Some Randomness..

There isn't a spare second in the day lately it seems. I covet those who get 8 hours of sleep at night, and I kick myself for signing Paisley up for so many extra cirricular activities lately. I am very excited for things to slow down in the summer, and not have such demanding schedules. Yet, at the same time, we are having so much fun staying busy! Currently Paisley (who is 4, remember) is doing Preschool 3 days a week, dance, gymnastics, soccer, and swim every day for the next 2 weeks...WHAAAAAT was I thinking?! I now know though, not to sign her up anymore for sports, she just doesn't love it, dancing and gymnastics is definitely her thing. We still do not have our carpet in, it's driving me crazy living in the dust and cement, hopefully next week it will come!!!

Paisley had her dance tryouts for next year's competition team. She was sooo excited! She loved her new outfit, and was thrilled to get a medal after tryouts. She had to learn a short jazz and ballet dance, then do a few things across the floor. I was more nervous then she was I think!! She can't wait to compete next year and get a TROPHY (that's what she says non stop!).

Noah and Daddy taking some time out to play Golf on the Wii...Noah's favorite thing!

His other favorite thing...Playing all boy stuff with his buddies!

Everyone always likes to help feed Rowan.

Look at the cute smile, oohh I love him!

Noah loves to take pictures if the camera is out, he took this one by himself...not bad!

She was trying to eat Daddy's face, we were all laughing.

Love this outfit on her!

Wazzz Up?!!!!

Ok, I must stop this post...off to swim lessons we go!

Holy Camoley...life.

Wow, it's been a crazy week. Just trying to adjust to life with 3 kids, and figure out how in the world I am ever going to show up anywhere ON TIME! I decided its much easier to just stay home...unless your house floods. Yup, that's right. A major pipe split on our main level and as of the past 5 days we've been living in a construction zone. WAY FUN! Several thousands of dollars worth of damage done to the house, we are very fortunate to have awesome insurance that will cover everything, and luckily we were home so we caught it in time otherwise it could have been much, much worse! Looking at the up side of things, we get new carpet throughout the house, looking at the down side...what a PAIN IN THE....I mean really, it is. UGH!

Where the broken pipe was...

The Toy Room was totally flooded. Thank goodness we got everything out asap and nothing was ruined but the toy cabinet.

Rowan is almost 3 weeks old...and still a peanut. Not quite 5 1/2 pounds yet. I want her to grow so I can dress her up in her cute clothes because nothing fits her, but at the same time I am enjoying every minute of her itty bitty newborn moments.

Those pants are supposed to fit as capri leggings...lol!

Paisley started soccer. I was a bit spectacle due to last years T-Ball experience (she hated it), but surprisingly she likes soccer a lot better, and looks forward to it. She likes to get in there and try to get the ball too. Good job PJ! Man she is getting so big, I sure love her. She is going through a bit of an attachment phase where she doesn't want me to leave her side...ever. A bit odd at this age, especially because she is so social and loves to play at her friends houses, but lately she won't leave home and has a melt down if I leave her anywhere. I think we are all having to adjust a bit still.

Noah has converted all of his little friends to be Iron Man fans. The other day the "triplets" were all sitting on the little red couch watching Iron Man cartoons, each holding their own Iron Man...I had to take a picture. :)

Noah is going through the hard 2 1/2 -3 1/2 year old phase. If any of you have had a kid this age you will probably know what I'm talking about. He's a bit defiant, wants to push his limits, thinks it is the funniest thing in the world to say bad words, no matter how many times I have put hot sauce on his mouth (don't judge me, I'm at my wits end), he still does it. But, I know it's a phase that we all just need to work through, and I love him so much too!! I sure am a lucky mom!

The Story...

Dearest Little Baby Rowan,

Every birth experience comes with a great story. Here is yours: Wednesday night I was not feeling too good, but I had a big date with my girl friends planned for a baby shower at Chilis. I almost called and wanted to tell everyone to change the party to a pajama party at my house so I didn't have to get dressed up and go out. You see, the doctors had been telling me for the last 4-5 weeks that I needed to stay off my feet as much as possible, no cleaning and busy work...it was really frustrating, and I probably didn't follow docs orders as good as I should have, but I had been having a lot of false labor the whole week before, and at my last visit I was dilated to a 2 (2 days before you joined us!). I knew when I saw that I was starting to dilate that it wouldn't be long, even though I still had 5 weeks left before my due date. I think you wanted to follow in the footsteps of your big sister! So after my shower at Chilis, I laid in bed and turned on American Idol. Ryan couldn't sleep, and after my 5 refills of Diet Coke, I was wired. So we both took a Unisom to help us get some sleep. BAD IDEA!! By this time it was around midnight. Then the contractions started in, and they were every few minutes for an hour and a half. Finally around 1:30 I woke Ryan up and told him I think this was the real thing...not false labor. His response in a groggy tone I could hardly understand, "Are you sure? Cause I'm not sure I can drive right now!" My response, "Well you better be able to! I'm having a baby!!!" The Unisom didn't seem to effect me that night, in fact I didn't sleep one bit that night, but Ryan was having a hard time! So we called my dearest Aunty Tricia to come over at 1:30am and be here with our kids while we drove to the Hospital. When I got there I was dilated to a 4. Now, with your siblings, when I am at a 4 I am about to have a baby within the hour, but you wanted to take your time. At around 3 I got my epidural and tried to relax as I stopped progressing...4, 5, 6am...still at a 4. I wanted to die! I almost would have rather been having contractions then sitting there in the middle of the night not being able to move, with a sleeping drugged up husband next to me! But then finally around 7:30 they broke my water, and I progressed very fast from there. You were born at 9:30 Thursday morning. I cried. Partly from relief, but mostly to see you here in my arms for the first time. My perfect little baby girl, here at last! So small, 4 weeks 4 days early, and not one thing wrong. Just a perfect very small precious baby. Really, the most thrilling rush I've ever had in my life was each time I have given birth. It truly is such a miraculous and amazing thing! This was a hard pregnancy for me, and definitely the longest and the hardest birth, but it is crazy how instantly it all becomes worth every minute of pain and sacrifice when I held you in my arms. I love you so much already more then you will ever know!

Very first picture...what a shot! lol

Paisley holding her sister for the first time.

She just loved holding Rowan so much! She was so excited to visit us, she really wanted to stay the whole time with us at the hospital, it was cute.

Grandma Tricia

Alexis with the little Elf

First picture with Grandma and Grandpa Hemming

Kimball and Rowan. He made sure and let me know that next Easter it was our turn to go visit HIS new baby in the Hospital. Shanna and Coleman, you got that?? Hehe.

Noah with his mask. Dang cough!

Shanna, Bria, and I with Rowan

The food was fabulous! First hospital stay EVER that I was loving the food! I got to order from a menu and everything for each meal, it was great! Ryan and I enjoyed a great lunch together the second day...I wanted to freeze time!

Daddy...he is smitten of course!

First family picture!

Goodbye hospital! Out into the great big world you go!

Hospital Visits...

The first night baby Rowan was born my friends came by for a visit. I think the Nurse was swearing behind doors because we were so loud...but oh how I looked forward to having them come! Jess took these pics for me that night with her awesome camera, and I am so glad she did! She got some really good ones! So prepare yourself with a picture over load! Thanks Jess, I sure will treasure these! I just learned from her blog that this is baby 17 for our group of friends! Lets just say play dates are a little CR-A-ZY with a capital Z!!! Good thing we get to unload some of our kids next year to Kindergarten!

Jess

Baby Rowan

Jess

Heather.

Hailey.

Pucker up those lips!

Tiny feet and legs.

Never had a baby with hair. I made Jess get a good pic of her head of hair. OOOHH I LOVE IT! Paisley says all the time it's the softest hair in the world. I can't get enough of her.

Introducing...

Rowan Lorraine Hemming

5 lb. 9 oz. 19 inches

April 21st, 2011

She is itty-bitty, but the biggest thing in my life right now. More pics are coming soon, with the story of her arrival of course and a bunch more of my ramblings! We love her so much! So happy to have her in my arms and not in my belly! :)