say cheese...

she is almost two weeks old and i wanted to get a picture of all my kiddos before she grew anymore. since my talented sister in law janelle isn't here in az to take lydia's newborn photos as she had done with all my rugrats like here and here, i attempted to take some pictures myself! i think it was a little bit of a bad idea...i'm no professional so they are what they are. 

{took some tips from this talented gal - sara}

of course the kids only lasted 2 mins before they started wrestling and being their crazy selfs so

 i gave up on the kid photo and just tried to take some photos of sweet lydia....she is the perfect model!

  

...lovin thos little piggies...

week 1...

kind of obsessed with this sweet thing

..doesn't do a lot of sleeping at night yet, but i'm still obsessed..

this guy...

even though it's his special day, he cooked dinner, cleaned the house, and took care of all the kids!
i am so lucky to have this guy as the father of my four kids.

{he did get a little nap today while holding his fathers day gift this year!}

happy fathers day corby. xo

meet our sweet lydia...

she is finally here & we are so in love.

meet our sweet new baby

lydia rue olsen
born june 14, 2001 at 12:23 pm
8lbs. 1oz. 21 inches

this is how it went...

...wow look at those cheeks...

...my biggest baby...i knew it...

...i was so so tired...

...nammy...

...yay for megs...she was such a life saver taking care of our kids...thanks you are the best...

..ceci is totally obsessed and it was so cute to see...

...first bath...

...loving her to pieces...

my last pregnancy...

i am finally having this baby tomorrow at 9am!

corbin says this is the biggest i have ever been...i agree...so we had to document. this pregnancy has been so different than any of the other 3. i don't know if it was because i was older, living away from family, chasing 3 kiddos around, or just because like is crazier.  whatever the reason...its my last pregnancy.

 i don't think i have ever been the type to post preggy pictures and these are just snap shots but thought they are hilarious because i am so gigantic

...don't judge...

this week i had my last ob appointment...yay no more weigh ins!
tonight i am going to have my last uncomfortable sleepless night on my back...i am a tummy sleeper.
my family will hopefully never have to worry about my crazy mood swings and lack of total patience for a extended period of 9 months.
i will never again crave to eat the laundry deteregent...i have a super iron deficiency.
food will finally taste good, the smells of foods that i used to love will not make me want to puke.

from now on i will finally have my body back. i hopefully will never have to watch my body grow in the oddest places and without any control. crossing my fingers, hoping that with hard work, i will always feel like myself, physically and emtionally.

with all that being said...i am a little sad too! knowing it is the last i know that...

tomorrow will be the last time i get to be in the hospital and enjoy the newborn baby experience.i love love love the hospital...kindof want to check in for a couple of weeks. plus i hear this hospital i'll deliver at in az is fabulous, it has room service!
this week will be the last time i bring a baby home from the hospital. i love the way our house feels when the new baby comes home. there is nothing better than having a new baby in your home.
i will never feel the sweet kicks and flutters of a growing baby.
this baby will be the last baby i will get to nurse, i get to nest, and do all things newborn.
i am just really sad that every milestone that this baby has will be our last.

i am super conflicted about this decision, but i know that for our family and for my sanity four is our magic number. i am going to just soak up every minute of this last experience of pregnancy and can't wait to see and meet this last baby. she is so special to us already. see ya later!

will she regress...

so this girlie is about have her world completely rocked and it's starting to show. this is how i found her today while watching tv. at first glance she looks just darling and peaceful, but if you look closer she is sucking her thumb!!! she started sucking her thumb a few weeks ago just when she was tired, but with everyday it seems to get worse and worse. she has never never ever sucked her thumb ever. she did take a binks when she was a baby, but never her thumb. when it first started we started saying "only babies suck their thumbs...you are a big girl!" the problem is i think she is wanting to be the baby! duh!

i love her so much and it is so conflicting having a new baby. i know that there is enough love but i hope that cecily feels it and knows that in no way are we replacing her.

let the summer begin...

this will be our 2nd summer here in az and basically the only way to survive is to do this....

everyday!!!

happy summer :)

poor anthony...

anthony had to have an EEG last month because he been having seizures since he was 3 years old.  his seizures were always fever realated and so they diagonosed him to have febrile seizures. the problem is that he should have grown out of them by the time he was 5 years old...he just turned 7.

to get a great reading on the test we had to keep anthony up all night...without any caffiene! the idea is that if they stay up all night, by the time they have their test, they will fall alseep to sweet slumber. it was absolutely miserable for us and him. it started off fun because we played video games and ate junk like candy and ice cream, but soon got really aweful around 2am. at 6am anthony and i went to breakfast but we were too tired and slightly nausous to eat anything. it was all worth it because he fell fast asleep within seconds of getting all the gadgets attach to his head and the tests all came back totally normal and everything is really positive. they are not sure why he is still having seizures but for now he is a perfectly healthy 7 year old boy.

here are some pictures from my phone. just as a warning, he was really tired and a little scared...me too! the pictures are a lot more dramatic than it was in real life...poor guy.

end of school...

we are wrapping up the end of the year of school and my boys are moving up in the ranks in school. i am so ready to have them home so we can all sleep in and have a lazy summer...ha ha---filled with a new baby, summer camps, and a giant trip to utah for 4 weeks! let the craziness begin!

anyways, we ended our year off with music recitals for both boths and a darling graduation from preschool for weston. next we will have a 2nd grader, kindergartener, a new preschooler, and a new baby to keep us all busy!

she can swim...

cecily just ended her swimming lessons before summer and she had the most amazing teacher. i hate swimming lessons because my kids usually scream the entire time and i am always apologizing for them being so naughty, but cecily was such a champ. the teacher was so nice and strict at the same time. by the 3rd lessons cecily had cried her last tear of fear and was crying when it was time to get out!

{she is so mad because this was the lasat lesson!}

he's 7...

anthony was our last spring birthday and so we took some of his friends boating to celebrate. of course i forgot my camera in the car but i did snap a few when we were cleaning the boat and the boys were playing in the lake.

anthony is such an amazing boy. i am so proud of the young man that he is becoming. he is incredible sweet and such a great helper. he has such a tender heart for everyones feelings.
i love that he makes friends so easily.
i love that he will still play with girls.

i love that he is such a great protector over his sister and i know that he will be an awesome helper with the new baby!

i love his athletic ability. he had always been so athletic and turning everyday household things into sports related activities. recently the new babies bassinet in my room is a basketball hoop for a giant ball! just love it!
he is so responsible and so so smart. he is a great reader and superb at math. i am so grateful for how well he does in school. anthony has the most amazing 1st grade teacher and after asking her one day how anthony was doing she said to me, "if i had 23 more anthony's in my class, i would be the luckiest teacher in the whole school!" it was such a compliment.

i love you anthony and i hope you had a great birthday! we love you. xo

we also have a tradition that we go to benihana. the kids just absolutely love it! its fun because weston, anthony, and I all go at the same time for ours and they think it is so cool! we then stop and get our favorite treat bahama bucks sno cone. if you ever come to az...i will take you there.



happy birthday!