Creed Courtney Ulrich
born 1/23/11 at 1:09pm
7 lbs 14 oz
20 inches long
Friday, January 28, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
My Sunshine.
This is how I found Londyn last night. That little stinker fell asleep on the stairs!
I couldn't believe that she was so comfy, cozy, and content.
I thought it was so cute that I left her there until Dan got home from Young Men's to see it. (Disregard the stray shoes on the stairs.) :)
I also couldn't resist showing her singing "You are my sunshine" too. Dan has always sung this song to the kids, so it's pretty special around here. I decided to make an art piece for the baby's room with some of the words on it, and Londyn was THRILLED. She kept singing the words over and over, so I just HAD to record her.
Every day Dan will call her fun little names, like "stinky suzy" or "fi-fi" and she'll respond immediately, "No, I'm not stinky suzy, I'M YOUR SUNSHINE!"
I also couldn't resist showing her singing "You are my sunshine" too. Dan has always sung this song to the kids, so it's pretty special around here. I decided to make an art piece for the baby's room with some of the words on it, and Londyn was THRILLED. She kept singing the words over and over, so I just HAD to record her.
Every day Dan will call her fun little names, like "stinky suzy" or "fi-fi" and she'll respond immediately, "No, I'm not stinky suzy, I'M YOUR SUNSHINE!"
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Pregnancy Update Journal Entry.
The ONLY reason I am I'm writing this down is for myself as a journal entry.
I have to start by saying that if you aren't ready to hear some blunt/disgusting details of how this pregnancy is going, you should stop reading.
Things are different with this pregnancy. I have had several "new" things happen that have completely thrown me for a loop. I thought that since this is my fourth child, I was seasoned enough in this area to know what to expect. I guess not! :)
Friday 31st Dilated to a 2.
Friday 7th Dilated to a 2.
It all began last Saturday. I thought the baby was coming. No joke. I was having contractions on and off all day, but nothing consistent. I even thought I had lost a small part of my mucus plug...sorry if that was TMI. Then, at about 4:00 the contractions stopped, but suddenly my crotch (excuse the word) began to hurt, rip-roaring HURT. It was something new to me. I had felt pressure with my other three pregnancies, but this was pain. I couldn't walk very well. I sat down for the rest of the night. I took some Tylenol but it didn't do much. It was NOT fun. The next morning it still hurt, but not as bad. I asked my friend Liz who is a nurse, and she said she thought I had probably done too much and that was why it had happened. As of Monday morning, the pain was gone and hasn't returned.
Fast forward to the next Friday 14th STILL dilated to a 2 (maybe 2.5 the Dr. says). So, the contractions and pain...did nothing. Awesome. The dr. supposedly stripped my membranes, but I couldn't even feel it. It did nothing. No contractions followed. Bummer.
Then comes Saturday...again I think I lose a small part of my mucus plug. For a split second, I'm excited. Then, it dawns on me. This happened LAST Saturday too. Maybe it's not what I think. Gross. I actually think it may have been the goo that the dr. puts on his hands to check my dilation. It's the only thing I can come up with. Lameness.
Then comes Sunday. (In the mean time, I pick up a hacking cough). Awesome. As I'm sitting watching a movie with Dan coughing a lot, and I have a small gush of fluid. Did my water just break? I honestly thought so for a split second. But, I stood up, and decided that my coughing had just caused me to pee my pants. Awesome.
Sunday night I hack (cough) all night. All night I think I'm leaking fluid, but really I'm just peeing my pants (a little bit) every time I cough. Doesn't this sound FUN!?! On top of that, my hernia (in my belly button) gets inflamed by the coughing. So, every time I cough, I have a sharp, stabbing pain in my belly button.
Monday (Martin Luther King Jr.) day means the kids are home from school all day. Mom being up all night coughing with a hurt belly button, and peeing her pants every five minutes=Mommy in a bad mood. My poor kids, my poor husband.
I am committed to be a happy camper today. I will be happy. I will be happy. I will be happy.
I have an induction date set for Sunday the 23rd, so the end is in sight.
I have to start by saying that if you aren't ready to hear some blunt/disgusting details of how this pregnancy is going, you should stop reading.
Things are different with this pregnancy. I have had several "new" things happen that have completely thrown me for a loop. I thought that since this is my fourth child, I was seasoned enough in this area to know what to expect. I guess not! :)
Friday 31st Dilated to a 2.
Friday 7th Dilated to a 2.
It all began last Saturday. I thought the baby was coming. No joke. I was having contractions on and off all day, but nothing consistent. I even thought I had lost a small part of my mucus plug...sorry if that was TMI. Then, at about 4:00 the contractions stopped, but suddenly my crotch (excuse the word) began to hurt, rip-roaring HURT. It was something new to me. I had felt pressure with my other three pregnancies, but this was pain. I couldn't walk very well. I sat down for the rest of the night. I took some Tylenol but it didn't do much. It was NOT fun. The next morning it still hurt, but not as bad. I asked my friend Liz who is a nurse, and she said she thought I had probably done too much and that was why it had happened. As of Monday morning, the pain was gone and hasn't returned.
Fast forward to the next Friday 14th STILL dilated to a 2 (maybe 2.5 the Dr. says). So, the contractions and pain...did nothing. Awesome. The dr. supposedly stripped my membranes, but I couldn't even feel it. It did nothing. No contractions followed. Bummer.
Then comes Saturday...again I think I lose a small part of my mucus plug. For a split second, I'm excited. Then, it dawns on me. This happened LAST Saturday too. Maybe it's not what I think. Gross. I actually think it may have been the goo that the dr. puts on his hands to check my dilation. It's the only thing I can come up with. Lameness.
Then comes Sunday. (In the mean time, I pick up a hacking cough). Awesome. As I'm sitting watching a movie with Dan coughing a lot, and I have a small gush of fluid. Did my water just break? I honestly thought so for a split second. But, I stood up, and decided that my coughing had just caused me to pee my pants. Awesome.
Sunday night I hack (cough) all night. All night I think I'm leaking fluid, but really I'm just peeing my pants (a little bit) every time I cough. Doesn't this sound FUN!?! On top of that, my hernia (in my belly button) gets inflamed by the coughing. So, every time I cough, I have a sharp, stabbing pain in my belly button.
Monday (Martin Luther King Jr.) day means the kids are home from school all day. Mom being up all night coughing with a hurt belly button, and peeing her pants every five minutes=Mommy in a bad mood. My poor kids, my poor husband.
I am committed to be a happy camper today. I will be happy. I will be happy. I will be happy.
I have an induction date set for Sunday the 23rd, so the end is in sight.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Christmas 2011
Christmas was so much fun this year! We are in the perfect stage because all three of our kids believe in Santa, and that makes Christmas a BLAST for Mom and Dad!
We started off letting the kids open their Christmas pjs on Christmas Eve. They were all so excited for Santa to come, they couldn't contain themselves! I was freaking out too, because I was so excited!
We read the Christmas Story from the Bible while the kids acted it out. Londyn wanted to be a Shepard too, so we let her. :)
Grandpa Dave and Grandma Julie gave them pillow pets to help them sleep Christmas Eve. The kids loved them!
Connelly wanted a nerf blaster. Aren't boys funny!?! That's what he asked for last year! He's a boy true and true, and Santa brought him another nerf gun. He also brought him the coolest bike that turns 360s. He loves it!
Londyn got a scooter to be able to play outside with her brothers and sisters, and also go several princess Barbies which was what she asked Santa for.
The biggest surprise and the "HIT" of the day was the Barbie house that Santa built. It turned out darling, and the girls have already spent HOURS upon HOURS of play time with it. We need to acquire a few more pieces of furniture for the ginormous structure, but that can be done gradually.
After the kiddos opened their presents, we packed up the car to go to Holden. The kids were ECSTATIC to see their cousins and Grandma Tuttle and Grandpa Tuttle. They played with their bikes and scooters while we packed the car. It was so fun to enjoy both the St. George type of Christmas with outdoor bike riding AND the Holden type Christmas with sledding and TONS of snow.
The kids got to ride behind the four wheeler for hours (thanks to my brother Phil and Aubrey). They LOVED it!
The kids were spoiled rotten by Grandma and Grandpa Tuttle. The girls got the cutest aprons ever and got some fun toys too. Connelly got another nerf gun...man he could ALWAYS use more of those since they are his favorite EVER. Oaklyn got a fun kids cookbook, and Londyn got a pots and pans set with a tea set.
Dan and I were spoiled with a Kindle from my Mom and Dad, and we can't wait to start loading it with electronic books!
I am lame and didn't take 1 picture while we were in Holden. I had my camera and everything. Bummer.
We were really excited to see almost everyone that day. We missed Adrian, but got to spend some much needed family time with the rest of the Tuttle clan. We watched Inception, and ate until we wanted to die. It was wonderful. I loved every minute of it.
We started off letting the kids open their Christmas pjs on Christmas Eve. They were all so excited for Santa to come, they couldn't contain themselves! I was freaking out too, because I was so excited!
Oaklyn was hilarious. She asked Santa for an electric scooter months ago, and Dan and I had been on a "convince her not to want it" campaign, and we successfully convinced her to ask for other things. I guess the main reason was because of $, but I really didn't think she was old enough. So, a few days before Christmas, Dan decides to get her the scooter. Her face was priceless. We told her that Santa talked to us, and convinced us that she was old enough and we told him it was ok. She was so surprised. Her facial expressions were so cute! Her main gift that she wanted SOOOO bad was boots, and Santa brought her two pairs.
The kids got to ride behind the four wheeler for hours (thanks to my brother Phil and Aubrey). They LOVED it!
The kids were spoiled rotten by Grandma and Grandpa Tuttle. The girls got the cutest aprons ever and got some fun toys too. Connelly got another nerf gun...man he could ALWAYS use more of those since they are his favorite EVER. Oaklyn got a fun kids cookbook, and Londyn got a pots and pans set with a tea set.
Dan and I were spoiled with a Kindle from my Mom and Dad, and we can't wait to start loading it with electronic books!
I am lame and didn't take 1 picture while we were in Holden. I had my camera and everything. Bummer.
We were really excited to see almost everyone that day. We missed Adrian, but got to spend some much needed family time with the rest of the Tuttle clan. We watched Inception, and ate until we wanted to die. It was wonderful. I loved every minute of it.
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