Baby Pool!!

For those you of you participated in the baby pool...I did the results a while back but forgot to mention it to all of you.

And the winner is....check it out here:)

As you can see...I came in LAST place!! (Makenzie didn't count because she guessed the due date as her birthday May 28! And I am sure no pregnancy could go that long!! That is what a horrible guesser I am! Haha! But I do have to say that the past three babies...someone slipped on the sex of the baby during the ultrasound....only I caught it and tried to convince myself the other way. Like...

For Hope...the ultrasound tech said she always calls the baby a "he" and after she checked the sex of the baby said "her" hand...and I caught it...Dave thought I was crazy. So I convinced myself she was a boy...and out came a girl! LOL!

For Micah...the ultrasound tech (a different one) accidentally showed the babies pee pee and quickly pulled of the monitor. Dave and I both said we saw a boy but she tried to convince us we didn't. So again...I convinced myself it was a girl...and out came a boy! LOL!

And for Faith...the ultrasound tech (a different one again...she was in training) as soon as we told her we didn't want to know...she went to check the sex of the baby (without telling us to look away) and I saw a girl. I told Dave later but just in case I was wrong I kept telling myself it was a boy...and of course she was a girl!! LOL!

Well...either I am a bad guesser or a really good ultrasound reader!!

You can tell they are related!!

So I have been seeing so many similarities and differences in the kids. Here's what I have been noticing. (Hope it is not too boring to you:)

Isaiah and Faith like to sleep with their mommy and daddy.

Hope and Micah like their cribs!

(Although Hope and Micah like to sleep with someone now..LOL!)

Isaiah and Faith like(d) to hold your hair when they go(went) to sleep.

Hope and Micah loved their pappy's from the beginning.

Faith and Isaiah...not so much!

NONE of my children liked their arms to be swaddled! LOL!

Hope and Faith love(d) to lay on their changing tables. They are(were) so happy there!

Faith is my first baby to poop in the tub...and it wasn't really bad...but I still rinsed her in the shower!

All of my poor babies got baby acne...bad!!

Hope and Faith have the tiniest boonies!!

Isaiah and Hope were allergic to Pampers.

Micah and Faith are allergic to Huggies.

Faith is my first to be allergic to the breastfed baby wipes!

Isaiah is my only baby that did not spit up! The other kiddos all spit up! Some worse than others:)

Hope I didnt bore you too much! Just wanted to remember all of this someday:)

Thank you for your "Faith"fulness!

Faith is doing so much better! She is gaining weight and looking and feeling great! Thank you so much for all your prayers! The power of prayer is amazing!

Here are some recent photos that I have taken. I am not as good about taking pictures on my camera...I take so many on my cell phone!

Micah checking out his new sister....well trying to rock her!!

Hey brother:)

I'm awake!

My photo session with my mom:)

Sticking my tongue out!

LOL! I love all the faces babies make!

So sweet!

Hi Mommy!

The best biggest brother!

Like my hat??

Loving her! xoxo

Where's Micah??

No more pictures Mom!!

There he is....busy with cars!!

Must be doing something right....

Since Faith has been sick we started saying prayers over her and laying our hands on her. We also started doing one decade of the rosary as a family the other day. Today Hope did the entire rosary for Faith by herself just because she wanted to! How sweet is she! We did another decade tonight and Hope wanted to do the whole thing again! Even Micah sits through it and holds the rosary for us! I love it when you just feel God's grace and peace as you pray as a family! God is good!

Update on Faith

Friends and Family...we took Faith to the doctor for the 5th time and took the test for RSV and tested positive for it. We ask that you continue to pray for her. She needs it. Please ask our Lord and Savior for a healing and quick recovery. Thank-you all for your faithfulness in this.

Where to Begin....

It has been almost 10 months since I blogged! Crazy! But I find it hard to find time to write.

So where do I begin....I guess right here and now!

As most of you know, we were blessed with another baby girl who arrived on Christmas Eve! Faith Kateri 8lbs. 0oz. 20 inches at 1:40pm. She was the exact same weight and length as her sister Hope!!! She also reminds us a lot of her.

Since she has been born she has definitely thrown us for a loop and God has made sure he is first in our lives. Our prayer life has never been stronger and I think we needed to be reminded to always put God first (which can get pushed aside when you have 3 now 4 very demanding children! ) We also saw a movie which really makes you appreciate and cherish every moment with your children.

Here is the update on what has been going on with our baby girl....

1. We went to her 3 day old visit and her weight was only at 7lbs 5 oz. which she lost more than 10% of her birth weight so...

2. We had to go back the next day to weight her...She weighed 7lbs. 8 oz!! Yeah! So we were cleared to go!! But...

3. The next day she ended up with blood in her poop....I mean her whole diaper was blood! Scary! So we went back to the doctor (did I mention it is 40 minutes away!!) They thought it was from me nursing (since I was cut so bad due to very bad nursing pads), dairy and a cut on her bottom. So I had to stop dairy and nursing. I had to pump and feed her a bottle which is double the work and time. I felt like I was pumping and nursing all day! Then...

4. We had to go back the next day to check for blood in her stool again! They were sure there would still be some but wanted to make sure she was better. When they checked...it was a miracle!!! No blood whatsoever!!! Woo hoo! So it was just from me...yuck! Poor baby! We were cleared again and had to schedule her 2 week check up for the following Friday. But...

5. On Wednesday afternoon she started to sound congested so we changed her appointment to Thursday. Faith has caught her brothers and sisters cold and is congested and chokes on her snot...very bad!! It is scary and she has a hard time catching her breath! She also is not back up to her birth weight which they were worried about too. So...

6. We ask for prayers for Faith. We pray that God's healing hand come upon her and heal our sweet baby girl. We ask for prayers that she gets healthy and keeps growing and getting stronger every day!

*****What else has been going on...*****

Isaiah turned 6!! Crazy! He is in Kindergarten (home schooled). He has his first loose tooth! And he is still SO LOUD! LOL!

Funny Saying: Mom when are you going to fall into labor?? LOL!

Hope is going to be 5 in a couple months!!! She is also in Kindergarten with Isaiah and keeping right up with him! She is all girl...mostly sweet but can be sassy too! She is the best big sister and would hold Faith all day if I let her:)

Micah is going to be 2 next month!!! He is really a very funny kid! He loves to be silly and talks up a storm! I can't believe all the words he knows! He is adjusting to having a new baby in the house. He loves her but wants and needs A LOT of attention!

Hope you are all well. Happy 2012!

Micah snuggling his big brother Isaiah!

Silly boys!

Welcome baby girl Faith Kateri!

Mama tired after delivery!

Faith's first bath...not happy to get her hair washed!

Bath time!

Our Family!

All the kiddos meeting their new sister!

Faith and the boys!

Hope with her new baby sister:)

Christmas afternoon...time for gifts!

So excited and so patient!

Mama with all her kiddies!

Hope loving her sister!

Micah loving his new baby doll! LOL!

Happy New Year!! Silly kids!!

Night 2 Without the Pappy

Hope did great! Dave put her down and it only took her 30 minutes to go to sleep. She only cried for a few minutes!! She did wake up a few times but Dave just covered her up and she whimpered a little bit. She still asks for it every night but is going all night without it! I am so proud of her! We went to buy a little gift for giving up her pappy...(I was going to buy it anyway but it worked out perfect that I could buy it for this occasion)...she got a Dora suitcase for all of our travels! She was so happy and rolled it around all day. We are also cutting nap time...only due to the loss of her pappy. I didn't want to make her upset about it. She was only sleeping about 45 minutes if she would go down anyways. I think she needs an occasional nap...but I think it will be in the car. Keep the prayers coming!