Kallie's 2 week check-up

Ok, here is the boring stuff for all you readers out there. Since I am using this blog as my journal... and going to eventually put it into a book, I am going to post things like kids wellness check updates and "stuff".

I know it is going to be boring for most of you, so sorry.

We had Kallie's two week check up and here are her stats...

Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz. Up from her birth of 7 lbs 4 oz,

Length: 19 1/2" Not much change there

Percentile: 25% in both areas.

She is also doing a good job adjusting to night and days. I really can not complain. For only being three weeks old, she is doing great!! Her first spread is about 5 hours then falls right back asleep and then a second spread of 4 hours. Ok, so this is MOST nights. I do have some exceptions. But for the most part I am only getting up on time a night!! YEA!!

Happy Anniversary

I addition to all the kids going to school this week. Neil and I are celebrating our 9 year anniversary!!! Yes, our anniversary is the day after Paiges birthday, so lately it tends to be overlooked.
I just want to say Happy Anniversary Honey!! I can not believe it has been NINE years! So much has changed through these years. I look around at what our life is now and am so happy with what we have. Three wonderful children who make us happy and a close family. Thanks for all the happiness you have given. Love you.

The REAL first day of School

Today was Jacobs first day of school.... for real this time!! We went to his assessment yesterday, which helped him get more excited. We decided we were going to walk this morning with the masses what walk their kids to school. It was fun to join the "school going crowd." Jacob took his bike, but got nervous riding with all the people around so ended up walking his bike to school.

He ran right in again this time and was happy to see the lights on in his classroom!! The room was full of all his classmates sitting at their tables. He found him name on his assigned table and happily sat down with the other two boys that were already there.

It was hard to let him go... I wanted to just stay outside the door the whole time and watch him from a distance. Walking back home was almost lonely. Paige and I were anxious to pick him up when the time came and I was so happy to see him come out of the school with a smile on his face and hear that enjoyed his first day. His exact words were "I like Kindergarten." I am so happy. I just hope this excitement lasts up through high school.

Happy Birthday Paige!!

It seems to me that when life has changes they really seem to come all at once. This week has been a fun one for us and it is only Wednesday. Paige turned three years old yesterday!! She has been so excited for this day and now she can officially say she is three years old.

She also started Preschool and is just happened to be on her birthday. She was able to be the spotlight at school and share a little bit about herself. She was given a Princess Crown by her teacher, to wear for the day just to make her feel that much more special.


We had celebrated her birthday on Sunday with the Andersen side of the family. It was there that she was able to open her presents. So, last night we decided to go and do something fun for her on her special day. We took the kids bowling. Neil and I just enjoyed watching the kids try to carry those 8 pound balls to the lane and then jump with excitement as the knocked down two or three of the pins. It does not take much to excited them these days.

Happy Birthday Honey!! You are a delight to us and never cease to amaze us with the things that come out of that mouth!! You truly are a special girl and a joy to your family. We love you!!

For all those over 30

My sister in law sent this to us... I thought it was funny. Sadly, I can relate. JUST BARELY THOUGH!! Enjoy

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning ... uphill BOTH ways
yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that... I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today.

You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a Utopia!
And I hate to say it but you kids today you donʼt know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!
There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!

There were no MP3's or Napsters! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ' d usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!

We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids'. Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed!

Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no on screen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your butt and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rats!

If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid Jiffy Pop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot.

That's exactly what I'm talking about!

You kids today have got it too easy.

You're spoiled. You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980!
Regards,
The over 30 Crowd

Just a bit confused

Let me just start out by saying that this is my first time sending a child to school and I had a baby two weeks ago which definitely killed off some brain cells...ok, with all that said I will now admit something that may cause some ridicule and mocking from fellow parents of school children.

We all woke up yesterday ready for the first day of school. We had breakfast, got out the video camera, took pictures on the front step, put on the backpack and then loaded in the car to head off to the elementary school for Jacobs first day. I was glad to see that Jacob really was excited. He was not scared or nervous, he was really excited. When we got there, Jacob told me he wanted to run in by himself, but it is my right to take my son all the way to the door for his first day. I wanted my hug and to have my sad moment of him going off to start his school life.

Oh yea, and I saw just about everyone I knew walking into the school with us to take their kids to their classrooms. It was not until I got to his classroom when I noticed the lights were off and the door was closed. A little confused, we went to the office. In the office was more people from my ward and neighborhood. It was not until a conversation with the office lady where I felt like I was speaking a different language, that she laughed and said... "Honey, Kindergarten does not start until next week!" Yea, and everyone else laughed too!!

Ok, what planet have I been on? Was I the only one that missed the memo that Kindergarten started a week later then everyone else. We even went to the school the day before to meet his teacher and I never clued into this little fact. How come no one I saw or talked to as we walked into the school said... "You have a Kindergartner? They do not start until next week."

Needless to say, Jacob was VERY disappointed. I was more sad for him then for my stupid mistake. His shoulders slugged down the whole way back to the car. We are now onto another countdown for the real start of Kindergarten.

Here are some updated pictures of Kallie. I think babies change so much the first few weeks. She looks alot different already to me. I do think this little baby is a girl version of Jacob. She looks alot more like him then she does Paige.

She is such a sweet little girl. It is not very often that you hear her cry. When she is awake, she is really alert and calm. She loves to listen to what is going on around her. I swear she smiles at us too.

Am I really that old?

There are those moments in your life when you ask yourself..." Am I really that old?"

Well, this is one of them. Tomorrow Jacob starts Kindergarten. KINDERGARTEN!! Am I really that old? Paige is also starting Preschool two days a week, leaving me at home with my newborn. Yes, I planned it this way.

When I had Paige, Jacob started his first year of preschool just weeks later. It is so nice for me to be able to adjust to one at a time. Now, I am sending my oldest to Kindergarten, the next to preschool!! I have reached that next era in my life. Things will never be the same. Now, I have to plan vacations around the school schedule just like everyone else.

Jacob has an open house later today where he gets to meet his teacher. I hope this helps him go tomorrow morning. My fear is that I am going to have to deal with a crying child who will not go into class tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. I really hope that is not me. I hope he runs right in and tells me to come back later. POSITIVE THINKING!!! POSITIVE THINKING!!

I am still alive... bearly though

I know it has been forever since my last post. That is because when I am not feeding a baby, changing a baby or referring between two other children, I am sleeping.

MY HATS OFF TO THOSE WHO HAVE THREE OR MORE KIDS!! I truly admire you!! Everyone has always said that going from two to three was the hardest. I believe them!! Yes, one was hard...two was a little harder, but three!! We are outnumbered!! Someone always has a need. Someone always has a compliant. Someone is always hungry or needs a nap. This is my life now. I love it and would not change it, but it is hard and I am tired!!

So, for this reason, I have been bad about posting. Life is returning to normal. Well, as normal as it can be. I am getting the hang of a newborn again. Neil was able to take almost two weeks off of work. He returned yesterday forcing me to get into normal life. Although I was anxious to get life back to normal, I was terrified to do this on my own.

I had to take the kids to two doctors appointments yesterday. Jacob and Paige were in need of getting their shots up to date so they could go to school. Paige only had to have one shot, but poor poor Jacob had to have FIVE!! I was anxious over having to take three kids to the doctors office by MYSELF and wrestle with two kids while they are being poked!! Fortunately Neil was off of work in time to help me hold them down.

YES, I AM WRITING THIS FROM THE HOSPITAL!!!

I will never doubt Castol Oil again!! I told you in my last post that I was desperate and I would try anything. So, anything I did. That stuff is nasty, gross, and still the thought of it makes me want to throw up. I took it with Paige and it did not work, but I did not care... like I said, I was desperate!! I put some in scrambled eggs this time... so it was not too bad but the thought of it still makes me want to throw up.

I took it at 5:00 pm and went to bed frustrated at 10:00 that nothing was happening. It was then that I realized I was having really bad cramps. They were not what I thought labor pains felt like, so I decided to call my sister-in-law who is a labor & delivery nurse at the hospital I was going to deliver at. She said it sounded like prelabor and to watch it for a few hours and call her back. Finally at 2:00 am, I decided that I was going to chance being turned away at the hospital and go in to be monitored. After being hooked up to a machine for an hour, they told me I was in active labor and admitted me. I WAS SO RELIEVED!! Finally, this baby was going to be coming!! Things progressed really quickly from there. My water was broke at 7:30 and with 3 quick pushes, she arrived at 9:50 wednesday morning.

Things went really really well! She is a healthy beautiful baby girl. She was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 19 1/2" long. I was really thinking I was going to have a 8+ pounder. The other shocker is that she has alot of BROWN hair. I thought I only had blondies. She is a also a sweet baby. Really easy, peaceful and happy.

So we have officially named her Kallie May Andersen. Both Paige and Kallie have variations of my first name as their middle name. Paige is Mya, and Kallie is May. I joke that this will have to be my last girl because the only thing left would be Yam.

I go home tommorrow to start my life with three children. Am I ready for this? I guess we will see. My kids already love her. Jacob is a very proud big brother!! He loves to help and hold her and will kiss her forhead whenever he can.

I had a Dr. Appointment today. NOT GOOD NEWS!! Last week I was not even to a 1!! NOT EVEN A 1! Well, I did alot off "activities" this week that I thought would help with delivery along... and today I found out that none of it helped. YES, I AM STILL A 1! What is up with this?

Baby #3, my other two were early. I thought for sure, this baby would be early. NOPE!! I am 39 1/2 weeks and this girls is showing no signs of coming out!! I am so frustrated! I can not even be induced because she is still to far up and I have not progressed enough to qualify for induction! In fact, the Dr. told me that he thought I was going to make it to my next weeks appointment. Does he realize that I will be overdue at this point? OVERDUE!!!

ANY SUGGESTIONS? I am open to anything at this point!!

I spent about an hour last night riding on my parents ATV's, I have been on walks, lunges, squats, skipping...now I know that none of these are pretty pictures. Any other suggestions?

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!

Yes, I am still here

No, I have not updated my blog because I am in the hospital or recovering. I am still here and still pregnant. TRYING to take all the advice I am given.... "enjoy this last week, you will miss being pregnant once that baby is here", "enjoy all the sleep you can get now", "remember these times for you are going to miss it when it is over." Well, I am sorry, but right now all I can think about is GET THIS BABY OUT!!!

I think I am bruised from the inside from all the kicks and punches I am receiving. I do not remember my other children being this strong.

I sure hope this is the last Sunday I have to go to church being pregnant!!

I really think I am going to be pregnant forever!!

Did you know there was some lady in a third world country who's baby died inside of her and actually fossilized there. She was pregnant for 50 years!! See, it really can happen. I might be pregnant forever!!!