The long awaited vacation is finally here!!
Jesse and I leave on Saturday morning to fly to MEXICO! We have double-checked all our plans and arrangements, and it is really going to happen. The trip is paid for, other than the rental car, so we just get to go and relax. Monday we created our day-by-day meal plan, and I went shopping for the non-perishables yesterday. We will pick up the rest at one of the Mexican Marketplaces on our way. We have a small suitcase full of food, one large suitcase full of clothes, and another large suitcase full of snorkeling gear, sunscreen, towels, flip flops, and FUN. I cannot wait to get there and take nap in one of the hammocks. The weather shows a chance for rain all week long, but no hurricanes or anything scary. I'm hoping it does not rain everyday, but even if it does, I can withstand rain in MEXICO over rain in HOUSTON any day! We have planned to go visit the Mayan/Tulum ruins while we're there, so I hope one day is at least nice enough for that.
I will post pictures when I get home. Yippee Skippee!!!
(Can you tell I'm slightly excited?)
MEXICO...HERE WE COME! :)
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Baby Kalia Grace
(I thought this had already posted, but it turns out I saved it as draft and didnt post!)
Baby #4, Kalia Grace came into this world on September 1, 2006 at 4:50 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz, and measured 19 inches.
Ashleigh was induced Friday morning around 6:00am, and had normal labor all day long. She said the pain was not as bad as she had imagined, especially once she was able to get the epidural. (Apparently that thing is a miracle drug, and any woman would be crazy to pass it up!)
Kalia has more hair than any baby I have ever seen in my life. Seriously! Ashleigh was teasing her saying she would need a haircut as soon as they got her home! However, with all the long, dark hair also came long, dark eyelashes. A dream come true for any girl!
Ashleigh had MAJOR heartburn throughout her pregnancy and was popping Tums as if they were candy. According to her, there is an old wives tale that says the more heartburn you have, the more hair the baby has. I have never heard of that, but it sure seems true in her case.
Isn't she a cutie? Safe and comfortable on mom's chest.
Poor thing, she was still pretty tired when we got there to see her.
I absolutely love this picture of Rick (dad) and Kalia. This is one for the wedding slideshow! She had literally been crying as we all held her, even when grandma held her, but as soon as she was in Dad's arms, she calmed right down.
I think she Rick wrapped around her little finger already...
Baby #4, Kalia Grace came into this world on September 1, 2006 at 4:50 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz, and measured 19 inches.
Ashleigh was induced Friday morning around 6:00am, and had normal labor all day long. She said the pain was not as bad as she had imagined, especially once she was able to get the epidural. (Apparently that thing is a miracle drug, and any woman would be crazy to pass it up!)
Kalia has more hair than any baby I have ever seen in my life. Seriously! Ashleigh was teasing her saying she would need a haircut as soon as they got her home! However, with all the long, dark hair also came long, dark eyelashes. A dream come true for any girl!
Ashleigh had MAJOR heartburn throughout her pregnancy and was popping Tums as if they were candy. According to her, there is an old wives tale that says the more heartburn you have, the more hair the baby has. I have never heard of that, but it sure seems true in her case.
Isn't she a cutie? Safe and comfortable on mom's chest.
Poor thing, she was still pretty tired when we got there to see her.
I absolutely love this picture of Rick (dad) and Kalia. This is one for the wedding slideshow! She had literally been crying as we all held her, even when grandma held her, but as soon as she was in Dad's arms, she calmed right down.
I think she Rick wrapped around her little finger already...
Fun, fun! At last! All four babies are here, safe and sound. Heather and Chris are due in December and maybe they will be the start of another round. They are expecting a girl too!
Congratulations Rick and Ashleigh. Kalia is just precious!!
Baby Savannah Lynn
Baby #3 arrived last Thursday, August 31, 2006.
She was due to arrive August 20th, and they finally decided to induce when she would not come out on her own!
Michelle was induced Thursday morning around 8:00am and her labor progressed as normal. She had her epidural around 4.5 cm dialated, and said the rest was smooth sailing. Savannah had dropped as she was supposed to, andMichelle's body was getting ready as it was supposed to. By 4:00pm she was ready to push.
They tried pushing for almost two hours, and finally decided it was best to go ahead and have a C-section. Turns out that Savannah was "sunny side up" with her face up, rather than down. On top of that, the way her head was turned, her little head kept butting up against Michelle's pelvis bone, rubbing bone on bone. There was nothing they could do to get her out vaginally.
A few hours later, after getting ready for the surgery (which was more traumatic for Matt than it was for Michelle), Savannah was born.
She was a rather large baby, which can be expected being a week over due, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz and measuring 22 inches long. But oh-so-cute!
The new proud parents: the happy Humber family!
Savannah looks a little drunk or something in this picture. I dont think she liked the flash on my camera.
I'm so excited for them, and I know this is the first of more to come for the Humber family.
Congratulations Matt and Michelle!
She was due to arrive August 20th, and they finally decided to induce when she would not come out on her own!
Michelle was induced Thursday morning around 8:00am and her labor progressed as normal. She had her epidural around 4.5 cm dialated, and said the rest was smooth sailing. Savannah had dropped as she was supposed to, andMichelle's body was getting ready as it was supposed to. By 4:00pm she was ready to push.
They tried pushing for almost two hours, and finally decided it was best to go ahead and have a C-section. Turns out that Savannah was "sunny side up" with her face up, rather than down. On top of that, the way her head was turned, her little head kept butting up against Michelle's pelvis bone, rubbing bone on bone. There was nothing they could do to get her out vaginally.
A few hours later, after getting ready for the surgery (which was more traumatic for Matt than it was for Michelle), Savannah was born.
She was a rather large baby, which can be expected being a week over due, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz and measuring 22 inches long. But oh-so-cute!
The new proud parents: the happy Humber family!
Savannah looks a little drunk or something in this picture. I dont think she liked the flash on my camera.
I'm so excited for them, and I know this is the first of more to come for the Humber family.Congratulations Matt and Michelle!
W -- A -- W!!!
**For those of you who are not cool, or simply not familiar with my strange brain, W-A-W stands for "WHAT A WEEKEND!!"
Let me say it again- what a weekend! Our Labor Day weekend was busy, full of fun, and tons of hanging out with our friends and family.
Friday night, Amy and I met up for dinner and then went to see Patti Austin perform with the Houston Symphony. To be honest, I had never heard of Patti Austin before, but I was pleasantly surprised. Man, can that woman sing! You know someone has a true talent when they make it all look so easy. Patti sang a bunch of Ella Fitzgerald songs, full of the 'scat' style. It took me awhile to comprehend what she was doing, but she did it very well. As always, the symphony portion of the concert was amazing and always takes me back to my old orchestra days. I really do miss it. I'm so glad Amy brought this form of music back into my life. We had a great time!
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early and headed to Dallas to make the rounds.
First, we stopped off at Baylor Medical Center, and saw my cousins Matt, Michelle, and baby Savannah. They seemed happy, healthy, and very content with their new little life. Savannah was beautiful, though slightly large for a newborn. I guess that's what happens when they are a week over-due. We thought it was pretty cute that Matt pulled out his laptop and started showing us his (already long) slideshow of pictures. New dads are so cute! I will post more details and pictures in a new post.
Then, we headed around town to Presbyterian Hospital at Plano to see the other cousins Rick, Ashleigh, and baby Kalia. Ironically, the first thing Rick did when we got there was pull out his laptop and show us his slideshow of pictures!! I guess that is thing to do for new dads! Everyone was happy and healthy. Kalia has more hair than I have EVER seen on a newborn. She is already due for a trim, lol. I will post more details and pictures in a new post.
Saturday evening we stayed with my other cousins, Bryan and Courtney. We enjoy hanging out with Bryan and Courtney, though we rarely get to stay with them or get one-on-one time. They cooked us a huge meal for dinner (steak, bacon-wrapped-shrimp, broccoli, scalloped potatoes, rolls) and we stayed up talking late in the night. Then we slept in, woke up, cooked another big breakfast (bacon, eggs, waffles, oatmeal) and talked some more. It is great having people in the family who an understand and relate so well. Hopefully we will be able to plan our ski trip for this winter sometime and hang out again soon!
Sunday afternoon we headed down to Austin. We went and stayed Sunday night with Chase, Rebecca, and baby Natalee at his parent's new lakehouse. It was a very nice place on Lake Travis, and it was cool to see how much his parent's have fixed it up. The boys smoked cigars on the porch overlooking the lake, while Rebecca and I chatted and played with baby Natalee. She is just too cute, and so much fun. I swear she smiled at me; I know they say babies that young can't smile, but I know I saw dimples. Unfortunately, I did not get any pictures. I'm sure we will see them and hang out again soon.
Monday morning we slept in, then woke up and headed to see David on the other side of Austin. He took us out in his boat (you would not believe this boat of his!) on Lake Austin, along with Justin, who I have known since middle school and Kim, one of their friends in Austin. They are all big wakeboarders, and Jesse and I had never tried it. I have not even ski'd in years. David went first, and he was amazing. Jumping 8 ft in the air across the wakes, and even did a flip! Then Kim got up (she is still fairly new at it), and she did pretty good, going back and forth between the wakes, and even outside the wake. Jesse was up next. They had told us that 1st timers rarely get up, so I was hoping he would struggle a bit...but, no. Mr. Natural Athlete was perfect. He got right up, started going back and forth between the wakes, did some change ups (switched his footing), and even tried jumping the wake. Must be nice to be so good at everything. I tried after him. Notice I used the word "tried." I think I tried to get up 4 or 5 times, and every time struggled. It was as if I could get up, but not stand up, so I was off balance and could not get control. I would just wipe out. Justin went after me, and he was another pro, jumping back and forth, way up in the air. It was a whole lot of fun, and I can see how it would be addicting! If I lived up there, I would be out there all the time. What a great time!
SO, after my long post, you can see what a great weekend we had! We were able to see a lot of people, catch up, and have a lot of fun. Thanks everyone, for a weekend of awesome memories!
Let me say it again- what a weekend! Our Labor Day weekend was busy, full of fun, and tons of hanging out with our friends and family.
Friday night, Amy and I met up for dinner and then went to see Patti Austin perform with the Houston Symphony. To be honest, I had never heard of Patti Austin before, but I was pleasantly surprised. Man, can that woman sing! You know someone has a true talent when they make it all look so easy. Patti sang a bunch of Ella Fitzgerald songs, full of the 'scat' style. It took me awhile to comprehend what she was doing, but she did it very well. As always, the symphony portion of the concert was amazing and always takes me back to my old orchestra days. I really do miss it. I'm so glad Amy brought this form of music back into my life. We had a great time!
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early and headed to Dallas to make the rounds.
First, we stopped off at Baylor Medical Center, and saw my cousins Matt, Michelle, and baby Savannah. They seemed happy, healthy, and very content with their new little life. Savannah was beautiful, though slightly large for a newborn. I guess that's what happens when they are a week over-due. We thought it was pretty cute that Matt pulled out his laptop and started showing us his (already long) slideshow of pictures. New dads are so cute! I will post more details and pictures in a new post.
Then, we headed around town to Presbyterian Hospital at Plano to see the other cousins Rick, Ashleigh, and baby Kalia. Ironically, the first thing Rick did when we got there was pull out his laptop and show us his slideshow of pictures!! I guess that is thing to do for new dads! Everyone was happy and healthy. Kalia has more hair than I have EVER seen on a newborn. She is already due for a trim, lol. I will post more details and pictures in a new post.
Saturday evening we stayed with my other cousins, Bryan and Courtney. We enjoy hanging out with Bryan and Courtney, though we rarely get to stay with them or get one-on-one time. They cooked us a huge meal for dinner (steak, bacon-wrapped-shrimp, broccoli, scalloped potatoes, rolls) and we stayed up talking late in the night. Then we slept in, woke up, cooked another big breakfast (bacon, eggs, waffles, oatmeal) and talked some more. It is great having people in the family who an understand and relate so well. Hopefully we will be able to plan our ski trip for this winter sometime and hang out again soon!
Sunday afternoon we headed down to Austin. We went and stayed Sunday night with Chase, Rebecca, and baby Natalee at his parent's new lakehouse. It was a very nice place on Lake Travis, and it was cool to see how much his parent's have fixed it up. The boys smoked cigars on the porch overlooking the lake, while Rebecca and I chatted and played with baby Natalee. She is just too cute, and so much fun. I swear she smiled at me; I know they say babies that young can't smile, but I know I saw dimples. Unfortunately, I did not get any pictures. I'm sure we will see them and hang out again soon.
Monday morning we slept in, then woke up and headed to see David on the other side of Austin. He took us out in his boat (you would not believe this boat of his!) on Lake Austin, along with Justin, who I have known since middle school and Kim, one of their friends in Austin. They are all big wakeboarders, and Jesse and I had never tried it. I have not even ski'd in years. David went first, and he was amazing. Jumping 8 ft in the air across the wakes, and even did a flip! Then Kim got up (she is still fairly new at it), and she did pretty good, going back and forth between the wakes, and even outside the wake. Jesse was up next. They had told us that 1st timers rarely get up, so I was hoping he would struggle a bit...but, no. Mr. Natural Athlete was perfect. He got right up, started going back and forth between the wakes, did some change ups (switched his footing), and even tried jumping the wake. Must be nice to be so good at everything. I tried after him. Notice I used the word "tried." I think I tried to get up 4 or 5 times, and every time struggled. It was as if I could get up, but not stand up, so I was off balance and could not get control. I would just wipe out. Justin went after me, and he was another pro, jumping back and forth, way up in the air. It was a whole lot of fun, and I can see how it would be addicting! If I lived up there, I would be out there all the time. What a great time!
SO, after my long post, you can see what a great weekend we had! We were able to see a lot of people, catch up, and have a lot of fun. Thanks everyone, for a weekend of awesome memories!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Update on existing babies
Baby Hayley Grace is doing wonderfully! Hayden and Lauren have settled into their new roles of Mom and Dad, and Hayden has even helped change diapers!
Lauren and I hung out a few weeks back, and I was able to snap this precious picture of Hayley in her carseat. This picture does not even show you how little she really is. That carseat looked huge compared to her. What a cutie pie!
I have seen Chase, Rebecca, and baby Natalee a few times, and always forget my camera. Natalee is another beautiful baby with wide blue eyes. She has had some pretty good gas when I have been around, which is sign that she is healthy!! She ripped a couple good ones, and we all died laughing...like father like daughter, right Chase?? J/K. These babies are too fun!
My cousin Michelle was induced yesterday morning and had her little one, Savannah Lynn last night. My other cousin Asheligh was induced this morning at 6:00am, and will hopefully be having Kalia Grace this afternoon. So, Jesse and I are going to Dallas tomorrow morning so we can check on the cousins and see their new little ones. I will update with pictures next week.
Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!
Lauren and I hung out a few weeks back, and I was able to snap this precious picture of Hayley in her carseat. This picture does not even show you how little she really is. That carseat looked huge compared to her. What a cutie pie!
I have seen Chase, Rebecca, and baby Natalee a few times, and always forget my camera. Natalee is another beautiful baby with wide blue eyes. She has had some pretty good gas when I have been around, which is sign that she is healthy!! She ripped a couple good ones, and we all died laughing...like father like daughter, right Chase?? J/K. These babies are too fun!My cousin Michelle was induced yesterday morning and had her little one, Savannah Lynn last night. My other cousin Asheligh was induced this morning at 6:00am, and will hopefully be having Kalia Grace this afternoon. So, Jesse and I are going to Dallas tomorrow morning so we can check on the cousins and see their new little ones. I will update with pictures next week.
Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!
More of the pups
Jersey and Brooklyn sure love me working from home more...they play together from the time they get up in the morning until they go to bed. No one believes me when I tell them how much I actually feed these dogs- they look like I starve them! I think they just burn so many calories playing all day that they dont put any weight on. Still, being able to see the entire rib cage of your dog is not always good. I promise I feed them!!
We are thinking about trying to find a new home for Brooklyn. Don't get me wrong, I love the dog. But, having two big dogs in our small house is not working out so well. She is so much more maintenance than Jersey ever was, and is very needy and attention craving. I just think she needs a home that can give her more of that. Jersey is our baby, and no matter what Brooklyn does she will never be able to compete for that. If anyone knows of anyone who might be interested in a 10 month old, potty trained, people-loving lab, feel free to give them my number!
This picture cracks me up. They are so serious! It looks like either:
A) a mug shot
B) the old farmer and wife picture...give Brooklyn a hat and Jersey a pitchfork, and you got it made!
We are thinking about trying to find a new home for Brooklyn. Don't get me wrong, I love the dog. But, having two big dogs in our small house is not working out so well. She is so much more maintenance than Jersey ever was, and is very needy and attention craving. I just think she needs a home that can give her more of that. Jersey is our baby, and no matter what Brooklyn does she will never be able to compete for that. If anyone knows of anyone who might be interested in a 10 month old, potty trained, people-loving lab, feel free to give them my number!
This picture cracks me up. They are so serious! It looks like either:A) a mug shot
B) the old farmer and wife picture...give Brooklyn a hat and Jersey a pitchfork, and you got it made!
