For those of you who have ever been around my house, you know how obsessed Devynn is with Yo Gabba Gabba. So the following should come as no surprise...
Devynn is getting married...
to Muno!
Yep, that's right, apparently Devynn is so in love with the tall, bumpy, red one-eyed guy that she plans on marrying him.
She also plans on having "5 Muno babies."
I'm REALLY hoping that they get their mommy's looks. :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
That's RyRy!
Oh how my Rylee Belle makes me laugh! This was the conversation we had this afternoon:
Me: Rylee, how come you're so beautiful?
Rylee: I don't know.
Me: Maybe it's because you look like me , and I am so beautiful.
Rylee: *silence*
Me: Don't you think I'm beautiful?
Rylee: *silence*
Me: What?! You don't think I'm beautiful?!
Rylee: *silence*
Me: You're still little, so that means you're suppose to think your mommy is the most beautiful girl in the world.
Rylee: No, I am the most beautiful girl in the world!!
Me: Rylee, how come you're so beautiful?
Rylee: I don't know.
Me: Maybe it's because you look like me , and I am so beautiful.
Rylee: *silence*
Me: Don't you think I'm beautiful?
Rylee: *silence*
Me: What?! You don't think I'm beautiful?!
Rylee: *silence*
Me: You're still little, so that means you're suppose to think your mommy is the most beautiful girl in the world.
Rylee: No, I am the most beautiful girl in the world!!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Popcorn!!
So as I was finishing the previous post, Devynn decided she wanted a cookie from the pantry. I keep the treats on the higher shelves (to keep the kids out of them...guess I need to rethink that!) so Devynn pushed the bar stool over and climbed up. She then proceeded to accidentally dump out almost an entire 32 oz. bag of popcorn kernels! Man those seeds sure fly and bounce!! Guess the "resealable tab" on the top of the bag doesn't work as well as Ziploc. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be finding rogue kernels for weeks hidden behind soup cans and mac-n-cheese boxes! The best part(yes, I'm a terrible mom and take pleasure in my monkey's fears!) was the look of terror on her face when it happened and she turned to look at me! Poor thing! No point in getting mad about an accident, so I just laughed and gave her the cookie she had been searching for to begin with. (see, I'm not THAT terrible of a mom!) :)
Other people..
My little monkey Devynn is not the most outgoing little girl. She tends to come across as being anti-social, but I think she's just really shy. She doesn't like big groups, and certainly doesn't like people looking at her...even family members get the cold shoulder from her most of the time. So yesterday I had to laugh when we were at lunch and Devynn saw someone looking at her...
Me: "Devynn, why do you have your grumpy face on? Are you mad?"
Devynn: "Yes. I don't like all the other people. The only people I like is Grandma."
Me: "Devynn, why do you have your grumpy face on? Are you mad?"
Devynn: "Yes. I don't like all the other people. The only people I like is Grandma."
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Devynn
Wow, it's been awhile since I posted anything on here. Guess I've been a little busy. :)
Today is my littlest baby monkey's 3rd birthday. I can't believe Devynn is 3 already. Where did the time go?
We were completely surprised when we discovered we were having baby #4. We were quite happy with our family of 5, and didn't plan on having anymore babies. Guess God had other plans in mind for us. We made the big announcement at Andrew's 4th birthday party. I think our families were just as surprised as we were! :) I was so happy that I didn't have any morning sickness (which had been terrible with the first three) and felt great. I even continued working out with my trainer at the gym.
Everything was going along fine until I had an ultrasound at 20 weeks. I was so scared when I received the call saying they detected something wrong with the baby's intestines and I was being sent to a specialist. Up until that point, I had taken it for granted that I would have a healthy pregnancy and baby, just like my first three. The specialist didn't know what the abnormality was and he didn't seem very concerned, but requested that I come in twice a week for fetal heart monitoring and ultrasounds. Having a 10, 4 and 2 year old at home, and going to my regular prenatal appointments was crazy enough...so twice a week appointments on top of that was exhausting. They continued to detect an abnormality with the intestines, but never seemed very concerned, which frustrated me greatly. Then at 35 weeks, the ultrasound appeared to show that the abnormality was completely gone! I was so relieved that when I left the office, I sat in my car and cried. The fear wasn't completely gone, though...I knew I wouldn't be completely fear free until I delivered the baby and saw for myself that nothing was wrong.
I continued to see the specialist twice a week. The ultrasounds continued to show nothing wrong with the intestines. At around 36 weeks, they told me the baby was already over 7 pounds. Yikes! I still had 4 more weeks to go!
Then on Sunday, January 28th, the day before my due date, we went to El Torito for brunch. While there I felt one pretty good contraction, but didn't think much of it. After we ate, we ventured over to Costco. As we were walking out with our cart full, I felt another contraction. I glanced at my watch to note the time, and by the time we had loaded the car with groceries and kids, my contractions were coming every 5 minutes. Uh oh! Since my last labor and delivery had happened incredibly quickly, we zipped home, unloaded just the perishable items, zoomed over to my Dad's to drop the kids off, and raced to the hospital. Thankfully my water hadn't broken and my labor didn't go quite as quickly, so we made it to the hospital with a little time to spare.
At 4:01 pm., less than 4 hours after I felt the first contraction at El Torito, Devynn Grace Nakatani Smith made her grand entrance. The neonatal nurses were there to give her a thorough checking, and when they handed her to me and told me she was perfectly healthy, I was ecstatic! Thank you God! I was a bit surprised at how small she looked, since I was expecting her to be around 8 pounds. Guess the specialist was wrong with the last weight estimate because Devynn was only 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19" long., my smallest baby. :)
Even though we never planned or expected to have 4 children, I am so thankful and blessed that we do. Heck, we never planned to have three, either! We thought we were done after Andrew...so I like to say that Rylee was our surprise and, since we were doing such a great job with the first three, God gave us a bonus- Devynn! :)
She is definitely our most trying child, but also brings us great joy! One example of that is her recent fascination with the letter "W". I'm not sure where she even learned it, but she recognizes and finds "w"s everywhere we go... on signs and buildings around town, in books, etc. Not long ago, I asked her how old she was.
"2," she said, holding up two fingers.
"How old are you going to be on your birthday?"
She held up her three fingers and said "This many."
"Yes, you will be three, " I told her.
She continued to hold up her three fingers and kept looking at them. Suddenly she said "No, I will be W!" She recognized that her three fingers formed a "w" when she held them up! So now she insists that she is "W" instead of three. It is quite possibly the cutest thing ever! :)
So HAPPY "W" BIRTHDAY my sweet little monkey! May all your wishes come true! :)
Today is my littlest baby monkey's 3rd birthday. I can't believe Devynn is 3 already. Where did the time go?
We were completely surprised when we discovered we were having baby #4. We were quite happy with our family of 5, and didn't plan on having anymore babies. Guess God had other plans in mind for us. We made the big announcement at Andrew's 4th birthday party. I think our families were just as surprised as we were! :) I was so happy that I didn't have any morning sickness (which had been terrible with the first three) and felt great. I even continued working out with my trainer at the gym.
Everything was going along fine until I had an ultrasound at 20 weeks. I was so scared when I received the call saying they detected something wrong with the baby's intestines and I was being sent to a specialist. Up until that point, I had taken it for granted that I would have a healthy pregnancy and baby, just like my first three. The specialist didn't know what the abnormality was and he didn't seem very concerned, but requested that I come in twice a week for fetal heart monitoring and ultrasounds. Having a 10, 4 and 2 year old at home, and going to my regular prenatal appointments was crazy enough...so twice a week appointments on top of that was exhausting. They continued to detect an abnormality with the intestines, but never seemed very concerned, which frustrated me greatly. Then at 35 weeks, the ultrasound appeared to show that the abnormality was completely gone! I was so relieved that when I left the office, I sat in my car and cried. The fear wasn't completely gone, though...I knew I wouldn't be completely fear free until I delivered the baby and saw for myself that nothing was wrong.
I continued to see the specialist twice a week. The ultrasounds continued to show nothing wrong with the intestines. At around 36 weeks, they told me the baby was already over 7 pounds. Yikes! I still had 4 more weeks to go!
Then on Sunday, January 28th, the day before my due date, we went to El Torito for brunch. While there I felt one pretty good contraction, but didn't think much of it. After we ate, we ventured over to Costco. As we were walking out with our cart full, I felt another contraction. I glanced at my watch to note the time, and by the time we had loaded the car with groceries and kids, my contractions were coming every 5 minutes. Uh oh! Since my last labor and delivery had happened incredibly quickly, we zipped home, unloaded just the perishable items, zoomed over to my Dad's to drop the kids off, and raced to the hospital. Thankfully my water hadn't broken and my labor didn't go quite as quickly, so we made it to the hospital with a little time to spare.
At 4:01 pm., less than 4 hours after I felt the first contraction at El Torito, Devynn Grace Nakatani Smith made her grand entrance. The neonatal nurses were there to give her a thorough checking, and when they handed her to me and told me she was perfectly healthy, I was ecstatic! Thank you God! I was a bit surprised at how small she looked, since I was expecting her to be around 8 pounds. Guess the specialist was wrong with the last weight estimate because Devynn was only 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19" long., my smallest baby. :)
Even though we never planned or expected to have 4 children, I am so thankful and blessed that we do. Heck, we never planned to have three, either! We thought we were done after Andrew...so I like to say that Rylee was our surprise and, since we were doing such a great job with the first three, God gave us a bonus- Devynn! :)
She is definitely our most trying child, but also brings us great joy! One example of that is her recent fascination with the letter "W". I'm not sure where she even learned it, but she recognizes and finds "w"s everywhere we go... on signs and buildings around town, in books, etc. Not long ago, I asked her how old she was.
"2," she said, holding up two fingers.
"How old are you going to be on your birthday?"
She held up her three fingers and said "This many."
"Yes, you will be three, " I told her.
She continued to hold up her three fingers and kept looking at them. Suddenly she said "No, I will be W!" She recognized that her three fingers formed a "w" when she held them up! So now she insists that she is "W" instead of three. It is quite possibly the cutest thing ever! :)
So HAPPY "W" BIRTHDAY my sweet little monkey! May all your wishes come true! :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
What did I do?!
Rylee, Devynn and I were sitting at the table earlier today when Devynn turned to Rylee and told her "I wish we had a new Mom. We need a new Mom."
Huh?! What did I do?!?!
I was quite surprised, considering the fact that Devynn is my shadow! She is permanently attached to me. I sometimes refer to her as my "hemorrhoid" because she is constantly clinging to me! She won't let anyone help her or do anything for her if I am anywhere in the house. She doesn't even want Ryan to close her bedroom door at night when we tuck her in bed!!
I offered to help her find her new Mommy, but she decided to stick with me. Guess whatever I did wasn't too bad after all! :)
Huh?! What did I do?!?!
I was quite surprised, considering the fact that Devynn is my shadow! She is permanently attached to me. I sometimes refer to her as my "hemorrhoid" because she is constantly clinging to me! She won't let anyone help her or do anything for her if I am anywhere in the house. She doesn't even want Ryan to close her bedroom door at night when we tuck her in bed!!
I offered to help her find her new Mommy, but she decided to stick with me. Guess whatever I did wasn't too bad after all! :)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
My Bubba :)
Yesterday I found a note on the couch that Andrew had written. The outside said "Secret Note." Inside it read: "Anything times zero equals zero."
Shhhh! Don't let Andrew know that I told you and gave away his big secret. :)
He LOVES to learn new things and has become fascinated with learning multiplication, even though they don't start teaching it in school until 3rd grade! I just hope his love of learning never goes away. An unquenchable thirst for knowledge...what a terrific gift to have been given!! That's MY BOY!!!
Shhhh! Don't let Andrew know that I told you and gave away his big secret. :)
He LOVES to learn new things and has become fascinated with learning multiplication, even though they don't start teaching it in school until 3rd grade! I just hope his love of learning never goes away. An unquenchable thirst for knowledge...what a terrific gift to have been given!! That's MY BOY!!!
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