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I cannot believe how insane life is with three kids! I never get a moment to myself yet I love it! They sure do keep me on my toes.

Sienna girl is becoming such a little lady. She'll be 5 in a few months. She promised me that when she's 5, we can get her haircut. We'll see how that goes. She is still loving preschool. She has been home for 2 weeks now. One week was Spring Break and then this week she has been sick. She (and I) cannot wait until Monday when she can go back. We got her all registered for Kindergarten next year. I had two schools I was debating on but one of the office staffs were friendlier than the other so I went with that one. Its called Kenilworth Elementary and it has pillars!!!! Its an old historic building and looks so cool. She is loving our new home (I'll get to that story later on). There is a huge backyard with a swingset. She and Jack play for hours on it.

Jack.... Oh Jack. He is seriously the FUNNIEST kid ever and he's not even talking yet. He sure does get his point across with all his points and grunts. We have quite the busy week together. Monday is our grocery shopping day so we drop Sienna off at school and do our grocery shopping. Tuesdays we have playgroup at the Peoria Library. He has so much fun. He's more of a "sit back and observe" type of kid but he's starting to get more involved. On Wednesdays we go over to our friends house and have a little playdate. Addison is 1 day younger than Jack so its pretty fun. He is starting to talk more. He now says Mamamama, Dadadadada, baby and uh oh on a regular basis. He has said a few more words but only once or twice. He is such a good boy and loves being a big boy helper. He is just now starting to show some interest in the potty so we may be starting potty training here in the near future.

Zoey. My sweet little Zoey. Look up mommas girl in the dictionary and there will be a picture of Zoey. She is the sweetest little girl and just the best baby. She is sleeping 11-13 hours at night and takes around a 4 hour nap during the day. She is exclusively breastfed which I am extremely proud of! The longest I have gone. She is 12 weeks now and will be turning 3 months on April 3rd. We had her blessed earlier this month and she looked like an angel. Full of smiles. Her smile is the most beautiful I have ever seen.Yes, it has brought me to tears once. lol. I love this little girl more than I can say and cannot imagine our lives without this angel. Our family really feels complete now with her here. Milestones. She is rolling over from her tummy to her back. She smiles all the time and recognizes faces and voices. She laughs a lot too. She just sucks in air. Its the cutest thing ever!!

We have a new addition to the family as well. A German Shepard puppy. We named him Severus Snape. Yes, after the Harry Potter character. We were told when we got him that he was 12 weeks. Well when I took him this past week to get his shots, they informed me that he is only 12 weeks now.... So he is quite the baby. Yes, he and Zoey are the same age. lol.

 As for us as a family, we moved earlier this month. We made the decision to move closer to Jeffs work. We found an adorable historic home in downtown Phoenix and are LOVING it! Its so wonderful to be so close to Jeffs work. And we are so close to museums and a light rail and so much cultural stuff for the kids. Plus there is a little amusement park in walking distance to the house.

Zoey Claire

Okay, 5 weeks later I'm finally ready to re-live her birth! So it wasn't that bad....

The week before I was scheduled to be induced with little Miss Zoey, I went to my 38 week appointment. The morning of I really wasnt feeling well. I was light headed and dizzy. When I got called into the room the nurse took my BP and it was high. Like really high. The Dr sent me over for an ultrasound to do a NST to make sure Zoey was ready just in case I needed to be induced sooner. It took the tech forever to get Zoeys breathing counts but she finally got them. Then I was sent over to L&D to be monitored for my BP. I was there for about an hour and a half and my BP stabilized so they sent me home and told me to make another appt for the next day with my dr. So Thursday afternoon, I went back to the dr and again my BP was high. They had me rest lay down and they took it again. Still high. Was sent for another ultrasound and then back over to L&D. Dr Folkestad came over and talked to us and we agreed to go home and come back on Monday for another appt. I was told to stay off my feet the entire weekend. Monday I went to my appt and he said we were all set for induction that night. He said I would for sure get a call because I was now high risk with my blood pressure. Monday night came and went and NO CALL!! I was so mad! I called my dr and left a message asking what I should do.
About 30 min after that at 8:50am, I got a call from the hospital asking where I was. I told her I never got a call but I could be there in about 30-45 min.
9:45am- I got checked into my room
10:30am- I had my IV placed. She tried to put it in my left forearm and couldnt find the vein. I got really hot and dizzy and threw up. She finally got it placed in my hand. Much better.
11am- Dr Folkestad checked me and I was 4cm dilated.
11:15am- My water was broken and pitocin was started.
1pm- Contractions were very strong! I called for my epidural.
2:30pm- My first epidural was placed and I was 5cm. The epidural did not work at all. I was in tears and in so much pain. I asked for them to redo it.
3:45pm- The second epidural was placed and I got instant relief. I was still at 5cm. The nurse placed an oblong ball between my legs and had me lay on my side. After 15 min she switched me to the other side and I was feeling TONS of pressure but the nurse kinda wrote it off as the epidural still trying to work.
4:30pm- The nurse finally checked me and I was fully dilated. Dr Folkestad came in right at that moment and had me start pushing. I wish he would've let Zoey make her way down a little more but oh well.
5:39pm- A little over an hour of pushing, Miss Zoey Claire made her way into the world at 8lbs1oz and 21 inches long. The longest of my babies. She was absolutely beautiful with a full head of thick dark hair.

We got into our recovery room around 7pm Tuesday night. It went pretty smoothly. Our nurses kept saying I was the easiest patient ever! No pain meds or nothing. We were able to leave Wednesday night around 8pm. I was so excited to go home. I couldnt wait!