Thank goodness...

For girls who like the camera!  

We took some 6 year old pictures of Cadence and of course all the girls had to get involved!  :o)

They seriously can't take a serious picture together. 

All three!

Oh that thumb!

They are growing up so fast.  Some days I feel like I am missing so much, but for the most part I am just thankful that they are mine. 

It's a.....

Whatever will this house of pink do???

:o)

Just a little about our ultrasound appointment...I didn't get to see anything for the first half of it.  There was only one screen and the girl doing the first part (I'm pretty sure that she had newly finished with her training) had the screen turned completely away from me.  I'm all for people doing their job, but I'm not just an incubator.  I'm a mother.  I would like to see that baby moving and all his little parts.  Thanks. 

Another tech took over to get some of the more difficult shots.  Baby boy wasn't making things easy.  He was all but hugging the placenta.  In fact the second tech felt awful that they couldn't even get any nice "fridge" shots for me because he had found a little nook and tucked his little head into it and wouldn't turn around at all.  No amount of nudging, poking, shoving, and me coughing would get the kid to move.  

So different from my girls who were little hams in the womb.  He pulled the classic boy move and refused to take a good picture.  ***sigh*** And so it begins.  

The tech did tell me to come back when I had my next OB appointment and she would try and fit me in and get some better shots.  Very nice of her really.  I am thinking that I might just wait and pay for one of those fancy ones though since (with any luck) this will be our last.  Might as well splurge a bit right?  

Anyway, it went well and baby looked good!

Now to switch some gears and think blue. 

Happy Birthday to Cadence!

We had Cady's party at the Amazing Pizza Machine this year.  It's like Chuck E. Cheese only better.  It's like the Pistol Pete's of my childhood, with the mini roller coaster, bumper cars, go carts, mini bowling, miniature golf, and of course ALL the games/arcade you can imagine. This place is HUGE.  We choose and awesome package (many thanks to Grandpa Mike for the surprise of picking up the tab) and had a bunch of her friends come enjoy their all you can eat buffet (not that awesome, but not awful) and play, play, PLAY! 

Probably the best part of this place is instead of a million tokens you have to keep track of as well as all the tickets your kids win you get a card that you swipe instead.  You load credits onto the card and then swipe till they are gone.  Then you feed your tickets into the ticket eaters and when you get a full count you swipe that card again and the winnings are now on your card!!!  You can redeem them that day or hold onto your card and keep adding tickets each visit to save up for a big prize!  So much better than that drawer full of tickets my brother and I had as a kid! 

They all had so much fun!  And many thanks to all the parents that drove out there for the party!  Best 6th birthday party ever!  :o)

Six years ago...

Six years ago today I had my first baby.

I remember the long night of labor where I tried my best to rest, but I was to excited to sleep.  I remember Brady having to wear a blue mask because he had the flu.  I remember two very awesome nurses, who during my 4 hours of pushing, kept telling me I was doing just fine and that I was very close!  lol

And I remember when Cadence was born and they had to wisk her away for a moment to suction her lungs.  I wasn't scared.  I trusted the Drs and nurses.  I remember that Cadence didn't cry.  She just had those HUGE blue eyes wide open taking in the world around her.

Holding her for the first time was one of the best experiences of my life.

And that little baby has continued to be one of the best experiences of my life.  She never ceases to amaze me.  She is so smart and compassionate.  She is very responsible and loves helping.  She is the best big sister.  We are so proud of how well she does in school.  How easily she makes friends.  She is truly a blessing in our home.

We love you Cadence.  So very much.  I hope that we show you how much every day.