Sam and Kate's new swingset

Kate doesn't know it yet but she has a swing set in her back yard that will provide hours of fun. Sam, on the other hand, was entertained all weekend. She had so much fun playing on her new set as you can see. Man do I wish there would have been swingsets like these when I was growing up. I spent hours out on my metal swing set that would tip a little when I would swing too high. Oh yes..... and who remembers the "glider?"

Our Girls!!!

Tummy time

cant wait to play on the new swingset

love my sis

Kate is 1 month old and Sam's first major boo boo

Kate is a big girl she was one month on the 17th of April. Today she went to her 1 mo appointment and was 10lbs and 6 oz and 23inches. She has really grown. She was 95% for height (surprise) and 75% for weight. below is a picture of Sam at 1 month. I cannot decide if they look alike or not???

Sam 1 month

Our poor little peanut had her first big accident. She was playing at Wilson's house and got too close to the bat when he was swinging and she got hit right between the eyes. She took it like a trooper. Didn't cry much and has been keeping ice on it. It looked so much worse than it was thank goodness!!!

The Easter Bunny was a BIG HIT this year!

Putting out carrots for the Easter Bunny
What did he bring me?

A Fur Real puppy!!!

The girls!

A little Easter Cheer!

Hunting for eggs

Seeing what is in the eggs

Easter Bunny

Sam and Kate

As you can see Sam had a blast and Kate slept through most of the festivities.

Friday night tatoos, Easter Cakes, and Clean Plate Club Sundae!!

Sam decided to party it up on Friday night and tatoo her whole body. Needless to say it was a huge mess!!!
Making Easter cakes with Grandma on Saturday

very busy with icing

She got an ice cream sundae for eating all of her dinner on Sunday. Including vegetables Yay!

Sam's "Spring Fling" and Kate's first bath!

Sam had her Spring Fling party on Wednesday. Zane came home to stay with Kate and I went to school to take Sam to her party. She had a great time. She colored Easter eggs, got her face painted, won the cake walk, made bunny ears, had a hot dog and ice cream sunday, and of course hunted for Easter Eggs!!!
Bunny Face

Bunny Ears!

Yesterday I gave Kate her first bath. She didn't seem to mind at all. When we gave Sam her first bath you would think we were torturing her. She screamed her head off. Kate just kicked her feet and took it all in. She seems to have such a quiet and calm personality so far. I'm sure that will all change in due time. haha There is a video of her below.....

This isn't so bad

suds in my hair

Warming up in my chick towel

The Birth of Kate Alexandra

I'm not sure where to begin it has been so long since I posted. Obviously a lot has happened since I last posted and I'm finally getting around to updating the blog. It all started on March 9th I went in for my non stress test to see how baby Kate was doing and my blood pressure was high. My dr told me I needed to stop working and go on modified bed rest. This was not so bad because I had to rest but I still had some freedom. I went back on Thursday the 9th for another stress test and my blood pressure was 160/98 which was way to high to let me go back home. They told me they would probably be sending me over to the hospital to have the baby. Well they sent me over to the hospital but I didn't get a baby. They kept me overnight, monitored me and gave me iv fluids and potassium (it came back low). Zane and I got a good night's sleep and they sent me home in the morning. They sent me home this time on strict bed rest with "bathroom privileges" Fun!!!!! I felt chained to the bed all weekend and it was tough because Sam did not really understand.

Again Monday morning March 16th came and I had to go in for yet another non stress test. (By the way...while I'm in for my test my sister in law Whitney was being induced to have her baby boy Owen.) My mom came with me and when she came to pick me up she said she had packed a bag just in case. I get to the appointment and of course blood pressure was up and I was having tons of contractions. They monitored me for a while and the dr came in to talk to me and made the decision to induce me on St. Patricks day. I was excited about having a St. Patty's baby. She asked me to come back at 4pm to check in. My mom and I went to Target to pick up a "green" sleeper for little miss Kate.

Zane came home at 3 and we got packed and headed to the hospital. It was a beautiful day sunny and about 70 degrees. We checked in and they got me all settled in and ready for induction. At about 5 pm they put something into my cervix to get it ready for induction. This caused me to have contractions all night so I didn't get much sleep that night. They started the induction at about 6am on the 17th. At first things were progressing very slowly. At about 9 I was only at 3cm. All of a sudden around 9:30 contracts were back and the epidural had not kept up because I had dilated from 3-10 cm in 30 minutes. They had to give me a second dose of the epidural and then little Miss Kate made her entrance at 11:31 AM. She was 7lbs and 12 1/2 ozs and 20 1/2 inches. Not to shabby for 2 weeks and 2 days early. She was ready to meet us.