I wish I could be better about writing here... to catch the daily/weekly occurrences of our lives because it passes so quickly. So incredibly quickly!!
To update big things first - as most people know - we had baby number SEVEN back at the end of Feb! She came a month early, but is perfect just the same. R's labor started (as all of my children's labors did) in the middle of the night. My poor husband!! I woke up at 3:30 and the contractions got closer and stronger. Knowing that I had a scheduled C-section, I truly didn't know what I was looking for with when I should call the Dr or go to the hospital. I finally called at 6, because if you know me at all, you wouldn't be surprised that I didn't want to bother the on call dr until it was a "reasonable" time...
They had me head into the hospital. I truly believed they were going to send me home. I had been in and out of the hospital so many times with the Quads and a few times with R too, that I just don't expect to stay.
After monitoring me for a few hours, the contractions got stronger and closer together and I was progressing into full labor, so they told me that they were going to make me the first c-section of the day. Not what I had expected. They sent in a nurse to explain to me that because the baby was 36 weeks, she might need help breathing and could end up in the NICU for a few days or weeks. Nothing I didn't know how to handle, but it still worried me... Our NICU stay at Saint Peter's was an amazing time and a blessing - I still miss their nurses all the time. But I didn't expect it with R.
Fast forward - R was born at 11:31am at 6lbs3oz. Healthy, strong and with two cute little dimples!! My first thought when I saw her was that she looked completely different from our other children.
I had a hard few hours of recovery as I got very sick and had my hubby worried and the nurses watching me closely. Finally my body started kicking into gear and, aside from a spinal headache, my recovery in the hospital was fantastic... I love my hospital stays with my babies... I guess I'm not the norm for that, but I do.
Catch up for the rest of our crew:
A is going through some physical therapy for gross motor movement. She is stiff as a board and it is effecting her ability to balance, which effects her ability to walk/stand/etc. She also needs some speech therapy for expressive talking. Her problem solving/critical thinking skills are AMAZING though and she can usually find her way into anything she wants. She is finally starting to come out of her shell too! She is one of our least picky eaters usually, but lately only wants protein and fruit and literally demands more when she runs out.
B is little mommy and a verbal copycat extraordinaire! You can see the wheels turning in her head to figure out how to say something and normally she can get pretty close. She loves to wipe things down and clean up things. She also is great at telling her siblings to "sit down" if they stand during meals or when C makes her way to standing on the Mickey chair! She is cruising, but very hesitant to walk. She is generally a cautious little girl. She loves most food, but will throw what she doesn't want right on the floor and she makes sure you are looking...
C is a firecracker or 10. She has a huge personality which runs both hot and cold depending on the millisecond. She was the first of the Quads to walk and has been for about a month now. She is like a bulldozing puppy... she has no clue personal space exists and will just walk right over to you - regardless of who is in your lap or who has their diaper being changed in front of you - and climb right in your lap. She is our pickiest eater but is getting better about eating messy food.
X is a big teddy bear of a boy! He is SOLID... he is going to be doing physical therapy along with A for gross motor skills. He is usually easy going, but totally plays the pity card when he wants to be snuggled. He is our best eater and I'm not entirely convinced he even pays attention to what he is eating... it just all gets shoved into his mouth... and like a game of jacks... grab as much as you can!!
Munch is doing well and loving preschool. He is def a two year old crazy busy boy.. I just need to learn how to harness that energy. Learning what to do with it daily. He is such a sweetheart though and makes everyone crack up!! He's a nut!!
Angel is enjoying her summer. She helped out at a VBS last week and loved it. Angel is great with kids and I can totally see her getting into that as a profession of some sort. She is my makeup guru and the one I turn to when I need advice in that field. She's a great teenager in my book :)
My Superman is.... Superman... working ridiculous hours and coming home and helping take care of the kids at night... then turning on his computer and working again until about midnight... It has been hard, but we are managing. I really don't know how he does it, but he does it with a smile of his face usually. I am so grateful for this strength and stamina!!!
Is that everyone?! I think so... aside from me. I don't eat enough... I don't sleep enough... so things haven't changed at all for me!! All of my kiddos sleep through the night (R has since she was 2 months old - can you say LUCKY) and I still am up until 2 or 3am some nights. Just in my blood, I guess... That and I AM ALONE!!! How can I willingly use that time to sleep when I can be up listening to NOTHING and doing NOTHING!!!?!?! Sleep is overrated anyways.
I am not editing this - so take it as it is. Editing is overrated too...
XOXO
