Happy Birthday John!

Two years ago today, at 8:22am, my son entered the world. It was a beautiful moment for Charlie and me. Well, I was a little 'out of it' because our son was born via c-section and I was heavily medicated.

Our son's birth was a scheduled c-section so June 5th, 2007 my day began at 4:15am. My c-section was scheduled for 8am and we needed to be at the hospital by 6am (to fill out paperwork, draw blood, get me hooked up to IV's and such). So, having to be at the hospital by 6am meant we had to leave by 5am. I got up to shower before we left and Charlie and I went to the hospital. We got there around 5:45am. Already it felt like the longest day EVER! I had blood drawn, got set up with IV's and finished up hospital paperwork within an hour after getting to my hospital room. So, Charlie and I had an hour to wait before it was our time to go to the ER. I tried to close my eyes and get a little more rest. FINALLY, it was time to go to the OR for the section. I had to have a Spinal and Charlie wasn't allowed in the OR while that was being done. It hurt SOOO bad and he wasn't allowed in to hold my hand. After about 5 minutes of poking to find the 'right spot' the anesthesiologist got the spinal in and my lower body began getting numb. I was positioned on the table and Charlie was allowed in. I turned my head to see him and hold his hand but no sooner did I turn my head then the wave of neausea come over me and I had to turn my head back to the anesthesiologist to get sick. Spinals and I don't get along. Getting sick when you have no feeling below your rib cage is a challenge to say the least.

So, avoiding a few graphic bits of the story later, the Doctors have opened me up and they're pulling John out. I hear one Doctor say "Wow, he just keeps on coming, doesn't he?". That's it. John's finally OUT! I hear him cry and I begin to well up. I manage to turn my head to look at Charlie and see he's a little teary eyed too. Charlie goes to the area in the OR where the nurse cleans him up and Charlie finishes cutting the cord and sees the nurses weigh and measure John all while I'm getting cleaned up and put back together. John weighed in at 8lbs 11.5oz and was 22 inches long. He was perfect. Charlie never left his side from the moment he was born until we were all together again in our hospital room. If the nurses needed John for ANYTHING Charlie went with them. Charlie also changed John's first diaper, gave John his first bath and gave John his first bottle (after I had given nursing a try for a couple days).

It's now June 5th, 2009. My 'baby' boy is now 2 years old. His birth seems like just yesterday and seems so long ago all at the same time.

Happy Birthday Bubby. Mommy, Daddy and big sister (and baby sister) love you sooo much!!!


Newborn John

1yr old John

2 yr old John

Rollercoaster

This Friday our son, John, will be 2. It's hard to believe. I wonder where the time went sometimes. But, here we are. The week of our son's 2nd birthday. Earlier in May I placed an order for two personalized Sesame Street books for John. I gave a little bit of information and the people who make the books put John into the story as one of the characters. One book is titled "John Discovers the ABC's on Sesame Street" and the other book is titled "John Helps Elmo Count". The order came pretty quickly and the books have been here for a couple weeks now. Last week I ordered John a 'rollercoaster' from Toys 'R' Us. It was a little more expensive then I thought it would be, but after reading the 17 customer reviews of the product, I was convinced it was worth the price. EVERY single reviewer gave the rollercoaster a "5 Star" rating for fun. So, I ordered it and yesterday I received it from UPS.

Charlie isn't going to be home Friday (John's actual birthday) so, since we had John's gifts already we went ahead and set up the rollercoaster last night. He loved it! He didn't seem as interested in the books, but that's ok with me for now. His attention span isn't that great and for now he just wanted to play with his new toy.

We're having a birthday party/cookout for John this weekend and I think all the kids that are coming will have a lot of fun taking turns on the rollercoaster, along with the moonbounce we have, swing set and play house. It's gonna be a hectic day, but I'm looking forward to it.

Dear Tooth Fairy. . .

Tabytha was drawing in her room this past Tuesday (may 26th) and while I was doing dishes she came out to see if she could put the letter she wrote to the Tooth fairy under her pillow the next time she loses a tooth. When I was done washing the dishes and dried my hands off I looked at the letter. I thought it was cute and want to share it with all of you.

Tabytha wrote. . .
"Dear Toothfairy, I would never hert [hurt] you or captor [capture] you. Please let me see your prety [pretty] or hansom [handsom] face at leest [least] once. and I sware [swear] I would not tell your seegrits [secrets]."

Yes, her spelling needs some improving, but all in all, the letter made me chuckle and I hope it brought at least a smile to your face.

Jumping on the bandwagon

Well, I've done it. I've joined the masses and created my own "blog". I'm a wife and mother to three. I decided to start a "blog" not so much to lay out my business for everyone, but a way for me to archive the little things in life that may get overlooked or forgotten over the years. Whether good, bad, funny, annoying, sweet or sour. When my kids come to me as grown ups and ask me "what was I like as a baby and little kid?" or "What are some of the funny things I did when I was little?". I can look back on this and tell them.

A little backround for those who don't know me as well. I'm married to a man named Charlie. We met through Eharmony in March 2005. We were married a year later and we have 3 kids. I was a single mother to a beautiful girl, Tabytha (now 7), who was 3 1/2 when I met Charlie. Since I met Charlie he's loved Tabytha as his own. After Charlie and I were married he 'adopted' her and she now has his last name. Charlie and I have had 2 children together. Our son, John, will be 2 next week and our youngest, Jessica, is 6 months old. Jessica was our unplanned baby, but none-the-less a blessing in our lives. Tabytha is our 'princess', John is our 'wild one' (to put it mildly) and Jessica is our 'angel'.

I'm fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom/homemaker while Charlie is the financial provider for our family. We're 'traditional' in the sense that I take care of the "woman" work such as tending to our children during the day (while he's at work), cleaning the house, cooking, doing the laundry, running the errands, doing the grocery shopping. . .ect. . .while Charlie does the "man" work such as working to provide an income to pay the bills, mowing the lawn, fixing up stuff around the house, auto care/maintanence. . .ect. . .

So, I hope you enjoy my posts about some of the day-to-day things that happen in my zoo. Some days are mundane and others are non-stop crazy! So, sit back and enjoy A Day At The Zoo!