Summer 2010-Lots of pictures!

Lots has been going on since my last post. I'll try to remember everything, but I'm not making any promises;) First off, back in May, my sweet little Maddex took my memory card out of my camera and flushed it down the toilet. Then dropped my camera in the toilet. Let's just say it's good he's so dang cute, cause that's all that saved his life that day....

So, all these recent pics have been taken with our video camera, which doesn't have a flash so all the pics are pretty dull. But it will have to do until I can get me a new camera.

The first of June, Andy graduated from preschool. I took pictures but they are now floating somewhere in a sewer pond....

Towards the end of June, Brandon took Andrew and when to Colorado to a rockies/redsox game. My regret: They planned this trip when I was very pregnant, and I told Brandon I didn't want to go. I didn't want to go on vacation that soon after having the baby. Well, I missed one heck of a game! Our family are HUGE Redsox fans, so naturally, Brandon has taught Andy all the players. He has most of the team memorized by name, face, and position they play. Andy had all the people aroung him at the game laughing with his cheering and shocking redsox knowlege from a four year old! They went into extra innings and the Sox ended up winning the game. I'm so sad I missed it.

Here is Andy at the Colorado airport. Behind him is the little plane they flew on.

Andy's first plane ride. He beat his momma! Yes, sadly I've still never been on an airplane:(
Adrien Beltre and Big Poppy having conversation before the game.

Dustin Pedroia. He hit 3 homeruns in this one game. He's one heck of a baseball player!

Kevin Youkollis.
Jason Veritek. Brandon snuck Andy down to the sox duggout just as Veritek came out and he turn around and waved & smiled at Andy. Brandon was then escorted back to his seat by security. (he he)

Papelbon doing his signature pucker.

During Brandon's two week vacation we went camping up Spring City canyon with my family. We attempted a steep hike to the falls. Not a good hike for small children!

Maddex, Andy & Savanna

Also during Brandon's vacation we took the boys to the zoo, to the swimming pool, and on a few date nights. Nothing too big but it was so nice to be together for two weeks straight.

Our little Dane is now 3 months old! He is so dang cute and a super good baby! So happy and smiley all the time. The crazy thing is, he's been smiling at us ever since he was only 5 weeks old. So crazy! His last check-up was at 2 1/2months. He weighed in at 12 lbs even, the 52 percentile. His blessing was on July 4th and Brandon did an excellent job.

Brandon with his third baby boy. I think they look a lot alike.
Me with my liitle man. Love being a mom!


Our middle boy. Maddex is changing so much. He's caught up to Andy in height but not weight. He's our lurpy boy! He's so sweet and loving, but tempermental sometimes. I now know what people mean saying it's hard to be the middle child. Andy's had tee ball and pre-school to keep him busy and everyone's always fussing over the baby, and then there's Maddex. I try so hard to give him extra attention cause I know he's felt left out. But the good news is he'll be starting preschool next month so he will have more to do than flush my memory card down the toilet;)
Andy LOVES holding Dane. He's very protective and has lots of love for him.

Here's Andy's Tee-Ball team. Brandon was the coach, so they where the Boston Redsox of course!

Here are a couple of pics of me and Brandon on one of our nights out. I have to hand it to Brandon. It isn't easy having three kids under the age of four, and he has helped out so much. He seriously has more patience than I do and I could not do this without him. I love him more today than I ever have. Watching him be a good father, and being my best friend. I'm thankful we have eachothers' backs.

In July I started waking up in the night with horrible pains in my abdomen and chest, until one night I had an attack so intense I thought I must be having a heart attack. I couldn't breath and it felt like my chest was being crushed. Brandon working graveyard shift, I was affraid I would die leaving my kids alone for hours, so I crawled to the phone and called my mom at 3 in the morning telling her i needed her to come stay with the kids. Ya, it was that bad. Worse pain than giving birth with an epidural that didn't work and forceps! The verdict: GALLSTONES. I had no idea that gallstones could be so painful. So on the 15th of July I had my gallbladder removed. I'm so thankful for the help of my family through it. Taking care of the boys and the baby so Brandon could be by my side. I now feel better but certain foods still give me pain. So hopefully this can be a start of healthier eating.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I'll try to be better at posting so my posts don't have to be so long.

Update on Dane

So this time around, they had us do things a little differently than with our other boys. Instead of cercumsizing(i know i spelled that wrong) Dane at the hospital, they now have you make a separate appointment with the doc a few days later. So at five days old, Dane had his first check-up. And guess what, in his five short days of life, he had already gained a half a pound! From 7 lbs 8 oz to 8 lbs even! Whoa! Now, he just had his second checkup at 3 wks and five days, and is already a whopping 9 lbs 6 oz! He is getting so big and growing so fast! I wish I could slow time down a little. He also grew one and a fourth inch longer! He is already making goo sounds, already gave us a few "real" smiles, and is so alert. Andy and Maddex are loving him, and Dane seems to be loving them right back. I love looking at his face when Andy's talking to him, like he's filing it all away in his brain and hanging on every word. We are just loving this little guy!

PICTURES....

We had Jammie Hansen take our boys' pictures and they turned out so cute! She did an amazing job! My kids are so gorgeous it hurts! Dane was only nine days old when they were taken.

Things don't always turn out the way you think they will.....

......like when you think, well, my last labor went so quikly & smoothly, so this time it will go quicker and more smoothly. Or like, of course my grandma will make it to see my baby born! I mean, if she didn't, that would mean she would have to pass away within the next couple of weeks, and that's not possible. She can't die, she's a fighter.....


It's kind of ironic that I would be blogging about a birth and a funeral in the same post. Things don't always turn out the way you think they will. Life throws you curve balls at unexpected times. These past few weeks have been bitter sweet and filled with a whole variety of emotions. But we made it.


On the evening of April 29th, the day after my grandma's funeral, I went into labor. After about eight hours of regular and painful contractions, I had not dialated so the doctor gave me some shots to stop labor and sent me home dialated to a four. UGH! For the next couple of weeks I was in "pre-labor". If you don't know what that is, it's more like real labor. Regular contractions that are more painful and intense than braxton hicks, but they just don't get the job done! On Monday, May 10th, my doctor decided to save me from my misery and sent me to the hospital to be induced. By eight o'clock tueday night, after HOURS OF PAINFUL CONTRACTIONS TWO MINUTES APART I HAD NOT DIALATED WHATSOEVER. The option: C-section. I asked my doc to let me go for another hour or two on the pitocin, desparate for some dialation. He agreed. My dad and Brandon gave me a blessing. 45 minutes later, I started to dialate. My doc had to leave town then. I would have to have a stranger deliver my baby. Luckily, that stranger was an amazing person, and at 1:32 a.m. on wednesday morning, May 12th, Dane was born, weighing in at 7 lbs 8 oz and 20 inches long.


We named him Dane, after the brother I never got to meet. A name that has always been sacred to me, and held a special place in my heart.

A big thanks to my mom, for giving me permission to use that name. And a big thanks to Brandon, for never leaving my side through this experience!




Maddex holding Dane for the first time.......


Ugh! I look horrid. But I guess thats what a long labor will do to ya. Having an I.V. in for three days can make one VERY swollen! ( you can also tell Brandon is in need of a nap as well :)

Andy giving his brother love.

DANE ROGER BAILEY :)

Just home from the hospital.
Our three boys. Andy doesn't look too thrilled in this pic, but he's actually the one that is the most crazy over baby Dane. He always want to hold him and give him hugs and kisses. Maddex has to be in a certain mood. Sometimes he just loves the baby, while other times he gets a little jealous, and pretends he's not there. It may take some getting use to.

Cryin' baby=sleepy daddy. (and mommy too)


Dane has been such a blessing! He is such a good and sweet baby, and we are SO IN LOVE. I feel so blessed that things worked out the way they did, even if it's not how I thought it would. It's good the decisions are in gods hands and not ours, or we wouldn't have trials to learn from and to grow stronger from. I know my grandma is watching over us and loving this little guy as much as we are.

My boys the morning of the funeral.