JULY came and went

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!?!?

July came and went so fast!  And I'm back at work :(

July was a fun month as I still had a few weeks home with my girlies before returning to work.

We took the girls to Lansing to see Papa and Poopy, and introductd Bria to dad's beautiful home, horsefalls, and a slumber party with the 4 of us in Poopy's living room!  It was a great trip!

We also had a ton of fun playing with Morgan and Ben!

Papa Kirky came down to visit!

And the rest of July was spent smiling and playing :)

Impromptu Jovie Photo Shoot

So, it was a cloudy day, which is PERFECT for taking pics... So I bribed Jov with a sucker and off to Cornell Campus we went! I took all of these photos in a matter of 8 mintues! And after each picture, I heard, "Sucker Mommy, Sucker"... Not yet Jov, just ONE more picture :) They turned out AWESOME.  I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!

Maternity Leave

Well, here we are... JULY... Oh how I love you, but hate you.  I go back to work in 2 short weeks.  Where have my 12 weeks gone?! And how did my baby grow up so fast?! We have had a wonderful summer so far.  The girls have been busy, mostly Jovie, playing outside, going on stroller rides, swimming in the pool and have lovely lazy summer days (that seem to be far from lazy with three kiddos).  Lib was busy with softball and still is busy with 4H.

Jov is officially potty trained... Pee and Poop! Yay Jov! She is a rockstar and caught on so quickly once she wanted to!  Now we just have to get her transferred BACK to her big girl bed and we can work on the panties at night.  She transferred back to her crib when Grandma was here while mommy and daddy were at the hospital with Bria (wink wink). :)

Jovie will begin a new daycare/preschool in August, so I'm excited and nervous to see how she transitions.  She LOVES going to Brooke's but there wasn't transportation room for Bria, so we have found a new daycare for the two of them and Linda seems wonderful.  We are excited.  Jovie is learning sentences and new things daily, it's kinda scary!  She knows her ABC's and counts and speaks Spanish and just saying things that blow me away!

Bria is growing like a weed and is so much more alert and smiley.  I love it.  She is sleeping about 5-6 hours at a time at night, so we are getting there!

Lib is busy getting ready to show cattle at the Jones Co. Fair and a few other fairs, including the State Fair.

Steve is busy working and picking up a new hobby of bike riding.  I'm so proud of him :)

And I stay busy playing with the girls and trying to keep my house picked up.  I'm back to running and loving it. I also am busy trying to figure out how I don't have to go back to work :)

Here are some pics from June 2011 of the girls

Bria Newborn Pics

Here are a few newborn pics I took of Miss Bria

Welcome Bria Leigh Moel

Daddy's Princess number 4 has arrived at the Moel house! Bria Leigh Moel was born on 4.28.11 at 8:51 PM weighing in at 6.11 and 19 inches long.  She is perfect!  She is joined by Mommy, Libby, Jovie, and Daddy!  She arrived two weeks early and was a bit of a surprise to Mom and Dad!  Here is how the story unfolds...

I went to my 38 week apt on Thursday knowing I was going to be dilated somewhere past 4 cm.  Well, much to my surprise I was 7 cm and baby was breach.  I panicked a little bit, being I was at the appointment by myself, and called Steve immediately.  He took Jov over to the neighbors and was on his way.  After an ultrasound, confirming that baby was breach, they had me drive myself over to labor and delivery where Dr. Rexroth was going to try and manually flip the baby.  YIKES I thought! When Steve finally arrived, he arrived to 4 nurses in my room hooking me up to oxygen and flipping me to my side.  The baby's heart rate kept dropping and it was very scary.  Dr. Rexroth showed up and tried to manually flip the baby (most pain I have EVER had) and decided a C-Section was the route to go.  I was a little bit scared, not having anything planned! All I thought I was going to do was go to my apt and then get groceries and head home, NOT expecting to have a baby that day!

Once in the operating room I got a lot more nervous.  I hated the feeling of not feeling anything.  Steve was awesome and kept asking me if I wanted "play by play".  HECK NO I didn't want play by play.  There were a few times I considered asking them to knock me out because of the overwhelming sense of panic I felt, but I kept my cool and out came baby!  Dr. Rexroth let Steve know he could peek over the curtain and announce the sex of the baby.  Bria's legs were together everything was "swollen" so he announced her as a BOY and he was serious!! Dr. Rexroth asked him to check again.  I could see a split second of disappointment on Steve's face, knowing he wasn't going to get his boy, but he fell in love immediately!  Bria was named after my brother Brian, and Leigh after Steve's sister Crystal.  My mom and dad were both there for the delivery, and Steve gave them the news over text message (I found this out much later and was a bit disappointed). :)

Jovie has fallen in love with her little sister, constantly wanting to help with diaper changes, and putting her binkie in her mouth.  She tells her all the time that she has "Tiny Fingers and Tiny Toes".  She also is constantly kissing her on the head.  It's priceless. 

Libby has been a huge help by playing with Jov, allowing me to feed Bria.  She also was a huge help for those first few weeks as I couldn't lift Jov, which completely broke my heart. 

We are finally starting to settle into a routing.  Bria is sleeping about 3 hours at a time at night (4 weeks old).  Jov is acting like Jov, a 2 year old who is not at all interested in potty training.  BUMMER.  Lib is heading to her mom's for most of the summer.  Steve is working.  And me, I'm feeding the baby :)

Here are some pictures from Bria's arrival - she is such a blessing from God and we couldn't love her more.  She is an amazing baby and we are so lucky to have our family complete.  ALL GIRLS! :)  Lucky Steve.