4 years already??

I can't believe it was 4 years ago (friday) when we saw our Gracie girl for the first time! I will never forget...we were out to eat at El Mezcal with my parents, Vic and Summer and I started having "real" contractions. I had been having braxton hicks (sp?) since early on but these felt different. I told Hale to watch the clock because I thought this was it, and I think he thought I was over reacting. Ha! (me??, no way!) Well, they were like 5 minutes apart. So we ALL headed to the hospital, and poor Weston was barely 3 and he was a little scared. By the time they got me all settled my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and I thought I was dying!!!! ....and I was only 2 centimeters!! Oh my goodness, I thought I had some pain tolerance, but not this time. Well, long story short, I was not dialiting anymore, and her heart rate was dropping so we had an emergency c-section. Luckily, I had already had stadol and an epidural, so I didn't really have chance to be scared it all happened so fast. Out 1st teeny tiny baby girl was born at 2:39 am on July 2, 2006. She was SO small...3lbs 13 oz and 17 1/4 inches. (btw- I was only 36 weeks) I didn't get to see her until the next day because she had to go to the NICU (for 8 long days) because she was so little. She was so beautiful and perfect. She was the BEST baby, and so laid back. Well....not so much anymore! HA! 4 years later, she is still SO beautiful!! She is also very high maintence, funny, loud, silly, and can be SO sweet when she wants to. She loves her brother and sister, milk, cheetos, cinnamon rolls, strawberries, playing outside, swimming, Polly Pocket, barbies, and loves to watch Caillou. She is a very happy girl (unless she needs a nap) and makes us laugh everyday!

We had a fun birthday weekend, I'll post pics later. Here is a few pictures of my girl!

rolling over

Chloe is rolling over now!! What a big girl!

3 months

Our sweet Chloe Bear is 3 months old. Where does the time go? She is such a happy girl, and smiles all the time! She melts our hearts....especially Weston's. He loves her SOOOO much!! Gracie does love her, but she giver kisses and goes about her own business. We are in Hot Springs right now and we miss her like crazy!!!

Here is what you are up to sweetie girl....(once again....for me to look back on, sorry to bore ya)

*You weigh about 10 1/2 lbs

*You wear 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers

*You are eating every 3 hours...4-5 oz (Similac Sensitive)

*You sleep about 8-9 hours at night (in your crib), and take pretty good naps during the day(in the pack n play or swing).

*You are SO happy and love for us to talk to you. If you can't see anybody, you will let us know.

We love you so much Chloe!!!

my sweet smiley girl

My smiley girl is getting so big!! She is SO happy and we are enjoying every minute of her because we know all too well how quickly she will grow up. We did have a rough week though. Last Sunday she was really fussy during church and it only got worse throughout the day. Around 4 pm I noticed she felt warm. I was really shocked to see that she had 101.4 temp!! She was only 11 weeks old!! I called the dr. and he assured me it would be ok to bring her in Monday morning (instead of going to the ER which I did NOT want to do) because she was eating well and not showing any other symptoms of anything. I took her first thing Monday, and after a long day of blood work and urine tests, we found she had a Urinary Tract infection!! I LOVE our pediatrition, and he was concerned for her. He put her on a really strong antibiotic (Septra) and we go back on the 21st to have another urinalysis and ultrasound of her kidneys to check for Kidney Reflux. I am a little worried, but I trust that everything will be fine. Please pray that my sweet girl does NOT have to go through lots of painful tests. I know she won't remember any of this, but Mommy will!!

We leave next Saturday to take the kids (the "big" ones) to Hot Springs AR to go to Magic Springs. They are really excited, and so are we, but my parents are staying with Chloe and it's gonna kill me to leave her!!!

My baby is growing up!

7 years ago today God gave us the most amazing gift ever when he made us parents for the first time. I will never forget that day, and remember it like it was yesterday. Weston will forever be my "baby" no matter how old he gets!! He is such a lover, and cuddler! He loves to play hard, and does not require much sleep. He loves Legos, Ben 10, Star Wars, movies, anything sweet, root beer, hot wings, but his biggest love is our sweet Chloe. He is SO in love with her. I'm sure that will change in a few years when she takes his things and wants to follow him everywhere he goes. Ha! Weston has always been out little monkey..he loves to climb anything...anywhere. We love him to pieces!!! Happy Birthday sweet boy!!!!

what we have been up to....

We have had a busy month with Mother's Day & Chloe's Baby Dedication at church, Gracie's MDO Program, and Weston's Field Day! Here a some pics!!

2 months

My sweet girl was 2 months old on Tuesday! I can't believe how fast time flies!! She is so sweet and and loves to cuddle....which makes mommy happy!!

Here is what you are up to "Chloe Bear".....

***You weigh 8 lbs 5 oz and are 21 in long!!

***You wear 0-3 months clothes and size 1 diapers (still a little big though)

***You take 4 oz of formula (Similac sensitive) every 3 hours

***We feed you at 10pm and you sleep until atleast 3 or 4am, eat and go back to sleep 'til about 7.( you slept all night twice...YAY!!)

***You are smiling now and it melts our hearts!!

***Weston says you are the cutest baby we had. Ha! he is so in love with you!!

***Gracie loves you too! She calls you "Cutie Bear" and loves to help Mommy!

(btw...this info is for me to look back at, i know it is not important to ya'll...ha ha!)

We love you sweet girl!!! Please don't grow up too fast!!