So... I really thought Vince would be here by the 27th but, apparently I was wrong. I know, shocking huh?
We're just trying to be patient. If I reach 42 wks then I will have to have another C-section so your prayers are very much appreciated that he will come soon on his own.
Charles and I will update our statuses on Facebook with news and then put some pics up on here as soon as we can.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Boat Ride
Our good friends the Garners invited us out on their boat since Friday was the first day that the cold spell lifted here in Savannah. It was so nice to be on the boat! I think I would like Savannah so much more if we had a boat. This really is a unique city with so many rivers and waterways. It was the first time that we had explored them. Hopefully we can go again sometime soon.
Since we've taken out baby Vince's car seat Azure has enjoyed playing in it. I can't believe she used to fit in this thing!
Wind blown hair
Azure and Isabella had SO MUCH fun poking their heads out of here and saying, "windy, windy, windy", over and over again. They are so cute! I'm glad she has friends that she can have so much fun with.
The most exciting part of our boat ride....
seeing dolphins so close up! They were so playful and liked chasing the boat.
Azure and Isabella had SO MUCH fun poking their heads out of here and saying, "windy, windy, windy", over and over again. They are so cute! I'm glad she has friends that she can have so much fun with.The most exciting part of our boat ride....
seeing dolphins so close up! They were so playful and liked chasing the boat.
Since we've taken out baby Vince's car seat Azure has enjoyed playing in it. I can't believe she used to fit in this thing!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Pregnancy Update
38 weeksI have about 7-11 days left! To make things fun please vote on our new poll to the right. To help you make an educated guess, Azure weighed 7lbs 3oz and I've gained a little more with this pregnancy.
I'm sure this next week will be incredibly long as we play the waiting game for baby Vince. We have mostly everything ready. The car seat is clean and ready to be installed, we just have to do it. His bassinet is all set up in our room. We bought a dresser for his clothes and they are all washed in Dreft ready to go. (I know Dreft isn't completely necessary, I just love the smell) We got our carpets cleaned and have been organizing the house and getting rid of unnecessary junk.
I am planning on having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and using hypnobabies like I did with Azure. I am grateful I found a doula who I trust. I feel she'll be a great help to us through my birthing time. Though Azure's birth experience was pretty traumatic for me, the Lord has given me many opportunities to help empower other women have the births that they really wanted. Knowing that I have helped them, helps make my traumatic experience worth it. The Lord works in amazing ways!
Though I hope things will go more as planned this time around, I put my full trust in the Lord, knowing that He knows my needs better than I think I do.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Catch Up
We've been quite the slackers the past 2 weeks. Here's some updates.
Mixing together seeds for the Chia Pet, Azure's Christmas present from Daddy.
Celebrating Charlie's 28th Birthday. Yet another celebration of the Festival of Lanterns has begun. I topped the cake I made for him last year. This is one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever had.
Experimenting with paints, yet another Christmas present.
Playing around with our NEW camera. I'm excited about taking landscape shots come springtime with this baby!
Mixing together seeds for the Chia Pet, Azure's Christmas present from Daddy.
Celebrating Charlie's 28th Birthday. Yet another celebration of the Festival of Lanterns has begun. I topped the cake I made for him last year. This is one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever had.
Experimenting with paints, yet another Christmas present.
Playing around with our NEW camera. I'm excited about taking landscape shots come springtime with this baby!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
2009 Year-end Statistical Report
We intended to post this on New Years Day as tradition, however we are just finally getting to it 2 weeks later.
Here's our report for 2009:
States visited: 25
Children potty-trained: 0.8 (still wearing pull-ups in public & diapers to bed)
Automobile collisions: 0
Chia pets planted: 1
Okra pods harvested: 1
Gallons of milk produced: 0
$ saved using coupons: $568
Flights boarded: 5
Times vomited: 24
Books read: 26
*FYI We don't subscribe to LDS Living. It was given to us for free.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Texas Trip and Christmas
The week before Christmas we drove to TX to visit Charles' brothers and their families. On our way there we stopped in Independence, LA, the town where my great, great, grandparents first settled in the US from Sicily.
This is likely the church they attended.
We wanted to go to the Italian Culture Museum but, they were closed :(
We were also sad to find out the Italian restaurant we wanted to eat at was closed. Though, it wasn't quite what we were expecting, we're glad we got to see this little town.
We stopped in Houston to see our good friends the Benacs. It was great to see them and Azure had so much fun playing with Lucy!
We did a day trip to San Antonio and remembered the Alamo. It was definitely a day of remembrance as we had completely forgotten what had occurred there. Very interesting stuff.
Then we went to the San Antonio Zoo. It was colder than we were expecting for Texas. Not many people were there.
The highlight at the zoo was the hippo. We watched this guy get into the water and open his huge mouth. Tons of fish swam in and we thought at first that he was eating them and were wondering why the fish were swimming so anxiously into his mouth only to be eaten. But, we soon realized that they had a symbiotic relationship and the fish were actually cleaning out his mouth. Fascinating! We all sat and watched in amazement for about 30 mins.
These are really bad pictures. Can't wait to get our SLR in a couple weeks :)
Exhausted after a LONG day. She wasn't the only one who looked like this :)
We also went to an open gym with foam pits and trampolines with all her cousins. At first she was a little scared to jump but, Daddy toughened her up and she had a blast! Daddies are great for that :)
For our drive back home we each had our own block of cheese to eat. You know how we love our cheese in this family :)
We also stopped in New Orleans on the way back and were disappointed by how debacherous it was. I guess we are too naive. We don't look forward to ever going back.
For Family Home Evening the Monday before Christmas we took a ferry ride across the Savannah River to Hutchinson Island where some gingerbread houses were on display. Azure loved being on the boat. We were excited to find out it was free. Wish we had known that before.
We also acted out the Christmas story. Azure was sick this last week with pink eye and an ear infection. Thanks to her antibiotics, she is all better now. And gratefully she did not get either of us sick. Here she is part way through the act, where her illness is fully manifested:
Once the "donkey" came out to led me (Mary, great with child) to Bethlehem, she was all giggles. We didn't have donkey ears, but bunny ears worked just as good.
The babe lying in a manger. Forgetting her tantrum 2 minutes earlier.
On Christmas Eve we drove around town and looked at all the houses that had gone "all out" with lights and decorations. Then we feasted on a yummy turkey. Charles has been in charge of cooking turkeys before but, I actually cooked this one. It was my first time. I was so happy with how moist it was. The Pioneer Woman's blog is so helpful for cooking tips. I highly recommend it!
Just before bed on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas morning I made a yummy breakfast consisting of crepes with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, and nutella. Also potato latkes and a cheesy sausage, egg casserole. I think this will become a tradition.
Azure playing with her new paints she got on Christmas morning.
Another tradition we started this year was going to a nursing home to sing Christmas songs to some of the patients there. It was very touching and we hope to be able to do it every year with the kids on Christmas day.
Then we headed over to Garner's house for Christmas dinner. Here's Azure and her good friend Isabella. She is 2 months older than Azure and they sometimes have a love/hate relationship. But, mostly they love each other and get really excited and giddy when they first see each other after a long time. It's very cute :)
It was a wonderful Christmas for just our little family of 3.
This is likely the church they attended.
We wanted to go to the Italian Culture Museum but, they were closed :(
We were also sad to find out the Italian restaurant we wanted to eat at was closed. Though, it wasn't quite what we were expecting, we're glad we got to see this little town.We stopped in Houston to see our good friends the Benacs. It was great to see them and Azure had so much fun playing with Lucy!
We did a day trip to San Antonio and remembered the Alamo. It was definitely a day of remembrance as we had completely forgotten what had occurred there. Very interesting stuff.
Then we went to the San Antonio Zoo. It was colder than we were expecting for Texas. Not many people were there.
The highlight at the zoo was the hippo. We watched this guy get into the water and open his huge mouth. Tons of fish swam in and we thought at first that he was eating them and were wondering why the fish were swimming so anxiously into his mouth only to be eaten. But, we soon realized that they had a symbiotic relationship and the fish were actually cleaning out his mouth. Fascinating! We all sat and watched in amazement for about 30 mins.
These are really bad pictures. Can't wait to get our SLR in a couple weeks :)
Exhausted after a LONG day. She wasn't the only one who looked like this :)
We also went to an open gym with foam pits and trampolines with all her cousins. At first she was a little scared to jump but, Daddy toughened her up and she had a blast! Daddies are great for that :)
For our drive back home we each had our own block of cheese to eat. You know how we love our cheese in this family :)
We also stopped in New Orleans on the way back and were disappointed by how debacherous it was. I guess we are too naive. We don't look forward to ever going back.For Family Home Evening the Monday before Christmas we took a ferry ride across the Savannah River to Hutchinson Island where some gingerbread houses were on display. Azure loved being on the boat. We were excited to find out it was free. Wish we had known that before.
We also acted out the Christmas story. Azure was sick this last week with pink eye and an ear infection. Thanks to her antibiotics, she is all better now. And gratefully she did not get either of us sick. Here she is part way through the act, where her illness is fully manifested:
Once the "donkey" came out to led me (Mary, great with child) to Bethlehem, she was all giggles. We didn't have donkey ears, but bunny ears worked just as good.
The babe lying in a manger. Forgetting her tantrum 2 minutes earlier.On Christmas Eve we drove around town and looked at all the houses that had gone "all out" with lights and decorations. Then we feasted on a yummy turkey. Charles has been in charge of cooking turkeys before but, I actually cooked this one. It was my first time. I was so happy with how moist it was. The Pioneer Woman's blog is so helpful for cooking tips. I highly recommend it!
Just before bed on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas morning I made a yummy breakfast consisting of crepes with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, and nutella. Also potato latkes and a cheesy sausage, egg casserole. I think this will become a tradition.Azure playing with her new paints she got on Christmas morning.
Another tradition we started this year was going to a nursing home to sing Christmas songs to some of the patients there. It was very touching and we hope to be able to do it every year with the kids on Christmas day.Then we headed over to Garner's house for Christmas dinner. Here's Azure and her good friend Isabella. She is 2 months older than Azure and they sometimes have a love/hate relationship. But, mostly they love each other and get really excited and giddy when they first see each other after a long time. It's very cute :)
It was a wonderful Christmas for just our little family of 3.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Azureisms
I'm starting to get a little teary-eyed at the thought of dividing my time between two as Vince's birth approaches. Of course, I am excited for his arrival and I know I'll love him just as much as Azure, but a part of me is sad that this stage of my life and Azure's life as an only child is coming to a close. We have had so much fun! She has taught me how to be a mother.
It's hard to express in words just how much joy she brings me. Charles says she's an exact clone of me. And I agree. I guess I'm somewhat vain, but I love that she is so like me :) She has picked up on a lot of my mannerisms and facial expressions and to see her do them is absolutely darling! With her vocabulary growing more and more, she cracks us up with the things she says and a part of me wishes she would stay this age forever.
Here are a few samples of Azureisms:
"It's too, so very dark. Too, so very hot. Too, so very..."
She made up a word called "Momo". We think he is male. He very well may be her imaginary friend. When she first started talking about "him" a lot we laughed and kept asking, "Who/what is Momo?" Since we laughed so much, she now mentions "him" whenever she wants to illicit laughter from us.
On Sundays mornings she wakes up to see me and Charles dressed in church clothes to which she exclaims, "I have to, need to, go to church. Nursery!"
One of my simple joys is to leave the Christmas tree lights on when we leave the house to run errands so when we come back, we have pretty, glowing lights to greet us. When I first did this I exclaimed to Azure, "Look at the lights on the tree. Isn't it so pretty?" And now every time we open the door she says in her most excited voice, and running to the tree, "Look! It's so pretty!"
When she hits something accidentally or runs into something (the table, the door) she says, "I'm so sorry. Excuse me."
Azure refers to Charles' 5 finger shoes as his penguin shoes. The other day she said, "Daddy, you're in big trouble." "Why?" he asked. "Because your penguin shoes." "Gonna need to go to the dark room." The dark room is the laundry room where she goes for punishment.
When I tell her it's time to go to sleep, more often than not she responds with, "No, I'm just waking up."
She is a pure delight!
It's hard to express in words just how much joy she brings me. Charles says she's an exact clone of me. And I agree. I guess I'm somewhat vain, but I love that she is so like me :) She has picked up on a lot of my mannerisms and facial expressions and to see her do them is absolutely darling! With her vocabulary growing more and more, she cracks us up with the things she says and a part of me wishes she would stay this age forever.
Here are a few samples of Azureisms:
"It's too, so very dark. Too, so very hot. Too, so very..."
She made up a word called "Momo". We think he is male. He very well may be her imaginary friend. When she first started talking about "him" a lot we laughed and kept asking, "Who/what is Momo?" Since we laughed so much, she now mentions "him" whenever she wants to illicit laughter from us.
On Sundays mornings she wakes up to see me and Charles dressed in church clothes to which she exclaims, "I have to, need to, go to church. Nursery!"
One of my simple joys is to leave the Christmas tree lights on when we leave the house to run errands so when we come back, we have pretty, glowing lights to greet us. When I first did this I exclaimed to Azure, "Look at the lights on the tree. Isn't it so pretty?" And now every time we open the door she says in her most excited voice, and running to the tree, "Look! It's so pretty!"
When she hits something accidentally or runs into something (the table, the door) she says, "I'm so sorry. Excuse me."
Azure refers to Charles' 5 finger shoes as his penguin shoes. The other day she said, "Daddy, you're in big trouble." "Why?" he asked. "Because your penguin shoes." "Gonna need to go to the dark room." The dark room is the laundry room where she goes for punishment.
When I tell her it's time to go to sleep, more often than not she responds with, "No, I'm just waking up."
She is a pure delight!
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