Easter 2011...

oh easter. growing up i remember easter being such a fun day. couldn't wait to hunt for easter eggs with my brothers. i'm thinking charly is going to be the exact same way. easter was a week ago and she still continues to ask to hunt for eggs everyday! i have to keep reminding her that easter is over, however boompa tells her easter can be every day. i can't say she's the fastest hunter, but she's thorough that's for sure!

easter morning hunting for eggs at our house

the easter bunny brought her golf clubs

coloring eggs

(notice how every sticker she's peeled off is on her hand)

smiley mcgee...my word this is one HAPPY baby

(one of my new fav pictures...story time...oh how she loves it)

yes she's hunting for sticks as well...another love of hers

WOW getting a decent family photo of four is challenging

once again ALL smiles!

now as a parent i look forward to seeing my kids faces light up on easter morning. everytime charly found an egg she'd say, "oooh, i found it". and then she'd grin from ear to ear, and put the egg in her basket. i look forward to coloring eggs, even if i'm worried charly will spill dye everywhere. and i look forward to the easter dresses and easter feasts....wow i'm a boring adult!

one month gone...

sawyer at one month...i cant get this guy to smile at all! this is the closest i got that day. my best chance is right before he drifts off to sleep, then i can see his huge dimples!
things we've learned about sawyer thus far...
* loves to sleep
* has a love hate relationship with his binkie
* likes the swing (thank goodness, i'd get nothing done)
* has a few nicknames, toad, t-rex, and bud
* loves his bath, totally relaxing

look how big he's gotten

i swear he's charlys twin
9insert comparison pic here), it's crazy how much he reminds me of her as a baby!

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other happenings...

first bath, in the sink, found out he was too big

first bath by me, only he was soooo sleepy. i could barely keep him from nodding off into the water!

oh yeah, he loves my pillow, bad i know!

just wanted to show full chub in detail!

p.s. charly's a good big sis. for the most part she doesn't bug the little guy. but she says cute things like..."hey bud", "sawyer cryin", "what you doin bud?" i really think they'll be buds when he gets older!

sawyer...

His Story

Sawyer is three weeks old today. I need to tell his story and all the details before I completely forget!

At my last doctors appointment I was deeply disappointed to find out that I again was still dilated to a 1 1/2 and 60 - 70% effaced. Why doesn't my body know how to go into labor. So my doctor who had planned on starting me on the 6th of Feb. was hesitant to do so. He felt like I hadn't "turned the corner" on this pregnancy and that maybe I wasn't ready. I know he knew I was disappointed and told me that if I absolutely couldn't make it another week, he would schedule the induction for Sunday the 6th. I told him I could probably handle it, I wasn't miserable yet. But he did want me to make an appearance into labor and delivery that day anyway. He was on call that weekend and said that if I had changed any he'd let me stay to be induced. So that whole weekend I felt awful! Couldn't sleep, so uncomfortable, belly as tight as a rock most of the time. Saturday night we went out to dinner to celebrate us possibly having a baby the next day. We were hoping and crossing our fingers. Well later that night I got a text from my mom saying my dad had fallen walking back from the aggie game and broke his ankle. They were due for surgery the next morning. So I decided that I wouldn't go in on Sunday because things would just be too complicated and I could wait. My dad wouldn't have it. He didn't want to ruin things, so after going to see him Sunday morning before surgery, we went and checked into labor and delivery at about 10:00 am.
They were pretty slow getting me in and hooked up, and my nurse was not hopeful that i'd be staying either since I told her of my 1 1/2 dilation. When she finally checked me at 10:30 I found out I was a small 3! What!!! I was ecstatic! I would be staying! So the nurse called Dr. Noorda and told him the news, he said I could stay and he'd see me later. Another doctor was already up there so she broke my water at 11:00. Things were starting to roll on. After IV and Pitocin I was getting some steady contractions. My mom kept bouncing between my dad's room and mine, and we all just waited! I got my epidural at 1:00 pm and that was a relief....contractions are painful! I never felt any that intense with Charly! So I was feeling good, trying to relax. At about 3:00 my nurse came back in to check me, I was a 5. Oh great, I swear they said it would be faster than last time, it wasn't looking that way. She just said that she was going to start preparing the room for delivery and to let her know if I started feeling any pressure. Pretty much right after that I was feeling quite a bit of pressure. I hate that feeling almost as much as contractions. SO UNCOMFORTABLE! She at 3:40 she checked me again and I was a 10 and he was ready to come on out! YAY! She called the doc, everything was ready, he came in and got dressed, reminded me how to push and we got a going. Four pushes later Sawyer was born at 4:08 pm. It was awesomely short and soooooo easy! I can't complain one bit! We love having him here now and can't imagine life without him in our now family of 4!

snow day...

Charly's now two...and yesterday was her first day in the snow. I know, slightly deprived. I debated about even letting her go out because we got all new snow clothes stuff for her for Christmas and we hadn't used it yet, so I almost took it all back. But then I decided that this was something she needed to do before she was three! She had so much fun. Not so much at first, but once we got playing she didn't want to stop. I bet she played for a good three hours outside. First with me, we went sledding down to uncle Cody's house and then started the snowman. Then Corey took the second shift where they or should I say he finished the snowman and started building a fort with her sand bucket. I never would have thought of that, genius! Most of all I think she just liked eating the freshly fallen snow! It ended up being a fabulous morning, I got to feel normal again, and we all got a break from being inside!

and she turns 2...

Where has the time gone? It seriously seems like yesterday I was planning her first birthday, or better yet having her! My has she grown up in the past year! Can you believe the difference? Don't get me wrong she's the same old Charly, just so big! Fun things we love about Charly right now...
* She's miss personality! I hope her brother is as fun and spunky as she is! It makes everyday super interesting!
* She's a gabber! Some of my favorite things that she says are, "fork and spoon", "perfeck", "lub you", "please thank you welcome", "excuse me", and pretty much she'll repeat most things we say. don't worry she does speak in real sentences, it's just when she says these things its super cute!
* She loves stories, her favorites being... Each Peach Pear Plum, The Goodnight Book, and Bad Dog Marley.
* Favorite food...cereal, pancakes, sauce, berries, peas & carrots, corn
* Loves movies! Pretty much she'll watch anything now! And she talks about all the characters like they are her pals!
* Loves to play tea party and color with mom and dad!
She's just too fun right now, I never want her to grow up, but obviously that's not going to happen!

Party #1

For lunch the Roberts' gang came down for a little party, complete with gifts, arby's and a woody & buzz cake. A little girls dream, right? Well she loved her first little party. Got a my little pony, some outfits and jewelry!

Family Party

When Corey got home from work we had our own little family party with more present opening. Here she is in all her cheesy glory opening....

"tato" head

playin' elefun with daddy

sawyer chillin

Party #3

Later in the evening Grandma Lindsay and Stacie came over for another mini party. Boy was Charly spoiled! She got a sit and spin (opening below) and some cute outfits, plus a cash register to go with all her fun stuff from Christmas!