The Last Few Months (Photo dump)

Busy, busy, busy.  That basically describes what the last few months (since Sadie joined us) has been.  

Transitioning to three children has been a little hard.  I feel like we're finally getting used to a routine.  Evan adores Sadie, and Logan is starting to get more and more used to her.  The other day she was crying and Logan went up to her and started shaking her hand and helped her calm down. March,  April, and May went by so quickly. 

Sadie has been growing by leaps and bounds.  She is a real sweetheart,  but has a bit of a temper if you make her mad.  She is definitely a daddy's girl.   She has the fattest little cheeks and loves eating and being held.   Maybe I just spoil my babies, they never like sitting, laying down or sleeping on their own.

This summer I'm just trying to stay sane, get in an exercise routine, keep the house relatively clean,  eat lots of fruit, read and get a few organizing projects done that I've been meaning to get to.

In May Sadie and I flew out to Utah and then drove down to Vegas (same day!) with my parents for my Grandma Williams funeral.   The services were nice, and I got to see my brother Aaron.  We then drove back up to West Jordan, where my parents live, and stayed a few more days visiting family.  Sadie got to meet her cousins, Oliver and Casey  and her Aunt Bethany and Uncle Russ.  I had a great time seeing my
family and I'm grateful Rick has a job where he can take leave. 

We're planning on a big trip to Phoenix this summer in the car, for Rick's sister Maria's wedding.  It should be fun and exhausting all at the same time. I'm planning on doing my first 1/2 marathon in September.   I am training right now---fun, fun, fun.  I must be insane.  Evan still has another year of preschool to get caught up with his peers in speech and other stuff.  I'm trying to read to him a lot more, because I think that helps more than anything.  He starts occupational therapy in addition to speech next week.

All three were watching Ninja Turtles here.

Out to eat at the Mexican restaurant by us.

Sadie and Evan hanging out a Sunday afternoon.

So tired.

This was the afternoon after a field trip to a farm with Evan's preschool.

Playing in the water.  

Sweet little girl before her 2 month appointment.

Shaved ice at the picnic for Rick's work.

It's hard to get pictures of these two together.

Playing before bedtime.

At our favorite park in town.

More shaved ice.

Rick with the mustache candy. 

Home from his work trip to Boston, and snuggling his baby girl.

Logan loves the water, even if he looks concerned here.

Evan with the mustache candy.

The boys opening a package from Nana and Papa.

Logan showing Sadie his fire truck.

Logan at the Root Beer Stande, practicing his driving skills.

Evan with his bean that he grew in class (he was proud because he had the biggest one)

Outfit from Aunt Sarah.  

Playing at the mall. 

DQ cone for FHE

Chips and salsa at the restaurant by us.

Logan with a Dum-Dum.

Logan with his DQ cone.

After moving to a toddler bed, he realized that he can play before going to sleep.  Catching up on it during the day.

\Evan and Sadie, she really just adores him.

Logan post nap.  He's always so cranky. 

Sadie and Papa Carpenter before attending Great-Grandma WIlliams funeral services.

Sadie always seems to pull her headband and bow down.  

Evan was so happy to have Sadie back

 While we were waiting during Evan's speech appointment. 

Hey, I had a baby

Woah! (said like Joey from Blossom)  It's certainly been a while since I've updated this thing.  Things have been quite busy lately.  Basically I whined and complained through the end of February until March 6 when I had to be induced and Sadie was born.  In my defense, this was my longest pregnancy, and even a week late from her EDD she showed no signs of coming on her own, and I was totally okay with them inducing me. 

They broke my water first, let me "labor" on my own for a few hours.  The monitors weren't picking up on really intense contractions, and I felt that they were intense, so I told them pretty bluntly that I was in pain.  They put an internal monitor on me, and told me that the reason why my contractions show up differently or not as intensely as what I was feeling is because my uterus most likely has a different "wave" pattern than normal.  LAME.  So, basically I'm always going to have to get an internal monitor on me and will probably always have to get pitocin.

Anyways, I got to a 6, and then felt a strong shift in my contractions, including the feeling of such intense pressure I felt like I needed to start pushing.  I probably could have handled the pain alone, but not with that pushing feeling also, so I asked for an epidural.  In came the awesome anesthesiologist who reminded me so much of Todd from "Scrubs" it was crazy.  Anyways, as soon as I got the epidural in, I was still feeling a bit of pain, but it was much more manageable.  AND, I laid around lazily for another hour and was about to fall asleep when the nurse checked me and told Rick that I couldn't fall asleep because the baby's head was right there.  And, Rick apparently could see all of her hair.

Anyways, 3 or 4 coughs later and she was born (they seriously told me to cough or laugh).

7 lbs, 1 oz and 19 inches long, born at 5:40ish PM on Thursday, March 6, 2014.  I am so glad that she didn't have the same birthday as Logan.  Anyways, by far this has been my easiest recovery yet, and I feel like we're finally getting into some semblance of a routine. 

Evan loved her from the beginning

Logan just wanted to see me.

First family picture. 

after her first bath

so itty bitty.  I forget how small they are.

Nana holding her new grandbaby. 

The oh so comfortable hospital room.

The boys came in and stole my lunch.

Evan saying hi to Sadie. 

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Getting held by Nana.

Logan greeting his sissy.

Sadie resting on Rick.  Thankfully Mustache March is over.

Sadie's birthday cake.

Evan and Logan don't mind Sadie so much since they got some cake and ice cream.

She looks like a little doll.  Kind of creepy.

Anyways, I will put up a few more pictures from the past couple of months in a new post.  We're so happy to have this little sweet lady is in our family!