You have to love the way little kids hear some songs, Ricky was Rocking and singing "Lucy in the Sky McDonalds". I have to share a video of Ricky rocking to Beatles Rock band, it is all he has been doing all night (yes this is how we are bringing in the new year, Me and Ricky are the only ones left awake!). The kids were very excited to get the Beatles Rock Band for Christmas, thanks Uncle Todd, Aunt Dianna, Stephani and Matthew.
Happy New Year everyone!!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Questions About Izzy Answered
Tabitha is now 14. Ha, if you hold the shift down when you type 14 it is !$, boy isn't that true about a 14 year old, they drive ya nuts! and cost you a lot of $.
Now, hopefully I can answer some of them many questions I have been asked about Izzy. She will be getting her MRI and CAT scan on Jan 7th, she will be sedated for the CAT scan.
Now for the other "what, why, when, and were" questions..... The first thing we noticed about her is her cute little crooked smile and she had many problems breastfeeding then also with a bottle.... But we were not worried. Then around 6 months we started noticing delays, like she had a big head lag when you would lift her off her back, she basically wouldn't even try and hold her head up (this continued until about 2 months ago and she still has a slight head lag). As time went by she wouldn't bear any weight on her legs, wasn't crawling, sitting up, couldn't eat any kind of solid foods. After she was about 14 months old she finally started to bear some wight on her legs, around that same time she finally started eating some solid foods also, but still wasn't pulling up or making any attempt to stand or walk.
After months of therapy she is finally walking with some help, but she doesn't walk correctly. If you are wondering about how you can not walk correctly? well she has a full step with her right foot then she simply drags her left foot up to meat it and doesn't fully bring it out in front. The best way to see what she is doing is walk normal with one foot, then just bring your other foot forward until it meets the other foot and stop, continue on like this. Her right foot is also severely pigeon toed. It isn't just her legs, her whole left side is much weaker than the right. The neurologist also noticed some size differences in the right and left side of her body.
Now, what did the neurologist have to say? He thinks that she is fine and developing at her own pace, however he wants to be sure that is all it is. He is checking to be sure that she didn't suffer a lack of oxygen at birth or a brain bleed, both of which would explain all of this.
I hope that answers most of the questions.
Now, hopefully I can answer some of them many questions I have been asked about Izzy. She will be getting her MRI and CAT scan on Jan 7th, she will be sedated for the CAT scan.
Now for the other "what, why, when, and were" questions..... The first thing we noticed about her is her cute little crooked smile and she had many problems breastfeeding then also with a bottle.... But we were not worried. Then around 6 months we started noticing delays, like she had a big head lag when you would lift her off her back, she basically wouldn't even try and hold her head up (this continued until about 2 months ago and she still has a slight head lag). As time went by she wouldn't bear any weight on her legs, wasn't crawling, sitting up, couldn't eat any kind of solid foods. After she was about 14 months old she finally started to bear some wight on her legs, around that same time she finally started eating some solid foods also, but still wasn't pulling up or making any attempt to stand or walk.
After months of therapy she is finally walking with some help, but she doesn't walk correctly. If you are wondering about how you can not walk correctly? well she has a full step with her right foot then she simply drags her left foot up to meat it and doesn't fully bring it out in front. The best way to see what she is doing is walk normal with one foot, then just bring your other foot forward until it meets the other foot and stop, continue on like this. Her right foot is also severely pigeon toed. It isn't just her legs, her whole left side is much weaker than the right. The neurologist also noticed some size differences in the right and left side of her body.
Now, what did the neurologist have to say? He thinks that she is fine and developing at her own pace, however he wants to be sure that is all it is. He is checking to be sure that she didn't suffer a lack of oxygen at birth or a brain bleed, both of which would explain all of this.
I hope that answers most of the questions.
Monday, November 30, 2009
2 Things
2 things have been called to my attention...
Now for a cute picture....
yyyyaaaawwwwwnnnnnnn, I feel just as tired.
- I am no longer a "mama to my 6 little ones", I now have 7!
- I haven't been posting all the truely crazy thing that have been happening in our lives.
Now for a cute picture....
yyyyaaaawwwwwnnnnnnn, I feel just as tired.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sisters
Ok, so this is my crappy cell phone picture, but would this define true sisters when one uses the other as a pillow????
Thursday, September 24, 2009
A day in the life of a mama of 7
This is for those in the last week who claimed I was "unorganized". Hahahahaha, unorganized + 7 kids = crazy, uncontrolled, chaos! You can not, let me say that again, CAN NOT be unorganized with 7 kids.
But besides that many wonder what a typical day is like in our house, So here is a overview of our typical day:
6 AM, wake tabi for school, fix Tabi a quick b-fast, fix lunches, feed Ty
6:50 get Tabi on the bus, wake up Chrisi, check e-mail and start planning/printing out Ricky's lessons for the day, get load of laundry in, ask chirisi if she wants b-fast, she will answer no, fix myself b-fast, chrisi will ask for some, ugh.... luckily at b-fast usually is only cereal.
8:00 Chrisi on bus, finish up getting Ricky's lessons ready, make list of things that need to be done today "in my free time" (that is a joke).
8:15 lay down on couch to try and catch some z's because Ty is actually sleeping in his swing around this time, he is starting to outgrow the swing, I don't know what I will do when this happens!
8:25 Dani ruins all chances of a nap as she comes creeping down the stairs followed by Bri, Start fixing Bri, Dani, and Ricky b-fast and wake up ricky for b-fast and listen to him complain that what ever I fixed isn't what he wanted.
Feed Ty
short period of cleaning time, whatever needs done the most, usually dishes and a quick vacuum.
9:30 some school with Ricky, Feed Ty
break and let Ricky play Wii while mom finished some laundry
then back to more school
12:00 fix lunch, Feed Ty, by this time Ty is snuggled in my moby wrap "helping" mama.
1:00 Literature (AKA story time), Little ones have blanket time while I read and then little ones down for a nap (this is the time Mama tries to read without falling asleep)
Ricky finish up any left over school work or quiet time
Pick up living room, Ty's play mat time, and feed Ty
(here depending on the day we may go to Izzy's therapy or start getting ready for church classes, in which case I will throw something in the crock pot).
2:30 tabi home from school, help her with homework, e-mail her teachers because she says she has no homework and about 3:00 get stared on the homework that the teachers said she has. Someday she will realize she can't get away with this right?
3:30 Chrisi home from school, homework time for her too.
4:30 start figuring out dinner, the kids will all starve to death if it isn't done soon.... feed ty... break up several fights.... get the kids to start picking up.
6:00 dinner followed by baths... feed ty
7:30 kids bedtime, this can take up to 2 hours by the time I get everyone's pj's on them, teeth brushed, tucked in, and bed time stories read, and a half dozen "drinks of water" and feed Ty (he gets cranky in the evening)
10:00 clean up dinner, remember there is still laundry in the washer from this morning, grade some papers, feed Ty, wrap up anything left that needs to be done.
11:30 needlessly get online and post to blog while eating oreo cookies because this is the first time I have had to relax all day, not to mention that this is the only time I can actually sit down with Oreo cookies without many little hands reaching for them.
12:00 realize how tired I am and give up on post and head to bed, where I will feed ty again (at least he has started sleeping until 5AM, so by the time I am in bed I will actually get a whole 4 1/2 hours sleep before I get to start all over.
G-night.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Laundry... LAUNdry..... LAUNDRY!!!!
Tonight at church I was talking to another mom who was "behind" on laundry. As she went on about how she will need to do a mere 4 loads to catch up. My mind started to wander as I began to think about my laundry.....
I have not done laundry for a week, trust me I trump everyone who is behind on laundry (unless you have a bigger family). Think about this (maybe even a little visualization too), one weeks worth of laundry in our house is.....
56 t-shirts
56 sweaters if the weather has been cold
14 baby outfits
7 baby blankets
56 pairs of pants
42 undies
112 socks (no wonder I gave up on sorting socks and just have a "sock basket" where everyone has to dig through to find matching socks)
56 pairs of pj's if everyone wore different pj's each night (I try and encourage wearing the same pj's a few night in a row)
and every day there is about 20 cloth diapers that need to be washed
Now this is just the basics, it doesn't include gym clothes and changes of clothes if the kids got dirty during the day, nor any towels (we can easily go through 9 towels a day if we are all taking baths and showers) or sheets. Now just to set the record straight, no I don't get it all ironed, folded, and put away. It usually goes from the line (or dryer) into baskets, the baskets do sometimes get sorted into a basket for each person and one for socks, then piled somewhere until "I get time to fold".
Now who would like to complain to me that they are behind on laundry?????
Kids Songs
About a month ago we were tortured, um, oops, I mean blessed with a Kids Bop CD after a innocent trip to McDonnalds. If anyone is interested in that CD, you can find a free one on the side of the road just down the street from McDonnalds.
Now, if you are a parent, I know it can be hard to believe there can be a CD better than Kids Bop (insert rolling eyes), but I have found something better. From the guy who did the homeschool song, Tim Hawkins....
(forgot to mention, for better hearing quality, pause or stop radio at the bottom of the page)
If only that was a real CD, I would buy it. I also think it would make a better happy meal toy.
And if you have never heard the homeschool song....
Ok one more just because I like Tim Hawkins, things you don't say to your wife...
Now, if you are a parent, I know it can be hard to believe there can be a CD better than Kids Bop (insert rolling eyes), but I have found something better. From the guy who did the homeschool song, Tim Hawkins....
(forgot to mention, for better hearing quality, pause or stop radio at the bottom of the page)
If only that was a real CD, I would buy it. I also think it would make a better happy meal toy.
And if you have never heard the homeschool song....
Ok one more just because I like Tim Hawkins, things you don't say to your wife...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Long Time, No Post
I can't believe I haven't posted to the blog in 5 months. I need to do a major update, we not only have a new baby, but also a new house. All in the same week :) On June 6th we got the keys to the new house so on the 7th I was cleaning the kitchen and getting the house ready to move into, and labor hit, July 9th we were blessed with the birth of our 2nd son Tyson.
I can't believe he is going to be 2 months old already and I can't believe we have been in the new house for 2 months already (we are still stepping over and moving around boxes).
So, what have we been up to? We have been slowly going green and frugal. With the economy who can't afford to become more frugal, and if your going to do that you minus well go green too.
Our first project cut our biggest expense, Diapers! with 4 kids in diapers it is easy to spend over $40 a week just buying the cheapest off brand diaper made, when you add my kids sensitive bottoms and the need for more expensive diapers the price sky rockets. Solution, first we looked into the flushable gdiapers, but there was still quite a bit of cost and the closest place that sold them was a good 30 minute drive in town. So we went cloth and its so much fun and addicting if you are crafty you can make your own out of anything from store bought material to old t-shirts or there are the WAHM who can whip up some very cute diapers, washing is no big deal. I throw them in the washer before going to bed each night and hang them out the next morning.
Next, we cut the cleaners, save more than the average family here because we have so many little ones always spilling something. Vinegar and baking soda make are excellent cleaners and even fabric softeners.
Next, more homemade from scratch foods, not only healthier but also a money saver. coupons combined with sale ads save a ton also.
Next, the dryer. With all the laundry we do this is a big energy saver. We can easily have the washer and dryer going 24/7 trying to keep up with the every growing dirty clothes monster. When we started this I didn't think it would last because the clothes were coming out stiffer than cardboard. But I stuck with it and suddenly I noticed that the clothes were coming out better than if they were dried in the dryer. Tips: use vinegar in the rinse, give the clothes a good shake before hanging (the tumbling action in the dryer is what makes them soft), and plenty of clothes pins will have them coming out looking freshly pressed. Remember, hang bottoms from their tops and tops from their bottoms.
Next, lights OFF. if the sun is seen, the light bulbs better be off. new house rule.
Next, cable. Since the switch to digital TV, public broadcasting is nice. We didn't watch that much tv anyways, I had most of the channels blocked with the kids around, and what we did watch was on the local channels anyways. We don't miss it (that much) and save a lot.
Next, I've been recycling thing around the house. old bed sheets are cut into strips and made into rag rugs (or diapers), recycled bags fused together to make various item like coasters, kids play mats, reusable bags, baskets, the list is endless, Rick and Grandpa's old dress shirts found new life as a jumper for the little girls, too many projects here to list. I will try and post some pictures and patterns in the coming weeks.
Who knows what will be next, but every penny saved is a penny made.
I can't believe he is going to be 2 months old already and I can't believe we have been in the new house for 2 months already (we are still stepping over and moving around boxes).
So, what have we been up to? We have been slowly going green and frugal. With the economy who can't afford to become more frugal, and if your going to do that you minus well go green too.
Our first project cut our biggest expense, Diapers! with 4 kids in diapers it is easy to spend over $40 a week just buying the cheapest off brand diaper made, when you add my kids sensitive bottoms and the need for more expensive diapers the price sky rockets. Solution, first we looked into the flushable gdiapers, but there was still quite a bit of cost and the closest place that sold them was a good 30 minute drive in town. So we went cloth and its so much fun and addicting if you are crafty you can make your own out of anything from store bought material to old t-shirts or there are the WAHM who can whip up some very cute diapers, washing is no big deal. I throw them in the washer before going to bed each night and hang them out the next morning.
Next, we cut the cleaners, save more than the average family here because we have so many little ones always spilling something. Vinegar and baking soda make are excellent cleaners and even fabric softeners.
Next, more homemade from scratch foods, not only healthier but also a money saver. coupons combined with sale ads save a ton also.
Next, the dryer. With all the laundry we do this is a big energy saver. We can easily have the washer and dryer going 24/7 trying to keep up with the every growing dirty clothes monster. When we started this I didn't think it would last because the clothes were coming out stiffer than cardboard. But I stuck with it and suddenly I noticed that the clothes were coming out better than if they were dried in the dryer. Tips: use vinegar in the rinse, give the clothes a good shake before hanging (the tumbling action in the dryer is what makes them soft), and plenty of clothes pins will have them coming out looking freshly pressed. Remember, hang bottoms from their tops and tops from their bottoms.
Next, lights OFF. if the sun is seen, the light bulbs better be off. new house rule.
Next, cable. Since the switch to digital TV, public broadcasting is nice. We didn't watch that much tv anyways, I had most of the channels blocked with the kids around, and what we did watch was on the local channels anyways. We don't miss it (that much) and save a lot.
Next, I've been recycling thing around the house. old bed sheets are cut into strips and made into rag rugs (or diapers), recycled bags fused together to make various item like coasters, kids play mats, reusable bags, baskets, the list is endless, Rick and Grandpa's old dress shirts found new life as a jumper for the little girls, too many projects here to list. I will try and post some pictures and patterns in the coming weeks.
Who knows what will be next, but every penny saved is a penny made.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tooth Fairy
Breaking news:
Mrs. T. Fairy has demanded a share of the government stimulus money to cover the growing demands of children. She claims inflation rates are out of control. "Hundred years ago, a single penny made children happy, by the time the 50's rolled around a good old fashioned shiny dime was the going rate. But by the year 2000 children were asking for much more, one whole dollar! And last night it has already risen to $1.25." On top of this she claims the rising dental rates have had a major impact on her business causing a loss of quality in teeth. "children are asking for more, but leaving lower quality". Next week Mrs. Fairy is planning to take a Mr. Willard Wonka to court, she claims he is purposely destroying the teeth of millions causing a further decline in tooth quality.
Local "tooth" "fairy" news:
- Ricky has lost his second tooth, the tooth fairy was gracious enough to leave him $1.25!
- Izzy has gained her first tooth, the tooth fairy has yet to leave any money for "teeth gained"
(for those wondering, all teeth lost and gained were located on the bottom front)
Now for the local fairy sightings:
Fairy #1, I believe she is called Dani by her fairy friends. Picture captured by Tabitha.
Fairy #2, I believe I heard her fairy friends call her Bri. She fell to the floor to try and hide when she saw us trying to capture a picture of her. Picture also captured by Tabitha.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Test Results, Teeth, and Navy
I should change the blog name to "Insanely Busy" mama 2 my 6 little ones. Things have been crazy busy around the house, and for that reason, this will be short and sweet.
~The test results, we had our Amnio done after the news of the baby having a 1 in 54 chance of Downs Syndrome. We got the call saying the Amnio results are normal and everything is fine, YAY. And bigger news, we are having a boy!!!!
The names that are currently being considered are:
1. Xavier Lee
2. Obama Charles (hehehehe, that would be just for grandpa)
Baby countdown: 162 days to go!
~On to the next exciting news. Rick has signed up for the Navy. He goes to take his test and physical March 19th, keep your fingers crossed everything goes well. He will be enlisting under a delayed entry program and won't actually go to boot camp until after Xavier is born. He is hoping to go into the aviation program.
~And I have saved the most exciting news for last (at least according to Ricky). Ricky has finally lost his first tooth tonight. Now he is so excited that it is 1AM, AND HE IS STILL AWAKE! And keeping the other kids awake. He lost it about a hour after the kids went to bed, approximately 5 minutes after I finally had everyone settled down, then here came Peter Ricky Tale jumping down the "lost my first tooth" trail and winding all the kids back up, ugh! At this point it is looking like the tooth fairy may not come because she may just be too tired.
~G-Night!
~The test results, we had our Amnio done after the news of the baby having a 1 in 54 chance of Downs Syndrome. We got the call saying the Amnio results are normal and everything is fine, YAY. And bigger news, we are having a boy!!!!
The names that are currently being considered are:
1. Xavier Lee
2. Obama Charles (hehehehe, that would be just for grandpa)
Baby countdown: 162 days to go!
~On to the next exciting news. Rick has signed up for the Navy. He goes to take his test and physical March 19th, keep your fingers crossed everything goes well. He will be enlisting under a delayed entry program and won't actually go to boot camp until after Xavier is born. He is hoping to go into the aviation program.
~And I have saved the most exciting news for last (at least according to Ricky). Ricky has finally lost his first tooth tonight. Now he is so excited that it is 1AM, AND HE IS STILL AWAKE! And keeping the other kids awake. He lost it about a hour after the kids went to bed, approximately 5 minutes after I finally had everyone settled down, then here came Peter Ricky Tale jumping down the "lost my first tooth" trail and winding all the kids back up, ugh! At this point it is looking like the tooth fairy may not come because she may just be too tired.
~G-Night!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
New pictures of Izzy
I just realized it has been a long time since I posted pictures of our Chubby Izzy.
I tried everything I could do to get her to smile, but she preferred the cute cooing baby look tonight.
*****BREAKING NEWS****
We have a heartbeat, so I can officially announce:
Baby #7 is due August 2, 2009!
We are betting the odds and figuring on another girl, Madelynn Lee.
Although, after the last ultrasound the baby has been named "gummy bear", that is exactly what she looked like.
We have known since November, however early ultrasounds lacked a heartbeat, which was recently confirmed, YAY.
Baby #7 is due August 2, 2009!
We are betting the odds and figuring on another girl, Madelynn Lee.
Although, after the last ultrasound the baby has been named "gummy bear", that is exactly what she looked like.
We have known since November, however early ultrasounds lacked a heartbeat, which was recently confirmed, YAY.
Sticken pox
The 
picture should clearly explain what "sticken pox" is:
She went to go potty (and thinks she needs to be completely undressed to do this) and returned covered head to toe in reward stickers, lol. BTW, the round elephant sticker located on the very ticklish tummy is scratch and sniff, we had quite a bit of fun with that one, haha.
She convinced me the cure for sticken pox is a cup cake:
picture should clearly explain what "sticken pox" is:She went to go potty (and thinks she needs to be completely undressed to do this) and returned covered head to toe in reward stickers, lol. BTW, the round elephant sticker located on the very ticklish tummy is scratch and sniff, we had quite a bit of fun with that one, haha.
She convinced me the cure for sticken pox is a cup cake:
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