Catch-up

Oh my... Where have the past six weeks gone?  Emily doesn't seem like a tiny baby anymore... Sniff sniff!  She started daycare last week, which has been going extremely well.  I think she has gained 5 lbs since starting daycare.  She is a good little eater for them which makes me happy.  Ryah continues to be a big helper with Emily and loves it that they go to daycare together.

I was looking on my phone and realized I needed to post some pictures.  So, here are some random pictures taken over these past few weeks. 

This picture makes me smile!  Ryah was checking on Emily.

Trip to the Lincoln zoo

Cuddles with grandpa Goolsby

Meeting great grandma Jensen

Swing time

Look at those cheeks!!

Bath time

Sleeps like her big sister 

These past few days I have finally gotten a smile out of Emily.  It seemed like she would smile for everyone else, but me!  She is also coo'ing at objects and gets excited and kicks her legs.  

Tomorrow evening is our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  I know Ryah is so excited.  I hope to be more organized and will try to post pictures in the next couple of days! 

1 week old

Here are a few pictures taken from this past week.  Emily is doing great.  Eating, sleeping, and diaper changes are the typical day for us.  She eats about every 2.5- 3 hours, which I can't complain about.  We have had a few outings- but just short trips to the grocery store and doc visits.  I am still content with staying home and snuggling her in my arms.

At the doctors office

Daddy and his girls

First family photo

  Loves to sleep with her arms covering her eyes

Sleeping peacefully

My girls 

She's Here...

Aug 21 was celebrated by introducing Emily Katherine Goolsby into the world!  Born at 5:26 p.m.  She weighed 7lbs 15oz and was 21inches long.  Beautiful healthy little girl :)
I opted to be induced again this time, since I was getting so uncomfortable and my doc said it was time. 
So Matt and I checked into the hospital Wednesday morning at 7:00 am.  Everything went relatively smoothly. I had my epidural around 2:00ish- since I was starting to feel the contractions.  At 5:00 I was ready to push and thought I was going to die!!  The nurse kept telling me we needed to wait for Dr. McFadden- I didn't think I was going to make it!  He showed up at 5:15- just in time!!!
On Saturday Aug 24, Emily had her first doctor's appt.  This visit was for a bilirubin check, and weight check.  I was a little nervous that we would have to do "lights" like we had to with Ryah- but Emily's level came back fine.  The only thing of concern was her weight dropped to 7lbs 3.5 oz- so we had to go back again on Monday for another check-up.  On Monday she was up to 7lbs 6 oz, which Dr Andresen was pleased to see she was putting weight back on.  I think it helped that my milk came in over the weekend as well.

Matt, Ryah, Emily and myself are doing well.  It is taking some adjusting in our routine, but we seem to be tolerating the change well.  Ryah is a very helpful and loves her sister!  We are so thankful for all the family and friends that have stopped by to visit us. 

Grandma Kathy and her Princess #2

 Uncle Ryan

 



Grandpa Mark

Emily Katherine a few hours old

Uncle Aaron

Ryah watching her baby sister and making sure the nurse isn't going to make her cry!

Getting Ready to go home

Grandma Jenielle and her honey bunny #2

The girls and my parents



A few days old-  look at those cheeks starting to fill out!

Sarpy County Fair 2013

There is something about the smell of fried food and walking around a fairground that makes me feel like a kid again.  Matt, Ryah, and I headed to the Sarpy County Fair last Friday.  We told Ryah that if she was a "good girl" at Missy's that day, she could ride the ponies at the fair.  I guess she was so excited and looking forward to going to the fair that she wouldn't talk about anything else with the kids at daycare. 
The first thing we did was tour the barns and look at the animals.  Ryah loved all the pigs, horses, cows, and sheep.  We usually don't make it to the bunny barn or chicken barn, (cause I hate the smell), but when you have a kid, you can look past a lot.  I am glad that we did go inside, cause the reaction from Ryah when she saw the "easter bunny" eating a carrot was priceless.  We had fun picking out our favorite rabbit.
Next stop was a few of the rides.  I thought I could pull the "pregnancy card" and just sit and watch Matt and Ryah go on the rides.  However, Matt decided to pull the infamous line of "I will get sick on the spinning rides, so you are going to have to go."  The carousel wasn't too bad- I actually thought it was going a little too fast for kids, but after about the 3rd time on it, I was getting used to it.  Next Ryah decided she wanted to ride on the cars.  She went on this ride all by herself- and loved it!  Up next, the dragon rollercoaster.  This was NOT my idea!  No adults were allowed to ride with- so that made me extremely nervous.  Ryah LOVED it!  She would copy the boys in front of her, and scream when they screamed, and put her hands in the air when they did the same.  It was kind of cute- but I was too scared to watch (other than to get a picture or two).  Pony rides were the next event.  Ryah picked out the pony she wanted to ride.  After going around a couple of times- she was done.  I think she liked going on the faster rides, rather than sitting on the slow moving pony.
After a quick break to grab some dinner, we had a few tickets left.  I kept eyeing the ferris wheel, and thought, "what the heck- I can go on that with Ryah."  Matt decided to sit and watch us.  I will admit- I thought I was going to go into labor on the top, cause I had a death grip on Ryah and was so tense- but tried to act calm about the whole situation for Ryah's sake.  Of course, the ferris wheel stopped with us at the top- looking straight down.  Ryah was moving a little, which made the cart we were sitting in move, which gave me anxiety!  Ryah thought it was so cool that we could "almost touch the sky."  It was a great experience- but not my favorite :)
Here are a few pictures from the fair.  We will be back next year- and it will be Matt's turn to take her on the rides!

Afternoon at the Beach

Since the temps were hanging around 100 degrees a couple weekends ago- I talked Matt into taking Ryah and I to a beach so we could swim a little.  I preferred not to go to a public pool- cause I thought the beach would be a little more private- we could find a spot and lounge out for the afternoon.  And, I put on a partial swim suit- so with my pregnant belly- I didn't want too many people to see me.  We found a nice spot at Louisville Lake state park.  The water was nice and clear and the beach area was clean as well- which made me happy.  Ryah had a blast playing in the sand and water.  She thought it was so fun to walk into the water and feel the sand on her toes.  I think swimming lessons are in the near future .  Here are a few pictures from our afternoon.  At one point I had to laugh to myself cause I wasn't sure who was having more fun building a sand castle, Matt or Ryah. 

Ryah's highlight of the day was when Matt buried her.

Little Artist

Most of you have seen these pictures- but I wanted to put them in the blog for journaling purposes- and so I can look back at this one day if I need a good laugh.

Ryah had woke me up at 2:30AM, which is not unusual for her.  When my eyes were trying to adjust to the light, I noticed she had something on her face.  My first thought was a bloody nose.  After I brought her into the bathroom, I noticed it was a black marker.  My first question.... "what the...."  second question.... "where did you get that from?"  As Ryah was checking herself out in the mirror- I went into her room to see how much more damage she had done.  And, as I had expected... she managed to cover just about everything in black marker. 
I woke Matt up to have him come take a look and to help me start cleaning- but he thought I was being crazy for wanting to clean at 2:30 a.m.  I did wash Ryah's body off and got most of the marker off using baby soap and water.  I was scared that since this was a permanent sharpie marker- there was no way this was going to come off.   I then proceeded to send her to "time out."  I know- call me crazy by putting my child in time out at this time of night- but I thought it would be better for her to know how upset I was at the time, rather than waiting for the morning. 
I was curious as to where Ryah got the marker from in the first place.  Ryah told me that "daddy left it in my bed."  So, of course being crazy lady- I start yelling at Matt.  He denies it to this day that he had given her a marker, or one dropped out of his pocket when he was putting her to bed- and I probably will never find out where she got the marker from... but lesson learned for Matt and I!



How can you be upset at this precious face??? 



8 weeks to go

Some days I feel like this pregnancy has flown by... until I try to get comfortable at night...and can't wait until I can sleep on my stomach again.  I have been feeling pretty good lately.  Not much for cravings, other than the usual sweets.  I had some cramping earlier in the week- but the doc thought it was a stomach virus.  Baby G #2 is really active at night- hopefully this turns around once he/she is born. 
In the next few weeks Matt will be busy getting the baby room ready, and I am getting excited to put all the baby stuff in the room. 
Any guesses on the sex of Baby G?  I would say 90% of people say "boy."  I am carrying this one much lower than I carried Ryah, but I guess we will find out in 8 short weeks. 

Splash Pad and Park

Two of Ryah's favorite past time activities are to visit the splash pad and the park.  Since I won't be getting into a bathing suit this summer (and possibly not next summer... ha ha) I am loving the splash pad as well.  This way she can play in the water- and I don't have to get wet!!  She is a "girly girl" and doesn't like to get her hair wet- but she has a fun time running through the sprinklers.

trying to get a drink of water

Interview with Ryah

I have been meaning to do this for quite some time now.  I copied a friend of mine- as she did this with her kiddos and I thought it was a great idea.  Now, if I can only remember to do this every year... ha ha. 
I sat down with Ryah the other evening and interviewed her.  Here is how it went:

My name is:  Ryah
I am ___ years old:  3  (she will be 3 in July, and if you say she is only 2 she throws a fit!)
My eyes are:  blue
My hair is:  Gray
My favorite animal is:  a snake (don't ask- cause I think if she saw one in the yard she would be freaked out- she can't even hold a worm without screaming!)
My favorite food is:  hotdogs
My favorite thing to do is:  "I don't know"
My favorite color is: blue
My favorite movie is: princess
My best friend is:  Jace (a boy at daycare)
When I grow up I want to be:  "tangeled" aka Rapunzel

And, here are a few pictures of my beautiful, spunky, little princess

Loves to play dress-up

Learned how to ride her trike using the pedals last evening

Happy May Day!

Love those curls!

Chillin' in the garage

Baby Goolsby #2

Baby Goolsby is due to arrive on August 26th!!!  Which means I am at the 23 week mark in my pregnancy... so over halfway :)  I have to say this pregnancy wasn't any easier than Ryah's.  I was blessed to have morning sickness (a.k.a. all day sickness) again this time.  Thankfully my doc gave me zofran and phenergan which helped me get through the tough days.  As far as cravings- not anything in particular.  I do notice that if I am craving something, I need to get to eat that food within a few hours- otherwise I will go crazy!  (or so I think... ha ha).  Right now, I am in love with red Twizzlers licorice, pickles, and carbs. 
Matt and I have decided not to find out the sex of baby G #2.  I know this drives some people crazy, but we are okay with waiting.  So far, everyone that looks at my belly (except for a couple people) have said that I am going to have a boy.  I feel like I am carrying really low, and all my weight is in my belly (which with Ryah, was in my hips/thighs).  Even Ryah, yesterday in Target was picking out dresses and said her "baby brother would really like this."  (I am not sure where she came up with this, other than her friend at daycare, Olivia, has a new baby brother).
For the next 15 weeks Matt will be working on the nursery, and I will be making sure everything is done correctly :) ha ha
At the my last appt (21 weeks) I had an ultrasound, but unfortunately didn't get any pictures since baby G is sitting so low and would not cooperate with the doc.  (Already has it's mom's personality!)  Hopefully we will be able to get pictures next time.  Dr. McFadden says everything is right on track and the baby is measuring in the 34th percentile at this point. 
Here is my baby bump picture: