Our Valentine's Day

This year one of my new year's resolutions/goals is to start fun, new traditions with my family. So, this is what I came up with for Valentine's day...


On Friday night, I gave the girls a mini heart attack in their bedroom. I taped up some hearts around their room and then sprinkled hersheys hugs and kisses on their floor. I wrote them each a little valentine and also left them a little prize. They thought it was pretty special and had fun with it. Aidan also got a little prize, but I didn't leave him a heart attack. I didn't want him to eat the paper. Maybe next year...
Mike then took the girls for a special valentine's date...They went ice fishing and had a ton of fun! They are quite the outdoorsmen, which makes their dad ever so happy. When they got back, we went to Grandma Judy's and left her a little valentine day surprise in her bedroom--the girls hid gummy bears for her to find with a little poem-- and then later we had another heart shaped pizza with candle light and ate treats dipped in fondue. It was a fun and festive day!


We started our Valentine's day celebrations with an early birthday party for our Jordan! He got home from his mission last August and so this was his first birthday back. We tried to make it the same as he remembered, so we had a heart shaped pizza and made him a Texas sheetcake that the girls and I decorated with his nickname! His birthday is actually on Valentine's day so we had the party on Thursday and it was really fun for the kiddos!

Baby Tag

Baby Tag... All about the kiddies!
1.Where were you when you first found out you were prego?
Home with all three--I was expecting it with Cambree...Brinlee and Aidan were great surprises!!
2.Who was with you? Mike was for #1 and #2. I took it in secret with Aidan because I felt really dumb taking one--in case it wasn't what I thought it was.
3. How did you find out you were pregnant? A prego test with Cam. Then I just felt sick with Brin and Aidan and decided to take a test to see why that was so.
4. What was your first reaction to being pregnant? THRILLED!! Each and every time.
5. Who was the first person you told? Mike. (Except with Aidan...then I called Michelle and told her and asked if I should do something cutesy to tell Mike...I couldn't wait to do anything CUTE. I was bursting with the news!)
6. Did you plan to get pregnant? Sure...
7. Did you tell everyone else right away? With Cambree we couldn't contain ourselves. We waited with the other two until after the 1st appointment. That was a long wait!
8. Was everyone happy for you? Of course
9. Did you go out and celebrate? Each time Mike took me to dinner...what a guy!!
10. Did you wanna find out the sex? Of course! Mike wanted to know if we were going to have a boy!!
11. What was the sex? Girl, girl, boy
12. Did anyone throw you a shower? I was given a shower by the people at Mike's work with Cambree. Mic threw me a shower when I had Aidan.
13. Did you get any outfits that you knew you wouldn't ever put on your baby? Would I ever admit that out loud?!?! (Actually, I was so grateful for everything, that I used it ALL!)
14. How much weight did you gain? 25 with Cam, 20 with Brin and Aidan!
15. Did you lose all the weight that you gained? Hello! Still carrying it! (Not all of it, but quite a bit!)
16. Did you get any stretch marks? Are you kidding me? Is it even an option NOT to get stretch marks?!?!
17. What did you crave the most? Hot dogs with relish--Cam Fresh fruit--Brin FROSTING--Aidan
19. Who or what got on your nerves? Um, everything. Just ask Mike and my family. I am not to be messed with while I am pregnant!
20. Did you have any complication with your pregnancy? I lost hearing in my right ear with Cam and had to have a tube put in (PAINFUL!) I had a strange bleeding growth on my upper arm with Brin that had to be removed and left a strange round scar. With Aidan,I had another strange looking growth on my forehead that looked like a zit that also had to be removed and left a scar. What can I say? Freaky!
21. When and where did you go into labor? I was at home when I went into labor with Cambree at about 11:00 pm on Saturday night...stayed up all night cleaning and timing contractions with Mike (he didn't love that). Went to the hospital the next morning at 9:00. Had her at 6:00 pm. Was started with Brinlee and Aidan.
22. Did your water break? No-never.
23. Who drove to the hospital? Mike
24. Who was in the room when you gave birth? Mike, Dr. and a nurse. My mom was there when Cambree was born.
25. Did you go early or late? Four days early with Cambree and was started one day early with Brin and on my due date with Aidan.
26. How long were you in labor for? About 19 hours or so with Cam (probably would have been less if my water had been broken earlier!) About 2 hours with Brin and about 20 minutes with Aidan. (I go pretty fast after they break my water!)
27. Did you have drugs for the pain? Of course I did. I'm not crazy!
28. Natural or C-section? Natural
29. What was your first reaction when they were first born? Happy and disbelief. Was I really a mom?
30. How big was she/he? 6lbs 10oz (Cam) 9lbs 2 oz (Brin) 8lbs 15 oz (Aidan)
31. Did your husband cry? Mike doesn't cry about ANYTHING!!(I think he might be broken. Hee hee.) But, he was very happy.
32. What did you name your baby? Cambree, Brinlee, Aidan Michael
33. Any significant Meaning? Just names we really liked!
34. Any visitors? Sure. I am very popular.
35. Did baby have any complication? Cambree had to have a little oxygen at first, but was fine.
36. How old is your baby today? Cam is 7 1/2 yrs. Brin is 5 1/2 yrs. Aidan is 13 mos.
37. When is the next one coming? Who knows?!?
38. If you could would you do it all over again? Of course. I love them all so very much!!
39.TAG: Mic, Bonnie, Katie, Susie, Misty, Melissa, Jenn--pretty much anyone who reads my blog and would like to share in this fun post!