Birthday FUN

So I turned 29 last week.  One more  year in my 20's!!  I remember and im sure everyone has experienced this.  BUT I remember being younger being excited about being a grown up!  Here I am and I have to remind myself that I am considered an adult now and im a mom!

On Monday I received one of many gifts.  I got a beautiful card from my little big sister!  Stacey sent me a cherishable card and $$ to go towards my JoAnn's fabric shopping spree!


Tuesday morning we were off to JoAnn's.  The flannel is more then half off and such a variety.  I was able to get enough to make 3 receiving blankets for Thomas.  A regular blanket and enough yarn to make a crochet blanket for Thomas.  I felt like this crochet blanket was even more special because of the type of yarn I was able to get.  One summer that I was in CA with my Auntie we were on a JoAnn's run.  She found this purple yarn on sale and said it had to be Hailey's blanket.  So I have this vivid memory of working on this blanket in CA.  Hailey still adores this blanket nearly 6 years later.  I have often searched for this type of yarn everywhere I've gone and I have never found it.  Of course being at JoAnn's I found it again (different color) and on sale as well.  So while making this blanket feeling the yarn in my fingers I felt taken back to a memory stored.  And anytime spent with my aunt is a memory to cherish.  I hope to find different colors to make for each of the kiddos one day. 

I also was able to get enough material to make my Clara a wubbiez blanket (which was posted in a blog before this one).  Now we call it this bc if my memory is correct my Auntie made my cousins daughter's these blankets that are super soft and silky that they called wubbie.  So I made a version of it.

 

Later that day I got a delivery of an awesome bigger crock pot from my Auntie.  Being that we have a bigger family to feed I was in the need of a bigger crock pot!  So now im on the hunt for other great crock pot recipes!

I also got me a gift card from my MIL to amazon which is even more awesome, since I have a lot of books I want to read that come out next month!

The day after my birthday my MIL came over with a groupon for us to use and I got to eat out on a date with the Hubs!  Even more of a bonus my babies got to spend time with there GiGi.  Which they always end up talking about for days afterwards.

I also got this neat gift set from my little sister of burts bee's stuff.  I've never tried them out before and have always wanted to but just never got stuff before.

All in all I got lots of birthday texts/calls/ and FB post from all my friends and family that made it even more special knowing I was thought of.

Clara

I can tell  you that I have the most absolute fun watching Clara grow.  She has such a personality and I can tell you a few hilarious stories and I can tell you that not all of them were funny at first..lol

I find it fun to see her go through stages I know.  That are more familiar territory.  Right now she is in one of those stages where you should throw away her plate bc it will be eaten even hours after served!

I love hearing her voice and the things that she says.
 "thats cool!"
 "awh cute"
"pretty hair"
"are  you ok?"
"ow that hurt"
"ew thats gross"
"stop it dad/mom"
"baby crying"
"mMm thats good"
"come here"
"thats hot"
"thats funny"

So she is pretty much with a set of vocabulary these days.  I know that im not even close to mentioning all her little words but those were my  favorite.

I adore hearing her sing "let it go" when we have the movie Frozen on.

Not so fun stages that thankfully we are over the hill on; not being able to communicate.  And with that comes other ways of doing so.  Pushing and hitting.  Im glad she is finding her words so we have less of the physical talk.

Plus she is kind of bossy too.  When Im telling one of the twins not to do something she makes sure that they heard me and tells them no too and if they dont stop she makes them.  BUT she loves her sisters too.  I cant count how many times she hugs and kisses the girls, gives them snacks or sippy cups and toys to play with.  She loves to tickle them too.  She finds it funny when they laugh bc she is tickling them.

Although I thought she'd talk more about Hailey and Ryu when they arent home while they are at school.  But she doesnt.  But when they are home she follows them into each room trying to do as they do.  So you can say she likes her "me time"

Im surprised the big kids havent addressed how she is spoiled in away.  She gets to stay up much later then them.  She has to have her Daddy time.  Late night cartoons and a sweet or two.    You can definitely tell when she is tired.  She wines for her daddy and once she is in his arms she is passed out within seconds.  I love her relationship she has with her daddy.  It is something special to witness.  Im afraid it wont last much longer as the twins will want to get there Daddy time too.  Every once in awhile though one will wake up when everyone else is fast asleep..except Daddy and Ill hear one of the girls with daddy.

Lastly I should be posting this closer to her birthday being that she is not to far off from turning 2!  But I couldnt resist and the words flowed easily of her as of late.  I was able to make this sweet angel another blanky.  Lets say that any and all blankets she likes she chews a hole in it to be able to get a string o ut of it and she loves to fall asleep twirling the string.  So I decided to try to make her something with string for her to twirl so she doesnt have to chew one out! Daddy picked the colors and patter to it and she already loves it.  Although again I was going to try and wait giving it to her until her birthday but....

ALl our adventures as of late

Where do we start?!?

School has started its 3rd week this week.  First week went amazing.  Hailey started Kinder this year.  Ryu started 2nd grade.  Ryu is all cool cat attitude its school woohoo mom..And Hailey she loves it she is thrilled.  I am thrilled.  I actually get to hear all about her day.  Ryu always tells me its school we do the same thing everyday.  She tells me all sorts of stories.

I have heard about these kids who are bad.  I have heard of a boy wanting her to be his sister.  About a girl in love with her Hailey who the teacher said she'd stop talking until she was done playing with Hailey's hair.

Monday of the 2nd week of school didnt go as planned.  My sweet girl told me she felt sick in her tummy.  I told her she could stay home.  I knew she really wanted to go so with her telling me this I knew she wasnt feeling good.  Soon after the toilet was her second home.  By the 2nd day of not being able to keep food or liquids down Daddy and I started to get worried and took her to the ER for dehydration.  She stayed in the hospital for 2 days with an IV to help get her some liquids.  They told Dad that she was very close to getting life threatening and how she basically did that to herself by not drinking and eating.  Since the hospital trip she has eating more food then I have ever seen her eat!

Yesterday she seemed just as thrilled but equally tired.  Needless to say I am going to try to get her to bed a little sooner!

In between school we have celebrated the twin's first birthday!!  I feel like Ethan and I have truly been blessed with our twins.  Although it seems like I hear of a lot of others having twins these days but I have also heard of so many having issues and some that dont make it to there first birthday.  It seemed like a rocky start with them and having some breathing re flux issues but im glad that didnt last long and we have two beautiful health 1 year old girls!!  We had a lovely party at the house with family and friends.  I adore the party type gatherings.  It feels more at home to be around ppl that we love.  If I could find a reason to get together like that more then once a month I'd do it!  The party was even better then I had imagined it to be.

And then lastly E and I found out today we are finally getting a little boy!  Im so excited that he and I get to raise another boy after all these girls in the house!  I cant wait to see him grow and see how much he looks like his dad.  Lets face it im going to have a ladies man!  Plus I am also thrilled to have a son carry on his daddy's last name.  Now to back up old baby clothes that are bows and pink and make room for the blues and greens!!!!!!!!