Labor & Delivery

So today I started feeling crampy and I ignored it for a while...then i had a tiny bit if spotting so I called the nurse.  The nurse had me go home and prop my feet up and drink fluids.  I did as I was told and as I laid on my sofa (sooo boring) and after I had consumed about 60 ounces I realized that I was in more pain than when I called in originally.  I called the nurse back and she sent me to labor and delivery.  I believe I was sent to L&D because Jackson does not have a triage department, they just use L&D that way.

So I called Michael and told him I was going to the hospital and I was sure I was fine and I needed him to get Riley and take him to one of our friends and meet me at Jackson.  Riley went ot play with Little T and Kim and Thomas and Michael came to the hospital.  He was quite worked up and worried by the time he made it back to see me.  They checked me and after having me prop myself up so they could get around Baby A's head they said I was slightly effaced but not dilated.  The hooked me up to the monitors and measured the girls rates and my contractions...which i was unknowingly having!  I was given a bag of fluids and a shot of brethine to stop the contractions.  The contractions were really getting strong evry 20 minutes or so, then I would get up and go to the bathroom and they would slow down.  Finally when the contractions were gone I was allowed to go home.  All of this was caused by a bladder infection.  Uncomfortable but all is well now!

Nesting Interupted...8/8/2011

So we had a crazy storm that just whipped up here in Montgomery at the exact moment that I was pulling into the driveway with my toddler.  Luckily Michael had just gotten home from work and he came and got Riley from the car.  Anyway it was crazy windy and the result is a jungle in our backyard.  So much for all the indoor projects that I had in mind for us to work on!  This is just part of our neighbors tree and it is covering 60-70 percent of the backyard....as in the new sod the Michael has been tending to all summer!

Spoiled Rotten 8/5/2011

If y'all read my blog you are probably already aware of the fact that I am spoiled rotten, but here below you will find more evidence!  My sweet friends, Carolyn, Kim, Lindsey, Holland, and Tracy threw a shower for me and the girls.  It was at Roux and it was such a nice shower.  All my friends were so sweet to attend and celebrate with me. 

How much do you love this invitation??

The Mountains, home of dinosaurs and bears...

Last week we went to Highlands, North Carolina with my parents, and Aunt Izzy and Uncle Blair.  Prior to the trip we talked about going to the mountains and Riley got really excited about it.  We would ask what he was going to see in the mountains and his response was, "dinosaurs and bears".  It was a very relaxing week!  And the perfect place for vacation for this pregnant woman.  Hello 70 degree weather in July!  Below are some pictures and snippets from our vacation. 

As I am soo pregnant I was not much help around the kitchen...my Dad even called me out for it, but I truly am just not as mobil as I was when pregnant with just one baby.  However, I was helpful tying fly fishing knots for the guys before they went out fishing!  I could do that sitting on the sofa. 

Yes, that is 3 CASES of peaches!  We had peach ice cream, peach cobbler and just plain peaches at every single meal!  They were so good!

Below is the view off of the back porch.  Also a great location for fire fly watching!

And here are some funny pictures from Daddy's birthday.  Riley was helping Grandcoy open his presents.  He opened up this DVD player and handed Riley the directions.  He asked Riley to read him the directions, so Riley responded, "ok, first open the box!"  Such a smarty pants!   

It was a short lived break from there usual rough housing.  Riley spends most of his time around Grandcoy begging to be "caught" and tickled.  "Come and get me Grandcoy!"  My Dad is particularly good at getting Riley all wound up just before his bedtime. 

Below are pictures from the hike that Elizabeth, Blair, Michael and my Dad took to see this fabulous view.  I on the other hand would not have made it to the top in my states, so I just enjoyed the picture upon their return. 

Don't they look so manly?

And here we have Riley telling us all about his trip on the way home, "...hmmm let me think..."

His favorite story to tell was when he and Gie Gie went for a walk and they saw a snake!  He named the snake "Julia Bits".  For those who don't know RIley has also named a horse in Brewton Julia and one of his sisters is also Julia.  We still have no clue where he even heard the name. 

Post Swim Lesson

RIP Nemo...

So it turns out that even as crazy as I was checking on the fish following directions Nemo still did not make it.  And Michael (tired of me making him check on the fish) swore that Nemo was sleeping if he were dead he would be belly up!  WRONG!  That fish was belly down on the rocks and not alive.  I feel soooo much guilt!  I killed a fish that Holland swore to me was unkillable!  I had been telling Michael I thought the fish was depressed, and he was very interested in my new career as a fish therapist, but he did not completely by my story.  So will never know if it was his depression or something I did that killed the fish...but I swear I followed the directions!  Luckily, Riley has not even noticed the absence of Nemo!

Swim Lessons

This week while I have been out of town for business, Riley stayed in Brewton and had swimming lessons.  He has been afraid of the pool since his "bubble up" episode about a month ago, so he is not always ready to get in the pool.  But he talks quite fondly of Emily his teacher and about how much fun he has swimming with her. 

Back at the end of May, Riley and I were swimming at the Dwyers with Carolyn, Jake, Tracy, Avery, Kim and Thomas when Riley removed his swimmies.  Then he proceded to walk right down the steps of the pool and until he was under no one realized he had taken them off.  I was 10 feet away on the phone with my boss when I saw his sweet little face 6 inches below water staring up at all the bubbles coming out of his mouth.  Carolyn swooped him up and he was only under for seconds, but the event has left him a bit frightened of the water.  He does not want to get his head wet and he asks us to make sure this does not happen about 15 times a swim!