Weekend Recap (a little late)

We tried to have a pretty low-key weekend with Holden's surgery and all. The goal for Saturday was to get all the Christmas decor up! We got everything up and cleaned the house for a little get together we were hosting for our Sunday school class on Sunday afternoon.

Jay and I worked together and the babies napped well and got the inside of the house decorated on Saturday. The weather was beautiful so we headed outside to put up the Christmas lights. We spread out a blanket and the babies "napped" (starred at the sky). We finished the bushes and moved onto the roof. We don't own an extension ladder so Jay headed across the street to borrow the neighbors. He got the "shorter" half of our roof done and moved on to doing the part above our porch. No sooner had he climbed to the top of the ladder (while holding the leaf blower) did the ladder start to "unextend" and came crashing down. I looked up to find my husband flying through the air with leaf blower in hand. Seriously it was the scariest moment of my life. He landed on his feet and was flung forward onto his hands and knees. I let out the loudest scream. I rolled him over to find his hand and knees covered in blood. I was in tears... and he laughed. Seriously, he laughed. I told him he was in shock. He told me to chill out and stop drawing attention. I cannot even begin to explain the sheer terror I felt. I was shaking and panicing. Seeing the person you love the most potentially dying (ok..or at least hurting themselves immensely) is just the worst. I am so thankful he was smart enough to jump away from the ladder and we are so lucky it didn't land on him. I know this sounds silly but it gave me a huge wake up call to remember how precious life is and to maybe appreciate him a little more. In that split second, I thought about raising our kids without their Dad and how completely awfully horrible that would be. Jay is fine, he scrapped his hand up pretty badly and both of his knees. He thought he broke his heel from the fall but turns out its just a really bad bone bruise and he is in a boot until it heals. We are SO thankful.

And a few pictures....

this reminds me of the wizard of oz when the house falls.

Holden fed himself for the first time!

sweet boy was very cuddly after surgery

we let the kids watch a little TV during our house decorating... 

we've just been introduced to yo gabba gabba

(yikes)

The following are a few silly ones of us just hanging out on the porch after our Sunday school lunch. Must remember to just hangout as a family more and appreciate the time we have together!

yes, my little girl has a bald head. have no idea where her bow went!

he was staring at himself in the phone and didn't know what to think

seriously mom...

Day in the Life

Now that my Christmas cards are done (well 50 of them... I ended up ordering 25 more) I wanted to do a little day-in-the-life post. I like having these to remember different stages of our life! Dare I say that our life right now is easy? I am in love with my babies and really wish I could be home with them during the mornings  when they are happiest! Hopefully I'll be able to stay at home within the next few years :)

Workday Schedule

5:45- I wake up and begin the super long morning pump

6:15- Jay wakes up, puts diapers in dryer, showers, and takes dogs out. I finish pumping and start getting ready/dressed for the day

6:35- Jay (and me if I'm ready) wake up babies. They get fresh diapers and then get loaded in their carseats in their pj's with a blanket on top. We then pack up bottles and diapers and carry everything to the car.

6:50- I take the babies to Gigi's house. Jay feeds dogs and heads to work.

7:00- Set babies up in seats at Gigi's and feed 5oz bottles.

7:10- I leave for work.

7:30-8:30- Babies have playtime

8:30-10:00- Nap time (well its supposed to be.... its rare that both actually nap the entire time)

9:40- I do a quick pump between classes (9:40-9:55) aiming for 8-9oz

10:30- Babies get 5oz bottles

11:35- I pump for 15 minutes during my lunch break and aim for 6-8oz

12:00- 1:30 Babies go down for afternoon nap

2:00- Babies eat 5oz bottle. I pump during planning period and get 6oz.

3:45- Babies go down for a nap and I head to practice

5:00- Jay meets my mom at home to feed the kids a 5oz bottle. I try to be home at this time but cheerleading has been crazy lately. I pump and usually get 4-6oz.

5:00- 7:30- We play with the kids, sing songs, work on tummy time, etc. During this time we also eat while the babies are playing. I try to cook the night before or do crock pot.

7:30- 8:00- Jay baths the crankiest baby first, then I nurse while the second baby gets bathed. Jay brings me second baby and puts first baby to bed, I nurse second baby and then put him/her to bed.

8:15- We clean bottles, pour the next day's bottles, freeze extra milk, clean up from supper, start a load of laundry, wash diapers, pick up the house, and prep the following night's meal.

9:00- Time to hang out in front of the TV!

10:00- In bed and last pump of the evening (usually 5oz)

Holden's Surgery

On Friday at 7am our little boy had surgery on his hydrocele. The procedure went really well! We're hoping this makes his "fullness" a little more comfortable and also prevents a hernia from occurring.

We had to wake up at 4:15am to get to the hospital by 5am. Holden normally has his last feeding at 8pm but since he wasn't going to be able to eat until after his surgery, I woke up at 12am (the last time he could have anything) and nursed him. 4:15am came REALLY early. I am thankful for my mom letting Emma Cate sleep at her house Thursday night and for taking care of her while we were at the hospital.

Holden was smiley and happy while waiting for his surgery. We hung out in pre op for a while and the nurses and doctors were so kind. We got Holden dressed in his HUGE hospital gown and played with him for a bit. Around 6:30 he fell asleep clutching his lovie. At 6:57 the sweet anesthesiologist came to get him. Luckily Holden was asleep on the little hospital crib so I didn't have to "hand him over". I did tear up as he was rolled away but I felt so confident in the doctors.

I cried through the first 15 minutes of his surgery. Its so hard sending your baby off with a stranger! Luckily, the hospital have monitors where you can see the patients' progress from preop to the OR to recovery. The surgery took 45 minutes and Dr. Levy told us it went very well. The repaired hydroceles on both sides. This is sort of gross but I'm writing it for my memory, when they cut into Holden, the fluid shot up above their heads. Dr. Levy said there was so much pressure build up that Holden will probably feel much better now. He also said Holden had on of the biggest hydroceles he had ever seen. After we met with the doctor, we waited for forever to go back and see Holden. After surgery, patients go to the PACU to recover (this is immediately after surgery, they wake up in this unit) and then head to step-down recovery to meet their families. The hospital allows family members in the step-down unit, but for children, they let one family member only into the PACU. The PACU is a funny place. I would just die laughing if I was a nurse in there. Watching/hearing the patients wake up was hilarious. Holden was VERY sleepy. I tried to nurse him but he was so exhausted. He would wake up screaming every now and then and we had to put the oxygen mask next to his face because when he woke up and had a fit, his blood oxygen level would go down. Eventually we were able to meet Daddy in the step down unit where we waited about and hour before being released.

His little IV and oxygen sensor

We made it home easily and my mom met us there with Emma Cate. We tried to feed Holden but he just was not hungry. We spent the entire day laying around being lazy. Holden was pretty much out of it for the entire day. He was pretty groggy on Saturday too but Sunday, he was pretty match back to his normal self :)

my sweet guys

Miss "P" (as her daddy calls her) needed some loving too!

snuggles with daddy

4 Month Profession Pictures

I am so pleased with the 4 month pictures we just got back. I am amazed at my photographer. Picture day was rough. I was alone with the kids up until the photographer arrived. She arrived and both kids were still being fed and had not been changed into their picture outfits. I was stressing a lot just a tad. The purpose of these pictures was to capture the "milestone" of the babies holding their heads up. Neither of my children particularly like to do this. I am amazed that she was able to get one shot of each baby! I am so thankful for a wonderful photographer and her ability to capture my family looking so calm and happy on a day that was definitely not calm and happy :)

Also- I'm asking for a prayer request for my little guy. He is having surgery tomorrow for his hydrocele. We have to be at the hospital at 5am for a 7am surgery. I'm praying for a smooth procedure, an easy recovery, and for all the medical staff that will be helping to heal him. 

This was the blanket my Grandma knitted for me before I was born. She choose pink and purple and had no clue that I would be a girl!

My Grandma knitted this blanket for my sister... guess she thought Bo was going to be a boy! Afterall, my mom had already had 2 girls. 

She was able to capture Holden's first time rolling over!

love this expression!

my sweet guy