Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Sadie Mills Part 2

One of the best things about being back in CA is being around family again.
Sadie had many people waiting for her arrival.

Once you arrived and beautified by the nurses, it was time for family to meet you.

Auntie Divo, Auntie Maddie, Auntie Micah and Gran 
were all waiting outside the door for the wonderful news of your arrival

Gran and Grandpa
 *don't you just love the way you look after you give birth!  I always look swollen and out of it:)

Papa

Noni and your Aunties

Nana and Pappi

Papa and Noni

Everyone was so excited!


After all the family was able to meet you, Daddy went with you to the nursery
to get all your measurements and first bath.

Nana and Pappi went and watched

Auntie Divo always brings the best gifts! Balloons and cupcakes!


We were finally moved to our recovery room and Uncle Hunter made it to the hospital to see you.


The nurses had to make this sign so that all hospital personnel knew that your face was bruised
and you were not blue because you were not breathing...scary I know

Auntie Divo

The grandpas

A room FULL of love



Auntie Holly finally made it later that evening!

....and then Big Brother Nash got to meet Sadie...part 3

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sadie Mills Denove - 2.21.13

Sadie Mills Denove
2.21.13
8lbs 6oz
20 1/4 in

I was scheduled for an induction the morning of Thursday Feb. 21,
however Miss Sadie decided she was going to make her debut when she decided to.
My contractions began at 3 AM Thursday morning and by 4:30AM
I woke Chris up and explained to him what was going on and that I was going to jump in the shower.
While I was in the shower, I asked Chris to start timing the contractions.
They were about 3-5 minutes apart and then my water broke in the shower.
Here we go!

Luckily, we were planned to go in for induction later that morning, so my Mom was already at our house this morning.
Chris and I headed to the hospital as she got Nash ready for school and fed until Pappi could get there to take over.
Chris's Mom met us at the hospital.
My Dad, grandparents and sisters got in the car and drove up from San Diego.
 
Thank goodness Sadie decided to come on her own because we got the last Delivery room
and come to find out the hospital was going to have to push out my induction date!
All of us got settled settled into the room.



 The nurse checked me and I was at a 3-4 cm dilated.
Naturally, I requested an epidural as soon as I could get it.
Miraculously, it worked this time:)
 When we made it to 6 cm, the nurse gave me some pitocin to help my body to progress.
2 hours later I was ready to start pushing.

I only pushed for 20 minutes but it was very difficult.
Miss Sadie was stuck and coming out sideways.
Both nurses has to get on the bed and push on my stomach to help the doctor to get Sadie out.
Once she came out, the cord was wrapped around her neck and she was a blueberry.
Let's just say the grandmothers were very nervous.








As the time went on she started to pink up, but she was bruised from being stuck.
Her left side took most of the beating.  Her little eye and ear were bruised for many days.

After she was weighed and cleaned up, Sadie had a lot of family there to greet her into the world.
.....part 2 to come

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Baby #3 Update - 37 Weeks

Size of Baby: Weighs is a 6 1/3 Lbs and about 19 inches long.
Total Weight Gain: 29 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Almost living only in Chris's Clothes
Gender: It is a GIRL...Sadie Mills
Movement: Her movements are more slow and more rolling and stretching
Food Cravings: Taco Bell, Dr. Pepper and Sweet Tea
What I Miss: Feeling like myself
Sleep: The past week I have been sleeping great. Wake up at 5 every morning and cannot go back to sleep
Symptoms: Heartburn, swelling and tons of braxton hicks and back labor
Best Moment This Week: Finally getting her bumpers and almost completing her room
What I Am Looking Forward To: Getting my work ready for my Maternity Leave and that it is Feb!

Monday, January 28, 2013

Nash at 26 months

My little Nasherson
You are 26 months old and just a bundle of personality.

 You are still an amazing eater.  Recently, you have mastered using both your fork and spoon.
You like to use them as hair brushes also.
At School you use a regular cup, but Mama does not want to deal with the spills so at home we are still using sippy cups.
There are only a few foods you do not like:
chicken nuggets
grilled cheese
sweet potatoes
anything too sweet

 You love to look at pictures on any one's phone.
You will come up to us and say "Pictures"
we are working on sentences so we say "Can I look at your pictures please?"
You will repeat "Pictures Please".
 Haircuts are very difficult.
You scream your head off and act like we are trying to hurt you.
Hence why your hair is always soooo crazy!

 Nash -2 Leyton - 3.5
 All Denove Cousins over for house warming dinner
Maddie, Nash and Micah
 
You have LOVED being back around family.
While we were moving you spent some time at Noni and Papa's house.
During that time, my Dad was being called Gramps.
However, anytime we would say "Gramps" you would say "Rita"
who knows why.
By the time you left their house...you had renamed Gramps to "Papa"
and he is now Papa.  In fact the other day, you ran to the laundry room and looked inside and said
"Papa...papa..where are you?"

You can name everyone in the family...both sides.
However some people you have nicknamed
You call Micah - Me Cah
Joella - JoJo
Uncle Bryan - Bry Bry
Auntie Holly - Olly
Uncle Andrew - Drew Drew

 Your personality is really starting to come out.
Boy oh boy...are you a stubborn little one
but Daddy and I are working with you
and learning a lot about us as parents.

For example, you still sleep at night with two empty bottles:
the other day I told you there were going to go bye bye soon.
You throw them off of the bed and say "Bye Bye Bobbles"
and then wait 10 seconds look at me and say "Noooooooo"
climb down and get them and then snuggle back up to me.
Oh you little ham.
Talking:
You are one talkative kid.
You have started to babble sentences with words that we can understand.
It is so fun to try to figure out what you are saying.
Right now we are really working on using our please and thank yous.
You tend to bark out one word commands like:
Milk
Pictures
Night Night
and we are working on using questions and our manners.
Mama, Milk Please
Daddy, can I look at pictures, please?
I want to go night night, please.

 You love technology.
Especially the games that we have on our phones.
We have a matching game that you are pro at. It actually amazes me that you can remember where the objects are and match them on your first try. (Think of the game memory and that is what it is)

 Mr. Independent
You can go into the fridge and get your own drink and snack.
However, we are trying to get you to ask us for the snack.
For Example, at this moment you asked me to put the fish on the coffee table
and then you placed your cup there and went and retrieved your chair and pulled it up to the coffee table.
 Nash...you love to act like Daddy.
If it is putting on his slippers or carrying around his briefcase
you want to be just like him.
You are still very much a Daddy's boy.

 Toys:
Cars and Trains are still your favorite.
Anything that has wheels and you can push or ride in it...you are in heaven.
 Have I mentioned that you are all Boy?
wrestling daddy is one of your favorite activities at night
 You can name all of your primary colors and count to three.
When we ask you how old you are....you yell out TWOOOOOOO.
Then we ask you what your name is and you say Youuuuuu.
Yes you think your name is You.
Maybe it is from us looking at pictures saying...that's you.
 A new thing you are into is stamps.
Nana bought you some stamps for home and you love using them.

 Love this picture even though it is blurry....this is so a Nash face.
 You are loving life right now!
At that parks...you think the sand is snow
Every dog is named Sophia....you say...So Fia

Life is good right now....and we are just waiting for the arrival of Miss Sadie.

Monday, January 14, 2013

She will be called:




Sadie Mills

Chris and I have always had a really hard time picking names.
I like unique and personal names, he likes common and well known names.
However for a girl we were both on the same page.

It probably took us about a month to decide.
We called her by so many of the names we liked and nothing really fit.
Chris really liked the name Sadie and I felt it was southern enough and started to fall in love with it
(I love southern names...I am a southern girl at heart)

So what about the middle name?
For me, the middle name needs to be personal and family related.
Nash's middle name is Christopher after Chris
Scottie's middle name was Marie after me and my Mom.
So I needed a family name.
I have a really special connection with my Gran (my Dad's Mom) and wanted to incorporate her into the name.
My little sister is named after Gran's first name which meant creativity needed to be involved.
Gran's maiden name was Mills.
I love masculine names for girls and I thought this was a perfect.

So there you have it....our Sadie Mills

We cannot wait to meet you....in your Daddy's words
Sadie Girl

Baby #3 Update - 34 Weeks




Size of Baby: Weighs is a 4.75 Lbs and about 18 inches long. She is the size of a large cantaloupe.

Total Weight Gain: 24 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Love the leggings
Gender: It is a GIRL!
Movement: The question is when does she not move
Food Cravings: Oranges, Any Sweets and Sweet Tea
What I Miss: Bending over without it cutting off my circulation
Sleep: Cannot go to sleep before 12 and then waking up every morning at 4:30 but able to go back to sleep
Symptoms: Heartburn, A lot of pressure, swelling and tons of braxton hicks
Best Moment This Week: Celebrating our little Sadie Mills
What I Am Looking Forward To: Getting the house settled and ready for our little girl