October 24, 2012

Family Update

Violet became 9 months old yesterday and it has sunk in that very soon she will be 1. With our busy lives it has just gone by TOO fast. It feels like just yesterday we were walking in for our c-section wondering what she looked like.
Here are some of her updates:

Weight: Her appt is friday but Im guessing somewhere around 15 pounds.
Lenght: same as above
She sleeps from 7-7 but sometimes I wake her up at 10pm to nurse...its my fav time to nurse
She is taking two naps a day that range from 1-3 hours
She eats 3 full meals a day and dinner is babyled weaning (we feed her what we eat)
She can sit on her knees unassisted
She can crawl extremely fast
She can pull herself to standing
She is just starting to walk with her toy stroller push thing
She is extremely smiley
She is a mommas girl ;)
She LOVES her big sister and gets excited when ever she sees her
Her favorite toys are keys and cups

I must say..I am SO happy we have made it to 9 months of nursing yesterday. I NEVER thought I would make it this far. Things were so hard and dissapointing with Sophie's nursing issues I thought the same thing would happen here. She is a champion nurser still and I know she will probably be one of those babies that has a hard time weaning.

Sophie is almost 3.5!!! I cant believe that at all. We concieved Sophie in October and its crazy to think that was 4 years ago! She is loving preschool and is very intelligent. She knows every shape and I MEAN every shape..including octogons and hexagons. She loves to sing and dance and is quite the little ham. She is THE most friendliest little girl and sometimes she makes us nervous as she is TOO friendly.We are considering attempting ballet again after the holidays. We put her in when she was two but we felt she was too little and it was just a game of chase and try to get her to sit down. So now that she is 3.5 we are going to attempt it again this Janaury.

Jared and I are pretty excited for the future. Jared has started on his bachelors degree program this September and recieved news that he has over HALF the credits for the program so he will only be in school for a year and a half! He plans to work for a year after he graduates with some sociology type job and then go back to grad school for Occupational Therapy. I have finally turned in my application to the Birthingway midwifery school. The deadline is for spring 2013 instead of winter term like I had hoped but Ill take it. Now I just sit and wait and HOPE that they accept me into there Lactation Consultant degree program. Im very proud of Jared and I. We have two kids and most people would say it should hold you back but its the complete opposite for us. Our children drive us to do better. We have views of owning our home someday and being able to afford the education we want for our girls. So again...I am VERY excited for our future.

Lastly, everyone keeps asking us when we plan to have more kids and the answer is NO time soon haha. As much as Jared and I plan to make this family bigger we still want to spend some special time with the girls first. We want Violet to be the baby for awhile just like Sophie was for two years. We will probably aim for our kids to be the same ages apart. I also want to finish my school first and if I get accepted I have 1.5 years of that. Nobody wants to drive to Portland pregnant hahah ;)

Well there is an update of our family!
 Sorry I havent been on lately....Im just enjoying motherhood <3 p="p">

September 25, 2012

8 Months

I forgot to post that Violet is 8 months old 2 days ago! Here are a couple new things about her.

- She is crawling like a champ
- She is nursing strong at 8 months still
- She is pulling herself to standing
- She stands on her tippy toes
- She loves to scream and make really loud noises
- She finally ways 14lbs

and here are some cute pictures of the BOTH the girls :)



September 24, 2012

I am nervous...

...to start school.

Since becoming a young mother I have done all of my schooling online so that I can be home with my babies. Recently, I have decided that the only way to accomplish my dream profession is by going to an on-campus school haha! The only one out there for my profession is in Portland, so not only will I be going to an on-campus school but I will be driving a crap ton of hours. Lately, I have been coming up with all of these excuses to not go and Jared sat me down and explained that I will regret this in the future. I just keep reminding myself that it is only 2 days a week and the girls will be okay. When it comes down to it I just know that being a Lactation Consultant is my dream job. I plan to not get "too" antsy because I do know that things come up BUT I will keep hoping and going along with the process. If everything goes well I should be done in a year and a half and then I can sit for the IBCLC exam <3 p="p"> 

September 18, 2012

Gluten...

...is delcious...

I have had ,we shall say, issues for years pertaining to my digestion. I have tried giving up everything BUT gluten because frankly it is my favorite food group. Everything I love has gluten in it!! Well today I am trying a couple days without gluten..if not a week. A couple weeks ago Jared and I got rid of fast food and bad sugar from our diet. It has been pretty great so far. We decided on the weekends we would splurge and have some bad food but for the most part eat healthy. Part of me wanted to try this to see if it would help with my digestion issues but it hasnt. So I have decided to try going gluten free. Oh MAN I hope this isnt the case...it will be a sad day if I have to eat gluten free for the rest of my life. SAD DAY :(

September 17, 2012

What I thought breastfeeding would be...

Before Violet was born I wanted nothing more but to breastfeed. I read every book and listened to every bit of advice anyone would give to me. When the day came it was magical and beautiful and worked SO much better than it did with Sophie. Over the next couple months I kept telling myself things like "Wow breastfeeding is so easy and amazing" or "It is so nice to not have to make a bottle"..but then 4 months hit and Violet's weight gain plummeted. My perfect breastfeeding relationship came crashing down. Immediately the thought is that something was wrong with my supply. I started doing everything to increase her weight gain. I would feed her 8-10 times a day and pump in between every one of those feedings. Breastfeeding was no longer simple..I was no longer lazy. I barely had a time to catch my own breath and was obsessed with helping her to gain weight. I wanted nothing mroe than to have one of those plump babies. Plump babies mean people respect your breastfeeding relationship. People think your milk is healthy if you have a plump baby. When people looked at Violet they viewed my milk as not good enough. Soon enough I started to realize the truth...it wasnt people..it was me! I viewed my milk as horrible. Everytime somebody made a comment about how small Violet was..I took a hit to my ego. Her weight gain got worse until we started upping her solids. We had to start adding olive oil to all of her foods and making foods with high calories. Feeding Violet was/is a chore. The day was consumed with pumping/nursing/making baby food/ baby led weaning/ feeding. I suddenly missed the days when she was younger. We could just leave and only need to bring a couple diapers..no stress. My boobs went with me everywhere. Now Im doing as much as a nursing mother AND bottle feeding mother. I do it for my daughter though. When I want to quit I think back to being pregnant and wanting nothing more than to breastfeed my daughter. I realize that if you want soemthing..sometimes it doesnt come easy and you have to work for it. So even though many tears are being shed with horrible weight checks, good weight checks, pumping...some day I will look back on this and be proud that I nourished my baby <3 p="p">


 

Preschool!

Sophie started preschool today.
...and she is VERY excited about it <3 br="br">

September 12, 2012

UPDATE: on Dr. Bronners

Turns out I wasn't using it right...haha
I guess you cant use normal conditioner with it..you either need to use their conditioning rinse or something like vinegar (like no-poo method). So..I gave it a try last night and it worked!! I used the vinegar though. I plan on trying their conditioning rinse next week...as I really hate the smell of vinegar.

Anyways....
Here are some updates on Sophie & Violet <3 p="p">
Violet:
Can sit unsupported
Can crawl the right way now
Is attempting to pull herself up on things
screams all day
Sleeps from 7-7
Takes two 2 hour naps a day
Eats three meals a day
Does baby led weaning at dinner time
Nurses about 6-7X a day
Smiles and giggles SO much
A very happy baby <3 p="p">
Sophie:
Knows SOOOOO many words
Loves to play in her sandbox
Loves going on evening walks in the double stroller with sissy
LOVES her sister
Is getting better at eating her vegetables :)
Starts preschool next week!

September 11, 2012

I have to admit...

...Im going back to naughty shampoo

Ive have tried for about a month and a half now to use some form of an eco-friendly shampoo but its just.not.working. I first tried the no-poo method which was a fail. Then I bought Dr. Bronners. I started out LOVING it but it has recently turned all of our hair gritty! Im super frustrated as I like the idea of not using chemicals on my head..BUT..I also like clean feeling hair. Im considering trying an all natural shampoo but I feel like Ive already invested a lot of oney into it already.
 Oh well...at least Dr. Bronners works for the girls and household cleaning supplies!

September 10, 2012

How to wrap your baby?

I have recieved a lot of positive comments about my new found wrapping craze. Im still a beginner in all of this as I only learned there was more than an Ergo a couple months ago. Dont get me wrong..I LOVE my Ergo...but I also loved finding other things and learning about the art of babywearing. You know, there is a reason women in Africa wear their babies. Babywearing brings a close bond to mother/father and baby. It has been shown to reduce seperation anxiety in children and actually make them comfortably independant. Its all about trust.
Anyways, the one I get the MOST questions about is my woven wrap. This is a wrap similar to the looks of a Moby. a Moby is a great wrap for newborns and younger babies, and if you tend to have smaller babies than even longer! Though, I always was envious of the women who wore their babies on their backs. Stretchy materials like the Moby are not safe on backs and my Ergo didnt feel comfortable on my back. So alas! I discovered the woven wrap! These wraps are (duh) woven and have tons of support. It is not stretchy and is very safe on your back. So here are a couple videos that I found very helpful when I first started!

August 26, 2012

Not much...

....going on over here in the Swehosky household. We all have been sick from some nasty cold and I seemed to have gotten the last of it. Boo
We just got back from visiting family and friends in Oregon and we all had a great time. Violet and mommy went one way and daddy and Sophie went another. Sophie had a blast with her "boyfriend" Elliott and Violet enjoyed being oogled by everyone for her extreme cuteness.
This next weekend my sister is marrying her girlfriend Michelle and we are all looking forward to that as well. I can't wait for fall to come and e get to experience the holidays the two kids. I cant wait for violet to get a little bit older and be able to play more with Sophie..it will be beautiful to watch.

Other than that pretty boring. Still wouldnt trade it for the world <3 p="p">

August 11, 2012

No Poo Method Day 3

Well like I said..it gets worse before it gets better. Instead of it getting oily Im noticing its getting dry. So I have looked into some cures and they say adding coconut oil or honey to the vinegar mixture helps. I will try that next time.

August 9, 2012

No Poo Method Day 1

So being the hippy I am..I stumbled across this no-poo method that is apparently a pretty happening thing. Basically it is never using shampoo and conditioner ever again..hot right?

Now I know what you are thinking...umm no thanks..moving on. I believed the same thing, but for the sake of my naturalness I decided to research a little more. It isnt so bad. So here is the scoop:

Apparently our normal shampoo and conditioner is bad for our hair. It destroys our normal PH which in turn makes us need to shampoo our hair every day to every other day. This isnt normal. Our hair was made to not have to be washed so often. Not only that, shampoo is FULL of chemicals that seep into our brains and turn us into zombies...I kid.

So since I dont have much of a life outside of the home (or in the home lol) I have decided to give this a go. People do need to know that this gets worse before it gets better. It takes a good 2-3 weeks before you see gorgeous results. These results apparently make your hair BETTER and more healthy than before. So how do you do it?

From what I have read it is a tbsp of baking soda to one cup water in a water bottle with a whole punched through (to squirt out of) and a tbsp of apple cide vinegar (or white distelled) to a cup of water in another SEPERATE water squirt bottle invention. You lather really good with the baking soda mixture first (shampoo) rinse and then lather up with the vinegar mixture (conditioner.) Another plus about this little schindig is that after those 2-3 weeks you only have to wash your hair every 5-7 days!.

So here it is people..DAY 1

August 4, 2012

Day At The Fair!

Sophie had so much fun today at the Clark County Fair even though it was a million degrees. Here are some pics to enjoy :)

August 1, 2012

August 1st....

...going on January 3rd.

I have always been a winter girl, but even "I" am tired of this so-called "summer". I am currently wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt. I mean, yeah we might get some sun but it is never warm enough to swim in the lake. You know that it is truly summer when you can swim in the lake. So when are we NW people getting our summer? Apparently never. Either that or we are going to have an indian summer and will be wearing shorts as we trick-or-treat this year. FAIL

On a different note, August does bring something good!

On August 30th Jared and I will have been together for 4 years. It feels like just yesterday that we met...and now we have 2 kids and we are married. Obviously, we went a little faster than most couples but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

July 25, 2012

Do you ever wonder what babies think?

I totally do. Violet has become fascinated with us pushing or hitting Sophie big yellow bus type car thing. You know, the flinstone looking cars that kids push with their little feets. Well if Jared or i walk up and shove that car in a direction she cracks up! So since we have no idea WHAT she is saying, I have decided to decipher her thoughts. Here goes:

"These fuckers are SO easy! I just have to giggle and I can get them to ram a toy bus into walls"

Yes..I believe my baby cusses in her baby thoughts. I means eh is MY kid by the way.

July 24, 2012

Making a sidecar crib

So Violet was outgrowing her cosleeper and I was not ready to put her in her own room. She still sometimes wakes in the middle of the night to nurse and its just so easy to roll over and feed her. So i looked for many options and discovered a youtube video called "Making a Side Car Crib"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPqpbSoqvbQ

Here is the end result!!!

July 23, 2012

Violet Januaury is 6 Months Old!!!

Violet is 6 months old!
She can:
~Scream at the top of her lungs
~Sit up for a couple seconds
~crawl!
~Roll from belly to back
~Roll from back to belly
~Sleep 12 hours at night
~Eat some yummy vegetables now
~Laugh Out Loud (usually only for sophie)
~Smile continuously

Enjoy The Pics!

July 22, 2012

Pinterest Hairstyle #1

So since I have a lot of free time on my hands I have decided to try out some new hairstyles from pinterest. I have long hair but never know what to do with it. So here is my first try.

July 21, 2012

Sometimes..

..you just have to put everything in perspective.

People are humans and sometimes it is easy to forget that. I come from a family where you dont hold stuff in. When I was younger if my siblings and I got into a fight my parents would call a family meeting. They would sit us down and say for 20 minutes we could say whatever we want without getting into trouble. We would all talk at once getting gutsy with our words but eventually by the end we made up and felt better. I carried this trait with me my whole life but sometimes it gets me into trouble. Its hard to not feel bad about yourself for a trait you have. You sit back and think "Are you good enough..whats wrong with ME"!
But when it comes down to it...people are humans...and everyone isnt going to like you. That doesnt mean you should change the kind of person you are..it only means that you should learn and grow from the experience.
Lessons like this make me so scared for my girls. Life really can be mean to you. I want them to grow up strong and beautiful and confident in their decisions. I am learning as a parent that you can not protect your children from everything...but MAN do we ever try!!

July 20, 2012

Camping Trip 2012

We just got back from our camping trip today! We were supposed to come back Saturday but last night there was an extreme thunderstorm.As we laid in our tent I kept looking over at Jared with extreme terror on my face and asked ":Am I going to get electrocuted"? He thought it was funny..but I was pretty freaked out. Though, I must say seeing and hearing thunder/lightning THAT close was indeed beautiful.

I conquered my fear of getting on the speed boat. I know that sounds ridiculous but I have a severe fear of boats and water.The thought of the boat sinking and being in a lake where sea creatures could get me...terrifies me. but as Jared has been addicted to saying YOLO!

Sophie and Violet did amazing. mommy did not give them enough credit in the fact that I was certain it would be horrible. Yet, Sophie laid down with "Tangled" on daddy's Ipod and fell right asleep and Violet sleeps all the time so that was never a problem. Sophie had so much fun that when we got home she asked me about 1000000 times if we could go back and "play in the camp tent".

We were so grateful for my parents taking us on this adventure. We barely get out of being mommy and daddy 24/7 and it was nice to spend some time with my husband. Nana and Papa watched the babies and we rode our bikes down to the lake. It was great.

Here are some of my favorite photos!

July 17, 2012

This lady is my hero!

I found this link on Pinterest (my newest addiction) and decided it was so incredibly uplifting and wonderful. We dont see this very often in our world and it was like a breath of fresh air to know that people still cared. So I think for my birthday I will try to accomplish. Good thing is that I have 6 months to think up some good ideas!

How I Celebrated My Birthday!

June 22, 2012

3 Years Old

I can't believe that in about 2 weeks Sophie will be 3 years old. It seems like just yesterday Jared and I were watching "House" and my water broke. I think I have finally started to accept that she is indeed growing up and can't stay little forever. 3 years is a very long time. To be honest I feel like year 2 just flew by. It is amazing to see her grow up and watch her changing before my very eyes. She is constantly talking now, and we actually understand her! She is VERY friendly and super active. She will more than likely be our daughter that has to be in some form of sport to release all of her energy (just like daddy). She is very caring and always apologizes for things even if it isn't her fault. She is a very good big sister and is always willing to help even if she is oblivious to her most of the time :).
It seems like just yesterday she was in preemie clothes weighing in at 5lbs 13oz.
Now she weighs in at 26 lbs!

June 8, 2012

Lactation Cookies

Having supply issues or simply want to UP your supply. Try this yummy recipe for lactation cookies.
Ingredients:

1 C butter
1 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
4 T water
2 T flaxseed meal (no subs)
2 Lg eggs
1 t vanilla
2 C flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
3 C Thick cut oats
1 C Chocolate chips
2 T Brewers Yeast (no substitutions

Preheat oven at 375.

Mix 2 T of flaxseed meal and water, set aside 3-5 minutes.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Stir flaxseed mix into butter mix and add vanilla.
Beat until well blended.
Sift: dry ingredients, except oats and choc chips.
Add butter mix to dry ing.
Stir in the oats and then the choc chips.
Drop on parchmant paper on baking sheet.
Bake 8-12 minutes.       

June 6, 2012

Line Drying My Cloth Diapers!


Im pretty excited about this. I have been waiting all summer for a decent day to this! My hopes are that the lingering clouds go elsewhere..but other than that I am excited!

If I have a dryer why would I line dry you ask?

Well I have a couple reasons but number one being that it uses less electricity in your house..none! One of my main reasons for cloth diapering is for cost so to prove my point I try to find the ways to actually make it cheaper. When you are washing diapers every other day the cost could possibly add up over the years. Another reason is that it also suns my diapers at the same time. Breastfed babies leave hideous stains on diapers and the sun gets rid of them. I know it sounds crazy but I have done it a couple times already and all the stains are gone. Last but not least....I find it fun. I know that sounds crazy but I enjoy finding ways to be self-sufficient in my home.

May 28, 2012

A few things..

...That I recommend.

Coconut Oil
A friend recommended this to me as I use cloth diapers and most diaper creams contain zinc which can cause your diapers to repel. It works amazing. I even added a little cocoa butter to it in a jar as well and we never have a raw behind or rash. I also discovered that it really helps Violet's exzema. We put some all over her body after a bath and let it air dry.


Kiss My Face spray on sunscreen
I hate using sunscreen that you have to lather all over a squirmy child. So I prefer a spray..simple and easy. I also like this brand because it is a little more natural than other brands.


Homemade laundry soap!!
I made this recipe back in January for a total of $12..and I havent even used half of it yet. It works great on the clothes as well and makes them smell nice.

Gro-Via Cloth Diapers
Wesoon discovered after Violet was born that we couldnt use cloth diapers with synthetics as itmade her exzema horrible. So we made the switch to natural fibers and decided to go with Gro-Via. We were not as found of their newborn diapers pictured above as they were front snaps and didnt hug as tightly. So she grew a little bit and we put in her their OS side snap diapers and adore them! Way worth the money..especially if you consider how much you save.

The infamous Ergo...
I was hesistant in buying this because Im not a fan of baby carriers..I love my trusty sling and Moby wrap. Within buying this I sold my Moby and sling with 2 weeks it was THAT good. It feels just a great as the Moby and sling..you still get that connection of closenesss with the baby as it holds the baby in a natural position and grows with the baby. The thing I LOVE about it the most is the fit..my back ALWAYS hurt with baby carriers with my oldest Sophie..i can barely feel this one. I have to say out of everything I bought..this is my favorite baby item thus far.








April 17, 2012

Build a fort!

Sophie only has preschool two days a week for two hours each so we have to get creative on what we do, otherwise she watches way to much T.V.
So today we are going to build a fort!
Pictures to come...

April 16, 2012

An honest blog

Having kids brings out some serious emotions within yourself. Hubby and I moved back to Washington almost four years ago. We have my parents which I am grateful for but we both realized tonight that our family and friends have dwindled. When we started our family we both envisioned being so involved with family and friends. We looked forward to backyard barbeques and holidays spent with the ones we love. It has become hard though. My sister and her family are in another state for school, my brother is joining the Army and will soon be gone this summer. Jareds brother is overseas and his parents live in another state. Most of my friends from highschool have went their seperate ways and same for Jared. You can only attempt to be involved in others life for so long if it isnt worked on both sides. My extended family is far away and Jareds extended family is all over the United States. Minus my parents (thank god for them) we really dont have anyone. I wanted my kids to grow up with other family/friends kids. It is hard when you pictured more people in your life...and we don't have any.

April 15, 2012

Weekly Update Pics

Here is one week later after doing  "The 30 Day Shred"
10 Days left!

April 13, 2012

The 30 Day Shred (Half way done)

I have all along planned to do this video postpartum as I have heard amazing things about it. I about half way done and thought I would share a picture of my progress so far. It says 21 days because a week prior to starting this video I started working out so wanted that time to count as well. I had a cesarian section so I wasnt allowed to work out until about 6/8 weeks postpartum. I started working out 8 weeks postpartum and Im very happy with my results so far. So here are the half way pictures!

April 9, 2012

Amber Teething Necklaces

Well I finally ordered one..hope it really helps.
I have been hearing a lot of amazing things about these and my children love to teeth early so decided it was time.
If all else fails..the necklaces are at least pretty cute :)

April 1, 2012

April Fools!

haha Mommy! you thought I was seriously going to let you sleep 8 hours again like I have been the last 3 weeks?? You thought I was going to be a good baby and let you lay me down for a nap?? don't you know I prefer your arms to sleep in?? April Fools!

-Violet

March 30, 2012

Making Cloth Diapers

So starting next week I plan to make some cloth diapers (pockets). I have always wanted to do this simply so I can have the designs I want but can never find. I will post pictures when I am done..let me know if your interested in some cutesy diaper design!

March 29, 2012

A day in the life of me...

...original right? I just couldn't think of something clever and witty to simply say "Let me tell you about my day today"!

Anywho..I honestly can not believe it has been two months since Violet has arrived into our lives. It is funny...everytime you get pregnant you really dont believe there is an actual baby in there. Even when you are 40 weeks pregnant you still think that there is just a pizza inside of you..or maybe a couple of burgers...

but then you give birth and this baby comes out of you (whohaa or tummy) and you just keep staring wondering where THAT came from. It logically just does NOT make since. I can not wrap my head around the fact that we start out in a balloon filled with water and just come out. Pregnancy really is a miracle...

Well since giving birth to my little pizza things have been great. I was most concerned about breastfeeding not working like with Sophie..but it is amazing how different babies are. It also helps when you dont have crappy nurses breathing down your neck to give your 5 lb baby a bottle..because she is apparently "starving"...bullshit

I love my girls so much. i also expected them to be so similar and the difference is amazing. My Sophie is the most energetic, spunky, OCD, gorgeous little girl I have ever seen. She has developed this new sense of cleanliness that Jared and I wonder if she belongs to us. If she so much as gets a droplet of water on her shirt she will screa, "I messy" until we change her shirt. Another cute thing is Sophie has picked up breakdancing. I have no clue where she gets this either. We turned on Happy feet 2 and she immediately got on the floor and did some crazy dance moves..it was cute. Oh and one more thing..if we tell her to dance the "Robot" she thinks we are saying "Ro-butt" and will stick her little tush out and shake it.....I love her

Violet is such a calm baby. Her life consists of nursing (a million times) crapping a million times..and smiling up at us. Oh..she is such a smily baby..it is unbearable. It is even cuter when sheflashes her toothless gums..hurts my uterus.

All in all..life is great...



March 10, 2012

Grudges

This is in no way towards someone or something personal in my life. I hear a lot from different people about how they plan to hold this grudge or someone else is holding a grudge and I tend to say the same thing to them "who gives a crap..they aren't worth it then", but with two beautiful children it tends to make me feel the later. Becoming a parent really brings some serious emotions to you. So here it is:

You only live once...make sure that grudge you are holding is really worth it.

March 8, 2012

First horrible day as a mom to two...

I knew it would eventually happen..why kid myself right? As a mom to two..two and under I expected this day to come..it came today.

It started early in the morning when my lovely husband thought he would let me sleep in before we had to leave. He had good intentions..but 20 minutes to nurse baby, get dressed, and get Sophie ready for preschool..is just NOT possible. After we dropped daddy off at work (his car is in the shop) we went to take Sophie to preschool. After I dropped Sophie off, baby Violet and I made a Starbucks run..which was VERY needed. I needed to run errands up North and called my mother to go up there with us. So we hung out for awhile before we picked up Sophie to go up North for shopping. Our first destination was Toys R Us...and it went pretty well until we got out ot the car. Violet was hungry and decided to nurse. As soon as she started nursing she made a massive shit with the loudest noise possible. She was under my nursing cover so I had no idea how made it was. Lets just say..shit should not make it up to your neck. So I had to do wipe bath in the back of my car and a complete change. We then went over to World Market to shop. As soon as we entered the store Violet decided since she emptied all of the contents in her stomach she was still hungry. So I pulled an awesome mom move and nursed her WHILE pushing the cart. My mom had the other cart with Sophie who apparently decided it was time to be a pain in my ass as well. She started throwing things from the cart to the ground and kicking my mother in the knees. It was really hard tohard to shop with no hands and my two year old making sure I looked like the worlds worst mother..gotta love her. After we left that store we ventured to Costco. What can go wrong at Costco right?  Free food testers and awesome stuff to look at? Well my mom went off while I took Sophie to go potty and get a hotdog as I was starving. We waited in line FOREVER for a hotdog only to find out they didnt take debir card..only cash. We then had to wait forever in the ATM line and then BACK in the hotdog line some more. The whole time Sophie is trying to dance in circles around me and yank my shoulder out of socket. We finally get the hotdog and waters and as soon as we sit down Sophie throws her water on the ground and ALL over this poor old lady who is checking her blood sugar...awesome..not. Fastforward to check out line...Violet ( my chubby hungry bear) decides she is still hungry (45 minutes later) and screams her head off while we are paying for our items. As Im trying to concole her Sophie decided it was time to take a nose dive out of the shopping cart..luckily I caught her just in time for everyone to stare at me in pity haha. Either that ir they were staring thinking I was crazy. We finally get in the car to nurse and Jared thinks thats an appropriate time to call my cell phone haha. At the same time my mom gives Sophie a chocolate muffin to keep her calm while we feed Violet and she gives us a cute smirk as she smears the muffin all over her face and hair...and then giggles.

Needless to say, I love my children..but good lord this is going to be a LONG 18 years.

February 26, 2012

Ok I have fell into the trap!

I have seen about 12 different 365 projects now and I am now curious and interested. I think it is very interesting to see the changes throughout the year..so (obviously) I will be doing a 365 project of my two girls together. One whole year of putting my cute little girls together and watching them evolve together. So that it doesnt interrupt my blog process I will be making a tab on my home page titled "365 project" where the daily pictures will be posted. :)

February 25, 2012

My Birth Story

We found out that we were going to be parents to antother about a week after our wedding. It came as a shock to both Jared and I as we had planned to wait until the summer to start trying to avoid the baby being born around the holidays. When we found out we were pregnant, I was a little hesitant and Jared was actually a bit more excited than me. Not, that I didn't want a baby but so many things had come to my mind. I was worried how Sophie would handle being a big sister and no longer the baby of the family. I worried how I as a mother would handle being a parent to two (two and under). I can honestly say that it took me awhile to accept the pregnancy.

The pregnancy it self was night and day from Sophie. With Sophie, I was constantly puking all the time. With Violet's pregnancy I felt nauseous for one week and NEVER threw up..not even once. There were some days that I forgot I was pregnant. For this reason I thought we were having a boy. In all honesty I (like most parents) didn't care what I had. It would be nice to have a boy because we didn't have one, and it would be nice to have a girl because I loved it the first time around. I told everyone around me that I thought it was a boy (and I really did) but towards the finding out day I secretly hoped for another girl. I was hoping to have two little girls so close in age that they could develop that sisterly bond. Jared had already admitted he wanted another girl...so when we found out our beautiful Violet was indeed a girl..we were exstatic.

Towards the end of my pregnancy, we started to notice little miss Violet has still head up..and comfortable. We tried everything to turn her..including an attempted ECV..which failed. The doctor simply put that my bicornuate uterus was too small for her to turn head down...we scheduled the C-Section. I was completely devastated about the c-section. I loved my birth with Sophie and wanted to have another beautiful story to tell Violet someday. I went into a little depression over the last couple weeks before she arrived as I realized she was indeed not turning head down. Her C-Section was planned for January 20th, 2012.

A couple days before her C-Section a huge snow storn came to town. We rarely get snow storms so it was a bit exciting for everyone. There was so much snow that some trees had started to fall down and rip power lines down. Less than 24 hours before my C-Section I recieved the phone call that it had been canceled. It had been re-scheduled for Janaury 23rd, 2012 instead, which was coincidently my late nana's birthday. :)

January 23rd, 2012 I woke up with the weirdest feeling. I was going to have a baby. I had no contractions and felt great so it weirded me out that fairly soon a baby would be here. We had all of our things packed and decided to go ver to my parents house to pass the time away. I had a final due that week so I figured I would get that out of the way. I really didn't want to think about what was going to happen to me shortly. I was excited to meet Violet..but dreading the surgery. At last it was time!

We got to the hospital and I had no idea what to expect. They took me to a room and hooked up an IV line. I got dressed into a hospital gown and awaited my fate. A nurse came in and reviewed my chart. Asked me if I was still having a tubal...!@#@#$! I was NOT having a tubal and when I heard that, I almost walked out of the hospital. They then informed me that my Dr. had bailed on me at the last minute and I was stuck with a Dr. I wasn't too fond of. 20 minutes later the nurse came to get me and I was walking down the hall to the OR. That was seriously a very long walk..it really stressed me out. The hardest part was letting go of Jared's hand. I didn't want to leave him..I didn't want to face the spinal without him. The OR room was intimidating. tons of instruments everywhere and a good handful of people. I had a nice anethesiologist who explained everything to me (even though I didn't want to know). After the spinal was in, Jared got to come back into the room. I was so happy he was there with me. He made me feel so much better. I Love him :)He made jokes and kept me preoccupied as we awaited the cry of our Violet. About 20 minutes at 3:41pm we heard her cry...and it was so beautiful. They cleaned her up and Jared took pictured of her..and finally he brought her to me. It was so hard seeing my baby but not being able to hold her...but I tried to be strong. They tried to get Jared to leave when she left but I wouldnt let him..he had to be there with me.

After they finished up, we went to the recovery room to be with my baby Violet and my mother who was watching her while we finished up. I was feeling horrible at this point and shaking like crazy but once I saw Violet it made everything better. We immediately nursed for the first time and I fell in love.





February 23, 2012

Life is beautiful...

...as I sit here typing my brand new baby Violet is snuggled up on my chest and I just got done tucking in my beautiful Sophie to bed.

It doesn't get much better than this.

February 17, 2012

Life as four!

Is so awesome! It was crazy in the beginning but once we figured out a system it became so much fun. sophie is slowly starting to adapt and come to the realization that Violet is staying for good. I dont have as much alone time but I enjoy being more involved with my girls. When Sophie naps Violet and I get to have some snuggle time and when Sophie wakes up we have some fun craft time. I cant wait for summer so we can get outside!

February 13, 2012

Better late than never..

...to announce the birth of Violet January S.

Born January 23rd, 2012 via planned c-section at 3:41pm

Weighing 7lbs 8oz and 20inches long



January 8, 2012

I haven't been on here...

...for a very long time lately, so I thought I would make a post even if it is about absolutly nothing!

I am pretty nervous for tomorrow. I had really hoped baby V would go head down so I wouldnt have to have a c-section..but that is not the case. Tomorrow morning we are going in for an ECV or a External Cephalic Version. It is basically a procedure in which the doctor attempts to manually turn baby V head down with his hands on my belly. It can be quite painful and has a low success rate. they usually give you a uterine muscle relaxer but I have opted to not have it because it can give me some crazy side effects. It lowers my chances even more but at least I am trying. I dont have a good feeling about it, but I want to be able to say I tried everything. My nerves are on the very rare risks that come with an ECV. Sometimes a baby can go into distress from it, or your placenta can abrupt from your uterus. Both cases result in an emergency c-section. I am trying to not think about it..but come on...who wouldn't.

Besides that...we are just busily preparing for baby number #2 and the new year. this year should be amazing and we have a lot of fun stuff planned as a family. We are thinking about going somewhere for vacation in Marchish???

blah..hopefully I get some sleep tonight. I can't eat tomorrow either..LAME!