I get up early in the morning to put Mikaily on the bus and then come home and usually have about 20 minutes before I have to get Kyle up and ready. I like to get online and read the news and this morning I happened to come across this story. I saw the picture and was like "Are you kidding me?!?!" This baby girl, born in Siberia, was the 12th child born into this family. She weighed a wopping 17lbs 2oz. No, that is not a typo. 17lbs 2 oz!!!That is like the size of a normal 7 month old!! It's hard to really pictue how huge that is.... that is why I love this photo...
She was delived via c-section, of course. I don't think it would be possible to deliver a baby this size any other way!!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
You go, girl!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Under the Knife
I took Evan to the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) doctor today. He has to have his adenoids and his tonsils out. BIG SURPRISE! The boy has been snoring since he was about 32 minutes old. I joke with Jason about how we would be able to tell if Evan stopped breathing when he was sleeping because the snoring would stop. Sometimes he snores so loud you can hear him three rooms away. So we went in and they looked at him for about 30 seconds, asked me a bunch of questions (One of which was "How would you rate the volume of his snoring on a scale of 1...being softest....to ten...being loudest? I wanted to ask if I could choose 13. I also found out something very interesting. Evan is itty bitty. He is 3 now and still weighs just over 25 pounds. He wears a size 3T shirt, but still can fit into a 12-18 month pair of shorts. His pants have to be a bigger size because he is longer than a 12 month, but you get the picture. So the ENT tells me that, most of the time, kids that have this problem are really, really small because they waste their energy working so hard to breathe while they are sleeping instead of saving that energy and growing while they are sleeping. I felt so bad! You mean to tell me that Evan has spent the last three years wearing himself out trying to breathe while he was sleeping?? So, hopefully he will have this surgery and then take off! That would be so great. It is still pretty scary though. He has to go under general anesthesia. The procedure only takes about 20 minutes, but Kaily and I are the only 2 in the family that have had to go under any sort of anesthesia and we both reacted badly to it. Hopefully he will be fine and recover quickly and then start packing on the pounds! He goes in on October 15 (which is Kyle's birthday), so any of you that read this try to remember him in your prayers for the next few weeks.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Dancing Fools!!
Laney Lu
I love to take pictues. Laney is such a good sport about it and although she doesn't cry when she gets sick of pictues, she does tend to make some funny faces.
I especially love the last one. She is making her "Seriously Mom! You are taking MORE pictures?!?!" face. Babies are sooo much fun!!
Friday, August 31, 2007
31 Things I've Learned As A Mom
1.Patience is a virtue. It is also something that I struggle with and probably will for the rest of my life.
2.People are ignorant. They say dumb things and use words like "retard" and "spazz" without considering how offensive those words are to others. The best thing to do about those people is ignore them. WRONG. The best thing to do is educate them, in a polite way. I can't be offended by ignorance if I sit on my butt and do nothing about it.
3.No matter how insignificant the trip, always pack a barf bucket.
4.Worrying is wasted energy...so why haven’t I wasted away???
5.Be willing to fail. If you live your life always worried about failing, you will never try anything new.
6.You no longer have to lock up your favorite candy stash. Just put it on the couch under the pile of laundry and no one will touch it
7.Friendships are rare gifts. I have been blessed in my life with having some of the most amazing friends a girl could ask for. To network is to survive. Find others who have things in common with you who can lend some much needed support. Find those who are different from you to help you gain a different perspective on life.
8.Ask for help. It’s NOT a sign of weakness, rather a sign of intelligence. It is also a gift you give to those who get the opportunity to provide you with some kind of service.
9.Smile first – it will be reciprocated.
10.Take the time to stargaze or watch a sunset. Clear your mind. Let yourself feel how big this world is that we live in. It helps to put it all in perspective.
11."An object in motion tends to stay in motion" is a law written by a parent with toddlers.
12.Pray for help, pray for forgiveness, and pray for comfort....He’s listening.
13.Write a real letter on real paper and send it with a real stamp. You'll make someone smile.
14.I've learned to quickly tell the difference between a good disposable diaper and a bad one.
15.Be organized and prioritize. I am not the cleanest person in the world when it comes to housekeeping, but I learned quickly when I had my 3rd child that I had to learn to be organized. I learned to plan ahead. I lay out clothes and prepack lunches. I keep a meticulous calendar to keep track of appointments and play dates and everything else. If the choice is cleaning your home or playing with your child...let the dust accumulate.
16.The only way to sing along to the radio is loudly.
17.Follow your instincts. Life as a mom is full of unsolicited advice. Listen to what people have to say. Some will be helpful. Some will be offensive. Some will be down right preposterous. Then go home, and follow your instincts.
18.Babies don't read books. They don't understand that they are supposed to sit at a certain age according to page 27, column 2. They will do what they will do, at their own pace.
19.An Emmy is never more deserved than by a 4 year old just asked to clean up their toys.
20.People are not disabilities. CP is not who Mikaily is, it's just simply part of her life. She is not a disability. She is a little girl.
21.Teamwork is key.
22.Standardized tests are crap. Don't let them change your outlook. I can remember when Mikaily was young having to go into the meetings after they had done an evaluation on her. I would be so happy she was doing so well only to go in and have my hopes destroyed by test scores. The numbers they would give me were more than I could handle. Does the fact that Mikaily can't catch a ball change who she is? She is still a determined little girl who loves spending time with her siblings. She still loves to paint. She is still so shy she will hardly talk to people she has known for a year. They would slap a label on her one year only to remove that label the next. Does that change how much I love her or how I feel about her? It does not. Assessments don't determine who your child is.
23.Boa feathers look good on me.
24.It's called "practicing" medicine for a reason. If you don't like how a doctor handles something, find another.
25.Snot is never ending.
26.All of my children are gifts from God. They will grow and be whatever He intends for them to be. I am meant to enjoy having them in my life and help them to grow and become the amazing people they will be, regardless of any disabilities or shortcomings.
27.Play places smell like urine. You will learn this the first time you have to crawl in after your screaming child who is stuck up 7 platforms, thru 2 twisty tunnels, up a rope wall, half way down the blue slide.
28.There is no such thing as buying too much cereal.
29.Let go of control.
30.There are no instant replays. You will say the wrong thing. You will do the wrong thing. This is true of many aspects of life, but as a parent you are responsible for setting the example for the child who is watching your every move. It isn't important that you made a mistake...only how you recover from it.
31.Your baby (or child) will insult you, eventually. Whether it be when you are singing him a gentle lullaby and he puts his hand up to your mouth and says "Stop that!!" or you spend extra time cutting her sandwich into an adorable princess hat shape and she screams "That isn't what a sandwich looks like!!" It happens. Don't let it get to you.
Monday, August 27, 2007
We have had a great summer! I am so glad that Mikaily is back in school now though. I can't believe she is in 2nd grade. Kyle starts Pre-K next week, so we gave him a haircut. Evan is still the "class clown" and is always doing something to make us laugh. Alaina is getting so big and is doing things like starting to roll over and she is giggling now. I made another montage of a bunch of random pics from the past couple months. Enjoy!
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