Christmas Eve 2014

It's been our tradition that we go out for breakfast on Christmas Eve...but it was rainy...and cold...and Hunter can't eat dairy...and we have a newborn.  We stayed home and Adam got take out McDonalds breakfast.

Adam goes to work every year and Zack and I do some fun Christmas things.

Hunter dumped out the m&m's and sat on them...I'm sure he doesn't know they are food

I love our church on a normal day and I LOVE LOVE the Christmas service.  I totally appreciate that it's a family service and we get to celebrate the birth of our savior with our children, I don't enjoy that part yet.  We got a very special gift and a friend who was volunteering as a greeter took Hunter to the back to play.  As much as we had a blast running around looking cute it would not have been fun trying to get him to sit (no amount of special treats would help).  Zack is almost to the point where he can get through half before he checks out.  Even with the fast pace fun service little boys can't sit for an hour (maybe Stella will be different?)

After Church we came home and took the tortuously adorable photo of the kids in front of the tree that we are supposed to take but never works out.

Then we opened "PRESNENTS" (as Zack would say).  Zack my enthusiastic optimest had a blast, Hunter my independant loner was totally satisfied walking around with his two cars (that he already owned) and was annoyed that we tried to make him open more toys (the horror), and Stella my good sleeper...slept the whole time.

this was one of my presents

1 Month Old

When I said she was perfect I meant it...

She is a total by the book baby...

eats when and the amount she is "supposed" to eat...

sleeps the number of hours she is "supposed" to sleep (I totally thought that was a myth)...

she has the most heart melting cuddles...

and the cutest little movements...

sweet Stella

Go Pack

These are some of my favorite photos.

These are my kids...how lucky am I

Stella is so adorable

Her brothers love her

Then there is this kid...

my middle...he rounds us out well

and my big boy the life of our little party

November Photo Dump

iphone iphone ipad

he did it...

breakfast with mommy...who knew this was the day I would go into labor

36 week and 6 days, technical preemie, my biggest baby

smitten

Love her

it only looks like he is looking at Stella...really he was so happy to see Grandpa he didn't realize Stella or I exhisted

really enjoyed being strapped into the car seat

Brother gave her blankets and toys...then wanted to sit by her while he played

he cant get enough

3 kids in the mini van

first girls outing...to the doctor

I feel like she is plotting something

OMG...I can't even...

super cuddly

BOW

just look at her

first dentist trip...he LOVED it

jeggings...perfection

"fixing" the door

While daddy cooked Thanksgiving

hotness...

first black Friday shop

Daddy's girl

Thanksgiving 2014

Two days after my due date...this meant I could have a very new born, be in the hospital OR still be pregnant and therefore so miserable no one would want to be around me.

Turns out Stella made her debut super early so in the hospital Adam (because he had a ton a free time while I was having contractions monitored so the doctors could decided if I would have a baby or stay in the hospital on bed rest) planned a psudo-thanksgiving dinner for 2 (because lets be real Z and H wouldn't eat it).  Adam cooked the entire meal while the kids and I snuggled, played and watched the parade.

We had turkey breasts stuffed with stuffing and wrapped in bacon...yes...we did...and it was delicious. We had sweet potato caserole, green beans and rolls.  This was my favorite Thanksgiving meal to date.

Meet Stella Grace

Baby girl came today and she is perfect...

technically she was 12 hours premature, so they had the preemie team in the delivery room as soon as they saw a healthy sized baby and heard her sweet cry they left.  We had a few nursing issues and as soon as the LC listed off several things that we would need to work on I asked for formula...

thankfully the nurses I had were really supportive of my decision and even though I thought I would be ok with it they sat with me and explained all the things I needed to hear (I'm working hard to not feel like this was a 3rd failure) whoever said the bond isn't as strong if you don't nurse didn't have difficulties.  As soon as I put that bottle in her mouth all the barriers went away and I could focus on my girl she is so perfect I think her biggest brother agrees...