Halloween 2013

Halloween was a bit crazy this year.  It fell on the Thursday of football playoffs.  And if you are from around here you know you don't mess with football schedules.  Sooooo  andale Moved Halloween to Wednesday night as to not mess with the holy day Friday.  Garden Plain moved Halloween to Friday night to have it be not on a school night.  Plus we have a tradition that we go to our Mima's houses a couple of nights ahead of Halloween and trick or treat there.  Sooo.  We went to our Mima's houses The Sunday before Halloween, then on Wednesday we went trick or treating in Andale (Mark had class and couldn't go) we went with Mommy's friends Sarah and her daughter Ellie as well as my mom.  Then on Friday we went trick or treating in Garden Plain so Daddy could come with us!!!  To much candy for this house that is for sure.

Mima Millies house!!!

The Trujillos couldn't make it but the rest of us were there.

Ryland was moved by the whole experience

The Trujillos joined us at Mima Ginias

Friday in Garden Plain - my two pirates and my ghost

Cheeks the mummy

Landrie was in Heaven.  You should have seen her - almost everyone just let the kids reach in the bucket - so Landrie would just flash them a cute little smile and maintain eye contact and reach in the bucket two or three times. 

She is thinking I bet I can get more.

Oh, come on daddy, I totally had that kid, I bet I could have gotten the whole bucket - I am THAT cute.

Ryland slept like a little angel the whole time.

Toby - we ran into the Puetz clan while we were out!!!

Wednesday night - My pirates with Ellie the Angel

These Three kids kill me :)  I am SOOOOO blessed!

A few videos

Ryland Reece's story

So I have realized that I've never told Rylands birth story - so here it is:

 

 

On Friday the 30th of August I had to go in that a.m. to have a sonogram done to check his weight as I was measuring big the whole third trimester.  She said everything looked good and he was over 9 lbs most likely.  I could tell there was something, up but wasn't sure what it was then, however suspected that my fluid levels may have been low.  I've seen to many sonograms in my life - I can read them pretty well at this point.  I had a scheduled appoitment with my OB for later that afternoon so wasn't to worried. 

 

At 3:50 that afternoon I go back to the doctor for her to walk in and so NOTHING other than we need another sonogram right now.  I think we are having this baby tonight.  Freak out insued.  We were scheduled to be induced the following Thursday if nothing happened before that - My due date as the 31st of August.

 

So Dr. Maki sends me to wait while they get the sono machine ready and I call Mark - AHHHH we may be having this baby tonight!!!  Dr. Maki explains that if my fluid levels are below 6 we are going in tonight - if they are over six she will let me go over the holiday weekend and be enduced Tuesday the 3rd.  Well....  my levels were 6.1  This made me anxious about being ok, but I have to have faith in my doctor so we scheduled an enducement for Tuesday the 3rd.  With a check in of Monday for Cervidil.

 

So that brings me to Monday night - Mark and I dropped the kids off with my parents so we could go out to eat before we checked in.  A little Texas Roadhouse never hurt anyone.  Then at 6:30 we checked into the hospital for cervidil - Amy met us there - much to Marks delight as this gave him the ability to participate in his fantasy football draft while Amy entertained me (one point me - best wife ever)

 

at 8:00 p.m. the cervidil was in place and light contractions started almost immediatly

 

Then at 10:30 about the time that Amy and Mark are winding down and thinking about going to sleep the contrations started up much stronger.  They continued all night getting stronger leaving me with no sleep and Amy and Mark intermitant sleep at best.  The cervidil was supposed to be in for 12 hours.

 

at 6:00 a.m. Dr. Maki comes in and says to take the Cervidil out and then wait an hour and start pitocin - DON'T break her water though because she is Group B positive and we need her to get the meds.  Break her water at 12:00.   At this point we call my mom as pitocin wasn't scheduled to start till the earliest 9:00 - so she heads on in.  I am at a 4 and 80%.  I get to take a shower!!!

 

8:00 the anesthesiologist comes in to place epidural - pitocin is started.  The epidural experience this time was TERRIBLE  -  my nurse commented how I was lucky I got the actual anesthesiologist and not an anestatition.  WRONG - While they were placing the first epidural I am curled up in a comfy ball and my water breaks (NOT good - because Group B meds had just been started)  Anyway as he is placing the epidural I hear the doctor say "Oh Crap"  Yeah, no doctor is EVER supposed to say that.  But he had pulled out the epidural so we got to start all the way over.  So glad cause I was so comfy.  Then he starts over - gets the second one in place all taped down etc...  Then they test it and it is blocked which means I won't get any of the medicine - NOT GOOD - so we take ALL the tape off and start over for the third time.  Well... third time is a charm because it took and I was able to get some relief.  Then I told my nurse to never tell anyone they were lucky to get the actual anesthesiologist ;)  I had a great nurse, which is such a blessing.  By the time he was done and they got me situated again and check me I was a 6 and 90%.

 

They start pushing group B meds faster than normal because my water broke.  A couple of times they had to reposition me because the baby was stressing.  They checked me again approx.  11:00 and I was a 9 and 100%.  Then my back started really hurting, more pain meds, and repositioning not helping so they had me sit straight up which did help my back and also sent me to complete VERY FAST.  My mom and sister started the rosary for me and we barely got it in before he was born.  Dr. Maki came in and was getting dressed as we were finishing - at the same time baby started really stressing again so they had to put oxygen on me. 

 

11:52 after only having to push through 2 contractions (Landrie was an hour and a half so I was so excited about this) Ryland was born and was healthy.  I got to hold him RIGHT AWAY!!!  I didn't ge to do that with Landrie or Jaren so was something I had been praying about.

 

He did not have much of a cone head since the process all went fairly quickly.  He weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and was 20 inches long - and HEALTHY. 

 

I got all my group B meds, at least they told me I did, and everything went smooth!!!

 

We facetimed with Jaren and Landrie right away so they could be the first to meet Ryland.  There were taking a bath with Mima and Papa Mac.  They took naps and then came up to the hospital. 

Oct. 13 misc.

Here are some pictures from Oct. at our house

 

Ryland got involed in some play time in the toy room

He loves to play basketball

time for rest!!!

This little lady loves to be naked

Hanging out outside while mommys does some yard work

She loves duerags like her momma

cute faces

Lets just say they like to help me bake, with some fun lessons taught by daddy

Pumpkin patch attire

Mima Cheryl loaned us these pumpkin peices and it was so much fun (not to mention easier than carving them)

Mommy's birthday

bedtime stories

funny faces

happy boy

we had to laugh because all these kiddos were wearing adidas jackets this day - no influence from Amy at all ;)

Hey, I'm at the zoo too!!!

Mima Cheryl and Papa mike took the kids to St. Marks church festival and they got their faces painted.  Jaren asked to be a skeleton on fire - Scary I know and I have no idea where he got that from either, buthe loved it - and looked like he was wearing mascara for two days following

Lanrie was a colorful butterfly - they did a great job on the face painting - I'll say I much prefer the colorful butterfly.

Sisters weekend

The sisters all decided we needed some time together so we planned a sisters weekend in KC.  Brandi was kind enough to open her house to all of us for the weekend.  With Ryland and Mark needing some time for homework I was not able to go till Sat. a.m.  We met at Brandi's had lunch there - then went shopping and for dinner at the Legends.  I never pass up an opportunity to go to Adidas Outlet!!!  Yes, I got new tennis shoes and no I won't tell how many pair I have.  Although it is what I wear Everyday to work so I feel it is justified, as are my 7 pair of glasses - that is my jewelry - I don't accessorise with anything else.

 

We all had a great time.  After shopping we went back to Brandis for dessert and visiting.  Ryland was the only man allowed - Brandi even had her kids and husband sleeping other places so it could just be the sisters!!!  Thanks for a wonderful, needed weekend ladies

 

pumpkin patch 2013

We had a GREAT time at the Pumpkin Patch this year. We kept it low scale and cheaper with this pumpkin patch as with a 2 year old, 4 year old and baby we didn't figure we'd really get our money out of much more and i'll say our kids were more than happy with the tire horse swings, big pile of sand and pumpkins!!!  Great day, great memories.

 

 

Ryland was there, just asleep in stroller most of the time, other than for this pic.  He had just finished a nice afternoon snack and was in a GREAT mood while sitting the car with mommy and Jaren and Landrie played for a little bit longer in the sand.