A Quick Hello

I have so much to say and lots of updates but just don't have much time these days, and the time I do have I am busy holding my baby...or my little man...or my 4 AND A HALF year old. (yes, we are in the stage in life where the half really matters.) :)

Anyway, I am working on an update post about Callie...for only being 7 weeks old she sure has had a busy life.  Thank you for the emails/texts/calls asking about how she is doing, she sure is loved!

And of course I can't post without at least one picture, so here's one of Braden rocking Callie while he sang to her one morning.  A moment that melts a mommy's heart for sure! :)

Project 365: Days 66 - 72

Day 66

Day 67 - MN Zoo

Day 68 - Braden's first time at Lowe's Build and Grow workshop.  He loved it!

Day 69 

Day 70 - My mom got me a strawberry plant for Mother's Day.  Isn't it cool!?

So the kids were all excited about growing strawberries but my mom told them that that first red one was suppose to be mine and after that they could eat the other ones that grew.  They did really well not touching it the first day but then the next day they were out playing on the deck and all the sudden I hear Alexa yelling something about the strawberry.  I went out to see what was going on and Braden looked right at me with the biggest grin on his face and says, "I ate that strawberry. HA HA HA"  No remorse whatsoever. :)

Day 71 - 5 weeks

Day 72

My Best Mother's Day Yet

I can barely look at that picture without getting tears in my eyes, I can't believe I get to be the Mommy to these 3 amazing little people. (I still can't believe we have three babies...I LOVE it!)

Callie gave me my first Mother's Day gift by sleeping for 7 hours again the night before. She's too good to me. ;)  Then Matt let me and her sleep in while he got up and watched a movie with the big kids.  I think I got almost too much sleep because I felt more tired than usual. HA It's crazy how you get used to such little sleep.

When I came upstairs I was greeted with lots of hugs and kisses and "I love you Mommy"s - it was awesome.  And I even got flowers that Alexa picked out all by herself. :)

We hung out at home all morning and then went to my Grandparents house for lunch and relaxed some more.
It was the perfect day.

Here's my Mom...isn't she beautiful!? 
We love you Mom!!

And my Grandma and Mom with Callie.  So sweet!

I hope all you mommies out there had a wonderful and relaxing day also!!

Hip Update

Yesterday we took Callie to her hip appointment at Children's.  They did an ultrasound on both sides and she was so good during it.  At one point she even fell asleep.  The lady said she didn't think that she had ever had that happen before...that's our sleep lovin girl!

We found out that she does have Hip Dysplasia in both hips.  Basically that means there is a problem in the formation of the hip joint.  On a mild-moderate-severe scale, we were told she is mild to moderate on both sides.  Of course this is not the news we were hoping to hear, however we are very thankful that this is something that can be fixed. 

Today we heard from our pediatrician who referred us to a Center for Pediatric Orthopedics.  We called them and should be hearing back tomorrow to let us know the soonest we can get her in.  She will be fitted for a Pavlik Harness that she will need to wear to help properly position her hip joints.  All the details on that (how long she will be in it, how often she will need to wear it, etc.) we won't know until we meet with the ortho. 

Like I said before, we are so thankful that this is something that is treatable and that she is young enough that she won't even remember going through it.  I will document her progress here as we move forward with everything.  Thank you for the prayers, emails and phone calls the past couple days. 

Day 65

Project 365: Days 61-64

Day 61 - She's official!

Day 62 

Day 63 - Alexa making sure Callie looks "fancy"

Day 64

Callie - 1 Month

Our little peanut is already a month old today!
She is still such a sweet, content baby. 
Barely cries, sleeps great...we couldn't ask for more.

At 1 month:
*Starting to coo and "talk"
*Sleeps 3-4 hours at night
(although last Friday night she threw us for a loop and slept for 7 hours straight...we haven't had it happen since, but it's nice to know she can do it)
*We have seen a couple little smiles in the past week :)
*Loves napping in the swing
*Enjoys baths
*Starting to stay awake a little longer during the day
*Still doesn't really use a nuk
*Mama's girl :)
*Loves the Moby wrap
*Nurses about every 3 hours
*Is holding her head up pretty well

Tomorrow we will be going to Children's Hospital for her hip check.  I will try to post something after we get home about how it goes for those of you who have been asking about it. Would you keep her in your prayers?  And maybe her Mommy too...I am feeling a little anxious about going.  Thanks!

Happy 1 month, Sweetie Pie.
We love you!!

A Real Life Princess

The Royal Wedding of William and Kate will definitely be one of those 'I remember where I was' moments.  Although we didn't get up at 4am, we were up in time to see the end of the wedding (and then watched all the reruns throughout the day.)  Alexa was completely infatuated with the whole thing.  She kept asking me if Kate was a real life princess and if this was really happening or if it was just a movie.  As a 4 year old who is very into her princess movies, it took a little bit for her to understand that this was a real prince and princess getting married...but once she did, she was hooked.  The only time she pulled herself away from the TV was to run to her room and put her dress and "veil" on.  Adorable.

Day 60

The rest of the day was spent being royalty around our house.  Alexa made Braden be her prince and I must say, she was kind of a bossy princess.  At one point I heard her telling him, "I'm sorry but that's how it goes when you're married." 
He's such a good sport. :)

I'm glad I can say that I watched the Royal Wedding with my girls...and Braden. :)