Baby Tag...

Baby Tag... All about the kiddies!

1.Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
Las Vegas with Sarah, and home with the other two.

2.Who was with you? Jonathan, he wouldn't let me do it without him.
3. How did you find out you were pregnant? a pregnancy test
4. What was your first reaction to being pregnant? Happy, each one of these kiddos was very planned out!
5. Who was the first person you told? Jonathan, then he tells the whole world!
6. Did you plan to get pregnant? every time
7. Did you tell everyone else right away? With Sarah, we waited, because I had a miscarriage before, then with the other two, Jonathan couldn't contain himself!
8. Was everyone happy for you? Of course
9. Did you go out and celebrate? Never really thought of that..... :o)
10. Did you wanna find out the sex? Of course!
11. What was the sex? Girl, girl, boy
12. Did anyone throw you a shower? I had one with Sarah.
13. Did you get any outfits that you knew you wouldn't ever put on your baby? None that I remember, but their were a couple that I FORGOT to use. Sounds dumb, but true.
14. How much weight did you gain? 25 with Sarah, 20 with Liv and Samuel.
15. Did you lose all the weight that you gained? Yeah, not a chance!
16. Did you get any stretch marks? Acutally, no. I'm a freak about lotion, maybe it's genetics. Who knows why!
17. What did you crave the most? Can't remember anything specific.
19. Who or what got on your nerves? I'm just MORE grouchy about everything.
20. Did you have any complication with your pregnancy? Um, nope.
21. When and where did you go into labor? At the hospital all three times. I was induced all three times.
22. Did your water break? Nope.
23. Who drove to the hospital? Jonathan
24. Who was in the room when you gave birth? Jonathan, Dr. and a nurse.
25. Did you go early or late? 2 days late with Sarah, and a week early with Liv and Samuel.
26. How long were you in labor for? About 9am-6pm with all three
27. Did you have drugs for the pain? duh.
28. Natural or C-section? Natural
29. What was your first reaction when they were first born? Happiness and relief.
30. How big was she/he? 7lbs 1oz (Sarah) 7lbs 8 oz (Liv) 8lbs 6oz (Samuel)
31. Did your husband cry? Yeah, Jonathan does that.
32. What did you name your baby? Sarah Elisabeth, Olivia Kate, Samuel McBride
33. Any significant Meaning? Here goes: Sarah: (named after friend and means princess) Elisabeth (the bible-thus the spelling, again, after a friend, and means Concecrated to God) Olivia: Means Olive Tree, and... I love it. Kate: After me, and two grandmas. Samuel: Samuel the Boy Prophet in the Bible, the lamanite, and it means Name of God. McBride: after my family/Dad
34. Any visitors? Yep
35. Did baby have any complication? none.
36. How old is your baby today? Sarah is 5 yrs. Liv is3 1/2 yrs. Samuel is 20 mos.
37. When is the next one coming? About the middle of October..... ;o)
38. If you could would you do it all over again? Sure, I love all my little babies.
39.TAG: Pretty much anyone who reads my blog and would like to share in this fun post!

idiopathic toewalkers....

Yes, many of you know, our kids, especially Sarah, walk on their toes. Well, today we went to our long awaited appointment at Primary Children's Hospital. Sarah and Olivia are now in their stretching casts, hoping that we won't have to move on to surgery to lengthen their achilles tendon. Olivia was excited to get her special little "boots" and happily chose pink and green for her new footwear. Sarah, wasn't excited about it at all, but knew if she didn't do this, she would have to have surgery. So she gave in and chose purple and red for her new footwear! They will have to wear them for two weeks, then go back and get new ones to wear for two more weeks. It's going to be an interesting month!




This pic, I just had to post. We heard Olivia crying downstairs in their bedroom. Jonathan yelled to Sarah for an explanation, and Sarah yells back, "Olivia's stuck in the curtains!" I run down their to find her like this. She was getting ready for bed, decided to run around in her underwear making "twirls" in the curtains. Her hair raised up and got caught in the twist, and she couldn't get out. I started laughing so hard. I yelled to Jonathan to get the camera. It's even funnier as a full length pic decked out in her pink undies and stretch casts. I just didn't think it would be appropriate....

an explanation....

So Olivia's nickname is Bibbs, Bibia, Bibsy, etc. Let me explain... When our little Olivia was born, Jonathan and I always referred to her as Baby Olivia. Well, Sarah, being only 19 months old at the time, blended the words together and came up with something simpler. Bibia. And the rest is history. As much as I love her name, any form of "Bibia" has become the norm. Olivia refers to herself as Bibbs, and that's what all her friends and cousins refer to her as well. So there you go! A little family history for you.

Draper Temple Open House

Yippee! This was AWESOME! Sarah has always wanted to go inside the temple, and when I told her we were going, she could hardly believe it. She was pretty excited. Sarah's favorite part was the baptismal font. Mine, the brides dressing room. Made me want to get married all over again! ;o) What an exciting experience. I am so happy that my children were able to see inside the temple. Samuel wouldn't stop "talking" the whole time. He pointed at everything. They imported stuff from China, Africa, all over! It has African Cherry wood doors and frames. It was incredible. Beautiful! Jonathan had never been to an open house either. What an awesome experience for our family!

Raisin Filled Cookies...

Okay, they may sound pretty gross. But I LOVE them. Another tribute to My Dad. I wanted to make cookies the other day and was going through some recipes. Some I wouldn't make because they took too long, you know how that goes.... Well, when I came across these, I couldn't resist. They are a labor of love. The recipe made a whopping 24 cookies. ;o) My Dad loved these cookies. After I decided to make them, I realized that I haven't had one for about THREE YEARS! Dad seemed to make them a lot there at the end. Everytime I went up for a visit, there they were. I loved it. They really don't taste as bad as they sound. :o)

Who Knew?

We have a great little "kiddie" hill in our back yard. Check it out! I love it. The kids have a blast back there. Good Times

JURY DUTY

I have to be honest with you. I have actually always wanted to be on a jury. In December, I received my letter informing I have been chosen for jury selection. I was SO excited. So, this week I go to the court house for my selection. I see upwards of about 45 people there. They were only going to choose 9 jurors. At this point, I was disappointed because I thought I would never get chosen out of a pool of 45. They gave us a questionnaire that led me to believe the nature of the case. That's okay, I can DO this. After the lengthy process of introducing EVERYONE in the courtroom and telling who you are and what you do, children, place of residence, etc., we all sat down and waited while the counsel and judge went through the questionnaires and pulled people aside in the judges chambers for further questioning. I was one of those. That freaked me out. It wasn't so bad, when I got in there though. It took about 5-6 hours before they finally announce the jury. I was chosen. I had to hide my excitement. I was actually thrilled to be a juror. This is intense. This is a big responsibility. After having been a juror this week, I would gladly do it again. I'll admit, it was boring at times, and I definitely got tired of sitting. But overall, this was a terrific experience! No, I have no idea how much I'll get paid for this. Surprisingly, none of us asked.