I received this from my Brother in Law this week....and at first I'm like "oh boy Brody must have really made a bad impression on him in July!" (I mean I wouldn't have blamed him since Brody was yelling "PA PA" during his Pa Pa's wedding ceremony yikes....) So, I read bits and peices of the article and it was cute and today I just took the quiz....it was interesting, but I'm proud to announce Brody is:
Two or more B's Your child is typical, with good and bad days. That's to be expected from a "preoperational thinker" (illogical and unable to consider other points of view), which is what all kids are until about age 6.
Brody and Brooke
8.23.2011
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1st Birthday Party
So with Brody's 2nd birthday party only 38 days away I wanted to share his 1st birthday party!!
Date: Saturday October 2nd, 2010
Location: Columbia Park
Theme: Sweet at One
(I still have lots of napkins left if anyone wants them)
Weather: COLD & WINDY
We had his 1 year pictures with Kara in Sept:
Kara put this together to in inside with his invites:
On to the big day! Like I said is was so cold and SO windy! I, of course, was NOT in a good mood, because all of the table cover was blowing everywhere and the balloons were disastrous! But looking back at all the photos it turned out to be a great First Birthday Party!!
The presents went great and he was so lucky to get so many great gifts!
Date: Saturday October 2nd, 2010
Location: Columbia Park
Theme: Sweet at One
(I still have lots of napkins left if anyone wants them)
Weather: COLD & WINDY
We had his 1 year pictures with Kara in Sept:
Kara put this together to in inside with his invites:
On to the big day! Like I said is was so cold and SO windy! I, of course, was NOT in a good mood, because all of the table cover was blowing everywhere and the balloons were disastrous! But looking back at all the photos it turned out to be a great First Birthday Party!!
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| Jackie's awesome cake! |
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| Nani's cupcake....(that Zoe didn't get ahold of) |
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| "Yumm...." |
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| "I'm going to play drums on my cupake" |
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| "I wonder what will happen if I throw it off....." |
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| "Ummm, who took my cupcake I had" |
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| "I WANT IT BACK" |
*YAWN*
I slept like shit last night...why you ask?!?! Well, it wasn't from a snoring husband or a crying baby or from burglars braking my window it was because of REESE! I have have a little diva on my hands (I'm thinking more and more I'm sooo a boy mom)! So I'll fill you in on how this all happened! Four years ago we contacted a Lab breeder (disclaimer: I don't agree with breeders....I think that there are plenty of great dogs in shelters. BUT, we knew the breeders and knew they were not a puppy mill. Matt wanted to get a Lab to go hunt with and we knew these pups had an awesome blood line to hunt!) So Matt picks out a little 4 week old Yellow (practically white) pup:
we get her home and she is a little angel....
Matt told me I couldn't baby her because she had to be tough and disciplined. He did great training her
She just grew up so fast and I wasn't able to cuddle or sleep with once! It was sad, but honestly I tucked her under the covers with me once or twice!
THEN....she became a little shit head!!
She got some ducks & geese and LOVED going. But, the mornings when Matt wouldn't take her she was sad, so I let her in bed with me! Oops! THEN when Matt took her she began to shiver because she was becoming a diva and would rather snuggle with me than be out in the woods (I don't blame her) Matt babied her too....and I found a picture to prove it!
So now Reese no longer hunts and is always right by our sides! I admit that I let her lay in bed with me every night and she sleeps like a human and I spoon her (don't judge!) The nights when Matt and I go to bed together he sits next to the bed and whines and sometimes even barks a little.....
Well, last night "miss thang" wanted up in bed with me at 2:00 am!! And when I wouldn't let me she nosed me with that cold wet nose....then nudged my arm up....UGH!! THEN she got one of Brody's toys and began chewing on it in our room! So, I get up and let her out....nope she doesn't have to go potty, she just wants in my bed. We have a queen sized bed and with me, Matt and a 60 lb dog it gets tight!. I'm not sure where Reese finally slept last night because I just turned my back and fell back asleep after tossing and turning for an HOUR!!
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| It's one of them |
Matt told me I couldn't baby her because she had to be tough and disciplined. He did great training her
She just grew up so fast and I wasn't able to cuddle or sleep with once! It was sad, but honestly I tucked her under the covers with me once or twice!
THEN....she became a little shit head!!
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| Standing on top of her dog house peeking inside the kitchen window! |
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| Wrapped herself around this dead brush! |
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| Her pillow..... |
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| ....MY photo album! |
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| Busted! |
Well, last night "miss thang" wanted up in bed with me at 2:00 am!! And when I wouldn't let me she nosed me with that cold wet nose....then nudged my arm up....UGH!! THEN she got one of Brody's toys and began chewing on it in our room! So, I get up and let her out....nope she doesn't have to go potty, she just wants in my bed. We have a queen sized bed and with me, Matt and a 60 lb dog it gets tight!. I'm not sure where Reese finally slept last night because I just turned my back and fell back asleep after tossing and turning for an HOUR!!
8.19.2011
Brody's Birth Story
So did I ever mention I may be a follower.....thanks Cassie
Brody's due date was October 17, 2009, well on September 30, 2009 around 4:30 pm (right after I met with the other 2 admin's in the office who was going to cover my position while I was out) I went to my desk and it felt like I peed myself just a little. I didn't really think anything of it, so I went to the bathroom and put a a little pad in my underwear. I got back to my desk and it happens AGAIN! I'm getting nervous now. So I go to Sara (she has 6 boys) and I'm like what does it feel like when your water breaks? She gets all giddy....I tell her what happens and she's like you should probably call the doctor. I'm shaking at this point....super freaked out!! I go in a spare office and leave a message for the nurse then call Matt to update him. While on the phone with Matt the nurse calls back...."you probably go to the hospital." My reply "now?" "yes". (I probably would have totally stayed until 5:00 to get things in order!) So I call Matt back and tell him to meet me at the hospital. I get out of the empty office and there stands Sara at Emily's desk and she's like what did they say!?! I hadn't even told Emily what was going on. I'm like I'm going to the hospital....they tear up and Emily offers to drive me, but I'm like I'm fine!! I go back to my desk and give Nani the "oh shit" eyes then fill her and Carolyn in on what's going on. I pack up my stuff and pop my head in my boss's office and was like "I"m heading to the hospital, not sure what's going on." I walk down the 3 flights of stairs and put my garbage bag and towel on my seat and start driving from downtown to St Anthony's. I call my mom on the way to update her, but told her not to come up quite yet. I waited in the car at the hospital for Matt and will NEVER forget the way his truck flew around the corner to park! We walked in and of course forgot which floor Labor and Delivery was on, so we took a little elevator ride. I walk up to the desk and was like I think my water is breaking. They were shocked, I think. I get in a room and they check to see if it was my water and yes it was!! They told me I was not leaving the hospital without a baby in my arms. I called my sister and mom and they brought me some stuff up and was going to stay at the house with the dogs.
It was a LONG night. Matt went home to grab a few things and Emily and Mom stayed until about 11:00 pm and they headed back to the house and would come back around 8:00 am if they didn't hear anything from us. The plan was for Emily to be in the room with us. I can't remember how far dilated I was, but I was getting uncomfortable so they gave me a shot of something (she said it would make me feel like I had a few cocktails...and boy did it ever) The nurse told me not to wait until the last minute to ask for the epidural because there was a few others in labor that night too. They broke my water completely and it was too the point where I wasn't getting any sleep and neither was Matt so I asked for one. In the mean time I REALLY wanted one so she gave me another shot of some "cocktails" until anesthesiologist could come in. Honestly getting the epidural was what I was most scared of and I freaked myself out over NOTHING....I didn't even feel it! Maybe I have a high tolerance for drugs or something because I could still feel the contractions!! By this time I was tired, Matt was tired and I was so scared that I was going to have to have a c-section and was going to feel them cut me because the epidural wasn't working. So I started crying..... My doctor was not on call that night....of course the ONE doctor in the group of 4 that I didn't want was on call. UGH. They gave me something else to numb me and that sucker worked! So, it kicks in.....and I hated it! I couldn't feel my legs and Brody's heart rate went low so I had to get on all fours for like 30 mins!! not fun.... I don't think I slept at all that night. Around 8:00 am Mom and Emily come back. By this time I was so exhausted and so was Matt and I was just trying to keep myself calm, because I was so uncomfortable! My mom came by the bed side and I told her she could stay in the room. She got teary and giddy and I remember saying "your excitement level is at a 10 (it really wasn't, but it felt like it) and you have to be a 1!" She said ok. Around 9:00 am, I guess, they told me I was ready to start pushing. Emily on one side and Matt on the other (until Emily got light headed so Mom stepped in) I pushed for like an hour (which felt like FOREVER) and then at 10:16 am Brody Robert Blind came out screaming his little 6lb 12oz head off!!
The room was filled with emotion! Matt, of course, cut the cord, but then there was more to cut, so Emily go to do that! It's a day I'll never forget!
Brody's due date was October 17, 2009, well on September 30, 2009 around 4:30 pm (right after I met with the other 2 admin's in the office who was going to cover my position while I was out) I went to my desk and it felt like I peed myself just a little. I didn't really think anything of it, so I went to the bathroom and put a a little pad in my underwear. I got back to my desk and it happens AGAIN! I'm getting nervous now. So I go to Sara (she has 6 boys) and I'm like what does it feel like when your water breaks? She gets all giddy....I tell her what happens and she's like you should probably call the doctor. I'm shaking at this point....super freaked out!! I go in a spare office and leave a message for the nurse then call Matt to update him. While on the phone with Matt the nurse calls back...."you probably go to the hospital." My reply "now?" "yes". (I probably would have totally stayed until 5:00 to get things in order!) So I call Matt back and tell him to meet me at the hospital. I get out of the empty office and there stands Sara at Emily's desk and she's like what did they say!?! I hadn't even told Emily what was going on. I'm like I'm going to the hospital....they tear up and Emily offers to drive me, but I'm like I'm fine!! I go back to my desk and give Nani the "oh shit" eyes then fill her and Carolyn in on what's going on. I pack up my stuff and pop my head in my boss's office and was like "I"m heading to the hospital, not sure what's going on." I walk down the 3 flights of stairs and put my garbage bag and towel on my seat and start driving from downtown to St Anthony's. I call my mom on the way to update her, but told her not to come up quite yet. I waited in the car at the hospital for Matt and will NEVER forget the way his truck flew around the corner to park! We walked in and of course forgot which floor Labor and Delivery was on, so we took a little elevator ride. I walk up to the desk and was like I think my water is breaking. They were shocked, I think. I get in a room and they check to see if it was my water and yes it was!! They told me I was not leaving the hospital without a baby in my arms. I called my sister and mom and they brought me some stuff up and was going to stay at the house with the dogs.
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| Last pregnant picture |
The room was filled with emotion! Matt, of course, cut the cord, but then there was more to cut, so Emily go to do that! It's a day I'll never forget!
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