Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we spent it at Jeremy's parents. It was just them and us but we still had alot of fun. Jeremy and I were looking so forward to a vacation and some fun. We had alot of good food. I did a couple of new recipes. I'll put them on my other blog. Beth and I went shopping on Black Friday. We got up at 3:30 to go to Target!!! When we got there there was still a line but it was walking into the store. Kara said she was going there and waited in line for an hour. I didn't think I would see her there were so many people but I actually did see her! We went to Target, Kmart and Walmart. I got so many good things! I pretty much got all of Christmas that day. I love Black Friday! Here are some pictures.

Sariah and Emily helped me make a banana cream pie.


Here are a couple of the girls playing outside in the snow. I was so happy this year Emily actually liked playing in the snow! Last year she didn't like it. Probably cuz the snow was taller than she was!




My cute baby boy! Brittany sent me a bunch of clothes and one of them said My Aunt Loves Me so I took a picture to show her.


Sariah and Emily go to there Grandma Baird's on Sariah's early out Mondays. She had some cute projects for them to do. Sariah made an indian outfit for Thanksgiving. I thought she did a very good job and it's so cute!

First Bath at Home

We all helped give TJ his first bath at home. The girls had fun helping. It was kind of funny cuz I was feeling possessive. They wanted to do everything and I felt like he's my baby, I want to do it!! Of course I didn't say anything and let them help. He is not a fan of taking baths! He cries the whole time! One time it was so funny because I was giving him a bath and I was carrying him to the tub. He started to pee so I aimed him towards the part of the kitchen that doesn't have anything. Great thing about a boy eh you can aim it where you want it to go! lol But at the same time he pooped on the floor! Amazingly I didn't get anything on me but Sariah was grossed out and didn't want to help clean it up.

Home From the Hospital

We got to take TJ home on November 8. We were hoping to take him home the day before but were not able to. It made me angry because I didn't think they had a good reason to keep him another night. The nurse didn't think so either. I think it just got late and they didn't want to do it. The dumb thing though is the next morning it took like 20 minutes and I got to take him home. I love love love having this baby home! It is so much nicer to hold him and feed him when I want. It feels so nice staying home and not having to leave two times a day. It was very exhausting. Every time I look at him I feel so much love and I'm so happy to have him. Through this trial I did learn some lessons. I always wondered how people could learn from their trials and lo and behold I did! I learned to have alot more patience. I'm now alot more patient with my other children. I also have learned not to take your kids for granted and to love every part with them. It's not like I didn't love them before but I'm finding more joy in them every day.



My beautiful children and I! I love this picture! Well maybe not so much me but my children!



I would lay him on the floor and he would just fall asleep there. It was cute.


His sisters love him so much and are great helpers. I think he is also the most kissed boy ever! The girls and I are constantly giving him kisses!

Halloween

I'm behind but I still want to do all the posts so here I go!!

This is my mom holding TJ. My mom supported me so much throughout this whole pregnancy and after the birth. She did so much for me watching the girls and taking Sariah to school everyday. She helped me clean the house while I was on bed rest and went with me to my appointments. After he was born she would take Emily for me so I could get some rest. She just kept saying I need all the rest I can get before he comes home. When I had to go to the hospital to feed him past 9 pm she would come with me. She is also helping me now since we are not taking TJ out anywhere. I had such a hard emotional and physical time while TJ was in the NICU for a month. I do not know how in the world my mom did it with two kids for 3 to 4 months. There is no way that I am able to thank her for all her help and support. I love her so much!


The girls are counting and sorting all of their halloween candy. They didn't get a whole lot this year. We went to my parents to trick or treat and it downpoured rain so we just went down the street to the corner and back up the otherside. We all looked like drowned rats! As soon as we came home it had stopped raining so we went to a few more houses in our neighborhood and got a little more candy.


Sariah bought a witch costume with the money she earned from selling pumpkins. Emily was a cute little clown.


Even TJ had some Halloween fun! The nurses got to dress up on Friday and this was his nurse Leslie. It made me happy to have him involved in halloween a little bit. She was a really good nurse and I enjoyed when she was on shift.


That Friday night I also got to give him a bath for the first time. They wrap them up in a blanket to help them feel more secure. He slept through the whole thing! Now he screams through his baths!! He looked so warm and comfortable I wanted to do that!


My mom has a halloween party every year and we carve our pumpkins. Here are ours! Jeremy did his as the name of a computer game X3.


We had a donut eating contest. Mom and Dad were doing the same donut! It was funny!


Last year I didn't get to go to Sariah's costume parade because I was working. I got to go this year and was glad because they only do it until first grade. I'm such a cry baby though! Every program she has a cry and get all emotional.


Here is all the family carving pumpkins.


Here is Emily with her pumpkin. She's so cute!