Molly Addison Larman

I wish I had all the time in the world to sit and capture all of my feelings and details of the last 3 weeks, but this is the real world and I happen to have a 3 week old infant whom I took to the pediatrician today because her voice was so horse from all of the crying she has done. So I will try to get the main points in before the screaming resumes. Molly was born on March 28th. Even though I tried everything imaginable to stay healthy and have a small enough baby to actually attempt a vaginal delivery she was delivered via C-section. I could not believe my eyes when I saw them pull her out of me! She was 9 pounds and 4 ounces. I was a little grateful I did go ahead and have a c-section. Everything went very well and she was very healthy. I have been so fortunate to have such great help from friends and family. The person that has supported me the most though is Jason. He is the only reason I am somewhat sane right now. He is already totally wrapped around that tiny little finger of Molly's. There is just something between girls and their dads. Anyways, going on and on off topic. So far we have made it 3 weeks with no problems. Molly still is not up to her birth weight so I am trying everything I can to get her to weigh more. She is getting close but just isn't gaining weight at the rate that most infants do. Nursing is so important to me and I am trying everything I can, but I worry every day that she is not getting enough. Molly is very sweet when you can figure out just the right way to hold her and she loves the vacuum. I try to enjoy each day with her even through all of the crying.

Pregnancy at its best

 

 

 

 

 

This pregnancy has been a little easier than I remember the last two being. The kids and Jason have been great at helping out and not getting too upset when I get grumpy. I really wanted to have a vaginal delivery since Sara and Clayton were born via Cesarean and it did not go too well. I found out last Friday that this baby is already 8 pounds with three weeks until my due date. My doctor is not comfortable letting me deliver a baby that large so we are scheduling c-section number 3 for March 28th. I am so excited to meet this not so little boy or girl. I am sure I will have my hands full as it seems this baby is just as active as its' siblings.

Conroe Black History Parade

For Black History month the city of Conroe has a parade. Sara's school drew names for students to get to ride in the principal's truck in the parade and Sara was picked. She was super excited to get to wave and be in a real parade. She had lots of fun especially once she managed to squeeze her way in between the two vice principals and enjoy the attention.

 

 

 

 

 

Monster Truck Jam

For Clayton's birthday I wanted to do something really fun but also pretty low key. So we told him he was going with Jason for a birthday surprise. You can imagine how excited he got when he got to his destination and learned that he was going to get to see real monster trucks do stunts. He was in little boy heaven. His favorite truck was Grave Digger and the last picture shows you why.

 

 

 

 

 

Decorating: Room 1

 

 

 

Because decorating a home can be super expensive and a little mind blowing we are taking it extrememly slow. I am focusing on one room every few months. The first room up was Sara's. It needed paint and ofcourse she had to have pink. Because it is the largest of the two kid's rooms it is where the crib gets to live. Even though we have no idea if we are having a girl or boy we figure the baby won't care if the room is pink. I did work very hard to try to make it a little less feminine with the green and blue curtains and neutral bedding for the crib. It was hard but I think it came together ok, and Sara loves it. I am glad I get a break because decorating is not only hard work but it can be hard on a budget.

Super Saturday in December

Saturday we had a super fun busy day! Sara's school has a carnival type event called breakfast with Santa. The kids got to go to the school and eat donuts, have thier picture taken with Santa, and then play tons of fun carnival games. They had so much fun. Then after making a quick stop to get some breakfast with protein in it we were on to Clayton's Green Belt Test for Tae Kwon Do. This was his 3rd test since he started last May. He did great! This belt will be so much more challenging because there is only an adult form that is longer than the kid form he has been learning. I know he will rise up to the challenge and do great. There has even been some talk about letting him compete next year if he continues to do well. It is fun to see him learn so much.

 

 

Giving Thanks

 

So this year I was hesitant, A.K.A. kicking and screaming, to make the 4 hour drive to Dallas for Thanksgiving. The older I get the more I am becoming a bit of a homebody that loves to stay home. It is also becoming less fun to sit in the car for very long when you have to use the restroom every 5 minutes and sitting in the same position makes your hips feel like someone is prying them apart with a crowbar. But Jason convinced me, A.K.A. didn't give me a choice, to go ahead and make the drive so we could be with family. I have to admit it wsa really nice, as it always is, to be around the ones we love the most. I didn't get any pictures like I wanted to, but I did capture Clayton teaching my Grandfather how to play Mario Kart on his DS. Priceless. Thank you family for loving us and always being there!

Boy or Girl?

So on Halloween I had an awesome sonogram showing how wiggly and wonderful this little baby it. Jason and I don't want to find out if it is a boy or a girl but the Dr. warned me it was pretty obvious. I assured her that it mostly looks like a blur to me and I can hardly tell the head from the behind in these things. I thought this would be a fun post for our friends and family to see if they can tell. We have our suspicions but definitely not certain. So here is the video for all the world to see and decide. But shhh please don't tell us. We like being clueless.

House Phase 1

Jason and I found a house that I love and he at least agreed to that we are in the process of trying to buy. Jason has very different taste than I do. He doesn't really care for newer neighborhoods where most of the houses look the same and you only get a few tiny trees and a small yard. I love them because it means that the kids have sidewalks to ride their bikes, a park we can walk to, and a community pool. We are not scheduled to close on the house until the middle of December and I have to keep reminding myself that at any moment things might fall apart and it may not happen. So wish us luck. Here is a preview of what we are hoping to make our own.

October 2011

October was busy as usual. Clayton and I got to join Sara's class for a fun field trip to Seven Acre Farms. We got rained out by lunch time but it made for a super fun morning and then we took Sara home early and had a fun playdate at our house.

 

 

 

 

 

Sara's school library made a pumpkin patch with storybook pumpkins. Sara chose the Frog Prince. We had to decorate her pumpkin without cutting it.

We went to a super fun carnival the Friday before Halloween. The kids had a blast and it was all completely free.




And of course we ended the month with some amazing trick or treating. We did a trunk or treat at our church Saturday night then went out to a great neighborhood and loaded up on even more goodies. Those pictures will have to wait until tonight because they are on Jason's phone.