Keeping Busy

Avery came home Wednesday and told me she is supposed to wear Red White and Blue for graduation today. I am sure I was given a paper about earlier, but I just can't keep up with 20+ papers a day... Anyway, I had a different outfit planned but it did not meet requirements, so Wednesday night I made this dress... Its another version of the bandana dress. Pretend it is nicely ironed. Then I got a note today that said have your child wear a red white or blue shirt and jeans. Jeans? What? The school must not have known my excitement for this dress. I called to see if a dress was ok and it was! I'm crazy. I know.

I have an insane amount of beads that I purchased when I couldn't stop making Avery necklaces. I still find myself buying beads just because. It's so addicting!! Anyway, I was finally able to bust them out again when 2 little girls we met wanted these infamous necklaces...

I finished my 4th hooded towel gift and noticed I can applique a little faster now. This picture makes the M look messed up on the bottom left...but its just a fold in the towel. Promise!I decided to make the kids' invitations this year which was more time consuming than I thought it would be...now lets see if I can pass/mail them all out before the day of the party. Avery helped with the glitter glue...I made another super hero shirt. Debating if I should try to make a Super Why shirt just for fun. I'm thinking I should finish the Fancy flower pins and the Super Hero masks first though.I'm not sure why I love craziness...but I just can't stop myself!

Anybody had one these??

I always thought it looked neat and so I finally decided to try it. I'm pretty sure it's made by mixing milk and grass together. I was able to drink it down because I don't like wasting $3...but every drink I thought to myself, Yep. Still tastes like grass...

Oh, My Zane...

Occasionally Zane will decide eating during dinner time is overrated and getting down to run around is more fun. That results in the baby highchair!

"Stop taking my picture. You aren't supposed to look at people when they are crying....."

After 10 minutes or so, Zane asked..

Z: Daddy, do you still love me?
W: Feeling a slight pain in his heart, going to pick him up he said...blah blah blah...I will always love you no matter what.

Z: What does no matter what mean? Even when I [insert several naughty things]…

W: Yes, you can’t do anything that will make me stop loving you. Things can make me sad or disappointed. Some things will have consequences, but I will always love you.

Another funny thing he has said lately...

Z: Mommy, I want someone to come take our house away.

Me: What? Why do you want that?

Z: Because GG's house is too way far away. I want to go to the Kiddie Park.

Me: Do you want to call GG? Ask her if the Kiddie Park opens Memorial Day weekend!

[He called her almost crying. He was really missing her I guess! After a while of chit chatting he said...]

Z: GG, guess what!? You helped me make myself cheer up!

I guess that is what GG's are for!! I nearly died listening to him say that. It was so precious!

Lastly, when he woke up from nap just now, I thought I'd take the time to hold him and tell him I love him. I also asked him if he thought I was a good mommy. I thought I would see if I had brainwashed him well enough to say "You're the best mommy in the whole wide world..." like he used to say...but instead I got this...

Z: [Head shaking no...]

Me: What? Why not?

Z: Because you're not a good cook. Daddy is though. (I really wanted to say whatever dude, last night was the first time he has ever cooked. I'd probably do a great job too if I only had to cook once every six years...instead I said...)

Me: But you like my speghetti and quesadillas, and enchiladas...

Z: Grandma's enchiladas were better. Hers were really cheesey and yummy...

So much for whole wheat tortillas and healthier "goop." It just can't compete with grandma's cookin...

That little squirt.

Baby Mason!!

Friday night we went and stayed with my grandparents which are the halfway point to Mandy's. Avery got her face painted like a cheetah at school that day and did not want to wash it off! Saturday at 7:30am we left to go to Mandy's to finally see this little cutie! Dad got pulled over in a speed trap and Zane rolled down the window and just started talking and talking to that police officer! About the Car's movie he was watching, his birthday party coming up, and I don't even remember what else. Too bad he didn't start crying...maybe they would have given him a warning instead!

The kids were great with him which is really making me go crazy for another baby! Avery loved getting her old toys and showing him how they worked!Precious!

Zane said he was NOT going to kiss him, but he sang him We Will Rock You in a high soft sweet voice while petting his fingers, ears, and cheeks!!

While Mason took a nap, Zac took the kids to the park

Can't wait to see him again in a few weeks!! He will probably look completely different. I totally agree Zane...

Our Last SSS Program...

I can't believe the time has come when Sonshine School will no longer be a part of our lives. Here is Mr. Zane's class getting ready to perform! Goodbye Busy Bee chair...(why does it feel like I'm sending him off to college...) I love it when they like each other! So sweet!!

Since I already posted him singing his Busy Bee Song, and doing Matt 22:37 in sign language, I thought I'd post this one from the program. I can't really understand anything other than "he will make your path's straight!" but that was my favorite part anyway! I think Zane was chewing on something...

1,2,3 Jesus loves me was too long to upload as was Building Up the Kingdom...but I love how he sings it so I had him do part of it at home...

I apologize for all these lame video's but the kids feel like celebrities seeing themselves on here and the grandparents probably enjoy them :) You will only have to endure one more-Kindergarten graduation!!

Medals in May!

Thursday, Avery got to show me everything she's been learning the last month at gymnastics. We got to stretch with them...I think I ripped my leg muscle doing the splits... I skipped this part...
She has gotten less scared on bars which was fun seeing. She actually said it's her favorite now! I missed the first part of her pullover on the video below, but was excited she could do it so easily now!
On floor, they learned the level 1 routine and performed it (video below) but for some reason Avery did a funky cartwheel. Here is her doing a better one!

and landing it...

She is still very timid on the beam. Unlike at Star, the coaches don't stand right next to her while doing the routines, so Avery went from doing a forward roll and a mini handstand on the beam to barely walking!! Her first day back at this gym she told me she almost cried on beam because she was afraid she would fall off and they wouldn't catch her! I'm sure she'll get used to it and get back to doing what she was before...she excels when she feels confident! I tried uploading this video but it may have been too long. It has been uploading all day so I just cancelled it.

Gotta love the pit...

Then they did a little bit of conditioning...

and it was time to get their medals!! It looks like I need to teach her what to do with her arms here! Wow, that is a high cut gym suit...

Here are the video's...oh and I thought I had a video of vault but somehow I only recorded her standing in line waiting and I guess pushed end when she actually went. Both times.

Oh Dear...We're Exposed...

Both kids had performances today in which I will post about later. It will take a lot longer to upload those pictures...

I looked at Zane's "Me Book" this evening and didn't know what to think about this...First of all, he knows my eyes are blue...but that is the least of my concern. Under my job description, I think he left off several things that I WILL be reminding him of tomorrow! Sure, forget all the trips to the park, sonic happy hour, science museum, children's museum, arts and crafts time, etc. etc. etc. Forget the laundry you see me fold every week and the lunch I make you everyday!! Your daddy already thinks I am on the computer too much (I usually do most of it at night) and you aren't helping me out here... It's actually a grueling job often times but you will thank me 20 years from now bud.

I will say it's sweet to know he actually kind of pays attention to me though. Noodles really are my favorite but I wouldn't have guessed he would have noticed! When we go to Pei Wei and other Asian places, I ask for noodles instead of rice...love love love me some noodles!

Wes's was pretty funny too...
Daddy's job is to put syrup on waffles. Yes. That is what pays the bills and therefore should never ever stop!!! See Wes, he will always remember that precious time you and him spend in the morning making his breakfast...you should think about that when you roll over on the weekends and say "it's your turn to do breakfast"...you just wouldn't be doing your job if you didn't do it for him ;)

I love how you are special because you eat snacks with him. You big pushover. I know how to say NO and actually mean it and he still "likes me"!!!

Now for his little drawings. I love 3 year olds drawing people. So cute! Here is Sept 09
A little different on April 2010. I guess he only wanted one eyebrow...or he just ran out of time!

For Mothers day, I actually had all my Tur-Bus kids draw a picture of their mommy. I encouraged them to try and draw an oval body right under the head. He was able to do it! He recently started drawing two circles for eyes and will even draw glasses sometimes! He gives people ears now and eyebrows sometimes! I was suprised to see fingers and toes too!

They grow up too fast...

Welp, I am off to make an exhaustive list of every duty that is included in my job description. They will have until the weekend to memorize it ;)

This is Why C-Sections are Better...

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We got a text from Mandy at 7am Tuesday May 11th saying her water broke. A few hours later she told Brittany she should be having him that afternoon since she was dialated to a 2 and starting pitocin. (Not sure why she thought that but preggo people...just plan for 18 hours!! That way you are prepared! Even if you are progressing fast at the beginning and even if the doctors say it should be quick. They are trying to be encouraging and don't realize they are getting your hopes up and will soon be resented and maybe even hated a few hours later. So yes. Plan for 18 hours.) So here she was looking happy when we got there around 2:30pm...Zac was all excited in this picture!

The doctor came when Mandy was dialated to a 4 saying he was called into an emergency c-section. He cut her pitocin off a ton so she wouldn't have it when he was away...then there was another c-secion as well...

This is all we did until around 7pm....stare at her contractions on this computer screen... Hers and the other girls next to her. When one would turn off we'd talk about how she probably went to the bathroom. When it totally went away, we would walk by her room to see if she had the baby. One time we saw one being wheeled away to the c-section. I wonder if she knew she was causing us to wait even longer. I guess there is only 1 doctor per six rooms.

Oh and we ate coffee cake my mom made. Brittany is off sweets this month and so was I...but she's much stronger than me...

The kids were going to start throwing up if they ate anymore cake, starbursts or M&M's, so we busted out pbskids.org... In my excitment, I forgot leapsters, coloring books, healthy snacks, etc.

I just drove off to Arkansas! Crazy me.

Finally around 7pm someone checked her again and there was no more progress. When they dropped the pitocin way down progression ceased. (The doctor did not realize we were on a time crunch.) The nurse said her blood pressure was up a little and Zac started panic mode. Wait, that mode started as soon as Avery and Zane walked in the door (Just so I can make fun of him later. If one of the kids got too close to the bed, he would tell them to move. I guess he thought Mandy was a frail old lady standing on a balance beam that would fall to her death if bumped)...It was just much more intensified...so we left and went to eat at Olive Garden while they upped her pitocin again. At around 9pm, she was at a 7 so we killed more time and went to their house to rest for a little while. At 10 she was at an 8 and at 11 she hadn't been checked yet but we thought we should get back up there again. Avery had fallen asleep at Mandy's and stayed asleep in the waiting room...Zane was bouncing off the walls at Mandy's but was starting to tucker out in the waiting room...Mandy was checked and she was ready!! I think it was around 11:30!! I got to rub her legs and hold them back while she pushed...wow my back was killing me after 30 mins...So Brittany and I switched places...

She finally had the baby at 1:18am May 12!! We used all of her camera's to take pics and video...so I have no pictures of baby yet. I must say, when he came out he was very purple blue and looked a little scary. I was a little worried and didn't know if that was normal. It didn't help when he said he would be putting baby on mommy but then quickly said he was going to the nurse first...after a few seconds with the nurse, we heard a cry! Yay!!! His color changed immediately and he looked like a precious little baby!! He was having trouble getting oxygen so they put a tube down his throat and sucked out a lot of greenish brown fluids (he had taken care of buisness inside of Mandy). We were able to get a picture of Zac holding the baby real fast and then he was taken to nursery. I didn't get to hold my little nephew, so I held my own...

but he was getting very heavy, so I put him down. Avery was awake and saw Mason in the nursery but then she fell back asleep as well... By 2:30am, we needed to get back home and so we made the 3 hour long drive back home. Man, it was a long 3 hours. Mason had to stay in the nursery until 4:30am when he was able to nurse. Around 7am they had to take him back after turning blue again. Mandy then passed out while trying to take a shower. They were going on not much food and no sleep. She was fine, and at 1pm Mason was still having trouble figuring out how to breathe on his own and Mandy and Zac were very anxious to hold their baby. It had been 31 hours of no sleep, and a hard and exhausting labor. Mandy got some rest and they were able to nurse again that evening. I'm anxiously awaiting to see how everything is going now and if Mason is strong enough to go home yet.

Update- I was called right after I posted this and was told Mandy was able to leave today, but she is going to stay one more night since Mason has to be on IV antibiotics for one more day. He is off of his oxygen monitor and is doing well. They will go home tomorrow sometime!!

He was 8 pounds 1 oz with a big head and 21 inches long! The normal size head for a newborn is about 31 cm. Mason's head is 35cm! (When you picture an episiotomy, do you think of a little scalpul and a small cut? Oh NO, it's big scissors he just chopped down. I may threw up a tiny coffee cake.) Can't wait to hold him!!