Alexis' Birth Story

In honor of Birth Week I decided to write My Girls both stories first up Alexis who is now 71/2 years old !! I cant believe it seems like only yesterday I was a scared 17 year old who had to tell my mom I was pregnant. It was hard for me i felt like i was going to disappoint her. But my mom was (is still) awesome and supported my decision to carry this baby and keep and raise her myself. With out my mom Alexis and I wouldn't be where we are today. I wouldn't recommend having a child that early in life , it made of a lot things more difficult especially when her father and I decided not to stay together but i would trade her for the world <3

At first I didn't want to believe what was happening but after everyone knew I was ready to start this process. I got a great referral for a OB/GYN who had a mid wife on staff (the same midwife who at the beginning of her career delivered my youngest brother). She was awesome i loved her. I watch a million Baby Stories on TLC . I knew i didn't want the whole neighborhood in the delivery room just my mom and alexis' dad. i know i wanted and epidural and i knew i wanted to breastfeed and i had a great birth plan. My pregnancy started off rough lots of morning sickness but was over all very easy. However on Feb 23 i went for  my weekly visit and stress test and review of my ultra sound . Alexis' fluid was low and she did not pass the stress test. I trusted my midwife and she said an induction was necessary and they had an opening the night! ahhhh was I really going to be a mom in the next day or two?? I got to go home eat dinner pack my bag tell everybody and head off to the Hospital .

I was given cervidel to ripen and soften my cervix. they gave me some adavan (in hind sight i should not have taken it) to relax so I could sleep and they would start pitocin in the am. everyone said goodnight and my mom left to go home and would be back in the am I asked her not to leave and an hour later my contractions started . apparently i fall into a small % of women who cervidil starts labor without the aid of pictocin. My contracts came on HARD and FAST . I begged for the epidural !! the wicked nurse (as i call her ) told me to go in and take a warm shower cause it would help , which is true, but she wouldn't let anyone come in with me "because I was naked". Hellllooo lady they are gonna see it all in a few hours. I remember sitting in that shower stall 18 years old scared and along going through these Horrible pains.

So I came back out to get into bed. My mom and Alexis' dad rubbed my back , i paced the room, anything really that would give me some relive. I threw up (the adavan) and  then finally the sleepy doctor came in and put in the epidural, finally some relief. My entire labor was very burly and haze due to the medications they gave not exactly how my birth plan was written out.

Finally it came time to push . i don't really remember it at all ! At some point my mom told me my blood pressure and baby's pretty much disappeared but my mid wife got it back up. My mom also says that it was raining and cloudy and right as Alexis was born the sun came out. i remember her saying it was like a flower blooming. It didn't hurt just lots of pressure. she was born into a very quite and loving enviorment.

 After less than 12 hours start to finish my beautiful baby girl was born and put up in my chest to breast feed <3 my birth didn't go exactly as planned but it was overall a great learning experience, and very successful. Alexis and I went home the next day and carried out a very successful breast feeding relationship. She is now a happy and healthy 7 year old who enjoys playing outside singing and doing art projects.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

 We marble painted out Giant Very Hungry Caterpillar and he looks awesome !

First off you need a box i used a box that has a lid since we did this inside and then all the kids could dance wiggle and shake with the box .

 So i took box with a lid , and put one caterpillar segment, some pain and a few marbles and let M shake and shimmy with the box !



M shaken the box

                             

this is what they looked like done

Here is a picture of the box i used

and here is all finished up on the wall !

with some beautiful butterflies the child made.

Christmas Trees

Today we made Christmas Trees !!!

They make a wonderful decoration for the holidays .

you will need:
Thin Card board
scissors
glitter or glitter glue
mini ornaments
green paint




I cut out trees out of a thin card board , like a cereal box.

I painted them green ahead of time but if you wanted to extend the project the children could paint them in in various ways. ie finger painted marble/golf ball painting ect.

Don't forget to leave the trunk brown!

Next i gave glitter glue to the girls and let them go to town.

After this i helped them glue on mini ornaments, the ones you get from the craft store .

The girls loved it and they look Very cute !

The Bis.

So i have been making these for friends and now have SOLD  a few !!! I am so excited !! Right now i am speaking with a girl who will hopefully make me an awesome product tag that will be able to explain what these are at a glance. And tmrw I am going to Blooms Consignment store to see if they will sell these in their shop!! So wish me luck !!!!  Also check out my FB page Cause I make lots of other cool things like Soft Wipes Cases, Baby Cakes & Hooter Hiders and remember EVERYTHING IS CUSTOM !!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynn-Marie-Boutique/128170220545937?ref=sgm

Bad Mom

Ok so i feel like a terrible mom sometimes, as im sure everyone does. But with school starting all these mommies are posting how they cried and feel like they should be there helping or watching and how they keep checking cell phones, or how they made big breakfasts and bought speical clothes... Me on the other hand not so much. I dont belong to the PTA (i barley have time for the "have too" in life) , im not a room parent, i dont make alexis lavish breakfasts before school ( and if i did she wouldnt eat them) and I didnt spend $100's on new school clothes ( however she did get new shoes)
For us the firts day of school went something like this...
*7:00 wake up everyone
* Got dressed
* Ate breakfast (well shes not a morning eater so she more like picked at her cookie bites lol)
* combed hair brushed teeth (got maddi ready)
* snapped a few pictures
*7:30 left for school ( yeah not really sure how that happened either )
So we get to the school, we park, walk around till we find her class. She meets her teacher (which takes 2 min tops), sees brooke is in her class ( very very great thing that was) and then the teacher kicks us out to the playground and off she goes barley a kiss, but maddi wont let her get away that easy "sissy sissy kiss bye bye" shes says. So alexis drags her self back for hugs and kisses . Maddi and i walk back to the car its only 7:45 !! We escape just before all the cars pile into the parking lot. Which is a fantasic feat casue our school parking is less than desierable. But wait there were no tears?  I wasnt crying...  my little girl was in first grade and i felt ?  well i felt ... HAPPY ! Happy she was going to be busy playing with friends and learning new things!! ( and not fallowing me around saying im bored lol) ! So who else out there doesnt get all wrapped up in back to school ? I need somepeople i can realte with LOL

A whole new chapter

Hello, i am new to blogging and feel like maybe it might be fun ? I will start off with what a whirl wind year this has been, and school is just a few weeks away from starting. I cant believe i will have a 1st grader and a 2 year old !omg! As i look back and reflect on what this year has brought and taken away I think am I in the right place? Have i made all the right decisions ? And best of all how did we get here ? this summer has been VERY rough losing friends, losing jobs, growing apart a little, trying to conquer these mounds of debt! OK well they aren't as bad as some but to me they feel like HUGE Mt. I just cant move no matter how hard I try, trying to stay close with family even though you think they are being DUMB!  I feel am in need of a revolution, no WE are in need of a revolution ! So my plan is ...
#1 Start up my daycare! We need the income
#2 Make new friends. No one can replace our dear friends who moved *good luck to them !! and now i totally have a new place to vacation ;-)* or the ones who have grown apart from us or the ones that are just plain to busy :-) But I think need some new friends. Some one who can drop by for coffee * OK I don't drink coffee but you know what I mean * Some one who my husband likes * which is easier said than done* Some one who will just sit and cry with when things get tough and laugh when things are great. Some one who loves to shop !!! oh and if they had a baby that would be great I sooooo need a baby fix and I want to have no more  LOL . But where do you meet friends ?
#3 Make some fun family Memories and Traditions. The girls are getting older and wont be little for long time to instill life long memories and maybe a few traditions they will pass down to their children <3
oh and last but not least #4 lose 20 lbs !!!!!!


Well these are the things I will be working on how about you ?