My sweet friend April gave birth to Michael Chase Cipriano "Chase" on June 20, 2009 at 9:43 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 3/4's inches long! I was able to go see him today and not only is he absolutely adorable, he has got to be the most peaceful and content baby I have ever met! April is keeping her fingers crossed that he stays this content! We are VERY excited for the Cipriano family!
We did have a great day with the amazing dad that I married and my dad! We grilled out at our place and enjoyed a relaxing evening at home with lots of yummy food! Aleigh and I had a nice afternoon visiting April and baby Chase at the hospital and going grocery shopping. It's kind of amazing how nice it can be to get out w/ just one child at a time. I think it's so important to have that one on one time w/ each of your kids. I always learn so much more about them and see how fast they are growing up when we get to have great conversation w/out interruptions.
Joe enjoyed his day as well! He loved the cards we all made him with all of the scrapbook stuff I have had for years and never use! :) For some reason, he really wanted to clean/organize our master closet and do yard work today! Even though I didn't want to, I did try to talk him out of it so he could relax, but he seems to feel so much better when he has done something productive on his day off. Joe, like AJ and Ansley, has an ON switch and an OFF switch. He is either moving and doing stuff, or stops and crashes!
I sure wish we had our replacement battery for our camera so that I could make our blog more interesting and post pictures! Photos coming soon!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
An Eventful Friday!
Yesterday was a crazy, but fun day! I started my morning by getting up and going to work for my friend April. She has a daycare/preschool in her home and is VERY pregnant (at the hospital as we speak for an enduction)! I am so glad that I have been available to help relieve her for her doctor appts, and yesterday was her last! I am not sure that she would say she was more excited to be at the end of her pregnancy yesterday or that she was going to have an entire month off from taking care of 6 VERY WILD 3 year old boys! If I were to guess, I would say that yesterday the most exciting thing would have to be that it was her last day of work for a month and I was able to give her the morning off! It's a good thing, because I think those boys would have put her into major labor yesterday morning!!! LOL! Wow, was it a crazy morning! I have gotten to know those boys very well over the past 4/5 months and I can tell you, without a doubt, they were totally out of character yesterday! They must have sensed that there were big changes coming up! Two of them will be starting pre-k in the fall so yesterday was their last day for good. April is leaving her open child care spots available to girls only! LOL! :) I can't say that I blame her! Boys are great, but when you get 6 of them at the age of 3 together for 10 hours....it can easily become a zoo! How she has been able to do this for 10 hours every day until the very end of her pregnancy, w/ an 18 months old of her own, is beyond me! Ansley didn't make things any easier yesterday morning! I guess she thought she had to make herself noticed amongst the boys and kept climbing on top of the table and dancing and yelling really loud...yes she was table dancing at 1 year old! LOL! We have many lessons in store for her! Table dancing is definitely a way to get the attention from boys...but not the kind of attention you want!!! LOL! Honestly though, she has figured out how to climb EVERYTHING! I am about to go crazy! I am thinking about putting the kitchen chairs on top of the table!
So after I left her place, I had to rush to get AJ and Aleigh from the Karate center so that I could take them to a jumping place for a birthday party that we were all invited to! Their friend Devon, who's parents are also friends of ours, turned 7. Ansley's nap didn't happen, but she REALLY needed and wanted one! Instead she got her second wind and ran all over the place the whole time. She would much rather explore and try to climb the arcade games than jump and play in one area! Needless to say, I was pretty tired and my feet were sore and already swelling when we left!
As soon as we got home, I had to get the kids ready to go with the neighbor friend to a "water play" church activity. After getting them in their bathing suites, covering them in sunscreen, packing their bag w/ extra clothes, towels, more sunscreen, bug spray, and their water bottles, they were out the door and I had a very tired 16 month old pulling at my legs! It was 5:00 and a little late for a nap, but I had to make a dish and get ready for a get together at a girlfriends house...an evening w/ girlfriends and no husbands or kids, finally something fun for me!
I put Ansley in her bed so that I could get the dishes done, make my dip, and get a shower. She was still awake when I got out of the shower, but asleep by the time I was done doing my hair! We had to leave 15 min. later so that I could get her over to my parents house (Joe had a karate bootcamp until 9pm). Poor little Ansley only got a 15 min. nap! Apparently she was still up and going strong until 11:30 pm...SO SO late for her! She was up at 7 a.m. too....crazy child! I imagine she will take a long nap, she sure needs one!!!
So after a nice evening w/ some awesome girlfriends, I came home to a quiet house with everyone tucked safely in bed! After checking on all of my kids and giving them kisses, I was in my cozy bed by 2 am! Today....I'm kind of a zombie as I wait anxiously to hear from April! She is at the hospital being enduced and they predict her baby boy (1st boy, second child) will be born around 6pm at about 8 lbs! April is TINY, so birthing an 8 lb. baby could be a lot for her. I just love the anticipation of all of these babies!!! :)
So after I left her place, I had to rush to get AJ and Aleigh from the Karate center so that I could take them to a jumping place for a birthday party that we were all invited to! Their friend Devon, who's parents are also friends of ours, turned 7. Ansley's nap didn't happen, but she REALLY needed and wanted one! Instead she got her second wind and ran all over the place the whole time. She would much rather explore and try to climb the arcade games than jump and play in one area! Needless to say, I was pretty tired and my feet were sore and already swelling when we left!
As soon as we got home, I had to get the kids ready to go with the neighbor friend to a "water play" church activity. After getting them in their bathing suites, covering them in sunscreen, packing their bag w/ extra clothes, towels, more sunscreen, bug spray, and their water bottles, they were out the door and I had a very tired 16 month old pulling at my legs! It was 5:00 and a little late for a nap, but I had to make a dish and get ready for a get together at a girlfriends house...an evening w/ girlfriends and no husbands or kids, finally something fun for me!
I put Ansley in her bed so that I could get the dishes done, make my dip, and get a shower. She was still awake when I got out of the shower, but asleep by the time I was done doing my hair! We had to leave 15 min. later so that I could get her over to my parents house (Joe had a karate bootcamp until 9pm). Poor little Ansley only got a 15 min. nap! Apparently she was still up and going strong until 11:30 pm...SO SO late for her! She was up at 7 a.m. too....crazy child! I imagine she will take a long nap, she sure needs one!!!
So after a nice evening w/ some awesome girlfriends, I came home to a quiet house with everyone tucked safely in bed! After checking on all of my kids and giving them kisses, I was in my cozy bed by 2 am! Today....I'm kind of a zombie as I wait anxiously to hear from April! She is at the hospital being enduced and they predict her baby boy (1st boy, second child) will be born around 6pm at about 8 lbs! April is TINY, so birthing an 8 lb. baby could be a lot for her. I just love the anticipation of all of these babies!!! :)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Pregnant life-in the summertime!
So the reason I have not been blogging regularly is due to the fact that I hate to blog about stuff that's not fun and uplifting or when I don't have a whole lot of exciting news! However, I do realize that this is our blog and it's about what is going on in life, happy, sad or whatever! I have been VERY tired this pregnancy and am doing all I can to stay upbeat and energetic for my kids and my very understanding husband who I am so grateful to! Joe is doing all he can to support us and keep up w/ the house. All the while he puts up w/ my moodiness and exhaustion in such an understanding way! I just love him more than I could ever explain!
It is, however, that lovely time of year for us, when we don't get to see a whole lot of Joe...unless we go to the Karate Center. I know most people look forward to and love the summer, but it's quite the opposite for Joe and I! I know the kids enjoy not having to go to bed early, but they seem to miss the routine of going to school everyday and seeing their friends. We live in a fairly big neighborhood, but unfortunatly there are only 3 kids that are close to our kids age and 2 of them my husband and I don't really care to have around our kids! SO...since Joe is rarely here when the kids are awake (because he is working hard to support us), that leaves all of the responsibility and entertaining to me! I hate to be a "Debbie Downer" and complain, but I am flat out exhausted! The heat and humidity here is unbearable...especially when your pregnant. My kids no longer get excited about going to Karate Camp (that's why we don't see much of Joe in the summertime), we don't have a pool, and if we do go outside I get to chase Ansley up and down the driveway or run after her to keep her away from poison Ivy (we practically live in a forest)! Then when we come inside the kids have to strip down so we can check them for ticks! Every single one of them has had a tick in the last month and we pulled 4 off of the dog last night! I would take them to the movies more or to some of the indoor play areas, but all of that costs money and Ansley won't sit through a movie for ANYTHING! She won't sit still at all!!!
I think the hardest part for me is that I am not out making money to help contribute to our lack of monthly income! We don't have the extra money right now to go out and do fun things w/ the kids, and that's the part that weighs me down the most! It actually makes me sad for the kids, especially when they make comments like "You don't let us do anything fun!" It's hard to even be able to afford a trip to the craft store so that we can be creative at home. We are doing all we can to just get by for the next couple of months while Joe works harder and longer hours but gets paid less... I know it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but Karate Camp is part of his salary and the extra income he usually gets for teaching extra classes at local child cares will be missing for the next couple of months (because of summer), which is huge sting for us! I really am trying to be more positive and I know that things will be 10x better by August...but in the meantime, it's not easy.
Don't get me wrong, I am venting, and I know we have so much to be grateful for! I am thrilled to be pregnant and we are all really looking forward to meeting little "Austin James" in October! This is just what life is for us right now, and I am kind of a little down! Granted, anyone who knows me knows that I am a hater of heat and humidity and have never enjoyed a summer in Georgia! It just makes me want to move back out West that much more! I know it gets hot out there too, but at least there is shade and no humidity!
On a happier note, I am halfway through my pregnancy!!! I had my 20 week ultra sound, which went very well! The baby looks healthy and strong! As I layed there and watched the ultra sound I had several flash backs to my ultra sound w/ Aleigh! The tech had to constantly shake my stomach to get Austin to move and all he would do is give a slight jerk. I had to lay on my side so that she could confirm the gender again. She said he was laying pretty low (Aleigh did too). My doctor informed me that my placenta is in the front right now, which is why I don't feel him move a whole lot. That made me feel a lot better! Aleigh also didn't move very much! Notice how I am keeping my fingers crossed that Austin will be as laid back as Aleigh?! :) AJ and Ansley are both so energetic and strong willed, it sure would be nice to have another one like Aleigh! :) We went ahead and scheduled my C-Section. As of now, it is scheduled for October 28th. There is always the possibility that the doctor might have to move it a day or two, which is fine! We picked the 28th in hopes that we will get to come home on Halloween.
It is, however, that lovely time of year for us, when we don't get to see a whole lot of Joe...unless we go to the Karate Center. I know most people look forward to and love the summer, but it's quite the opposite for Joe and I! I know the kids enjoy not having to go to bed early, but they seem to miss the routine of going to school everyday and seeing their friends. We live in a fairly big neighborhood, but unfortunatly there are only 3 kids that are close to our kids age and 2 of them my husband and I don't really care to have around our kids! SO...since Joe is rarely here when the kids are awake (because he is working hard to support us), that leaves all of the responsibility and entertaining to me! I hate to be a "Debbie Downer" and complain, but I am flat out exhausted! The heat and humidity here is unbearable...especially when your pregnant. My kids no longer get excited about going to Karate Camp (that's why we don't see much of Joe in the summertime), we don't have a pool, and if we do go outside I get to chase Ansley up and down the driveway or run after her to keep her away from poison Ivy (we practically live in a forest)! Then when we come inside the kids have to strip down so we can check them for ticks! Every single one of them has had a tick in the last month and we pulled 4 off of the dog last night! I would take them to the movies more or to some of the indoor play areas, but all of that costs money and Ansley won't sit through a movie for ANYTHING! She won't sit still at all!!!
I think the hardest part for me is that I am not out making money to help contribute to our lack of monthly income! We don't have the extra money right now to go out and do fun things w/ the kids, and that's the part that weighs me down the most! It actually makes me sad for the kids, especially when they make comments like "You don't let us do anything fun!" It's hard to even be able to afford a trip to the craft store so that we can be creative at home. We are doing all we can to just get by for the next couple of months while Joe works harder and longer hours but gets paid less... I know it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but Karate Camp is part of his salary and the extra income he usually gets for teaching extra classes at local child cares will be missing for the next couple of months (because of summer), which is huge sting for us! I really am trying to be more positive and I know that things will be 10x better by August...but in the meantime, it's not easy.
Don't get me wrong, I am venting, and I know we have so much to be grateful for! I am thrilled to be pregnant and we are all really looking forward to meeting little "Austin James" in October! This is just what life is for us right now, and I am kind of a little down! Granted, anyone who knows me knows that I am a hater of heat and humidity and have never enjoyed a summer in Georgia! It just makes me want to move back out West that much more! I know it gets hot out there too, but at least there is shade and no humidity!
On a happier note, I am halfway through my pregnancy!!! I had my 20 week ultra sound, which went very well! The baby looks healthy and strong! As I layed there and watched the ultra sound I had several flash backs to my ultra sound w/ Aleigh! The tech had to constantly shake my stomach to get Austin to move and all he would do is give a slight jerk. I had to lay on my side so that she could confirm the gender again. She said he was laying pretty low (Aleigh did too). My doctor informed me that my placenta is in the front right now, which is why I don't feel him move a whole lot. That made me feel a lot better! Aleigh also didn't move very much! Notice how I am keeping my fingers crossed that Austin will be as laid back as Aleigh?! :) AJ and Ansley are both so energetic and strong willed, it sure would be nice to have another one like Aleigh! :) We went ahead and scheduled my C-Section. As of now, it is scheduled for October 28th. There is always the possibility that the doctor might have to move it a day or two, which is fine! We picked the 28th in hopes that we will get to come home on Halloween.
Hopefully we will be able to replace our camera battery and post pictures of the kids soon!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Exciting update!
It has been way too long since I last blogged! For a while, I didn't have a whole lot to blog about that was real uplifting since I was so sick of being sick! AJ, Aleigh, and even Ansley were troopers up until my 16th week, when the nausea started to fade away finally! The kids have been so certain that we are having another boy, so on May 21st, when I was just 16 weeks pregnant, my mom treated us to an early 3D ultra sound so we could either confirm that the kids were right, or correct them and prepare them for another girl! Of course, as you all probably already know, we are THRILLED to be having another baby boy! I think I was able to see that it was a boy before the ultra sound tech! We plan to name him "Austin James." Unlike Ansley, Austin doesn't move much, and I tend to freak out. He gives me an occasional tap once a day! Aleigh was the same way, so maybe he will be a little less wild than AJ and Ansley! :)
When I was pregnant with Ansley I had 4 really close friends who were also having baby girls within 3 months of each other! Only thing is, this was the 1st for most of my friends, and the 3rd for me! Now I have one friend who just had a baby boy (her second child and second boy), another friend who is about to have her second child (a boy), and another who is about to have her second and is also having a boy! I guess I just felt I needed to jump on board and have a boy w/ them! ;) We are all so excited! I have another friend who also just found out she is going to be having her second in February!!! It's an official BABY BOOM!!! This time it seems to be all boys, where as last time it was all girls! I love it!
ROMANCE IN GREECE
We also have some other VERY EXCITING news...my older brother James had to take a jet over to Greece, where his girlfriend (Amy) met him so that they could enjoy a vacation in Greece! I must say, what a perfect place (judging by the photos) to enjoy a romantic getaway! They took advantage of the romantic scenery and James proposed!!! She said yes, of course because they are ENGAGED! We are so super excited for both James and Amy!!! They are so, obviously, in love and it's so easy to see when you see the way they look at eachother and have so much respect for eachother! It's a perfect match, if you ask me! :)
Here are a couple of photos from their trip:
This one shows the amazing scenery that they were able to enjoy at night!
Right after they got engaged!
CONGRATULATIONS James and Amy!!! We love you guys!
When I was pregnant with Ansley I had 4 really close friends who were also having baby girls within 3 months of each other! Only thing is, this was the 1st for most of my friends, and the 3rd for me! Now I have one friend who just had a baby boy (her second child and second boy), another friend who is about to have her second child (a boy), and another who is about to have her second and is also having a boy! I guess I just felt I needed to jump on board and have a boy w/ them! ;) We are all so excited! I have another friend who also just found out she is going to be having her second in February!!! It's an official BABY BOOM!!! This time it seems to be all boys, where as last time it was all girls! I love it!
ROMANCE IN GREECE
We also have some other VERY EXCITING news...my older brother James had to take a jet over to Greece, where his girlfriend (Amy) met him so that they could enjoy a vacation in Greece! I must say, what a perfect place (judging by the photos) to enjoy a romantic getaway! They took advantage of the romantic scenery and James proposed!!! She said yes, of course because they are ENGAGED! We are so super excited for both James and Amy!!! They are so, obviously, in love and it's so easy to see when you see the way they look at eachother and have so much respect for eachother! It's a perfect match, if you ask me! :)
Here are a couple of photos from their trip:
This one shows the amazing scenery that they were able to enjoy at night!
Right after they got engaged!CONGRATULATIONS James and Amy!!! We love you guys!
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