All is Well

Thanks for the sympathy, my gentle readers.

An update:
B's surgery went well this AM. Her eye's a little bloody and her balance is off with all the drugs, but she's coming around. She's enjoyed the "clear liquids" aka Sprite that she's able to drink right now.

And there's no snow in Chicago so E's parents should be in time for a midnight celebration. Of course, "little stinky"--as we affectionately call her--was up a bit last night so let's see if I can prop my eyelids open to welcome the new year.

But SHE did NOT have her crying spells for the last 2 nights. Yay! Let's make it 3!

So, even though we're a bit tired from reporting to surgery early this AM, we're no worse for the wear. Someone asked Eric in the waiting room if he was jealous that S had so much more hair than him (refer to newborn pics). He said yes. But I think we're over our vanity now. Almost.

Happy New Year!
Pictures will come as soon as I can find the blasted cable.

"Mental Breakdown"

Well, we've had a busy holiday season. And, as of yet, I have not uploaded new pics from the last few weeks. SORRY.
To top it off, this week B is having eye surgery. NO. The PATCH did not work. :(
And it's New Year's Eve. (Happy New Year's Eve everyone!)
And E's parents are coming on New Year's Eve.
And S has started crying jags from about 9 p to 12 A. Sound familiar? Yes, B did the same thing.
And S has her first sickness--nasty yellow snot--welcome December baby.
And in all this craziness I like to think on funny things. I laugh at much of the crying stuff. And watching TV on mute while the baby is crying makes it much more enjoyable. That way I can actually get something out of the hour.

But to get to the point, I have this cool friend named Steph. Actually, I have a couple cool Steph's that I know. But this one lives in Michigan. And we have been lucky enough to be friends for years and still keep in touch. Well, a funny phrase I picked up from her is "mental breakdown." She sometimes uses that in describing a 2 year old tantrum or something like that. It really fits. She's pretty funny too. And so you want to laugh when she says it. Especially as the 2 year old is flailing on the floor because they can't have something or whatever. And normally you would probably not be happy. But because she is funny and says "mental breakdown" it makes it better.

Anyhow, tonight when I was putting B to bed after doing the dishes and nursing the baby and shopping for a space heater after nursing the baby after taking a nap (yes!) after a crazy morning where I was still in workout clothes after showing up to workout to cancelled aerobics after a bad night because the baby couldn't breathe after . . .

Anyhow, AFTER that I was thinking, I am going to have a "mental breakdown" if I HAVE to do something else tonight. And I just wanted to say thank you to Steph, who has brought some humor to my life. Because then I thought of myself as a 2 year old and it was much more funny. Because even in this situation where I want to cry, I can laugh when I remember the way she says "mental breakdown" and life is better. :)

What we've been up to . . .

Of course our posts will be more scarce now that we have another little one in the house and the holidays are almost here.

So, what have we been up to? ? ?

Getting some zzzzzz's . . .

And

Trying on cute headbands on a cute little girl:


Making, decorating (and eating!! of course!) rice krispie treats:


With Grandma!


Playing in one of the first snows (or "nose" as B says):


And taking care of baby: (note B's great imitation of feeding her baby)


More later!

She's ready for her close-up now

Here are the first pictures of our little Sierra:

1 minute post partum:


5 minutes post partum with beautiful mom:


The new addition:


Finally a moment of peace to catch her breath:


Whoops...that didn't last long...it's bath time:


Somewhere in the middle of all this she finally found her voice:


Hanging out with Big Sister (the tousled look is in, right?):


Don't worry, there are years of pictures to look forward to.

Congratulations, it's a....

The much anticipated arrival of Little Girl #2 is finally over. We went in this morning to see if our little stinker could be turned ("verted") from breech to head down. An epidural was placed to relax R's very toned abdominal muscles and her OB/GYN (with the help of her trusty OB intern) was able to turn the baby on the first try. She actually turned so easily that we worried about her flipping back to breech so we decided to just go ahead with the induction. R started out at 1 cm when the Pitocin started at around 1030, and she was fully dilated by about 5 pm. We had actually dozed off a little when the doctor came in and said that she had noticed some decelerations on the monitor and that she just wanted to check R. The next words spoken were, "Looks like it's baby time!" and six pushes later we had another beautiful daughter. Isn't modern anesthesia wonderful! She weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 19.5 in long. Our petite little girl!!! Pictures coming soon. Thanks to all the family and friends who have offered to help, we love you all.

Posing

Well, obviously there's no where else to take pictures in our house except in front of our red wall and couches. Sorry for the washed out flash pictures.

So, here modeling her new Christmas dress from Grandma Freeman is B!
And of course she HAD to wear my high heels and hat. :)


Thanks Grandma. It is perfect!!

Now on to another model of a 9 month pregnant woman:


There. Ya happy Nate!? Can you believe someone's belly can stretch that far?! Anytime in this next week SHE may be making her appearance sooner or later. We're ok with later.