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Life as a SAHM (stay at home mom in blog world)

Emily — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:20 +0000

Well it’s hard to believe that Courtney will be 11 weeks old this week, time really has flown by! She smiles and laughs all the time, she is sleeping for a straight 5-6 hours at night and has managed to escape any serious harm at the hands of her overly loving sister. Kaitlyn loves being a big sister but she doesn’t understand that Courtney is real. I often find my self saying, “gentle Kaitlyn” or “be nice Kaitlyn”. She is learning and has some really sweet moments with her sister. If Courtney is crying Kaitlyn will give her a pacifier or give her kisses and and say, “don’t cry baby”. She loves to hold her and likes to help with her bottles. I could really get used to this stay at home mom routine! Mondays we try to make it to the kids gym but getting anywhere by 9am is a little challenging. Tuesdays we go to story time at the library so Kaitlyn can “shake her sillies out” (this is a wiggles song that the kids love!) Wednesdays we go down to Rocklin and visit the family. Then the rest of the week we just hang out at home, unless I’m feeling adventurous. We definitely have our challenging days, and being the sole entertainment for Kaitlyn can be exhausting, but I’m really loving being at home with the girls. Going back to work in April is going to be really hard, why can’t we just win the lottery!

Courtney’s birth story

Emily — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:44:25 +0000

Courtney Ann made a grand entrance on 12/24 @ 7pm weighing 7.12 and 20in. When I went to the Dr on Wed, 12/23, and he said I wasn’t dialated at all so I decided we should go to Walnut Creek to spend Christmas Eve with Scotts family….bad idea! I started having mild contractions at 3pm, left the Creek about 4:45. We made it as far as Vacaville when we hit traffic and decided we better find a hospital because I might not make it to Woodland. We then quickly drove to the first hospital we could find only to be sent back to Fairfield since Vacaville doesn’t have a hospital with labor and delivery. I was checked in to Fairfield at 6pm, here I delivered our little Christmas baby at 7pm, ALL NATURAL since there wasn’t time for the epidural. It was a crazy delivery but we are all doing great! I did scare the crap out of Scott though, if he wasn’t sure about this being our last I think he is now!

Kaitlyn’s big girl bed

Emily — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:30:35 +0000

Kaitlyn decided to give her crib to her little brother or sister so she now has a new big girl bed! Suprissingly, her first night went really well. She did come and visit us a couple times but went back in her room after a short snuggle. Now we just need to get her a new dresser and she will be all set!

Kailtyn can dance!

Emily — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:17:12 +0000

Camping at Cache Creek

Emily — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:38:58 +0000

Kaitlyn enjoyed her first camping trip this weekend. We went to Cache Creek Campground which was very nice. Someone tried to scare me before we left by saying there were a lot of rattle snakes there. Thankfully they were wrong as we didn’t see any snakes! They have a nice creek with a beach, and a playground that Kaitlyn loved. This was also also Aunt Lisa’s first camping trip, and Uncle Greg and Uncle Eric came as well. Every one had a good time and we’re already thinking about our next trip!

Kaitlyn’s 1st Birthday!

Emily — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:35:49 +0000

We celebrated Kaitlyn’s 1st birthday on Saturday. It’s hard to believe she is already one. When people say that the time flies by their not kidding! Back to the party….Everyone seemed to have a really great time and we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather. Kaitlyn and the rest of the little ones really enjoyed the bounce house, except Sydney who didn’t seem to be a big fan of the water. Kaitlyn had her own smash cake to enjoy and she did just that. We thought she might be melting down before the cake but all the sugar gave her a second wind and she lasted the rest of the night. She received a lot of presents but she wasn’t a big fan of opening them. Thankfully cousin Sydney was their to help her out! Thank you to all of you who came and helped Kaitlyn celebrate her big day!

Kaitlyn’s Birthday

Emily — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:17:23 +0000