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Jack’ee at the hospital

So I’m sitting in my Paris hotel packing to come home when there is a knock at the door. It’s my friend Michelle letting me know that she just got a message from Jon that my sister Jack’ee is in the hospital! (I didn’t get the international plan on my phone. Friends are awesome!)

She was due on the 18th (the day I flew to Europe) and since the stinker waited until after I made travel plans and paid for the trip to let me know she was even pregnant I was planning on just missing little mans birth. I actually invited her to go with me. Her excuse (she already knew she was preggo and had a due date!) was that she couldn’t take the time off and that she didn’t think they could financially swing it during that time of year. LIES! πŸ˜‰

The whole time I was gone I kept waiting to hear if my nephew had been born yet. So Michelle is at the door letting me know he’s on his way. So I knew I was going to miss his birth anyway. Happy/sad.
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So she went in to get induced on Friday… I think. Jet lag. Diff countries, time zones… What day is it? OR is it night? I’m so messed up right now.IMG_6025

Soon to be Dad and his MomIMG_6027

So she didn’t progress at all when they induced her the first time so she got sent home. SO I got my jetlagged self over to the hospital sometime Monday morning when she was back to try again. I can’t even tell you how excited I was toΒ  be there for her during such a special time.

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Foot/leg rubs and a mani/pedi. Plus I brought her some amazing chocolate from London. This is my new crack. It’s a good thing I cannot get it easily in the States. IMG_6031 IMG_6032

The waiting Moms/Grandmas.IMG_6033 IMG_6039

Going for a walk to try and get things moving and progressing a bit faster.IMG_6062

Waiting out in the lobby while Jack’ee got her epidural. This conversation happen a bit before she got her epidural.

Jack’ee: Looking at me, “You did this twice!?” Looking at Mom, “And you did this four times!!”

Me: Um, ya…

Jack’ee: You’re both SO stupid!!!

Us: Laughing SO hard!

Mom: Abuela did this ten times.

Jack’ee: She’s an idiot!

She was feeling better after her meds kicked in. They call it labor for a reason. It’s not a walk in the park. πŸ˜‰

IMG_6066So he wasn’t born until Wednesday. I was at the hospital all day Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday R had Speech at 9am and then Kaylee had her one year follow up with her urologist at the Children’s hospital at 12:30.

Kaylee was on the table getting her ultrasound done when I got the text from my Dad saying baby Logan was born via c-section.

I was laughing SO hard. I missed his birth anyway! Life. BUT little Logan is hear safe and healthy and Jack’ee is doing as well as can be expected.

Also Jon’s sister Sharice had her little man a wee bit early in Texas a couple hours later via emergency c-section. Little Connor is going to spend some time in the NICU and Sharice is going to have a bit of a recovery. πŸ™ But everyone made it through alive and we are so grateful for that.

So we were blessed with not one, but two little men in our family this week.

The kiddos are so excited to have two cousins born on the same day! πŸ™‚

 

 

 

Family night activity

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The kids wanted to break open Kaylee’s crystal growing kit for our family night activity.IMG_5674 IMG_5677

They were so cute with their gloves, aprons, and safety glasses.IMG_5678 IMG_5679 IMG_5682

There were several color options. Since it was Kaylee’s kit she got to pick the color.IMG_5683They have really enjoyed watching the crystal grow. It gets bigger everyday.

UFA Railroad Park family fun day

Another fun time with our local chapter of United for Adoption. We let the kiddos ride the merry go round and the train on this visit.
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R was actually really great. More of a typical kiddos than an angry defiant one. IMG_5411

Kids had fun climbing on everything while we waited for the train.IMG_5416 IMG_5417 IMG_5429 IMG_5430 IMG_5490 IMG_5492It’s super rare when we can go places with all five and have a good time. I really love the last two photos of our family park adventure.