Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Happy Second Birthday Preslee and Mason!
happy second birthday preslee and mason!
i just can't believe that you are two? where did the time go?
it seems like it was just yesterday that i watched you make your grand entrance into this world, bringing you home for the first time (that nervous drive home took a lot longer than normal because your daddy drove really slowly), and then staring at you in complete amazement wondering what adventures lay ahead and what kind of person you were going to be (watching you sleep was better than any TV show.)
never would i have imagined the absolute joy of watching you grow, learn, walk, and talk. most of all – the happiness and delight you bring to your daddy and i (your smile and laugh still make me melt...) i'm still in awe at how much those two delicate babies i once held are gone, growing up fast, and getting a little more independent each day. although, in my eyes, you’ll still be my little baby girls (even when you’re 40...)
some of your favorite things: mickey mouse clubhouse, cinderella, animals (especially monkeys), winnie the pooh, wooden puzzles, dressing up in your tutus and hats, princesses, books, playing kitchen & cooking, coloring & painting, the slide in the park, dancing, singing and swinging.
things i'm going to miss most when you grow up:
cooking me pizza and coffee for daddy in your play kitchen, drinking "lembonade", putting your stuffed animals to bed, "stink-stink and amy night night, how something simple - like a bug or a flower - can be a celebrity in your eyes. how you squeeze so tight when you give me a hug, little tiny kisses.
what you asked for your birthday:
elmo cupcakes, anything winnie the pooh and more rockie( you love for me to rock you to sleep at night)
the first time that you were together in the nicu (february 4, 2007)
january 30, 2008- your first birthday party
your second birthday party-january 2009
happy 2nd birthday my sweet, wonderful amazing girls. i love you more than you will ever know.
mommy
i just can't believe that you are two? where did the time go?
it seems like it was just yesterday that i watched you make your grand entrance into this world, bringing you home for the first time (that nervous drive home took a lot longer than normal because your daddy drove really slowly), and then staring at you in complete amazement wondering what adventures lay ahead and what kind of person you were going to be (watching you sleep was better than any TV show.)
never would i have imagined the absolute joy of watching you grow, learn, walk, and talk. most of all – the happiness and delight you bring to your daddy and i (your smile and laugh still make me melt...) i'm still in awe at how much those two delicate babies i once held are gone, growing up fast, and getting a little more independent each day. although, in my eyes, you’ll still be my little baby girls (even when you’re 40...)
some of your favorite things: mickey mouse clubhouse, cinderella, animals (especially monkeys), winnie the pooh, wooden puzzles, dressing up in your tutus and hats, princesses, books, playing kitchen & cooking, coloring & painting, the slide in the park, dancing, singing and swinging.
things i'm going to miss most when you grow up:
cooking me pizza and coffee for daddy in your play kitchen, drinking "lembonade", putting your stuffed animals to bed, "stink-stink and amy night night, how something simple - like a bug or a flower - can be a celebrity in your eyes. how you squeeze so tight when you give me a hug, little tiny kisses.
what you asked for your birthday:
elmo cupcakes, anything winnie the pooh and more rockie( you love for me to rock you to sleep at night)
the first time that you were together in the nicu (february 4, 2007)
january 30, 2008- your first birthday party
your second birthday party-january 2009
happy 2nd birthday my sweet, wonderful amazing girls. i love you more than you will ever know.
mommy
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Two Weeks Old
two weeks has passed since finley became a part of our family. it seems like she has been here forever. the girls have adapted so well to having a little sister and despite all the noise in our house, finley is sleeping very well.
drew and i watched her roll over from her back to her belly the other night. a total fluke, i am sure, but noteworthy still! she smiles when i talk to her, especially when her little belly is full and tries to hold her head up (picture a bobble head) when she is lying on your chest. the girls are doing things so rapidly at almost two that i had forgotten the little things that newborns do that are so amazing to watch. we fall more in love with her everyday.....
first bath
drew and i watched her roll over from her back to her belly the other night. a total fluke, i am sure, but noteworthy still! she smiles when i talk to her, especially when her little belly is full and tries to hold her head up (picture a bobble head) when she is lying on your chest. the girls are doing things so rapidly at almost two that i had forgotten the little things that newborns do that are so amazing to watch. we fall more in love with her everyday.....
first bath
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
January 14, 2009
so many people have written to me and asked me about finley's birthday. i have been so busy that i just got the chance to write it all in her baby book so here it is for you.
on january 13th, we had an amnio to make sure that finley's lungs were fully developed. my ob wanted to deliver me at 38 weeks because i am diabetic and wanted to avoid any possible problems in the last two weeks of my pregnancy. i was really nervous about the amnio, but it wasn't bad at all. the test came back that her lungs were mature and we were still on the schedule for a c-section the next day. i honestly couldn't sleep that night. as ready as i thought i was, i still had fears about bringing another little one into our house. mostly for preslee and mason. i didn't want them to feel left out or worried about anything. also because in 23 months, i had never left them overnight and was so afraid of how much i was going to miss them while i was in the hospital.
7am arrived really early and drew and i were at the hospital waiting our turn to be called back. they prepped me and my family was allowed to come back to give us their prayers and well wishes. i remember looking at the clock and it was 8:55 and i thought, here we go. i couldn't believe that we were about to meet our sweet finley! before i knew it, it was 9:16am and i heard the third sweetest sound i have ever heard in my life, finley crying (or should i say,)screaming her head off. dr weitz said she was perfect, apgars of 9 and 9, our little over achiever. the nicu nurse brought her over to me and we were able to take pictures of all three of us together right in the or. it was so different than with the girls. so much more calm and less stressful. they sat me up and for the first time, i got to hold my sweet baby girl. she was so alert and awake and just stared at me when i talked to her, like we had known each other forever.
it was so fulfilling to be sitting in recovery holding her while all of our family and friends came back. i remember my arms feeling so empty after i delivered preslee and mason. they were rushed off to the nicu and it was two days before i would get to see them again. my arms felt so full and our family so complete with finley here safe and sound.
the next four days are a blur of visitors, phone calls and time just getting to know finley. we are home now and in the thick of things. today was the first day that i was completely on my own with all three of them. it was a little hectic at times, but God has blessed us so richly with our three healthy little girls that hectic, i can handle.
on january 13th, we had an amnio to make sure that finley's lungs were fully developed. my ob wanted to deliver me at 38 weeks because i am diabetic and wanted to avoid any possible problems in the last two weeks of my pregnancy. i was really nervous about the amnio, but it wasn't bad at all. the test came back that her lungs were mature and we were still on the schedule for a c-section the next day. i honestly couldn't sleep that night. as ready as i thought i was, i still had fears about bringing another little one into our house. mostly for preslee and mason. i didn't want them to feel left out or worried about anything. also because in 23 months, i had never left them overnight and was so afraid of how much i was going to miss them while i was in the hospital.
7am arrived really early and drew and i were at the hospital waiting our turn to be called back. they prepped me and my family was allowed to come back to give us their prayers and well wishes. i remember looking at the clock and it was 8:55 and i thought, here we go. i couldn't believe that we were about to meet our sweet finley! before i knew it, it was 9:16am and i heard the third sweetest sound i have ever heard in my life, finley crying (or should i say,)screaming her head off. dr weitz said she was perfect, apgars of 9 and 9, our little over achiever. the nicu nurse brought her over to me and we were able to take pictures of all three of us together right in the or. it was so different than with the girls. so much more calm and less stressful. they sat me up and for the first time, i got to hold my sweet baby girl. she was so alert and awake and just stared at me when i talked to her, like we had known each other forever.
it was so fulfilling to be sitting in recovery holding her while all of our family and friends came back. i remember my arms feeling so empty after i delivered preslee and mason. they were rushed off to the nicu and it was two days before i would get to see them again. my arms felt so full and our family so complete with finley here safe and sound.
the next four days are a blur of visitors, phone calls and time just getting to know finley. we are home now and in the thick of things. today was the first day that i was completely on my own with all three of them. it was a little hectic at times, but God has blessed us so richly with our three healthy little girls that hectic, i can handle.
Preslee and Mason's 2nd Birthday Party
i still can't admit to myself that another year has passed and we are celebrating preslee and mason's birthday again. their second birthday!! how did we get here already? their actual birthday isn't until friday, but we had their party this past weekend before my parents headed back to north carolina. at our house, elmo is number one, so that's how we celebrated!
Snow Day
today we woke up to snow falling steadily. it was so beautiful and everything was so quiet and peaceful outside, until, preslee and mason woke up. they couldn't wait to get out in it so off we went.......
we played outside for almost an hour. the squeals and screams were hilarious!
we played outside for almost an hour. the squeals and screams were hilarious!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
One week Old
it's hard to believe that a week has already passed since finley joined our family. it feels like she has always been here. she is such a dream baby, rarely cries and is already sleeping so well. we have loved every single minute with her. the girls are getting used to having her here and always want to hold her and feed her. they bring her their fruit snacks, pretzels and bananas and expect her to dive right in.
tonight she met her cousins alex and isabella for the first time. you could already tell that (if finley woke up) her and isabella would be good friends. i think alex is over the whole baby thing. he was really excited about his spiderman sticker book. typical little boy! our living room was full of noise as the girls and alex ran and squealed and as finley and isabella squealed because jamie and i couldn't feed them fast enough. so much noise and so many little blessings! i love it!
alex, jamie and finley
meeting isabella
finley and grover
tonight she met her cousins alex and isabella for the first time. you could already tell that (if finley woke up) her and isabella would be good friends. i think alex is over the whole baby thing. he was really excited about his spiderman sticker book. typical little boy! our living room was full of noise as the girls and alex ran and squealed and as finley and isabella squealed because jamie and i couldn't feed them fast enough. so much noise and so many little blessings! i love it!
alex, jamie and finley
meeting isabella
finley and grover
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Happy Birthday Finley Clark Beynon
i am blogging one-handed and it feels amazing. i have the most sweet-smelling, soft, perfectly formed baby girl in my arm. my heart feels as though it could explode, from overflowing love and wonder. my mind can hardly wrap around the fact that in 4 years of marriage, drew and i are the proudest parents of THREE beautiful baby girls. i hardly recognize myself. i have thanked God a hundred times in just the past 3 days that his plan for my future included not only drew, preslee and mason, but someone so precious i couldn't have picked out a more amazing little one- finley clark beynon. all the trials and hardships we go through in our lives definitely make moments and days like today a million times more incredible and memorable. sometimes it's hard to accept all that we walk through but looking at life from this point just makes it so worth it.
i feel good so far and after such a speedy delivery i am ready to have three more. it's drew that needs the convincing now.
i promise more pictures as soon as i can download them off the camera. but until then, you can take my word for it that finley is more than i thought a baby could be. she's every bit as gorgeous as preslee and mason. at three days, 12 hours old, i stare down at her and the tears flow freely. she's so perfect, i just can't believe she is ours. i want to soak up every minute of her. she's just days old and already i can't imagine my life without her. i am totally and completely in love. and it's the most wonderful thing. ever.
finley clark beynon
january 14, 2009 9:16am
7 pounds, 1 oz
19 inches long
i feel good so far and after such a speedy delivery i am ready to have three more. it's drew that needs the convincing now.
i promise more pictures as soon as i can download them off the camera. but until then, you can take my word for it that finley is more than i thought a baby could be. she's every bit as gorgeous as preslee and mason. at three days, 12 hours old, i stare down at her and the tears flow freely. she's so perfect, i just can't believe she is ours. i want to soak up every minute of her. she's just days old and already i can't imagine my life without her. i am totally and completely in love. and it's the most wonderful thing. ever.
finley clark beynon
january 14, 2009 9:16am
7 pounds, 1 oz
19 inches long
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
It's Almost Time
sweet baby finley,
it is january 13, 2009, the night before your birthday. i still can’t believe that 9months has passed since your daddy and i first found out that you were coming and it is time to finally meet you.
i am so excited to see your sweet little face and introduce you to your amazing big sisters, preslee and mason. they have talked about you for months and are beyond thrilled to be a big sister to their “Baby Fimley”. i have to warn you, they are prepared to feed you, hold you, watch mickey with you, but most of all love you. they have the sweetest, gentlest hearts and i can’t wait to watch the three of you grow up together and become best friends.
daddy and i have loved you from the first moment we saw that “t” sign on the pregnancy test. our hearts are bursting with love; it’s as if we have known you forever. you are truly a miracle and we can’t wait to share the world with you. we will always be on your side. we will do our best to protect you from heartache and pain. but most of all, we will cherish every moment and love every second of watching the world through your eyes.
so tonight give me lots of memories of sweet little kicks that i will never forget. i have been so blessed to carry you inside of me for all this time and it is something i will cherish forever. i thank God that he gave us to you. you are our special miracle in so many ways. so many people have prayed for you and are so excited to celebrate your birthday. it’s only a couple of hours until i get to meet you my sweet little girl and i am so excited! i can’t wait to count your little fingers and toes and hear all the squeaks and sounds you are going to make when i hold you. you are going to make our family complete. we love you so much Finley Clark Beynon. sleep tight baby, it will only be a few more hours.
i love you,
Mommy
picture from january 12, 2009
it is january 13, 2009, the night before your birthday. i still can’t believe that 9months has passed since your daddy and i first found out that you were coming and it is time to finally meet you.
i am so excited to see your sweet little face and introduce you to your amazing big sisters, preslee and mason. they have talked about you for months and are beyond thrilled to be a big sister to their “Baby Fimley”. i have to warn you, they are prepared to feed you, hold you, watch mickey with you, but most of all love you. they have the sweetest, gentlest hearts and i can’t wait to watch the three of you grow up together and become best friends.
daddy and i have loved you from the first moment we saw that “t” sign on the pregnancy test. our hearts are bursting with love; it’s as if we have known you forever. you are truly a miracle and we can’t wait to share the world with you. we will always be on your side. we will do our best to protect you from heartache and pain. but most of all, we will cherish every moment and love every second of watching the world through your eyes.
so tonight give me lots of memories of sweet little kicks that i will never forget. i have been so blessed to carry you inside of me for all this time and it is something i will cherish forever. i thank God that he gave us to you. you are our special miracle in so many ways. so many people have prayed for you and are so excited to celebrate your birthday. it’s only a couple of hours until i get to meet you my sweet little girl and i am so excited! i can’t wait to count your little fingers and toes and hear all the squeaks and sounds you are going to make when i hold you. you are going to make our family complete. we love you so much Finley Clark Beynon. sleep tight baby, it will only be a few more hours.
i love you,
Mommy
picture from january 12, 2009
Beynon Family Photos
drew and i took the girls to have some family pictures done this past weekend. aside from the temper tantrums that started the minute we walked in the door of the studio, the photographer worked his magic and was able to get some really cute shots. here are two of my favorites.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Buy Some
today mason asked me for some lemonade. i told her that i didn't have any, but i could get her some apple juice. she promptly replied," buy some, mommy!"are you kidding me? where do they get these things from?
Monday, January 5, 2009
37 week NST
today was our 36w5d NST appt. finley is still hanging in there, cozy as can be. she was moving all over the place and we were able to get some really cute pictures of her. hard to tell from the ultrasound, but i think she has those sweet chubby cheeks like preslee had. we are down to single digits now. 9 more days until her birthday.....
Friday, January 2, 2009
Big Girl Potty
for the last few months, drew and i have been working with the girls on potty training. in the beginning, they were really gung ho and everytime we would put them on the potty, they would go, always pee-pee, but they would go. then they just got busy, i guess and lost interest. so, with the new baby coming so soon and moving into our new house in the spring, i just decided to wait until after we moved to try again.
tonight, after dinner, preslee kept saying, "potty, potty." i asked her if she wanted to go try to sit on her potty or did she want to go in her diaper. of course, she said, "go in my diaper." so, i didn't think anything else about it. but she kept saying, "potty, potty." finally she came over and said, "in my chair." so we went upstairs and after only a few pages of her mother goose book, she poo-poo'd like a big girl in her potty!! once she realized that she was going, she got so scared, stood up and said, "oh no, goodness, sorry mommy." i assured her that she wasn't doing anything wrong and that we were so proud of her.
she came right downstairs, told mason and said, "mason try too." mason wasn't interested. that will be for another day!
tonight, after dinner, preslee kept saying, "potty, potty." i asked her if she wanted to go try to sit on her potty or did she want to go in her diaper. of course, she said, "go in my diaper." so, i didn't think anything else about it. but she kept saying, "potty, potty." finally she came over and said, "in my chair." so we went upstairs and after only a few pages of her mother goose book, she poo-poo'd like a big girl in her potty!! once she realized that she was going, she got so scared, stood up and said, "oh no, goodness, sorry mommy." i assured her that she wasn't doing anything wrong and that we were so proud of her.
she came right downstairs, told mason and said, "mason try too." mason wasn't interested. that will be for another day!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Best Friends
it does my heart good to see how much the girls love each other. they kiss and hug all the time and when you ask them who their best friend is, they say each other. now if i can just remember that i have this picture when they are 13 years old!
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