Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Katie xwas singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Jacob yesterday,  Here is her version:

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I love you what you are
Up above the sky so high
Like a triangle in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I love you what you are

Germ Sharing

Last night Katie mixed her cup of water in with her cup of milk. Daniel thought this was hilarious, and when she proceeded to drink it, he laughed even harder. He asked excitedly, "What does it taste like?!?" Katie replied that it was good and offered him a sip. He refused, saying, "You shouldn't share drinks, Katie. You'll get Ebola."

Daniel's 6th birthday

Daniel did actually turn six this year.....I just didn't get around to documenting it.  :) 

We had a pretty low-key party this year, but with quite a few guests.  We kept it simple by just doing cake/ice cream and some dinosaur pudding cups.  The kids ran amok after cake, and we avoided doing too many presents. 

The birthday boy requested a dinosaur cake:

 We had the Calvo family, Black family, Jones family, and Sellers family here to celebrate.  Our playroom was absolute chaos, but the kids had fun!

 

For his birthday, Daniel got plenty of presents, despite his friends being told not to bring anything.

Daddy & Mommy: working engine replica and USA map to hang on his wall

Abuelo & Abuela: scooter

Grandpa & Grandma: shirt, pants, and Hexbug

Uncle Luis: safari hat and ant farm

Uncle Brian & Aunt Cristi: squigz building toy

Uncle Josh & Aunt Pam: Legos

Uncle Brian & Aunt Heather: fossil digging kit and dinosaur puzzle

Grandma Fox: money

Calvo family: frisbees

 

Sometimes it's hard to believe that Daniel is six.  He's a smart, determined, sweet boy, and I wouldn't trade the world for him. 



Silly Words

There have been a couple times this week that Katie's made funny word substitutions.

She was doing a somersault and kept saying, "Mommy, watch me do a cinnamon roll!"

Then one day we were reading a book together.  She was pointing to all the animals and naming them.  She came to an antelope and said "envelope." 

:)

Jacob's Birth Story

 

 

Jacob Elliott Sanchez was born on October 23, 2014 at 11:36 AM.  He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long, making him my heaviest and tallest baby yet. 

 

Jacob's official due date was October 28, but we decided to induce early to prevent any complications from him being too big.  During my last prenatal visit on 10-20-14, I had dilated to a "3," and Dr. Mascorro felt like I could be induced early without much risk. 

 

David's parents came in on Wednesday evening to take care of Daniel and Katie while we were at the hospital.  David and I checked in to Hendrick Medical Center at 5:00 AM on Thursday.  I was still dilated to a 3, and the baby was still very high up (-3).  I was having a few contractions on my own, but nothing much.  The nurse started my pitocin at about 6:30 AM and increased the dosage every 30 minutes after that.  My doctor came in just before 8:00 AM and broke my water.  I had a ton of fluid with this baby, so that part was fun.....  My contractions continued to get harder (thanks to the ever-increasing pitocin), and by 10:45 AM, I told the nurse that I was ready for my epidural.  I had increased only to about a 5 at this point, but I was starting to transition, which means that I was shaking uncontrollably, and Jacob was working hard to get out of there.  Both the anesthesiologists were working with someone else at that time, but the first available doctor showed up just after 11:00 AM.  He turned on my epidural at 11:17 AM and told me that the next few contractions would slowly begin to feel a little easier and that he would come check me in a short while to ensure that the epidural was working correctly. 

 

I had told my nurse that my last baby had come rather quickly after the epidural, so she thought it would be smart to check my progress again soon after the epidural.  We waited a few contractions, and then she checked me, and I was at an 8.  My doctor came in again at that point (she had been in several times already), and checked me on the very next contraction and said that I was at a 10 and ready to push.  What?!  As in push the baby out right now?  Yes, exactly that. 

 

Dr. Mascorro reminded me of how to push, and in 1.5 contractions, Jacob was out.  He was born just 19 minutes after my epidural was turned on.  Phew!  She held him up for me to see, and my first thought was, "He's huge!  I can't believe he was inside me!"  They cleaned him up a little, let David cut the cord, and laid him on my chest.  They actually let him stay on my chest for two whole hours before they took him to be measured, etc.  Shortly after he was born, everything was cleaned up, and David, Jacob, and I were alone for quite awhile, just soaking everything in.  My anesthesiologist poked his head in my room about noon to check to see how my epidural was working.  He looked in, saw us, and said, "Is that a baby??"  I told him that the baby had been born almost 30 minutes ago, and he was shocked.  :)  Good thing he did a good job with getting that epidural working quickly!  

 

We were transferred to the "mother care" wing around 3:30 PM.  My in-laws brought the two kids to the hospital a little after that.  Unfortunately, Daniel ended up having pink eye show up that morning, so he didn't get to spend much time with the baby.  Somehow we managed to not pass the pink eye around.  Thank heavens. 

 

Daniel was quite upset that he was no longer the biggest baby in the family and actually had a good cry over this fact.  I had to remind him that he was definitely my strongest baby and did the most kicking.  :)  Katie was just happy to see me more than the baby I think.  She was surprised when she sat on my lap, leaned back, and there was no huge belly to support her.  They were both happy when the nurse gave them each a bracelet that said "big brother" and "big sister."  My in-laws brought cupcakes to the hospital, and we all sang Jacob "happy birthday."  Eating cupcakes was probably the older kids' favorite part of the experience.  :) 

 



 

We kept Jacob with us most of that night, though of course, they took him out a few times for tests, etc.  He even had to have multiple heel sticks to check his glucose levels because he was considered big for his gestational age.  Sheesh.  There were absolutely no health problems though, and our pediatrician informed us Friday morning that he was "perfect."  Big sigh of relief since that was the same time that she had told us about Katie's heart defect, giving us a long and stressful day that time around.

We had zero complications with this baby, and David was eager to get out of the hospital.  We checked out about 1:30 PM on Friday, stopped by the drug store to pick up some medicine for pink eye, and were home with Jacob by 2:30.  We were greeted by two adorable pictures that Daniel and Katie had colored, welcoming Jacob home.  We feel incredibly blessed to have our family of five.  :)