Monday, June 30, 2014
Just the sweetest!
I didn't think it was possible for Kendall to love her brother anymore than she already did, but everyday her love for him grows more and more. I could just stare at these two all day!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Kendall's 3rd Birthday
Ahhh!! So many posts to catch up on! Sorry if I bombard you with a ton in one day. That day will not be today though :)
Our little smart, goofy, happy, loving little princess turned three years old last Thursday. Commence a few tears from mommy. It is mind blowing to see all the big girl changes in her the past few months. Yes, that includes the dreaded 3's which as far as I can tell are in deed much worse than the terrible 2's. But she's still the most amazing thing on earth to us, even with the attitude and very poor listening skills.
On her actual birthday all she wanted to do was go to Chuck-e-cheese. Hilarious since she's been there twice in her life - both at such a young age I'm surprised she remembers what it is! We couldn't spend all day there so we started the morning with dance class, followed by a visit with Nonnie back at home, a happy meal lunch, and some mommy daughter play and snuggle time. Mikes parents had Olivia and Emily for the week so we were thrilled they could join us that night at Chuck-e-cheese. Kendall could not wait to "ride the rides" and she had even more fun once her cousins arrived to join her. The girls are always so fun to watch together! Kendall had so much fun the first thing she asked for the next morning was to go back. Maybe someday soon little girl...
Birthday party blog to come soon!
Kendall on her third birthday with shrinking Mickey.
Nonnie and Kendall after dance class
Kendall on her second birthday. Funny how she picked out another purple dress this year!
Super special Kendall book from Nonnie and Nonno
We stayed a bit after class so Michelle could finally meet Charlie (Alex is in the class after ks). The Macways gave Kendall a awesome box of dress up clothes and she couldn't wait to get all princessed up! So cute!
Kendall picked the fanciest dress in her closet to wear to Chuck-e-cheese! She wanted to impress the mouse I guess!
The girls have arrived!
Kendall wasn't heavy enough to get the horse to work, so Grammy to the rescue!
Mini birthday cupcakes. Thanks Grammy!
Love them! Our three blondies :)
Charlie's Grand Entrance
As I have mentioned before, my due date was May 27th. I know that due dates are just estimates, but as that day came and went Mike and I couldn't help but feel incredibly anxious to meet our little one. 4 days later, on May 31st, it seemed like there was no movement at all and we just figured we were going to have two kids with June birthday's.
We decided to take Kendall to the Foster City art and wine festival to get her, and us, out of the house. After a few hours of roasting in the sun Kendall and I were getting pretty tired so we went home for naps. It was the first time in what felt like forever that I could actually nap instead of being filled with the overwhelming need to be constantly doing something. I woke up around 5:30pm and headed to the bathroom to pee for the 1200 time that day (oh the joys of pregnancy). As I started to leave the bathroom I heard a loud "snap" sound. I couldn't help but think that it could possibly be my water breaking but there was no movie style rush of water after. I headed back to bed and after a few minutes felt a little wet (sorry, gross I know). I then knew my water had broken but I hadn't had a contraction yet so I debated about even telling Mike. Half and hour later I had a few contractions and decided it would be best to call labor and delivery to check in. Even as I was on the phone with them my contractions started to come a little quicker and stronger. The nurse kept saying "see you in a few hours" even though I assured her my plan was to stay at home as long as possible while in labor. Mike and I both called our parents to let them know things were starting, but I still figured it would be hours before needing to have Kendall picked up or for my parents to meet us at the hospital. Within minutes of hanging up the phone my contractions started to come on quicker and quicker, and stronger and stronger. I went from walking around the house with a smile on my face talking, to locking myself in the bathroom because I was bent over in pain without more than a minute break in between and didn't want Kendall to see me like that. Mike got back on the phone and put the parents in high alert to get here ASAP.
Mike's parents picked Kendall up shortly after and the second they were out the door so were we. Mike was debating about running red lights because we knew I was in transition and wanted to be sure we made it to the hospital in time. I still managed to walk from the parking lot to the hospital, having to stop every few feet to get through my contractions. It's nice to see how concerned and nice people are because everyone that walked passed us offered to run and get a wheelchair :) Apparently May was a huge baby boom for Kaiser because we got put in the last room, a glorified closet that didn't even fit most of the baby equipment for after the birth. My parents showed up but sadly had to wait in the hallway or be pushed around the room while the nurses rushed to set things up. When I was checked I was only at 5cm which broke my heart because of much pain I was feeling already. The nurses assured me that things would move quickly, but in my head I was thinking it would be hours of this pain while being stuck in a teeny room with no room to walk around and manage it. At this point I had very little breaks from my contractions at all, them hitting one after the other after the other, so I was checked again. At a 7.5 I already felt the uncontrollable urge to push and I was shocked that the midwife gave me the ok to do so. The nurses were not wrong when they told me it would go quick because 15 minutes later Charlie was born! My parents at this point had been sent to a waiting room. Mike called them to tell them to come back, and my mom says they just assumed that meant they were ok to come back into the room through my labor. Much to their shock Mike was waiting in the hallway for them to tell them it was a boy :)
We decided to take Kendall to the Foster City art and wine festival to get her, and us, out of the house. After a few hours of roasting in the sun Kendall and I were getting pretty tired so we went home for naps. It was the first time in what felt like forever that I could actually nap instead of being filled with the overwhelming need to be constantly doing something. I woke up around 5:30pm and headed to the bathroom to pee for the 1200 time that day (oh the joys of pregnancy). As I started to leave the bathroom I heard a loud "snap" sound. I couldn't help but think that it could possibly be my water breaking but there was no movie style rush of water after. I headed back to bed and after a few minutes felt a little wet (sorry, gross I know). I then knew my water had broken but I hadn't had a contraction yet so I debated about even telling Mike. Half and hour later I had a few contractions and decided it would be best to call labor and delivery to check in. Even as I was on the phone with them my contractions started to come a little quicker and stronger. The nurse kept saying "see you in a few hours" even though I assured her my plan was to stay at home as long as possible while in labor. Mike and I both called our parents to let them know things were starting, but I still figured it would be hours before needing to have Kendall picked up or for my parents to meet us at the hospital. Within minutes of hanging up the phone my contractions started to come on quicker and quicker, and stronger and stronger. I went from walking around the house with a smile on my face talking, to locking myself in the bathroom because I was bent over in pain without more than a minute break in between and didn't want Kendall to see me like that. Mike got back on the phone and put the parents in high alert to get here ASAP.
Mike's parents picked Kendall up shortly after and the second they were out the door so were we. Mike was debating about running red lights because we knew I was in transition and wanted to be sure we made it to the hospital in time. I still managed to walk from the parking lot to the hospital, having to stop every few feet to get through my contractions. It's nice to see how concerned and nice people are because everyone that walked passed us offered to run and get a wheelchair :) Apparently May was a huge baby boom for Kaiser because we got put in the last room, a glorified closet that didn't even fit most of the baby equipment for after the birth. My parents showed up but sadly had to wait in the hallway or be pushed around the room while the nurses rushed to set things up. When I was checked I was only at 5cm which broke my heart because of much pain I was feeling already. The nurses assured me that things would move quickly, but in my head I was thinking it would be hours of this pain while being stuck in a teeny room with no room to walk around and manage it. At this point I had very little breaks from my contractions at all, them hitting one after the other after the other, so I was checked again. At a 7.5 I already felt the uncontrollable urge to push and I was shocked that the midwife gave me the ok to do so. The nurses were not wrong when they told me it would go quick because 15 minutes later Charlie was born! My parents at this point had been sent to a waiting room. Mike called them to tell them to come back, and my mom says they just assumed that meant they were ok to come back into the room through my labor. Much to their shock Mike was waiting in the hallway for them to tell them it was a boy :)
3 hours from my water breaking and less than 45 minutes after we walked into the hospital our little man was born, which is just insane! The nurse that I had talked to on the phone when my water broke met me in the hallway when I was getting taken up to our recovery room and said "see, I knew you'd be here in less than 2 hours!" We actually felt like mini celebrities because every nurse we met that night or the next day has some comment to make about how quickly our baby was born. Word spred fast!
Less than 24 hours from my water breaking we were back home with our new little man :) Our nurses were AMAZING every step of the way and we were so thankful that they helped to get us back home so quickly. At the time, I was totally traumatized from my labor because it was so much more intense this round. I was thinking I would have rather had a 14 hour, 2 min apart contractions, like I did with Kendall and build up to the unbearable pain. But now that I'm a few weeks away from Charlie's birth, I wouldn't have had it any other way :)
Our little man :)
Less than 24 hours from my water breaking we were back home with our new little man :) Our nurses were AMAZING every step of the way and we were so thankful that they helped to get us back home so quickly. At the time, I was totally traumatized from my labor because it was so much more intense this round. I was thinking I would have rather had a 14 hour, 2 min apart contractions, like I did with Kendall and build up to the unbearable pain. But now that I'm a few weeks away from Charlie's birth, I wouldn't have had it any other way :)
My contraction log - that stopped after that first hour. No need to count at that point!
First car ride.
And a few of our first moments home
Friday, June 20, 2014
Born to be Best Friends
By some crazy miracle my best friend Karen and I ended up pregnant at the same time with both of our children - Evan and Kendall are 4 months apart and now Charlie and Kaidyn are only 15 days apart. Evan and Kendall love each other and were friends from the start but I can not wait to see Charlie and Kaidyn grow up together! Two boys basically the same age... So awesome! They'll have Karen and my friendship from a young age beat (we met when we were 4-5).
Welcome Kaidyn Robert Bowen! Born Sunday June 15th, Father's Day, at 8 pounds 11 oz, 21.5 inches. I love you so much already!!
The Charlie Show
Things have still been pretty busy over here at the Rohrbach house, but I still manage to take 12000 pictures of Charlie a day :) Here are some I've been dying to share.
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