They set a date!

My Mom is getting married!! Check out the date 7/7/07 !! How fun is that!

Payton

Yesterday Rod put a new shirt on Payton that still had the sticker on it. As he took off the sticker Payton asked what it was. Rod told her that it said who made her shirt or how it was made(I can't remember). Payton very quickly responds with "No Daddy!! GOD made my shirt!"

I laughed so hard, what a smart girl!

Poor Payton

Payton has a cold, mainly a cough. But it's a nasty cough.

Have you ever coughed so hard you threw up? Yuck.

She's sleeping again, hopefully we all can get some sleep now.

Sue posted this song(Thanks Sue). It's amazing. It speaks to me where I am. Days can be hard and sometimes it just feels like it would be easier to give up. Gotta keep on keeping on.


Anyway- Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life building something from nothing
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anway

You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach
and you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anway

Chorus:

God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway, I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and its hard to believe that tomorrow
will be better than today
Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all your heart, for all the right reasons
and in a moment they can choose to walk away
Love them anyway

Repeat Chorus

You can pour your soul out singing a song you believe in
that tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway, sing it anyway

I sing, I dream, I love anyway

What's with that?

Those of you who have been around for awhile will remember the struggles I had to get Payton to sleep. I thought Samara was a lot better sleeper, well actually she is at night. During the day however she is exactly like her sister was, a cat napper. 10 min here, 20 there, maybe I'll get lucky and get 30+ minutes at a time. Add it all together and it probably adds to a decent nap length or 2 but really kid, it can't be quality sleep! I'm not quite at my wits end this time because I've survived it once already but it's getting very very fustrating.

Sigh...she's awake....again....

Kinda Fun

I've seen a few people do this quiz about your firstborn and thought it looked like fun. I am going to alter it a little and do it about my second born as well!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes and No, we had decided to start trying in Jan and found out we were pregnant in Nov!
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Excitement, disbelief that we were going to be parents
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 24
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Started having heartburn and indigestion which I had never had before. Googled it and found it could be an early pregnancy symptom. When I was 2 days late tested.
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Rod
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? I was unsure, Rod did, so we did.
9. DUE DATE? Aug 10/04
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? No
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Cream soup, Greek salad, peanut butter
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Probably just working cause I was SO tired!
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Girl
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? Nope
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 35
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, 3 actually(we were spoiled) Church, work, and friends.
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Early bleeding
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ridge Meadows Hospital, Maple Ridge
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 3 from very first pain until delivery
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Rod
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Rod, my mom, the Midwife
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION - natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Nope, it was to fast, by the time I got to the hospital I was pushing!
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs 4 ounces
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? July 23/04 (17days early)
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Payton Coleen Lynn
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? Will be 3 in 2 months


1. WAS YOUR SECOND PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Excitement and worry(we had miscarried once in between)
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 27
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Late Period
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Rod
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes but the technician we got wouldn't tell us!
9. DUE DATE? Feb 25/04
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Mint Girl Guide cookies
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Not being able to sleep(having a toddler and all)
13. WHAT WAS YOUR SECOND CHILD'S SEX? Girl
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No, as much as I'd like to have both I'm excited for Payton to have a sister. I always wanted a sister.
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 8
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes, 2(spoiled again!) mix of family, church and friends
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? It was initially a twin pregnancy, we lost one early on. Samara was breech.
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Ridge Meadows Hospital, Maple Ridge
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 0, planned C-Section
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Rod
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Rod, Midwife
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION - C-Section(she was breech)
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs 13.4 ounces
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? Feb 15/04(10days early)
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Samara Ashlyn Michelle
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR SECOND BORN TODAY? 3 months

And we have a talker

Lost without the Net

Yup, internet was down for 2 days. What did I used to do without it? I feel so un-connected!

Rod and I have both had what seems to be a flu since Tues as well. Both of us being sick at the same time sucks! Somebody has to take care of the kids! We both seem to be getting better today thank goodness!

Think now that I'm feeling a little better I need to shower and take Payton to the park. Fresh air will do me good!

Still here

So I've been reminded many times lately that I haven't blogged in forever. It's true. I could say I've been busy or tired or just have nothing to say. And although that may be partial truths, it's not complete. I've been struggling with Postpartum Depression. The last couple of weeks have been better but I was in a pretty bad place for awhile. I've always been pretty honest on my blog but I wasn't ready to share. I didn't want to sound all cheery on my blog when I was shriveling inside, so the solution was to simply not write.

Were doing pretty good, moving forward, trying to figure out how to make everything work. Keeping every one's needs met is a full time job. I really truly do love having 2 kids though, watching them interact is priceless.

I plan on sharing more, just not at this exact moment. The biggest thing on my brain right now is sleep! I need some! So for now, enjoy the pics and video's!.

Last fri it really was like summer!

Recent pics

Samara "talking"

Samara started laughing today.

Please excuse the horrible fake giggling(by me, that's what makes her laugh the most), the messy desk, and the glasses I've had for 10yrs!

But we've got her first laughs on video!! How cool is that!?!

Contests

I found some cool Mother's day contests here. Check it out.