Saturday, January 23, 2010

We did it!











We have officially survived the first week of real life! I haven't kept up with my daily posting as I wanted because, surprise, surprise, I was TOO TIRED! This has been an exhausting week for me. By Friday afternoon I had had enough and was worn out. My back ached from holding sweet Tess so much and still trying to care for the other two kiddos with her in my arms. The week went by so fast and went fairly well except for the dentist trip for Cale. He needs follow up and to have something done with an abscessed tooth, but overall it could be worse. It's amazing how time gives perspective.....please let this be the last of his dental issues! He is so scared of the dentist. This was his first visit where he let them clean his teeth and take an x-ray without fussing much at all, the other visits have been screaming. You always know it's bad when the dentist requests you schedule your child first thing in the morning without other patients in the office! On top of that, Miss Mary said a totally inappropriate and out of nowhere comment to our dentist, if the world could have opened up and swallowed me on command I would no longer be here. I will not be blogging the comment since it is absolutely offensive, but it is funny nonetheless what little minds and mouths will say. I will never forget it, nor will her Dad or Grandma! (Yes, Grandma, the payback came from when I did the same thing as a little 2 year old!) So, we will be switching dentists now. But not just because of Mary's comments!




On the positive side, today is my sweet Mary's birthday!!! She is 3 years old and we had a party like no other. First she opened presents, then we spent the entire day at the Mall of America and went on the rides, and then came home to have cake and ice cream. It was just the five of us but it was great! I love that girl so much and hope she has 100 more wonderful birthdays like today! She is just beautiful and such a joy! What a miracle she is....I still remember being terrified that something would happen and we would lose her when I was pregnant with her. What a bittersweet and amazing day her birthday was. I cried nearly all day with joy that our miracle little girl was here. She was wanted so badly and was a wish granted. Thank you God for this precious girl, she is more than I ever hoped for! What a journey we took until she joined our family. She is the best reward for many lessons learned along that long road we took. She has such a spirit and joy about her! Definitely fills my heart with joy and I just wish we could pause life at intervals to revisit, for she is growing up too fast. As much as we try to get video of what she is like it is near impossible, so instead I choose to live in and experience each moment as it is. Because when the camera comes out the real Mary disappears....sad but true. She is never quite as sparkly or like herself when we film her so I will need to rely on my memories of her. She is bubbly and sparkly and just full of life. You never quite know what she is going to do or say. She is so funny and silly and definitely one of my favorites!! I love you little Mary Macaroni, you are my everything. Sweet, Sweet Girlie!!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Amazingly Blessed


Wow, how amazingly blessed I am to have had three beautiful children. They are the loves of my lives and I am so greatful to have had them with an amazing husband and best friend! It never stops to amaze me when I think about it that those wonderfully beautiful and spirited little darlings that are so full of life and joy came from me without a hitch! I am thinking about this today as a great friend of mine is helping her brother and his wife deliver their sweet daughter that will not live.....this brings me such a heavy heart that they are suffering through one of the hardest days of their lives and here I am with such blessed little children. I may be exhausted beyond belief but then I think of this and am able to smile and carry on with the day, knowing that I am lucky that my children were healthy and born without any complications. Having worked in Pediatrics and the NICU as a nurse I have always known that we were lucky, but still it is days like this that help to keep it fresh and in the forefront of my mind.
Today I am eternally grateful for my children, my husband, and my beautiful life.......I am blessed.

Monday, January 18, 2010

First Day Success!

Today was the first day of the kids and I on our own....and we all survived! We got out the door this morning for little Missy's gym class 1)On Time and 2) WITHOUT any yelling for children to get ready! It was great to have everyone helping, now if only that is how all outings would go! The weather was great today, a beautiful sunny day with temps in the 30s. Cale was outside for 5 1/2 hours!!! He had such a great time snowboarding and playing with his neighborhood friends! I managed to get the family room carpet steam cleaned and am exhausted and heading to bed early. I do realize that my best laid plans will not go as well as I hope since the baby has been napping for 2 hours in her swing! Overall this was as great a day as it could get!

I really appreciate all our friends that have been and will be helping me out with dinners! If I had to cook dinner today I am not sure it would have been more than PB &J....but the enchiladas were great! This really helps ease into our new family and lifestyle, for this I am beyond grateful.

...............Here's hoping tomorrow is as good as today!!!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Beginning


.......And so begins this journey. I have somehow come to the decision to begin and maintain a blog, something I never thought I would do, nor do I think I will share with anyone else. The goal of this endeavor is to find a way to archive and maintain the wonderful happenings within our little family. I think of this as a personal way to journal our lives as it seems time is passing much too fast for me to keep up and remember all the details.. My hope is that this helps me to keep a positive spin on things and to remember the good in each day!

Tomorrow marks the first day of reality for our little family. Tess will be not quite 5 weeks old and we will experience our real lives as a family for the first time this coming week. Mary is on the cusp of 3 this next weekend and Cale is not quite 6 1/2. Daddy will return to work and I will fly solo in the childcare department. Luckily, we only have to worry about getting to gym class on time~my first attempt on getting out of the house with all three little ones and no help. How lucky we have been to have Dad home for 3 weeks and then grandparents here to help for two more.


Fasten your seatbelts and stay tuned for more DeschNews as it unfolds......