Hi friends! It's once again been forever since I've blogged about life at the Fordham Household but my oh my have I had one giant dose of reality since bringing M & P home...Here I thought that I was going to have all this time to get little projects done and really get into creating my blog but I have been sadly mistaken! For those of you that really know me, I am a bit OCD when it comes to organization and keeping our house clean and in order so to not even really be able to do those small, daily "chores" if you will, is making this mama a bit crazy...there are days that I don't even have time to shower let alone clean or get a blog entry done! I know there are so many people that would say "they are only little once and it goes so very fast so enjoy this time," and although I know that from experience (someone pinch me...my Rylee Jane is already 2.5 years old...how did that happen?!!) but I can't really relax when the house is totally out of order! So I'm really trying to let some of that go and find a balance...it's hard but we're getting there! This is what a typical day looks like at the Fordham house....
7am: wake up, nurse M & P all the while trying to multi-task getting buggy up and ready for the day. She's a bit of a bear in the morning so that's challenging to get her moving!
8am: call my neighbor Chuck (nicest neighbors everrrrrrrrrr...Chuck and Mary; they're just fabulous...like a bonus set of grandparents for our girls!) Anyways, Chuck is retired and they have twin grandkids, boy/girl, who are Rylee's age and they live in Missouri so it's nice for them to have little ones next door...they get their 'fix' that way, lol ;) He sits with the girls while I run Rylee to daycare so I don't have to bring them out in the cold!
9am: M & P are usually getting fussy around this time...they want to eat all.the.time.......I'm trying so very hard to stay committing to nursing because I nursed Rylee for the first year and it was so good for both of us! It's much.much.much different with two...did I mention it's MUCH different, lol :) I still don't feel like my body is producing enough to keep them satisfied so I usually have to top them off with a little formula a couple times a day.
10am: M & P need to be fed a little again and then they usually nap around 10ish...I have tried really hard to follow babywise with the girls too because it worked well with Rylee but not so much this time around...I'm finally at the point that I'm saying...the hell with a schedule...it's purely survival mode with two babies!! True story.
This nap I try really hard to have them in their cribs and if they fuss, I try to let them just fuss it out. Once they are resting peacefully, I try to run a quick vaccuum (I do this daily because as much as I love our pup, Bella...I cannot stand the dog hair...see, OCD kickin' in again!! Then I try to do a quick Jillian workout, I LOVE her! I got rid of my gym membership because I figured with 3 little ones, I would rarely get there which is proving to be true and I love to run outside when it's nice out so to get me through the winter months, I workout with my girl Jillian...I am feeling very out of shape because I wasn't supposed to do much physical activity being pregnant with twins this time around...it's probably a good thing buggy is at daycare during my workouts because there tends to be a lot of not so nice words coming out of my mouth! I'm really committed to being in shape...I always have and hope that I always will be and right now, I'm just so unhappy with my post-baby bod but they are only 2months old and I'll just keep working at it! Okay, sidetracked again. Anyways, after my workout, I try to get a shower in as well. It should be noted that if all of this happens during their morning nap, this is a very, VERY good day! Typically, I'm lucky if I get a workout in, let alone a shower. I did tell my hubby recently though that when he gets home from work, if I still haven't had a workout/shower, he NEEDS to take over for me so I can get those things in...otherwise I feel like I'm going to go crazy...just keepin' it real.
Noon: Girls are usually up and ready to eat again...feed them and try to feed myself. Then they usually hang out in their swings/bouncers or they are just so fussy that I have to just hold and snuggle them while watching smutty series on Netflix (remember, we don't have cable!) So far I've watched Gossip Girl (4 seasons), Pretty Little Liars (3 seasons) and Chris and I have watched Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad and were currently watching Mad Men...I know, it seams like a lot but I've logged many, many hours of feeding these two little lovies! They are fussy because they have really bad gas pains...I've tried switching many things in my diet and finally have come to the conclusion that it's not mama's milk that is giving them gas, it's just their little tummy's trying to get used to digestion. Their pediatrician said they'd just outgrow it...so while we wait for them to outgrow it, we just deal with their painful cries and try to soothe them the best we can...it's so sad to hear them in pain :( Then they pass adult size gas and feel much better!
2pm: Feed again; this feeding I usually lay down with them and nurse them belly to belly...I set up pillow all around us and we snuggle in and nap together.
4pm: wake up, feed again.
5pm: the 4pm feeding usually doesn't satisfy them...starting time of the clusster feedings/witching hours so I have to usually give them a few ounces of formula. Then daddy and buggy get home and we all have family time...eat supper, play, etc.
7pm: feed M&P again.
8pm: bedtime with Rylee...and ohhh mmm gee...lately, this has been hell. She just doesn't want to go to sleep and will cry and cry and try everything to get out of bedtime. So...we not only have two tiny babies crying, we have our sweet little Rylee Jane adding to the fun too! *sigh*
9pm: usually feed the girls again and top off with bottle if needed...Chris and I try to lay them in their cribs but that only lasts a short time before at least one of them is crying...they just have to be together...either with one another or with mommy/daddy...makes sense since they've been together since the beginning of time! So sweet but doesn't really give us any good rest. They almost always end up in bed with us or we would not get any sleep. They usually wake up once or twice to feed in the middle of the night...more at times...
So there you have it...in all it's glory! One big fat reality check for this mama. I still have until May/June until I have to be back to work so I'm hoping that I can start getting them on more of a schedule and really try to get them sleeping in their cribs so that I can get more restful sleep and start getting more things done. I have so many things I'd like to get done while I'm home...for now, I'm letting go of some of my expectations because it's just giving me anxiety...I'll still hold out for some hope that I get to some of my to-do's before I return to work but for now, it's just surviving day to day.
I still really hope to make a go of this because it's so fun and I love to write...I need an outlet during this crazy beautiful time in our lives!
xoxo,
Amanda
P.S. I had a birthday this last week and I turned the big 2-9...last year in my twenties! I hear that 30's are the new 20's anyways! I made a list of 30 things I want to do before turning 30...I'll be back soon to share that with you along with posts about the babes...I have so many pics to share with you!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Snow Day!!!
Hey Friends :) I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! The Fordham Five had a wonderful holiday...lots of stops along the way and very busy but so worth it. It's always such a blessing to be able to spend time with friends and family during the holidays! I'm not gonna lie, I was a little worried about the babies with all the germs and flu bugs that seem to be going around but so far, so good! We took lots of pictures of all the Christmas gatherings and I will share them later this week...Santa was very good to miss Rylee and her Christmas spirit was absolutely adorable this year...it was magical to see the innocence of Christmas through a child's eyes and I look forward to many more years of Christmas magic to come!
Anyways, we got some fresh snow a couple of days ago in the Rochester area and I wanted to share some daddy and Rylee pictures from their fun snow day! They were outside for an hour or two and I heard lots of giggling coming from outside so I got a little break from the babies and snuck upstairs to check on Chris and buggy and they were SO CUTE...laughing and playing together and having so much fun so of course I had to sneak some pics of my loves!
Anyways, we got some fresh snow a couple of days ago in the Rochester area and I wanted to share some daddy and Rylee pictures from their fun snow day! They were outside for an hour or two and I heard lots of giggling coming from outside so I got a little break from the babies and snuck upstairs to check on Chris and buggy and they were SO CUTE...laughing and playing together and having so much fun so of course I had to sneak some pics of my loves!
The sound of Rylee's giggles and the smile on her face during the sledding was priceless! I'm so thankful to be home on maternity leave during this cold, snowy winter...I love being snuggled inside with my girls and I love that Chris has gotten to be home with us for the last few weeks. He goes back to work tomorrow morning...I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous to do it all on my own but I had a "test drive" the week before Christmas...it was hard at times but I just need to figure out a schedule and settle into a routine...I feel confident that I'll find a rhythm and it will all be just fine but I am nervous! Deep breaths, deep breaths! Rylee's home with me for Monday and Tuesday and will be back at daycare with her friends on Wednesday...if I don't get to more posts until Wednesday it's because I have my hands full with three little ones all by myself ;) I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and a happy holiday! Oh yeah, and I have a happy update about the twins...Maysen and Parker are finally up to 7pounds...YAY ladybugs!!!! Our pediatrician told me this last Friday that I finally get to be a 'normal mom' with 'normal babies' which means nursing them on demand and no longer having to supplement them with bottles...I'm hoping this will free up some of my time during the day because that's pretty much all I do is nurse them and then pump/bottle feed them. It was a very happy, very proud moment for Chris and me because it's hard not to second guess things with one newborn let alone two and now we know that we were doing everything right! They are healthy and happy and absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
xoxo,
Amanda
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
DRUMROLL Please!!! Now Introducing...
Maysen Rae & Parker LeAnn
Our little angels!!!
Maysen Rae and Parker LeAnn joined our family on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at 37 weeks pregnant and we are so in love with our new little lovies...they are absolutely perfect...so beautiful and so very sweet...just like their big sister, Rylee Jane! Maysen arrived at 3:17pm and Parker followed, arriving at 3:19pm. They both weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces...talk about identical!!! Maysen was 18 1/2 inches long and Parker was 18 3/4 inches long. I have to dedicate a separate post for their birth story because it is just way too crazy not to have it's own spotlight...I'm still in shock about how fast they arrived that sometimes it doesn't even feel real!
{Parker on the left and Maysen on the right}
Words cannot express how much I love my little girls...they are the greatest, most beautiful gifts from God and I honestly could never put into words how much my heart belongs to them...I feel like I was put on this earth to be their mommy...it's the best feeling ever. I often wonder...is this really my life?! How did I get so lucky to marry my soulmate, my best friend...and then be blessed with these beautiful angels?! Okay. someone pinch me!!!
{Our three angels...I am so, so in love with them! Parker on bottom, Maysen hugging on top!}
I have so many updates to share with you guys...SO many! I haven't blogged for a few months because I was just so caught up in spending every spare moment with Rylee as I knew when her baby sisters joined our family, life was never going to be the same for her...for any of us! We wanted to make sure we did as many fun, one-on-one things with Rylee and we were so busy finishing up on house projects that my crazy, hormonal self NEEDED to be done before the babies came home with us! Sometimes I look back to how hormonal I got at the end...just being so un-Godly uncomfortable that it's still amazing to me that my husband still loves me as much as he does, lol! Anyways, like I have mentioned before, I really do love writing...it's such an escape for me and I need something to call my own! I love sharing with others our fun ideas about home DIY projects and house updates and mostly, all the amazing trials and tribulations that come with raising children! I want to share this journey of being a mommy to three little girls (the good, the bad...and the best!), I want to tell you all about my pregnancy with twins (what differed being preggo with one versus two buggies and answer any questions you may have), I want to gush to you about my amazing husband...my very best friend and what an amazing daddy he is...I want to share with you all about the last year with house updates...Chris and I have worked so hard to make changes and updates and now our home is a place that we love even more than we could have ever imagined and we still have so many more projects on our to-do list! So...with all of that being said, I promise to be better and stick with this blog and hope that people will follow along and enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoy writing them. I have lots of plans in place and so much to tell you....so follow along with me and enjoy the ride.
xoxo,
Amanda
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Life Changes
Happy Hump Day Friends :)
Today I thought I'd tell you all a little about all the changes that the Fordham Fam has made since finding out we were expecting.............TWINS!
First and foremost, we've done A LOT of laughing because during stressful times (ie. like re-working our budget a million times to make sure that we are going to be financially okay once these two little love bugs arrive...after all that stress, you pretty much feel like you just want to curl up and cry with all the uncertainties and unanswered questions! *sigh*) Daddy says..."no cryin' mama...just laughing!" That hubby of mine, let me tell you, he is my rock...my soul-mate...my very best friend! I'm the "stressor, the do-er, the planner" of the family and he's a lot more laid back and just knows in his heart that everything will just work out like it's supposed to...like he always says, God would not have blessed us with two babies at once if we were not going to be able to handle it...Amen honey!
We literally laugh about everything now...we just have to...it keeps us sane! We have made sure to spend every extra second we have spending quality time with our first love, Rylee Jane because we know how big of a change this will be for her too! She is always rubbing my belly and kissing her baby "siksters" and although I anticipate some jealous bugs from her, I think she's going to be the best big sister in the world...she is just so gentle and kind and LOVES to share! Hopefully she will stay like that when her baby sisters are actually home with us...time will tell!
One of the biggest changes that we've had to make is....................we had to get a..............are you ready for it................................a MINI-VAN (cue the laughter...it's okay...I still can barely even say the words MINI-VAN out loud without a smirk on my face! haha!) I was always that girl that said...no matter what, under no circumstances...will I ever drive a mini-van!!!!! And that of course was before I ever thought, in a million years, that we would be having two babies at the same time! Before the new wheels, I had a Hyundai Sonata that I absolutely ADORED! It was such a nice car...we purchased it shortly before Rylee arrived as we knew we needed something bigger than my little Saturn car and something much more reliable...that beauty had such a nice ride...so smooth and comfy! But we knew immediately that the Sonata was not going to fit THREE car seats so we began the search for a new "family vehicle." We got a pretty big reality check almost immediately that there was no way we were going to be able to afford a nice, SUV that would comfortably fit all of us and furthermore, the gas prices for an SUV would be outrageous...so sadly, my hopes for a cool mom vehicle dwindled and we narrowed our search to mini-vans! Chris was tickled pink about this...thought having a van would be so cool because they are just so roomy and comfortable and his humor quickly pulled me out of my "feel sorry for myself funk!" We lucked out and found a very nice, 2010 Chrysler Town and Country (the Touring edition!) This baby is fully loaded with leather seats that are heated none-the-less, two drop-down DVD players for the munchkins and a touch screen navigation system, back up camera, memory for thousands of songs, etc...you name it, this baby had it, lol :) It's still not what I ever imagined myself driving as a 28 year old but it's not about me anymore...that changed the second Rylee Jane came into this world! It really is nice...and we are very fortunate to have found it for such a good deal. It's a beautiful dark-gray color and the interior is all light gray...really pretty! Picture this...me and the hubs drop the buggy off at daycare, run through a coffee drive-thru and jam out to old-school Snoop Dog while crusin' around in the MINI-VAN...yep...we went there :) And we laughed the entire time!
Other changes we've had to make are down-grading our cellphone plans to save money as well as turning our cable off...poor Chris...right around football/hockey season but for $80.00 a month just for basic cable (damn you CHARTER! Rochester only has one cable company and they are not willing to wheel and deal at all...boo to the hoo!) we just couldn't keep it around! We are trying to cut back in every area that we feel is not a necessity...at least until these little bundles arrive so we know where we're at financially and then if we're doing okay, we will slowly start bringing some of the luxury items back into our lives...but for now, it's games and music and having tea parties with our lady bug...and I'm LOVING every second of it! It's a very humbling feeling to know that you can live with less and it just feels good to be in control of our finances...it makes me feel more in control of everything and right now, I need that! One more thing that I wanted to share with you guys is this HILARIOUS video that my aunt sent me...said it reminds her of what our lives will be like with three kids...and because Chris and I have gotten so good at having a great sense of humor...I could totally see us bustin' out in a rap someday...haha!!!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Today I thought I'd tell you all a little about all the changes that the Fordham Fam has made since finding out we were expecting.............TWINS!
First and foremost, we've done A LOT of laughing because during stressful times (ie. like re-working our budget a million times to make sure that we are going to be financially okay once these two little love bugs arrive...after all that stress, you pretty much feel like you just want to curl up and cry with all the uncertainties and unanswered questions! *sigh*) Daddy says..."no cryin' mama...just laughing!" That hubby of mine, let me tell you, he is my rock...my soul-mate...my very best friend! I'm the "stressor, the do-er, the planner" of the family and he's a lot more laid back and just knows in his heart that everything will just work out like it's supposed to...like he always says, God would not have blessed us with two babies at once if we were not going to be able to handle it...Amen honey!
We literally laugh about everything now...we just have to...it keeps us sane! We have made sure to spend every extra second we have spending quality time with our first love, Rylee Jane because we know how big of a change this will be for her too! She is always rubbing my belly and kissing her baby "siksters" and although I anticipate some jealous bugs from her, I think she's going to be the best big sister in the world...she is just so gentle and kind and LOVES to share! Hopefully she will stay like that when her baby sisters are actually home with us...time will tell!
One of the biggest changes that we've had to make is....................we had to get a..............are you ready for it................................a MINI-VAN (cue the laughter...it's okay...I still can barely even say the words MINI-VAN out loud without a smirk on my face! haha!) I was always that girl that said...no matter what, under no circumstances...will I ever drive a mini-van!!!!! And that of course was before I ever thought, in a million years, that we would be having two babies at the same time! Before the new wheels, I had a Hyundai Sonata that I absolutely ADORED! It was such a nice car...we purchased it shortly before Rylee arrived as we knew we needed something bigger than my little Saturn car and something much more reliable...that beauty had such a nice ride...so smooth and comfy! But we knew immediately that the Sonata was not going to fit THREE car seats so we began the search for a new "family vehicle." We got a pretty big reality check almost immediately that there was no way we were going to be able to afford a nice, SUV that would comfortably fit all of us and furthermore, the gas prices for an SUV would be outrageous...so sadly, my hopes for a cool mom vehicle dwindled and we narrowed our search to mini-vans! Chris was tickled pink about this...thought having a van would be so cool because they are just so roomy and comfortable and his humor quickly pulled me out of my "feel sorry for myself funk!" We lucked out and found a very nice, 2010 Chrysler Town and Country (the Touring edition!) This baby is fully loaded with leather seats that are heated none-the-less, two drop-down DVD players for the munchkins and a touch screen navigation system, back up camera, memory for thousands of songs, etc...you name it, this baby had it, lol :) It's still not what I ever imagined myself driving as a 28 year old but it's not about me anymore...that changed the second Rylee Jane came into this world! It really is nice...and we are very fortunate to have found it for such a good deal. It's a beautiful dark-gray color and the interior is all light gray...really pretty! Picture this...me and the hubs drop the buggy off at daycare, run through a coffee drive-thru and jam out to old-school Snoop Dog while crusin' around in the MINI-VAN...yep...we went there :) And we laughed the entire time!
Other changes we've had to make are down-grading our cellphone plans to save money as well as turning our cable off...poor Chris...right around football/hockey season but for $80.00 a month just for basic cable (damn you CHARTER! Rochester only has one cable company and they are not willing to wheel and deal at all...boo to the hoo!) we just couldn't keep it around! We are trying to cut back in every area that we feel is not a necessity...at least until these little bundles arrive so we know where we're at financially and then if we're doing okay, we will slowly start bringing some of the luxury items back into our lives...but for now, it's games and music and having tea parties with our lady bug...and I'm LOVING every second of it! It's a very humbling feeling to know that you can live with less and it just feels good to be in control of our finances...it makes me feel more in control of everything and right now, I need that! One more thing that I wanted to share with you guys is this HILARIOUS video that my aunt sent me...said it reminds her of what our lives will be like with three kids...and because Chris and I have gotten so good at having a great sense of humor...I could totally see us bustin' out in a rap someday...haha!!!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
xoxo,
Amanda
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The BIG Gender Reveal!!!!!!
Hi friends :)
So...this is a very special post as I will reveal what these two little buggy's are...are they boys?! are they girls?! or one of each?! I can tell you that from the moment we knew we were having twins, I knew I wanted to try to do something really special to tell our friends and family what the gender of the little babes were! I saw on pinterest many different ideas...mostly the infamous "cut into the middle of the cake to see what color frosting" idea appeared but there were a couple ideas that showed the couple opening a box with the color of gender (blue or pink) helium-filled balloons coming out of the box and floating into the sky; I instantly thought this was so adorable but wanted to put our own little spin on it so I thought to myself..."self, why not have buggy open the box at her birthday party?!!!" How PERFECT!!! Instead of the box saying.....boy? or girl? ours would say........brothers?! sisters?! a brother and a sister?! Now...the catch was having to wait and keep this GIANT, HUMONGOUS secret for ONE MONTH...that's right friends...ONE WHOLE MONTH! And if you know me well at all, I'm so bad at keeping huge, exciting news in!!! It was pure hell knowing for an entire month when the most important people in our lives weren't in on the big news...I also don't have a poker face to save my life...I literally cannot lie...I like break out into hives and get all red in the face so when our family continued to ask us when our ultrasound was, we just told them it was...August 22nd...which was not a total lie because we really did have another ultrasound today (we have to have them on a monthly basis now until these little lovies arrive just to make sure they are growing and developing on track...even the healthiest of twin pregnancies are still considered high risk so they do what they can to very carefully monitor the mama's and the babies! There were many questions about having to wait "extra long" and we just said that it probably had something to do with it being multiples, lol! So anyways, as we tried to avoid the questions as much as possible, we waited and waited and then buggy's birthday party FINALLY arrived...it was SOOOO EXCITING to see the precious surprised look on everyone's faces as we opened a present that looked like this:
So...this is a very special post as I will reveal what these two little buggy's are...are they boys?! are they girls?! or one of each?! I can tell you that from the moment we knew we were having twins, I knew I wanted to try to do something really special to tell our friends and family what the gender of the little babes were! I saw on pinterest many different ideas...mostly the infamous "cut into the middle of the cake to see what color frosting" idea appeared but there were a couple ideas that showed the couple opening a box with the color of gender (blue or pink) helium-filled balloons coming out of the box and floating into the sky; I instantly thought this was so adorable but wanted to put our own little spin on it so I thought to myself..."self, why not have buggy open the box at her birthday party?!!!" How PERFECT!!! Instead of the box saying.....boy? or girl? ours would say........brothers?! sisters?! a brother and a sister?! Now...the catch was having to wait and keep this GIANT, HUMONGOUS secret for ONE MONTH...that's right friends...ONE WHOLE MONTH! And if you know me well at all, I'm so bad at keeping huge, exciting news in!!! It was pure hell knowing for an entire month when the most important people in our lives weren't in on the big news...I also don't have a poker face to save my life...I literally cannot lie...I like break out into hives and get all red in the face so when our family continued to ask us when our ultrasound was, we just told them it was...August 22nd...which was not a total lie because we really did have another ultrasound today (we have to have them on a monthly basis now until these little lovies arrive just to make sure they are growing and developing on track...even the healthiest of twin pregnancies are still considered high risk so they do what they can to very carefully monitor the mama's and the babies! There were many questions about having to wait "extra long" and we just said that it probably had something to do with it being multiples, lol! So anyways, as we tried to avoid the questions as much as possible, we waited and waited and then buggy's birthday party FINALLY arrived...it was SOOOO EXCITING to see the precious surprised look on everyone's faces as we opened a present that looked like this:
We just took an old box that we had from buggy's kitchen set and wrapped it in plain brown paper and me and my wanna-be artistic skills decorated it up! The orginal plan obviously was to have Rylee open the gift to unveil the gender of her baby siblings but we saved this gift until the very end...she had opened many gifts already and she was pretty much over it so Chris and I had to open it for her!!! Click on the link below of a video that my bestie and her hubby took for us...they were in on the big surprise but still had no idea what the box contained!!! (Thanks Bridg for being my personal photographer and videographer on Rylee's special day! xoxo!)
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Yep...that's right friends........TWO more baby GIRLS!!!! We are SO excited...and we feel so blessed and so happy. Rylee Jane has said from the very beginning that her "baby siksters" were in mommy's tummy...it's like she had this wierd intuition and knew all along! I thought FOR SURE that we were having two boys...or maybe one of each...but never ever did I think that we were having TWO more girls! And...NONE of our family thought girls either so that really added to the shock factor :) We always said that we wanted to have four little bambinos so perhaps that fourth will be a little boy for Chris...besides, as excited and blessed as I feel to have two more precious little girls, I would also like to know what it's like to have a little boy too...but at the end of the day, it's all up to God and I know that and believe that with all my heart...our family will be whatever it will be...and we will be happy and feel so fullfilled and blessed NO MATTER WHAT :) We had another ultrasound today that again confirmed that they are both 100% baby girls...they were just adorable today...holding hands and moving around together...it's still just so surreal that there are two babies in my tummy...it's just incredible! I'll have to post some belly pics on here before my belly gets too big, lol ;) My belly measured at 31 weeks today when I'm only really 24 weeks...Good Lord, I feel so huge already! When I compare pics from when I was pregnant with buggy, I'm really not that much bigger than I was with her but the measurements are much farther ahead...they keep telling me "this is perfectly normal" but I'm not going to lie when I say that I get a little anxiety wondering how my body is going to house these two little beauties for another few months!? I just trust that God will see us and the more importantly, these two little babies through this journey!
Well...hope you enjoyed the big surprise as much as our family and I!
xoxo,
Amanda
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Happy Birthday To My Sweet Rylee Jane
A birthday letter to my sweet baby girl....
Dear Rylee Jane,
I can hardly believe that two years ago today (12:32am to be exact!) your daddy and I were laying eyes on you for the very first time...it's safe to say that this was without a doubt, love at first sight. You are the most amazing, most beautiful little girl...I love you more than you will ever know. You are my sunshine on a rainy day...you inspire me and make me want to try harder than I've ever tried at anything before. I am so in love with being your mommy...I love everything about being your mommy. You make me laugh and you fill my heart with so much joy that most days, I feel like I could literally burst! There are no words to truly describe how special you are to me...my first born, my lady bug, my everything. I hope that you always know how much your daddy and I love you unconditionally and I hope you always follow your dreams and follow your heart...you have the most gentle soul and you are already so caring and genuinely concerned for others when they are hurting...this is such a special quality and I'm so proud of the little lady you are becoming.
A quote from one of your favorite books (and mine too!) is "heaven blew every trumpet and every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night that you were born!" And I believe that heaven continues to blow every trumpet and every horn in your honor because you are truly an angel from God...I love you more than life itself my sweet, beautiful baby girl. Happy birthday my love!
Xoxo,
mama
Dear Rylee Jane,
I can hardly believe that two years ago today (12:32am to be exact!) your daddy and I were laying eyes on you for the very first time...it's safe to say that this was without a doubt, love at first sight. You are the most amazing, most beautiful little girl...I love you more than you will ever know. You are my sunshine on a rainy day...you inspire me and make me want to try harder than I've ever tried at anything before. I am so in love with being your mommy...I love everything about being your mommy. You make me laugh and you fill my heart with so much joy that most days, I feel like I could literally burst! There are no words to truly describe how special you are to me...my first born, my lady bug, my everything. I hope that you always know how much your daddy and I love you unconditionally and I hope you always follow your dreams and follow your heart...you have the most gentle soul and you are already so caring and genuinely concerned for others when they are hurting...this is such a special quality and I'm so proud of the little lady you are becoming.
A quote from one of your favorite books (and mine too!) is "heaven blew every trumpet and every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night that you were born!" And I believe that heaven continues to blow every trumpet and every horn in your honor because you are truly an angel from God...I love you more than life itself my sweet, beautiful baby girl. Happy birthday my love!
Xoxo,
mama
Monday, August 20, 2012
M.I.A.
It's hard to believe that it's been FOUR months since my last post...where does the time go?! I have SO much to update you on...so much has changed in our lives since my last post!!! We have been so busy with so many house updates that I can't wait to share with you...and I have lots of buggy fun to share with you too...speaking of my lady bug......she is going to be TWO tomorrow (GASP)!!! I can hardly believe it...like seriously every time I think about her being two, it brings tears to my eyes. The biggest news of all though...bigger than house updates and birthdays is............Chris and I found out right around Easter time that we were going to have another little buggy!!!! We knew that come March, we were going to start 'trying' and by that I mean...just go with it and have fun and when God blessed us with another baby, we knew that the timing would be meant to be...much to our surprise, we got pregnant right away and I got that big fat POSITIVE right before Easter! We were so shocked and SOOO excited! With your second pregnancy, at our clinic anyways, they don't want you to come in until around 10 weeks...it was the longest 10 weeks of my life because I was so sick this time around...I kept thinking to myself...it's gotta be a boy because I was just so sick. Every time I would try to get out of bed, I'd have to crawl right back and get into the fetal position and sleep it off. Thank GOD I have a very flexible job which allows me to work from home at times because I literally don't know how I would have gotten myself up and ready and into the office...I made sure to schedule all appointments with clients late in the afternoon and even then, I still felt terrible! Ughhh...not missing those days FOR SURE :) In mid-May, we finally got to go in for our first OB appointment (it was on a Wednesday.) It was very procedural, like the first OB appointments tend to be and then we were able to hear our little buggy's heartbeat...strong and fast!!! We were floating on cloud 9!!! We knew that we conceived the bug in March but I wasn't 100% as to when so they had us come back two days later for an early ultrasound to determine due date....that was when our lives forever changed...............................
We were called into the office...it was an elderly man ultrasound tech who at first glance seemed to be a little "up-tight" and wanted to get right down to business! He put the wand on my tummy and and pushed a couple of buttons and all of the sudden he says............."uh oh, what do we got goin' on here??" I looked at my hubby and my heart just sank...he squeezed my hand feeling my angst as I thought for sure that something was wrong...he then went on to say..."well, can you guys see the screen okay...what do we got going on here...can you count?!!!!????" Yes friends, he asked us if we could count which could only mean one thing..........................TWO fluttering heart beats in our little jelly bean-blobs that we could see on the screen!!! It was indescribable...so much emotion, so many racing-thoughts...just so much all at once! God is so amazing and even though I did...and still do have many fears about all the "what if's," (especially finances...daycare will be...are you sitting down??? $1800/month for all three babes...that is just insane to me but what do you do?!) I do know in my heart that God blessed us with two little miracles because he knows that we can handle it! Chris and I have always said from the beginning that we wanted four kiddos...I guess we're well on our way, lol! We laughed for a good five minutes and then our ultrasound tech, who turned out to be very warm and kind, went on with the ultrasound; he did end up moving our due date back a week so it went from December 6th to December 14th but either way, with twins, we keep hearing....prepare for November sometime!!! It's been months since we first found out and it's still just so shocking! I'm so happy and I feel so blessed. Our little ladybug always says that it's "her baby siksters" in mommy's tummy....we will see if she's right...I will share the big gender reveal with you this week!!!!
So...I know they say excuses are like "butt-holes" (pardon the visual! hehe!) because "everyone has one and they usually stink"...but I would say that my excuse for taking a break from my little blog is a pretty darn good one! I have really missed it this summer though...I recently made a promise to myself that I would do something for myself...aside from the daily grind of being a mommy and a wife. I need and crave this creative outlet and the hubs has so many things he still does...like plays hockey and softball, etc...and once I became a mommy, I just kind of stopped having much of a life. Don't get me wrong...my pride and joy is being at home with Rylee and Chris but I also need some "me time" too!!! So anyways, no more breaks (well...maybe a couple brief ones when the twins arrive!!) but I'm back and ready as I'll ever be to show you guys all of our hard work on our beautiful little home...It was hard...and tedious at times...and we still have a big laundry list of "to-do's" but so far, everything looks great and I'm so happy with the results! I also am back and more ready than ever to share the rest of my journey with you guys of this twin pregnancy and becoming a mommy of THREE...wow, still can't believe it! So much to be thankful for...................
I missed you and I'm so happy to be back!
Xoxo,
Amanda
We were called into the office...it was an elderly man ultrasound tech who at first glance seemed to be a little "up-tight" and wanted to get right down to business! He put the wand on my tummy and and pushed a couple of buttons and all of the sudden he says............."uh oh, what do we got goin' on here??" I looked at my hubby and my heart just sank...he squeezed my hand feeling my angst as I thought for sure that something was wrong...he then went on to say..."well, can you guys see the screen okay...what do we got going on here...can you count?!!!!????" Yes friends, he asked us if we could count which could only mean one thing..........................TWO fluttering heart beats in our little jelly bean-blobs that we could see on the screen!!! It was indescribable...so much emotion, so many racing-thoughts...just so much all at once! God is so amazing and even though I did...and still do have many fears about all the "what if's," (especially finances...daycare will be...are you sitting down??? $1800/month for all three babes...that is just insane to me but what do you do?!) I do know in my heart that God blessed us with two little miracles because he knows that we can handle it! Chris and I have always said from the beginning that we wanted four kiddos...I guess we're well on our way, lol! We laughed for a good five minutes and then our ultrasound tech, who turned out to be very warm and kind, went on with the ultrasound; he did end up moving our due date back a week so it went from December 6th to December 14th but either way, with twins, we keep hearing....prepare for November sometime!!! It's been months since we first found out and it's still just so shocking! I'm so happy and I feel so blessed. Our little ladybug always says that it's "her baby siksters" in mommy's tummy....we will see if she's right...I will share the big gender reveal with you this week!!!!
So...I know they say excuses are like "butt-holes" (pardon the visual! hehe!) because "everyone has one and they usually stink"...but I would say that my excuse for taking a break from my little blog is a pretty darn good one! I have really missed it this summer though...I recently made a promise to myself that I would do something for myself...aside from the daily grind of being a mommy and a wife. I need and crave this creative outlet and the hubs has so many things he still does...like plays hockey and softball, etc...and once I became a mommy, I just kind of stopped having much of a life. Don't get me wrong...my pride and joy is being at home with Rylee and Chris but I also need some "me time" too!!! So anyways, no more breaks (well...maybe a couple brief ones when the twins arrive!!) but I'm back and ready as I'll ever be to show you guys all of our hard work on our beautiful little home...It was hard...and tedious at times...and we still have a big laundry list of "to-do's" but so far, everything looks great and I'm so happy with the results! I also am back and more ready than ever to share the rest of my journey with you guys of this twin pregnancy and becoming a mommy of THREE...wow, still can't believe it! So much to be thankful for...................
I missed you and I'm so happy to be back!
Xoxo,
Amanda
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