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Aaaaaaaaaaa!

2010-05-03T00:57:00.001-07:00

Candy shoes for a candy land party!!!!!!

I think we have a problem Houston....

2010-05-02T00:49:00.001-07:00

I am locked out of my blog except thought my phone. I can't remember the email or password and the password recovery I have set up goes to my old Texas Tech email that I can't access any more :0(

I will work on a new blog and post when it is ready :0/

In the mean time...

Check out makenzie's new ride!

2010-04-30T22:30:00.001-07:00

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Diapers.com

2010-04-29T17:41:00.001-07:00

All of my MOMMY friends: I have been buying diapers in bulk on diapers.com & they have great pricing, fast free shipping & awesome customer service. Even better, if you mention my referral code, you get 10$ off your order! Code : HXLL0476

Also they have a lot of baby stuff at a better price than target or walmart. They usually have a 10% off promocode on the webpage all of the time.

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Makenzie's first meal out

2010-04-27T12:26:00.000-07:00

Makenzie got her own lunch today at Red Robin.

Mac & cheese and oranges!
Red Robin...where kids eat free!

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2010-04-26T21:05:00.001-07:00

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I looooove finding ideas online that trump idea

2010-04-21T23:49:00.001-07:00

I knew that I wanted to use real lollypops for makenzie's party invitations. This was turning our to be expensive and hard to find the perfect lolly pop.

What do you do if you can't find the perfect lolly pop....make it!

These are sugar cookies decorated to look like lolly pops!

It's a done deal, this is the invite!

The cookie will be wrapped in a clear bag and tied with a business card that has the party details.

If you live out of town, your invite will be different because I'm not fedex-ing you a cookie :0)
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Happy Birthday Kracker

2010-04-16T16:01:00.001-07:00

Went to Hooters in honor of my favorite uncle kracker's birthday!

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Craft idea of the week!

2010-04-16T00:43:00.001-07:00

I saw this on the news tonight at work. Get a white umbrella and let the kid (or grown up) use puff paint to decorate the umrella! FUN FUN FUN!

This is Beyonce, or Bouncie (depends on who you ask). She is my brother and Emily's dog. Happy spring!

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Bathtime fun!

2010-04-13T17:31:00.000-07:00

Tonight Makenzie's bath water is purple!

She doesn't seem to care all that much but I was thinking that colored bath water might me a good reward when she is two and we are learning manners and how to be a good little princess.

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Party Time

2010-04-04T07:21:00.001-07:00

Look close and you will see a disco ball in the picture. I love that our church has a disco ball but sadly they did not use it today while celebrating Jesus raising from the dead. But I could have totally planned a great musical experience, complete with disco ball usage :0)

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Trying something new

2010-04-02T22:47:00.001-07:00

Alex and I are going to try a new feeding plan with Makenzie. Let me know what you think.

At the current time Makenzie gets a bottle whenever she wants and drinks however much of it she wants. She eats baby food around dinner, then we play for a while, then she get a little more baby food that is thickened up with baby cereal, and then a bottle to go to bed.

This was working okay for us. Alex and I don't lead too busy of lives outside of parenthood and it's pretty easy to stop and feed Makenzie on demand. Makenzie did find a loose pattern to bottle time but nothing strong or too regular (except the night time bottle).

Our new plan is really trying to get Makenzie to eat more formula 4 times a day and babyfood 3 times a day. Instead of letting Makenzie stop drinking at the first sign of contentness, we are going to really push for a big 7oz or 8oz bottle. This should eliminate as many feedings throughout the day.

Another this is during the day, Alex and I are both guilty of just feeding her a small 4oz bottle whenever Makenzie is fussy, for instant soothing. We are also both VERY guilty of this at night. It is way easier to give Makenzie a 2oz warm bottle and coax her back to sleep, than rock her back to sleep or rub her back in the crib for 40 minutes. We are going to try to cut out extra soothing feeds and try to get her to drink one 7oz bottle at night.

We are also trying to get Makenzie in the habbit of food beyond formula. And before you get all worked up, I am in no way suggesting supplimenting needed daily calories from formula, with baby food. We realize how fast the first 6 months went by and we know the next 6 will go by even faster, and at 1 year the suggest babyfood intake drops to zero and they are reccomend to eat 3 meals a day like grown ups. The increase in babyfood will be a pain in the booty because it's just a lot more work but....

Who said parenthood would be easy? NOBODY!

PS: it was kindly brought to my attention that the spelling and grammar on my blog was horrible. I'd like to ask for some understanding though, I blog from my phone! No spell check and the screen is too small to proof read :0)

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Disaster

2010-03-29T19:46:00.001-07:00

Disaster on the Easter preparations.

This is what happens when you spill crayon wax in the oven

Tomorrow I am cleaning the oven :0)

But I got six cute Easter egg crayons!
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New Recipe

2010-03-29T16:02:00.001-07:00

Chop Suey!

1lb hamburger
1package macaroni noodles
Green bell pepper~to taste
Onion~ to taste
1 T viniger
1 T sugar
2 cans tomatoe sause
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomatoe soup
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1. cook meat with onion and pepper
2. Boil noodles
3. Add tomatoe products to meat
4. Add noodles to meat mixture
5. Warm and enjoy!

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Mad Easter Bunny

2010-03-29T00:00:00.001-07:00

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Easter Parade

2010-03-28T15:02:00.001-07:00

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Why

2010-03-24T06:46:00.001-07:00

Why do we need sleep? I get that God made our bodies to need sleep but why ? And why does my almost 6 month old fight it so much

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New Recipe Monday

2010-03-22T20:41:00.001-07:00

Taco salad ~ A La Jim Schuermann

1 pound hamburger meat
2 cans chili beans with juice
1 package of taco seasoning
1 bag cheese doritos
Lettus
Tomatoe
Cheddar cheese
8 oz Catalina salad dressing
2 avacados (optional)
Sour cream (optional )
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*cook meat
*Add beans and juice
*Open doritos and crunch the chips into small pieces
*pour chips into 13x9 pan
* pour bean and meat mixture over the chips
* cover with bite size pieces of lettus
*sprinkle with tomatoes, cheese, & catalina dressing
*add sour cream and avacado chunks as desired

Prep time: 24 minutes
Cook time: 0

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Can I do it?

2010-03-22T01:00:00.001-07:00

I want to make thi shape of cake for Makenzies birthday (yes I know she is only 6 months old but I am bored at work). We won't need that much cake so I want to make the top two layers styrofoam and the bottom big layer be cake.

I am not sure in this creative or talented but we will see. I might practice on the next holiday. Anyone ever attempt this type of cake at home ? I'm not wanting to use the fondont either. Not sure if that is possible.

Maybe i should go to just go to a bakery!

Poor Lola

2010-03-18T13:51:00.001-07:00

Pet Exam...$45
Sedation...$26.50
Pulling a dislocated toe...$18.50
Pain medicine...$5.56
Bandage...$9.50

One sad lookin' dog....priceless

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Sadness

2010-03-17T14:21:00.001-07:00

I woke up with Makenzie at 8am. My nap time was non existence today. I work from 6pm-430am. By the time I go to bed at 5am tomorrow I will have been awake for 21 hours.

Let the pitty party begin please. And god bless the people that call me tonight. I'm not going to be in the mood for BS'ers :0)

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Happy St. Patty's Day!

2010-03-17T06:18:00.000-07:00

I forgot!

2010-03-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

I forgot about New Recipe Monday so here is my make up for that!

Chicken Crescents

4 boneless chicken breasts

1 pkg crescent rolls

3oz. cream cheese

2 T melted butter

2 T milk

1/4 t salt

1/4 t pepper

garlic and onion powder to taste

salsa for dipping (optional) but salsa is great so you should use it!

~boil chicken and let it cool

~mix together cream cheese, butter, milk, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder

~cut cooled chicken into cubes

~ add chicken to cream cheese mixture

~unroll crescent rolls onto a cookie sheet keeping each pair together to for rectangles (read this step again as it is a bit confusing and remember you shapes!)

~spoon chicken mixture onto rolls

~fold corners together and seal them to completely enclose the chicken mixture

~brush tops with melted butter

~ bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes

Yummy

2010-03-15T17:32:00.001-07:00

Bitter biscuts are yummy yummy !

Waiting

2010-03-13T17:54:00.001-08:00

For my cereal to get soggy! I've blogged it before, I just like soggy cereal.

On a different note, this is post raisin brand and it sucks. The other brand is way better.

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Makenzie's First Babysitter

2010-03-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

Alex and I came to see Allice In Wonderland in 3-D

Makenzie went to her first babsitter (that wasn't family) today. Emily's mama is watching her for us. Hopefully she is okay with that :0)

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Grrrrrrrrr! Damn Aggies!

2010-03-10T09:01:00.001-08:00

Thi morning Makenzie and I went on a 1 hour walk around the neighborhood. We love to walk outside.

What we don't love is when we have to get off the sidewalk and into the street because people block the sidewalks.

This house did it too! Both homes had Texas AM paraphernalia.

But in the end we still love our walks!

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Starbucks date!

2010-03-09T13:26:00.001-08:00

We met Sally and Jim at starbucks for a dark cherry mocha frapachino!

Best drink ever!!!!!!!!!!!

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New Recipe Monday

2010-03-08T20:53:00.000-08:00

Homemade Mighty Cones!

Mighty cones is a trailer on South Congress with the best chicken tortilla wrap EVER! This is the recipe we made last weekend and it is pretty dang close. A-MAZING!

Mango Slaw

1/2 cup(s) diced mango
2 large jalapeños, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoon(s) white wine vinegar
2 tablespoon(s) sugar
1 tablespoon(s) water
1 small shallot, minced
1 cup(s) mayonnaise
1/2 cup(s) chopped cilantro
2 clove(s) garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
7 cup(s) shredded coleslaw mix

Chicken Cones

3 cup(s) cornflakes
6 tablespoon(s) slivered almonds
6 tablespoon(s) sesame seeds
6 tablespoon(s) sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) crushed red pepper
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) kosher salt
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup(s) milk
All-purpose flour, for dredging
6 (5-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise 1-inch thick
Vegetable oil, for frying
6 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed

Make the mango slaw: In a saucepan, combine the mango, jalapeños, vinegar, sugar, water, and shallot. Cover and simmer until the mango is softened, 10 minutes.
Transfer the mango mixture to a food processor and puree; scrape into a large bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, and lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Add the coleslaw mix and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate.
Make the cones: Wipe out the food processor. Add the cornflakes, almonds, sesame seeds, sugar, red pepper, and salt and pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a large, shallow bowl. In a second shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. Fill a third shallow bowl with flour. Dredge the chicken strips in the flour, shaking off any excess. Dip them in the eggs, then roll them in the cornflake mixture.
Set a rack over a rimmed baking sheet. In a large skillet, heat 1/4 inch of oil. Working in batches, fry the chicken over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden brown, 6 minutes; transfer to the rack. Set the fried chicken on the tortillas and top with the mango slaw. Roll up and eat right away.

GOOD LUCK! Let me know if you try it and if so, how you liked it!

New Recipe Monday...

2010-03-08T09:30:00.001-08:00

Coming Soon

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Snuggie Love

2010-03-08T00:28:00.001-08:00

I love my zebra snuggie sand wearing it at work!

it is a slow morning fore sure!

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I am lucky.

2010-03-07T22:36:00.001-08:00

I am at work tonight and can't help but realize how lucky and blessed I am.

I get to come to work while Makenzie is asleep and not miss all day with her!

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Bottles Bottles Everywhere!

2010-03-05T18:36:00.000-08:00

I feel like I make bottles ALL day long.

It's quite the process around here. Wash...dry...fill again!

I'm going to become a better blogger again. Working nights is going to give me some extra time to blog :0)

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great bath time items!

2010-02-27T17:48:00.000-08:00

I love the bath ring we got Makenzie last week. She is able to sit unassisted and play in the water! It's great!

Then today we got Makenzie a bath toy that is wonderful. It is from target. It jets around the tub blinking and making a fountain of water!!!

FUN FUN FUN!

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Look Brandi!

2010-02-21T08:28:00.001-08:00

She is big enough to sit in her seat cover you got her. We love it!

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Raise them from a young age to follow Christ.

2010-02-19T18:47:00.001-08:00

Tonight at SAMs I found the bible I had been looking to get Makenzie. I am sooooooo happy to have it. We love to read to Makenzie and this is the perfect way for Alex and I to start teaching Makenzie to love the Lord.

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I'm a big girl now!

2010-02-15T17:32:00.001-08:00

Tonight I decided to sit up by myself for 30 seconds or so.

I've got 3 teeth now and 2 more are poppin' in any day now.

I eat in my big girl high chair. I love squash, bananas, carrots, green beans, pears and hawian delight too!

I love teddy bears :0)

Mommy made me a cute Valentines day bow this week too! She is great!

Peace y'all!
- Makenzie

Tonight I made a link!

2010-02-06T20:41:00.001-08:00

Yes, for thoes of you who took any class with Mitzi Ziegner, that is the "link" I am talking about! Except my link tonight was at church and it was kind of a chain of links. I went to a disciple now service tonight and sat with Matt, Lori, Kayler & Chloe.

Here is the begining of my link-
When I was in the 8th grade I went to a disciple now at there house. It was then that they began investing in my life. I went through high school spending time with and becoming a part of their family.

I moved to Lubbock to go to Texas Tech. I went "pot luck" for a roommate and got Haley! (and with Haley came her sister Holly!) The 3 of us started going to and devoted every Thursday night to a college bible study called Paradigm. This biblestudy and worship was lead by a band called Pearl Merchant and pastor John Randalls. I remember this being the time that I really developed a PERSONAL relationship with the Lord. I realized that if I let go of worrying what my roomates or the guys behind me thought my experience at church would be deeper and more intimate with God.

I went to the same churches disciple now Saturday night service last year. I remember that I had just found out I was pregnant and I sat on the gym floor praying this prayer. "God, obviously I have not lived a life that was glorifing to you. Obviously I have not lived the best life I know how, which is a life walking side by side with you. Lord the life inside me is real, it's permanent, it's perfect, it's your creation." I remember this prayer like I said it yesterday. "Jesus, I can't do this alone. Let's do this together. I need you." then I prayed for the next nine months and for Makenzie. I prayed that the Lord would love on her and be her Savior from a young age.

Tonight I stood in the same gym I was in a year ago, with a band that I love to worship with, with songs that remind me of great times in college, with people I love and I thanked God for his perfect plan and his guidance through out my life that has brought me to a perfectly wonderful place.

Happy baby, happy fieance, happy family!

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Happy valentines day

2010-02-03T19:18:00.001-08:00

Feb 1, 2010

4 months old!!

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It's 3am...

2010-01-30T00:58:00.001-08:00

And Makenzie must have thought I wanted to make up for lost time with her.

She is confused that tonight I wanted to sleep I guess :0)

oh well looks like it's gonna be a fun mommy / baby mak play date

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Oh No!

2010-01-29T06:55:00.001-08:00

My cubical window is fogged up and I can't see outside today :0(

Praying for an interesting and or fun day today. The last few days have been a bummer because we have been training on computer systems and I caught on fast, while others still don't get it. Crazy "older" people just don't get computers :0)

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If my bedroom walls could talk

2010-01-26T19:29:00.000-08:00

You would hear how incredibly boring and dorky Alex and I are. It's 9:30 on Tuesday night and we are both in bed (Makenzie is asleep also) playing words with friends (scrabble on the iPhone) against different people & each other. Quality **shoulder to shoulder time** right there!

**refrence to Experiencelifenow.com "bringing sexy back" sermon series (it's good you should listen to it )

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6-10

2010-01-25T17:32:00.001-08:00

So I get off work at 5 and get home 5:45-6:00. Bed time for Makenzie is usually between 7 & 8 and my bed time is around 9 or 10.

Tonight makenzie ate at 6 when I got home & was asleep by 7. It's a bummer when I only get an hour with her all day. Pray for all of us during the time of transition.

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Day 4

2010-01-22T14:43:00.001-08:00

Friday!!! I'm still at work but this was makenzies day at a glance.

Nap

Play

Chill outside

Eat!!!!

What a perfect life :0) I'm excited to spend the weekend with her!

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Day 3

2010-01-21T18:03:00.001-08:00

Work was better today. I think I am starting to like the job a little more. Emily, my mom, Alex & Makenzie came to work today to eat lunch with me! It was fun :0) I was glad to get a "Malenzie fix" 1/2 way through my day. Tomorrow is Friday! And I hope the birthday week continues to be just as great!

This is what happens when daddy has Makenzie all day :0) I love them!

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Blogging from work

2010-01-20T08:12:00.001-08:00

My favorite morning break snack :0) but we are going to Tx Land & Cattle tonight for Pauls birthday and that puts 100 calorie packs to shame :0)

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Makenzie drove me to work

2010-01-19T06:56:00.001-08:00

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Praise The Lord

2010-01-19T03:05:00.000-08:00

God is good! Sooooooooooo good! I've never been so glad that Makenzie woke up early as I am today.

Mak went to bed about 3 hours early last night so inevitably she woke up 3 hours early. We were watching cartoons and I figured I would read the "letter of employment" for this job. As I read I saw something funny...my schedule said Sunday-Thursday 2pm-10:30pm.

While this isn't a perfect schedule it is WAY better than what I signed up for back in December!

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Snow White Night

2010-01-18T18:26:00.000-08:00

Tonight Makenzie & I are watching Snow White (actually Makenzie is sleeping through it). It is such a good movie..."hi ho hi ho it's off to work we go"

This segways into the fact that I start 7 weeks of M-F/9-5 training tomorrow for my "big girl" DFPS job tomorrow :0( I know this is the job God has opened up many doors for me to get into but if I am honest, I'm not looking forward to it at all.

I found out around this time last year that I was pregnant. For 12 months I have had a baby with me one way or another, but tomorrow that will change. Makenzie will no longer be my focus and responsability while I am at work and I'm not sure what to think about it.

I'm gonna be a big girl and go to work but this little princess is gonna be missed, a lot!

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Game night

2010-01-15T17:37:00.001-08:00

Playing scrabble tonight with Emily, alex & my mom. I'm actually winning at the moment... It won't last long :0(

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We Have Reached A Milestone

2010-01-11T18:53:00.000-08:00

Tonight Makenzie put my finger in her mouth and I felt two bottom teeth! I had another mom assure that they were really teeth and then I started crying. She is too little to have teeth!

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Live like there is no tomorrow

2010-01-10T08:05:00.001-08:00

Trying a new church this morning with Alex and Makenzie. The series is about the year 2012 and if it will end or not and how as Christians if it happens or not (this pastor believes not due to a string of biblical verses) we should live like there is no tomorrow.

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Alex made homemade cheese sticks

2010-01-09T09:58:00.001-08:00

They were pretty easy too!

It's just a string cheese stick wrapped in an egg roll wrapper, then dunked in eggs and breadcrumbs then deep fried. Yummy!

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Makenzie is a nut

2010-01-08T12:43:00.001-08:00

She hasn't napped all day. I think she fell asleep for 30 minutes earlier in the car but nothing else. Obviously this makes for a crabby baby and a long afternoon. She started acting fussy again so I suggested alex and I go get tea
from bushes and hope Makenzie fell asleep in the car. As we were getting her ready this is what she did!

Precious Goof ball!

A toy after my own heart!

2010-01-06T10:50:00.001-08:00

Makenzie looooooves links. They are light enough for her to pick up and get into her mouth. These are links in the shapes of letters! Fun & educational all at the same time!

And they are Sassy! I like sassy toys because there is no paint on them and they seem to hold up well.

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Family game afternoon

2010-01-05T11:46:00.001-08:00

Today's game is Rummikub. It is a game of strategy and planning. I'm not usually good but I did win the last time!

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Family Game Night!

2010-01-04T16:24:00.001-08:00

I love board games! Tonight we are playing "The Game of LIFE: Twist & Turns".

Our review: way fun! But not for young children. 10 years old is probably a good age for this one. It's a little tricky.

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Makenzie watched her first...

2009-12-27T15:28:00.000-08:00

Stripper dance!

I know I know! CRAZY BAD MOMMY!

Actually it is kinda funny. My family watched movies on Christmas day and didn't get out of our pajamas all day! We watched The Proposal as some point in the day and Makenzie and I were playing on the floor. The TV was behind her head and we were laying at such an angle that she couldn't see it. As soon as Oscar the stripper got on stage Makenzie twisted her big ol' head and watched! I'm pretty sure she was listening to the music but it makes for a good story!

Hope you all had a good holiday!

Meet Johnny

2009-12-23T14:53:00.000-08:00

Johnny is Makenzie's new elf! He came from the North Pole to watch Makenzie and help her be good. But at this point she is always good so Johnny's job is pretty easy :0) Tonight Johnny told me he was going to hide in the sugar jar to scare my mom in the morning :o)

It's a great feeling to start new fanily traditions with my new little family.

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Stupid Paul

2009-12-22T14:25:00.001-08:00

Well I had a fantastic trip to the HEB on Luis Henna/Greenlawn. And by fantastic I mean super crappy!

I enjoy stopping by the cook stations at HEB when I'm not in a hurry to get my shopping done. Typically the people are nice and the food is tasty. That was not the case today!

Paul is mean. Simple enough. When I walked up to his kiosk he asked what I wanted. I replied "Well I'd like to try some of that stuff." and gestured toward the food bowls he had in front of him. I did not see this as a crazy request, as it is his job to provide samples of the food they are trying to sell. Grumpy Paul snapped back with "That stuff huh?" as if he was offended I didn't know what he had cooked. I ate the sample (which happened to be good) and told my mom who had walked up "Ya the food is good but that guy is a jerk." Apparently I can't wisper and
Stupid Paul has good hearing. He said "Ya thanks for that complament."

Oops!

But seriously, it's not like I called the food "stuff" to Martha Stewart or someone that's a real cook, Jerk Paul is an all time sample man. I guess I would be grumpy too.

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Our Schedules Are Off!

2009-12-22T04:01:00.001-08:00

Good Morning! Rise & shine & give God the glory glory. Rise & shine & give God the glory glory. Sing praises to our Lord.

It's 5:47am and Makenzie is in full swing :0( The last two days Makenzie has had some tummy issues. The out pipes were backed up on Sunday so we gave her some apple juice. That sure corrected that problem. But, on Monday her tummy hurt again. Maybe too much apple juice? Not really sure. So yesterday she cried off and on (mostly on) from about 2 in the afternoon until 7 in the evening. Thank God for grandmas that will take a turn holding crying baby and give mommy a break every once in a while! Around 7 she finally went to sleep. She cried through her naps yesterday so I'm sure she was super tired. I sure as heck didn't wake the finally sleeping baby even though I knew it was way too close to bed time. And now it's 5:55 in the morning and I'm watching Makenzie play with her toys in her crib.

Joyful times of motherhood!

Job

2009-12-15T07:24:00.000-08:00

I got a job. I'm glad to finally have a job and I am really grateful that the Lord has provided. The hours kinda suck but I'm just gonna figure out how to make it work. I will work Sat, Sun, Wed, & Thurs from 6pm-4;30am. This is the same job that I had back in September with the Department of Family and Protective Services. I start the 7 week training class on January 18 and that schedule is M-F 9-5;30 and after the 7 weeks I will start the other shift. Time to look for childcare. Whoohoo

Charlie Brown Christmas

2009-12-08T17:02:00.001-08:00

Makenzie isn't feeling great tonight so we are hanging out on the couch watching Charlie Brown.

Kayler do you like this?

2009-12-06T10:55:00.000-08:00

Bow Making Greatness!

2009-12-04T19:39:00.000-08:00

Tonight Makenzie slept from about 4:30 on through the evening. She woke up to eat but went right back to sleep. This allowed me to play in my bow making box! 3 Christmas bows and 1 New Years bow were finished while watching 'Four Christmas's'. I still have a frosty bottle cap to use but I want to get some silver, white, and blue ribbon for that one. Also, I have some round Christmas buttons I want to use and some tiny jingle bells. I think I will probably make 3 more Christmas bows this weekend! Fun Fun Fun!

Success!

2009-12-04T16:46:00.001-08:00

I love them!

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Help!

2009-12-04T10:09:00.000-08:00

I am in love with these bows with the bottle caps in the middle.

But where oh where can I find them!?!?! Any ideas?

Baby Mak and Lola

2009-12-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

It never fails that as soon as I put down a blanket for Makenzie to lay on Lola runs to it and plops right down like she belongs there. So tonight Makenzie had been in the car seat running errands with us for a while so I figured that she wanted to lay down and stretch out. Where better to do that than underneath the Christmas tree!

Too freaking funny!

2009-12-03T10:38:00.001-08:00

The two most technicaly challenged people I know just got instincts. I am in trouble!
My mom and step-dad are too funny!

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Baby Laugh

2009-12-03T07:32:00.001-08:00

This little sleeping girl just had the biggest grin on her face and let out a single giggle while she was asleep. P I think a fairy was just born! (that's what tinker bell says I think)

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Testing

2009-12-02T10:31:00.001-08:00

Trying to blog from my iPhone......does it work?!?!

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Christmas Stocking Extravaganza

2009-11-28T07:50:00.000-08:00

As our family grew from 3 to 4 to 6 to 10 our Christmas stockings went from perfectly matching, to kinda sorta similar.

So this year, with the new addition of Baby Mak, we made everyone a new stocking to hang by the chimney with care!

Baby's 1st Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T17:52:00.000-08:00

We survived!

There was a lot of people over at our house today. Lots of people = lots of people picking up Makenzie and passing her around. It seemed like every time Makenzie laid down to take a nap someone wanted to hold her or someone new came over and rang the doorbell. Oh well, maybe she will sleep good tonight.

Gregory & Aubrey made everyone place mats with their names on them. It was fun and added some color to our table.

The night before Thanksgiving my mom and I were cooking and baking pies...Makenzie decided to come help us too!

Airport Adventures

2009-11-26T17:41:00.000-08:00

We took Mak out to the airport to pick up Tara for Haley & Bretton's rehearsal dinner. While we were waiting on Tara's late plane we hung out in the parking garage. After we got Tara in the car we realized that we would not have time to get out to the rehearsal before it was over so the 4 of us hung out at Hill's Cafe until it was time to go back and get Lacy. After all the running around we had a great dinner celebrating the beginning of Haley & Bretton's wedding weekend!

Makenzie wore purple and brown because purple is Haley's favorite color and I was wearing brown so we would match!

Fall Bows

2009-11-16T06:36:00.001-08:00

I am going to Hobby Lobby 'Where Dreams Come True' this afternoon!

I love this fall tutu skirt and shirt. I think I will make one for Aubrey and Makenzie and get pictures of them together.

For Halloween Makenzie ended up with 8 different bows. They are now in a storage box to make room on the bow hangers for more. So this time around my goal is to make only 4 bows for fall/thanksgiving.

These are all of the bows I found that I liked. I printed them out on one sheet of paper and will take that with me to Hobby Lobby to use as a guide. We will see what kind of bows I come up with. It all depends on what ribbon Hobby Lobby has available and on sale!

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah!

2009-11-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

And the Lord rained down purple pacifier manna from heaven..... okay not really but today the mail man dropped off 7 purple pacifiers to my front door and it was great!

Thanks to some lovely mom bloggers I went to high school with I found out where to order these from AND they are purple! Does it get much better than that?!?! Not sure that it does!
On a different note: I am trying to get Makenzie to start sleeping in her own crib or bassinet FOR REAL this time. Last time I said it I obviously didn't really mean it ;o) So I have been trying to only let her fall asleep while not being held by someone. This is hard! It is soooo much easier and faster to cuddle her to sleep! So this practice has gone okay the last two days and now it's time to move to step 2.....sleeping in her own area/NOT mine and Alex's bed! Tonight she has fallen asleep, not in my arms ;o) but in my bed ;o( SOOOO as soon as she wakes up to eat in the next hour or so I am going to lay her back down in the basinet and cross my fingers and say a prayer that she sleeps in there for the next 3-4 hours by herself! Updates to come....

1 Month Well Check

2009-11-04T19:35:00.001-08:00

On November 3rd we went to the doctor for Mak's 1 month well check. This doctor has yet to impress me so we will see how long he last. Makenzie weighed 10.3 pounds this time! She was 8.3 pounds at her 1 week appointment, 7.10 at birth and 7.11 when she was discharged. She is growing fast! She was 21 1/2 inches long which is 1.5 inches longer than she was when she was born and at her 1 month appointment. This explains why some of her footed pj's and pants are getting to be a little small already! Other that that information the doctor didn't say much else except that she looks good and healthy. Praise Jesus!

Can you believe this little turkey is already a month old! She was 1 month old on November 1, 2009 and really the time flew by. I know people always say that and it sounds silly but it's true!
We took Makenzie to the Picture People in the mall. I know that this is never a good experience (service wise) but the pictures really do turn out good and the price is perfect and it is easy to get what you want and not have 400 extra pictures left over to store for the next 23 years.
She took some pictures in her Halloween costume as a Peanut M&M, some pictures in a headband and a diaper, and some with a shirt that said 1 month that I made. They all turned out too stinkin cute but we decided on the 1 month, and Halloween costume pictures. Alex, Makenzie and I are going to go back for family/Christmas pictures at the end of the month! So lets brainstorm some cute outfit choices for that!

The Gas Monster!

2009-11-04T19:21:00.000-08:00

The stupid (pardon my french) gas monster has attacked my little munchkin this week and I do NOT like it! Monday night at bible study was the first time Makenzie really cried for any length of time and was not consolable. I didn't know what to do with her or me for that matter. Nothing worked and usually something helps calm her. At that point I don't think she'd had a crying fit for longer that 5 or 10 minutes. Tuesday I clocked a crying period for 1 hour and 12 minutes! It was not a happy time. Then today it happened again, twice! The second time around I got the mylicon drops out. I was pulling for straws at this point and was willing to try anything. I gave her the drops and within about 10 minutes she was asleep, gassy but asleep. I will take hearing 'toots' all the time over not hearing them any day! If I can hear them that means they are coming out and no crying fits will follow!

Starbucks Has The Red Cups!

2009-11-04T19:01:00.000-08:00

Everything at Starbucks is better in a red cup!

The holidays are close!

My Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Baby Jesus

2009-10-31T10:14:00.000-07:00

Baby Jesus likes Dr. Browns bottles the best!

I am not totally sure what the Christmas play at church is going to be like, but I do know that the nativity scene is going to be totally made from photographs. So today we went to a church members ranch/barn/stable thing and took these pictures with Cody and Jessica.
This is a great picture from my camera. The photographer was going to send me his pictures too which I'm sure will be way better! It looks like there is paparazzi on the right side of the stable ;o)
It was chilly chilly in the wind, but inside the stable was better.....until they took her warm cozy clothes off! She was not a fan, but she warmed up in the hay and cloth.

Silly Walmart Man

2009-10-30T19:59:00.001-07:00

Meet the pacifier! (or any other cute name you wish to call it)

This is 1 of 2 pacifiers that Makenzie brought home from NICU. They are different in there than the ones they give the regular babies, not sure why though. Cute huh......not really! Not cute because they are the ONLY two pacifiers the girl will take and calm down with when she is upset. PICKY PICKY not sure where she gets that from!

Well....Today at Walmart we were on the toothpaste isle and the beloved pacifier fell on the ground. This put the pacifier out of commission until it could be sterilized in the steamer at home. We finish our shopping and get to the checkout where the out of commissioned pacifier falls out of the stroller again and on to the flood. I said "Ewww I'm willing to let the pacifier fall once on the Walmart floor and still use it but twice is out of the question." My mom and Emily quickly give me 'the look' and we all laugh because OBVIOUSLY I am joking. The ding dong behind the register as me if I would like him to throw the pacifier away!!!!! I started laughing at him and told him we would just take it home and sterilize it. Obviously he does not know that I am already going to have to break into the NICU and steal a bag full of these orange pacifiers when these two get lost or start to get nasty and I'm pretty sure that the law might consider that stealing but it will be totally worth it!

Tomorrow is Halloween and my costume for Aubrey's party is amazing....I'm sure you will be loosing sleep tonight wondering what it could be! Pictures tomorrow!

HA HA HA

2009-10-30T07:21:00.000-07:00

I do not like Spencer and Heidi, nor am I a fan of Jon and Kate BUT this is freakin hilarious!!!!!!!!! Happy Halloween Friday!

Cute Skeleton

2009-10-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

She is too cute! I think I kinda like her...a lot!
***grumpy voice***This is the crappy swing from Target. It's the 2nd one we have had in 4 weeks and the motor is about to go out on it too! Me and Graco are gonna have a battle soon over it!

We made it to the Pumpkin Patch today!

2009-10-27T15:41:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch today!
First we went to the church to deliver some Halloween goodies to the ladies we love up there. Then we went to the pumpkin patch and took pictures! She did so good for both events!

After the pumpkin patch we went to DFT and met with Lori and some of the other teachers. My mom was gonna wait in the car but I told her "Come inside and watch how these teachers are gonna oooooo and awwwww over her." I don't think she believed me, but sure enough everyone we passed wanted to steal her and take her home!

Frankenstein Brownies and Pumpkin Pictures

2009-10-26T17:06:00.000-07:00

Tonight I made Frankenstein Brownies and man are they fun!

I'm going to deliver them around town tomorrow and Wednesday ;o) I love Halloween even if it is 'Satan's holiday'. I love the cute pumpkins and ghost and monsters!!!

I was going to take Mak to the pumpkin patch with Gregory and Aubrey this weekend but for some reason it didn't happen. Pumpkin pictures were taken in the living room though!

3 baths in 1 day!

2009-10-21T08:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my to-do list was to give the dog, the baby, and myself a bath. Good news is that all 3 task were successfully completed, bad news is that it took all day! I know my day is starting a lot later than it did before Makenzie, but it still seems like it takes all day to get my chores done.

Makenzie has been sleeping from around 10pm until 11am, waking up every 4 hours to eat. She is so good at night though, she goes right back to sleep after eating and a fresh diaper. That is a hugh blessing!

Mom Confession #1: Last night Mak woke up around 1:30 to eat. I got up, warmed the bottle, and started to feed her. I didn't pick her up, I just held her head up a little bit. I woke up again at 2:15 with a sleeping baby in bed and an empty bottle. OOPS!!! Guess we missed that burp!

Makenzie is doing good !

2009-10-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

She loves to sleep in her boppy! Lola curls up next to her, and I get the last sliver of whatever is left on the bed ;o)
We played dress up for the Tech game last night!
Gregory and Aubrey are sooooo interested in her!
Does it get much sweeter than this? Coming home was a pretty easy transition. She was on a good schedule of eating every 3 hours already and we have been able to stretch that to 4 in the last couple of days. She is so funny, I find myself just sitting with her and laughing at her faces and grunts. We have had a handful of visitors and have enjoyed their company. This weekend I made her birth announcement cards. Not sure that I love love love them but they will do, and with my mom's discount at Kinkos they were cheap so that makes them better too! My stepsister came over and took some newborn photos of Makenzie yesterday and they turned out great! She made her first big outing to Old Navy on Saturday which I know is against everything the nurses told us at the hospital BUT there was a good sale!!! I was only there for 25 minutes and I held her the whole time so nobody could get their coodies on her!!!

Oh My Blog....

2009-10-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

Oh My Blog....How I have missed you the last few days!

It has been a fast few days around here though and my computer didn't come out of my hospital bag until this morning. But since my last post Makenzie has improved 100000%, She is ate more at the hospital, breathed at the rate she was supposed to and left on Tuesday morning around 11 o'clock with a clean bill of health! While we are on the topic of hospitals, I knew going into Round Rock Hospital that some/many people had told me to deliver somewhere else, Round Rock was bad, blah blah blah. I obviously delivered there anyway and now looking back I would not have had it any other way! The labor and deliver portion of the event was great, the nurses were great, I liked my doctor, and everyone was nice to Alex and I (It might have helped that we knew one of the nurses. It was great to have Sheila on our side!) The nurses in the NICU were also fabulous! They kept us informed but they also kept the mood positive and happy. I felt so much better about leaving Makenzie with fun, happy, positive nurses.

Since we have been home Makenzie is doing sooooo good! She sleeps for about 8 between 10 pm and 8 am. She woke up to eat 3 times and then goes right back to bed! It's been good so far, probably just jinxed myself though :o) Last night we tried the whole bath thing! It was not successful...oops! She was really really unhappy with the idea of being naked and wet, she was also hungry. She had just slept for 4 hours and hadn't ate before the bath extravaganza. Oh well...lesson learned. Next bath I am going to try to keep her half covered with with a warm washcloth and see if she likes that any better.

Her swing stopped working this morning :o( sad story! I am about to get dressed and take it back to target without the box and I'm sure that it will be a great adventure! I read the reviews and a lot of people wrote how the motor stopped working :O(

Also, Mak has a doctor appointment today at 2. I have a list with 3 questions on it, I'm not good about asking doctors questions usually, so a list is my attempt at remembering!

Day 3 Good News Good News Good News!

2009-10-04T05:28:00.000-07:00

Makenzie is eating 8 times a day at every 2, 5, 8, and 11 o'clock that comes around. She ate 3 times @ 13mL (or possibly cc but I don't remember) and then last night at 11 Alex went to go feed her and she got to move up to the 27mL bottle! This is good because to go home one of the requirements is eating 30mL without having breathing issues, but she is looking good on that front. Also, last night at 11 when Alex was there they had turned down her oxygen flow to 1 and guess what comes after one ladies and gentlemen....0!!!! Her last set of blood work came back negative for infection and the doctor was going to make a call this morning about her antibiotics and rather or not she needs it anymore.

I am headed up there now to feed her and looking for more good news because our God is mighty and is way bigger than some poop that comes out too early! (PS: I have talked publicly about poop more since Thursday than I think I have in my life)

Makenzie update!

2009-10-03T09:26:00.000-07:00

Makenzie update! The nurse practitioner just called and said that her chest xray from this morning is better than they thought! They are pulling the line out of her mouth and are going to try to bottle feed her at 11:30. If she starts breathing too fast or too hard they will stop the bottle and put a feeding tube in and feed her that way. Either way formula is goooooooooood! She is down to 2 liters of room air a minute and this is down from 4 liters of 30% oxygen a minute! The NP even said they will do one more chest xray and be able to say for sure that she is pneumonia free! She wasn't willing to set that in stone until after one more xray but thats still one xray closer to going home! The results of that xray will determine if they can stop the antibiotics tomorrow or not, but she said they are leaning toward being able to stop tomorrow. Once the antibiotics are stopped Makenzie has to be able to bottle feed at least 30mL of formula, breath with no struggles or pressure and then we can go home!!!

Day 2---night time update

2009-10-02T19:26:00.001-07:00

The 'nice nurse' as we call her was with Makenzie today and she made her a cute name card. NICU nurses should be required to be cute and crafty I'm pretty sure! The 'grumpy nurse' isn't horrible she just does have as happy of a vibe as I'd like my sweet baby to be around :O)

This is Makenzie this afternoon. They use the aspirator to keep the pacifier in her mouth and that keeps her calmed down a lot. They keep her as calm as possible to keep her from crying and having to work any harder than she needs to. Oxygen thing in her nose is still at 3 liters but its room oxygen. She is getting a little jaundice but they haven't started any light treatments yet, the 'nice nurse' said they would make that call in the morning. She is still just getting iv liquids, but will try to start a feeding tube tomorrow if everything keeps getting better like they have today. I am at this point still scheduled to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow so we will work out the best visiting schedule for Alex and I for the next few days then. Right now we just visit for a few minutes at a time but after tomorrow I would imagine we will be staying for longer increments of time.

Thank you all for all the sweet words and prayers. KEEP THEM GOING!!! Pray for continued healing and for it to be speedy! We are ready to have her in her own crib and wearing the cute outfits you all got her over the last 10 months! Pray for our family and friends who have been coming to the hospital to keep us company, I know it is hard for them to come visit with no baby to see and hold but its been really great to have them here to keep our minds occupied a little more. Pray also for my recovery, no details needed there!

25% oxygen

2009-10-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update: At 5am Makenzie was still on 40% oxygen, when Alex went to see her at 10am she was down to 25%. People usually breath 21% oxygen normally. This is an answer to prayer for sure but more is needed. They will continue to monitor her in the NICU and watch her while blood cell count to see if she is getting any infection. They have started her on antibiotics already as a precautionary measure. My doctor came to see me today and I am still scheduled to go home on Saturday morning but no word on Makenzie yet.

Funny stories: Right after I delivered the doctor handed Makenzie off to the nurse and they were working on her and the nurse turned around and said "he is doing good, hear him cry" I remember saying "What! Did you just say he?" and my doctor quickly correcting the nurse and assuring me that Makenzie was a she! THEN after a while and they moved me to the recovery room, which was dramatic enough because I had just left Makenzie at the NICU but then there was a stinky blue bow on the door! Our friend and nurse Sheila took that down ASAP and told them it was a girl so to bring a pink bow, but we didn't get one all night last night and this morning there was still no bow :o( but just now when Alex came back into the room he said there was a pink bow!!!

5 am....so early!

2009-10-02T03:21:00.000-07:00

It's 5 am....that is in the morning, and thats early! The nurse came in to do some blood work on me at 4am, that was a delightful needle prick or 2 in the back of my hand because she knew my arm wasn't gonna work.

Since we were up Alex called down to NICU to see if we could come visit, which we could. They allow the parents down there anytime as long as there is not any procedures being done at the time on Mak or anybody else that is in there.

Mak is on 38% oxygen as of 5:00 this morning. That is 2% less than last night, which is good. Everything is just going to happen slowly for a few days. Her color looked a lot better and she seemed to be breathing a tiny bit easier but still fast and with labor. Her blood work from last night indicated that her white blood count was low. This could be that she is stressed or that there is an infection somewhere. They started her on antibiotics and will see how that helps her blood count today.

They have given her a pacifier and that little girl was going to town on it! It was as if she knew I had purchased WAY too MANY pacifiers over the last few months for here ;o)

Prayer Request:

1. Pray for more rest for Alex and I

2. Pray for Mak to continue to show signs of improvement, any little bit helps her to get better

3. Pray for our friends and families that are being so supportive right now and are being super great even though this has been a little rocky.

Makenzie is here and needs your prayers.

2009-10-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

Our little princess is 7.10 ounces and 20 inches long. She had some issues breathing because of the meconium aspiration and is in the NICU for the next few days. Essentially she had her first bowl movement while she was still inside of me. Actually we know this happened between when my water broke at 8:50am and when they checked me around 10am. Then sometime during the delivery she was in distress and sucked that stuff into her lungs and belly. Thus causing a lot of doctors and nurses to come work on her after birth and then take her to NICU. They are going to keep her there for a while (nobody is fessing up to how long) and work on getting her lungs cleared out and keeping sicknesses like pneumonia away.

Please pray for Makenzie to have a fast recovery and for Alex and myself to trust in the Lord with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, and ALL our minds.

HMMMMM...

2009-10-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

The pitocin has been set at 2.5 all morning ( says the nurses) and just now another nurse walked in and said "hmmmmmm thats odd lets move it to 4." So can nurses just make that call without discussing it with anyone else?!?!?! Apparently so! But stronger medicine means more contraction, which means more dilation, which means LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!

This is a little itchy!

2009-10-01T09:03:00.000-07:00

I got an epidural at 4am this morning. It was not nearly as bad as they make it out to be. They numb everything up really well before they get ya with the needle. That medicine helped me sleep for a good 5 hours, which was fabulous! Then this morning was good, had some visitors, Sally, Emily, Matt, Lori, and even Miss Sheila Vance came into work when she wasn't scheduled to come be my nurse! YEAH! I love her!

On a sad note: the epidural was wearing off and I asked for some more (this is not sad, this is normal) but the new stuff they pumped me with made me super super itchy, I might go nuts. They said there is something they could give me but she didn't sound too enthusiastic about giving that up. I am gonna try to fight through the itchy but I am not sure how long I will last ;O)

It's my 100th post!!!! Brandi be proud!

2009-09-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

Miss Brandi is the lady who got me hooked on blogging. First it was wedding detail and then Makenzie details and soon it will be a little of both again, as Alex and I get ready to start planning wedding stuff again in the coming months! So thanks Brandi and heres to another 100 post!

Now back to the baby update! We have been here at RR Hospital for about 4 hours and my bum is num! They stuck me in a bed and are pretty reluctant to let me up. With it being an induction they feel the need (for some medical reason I am sure) to keep me hooked up to monitors and in bed. The contractions are about 5 minutes apart and sometimes they hurt a lot and sometimes they don't. This last contraction is in my back and HOLY MOLY I am not a fan of that! The visitor list is starting and the nurses are I'm sure very pleased with that :O) Matt and Lori and the girls have been by, my mom and Emily came after that for a while, and then Avery and Ashley came up after that to bring Alex some Jack in The Box. He was in heaven!

The nurse just came back in and game me Ambien so I could sleep tonight! Whoohoo! Good night y'all! If anything good happens I will let you know!

Today is the day....kinda

2009-09-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

Going to the hospital tonight at 6 to get the show on the road. The first 12 hours of medicine is not going to start anything fun but tomorrow morning the they drip the pitocin the party is on like donkey kong! Just hanging out today with Alex and doing last minute cleaning and laundry so the house is a little decent when we come home on Saturday.

one

2009-09-29T13:21:00.000-07:00

ONE MORE DAY! Today was pretty relaxed. I took Lola to get bathed and groomed before her week at Matt and Lori's house. I figure I will have a full house with all the visitors that are calling to make plans to come either to the hospital, to the house, or both.....so Lola is gonna have a week vacation (if I can stand for her to be gone that long) at the Hatfields.

Not sure how I feel about the amount of visitors that have planned to come to town or to the hospital/house but I also don't feel like there is much I can do about it at this point. But VISITORS BE AWARE I will spray you with lysol, pour antibacterial all over you and take your temperature, and there will be NO kissing or touching Makenzie's face! The doctor has got me pretty neurotic about the flu and other sicknesses at this point if you can't tell. I couldn't even imagine how much more hard the first few weeks would be if she was sick on top of just being new.

My mom and I went to Steak and Shake for lunch...no need to go back there for another year :o(

Now I'm back home and in bed. I have had uncomfortable contractions since last night but nothing strong or even painful at this point, but I can definitely feel them.

Alex's flight gets to Austin at 6:30 tonight and Makenzie is more than welcome to make her debut any time after that, the sooner the better because he has to go back to Lubbock for school on Tuesday morning. That is something to pray for also, the time away is gonna be hard but it is by far the most important thing that Alex finish school and get his degree so thats the sacrifice we are gonna roll with. It will only be about 6 weeks of us apart after Makenzie is here so pray for the time to fly!

UPDATE: uno.....DOS

2009-09-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

Went to the doctor and somehow managed to get in and out in only 35 minutes! And that included a 20 minute Non Stress Test! After you pass your due date they want to make sure that the baby is moving and reacting to their heart rate. They hooked me up to a monitor that charted the babies heart rate and when I felt her move I pressed a button and that somehow went on the chart also. The nurse came in and checked the paper about 1/2 way through and said "Ohhh your having a contraction. Can't you feel that?" UMMMM NO! I had no clue I was having any type of movement let alone a contraction. After that test the doctor came in a checked me and I am still not dilated or making any other types of progress so the induction date is still set for Wednesday night at 6 o'clock. This is great news!

On a less fun note: Alex woke up this morning feeling crummy ;o( pray for him to stay healthy and not get sick during this week that he is here in Austin.