WONDER WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!

For the record, my hubby thinks Wonder Woman is HOT!!! Do any of your hubbies think so too? Anyway, I have now deemed myself as Wonder Woman!! We finally were able to welcome our last little bundle, let me correct myself....our last BIG bundle of joy on Monday afternoon into the world. If you ever want to be scared away from actually having to go through labor, let me give you a briefing of my lovely birth story on this big baby.....

I was scheduled for inducement at an unhappy hour of 5:30am on Monday, which made me a very tired woman when it came to dealing with all the hoopla of nurses and docs messing with me all day long. When I wasn't really progressing much with the pitocin my doc came in to break my water, well, he did, but the baby's head was so huge that basically he had to put what I say was his entire fist up my vajayjay to break the water above baby, NOT PLEASANT!! Then, to make a lengthy day story shorter....the epidural decided to stop working after it only numbed my entire left side beyond the point of just "buzzing" and I maxed out the epidural button they gave me so the dang machine just sat and beeped at me to tell me I get no more medicine. That is when they called the hot epidural man back in and he wanted to take the stupid thing out and reposition it. All of you who have had epidurals know that they are painful to put in, but once working, they are a wonderful thing. However, when I sat up in all my agony of contractions I suddenly felt "something" down there so in mid contraction (PAINFUL!!!) they swirl me around and sure enough, it's pushing time so I didn't get to use the epidural for the worst part of it all, which sucked! After pushing a few times, all the sudden the nurse throws my hubby to the side as two nurses begin SHOVING their fists into my stomach to help BIG baby out. All their fancy fist work helped but I have been tender ever since in my gut. My doctor guessed she'd weigh #9.15 but when the nurse yelled out, "nope, #10.7!" the whole room gasped and I have not heard the end now of "you did that with avoiding a c-section?!?!?" and I can say, "WONDER WOMAN!!!! Yes I did!"

She is a darling baby when she is content, but her temperment is another story...... Oh, and for the record, the pediatrician who saw her said she showed all classic signs of a baby born at 42 weeks. The docs here in TX wanted to up my due date but in the end just decided to agree with my MN doc. Man, glad it's over but now dealing with a newborn all over again is certainly an adjustment!

LOVE the Kalencom!

I am always amazed at how many people stop me to ask where I get my diaper bags so in case anyone else wanted to know I am sharing this deep dark secret.....it is called, "the Internet." No, seriously, some of you may remember the pink and brown paisley print one I was sporting after having R and I loved it so much it was falling apart so I recently replaced it with the one pictured above. I have been slowly going more "green" in my way of living mainly for my sons sake and these bags are not only lighter than air (ladies, you know if the diaper bag is already heavy when it's empty, adding another 20lbs to that is going to cause you to be best friends with your chiropractor, am I right?) but they are also chemical and toxin free "AZO free. We use no Phthalates/DEHP, DBP, or BOP in our PVC. " and because they are covered in a PVC plastic, you can disinfect them so easily!!!!! I technically got my first Kalencom at the General Store in Minnetonka (the pink and brown paisley print) but after that one had seen it's day I turned to the internet and although you can purchase directly from Kalencom.com I chose to search for a site that sold the bags cheaper and that is when I ran into chitchatbaby.com who sells them for approx. $60 and they ALWAYS do free shipping! It came super fast and I LOVE my new Kalencom!! Also, FYI...chitchatbaby always has the best giveaways every month, this month is the Combi Helio Stroller, so go register!!!!!

Am I a mean mommy?

OK, so as a previous post stated I absolutely can not stand Dora the Explorer. I do allow my darling ladybug to watch this show but I use that opportunity to come check my email or return phone calls etc... so I don't have to hear Dora's voice. Well, my daughter is in serious need of new "everyday" shoes so we ran over to Kohl's this morning after dropping her brother off at school and naturally I pick out a cute pair of Nike's and R picks out the dreaded themed Dora shoes that have flashing lights as she walks. Totally ugly!!! I sat her on the floor and put the cute Nike's I found on her and they looked stinkin' cute but she insisted on trying the UG Dora shoes on. To humor her I did put them on her and she told me how cute they were as I just said "OK" to let her know I acknowledged her comment. In the end, she picked up her box of Dora shoes and I picked up the Nike's. She handed me the box saying, "here mommy" so pleased and when she turned around I ditched the box. She still doesn't know we didn't come home with them because I pulled the sly move of tossing the box before she noticed. I always vowed I'd NEVER buy themed shoes cause I just think they are so hokey and ugly and fortunately my little boy really never HAD to have certain character shoes but my little girl is becoming another story. I like her to look nice, not a mismatched hokey looking little girl. So, am I a mean mommy for ditching the Dora shoes and buying what I wanted instead?

Bitter day...

So I am having one of those days where everyone it seems I think about I am bitter towards for one reason or another. I'm bitter towards people who I assumed were good friends and come to find out they are not, I'm bitter towards family members who really just don't understand the life I have to live (which isn't by choice), I'm bitter at my new ward for not stepping up to the plate regarding two very obvious issues, I'm bitter towards pediatricians who refuse to look "outside" the box they were brainwashed into during medical school, I'm bitter towards Texans and their nasty habit of tailgating which causes accidents EVERY DAY and it makes my hubby late EVERY DAY, I'm bitter towards all the construction by my house which makes venturing out a pain. I'm bitter towards my OB who won't induce me 8 days early because of their 7 day inducing schedule that they stick to with no exceptions, and I'm bitter at people who lie to me even though I know the truth, I'm bitter at the school district that can't seem to do anything in a timely manner because I'm still waiting for morning transportation to kick in!!!! I'm bitter towards Barack Obama who if he wins will raise my taxes and health care will not be in our favor with a child of special needs. I'm bitter towards all the paperwork that doesn't seem to slow down when you move to a new state with a child of special needs and finally, I'm bitter that Babies R'Us won't do an even exchange on an item I bought and lost the receipt. Today is a bitter day.

See, I'm in a funk today, maybe it's cause I'm VERY preggers or maybe I have too much time to wallow in my sad tales of woe is me. At least I have Dancing with the Stars to look forward to tonight after my kiddos go to bed and at least I'm not bitter towards my hubby or kids, they have been great so being home is a good thing for me today I guess.

Thank you!

I just wanted to say, "thank you" to those who were so kind to personally email me lists of names for our new little one. Some really great names came through but we are still undecided (well, more me than my hubby). Danny has settled on a name if she is dark haired but I don't care for the name, especially when you think about a grown woman having the name, it sounds to cutesy. We are still on the hunt if this child has dark hair so if any stray names pop into your head, please let me know!!