Recap from Yesterday

Waiting...

and waiting...

and WAITING...

AND WAITING...

and FINALLY the announcement!

We got the first call early am that Nikki and Bobby were at the hospital and she was 6 cm dilated. Around 8am she was up to an 8. Bob, the kids and I got ready and left to head down around 10am...anticipating our "It's a..." any moment as we drove. We got down to the hospital in Annapolis with no call so we stopped at Denny's for a quick bite to eat before heading over to the hospital...still no call...waiting, waiting, waiting! Poor Nikki! Around 2:30pm her Dad appeared from being with her and said she was going to start pushing shortly. Bob, the kids and I continued to wait...Aunt Meg showed up...still waiting...MeMom and PopPop showed up...still waiting...Bobby came down around 5:00 announcing Felicity Nicole Rounay had been born around 4:30pm after an hour and forty five minutes of pushing and a drug free delivery for Nikki! Wow!! Congratulations Rounay FAMILY!! My brother...now a father...I'm sure he will be amazing...but that is scarey...Bobby...a FATHER!!

We are are so excited...back dating...I had a dream a month or so ago now that she was going to have a girl, Aunt Meg had a dream a week or so ago that she was going to have a girl...and poof...she had a girl! Nikki is so ecstatic! She thought she was going to have a boy...so a girl excited her sooo much...she commented, "I can't wait to play barbies with her!"

Felicity

Happy and tired Daddy with his daughter Felicity!

Proud Aunt Beth and Felicity!

We can't wait to go visit again and have Morgan and RJ meet their new and first cousin!

WELCOME LITTLE ONE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELICITY ROUNAY!

Happy Birthday Felicity Nicole Rounay! You were born today to your wonderful parents! Lots of love!! You were born around 4:30 in the afternoon, weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and were 19.5 inches long! You are going to have so much fun with your cousins and they can't wait to meet you! Hopefully Morgan and RJ can make frequent trips down to visit you! More tomorrow!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day! Bob and I celebrated our meal (with the kids) on Thursday night because he is working all weekend. It was nice, slightly romantic with a candle burning, and lots of love because we shared our meal with our love bugs!

Daddy was very thoughtful and bought me flowers today. I was very surprised because I did not expect anything and found them on the table when I woke up!

The rest of the day was relaxing. Went up to the house (twice...once with Pop Pop and once with Aunt Meggie), MeMom made stuffed hoagies for supper, and then the kids and I relaxed the rest of the night (while Daddy worked and the rest of the family went to see the play that Daddy and I saw last weekend). Oh, Morgan also gave out her V-day cards that she made to the family (I went to the store to buy cards and got there around 9:30am...the store didn't open until 10am...that was an omen to have Morgan make them and save the money!) Nothing else exciting to report, just love to all!

What a day...

Today has been a bit rougher than usual! Last night started out great! RJ fell asleep and was put down in his bassinet around 10:15pm...but then he was awake around midnight...put back down around 1am...awaken (as was I) by Daddy coming to bed just a little bit after 3am...at which time RJ decided it was time to get up for the day! He was up until just before 7am when he nursed back to sleep (FINALLY). Don't worry... at five after eight Morgan woke up (earlier than usual) and we all got up by 8:30am. I woke up with a case of the sleepies and a nasty headache which has just gotten worse as the day has progressed.

We stopped over my in-laws to pick up a dining room light fixture they kindly bought for us to replace the silly fake gold one that we noticed hanging when we visited the house yesterday. After visiting Grandmom for a little while we headed over to Lowe's to pick up a few odds and ends for the house and then back to the new house to drop everything off. The house is looking better...but I was really surprised to find only one carpentry guy there working when we got there...maybe everyone was out to lunch, but it didn't look like any personal belongings were left for their return, so I guess they really weren't working today! Things that make you go hmmm...with only 21 days to go! Guess they know what they are doing...

After we got home Morgan went down for a late nap and Daddy took a nap leaving RJ with me... wish he would have taken a nap so I could have napped too, but no such luck! I am really trying hard today to have patience...this headache is putting me on a short fuse!

Daddy headed to work and Morgan ate two yogurts and some grapes for supper...that is what she wanted and I wasn't about to argue with her...I didn't have the energy! She watched a few episodes of Mickey and headed to bed. The whole time we could hear RJ crying, but he needs to learn I can't hold him ALL the time!! I had to get Morgan to bed and needed both arms! Let's pray he sleeps better tonight!!

House update

Just a few new pictures from the house! We are starting to get excited now...the countdown is officially on!

doorbell!

kids bathroom

kitchen sink

laundry room tub! (to wash very dirty objects...and dogs!)

kitchen

Beautiful "Hot" Winter Day?

Today was a gorgeous day! I am bummed that I forgot to take my camera outside with me today! We had so much fun! As we went outside this morning the neighboring farm kittens were wandering around our driveway. Morgan and I sat down and the cat I nicknamed Paws (b/c he was all black except for his white paws and white chest) came over and enjoyed getting pet from both Morgan and me! Maybe I should kidnap him to catch mice at our new house?! Hmmm... Next Morgan, RJ and I went for a walk on the nearby walking path along with Lacey and Nickel! I felt pretty empowered...handling not only my two kiddos but the two strong dogs as well! On the walk we saw lots of little wildlife including several squirrels, birds, fish, other dogs and other humans! Everyone seemed to have a similar idea...get out of the house! After we got home from our walk we played outside with Morgan's outside toys. She did not want to come inside! Neither did I, it was so beautiful!

Was yours, now his!

Morgan's eyes lit up when she saw this contraption! The exersaucer was a blast out of the past for Morgan and she actually seemed to remember it! She tried to climb in...only falling over with the saucer on top of her was not her idea! I explained she was too big to climb in but she could play with the toys from the outside and show her brother how to play. That seemed to make her happy and she entertained RJ in the exersaucer for a good ten minutes before she got bored, wandered away and RJ started fussing! A free ten minutes for me...although I ended up just watching anyway! A new toy to hopefully keep him content for a brief moment, even if it is so I can hit the bathroom!

On top of the new toy...RJ also had his first pool experience! I took him over to the pool today to see how he would like it! He was cool, calm, and collected the whole time! He just floated around in my arms without a tear! He was a champ for his first underwater experience too! Just a couple big blinks and a 'what did you just do to me Momma' look, but no tears! I love the pool and want my kiddos to enjoy swimming as much as I do!

Morgan was at the sitter today. When I picked her up I was told she wanted to play more with the babies than she did the little girl her age! Guess she likes being the big helper! She had a good day, although she didn't want me to leave her! She got over it after I told her to see what she had for breakfast! (As all the kiddos peered into her never-ending cold bag!)

Side note...RJ woke up this morning with two humongous cuts on his face today! I just filed his nails down... guess it's back to the drawing board!

Magic in the air!

Today Aunt Melanie, the kiddos and I got up for church and headed to breakfast. (Daddy went into work to do some overtime and catch some speeders!) RJ amazingly slept through almost the entire mass and Morgan only called out a few times...thank goodness for food! She nibbled on fruit snacks and pancakes throughout mass today. She did say a few "Amen's" and held hands for the Our Father...so she is slowly getting used to mass. Oh, and she gave our weekly contribution to the basket as it came around (that is her favorite part). We all had a yummy breakfast after mass, although RJ woke up half way through asking for his breakfast!

We rushed home, fed RJ and got a bottle ready for Morgan before Daddy rolled in the door and we again left for an afternoon out! Laymen Playmen (a local amateur group of people who put on plays) were putting on the Wizard of Oz. It was a nice performance. My aunt and cousin were both in it and my uncle took care of all the lighting and sound. Dorothy seemed a little shaky, but the scarecrow and the lion made the show! Bob and I enjoyed it and headed home to rescue poor Aunt Melanie from our cherubs!

Got home and Morgan was still napping and RJ was being held (when held, he doesn't cry...so holding him makes him much more enjoyable!). Daddy made steak for supper and soon after supper Aunt Melanie headed home b/c she had to get ready for work tomorrow! I enjoy not having to get up at the crack of dawn for work!!

NEW TRICK!! RJ can now grab his feet and almost has them up to his mouth!! Magic is in the air!

MeMom and PopPop rolled in the door a little before 10 from visiting the family down in Maryland. Still no baby news from Auntie Nikki...although she said she's ready!! RJ is all smiles tonight, hope it keeps up!

Right Here!

Right Here...Morgan's newest favorite phrase! Everything is "ight hea" when I ask her where something is! She has been answering "yup" for a week or so now to a yes/no question. It makes me think about what I am saying...do I say yup a lot? or right here! a lot? Hmm!

Today was a busy day! After I discovered that somehow my expensive Northface Jacket had fallen on the floor where one of my dogs (probably Lacey) chewed several holes in it we all headed out to breakfast. After we gobbled up breakfast and had full bellies we headed over to check out our new house. We were told it would be left open so we could get in, nope! It was locked and we had to wait until someone showed up to unlock it. Go figure! Once in I got to see the granite! It looks really nice! I think it went well with the cabinetry! Now for a paint color...I am thinking maybe gold? After wandering around our house and looking in all the rooms for anything else possibly new (as I noticed the sinks don't look very wide, nice and deep but not too wide, and the kids bathtub looks shorter than a standard tub) we headed to the paint store to see what colors we could find! I think I took 40 different color swatches to start pondering about colors! This will be a tough decision b/c I don't want to make a mistake and repaint in 2 years! Carting the samples home we gave Morgan a quick bite to eat and then her bottle before whisking her away for nap. RJ got nursed so he became glassy-eyed and content as Daddy and I looked over the paint samples! I originally wanted to do an accent wall in the family room that matched the kitchen color but that seems to be going no where b/c now I am thinking of a goldish color in the kitchen but a brown tone in the family room (which wouldn't match too well). We'll see! RJ's room is decided on! I am still thinking about a Mickey theme for Morgan's room but we'll see about that one too! Maybe a green tone for our room? Just thoughts, need to ponder a bit more!

Aunt Melanie came over to watch the kids for us while we went out to Bob's after-holiday party for work. It was a very nice affair! I had my first alcohol since...hmm...can't remember! Bob had a 'good' time if you know what I mean and it was nice to socialize with the other wives - we don't get to see them very often, I just hear hear-say from Bob that came from the other husbands...which I'm sure gets twisted a bit!

We got home after our night out to find RJ asleep on Aunt Melanie! I'm surprised Aunt Melanie was still awake...after 11 at night if RJ falls asleep on me I'm usually a goner too!

Missed saying goodnight to my kiddos, but they were well behaved for Aunt Melanie and that is all that matters!

No baby call yet from my brother...it will be any day now!! Maybe tomorrow...

Bathtime!

A couple cute pictures from bathtime!

Rough, very rough day

Today was a rough day. I love my children so very much but today they really pushed my buttons and pushed me to the edge!!

RJ has been having a difficult time separating from me. Whenever he is put down on the floor to play with his overhead toys or sat in his swing or bouncy seat after 3 minutes he starts whaling. I pick him up and a switch turns off and he is the happy baby I know and love! Now... the last few days he is having a hard time letting anyone else hold him but me. He has been crying anytime I pass him off to anyone! I can not get anything done! I tried putting him in the Bjorn but he wiggles and squirms and I can't reach what I am trying to do! Today I had to do some dishes and make lunch for myself so I put him down and he screamed and screamed! I could not take it!!! I picked him up and tried to calm him down, no luck...still screaming in my ear (and Morgan was down for a nap...we can't have him wake her up!! Not when he are trying to get her to continue napping). Maybe he was hungry? Tried that and he screamed louder. I did not know what to do...so I put him down in the sun room and closed the door and let him scream for a little while, while I indulged in some yummy chocolate...that is a good fix right? (A BIG fall of the diet I have been doing!). After I regrouped I went in and picked him up and he slowly calmed down and fell asleep...so would I after all that crying, I'm sure he exhausted himself! Any suggestions on how to stop crying?!

Morgan...oh...my Morgan... She wanted to sit on her potty in the kitchen today. Great!! She sat down on her potty and read her Elmo-potty book and her "Where's the poop" book without a drop of pee-pee. She said all done and said "iapa" (diaper). I told her not yet and to stay in the kitchen. She kept bugging me to get a diaper so I finally told her, ok go bring Momma a diaper. Well...in the process she came back to me in the kitchen and said "uh-oh" pointing down. What did I see but a wet leg... Morgan went into the family room and somehow managed to pee not only on the carpet in front of the basket that holds her diapers but in the basket that holds her diapers?! Pee everywhere...on diapers, on the wipes box, on the basket liner, on the pasty cream, and on the rug in front of the basket! URGH! Couldn't you have just gone in the potty?! Immediate bath after that wonderful trick!

I really love my kiddos...but today they really tried my patience! (And did I mention RJ is still only sleep maybe 2.5 hour chunks...so minimal sleep under my belt doesn't help much!) Pray for me!

SNOW DAY!

Sledding anyone?

Morgan's first snow angel!!

Today we had a great time! The roads weren't soo great this morning so unfortunately we had to miss playgroup. I bundled the kiddos up and we headed outside to play in the snow! It was a lot of fun! I think we got 5 or so inches here. Morgan was all bundled up like a marshmallow and was wobbling around. The dogs knocked her over once or twice but she somehow managed back to her feet. Above you can see her first snow angel ever with my help! RJ got in his monkey snowsuit and sat in his bumbo to watch his big sister play! We stayed out for almost an hour before Morgan said 'told' (cold) while lifting her hands up. The dogs also loved being out in the snow! They ran around and jumped and played and ate the snow! They were so content!

We came in and she took a nap! She was tired, but it was short lived! At least she got some of a nap!! RJ stayed awake with me wanting to be held~no different than usual!

Gotta get going and organize the house for the cleaning lady tomorrow so she can actually clean!

Enjoy the snow...before it all melts away this weekend!!

Bounce!!

RJ's first time in his doorway bouncer! He loved it...for a few minutes! He wanted me there with him the whole time! He was smiling and giggling the whole time I sat with him and Morgan was making him laugh out loud! He will love it even more when he figures out how to use his legs to bounce! It will only be a matter of time!

Went up to the house today to check out the granite which Bob saw in over the weekend! Very bummed...the house was sealed up tight! All garage doors, doors, and windows were locked! Not even one window was open for me to 'break' into my house! We are hopefully going to get to go in over the weekend! Fingers crossed the builder lets us in!

Groundhogs and Spinning

Mr. Groundhog saw his shadow...6 more weeks of winter! I can't remember when he didn't see his shadow! Maybe it is all the lights they have lit around him?! I'm game...I love winter!!

Morgan's newest favorite thing to do!! Spin around and around and around and around until she falls down! Her best friend Claire taught her how to do it!

Nothing else exciting to report. We made it home safe and sound today! Time to unpack...the worst part of taking a trip!!

Super Bowl Sunday!

Uncle Andy, Aunt Meggie, Morgan & RJ

Uncle Bobby, Auntie Nikki and RJ

Today was another relaxing day! We headed to church this morning, visited Uncle Andy's house (that will also be Aunt Meggie's in seven or so months), then went to Uncle Bobby and Aunt Nikki's house to watch the Super Bowl.

Uncle Andy's current roommate has some kind of big bull dog. Morgan loved him! She kept requesting kisses from him, then hollering with excitement/joy! He is albino so he is deaf (better for his ears than ours!!)

After we got to Auntie Nikki and Uncle Bobby's we went for a walk around the lake that is on the edge of their development. It was a little warmer today so it was nice to get out and about! Auntie Nikki is getting big! She looks great...an awesome pregnancy body!! All baby in the front! Boy...Girl...who knows...only a few more days of anticipation left!! It won't matter we will love the little one no matter what!!

The Super Bowl wasn't a nail biter for us...and the commercials weren't as good as we had hoped (our personal feelings) but we enjoyed spending time together! Uncle Bobby and Auntie Nikki had lots of yummy finger foods for supper that we all devoured! I love being pampered away from home and not having to cook! Although I do try to help clean up...it's only fair!

Said our goodbye's to everyone tonight b/c Aunt Meggie spent the night at Uncle Andy's so she didn't wake us up in the wee hours of the morning when she would be getting up for work! Tomorrow we shall depart for home! The weekend always seems to go so fast!