Monday, June 6, 2016

The Weekend + a New Baby

Our weekend started out a bit crazy.  Olivia woke up throwing up again on Friday (for the third time in a month) and B had to stay home with her.  Not sure why this keeps happening, but I think it’s possibly a) two year old molars causing her to have a lot of saliva that’s causing her tummy to get upset or b) a food allergy.  I just can’t imagine that she’s gotten a stomach virus three times in one month.  That doesn’t seem right at all.  Plus, she only throws up two or three times and then she’s perfectly fine for the rest of the day.  Not to mention that none of us have ever gotten sick after she has.  Whatever it is, it needs to stop because B and I have missed a lot of work because of it!

Anyway, when I got to work Friday morning my mind was already spinning, and then I got a text from my sister-in-law saying that she thought she might be going into labor!  (You can see their baby shower that I threw back in December here.)  Sure enough, an hour or so later I got another text that her water had broken and that she was definitely in labor.  I had the hardest time concentrating at work after that because all I wanted to do was pay attention to baby updates. 

I managed to make it to the end of the day, I picked Jacob up, and then he and I headed to Chick-fil-A and Cracker Barrel to pick up some dinner and take it back home.  Olivia had been fine for quite some time by then, but we didn’t want to take her out to eat and risk her getting sick in the restaurant, so we enjoyed a quiet evening at home that included an early bedtime for the kids.  B and I watched Dirty Grandpa and it was really funny.  Super crass, but really funny.  All the while, my sis-in-law was laboring away and the baby still wasn’t here yet. 

Saturday morning I awoke to the news that the baby was still not born because things were progressing so slowly.  Jacob had back to back birthday parties at a local gymnastics place, so we headed over there at noon.  For the first party he just flat out didn’t want to participate.  I don’t know if he was being shy or what, but he wouldn’t go near the foam pit or trampolines or anything, and he would barely even talk to his friends.  Finally, at the end of the first party he joined the kids for cake and presents and then by the time the second party started he was all warmed up and ready to go! 

They did some warmups on the mat, jumped in a big foam pit, jumped on some trampolines, and then they ran down a long trampoline and went through an obstacle course.  They rounded out the party by playing with a big parachute and then had cake and presents… again.  Jacob participated in every single activity for the second party, so it was really bizarre that he wouldn’t set foot out there for the first one.  #KidsBeCray



During the party I was texting like a madwoman with my brother and my mom trying to get the scoop on the baby, and finally, at 2:07 PM after 30 hours of labor and no epidural, my very first nephew on my side of the family came into this world.  Mommy and baby are both doing fantastic.  It’s killing me that they’re a thousand miles away and I can’t snuggle that sweet little thing, though.  We’re hoping to fly out there to see him sometime in the next few weeks, though.

Anyway, Saturday evening we decided to skip church and go out for a very early dinner since Jacob was so worn out (and sugared up) from two birthday parties.  We went to one of our favorite local restaurants downtown where I had a glass of wine and my favorite salad of all time – their spinach and strawberry salad with steak tips.  Oh, it is to die for.  After dinner, we headed down to the river where they were having a beer and burgers festival.  There was live music and the place was packed.  We let the kids play on the new playground and then we took a walk down by the river.  We ended the day with frozen yogurt before heading back to the car.  B and I watched another movie – Train Wreck – to finish off the night.  We’re on a roll with the movie watching!









Sunday we had lunch with B’s fam and the kids had fun with bubbles on the trampoline in the back yard.  Then Sunday evening Brian’s dad and my brother (not the one who had the baby) came over for pizza for dinner.  We Skyped with our other brother and sis-in-law so we could see the new baby and we played frisbee, blew bubbles, and played in the back yard.  It was a perfect evening... aside from the two cranky babies at the end of the night.  Womp womp.






Any weekend that we gain a new family member is always a good weekend!  I just cannot believe that my baby brother is a daddy.  Congratulations, Zachy and Cheryl!  We love y’all so much!



Have a great week, everybody!

*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending.




23 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Your nephew has a great birthday. ;) lol!

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  2. Poor Olivia. I hope this stops happening. Yay for baby! Congrats on your sweet nephew. I'd say overall you had a pretty great weekend. :)

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  3. Congrats Auntie!! How exciting! Your weekend sounds super fun/relaxing despite Olivia's throw up on Friday. I wonder why that is happening? I hope that goes away!!

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  4. Ahhhh congratulations Aunt Lindsay! How exciting. Are they sharing the name? So sweet. So sorry to hear about Olivia. That's just no fun. Looks like you were able to enjoy lots of time outside too. Have a great week!

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  5. Yay! What a fun weekend and congrats, Aunt Lindsay! So happy and excited for you!

    I hope Olivia stops feeling icky. So weird. We were driving home from our vaycay yesterday and Henry suddenly mentioned he felt sick. He ended up throwing up (in an empty container, thank goodness) and then he was completely fine. I'm thinking motion sickness - since we hadn't been in a car for a week. Poor babies! I hate it when they feel icky.

    Oh and I must say, Olivia's hair is getting so long. Oh my gosh, she's adorable!

    Have a great Monday!!!

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    1. Poor Henry!! Gosh, I hope our kids never get any kind of motion sickness... I used to have it when I was little and it was just awful. Thankfully I outgrew it!

      Have a great week, Marie!

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  6. Ah congratulations to you Auntie! So happy that little miss is feeling better- hoping that her Friday sickness doesn't come back! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  7. Congratulations on your new nephew! I had gymnastics birthday parties growing up and they were always my favorite ones haha!
    www.amemoryofus.com

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  8. Congratulations Auntie! Sorry to hear that Olivia was sick again. It's always sad when a little one is sick. I hope it stops happening. Poor little thing.

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  9. Congrats Auntie!!! You always have the best weekends!

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    1. Thank you, Laurie!! We try to cram as much goodness into the weekends since our weekdays are pretty much all business. :o)

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  10. What a fun weekend! I love all of your outfits. New babies are so exciting! I know the feeling, my nieces are so far away too!

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    1. Isn't it so sad?? I was so happy and sad all at the same time this weekend. It's really tough when they live so far away.

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  11. I hope you find the reason for Olivia's tummy troubles soon.. I almost hope it's a food allergy, at least then it would be (hopefully) easy to avoid. Austin has done that at a birthday party before.. gotten really shy and didn't participate which isn't like him. Cake always helps though. :-) and congrats on the new nephew!!! What a sweet little bug!!!!!

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  12. Eeeek - congrats on your new little one, Aunt!!

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  13. I wonder what it is that keeps happening with Olivia. I bet it could be teething related. So strange though. Hopefully it passes soon! 30 hours of labor and no epidural? Your SIL is a rock star! Congrats on your new nephew, auntie! Sounds like a great weekend - love all the pics!

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  14. Sorry for the pukes, that is NEVER a good start to any weekend or day for that matter. 30 hours?! Whoa, what an amazing mama that little one has. I am so sure he was totally worth it though :).

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  15. Congratulations, Auntie!! :) You guys had one busy weekend! Hope this is the last of Olivia's sickness too.
    xo, Lily
    beautywithlily.com

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  16. Congratulations to your family! XOXO What a sweet baby!
    I'm so sorry to hear that Olivia was sick again. That's so frustrating. If it keeps up, maybe check into Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. I have a few friends with kids who have it! It's not a big deal-just a pattern of getting sick. Poor thing!

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    1. Thank you so much for the tip, Stefanie!! I'm going to Google this now!

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  17. Congrats!!!! Chelsea @ thewilliamsjourney1.blogspot.com

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  18. 30 hours and no epidural?! Rockstar status. Congratulations to your brother and SIL!

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  19. Congrats on the new baby nephew. He is adorable and way to go to your SIL. 30 hours of labor and no epidural. But your weekend looked like a lot of fun. I think Olivia's throwing up has to do with her molars. My girls have that happen when they got their molars and now eye teeth.

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