Marsden 7

Its been to long.

2010-02-27T10:34:00.004-05:00

I know but times have been busy and I just kept putting off updating and now theres to much to type!! So basically everyone is happy and healthy.....what more could we ask for??? Im good, Chris is good. Ava's birthday is tomorrow, its so bittersweet to me, Im loving watching her grow up but I miss my newborn baby. She is a riot! Heres a slideshow I made to remember her first year. I left some time at the end to add her birthday pictures. Im also including the cutest video of Paige singing. Imay have posted this already I cant remember

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T14:14:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a merry xmas. We have been very busy the last week or so. The big snowstorm threw a ringer in all our plans BUT we loved it! Since it was on the weekend Chris was home which made it so much more enjoyable. WE had a great time playng outside with the kids. Ava is fighting a bout with Pneumonia so we have been busy with her breathing treatments every 4 hours (yes thats through the night too!)> its been exhausting, she feels horrible, and she only wants me or Chris to hold her. I think she is feeling better today and hopefully by tomorrow she will be even better. Well I hope everyone has a great xmas and a happy new year!

Look what I can do.

2009-12-15T23:16:00.002-05:00

My baby is growing up. 9 1/2 months and she is standing on her own. We are in trouble. She is very proud of herself.

Please say a prayer for the Harris Family.

2009-12-14T13:48:00.001-05:00

Courtney is a girl that I went to high school with, she just lost her 6 year old son, Carter, to a brain tumor. Please say a prayer for their family as they go through this hard time. www.carterharris.blogspot.com.

Here COmes Santa Claus/...............

2009-12-06T09:25:00.002-05:00

I'm so excited for xmas to get here. Im pretty much done with my shopping, I just have some stocking stuffers to get!

First things first, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had a great day. The girls and I baked 3 pies the day beofore and they enjoyed helping me. Chris cooked dinner the next day ( I did all the cleanup! yeah me;)), we ate and then watched Polar Express. After company left, I prepare my list to hit Black Friday shopping, it was so fun. I got some great deals, and got probably 80% of my shopping done that day. The crowds werent awful but I wasnt getting any electronics, that seemed to be where the crowds were. Chris had 4 days off and the kids and I loved it. Hes been working so many weekends and it really can put a damper on our weekends sometimes. We went and got our tree and got that decorated and got most of our decorations up on saturday. Then on sunday we went to the BAss Pro Shop, the had a Santa Wonderland set up and the kids got to see Santa. I was shocked that John didnt cry, although he didnt sit ON his lap and he made no eye contact with him! Paige screamed (its classic in the picture though1) and Ava fell asleep right before it was our turn but the picture turned out great. We got a free 4x6 and then I ordered some more prints when I got home. The kids got free kids meal coupons for the restaurant they have there so we ate some lunch and it was great then headed home. We had a really nice 4 days.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season thus far. We have the next 2 weekends booked with sound celebration and cheerleading shows, but it should be a good time, I love watching them perform.

Where does the time go?

2009-11-24T23:20:00.002-05:00

2009-11-15T22:56:00.002-05:00

'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."--Maya Angelou
I saw this quote and had to post it here b/c this is so true.

Im so excited my halloween pictures accidentally got erased off my camera, so I did some research and figured out that sometimes the files can be recovered. I took it to a camera shop and they totally retrieved them, yeah!! I will post them hopefully tomorow. Not to much going on right now. Everyone is happy and healthy right now. Well I take that back Jenna has a cold and sore throat. John if officially NOT crying at preschool anymore, Im so glad for that. Paige still is her happy, funny self. Ava is getting bigger everyday, she is pulling up and walking around the furniture. I want time to stop b/c she is growing entirely to fast. Well I should go to bed, MOnday morning will be here soon! Pictures coming soon.

couple more pictures.

2009-10-30T09:47:00.002-04:00

Pumpkin Patch pictures.

2009-10-30T09:43:00.003-04:00

We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend with my parents, we had a beautiful day, the weather was nice and the kids had a blast.

Still Crying...................

2009-10-22T14:04:00.003-04:00

So we are 3 weeks into preschool and John is still crying every day. I think he likes it once he is there though. Paige loves it, she has cried a few times but I think thats b/c of John crying. Everything else is going well. The girls are doing great, they have awesome teachers this year so that helps! Ava is still army crawling, a few days ago she started pulling up on things. She is growing way to fast and I dont like it. She still sleeps in my room and Im going to keep it like that for as long as I can. Well all the kids are sleeping so Im going to enjoy a little quiet time and catch up on some DVR shows.

PreSchool

2009-10-15T19:31:00.002-04:00

John and Paige have started preschool. Its 2 days a week from 8:30-11:30. The first day John was fine till we got there and then the tears started and the "noooooo mommy", Paige was as happy as can be. When I picked them up he was good, no more crying. We have gone 4 times now and he is still crying when I leave but just a little bit and apparently hes fine once Im gone. Paige really enjoys it. Shes been singing the songs and she is so proud of her work when she comes home. Here's some pics of the first day.

state fair pictures

2009-09-28T14:29:00.002-04:00

I LOVE the pictures of the kids with their Grandpa.

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first day of school

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pictures

2009-09-28T14:19:00.001-04:00

Wow, its been a long time.

2009-09-10T09:25:00.005-04:00

I know I havent updated this in awhile. We were just so busy with our summer fun, and then getting ready for school and for me to get back to work. I dont even know where to start!

First off we had a fabulous summer. We went to the pool, visited with family, chillaxed home, the girls played with their friends, it really was a great summer. I have a lot of pictures to post.

The girls have started school and is loving it. They love their teachers, we struggle with homework but its coming along. John and Paige will start preschool next tuesday. I am hoping it goes smoothly they (especially John) need some time away from me, they love the kids I babysit they are their best friends but they need the structure of preschool. I havent been able to get Paige pottytrained she just simply doesnt want to do it. So I will keep trying and eventually she will get it.

Ava just cut her top bottom teeth and is army crawling everywhere. We had to put the baby gate back up! I cant believe its been 7 months since she was born. She really is a great baby. The kids love her so much.

We finally got another car. We got a 97 Jeep Wrangler. I have to learn to drive it b/c its stick but its a pretty cool ride. The kids love it! Im just glad to have another vehicle. I was sick of dealing with only have one car.

I think thats about it for now. Im going to post a bunch of pictures to fill in the gaps! I promise to update more often.

august is here

2009-08-06T20:20:00.002-04:00

Summer is flying by. I have about 3 weeks till I go back to work. I cant believe Im saying this but Im totally looking forward to it. Im ready to get back into the routine of things not to mention getting back to getting a paycheck. Weve had a great summer so far. Swimming and playing. Everybody is growing up so quick. Ava is 5 months old now. She is rolling all around and scootin' to get things she wants. She is still a great baby. She just is very laid back and hardly ever cries. Her reflux is doing much better, she is still spitting up but not nearly as fussy with it. Matter of fact I weaned her off her zantac and she is doing fine. She is not fond of the rice or oatmeal cereal. Im going to hold off a few more weeks and try again. John and Paige are rotten as usual!:)LOL. they are very entertaining to say the least. My 3 big girls are also doing great. Getting tall and so grown up! Well Im going to sign off for now. Hope everyone is doing well.

Last Night..............................

2009-07-31T10:38:00.002-04:00

Last night I looked into Chris's eyes and thanked him for being the best husband ever and for giving me everything I have ever needed. I mean that from the very bottom of my heart. I feel awesome today. My kids are doing great today. Its a good day in the Marsden household. I feel a totally sense of relief and calmness. The truth shall always set you free.

more pictures

2009-07-30T16:18:00.002-04:00

Pictures

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July 4th

2009-07-05T17:36:00.002-04:00

July 4th was great, spent it with family and we had a great day.The weather was beautiful, it was nice and realaxin'.

Ava's 4 month checkup

2009-06-29T15:34:00.002-04:00

First of all I can NOT believe my baby is 4 months old. We had a little talk yesterday and she promised she would stop growing so fast. I took her today for well baby check up. She is doing great. She weighs 11 pounds 9 ounces and was 23 inches long. She is such a sweet baby and she is a good eater and good sleeper. I have some new pictures but havent uploaded them yet so stay tuned..........

I Love Summer!!!!

2009-06-20T10:43:00.002-04:00

Well Im off of work for the summer. I love summer its my fav. season. I love sunny, hot days, although we have so much rain lately its been really sucky. My last day of work was wednesday, I spent thursday and friday catching up on some stuff here. Next week the 3 girls are doing soccer camp from 9-12 so there will be a few hours where they will be occupied. We are almost done with softball depending on how many more games are cancelled! We have a game today and then 3 games next week and 2 on saturday. I hope the girls decide to play again b/c I love this game, and they are doing so well at it. All 3 girls had excellent report cards, the twins had their first year of SOL testing and did extremely well on them. Scored perfect scores on almost all of the tests. John and Paige continue to be my little tornados, getting into everything from baby powdering the bathroom (John), doing pencil drawings all over the walls (Paige) to playing with toilet paper in the toilet (both of them). Ava is happy little self. She is sleeping almost 10-11 hours a night most of the time. She is a very content happy baby. She is starting to laugh and smile so much, its adorable. She will be 4 months next weekend, I cant believe time has flown by so quickly.

Last night I went to a friends house for a jewlery party and get this call from Chris that starts at "honey Im so sorry, please dont be mad, Im sickover this", Im like"what happened". To make a long story short, he had been giving John a haircut and left the bathroom to get something and when he came back John had the clippers in hand and had shaved about a 2 by 2 section of Paige's hair. I tell him "just be asleep by the time I get home!!!" Its not horrible right now b/c it shaved and when I pull it back in a ponytail you cant even see it. But I'm sure once it starts growing out you will be able to see the little spiked hair. I just keep telling myself it could of been worse it could of been right in the middle of her head, (its kinda on the top side part of her scalp). Guess I will hold off on her 2 year pictures or I guess I can just pull her hair back. anyways guess I should sign off for now. Its raining of course so Im waiting to see if our game will be cancelled.

Washing the Car

2009-06-12T14:19:00.003-04:00

Chris and the kids washing the van. John just wanted to squirt everyone the whole time.

jenna softball

2009-06-12T14:17:00.002-04:00

Heres Jenna's 1st game. Her team name is Diva's which is perfect for her!

Pictures

2009-06-12T08:45:00.000-04:00

Softball

2009-06-12T08:33:00.003-04:00

All 3 girls are playing softball this year. With all this rain, our first three games were cancelled. We have played 2 games so far, lost one and won one. The first game Madison and Hailey pitched, the second game Madison pitched the whole game, and she did awesome. She at least 8 strikeouts. Jenna has only played one game, and she was very nervous but she did well. She is playing instructional so they dont even keep score. Its good for her though. She is making new friends and doing something without her sisters. My good friend took these pictures for me of the girls first game. I havent upload Jenna's pictures yet.

John and Ava

2009-06-03T14:18:00.002-04:00

They look so much a like!!

Paiges bday pictures

2009-05-28T12:05:00.002-04:00

The ones in the last post are from her actual birthday. these are from her party.

busy, busy

2009-05-28T11:41:00.003-04:00

Wow! We have been so busy. All last week I was busy getting ready for Paige's birthday party on saturday. I cant beleive my Paigey-poo is 2 already. She is growing so fast. She is a sassy thing. Her new phrases (which she says with a pout and her arms crossed) are "no way", "not fair", and "I not". And when she says it, she means it. She has been really cranky and whiny lately, Im hoping its b/c shes getting all 4 of her 2 year old molars.I took her and John for their 2 and 3 year checkup,Paige is about 22 pounds and John was 27 pounds. She had a great birthday, we had a cookout on saturday and it was so much fun. I love having everyone here. Growing up we would see family all the time and as a kid I loved it, i loved all my cousins and we always had such a good time. Now that everyone is grown and everyone is so busy we just dont seem family very much and I miss it. My girls dont really have any cousins that we see very much. I feel like they are missing out on the "cousin bonding" that we had. Anyways paige got such great gifts a lot of clothes which I was pleased with, she needed them! A few toys which I was pleased with b/c we dont really need any!!!LOL.

The rest of the weekend we just relaxed, ate some crabs, drank some beer,grilled, and enjoyed some time with just our family. It was fun and relaxing. The girls have their first softball game tonight, barring any rain, Im excited to see them play. They are really enjoying it so far. Im seeing their competitivness come out in them, mainly Hailey. Jenna's first game is saturday, I hope she has a good time b/c she has been really struggling with it. She can throw and hit, its the social part of it I think, she doesnt know anyone on the team, and its something new for her.

Ava is growing up so fast. Gosh I look at her and cant believe how fast the the 3 months have flown by. Shes cooing, and smiling up a storm. She weighs about 9 pounds now. She is even rolling over from her back to front. she has good days and bad days with her reflux, last week was a bad week, she was just miserable, this week though totally different baby.

just because..................

2009-05-20T10:30:00.001-04:00

There is only one Wonder Woman!

2009-05-11T10:30:00.002-04:00

This is the card Chris and the kids made me for mother day~!

It was the best mothers day ever. It started off with a presents! I got 3 new books, a nike outifit, a capitals t shirt (hoping it will bring them luck!!), a vera bradley sunglass case, a new "girl" cooler, a dove chocolate bar, and a box of hostess hoho's my fav!! Then mom, Kelly and Ronnie, came over for some brunch and mimosas. After they left we just relaxed, caught up on some shows on the DVR, watched a movie and had carlos o kellys salads for dinner. It was a perfect day. I love my hubby, he is the best there is, they dont come better. My kids are awesome too. They made me a huge Happy Mothers day banner that they hung on the wall! Well IM off to do some chores.

Smiles!!!!

2009-05-08T14:33:00.002-04:00

I finally got a picture of Ava smiling!!!! ugh, she melts my heart!

pics

2009-05-01T13:27:00.002-04:00

Boys and their "goods".

2009-05-01T12:08:00.003-04:00

I forgot to post in my last post. what is it with boys and their goods?
Like seriously why do they always have their hands down their pants? Why cant they go in the bathroom and actually pee in the toilet, instead of all over the floor? Why do they think that everyone wants to see their goods?? Just some questions Ive been pondering today!

Dancing on a Bar.

2009-05-01T11:55:00.002-04:00

Its been a long week. I have been so exhausted this week. I went last weekend for my annual Moms of Multiples convention. Our club hosted this year so it was a lot of work but that didnt stop us from having lots of fun! Its taken me all week to recover and Im still not 100%! I got less sleep last weekend than I do when I am at home!!LOL>? We had such a good time though. It was an 80's theme which was fun. I will post some pictures as soon as I get them. I absolutly adore all of my friends from club, they truly are the bestest of peeps. I know that they will always be here for me no matter what and I love that feeling.
Dancing on the bar.... so saturday night we went to this local bar to listen to this band who turned out to be pretty good. The singer annouces that the moms of multiples have permission to dance on the bar. Well its no secret that secretly I would of loved to be a coyote ugly dancer in my younger days. So after a few redbull and vodkas, a few of us climbed up on the bar and danced our hearts out. OMG, it was so fun and it just confirms that I so wish I could be a coyote ugly dancer!!!!!! AnywaysChris and the kids came and picked me up sunday morning. I missed them so much. Even though I have a blast on these weekend trips I truly miss my babies.
WE have a busy few weekends coming up with sound celebration performances, cheer performances, talent show practices, and softball starts this saturday. If I make it throught the next 2 saturdays then everything will be good!! The kids are all doing great. I took AVa for her 2 month check up she was 8 pounds 14 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. She got 4 shots and was pretty crabby the rest of the day and the next few days after. I think she is feeling better now. We have about 6 weeks of school left and I cant wait for it to be over so we can enjoy some down time. I look forward to some pool days and some relaxtion.
Well I should sign off for now, gotta get some lunch going. Heres a shout out to all my moms of multiples peeps.I love you guys!!!!

way to long

2009-04-22T10:04:00.003-04:00

It has been way to long since I updated. time just gets away from me. Lets see where to start. We have had 2 birthdays. John turned 3, he had a spiderman party which he did not cooperate at all at. He opened presents with his back to everyone, he wouldnt blow out his candles. After he opened his presents he took all his new toys to his room to play with them. He is so shy! Im hoping this shyness passes soon. Jenna turned 7 on the 17th. She had a slumber party with 2 of her friends from school. They were all very well behaved and she had a great time. Ava is growing so much everyday, she has gotten quite fussy, I am hoping she needs her zantac adjusted, we go next tuesday for her 2 month check up. I cant believe she is going to be 2 months old. I wish I could stop time. She has defintley lost that newborn look and is starting to look like a baby. Im leaving friday night for my annual twins club convention, this year we are hosting it so its actually in fredericksburg but we are all still staying at the hotel and I cant wait. I absolutly adore all my twins club peeps and I cant wait to spend the weekend with thekm. Well thats it for now b/c Miss AVa is crying to eat so I gotta go. Peace out!

Ava's one month update.

2009-04-02T11:06:00.002-04:00

Ava turned 1 month on saturday the 28th. I cant believe it. I took her monday for her 1 month check and she was a whopping 6 pounds 14 ounces and 19 inches long. She is in the 5th percentile! Dr. said everything looked good. She does have reflux so we are thickening her formula with cereal and giving her zantac, and all the other "fun" stuff like keeping her upright for 20-30 minutes after feedings, and trying not to jostle her to much after eating. Fortunatley shes not as fussy as Paige was, she was doing a lot of "silent" reflux and waking up screaming, and choking. So I think the cereal and zantac are already helping some, she seems much more comfortable. She is still a great sleeper, and still going about 5 hours or so during the night. i willpost some pictures later when I get them uploaded.

Everyone else is doing really well. We signed the girls up for softball they are excited, that starts in May just as sound celebration and cheerleading end! It should be fun though. JOhn and Paige are as crazy and rotten as ever. Chris and I are doing well too. Im feeling pretty good, still a little achy here and there but for the most part Ive healed nicely and physically feeling good. Mentally Im still a little "off", I dont know what it is that I just cant get back to normal. Im guessing when I go for my 6 week check and get some birth control that will help. I dont know, Im trying really hard though. My emotions are all over the place although I havent had any more crying episodes like at first. Well I should get going, Im trying to get the house ready for Johns party saturday. My baby boy will be 3!!

TGIF!!

2009-03-27T10:47:00.003-04:00

I am so glad its friday. I live for the weekends. Although we are going to be busy on saturday, Hailey and Maddie have their chorus show and they got picked to be in the 3rd grade musical and that will take up a lot of saturday but it should be fun and they have worked really hard. Everyone is doing great. Ava has just fit right in with our crazy life. John and Paige have adjusted nicely, they really dont mess with her to much. Ava is a dream baby. She has been sleeping 4-5 hours at night, and still sleeps a lot during the day. She goes on monday for her 1 month checkup, I cant believe its been a month since I had her, seems like I was just complaining about being uncomfortable and wanting her out!! Time flies. Here are some piccs! HOpe everyone has a great weekend.

Happy St. Pattys Day!

2009-03-18T09:51:00.002-04:00

Yeh, I know this is a day late!I got a new camera and I couldnt figure out to download my pictures last night. Anyways, a little update on us. I took Ava to the dr. on MOnday for her 2 week check and she is doing great, she was 6 pounds 2 ounces. She is so far (knock on wood!) a great baby. She eats 2 1/2 ounces every 3-4 hours, at night she even will go a 5 hour stretch. She rarely cries. I am loving every minute of having another baby in the house. To watch my older kids with her is awesome too. They are so good with her. John and Paige really only show interest when Im holding or feeding her but thats to be expected. I am back to work, I started yesterday. Its kinda feels good to be on our schedule again and it gives John and Paige someone to play with and keep them entertained. I guess thats really it. Heres a few pictures I took last night.

Ava pictures part II

2009-03-10T17:46:00.002-04:00

Pictures of Ava

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ok heres some pictures of Ava.

Looking back part II

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a few more.

Looking back

2009-03-10T16:32:00.003-04:00

I wanted to post these pictures mom took for me, I was 36 weeks pregnant, it was exactly a week before Ava was born. I dont have on of John b/c he wouldnt cooperate!

Ava Marie is here.

2009-03-06T17:21:00.002-05:00

Ava Marie was born on Feb. 28, 2009. She weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces and is 16 1/2 inches long. I woke up sat. morning and had my show so I knew that labor would be soon (normally for me within a few hours) but my contractions didnt really start till around noon and then I had them pretty much all day but nothing to consistent. finally around 6ish I decided to go in to L&D and at least get checked I figured the worst they would do is send me home. So we got there about 6:30 and they checked me I was only 3-4 cm dilated, I was shocked, with my last 3 I was between 5-7cm so I fully expected to be further along. My dr. wasnt on call since it was the weekend so the on call dr. wanted me to walk for an hour and then see where I was. So we walked the L&D floor for an hour, my contractions started getting much more intense then. At 8:00 we went back and got checked I was 5 cm so they admitted me and got things started. I wanted the epidural right away but of course nothing goes as planned and by the time they got there to do it I was 9 cm, 10 minutes later I felt the urge to push, I pushed 2 times and she was out. So for me it was a long labor and the contractions were intense, but I handled myself well with no screaming, I did a little cussing but thats about it! I will post pictures later and an update, babies are calling me.

37 week appt. update

2009-02-24T13:42:00.002-05:00

Well Im still only 1cm BUT I'm about 70% effaced and her head is engaged so the midwife said she didnt think I would make it to the weekend!! I was so glad to hear that. She said if for some reason I did make it to my next appt. which is next tues. she would check me a little "vigourous" to get things moving. Im not really liking the sounds of that so Im thinking that I would like to go before that!!!LOL. On saturday I was having contractions all day, Chris and I even went to the mall to walk hoping to get things moving but as soon as I got in the car they stopped. I was so disappointed. I just sat down and wrote the kids schedule down for my mom and my bags have been packed so we are ready to roll. Chris is ready too, especially since he is taking a week off. ok well send me labor vibes!!!

dr. appt update

2009-02-17T14:43:00.001-05:00

I am 1 cm.dilated and starting to thin out so its a start.I still have 4 weeks left technically so we have plenty of time.

Anxiously awaiting...........

2009-02-17T09:14:00.002-05:00

I have a dr. appt at 11:15, Im anxiously awaiting. I know its weird to be so excited about going to the ob but I'm so hoping for some good news that I cant stand it. Im trying to keep myself busy! Im having tons of braxton hicks contractions that are really starting to hurt but nothing that is the real thing yet. I know its soon though. Saturday I pretty much stayed in bed all day my back and sides were killing me, I took like 3 naps then couldnt sleep that night. Chris made me a great dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, I had 2 yes, I said 2 glasses of wine. Then we watched 2 not so great movies but it was fine. He gave me some new perfume, undies, a book, a picture frame and some candy. He is the best hubby ever. WE werent even supposed to buy each other anything b/c we got the laptop. I gave him a gift certificate to Borders.
Anyways I have everything ready for the baby, my bag is mostly packed. Paige thinks the new carseat is for her, funny thing is shes so little she does fit in it!! and John says "no way" whenever I talk about a new baby sister. I figure its just b/c he doesnt really understand, he does fine with the babies that I babysit. The girls are very excited. oh well I should wrap things up, I am doing some laundry to keep myself busy until its time to leave. I will update when I get back.

35 weeks and counting down.......

2009-02-12T09:12:00.003-05:00

ok here I am 35 weeks today. Actually I took the pic yesterday and I took it after I had cleaned and took care of kids all day so its not the best but its the best I got!!! Next. dr.appt. tuesday.

Its been awhile

2009-02-09T10:01:00.002-05:00

Its been awhile since I updated.I went to the dr. on the 3rd, everything looked good, she is head down which is a good thing, they wont let me VBAC with a breech baby! I go back on the 17th for my 36 week appt. They will do the strep swab and hopefully check to see if Im progressing at all. Im pretty miserable.Im just uncomfortable and tired. Im having alot of pelvic pain that I didnt really have with the rest of them. So hopefully it wont be to much longer. I will post a picture as soon as I find my cord for my camera. My desktop has a virus I think so Chris got me a laptop for my birthday!!! Hes the best! Im gonna see if my uncle can fix my desktop for me. I still need it too. Im loving my laptop. I love that I can get online anywhere I want.
We enjoyed the nice weather this past weekend. We stayed outside pretty much all day both days. Cleaned up the backyard and played with the kids. Last night we went to dinner with mom, dad, Kelly, Ronnie, and my grandparents for my birthday. They surpised me with a cookie cake and balloons. It was a lot of fun. I just wish I could of eaten more, I get so full so fast,and I love carlos o kellys so it was hard for me! Well I should sign off. Im defintley still nesting so I got laundry to finish and vacuming to do!

The stomach bug is here.

2009-01-26T10:01:00.002-05:00

Ahh!! Jenna started saturday morning,throwing up. She felt mostly better by sunday. This morningJOhn started, he is vomiting and also has diarrhea. I am hoping that no one else will get it but thats not likely! I just hope I dont get it. I really dont think my body will handle that very well right now.

I went saturday and got the rest of the stuff I need for the baby. The baby book, more diapers, a blanket and hat for coming home. I washed everything on sunday, Im going to organize it in Paiges dresser tonight. So now we just need a baby!!! I am defintley counting down the days and getting pretty anxious.

Im praying we get this snow they are calling for. Not just to have a day off but the kids have been wanting snow so bad. I feel bad for them!!!

I just wanna sleep

2009-01-23T08:45:00.003-05:00

I havent been able to sleep all week. Needless to say Im exhausted. I cant get comfortable and I just want to sleep. I realize that in a few short weeks I will be up in the night with the baby but this is different!!LOL!!! If I could nap during the day it might help but I cant. Besides that I just have to much cleaning to do, I think I also need a maid! oh well just a little complaint for this lovely friday morning. Maybe I can catch up on my sleep this weekend. Im taking the girls to the winter dance tonight at their school, just what I want to do on my friday night! I know they will have a great time but I have to stay there your not allowed to drop them off. So loud music, screaming elementary kids, and sleep deprivation, we shall see how that mixes!!!

Bon Qui Qui.. Mad TV

2009-01-22T11:41:00.004-05:00

So my girls friends showed them this Bon Qui Qui character from Mad tv on youtube.com so this is them rapping like bon qui qui, its hard tounderstand what they are saying but I think its pretty funny!

32 Weeks

2009-01-21T09:51:00.003-05:00

I will be 32 weeks tomorrow. I went yesterday for my appt. everything is good. They didnt check me since nothing else has happened there was no need to start messing around in there and maybe stirring something up!LOL!! Which is fine with me. I go back in 2 weeks, Feb.3 for my 34 week appt. Time is just flying by. I got down the baby clothes yesterday so Im gonna get those washed and ready.
We had the twins b day party on saturday. We had about 12 (counting mine) little girls running around, we did makeovers, limbo and a pinata. They had a great time. My cousin Melissa came down and did the makeovers for me, she works at Ulta so she is the makeup queen!!

Nesting and Baby stuff

2009-01-14T12:39:00.002-05:00

Lord I cant nest for the next 8 weeks! I have serious nesting issues!LOL, I cant stand it when I see things messy or when I see a lot of laundry. WE also have been getting rid of stuff if it hasnt been used or played with in the last year, its gone. I sat out a big box, and 2 garbage bags of stuff for the vets on monday. I have been a cleaning fool lately. Only thing is it exhausts me so by the time the daycare kids leave and I eat dinner, get the kids settled Im ready for shower and bed. I have been going to bed b/t 9-9:30 of course it takes me awhile to fall asleep b/c I think I have restless leg syndrome, plus I have to get up and pee like 3-4 times a night.

I just started going through the baby stuff too. I defintley dont need any newborn size clothes!! Not to mention the 20 some baby blankets I have (thats just the pink ones, not counting the boy ones)!. I have a ton of newborn size clothes b/t xmas and a few things I have bought plus from the other 4 girls. There are few big items I would like to replace but I just cant justify it really. Other than that I just need to stock up on diapers and wipes. I bought one pack of newborn diapers the other day at Target. I realized I hadnt bought any and I figured they were pretty important so I picked up one pack and as I get some coupons I will pick them up when I find them on sale. I want to be ready when she comes, everything organized and washed.

Everyone here is doing well. We got the twins IPOD shuffles for their birthday, they loved them. I knew they would,they love music. They think they are so cool that they have a flat screen tv, a nintendo ds and an ipod shuffle. I have to say these things keep them pretty occupied so I cant complain. They love the ninetendo ds they must get it from Chris b/c I have never really been much of a video game person. Although I can kick some serious butt at WII Bowling (ask chris!!). OH well I guess I should sign off.

Happy Birthday!

2009-01-12T08:37:00.002-05:00

Today is Hailey and Madisons 9th birthday. I cant beleive it. They are getting so grown up. 9 years ago today I was at the lab taking the 3 hour glucose test and in labor (but didnt know it). They were born at 11:56 and 11:57 P.M. It was a long, hard day and a long, hard 27 days after while they were in the NICU. But we got blessed with very healthy babies. Happy Birthday girls.

30 week Dr. appt.

2009-01-07T13:08:00.004-05:00

Well I will be 30 weeks tomorrow! Wow this pregnancy has flown by so fast in a way Im glad because Im getting so anxious to have her, in another way it makes me sad that this is my last pregnancy and its almost over.I went to the dr. today and everything looks good.I go back on the 20th and they might do a ffn test (to check for a chance of delivering before 34 weeks)and check for dialation. I have had a significant increase in braxton hicks contractions, and lost a small piece of my mucous plug last week ( TMI, sorry!!!) If its positive then they will go ahead and do steroid shots to help the babies lungs mature. If its positive it doesnt meant your defintley going to deliver in the next 2 weeks but it does mean you could. I am pretty sure I have dropped. Even Jenna said at dinner last night "mommy your belly looks lower". So we will see. All of my babies have been early, the twins at 32 weeks, Jenna at 39 weeks, John at 37 weeks and Paige was 36 weeks 4 days so the chance is there. Im not going to fret about it. I have been taking it easy and relaxing a lot so I think I will be ok.
On a good note I can happily say John is pottytrained. Number one and number 2. I am so excited that not only is it done but it was so easy. He even woke me up the other night in the middle night to go even though he had a pull up on. We do underwear during the day and pullups for nap and night time but he always wakes up dry. Well I should go put a load of laundry on and pick up a little before its time to get all these babies up. I hope everyone is having a great new year.

Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T13:09:00.002-05:00

We had a great xmas. I think everyone got what they wanted and then some! I would say the most poplar gifts are the girls flat screen tv, nintendo ds, american girl pjs (they wore them for 3 days straight!), for John probably his Cars movie and his cowboy guns, and Paige likes everyone elses gifts, especially the makeup!! Im enjoying my chi flat iron, my new crocs and my twilight books, and Chris has been watching his new movies!

Paige and John both have strep throat right now. Paige isnt to bad but John is pretty miserable. I am pretty excited though he is about 80% pottytrained. He is staying dry during the day (well except for #2), and has started waking up dry too. Im really excited about that, now I need to wean him off his pacifier which is hard right now b/c hes sick. I think I might in the next few months see if Paige will start pottytraining. She is already showing some signs. but it could be a fluke! As long as I dont have 3 in diapers I will be happy.

I am 28 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I will try and post a picture later. Just this week I have realized Im getting uncomfortable, especially sleeping. With my history of delevering early then I may only have about 9 weeks left!!

well hope everyone has a great new year. heres to 2009!!!

Merry Christmas.

2008-12-24T08:57:00.002-05:00

Wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas. My shopping is done, Im working on the wrapping. Its been a slow process, I have been sick with a nasty sinus infection that has really hindered my getting ready for xmas. Cards are in the mail. The picture is terrible. I will post some of my attempts. NOONE would cooperate this year. Notice Jenna doesnt even have her xmas shirt on in some of them b/c at some point she thought we were done and went in changed. BRAT!

Pottytraining Update

2008-12-17T08:17:00.002-05:00

So its been almost 3 weeks, and its going pretty well. Yesterday for the first time he told me had to go and actually sat on tht potty and went. I was a little surprised, this morning was the firt morning he woke up dry so I was happy about that. He cant decide if he wants to stand or sit either way he ends up peeing on the floor!!!LOL I just want it done by febuary, so we have a good month to get it done.

Nothing else really to report. I had Paige to the dr. on Monday with a double ear infection. Now I am having to fight her to give her antibiotics. I am pretty much done with my shopping, a few odds and ends to pick up and I still have to wrap. I cant wrap to soon or I will be rewrapping Im sure. I have 1 1/2 days left of work then I start my 2 week vacation, I am really looking forward to it. Hope everyone has a great day.

Elfed!

2008-12-12T12:55:00.001-05:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Potty training

2008-12-11T09:59:00.002-05:00

We are almost a week into potty training boot camp. I started last friday straight from diapers to big boy underwear, we went through 5 pairs of underwear luckily no poo that day. Day 2 went much better, I think we made it all day with only one underwear change. We are getting there, he wont tell me when he has to go but as long as I take him he goes so I figure its a start.The first night I left him with Chris he had a poo accident, Chris was not happy about it!!! I find it humorous!!LOL!!! He is at the point that he gets upset when he has an accident. I know he knows what to do he is just so stubborn. I will NOT have 3 babies in diapers, no way. I can probably potty train Paige in a few months. She is a smart little thing, full of spunk.

26 weeks

2008-12-10T08:14:00.003-05:00

Well I will technically be 26 weeks tomorrow. I went yesterday for my OB appt. everything went well. I now start going every 2 weeks and I cant believe its that time already. This pregnancy is flying by so fast. When I go in 2 weeks I get to do the oh so lovely glucose test. I have failed it 3 times out of my 4 pregnancies so far. The 3 hour results always come back fine though. I better not fail it this time, the 3 hour test sucks. I have a really hard time making it through the 3 hour test. With the twins I went into labor and had the babies at 32 weeks (not necessarily from the test but still), with Jenna I threw up 1/2 way through it so they couldnt finish it and with John I just felt yucky the rest of the day. Everyone keeps asking about names, I promise I dont have a name picked out, names are hard for me. I actually have gotten where I just keep it to myself when I do figure it out because I hate hearing others peoples opinions. Could be the hormones I guess but none the less, its still something that bothers me. I am going to post a picture of me at 26 weeks, the shirt kinda makes me look frumpy but I love this shirt!!

We are slowly getting the house ready for xmas, its a lot of work and actually I must admit that Chris did more of the decorating than I did. Its hard for me to do my everyday chores and do something extra like putting up decorations. But both trees are up, we havent done the outside lights yet but Im sure Chris will do them this weekend. Our next 2 weekends are booked solid with performances. I cant wait till the 19th, a 2 hour early release day, and then Im on break for 2 weeks. I can just enjoy my kids and the holidays. OH well ta-ta for now.

Thanksgiving, well baby checks..........

2008-12-02T07:58:00.003-05:00

I kept meaning to update the blog over break but we were so busy getting things done i just never had time. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. Ours was great. Chris and I cooked for the first time and it was really good, if I must say so myself. WE did a 14 pound turkey, ham, mashed potatos, sweet potatos, corn, green beans, homemade cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, rolls, apple pie and pumpkin pie. We had Chris's mom, stepdad and sister over for dinner. We had a good time. It was a really nice break. I had the wednesday off before thanksgiving. Paige had her 18 month well baby check, and I am happy to say she gained almost 3 pounds and grew about an inch and a half, she is till only 19 pounds and about 30 inches tall but shes healthy so thats all that matters. She wasnt thrilled with the shots but who is? The nurse was amazed at how quickly she turned the tears on and then off when it was over. Yep thats my drama queen (we call her Jenna JR.!!!) Shes talking up a storm, they asked me if she could say more than 6 words, um yeah she can say a whole lot more than that!! The other kids are good. JOhn is his normal self TROUBLE!! The big girls are good we are preparing for our winter performances with cheerleading and sound celebration. Our next 3 weekends are booked already.
I will be 25 weeks pregnant on thursday. The baby is moving a lot, you can see my stomach moves when she wiggles. Im doing well except for the fatigue and I have serious heartburn. I had it with my other pregnancies but not until closer to the end. This time I get it half way through my meal, its terrible. Other than that things in the Marsden household are moving right along. Were gonna get our tree this weekend and get it decorated, thats always a lot of fun!!

Not much going on

2008-11-18T10:51:00.003-05:00

We dont have much going on lately. Well we do have stuff but just nothing interesting!! Kids are great, John is a tazmanian devil, Paige is his little shadow. The two of them are TROUBLE. We finished up with cheerleading on sunday which ruined my shopping plans for the day but I guess at least we are done. The girls were so excited to get trophies, this is their first one. They are very proud. We are getting ready for thanksgiving, we are so excited to be cooking our first thanksgiving dinner and we will be having Chris's family here, Im sure it will be a great time. Im looking forward to it. Im trying to get my shopping done but just dont have a lot of time, I may have to do some internet shopping!! I have some great ideas.

Well I guess thats it for now. Oh one last thing. Something that is bothering me, if someone thinks that I dont give them enough support why dont they try owning up to their mistakes and taking a little responsibily instead of playing the poor me victim all time. Seriously grow up.Im not enabling anyone anymore.

Funny little tidbit

2008-11-12T14:49:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I had my 22 week appt. at the ob. My mom drove me and the kids. So when we got there there was no one in the waiting room. When I came out it was packed. As we were leaving I could see everyone staring at us. Im used to the stares I get them all the time. When we got out the door my mom stopped and said"did you see everyone staring at us?". I just started laughing, I said yes! I was thinking about it this morning and it was quite funny. My appt. went well. I saw the midwife who Ive never seen before and she was awesome, I loved her as much as Dr. Walker. I go back in 4 weeks!! This pregnancy is going by so fast.

The Whining

2008-11-10T14:45:00.003-05:00

PLEASE make it stop!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paige has been whining since she got up. Mama, Mama over and over again. Seriously give it a rest. I finally gave her some motrin thinking maybe she is teething. Did nothing for her. Finally just fed her lunch and laid her down and she went right to sleep, maybe she was tired she slept 13 hours last night. I hope shes not getting sick.

Just because............

2008-11-05T12:59:00.003-05:00

Just because my little Paigey Poo is so cute. She is really a fun, energetic little girl. yes she is standing on the table and after I took pictures she got in trouble!!

America has Spoken

2008-11-05T07:40:00.008-05:00

I will be the first person to admit when they orginally announced Obama won the democratic pick to run for president. My orginial thought was no way, it will never happen. Plus I am not a political person, I dont really pay attention to a lot of that kind of stuff, even though I know I should. That being said as I read more and more, and saw more and more on tv, watched the debates and did ALOT and I mean ALOT of research (just ask Chris I think he was sick of hearing all my facts) it was clear to me who my pick was. The sad part was for a while I didnt want to tell anyone who my pick was for fear of the bashing I would get but then I realized that this was my choice and I had the right to believe in what I believe in. I had arguement after arguement (or discussion if thats what you want to call it) with my parents over this. I think they thought I didnt know what I was talking about. Trust me when I say I know all the facts there is to know about these 2 canditates.

Last night after dinner Chris and I sat down to watch the coverage and I was amazed at the outcome. I really was. Americans have spoken loud and clear. This was not a close race. Obama beat McCain with a 338 to 163 electoral vote. AMAZING, VA WENT DEMOCRATIC AFTER 44 YEARS!! a 52% to 47% poplular vote. . As I watched the crowds in NY and Chicago I got the chills thinking about the history that had just been made. No longer is the day that we cant say to our daughters one day you could run for president. I also thought it was interesting watching their speeches McCains crowd was mostly middle age white americans and Obamas crowd was such a mix of white, black,asian, latino,young and old americans. just an observation! America has come a long way and I am proud to be a part of our country.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T10:12:00.003-05:00

Heres some pictures of halloween night. We had a great time trick or treating. Paige and John made it about 1/2 way then Chris took them home and my neighbor and I walked the rest with the girls. They had a great time and they got so much candy its not even funny!!!! I dont know what we are going to do with it all.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-03T08:59:00.003-05:00

Here are some pics of us carving our pumpkins! The kids did a great job, the big girls pretty much gutted them and carved them their selves. John had a blast playing with his pumpkin guts. He kept putting them back in and taking them out. He must of done it 100 times. Paige just wanted to eat hers. She kept taking bites out of her pumpkin. After we carved them I roasted some pumpkin seeds. They were really good, the girls loved them.

ITS A ........................

2008-10-30T16:44:00.001-04:00

GIRL!!! I wanted to post pictures of the sonogram but scanner wont work at the moment. anyways we are excited now my next quest is to find a name that goes with all the other kids. I like them to somewhat flow!!!!

Preschool dropout

2008-10-24T13:10:00.001-04:00

I dont think Imentioned that John is a preschool dropout! It was just to much for him. He isnt ready. He screamed everyday and it just wasnt worth it to me. He had gotten to where he didnt even want to leave the house b/c he though we were going to school. so he is going to stay home and drive me nuts for another year!

19 weeks belly shot

2008-10-23T13:49:00.002-04:00

Here it is 19 weeks. I had to takemy belly ring out b/c I got it caught and it got sore.

Go Saints!

2008-10-23T09:58:00.002-04:00

These are my saints cheeleaders!!

As if..........

2008-10-23T09:31:00.005-04:00

As if butter is not enough this is what I find last week..........

and this is pink SHARPIE, so its just now wearing off.

Not only that but then one morning the girls and John are upstairs doing their usual watching tv and eating breakfast, Im downstairs waiting for daycare kids to get dropped off. Hailey comes downstairs and says "mom John got the powdered sugar (I have it in a shaker)and its smoky and stinky" so I assume he has shaken sugar everywhere and thats why its smoky and he must of pooped (because we dont like to sit on the big boy potty). So I go upstairs and its not that at all,the room is filled with smoke, something is burning. I start panicking b/c I cant figure out what it is, come to find out there was a game dice on top of the microwave he put it and a rock in the microwave and turn it on. I could of beat the child. Needless to say i had to open all the windows and air the place out. He cant be unsupervised at all right now. He has to be with me at all times. I dont trust the little booger.

Everything else is going great. Paige is getting so big, shes less and less my baby everyday. Shes like a mockingbird too. I think she talks better than John sometimes!!!! The girls are doing great in school. Im doing well. Growing everyday!! I will post a belly pic later today. I am 19 weeks today. I go on the 28th for our big sonogram so stay tuned for our announcement on that. Well I gotta get ready to get babies up and bottles made. Hope everyone is having a great day.

butter

2008-10-10T13:03:00.004-04:00

this is butter smeared all over the tv and floor.

these are the culprits:

Any questions?????

Johns 1st Day of Preschool

2008-10-10T10:06:00.003-04:00

I totally forgot to post this. His first day at kiddie hawk preschoolwas on oct. 7. Allthe way there he kept telling he didnt want to go. When we got there Ihad to fill out the paperwork so I was there for longer than I wanted to. He didnt want me to leave. I kept trying to sneak out and he wasnt having it. so finally I just took him over to the teacher and said Im just going to leave. I handed him over screaming and I left crying and cried all the way home. The first two days were like this. The second day when I picked him up he was happy but still said he wasnt going back! Now everytime we go anywhere he freaks out b/c he thinks we are going to school. I have traumatized the poor child!! He needs to go though he doesnt ever play with anyone his own age. Hes so shy I feel like he needs that social time without me. Im gonna give it a few more weeks and hopefully he will start liking it.

Thoughts in My Head

2008-10-06T09:16:00.002-04:00

I have had an interesting week and weekend. Just some interesting things come up with morals, values, and who I am. I have a lot of thoughts in my head that i dont know if I can correctly type out to make it make it make sense but I will try. First of all I really need to start speaking up and voicing my opinion. I am not a confrontational (sp?) person. I dont like to hurt people or make them mad. I also cry very easily when I get to mad so a lot of times I just dont say anything. I am always trying to make everyone happy and that doesnt always mean I am happy. I have realized that my family and I are the only ones that I NEED to be happy. My family is my life. I have to say that Chris is awesome. He has got to be the best husband ever. He helps out so much with the household stuff and the kids and still works 6-7 days a week, he cooks dinner almost every night of the week. When we have issues we sit down and discuss them and although we dont always agree with one another we are able to come to some sort of understanding. There are people in my life who have no idea what the word "marriage", "trust", and "compromise" among others mean. Its like marriage is a joke, just a piece of paper, and I dont understand that. I dont understand people that can marry someone and let them hurt them to the point of emotional breakdown then go back to promises they know wont be kept.I wont even get into the child factor and what it does to them. They dont understand that by using the people around them they also push those people away, and you can only push them so far till they are gone, and it seems like they dont care (even though they say they know). I am officially done with this. I am tired of feeling guilty about it, I'm tired of other people making me feel guilty about it, Im tired of being used, I'm tired of it interfering with my life. As harsh as this sounds it makes me feel so much better to just say it and be done. So I am done with it.

Chris was off last week, I wish he could be off like that more often. I got spoiled. He fixed me breakfast, got the kids up and fed and ready for school, fixed me lunch (except for Friday I was craving a Big Mac!!). He took the girls to the dentist which turned out to be a 3 hour trip b/c they were running so far behind. We sat down and made chore charts not only for the kids but for us too. Sometimes we get so busy and the house suffers and I hate it. Hopefully this will help us keep on task. I want the girls to learn how to be responsible for chores, and for helping us. We put up some halloween decorations,we have an abundance of them b/c Chris LOVES halloween.

I also got to visit with my brother for a little while. He had a quick trip home this weekend. It was nice to see him. I miss him and still feel bad that I havent been down there but it just hasnt been something we can squeeze in. I just hope he understands.

So I guess this is it for now, this is really just a bunch of rambling, things I wanted to get out of my head. I dont even know if it all makes sense here but it does in my head. I am off to fold some laundry before all these babies get up and its diaper changing time!

14 1/2 weeks

2008-09-23T14:42:00.002-04:00

Here I am 14 1/2 weeks pregnant. Ignore my hair I need a serious highlighting and cut.

MMMM beer

2008-09-21T09:45:00.002-04:00

On Friday JOhn was playing with the kitchen stuff. He had the table all set with plates and utensils, the plates all had food on them. Then he had a can (like a soda can) and a bottle thats supposed to be ketchup. Then I hear him say "mmm this is good beer", I look up and hes pretending to drink out of the can. Then he picks up the ketchup bottle and says "beer" and pretends to drink it too. Then he picks up the mustard bottle and starts shaking on his pink iced doughnut and says "hot sauce" (Chris puts hot sauce on everything). It was so funny I was laughing so hard. I called chris and said "do you think its normal for a 2 1/2 year old to pretend to drink beer?". he just laughed. I guess kids really do pickup more than you realize. He is getting to smart. As is Paige. She is really talking well. Its not always understandable but its pretty darn close.
We have, or John and Paige have the first colds of fall. Paiges nose is running so bad, her hair keeps getting stuck in her snot. Its so gross!!LOL John really just has the cough his nose isnt to bad yet. I am loving this cool breeze. Well guess thats it for now I am off to fight with the girls about cleaning their room, its an endless battle with them. But they know that when mommmy is coming in to help it means business!!!

Baby #6 update

2008-09-18T19:09:00.003-04:00

I had my second appt. Tuesday. I got to hear the heartbeat, it is so amazing. Even with baby #6 it stil is amazing to hear. Everything looked good. They took all my blood seriously like 5 tubes. I am 14 weeks. So in the second trimester and 6 more weeks and I am 1/2 way there. Yeah! So I go back in 4 weeks. Im off to finish watching Nemo with John. Have a good night everyone!

I love my baby brother.

2008-09-17T07:16:00.003-04:00

I dont think I have written much about my baby brother Ronnie. Hes away at college right now. Playing soccer for Chowan University. I was 15 when my mom had Ronnie so I would like to say that I helped "raise" him but then I would have to take part responsibility to the dumb stuff he has done and does and I would rather not!!!LOL So I will just say I took care of him a lot when he was younger, I will leave the teenage years to mom and dad! I miss him a lot even though when he was here he had a hard time making the time to come visit me in his busy social life. I havent had a chance to go visit him at school but hopefully I will get to get down there soon. so heres a shout out to my baby brother. I love you and miss you and hope to see you soon. heres some pictures of him at school. He looks really mean in the one but hes not mean so I dont know why he didnt just smile. the second one is him playing at Pfeiffer college.

NO, Im not crazy.

2008-09-15T11:27:00.003-04:00

I found these shirts and thought they answered all the questions that I get asked constantly. I know people dont mean to be rude, mean, or obnixous but its how it feels when its constant. Who gives people the right to say things to people?

"Hey"

2008-09-12T14:33:00.002-04:00

That is Paige's new word. If you take her passy, blankie, or pink monkey she will very quickly say (VERY LOUDLY) "hey". Its so cute. She is like a mockingbird right now, she is talking up a storm. She can say all the girls names, although I am pretty sure she doesnt know who is who! She is obsessed with baby dolls right now so she is constantly saying "baby". She is also signing "more" I really dont know where she got it from, I did it a few times with John and Iguess she has picked it up and she uses it a lot. Pretty soon she will be talking just as much as John.
JOhn has officially become a couch potato. He LOVES TV. His favs right now are Mickey MOuse club, Handy Manny,Little Einsteins, Toy Story 1 and 2, Shrek, and he just discovered the Rugrat movie. If you cant find him more than likely he is vegging on the couch watching tv.
The girls are doing great. They love their classes/teachers. This week started cheer and sound celebration, so the craziness begins.
Im doing well. I am 13 weeks and have a pretty good sized baby bump, Im in maternity clothes already. My sickness has pretty much eased up, I just have tomake sure I eat every few hours.Which normally isnt hard for me but right now nothing taste all that great. I go to the dr. again on the 16th,hopefully we will hear the heartbeat. I saw it last time but we didnt hear it.
well I should go, I gotta get all these babies up. I have my twins club yard sale this weekend so I will be busy, busy. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

a few more

2008-09-02T19:54:00.003-04:00

Wanted to share these they got their haircuts on friday. so heres some closeups of them.

First Day of School

2008-09-02T19:48:00.002-04:00

The girls were so excited for the first day of school. We got already picked out our clothes, got our backpacks ready, had showers and went to bed early. At 11:15 H&M were still awake!! Like it was christmas or something!!LOL! Anyways they had a great day at school. They are a little tired and Im sure will fall right to sleep tonight. Heres the pictures. They picked their clothes themselves, they all had to wear their new shoes. Gotta love girls.

Pictures

2008-09-02T19:43:00.001-04:00

Just thought I would share some pictures.

Its Hump day!! (wednesday!)

2008-08-27T12:56:00.004-04:00

Where did the last 3 weeks of summer go? They flew by and I was incredibly busy and sick. I had bronchitis that really kicked my butt for about a week. I hope I never get that again. Man I was sick! We fit in a trip to kings dominion and some visits with my cousin from spain. Because I was sick I didnt get to spend as much time as I would like but my girls did and I was glad about that. We went to the Jonas brothers concert and had a blast. I wasnt very impressed with the Nissan Pavillion but the concert itself was great. The girls had a blast. I dont have the pictures downloaded yet but as soon as I do I will post them.

The kids are doing great. Getting ready for school to start. John is .... well he is John, typical 2 year old. He had gotten quite physical with Paige and she doesnt like it. As I was peeling him off of her today, he told me "dont toucha me". Where do they learn these things?? Paige is gonna break bad on him one day then he is gonna wish he would of left her alone!!LOL. Paige is walking everywhere. I took her for her 15 month appt. it went ok. They are a little concerned b/c she lost 4 ounces and didnt grow any in length since her 12 month appt. I think shes fine shes just active, she eats pretty well so I just gotta fatten her up a little before her 18 month appt. She is starting to talk. She says "not nice", "no No" (while pointing her finger!), "thank you", "good girl" and "night, night".

I started back to work on Monday. I have had 3 of the 4 kids that I will be watching. This week I have a 6, 7, and 8 month old. So far it has been great. They are all pretty much on the same schedule and they are all pretty good babies. I cant complain.

Before I close I want to let everyone know that we are pleased to announce that Marsden Baby #6 will be arriving in March! (March 19, 2009). I have had one appt. and everything looked good, and there was only one baby! I am about 11 weeks pregnant. Hopefully we will have a healthy, uneventful pregnancy. WEll I should close, I gotta get some lunch while the babies are napping. Have a great day!

SNAKES!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-11T11:26:00.003-04:00

We went to my uncles pool to go swimming and his daughter has 2 snakes that she decided to share with us. I HATE snakes but my girls were all over them. I though Maddie would be afraid but she informed me these werent like the snake that bit her so she wasnt afraid. The one they were holding is the "nice" snake a python I think they said and the other one is a boa and constricts when she gets nervous. Yeah, Ijust kept my distant. JOhn tried to touch them but he was kinda afraid.

So not to much going on, Paige is walking now, my baby is growing up. John has been going on the potty if I make him sit but he doesnt tell me when he has to go. Im not really pushing him, we are just talking about it and sitting on it and stuff. I only have 2 more weeks till I start back to work. . In a way Im ready. I gotta get my room ready I just keep putting it off, since I have all babies this year I need to do a little rearranging. I have this stinking cold I have no idea where I even got it, it sucks though. I hope none of the kids get it. I dont want to end the summer the way I started it with sick kids! well Im gonna sign off for now. Have a great day everyone.

Its been awhile>>>>>>>

2008-08-05T09:13:00.002-04:00

I didn't realize its been over a week since I updated this. We have had so much going on. We have been mostly staying home and keeping cool. We go to the pool usually at least once a week. The girls have been keeping so busy with their friends. they had a play date on Friday so I took the babies to Woodlands pool, we had a good time, the weather was beautiful, John does well in that pool b/c its shallow for him. He is getting better with water. Paige is starting to walk more and more. She is the cutest funniest baby. She just tickles herself all the time. She laughs so much over everything. Shes just a generally happy baby which is a huge switch from her screaming first 6 months. We took the girls school shopping on Saturday, they were going to spend a few days with my in laws so we went early and went shopping and had lunch before we dropped them off. Buying school supplies is unbelievable. The stuff we have to send I think is crazy (sorry to all the teachers who read this:)!) But seriously b/t the 3 of them 8 boxes of tissues, 14 glue sticks, 7 refill packages of wipes. and that's besides, crayons, pencils, scissors, colored pencils, etc. When did the school stop providing tissues?? I mean seriously. Oh well we got everything and its done. Chris and I also did some Christmas shopping after we dropped the girls off. We just happen to be in target and they had a lot of their toys on clearance. We got $345 worth of toys for $100. It was good stuff to, not cheap toys. I bagged them up and put them up in the attic. We had a great weekend. The girls got home late last night and as usual they had a great time and got spoiled!!
I only have 3 weeks till I go back to work, in a way I'm ready, in another way it means things are going to get hectic again. Sound celebration, cheer, school..........busy busy!! Well I have a ton of housework to do. I spent yesterday and got the upstairs cleaned now I need to do the downstairs. The playroom looks like a twister went through. Tomorrow is a pool day. My cousin from Spain is here so we get to see her this weekend, Yeah!!!! I cant wait. Oh well hope everyone has a great day.

the memory game

2008-07-25T17:20:00.000-04:00

I got this off my friend Mandas blog.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn’t matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It’s actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I’ll assume you’re playing the game and I’ll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don’t want to play on your blog, or if you don’t have a blog, I’ll leave my memory of you in my comments.

So there you go. What do you remember about me (whether in real life or on-line since many people reading this live exclusively in my computer)?

Day at the Pool

2008-07-25T16:46:00.002-04:00

I took the kids to Woodland Pool today. We had a great time. Normally we just go to my Uncles to swim, I dont usually care for public pools but they have a splashpad at woodlands so I thought it would be something different. Its a small pool but the kids had a blast. The babies loved it b/c they have a shallow end (like the beach starts shallow and gets deeper) so it was perfect. John finally got in and really enjoyed himself. Paige of course loved it. Heres a picture I took, I cant believe I got one with all 5 looking at the camera. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

this is it I promise

2008-07-21T20:15:00.002-04:00

Heres some more

2008-07-21T20:10:00.001-04:00

More pictures.

2008-07-21T20:05:00.001-04:00

Time Flies

2008-07-21T19:49:00.003-04:00

I didnt realize it had been a week since I updated the page. I have been so busy trying to unpack from the beach, do laundry, clean house and my other various duties! I am going to post some beach pictures, I finally got them all downloaded and went through them.

The kids are doing great. Hailey, Madison and Jenna are having a great summer. They have been having playdates galore, swimming, and sleepovers. They have been staying up late which they love! John well he is becoming a typical 2 year old. Up until now hes been pretty easy and I guess comparatively he still is. We have just been having some minor meltdowns and smack fights. Needless to say Paige is quickly learning how to hold her own. He still has absolutely no interest in the potty. Paige is not walking yet, I think shes scared, I have seen her stand up and take 6 or 7 steps by herself but she just wont take off and go. She has started saying "No, No" and she points when she says it, she also says "night,night". She is a funny little girl, she gets tickled with herself quite often its pretty cute. I think shes definitely going to be our clown. Oh yea, John had to go get his first filling at the dentist. It took me the dentist and 2 assistants to get it done. It needed to be done it was in his front top teeth and I didnt want it to ruin his adult teeth or to start hurting him. I chose to just go and get it done at my dentist (where I now take the girls) and not mess with the pediatric dentist. I didnt want to have to put him to sleep and all that mess. It took the dentist less then 10 minutes and it was over and John has totally forgotten about it.

Well I gotta go get something for dinner, so good night!

Were Home

2008-07-13T17:12:00.002-04:00

We got back yesterday evening from our myrtle beach vacation. We had a great week. The weather was beautiful, it was mid 80's all week, nice breeze, we had a few rainy afternoons but nothing that could ruin anything!! The kids had so much fun. Grandpa and the girls practiced boogey boarding all week, they were training to be boogey board champions!!! JOhn wouldnt go near the water but was fine playing in the sand and taking naps in the hammock. Paige LOVED the ocean. She would crawl all the way down the beach to get to the water. The waves would be coming and she would still be crawling. Paige also got her first black eye. The tub we had didnt have any grip in it and she hit her eye on the edge while I was bathing her. I have lots of pictures to share as soon as I get a chance to download them I will post them.

Congrats to the Lear family on their new addition baby girl Kamryn Grace and congrats to the Huff family on their new addition baby girl Julia Elena. I cant wait to meet both babies. Nothing like a new baby!!

Paiges 12 month pictures

2008-07-02T14:30:00.002-04:00

I got these done at Portrait Innovations, I LOVE that place.

oops heres the last picture

2008-07-01T11:44:00.002-04:00