Thursday, May 27, 2010
No No No No
Me: Summer come here and let me put your pants on.
Summer: No!
Me: Do you want a bottle?
Summer: No!
And for the record whenever I have said no to her I always say "No Ma'am."
She started saying it this week and at first it was no no no no but now she has shortened it to just one NO. And yes she knows what she is saying. She will even say no then shake her head no!
Here is a short video catching her saying NO.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Summer's 1st Birthday Party
Let's just skip right to the cake...which we ate first like all good parties do.
Following the party on Saturday we participated in a Family Dedication at church on Sunday. It was a time where we could have the entire church pray for Chad and I to have a strong marriage and to be Christian parents to Summer so that we can raise her to know and love God. When we were getting in our car a older couple rolled their window down and said they liked Summer and thanked us for dedicating her. I was so moved by them saying that. That they were thanking us for choosing to raise our daughter in a Christian home. That was sweet of them.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
1 year old
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Prep Prep Prep
This afternoon I took Summer to Toys R Us for the first time. Surprisingly, she did not mind shopping there-go figure. In most stores she gets fretful when I stop and really look but with toys everywhere she just rocked back and forth with glee (that is what she does when she is happy). I am happy with the toys we got, one just for fun and one for learning.
One year ago...
May 18, 2009 I took this video.
The next morning, on May 19, 2009, I was so happy to see 8am arrive so that I could call my doctor. I had been up pacing in PAIN all night. The top of my belly was hurting along with a sharp pain in my right shoulder. I couldn't lay down at all. No position was comfortable. I spent most of the night bent over on the kitchen counter and googling what these symptoms meant.
I had just been to the doctor for my weekly checkup yesterday and I was 1.5 cm dilated. When I was checked this morning, in obvious discomfort, I was 3 cm dilated. My doctor, Dr. Westfall, said that I was going to have my baby today! Wahoo! We called our moms and both of them hopped on planes to Reno. My doctor was on call at the hospital that night and I was so relieved. She told me to go home and walk and count the minutes between contractions. Chad and I were so excited. We walked around the neighborhood and even were interviewed by the local news regarding our opinion on gov. funds being cut on road repairs or something...I hadn't showered as I was- well you know feeling preoccuppied...and so Chad did the interview. We really weren't good at counting contractions. It was mostly because I didn't know what a contraction felt like! They weren't painful to me at that time. So once 5pm came around we decided to go to the hospital and check in. I can remember the nurse checking me in saying "You can't have this baby yet. You're only 36 weeks." I felt like arguing with her saying..."yes huh...my doctor said she is healthy AND our mothers are on the way!"
Ok, I will hurry this story up...I was monitored until 9pm (Chad left during that time to pick up my mom from the airport) and then they said they were sending me home because my contractions were not consistant. I got dressed and was waiting for them to come tell me I could officially leave and the nurse on the new shift came in to apologize that she needed to take some blood before I left. She said I could go and if anything came back from the bloodwork she would call me. The same pain in the top of my belly was coming back and I asked for some medicine to help me sleep. They gave me an Ambien and said it was strong so take it immediately before I went to bed. We went home dissappointed that we weren't having a baby and I went to sleep.
About 10:30pm my phone rang and I heard Chad get it. It was the hospital calling to tell me that my bloodwork had come back and they had some concerns and wanted me to come back to the hospital. I can clearly remember walking down the hallway in the hospital all groggy on Ambien. It was the only time in 9 months that I had felt buzzed and it felt SO good! My doctor told me that I was showing signs of pre-eclampsia and she was going to induce me. To combat my abnormal liver levels they gave me Magnesium. They said this is going to make you very hot. My ears felt like they had steam blowing out and from then on (I was on it for 36 hours) Chad wore his sweatshirt in the end of May because my room was cold. I thought the bed was so comfortable and slept great (thanks Ambien) all night.
The rest happens tomorrow...
*Sidenote: This story never gets old to me. I think I will be able to tell it with enthusiasm and suspense for the rest of my life!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday Chatter
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time Flies
I really think they are going to turn out super cute! If only I could execute all of my ideas I could probably...
I want yall to know that even though my fitness bootcamp is over I am still eating per my strict rules and exercising. I must confess I have missed a few days of exercise but I feel justified because I am eating so healthy. Post bootcamp I have lost an additional 3 pounds bringing my total weight loss to 12 pounds! I can now fit into all of my cute summer clothes. Goal achieved! I am setting new goals now...goals that I never thought possible before I learned, I mean really learned self control.
Susan and I planted some flowers in the front and back yard and once they are in full bloom I will snap some photos. This year's color is-you guessed it, PINK!
I will try to get some pictures of Summer uploaded and posted soon.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Just what I needed
I didn't even realize Chad was wearing earplugs until I video'd him. I typically don't ride in the back with Summer but we had missed our nap and I knew this was going to be a tough drive. Once we arrived our attitudes perked up and we had a great weekend full of rest and fun family time. Summer got to enjoy Gigi, her Great Grandmother Martin, for the first time.
Summer also got to play in a baby pool for the first time. That went well for a few minutes...until she decided to pluck grass and put it into the pool and eventually crawl out.We went to dinner at the restaurant where we had our rehearsal dinner 6.5 years ago...sweet memories!What a blessing to celebrate Four Generations of Martin's!Summer has really taken off on her walking. This weekend she was side stepping and even turning around! Here is a video to show you what I am talking about.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Barely...Hanging...On
We are looking forward to taking it easy over Mother's Day weekend. This will be my first Mother's Day with Summer and I am not so sure that one day of pampering will be enough to last me until next year.
Ok, I think I am going to plop on the couch now...don't even have the energy to eat which I know I should. By the way, Summer is walking now! I don't mean to say that so nonchalant...let me try again SUMMER IS WALKING!! She is taking about 6 steps at a time and is trying ALL the time. I will get some video and upload.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Chaos
After organizing Chad's office I decided that I could turn some other areas in my house from Chaos to Organized.
As I mentioned, I went to the JCREW warehouse sale this weekend. I got there 15 minutes before the doors opened and I was the 200th person in line. This is serious shopping folks...NO mirrors, NO dressing rooms, NO returns! Buy or Die.
JCREW Chaos...lucky for me this is exactly the type of chaos I thrive in! Give me a few hundred boxes of mens, womens and children's clothes and I will find the treasures.
BIG THANKS TO CHRISTINA for telling me how to upload a video. Wow that is so much easier and faster than the way I was doing it!
JCREW Treasures - Everything you see I actually purchased for other people. I am a personal shopper in my spare time! Marley Rose will be struttin' the cutest cardigans this fall (approx $8/each). I am serious, every over the top cute clothing piece I saw was a CREWCUT size 4/5. I was starting to think of ways to shrink my body to fit into these adorable clothes. Just about everything is under $20 which is like a 90% discount. I bought a lined dressy sleeveless top for $4 that probably would have retailed for $68. I LOVE DISCOUNTS!
Jewelry ChaosJewelry Organization (forgot to mention this is hung in my closet)
This is a magnet board we had in the garage. The little holes are perfect for earing hoops.Happy Anniversary Bud and Jen!
Happy Birthday TODAY to Mom/Mimi/Trish!
I don't think I mentioned it but Summer had a double ear infection 2 weeks ago. Last week she developed a fever and I took her back in. As it turns out, one ear healed but the other did not. And in addition, she had a new cold develop. Her new antibiotic has now given her a rash and her cough seems to be getting worse so we are headed back to the doctor for the 3rd time.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Video Issues
However, I am having ISSUES with uploading to blogger...so bear with me. I have things to share I just can't get them to work properly.