my mom. His girlfriend does not have a job. She spends her days drunk. She claims being sober is no fun. My brother takes his food stamps and sells them. He buys alcohol instead of juice and milk for his daughter. He would rather have that then anything else. He is not really looking for a job. Him and his girlfriend sleep in and let other people take care of their kid. They refuse to get wicc to help with the milk and other items. They have had three places only to get evicted. Just disappointing. I do not see either one of them every changing. Why because Mommy and Daddy continue to bail their asses out. I wish they would kick them out and let the child live there. Maybe spending sometime in a homeless shelter will get them motivated!
I know I sound like I am being mean. But you have to realize these are the people I love. I am watching them act stupid and not do right by their child. It is so frustrating to watch. Someday I get so angry about it. I just have to put my worries down. I guess I should worry about me. Really hard when their are two beautiful children involved in these situations. Just burns me up to no end.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Drinking Raspberry tea.........
Sitting here drinking my tea. Hoping these cramps are helping me efface. Thinking about getting into the pool later and just relaxing. I might even take a walk. I am ready for this. Randy is too. We cannot wait to welcome our son into our family. Finally I will have one of each. How crazy is it that the shettles method worked? How crazy is it that we chose the sex of our child? I do not care about the pain stretch marks or all the scarring I have from the zofran pump. It is going to be so worth it soon. Enough for me to forget about it. I will be holding my boy in a week or so. I am so excited!!
I am not sure if my family will be complete. I know for the sake of our financial future I probably should be done. We all know my medical problems are expensive. I owe about 3,000 for the pump that kept me hydrated. I would have never gotten through this pregnancy without it. There were days I wanted to die. So mush vomiting and I was so weak. I even thought that I was going to die of dehydration a few times. I am so glad Randy's mom was there helping me. I do not know what I would have done without her. I doubt Randy will let me have anymore children. I think watching me twice was enough for him. I know he cried every night that I was sick. Now he looks at me and smiles but I know he is still worried. Worried about how this is going to effect my life long term. Being that dehydrated is not good on the body. Hell not good for women period. Especially when it comes to calcium absorption. My bones are probably going to be weak when I am older.
So are we done? I do not know. Not ready to say we are. Not ready to make anything permanent.I would love to have one more. But not sure if my body and my fiances can afford it. When the time comes Randy will get fixed and we will make a commitment to it. But we will not know til Corbin is older. I love children and this is a hard decision for me to make. Maybe I will foster someday. Who knows what the future holds.
I am not sure if my family will be complete. I know for the sake of our financial future I probably should be done. We all know my medical problems are expensive. I owe about 3,000 for the pump that kept me hydrated. I would have never gotten through this pregnancy without it. There were days I wanted to die. So mush vomiting and I was so weak. I even thought that I was going to die of dehydration a few times. I am so glad Randy's mom was there helping me. I do not know what I would have done without her. I doubt Randy will let me have anymore children. I think watching me twice was enough for him. I know he cried every night that I was sick. Now he looks at me and smiles but I know he is still worried. Worried about how this is going to effect my life long term. Being that dehydrated is not good on the body. Hell not good for women period. Especially when it comes to calcium absorption. My bones are probably going to be weak when I am older.
So are we done? I do not know. Not ready to say we are. Not ready to make anything permanent.I would love to have one more. But not sure if my body and my fiances can afford it. When the time comes Randy will get fixed and we will make a commitment to it. But we will not know til Corbin is older. I love children and this is a hard decision for me to make. Maybe I will foster someday. Who knows what the future holds.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cosi, Swimming, Tina's Second game, and baby's room
Cosi
Was very fun. The girls loved learning about the dinosaurs and just being girls. I enjoyed the walking and the cramps. I cannot wait for them to get stronger so I can get this little boy out of me.
The activities that we did included, going through a maze, climbing, digging for bones, playing a stimulated dinosaur game, looking at the real looking dinos that made sounds, doing art projects in the hallway, and learning and answering questions about what we learned. We also visited the space exhibit, ocean exhibit, outside exhibit, life exhibit and progress. We seen how big Corbin is in the life exhibit. They even had models for older children about how the baby comes out. I showed Tina since we already talked about how babies are made.
After visiting the exhibits we went out to eat one last time as a family of four. Ava of course had to eat like a dog. Tina was her normal self doing puzzles and talking about school. It was nice to just sit there and take it all in. Soon there will be five of us. I can hardly wait.
Was very fun. The girls loved learning about the dinosaurs and just being girls. I enjoyed the walking and the cramps. I cannot wait for them to get stronger so I can get this little boy out of me.
The activities that we did included, going through a maze, climbing, digging for bones, playing a stimulated dinosaur game, looking at the real looking dinos that made sounds, doing art projects in the hallway, and learning and answering questions about what we learned. We also visited the space exhibit, ocean exhibit, outside exhibit, life exhibit and progress. We seen how big Corbin is in the life exhibit. They even had models for older children about how the baby comes out. I showed Tina since we already talked about how babies are made.
After visiting the exhibits we went out to eat one last time as a family of four. Ava of course had to eat like a dog. Tina was her normal self doing puzzles and talking about school. It was nice to just sit there and take it all in. Soon there will be five of us. I can hardly wait.
Swimming
Of course we could not just put up our pool. Oh no there had to be some drama. Randy had to fix the outside hose because it was no longer working. Of course he had no idea we had a water break at some point. After fixiing it he ended up having to fix that to. Of course we had a big flood in our kitchen that had to be cleaned and the water had to stay off for over a 12 hour period to get it done. After all of that we finally have the pool filled up. The girls enjoyed swimming in it yesterday. Avanelle can even touch this year. Makes me feel so much better about having it in the back yard and dealing with a baby. I know she can swim well and she would never go in without her swimming equipment. Much too scared to.
Christina's Second game of the season
Finally after all the rain Christina gets a second game. I was kind of upset because it seemed like the team they played were far more advanced. Almost like they were stacked. Tina had to bat against a very fast pitcher and I thought that was wrong. It is first year coach pitch. Not fast pitch. Tina was not used to that type of throwing and striked out twice. One girl on her team even cried. I of course stared crying too. Tina had fun in the end and I guess that is what matters. Still not happy with how they stack the teams.Oh I took the camera but it was so hot I forgot to take pictures lol.
Baby's room
I am now going to take you back in time. Saturday of last week. Randy finally got the dresser done and it looks so great!!! I am so proud of him and all the work he has been able to do for our new addition. I cannot wait to use it. Everything is put in it and ready to go. Now to get this baby out.
Can't fit in my swim suit anymore lol. Look at those stretch marks.
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