Blogging Hiatus

I know, I know....I have been a horrible blogger! Things have just been really crazy around here. Well, I guess not too crazy; but crazy for a pregnant Mommy of two silly girls! By the end of the day I am pooped and don't really want to do much of anything except watch TV and cuddle with my cute hubby! But I am finally changing my ways! :)
Sadie is doing SO good after her surgery! We had a rough few days, but by the Wednesday after her surgery it was like someone flipped a switch and she was instantly better! It was nice! But those first few days were difficult! She refused to obviously eat, or DRINK anything! She didn't pee for almost two days! Finally she did when I was on the phone with her Doctor, asking how long I let this go before we take her in for an I.V. It was scaring me! Her little face was just so sad! She had huge sunken in bags under her eyes and everything! I don't think it was so much of the pain factor as to why she wouldn't drink, but more so that it made her spit up yucky flemmy stuff from her throat healing. We went through so many boxes of tissues and wipes with her laying on the couch and spitting things up into them! After every drink she would use about 5 tissues to wipe up. And have to wipe her mouth for everything! Chris finally bought some baby food and pedialite and would spoon feed her and use a medicine dropper to give her a bunch of pedialite. It was rough! I spent over 3 hours once trying to get her to drink ONE Capri Sun! And still she hardly touched it! It took a toll on me as well! By the end of those days Chris really came home and was BOTH of our heroes! Her medicine was absolutely horrific! And she was such a trooper with taking it! I was so proud of her! I know she hated it so much, but she would suck it up and just do it on her own quickly! She is such a big girl and handled everything really well. We are so glad to have her back to her normal self! :)
It was so cute because she kept wanting popcorn but I told her that it would probably be too scratchy on her throat. The Wednesday that she instantly felt better, she requested it and so we figured we would try it. I told her to just have one piece at a time and chew it up really well. She had a bite and excitedly exclaimed, "It doesn't hurt Mom!!! I am ALL BETTER!!!!" Like popcorn was the final test!
We are glad to have this over and done with! I really think it will be so much better for her now! She is sleeping so much better and is more content to go off and play by herself, which she didn't do very often before. She doesn't snore and more...and I mean at ALL!!!! We can hardly even hear her breathing! She has snored ever since she was a baby. It's always been kind of nice because you could tell when she was asleep! Plus I could hear her snoring from the other room so I would know she was okay! :) So it is taking some getting used to!

So, back to the beginning of February, before we went missing! Grandma Christy and Grandpa Bob spoiled us and came out for a visit for Lucy's birthday! We had such a fun time with them - as usual! Daddy and Grandpa got to go golfing one of the days and the girls got to shop and play! This was taken Sunday morning...hanging out in jammies before church! Watching a movie and cuddling with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoying goodies from Lucy's party the day before! I love this picture because it is so real! Messy hair and all! THIS is what my girls look like most of the time and I LOVE it! Especially Lucy! She is my Pig Pen!

Sadie got all of Grandma Christy's stuff on and was having fun playing! She even has on some of her nylons! :) Look at that pose! Just like Grandma Christy, right!?! :)

Grandma is the best story book reader! Both the girls could sit with her and read for hours! They love it! We went to the library to pick out some books on getting your tonsils out. She would sit and listen to every word!

Sadie had red day at school the day that Grandma and Grandpa left. She picked this out and I though she looked so cute! Plus she even let me DO her hair. Usually she likes to brush it and the she will pick out a head band and put it in. Sometimes adding a clip in there too! :)

Lucy with her "reindeer" from Grandma and Grandpa. Seriously, she is obsessed with those figurines! I don't get it! She LOVES them! She makes them bonk heads and jump like on Bambi.

Awww! What cute girls! They really do love each other so much! I love it! They have so much fun together!

So there you go! Was it everything you dreamed of plus more!?! :) Don't worry, I will be better as I do have lots to blog about! Including belly pictures that Chris took of me!!!! Yay!!

Recovery

This morning was a morning we have been counting down the days to for about a week now. Not in excitement but with a little bit of hesitation. Sadie braved her first surgery. She got her tonsils and adenoids removed at the crack of dawn. We had to BE AT the hospital by 6:00am! I don't usually function that early in the morning....I guess I was barely functioning this morning. I had a few moments of "am I going to throw up or pass out?" I am sure my nerves were contributing to the feelings. Sadie was "excited" that we got to go in "the middle of the night" since it was still going to be dark. She wasn't so excited about it this morning when I woke her up.
While Grandma Christy was here, we went to the library and checked out some books on getting your tonsils out. They have been her favorite the past few days! She will sit and listen to ever word. We packed Sadie's back pack just like the little girl in the book. Sadie wore her jammies to the hospital but wanted to wear her "comfy clothes" after - just like the book. It was very nice to reference the book once we got to the hospital. Checking in, getting her bracelet, putting on the robe, the funny paper slippers the doctor wears. She did SO good. We waited in the waiting room for a while. She brought her Happy Dust (glitter that her teacher made for her separation anxiety) and she put on hers and Daddy's Happy Dust while we were waiting. When we got back in the room we met with a few different nurses and doctors. We discovered that I wouldn't be able to go back with her until she was put under. She was upset about this but was so brave too. We talked about how I was going to wait right there until she came back. I was so proud of her! The anesthesiologist was so nice and singing her songs. He asked her what her favorite princess was and she said Belle, so he was singing Beauty and the Beast. It was so sweet. We talked about what the gas mask will smell like once she got back to the operating room. I told her to remember so she can tell Daddy. She later told me it smelled like strawberry and bubblegum!
The actual procedure took about 45 minutes. The Doctor said her adenoids were about as large as her tonsils! Which were huge! Seriously, her tonsils normally look like the worst sore throat I have seen. But then when she is sick they almost swell shut! So we are glad that they are gone! She will do so much better.
When she woke up after the surgery the nurses gave her some morphine but I guess she is allergic because a rash started spreading up her arm from her IV. So she had to WAIT while the nurse went and got something else to give her. She was squirming in pain! It was so sad! She was still out of it a little too so everything was exaggerated...her IV in her hand, the blood pressure thing on her leg, the heart rate monitor on her finger - everything. She kept saying, "there's bumpies in my throat!" "Can you take the bumpies out?" "I want the bumpies out!" It was so sad. Everything we did, we convinced her to do by letting her know that it will help get rid of the bumpies. A few minutes after having the medicine, she relaxed enough to fall back asleep and get some well needed rest! It was so sad to see her in pain! I am so proud of her for being so strong!
We went and picked up Lucy from a friends house and got Sadie's medicines. Then we went home to rest a bit. After Sadie rested a little bit and got accessorized she said she wanted to go to Krispie Kream. We NEVER go there so I figured she REALLY wanted to go and a donut would be pretty soft. So we packed up in the car and went. We also stopped by Daddy's work fast to drop something off to him and Daddy was aching to see Sadie. When we got to Krispie Kream Sadie was adamant about what she got and she wanted lots! But then we sat down to eat it and she wouldn't touch a thing. She started feeling yucky so we went home. It was a good lesson for her to realize that she needs to take it easy. She was even wanting to ride her scooter outside at home earlier. Crazy!

Crazy girl wants to eat EVERYTHING and wants to have it set out right by her. She wasn't able to eat or drink anything after midnight so she is hungry. But then when it comes down to actually eating it she isn't sure about it. Poor girl! When she got home from the hospital she wanted a Popsicle and was falling asleep with it in her hand. I took it from her so she could sleep and she freaked out. So cute.

I've got quite the little helper to keep Sadie company. Cute little Missy is being so sweet to her. I think she can sense that she isn't feeling well. When we got home Missy would not leave her alone. She was licking around the bandage from her IV and everything. So sweet. She is quite the cuddler and Sadie is loving it!

We are so glad Sadie is doing so well and can't wait for her to feel better and not keep getting sick! Without all the snoring she will sleep better too! Her voice might change a little too. So we will see! But we can't wait for her to be back to her normal cute and crazy self!

Lucy's Birthday!!

I can't believe Lucy is already 3! She is SO much fun and such a joy! She loves to be silly and make us laugh and I love it! She is my rough and tumble kid that is ALWAYS dirty! Seriously, I don't know how her face always gets so dirty! Some days she will look like she hasn't had a bath in a month and has been living in the wilderness. Just a solid layer of dirt! I don't get it...but I love it! She loves to quote movies and will randomly remember a part in a movie and start telling you about it and how silly it is! She totally gets the funny parts too. I love it! Here she is on her birthday morning! It is tradition to make pancakes with your name spelled in it. I always mess up at least once, so then I have to eat the rejects! You can't really see it in the picture, but it is there and it is pink!

One of Lucy's loves is animals! She LOVES them! From real live ones, to little plastic figurines...she loves them! Whenever we go to someones house who has a dog or something, she constantly talks about the dog for days and wants to go back. Zoos and farms are her favorite! She has no fear. She carries little plastic animals around with her everywhere! I can't tell you how many plastic animals are in the bottom of my purse! So for her party this year we thought it would be perfect to have a Farm Party! Here are some pictures we took for the invite.

Family - I know I usually send out an invite for you to see, but I don't think I am going to get around to it this year. Sorry! But here is a picture so you can see. They are supposed to look like barn doors, then you open them to view the info.

We were SO excited to find a traveling petting zoo in our area! So we had a petting zoo and pony rides for her party! She was SO excited! When they animal trailer pulled up and they started unloading the animals she came running and squealing and said, "A duckie and a goat, and a pony, and a bunny come to MY house!?!" She couldn't believe it and was absolutely thrilled!!!

She could have stayed out with the animals FOREVER! Some of her friends went inside to play after a while, but not Lucy! She was in heaven!

She had to run over and get some Daddy loves in all her excitement!!

Of course our sweet babysitter Bekah came! She is the best! We absolutely love her! And her Mom saved the day! Just as she was dropping Bekah off, Chris came over to me and realized neither of us had ever picked up the cake! HeLLO!!! We were blocked in the garage and couldn't leave so Bekah's Mom, Lorraine, went and got it for us!!! She is the sweetest! Seriously, last year we totally forgot to get Lucy a cake until the last minute and got something crappy. Next year Lucy, we will remember! :)

Look at this sweet face! I just adore her!

I just want to squeeze these girls! My, do I love them to much!
Seriously, I want this goat! How cool is that!?! He just sat there too!

We were lucky to have Grandma Christy and Grandpa Bob come for the fun! They had 2 day old chicks in that little bucket! Lucy loved them and got good at petting them with only 1 finger! I was surprised the chicks survived that many 3 year olds!

I didn't take many pictures of the surroundings so here you go!

She is so expressive when she opens presents. I love it! But she instantly wants to play with it. She is too funny. These elephants were and still are a HIT!! We all had so much fun! She was thrilled with the animals and we were so glad to see her so happy! We love you to pieces LuLu! You mean the world to us and we can't imagine life without your sweet smile!

Watch out Mary Lou!

The girls took Gymnastics for a little while this last summer and have since been asking when we are going back to gymnastics! I finally gave in and signed them back up. We started last week and they are loving it! Every time we go to the gym they ask if we are going to gymnastics. We go on Mondays, and Lucy kept asking the next day if we were going. I told her we are going next week. I cannot tell you how many times she told Sadie, "Sadie, we go to gymnastics next week." They are so funny. They both LOVE learning new tricks so it is perfect! I also love it because now Lucy is old enough to go by herself. In the summer it was a Mom and Tot class and she was just a little too old and wanted to do everything and it got to be a little much for me to chase her around the entire time. Not something I really want to pay for. This time, they go at the same time and Lucy is good to go by herself so I can sit back and watch! It's nice!

This is them on their first day. They were so excited to "match." They got matching sparkly gymnastics shorts, had to do their hair the same, both wearing jackets with polka dots, and they both wore their red flip flops. They loved it! I can't say that they matched on their own though, but they had fun! (Lucy found a feather too!)

Waiting for class to start! So excited! Of course Lucy is being a spazz! She is so funny and is always making us laugh!

Sadie is getting so grown up and mature. I love to watch her interact with others; a little shy and so cute. I love that she understands about taking roll, following directions, and taking turns.

Lucy does not understand (or should I say have the patience for) taking turns. She is so funny! She just wants to keep going and get as much out of it as possible. She does follow directions pretty well but I have caught her a couple times joining in with another class doing their rotation of tricks! She is so funny!(Sorry, the pictures are yucky. I only had my little camera and was taking the pictures through the window so I didn't get that many)

In a Rut

I don't know what it is, but lately my motivation level has been very low! Not just with my blog, but with everything! Cleaning my house, cooking, callings...

EVERYTHING.

I was talking to my sister the other day (as she was nagging me to update my blog) and she said she has heard that when you are pregnant with a girl that they can "suck the creativity out of you."

Well, I am just going to go with that! I just can't think of any other reason why I would feel this way. I guess this little girl is going to be SO creative and crafty! She'll be my cleaner, my organizer, my cooker and blogger! Because as of now, those juices are NOT flowing in me!

Here she is making me get bigger and bigger!
Sorry for the arm pit shot, but the flash was reflecting and I didn't want to go up to my bathroom upstairs which has better lighting...not too motivated once again - me not wanting to move since she is my mover! She is always moving! She rolls and twists and kicks! For the most part, I love it! But of course she always picks up when I finally sit to rest or when I lay down to go to sleep. It gets hard when you have two little girls crawling and climbing all over my lap and then one twisting and turning inside! They ALL definitely keep me busy!

Primary, Puppies and Popcorn

Grandma was so excited to go to Sadie's Primary Activity. She loves to be a part of those everyday moments, seeing the grand kids in their surroundings. Sadie wanted all of us to go and be with her. So we made it a fun event! Even though Lucy won't start Primary until next year since her birthday is in January, she was loving everything about the activity! It was a very cute construction/strength themed activity. (Good Job Sheila!) After the activity, we went to the movies. Lately, nothing we see compares to the movie Bolt. Ever since we saw that, they are always requesting to go see Bolt during the other movies. We had fun and enjoyed the movie and popcorn. The girls love getting the kid boxes! And it was the first time since Lucy has been potty trained that I didn't have to take a million potty breaks. They only had to "go" once and Grandma took them but Lucy was mad that I wasn't taking her and she wouldn't even go. So it really was just a reason for her to get up and walk around. She is silly. She loves to touch the lights going down the stairs in the isle! Silly girl! As you can tell by these crazy girls, we had a fun time! Oh, and before the movie we have been going to this pizza place by the theaters that we just discovered, and it is so delicious! All you Snow College people, they have "bread sticks" just like FAT STICKS!!!! We were in heaven. Also while Grandma was here, we got to take care of my friend Sheila's dogs while they were out of town and they have 6 week old chihuahua puppies! They are SO cute! The girls LOVED going over there to feed the puppies! They were such big helpers! They could not stop talking about the puppies all day and asking a million times when we were going to see the puppies! The girls would help feed and entertain the puppies while I was cleaning up the little poops and pees. The puppies LOVED all the attention from them! Sadie was so sweet and nurturing with them! She would hold them and softly bounce them like a mother would bounce her baby. It was so cute and so sweet! This little girl puppy already went to her new home right when Sheila got back! She is gorgeous! She is the lightest colored one and has bright blue eyes! Seriously, gorgeous!Look how cute! The puppy is totally licking Sadie's cheek!! They are SO cute!At first Lucy would just sit on the ground and let the puppies come to her. They would crawl all over her and lick her! She would always talk about how the puppies liked her ears! Then after the first few times of going over there, she realized she could pick them up! This became her mission! She would pick one up and bring it over to the other side of the kitchen and set it down. Then move onto the next one; just transporting them all to different spots! Meanwhile, the puppies are running all over and not staying in any one spot for more than 30 seconds! She is so cute! She was in charge! And very good at bringing them over to eat if they were by the gate wanting to go back in with their mommy and daddy!Here they all are climbing all over Lucy and of course Lucy is LOVING it! Seriously, aren't they adorable!?! The one on the right is my personal favorite. She has a cute little brown nose and beautiful blue eyes. She is such a cuddler and so sweet. When I would get there, all the puppies would be standing by the gate going crazy and she would just stay in the bed and look at me. After I set all the other ones on the other side of the gate to eat, I would go over to get her and she would just roll over and let me scratch her cute little belly! Then when I would pick her up she would give me tons of kisses! So cute! It was so fun to play with these precious puppies!

Children's Musuem with Grandma!

We were so lucky to get to benefit from Grandma's Christmas present from Grandpa...a plane ticket out here to see US!!! It has been too long and we have missed playing with family! Sadie and Lucy were so excited to have Grandma Stewie here at OUR house! One of the days she was here, Sadie and her were hanging out and Sadie said, "I am glad you came to OUR house Grandma!" I think she hears of Grandma being at other cousins houses a lot, since they live closer, so she was really excited that she was at OUR HOUSE this time!

We decided to head down town and go to the Children's Museum. It was lots of fun. We all had a blast! They quickly ran to the music/stage room! Sadie always loves the control panel that controls the music, lights, and sound effects.And little Lucy loves the stage! She dances and plays the music while she is focused on herself on the TV screen! She is always hamming things up! I love how she is always getting us to laugh!

Having fun making patterns with the roof tiles! Awww! How could you not love this sweet girl and her fake smiles! She is so sweet and loving! I love her to pieces!

Lucy has always loved squishing me face up and down, so that I make happy or sad faces. I surprised her with this one and of course Grandma took it right during that mili-second! We have so much fun together!

Sadie is ALWAYS talking about this kitchen! She always says, "lets go to that place we went to with the kitchen!" She is so funny! She likes to prepare the food and Lucy likes to sit on the other side with Mommy and wait for the food. Well, Lucy will play for a little bit but then come over with me and "eat."

Lucy was amazed at Mommy's digger skills! I have to admit, this was really difficult to operate! Not good for kids...I could hardly do it! It used lots of muscles and different wheels and nobs.

Sadie driving the bus! They always have the main section change up to a different theme. This time was about buses and motion. There was a ticket booth and the girls instantly came up and asked for tickets for Bolt and popcorn. Ha Ha!

Lucy loved the trains. She was up watching them forever!

Sadie hanging like a bat!

Lucy didn't want us to watch a little YouTube clip that she said was too loud. Funny though, because she loves the clip. Silly girl! Look at that face!

After lots of fun playing, we walked a block over to the Spaghetti Warehouse. It was fun and delicious! It was FREEZING that day, so nice warm food really hit the spot! I love these two pictures and have decided that I love this building! And I am so proud because I took them on my little camera and I suck with my little camera!

We had a blast! Thanks for the fun Grandma!