SHE IS HERE!!!!!!!

I finally feel like giving a little update, will post more later:) My c-section went smoothly other than being delayed due to an emergency c-section. Our newest little princess was born at 11:08am , she weighted 7lbs 15oz and 19 inches long, she is absolutely gorgeous and we are completely in love with her!!! She has some hair but we haven't figured out the color quite yet. She has great color, great apgar scores, she's doing fantastic. I had a rough day yesterday but feeling much better and looking forward to being moved out of the ICU and into a regular mother/ baby room!!

One more day!!!!!

I can't believe only one more day!!!! Tomorrow we meet our sweet baby girl E :) I'm anxious, nervous, excited and I think ready. I'm starting to get emotional, knowing this will be my last pregnancy, last time I feel a little one kick inside of me etc... I'm nervous about how everything will go with me, with the baby and with my babies at home. I'm nervous about recovery, and taking care of 4 kiddos. I'm excited to see what our little one looks like, how big she will be etc... So many emotions I'm going through, and I'm not feeling well today, tired, back hurts and upset stomach with all that going on I don't feel like I'm being a very good mommy:( I'm trying to get the house straightened/ cleaned, last minute errands, and last little bit of laundry- and all I want to do is sit down and snuggle with my little ones!!! I also need to get all their clothes/ stuff packed for my parents house for the week and pack myself- I have no idea what to take to the hospital- PLEASE, I would love some suggestions!!! I cannot remember what I wore/ took to the hospital 2 yrs ago with L.
On another note, Saturday M and I had some fun girls bonding time just the two of us:) We went a to get our nails done, M got a mani/ pedi and I got a mani. M picked out neon yellow for her toes, and watermelon red and green for her nails- typical M :) I got a light nude color, gives the illusion of a French mani with the cost:) Then we went and got M a sweet treat- I had a few bites, yummo!!! Then we went and got M 's hair trimmed- she really wants bangs but I'm just not sure, they are a lot of maintence and work!! Then we ran a few errands just us girls. She is growing up so fast, I can't believe she is going to be 8yrs old in just a couple of months!!! I cherish our one on one time:)

** I will try to update as soon as I can, but after my csection I will be spending a minimum of 24 hrs in ICU :( So it may be a day or two, but as soon as I can I will :)

Last doctors appointment!!!!

This morning I had my last OB appointment, it was the works: N S T, us, and doc appointment. Everything went well, little miss cooperated for the N S T- actually quite active, had to keep moving the monitor to keep her on it! The us looked great- good heartbeat, fluid, cord flow etc... Little miss has dropped and is head down- ready :) They are measuring her at 7lbs 11oz. The doc checked me and doesn't look like "I will mess up our plans" as the doc said, bc I'm not dilated etc... So it looks like everything is ago for next Tuesday July 9th when we will finally meet our littlest princess- I cannot wait!!!!! I'm so excited (and nervous).
Completely off subject- I'm finally starting to buy a few things for little miss. (we have ALL of L's baby stuff and they are the same season so there really hasn't been a need to buy much) I bought some burp cloths, bibs and a gown off Et.s.y - I LOVE LOVE LOVE that site!!! However I waited a little to late to purchase stuff so what I'm really looking for and found on the site I won't get in time for the hospital:( I want a cotton hat with a bow- I can't find one ANYWHERE in town! I've looked and reached out to people I thought might know to no avail. I know it's not the end of the world etc just had my heart set on something like that for hospital pictures. The stuff I did order, the people said would be here by next wk- however I'm a little concerned bc none of it has shipped!
Tomorrow- I'm looking forward to this:) M and I are going to have some bonding girl time!!!! My parents are suppose to bring the kiddos back tomorrow morning- I hope they don't disappoint! In the afternoon, while L naps, H and daddy are going to hang out and M and I are going to get our nails done, get her some ice cream or whatever treat she wants and maybe a little shopping too:)
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Bummer 4th of July

Well it was a wet dreary 4th of July here!!! The kiddos left early yesterday morning with my parents, they went to the lake house for a couple of days. After the kiddos left, hubby left for the gym, and the house was quiet too quiet!!!! I missed my babies, I missed them all day and still do- but they are having a great time with my parents, brother, cousins, and my aunt and uncle- even with the crappy weather. Hubby and I decided to go to a movie yesterday afternoon, given the weather etc... Well by the time hubby got home from the gym, took a shower and we got to the theater- the movie was sold out:( apparently we weren't the only ones with the idea to go to the movies yesterday!! So we went home, hubby napped and I watched some tv, washed dishes and made his breakfast muffins.
We decided to go out to this little burger joint in town (we called before hand to make sure they were opened), I've been craving their turkey burger and onion rings- it's sooooo yummy!!! It's not a place we can take the kiddos for several reasons- parking is on street which often means walking a ways; it's a small place- 4, two top tables; and they don't have anything M would eat. So it was a perfect night to go, we found on street parking right outside the place, went in ordered and waited for our order. I had just said to hubby that I've been craving this! when they announced they were out of turkey- WHAT??!!! So I cancelled my order/ got my money back but hubby really loves their buffalo burger so he went ahead and ate. Talk about a real disappointment! So we headed home, because nothing sounded good except that burger and onion rings:( I just wanted to go to bed, but of course there was all kinds of fireworks in the neighborhood! Ugh! Not exactly the 4th I had hoped for! Hope everyone else's 4th was better than mine and the weather cooperated!

Single digits!!!!!!

Woo-Hoo!!!! We are in single digits, next Tuesday we will get to meet our sweet little girl!!!! YAY!!!!
Today I got a few more things ticked off my to do list before EK arrives. I took H to the allergist, scheduled his allergy testing- looks like hubby will be taking him for that :) My mom has offered to go with him as well.
I got L's hair cut for the first time. I was so nervous about doing this, bc I didn't want her to lose her curls. L was not a fan of getting her hair cut, I had to hold her and even then it was a battle. So no pictures of the actual haircut, but pictures after. Afterwards L was so proud of her "haircup", she was flashing that princess smile!! LOL!!! The haircut looks cute, and the curls are still there:)
Next up was the card store, to get all the bday, anniversary etc cards for the month of July. This went quickly and glad to get it done! Then it was time to take H to the barbershop for his haircut. I'm not taking him again, I told my husband his hair can get down to his feet before I will take him again, he was horrible!!! He was calling me names in front of everyone, just plain acting out. Thankfully it was our last stop for the day!
Still more things to get done on the to-do list but still have a little time.

Not quite what I had planned :(

So Saturday I thought we would have a "family day" since our family is about to change. First off we had L's two yr pictures. Well that is the first time we've spent so little at a photo studio on any of our kiddos. I had two outfits picked out, we managed to only get pictures in one. Typically this studio takes upwards of 70+ photos during a session, we managed to get 7! L just was not having it, I think it was a combination of things- L is shy around people she doesn't know/ large groups etc...; the backdrop coming down scared her and she is two and if she doesn't want to do something good luck getting her to do it!!! If this had happened when the other two kiddos were little I would've been upset but with the third, it is what it is, and I was thankful to get one picture that is all L and we got a great deal:)
Next up was stroller shopping because we still don't have a double stroller! Well apparently NO ONE in a 50+ mile radius carries the stroller in the store! And only one online store with a decent return policy has it in stock. So now I have to order the stroller online and hope that it will work.
Next up was lunch and family date at the movies:) Well hubby was in a very grumpy mood, so it probably wasn't best to attempt this but we did. It was nap time and we were hoping L would nap, but no she was uncooperative, spilling water everywhere, being disruptive and hubby took her out of the theater; M and H were scared of the movie, and H stands up and nice and loud says I'm scared I'm going home NOW! So I had to take M and H out of the theater and didn't see the rest of the movie- total bust on family movie date!
We headed home, I put L down for her nap and then attempt to nap myself except that hubby decided to join me and he was snoring something terrible= no nap for me but a great one for him!
I needed a do- over for Saturday!!!!!!!
I still need to order the stroller, still need to get bassinet sheets/ king size pillowcase covers bc the bassinet sheets that are made for the bassinet are not soft at all and I can't find any others that will fit! I really want some personalized burp cloths and bibs, but I'm struggling with this too- UGH!!! Just wasn't the day I had planned:(
**oh and to top things off!!** Hubby has been planning on taking 3 weeks vacation when I have the baby (originally the plan was 4 wks but he took a week off with my surgery back in Feb.). Well his boss informed him on Friday he can't! He can only take 2 weeks at a time and even that he has to get "special approval", which means I will only have help the first week I'm home from the hospital :( I'm really nervous about handling everything. I'm worried about juggling 4 kiddos, 2 in diapers, breast feeding all on very little sleep. I'm very very excited to meet our little bundle but nervous about how I will handle things!

One of my last appointments, getting closer!!!!

This week I had two N S T s, an ultrasound and doctors appointment. Everything looks great- YAY!!!! The doctor checked me and I'm not dilated so little miss isn't going to make an early appearance (in all likelihood). Next week I have my last two N S T's and my last ultrasound and doc appointment before the big day :)
This week I've been busy trying to "tie up loose ends" so to speak. I've paid the kiddos tuition for next school yr, took them to the dentist for their check up (all but L got a check up because hubby failed to add her to our insurance)- M did great, got an awesome report and looks like we will be seeing an orthodontist sooner rather than later, H had a rough time (poor guy is petrified of the dentist and has a horrible gag reflex) but we managed to get through it and he got a good report too!! I've moved some appointments around trying to get them taken care of before little Missy arrives.
Our "disappointing" news of the week is that hubby had planned and told his boss he was taking 3 weeks off when the baby comes (originally 4 wks but he took a week when I had surgery) at the beginning of the year, well yesterday his boss tells him he can't take 3 wks in a row off, company policy?! Wth?! So hubby will be off the week I'm in the hospital (minus the Monday before my scheduled c-section bc someone else needs that day off!) and then the following week, then I will be on my own with all 4 kiddos!! I'm not thrilled with this at all but nothing we can do about it! So hubby will take the last week off some other time.
That's the latest, sorry its a short post but since hubby doesn't do anything while I'm gone to the doctors, I have laundry waiting on me, chocolate chip muffins to make, breakfast muffins to make (for hubby's breakfasts), kiddo to get down for a nap, other kiddos to get cleaning up the "mess" they made while I was gone and phone calls to return- oh how I wish I could snap my fingers and it would get done and I could take a nap!!!!!