Friday Foto Finish Fiesta

I love Phriday's and I love Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta. I ashamed to say, it always gives me a chance to share some phun pics that I wasn't very timely in getting up to begin with. Two weekends ago Chris, Katie, and I went to Storybookland in Egg Harbor Township. It is SUCH a phun place and Katie loves it. We had a great time and even got to meet up with our phriends Max and Elaina and their mommy Oxana.

Katie just recently began watching her Alice in Wonderland DVD, so she was really excited to pretend to be the rabbit.

What a dope!

Just one year ago...

Boy does she LOVE the rides!!!! I'd bore you if I shared all my pics so here's just a phew of her on the roller coaster...her FAVORITE!! Yes, that's her all by herself, thrilled to be in the very front. The second time she road she had both arms up in the air the entire time.

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TWO for TWOS-Day

Last Monday, Katie and I got to spend some time with our good friends Christy and Josiah since Christy is a teacher and was off for Columbus Day. We had a great time at the Philadelphia Zoo. Josiah's going to be 2 in just a few weeks and he and Katie get along SO well. They had a great time together and especially holding hands throughout the day. They got to ride camels and ponies and even a train and see lots of fun animals. Incidentally, it was after this trip (which was precipitated by all day at Storybookland the previous day) that has made me swear to NO more walking day trips while I'm pregnant. We got lots of great pics of the day, but these are my favorite two-some pics!!!

Don't forget to stop by Eight is Great to see who else is posting about their favorite two-somes today.

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Need c-section advice

Since I know I have a few twin mommies reading and at least SOME of you prob had a c-section, I'm pulling out all the stops to get as much input on this question as possible. Well, let me start off by saying that I had one of my now twice a week non-stress tests and my 36 week appt today. They were both noneventful which is good news...since I'm not READY!!! (Although, I do now have a cold AND baby is back into trying to break my pelvic bone apart..so not very comfortable).

Anyway....during my c-section with Katie I had 2 pretty significant skin reactions/recovery problems. First off, I had MAJOR sensitivity to the surgical tape which was harder to deal with than the incision itself and took forever to heal. My doc is working on some alternatives and has assured me that we won't go near surgical tape this time. My other problem was with my actual incision and I have to make a decision regarding how to handle this time. Last time, I had internal stitches that should have dissolved on their own. The doc stiched across once and then doubled back halfway. I healed great in the hospital but then about a week later on once side it started to open up and "leak". I went in and the doc cauterized it...was back open within a day. Finally about a week later we saw stiches poking through and they had be manually pulled out. After that I healed up fine. Nothing was too painful..just worried me cause the leaking made me think it was getting infected..come to find out it was FAT leaking...um hello...I may have let it stay open a little longer before going to the doctor if I had known that :). So this time around, the doctor delivering me said he'll do whatever I want for closing the incision. He does not go back halfway, but in his opinion that was prob only a coincidence that it only opened on one side and he thinks I would likely still have a problem with my body trying to expel. So I can try the internal stiches again and hope for the best and that there won't be a problem since he only goes across the once OR I can get staples or old-fashioned stitches that will be pulled out in a few days. I'd love to hear from anyone who had staples or old-fashioned stitches and let me know how painful it was to have them taken out, if you had any reactions, and if it left any additional scarring. My doctor thinks the staples are the best way to go, but I have read a few places that they can pull a lot while still in and be more uncomfortable than stiches and that they are painful to remove. Granted, I will be taking full advantage of all morphine and percocet offered to me so I'm only really worried about extra pain when moving around. Please let me know if you have any advice!!!!

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MY husband

I first noticed a fun meme at Irish Eyes are Smilin' and then Debi jumped in. She searched valiantly for the origination with no luck...but you can check out her blog to see a few other people who participated.

My Husband
1. He’s sitting in front of the TV: what is on the screen? Futurama, South Park, The Daily Show, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, football, The Military Channel, The History Channel or something I taped on the DVR for us to watch "together"(Heroes, Lost, Eureka, Prison Break, Terminator, The Office, 30 Rock, Family Guy)
2. You’re out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad? creamy italian
3. What is one food he doesn’t like? SUSHI...specifically the seaweed part
4. You go out to the bar. What does he order? beer (he's not picky and sometimes likes to try something different) or Vodka/7up
5. Where did he go to high school? Egg Harbor Township, NJ
6. What size shoe does he wear? 13
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? miscellaneous computer parts....closets full...
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Italian sub w/oil and vinegar
9. What would the Husband eat every day if he could? corn on the cob
10. What is his favorite cereal? Used to be Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but lately various granola varieties
11. What would he never wear? a sweater - not sure if they're just not manly enough for him or just too uncomfortable for him...
12. What is his favorite sports team? Denver Broncos
13. Who will he vote for? he won't...so sad!
14. Who is his best friend? All of Chris's friends are like family to him...but I'd say currently... from high school would be Brett and college would be Wes - although if we're being honest - Wes has always been more of a husband like figure to Chris
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do? get pregnant (he likes the kids - just not me BEING pregnant and all that it entails)
16. How many states has he lived in? 1
17. What is his heritage? According to him, basically all of Western Europe - but predominantly French, Luxumbourg(ian?), German, Welsh, and English
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind? He usually gets an ice cream cake...if he's lucky!
19. Did he play sports in high school? football, wrestling, track (maybe a year or 2 of baseball?)
20. What could he spend hours doing? Playing military games with his brother on the computer or surfing computer geek web sites

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Baby Picture Sunday - Halloween

UGHHH - this was supposed to be preposted for NEXT week, but I hit publish post by accident instead of post options :(....ooops, SORRY!!! I'll just have to link back on next Sunday. (AND..I just changed the posting date back to the 19th instead of the 26th so that it doesn't stay at the top of my blog ALL week..grrr!)

Of course it's not Halloween yet, silly! But, Debi wants us to show off our babies this Sunday with some Halloween themed pics. Since I used Katie's second Halloween pics for last week...I suppose I'll use her first Halloween pics this time. No, it's not you...there is a recurring theme of FOOD (only the first two years...but she was so cute - wouldn't you want to just take a bite?). We actually borrowed this costume from Katie's big cousin Paige who also wore it on HER first Halloween. (Katie was only 4 months old...Paige had worn it at 9 months old...)

Waiting for her costume...

Getting cuddles from Paige... STRAWBERRY-LICIOUS!

Make sure you check out who else is showing off their Halloween babies this week at Who Says Eight is Enough?

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Baby Picture Sunday - Pumpkins

My sister-in-law Debi had a great idea to show off our favorite baby pictures on Sundays. The theme she picked for this week is "Pumpkins".

I've decided to show off my little "pumpkin" pictures from Halloween 2006 - Katie's second Halloween and the first time she went trick-or-treating.

Posing pretty on Aunt Lori's steps:
Just being silly:
Learning very quickly that candy is YUMMY (I think it was her first time eating candy) and that when Grandmom and Pop-pop Doc and Aunt Kelli put the candy bowl on the floor it's time to LOAD UP...handfuls at a time!!!! Head over to Who Say's Eight is Enough to see who else is showing up their pumpkins this week.

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Friday Foto Finish Fiesta - First Dentist Visit

Last Phriday, Katie had her phirst dentist visit for a checkup and cleaning. As is the case with any doctor visit for her, she was excited phor days...such a weirdo.

Here she is getting ready for her cleaning:

All done, showing off her pearly whites:

She had a great time since they had a tv in the room with Dora the Explorer on...she totally zoned out and just watched tv and let them do whatever they wanted to her. The dentist and hygienist were completely amazed at how easy she was. Her teeth and bite are great and we'll see them again in 6 months.

Don't forget to check out Candid Carrie's phun blog to see who else is showing of phun pictures this week.

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