Haircuts

Took the kids to get haircuts today. Koby wanted only a tiny bit taken off. It doesn't even look like he got a haircut but he seemed happy with it-or atleast as happy as a teenager who is grumpy can be.

Morgan on the other hand knew exactly what she wanted-she told me that she wanted her hair like her friend Callie and when I didn't know what it looked like, she got out a doll and showed me on the doll. So I talked to her friends mom and got info on what type of cut she was talking about. It was very short! I tried to talk her out of it, said that we wouldn't be able to do piggytails and we would have to "do" her hair everyday. She told me, "Mom, it's just hair. It will grow back." So what can I say to that?! I let her get what she wanted and it looks ADORABLE!

To Facebook or not to Facebook

We finally let Koby set up his own Facebook account. It was a hard decision-on the one hand he is my "little" boy, ok so he isn't exactly little since he can look me directly in the eyes now, but still. I wanted to keep him in this protective little coccoon until he is atleast 30! On the upside I get to learn things about Koby that I didn't know-things he puts on the internet for anyone to see. It's interesting to see him grow up and become his own person.

Cramming

I have been cramming...

not the typical cramming for finals.

I feel like I am trying to cram so much into my time at home before my maternity leave ends. Which probably isn't the smartest thing to do. BUT I am doing it anyway.

I will have nine weeks off for maternity leave. In that time, besides having a baby and taking care of her and my other children, I am also doing the following:

deep cleaning the house
visiting family
writing thank you notes
doctor appointments
reading as much as possible
shopping for clothes that will fit my growing kids (high waters are apparently not "in".)
planning the baby blessing & brunch for 55+ people
going out to lunch with sis-in-law
purchasing new living room furniture
doing an ammended tax return
taking pictures, getting pics done
napping (which is really far too rare!)
homework with Morgan
etc, etc, etc

I keep thinking that I need to get as much done now as I can so that when I go back to work I won't be too stressed trying to get everything done on the weekends or evenings. I do realize that I will never get everything done so I might as well enjoy my last 3 weeks and forget all the extra work, right?!

Confessions of a big sister

The other day Morgan told me a couple of secrets. I am sure she won't mind me sharing them with you.

First she told me that she wants to be the best big sister ever. I told her that she is all ready a great big sister. And she really is! She adores Maylee and would do anything for her. In fact, despite gagging and almost vomiting she helped me clean up a very disgusting, poopy mess. Morgan is always kissing, holding, talking to her little sister and it's so sweet.


Morgan's second confession was to tell me that sometimes at night she tip toes into my bedroom and just checks on Maylee while she is sleeping. Despite the fact that Maylee sleeps in a cradle next to my bed and I am a decent mom who promptly wakes up every couple of hours to feed the baby...Well I guess it's good to know that Morgan is always there in case I fail to hear Maylee's little whimpers and noises in the night. The other day I woke up to see that Morgan had brought a chair into my bedroom and was just sitting there watching Maylee sleep.

As a big sister myself I didn't realize how great having a sister could be until I had children of my own. My parents told a story about when Jen was a baby and how I climbed into her crib (I was probably 2) and I pinched her-HARD! That kind of set the mood for our relationship while growing up. How sad that I wasn't a better big sister like Morgan!

I hope that my two sweet girls will always be close and have a great relationship with each other.

New baby

Finally some new pictures of Maylee...

It's been a while since I last blogged, the main excuse is that I am trying to adjust to having a new baby in our home. Since Morgan is now 6 it's been a long time since I did all of this. I definately need to hone my skills. I haven't been too good at taking pictures but this morning while we were all dressed nicely for church I pulled out the camera and took a few shots.

Koby and Morgan are both great helpers with Maylee. They are adjusting well to having a new little sister. Maylee is a wonderful baby-she is still sleeping a lot (yes even at night). Even though she is tiny she is incredibly strong-she can all ready hold up her head. We have figured out that she gets angry when she has the hiccups, she doesn't like hats or bows on her head and we all love when she smiles-even if it is just gas!





Ready for church

Maylee

On Wednesday morning 12:58 am, Maylee Ann Zabriskie was born (via C-Section). She was born two weeks before her due date but still was born perfectly healthy! She weighs 6 lbs, 12 oz, 18 inches long, has brown hair and eyes and is so adorable. Maylee is a great baby-so patient and mellow, she has hardly cried-though I am sure that will change. She doesn't seem to mind the extra-cuddling/hugging/attention that she is getting from her family.

We are so happy to have her as part of our family!

Super Dad

Today at Morgan's school they had "Dads and Donuts". All dad's were invited to go to the school and eat and read a book with their child. Morgan has been looking forward to it all week. Every day she has said she can't wait for Friday. Steve was able to make arrangements to go into work late and take her. I was "resting" in bed after doing Morgan's hair and helping her get ready to go, so I asked Steve to bring the camera upstairs. Here is a picture before they left. Steve asked Morgan if since he was the dad, did that make Morgan the doughnut?

To continue on with the super dad theme, I have to talk about the past week and how amazing Steve has been. On Tuesday when I went to the doctor my blood pressure had jumped ALOT! Like almost 40 pts in one week. The doctor was obviously concerned and he told me that I needed to rest, stay off my feet and try and get my BP under control. If I don't do this the doc said he would stick me in the hospital on bed rest. So after talking to Steve, Koby & Morgan and my boss we came up with a plan. I am working fewer hours at my job, not lifting anything and resting as much as I can. Steve and Koby have taken over all the cooking, cleaning, lifting etc. I felt guilty about just laying around being lazy and making them do it but I know that I have to do this and I keep reminding myself that it's temporary. I am so grateful to my wonderful husband and children who have shown so much love for me.

So if you have any great advise for quickly lowering your BP during pregnancy I would love to hear it!