Q & A continued....

I can't believe I left this on out...

"Have you gotton out with all 4 of them yet?" Um, that would be a big YES. Cami was born on Wednesday, we left the hospital on Friday, and by Monday I had her and one of the boys (I think Chase) with me and we went to the pediatrician for weight check. That trip alone is almost an hour each way. The boys had school the next day, so she was 6 days old when we hit the road. I have only taken all of them to Walmart once...won't do that agian. I have taken all of them to Chick Fil A, Mc Donalds, church, but nothing major. Cami would be fine, and if I have the double stroller Chase can be contained, but the other two think that they can wander and roam. We did travel to Ft Worth (three days in a row) when my Uncle Jack died in March, but I had Tony with me. Since Blake is homeschooling, we go have lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays while the little boys are at school. So, Miss Cami has been to tons of stores and restaurants. Right after Ethan was born, I had to go to Mesquite to pick up something for Tony. E was 3 weeks old and by the time I got both the kids loaded up and got to Mesquite, picked up the part, and got them back in the car it was lunch time. I remember sitting in Chick Fil A nursing a 3 week old baby, trying to keep a 2 year old from escaping the booth, trying to eat and thinking that I was WAY in over my head. Now if I only have 2 kids with me, I feel like I can do anything and go anywhere!!

Q & A

I get SO many questions from you people so I have decided to do a Q & A post.

"Are you guys done?" Wowsers I wish I had a dollar for every time we have been asked this one!! Yes, we are. Daddy sealed the deal a few weeks ago. Cami will stay the baby forever!

"How is it with 4 kids?" CRAZY! That is the long and short of it.

"Does she let you guys sleep?" Yes, she has been sleeping "through the night" (which is defined by 7 hours) since she was 4 weeks old. She usually sleeps for 9-10 hours at night. If she does get up, she just eats and goes back to sleep.

"Does she spit up like the boys?" NO!! She does spit up, but it is NOTHING like the brothers.

"Are you still in shock?" YES!!

"Who does she look like?" Herself. She dosen't really look like any of the boys, however we have found a picture of Blake and another one of Ethan and one of Chase and you can see some resemblence, but they don't really look alike. Does that make any sense?

"Is she a Daddy's girl?" Not really. She tolerates him, but she is a big mommy's girl.

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This is the only picture I have from this year's race. Tony has some on his camera, but I don't have them on my computer. One of the sweet ladies that I work with at the church took this picture for Ethan (she and E are DIE HARD Gordon fans!!) He finished second in November and was able to get his first win in Texas last weekend. Anyone want to guess how long it takes for Blake to become a Gordon fan again??

Worth the Wait

So...you want to know what we have been up to? Hmmm, where do I begin....

Tony took all the boys to the race track last weekend. His original plan was to take the big boys and leave Chase and Cami with me. However, he did not make his plans known, so by Tuesday afternoon Blake and Ethan had little Chasey all fired up about going to the track. Luckily for Tony, Chad agreed to go with him so they could watch the boys and the race. Mom came up Friday night and we started getting ready for a garage sale while Tony packed for the track. Saturday was a long, long, LONG day. I started getting sick on Friday, so by Saturday I felt horrible. Blake had an 8:00 t-ball game, so Tony took him and Mom and I stayed at home with the 3 little kids and ran the garage sale. When they got back, we loaded up everything to go to the track and then headed to Ethan's soccer game. By the time I got home with Cami, Mom was finished with the sale and we headed into Dallas to do a little shopping. Needless to say we were exhausted from the day's events.....and then the phone rings...at midnight.

Tony: Hey honey, Chase is whining a lot. He was asleep but he woke up and wants me to hold him.

Me: OK....so hold him

Tony: He is really whiny.

Me: Goodnight.

Ten minutes later...phone rings again.

Tony: Now he has a fever....what should I do....I am afraid that if I give him Motrin, he will just run a fever higher and longer tomorrow.

Angela: Well, you are probably right.

Tony: I don't have any Motrin here with me.

Angela: Well, I think you are closer to Walmart than you are to the house. Go ahead and give him some Motrin and see if he will at least make it until you come home.

An hour later.....phone rings again. (Yes, it is now after 1:00 AM)

Tony: Gave him the Motrin...he puked all over me. He is crying for his mommy and says he wants to go home.

Angela: Where do you want me to meet you (keep in mind we are a good hour and a half from the track)

Tony: I will just bring him home so we don't have to move car seats on the side of the road.

So Tony gets him home around 2:30 and he has a fever of 101.5. Against our better judgement, we gave him more Motrin. He finally went to sleep, but when he woke up his fever was 103.5. He felt so bad. I was glad Tony had decided to bring him home, especially when his fever spiked to 105.9. Thankfully Nana was still here and could help out when both kiddos needed attention. Monday morning he woke up fever free and wanted to go back to the track with his Daddy. Uncle Chad brought the boys home that afternoon while Tony took the motor home and traier back. Then it was time for t-ball and soccer practice...and school the next day. Oh and lets not forget all of the dirty laundry that they brought back with them.

Feling better!! Chasey was back to his same silly self by Tuesday. He is wearing Blake's batting helmet, a t-ball and a screwdriver and sucking on a ring pop.

Here is the one and only picture I got of the kids yesterday. Sunday mornings are CRAZY. Man, I am so glad we go on Saturday nights. I have had my Sunday morning fix for the next year (I really do prefer to go on Sunday morning, but it is just too crazy with all the kids.) The chair Blake is sitting in spins, so about 2 seconds after this pic was taken, Chase and Ethan were both on the ground and I was diving for sister!!

Love that smile!! Such a happy little girl.

This shirt has a story behind it....one of my college roomies finally had a baby after years of infertility and I got this little onesie for her daughter, Caroline. So, when we had Camryn, Caroline had her mommy send it to Cami so she could wear it. You girls were definitely "worth the wait."

Love the baby legs!! Thanks Joella!!