Our new baby

So, we had an interesting past week. I went to the Dr on Monday and was dilated to a 4 and had some high bp issues. My dr sent me over to the hospital to monitor me and see what my bp would do. Totally not prepared I had to call my sister in law Dianna to come get Brooke and I went to the hospital to be monitored for the rest of the afternoon. Since my BP didn't go down she put me on bed rest and told me to come see her Thursday at 8:30am. Not expecting this at all and being on bed rest was freaking me out because I had so much more to do. In my mind I still had 1 1/2 weeks till my original induction date. Bed rest sucked of course! So thankful to Robin and Dianna for helping me out and of course my husband for dealing with me. I go in on Thursday, still high blood pressure and head over to the hospital, and get monitored some more and then get induced. I started my pitosin drip about 11:30am and had him at 7:33pm. A little longer than i wanted to be sitting there not having him but I probably pushed 3 times and he was here. What a difference a pound makes! Brooke was 8.3!! Any way Our newest addition, Caleb Ryan Livesay! So excited to have him here finally, not to mention he looks like his daddy! Brooke was too cute when she met him. She was so soft and careful. She loves him!

Brooke's Valentine

We went shopping for Jared for Valentine present's and Brooke fell in love with this Balloon. It sings and she loves it. So I decided we could get it for Jared and the song plays "Still the one" so I figured that part could be from me and the balloon could be from her. Every time she sees the balloon she makes it sing and dances and it turns into this crazy fest of dancing for like 30 min. She gets pretty wild. This video is towards the end. I wish I would have got the camera out sooner! Anyway, She loves to dance!! Such a poser too, I pull out the camera and her head immediately tilts to the side and she says "cheese". I love her so much. She is hilarious and turning into such a little girl! What a fun Valentine's day we had!

22 Days and counting!

I went to the Doctor on Monday and I got all my pre-op work ready for the BIG DAY. February 26,2009!! SO SOON!! So, I have been really getting the nesting bug. I freaked out at the beginning of the week when I realized I had 3 weeks left. It's crazy knowing I'm going to be induced because it gives you a for sure deadline of things. I really think I burned the inside of my nose with chemicals when I was cleaning the bathrooms. Not so good. Everywhere I look I see dust and dirty, like I can't get it all!! It's Driving me crazy! I just don't feel ready, but I sure am tired of him kicking me all the time. Soon it will be I'm tired of his crying in the middle of the night. AHHH! I am ready to get all this weight off me,bending over and being able to breath will be so nice. But seriously to the gym I will go getting my new found Pillsbury dough boy love handles off! So, for the most part I'm ready for the baby to come out so I can get back to normal, but what will be normal, a new little boy will be coming into our family so I will just have to get used to it. I just hope Brooke adjusts okay. I am really nervous about adding #2 into the mix. I can see both sides of Brooke...Her attacking him and saying "NO!NO!" and her snuggling him and being Mommy's little helper. Hopefully it will be #2. Anyways, Hopefully the next post you see will be Caleb!!

A girl and her Dog

Every time we go in the backyard all Brooke is ever interested in is our dog Jake. He is a huge dog and has gotten to be very aware of his size compared to her. He is very good with her and she absolutly adores him. She tries to act like him and I have to keep a close eye on her because she continues to eat dog food. I try to tell her its for him but she has sure gotten enough dog food in her system. She also gets on her hands and knees and tries to drink out of his bowl. I can't take it!! I've been taking her more in the front but she wants to go back with the dog. Hopefully soon she will stop eating his food!! Anyway I got some pretty cute pictures. He's so laid back and loves all the attention he gets from her.

Cold Texas Nights

So I admit I have lived in the Houston area for a while since I was 11 and have grown accustom to the climate here. So I freeze outside when the temp is around 50 degrees, I am such a wuss. Jared and I love to visit the snow and I would love to live up North(all though it would take some getting used to) Jared refers to Colorado as "coldorado" and never wants to move. So we enjoy the cold to us nights. We recently got an outdoor fire pit and love it. Brooke got to roast s'mores with daddy and loves being outside. She is very cautious of the fire and repeatedly says "hot hot" every time she looks at it. She loves the s'mores though!! Just fun to hang out around the fire. That doesn't happen too long around here soon we will enjoy the rest of the year in the pool!

Pig tails!!

Brooke's hair is growing slowly but surely and she has started to let me fix her hair. At first it was such a struggle for her to stay still but now I think she likes to get pampered, not to mention her hair stays out of her eyes. So, today i decided to put pig tails in her hair. So cute! My baby girl is growing up! She is looking less and less like a baby.I'm sure we will start using pig tails more often!

Snow Fest!!!

The city of Pearland has an annual Snow fest and we went and had a blast. Daddy took off that weekend to come so, all the more fun! Brooke loved it. She ran around crazy! She loved riding the ponies and feeding the animals in the petting zoo. Although she wasn't a fan of the goats. They were a little rough. Since there is hardly ever snow here they always make snow for the kids to play in and this year they had snow tubing! I do have to say we had a rough time in the lines, But worth the wait her 5 seconds on the slide!! Yeah! She doesn't want to wait!! Which who can blame her. Needless to say she had a great nap!