1.5 years aka 18 months

Saffryn is now One and a half years old!!!! HOLY COW! Time sure does fly by! Well here is what my crazy toddler has been up to!

Stats: 25lbs 61%, She was 33.5 inches which makes her 93% in height! Not surprising considering her parents are both tall! She has grown out of 18 month clothes and is now wearing 24 month-2T clothes and size 4 diapers. Her shoe size is 5 1/2-6.

Language: She is just talking up a storm! She seems to be learning new words everyday!!! She now knows her name (pronounced Sattin) and several of her friends names. She is also putting words together to form sentences. Some examples are: "A daddy go?" "Mommy's drink." "I'm hungry." "Bye bye (Insert friends name here)." "Music up please." Some of the new words she has learned are : people, zoo, animals, Pierce (pronounced Piet) and Ya ya.




Sweet baby at 18 months!


Likes: Some of her favorite things right now are: markers, animals, playing outside, riding in the stroller, playing in the water, stickers, playing with other kids, running, trying to get a laugh out of us, giving Crash his special cookies and movies!

Dislikes: Being told "NO", waiting patiently...LOL, tomatoes (she does NOT like them), recently she doesn't like swinging (super weird), and sitting still for pictures.




Cheese!!!

 Baby Brother: She is so sweet with him! Lots of people have been asking about how she is adjusting to having another child around 24/7 and honestly she is doing so well! I haven't seen any major changes. She asks about him when she doesn't see him and even asks me to bring him when we go to another room. She is very curious about my nursing him...LOL. Because I need to spend a lot of time with baby Pierce she has really taken to Dan. She LOVES her daddy and has so much fun with him! She also really really likes holding the baby. She gives him lots of hugs and kisses. It is going so much better than I was even expecting!

Hello big girl!

Motor Development: This girl loves to run!!! She can jump with both feet! She goes up and down the stairs by herself. This little monkey can and does climb EVERYTHING!!!! She now wants to sit at the table to eat and not her highchair! She has learned to open doors by herself. She can open and close marker lids by herself and easily uses spoons/forks and drinks out of cups!!!



Typing on the computer! She loves to do her "work"...hehe!



Overall: She is just a sweetie! She loves to be loved! She is also a crazy toddler who is constantly on the go!!! She has two speeds...awake and asleep! She is getting a sense of humor and tries to make us laugh (of course it works)!!! Her memory is amazing and she loves to try and understand and talk through things! She is such a joy and Dan and I are just crazy in love with her. She seems so grown up and is SO much fun!!!!

A Great Big Thanks!

This post is for my mother who sacrificially used 7 days of vacation to come help us! She is just amazing! I mean really who does that??? Who uses their vacation to be a servant??? She came in on Sat May 7th and left today May 17th. She was here 10 days and was SO incredibly helpful to us. She has an amazing ability to see things that need to be done and do them before I even get a chance to ask her. This includes the unfun jobs of: dishes, laundry, cooking meals, sweeping/house cleaning in general and taking care of Crash. She also helped so much with the children! If I needed special time with Pierce she would take Saffryn and go do something fun with her. If I needed special time with Saffryn she would go and take Pierce so I could spend the time with her. She even watched both kids so Dan and I could go see Thor (which by the way was a really good movie...highly recommend it!). She provided laughs, insights, patience and a big helping hand. I was SO sad to see her leave today. She got a great chance to bond with Saffryn who now calls her "Ya ya". Which by the way was Saffryn's idea...not ours! Thanks so much MOM!!!! You were a big help. I don't know what I would have done this week without you! We all are going to miss you. Can't wait to see you soon. You are the BEST mom I know....lucky it was me (and Erydin) who gets to call you that :)



At the zoo with Dan and Saffryn (Pierce and I are taking the Picture :) )




Ya ya with a 9 day old Pierce!



Holding baby Pierce. He is only a few hours old!

Ya ya holding baby Pierce...only a few days old!



Water play with Saffryn!



Ya ya playing with Saffryn!

Wish you lived closer! We miss you already. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!

Pierce's Room

Well it's finally done (I think)....Pierce's Room!!! I really wanted a puppy dog room for him, but had a really really hard time finding puppy bedding. I was told it is not a very popular choice for boy's bedding and the bedding I found was actually discontinued because it was not selling...who would have thought??? The bedding is actually dogs and cars/trucks. Since I had a hard time finding dog stuff I decided to make it have touches of both dogs and trucks/cars. Hope you like it :)

Standing in the doorway looking in. The crib and closet are to the left, the book shelf and rocking chair are on the right wall. The window is straight ahead and the changing table/dresser is directly across from the window!



The left wall. That is actually a big stuffed boxer I found at a store here in town! My mom painted the wall brown back in February and I painted the shelves navy last month!




A close up of his name. I painted the letters myself :)




A close up of the shelves.



A close up of the truck and a picture frame I got at my "sprinkle"!!!



The right wall. The rocking chair was Saffryn's everything else we found special for Pierce!




A close up of the wall and toy shelf. My mom and I painted it orange in February!



A close close up of the truck!



The bench my mom and I painted back in February. There are going to be some cushions on it soon! :) Dan helped put up the curtains.



The door on the left is the door out. The doors on the right are the closet. This is his dresser we use as a changing table for now! The window is directly behind us!

There you go!!! I think it is a fun room and perfect for our little boy! We are all doing well. More updates to come soon :)

Birth Day

Well I love to hear baby's birth stories and of course want to remember our special story with our boy. So here it goes!!! :)

Thursday May 5th I had some strong contractions at dinner. I decided to ignore them because as many of you know I have been having contractions for a few weeks and having them go nowhere. Later that evening I realized they were coming every 10 minutes and some where quite strong. I tried to get some sleep in case this was the "real deal" but they were strong enough I couldn't sleep through them. I thought about waking Dan up, but I knew 10 minutes where too far apart. Finally morning came and I told Dan what had happened. I ate some breakfast and the contractions completely stopped. I was SO FRUSTRATED! NOT AGAIN!!!!!!! I tried to enjoy my morning with Saffryn but honestly I was so crabby it was rubbing off on her. Poor baby girl. Well after naptime the contractions came back again every 10 minutes. Dan got home a little early and we decided to go for a walk and see if we could get these contractions really going. So Saffryn, Dan and I went to the Nature Park and walked around. In basically no time my contractions started coming every 2-3 minutes and were pretty strong. I wasn't convinced that it was time to go to the hospital just yet because I was so afraid they were just going to stop again.

So instead we went to Papa and Gigi's and had some dinner. My contractions kept on coming every 2-3 minutes and my appetite wasn't very strong. Hmm...maybe we should head to the hospital. I still wasn't too sure because I thought I would be in more pain. The contractions were strong but not painful. Dan's parents graciously offered to watch Saffryn for us so we could go. It was such a relief to have them help us!

We got to the hospital and it is SO not like the movies...hahah. I walked in and they said, "How can I help you." I calmly said, "I think I might be in labor." She said, "ok fill out this paper work and someone will be with you."....SO WIERD! Dan and I were laughing so much about that. We got back into the room and they checked my blood pressure, urine, temp and dilation. I was dilated to a 3 and about 60-70% effaced. They hooked me up to the monitors to watch contractions and the baby's heart beat. This was around 8pm.

About an hour and a half later the nurse came back and checked me. I was at 4 and 70-80% effaced. Yahoo...progress! Contractions were steady but she said she wanted to see me in more pain...(great...LOL). So another hour they watched me. During that hour the contractions got much stronger. I had to start breathing through them and thinking about what I was doing. She came back to check me about 11 and I was a 5 and 80% effaced. We were staying!!!

After that I really felt like I was in labor. Dan was wonderful. He was a great coach helping me breath through contractions. He walked with me, helped me while I was in the tub and was SO GREAT! A couple hours of this and they checked me again. Stil a 5. I could tell my contractions were slowing down and I really wrestled with what to do: epidural or no epidural. Honestly I was doing fine with the contractions and Dan was really awesome and helpful but we were both getting tired. I thought maybe if I got the epidural my labor would speed up like it did with Saffryn. So at 2 a.m I got the epidural. They ended up giving me too much numbing medicine and I was really uncomfortable. I was numb to my neck...yuck! Contractions continued to stay slow and I didn't make much progress...ok NO PROGRESS for a few more hourse. They checked me at 4 and I was still a 5...maybe a 6...no wait stil just a 5.

At 4 my water broke. I was hopeful that this would speed up my labor. It didn't seem to do to much. Contractions are still really slow. At this point in the night it is fair to say I am very discouraged. I am tired, really uncomfortable because I am SO numb. She checks me at 5 and still a 5. No progress in 6ish hours. At 6 a.m she checks me and I am now a 7...awesome! At 7 she checks me and I am a 9. ALRIGHT! They get the Dr. oncall on the phone and tell him he needs to get to my room. About 10 minutes later I am telling them, "I feel a lot of pressure, check me." ITS TIME!!!! I wait a couple of contractions for the Dr. to come and as soon as he walks in he says start pushing! I wait for the contraction push a couple of times and he is almost out. One more contraction and he is OUT!!!! 7:37 am our most wonderful son is born! Welcome Pierce James Mahoney! 8lbs 2oz and 20 inches long! PERFECTION!!! Dan and I were both emotional when he came out. I don't know what it is about that moment but it is so breath taking. It is overwhelming and wonderful. They gave him straight to me and I got to hold him skin on skin for an hour or so.

The rest of the morning was a blur of tests, stomach pushing (yuck), cleaning him up and nurses buzzing around the room. Finally around 11:30 they left and let us breathe. Papa, Gigi and Saffryn came to visit around 9:30 or so. Saffryn was uninterested in the baby to say the least...hahaha. She was so busy exploring the room and enjoying attention from her grandparents :)My mom came in around 1:30 and stayed with us for a few hours. It was so great to see her. She had perfect timing again!

We left the hospital Sunday morning and got to come home. We had lots of visitors and appreciated all the thoughts and prayers.

Pierce is just the sweetest. I am so crazy about him. I was worried about bonding with him and about loving more than one child. But it is the most amazing thing...IT'S EASY! He is so precious and I am so crazy about him. I once heard that your love isn't cut into 2 when you have 2 children, your heart just grows twice as big. I can tell you its true. Both of my children are amazing and special and I could not love them more. Pierce is a snuggle bunny and is already showing signs of being different than Saffryn! So fun!

We are so glad you are here baby boy. You are such a special and perfect addition to our family. Dan is awesome and I could not do it without him! Thanks for being a wonderful husband and dad! God has really blessed us!



Basically right after birth! So sweet!



Basically right after birth!

It was such a fun Mother's Day this year!!!! We love you Pierce!

Blackmail

These pictures were taken a few months ago when my sister was out here (so slow to post them). Saffryn was in a very goofy and playful mood! I think these pictures are really funny and really cute, but I have a feeling in 10-15 years she may not agree....maybe I can use them to my benefit...hahah just kidding! Enjoy :)





Playing with the window...look at what I can do to my face! :)



There are no words for this!



Smooshed face!




HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

 Such funny faces :)